Judge orders city to allow 2-day pro-marijuana rally

A judge granted an emergency order Friday that forced the city of Boston to grant a permit for this weekend?s rally.

In this 2006 file photo, Eva Chan studied her screen at Akamai Technologies Inc. in Cambridge.

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Akamai to expand in Cambridge

The Internet data company is seeking a state tax break in return for keeping its workers in Cambridge and adding hundreds of jobs.

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The ?harvest moon? is here

The ??harvest moon?? will rise on Friday - the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which occurs Sept. 22 this year.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Donald Trump flip-flops on ?birther? views

Donald Trump admitted on Friday that President Obama was born in the US, and falsely accused Hillary Clinton of spawning the controversy.

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Local stylists offer their suggestions for improving the Republican nominee?s hair.

Teenager killed by commuter rail train in Newton

The male teenager was on the inbound track when he was struck in the vicinity of the West Newton off ramp in Newtonville, police said.

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A judge on Friday declined to make public the amount of taxpayer funds expended for the legal defense of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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The two were convicted of assault to rape, indecent assault and battery, and kidnapping in the attack that was carried out in the woods and shared on Snapchat.

Woman tells police she was sexually assaulted while walking dog in Easton

The woman reported being kicked from behind before the attack, Easton police said in a statement.

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A man charged with killing two nuns confessed to investigators that he went into their home, stabbed them to death, and stole their car.

Boston Red Sox's Hanley Ramirez, right, celebrates his solo home run with Chris Young (30) during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Boston, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Red Sox 7, Yankees 4

Red Sox drop hammer on Yankees

Hanley Ramirez continued his power display to support Clay Buchholz, who picked up the win.

Nick Cafardo | on baseball

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The Sox should have received compensation in the ruling handed out to the Padres general manager by MLB.

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Canadian novelist W.P. Kinsella, who wrote book that became the smash hit film ?Field of Dreams,? has died. He was 81.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/image1.jpeg Matt Mistele hoping his numbers add up for Bruins

Invited to skate in the rookie tournament, the 20-year-old tries to impress.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/16forest06.jpg Storm Irene?s impact still felt in N.H.

Hillsides have eroded, some footbridges are missing, and washed-down debris has elevated riverbeds.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_14latingrad9_MET.jpg As outcome of Boston Latin inquiry looms, Chang meets with US attorney?s office

The School Department said the superintendent has been part of ?ongoing discussions.?

ADDRESS: FALL HOUSE HUNT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/18neighborhoodweb.jpg Are you better off living in a new neighborhood?

Why no one is immune to undesirable development next door and tips on what to consider before you buy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_blindrides1_met.jpg MBTA joins Uber, Lyft to serve disabled riders

The first-of-its-kind partnership reflects a growing relationship between public agencies and ride-for-hire firms.

Edward Albee, the foremost playwright of his generation, in New York, July 27, 1994.

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DON AUCOIN

Edward Albee cast an X-ray gaze into the American psyche

Today, Albee?s fingerprints are all over the culture, detectable in dramas like Matthew Weiner?s ?Mad Men.?

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Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee has died in suburban New York City at age 88.

//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.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/12/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/18outhouse.jpg Nothing mainstream about Down East Maine

That is Maine: quirky, eccentric, at times, endearingly bizarre. The farther north you go, the more you enter the wilderness of weird.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_warmingup1_met.jpg Our winters are getting shorter ? and warmer

Scientists say the impending changes ? a result of human-caused global warming ? are deeply troubling and will have major impacts on ecosystems and economies.

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.

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Everbridge raised $75 million by selling its shares at $12 apiece. The stock opened at $12.30 Friday morning and had reached $14.92 by midday.

Everbridge shares jump after IPO

The emergency-communications software company is just the second Massachusetts tech company to hold an IPO this year, and only the third since 2014.