Age, power still intertwined in Washington

Incoming freshmen members of the House of Representatives from both parties took a group photo outside the Capitol this month.

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Perhaps most jarring to this year?s freshmen, three Democrats in their late 70s are running unopposed in elections this week for the top leadership spots in the House.

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Lie low for a few days, the doctor said, and your concussion symptoms should fade. That was four months ago. The way back has been weird, scary, but also, oddly, an education.

The Harvard University admissions office in Cambridge.

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What next for Harvard?s affirmative action case? It?s complicated

Legal experts say it?s possible that Supreme Court may give the case a pass, given the complexity of the arguments, the racially tense climate of the country, and the fact that they?ve grappled with the issue as recently as 2016.

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The agreement would break with long-standing asylum rules and place a formidable new barrier in the path of Central American migrants attempting to reach the United States.

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Protesters on Saturday marched through an Alabama shopping mall where police killed a black man they later acknowledged was not the triggerman in a Thanksgiving night shooting that wounded two people.

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Soaking rain, gusty winds, and minor coastal flooding will start after midnight Saturday.

N.H. teen arrested in connection to phone threats made to Boston gay bars

A teenager suspected of threatening two Boston gay bars two weeks ago was arrested in Seabrook on Friday night, police said.

Without major action to rein in global warming, the American economy could lose 10 percent of gross domestic product by 2100, according to a report from 13 federal agencies.

Key takeaways for Northeast from climate report

The Northeastern United States may see big impacts from climate change, according to a government report issued Friday.

An American Airlines plane.

American Airlines flight strikes bird and is forced to return to Logan

A Miami-bound jetliner struck a bird shortly after takeoff from Logan Airport on Saturday morning, and then safely returned.

Revere robbery suspect believed to be armed and on the run

The suspect was one of three youths who attempted to rob an elderly woman near the Beachmont MBTA station, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1stld-writethru-98e32308-ee75-11e8-baac-2a674e91502b.jpg President Trump asks Supreme Court for fast appeal of transgender military ban

In what has become an increasingly common move for the Trump administration, it asked the justices to step in before lower courts have ruled.

Shaquille Brown enters court room for a hearing at Suffolk Superior Court.

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?I been in hell all my life?

At 22, Shaquille Brown was leaving Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center with no job prospects and no money. He wanted a better life, but couldn?t imagine how it would happen. By Maria Cramer

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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It takes strength and courage for young athletes to put themselves out there, trying to make the team.

Former first lady Michelle Obama and moderator Michele Norris addressed the crowd at TD Garden Saturday night.

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Former first lady Michelle Obama enchants TD Garden crowd

Obama, who came to Boston as part of her international book tour, kept the thousands of people in the audience rapt as she spoke.

Buzzsaw

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Some of TV?s best series the past couple of years have had a beginning, a middle, and an end.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_112418_25smallbusinesses_085x.jpg Finding a ?neighborhood feel? at local stores on Small Business Saturday

Customers were on the hunt for treasure at a record shop in Cambridge on Small Business Saturday, a national effort to encourage people to patronize local stores at the start of the holiday season.

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price makes a save off Boston Bruins' Danton Heinen during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

BRUINS 3, CANADIENS 2

John Moore lifts Bruins over Canadiens with late goal

Defenseman scored his first goal as a Bruin after Boston gave up a two-goal lead in the third period in Montreal.

Matthew Slater said the Patriots did some scoreboard watching during their bye week last week.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

If the Patriots don?t play well on the road, they may not have a first-round bye

Three of New England?s next four games are away from Gillette Stadium and the team is 2-3 on the road this year.

Tom Brady and Josh Gordon celebrate a touchdown in the Patriots? win over the Packers on Nov. 4.

TARA SULLIVAN

How will the Patriots respond to the NFL?s offensive explosion?

Will the Patriots have an answer for the touchdown barrage we?re seeing? Or will they bend other teams to their will again?

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018, file, photo, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the second day of the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia?s Crown Prince has begun his first tour abroad on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 since facing international pressure over the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Michael A. Cohen

In foreign policy, it?s Trump first, the United States second

Everything for President Trump is about supposed material benefits ? with his needs coming before America?s.

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Alex Beam

Two-and-a-half cheers for Howard Zinn

Zinn?s ?A People?s History of the United States? is ubiquitous on curriculums, and universally hated by historians.

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Saddled with debt, a crumbling sanctuary, and declining attendance, the Diocese of Fall River plans to celebrate the final Mass at St. Anne?s on Sunday.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/FaithMurray1.jpg A little girl who can see all that matters

Faith Murray is 11 years old and blind. And yet she can see better than most.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiWeed20.jpg Long lines greet cannabis customers on first Saturday of legal recreational sales

Customers continued Saturday to endure long waits at the state?s only two stores authorized to sell legal cannabis.

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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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Aerial photos show devastation from Calif. wildfires

At least 79 people have lost their lives in California?s deadliest wildfire.