Boston, MA 10/13/18: Red Sox players warm up (background) while Fenway is reflected over a water spot above the dugout. Boston Red Sox hosted the Houston Astros in Game One of ALCS at Fenway Park Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)

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Sign-stealing is at the center of a new controversy. Here?s what it?s all about

Major League Baseball investigated the suspicious actions of an Astros team employee at Fenway Park during Game 1 of the ALCS.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-23240.jpg Once again, Jackie Bradley Jr. makes a statement at the plate

Bradley?s offense long has been an issue for Red Sox Nation, but he?s come through in consecutive games, including last night?s win in Game 3.

Celitcs 105, 76ers 87

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Lee_101618_bosphil12_spts.jpg The Celtics were hardly perfect on opening night, and yet they rolled

Jayson Tatum led the way with 23 points and Gordon Hayward played his first full game as a Celtic at TD Garden.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/7c5173436cd84611a435d9afb191ddb5-7c5173436cd84611a435d9afb191ddb5-0.jpg Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird on ?Sesame Street,? is retiring

In addition to Big Bird, the 84-year-old Caroll Spinney was also Oscar the Grouch.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_1A13VM.jpg Hillary Clinton seemingly unharmed in N.J. car crash

The former secretary of state was headed to a fundraiser when the vehicle she was riding in pulled into a parking garage, made a left turn, and hit a concrete column.

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First lady Melania Trump?s plane was forced to return to a Washington area military base because of smoke in the cabin, temporarily delaying her trip to a Philadelphia hospital.

JetBlue?s Mint passengers get extra-long lie-flat seats with massage functions, artisanal, small plate menu options from well-known restaurants, top-drawer spirits and wines, and one of the largest libraries of free in-flight entertainment.

Jetblue

HELP DESK

How to score a business class upgrade (without paying a bundle)

Even if you?re not one of the airline?s biggest spenders, there are ways to up your odds of securing an upgrade.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-21788.jpg Heart-wrenching obituary of young Vt. mom struggling with addiction gains attention

Madelyn (?Maddie?) Ellen Linsenmeir died Oct. 7. ?Our grief over losing her is infinite. And now so is she,? her family wrote.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/44289258_765454797149121_7481904291729375232_n.jpg Whale-watching cruise encounters a shark as long as a Chevy Suburban ripping into a whale

Passengers on a whale-watching boat were stunned when they saw a massive 18-foot great white shark and another smaller one chomping on a dead whale floating in Cape Cod Bay.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/wiggs_Pizza_664534.jpg TripAdvisor says the best pizzeria in the country is right here in Boston

This Boston mainstay took the top honor based on TripAdvisor reviews, beating out New York City?s Bleecker Street Pizza.

NAMES

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The provocateur Morgan mocked actor Daniel Craig for carrying his baby in a sling. Evans wasn?t having it.

Warren says she released DNA results because of continued attacks

?Donald Trump goes in front of crowds multiple times a week to attack me. Both of my opponents have made the same attack,? Elizabeth Warren told the Globe?s editorial board.

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Among other proposed changes: a gradual phase-out of middle schools and the merger of several elementary schools.

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The CDC reported that 62 cases of acute flaccid myelitis had been confirmed in 22 states this year and an additional 65 are under investigation nationwide.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Walker_070717_redline_16413x.jpg MBTA, advocates debate system?s fare policies

New technology would allow the transit agency to charge more for longer trips or during rush hours. Those changes could disproportionately hurt low-income workers, experts say.

Christopher Columbus Park on the waterfront flooded during a March storm.

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Walsh calls for major investment to guard city against flooding

Mayor Martin Walsh is rolling out an array of projects designed to protect Boston from rising sea levels. And he?s asking business leaders for their help to make them happen.

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Canada became the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/85d7fb19ab3e41d6bb2c284d0c5f2969-85d7fb19ab3e41d6bb2c284d0c5f2969-0.jpg Trump says he won?t accept blame if GOP loses House

Facing the prospect of bruising electoral defeat in congressional elections, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he won?t accept the blame if his party loses control of the House in November.

This health care workers union is staying on the sidelines of the ballot question debate

The Service Employees International Union has not taken a position on Question 1, the ballot initiative to regulate nurse staffing, even while many other labor groups have supported it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/grenade.jpg Inert grenade found in empty Wrentham house

Wrentham officials are urging the public to err on the side of caution if they find old explosives in their homes.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/49dd4b0eb61e4f8094c9a64cc47da28d-49dd4b0eb61e4f8094c9a64cc47da28d-0.jpg US moral leadership is missing in Khashoggi case

Congress need not follow the Trump administration into a moral wilderness, where the only thing that matters is the brute exercise of state power.

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Real Estate

How to prepare a swoon-worthy vacation rental

If you?re thinking of listing your home as a vacation rental, have a listen to what travelers say makes a space inviting and welcoming, and what?s a turnoff. For starters, amenities and cleanliness matter.

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.

STAT

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Some are almost professionally done, others are closer to scribbles, but all give insight into how immunotherapy works.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg 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.

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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