What Amazon?s HQ2 snub says about Boston

Being an also-ran might be what?s best for the region, but housing and transportation issues remain.

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The Internet giant already has a significant presence in and around our city.

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Amazon has officially announced its selection of New York City and Northern Virginia as the new sites of its next headquarters.

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The company filed suit against Boston, claiming requirements that take effect in January that require it to police listings and share user data violate federal and state laws.

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CNN is suing President Trump, demanding reporter Jim Acosta?s return to the White House.

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Tweeting on the theme of a European army, President Trump implied the French needed the US to rescue them from the Germans in both world wars.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_1AR1VG.jpg Trump blames Secret Service for canceled cemetery trip in France

President Donald Trump said he suggested driving to a French cemetery for a World War I commemoration but said the Secret Service wouldn?t allow it.

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The order was issued in the case against Timothy Verrill, who?s charged with killing Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini in 2017 in a house in Farmington, N.H.

Talking Points AM/Larry Edelman

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Plus: Moderna might be worth a $7 billion valuation. China-US trade talks resume. The kilogram gets back on the scale.

FILE -- Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of Homeland Security, during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 10, 2018. President Donald Trump is considering firing Nielsen as part of a wave of cabinet and staff changes, three people close to the president said on Nov. 13. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

President Trump is preparing to remove Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary, aides say

Her departure from the administration is likely to occur in the coming weeks, if not sooner, according to current and former White House officials.

Chris and Nancy Brown embrace while searching through the remains of their home, leveled by the Camp Fire, in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. As the fire approached, Nancy Brown escaped from the home with her 2-year-old and three dogs. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Massive search effort underway amid California?s deadliest-ever fire

Officials have confirmed 42 deaths in the Northern California blaze and another 2 in a fire in the southern part of the state.

Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp.

Judge says Georgia must delay in naming governor race winner

A federal judge has ordered Georgia to wait until Friday to certify the results of the midterm elections that include an unsettled race for governor and to take steps to protect provisional ballots.

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After a slow vote count, Kyrsten Sinema was declared the winner in a close US Senate race in Arizona, cementing its status as a swing state after years of Republican dominance.

?One marijuana, please.? Here?s how to avoid embarrassing yourself in the new pot shops

How do I pay? What do I need to bring? What happens when I walk in? With recreational pot sales just days away in Massachusetts, here?s what you need to know.

Book Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/09/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_1AP78Q.jpg A complex, accomplished life recounted with confidence and candor

Michelle Obama?s ?Becoming?? is an elegant and evocative autobiography with plenty to say about contemporary America.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/d8f768d9cd874bc8a235e877ccbe56b9-d8f768d9cd874bc8a235e877ccbe56b9-0.jpg The new ?Game of Thrones? season will premiere in April 2019

Showrunners made the announcement at the end of a new 30-second-long teaser video looking back at pivotal moments in the series.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/6c080212d4ab4203943e7cd893c1d5fb-6c080212d4ab4203943e7cd893c1d5fb-0.jpg The kilogram is changing. Weight, what?

Until now, a kilogram?s mass has been defined by the granddaddy of all kilos: a golf ball-sized metal cylinder locked in a vault in France.

David Brody, a member of the Westford Historical Commission, shows the controversial stone carving, purportedly of 14th-century knight James Gunn, just outside downtown Westford.

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A century before Columbus, a Scottish knight explored Massachusetts. Or did he?

The legend of the Westford Knight holds that in 1399, a Scottish nobleman and his armed explorers sailed up the Merrimack River and climbed Prospect Hill to take a look around.

Vegetarian leek dumplings at Qingdao Garden in North Cambridge.

What She?s Having

Picking up right where you left off with an old favorite restaurant

I find myself back at Qingdao Garden in North Cambridge after several years away, and it?s just as good as I remember.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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The Saints have won eight straight games to establish themselves as Super Bowl favorites, and Brees has emerged as the front-runner for his first career MVP award.

Boston, Ma- Oct.31, 2018- Sox Mookie Betts displays the World Championship trophy as it gows by Suffolk University on the Rolling Rally Parade.

CHAD FINN

Here?s one thought on each player who was on the Red Sox World Series roster

I miss writing about the 2018 Red Sox, so consider this a transition to 2019.

Boston, MA 10/14/18: Red Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning. Boston Red Sox hosted the Houston Astros in Game Two of ALCS at Fenway Park Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)

Craig Kimbrel declines Red Sox? qualifying offer ? may still opt to re-sign with Boston

The closer remains eligible to return to the Sox, but for the 30-year-old Kimbrel, free agency should be a bonanza.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Lee102718bosmon12spts.jpg Tuukka Rask says he took a leave of absence for family issues

The veteran goalie sat out weekend wins over Toronto and Vegas after having been granted a leave of absence.

Aaron Hernandez in court in 2013.

Annotated phone calls between Aaron Hernandez and other NFL players

The conversations offer a rare opportunity to hear players talk openly about managing their pain and the physical grind of the game.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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By forcing US bishops to delay a vote on reforms, the Vatican dashed any remaining illusions that it was capable of imposing accountability within on the sexual abuse crisis.

Special reports

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In these private hearings, who you are ? and who you know ? may be just as important as right and wrong. Read the Spotlight report.

Newsletters

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Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts, and catch up on national pot headlines. Subscribe to ?This Week in Weed? for the latest marijuana news from reporter Dan Adams every Saturday.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, October 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: fall colors, Halloween, and a World Series victory.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/SOCIAL_PILLS_02-1024x576.jpg A new frontier for drug ads: patient ?influencers? on social media

A new industry links drug makers with ?influencers? ? patients with devoted followings who might promote their products or share their insights.