House passes temporary funding bill to prevent shutdown

The measure passed on a 235-193 vote Thursday, mostly along party lines, and would keep the government running through Dec. 22.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) listens during a news conference September 25, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Reps Lewis was joined by Demetrius Nash, who took a walk from Chicago to Washington, to discuss gun violence. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Black lawmakers to snub Trump in Mississippi

Two black lawmakers, including civil rights hero John Lewis, intend to skip the opening of a civil rights museum after President Trump said he planned to attend the event.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/887795684.jpg How Sarah Sanders responded to Franken?s comments on Trump

Al Franken said Thursday he would step down ?while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/887746370.jpg ?In the coming weeks I will be resigning,? Franken says

Senator Al Franken took to the floor of the Senate today and announced his resignation following sexual harassment allegations.

In this image from video from Senate Television, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., speaks on the Senate floor of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday morning, Dec. 7, 2017. Franken said he will resign from the Senate in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star. (Senate TV via AP)

SCOT LEHIGH

Al Franken?s graceless exit

Despite eight women making accusations that he groped or forcibly kissed them, Franken essentially waved it all away.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_08dcf5_MET.jpg Scathing audit finds DCF failed to report crimes against children

In some cases, social workers didn?t know that children they were monitoring had been badly hurt, the state audit found.

Forecasters warn up to 6 inches of snow could fall in Greater Boston this weekend

The Boston area could see as much as 6 inches of snowfall this weekend, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

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Aly Raisman releases statement against gymnastics doctor

Denied the chance to read a victim impact statement in court, the Needham native used The Players? Tribune.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Aerial%2001-Phase%20I%20View%20West.jpg Work on the long-delayed Fenway Center project finally about to start

The initial phase ? a $260 million apartment complex ? is less ambitious than developer John Rosenthal?s original vision.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/4e0997df41f14c0d94644d36aba890e3-4e0997df41f14c0d94644d36aba890e3-0.jpg Melania Trump tweets, then quickly deletes, wrong Pearl Harbor date

It?s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and the first couple might want to also remember. . . to triple-check their tweets before posting.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Clipboard-6194.jpg Investors go to court seeking more money on Wynn casino land sale

Most people would be psyched to quadruple their investment in four years, especially when they?re pocketing millions. Not FBT Everett Realty.

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KEVIN CULLEN

A Wentworth love story

Lois Ascher, the first female professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology, was about as welcome on campus as the flu. Until Frank Rooney came along.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-11166.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Olympics expert Christine Brennan of USA Today joins guest host Matt Pepin to discuss banning Russia from the games.

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CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/04302010_mp30grande1-7581333-14463-U834025026061CRD--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg For Celtics voice Sean Grande, Kyrie Irving has been almost indescribable

The Celtics? unexpected success has been both a challenge and a thrill ride for Grande.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/3728e3f15df44b3b9eb6880a17a755b9-3728e3f15df44b3b9eb6880a17a755b9-0.jpg Tre?Davious White thinks Rob Gronkowski?s suspension is ?a joke?

?Man, it?s a joke,? the Bills rookie said Thursday in his first comments since being hit by the Patriots tight end.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/greenhouse_sombta-4_regional.jpg MBTA will discount Quincy commuter rail rides during Wollaston closure

It?s an olive branch intended to lessen the impact of the station?s 20-month closure for construction.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_UQ4MR.jpg Volcano could erupt in Mass. ? but don?t worry, it?s millions of years away

A massive upwelling of hot rock is rising under part of New England, including Western Massachusetts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/887657582.jpg Bitcoin spikes to a new record ? again. Will it ever come down?

When the party ends, many latecomers are going to wish they had stayed away, one expert said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/dryer.jpg The answer to dirty hotel hair dryers (and other great gifts for travelers)

Here?s a look at things we discovered this year that will delight the avid traveler on your gift list.

Associated Press

Health & Wellness | Magazine

Even doctors avoid going to the doctor. Why is that?

Not seeking medical help can be dangerous and ultimately expensive. So why do so many of us skip the visit?

? | Movie Review

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The strained 1950s melodrama appears to have been written poorly on purpose.

Ty Burr

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/19/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/OJ_PIC7407m.jpg Does a TV series belong on a year-end best movies list?

As the places we watch shift with technology, so do the shapes and formats of what we watch.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-3362.jpg Her ex is up for a ?booty call,? but she wants more

They split over her drinking, and now he says he can?t commit to more than dinner and hooking up.

Former One Direction member Liam Payne performing at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham Thursday.

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One Direction alum Liam Payne performs at all-girls high school in Hingham

It?s the second time that students at Notre Dame Academy have managed to get a VIP to perform there.

Things to Do

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/image-ce9cf0a5-3a52-4d48-866a-7f1f686b883b.jpg The Weekender: Acrobats on ice, rockabilly on speed, and chestnuts on an open fire

The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusMonuments.jpg Donald Trump?s unprecedented assault on Mother Nature

Donald Trump?s decision to slash the size of two national monuments in Utah is an affront to anyone who cares about preserving the natural habitat.

Newsletters

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Coming soon: Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Special reports

Magazine | A nonfiction novella

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/muck1105altimage-2940[1].jpg He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble

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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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Holiday Arts Preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Holiday%20Arts%20preview%20web150-5211.jpg The best of the arts this upcoming holiday season

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

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Adams%20collage.jpg The surgeon general and his brother: A family?s reckoning with addiction

?One of the most frustrating things is being surgeon general ... and feeling like you can?t help your own brother,? said Dr. Jerome Adams.