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Support from rising stars masks a Democratic split over single-payer

Many are questioning whether a government takeover of the health care system, and the required higher taxes to pay for it, are the right policy for a wounded Democratic party.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Single-payer health care may sound appealing, but it?s complicated

Sanders? idea is intriguing, but are Americans really ready for a radical change?

Michael A. Cohen

Single-payer snake oil

Single payer health care is the wrong idea at the wrong time and could hurt the Democratic Party.

?It?s atrocious?: Wellesley residents complain about Airbnb home used for wild party

Neighbors claimed they were stuck cleaning up vomit and Solo cups near the property after a recent gathering there.

17-year-old drowned in N.C. rip current was ?that kid that everyone loves?

Nicholas Vero died Saturday when he got caught in a rip current on the last day of his annual family vacation to the Outer Banks.

A man asked for time alone with his mother. Then he shot her, police say

The R.I. man is accused of shooting his 70-year-old mother to death while she lay in the intensive care unit.

Feds ban use of Kaspersky software

The Russia-based computer security company has its US headquarters in Woburn.

Women in Mass. were paid 84 cents for every dollar men got in 2016

The gender pay gap in Massachusetts narrowed a bit in 2016.

When Fido is a fake: State House considers bill banning bogus service dogs

A crackdown might be coming on illegitimate service dogs, no matter how adorable they are.

DENUCCI SLIDER Newton-09/13/17-A funeral service was held for former boxer, State Rep and State Auditor, Joe DeNucci at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. Family members escort the casket down the aisle at the end of the service. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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A funeral service was held for former State Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci at Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

DENUCCI SLIDER Newton-09/13/17-A funeral service was held for former boxer, State Rep and State Auditor, Joe DeNucci at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. A woman holds a program in church. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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A woman held a program in church.

DENUCCI SLIDER Newton-09/13/17-A funeral service was held for former boxer, State Rep and State Auditor, Joe DeNucci at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. Two women hug at the end of the service. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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Two women hugged at the end of the service.

DENUCCI SLIDER Newton-09/13/17-A funeral service was held for former boxer, State Rep and State Auditor, Joe DeNucci at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. Former Massachusetts House Speakers Sal DiMasi(left) and Charles Flaherty leave the church. DiMasi ended home confinement in May on federal corruption charges. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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Former Massachusetts House Speakers Sal DiMasi (left) and Charles Flaherty left the church.

DENUCCI SLIDER Newton-09/13/17-A funeral service was held for former boxer, State Rep and State Auditor, Joe DeNucci at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. Former congressman Barney Frank walks down the isle at the end of the service. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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Former congressman Barney Frank walked down the aisle at the end of the service.

DENUCCI SLIDER Newton-09/13/17-A funeral service was held for former boxer, State Rep and State Auditor, Joe DeNucci at Our Lady Help of Christians Church. Gov. Charlie Baker in a procession in front of the casket with the Massachusetts State House officers in front at the conclusion of the service. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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Gov. Charlie Baker in a procession in front of the casket at the conclusion of the service.

Mourners bid goodbye to ?great man? DeNucci

State House dignitaries from past and present gathered Wednesday morning at a packed Our Lady Help of Christians church to pay their respects.

Weston teen attending Pa. college died of head injuries, autopsy finds

McCrae Williams suffered ?blunt force head injuries? that caused his death at the Easton, Pa., college, but how he got them is still under investigation.

White House press secretary says Jemele Hill?s comments are a ?fireable offense?

Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that she thinks the ESPN anchor?s criticism of President Trump is a ?fireable offense.?

Nestor Ramos

So you want to hold a ?free speech? rally on Boston Common

A few quick guidelines to make your next terrible event a success.

Hurricane Jose continues its weird loop in the Atlantic

It?s not known where Hurricane Jose will go after it completes its loop in the Atlantic Ocean.

Bernie & Phyl?s is at it again with racy T ads

The agency behind the company?s edgy subway car ads says they are getting under people?s skin and business is booming.

Mary Grant is the new president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate. — Leslie Frempong

Kennedy Institute for the Senate picks new president

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute?s board has hired a longtime college administrator to be its new president.

John Hancock names first-ever female president and CEO

Hancock?s parent company announced that Marianne Harrison would take the top job on Oct. 1.

DANTE RAMOS

Amazon needs a better pitch than ?you?d be lucky to have us?

Jeff Bezos channels LeBron James?s ?The Decision.?

JOAN VENNOCHI

A mind-blowing slate of visiting fellows at Harvard

And not mind-blowing in an entirely positive way.

Special reports

A hockey pro dies, and coach he said raped him is free

David Gove, a former Cape Cod hockey prodigy, is dead at 38. Felony charges have been dropped against the coach he said raped him as a boy.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Thomas J. Hynes Jr.

Boston has what Amazon is looking for

We have the intellectual capital and talent and should go all out to lure Amazon.

Confidential tips

Have an investigative news tip?

Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Newsletters

This week in weed

Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.

Fall Arts Preview 2017

Fall Arts preview

A guide to the best of what to see and do in Boston

A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

STAT

Study shows flu shots may have increased risk of miscarriage

The new finding raises serious questions, but experts and even the authors themselves caution that the results are far from conclusive.

Globe must-reads

Boston, MA: August 31, 2017: The Red Sox Mookie Betts gets many hands after he scored the game tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning.The Boston Red Sox hosted the Toronto Blue Jays in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

Alex Speier

Mookie Betts?s offensive outburst is nothing new to Red Sox

Scores of people gathered Tuesday to show support for the family of an 8-year-old biracial boy who, according to his family, was taunted with racial slurs and hanged from a picnic table.

After alleged taunting and hanging, N.H. town comes together

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady

What would Tom Brady do? Read his new book

Apple CEO Tim Cook, wrapped up a new product announcement presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif.

HIAWATHA BRAY | TECH LAB

Super iPhone may not be super enough for the price

Boston-07/15/2017-Dave McGillivray runs along the warning track of Fenway Park as he checked out the course for a September 15th 2017 marathon fundraiser to be held inside the ballpark. It will be the first time a marathon will be held inside a major league ball field. He has dozens of runners already signed up for the event. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

A marathon inside Fenway Park has been decades in the making

Crystal Bridges Museum with its arch-roofed pavilions that appear to float above the water

Fall Travel | Magazine

How a sleepy corner of Arkansas became a destination for art lovers

Sister Margaret Ann holds a chain saw near Miami, Fla.

Nun in Miami chainsaws tree branches to clear roads after Irma

Hillary Rodham Clinton signed copies of her book

Clinton points to Comey intervention, ?sexism,? in 2016 loss

The new general manager of the MBTA began work Tuesday and could make up to$32,000 in bonuses in his first year.

Here?s how the new MBTA general manager can earn a $32,000 bonus

A rendering of a two-story retail building between Seaport Blvd. and Northern Ave., with a newly-proposed rooftop garden that would be open to the public.

Theater is proposed for Seaport District

Newly released census data show household income is up, but it?s not as simple as that.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Households are making more money, but individuals aren?t

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (2nd L) of Malaysia outside the West Wing of the White House September 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Prime Minister Razak is on a three-day visit in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Despite concerns, Trump welcomes Malaysian leader

Sports

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11/02/14: Foxborugh, MA: Patriots LB Akeem Ayers (55) is pictured as he celebrates a second quarter sack of Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (rear). The New England Patriots hosted the Denver Broncos in a regular season NFL game at Gillete Stadium. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section: sports topic: Patriots-Broncos

Patriots have had 19 players in for tryouts the last week

Wide receiver and emergency quarterback seemed to be two particular areas they focused on.

Metro

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Hillary Clinton (right) and Senator Elizabeth Warren held a rally at St. Anselm College during last year?s presidential campaign.

Clinton-Warren 2016? It was a possibility, Hillary Clinton writes

Senator Elizabeth Warren was on Hillary Clinton?s list of possible running mates, Clinton said in her new book.

Politics

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Democrat Jay Gonzalez, who is running for governor, accused Charlie Baker of ?continuous disregard for the letter and the spirit of campaign finance laws.?

Democrat Jay Gonzalez calls for probe into governor, charters

Gonzalez, running for governor, wants an investigation into Charlie Baker?s ties to a pro-charter school group that received a hefty fine.

Columnists

FILE - In this April 27, 2017 file photo, construction continues on three large, glass-covered domes as part of an expansion of the Amazon.com campus in downtown Seattle. Amazon said Thursday, Sept. 7, that it will spend more than $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. It plans to stay in its sprawling Seattle headquarters and the new space will be

JEFF JACOBY

Bribes ? er, incentives ? for Amazon

FILE-- President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting regarding the opioid crisis, at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Aug. 8, 2017. TrumpÕs ad-libbed threat toward North Korea at the meeting reflects an evolving and still unsettled approach to one of the most dangerous hot spots in the world as Trump and his team debate diplomatic, economic and military options. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

RENÉE GRAHAM

Despite promises, Trump dithers on opioid crisis

SCOT LEHIGH

The happy warrior running for mayor

Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis and his wife, Kitty, toured the New England Center for Children.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

Mike Dukakis: A quiet life of significance

Amazon chief executive and founder Jeff Bezos is considering whether Boston should host Amazon?s second North American headquarters.

Shirley Leung

How to attract Amazon? Dream big like Bezos

Boston, MA - 11/21/15 - (2nd quarter) Boston College Eagles quarterback John Fadule is sacked in the second quarter. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Boston College Eagles in the University's Shamrock Series at Fenway Park. Fenway Park last hosted a football game in1968. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Michael Vega, Topic: 22Notre Dame-BC, LOID: 8.2.464867787.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

BC-Notre Dame hardly registers here anymore

Apple CEO Tim Cook, wrapped up a new product announcement presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif.

HIAWATHA BRAY | TECH LAB

Super iPhone may not be super enough for the price

President Donald Trump pauses during a meeting with, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Washington. Trump overruled congressional Republicans and his own treasury secretary Wednesday and cut a deal with Democrats to fund the government and raise the federal borrowing limit for three months, all part of an agreement to speed money to Harvey relief. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Michael A. Cohen

A Trump pivot? No, he pivots only to himself

Manchester, NH -- 11/6/2016 - Khizr Khan introduces Hillary Clinton during a campaign event. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 07clintonnh Reporter:

JOAN VENNOCHI

Hate on Hillary, but she?s right about Trump

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, early Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Hey Bill, we?re not only ones reliving history

President Donald Trump pauses during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Washington. From left, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., Vice President Mike Pence, Trump, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. Trump overruled congressional Republicans and his own treasury secretary and cut a deal with Democrats to fund the government and raise the federal borrowing limit for three months, all part of an agreement to speed money to Harvey relief. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

JEFF JACOBY

Congress can do right thing ? and get mojo back

Hurricane Irma, a storm of unprecedented strength, has barreled up the Atlantic, bringing death and destruction in its wake, including to St. Martin (above).

Yvonne Abraham

A perfect storm of troubles in our world

Nation & World

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People gather outside of Freeman High School after reports of a shooting at the school in Rockford, Wash., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (KHQ via AP)

One dead, three injured in Washington state school shooting

A shooter opened fire at a high school in Washington state Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least three others.

Business

A new app allows user to follow a beer trail map throughout the state.

One year, 100 breweries. Grand prize: drink with beer legends

Five craft beer fanatics will dine with the founders of Boston Beer, Harpoon, and Night Shift.

Arts

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Louis C.K. attends the ?I Love You, Daddy? premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Names

Louis C.K. courting controversy with new movie

?I Love You, Daddy? could lead to questions about past sexual harassment allegations.

Food & dining

Karen Akunowicz (left) with Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers at the Myers+Chang celebration.

Chang, Myers celebrate restaurant, cookbook

Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers? hotspot marked its 10th anniversary on Monday.

Crossword

Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Impact of Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma devastated Caribbean islands and left a path of destruction all over the state of Florida.

Magazine

The cover for the September 10 2017 issue

Sep 10, 2017

Charlie Baker should help reclaim the GOP or leave it

The cover for the August 27 2017 issue

Aug 27, 2017

Waltham?s Shin Lim could be the biggest name in magic since David Blaine

The cover for the August 20 2017 issue

Aug 20, 2017

Advice: How do I enforce a dress code for my kids? friends who visit?

The cover for the August 13 2017 issue

Aug 13, 2017

Lessons in tennis ? and life ? pass from father to son to grandson