Moody?s calls charter school vote ?credit positive?

Moody?s Investors Service said voters? decision to reject a charter school expansion plan is ?credit positive? for the state?s urban governments.

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Democrats are in disagreement over how to proceed after last week?s stunning election results.

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Clinton reflected on her devastating defeat, acknowledging the difficulty of her loss for her supporters and urging them to persevere.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday.

John Raoux/AP

Trump team is rumored to consider Nikki Haley for secretary of state

South Carolina?s lieutenant governor said he?s been asked about the attorney general job, and that the governor is being considered for secretary of state.

Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, arrived at Trump Tower on Wednesday.

Trump has had some interesting visitors in the past few days

From an ex-wife to the Patriots owner to boxing pro Floyd Mayweather, the president-elect isn?t just meeting with political bigwigs.

Senator Bernie Sanders on Capitol Hill earlier Wednesday.

Bernie Sanders says he could ?stop Mr. Trump from doing bad things?

Sanders urged his supporters to mobilize against bigotry and hold President-elect Donald Trump accountable for his campaign promises.

Yvonne Abraham

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Donald Trump?s hatefulness has seeped into American society ? or, more likely, allowed the bigotry that was always there to ooze into the open.

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In a span of just five months, thousands of low-wage union workers in Greater Boston have racked up victories against powerful institutions and employers.

Terrence M. Cunningham has been Wellesley?s police chief since 1999.

Wellesley police chief to head international group

Terrence M. Cunningham gained national attention last month when he apologized for historical injustices police have perpetrated against minorities.

70news -- reported as a fake news site by Wash Post --that posted inaccurate election results

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

Are you ready for a war on fake news?

Internet and social media giants are vowing a crackdown on false stories and hate speech, but is a purge in the making?

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Thanksgiving has always been a potentially perilous time for families. This year, it?s even more so.

Movie REview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FB-VFX-DN-1060-GR-1649.jpg J.K. Rowlings?s ?Fantastic Beasts? is high-flying fun

?Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? tries to do everything and comes awfully close.

ART REVIEW

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Salcedo_HAMinstallation_chairs_29.jpg Getting to grips with grief, in powerful art exhibit

?Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning? is a small, important show that negotiates a very big subject.

Jonathan Richman

Angelina Castillo

MUSIC

Jonathan Richman on songwriting, Boston, and his upcoming four-night stand

Natick?s own Jonathan Richman conducted an interview by mail in advance of returning to hold court at the Middle East next week.

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Federal regulators reached a record-high settlement with a Massachusetts beer distributor that illegally paid Boston bars to carry its brews.

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After months of reviewing sites, the Walsh and Baker administrations settled on a city-owned pier behind the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion.

stat

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A new report states that because doctors are paid by the teams, they may put teams? business above players? health interests.

05/11/16: Boston, MA: When Red Sox manager John Farrell came to the mound in the top of the seventh inning to remove starting pitcher Rick Porcello from the game, he got a pat on the chest and a smile (which he returned) from teammate Hanley Ramirez. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Oakland Athletics in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Red Sox-A's

Rick Porcello wins AL Cy Young Award

The Red Sox righthander had his best season with a 22-4 record and 5.91 strikeouts per walk.

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

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Signs of reactions

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