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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The comments by Bob Corker of Tennessee came hours after he called the White House ‘‘an adult day care center.”  Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee.

Sen. MORE for walking out of an Indianapolis Colts football game, calling it “a multi million dollar political stunt paid for by taxpayers.” “Don’t let these guys tell you they are fiscal conservatives.

The NFL Players Association released a statement in support of players' constitutional rights to "peacefully raise awareness" after Vice President MORE walked out of a NFL game Sunday over players kneeling during the national anthem. “Our men and their families are also conscientious Americans who continue to be forces for good through our communities and some have decided to use their platform to peacefully raise awareness to issues that deserve attention,” the statement read. “We shoul

Hawaii's Sen. MORE’s (R-Tenn.) comment that President Trump could lead the U.S. toward ‘World War III,’ as tensions rise between Washington and North Korea. “There’s a tendency to wonder about the politics of Corker’s interview.

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The Senate is out for a week that begins with the Columbus Day holiday, but military officials will flood Washington for the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army.

The conference, which takes place Monday through Wednesday, will include speeches from Secretary Defense MORE, Army chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy.

It’s now easier than ever to get travel advice from locals, and you don’t even have to talk to them in person. Sure, you can still ask a stranger where to find some good sushi, but there is no guarantee they will be interested in, or qualified to, help you. Thankfully, there are several smartphone apps that cut out those potentially awkward moments but still provide valuable recommendations from those in the know. The three I tested out recently while roaming the streets of New York all had something to offer — though some were more useful than others. This app costs $3.99 per city (67 major c

During his run for president, Marco Rubio took plenty of fire for being an absentee senator. He now concedes that his day job might, indeed, have suffered. As the Florida Republican settles into a second term in a Senate that he once couldn’t leave fast enough, Mr. Rubio is aggressively pursuing his legislative interests in ways he did not while chasing the presidency. “We just have more time than we perhaps didn’t have the last couple of years when I ran for president,” Mr.

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • Hundreds of thousands of people joined a rally in Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to Catalonia’s secession from Spain. Catalans remain deeply split over independence.

DIBIS, Iraq — The prisoners were taken to a waiting room in groups of four, and were told to stand facing the concrete wall, their noses almost touching it, their hands bound behind their backs. More than a thousand prisoners determined to be Islamic State fighters passed through that room last week after they fled their crumbling Iraqi stronghold of Hawija.