Synagogue gunman allegedly said ?I just want to kill Jews?

As authorities worked to piece together the background and movements of alleged shooter Robert Gregory Bowers, harrowing accounts from the survivors began to emerge and vigils sprouted up in Pittsburgh and other areas of the country.

The crowd joined hands during a vigil for Bostonians to stand with the Pittsburgh Jewish community after the mass shooting at a synagogue there.

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Emotional vigil in Boston brings people together to mourn Pittsburgh synagogue victims

About 1,000 people gathered on Boston Common. Other vigils were held across the state.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/jacoby-5489.jpg The Pittsburgh massacre reflects a changing America

In the America I grew up in, Jews had nothing to fear from their neighbors. Things have changed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_1AD9VR.jpg Pittsburgh shooting victims remembered: ?The loss is incalculable?

A day after the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead, officials released the names of the victims. The oldest of them was 97. The youngest was 54. They included a pair of brothers and a husband and wife.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Clipboard-23867.jpg Julian Edelman says his ?heart is broken? after senseless tragedy in Pittsburgh

?As a Jew, an American and a human, I?m devastated.?

A gate at Harvard Yard in Cambridge.

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Harvard weighs more than 200 variables from applicants. Here?s how you can get in

Take Greek instead of coding. Skip the figure-skating lessons, play hockey. Move to Wyoming, get a part-time job, develop spark, cultivate grit, learn with joy! And if you can afford to buy Harvard University a new building, do.

Names

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The decision regarding what city will be home to Amazon?s second headquarters is still up in the air, and there was no explanation for why Bezos was visiting the area.

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There were 188 passengers and crew aboard the Lion Air 737, which went down Monday shortly after leaving Jakarta.

Boston, MA - 10/27/2018- ] Firefighters battle a fire in an apartment building at 104 Hemenway St in Boston on Saturday. (Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: ()

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Cause of Fenway apartment blaze was electrical

The fire is believed to have started on the second floor of a five-story building at 104 Hemenway St.

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RCM Group in Quebec makes about 600 apartments and hotel rooms a year, many of which have been sent recently to Allston, Somerville, and Charlestown.

BOSTON, 10/2O/2018 - Gov. Charlie Baker speaks about Housing policy at the Massachusetts Comunity Development Corporation Convention shortly after gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez also spoke to the convention at the Hynes Convention Center. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe (Metro, Desk )

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EDITORIAL BOARD ENDORSEMENT

Charlie Baker has been a good governor. Now he needs to be a great one.

The Globe editorial board endorses Baker for reelection on Nov. 6 and urges him to take some of the criticism he?s heard during this campaign season to heart and aim higher over the next four years.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_1AD60A.jpg President Trump dubs Tom Steyer, bomb plot target, a ?lunatic?

The president called billionaire businessman Steyer a ??crazed & stumbling lunatic?? days after Steyer was targeted in a mail bomb plot along with other prominent Democrats.

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Jair Bolsonaro is the latest in a global wave of nationalists to triumph at the ballot box.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/3%20High%20School%20Superbowls-1625897.jpg Legendary Brockton High football coach Armond Colombo dies at 87

Colombo won nine Super Bowls, and his teams at Archbishop Williams and Brockton won 316 games.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_globelive3_LIFE.jpg Come see Globe Live

After two sold-out seasons, Globe Live ? a live storytelling show featuring the Globe?s top journalists ? returns to the Emerson Paramount Center Nov. 3 & 4.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/hero-freepress-1721.jpg The high cost of a free press

This year, reporters have been killed in war zones, in the presumed safety of their own homes, and everywhere in between.

Cars

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GM proposes nationwide zero-emissions vehicle sales mandate

General Motors says it will ask the federal government for one national gas mileage standard, including a requirement that a percentage of auto companies' sales be zero-emissions vehicles

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. Join us.

The Big Picture

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Photos: Red Sox vs. Dodgers Game 5

Globe photographers are capturing the sights of Sunday?s game at Dodger Stadium.

STAT

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In the fierce competition for science funding, even a typeface glitch can be fatal.

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