Investigators scour driver?s background after NYC ?act of terror? kills 8

? At least eight people were killed and 11 people were injured after a man in a rented truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center site.
? The suspect, a 29-year-old man identified as Sayfullo Saipov, was shot and taken into custody after jumping out with what turned out to be two fake guns.
? The attack is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.

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The screams seemed too vivid from the start, too visceral to belong to crowds celebrating a crisp and sunny Halloween in Lower Manhattan. The tragedy had unfolded in just minutes, and for hours it remained too senseless to believe.

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Trump wrote that ?being politically correct is fine, but not for this!?

Newton man was among those injured in NYC truck attack

A Newton man was among those injured in Tuesday?s New York City truck attack that killed at least eight in what authorities are investigating as a terrorist act.

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Sayfullo Saipov?s arrival in the United States in 2010 began unceremoniously in Ohio.

The Trump presidency

George Papadopoulos posed on a street in London for a picture for his LinkedIn profile.

Did Papadopoulos wire up? It sounds like prosecutors wanted him to.

Prosecutors said in a court filing that they wanted to keep George Papadopoulos?s case a secret so he could be a ?proactive cooperator.?

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GOP lawmakers have been taking great pains to avoid talking about Monday?s developments in the Russia probe.

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So how does a heavyweight political consultant spend millions of allegedly laundered funds? Paul Manafort?s indictment provides a clue.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke on Tuesday.

Here?s how Sarah Sanders defended John Kelly?s puzzling Civil War comments

On Monday night, the president?s chief of staff praised Robert E. Lee before arguing that a lack of compromise sparked the war.

Ioannis Baglaneas and his mother, Anna Eves, at home in Rockport. The staff at the Peabody group home where he lived ?risked my son?s life for a Sunday off,? Eves said.

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Essex district attorney investigates group home after allegations of poor care

A 29-year-old man developed severe pneumonia but did not receive the proper care.

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Dartmouth has barred the professors from campus pending its own investigation into the matter, described as ?allegations of serious misconduct.?

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National Grid, Eversource, and Columbia Gas can now use the Fluxbar to diagnose the size of gas leaks.

Tech Lab

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What we need from our government and the social networks isn?t censorship, but clarity.

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A campaign ad has roiled long-simmering tensions over wealth and privilege in the Garden City.

Miss Conduct

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Our tickets are nonrefundable. Do we bring pint-sized wedding crashers? Skip the event entirely?

Halloween

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On Tuesday evening, Gisele Bundchen shared a photo of the costumed couple on Instagram, with Tom Brady the avocado to her toast.

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John Downs has been entertaining and scaring kids and adults with his legendary haunts for 14 years.

Person with life-threatening injuries after late-night shooting in Jamaica Plain

The male victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, Boston EMS said.

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo speaks to the media following an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Foxborough, Mass. On Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, the Patriots traded Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2018 draft pick. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

Jimmy Garoppolo is thrilled to be in San Francisco

The quarterback?s trade marked the end of a long pursuit by the 49ers.

Foxborough-7/29/2010- At the first day of the Patriots training camp on the practice field at Gillette Stadium, Patriots qb's Brian Hoyer(l) and Tom Brady have a chat during a passing drill in the morning session. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (sports) Library Tag 08222010 Sports

What are the Patriots? options for a backup quarterback?

The Patriots find themselves in the market for a backup quarterback.

NESTOR RAMOS

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Right now you?re either nodding in agreement, or you just set your computer on fire and are burning me in effigy.

Sewage flowed into the Merrimack River for 13 hours.

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Sewage overflows into Merrimack River after storm cuts power to treatment, pumping plants

The buildings handle the sewer systems for the communities of Lawrence, Methuen, Andover, North Andover, Dracut, and Salem, N.H.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2011/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/03college-001.jpg Our biggest stressor isn?t money or work, it?s the future of this country

The new survey from the American Psychological Association included people who lived through World War II and the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

A woman walked down a street blocked by a storm-toppled tree in Maine.

After fierce storm, more than half a million customers around New England still in the dark

Restoring power will be a multi-day effort, given the breadth of damage across the state, officials said.

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Congregation Tifereth Israel of Revere has stood at the corner of Shirley and Nahant avenues since 1912.

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If construction is a man?s world, someone forgot to tell Rose Conti

Starting from the bottom, Conti built her own success in an industry not known for promoting women.

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Host Chris Gasper and Globe NFL reporter Ben Volin process the Patriots? trade deadline bombshell that sent Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers.

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The Bedford VA hospital admitted its care for Bill Nutter was not ?up to our standards,? but the reality was uglier. Now, the FBI is investigating.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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Women who speak up about sexual harassment and sexual assault should be celebrated for their bravery, not scorned for their truth-telling.

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The Amazon bid

newsroom commentary

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An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

STAT

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There were hundreds of brains in a basement on the campus, all floating in clear jars with peeling yellowed labels.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

Nation & World

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President Xi Jinping has strengthened the military.

China may mandate prison for disrespecting national anthem

China?s legislature is considering a bill mandating prison sentences of up to three years for disrespecting the national anthem, amid rising nationalist appeals from the ruling Communist Party under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.