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Kavanaugh accuser has four affidavits backing her assault claim

Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say they have submitted sworn affidavits from four people who say she told them that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted her.

Amherst College graduate vouches for Kavanaugh accuser in letter

Keith S. Koegler, who holds a bachelor?s in history from Amherst, submitted a two-page declaration to the Senate Judiciary Committee in which he vouched for Christine Blasey Ford.

Another woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct

Another woman has come forward to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.

At UN, Trump accuses China of ?attempting to interfere? with 2018 elections

President Trump told world leaders that China is ?attempting to interfere? with the 2018 US elections.

Ariz. prosecutor will question Kavanaugh, accuser at hearing

Rachel Mitchell is the sex crimes bureau chief for the Maricopa County Attorney?s office in Phoenix. Senator Chuck Grassley said she ?has been recognized in the legal community for her experience and objectivity.?

Train 804 did not leave Providence - because the train crew was late for work, Keolis says

The contractor for the MBTA?s commuter rail service posted a bland statement about the schedule change.

With latest MCAS scores, state introducing new system of judging schools

The new system includes three key features that had not been part of previous school accountability systems.

No surprise: Home prices kept rising in August

The median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston climbed 3.3 percent compared with the same month last year, to $625,000.

Tuesday?s ?excessive rainfall event? is latest in growing trend

The volume of rain in Boston is around average so far this year, but the number of excessive rainfall events, or days with rainfall measuring at least one to two inches, is on the rise.

Blue Apron is one of a number of companies offering meal kit options. — Matthew Mead/Associated Press/File

The weird pressure of meal kits: ?Leftovers you haven?t cooked yet?

Meal kit delivery services were supposed to save a nation that can cook only chicken. So what happened?

Slain wife ?couldn?t finally take his baloney any more?

Allen Warner allegedly murdered Shana Warner after she filed for divorce for the third time.

Falmouth artist says her satirical Trump-themed exhibit was ?censored? by Cape Cod venue

Salley Mavor is bringing her work this week to Lowell instead.

ANDREW MAHONEY

How un-Patriot-like has this season been? Let us count the ways

It?s the manner in which New England has lost the last two games that has some fans concerned.

CHAD FINN

It?s a shame how this season has started for Tom Brady

At 41, the Patriots quarterback doesn?t have the help he needs ? and that?s on Bill Belichick.

Stan Grossfeld

These are the last days on the beat for Fenway?s famous bullpen cop

What?s next for Steve Horgan, whose ?touchdown? salute in 2013 became an iconic Boston sports moment? ?I want to . . . go to the King Arthur Baking School and learn how to make bread.?

TV Critic?s Corner

When ?Making a Murderer? returns next month: Will he be exonerated?

Netflix is bringing the series back for a second set of 10 episodes, in which Steven Avery?s post-conviction lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, works to prove that Avery was wrongly convicted.

TV Critic?s Corner

A look ahead at the third season of ?This Is Us?

Get your juggling skills up to speed: New episodes will include a regular future timeline, which we saw in last season?s finale, along with the current and past eras of the family.

When should I start taking Social Security? 60-somethings want to know

The question might seem straightforward if you haven?t started looking into it, but there are enough wrinkles and curveballs to warrant careful consideration.

Globe Magazine

I was friends with the Boston Marathon bomber, and his crimes haunt me still

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seemed so like me. But he was hiding more than I ever realized.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

This is no time for DeVos to gut sexual assault guidelines

The Trump administration?s support for alleged predators fuels concern that its new campus standards for sexual misconduct could be ?weaponized? against accusers.

Special reports

The world, the stage, the way ahead

Lost and alone, Deb made a decision to reclaim the only home she?d ever had, whatever the risk.

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The Big Picture

Big picture

A drama unfolds in Peabody

Deb was still new to this high school in Peabody, and had found her way to the vaunted theater program, establishing a foothold in a realm that felt magical.

Globe must-reads

See potatoes become chips during a tour of Cape Cod Potato Chips.

Savoring food factory tours

Sky Bar is to be auctioned this week, along with Peach Blossoms, Haviland Thin Mints, and Mighty Malt Milk Balls.

Necco family of candy gets split up, auctioned off

Just Dunkin?: Dunkin? Donuts to change its name

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Nuns score a win against Smith & Wesson

The ?Greek Eataly? is right at home in R.I.

The state needs to replace the turnpike viaduct in Allston and seeks to straighten the highway near former train yards.

Should Mass. Pike remain elevated or come back to earth?

Protesters with Women's March and others gathered in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday.

COMMENTARY

To end rape culture, believe survivors

Brentwood, NH--9/13/2018-- A dead squirrel is seen on the side of Route 125 in Brentwood, NH. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 14squirrels Reporter:

?Squirrel-nado?: Cleanup crews deal with the mess

Crab Island, off of South Freeport, Maine, was put up for sale and is now

You may have missed chance to own Maine island

Key bus routes like the 111 will likely go untouched, MBTA officials said.

MBTA plotting a bus map of the future

NAMES

Oprah to speak at UMass Lowell

Canton, MA - 9/24/2018 Celtics no. 11 Kyrie Irving poses for a portrait at the Boston Celtics Media Day in Canton, Mass. on Monday September 24, 2018.(Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: (metro)

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Kyrie Irving excited for ?something special?

Sports

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Fort Myers, FL- 2/23/2018 - Red Sox Spring Training- Credit Stan Grossfeld/Boston Globe---Red Sox manager Alex Cora gets greetings from friends on the Minnesota Twins prior to his first major league exhibition game as Sox manager.

PETER ABRAHAM

?For this to happen is very special?: How the Red Sox pulled off this unprecedented season

Rookie manager Alex Cora?s inclusive approach turned a good team into a historically great one.

Metro

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Suspect accused of shooting man in face with flare gun

Rajheem Chardonette is due in court Wednesday on a charge of armed assault with intent to murder, Fall River police said.

Politics

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The Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Action Fund won?t endorse Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez (left) or Republican incumbent Charlie Baker in the governor?s race.

Abortion rights group stays out of governor?s race

The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund said Charlie Baker and Jay Gonzalez each earned ?1oo percent scores? on a questionnaire.

Nation & World

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FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, floodwaters from Hurricane Florence surrounds homes in Dillon, S.C. Scientists say climate change likely boosted rainfall totals for both Florence and 2017's Harvey. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

After the hurricane comes the deluge on S.C. coast

Florence is expected to cause record flooding downriver in South Carolina as its final act.

Columnists

?I?ve loved every minute of being DA,? said Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley. ?I think I?ve been an honorable steward.?

Adrian Walker

Dan Conley leaves behind a safer city

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 23: Tiger Woods of the United States reacts during the trophy presentation ceremony after winning the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

TARA SULLIVAN

Tiger Woods and the promise of what?s to come

Brett Kavanaugh during the second day of his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 5.

Renée Graham

The effort to disregard #MeToo

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley was followed by reporters Tuesday as he walked into the Senate chamber.

SCOT LEHIGH

Republican actors in a Senate farce

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31, 2017. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer

Michael A. Cohen

GOP proves it?s a party steeped in misogyny

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's supreme court nominee, walks to a meeting with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Aug. 21, 2018.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Bill Clinton must be smiling

Rob Gronkowski had four catches Sunday night, but the Lions mostly had him blanketed.