New office space at Suffolk Construction includes collaborative areas.

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Want more from your workers? Get them to run into each other more often

As workers grow increasingly isolated, companies are designing spaces to encourage more employee interaction ? and boost productivity while they?re at it.

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Chris Gasper welcomes Dan Shaughnessy to talk about the Celtics? four-game losing streak and chaos in Cleveland.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 23: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics reacts when no foul is called on the Los Angeles Lakers during a 108-107 Laker win at Staples Center on January 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

It?s a bad sign when Celtics get outworked

Their effort was questionable in a 1-point loss to the Lakers Tuesday night.

Foxborough, MA 1/21/2018 - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick on the side lines. The New England Patriots host the Jacksonville Jaguars in an NFL AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Jan. 21, 2018.(Barry Chin/Globe Staff)

Bill Belichick was chatty today ? except about Gronk

?We?ll be compliant with the NFL?s injury report,? Belichick said when asked for an update on the tight end?s progress.

Dan Shaughnessy

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The former Red Sox manager, who also managed the Phillies, could not escape the wrath of Eagles fans as well.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-13439.jpg Even brotherly love has its limits

My deep love and appreciation of Philly and its people does not extend to wide-eyed, drunken, violent lunatics in Eagles jerseys.

FILE - In this July 23, 2007, file photo, New York Yankees starting pitcher Roger Clemens throws to a Kansas City Royals batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo. Clemens and Barry Bonds fell short in elections to the baseball Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Baseball Hall of Fame voters are making progress, but not enough

The steroid era happened. To not recognize the greatest who ever played the game is silly.

Meghan Markle?s engagement ring from Prince Harry is on-trend. Couples are also opting for a different approach to wedding cakes, food service, flowers, and more.

The Weddings Issue

Six hot trends in weddings and receptions

Meghan Markle-style rings are in, doughnuts are out, and deep, rich colors are on the rise.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Bigapple2-512753.jpg Big Apple Circus?s Grandma admits to taking pornographic photos of 16-year-old

?The allegations are true,? Barry Lubin, who performed as Grandma the Clown, said in a statement to The New York Times.

Michigan State president resigns amid Nassar scandal

Lou Anna Simon announced her resignation amid an outcry over the school?s handling of allegations against Larry Nassar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/4b636606f6ed43238e119c75ad86694d-9ede40f1939a43d2b28e191ecd9f72cf-0.jpg Aly Raisman: ?Today was an important victory but there is still work to be done?

Six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman thanked her fellow abuse surviors for their courage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/AFP_XP9NJ-15670.jpg Judge to Nassar: ?I just signed your death warrant?

The judge sentenced the former USA Gymnastics doctor to 40 to 175 years for sexually assaulting scores of young women and girls.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-11430[1]-13549.jpg We have lived this story before. And yet, here we are

It won?t be enough to change just the people who run elite gymnastics in this country. What we need here is a conflagration, a complete do-over.

Three Andover High boys hockey coaches placed on leave amid DCF investigation

The state Department of Children and Families is investigating ?certain coaching methodologies,? the school?s principal said.

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More than 50 members of Congress want a return to the hands-off cannabis policy of the Obama era.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Facebook_13fakenews01_met.jpg Maine Democrats want conservative website investigated

Democrats asked the state ethics commission to investigate whether the conservative website has violated campaign finance laws.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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With the economy humming along, the state?s finances should be in better shape.

Man, dressed as a woman, robs Reading home, police say

Officers are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Reading apartment and threatened the resident with a knife, police said.

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The university?s $58 million commitment comes in response to the state?s recent decision to delay a new West Station.

Melrose middle-schoolers pull friend from frozen pond

Four seventh-graders were walking along the shore of Ell Pond when one boy ventured onto the ice, broke through, and landed in the frigid waters.

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While recovering from multiple surgeries, one young boy finds strength in a new family.

Korey is now known as the ?mayor? at the hospital where he spent much of his life, but he started as a patient with an infectious smile.

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Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

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Gun violence usually rates a quick write-up in the local paper, but then is quickly forgotten.

Newsletters

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Special reports

Abdulkader Hayani put his daughter Ameenah to bed.

The Last Refugee: A three-part series

A series of occasional articles on the Syrian refugee families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Albert%20Lea.jpg As hospital chains grow, local services shrink

Is the community hospital dying? Across the country, hospital conglomerates are changing their business models.

Real Estate

Tips to prevent a carbon monoxide tragedy

Carbon monoxide is invisible to the senses, and every year, the poison endangers thousands statewide. The top culprit? Your home heating system.