Higher education prepares for battle on tax plan

Colleges and universities in Mass. and across the country are warning that the GOP?s tax plan could make earning a degree more expensive for students and families.

WBZ-AM?s would-be owner tells employees to re-apply for their jobs

The company acquiring local radio news titan WBZ-AM has also indicated that it does not plan to honor two union contracts.

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Embarking on his first official tour of Asia, President Donald Trump stopped first in Hawaii on Friday.

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Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_TI5KS.jpg Warren?s charge that the Democratic primary was ?rigged? says more about 2020 than 2016

Elizabeth Warren, if she decides to run for president in 2020, is seen by many in the Democratic coalition as the rightful heir to the Sanders army of support.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/7b4760fc96504bca9d229a39a839601f-7b4760fc96504bca9d229a39a839601f-0.jpg Trump?s ?Pocahontas? jab at Warren draws the ire of Native Americans

President Trump?s comment is the latest in a series of recent slights some Native Americans have felt from the Trump administration.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/6023f5d2430a45b5b6c48ba79e318f68-6023f5d2430a45b5b6c48ba79e318f68-0.jpg Las Vegas shooter had lost money, been depressed

Stephen Paddock had lost a ??significant amount of wealth?? since September 2015, which led to ??bouts of depression,? Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.

Boston, MA - 1/29/2017 - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders restricting immigrants from seven Muslim countries at Copley Square in Boston, MA, January 29, 2017. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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The mayor?s race has a third candidate ? Donald Trump

Trump has served as a useful foil for Mayor Walsh, who gets to define himself in opposition to a president deeply unpopular in Boston ? rather than to an affable city councilor.

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The event, organized by a group called Refuse Fascism, will coincide with 20 like-minded rallies across the United States.

Boston, MA -- 11/02/17 -- Anthony Caldwell of 50 Kitchen hugs supporter Yolanda Anderson after winning the Fields Corner retail space competition on November 2, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts. Four applicants pitched their business ideas, competing for a retail storefront in the Fields Corner neighborhood of Dorchester. (Kayana Szymczak for The Boston Globe)

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Empty storefront becomes ?chance of a lifetime?

Fields Corner Collaborative contest winner gets a chance to open his restaurant in a vacant retail space on Dorchester Avenue.

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Executives at the state?s largest health network sent e-mails to most of their 73,000 employees, warning about the possible ramifications of the bill.

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Funeral directors work to put some life into death

A visit to an annual funeral convention makes clear that the industry is changing rapidly, using technology to usher in a wave of personalized options.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Image%20Tease%20Place%20Holder.png The Season Ticket podcast

Guest host Joe Sullivan welcomes a new Globe columnist, Tara Sullivan, to the show.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/b570d6ecd1ca444eab2bb7d98681ccbc-b570d6ecd1ca444eab2bb7d98681ccbc-0.jpg Kaepernick?s collusion lawsuit reportedly ensnares Robert Kraft

The quarterback?s accusation of collusion could require the Patriots owner to turn over email and cellphone records.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_TY8R5.jpg Netflix boots Kevin Spacey from ?House of Cards?

Netflix says in a statement Friday night that it?s cutting all ties with Spacey, and will not be involved with any further production of ??House of Cards?? that includes him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Eppley_04.jpg This bone marrow recipient just met the Medford donor who saved his life

Jack Eppley, 14, is spending the weekend exploring Boston with his parents and Mike Reilly, the donor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/blanding072016morrissey3biz.jpg Developer plans tech space for former Globe site in Dorchester

Nordblom Development says it will convert most of the building in Dorchester to industrial and office space, along with restaurants and perhaps a craft brewery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chinning.jpg ?Chinning? phenomenon was started by this Bentley student

At a time when how good you look online seems like a digital currency, Michelle Liu?s sense of humor has resonated with people worldwide.

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Harvard receives landmark gift of Dutch drawings

The donation of 330 works ? one of the most important such collections in private hands ? marks the third major Dutch art collection to be given to a Boston-area museum in less than a month.

Boston, MA - 10/25/17 - Anthony Miller (cq) awaits the kindness of strangers opposite South Station on a very rainy day in the city. He says people there are generous, and he feels safe. He stays away from North Station because of the recent violence there at the hands of security company employees, and avoids Copley Square because of a prevalent drug culture. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Evan Horowitz) Topic: (12horowitzpanhandlingmain) panhandling panhandler

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Understanding the rules of the street

Those who ?succeed? at panhandling often have a unique set of skills and follow specific rules.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-9515.jpg Brandeis cancels play amid protests over racism ? and gets more backlash

The Waltham school postponed a play after some complained the work vilified its black characters ? but then free speech klaxons sounded off.

A customer examined the newly released iPhone X at an Apple Store in the Perimeter Mall in Atlanta, GA. on Friday.

Review

The iPhone X may be too cool for the masses

The $999 iPhone X, which comes out today, is the best iPhone ever made. Many people probably aren?t ready for it.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/drone-5771.jpg Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together

An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Kopec.jpg Can you design a home to foster good health? These students are trying

New interior design programs train students to use lighting, acoustics, and fabric to help people with medical conditions.

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