Noncompete contracts in Massachusetts? Lawmakers are near a deal

Legislative negotiators expect to produce a measure within weeks to limit noncompete contracts in the state.

01/04/2018 Hingham Ma-. A stuck driver is helped by some good citizens ,as a Winter storm with high winds and snow blanket area. .Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

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Dave Epstein

Snow is in the forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday

Some people could get significant snow by Wednesday night, although exactly where or how much isn?t yet clear.

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Surgeon?s instrument sat inside patient 4 years, despite his pain complaints, lawsuit claims

A Connecticut veteran alleges that a surgeon left an instrument inside his abdomen during a 2013 operation at a Veterans Administration hospital.

******* FOR BOSTON GLOBE ONLY ********* Boston, MA - 1/8/2018 - District Attorney Daniel F. Conley (cq) addresses the media after the sentencing. Judge Christine Roach (cq) sentences Keith Williams (cq) and Wesson Colas (cq), in Suffolk Superior Court, for the August 23, 2014 first-degree murder of 26-year-old Dawnn Jaffier (cq). Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 09jaffier Reporter: Travis Andersen

Lawmakers may restrict use of Valor Act

The law gives judges the discretion to send veterans accused of criminal charges to rehabilitation or counseling programs, rather than jail.

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Lawmakers want to know if Kindred Healthcare, which was sold last month, misused state funds that were intended for direct-care workers.

?Donald Trump is a racist bully and we know how to deal with bullies,? Senator Elizabeth Warren said at Monday?s breakfast celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.. ?We do not back down. We do not shut up. We fight back.?

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State?s politicians assail Trump on MLK Day as ?racist?

At a breakfast celebrating Martin Luther King Jr., top Massachusetts politicians pilloried President Trump on Monday, calling him a racist and a bully.

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It was not clear whether he planned to perform service later in the day, although his public schedule is blank.

Development of the Wynn resort in Everett includes a multibillion-dollar cleanup of the adjacent Mystic River.

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Cleanup for Wynn casino includes polluted Mystic River

By the time they finish next month, workers aim to dredge 27,000 cubic yards of soil from the river, near where chemical manufacuring plants had once been located.

The Season Ticket podcast

Chris Gasper and Ben Volin look ahead to the AFC and NFC Championship games, and what we might see in Super Bowl LII.

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AFC Playoffs

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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Josh McDaniels?s play-calling was tremendous, and Matt Patricia was not to be outdone on the defensive side.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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No team quarterbacked by Blake Bortles will come into Foxborough and beat Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

Debra Stark (left), with employee Gregoria Vanhoogen, has been unable to start a juicing program for lack of a new hire.

Jon Chase for The Boston Globe

How much effort does it take to fill one job?

As the labor shortage stretches on, a $15-per-hour kitchen position in Concord, with benefits, has gone unfilled for two years.

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The 2016 Olympic gold medalist joined a chorus of accusers against now-imprisoned former USA Gymastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

KEVIN CULLEN

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Fred Mathieu is an American success story, but if Trump had his way, Mathieu might not be here. ?He doesn?t see me,? Mathieu said.

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Students, professors, and alumni say the institute, which has ties to the Chinese government, undermines human rights. The protest is part of a wave of opposition to these centers, which exist on more than 90 campuses.

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O?Riordan wrote lyrics and often music for the band?s 1990s hits, including ?Linger.?

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Ansari said Sunday that he apologized last year when a woman told him about her discomfort during a sexual encounter in his apartment.

Names

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Dushku wrote that she was sexually abused at age 12 while working on ?True Lies.?

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Margery Eagan

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The Mass. US attorney should declare it exempt from prosecution.

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The group is putting its support behind candidates with the same qualifications: all women, all Democrats, and all doctors.

Real Estate

Room to Love: Shifting away from neutral colors

Newton couple opts for plum-colored living room and golden-hued dining room. Get more design inspiration at realestate.boston.com.