Mueller suggests no prison time for Flynn, citing cooperation

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. The special counsel in the Russia investigation is set to give the first public insight into how much valuable information President Donald Trump's former national security adviser has shared with prosecutors. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about conversations with the Russian ambassador.

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Deval Patrick, the former two-term Democratic governor of Massachusetts, plans to announce shortly that he will not run for president in 2020, according to a person close to Patrick.

Former President George H.W. Bush, left, joins then President-elect Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and former President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office at the White House.

Former presidents gather for Bush funeral, Trump an outlier

The five remaining members of the presidents club will attend George H.W. Bush?s funeral in Washington, D.C., today.

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A report by CBS lawyers outlines more allegations of sexual misconduct by longtime chief Les Moonves.

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said there is ??zero chance?? the crown prince wasn?t involved in journalist Jamal Khashoggi?s death.

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Former state senator Brian Joyce, who was found dead in his home in late September, died from an overdose of medication typically used to treat insomnia, the state?s chief medical examiner?s office said.

Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York spoke at a small rally outside an orientation meeting for incoming members of Congress hosted by the Kennedy School at Harvard on Tuesday.

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Rookie Democrats will not be left out in the cold

Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Lori Trahan were part of a small crowd of demonstrators outside Harvard?s Kennedy School on Tuesday night.

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Daniel Bennett intends to resign effective Wednesday and is expected to join the private sector, the Baker administration said.

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Richard ?Dick? Gaffey, 74, of Medfield, was arrested in Boston Tuesday, charged with conspiracy and tax fraud in the first US indictment connected to the so-called Panama Papers.

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The 108th football meeting between Army and Navy will be the 20th game attended by a president.

John Barros, chief of economic development for Boston, spoke during a hearing on the city's licensing process for marijuana businesses.

Boston City Council questions Walsh administration over marijuana licensing

City councilors expressed frustration with Boston?s opaque process for choosing marijuana operators.

Replacement crews worked on a natural gas line on Wyman Street in Woburn.

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House pushes National Grid to cover locked-out workers? benefits

The new legislation would create a separate fund for ?involuntarily? locked-out workers to tap once they exhaust their regular unemployment benefits.

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Governor Baker shouldn?t find judge guilty while the investigation is still underway

A federal grand jury is probing whether Judge Shelly M. Joseph violated any laws in allegedly helping a defendant avoid detention by ICE.

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Paulist Fathers identify 3 priests accused of sexual abuse of minors

The priests once lived or ministered at the Paulist Center in Boston decades ago, officials said Tuesday in an e-mail.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_18Z45R.jpg A true-crime podcast helped solve a 36-year-old cold case in Australia

?The Teacher?s Pet,? hosted by Australian journalist Hedley Thomas, investigated the 1982 disappearance of Lynette Dawson and caused her case to be reopened, leading to an arrest.

Jane Mansbridge just wanted to sit with her husband Christopher Jencks on the way home from Sweden.

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The Fine Print | Sean P. Murphy

British Airways messed up this couple?s seating on a flight. Then it wouldn?t give them a refund

On the way home, a Harvard professor had paid $126 extra to be seated with her husband. But instead they were seated far apart, without an explanation, apology, or refund.

The Tam, located at 222 Tremont St. in the city?s Theatre District, has closed temporarily.

Two quintessential Boston bars have closed temporarily

The Tam in the city?s Theatre District and Sullivan?s Tap in the city?s West End have been shuttered for the time being.

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A series of recent coyote attacks have left dogs dead in Sudbury and Wayland.

Dave Epstein

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It?s important to remember the odds of a white Christmas in Boston are low, running at about only one out of every four years.

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The late 41st president had a long history with the game, from college through his White House years.

Perspective | Magazine

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Harvard economist Eric Maskin says the system, just used in Maine, doesn?t faze voters, eliminates the problem of ?spoiler? candidates, and better reflects what voters want.

The annual Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration was held at the Four Seasons Hotel for Boston couples together 50 years or longer.

?I want her. I need her. I love her?: 75 Boston couples celebrate 50 years of marriage

?How did we do it?? 82-year-old Jim Sheehan asked his wife, Patricia, with a sheepish grin.

Editorial

Newton judge should not continue to sit on criminal cases

No matter how much one may credit her good intentions, Judge Shelley A. Joseph should not continue to sit on criminal cases until her own legal situation is resolved.

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Newton judge and lawyers were right to be concerned about ICE in the courtroom

Releasing defendants to ICE in a courtroom can mean they will be deported without due process.

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