Former Mount Ida students sue, accusing college leaders of fraud

The suit, accusing school leaders of fraud, misleading students and violating student privacy, comes eight months after the small liberal arts college abruptly announced it would close.

Feng Zhang.

Local researcher calls for halt to genetically edited embryos

Feng Zhang was responding to bombshell claims by He Jiankui of Shenzhen, who said he altered embryos for seven couples during fertility treatments.

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General Motors will also put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles.

?I hope I have the CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to comment on my private FB page where you have to be invited into as friends only,? wrote Police Commissioner William B. Gross.

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As Boston police lawsuit looms, ACLU hits back at Gross for Facebook post

Local ACLU officials responded to Boston Police Commissioner William Gross after he took the unusual step of commenting on a legal controversy on Facebook.

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Officials want to figure out how to handle the traffic that has swarmed the small town in the days since Cultivate opened for recreational marijuana sales.

This image, taken at Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colo., shows several of the critical landing systems of the InSight Mars lander, including the thrusters, lander legs and science deck.

NASA is landing on Mars (again). Here?s why that?s a big deal

More than six months and 300 million miles since it launched, NASA?s InSight lander is due to arrive at Mars on Monday to study the red planet.

A home on Jefferson Street in Lawrence was leveled during the Sept. 13 disaster in the Merrimack Valley.

Sister of teen killed in gas explosions wants ?justice for? her brother

Leonel Rondon died during the Merrimack Valley gas explosions after a chimney from a house that blew up toppled onto the vehicle he was sitting in.

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?Toilets didn?t work, there was no air-flow on the train, and it started to get really stuffy.?

A trio of Route 111 buses formed a convey down Broadway Street in Chelsea as they headed toward Boston.

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Why do some MBTA bus trips run back-to-back?

?Bunching,? as the phenomenon is known, is a persistent problem on the T and other transit agencies.

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Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos was sentenced in September for lying to the FBI in the Russia investigation.

63-year-old Methuen woman dies after family fight

Officials say Martina Gomez was trying to break up a fight among family members late Sunday.

Developer Les Otten had the North Country hopeful he would revive the 150-year-old resort, shuttered since 2011.

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Can the Balsams, in all its nostalgic splendor, be saved?

The Balsams Grand Resort, a New England institution since 1875, has been shuttered since 2011 and parts of it are starting to crumble. Les Otten has been trying since 2014 to orchestrate a rebirth.

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A Boston company is taking the concept of retail health care to a new level ? but don?t expect it to happen here.

Rachel Brosnahan as Midge Maisel in the Emmy-winning ?The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.?

YOUR TV GPS

The week in watching: ?SNL? melodrama, ?Maisel? marvelousness, and John and Chrissy adorability

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week ahead.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-23478.jpg A concussion rattled me, and reset me

Lie low for a few days, the doctor said, and your concussion symptoms should fade. That was four months ago. The way back has been weird, scary, but also, oddly, an education.

Shaquille Brown enters court room for a hearing at Suffolk Superior Court.

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?I been in hell all my life?

At 22, Shaquille Brown was leaving Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center with no job prospects and no money. He wanted a better life, but couldn?t imagine how it would happen.

East Rutherford NJ 11/25/18 New England Patriots Sony Michel doing an Instagram post for his team's internet account after they defeated the New York Jets 27-13 at MetLife Stadium. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

Bill Belichick got just what he wanted out of the Patriots

New England answered its coach?s challenge to run the ball better, and it led to a victory over the Jets.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/soxwalkoff4.jpg Hanley Ramirez starting his comeback in the Dominican Winter League

The former Red Sox left fielder/first baseman/designated hitter is playing in the Dominican Winter League for Tigres de Licey.

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Indian officials have traveled repeatedly in recent days near the remote island where an American missionary was killed by people who have long resisted the outside world.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a signing of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act in the Oval Office of the White House on November 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. The President also took questions from reporters. (Photo by Ron Sachs - Pool/Getty Images)

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Editorial

Trump?s attacks on judiciary echo his press bashing

Make no mistake, Trump chooses his battles carefully, and his choice to disparage yet another institution critical to a well-functioning democracy is no idle rant.

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The decor was designed by Mrs. Trump and features a theme of ?American Treasures.?

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New York City police arrested Baldwin on assault and harassment charges but prosecutors downgraded them Monday to attempted assault and harassment.

11/13/2018 Boston Ma- Commuters needed their umbrellas on Dartmouth Street in Boston.. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic:

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Boston area has seen its wettest fall on record. More rain is coming

This year?s meteorological fall is the wettest on record. And it certainly looks like the jet stream will continue to bring us more precipitation.

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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 79 people have lost their lives in California?s deadliest wildfire.

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The summit organizers are scrambling to evaluate the claim before the scientist is scheduled to speak at the meeting.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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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