MBTA board green-lights 2 major contracts

Monday marked the transit agency?s biggest spending day in three years.

PBS and Bloomberg said they were immediately halting distribution of Charlie Rose?s interview program and CBS News suspended him.

Charlie Rose harassed us, eight women say

The women said the CBS and PBS host made unwanted sexual advances toward them.

Congregants prayed during services at Boston?s First Christian Church Source of Grace, a church frequented by the Haitian community, last month.

Advocates decry move to end temporary status for Haitians

Local advocates said Haiti has not sufficiently recovered from a devastating earthquake in 2010.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Kevin_Cullen_150px-10382.jpg The politics of sexual harassment

Even while Al Franken?s politics are often mine, I?m uncomfortable with his defenders pointing at other people?s behavior to minimize his.

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Massachusetts correctional institutions have long resisted providing methadone or Suboxone, but both the House and Senate criminal justice bills would require it.

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The Justice Department intends to sue AT&T to stop its $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, setting the stage for a legal battle.

Senator Al Franken

The new allegation against Al Franken could put him in more trouble

Senate Democrats didn?t ask for Franken to resign after one woman came forward. That could change with the second woman?s allegation.

Andris Nelsons leading pianist Martin Helmchen and the BSO last week.

Robert Torres

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BSO?s Andris Nelsons says sexual harassment isn?t a problem in classical music

Nothing to see here, says the conductor.

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Police said Pirro was flying through a a 65-mile-per-hour zone in upstate New York.

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Celtics guard Kyrie Irving tried to swipe the ball away from Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr.

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Celtics 110, Mavericks 102 (OT)

Celtics win 16th straight game as Kyrie Irving (47 points) takes over

Irving shot 16 of 22 and had six assists as the Celtics rallied from a hefty fourth-quarter deficit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiCodfather03.jpg Massive fish fraud results in huge penalty for fishermen

Authorities ordered scores of fishermen to return their vessels to shore after the owner of many of the boats failed to account for the fish they caught and orchestrated a massive fraud.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner102617METRO05bostonschools35.jpg These schools have a blueprint for teaching English

East Boston schools are debunking a deeply rooted misconception that serving large populations of English language learners is a recipe for failure.

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Host Chris Gasper and Patriots reporter Nora Princiotti break down New England?s victory over the Oakland Raiders at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 1999, file photo, then-New England Patriots wide receiver Terry Glenn looks back at hecklers behind the end zone after catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Drew Bledsoe during the second quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Officials say former Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn has died following a one-vehicle rollover traffic accident near Dallas that left his fiancée slightly hurt. The Dallas County Medical Examiner?s office says Glenn died at 12:52 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. The ex-Ohio State standout was 43.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

CHAD FINN

Terry Glenn?s emergence with Patriots was something special

The former receiver, who died Monday at age 43, was a one-man butterfly effect on the franchise.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/21/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/Clipboard-2132[1]-2136.jpg The bromance between Obama and Biden is apparently still going strong

Former president Barack Obama tweeted out a pretty hilarious photo to wish Joe Biden a happy birthday.

Elkus Manfredi

Tiny units, but with luxury extras, are newest South End housing strategy

A ?coliving? apartment building would have fancy trimmings such as housekeeping services and social activities for residents.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/MKT_names01_arts.jpg Heather Unruh on Spacey allegations: ?He strikes when they least expect it?

The former WCVB-TV anchor appeared on ?Megyn Kelly Today? to talk about actor Kevin Spacey?s alleged sexual assault of her son.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Bedford_170801_CONSTRCTION_004.jpg Here?s when to avoid the worst of Thanksgiving traffic

If you?re looking to avoid the traffic jams over the Thanksgiving holiday (and who isn?t?) this data can help you plan your trip.

Boston, MA., 11/18/16, Arborists unpack the giant evergreen tree on Boston Common. The annual gift of an evergreen Christmas tree from Nova Scotia arrived at the Boston Common. (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)

Boston?s Christmas tree from Nova Scotia to arrive Tuesday

Boston?s Christmas tree will arrive along with a police escort, marking 100 years of friendship between Boston and Nova Scotia.

Cambridge, MA -- 12/15/2016 - The Curious George Store is seen in Harvard Square. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 15square Reporter:

Curious George store to remain in Harvard Square 

The store faced an uncertain future since it was announced last year that the building?s owner was planning to redevelop the property.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/mcdonalds.jpg The eaters of the free world: Food quirks nothing new in the Oval Office

Trump is hardly the only leader to have cravings. In fact, nearly every president has harbored loyalty for, ahem, niche foods. Fluffy turnips and mutton chops, anyone?

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-3541.jpg Imperfect choices for voters

Voters usually support the person whose political views most closely reflect their own. They leave complicating moral judgments to God and history.

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The Amazon bid

newsroom commentary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/drone-5771.jpg Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together

An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cancer%20ptsd.jpg 1 in 5 shows PTSD symptoms after cancer diagnosis, study finds

A small percentage still experienced trauma-related symptoms six years later.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

Real Estate

Ask the Gardener: How to care for dahlias over the winter

Award-winning garden writer Carol Stocker tells you what to do in the garden this week, how to store dahlias, and how to protect your trees this winter from hungry critters.