Boston preliminary elections

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh addressed supporters Tuesday.

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Walsh?s challenger, Tito Jackson, also had cause for celebration.

Walsh, Jackson to proceed to general mayoral election in Boston

Mayor Martin Walsh and Councilor Tito Jackson received the most votes in a field of four. The duo ? former political allies ? will face off on Nov. 7.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/szymczak_voting_06.jpg Voters cast ballots to pick finalists for City Council races

The top two vote recipients in each race, regardless of party affiliation, will proceed to the municipal elections on Nov. 7.

Framingham mayoral field narrowed to two

In a first-ever preliminary election, a town meeting member and a former state legislator will vye in November to become Framingham?s first mayor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AP17270029364152.jpg Firebrand Roy Moore captures US Senate primary runoff in Alabama

Moore beat Senator Luther Strange, who was appointed after Jeff Sessions became attorney general.

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Lacking votes, GOP ends its latest effort to repeal Obamacare

The setback marks the end for the latest drive to overturn the law, a promise the GOP has made for seven years.

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Many economists and other critics say there?s little evidence that tax cuts have spurred lasting growth, despite multiple attempts over the decades.

Jose Trinidad observed the ruins of his home in Montebello, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday.

GROUND GAME

Will Puerto Rico be Trump?s Katrina moment?

The US territory is facing the ugly aftermath of natural disaster, and some have criticized the president for what seemed to be a lackluster response.

Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 4

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Josh Donaldson (twice), Teoscar Hernandez, and Kendrys Morales all homered off the Red Sox ace.

Aaron Hernandez was diagnosed with CTE, but only through a postmortem examination. Researchers hope to be able to diagnose CTE in the living.

BU might be closer to diagnosing CTE during life

Researchers at Boston University announced Tuesday they had discovered a new biomarker for the neurodegenerative disease.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Visa_Issue-5726.jpg Foreign worker shortages still plaguing Cape Cod

The possibility of restrictions on international student worker visas has the tourism industry, which is already facing labor shortages, on edge.

Chuck Rosenberg has been the acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Head of DEA to leave, alluding to dismay over Trump

Sources reportedly said he had become convinced that President Trump had little respect for the law.

Several New England Patriots players knelt during the national anthem.

Brockton official resigns after posting ?insensitive and racial remark? about Patriots player

Stephen Pina left the Parks and Recreation Commission after he allegedly referred to kneeling NFL players as ?turds.?

Husband charged with killing beloved Lynn teacher

Andrew MacCormack, 29, of Revere, is accused of killing Vanessa MacCormack, who worked at Lynn?s Connery School.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chelsea_victim_20170926.jpg Two shot, one critically injured, in Chelsea

The shooting took place on Congress Avenue, and at least two suspects were at-large Tuesday, police said.

Eric Dahl, with his daughters Casey (left), 12, and Emma, 14.

Alison Dahl

Man dies after being stung by bees in Foxborough

Eric Dahl told his wife he?d been stung by a ?ton of bees? while doing yard work and that he felt like he was going to pass out.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/845057338.jpg Steven Tyler rushing back to the US for health reasons

The Aerosmith singer says it?s not life-threatening, but it can?t wait either.

Capital Source

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Paul Sagan is facing calls for his ouster after making previously undisclosed donations to a pro-charter-school ballot campaign.

Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea, and President Trump have been exchanging heated words lately.

Nestor Ramos

World on the brink? Trump, Kim, and dotard diplomacy

What will the eventual North Korean nuclear threat exhibit at the Trump Presidential Hotel, Library, and DVD Rental Kiosk look like?

Informant in terrorism case describes how he cajoled, manipulated defendant

The man said that he used flattery to gain the confidence of David Daoud Wright, who is on trial in federal court.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_murder2_met[1].jpg Court documents fill in gaps in timeline of Vanessa Marcotte?s murder

The man charged with murdering Vanessa Marcotte purchased gasoline six hours before her partially burned body was found last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2fe92e164536427c8a1a80a3f457e316-eb5ddc63d77f40829a5df1b6df0ccf2a-1.jpg ?Dukes of Hazzard? star allegedly told 16-year-old accuser, ?I?m a creepy old man?

Tom Wopat, charged with groping a woman, is now facing additional charges that he also indecently assaulted a 16-year-old girl.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AP17268406447837.jpg Ireland to vote on abortion ban in 2018. Expect a fierce debate

The country has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the Western world.

CHAD FINN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bostor15_spts-13109.jpg A trying finishing stretch seems fitting for these Red Sox

Injuries and issues have cropped up, but this resilient team has overcome adversity before.

Newsletters

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

Special reports

Secrets in the Sky | Part 2 of 2

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There is a troubling pattern of lax oversight by the FAA that has made the agency vulnerable to fraud, and the public vulnerable to those who mean to do harm.

Opinion & Ideas

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-3218.jpg Scot Lehigh: The GOP?s ?Groundhog Day? governance

Another Republican effort to repeal Obamacare has collapsed.

Confidential tips

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

Fall Arts Preview 2017

Fall Arts preview

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

STAT

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The drug industry is adopting tools that let it directly target individual patients on platforms such as Facebook and Pandora.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

Real Estate

Luxury: Modern stone and glass home in Manchester-by-the-Sea listed for $14.8 million

27 Smiths Point Road, listed for $14,800,000, is named Kragsyde, a homage to the Shingle Style beauty that once stood at this spot and about which Jane L. Goodrich wrote the book "The House at Lobster Cove.

Cars

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Aston Martin?s collaboration with Red Bull Racing has only just begun. Red Bull will begin to enjoy an even closer relationship with the British automaker following this season, the Formula One team announced Monday. The partnership will see Red Bull compete under the name Aston Martin Red Bull Racing starting in 2018, and collaborate on [?]