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The Patriots held on for a 38-31 victory on the road without Rob Gronkowski and Sony Michel (for most of the game).
PATRIOTS 38, BEARS 31
Patriots hold on for the win in Chicago A last-second Hail Mary came up short for the Bears, giving the Patriots their fourth straight win and their first road victory of the season.
Jonathan Jones comes up with acrobatic interception in 4th quarter vs. Bears The Patriots cornerback made a leaping grab as the Bears were in New England territory.
Sony Michel ruled out vs. Bears after leaving game with knee injury The Patriots running back injured his left knee, which is the same one he?s had issues with since college.
Alex Cora?s major league roots with the Dodgers Drafted by Los Angeles in 1996, the Red Sox manager spent nine years with the Dodgers and refers to his World Series opponent as a ?special organization.?
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Kimball Crossley examined the matchups within the series to identify strengths and weaknesses on both sides.
Moose calves are dying at unprecedented levels in New England, mostly because of the hordes of winter ticks ? as many as 90,000 on one animal.
BuzzSaw
Forget the manipulations of ?This Is Us? ? here are some TV moments that managed to wring honest tears.
Early voting for Nov. 6 election starts Monday Early voting kicks off Monday in Massachusetts -- and local election officials expect to put in some long hours over the next two weeks to make it easier for voters to cast ballots ahead of Nov. 6.
Ryanair faced criticism after a video posted online apparently showed the airline?s crew failing to take action to remove a passenger who launched a racist tirade against a fellow traveler.
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Rory Kennedy?s ?Above and Beyond? goes to space to understand Earth The documentary chronicles 60 years of NASA, from the vow that her uncle, President John F. Kennedy, made to get an American on the moon by the end of the 1960s, to current environmental challenges.
Unhealthy Divide
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Treatment has become, in large measure, a private-pay business that operates outside the insurance system.
Here?s a look at 50 trips abroad taken by state legislators since Jan. 1, 2013.
Boston expected to have near-freezing temperatures overnight It?s been the coldest weekend this fall for many Massachusetts areas ? with a few flakes of snow in some places ? and it?s going to get colder overnight.
Trump administration eyes defining transgender out of existence The move would be the most drastic yet in an effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law.
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The University of Vermont?s farmer-training program ? one of only three in the country and the only one in New England ? is a six-month, seed-to-harvest, total-immersion course that?s turned a range of neophytes into money-earning agrarians.
?No one will stop us, only God?: migrant caravan resumes advance toward US They marched on through Mexico like a ragtag army of the poor, shouting triumphantly slogans like ??Si se pudo!?? or ??Yes, we could!??
Family of Holly Piirainen hosts tip campaign on 25th anniversary of her disappearance Tuesday marks the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of Holly Piirainen, the 10-year-old Grafton girl who was murdered in Sturbridge in 1993, and her family is still looking for answers.
Whale known as ?Ladders? washes ashore on Cape Cod Researchers say a 54-foot fin whale that was found dead in Massachusetts was known to them for more than 30 years.
Boston wins climate challenge award from Bloomberg Philanthropies Boston is among a group of US cities that will receive technical support and resources to help reduce carbon emissions.
Come see Globe Live After two sold-out seasons, Globe Live ? a live storytelling show featuring the Globe?s top journalists ? returns to the Emerson Paramount Center Nov. 3 & 4.
Editorial
Let Boston try e-bikes and scooters Yes, motorized bikes and scooters need to be regulated, but not to the point of discouraging their use.
The Red Sox? hitting coach spent 2016-17 with the Dodgers, and has played a major role in developing both teams? powerful lineups.
The company will also have 158 work crews replacing pipeline on Sunday in Andover, North Andover, and Lawrence, officials said.
District officials pitched the town as a good place for families to buy homes because of the schools.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? U.S. home sales fell for the sixth straight month in September, a sign that housing has increasingly become a weak spot for the economy. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales declined 3.
The chamber is undergoing one of its most significant shake-ups since the Republican revolution of 1994.
In Ciudad Hidalgo, the migrants voted by a show of hands and then marched to a bridge to urge those still there to cross the river and join them.
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Firefighters responded to a 911 call for a fully engulfed car fire at the intersection of Boylston and Dartmouth streets.
Can a sales manager terminate an employee before her due date because she?s not meeting her quota?
On Saturday at the House of Blues, her understated delivery only amplified the content of her indie-pop offerings.
A Cambridge man says he was bitten by bedbugs on a plane. The airline says bedbugs are not the culprit and it?s not to blame.
Talking Points AM We?ve started an early-morning version of our popular afternoon Talking Points business newsletter. Try it out here.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: gas explosions in Lawrence, 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and primary elections.
With genome sequencing, some sick infants get a shot at healthy lives When babies become very ill, it can be difficult to know why. Answers can be hiding in their genes.
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
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