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Moratorium on National Grid gas hookups lifted

The move could boost projects that have been stalled for months, but the state is imposing some restrictions on the utility.

Trump declares victory in Syria; US will withdraw troops

President Trump said the US has ?defeated ISIS in Syria? and the White House announced that it has begun withdrawing troops.

Opponents of local pot shops say Leicester?s traffic nightmare proves their point

The transportation snarls after Leicester?s marijuana store opened have reverberated across the state, changing the debate in communities where pot stores are proposed.

Woman fatally shot in Everett

A police dispatcher confirmed officers were on scene on Central Avenue, where the victim had been shot.

Short-term budget deal gains steam after Trump backs off border wall demand

Mitch McConnell said he will introduce a bill to avoid a partial shutdown after President Trump backed off his demand for border wall funding.

Investigators trying to determine if toxic exposure played role in death of 11-year-old Haverhill girl

Grief counselors will be at a Haverhill elementary school Wednesday to help students and staff deal with the loss of an 11-year-old girl described by a school official as ?beautiful and well-loved.?

A view of the loading dock where Marie gave birth. — Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Under a dark sky, a baby is born

The baby was born on a concrete loading dock in Chinatown in a frigid wind, the outside world visible just above the lip of the dumpster at the edge of the dock.

?Arguably you sold your country out.? Judge?s rebuke of Flynn upends sentencing

A postponement gave Michael Flynn a chance to continue cooperating with the government in hopes of staving off prison and proving his value as a witness.

Capuano suggests voter anger came from young people who ?don?t have a clue what happened yesterday?

Outgoing Congressman Michael Capuano suggested in an interview Tuesday that young voters were taking a short-term view when they elected Ayanna Pressley.

Elon Musk unveils underground tunnel, and the first ride is a bit rough

Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel in Los Angeles on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the subterranean tube.

For What She is Having column: Cafe St. Petersburg in Newton Center. For appetizers: Blini with salmon caviar. In rear is a beef kholodetz. Gretchen Ertl for The Boston Globe. — Gretchen Ertl for The Boston Globe

What she?s having

Maybe we should eat more blini

Café St. Petersburg reminds us that Russian food is ready for its moment.

TARA SULLIVAN

Penny Marshall and the lasting impact of ?A League of Their Own?

The film has visceral connections to what women are capable of, what women were once denied, what women can overcome, and how women can connect.

Talking Points AM | Larry Edelman

What the Fed does next could save your 401(k) ? or drive it even lower

The Federal Reserve is expected to nudge interests higher Wednesday. But what policy makers say about next year is more important and will set the tone for the stock market.

Boston, Ma, Nov. 21. 2018-Stan Grossfeld/ Globe Staff---Traffic on the Southeast Expressway as the Thanksgiving exodus begins. — Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe, file

Here?s when holiday traffic will be the worst in Boston, according to AAA

Good luck out there, travelers.

Trade war hangs over ceremony celebrating completion of new MBTA subway cars

New Orange Line cars are rolling out of a Springfield factory as officials with the Chinese-owned manufacturer lobby the Trump administration for tariff exemptions.

Dave Epstein

This year, the start of winter will feel like the middle of spring

Have you heard how warm it?s going to be on Friday?

In hacked cables, EU frets over Russia, China and Trump

Hackers infiltrated the European Union?s diplomatic communications network for years, downloading thousands of cables that reveal concerns about a swath of international topics.

Rats are everywhere; even on the White House lawn

A Fox News reporter spotted one scurry across his path on Monday while setting up to film a news segment on the White House lawn.

Editorial

Trump and McConnell get something right: criminal justice reform

It?s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.

In this Dec. 12, 2018, photo, — Mark Lennihan/AP

Ideas | Kory Stamper

Language nerds worked really hard on that ?Words of the Year? list

Crunch the data on the most looked-up words and hope for something meaningful. Ignore the reality that, by mid-January, all this crunching and consideration will be forgotten.

Multiple celebrities actually want to host the Oscars. But will any of them get the gig?

It?s been nearly two weeks since Kevin Hart stepped down as host of the 91st Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences still hasn?t found a replacement.

Podcasts

After suicides in Acton and Boxborough, a communion of sorrow

The unthinkable has been an all-too-common companion in two small neighboring towns, where six young people took their lives in the short span of 30 months. The questions keep coming: What is happening? Why? When will it stop?

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Globe staff photos of the month: November 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a colorful sunrise, Christmas tree lightings, and high school sports.

Globe must-reads

If you start this minute, you still have time to order some great holiday gifts online. Get busy.

Are you going to order some gifts online or what? Here are some great last-minute buys

Ioannis N. Miaoulis brought his sense of humor with him when he took the top job at the Museum of Science 16 years ago. Now, he says, he is seeking new challenges.

Longtime Museum of Science president and director stepping down in January

Capuano suggests voter anger came from young people who ?don?t have a clue what happened yesterday?

Two homes on Tara Drive in Norwell that were decorated by the Marshfield-based company Christmas Decor by Curb Infusion.

Would you pay someone to decorate your house for Christmas? These people did

Jay Ash, state secretary of housing and economic development.

Economic chief Jay Ash stepping down from Baker administration

Students released from a lockdown embraced following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

NESTOR RAMOS

Training students to patch up classmates? gunshot wounds

Priscilla Rodas showed a cellphone picture of her bruised eye taken days after a road rage incident now in dispute.

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Private citizens can file charges in state?s ?secret? courts

Brookline, MA - 12/14/2018- ] Mitton Hall is seen from Fisher Ave at Newbury College in Brookline on Friday, December 14, 2018. Newbury College has announced that the school will be shutting down after the spring semester. (Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: (metro)

Newbury College recruited students from defunct Mount Ida

Here?s why experts say judge in ACA case went too far

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: Longtime informal adviser to President Trump Roger Stone (R) and Alex Jones (L) of Infowars speak to cameras outside a hearing where Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on 'Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use and Filtering Practices. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Roger Stone admits to InfoWars lies, settles lawsuit

Travel sites like Needham-based TripAdvisor often rely on third-party booking sites to arrange your trip. TripAdvisor said it recently suspended its use of HotelQuickly after many of its reservations were canceled.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Beware of those big travel sites offering deals

Dr. Seuss? ?The Lorax? was adapted into an animated film in 2012.

Judges quote ?The Lorax? in denying permit for pipeline

Sports

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Boston MA 12/10/18 Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown drives to the basket on New Orleans Pelicans Jrue Holiday (right) and Soloman Hill during first quarter action at TD Garden (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: 16allschopics reporter:

CHAD FINN

Playing on a much more talented roster, Jaylen Brown is struggling to shine

Brown remains the chief enigma on a Celtics team that is now succeeding in spite of him or without him more than it does because of him.

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Indicted Fall River mayor has five days to resign, or face recall election, city council says

Mayor Jasiel Correia II has been indicted on charges of fraud and tax evasion related to a tech startup.

Politics

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Ayanna Pressley, the democratic winner of the Massachusetts 7th congressional district speaks at a rally at City Hall against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Looks like Ayanna Pressley will have Shirley Chisholm?s old congressional office

Massachusetts? first black congresswoman announced Monday on Twitter that she will work in the Capitol office that belonged to the country?s first black congresswoman.

Nation & World

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A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

UK opposition leader denies calling PM May ?stupid woman?

Britain?s main opposition leader is facing calls to apologize after he was accused of calling Prime Minister Theresa May a ?stupid woman? in the House of Commons.