Kavanaugh denies sexual assault accusation

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanugh called accusations that he sexually assaulated a woman when they were in high school ?completely false.?

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A longtime employee says plainclothes officers came to his office to question him after someone reported an ?agitated black male? on campus.

Arthur Medici.

Shark attack victim was 26-year-old engineering student

Arthur Medici of Revere was remembered as a person full of love who was like an older brother.

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Electricity, which was cut off last Thursday to some 18,000 customers as a safety precaution, has since been fully restored.

In this drawing, the proposed development of Hood Park ?  including a 295-foot tower ? is seen from Rutherford Avenue.

Elkus Manfredi Architects

Hood Park development plans get bigger, bolder

Hood Park, LLC is expanding its vision for a high-tech campus on the 20-acre Charlestown site.

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The researchers had expected that aspirin would help prevent heart attacks and strokes in the study participants, so the results came as a surprise.

Dave Epstein

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The remnants of the powerful storm will soak some areas Tuesday, and cooler temperatures will follow.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Attachment-20819.jpg A Winchester church official is put on leave. Parishioners want answers

Salvatore Caraviello was unhappy about the silence that followed allegations of theft at St. Mary?s. According to his lawyer, he?s now on the brink of losing his job.

2/9/2018 It has been 12 years since Rita Sarpong, right, has seen her family in Ghana. Her sister Ellen Sarpong, center, who married since she has been away, greets her. Six of Rita's seven siblings live in Ghana.(Precious, the beloved daughter of a neighbor, on left.) (Photo by Michele McDonald)

Stranger in the house

The US has a huge need for home health care, and many from Ghana do the hard work

The need for home care is soaring. Much of the work is done by a stream of immigrants willing to take on this hard and low-paying work.

Jacksonville, FL - 9/16/2018 - (3rd quarter) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) run off the field after a Brady to Hogan touchdown during the third quarter. The Jacksonville Jaguars host the New England Patriots at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Ben Volin, Topic: 17Patriots-Jaguars, LOID:8.4.3163038406.

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?They beat us basically in every area?: Tom Brady explains what went wrong

The Patriots quarterback on Monday talked about the loss in Jacksonville and looked ahead to the matchup with the Lions.

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The "Manchester by the Sea" star also discussed his family's long history with alcoholism, as well as his own sobriety.

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Previn criticized Farrow, her adoptive mother, in her first public comments in more than 25 years.

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Chrissy Teigen says people have been mispronouncing her last name for years, and she hasn?t corrected them.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Elizabeth Warren

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Washington is cozying up to big banks and loosening rules, just like it did in the run up to the crash.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_072117_01homeaides_BAT.jpg Stranger in the house

Most home health aides offer vital care to the frail and aged. But some have other designs, leaving too many clients vulnerable to theft and worse. It is a crisis largely unseen, one which state authorities have done little about.

Newsletters

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STAT

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These programs aim to help patients who can?t or won?t jump through the hoops of health care bureaucracy.

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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Buyers who know what sellers want can craft a winning offer in a crowded field without putting themselves at risk.

Globe event

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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

Globe staff photos of the month, August 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.

Crossword

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