UMass wants to be a leader in online education

The university is turning to a highly paid executive as it challenges more-entrenched competitors across the country.

JetBlue plane veers off Logan Airport taxiway

The flight originated in Savannah, Ga., according to the airline. There were no reported injuries.

Dave Epstein

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Temperatures are going to drop dramatically in the coming days.

Said one senior administration official on retaliating against Russia trolling: ?One of the things I?ve learned over many, many years of looking at Russia and Putin is that he?s Mr. Preemption. If he thinks that somebody else is capable of doing something to him, he gets out ahead of it. We have to be extraordinarily careful.?

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As US pondered options, trolls were busy at work

Even after the 2016 election, there?s still debate inside the White House on what action should be taken to combat Russia?s operation.

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President Trump is the first president in almost a century to close his first year in office without welcoming a visiting counterpart to the US with a state dinner.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/6a36dd3dea2e418b872883c1c5438a86-6a36dd3dea2e418b872883c1c5438a86-0.jpg Why a man left a box of manure for Steven Mnuchin

??Merry Catsmess!?? read the caption in the card. And in a personal touch, as if for emphasis, Robby Strong had enclosed a box of horse manure.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/RinaldiDunkin01.jpg A look back at the wackiest local business stories of 2017

Washington doesn?t have a lock on weirdness. Join us as we look back on another crazy year for business news in Massachusetts.

David Neilson started Coastal Vineyards at age 54. He walked through the vineyard near Buzzards Bay with his dog Jasmine.

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Some baby boomers consider retirement a 4-letter word

Those pursuing a second ? or even a third ? act can extend their work lives well beyond 65, and not only out of necessity.

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As tensions rise with North Korea, the idea of sheltering from a downpour of radiation no longer seems like a concept from a filmstrip in a bygone era.

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Anthony Perry?s father remembered him as a loving son who had long been troubled.

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Trump and his tweets show the power of how he communicates

Trump?s direct channel to America has proved its potency in his first year in office.

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A year into President Trump?s term, his most memorable lines come not from grand speeches or prime-time addresses.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/davis_future1_biz.jpg $15 minimum wage could have big impact on teens

Young low-income workers could contribute more to family incomes, but some say fewer employers will hire them.

Wizards 111, Celtics 103

Gary Washburn | On basketball

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The Celtics? 16-game winning streak spoiled fans, but it also made the team complacent.

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It was the first time the teams have met since the contentious seven-game Eastern Conference semifinals.

Opinion | Nancy Gertner and Paul Butler

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The crime of obstruction has been deployed in situations in which it should not, but this isn?t one of them.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/CASHLESS_COMMERCE_3.JPG As some businesses go credit-only, cash loses its currency

Cashless businesses were an isolated phenomenon, but now they?re spreading.

Barbara Parham (left) and Jeanne Satterfield didn?t expect their reunion to occur where it did: at Pine Street Inn, a Boston shelter.

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A chance reunion, and now a shared struggle

Barbara Parham and Jeanne Satterfield never thought they?d end up living at Pine Street Inn. Now, they?re each other?s rock.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Rudick_newbedford2957_address.jpg New England fishermen worry that wind turbines could impact their catch

Navigation near and around turbines will be one of the challenges, the fishermen say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Chin071817QUICKBITEPammy_s_Arts7.jpg The 2017 Boston-area restaurant awards

The people and places that stood out in this year?s dining landscape.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/lee_iPhone2_biz.jpg Analysts cut iPhone X forecasts, citing lukewarm demand

It was a not-so-Merry Christmas for Apple Inc.

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Prince Harry?s American-born fiancée also joined family members at a traditional Christmas Day church service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/200_meghan_trainor.jpg Nantucket singer Meghan Trainor gets engaged

Trainor?s boyfriend popped the question on Friday, which was her 24th birthday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Kaplan%20Kennedy%20Collection-2595.jpg JFK memorabilia collection needs a new home

Rick Kaplan claims to have the world?s largest trove of items connected to the 35th president.

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The civil rights leader showed few signs of slowing down as he delivered a sermon to inmates at one of the nation?s largest jails.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Host Chris Gasper welcomes Buffalo Bills reporter Vic Carucci to preview the upcoming Patriots-Bills game.

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Opinion | Gary King and Robert X. Browning

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/a37972e4b3c5433f8472f5a4021050db-a37972e4b3c5433f8472f5a4021050db-9655.jpg How to conquer partisan gerrymandering

The US Supreme Court can solve the problem by imposing partisan symmetry.

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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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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Air%20travel.jpg Traveling over the holidays? Follow these tips to stay healthy

Admit it. There are few things worse than being sick over the holidays. So we have some advice.