Dozens from Patriots? Super Bowl teams report brain injuries

Some 42 out of about 100 players who played on New England?s 2001, 2003, and 2004 teams say in a class-action lawsuit that they experienced symptoms of brain injuries.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_27winchester-6_metro-14988.jpg Why was Jeffrey Yao able to roam free?

It is a natural question and one that, despite the horrific tragedy last month in Winchester, has no easy answer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kleinr_xxsonorth_01.jpg Plymouth North teacher on leave over gun remarks

The unidentified instructor made ?inappropriate remarks? about a gun that he owns, officials said. The superintendent said his job status is under review.

Change in gender norms brings a pronoun revolution

Words like ?them? used to be scolded out of speech when paired with a singular, identifiable subject. Now, they?re being embraced.

Christine Loeber.

?She wanted to serve people,? dad says of woman killed in Calif.

Christine Loeber, a Boston College graduate, was one of the three hostages killed Friday by a former US soldier.

City Councilor Ayanna Pressley shouldn?t have to wait her turn to run for office, says Yvonne Abraham.

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Yvonne Abraham

Ayanna Pressley, democracy shouldn?t have to wait

Democrats should embrace the primary race between Pressley and Michael Capuano in the 7th District.

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There have been no reported sightings of Jeffrey Adams, 15, since he fled from a case worker, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/wiggs_Recovery_04.jpg Another storm heads this way, but thousands still in the dark

More than 8,000 customers were without power as of early Sunday, according to state officials.

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China?s parliament on Sunday rubber-stamped a proposal that removes term limits on President Xi Jinping.

Over the clogged streets of Mexico City, gondolas fly free

A one-mile bus ride routinely takes more than 30 minutes and is made all the worse by fears of muggings.

Ideas | S.I. Rosenbaum

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/891649802.jpg In sex trade debate, everything old is new again

Opponents of prostitution are increasingly tapping into an old reserve of moral authority ? the anti-slavery movement that flourished before the Civil War.

Travel

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/11-Conor%20Pass-SC_0493.JPG Cheers to the Dingle Peninsula, which doesn?t disappoint

My traveling companion and I resisted the siren song of the Ring of Kerry, choosing the road less traveled.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/fadb2fa33f4b4bb9a78e742ce05d0988-fadb2fa33f4b4bb9a78e742ce05d0988-0.jpg The action is already heated, and free agency hasn?t kicked off

There has been a flurry of player movement ahead of Wednesday?s opening of free agency.

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Tackle Danny Shelton, a first-round pick by the Browns in 2015, is headed to Foxborough.

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How does air work? A bigger Discovery Museum finds the wonder in science

An $8.8 million expansion has made the Acton museum accessible to all children.

Olivia Wells, 10 (left), and Emily Grenadine, 11, both from Methuen, had their pies ready to throw at City Hall Plaza.

They wanted to set a world record for throwing pies for upcoming Pi Day

City Hall Plaza in Boston was the scene of a mess Saturday as hundreds and hundreds of people turned out to try to set a new world record.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper-17677.jpg The NBA is missing out on a win-win-win scenario

The league should offer an alternative to the NCAA?s one-and-done, and the G League is the platform to do it.

Perspective | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/27/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/25649289237_9f1faf9167_o.jpg The Citgo sign has a dark side. Should that matter to Boston?

The beloved sign has uncomfortable foreign ties. But for many Bostonians, the sign is a symbol of the city itself.

?They called me ?One-Take Chuckie,? ?cause I could never get it right on the first take,? says Charles Laquidara of his radio days at WBCN (above, at the studio in 1972).

Charles Laquidara goes live with his life, mishegas and all

The legendary DJ returns to Boston for ?Daze in the Life,? a live presentation of his ?multimedia memoir? at the Paradise.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/7a5f7afd0ea345d4b37b8e5af9784a2a-7a5f7afd0ea345d4b37b8e5af9784a2a-0.jpg A nun begged Katy Perry not to buy her convent ? then collapsed and died

?Katy Perry, please stop,? were among the 89-year-old nun?s final words outside a Los Angeles courtroom.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/snl_bachelor_031018.jpg ?SNL? offers its take on a heartbreaking end to ?The Bachelor?

And the star isn?t who you think it would be.

Munch Madness 2018: The top restaurants in Boston

A la March Madness, local restaurants are pitted against each other. Vote now to make sure your favorite place wins.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/love_letters_teze.jpg A breakup: Is it an end, or is it a beginning?

In Season One, Meredith Goldstein explores this question through intimate stories of love and heartbreak and confessions from her own life.

Follow:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/tlumacki_stormflooding_metro708.jpg A must-do list for climate change in Greater Boston

A pair of powerful storms have provided an alarming preview of the effects of climate change.

Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Readout%20LOUD.jpg ?The Readout Loud?: Shkreli?s sentence, biotech froth, and a blood party

Listen to the first episode of STAT?s new biotech podcast.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/levine_xref_teze.jpg Inside the ?cult? that catapulted conductor James Levine?s career

At the beginning of the maestro?s 50-year career, Levine ran what some young musicians considered a cult, allegedly making members take loyalty tests and engage in group sex.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Back to back nor?easter storms slam Massachusetts

Two nor?easter storms in the past week have brought snow, power outages and flooding to towns across Massachusetts.

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