Castro was nemesis to US and leading figure of world politics

In this Oct. 12, 1979 file photo, Cuban President, Fidel Castro, pointed during his lengthy speech before the United Nations General Assembly, in New York.

AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File

Cuban President Raul Castro announced the death of his brother Fidel Castro at age 90.

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump promised big tax cuts for the middle class, but for nearly 8 million families, the opposite would occur: Theyâ??d pay more. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump says Castro was ?brutal dictator who oppressed his own people?

In a statement, Donald Trump said Fidel Castro was ?a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades.?

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 30, 1988 shows Cuban president Fidel Castro delivering a speech during the inauguration of work at a hospital in Havana. Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro died late on November 25, 2016 in Havana, his brother announced on national television. / AFP PHOTO / RAFAEL PEREZRAFAEL PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images

Boston area Cubans remember Castro with mixed emotions

Many Cubans and Cuban-Americans in Boston stayed awake all night, texting with friends and calling family members.

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Following the death of Cuban revoluationary Fidel Castro, Cuban ex-pats and supporters flooded the streets of Little Havana in Miami.

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John F. Kennedy relied on a history book to guide him in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 ? and we now know that book was wrong.

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The Desperate and the Dead: The ?new asylums?

There may be no worse place for mentally ill people to receive treatment than prison yet a growing number end up in the ?new asylums.?

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More than 3,000 students were on wait lists for vocational education programs in Massachusetts last year.

Letter from Washington

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The Massachusetts senator is seeking to reach beyond being Washington?s chief Wall Street critic.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

What is it like to live in Peabody?

?We?re in our own little world up here,? one resident said.

After 70 years, Tommy?s Taxis are still rolling along

The Framingham company ferries residents to airports, beauty salons, shopping centers, movies and doctor?s appointments.

As holidays approach, firms fight back against porch piracy

Disappearing deliveries have become such an annoyance that retailers, the Post Office, and other carriers are deploying an array of countermeasures.

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The department plans to spend up to $1.4 million on a program that will scan the Internet for criminal activity and threats to public safety.

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An election recount will take place soon in Wisconsin, after Jill Stein filed a petition Friday with the state?s Elections Commission.

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A family of six , survivors of a fire that destroyed their home and belongings, asks Globe Santa for help.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

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It?s all about the money. You can see why discussions on these issues can get heated when both sides dig into their positions.

Protesters joined hands in prayer on Thursday as police lined the hill at Standing Rock during an ongoing dispute over the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Standing Rock chairman says officials will close camp access

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe chairman said Friday that authorities plan to close the area where protesters have been camping.

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Theresa Corley was murdered in 1978. Now her family wants to know if perhaps some bit of DNA evidence that could point to the killer was buried with her.

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GE officials envision a museum space that will both showcase the company?s history and display the kind of technology it expects to drive its future.

Scenic views along the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton.

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Nova Scotia island offers Americans refuge

They call it the ?Trump Bump.?? Remote and rugged Cape Breton is flooded with US inquiries after a website offering it as a refuge takes off.

Special reports

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Stacey Kozel has hiked more than two-thirds of the trail, trekking solo with a major disadvantage: She cannot walk on her own.

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

People are seen on giant fried eggs art installation as part of ?Hecho en Casa? (Made at home) urban artwork festival in downtown Santiago, Chile, Nov. 8.

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Art for the public

A look at how artists around the world are transforming shared spaces. Photographers captured recent exhibitions and permanent works on display in various locations for all to experience.

Real Estate

A hot summer for home sales has continued into fall

A hot summer for home sales has morphed into a sizzling fall, with the number of homes put under contract up by double-digit percentage points in Massachusetts as we head into the holiday season, new real estate stats show.