8 killings, 11 days, and the last to die was Alicia

Alicia Restrepo was found fatally shot in her car on Oct. 15. She was 24.

WBZ-TV/Globe staff illustration

It was a stunning cluster of shootings even for a part of the city that knows violence too well.

Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS was one of the drugstore chains named in the lawsuit.

Florida sues CVS, Walgreens over opioid sales

The state says the chains oversold painkillers and didn?t take precautions to stop illegal sales.

2 fatally struck by holiday train in Wareham

A preliminary investigation showed a man and a woman were on the train tracks when they were struck. They were declared dead at the scene.

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The workers will return to the job Wednesday after voting in favor of the deal, which was announced earlier Saturday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/111718WiggsMemorial2.jpg Old North Church rededicates memorial honoring fallen troops

About 50 people gathered behind the church to remember lives lost in Iraq, Afghanistan, and earlier wars.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/StormTotalSnowWeb-23096.png Some snow expected Sunday night, changing to rainy mix

After a sunny Saturday, more snow could be on the way Sunday night, mixing with rain into Monday morning.

Explosion at Idaho hazardous waste site kills 1, injures 3

An explosion Saturday at a hazardous waste site in southwestern Idaho killed one worker, injured three others and heavily damaged a building, officials said.

Martine Joseph (left) and Marie Alexia picked up turkeys and grocery packages Saturday at Catholic Charities Yawkey Center.

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Boston nonprofits distribute thousands of Thanksgiving meals to those in need

In the Merrimack Valley, volunteers gave out supermarket vouchers in lieu of turkeys, since many are still without utilities.

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President Trump on Saturday acknowledged Californians suffering from twin tragedies. The death toll from the Camp fire now stands at 76.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/111718WiggsSocial1.jpg Archdiocese to address social justice with new ministry

Cardinal Sean O?Malley announced the formation of an Archdiocesan Social Justice Ministry on Saturday in Dorchester.

The Amelia Earhart Dam loomed in the background before sunrise.

chesto means business

This dam problem needs to be fixed, cities say

Members of the Mystic River watershed are lobbying Beacon Hill for $5 million to help improve the Amelia Earhart Dam?s pumping capacity.

Work and family became guiding parts of Miss Carter?s life over the years.

Ethel Braziel Carter, 100, stenographer, accomplished musician

Nearly as accomplished a musician as she was a stenographer, Miss Carter learned to play piano, and then took up organ lessons.

At the Wampanoag Homesite, an interpreter talked to school children.

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At Plimoth Plantation, not all employees are thankful

As it readies for its annual throng of visitors, Plimoth Plantation remains embroiled in a long-running battle between employees and management.

A calendar counting down to Election Day took center stage at the Somerville offices of Democratic fund-raising platform ActBlue.

Republicans are green with envy over Somerville fund-raiser ActBlue

The Democratic fund-raising platform was a subject of the GOP?s post-midterm frustration.

With rainfall in the area as much as 50 percent above average this year, the Merrimack is expected to be deluged with an estimated 750 million gallons of sewage from the six treatment plants that feed into it.

As storms intensify, sewage overflow into local rivers gets worse

Dozens of rivers in the region are repeatedly inundated with raw sewage from treatment plants overwhelmed by heavy rains.

Holiday arts preview 2018

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/holidayarts18web-02.jpg The best things to see and do this holiday season

From dancing sugarplums to a musical ?Grinch,? there?s a bounty of theater, music, TV, and other attractions to enjoy.

Steve Carell pranked fans of ?The Office? with a fake reboot promise on SNL

While delivering his opening monologue on ?Saturday Night Live,? he invited some former NBC castmates on stage before tricking the audience.

Oprah Winfrey (left) and UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney chatted Thursday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.

NAMES

Oprah Winfrey raises more than $3m for UMass Lowell scholarships

Winfrey commanded the stage all night long, speaking with UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, and offering uplifting words and humorous anecdotes.

Abington coach Jim Kelliher will be on the sideline for his 52d Thanksgiving game. Here with Sam Malafonte prior to the 2014 game, he began dying his hair green in 2007.

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THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL TRADITIONS

2018 (and counting): Abington?s longtime coach goes Green

Jim Kelliher he will be on the sideline for his 51st Thanksgiving Day game ? three as a player, three as an assistant coach, and 45 as head coach.

18wefootball -- Meryll Frost was a member of the Dartmouth football team for the 1945 season. (Dartmouth College)

THANKSGIVING DAY TRADITIONS

1939: They battled on the field, then went off to war

Wellesley?s Meryll Frost and Needham?s Larry Arra were opponents on the gridiron before heading off to the biggest fight of their lives in World War II.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/27redsoxSlider11.jpg Here?s one recipe the Red Sox could use to repeat as World Series champions

Manager Alex Cora believes at least five players on his 2018 title team will show improvement next season, making the Red Sox better overall.

Boston MA 11/17/18 Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris battle for a defensive rebound in front of Utah Jazz Rudy Gobert during second quarter action at TD Garden. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Loss to Jazz leaves Celtics searching for answers again

There?s something wrong with this team and coach Brad Stevens has to figure it out.

Zdeno Chara will miss 4-6 weeks with a knee injury.

Zdeno Chara will miss 4 to 6 weeks

The Bruins? captain suffered a knee injury Wednesday in the first period of a game against the Colorado Avalanche.

BEN VOLIN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Lee111118patstitans10.jpg Could Tom Brady finally be showing signs of his age?

Clearly the 41-year-old Patriots quarterback is not the same player as in past years, but some aren?t sounding the alarm yet.

At Fenway Park, Harvard celebrated winning the 135th playing of The Game.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Harvard-Yale at Fenway Park was inevitable

The ballpark always has been more than a baseball venue.

Opinion & Ideas

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham%20(3).jpg ?Donald Trump was elected president because of his racism, not in spite of it?

In him, racists have someone who will never unequivocally condemn them or the violence they commit.

Special reports

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My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?

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Aerial photos show devastation from Calif. wildfires

At least 56 people have lost their lives in California?s deadliest wildfire.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/PatrickOConner-1024x576.jpg An industry newcomer tries to salvage pharma?s bruised reputation

Patrick O?Connor is the new executive director of the Alliance to Protect Medical Innovation.