Former Speaker DiMasi released from prison

Sal DiMasi, who received a compassionate release due to his poor health, will return to Melrose where he will be spend the next six months in home confinement.

Officer, pedestrian bump shoulders, and charges sought

A man and a plain-clothes police officer banged shoulders on a sidewalk. Now three people are facing charges.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cod-cape-sign-dartmouth-pd-fb-11642.jpg Dare how they? MassDOT apologizes for ?Cod Cape? sign

The sign was removed Monday after the transportation department was made aware of the blunder.

Researchers removed scientific equipment from sea ice near Barrow, Alaska.

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Sea ice hits record lows at both poles. What does it mean?

It?s the first time scientists have tracked record low ice levels around each pole simultaneously.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Handout_lowell01_met.jpg Worcester woman faces charges linked to death of Lowell woman

A 23-year-old woman has been charged with assault and battery for her alleged role in the death of 44-year-old Gloribel Orengo.

Boston has a job vacancy: public works commissioner

Michael Dennehy is departing to become town administrator of Milton.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Advance/Images/wiggs_Chefs2_702682.jpg What does Thanksgiving look like in America? A holiday that belongs to everyone.

Members of Boston?s diverse restaurant community share their Thanksgiving stories.

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The fast-growing drug maker plans to create a ?rare disease innovation hub? with 1,000 employees.

Sponsored by Rockland Trust

Winter weather doesn?t have to mean a freeze in profits

Protect your warm-weather business by using these strategies to offset falling seasonal revenue.

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The transition to Trump

BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: President-elect Donald Trump listens to questions from the press as he exits the clubhouse after a day of meetings at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Trump cancels, then reschedules meeting with Times

Hours after suddenly canceling the meeting, Donald Trump said it was ?back on? and that he looked forward to it.

 Manchester, NH -- 11/6/2016 - Hillary Clinton listens as Khizr Khan introduces her during a campaign event. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 07clintonnh Reporter:

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Trump won?t pursue charges against Clinton despite vow

Donald Trump?s former campaign manager confirmed the president-elect doesn?t want to follow through with a campaign promise to put Hillary Clinton in jail.

New York, NY -- 11/9/2016 - Donald Trump speaks to supporters as he celebrates his Presidential win at his Election Night event at the New York Hilton Midtown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 09trumphq Reporter:

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Trump?s charity admits to ?self-dealing,? filings show

The Trump Foundation apparently admitted it violated a ban that bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity?s money to help themselves.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turtles1.jpg 15 cold-stunned turtles rescued from Cape Cod

The young turtles struggle to escape the Cape as the water gets cold, so the Mass Audobon?s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary works to send them to the Gulf of Mexico.

Love Letters

She didn?t tell him she was in therapy

In my job, I literally get paid to listen to people. I feel that I am incredibly easy to talk to and that I am very understanding. Is it time to let go because of her continued lies and forgetfulness?

TV Critic?s corner

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/22/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/winona.jpg Everything we know so far about the return of ?Stranger Things?

New cast members for season two of the Netflix hit include Paul Reiser and Sean Astin.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/19friendshipsa.jpg What kind of friend are you?

Are you a sampler, a tight-knitter, or a compartmentalizer?

HOME OF THE WEEK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_112716HomeOfTheWeekBayRd-2_business.jpg With myriad windows, this home design just clicks

Nearly every room in this three-level contemporary has a ceiling at least 10 feet high and tall triple-insulated windows.

Television Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/GILMOREGIRLS_101_FAL_00787R.jpg Despite its flaws, ?Gilmore Girls? miniseries culminates in a satisfying ending

Netflix?s ?Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life? debuts Friday in four parts over six hours.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_pats49ers7_spts.jpg What we saw from Patriots isn?t exactly accurate

Because of the opponent and weather, don?t assume that Sunday?s game is a sign that all is well entering the stretch run.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/savy1.jpg ?I still should be playing?

Five years after concussions forced Marc Savard out of the NHL, he?s found a new way to stay in the game.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?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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Big Picture

Training Afghanistan?s women soldiers

Kabul?s military training academy is churning out classes of enthusiastic women to serve in Afghanistan?s army.