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The long-awaited crowds are trickling into Hopkinsville, Ky., the closest city to what astronomers call the point of greatest eclipse.
For those viewing the celestial event outside the path of totality, special safety lenses are recommended to prevent eye damage.
Dave Epstein
Weather will mostly cooperate Cirrus clouds nor smoke from Canadian wildfires will block out the sun enough to prevent viewing, but will make it a bit hazy.
LAST WEEK TONIGHT
John Oliver on Boston: ?They only just got unracist yesterday? Oliver?s comment was a brief aside in an episode that focused on the Trump administration, yet it won?t endear him to local viewers.
Jerry Lewis was a zany puller of heartstrings Lewis, known for his acting and his role with the long-running Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, died Sunday. He was 91.
A guided ghost tour of Salem bewitches visitors A reporter with an abiding affection for the weird and absurd takes a ?Voodoo, Vampires, and Ghosts? tour of the Witch City.
Lifted by its Mass. labs, chip maker AMD rebounds For the first time in at least a decade, the Silicon Valley chip maker Advanced Micro Devices may be living up to its name.
Steve Bannon was set for a graceful exit from the White House. Then came Charlottesville. After Bannon made comments undercutting US policy toward North Korea, President Trump concluded he was too much of a liability.
The day after, everyone marvels at restraint shown Only 33 people from the more than 40,000 who showed up on the Common Saturday were arrested.
spotlight | part 1
Children of Catholic priests live with secrets and sorrow A Globe review finds the children are often denied love and support and pressured to keep the scandal secret. And the church has done little to help.
spotlight | part 2
A priest?s son takes his case directly to the Pope He thought he was alone, being the child of a Catholic priest. He was wrong.
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Many in the crowd at a race said they feel more permission to be outspoken on issues once viewed as sensitive, like race.
10 sailors missing after Navy ship collision The damaged destroyer USS John S. McCain has now arrived in port in Singapore.
GOP?s Beth Lindstrom to launch challenge to Warren in 2018 The longtime Republican operative will formally launch her US Senate campaign later today.
Mom, children who were missing located in Falmouth hotel Jessica Eisnor and her two children had not been seen since Friday.
Trump to unveil a new ?path forward? in Afghanistan The president will speak at 9 tonight at Fort Myer in Arlington, Va.
Owner of runaway Littleton bull unhappy with ending Terry Den Besten said he wanted the bull, found Sunday in Littleton, tranquilized when authorities came across it, ?but this liberal state won?t allow it.?
THE FINE PRINT | CONSUMER ADVOCATE
Verizon cuts off elderly woman?s phone ? on her birthday The state needs better rules for determining if a utility customer is elderly.
New plan to boost liquor licenses concerns restaurateurs The disparities are glaring: Restaurants with liquor licenses are concentrated in the Boston?s more affluent neighborhoods.
Dorchester man sought in death of 33-year-old Weymouth woman Kerrol Florizel Bailey is suspected in the homicide of Michele Clarke.
Transit Police officer to be sentenced in beating Jennifer Garvey, 35, was found guilty in July of two counts of assault and battery and two of filing a false report.
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If Lee goes, will Washington and Jefferson follow? Here is the dispiriting problem with President Trump?s disjointed rants: Sometimes he is right.
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Priests? children live with secrets, sorrow A Globe review finds the children are often denied love and support and pressured to keep the scandal secret. And the church has done absolutely nothing to help.
What realtors and sellers are required to disclose to buyers ? and what they aren?t There are only two things state law requires a seller to tell you.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
What would happen to your eyes if you looked at the solar eclipse? People across the U.S. will be able to watch Monday?s solar eclipse ? but can watching it without any protection hurt your eyes?
The Indians and Sox appear headed for another playoff showdown, and having home-field advantage will be key.
Officials will review the outcome of last year?s hunt and provide information about this year?s proposal.
It's when Allston becomes a dropping ground for home items people no longer want.
The treasury secretary is under fire from Yale classmates and Jewish critics of the president.
The shootings happened in a 13-hour period ending early Sunday.
The innocuous bamboo beacons known for their presence at barbecues were found this month in Charlottesville.
The pop star?s Instagram, Twitter, Facebook page, and Tumblr have been all but obliterated. Why?
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Deep in Trump country, there was universal condemnation for white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
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