The MBTA wants to go cashless. What about people who might be left behind?

Chelsea, MA -- 11/22/2017 - Passengers in Bellingham Square board a 111 bus. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 23buscash Reporter:

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While only 7 percent of all MBTA riders pay with cash, the bulk of those users live in predominately low-income communities that have the highest concentration of bus ridership system-wide.

President Donald Trump.

Trump made a ?Pocahontas? joke ? at an event honoring Native Americans

President Trump was honoring three Navajo code talkers in the Oval Office when he took a shot at Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ea1133d716d949719158cc304bf254c3-78675e2ae9b44775a807785dd75bb0e2-4684.jpg A woman approached The Washington Post with a dramatic ? and false ? tale about Roy Moore

The woman appears to work with an organization that uses deceptive tactics to secretly record conversations in an effort to embarrass its targets.

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci poses for a photograph after an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Scaramucci told The Associated Press on Monday that although he has not spoken to Donald Trump in over a month, he talks to the president's inner circle

Here are the statements that Anthony Scaramucci didn?t want you to read

Scaramucci is demanding a retraction from the Tufts student newspaper ? or else. Here?s what student Camilo A. Caballero wrote.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_sweettomatoes3_met.jpg Judge in Sweet Tomatoes fatal crash will decide on penalty for driver

Bradford Casler may plead guilty to driving his SUV into a Newton pizzeria and killing two customers in March 2016.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ingram150-4663.jpg More than 180 people claim they?ve been sexually assaulted at Massage Envy

A BuzzFeed News article on sexual assaults reported at various Massage Envy locations has led many to express their outrage with the massage chain.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/9837d75381864229bbd2a26c393aa6a4-5e3265a440174fec943c9e8e5341bf0c-0.jpg The Republican tax plan has 2 time bombs built in

And defusing either one will set off the other.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/cavanaugh_092814LocationPics3_bizA.jpg How Mass. home values could go down if the GOP tax overhaul bill passes

Are you going to lose tens of thousands of dollars in home value if Republicans are successful in ramming their tax overhaul bill through Congress? It?s possible, according to some estimates.

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11-year-old Massimo achieves superhero status with help from local comic book artist.

Born premature, Massimo has defied predictions at every stage. Now, his courage is inspiring his transformation into a real hero: Traffic Man.

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 19: Martellus Bennett #88 of the New England Patriots runs with the ball after a reception against the Oakland Raiders during the second half at Estadio Azteca on November 19, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

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Patriots place Martellus Bennett on injured reserve

The tight end appeared in two games for the Patriots after being claimed on waivers following his release by the Packers.

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NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to dig into the state of the Patriots and the team?s collision course with the Steelers.

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Nestor Ramos

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Can you believe these productivity leeches who spend all day shoppi? OH MY GOD 15 PERCENT OFF AT TARGET.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-10431.jpg Johnny D?s former home in Somerville has been torn down

The once-popular music hall and bar closed in 2016, but the actual building in Davis Square was demolished on Monday.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-10428.jpg Insipid commentary aside, congratulations to the happy (royal) couple

I wish the new royal couple many years of wedded bliss. But I also wish they could move their wedding day up to, say, Thursday.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9243933ac) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engaged, London, United Kingdom - 27 Nov 2017 Britain's Prince Harry (L) poses with his fiancee, US actress Meghan Markle during a photocall after announcing their engagement in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in London, Britain, 27 November 2017. Clarence House said in a statement that the couple's wedding ceremony will take place in spring 2018.

Here?s how Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle

In an interview with BBC on Monday, the newly engaged couple spoke about how Harry popped the question to the American actress.

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

The end of expertise at the State Department

One might think Trump is draining a perceived swamp to name unquestioning loyalists, but it?s worse than that.

FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

The hypocrisy of liberal elites laid bare

For years, Harvey Weinstein and his ilk have been signaling feminist virtues by day and degrading women by night.

Photos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_UN35M.jpg Melania Trump goes with classic, traditional Christmas decor

The wife of President Donald Trump has added a few new touches to the traditional decor for her family?s first Christmas in the White House.

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 03: Avery Bradley #22 of the Detroit Pistons tries to get a shot off in front of Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half at Little Caesars Arena on November 3, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 105-96. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

CHAD FINN

Avery Bradley deserves acknowledgment in his return

He was the embodiment of a Celtic in all the ways that matter.

Dan Shaughnessy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-14110.jpg Dave Cowens might be the most unappreciated superstar in Celtics history

If you didn?t see him play, it?s hard to explain the essence of Cowens, who will be honored at ?The Tradition? on Tuesday night.

Patriots 35, Dolphins 17

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The special teamer was injured on a fake punt in the first quarter of Sunday?s victory over the Dolphins.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, left, and Infosys President Ravi Kumar, center, speak after a news conference, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in Providence, R.I., announcing the India-based information technology outsourcing firm will open a design and innovation hub in the state and plans to add 500 jobs there in the next five years. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

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Tax credits help bring 500 jobs to Providence

Indian IT giant Infosys agreed to open a 500-person center in Providence, in return for about $10 million in incentives

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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.

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Franken should ask Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to appoint someone to take his place.

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Holiday Arts Preview

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?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/McEwen.jpg Intense pain. Crushing weakness. Why was this young man near death?

Doctors had no explanation for Colin McEwen?s symptoms. It would be eight years before he got an answer.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.