After months of tensions, Tufts and nurses make a deal

Boston, MA -- 7/17/2017 - Tufts nurses continued to picket around 6:30 this morning before heading back to work after a one day strike followed by a lockout. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 18nurses Reporter:

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The nurses struck for a day, the hospital locked them out for four more days, and negotiations between the groups were often acrimonious.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/greenhouse_31stein-1_metro-11687.jpg Senate panel looks at whether Jill Stein worked with Russians

The Lexington physician was the Green Party?s presidential candidate last year.

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The president says the US faces rising threats from Russia, China, and such rogue nations as North Korea.

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The Amtrak train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a 30-m.p.h. zone, officials said.

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Four men say the state Senate president?s partner sexually assaulted or harassed them.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_brattlest1_biz.jpg Big bucks for a bunch of Harvard Square buildings

Charlotte-based Asana Partners will pay $108 million for two clusters of buildings on Brattle Street.

Lisa Brown, mother of Joshua Messier, reacted in court last week after guards were found not guilty in his death.

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KEVIN CULLEN

A mother who lost a son has found a cause

Lisa Brown knows she has to move on, but to something that honors Joshua Messier?s memory.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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There is a big difference between patting someone on the rear and rape or child molestation.

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More than 200 people were at Monday?s meeting in West Roxbury as opposition to the school system?s plan grows.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/MistyBlue.jpg Divers recover bodies of 2 missing men from sunken fishing boat

The crew members had been missing since the Misty Blue sank 10 miles off the coast of Nantucket on Dec. 4.

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Among the observations: A moldy mattress, a broken handrail, a dirty toilet, mildew in the shower, and a bathroom door that didn?t fully close.

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Leasing equipment may be best option for businesses

Here?s five steps to see if it?s the right choice for your company.

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GOP TAX BILL

Have a home equity loan? You might get hit hard

Under the bill poised to pass Congress, possibly today, homeowners would no longer be able to deduct interest on the loans.

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The projection seemed unlikely to have any impact on the fate of the fast-moving legislation.

Members of Bethesda Lodge #30 IOOF presented a $5,000 check to Globe Santa Friday.

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In family torn by addiction, aunt raising three seeks yuletide help

A woman gained custody of her nephew and two nieces, and the additional expenses have left the family with little money for anything but necessities.

Celtics 112, Pacers 111

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/895151408.jpg Terry Rozier, Celtics steal win from Pacers in Indiana

The guard?s steal and slam with 1.6 seconds left was the winning bucket.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_bethIsrael2_biz.jpg ?Grass-roots? group fighting Beth Israel-Lahey merger may not be so grass-roots

The Make Healthcare Affordable Coalition was founded by executives of a lobbying firm that has worked for Steward Health Care.

Recapping Patriots-Steelers

Chad Finn

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This was one of those Patriots performances where you go to bed thinking about it and wake up with it still on your mind.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper-15001.jpg Better to be lucky than good? The Patriots are both

Being on the receiving end of good fortune is one thing, but being able to capitalize on it is another entirely.

Barbra Eden embraced Boston Police Sergeant Detective William Doogan on Thursday following the sentencing of Lena Bruce?s killer in Suffolk Superior Court. Eden was Bruce's roommate at the time of her death; Doogan was the lead investigator on the case.

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BEHIND THE STORY

This bright light extinguished, never forgotten

When you cover 100 homicides a year, you don?t remember many of the victims. I never forgot Lena Bruce.

Mary Derr, 93, held her robotic cat in her South Kingstown, R.I., home. Hasbro wants to enhance its ?Joy for All? cat to assist seniors, and the toymaker and Brown University have received a three-year, $1 million grant.

Hasbro, Brown want to enhance robo-cat so it can help seniors

The R.I.-based toymaker and the university have received a three-year, $1 million grant to conduct research.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/hennessy.jpg Showtime series ?City on a Hill? starts shooting in Boston

The pilot, starring Kevin Bacon and Kevin Chapman, deals with the so-called ?Boston Miracle? of the mid-1990s, when violence dropped greatly.

Christopher Muther

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After all, the Croc is perhaps the most repugnant footwear known to mankind.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_typewriter2_met.jpg Ding! A Wellesley family asked Tom Hanks for a typewriter, and he delivered

The actor loves typewriters, and he loves to give them away.

Bartender Leo Rodriguez serves Mike Tirella a glass of wine at Trattoria il Panino in the North End.

For older diners, eateries serve up sustenance of another kind

Sometimes restaurants become so attached to their regulars, and vice versa, that they become like family.

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Arielle Gray had to sit in a parked plane for over four hours, but once she got inside the airport, she said it wasn?t much better.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to break down the epic battle between the Patriots and the Steelers Sunday.

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The educational gains for new start times for Boston?s high school students are too real to pass up.

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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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Some lawmakers say the DEA has been too liberal in settling limits on the production of certain prescription drugs.