Teamsters head pleads guilty in Top Chef case

Five Teamsters members were accused of roughing up production crew members taping the Top Chef television show in a case with ties to City Hall.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Despite a campaign marked by unprecedented controversy, the Republican candidate has surged in recent weeks to even the race against Hillary Clinton.

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The Democratic nominee said her three-day, doctor-mandated break gave her new perspective on why she?s running to be president.

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0916julian.jpg Why WikiLeaks is on the anti-Clinton warpath

The once-noble-sounding mission for public transparency has morphed into a personal vendetta.

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller answers questions about the trading of all-star pitcher Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox prior to a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Friday, July 15, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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Padres GM suspended in connection with Pomeranz trade

The Padres reportedly were not forthcoming with medical information before trading the lefty to the Red Sox.

Senator Elizabeth Warren delivers her Power Point presentation on the

Warren turns the tables on FBI over inquiry notes

Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding that the bureau release notes from investigations into people accused of contributing to the Great Recession.

Edward Snowden, seen via satellite from Moscow, spoke during a press conference this week about a new campaign to persuade President Barack Obama to pardon him.

House report condemns Snowden, says he was not a ?whistleblower?

A report found the vast majority of the documents Edward Snowden stole were military and defense secrets that had nothing to do with Americans? privacy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Vasquez-Yanez%20Wanted%20Poster.jpg Authorities arrest alleged member of the MS-13 gang

The FBI had previously offered a $20,000 reward for help finding Efrain Vasquez-Yanez.

Body of missing swimmer in Plymouth found

The body of the 26-year-old man was found in Great Herring Pond Thursday afternoon.

Cambridge group wants to help you get rid of an annoying light

A contest promises to pay for the replacement and installation of the most ?loathsome? light in the city.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities poetry reading to honor student poets at the White House, September 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. The first lady honored five students with the nation's highest honor for teen poets presenting original work. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The Word

?First lady?: An archaic term for a dynamic role

How ladylike is the title anyway?

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In 2015, it took an average of 31.4 minutes for Boston workers to get to their job, according to new Census data.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/goldstein-5158.png At 23, she?s inexperienced and worried time is running out

The most she?s ever done with a guy is hold his hand.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/gameofthrones15_172-001.jpg The Emmys: Who will win, should win, can?t win?

The theme for this year?s Emmy Awards: ?Anyone?s guess.?

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Many farmers in the state have access to some irrigation, but a lack of resources forces some to pick which plants to water and which plants to let die.

THINGS TO DO

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/MFA_15mfaNOW02_art.jpg The Weekender: Fun in the (steadily dwindling) sun

Our picks for top things to do in Boston and beyond.

Adele raved about Blackbird Doughnuts' Boston cream bismarck during a Wednesday-night concert at TD Garden.

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NAMES

Who loves Blackbird Doughnuts? Adele loves Blackbird Doughnuts.

After the Grammy-winning singer told the TD Garden crowd she was a fan, the business was inundated with customers seeking the Adele-approved goodies.

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The new touchback rule led the Patriots to revise their approach, and their kicker executed perfectly.

FANTASY FOOTBALL

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If the Rams? star running back was your first-round pick, you might have a problem.

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The animal washed ashore on a private beach sometime this week on Martha?s Vineyard.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/FoodTrucksofAmerica_16names01_liv.jpg Keep an eye out for Eliza Dushku

The actress, who?s been hanging around a certain school in Cambridge lately, was also seen at a food truck festival in Watertown.

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The CEO of the Watertown-based healthcare company and cousin of former President George W. Bush donated $10,000 to the Yes on 4 campaign.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

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

Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil competes with her guide Rafael Lazarini in the men?s 400m T54 heat two at Olympic Stadium during day five of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 12.

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Paralympics 2016

More than 4,000 athletes from 170-plus nations are competing at many of the same Rio venues as participants in the Olympics.