Consultants paint bleak picture of T extension

Train tracks along the proposed MBTA Green Line expansion area photographed from Lowell Street in Somerville.

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Consultants said MBTA employees were ill-equipped to oversee the massive Green Line extension and still don?t have an accurate cost estimate for the project.

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The prosecution rested after a forensic pathologist testified that the attack on Ritzer was so violent that there were two potential causes of death.

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President Barack Obama said ??the United States not only recognizes our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it.??

CBS News screen capture

Planned Parenthood shooting suspect appears in court

Robert Dear only spoke once, saying ??no questions?? when the judge asked him if he had any questions about the charges he faces.

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More than 80 hunters began the first of four state-sanctioned days of deer hunting Monday.

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The victim was rushed to a Boston area hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury, officials said.

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Protesters have vowed to stay until authorities meet their demands, which include the release of video of Jamar Clark?s shooting.

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Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with murder after a squad car video caught him fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.

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The Democratic presidential hopeful is expected to resume his Senate duties on Tuesday.

Pat Constantinos sits in front of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Otis, Mass. Constantinos is the wife of a former pastor at St. Paul's Episcopal Church that the diocese is planning to close she and others are fighting the move. The interior of the church is locked. She no longer has access to the interior of the building. (Steven G. Smith for The Boston Globe)

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Members of tiny Otis church balk at sale

The church in Western Mass. was closed, but congregants have grouped together to buy it and begin anew.

Denver CO 11/29/15 New England Patriots Tom Brady after another incomplete pass against the Denver Broncos during furth quarter action at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday November 29, 2015. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) Topic: Reporter:

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

In the big picture, this is a big relief for Patriots

The perfect record is no longer intact, but Rob Gronkowski?s knee ligaments are.

Denver CO 11/29/15 New England Patriots Patriot tight end Rob Gronkowski pumps his fist after getting injured on a pass play against the Denver Broncos during fourth quarter action at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday November 29, 2015. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) Topic: Reporter:

Rob Gronkowski out 1-2 weeks with knee strain

The Patriots tight end may only miss one game after being injured Sunday night vs. the Broncos.

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Trump has been courting the support of evangelical black clergy members as he works to broaden his appeal in a crowded Republican field.

OPINION | Michael A. Cohen

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But he follows a path that other Republicans have established.

Bruce Willis in his Broadway debut in ?Misery.?

Joan Marcus/Associated Press

Critic?s Notebook

Theater companies find fault sometimes is in their stars

Cast wisely, producers, because the biggest name onstage can sometimes be the weakest link.

Local fans cheer Passion Pit as they play the Lawn on D in Boston. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe (Names, julian)

The Lawn on D will be back

The popular Lawn on D will reopen next spring, but the South Boston park?s financial future remains uncertain.

VTech's products were seen on display at a toy store in Hong Kong.

Data on 5 million VTech customers and kids exposed in breach

Compromised information in the VTech breach includes the names, birthdates and genders of child users.

Eddie Cruz (left) and his former Community Art Center teacher Robert ?Bird? Bridgeman, who gave Cruz the chance to DJ at  Newtowne Court, hold photos of themselves.

For decades, Cambridge teens documented neighborhood

The result of children of the Art Center photographing their lives is a collection of photographs documenting life in and around public housing.

Dance review

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The production features spectacular dancing as well as live music by an orchestra that has developed into one of the most solid ensembles in the area.

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Hillary Clinton has enduring ties to her college, more than four decades after she graduated in 1969.

Ground Game

Ground Game

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

Globe Santa

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Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to local children in need.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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

The Big Picture

People in need around the globe

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