Baker seeks to reassure Mass. on immigration

Governor Baker pledged to advocate for communities throughout the state as President-elect Trump takes office.

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Chuck Schumer will succeed Harry Reid as minority leader, while Bernie Sanders is joining the party?s leadership ranks in the Senate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/keith-ellison1.jpg Elizabeth Warren backs Keith Ellison for DNC chair

Senator Warren?s support adds to a list of lawmakers, including Senator Bernie Sanders, who have coalesced around the congressman from Minn.

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Arriving at Trump Tower today, Donald Trump?s son said ?likely? when reporters asked if any appointments would be made during the day.

ground game

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It?s on to the next one. And for Democrats -- and even some Republicans -- 2020 can?t come soon enough.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AFP_I42QH.jpg ?A great purge?? Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts

Among those suspended was the verified account of Richard Spencer, a leader of the alt-right movement, which has been tied to white nationalism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/621799812.jpg The ?suck it up, buttercup? bill

A GOP lawmaker in Iowa plans to introduce a bill to target postelection ?hysteria? on college campuses.

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The president-elect also continued his attacks against The New York Times, saying its coverage of his transition is ?so totally wrong.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Jules_Eskin.jpg Jules Eskin, legendary BSO principal cellist since 1964, dies at 85

Yo-Yo Ma called Eskin ?a legend in the cello world? and a role model who ?has always embodied the best of what a cellist could be.?

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Top Places to Work

How GE is making relocating to Boston easier for employees

The company?s relocation assistance can even include buying houses that won?t sell.

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The scandal isn?t directly mentioned, but the reference is hard to overlook.

Love Letters

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Is it their job locations that are causing friction, or something else?

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The best and worst times to drive over Thanksgiving week

Here are some tips from Google Maps that could help you carve some time off your pre- and post-Turkey Day commutes.

ON THE PARQUET PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bosden1_spts.jpg Is there reason for alarm over the Celtics? slow start?

Adam Himmelsbach and Gary Washburn discuss Boston?s slow start, Golden State coming to town, and Bob Cousy being honored.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_patsseahawks27_spts.jpg It?s all good between Rob Gronkowski and Earl Thomas

The two players showed their mutual respect in an exchange of tweets Tuesday.

Top Places to Work

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/badger1120pic.jpg Why one company lets employees bring their babies to work

New Hampshire?s W.S. Badger has created an unusual policy for employees with infants.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/jewishsurvey01.jpg A Jewish rebirth comes to life in Boston

Traditional synagogue membership is declining, but independent congregations and alternative groups are on the rise.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/16postal01.jpg The Postal Service needs you, and hundreds of other workers

An aging workforce and a wave of retirements have created many openings, and the agency wants to hire 500 in the Boston area.

Special reports

Spotlight Team: The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/main3.jpg A suicide in the courtroom

Defendants with mental illness are much more likely to receive punishment than treatment, putting Mass. courts behind much of the country in addressing the mental health crisis.

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

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Signs of reactions

Emotions are running high in the wake of the presidential election.