Broncos 30, Patriots 24 (OT)

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had a solid game before being hurt, with six catches (including a touchdown).

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Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had a solid game before being hurt, with six catches (including a touchdown).

Gronkowski stayed on the ground after a collision with Denver?s Darian Stewart in the fourth quarter.

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Gronkowski stayed on the ground after a collision with Denver?s Darian Stewart in the fourth quarter.

Teammate Scott Chandler checked on Gronkowski before medical personnel arrived.

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Teammate Scott Chandler checked on Gronkowski before medical personnel arrived.

Gronkowski pumped his fist as he was being carted off the field.

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Gronkowski pumped his fist as he was being carted off the field.

Gronkowski?s injury adds to the list of wounded Patriots in 2015: Dion Lewis, Julian Edelman, and Danny Amendola, among others.

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Gronkowski?s injury adds to the list of wounded Patriots in 2015: Dion Lewis, Julian Edelman, and Danny Amendola, among others.

Patriots lose Gronk, then game

Rob Gronkowski?s fourth-quarter injury overshadowed Sunday?s loss to the Broncos, the first blemish on New England?s record in 2015.

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Forget about Next Man Up. If Rob Gronkowski is lost, it?s Last Man Standing.

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The Patriots may have avoided a potential disaster, this was still a devastating loss.

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The amount of time it takes for Boston EMTs to get to the scene of a medical emergency has climbed in recent years despite efforts to keep it down.

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President Obama said nowhere had coordination with Beijing been more critical or fruitful than on climate change.

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Flurries could hit the city and southern suburbs this morning, but they aren?t expected to accumulate.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals? arrival in South Boston sparked a recent increase in office signage.

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Office tower signs draw scrutiny from city officials

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is working on a sign policy just as a building boom could bring another round of requests.

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Hunts at the reservation, the first in the area since 1893, began early Monday.

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It?s been a banner year for authors who are no longer around to celebrate their success.

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Instead of winding down from celebrating their son?s 30th birthday on Friday, Jephthe Chery?s family was shopping for his casket.

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After years on the brink of a state takeover, MCAS scores suggest the Boston school may be turning around.

Gut check

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If you average seven hours, you?re not necessarily falling short; if you?re functional the next day, you got enough sleep.

DraftKings has spent about $154.5 million this year on its commercials, which suggest winning can be easy.

Daily fantasy sports companies offer differing messages to fans, courts

Ads may make it seem like anyone can cash in on the contests, but the statistics say otherwise.

Dan Rothman, the chief technology officer for the city of Boston, gave a tour of one set of the city's servers in the basement of City Hall.

Catastrophic floods remain threat 3 years after Sandy

Environmental advocates say city and state officials have failed to take sufficient action to prepare for floods.

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For six decades, people and businesses in the Boston area have pitched in to help children in need.

Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn (right) arrived with his wife Sheila McGlynn before he gave his last State of the City address.

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Medford mayor bids farewell after 28 years

Michael McGlynn thanked the residents who elected him to 14 terms during his final State of the City address.

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A 29-year-old former Army specialist who served in Iraq and a mother from Hawaii were killed in an attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic.

Hillary Clinton spoke at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Manchester, N.H. on Sunday.

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Democrats shift focus to fighting IS during N.H. speeches

The candidates addressed 1,400 people at a fundraising dinner for the state?s Democratic Party.

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Many black evangelical religious leaders invited to the event say they had no intention of endorsing the billionaire businessman.

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Opinion | Ernest Moniz

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There has already been remarkable progress in driving down the cost of key clean energy technologies, according to the US Energy Secretary.

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The signs point to two US senators: Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham.

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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People in need around the globe

People are in need, from Boston to places around the world, and many others have offered contributions.

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?The Gospel of Jesus?s Wife?: revelation or hoax?
Bruce Willis in his Broadway debut in ?Misery.?

Critic?s Notebook

Stars on stage return mixed results
Shelly Medeiros surrounds herself with photographs and mementos of her grandson, Jay Hudson Bassett, whose 2012 death has been ruled a homicide. No one has been charged.

Child deaths go unsolved as autopsies fall behind
Helen McGonigle in ?Who Takes Away the Sins. . .: Witnesses to Clergy Abuse.?

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No resolutions when it comes to clergy abuse

The Green Line.

Starts & Stops

Support grows for MBTA discounts for low-income riders
There has been a lot of complaining about officiating in the NFL this season ? with good reason. Above: Cowboys coach Jason Garrett conferred with officials during Thursday?s game against the Panthers.

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Officials have been off their game this season
Winthrop-11/28/15- A funeral and burial service was held for Bella Bond, the toddler who became know as Baby Doe after her body was discovered in a trash bag in June on Deer Island in Winthrop. Joseph Amoroso, the child's biological father wept as he took a pink rose from the coffin which was draped in a hand-made quilt with adorned with sayings. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Little Bella Bond laid to rest in Winthrop
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been on the losing side in four of his last five trips to Denver.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Denver hasn?t been kind to the Patriots

2015 Holiday Gift Guide
Colorado Cannabis Tours routinely fills its buses. Passengers can choose a cooking class, glassblowing demonstration, or a visit to a cultivation facility (left).

Trendspotting

Marijuana tourism?s reach expands
Kyle Kelley, 14, waited for customers outside Fabutique in West Roxbury.

Shoppers support small business on Saturday
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FAA hearing more complaints over Logan plane noise

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The Magic, here in the form of Victor Oladipo (5) and Andrew Nicholson, proved too much for Avery Bradley and the Celtics on Sunday in Orlando.

Magic 110, Celtics 91

Orlando gets big jump on Celtics

The Magic enjoyed a 54-34 rebound advantage in their runaway victory.

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Medical residents seek to access prescription data

Doctors undergoing residency training can prescribe opioids, but can?t check a database that reveals signs of overuse.

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Activists said the Inclusive Boston Alliance lacked lacked money, staff, and resources to do adequate research and grade Mayor Martin J. Walsh on diversity.

Activists fail to issue promised report card on Mayor Walsh

The Inclusive Boston Alliance had said it would grade Walsh?s first 100 days in office, his first year, first two years, and beyond.

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Consumers in Boston can save $178 when buying a used car compared to the other cities and towns in the Bay State.

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Boston?s brand is the future
Beacon Hill sidewalks, with uneven and missing bricks, are treacherous terrain for Tommye Mayer, who has lasting disabilities from a stroke.

Yvonne Abraham

Make cities livable for old and disabled

KEVIN CULLEN

Wanting less, doing more
An Acela Express train approached the station in Old Saybrook, Conn.

DANTE RAMOS

Trains pit Massachusetts vs. Connecticut

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Never change, slow trains
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JEFF JACOBY

The beauty queen that China is determined to stifle
Teams from Dublin and Galway competed in a hurling match at Fenway Park last Sunday.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Boston sports aren?t as Irish as they used to be
Malden Mills owner Aaron Feurerstein paused during an interview in 1995.

JOAN VENNOCHI

?The Mensch of Malden Mills? at 90
Stephen Curry (left) and Draymond Green are spreading a lot of cheer in the Bay Area.

Bob Ryan

Warriors fans are basking in a golden state

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How to be grumpy, but grateful
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High school football at Fenway should be a tradition
The cover image of ?25,? the latest album by Adele.

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Ah, the family blessings of Thanksgiving

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Jennifer Churchill (center), a member of Hope Chapel in Colorado Springs, cried Sunday during its first service since an elder, Garrett Swasey, was killed.

Colorado governor calls clinic shooting ?terrorism?

John Hickenlooper also said that the country must ask why such shootings were happening so frequently.

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Saracen Properties hopes to turn Clock Tower Place, Digital Equipment Corp.?s old headquarters, into an office and retail complex that will feature a boardwalk along Mill Pond, a pedestrian greenway, event venues, space for startups, and 100,000 square feet for artisanal restaurants and boutique shops.

Maynard wants to restore luster to its downtown

An $18 million project to revive the Digital Equipment Corp.?s old headquarters is just the latest planned in town.

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NBC?s latest ensemble workplace comedy stars America Ferrera (front) as a floor supervisor at a big-box behemoth clearly based on Walmart.

Television review

NBC?s ?Superstore? veers from silly to sophisticated

It may not yet come close to the comedic heights of its predecessors, but there are some good finds in its aisles.

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Should therapists text with patients?

Mental health professionals are wrestling with the risks and rewards of constant availability in the smartphone age.

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Our city isn?t about the past. It?s the place where the future happens first.

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One of Francis?s last stops in Kenya was arguably the most revealing moment of his six-day visit to Africa.

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A family learns that dream renovations take planning and time ? and are totally worth the effort.

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