Berklee let teachers quietly leave after alleged sex abuse

Berklee College of Music in Boston.

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Berklee College students reported being assaulted, groped, or pressured into sex with their teachers, at least three of whom were allowed to quietly leave, according to court documents and interviews.

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Former Channel 5 anchor Heather Unruh is expected to speak at a news conference in Boston Wednesday.

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Ryan Sceviour says he was ordered to remove embarrassing notes from his report on the arrest, which followed a crash on I-190 in Worcester.

The latest report on double-booked surgeries was based on a study of cases at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

Growing wave of research weighs in on double-booked surgeries

Atlanta researchers found that surgeons can safely run two operations at once, the latest medical study in the wake of a Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on the issue.

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Mr. Orangio was appointed fire chief in 2004 at the age of 37, making him the youngest in the town?s history.

Fatal crash stuns Quaboag regional high school

The one-car rollover crash claimed the lives of two girls and a boy on Douglas Road near the intersection with Route 9.

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?I can?t believe it. So many times we competed against each other and even while competing, I wanted to see you!? Pedro Martinez tweeted.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bossa6_spts.jpg The Celtics? hot start, by the numbers

After an 0-2 start, the Celtics have rattled off nine straight wins en route to the best record in the NBA.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_haddonhall1_biz.jpg Boston?s elite are feuding over a $3,000-a-year private club in a $30 million building

Converting an office building into a posh hangout where old money can mingle with aspiring leaders has become a battle of Boston?s upper crust.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/843883036.jpg ?Critics? What critics?? asks Barstool Sports

For many companies, losing a star turn on the mainstream media stage would be a huge setback. For Barstool, it?s validation.

Even into her 70s, Susan Phelps remained a vibrant figure in the fashion and social scenes of Cambridge?s underground.

Golden Lion

Susan Phelps was the doyenne of the Cambridge underground

Phelps, who died Saturday, ran Hubba Hubba in Central Square. She was a nearly ageless scenester with an impish wit, avant-garde instincts, and a reservoir of colorful stories.

Virginia governor-elect Ralph Northam addresses supporters Tuesday at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

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Michael A. Cohen

This wasn?t a Democratic wave ? it was a tsunami

Electoral wins across the country surpassed Democrats? most optimistic expectations. There isn?t much mystery as to why this happened: Donald J. Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi24sanders11-9734.jpg They felt the Bern in Somerville

Seven aldermen candidates who were backed by the Bernie Sanders-inspired Our Revolution won.

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Governor Paul LePage said Maine residents made an expensive mistake when they voted to expand access to Medicaid.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Candidates.jpg Buzzworthy election results from yesterday you might have missed

A round-up of some other buzzworthy results from elections around the country on Tuesday.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ec50082b71994a61978a877a627f1325-ec50082b71994a61978a877a627f1325-0.jpg The 2016 presidential election was exactly a year ago. Nobody is over it.

The president can?t let it go. Democrats continue to fight over what went wrong. And pollsters, academics, and media types admit they still can?t get their heads around it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/37e0fbfd5bb94c4885201338c413437e-37e0fbfd5bb94c4885201338c413437e-0[1]-2060.jpg Chris Christie gets one last jab in on Election Day

With the cameras rolling, outgoing N.J. Governor Chris Christie put a cap on his tenure by insulting a voter outside of a polling place.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin102316PatriotsatSteelers_Spt7-10190-10223.jpg Rob Gronkowski shared the secret to a perfect spike

It?s all about how he holds the football, the Patriots tight end explained.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/0abc6e24-c476-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0.jpg The $2 billion man? Trump official ?lied? to get on Forbes list

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exaggerated his wealth to make the list of richest Americans, the magazine said.

President Trump delivers at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday.

Donald Trump plugged his golf course during major North Korea speech

The president was speaking at South Korea?s National Assembly when he threw in the comments on Trump National Golf Club.

Nestor Ramos with his trusty bodyguard (aka Globe reporter Steve Annear), getting ready to eat President Trump's preferred McDonald's meal.

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Nestor Ramos

What it?s like to eat Trump?s favorite McDonald?s meal

After Politico revealed President Trump?s favored McDonald?s order, Nestor Ramos dispatched his own body man to pick it up.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Untitled-9697.jpg These 11 graphics show problem of gun violence in America

Mass shootings appear to be becoming more common and more deadly.

//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 Chad Finn and fellow sports media columnist Richard Deitsch discuss Boston sports media and Fox Sports? surprisingly good World Series coverage.

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Someone has to repay the new debt this would incur.

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The Amazon bid

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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.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Off%20the%20charts.jpg An elderly doctor was struggling. I spoke up. Then came the ?snitch guilt?

Patients complained that he wasn?t polite, that he wasn?t professional. I made flimsy excuses for him. Finally, I had to speak up.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.