Partners HealthCare, Harvard Pilgrim halt merger talks

Dr. David Torchiana, chief executive of Partners, said the deal was getting too complicated and acknowledged that it was bound to face a tough review from regulators.

CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta speaks outside US District Court in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2018. - Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House on November 16, 2018, to reinstate Acosta's press credentials, whose pass was revoked after a heated exchange with US President Donald Trump, the network said. Kelly issued a temporary restraining order that requires the White House to restore Acosta's access until a full hearing is held, according to CNN. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

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Judge sides with CNN, orders restoration of Acosta?s press pass

A judge in Washington, D.C. has ordered the White House to immediately restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta?s press credentials.

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Police said they can find no connection between the victims and the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Ricardo Francis of Hyde Park.

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham%20(3).jpg A miasma of hate descends upon Massachusetts schools

All these acts of terror are perpetrated with the same racist goal ? to dictate who belongs in America, and who does not.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/fdf18cc87b604813a8c4759137505012-fdf18cc87b604813a8c4759137505012-0.jpg Betsy DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules

The rules would require schools to investigate sexual assault and harassment only if the alleged misconduct was reported to certain campus officials and only if it occurred on campus.

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When state lawmakers rammed a bill into law last year giving them and other elected officials hefty pay hikes, Governor Charlie Baker was unequivocal in his disapproval.

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State officials have put off a decision on whether to award general manager Luis Ramirez a bonus for his first year at the helm.

Fort Myers, FL 2/19/2018: At the same time that Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner (not pictured) were taking questions from the media, a short distance away, team CEO Sam Kennedy (left) was engaging in a conversation with WEEI morning drive talk show hosts Kirk Minihane (second from right) and Gerry Callahan (far right), as well as an unidentified man (second from left). The first full squad workout of Spring Training for the Red Sox was today at the Player Development Complex at Jet Blue Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

CHAD FINN I SPORTS MEDIA

What?s next for WEEI?

News came Wednesday that morning co-host Kirk Minihane is leaving for a solo opportunity on the Radio.com app.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ed5097d200e0452badf86a7cd1d7142a-ed5097d200e0452badf86a7cd1d7142a-0.jpg Congratulations pour in for MVP Mookie Betts on social media

Betts was lauded by a host of people and organizations, including an NFL star and a former Red Sox MVP.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/20fdbeda8a5f433ea04311c1e0599c31-2ae1eeb2dc4048eeb9b671c32c91b6af-0.jpg Warren protégé Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California

Democrat Katie Porter captured a Republican-held US House seat, extending a rout of the state?s GOP House delegation.

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Cole Reissner of Sandwich,was later identified by witnesses as the suspect, Barnstable police said in a statement.

The campus at Darmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

Dartmouth students shocked, angered over abuse allegations in lawsuit

?I don?t think that anybody in a position of authority should be using their power to demand sexual favors, or any sort of favors,? said Ashwini Narayanan, 18.

Boston, MA - 11/4/18 - Building facades collapsed onto the sidewalk, on Harvard Avenue, in Allston, causing injuries. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 005buildingMetro Reporter: John Hilliard, Jerome Campbell

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Was this Allston collapse a freak occurrence? Maybe not

Building facade collapses ? like the one in Allston this month ? are more common than you may imagine.

Map: Where snow from the nor?easter fell

How much snow did New England get last night?

Snow fell on trailers set up in Lawrence, Mass., to house people displaced by the gas explosions two months ago.

Several trailers set up for Merrimack Valley explosion victims had water issues during storm

Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said that ?the trailer people are working on a way to thaw the pipes.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/3d2996ce61594cd79b259d2c74c4295f-3d2996ce61594cd79b259d2c74c4295f-0.jpg William Goldman, who wrote ?The Princess Bride? and screenplay for ?All the President?s Men?, dies at 87

Goldman summed up the mystery of making a box office hit by declaring ??Nobody knows anything.?

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/swensen18111516NamesOprahPic-0009.jpg Oprah Winfrey raises more than $3m for UMass Lowell scholarships

Winfrey commanded the stage all night long, speaking with UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, and offering uplifting words and humorous anecdotes.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/mwbw-robdelaney.jpg Rob Delaney honors his late son Henry with a special televised bedtime story

A popular BBC program, where celebrities such as Tom Hardy, Orlando Bloom, and Dolly Parton read children?s books, will feature actor-comedian Rob Delaney Friday.

Stan Lee, left, creator of

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COMMENTARY | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

Stan Lee knew representation was a modern marvel

Stan Lee understood the superpower of representation and used his heroes to hold space for others.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner111418METRO16leicester62.jpg A small suburb west of Worcester prepares for a pot pilgrimage

Local officials and residents are preparing for an unusual pilgrimage the likes of which Leicester has never seen.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/12/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/4744a09d-1ef5-423c-be4a-3dc978748c22.jpg Holiday hacks: Top chefs? tips for a successful Thanksgiving spread

Pare down your menu. Work ahead. Buy a ricer. Keep the wine flowing. And use butter ? lots of butter. But first, breathe deeply and read on.

A team lead by Boston Global Investors was the winning bidder for a Massport parcel in the Seaport. Here's an image of the office building planned for the site. BUSINESS 11-16-18 16CHesto

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Massport makes first Seaport office deal with ?public realm? requirement

The Massachusetts Port Authority is striking back to improve the look of what some critics have called ?Houston-by-the-Sea.?

Talking Points AM/Larry Edelman

Boston Scientific starts cost-cutting drive that could cost some jobs

Plus: Senator Warren presses consulting firms on work for Saudis, Trump?s consistent message on trade, and Night of the Living Artist.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/16bikeguy_001.jpg ?James was a shining star?: N.H. cyclist riding cross-country for cancer research killed in Mississippi

James Dobson, 32, was on his ?Positive Vibes Tour,? spreading a message of joy for a good cause.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner092618METRO27bikestarts92[1].jpg A bicycle safety measure that should be law

One of the most crucial fixes for bicycle safety is a device for trucks that should be mandatory.

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My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?

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