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Impeachment Hearings

State Dept. official is questioned about withheld aid to Ukraine
A top State Department official overseeing Ukraine policy and the top diplomat to Ukraine are testifying in a public hearing as the impeachment inquiry moves into a new phase. 3 hours ago

Taylor testifies that Trump was overheard asking about the ?investigations? he wanted Watch live: William Taylor, George Kent testify in first impeachment hearing Public impeachment hearings: A look at the witnesses, the format, and more Ask the Globe: What do you want to know about the impeachment hearings?

Editorials: THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

? What happened when

? The cast of characters

? Impeachable offenses

? Untangling the GOP?s spin

Worcester firefighter killed while searching for baby reportedly trapped in home
Lieutenant Jason Menard was killed and three others were injured while battling a 4-alarm fire in a three-family home early Wednesday. an hour ago

Worcester firefighter leaves behind wife and three children; had planned trip to Disney

Gov. Baker names Christopher S. Mason as new commander of the Massachusetts State Police
Governor Charlie Baker named Lieutenant Colonel Christopher S. Mason as the next colonel and superintendent of the State Police Wednesday, an appointment made necessary when Colonel Kerry Gilpin announced her retirement after 25 years on the force. 51 minutes ago

At Harvard and beyond, student journalists face increasing scrutiny from peers

Campus reporters are facing backlash for following fairly routine journalistic practices when covering campus protests. 35 minutes ago

Excessive idling by Encore Boston Harbor shuttles sparks lawsuit threat

The Conservation Law Foundation has accused Encore owner Wynn Resorts and several transportation contractors of violating the federal Clean Air Act and state regulations that prohibit excessive idling, and said that it intends to sue unless the companies take quick action.

opinion

OPINION | MICHAEL A. COHEN

The courage of the whistle-blower
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Trump?s real impeachable offense
OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

Bloomberg?s a bad bet ? but don?t discount Deval

OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

Forget the polls. The Democratic field needs Julián Castro

Peter Abraham | on baseball
Could Red Sox and Yankees make blockbuster trade?
The Sox would exchange Mookie Betts for young, affordable talent.

NFL NOTEBOOK
NFL invites all 32 teams to Colin Kaepernick workout
The 32-year-old quarterback has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season and has become a powerful symbol of the protest movement that he started among players.

?Ducklings? artist turns her attention to #MeToo movement

Now at 91 years old, Nancy Schön has discovered she has something much more heated to say. Her latest work is a #MeToo-themed sculpture that aims to solidify and memorialize the worldwide movement of women sharing their long-suppressed stories of sexual abuse and harassment.

Supreme Court?s conservatives appear to back Trump on DACA

There did not appear to be any support among the five conservatives Tuesday for blocking the administration?s decision to wind down the program. The decision is expected in June.

Non-binary gender designation is now available on Mass. licenses

Massachusetts residents can now choose a non-binary gender designation on state driver?s licenses. The change took effect Tuesday as part of the state?s Registry of Motor Vehicles system upgrade.

Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist websites, racist immigration coverage in e-mails, excerpts show

According to a review by the Southern Poverty Law Center, White House adviser Stephen Miller sent e-mails that ?promoted white nationalist literature and racist propaganda? to conservative news site Breitbart.

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  1. Watch live: William Taylor, George Kent testify in first impeachment hearing
  2. Worcester firefighter killed while searching for baby reportedly trapped in home
  3. Could Red Sox and Yankees make blockbuster trade?
  4. The Sky Bar?s triumphant return
  5. Taylor testifies that Trump was overheard asking about the ?investigations? he wanted
  6. Doubts about 2020 field send Democratic party elites, donors scrambling to find a savior
  7. Excessive idling by Encore Boston Harbor shuttles sparks lawsuit threat
  8. Gov. Baker names Christopher S. Mason as new commander of the Massachusetts State Police
  9. ?Ducklings? artist turns her attention to #MeToo movement
  10. Non-binary gender designation is now available on Mass. licenses
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Miss Conduct
Advice: How do find out if an employer welcomes transgender job candidates?
Plus, the protocol for opening and holding doors for others in a vestibule. 52 minutes ago

Brown University student?s touching ?Jeopardy!? answer leads to emotional moment for Alex Trebek
The moment unfolded during an episode that aired Monday night. A video of the response has since been widely shared online.

Watch MIT?s new ?Mini Cheetah? robots in action
In a new video, the 20-pound robots are seen backflipping, running around, and playing soccer on the lawn in front of the MIT dome.

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Jason Baker has spent more than a decade photographing abandoned buildings across New England, and the images are downright eerie.

Rhode Island

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Sports

Bruce Cassidy no fan of Don Cherry?s controversial comments

Evansville shocks No.?1 Kentucky at home

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Politics / Business

Taylor testifies that Trump was overheard asking about the ?investigations? he wanted

Nation / World

Former president Carter out of surgery, no complications

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Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Elijah Cummings, will run for Congress

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Special Projects

Back to the battleground

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Amid a stronger local economy, there are questions about whether Democrats can win back white working-class voters in western Pennsylvania in 2020.

What happened after a young Trump voter in Michigan transformed into a vegan AOC fan
One jarring experience shortly after President Trump?s election set off a chain of events that changed a Michigan college student?s political world forever, leaving a mother reeling as her son transformed from a conservative activist into a vegan Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fan in a little under a year.

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On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

To the millions of us who visit Cape Cod once or twice a summer, the effects of climate change can seem subtle, if we see them at all: A breach in the dunes. A crack in the pavement. But once you know how to see what is shifting, changing and washing away, it is impossible to ignore. Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.
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SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

Second major hospital chain agrees to pay millions to resolve concerns over concurrent surgery

Whistleblowers accused celebrity surgeon David Samadi of allowing trainees to perform surgeries while he was in another operating room.

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?Watchmen? reminds us of what America would rather forget
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Unnoticed
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Choose one?
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Looking through his eyes
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Lessons from my mother

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Tourists, Venetians slosh through a flooded lagoon city

Two Hong Kong protesters shot, one in critical condition

With Linotype print, the old is new again

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Metro

Mass. House to vote on bill that would ban flavored tobacco products, put 75 percent excise tax on vapes

The Massachusetts House is expected to vote on a bill Wednesday that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, instate a 75 percent excise tax on vaping products, and fine e-cigarette retailers and manufacturers who operate without state licenses.

Gov. Baker names Christopher S. Mason as new commander of the Massachusetts State Police

Governor Charlie Baker named Lieutenant Colonel Christopher S. Mason as the next colonel and superintendent of the State Police Wednesday, an appointment made necessary when Colonel Kerry Gilpin announced her retirement after 25 years on the force.

Boy, 15, arrested for making threats on social media against high school in West Newbury

A 15-year-old boy is facing felony charges for allegedly using social media platforms to make threatening statements against Pentucket Regional High School, officials said.

Worcester firefighter killed while searching for baby reportedly trapped in home

Lieutenant Jason Menard was killed and three others were injured while battling a 4-alarm fire in a three-family home early Wednesday.

Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in downtown crash
The pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the corner of Merchants Row and State Street Wednesday morning, police said.

Worcester firefighter leaves behind wife and three children; had planned trip to Disney
A review of Jason Menard?s social media presence shows he and his family were proud of his service and keenly aware of the dangers he and his colleagues faced on a daily basis.

STAT

From assisted hatching to embryo glue, most IVF ?add-ons? rest on shaky science

Millennials caring for parents with Alzheimer?s face agonizing challenges

She was destined to get early Alzheimer?s, but didn?t. Did a rare mutation protect her?

Before signing up for drug trial, one patient wants to know: Can I afford it?

sports

Ben Volin | On Football

Film study: Stats don?t tell the whole story about Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz

Wentz has the athleticism and size to throw accurately on the run, extend plays, and brush off sacks, and he is coming off back-to-back wins.

Evansville shocks No.?1 Kentucky at home

Kentucky had been 39-0 at home against unranked, nonconference opponents when ranked No.?1 in the AP poll.

In today?s NHL, a big lead isn?t exactly safe, as the Bruins found out Tuesday

The faster pace of the modern game allows for dramatic comebacks like the one the Panthers mounted at TD Garden.

How the Bruins let a win slip away

On a day the first flurries of the season arrived, this one snowballed out of control.

Baseball notebook
MLB checking after report 2017 Astros illegally stole signs
Mike Fiers and three other unidentified people told how the World Series champs used a center-field camera to steal signs.

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Politics

Taylor testifies that Trump was overheard asking about the ?investigations? he wanted
For the first time, a top diplomat testified Wednesday that President Trump was overheard asking about ?the investigations? that he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. The testimony came during the first public impeachment hearings.

Business

TALKING POINTS
Debut of Disney streaming service has some hiccups
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Marijuana

Cannabis commission quarantines marijuana oil vapes, effectively extending ban
Under a recent court ruling, the Cannabis Control Commission faced a noon deadline to either lift the ban on such vapes ? though only for medical marijuana patients ? or keep it in place.

magazine
Women & Power

The 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

Women & Power

How successful female entrepreneurs beat the odds
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ?She began the conversation by rattling off 10 questions?
Cooking

Recipes: Three surprising ways to make meatballs

sports

Could Red Sox and Yankees make blockbuster trade?

Observations from the Bruins? shootout loss to the Panthers

Evansville stuns No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena, 67-64

metro

At Harvard and beyond, student journalists face increasing scrutiny from peers

Worcester firefighter killed while searching for baby reportedly trapped in home

Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in downtown crash

Nation

Catholic bishops elect defender of immigrants as first hispanic president

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Elijah Cummings, will run for Congress

Supreme Court allows families of Sandy Hook shooting victims to sue gunmaker Remington

World

Deal with Taliban will free American and Australian professors, officials say

UK?s Labour Party hit with two cyberattacks in 24 hours, weeks out from general election

Rare deer-like species photographed for first time in wild

politics

Trump and Erdogan to meet today amid strained US-Turkey relations

Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist websites, racist immigration coverage in e-mails, excerpts show

Doubts about 2020 field send Democratic party elites, donors scrambling to find a savior

business

Debut of Disney streaming service has some hiccups

McDonald?s lawsuit targets ?pervasive? culture of sexual harassment

Associated Industries of Mass. joins the effort to save Vineyard Wind

lifestyle

New award to honor arts and activism named after Lena Horne

The Sky Bar?s triumphant return

The VIP Lounge with Kay Hanley

marijuana

Cannabis commission quarantines marijuana oil vapes, effectively extending ban

What we know about the Massachusetts vape ban and its future

Maine investigating marijuana-related ads at arena

opinion

Trump?s real impeachable offense

Big Data: To marry or not to marry?

The courage of the whistle-blower

food & dining

Finding new joy in good ol? ?Joy of Cooking?

Joshua Bernstein wants you to drink better beer

Getting Salty with Steven Peljovich of Michael?s Deli

travel

The VIP Lounge with Kay Hanley

Revisiting a Berkshire Christmas, 1967

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Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending 11/3

Jhumpa Lahiri on reading across continents and cultures

Keeping ?A Very Hungry Caterpillar? well fed

Movies

In Greek, ?Sophia? means wisdom ? in movies, it means glamour

Tawdry tabloid, beleaguered behemoth, lauded labeler

In Focus: At Boston International Kids Film Festival, summer camp is much more than just a vacation

Television

Sean Spicer voted off ?Dancing With the Stars?

Week in watching: Daytime impeachment viewing, Disney+, and ?Twilight Zone? on the big screen

Seth Meyers?s terrible idea: Letting viewers ?skip politics?

music

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters to headline Boston Calling in 2020

Richard Goode returns to Jordan Hall with poise, poetry

The Boston Camerata in a glorious ?Free America!?

Theater/Dance

?The Office! A Musical Parody? definitely isn?t in the humor business

Stand-up standouts, and other Boston Comedy Festival highlights

At the Boston Comedy Festival, Caroline Rhea and Artie Lange won?t be telling the same stories

globe local

Son vows to beautify Mansfield cemetery where his father is buried

Brockton museum portrays the agony of opioid addiction

A ?Deaf Car Guy? with a driving passion

Obituaries

Charles Rogers, former Detroit Lions receiver, dies at 38

Richard T. Flood Jr., a hockey coach and private school headmaster, dies at 84

William Hughes, congressman and ambassador, dies at 87