One official briefed on the matter said Stephen Paddock had been Googling Fenway Park and the Boston Center for the Arts. The official said it was unclear whether Paddock was ever in the city.
Fenway Park increases security amid reports that Las Vegas shooter researched venue ?We are aware of the media reports? about Boston, Red Sox spokeswoman Zineb Curran said Thursday in an e-mail.
NRA calls on federal government to review ?bump stocks? The NRA is calling on the federal government to review a device used by the Las Vegas shooter that makes semi-automatic guns behave like automatic weapons.
Las Vegas shooter may have planned more attacks, including car bombing A US official says investigators are looking into the possibility Stephen Paddock planned additional attacks, including a car bombing.
?Oh my God. It?s gunfire, it?s shooting.? Mass. woman recounts escape from Vegas attack Michele Murray said she couldn?t tell where the gunfire was coming from. And no one knew how many shooters there were.
Trump plans to announce he will ?decertify? Iran deal President Trump plans to announce that he will ??decertify?? the international nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is not in the national interest of the US.
Harvey Weinstein to take leave amid sexual harassment report The move comes after a report alleging decades of sexual harassment against women, including employees and actress Ashley Judd.
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Self-proclaimed populists love to blame ?over-educated know-it-alls? for the government?s ills. Now the scapegoating has taken a dangerous turn.
GOP Representative Tim Murphy, caught in affair scandal, to resign from Congress Murphy, an antiabortion lawmaker, allegedly urged his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant.
Can police use a traffic stop as a shortcut to arrest you? The state?s highest court is taking up a challenge to the police practice of stopping a person for a traffic violation in order to investigate a different crime.
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Live updates
The Red Sox open the postseason Thursday afternoon in Houston with their best pitcher on the mound.
Eduardo Nunez injured in his first at-bat of Red Sox playoff game Nunez pulled up just after leaving the batter?s box after hitting a grounder to third.
Three Boston sports games in one day. What?s a bar to do? Boston bars need a game plan to manage their TVs with Thursday?s three potentially overlapping games.
Tito Jackson proposes four debates; Mayor Walsh wants two ?The people of Boston are owed an opportunity and they deserve the opportunity to hear what each of us has to offer,?? Jackson said.
Dr. Seuss museum under fire over mural depicting ?jarring racial stereotype? Several authors said they were boycotting a festival at the Massachusetts museum over a mural that, they say, promotes racial stereotypes.
Talking Points
South Station site would require a special delivery for Amazon Could Amazon miss its dream urban location because of a long-delayed postal delivery?
Libertarian Bill Weld will head up a fund-raising event . . . for the GOP The former Massachusetts governor is returning to his roots ? at least temporarily.
SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP
The US attorney?s office may be looking at whether Dr. David Samadi was in the operating room for ?critical parts? of his surgeries.
Most of Netflix?s customers will be paying more soon The move could boost its profits but slow the subscriber growth that drives its stock price.
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A passerby told firefighters leaving the woods Tuesday night that a streaking meteor had crashed near the site of the fire.
Rob Gronkowski reportedly won?t play tonight vs. Buccaneers The Patriots tight end will be sidelined with a thigh injury.
TALKING SHOP
An unusual product pairing at the chain?s new store, and other news from the local retail scene.
Things to Do
The Weekender: Paranoid androids, jazz heavies, and some decent costume ideas The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.
The Season Ticket podcast On the eve of a new hockey season in Boston, Kevin Paul Dupont joined Chris Gasper to talk about the outlook for the Bruins. Then, columnist Chad Finn chatted all things Celtics.
108 Stitches Red Sox reporter Alex Speier writes about everything baseball with an eye for analytics and an insider?s knowledge of the game.
Spotlight follow-up
Children of priests step out of the shadows A growing number of people who say their fathers are priests are speaking out, drawing attention to an invisible legion of suffering.
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Irreconcilable differences: Just go, Rex. Go! It?s a thankless role to be cast as lead diplomat for the least diplomatic president in memory.
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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.
IBM lobbying blitz seeks to shield Watson supercomputer from regulation A STAT examination shows the lengths to which IBM has gone to shield Watson from government scrutiny.
For starters, it?s the biggest infusion of youth for the Bruins to start a season since 1997.
Danielle Mastro allegedly admitted to causing the crash that killed Deborah Combra, saying she was ?dope sick? and in need of heroin at the time.
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It takes a lot to unite Congress in outrage these days, given how divided along party lines it?s become. Equifax this week managed that feat.
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Police in a New Hampshire city are planning to crack down on loud motorcycles
A comedian managed to walk up to May during a speech and hand her a P45, a form given to people in Britain being laid off.
The Irish investors who bought the steakhouse group are turning to decidedly unexotic locales in the US suburbs for expansion.
The Swedish Academy cited the British author for ?novels of great emotional force.?
We are living in a time that?s awash in disaster ? natural, environmental, societal. It?s time to wake up.
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Photographers from the Globe captured images of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, signs of fall, and the football season in full swing.
