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Two million people were warned to flee inland as the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade charged toward Florida.
The storm is one of the strongest Atlantic tempests in recent memory.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace PrizeThe Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Santos ??for his resolute efforts to bring the country?s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.??
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The first lady?s string of strident attacks against Donald Trump on the stump is unprecedented for a sitting first lady, historians say.
Donald Trump stays reserved during N.H. town hall appearanceTrump?s event Thursday was more of a friendly rally filled with softball questions than a serious proving ground for Sunday?s debate.
Trump candidacy is easy target for game makersDonald Trump has spawned a cottage industry of amusements poking fun at his run for the White House.
Ground Game
No, really. This is the most unpredictable debate ever. The town hall style format of the next debate adds three different dimensions of spontaneity for the candidates.
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Never come between an 81-year-old and her marijuana plantPeg Holcomb, an 81-year-old Amherst resident, had been nurturing her single marijuana plant for years. And then, one day, state troopers showed up.
Disruptor Beam to put zombies in your pocketThe Framingham company will launch a new game next year based on ?The Walking Dead.?
Massachusetts approves second deer hunt at Blue HillsThe state has approved another four days of deer hunting at Blue Hills State Reservation.
Why virtual reality still lacks the personal touchDevices to let our fingers feel something in the digital realm have consumed millions of dollars of investment without breaking through to the mainstream.
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Indians 5, Red Sox 4
Porcello allowed three home runs in the third inning as the Indians held off the Sox.
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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
Price, 2-7 in the postseason, has a chance to alter the perception that he is not clutch in the playoffs.
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Alex Speier | Instant Analysis
Rick Porcello, Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley, and Mookie Betts all struggled in Game 1 of the ALDS.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Do you trust the Red Sox starters?Their postseason numbers are not good, and Rick Porcello?s Game 1 start did not help.
Noah Syndergaard summed up baseball perfectly in one tweetThe Mets pitcher?s reaction to a loss in Wednesday?s wild-card game was priceless.
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Leonard Campanello somehow pulled this off on one workday last May.
Scandal-plagued parks department challenges BakerA spate of scandals has threatened to take the shine off Baker?s lofty poll numbers and reputation as a fix-it specialist.
doc talk
Her name? Hillary. His name? Donald.?Frontline? documentary ?The Choice 2016? offers surprising similarities as well differences.
buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert
Without Samantha Bee, this election would be so much worseSamantha Bee?s?Full Frontal? is the one not-to-be-missed show of the campaign season.
THINGS TO DO
The Weekender: Judy, Donald, Monty, and HomerTop picks for everything fun to do in Boston and beyond.
Editorial
Reggie Lewis Center needs a new directionThe community is owed a full explanation on whether RCC is still the best custodian of a track that has become a cherished community institution.
The desperate and the dead
The broken covenantBehind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The most powerful Atlantic storm in nearly a decade left a path of destruction over the Caribbean and is heading towards the US.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Five Celtics finish with double-digit points in preseason victory.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that the students had no legal standing to use the courts to force changes in Harvard University?s investment policy.
Boston?s mayor said he will be targeting union and other supporters to turn out for Hillary Clinton.
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This 5-passenger midsize wagon thrives in all seasons, showing the kind of pluck we?d like to think is our birthright.
Poland?s governing party retreated Thursday from a proposed law that would have made virtually all abortions illegal.
The company, which recently changed its name to Snap Inc., could list as soon as March.
Ruth Franklin explores the divide and tension inside author Shirley Jackson as queen of angst and horror and as humorous chronicler of family life.
The festival returns with its usual wide array of documentaries, narrative features, and shorts.
Why Honda Motor Co. has just started selling an all-new truck that seems like the love-child of an F-150 and an Accord.
ground game
Mike Pence?s impossible missionHis most important task might be just righting Donald Trump?s sinking ship after one of the worst weeks for the candidate in a long time.
Design New England
?This is home?Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.
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Without Samantha Bee, this election would be so much worse
Rick Porcello, Red Sox staggered by Indians in Game 1
Matthew hammers Florida, begins dayslong beating of coast
Michelle Obama takes turn as Hillary Clinton?s star surrogate
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