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Group wants feds to investigate law firm over donations

An election watchdog group accused Thornton Law Firm of illegally reimbursing lawyers for their political donations.

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Could Patriots? winning chemistry fizzle after Collins trade?

Player unrest is a greater threat to the Patriots? Super Bowl plans than linebacker depth.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_trains10_mag.jpg Group of state legislators slams MBTA

Fourteen state lawmakers denounced the agency?s failure to disclose its forgiveness of Keolis fines as ?indefensible.?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Hiawatha-Bray-6015.jpg Is it time to lay down the law about cybersecurity?

Online vandals, thieves and spies are running wild on the Internet, and some kind of government action seems inevitable.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_tolllessrushhour2_met-11431.jpg Work on the Mass Pike continues to go smoothly, officials said

It?s day five of the Massachusetts Turnpike?s transition to an exclusively electronic tolling system, and officials said the project continues to progress on schedule.

Sgt. Anthony ??Tony?? Beminio (left), of the Des Moines Police Department, and Officer Justin Martin of the Urbandale Police Department were gunned down while sitting in their cruisers.

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Suspect in Iowa police deaths turned himself in

Police say Scott Michael Greene flagged down a state worker in rural Dallas County, west of Des Moines, and presented his identification.

This contest was for children. In Newton, parents didn?t listen.

Apparently, some parents this year broke a golden rule during an annual event for young artists.

Sexual assault survivor is Glamour?s ?Woman of the Year?

The statement by a Stanford University sexual assault survivor ?changed the conversation about sexual assault forever,? the magazine said.

Ashton Sanders as high school-age Chiron in ?Moonlight.?

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**** movie review

?Moonlight? is a coming-of-age movie revelation

Some people are calling Barry Jenkins?s poetic drama the ?best film of the year,? but that?s almost beside the point.

FILE - In this July 11, 2016 file photo, Sen Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. speaks in Manchester, N.H. The race for control of the Senate is tearing toward its finale on a last-minute burst of cash from both sides, with a half-dozen top races essentially tied. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Ayotte says she wouldn?t want her daughter in a room with Trump, Bill Clinton

?I wouldn?t want my daughter in the room with any of them,? US Senator Kelly Ayotte said in a Wednesday radio interview.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_E36EM.jpg Suffragists wore white 96 years ago. Now Clinton voters are doing the same.

White, an official color of the women?s suffrage movement, references the long fight women waged to gain the right to vote.

Postcards for voters found in Cambridge trash can

The postcards direct voters to their polling locations but don?t affect a person?a ability to vote.

SANFORD, FL - NOVEMBER 01: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton greets supporters during a campaign rally at Sanford Civic Center on November 1, 2016 in Sanford, Florida. The presidential general general election is November 8. (Photo by )

The GOP plan for a Clinton presidency: Block and resist

Some Republican lawmakers seem to be trying to delegitimize a Hillary Clinton presidency before it?s clear there will be one.

Born before women?s suffrage, 101-year-old reflects on Clinton?s candidacy

What does it mean to see a woman campaigning for the highest office in the country?

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Bob Lobel is in favor of recreational marijuana

The legendary sportscaster explains why he supports the legalization of marijuana.

David Ortiz is honored with special brew from Boston Beer

The maker of Sam Adams will sell 541 bottles of ?Big Hapi? ? one for each home run that David Ortiz hit.

Bulls at Celtics | 8 p.m. (CSN)

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2016-10-30T020913Z_1856720034_NOCID_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BOSTON-CELTICS-AT-CHARLOTTE-HORNETS.jpg Al Horford won?t play for Celtics tonight vs. Bulls

The forward/center is in the NBA?s concussion protocol after being hit in the head on Monday.

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona talks to Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon before Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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How will Maddon, Francona manage Game 7?

It?s a huge game for both managers, but they also have the luxury of all hands on deck for the winner-take-all showdown.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/620164828.jpg Bill Murray gives ticketless Cubs fan World Series seat

Bill Murray came to the rescue of a fellow Chicago Cubs fan by providing a ticket to Game 6.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_spotlight.jpg Law firm ?bonuses? tied to political donations

In the process, a small Boston law firm became a top funder of the national Democratic Party.

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Globe photos of the month, October 2016

A look at the best images by Globe photographers last month, including Halloween, fall color, and the aftermath of a fatal bicycle crash.

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What you can currently rent for $5,000 per month all over Greater Boston

We all know that renting in Boston can be a pricy endeavor ? even $5,000 per month may only get you a not-so-large apartment. But in other areas outside the city, you can find yourself with a good-sized home for that same price point.