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More than 1.5 million people were asked to evacuate ahead of Matthew, the first major hurricane to hit the state in 11 years.
Map: Tracking Hurricane MatthewThe storm is one of the strongest Atlantic tempests in recent memory.
Chief texter? 653 texts in a single day strains credulity, thumbsLeonard Campanello, who agreed to retire amid an investigation into his conduct, somehow pulled this off on one workday last May.
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Don?t 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.
DANTE RAMOS
Marijuana opponents fight the wrong greedy capitalistsBashing tomorrow?s corporate marijuana titans is easy, but what about the drug cartels operating now?
In Cambridge, goodbye to coffee in a foam cupThe city?s ban on single-use polystyrene products goes into effect later this month.
These N.H. candidates can?t stop running against each otherFor the fourth election in a row, Republican Frank Guinta and Democrat Carol Shea-Porter will square off in the state?s First District.
Alex Speier
Will lack of a Dave Roberts-type haunt Red Sox?The Indians were aggressive on the basepaths in Game 1 of the ALDS, but the Red Sox were not.
Newton partners with BC to address income inequalityMayor Setti Warren hopes to promote long-term economic mobility in the city.
?Witch Hunt? podcast starts with Salem trials, but then goes deeperA Salem resident takes listeners beyond the misconceptions to really understand the story of the witch trials.
Charges for Auburn man who allegedly followed school bus in clown maskPolice intend to set an example as communities across the nation deal with reports of creepy clown sightings.
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Her string of attacks against Donald Trump on the stump is unprecedented for a sitting first lady.
Expect a fired-up Tom Brady, friend saysA former college teammate told ESPN he thinks the Patriots quarterback will be a man on a mission Sunday.
Boston-based attorney argues Uber?s star ratings are racially biased The complaint centers on a California Uber driver who said he was deactivated after his average customer rating fell below 4.6 stars.
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America?s first crowdsourced debateThe second presidential debate could also be a first ? the first time questions will be pulled from the tubes of the Internet.
Meet the guy who directed Ben Affleck in ?The Accountant?Did Gavin O?Connor have a hard time directing Affleck, who?s becoming a pretty good director himself?
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Art Review
An exhibit at the MFA shows the influences and indivuality of a master painter who was sometimes guilty of garish razzle-dazzle.
Watch some of Samantha Bee?s best political segmentsFrom post-debate specials to regular commentary on politics, Bee is a fresh voice in the late-night crowd. Just see for yourself.
THINGS TO DO
The Weekender: Judy, Donald, Monty, and HomerTop picks for everything fun to do in Boston and beyond.
Beverly Beckham
Have some compassion and break that rule, pleaseYou don?t woo people by slamming doors shut. You open doors and invite people in. But compassion is a concept that many in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church don?t seem to grasp.
your home | family living
In a Milton Colonial, reinvented bedrooms for three little girlsWith a new floor plan giving them togetherness as well as privacy, sisters settle in to their redesigned bedrooms.
SCOT LEHIGH
Clinton and Trump?s contest of nervesIt?s a high-stakes game of chicken between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ? and it may all play in prime time during Sunday?s debate.
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 now striking 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.
The award came just days after voters narrowly rejected the peace deal the leader helped bring about.
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
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.
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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The lesson of this drug bust: Never come between an 81-year-old and her marijuana plant
Without Samantha Bee, this election would be so much worse
For Jared Remy, leniency was the rule until one lethal night
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