Elizabeth Warren?s DNA results don?t silence attacks against her

Republicans were quick to belittle and dismiss the results, which the senator released Monday. She has been dogged by previously unsubstantiated claims to Native American heritage.

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President Trump is criticizing the senator over test results analyzed by a Stanford expert on DNA analysis that showed ?strong evidence?? she had a Native American in her family tree.

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Some experts cautioned that indigenous identity and tribal membership are determined by cultural, familial, and historical ties, not genetics.

Woman, 24, shot to death while sitting in car in Dorchester

Police said the shooting took place at the intersection of Charles and Ditson streets, in the Fields Corner neighborhood.

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All trips scheduled for Tuesday aboard the Katama vessel were cancelled, the agency announced in emails to customers and on its website.

Laura Perille was named interim superintendent by the Boston School Committee.

Perille will not seek job as next superintendent of Boston schools

Laura Perille will use her time as the interim leader to make what she described as ?unpopular decisions? that are needed to address the ?equity emergency?? in the city?s school system.

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President Donald Trump said the president of Honduras was told if the caravan of people headed to the US is not stopped and brought back, money and aid will be cut off to the country.

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Two men have sued the Newton school, and they?re the latest allegations of abuse at Fessenden.

The tractor trailer fire on I-90 in Charlton.

Massachusetts State Police

Tractor trailer driver escapes flames as truck catches fire on I-90 in Charlton

The tractor trailer caught fire near mile marker 82 on the eastbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike, State Police said.

Steve and Diane Trask with their son, Brayden, 13.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

A dog dies, and his family wants answers

Steve Trask discovered his family?s pet puggle in rough shape at a boarding facility, and then things took an even more dire turn.

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The deadline to register to vote is coming up on Wednesday. Are you ready?

David Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_fallcolor_met.jpg It?s about to get cold (for October, anyway)

Very chilly weather will arrive in two different outbreaks this week and over the weekend.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/13/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/1014409408.jpg Mark Wahlberg posts video from his ?old stomping grounds? in Dorchester

The Dot native posted a quick video from the steps of his ?old crib? on Peverell Street.

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In the years following the Good Friday Agreement, the border has become practically invisible.

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Blake Fischer and his wife shot at least 14 animals in Namibia according to the photos and descriptions in an email he sent to more than 100 recipients.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/1051952538-2917-kAoB--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Pippa Middleton gives birth to baby boy

Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to a baby boy.

Aly Raisman listened to testimony July 24 during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on ?Strengthening and Empowering US Amateur Athletes.?

Susan Walsh/Associated Press

Opinion | Aly Raisman

The role that adults can play in fighting the stigma of child sexual abuse

Child sexual abuse isn?t a kid problem, it?s an adult problem.

76ers at Celtics | 8 p.m. (TNT)

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This is one of the team?s most anticipated seasons in memory, so fans are looking for a lot of answers.

Nathan Eovaldi had the Red Sox pumped with his performance in Game 3 of the ALDS in New York.

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

Dallas Keuchel, Nathan Eovaldi are opposites with same goal in Game 3

While Eovaldi can throw up to 102 miles per hour, the Astros lefty tops out at ?maybe 93?.

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A 21-year-old Mansfield man will be summonsed to court for disorderly conduct and throwing an object during a sporting event after the incident at Sunday?s game.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_sears2_biz.jpg End of Sears may be a new beginning for CambridgeSide

The troubled chain?s move to close the store could kick-start a project that would include office space and housing where Sears and the mall?s garage now stand.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_feat1A_met.jpg Latest idea for Mass. Pike project: elevate the bike path along the Charles

The idea is modeled off the High Line park in New York City, which travels along parts of an old elevated railway.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_curtatone_diehl.jpg Somerville mayor says he?ll end his Sam Adams boycott if Diehl beats Warren

A spat seems to be brewing between Joe Curtatone and US Senate candidate Geoff Diehl.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-5380.jpg The racist tropes of Republicans

Racist remarks have become the soundtrack of our current political moment, uttered with little fear of serious political consequences.

Special reports

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, September 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: gas explosions in Lawrence, 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and primary elections.

Newsletters

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We go beyond just sharing stories: We?ll give you a window into how we report and hold officials accountable. We?ll share documents and data, and use your feedback to better inform our work. Join us.

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Real Estate

Luxury Home of the Week: West Cambridge Victorian built circa 1894 for $8.5 million

Explore West Cambridge with this Victorian-style residence as your home base. Built in 1894, 5 Fayerweather St. rests at the end of a brick driveway and is set on 0.24 acres. Represented by listing agents Edmund Feijo and Gail Roberts, the property is on the market for $8,500,000.

STAT

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The Navy has tapped Dr. Carl Merril to turn phages into drugs to treat dangerous infections.

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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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

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.

Crossword

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