How much is a liquor license? In Cambridge, it depends

Sumiao Chen paid $200,000 for a liquor license that other Cambridge restaurant owners got for free.

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For years, the Cambridge License Commission has required some restaurants to pay up to $450,000 for a liquor license while others get theirs free.

Dr. Jeffrey King, whose mother, Roberta King, was killed in the shooting, visited a memorial to the victims of the 2009 attack.

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In upstate New York, a tragedy eclipsed, but not forgotten

In 2009, a gunman opened fire in an immigrant services center in Binghamton, killing 13. The attack manifests here in countless ways, both trivial and profound.

obituary

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Vanu Bose, who died Saturday, launched a company that was a pioneer in cellular wireless infrastructure, and was a prominent figure in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology community.

11/11/2017 - Boston, MA - The Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Association held a Veterans Day event in Boston's South End to honor the contributions of Puerto Rican servicemembers to the U.S. Armed Forces. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, cq, pictured, and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren attended to lay a wreath and unveil a plaque dedicated to those who were wounded or killed in action. Topic: 12PRvets(2). Story by Jeremy Fox/Globe Staff. Photo by Dina Rudick

Temperatures rise slightly in Boston, meaning no second record-breaker

Temperatures reached 29 degrees Sunday morning, slightly above the 25 degree record.

Kevin Young, poetry editor at The New Yorker.

Jennifer Taylor

From Harvard to New Yorker poetry editor

Kevin Young spent many of his formative years living and studying in the Boston area.

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?I don?t know that it will,? Trump said of cozying up to the North Korean leader, ?but it would be very, very nice if it did.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/796d0aed6a4845659e26b4379fc92528-796d0aed6a4845659e26b4379fc92528-0.jpg Roy Moore says voters will ?see through this charade?

The Alabama Republican, seeking a seat in the US Senate, again rejected a report that linked him to sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl in 1979.

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Additionally, actress Ellen Page said she was harassed on a movie set.

Niki Tsongas faced the carpetbagger label when she ran for a House seat in a 2007 special election.

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Want to run for Congress in Lowell? Be prepared for blowback.

If history is any guide, ?blow-in? candidacies will not end well ? but that hasn?t stopped a slew of Democrats from such attempts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Tlumacki_shivaayyadurai_business502.jpg Entrepreneur changes course, to run for Senate as independent

Shiva Ayyadurai, an MIT grad who claims to have invented e-mail, had been campaigning as a Republican.

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Police say a handcuffed Donald Morgan, who was handcuffed, took the cruiser and was on the run for a day.

A staffer distributed copies of the House tax plan. The housing industry is not happy with all its provisions.

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Real estate groups ready to battle GOP on tax proposals

Home builders and real estate agents are ramping up a battle against Republicans in Congress with a simple message.

Patriots at Broncos | 8:30 p.m. (NBC)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-13610.jpg Once again, the Patriots will wait for the other guys to screw up

They received a lot of help during their bye. Now it?s Denver?s turn.

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After Sunday?s game in Denver, the Pats will stay out west until their Nov. 19 game in Mexico City against Oakland.

In Egypt, the pyramids of Giza.

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When travelers brave the ?tough sells,? it?s possible everyone wins

At a time of natural disasters and political turmoil, an increasing number of tourism-dependent destinations have become tough sells. But travelers and industry representatives say this makes many of them cheaper and less crowded, with populations more warmly welcoming to visitors and the business they bring.

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Failing to do your homework might be costly.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/blanding11051705startsmet192.jpg T?s declining ridership: Why and where

Ridership dipped 2 percent on the MBTA?s heavy rail lines, and 6 percent on buses, according to the agency.

Ideas | David Scharfenberg

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/LVShootingSlider3.jpg Hand over your weapons

Background checks won?t end the epidemic of mass killings. Maybe gun control advocates should aim higher.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_celtichornet1_spts.jpg After suffering facial fracture, Kyrie Irving likely out today vs. Raptors

The Celtics guard took an inadvertent elbow to the face from teammate Aron Baynes during Friday?s game.

When we use cash instead of credit cards, we immediately feel the pain, which helps us pause before purchasing.

MICHELLE SINGLETARY | THE COLOR OF MONEY

Spending should be painful, not painless

Many people fall into a crisis because they are bad at making good financial decisions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/GettyImages-456415850.jpg Matthew Weiner denies sexual harassment allegations to Cambridge audience

The ?Mad Men? creator?s event went on as scheduled even though a Seattle appearance has been canceled.

Bob Ryan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ryan1-13630.jpg There?s new hope for Luis Tiant to make the Hall

A 16-member committee will consider 10 players who suited up between 1970-87, including El Tiante.

PETER ABRAHAM

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ryan_cora2_spts.jpg They knew: Teammates always saw Alex Cora becoming a manager

?I saw him becoming a manager, 100 percent,? said Jon Lester.

Top row: Ocean House chef Jennifer Backman and one of her dishes; The White Mountains Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie and Candy Tour includes treats from the Inn at Crystal Lake. Bottom from left: The Lincoln Inn and Restaurant and nut-crusted Atlantic halibut on a bed of summer vegetables at the Old Inn on the Green.

Winter Travel | Magazine

Ten restaurants to try in New England this winter

Some people claim that winter is ski season. Or hockey season. Or skating season. Some of us know better. In New England, it?s eating season.

Season Ticket Podcast

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NBC?s Sunday Night Football sideline reporter discussed the NFL, the Patriots-Broncos game, and what being a sideline reporter entails.

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Magazine | A nonfiction novella

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/muck1105altimage-2940[1].jpg He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble

One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Stephen Kinzer

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This is more than just another travel ban. It is a geopolitical spectacle unique in modern history.

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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

The Amazon bid

newsroom commentary

//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/2011-2020/2017/11/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Mallory.jpg To save a young woman besieged by superbugs, scientists hunt a killer virus

Mark Smith wants to inject his dying daughter with a virus in hopes it might kill the bacteria rooted in her lungs.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.