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There are signs that the Boston area?s heated housing market is cooling

Data from two real estate groups show that price increases are starting to moderate.

Boston native killed in combat operations in Afghanistan

Army Sergeant First Class Eric Michael Emond, who grew up in Boston, was killed Tuesday in a blast in Afghanistan.

Trump says Manafort pardon ?not off the table?

President Trump said Wednesday that he?s never discussed pardoning his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, but it?s ?not off the table.?

3 new things to know about Assange and the Mueller investigation

Another man has also been emerging as a central character in special counsel Robert Mueller?s Russia investigation in recent news reports: Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.

Joe Kennedy says Democrats should embrace ?moral capitalism?

US Representative Joe Kennedy is urging fellow Democrats to adopt a new economic ideology as they prepare to take control of the House.

House Democrats pick Nancy Pelosi to lead them

She still faces a showdown vote for House speaker when lawmakers convene in January, thanks in part to Salem Democrat Seth Moulton, who is calling for a ?leadership transition? plan.

Investment firm donates $20 million to set up ALS research center at Mass. General

The Florida-based firm, Affiliated Managers Group, which was headquartered in Beverly for many years, announced the gift in a statement Wednesday.

Former drug exec pleads guilty to pushing painkiller prescriptions

Alec Burlakoff, formerly of Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics, was prosecuted by the US Attorney?s Office in Boston.

Vegas is now home to the ?world?s biggest? weed store. Of course it is

Planet 13 feels like someone put an upscale jewelry store inside a night club. The floor lights up when you step on it. Massive screens play trippy 3-D images.

A Connecticut town banned parents from its school lunchrooms ? and many are not happy

One mother shed tears when she read the superintendent?s announcement. Another said it felt like a body blow.

Researchers say it would be cheap and doable to dim the sun to curb global warming

It would be neither technically difficult nor too expensive to spray chemicals into the atmosphere to block the sun and curb global warming.

A bowl of Ankara Miso is seen at Ganko Ittetsu Ramen in Coolidge Corner. — Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Here are 10 Boston-area noodle shops to try right now

Boston has become a serious noodle town. Start slurping here.

Adrian Walker

Housing nonprofit hopes new home will help young adults soar

Bridge Over Troubled Water, a Boston nonprofit, will dedicate Liberty House on Wednesday ? a home for previously homeless young people who have gotten on their feet.

MBTA subway ridership is dropping . . . except on the Blue Line

Ridership on the Blue Line keeps growing even as it drops elsewhere in the system.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

What to expect from the Vikings and how the Patriots can attack them

Their record this year isn?t quite where they want to be (6-4-1), but they still own the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs and will give the Patriots a tough challenge.

Love Letters

They?re just friends, but he wants more

I?d like to lay out my feelings for her, but I don?t know how.

ART REVIEW

In oddly liberating ICA show, a choreography of the mind

In a fascinating interactive exhibit by the renowned choreographer William Forsythe, the canvas, ultimately, is you.

Boston, MA - November 15, 2018: Rosa Yanes, of ABM, poses for a portrait at The Boston Globe in Boston, MA on November 15, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: magazine reporter: Garcia — Craig Walker/Globe staff

Globe Live | Magazine

An immigrant braces for upheaval after two decades in America

I have a lot in common with the woman who cleans our offices, but while I just became a US citizen, her status is precarious.

Here?s the story behind these anti-hot-dog billboards in Boston

They may be a childhood mealtime staple, but a national physicians group says that hot dogs have no place on the menu at Boston Children?s Hospital.

David Price: ?Eovaldi better be re-signing?

Nathan Eovaldi was a hot topic on Price?s Twitch livestream on Tuesday.

Talking Points Live/Larry Edelman

Did Trump just win his fight with the Fed?

Plus: Wayfair?s Cyber Monday record, Boston tow lot tug of war, and some neat Google Maps tricks.

Lesley Becker/Globe Staff; Adobe; Globe file photo

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

It?s not too late to avert catastrophe. First, accept climate change is real

We can?t save ourselves if the White House stands in the way.

JOAN VENNOCHI

It?s downhill for Mayor Walsh

As Boston morphs into something entirely new, with a shifting power base, Walsh looks more and more old school.

Michael A. Cohen

Mississippi stays Mississippi in election

Mississippi is one of the most racially polarized states in the country, and the election results confirm that uncomfortable reality.

Names

Gisele Bundchen is coming to Brookline Booksmith

You can listen to ?Lessons? read by the supermodel herself.

Movie Review

Up to old tricks with the witty, curdled ?The Favourite?

Just the thought of Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Colman in the same movie is fun.

State GOP leader Hughes to step aside, opening competition

Kirsten Hughes, who?s led the state Republican Party for six years, will not seek reelection to its top post.

There are 18 acres of city-owned land in the heart of Boston. What should happen to it?

Mayor Martin Walsh is eager to turn the city?s vast public works yard over to the private sector for redevelopment. But Walsh has to get through city Councilor Michelle Wu first.

Help was a few feet away. Why didn?t they save her?

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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Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts, and catch up on national pot headlines. Subscribe to ?This Week in Weed? for the latest marijuana news from reporter Dan Adams every Saturday.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

What happened at the border this weekend

A peaceful march devolved into unrest when US agents fired tear gas to stop migrants attempting to storm a border fence separating Mexico and the United States.

Globe must-reads

After death of Vermont mother, family sues Springfield police for records

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BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Bruins? Kevan Miller will miss at least five weeks with throat injury

A special microscope is used to visualize cartilage on an intact rat knee 6 days after injection of dendrimer-IGF-1. It can be seen in blue. Red and gray show the biomolecules that make up cartilage.

MIT engineers design new material that may someday help heal osteoarthritis

Newton, MA - 11/27/2018 - Newton public school teachers protest during a public meeting at Newton South High School in support of their colleagues who it's been alleged are teaching pro-Muslim curriculum. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Laura Crimaldi, Topic: 28newton, LOID: 8.4.3959096869.

Newton teachers, students defend history curriculum against charges of anti-Semitism

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 25: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings passes the ball in the third quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

Andrew Mahoney

Let?s take a closer look at the Vikings, the Patriots? next opponent

Iterators company president, Jill Willcox and her son, Oliver, at work.

Companies tap into an underused but highly capable workforce

Boston, MA - 11/8/1984: Boston Bruins Rick Middleton, center, collides with Detroit Red Wings Corrado Micalef, right, during a game at the Boston Garden, Nov. 8, 1984. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff) --- BGPA Reference: 180403_ON_014

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT

?I don?t think you?ll see anyone like him again?: Rick Middleton?s final bow on Causeway

New Balance lands major endorsement deal with Raptors star Kawhi Leonard, report says

A staircase at the Massachusetts State House.

On Beacon Hill, it?s a guessing game for powerful budget posts

BBROOKLINE, MA - 11/28/2018: Brookline police dust for fingerprints. A menorah was stolen from Temple Emeth in Brookline was found by police and returned broken. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 29menorah

Menorah apparently stolen from Brookline synagogue recovered in West Roxbury

Need help getting your child to listen and do things in a timely manner? You aren?t alone.

HELP DESK

How to get your toddler to listen to you. (No, really.)

?Facebook has a black people problem,? departing company official says

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Foxborough, MA 10/04/18: Patriots Sony Michel carried the ball in the second quarter. New England Patriots hosted the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium Sunday, Oct. 4, 2018. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

How does a rookie impress Bill Belichick? By having this one quality

The coach appreciates poise and the ability to correct mistakes quickly.

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FILE - In this July 12, 2017 file photo, a pedestrian passes the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass. The Massachusetts museum that won a legal battle over its plan to sell dozens of works of art announced Tuesday, April 10, 2018, that 13 of those pieces, including one by Norman Rockwell, will be auctioned next month. Rockwell?s ?Blacksmith?s Boy-Heel and Toe? is among the pieces for sale by Sotheby?s in May, the Berkshire Museum announced. Works by William Bouguereau, Alexander Calder and John La Farge also are going on the auction block. (Ben Garver /The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)

Berkshire Museum finishes controversial art sales, raising $53 million

An art sale at the Berkshire Museum, which had been opposed by numerous groups, involved 22 artworks, including Norman Rockwell?s ?Shuffleton?s Barbershop? and ?Blacksmith?s Boy.?