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Bridgewater guards go on trial this week in 2009 patient death

The medical examiner ruled that the guards caused Joshua Messier?s death when they forcefully strapped him down.

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The deal is aimed at creating a new type of health care provider capable of remaining standing amid seismic shifts in the industry.

James Levine in the BSO library in 2009.

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Met suspends James Levine; BSO said it had no complaints

The Met suspended its relationship with Levine after three men accused the famed conductor of initiating sexual activity with them when they were teenagers.

Senate President Stan Rosenberg should temporarily step aside from his leadership post.

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EDITORIAL

Stan Rosenberg must take a leave from Senate presidency

Serious sexual assault accusations against Rosenberg?s husband deserve a thorough and credible investigation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/wiggs_StateHouse_08.jpg Few Beacon Hill lawmakers weigh in on Rosenberg?s status

Barbara L?Italien, who previously urged Rosenberg to step aside, reiterated her stance Sunday. Most state senators did not reply to phone and e-mail inquiries.

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?I strongly feel this legislation is not good for early-stage research,? said the president of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/883872760.jpg As Trump attacks FBI, top Democrat points to obstruction probe

Dianne Feinstein of California said potential evidence against the president is coming partly from ??the continual tweets?? from the White House.

President Trump says he never asked then-FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating Michael Flynn (left).

?I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn,? Trump says

In his latest tweetstorm, the president also attacked the FBI.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_citycounciltps1_met.jpg Josh Zakim has a tall challenge in his latest bid for office

The city councilor hopes to accomplish what none of his peers has done in nearly 60 years: win a statewide election.

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The plan is part of a city initiative to make life easier for older adults.

Sponsored by Franciscan Children's

11-year-old Massimo achieves superhero status with help from local comic book artist.

Born premature, Massimo has defied predictions at every stage. Now, his courage is inspiring his transformation into a real hero: Traffic Man.

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Patriots 23, Bills 3

Dion Lewis (33) and the Patriots are pulling away from their competition in the AFC East.

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Tara Sullivan

Shame on the AFC East for turning this into a farce

The Bills, Dolphins, and Jets offer up season after season of futility, and they?re unable to match wits with the best-run franchise in the NFL.

Patriots running back Rex Burkhead stretched out just far enough to get the ball across the goal line.

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Chad Finn

It wasn?t perfect, but there was a lot to like

The running game and defense were among the positives as the Patriots won their eighth consecutive game.

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The Patriots tight end was flagged for unnecessary roughness after a late hit on Tre?Davious White.

Bobby Carroll has only a few weeks to keep the campus at the University of Massachusetts Boston clean until his layoff date.

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?You give your best every day and that?s the reward you get??

After 30 years as a janitor at UMass Boston, Bobby Carroll will soon be out of a job, the latest victim of deep budget cuts at the school.

globe santa

A grandmother?s wish: education, happiness for 5-year-old who likes to read

He has few books or toys or games, and she?d like to give him something special for Christmas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/200_ohtani.jpg Red Sox out of the running on Japanese star Shohei Ohtani

Ohtani seems to be interested in West Coast teams or those in a smaller market.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2b7892b19f934bf3977127c6285f4024-2b7892b19f934bf3977127c6285f4024-0.jpg ?He said it.? Billy Bush reaffirms Trump ?Access Hollywood? tape is real

Wrote Bush: ?President Trump is currently indulging in some revisionist history. This has hit a raw nerve in me.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/Untitled-2228.jpg Trump is visited by three Christmas ghosts on ?Saturday Night Live?

Alec Baldwin again portrayed President Trump, who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Keith%20Lockhart%20and%20Santa%20Claus%20on%20Opening%20Night%20of%20Holiday%20Pops%2012.5.12%20(Stu%20Rosner).jpg Want to join the Pops on stage? Here?s your chance.

The deadline to post your video online, along with the #Twasthepops hashtag, is Friday.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/MistletoeBall201710.jpg Carrying on tradition at the Mistletoe Ball

Some 300 guests attended the 71st annual gala at the Fairmont Copley Plaza.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Skanska-121%20SeaPort-05-Exterior_Cam02-01_re.jpg As real estate booms, ?on spec? office buildings going up all over town

Developers are putting up buildings without signed tenants, in the hope that if they build it, someone will come.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/171201_ON_012-10606.jpg Charles Merrill Jr., Commonwealth School founder, dead at 97

Merrill advocated for integration years before court-ordered desegregation in Boston.

This year?s Kennedy Center Honors recipients were honored during Sunday?s event. From left: Carmen de Lavallade, Norman Lear, Gloria Estefan, LL Cool J, and Lionel Richie.

Trump avoids Kennedy Center Honors, but politics still present

Even without the president in the crowd, politics found their way into the annual show.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1ee9bc4c46134eb287102e037244379e-1ee9bc4c46134eb287102e037244379e-0.jpg Woman turned to Reddit for help tracking down brother?s special gift

A toy company and strangers are pitching in to help a Maryland woman find a particularly important Christmas gift for her disabled brother.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/kreiter_grousbeckgaspar_seasonticket4_spts.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Boston Celtics CEO and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck joins host Chris Gasper to discuss the Celtics? hot start, if they can truly contend for the NBA title, and Boston?s reputation as a destination for star players.

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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.

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Young women used to be taught that that, in a man?s world, they were lucky to be working at all.

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?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

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Researchers are giving cancer to miniature human brains, called organoids, in hopes of improving glioblastoma care.

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