Brett Kavanaugh is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee after Christine Blasey Ford?s testimony.
Former state senator Brian Joyce found dead at his home Foul play is not suspected, and the state medical examiner is expected to determine the cause and manner of his death. Joyce was 56.
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Brett Kavanaugh and the tears of a bully Kavanaugh went before the Senate Judiciary Committee and poured every ounce of emotion he could summon into saving his nomination.
? Christine Blasey Ford testified that she was "100 percent" certain Brett Kavanaugh was the one who attacked her.
? "I believed he was going to rape me," Ford told the committee, her voice breaking.
? Brett Kavanaugh is now testifying, forcefully and tearfully denying the accusations and lambasting his critics.
? Kavanaugh called the hearing a "national disgrace" and said he would "never" step back from the nomination.
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All eyes were on Christine Blasey Ford. Here?s what legal experts had to say about her testimony Retired judge Nancy Gertner cited several factors that she said bolstered Ford?s credibility, including her consistency about the gaps in her memory.
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The playoffs start next week, but they still don?t know what to expect out of Chris Sale.
Mass. will require new assistance to 230 struggling schools Under a new system to be unveiled Thursday, the state will have to aid schools where performance fell short on the latest round of MCAS scores or other measures.
2018 MCAS scores for Mass. schools The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released 2018 MCAS results on Thursday.
The Byrds? McGuinn and Hillman celebrate ?Sweetheart of the Rodeo? in joyous Boston show It took just one ringing chord from Roger McGuinn?s signature Rickenbacker guitar to know it: This was going to be a special night.
$1.3 billion Winthrop Square tower clears final hurdle Millennium Partners said Thursday that it has closed on its deal to buy the site of the Winthrop Square Garage and will start work ?immediately? on a 691-foot, $1.3 billion tower.
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Harvard art exhibits remind us James Baldwin was right. The time for change is now Art shows at Harvard reflect James Baldwin?s dedication to bearing witness to America?s beautiful and brutal truths.
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They were rivals at the highest levels of hockey. Then they got married Team USA hockey captain Meghan Duggan, of Danvers, and longtime Team Canada forward Gillian Apps wed over the weekend in Maine.
Lawrence family who lost home in explosions files lawsuit against Columbia Gas A family that suffered serious injuries and lost their home due to a gas explosion that killed a Lawrence teenager on Sept. 13 is suing Columbia Gas of Massachusetts.
Vermont lawmaker resigns, citing racial harassment and husband?s health Kiah Morris, the only African-American woman in the Vermont House of Representatives, announced her resignation Tuesday.
Elon Musk sued by Securities and Exchange commission The Tesla CEO was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of misleading investors when he tweeted that he was ?virtually certain? he could take the company private if he wanted to.
With Twitter, Fenway Park organist helps Sox fans get into the game During Boston home games, Josh Kantor does something special: He opens his Twitter feed to off-the-wall song requests.
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A tired ?Murphy Brown? returns to take on Trump So many of the jokes have already made the rounds on social media, probably months or even years ago.
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Why are Asian-Americans crazy about ?Crazy Rich Asians?? It isn't about them. The movie glosses over the obsession with status and materialism that permeates certain sectors of Chinese society in Asia.
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Making sure Boston students come to school ready to learn The president of the Boston Teachers Union explains three critical areas to improve students? academic outcomes.
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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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.
With just over a week before he starts Game 1 of the playoffs, Sale expressed optimism that a fix is possible.
Shana Warner was shot, stabbed, and then run over by her estranged husband, who had jumped into her car as she was driving, prosecutors said.
With low inventory and home prices soaring in Massachusetts, it?s more and more difficult to break into communities traditionally known for their superior school districts. | realestate.boston.
The Democratic gubernatorial nominee said Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin and Public Safety Secretary Daniel Bennett have failed to do enough to reform State Police.
President Trump says he would ??certainly prefer not?? to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and says he may delay a highly anticipated meeting with him.
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John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, answers a question from a reader who is tempted to pay more at the pump for premium gas.
Union officials accused the Health Policy Commission of a bias in favor of hospitals, which are fighting the ballot question.
Kevin Hart is up to his old tricks, this time in a classroom.
"Your world becomes smaller and smaller, and you can?t breathe, which is the worst feeling I?ve ever had,? the supermodel told People.
China embraces genetic testing, seeking answers on destiny and identity The rhetoric compelling Chinese consumers to sequence their genomes sounds like astrology, but with the veneer of science.
Until next year, my sweetheart 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.
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Despite debt, millennials are the biggest home-buying generation. How? Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.
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.
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