Elizabeth Warren, the future senator, taught a class at University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia in the early 1990s.

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Ethnicity not a factor in Elizabeth Warren?s rise in law

An exhaustive review bolsters Warren?s assertion that her claim to Native American heritage did not help her win academic jobs, even though there is evidence Harvard took advantage of it after she was hired. By Annie Linskey

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The Western Mass. city is facing an ugly new distinction as misconduct goes unchecked.

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 31: Members of the Oakland Athletics congratulate each other after defeating the Seattle Mariners 7-5 at Oakland Alameda Coliseum on August 31, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

The A?s are the team you don?t want to face in the playoffs

Perceived to be a year ahead of schedule, the Athletics are poised to make the postseason and nobody is eager to meet them.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_patriots1_spts-15494.jpg Mark Leibovich on his new Patriots book: ?I don?t know why the guys let me in the way they did?

The book is a 349-page grenade guaranteed to rattle cages in Foxborough and across the NFL.

CHARLOTTE, NC - AUGUST 24: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots huddles with his teammates against the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on August 24, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

NFL analysts talk Patriots offense, new helmet rule, state of quarterbacking, and more

We also talked to league analysts about the new kickoff rule, CBS?s national anthem policy, and how networks will handle gambling coverage.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT I SUNDAY HOCKEY NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/800565054.jpg Can 19-year-old Jack Studnicka make the Bruins?

If he can?t stick on the Boston roster, he must spend what would be a fourth and final season with Oshawa.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1025390402.jpg Who?s in and who?s out as the Patriots shape their initial roster

The roster will undoubtedly change several times over the next few days and it?s likely a handful of players cut will land on the practice squad.

BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1fae82ffbbbc44bf948991bf17a22ea9-1fae82ffbbbc44bf948991bf17a22ea9-0.jpg What are the Patriots? biggest weaknesses after initial roster cutdown?

The roster churn will likely continue through next weekend.

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 01: Eduardo Rodriguez #57 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on September 1, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

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RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX 1

Eduardo Rodriguez gives Red Sox just what they have been missing

The lefthander, making his first appearance since July 14, allowed one run in 5? innings and struck out 12.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/MBTA_25starts_01_met.jpg At last, Somerville?s getting the Green Line, but road closures come with it

By early next year, the first of a series of disruptive road closures will occur in Somerville, when a bridge along the border with Medford is torn down.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/bullrider.jpg Saturday night rodeo to raise money for fallen bull rider?s family

Evaldo Silva, 35, died after falling from a bull Wednesday night at New England Rodeo in Norton.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/744add5abe8e452eb3d6bfc6e925144d-744add5abe8e452eb3d6bfc6e925144d-0.jpg Actress in ?ER? and ?Stand and Deliver? is fatally shot by police

Vanessa Marquez, who had a recurring role in ?ER? on television and who starred in the film ?Stand and Deliver,? was killed in a incident involving police officers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1f4aee4302474adb9b7e021e66b3b654-1f4aee4302474adb9b7e021e66b3b654-0-6260.jpg Venomous rattlesnake found near Braintree go-kart track

Police responding to a Massachusetts go-kart track found a venomous snake wrapped around a tree in the parking lot.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/452100928.jpg Gisele Bundchen met her doppleganger at the Boston wax museum

"Look who I saw in Boston today. Another me!" Bundchen captioned her Instagram post.

Clergy abuse scandal widens and deepens

The devastating grand jury report on Catholic clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania has sent fresh tremors through Catholic communities across the country.

John McCain is remembered as a hero, patriot, and inspiration

Barack Obama and George W. Bush were among the speakers, and a range of politicians, foreign leaders, and friends attended a memorial service at Washington?s National Cathedral.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/Boston-City-Hall-Plaza-8183277-GEGU-5485.jpg Music fest in Boston is abruptly canceled, sparking many questions

The ?Rock the Roots? concert at Boston City Hall Plaza, scheduled for today, was canceled Friday. Ticket holders and bands were left with more questions than answers.

Meredith Santaus helped a friend, who is a Boston University student, move into an apartment on Linden Street in Allston.

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In Allston, it?s the annual move-in (and out) day. And it?s a circus

Furniture, suitcases, and bewildered-looking parents lined the streets of Allston on Saturday as college students took part in an annual rite ? it?s move-in day.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_sunrise_met-001.jpg Labor Day weekend is expected to get steadily hotter

After Saturday started out with a low of 63 degrees in Boston, Labor Day is likely to see a high in the low 90s, according to the National Weather Service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/8426d9f694d54e6985c619758dcee957-7abeed7332054b5d8618edc6e8970da1-0.jpg Trump administration withholds 100,000 pages of Kavanaugh records

Senator Chuck Schumer called the disclosure a ??Friday night document massacre.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/US_IMMIG_GUATEMALA_2.jpg Families split at border endure anguished wait for reunion

In more than 500 cases, children are still separated from their parents, including 22 under the age of 5.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_18S0O1.jpg Pastor at Aretha Franklin funeral apologizes to Ariana Grande for how he touched her

The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin?s funeral was criticized for how he put his arm around her and for a joke he made about her name.

Officers in Sterling treated for opioid exposure after responding to overdose

The officers and trooper described ?feeling dizzy and nauseous with a tingling sensation,? according to police.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_davidbellfamilymourns_metro111.jpg Teen charged with drugged driving in crash that killed 4 Stoughton High School students

A Stoughton teenager was indicted for reckless driving in connection to a fatal May car crash.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_da2_met.jpg Two women, both self-described progressives, vie to be Middlesex?s top prosecutor

Faced with two seemingly similar candidates, voters in the state?s most populous county are trying to draw clear distinctions between Marian Ryan and Donna Patalano.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/guv%20comp-20014.jpg No excitement for the imminent gubernatorial election

In conversations with 25 registered voters, one clear theme emerged: People are aware of Tuesday?s primary, but they are far from excited about it.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial Board Endorsement

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin082818KatieForde_Met5.jpg Endorsement: Katie Forde would bring new energy to Suffolk Registry of Deeds

The Globe editorial board endorses Katie Forde in the Suffolk Registry of Deeds race.

Editorial Board Endorsement

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/3ad1ffb78283420c88b07b0435e315bd-3ad1ffb78283420c88b07b0435e315bd-0.jpg Endorsement: Stephen Lynch, and his independent streak, deserve another term

The Globe editorial board endorses Stephen Lynch in the Eighth Congressional District primary.

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Stephen VanDalinda and his wife, Erin, were on Pine Street with their dog when Catrina Costello allegedly deliberately drove into them.

?They didn?t have a chance?

Having just found a buyer for their house, a couple was on the verge of escaping a toxic neighbor. Now, that neighbor is accused of running the pair down, killing one.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

A home, but for how long?

The Trump administration canceled the program that had allowed Patricia Carbajal to create a life as a mother, a construction worker, and a budding activist.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.