The Senate has pushed Brett Kavanaugh?s nomination to the Supreme Court past a key procedural hurdle. A final vote on Kavanaugh?s nomination could occur over the weekend.
In op-ed, Brett Kavanaugh says he may have been ?too emotional? Kavanaugh is acknowledging he ??might have been too emotional?? in Senate testimony but says he can be counted on to be an ??even-keeled?? judge.
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Sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh are triggering marital revelations and productive conversations ? and also tensions.
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Trump, Kavanaugh, cruelty, and laughter How cruelty became a punch line.
Ask the Globe Spotlight Team your questions right now Nicole Dungca and Todd Wallack of the Spotlight Team are on reddit beginning at 11 a.m. Ask them anything.
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Boston Herald endures another round of painful cuts The Boston Herald?s journalists knew they were in for a rough ride when renowned cost-cutter Digital First Media acquired the paper in March. But not this rough.
Three people were stabbed inside a home on a small cul-de-sac in Acton on Thursday night and a man is under arrest and is expected to be arraigned today.
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With Josh Gordon and Sony Michel finding their grooves, and Julian Edelman back on the field, the sky is the limit.
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Does Chris Sale need velocity to dominate? Here?s what the numbers say If Sale is unable to hit mid-90s heat in Game 1, he?s shown the ability in certain instances to adapt to what he has.
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Ben Affleck on alcohol addiction: ?Getting help is a sign of courage, not weakness? The Cambridge native opened up about his stay in rehab in an Instagram post Thursday.
Monica Lewinsky changes social media name to fight bullying Monica Lewinsky is teaming up with celebrities for an anti-bullying campaign that targets name-calling.
New ?Think Blue Massachusetts? campaign aims to reduce polluted stormwater runoff A new awareness campaign Friday that aims to tackle the state?s fastest growing type of water pollution.
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Strikers expected to rally at the Ritz after Yankees players cross picket line Striking hotel workers plan to publicly rebuke New York Yankees players, who belong to the players? union, for failing to respect a picket line at the posh hotel, the union president said.
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The theme for this year?s HUBweek, ?We the Future,? is a call to consider how technology and social change are reshaping work, life, and art ? and for participants to ponder what role they will play in those shifts.
Nathan Carman?s lawyers push back on gun evidence cited in grandfather?s slaying Carman is being sued by the insurer of his boat, which sank about 100 miles offshore in September 2016. His mother, Linda, is presumed dead in the sinking.
Family of ex-senator Brian Joyce asks for donations to Innocence Project The Innocence Project aims to ?help the victims of wrongful prosecution,? according to Joyce?s obituary.
Mass. Environmental Police head suspended without pay Col. James McGinn, who previously served as Governor Charlie Baker?s personal driver, was suspended ?pending the completion of an internal review of operational issues.?
Virginia city impounds 400 unsanctioned dockless scooters Officials in Norfolk, Virginia, say Bird can have its scooters back if they pay impound and storage fees.
Want to know if you?re in the middle class? This calculator will give you an idea The Pew Research Center has developed a calculator to give people an idea of exactly how they?re doing, pay-wise.
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In a court filing, the orchestra responded to an equal pay lawsuit by principal flutist Elizabeth Rowe, stating that it has not discriminated against her based on gender.
Arrested skateboarders see charges dismissed Two skateboarders who were arrested for trespassing ? and one for resisting arrest ? at a Cambridge skatepark had their charges dismissed this week.
After 5 senators? personal data is released, a former Maggie Hassan staffer faces charges Three senators were ?doxxed? ? had their personal information revealed ? last Thursday, and another two were doxxed Monday.
It?s high time to integrate Boston Latin School It?s time for Mayor Marty Walsh to show some political courage to tackle the roots of the gap in education: the standardized test that forms the cornerstone of the exam-school admissions process.
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Days after the disaster, the confirmed death toll has exceeded 1,200 dead with hundreds severely injured and still more trapped in debris.
108 Stitches Red Sox reporter Alex Speier writes about everything baseball with an eye for analytics and an insider?s knowledge of the game.
Brad Marchand had four assists for Boston.
He is expected to release a Request for Information document Friday to solicit input on what an addiction recovery campus should look like on the city-owned island.
But don't despair. The study ranked one Eastern Massachusetts county high for affordability.
The FBI?s report is being held in a secure room normally reserved only for classified matters.
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad ??for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.??
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European carmakers are rolling out electric cars like the ones on view this week at the Paris Auto Show because of Tesla _ but also because of EU regulations aimed at combatting climate change that analysts say don't leave them all that much choice.
The company quietly updated an internal policy requiring crews to take added safeguards when performing the same work that has been suspected as the cause of the disaster.
?We are both proud and honored to have over 70?percent of the films in the festival directed by women filmmakers,? says director of programming Lisa Viola.
Tom Hardy stars in the latest addition to the Marvel superhero galaxy onscreen.
Meet five people who turned their City Year experience into jobs where they help educate others.
Mindstrong?s mood-predicting app is shadowed by questions over evidence The company says its app can predict your mood based on how you use your phone, like how quickly you type.
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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