Hundreds currently jailed for certain drug crimes would become eligible to earn deductions in their sentences and apply for parole if new legislation becomes law.
Yvonne Abraham
How rage over a woman’s anti-cop Facebook post killed a Lynn coffee shop
It’s not enough to just disagree with somebody who says something some find odious. No, angry mobs must be set upon them, to destroy their lives.
Pearson apologized and launched a review of its curriculum Thursday after an outcry over a nursing education book that reinforced stereotypes of religious and ethnic groups.
Congresswoman accuses John Kelly of lying, escalating dispute over Trump’s condolence call
Frederica Wilson said President Trump’s chief of staff lied about her role in a 2015 dedication ceremony for a federal building.
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SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP
Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing for federal authorities to expedite the criminal investigation of a death at the Bedford VA Medical Center.
GROUND GAME
Is Trump making liberals reconsider George W. Bush?
Since he left the White House nine years ago, George W. Bush has largely stayed out of politics. But he stepped firmly back into the political spotlight Thursday.
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Hundreds of Boston College students, faculty, and staff marched through campus early Friday afternoon to protest recent racist events at the college.
Rockwell heirs seek to block sale of artwork
The artist’s family wants to stop the Berkshire Museum from selling 40 works of art.
Former city councilor John Connolly to back Marty Walsh for mayor
Former city councilor John Connolly said that his former rival has “more than earned his second term.”
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THOMAS FARRAGHER
After a thrilling victory at the US Mid-Amateur Championship, this Brockton firefighter earned himself improbable invitations to the US Open and the Masters.
Season Ticket Podcast
Tom Brady’s play at age 40 ‘astonishing,’ Al Michaels says
Broadcaster Al Michaels is on the call for this week’s Sunday Night Football game between the Patriots and Falcons.
Baker takes familar stance on Amazon flurry
Boston’s plan is just one of dozens across the state that Governor Charlie Baker has publicly endorsed — all of them equally, with no public favorites.
Somerville’s Amazon bid emphasizes proximity to universities, urban core
The city’s bid strings together key development properties along either the Orange Line or the planned Green Line extension.
TALKING POINTS
Amazon pitches from here, there, and everywhere in Mass.
The Baker administration didn’t pick favorites among the 26 proposals across the state.
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Bright, daytime fireball streaking over N.E. reported by hundreds
Nearly 200 people reported the fireball in the sky Wednesday afternoon as it fell over the Northeast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
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This weekend offers a rare chance to see an October meteor shower
The lesser-known Orionid shower should still be taken seriously and appreciated by both amateur and professional stargazers.
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TALKING SHOP
With backing from Ace Hardware, the Somerville e-commerce site looks to reach more consumers.
Christopher Muther
Three N.E. airports top list of nation’s best. Logan isn’t one of them
Logan has been making strides, but was still denied entry into this exclusive clique of top airports, decided by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
Chad Finn | unconventional preview
Don’t call this a revenge game for the Falcons
Nothing they do against the Patriots can atone for what happened to them in February.
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Nurse’s aide plays video games while a vet dies at VA hospital
The Bedford VA hospital admitted its care for Bill Nutter was not “up to our standards,” but the reality was uglier. Now, the FBI is investigating.
Ideas | Matthew Muspratt
What I saw traveling across America in Google Street View
It’s one thing to read about our national fracture. It’s another to actually see it.
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newsroom commentary
Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together
An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.
Meet the animal scientist trying to grow human organs — in pigs
Without Dr. Pablo Juan Ross the groundbreaking creation of a part-human, part-animal chimera might not have been possible.
Despite widespread safety concerns, participation numbers are up in Wellesley, bucking a national trend.
Every Thursday the Fairway Restaurant plays host to a group of older aviators from the Cape Area Pilots Association.
The town Nathaniel Hawthorne once described as a “bare, bleak spot fit, for nothing but sheep’’ is still largely off the grid (broadband is available only in town buildings).
Families who have lost loved ones in combat are asking America’s politicians on both sides of the aisle to stand down.
Search This Week's Specials
It may lack the fit-and-finish of rivals, but there’s no replacing an American V8 and a drop-top.
By Wednesday afternoon, Philando Feeds the Children had collected more than $80,000, money that will be used to help students at several schools.
The company said the job reductions would amount to 9 percent of its workforce, but it did not say how many of the cuts would come from Watertown.
In “Smile,” Roddy Doyle spins the swift and devastating tale of a man who comes to know the consequences of laughing it off.
Andy Serkis’s directorial debut is a based-on-truth drama about a man who overcame the limitations of his disability.
Couple has teamed up with educators from Harvard and MIT to change the way dyslexia is viewed and create a better way to teach.
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The Big Picture
More than half a million Rohingya refugees have flooded into Bangladesh to flee an offensive by Myanmar’s military that the United Nations has called “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.”
