The Trump administration is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women for religious and moral reasons.
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How each side can do better on the gun debate It is fear that dominates both sides of the American debate about the millions of semi-automatic weapons in the hands of our neighbors.
KEVIN CULLEN
After Las Vegas, Bill Bratton?s prescription doesn?t fit in a sound bite The former head of police departments in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles offers post-massacre observations.
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Afraid of online haters, trolls, and bullies? Here are five strategies to protect yourself.
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A cautionary tale about high school sexting ? from Duxbury This well-heeled community was shocked by what?s becoming a widespread phenomenon: teenage girls being pressured to share revealing photos.
The 24-year-old Newton man allegedly launched a horrific campaign of harassment in April 2016, when he hacked into the young woman?s online accounts and devices.
Four women are facing charges after they allegedly beat another woman with a golf club, burned her, cut her hair, and imprisoned her, Worcester police said.
NH man arrested after submachine gun found hidden inside home Danny Coutermarsh, 58, was arrested Thursday for being a felon in posession of a firearm and other dangerous weapons, authorities said.
It was unclear what prompted the gunfire at the set of the Denzel Washington movie in Roxbury or whether the victims were the intended targets.
White Mountains fire spreads, could burn for days, fire chief says A passerby told firefighters leaving the woods Tuesday night that a streaking meteor had crashed near the site of the fire.
Shirley Leung
It?s time for Boston to bring in the closer for our Amazon bid Imagine a pitch centered around the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Hurricane Maria destroyed an estimated 80 percent of the value of Puerto Rico?s agricultural crops, costing the island some $780 million.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
So much for Chris Sale?s first postseason start Sale was going to be different from softie teammates David Price and Rick Porcello, who both spit the bit in the playoffs last year.
Chad Finn
Under the circumstances, an ugly win looks pretty good Other thoughts: Jameis Winston isn?t that good, Stephen Gostkowski is, and Danny Amendola has really stepped up.
President Trump delivered a foreboding message to reporters as he posed for photos with his senior military leaders that this might be ?the calm before the storm.?
?Goodbye!? AOL Instant Messenger is signing off for good Get your final away messages ready ? AIM?s parent company has announced that its Instant Messenger service is going offline.
Ty Burr
Harvey Weinstein and the end of the hustler?s reign The movie mogul has been creeping on women ? that?s a tactful way to put it ? for almost three decades. So why is the king only now being chased from his throne?
Ancient Egypt Research Associates
A Boston-based archaeologist has developed a theory that sheds more light on the mystery of how ancient people ? sorry, not aliens ? built the massive structures.
Dr. Seuss museum will take down mural after authors threaten to boycott festival Several authors said they would boycott a festival at the Massachusetts museum over a mural that, they say, promotes racial stereotypes.
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Free beer isn?t enough anymore In a booming local economy, companies have to be creative when it comes to perks.
movies
?Professor Marston? reveals what wasn?t in ?Wonder Woman? ?I?ve been trying to get my movie made for years,? said writer-director Angela Robinson.
Pumpkin spice air freshener prompts evacuation of Baltimore school After five people were taken to the hospital complaining of upset stomachs, fire officials discovered the source of the smell: a pumpkin spice air freshener.
The Season Ticket podcast On the eve of a new hockey season in Boston, Kevin Paul Dupont joined Chris Gasper to talk about the outlook for the Bruins. Then, columnist Chad Finn chatted all things Celtics.
108 Stitches Red Sox reporter Alex Speier writes about everything baseball with an eye for analytics and an insider?s knowledge of the game.
Spotlight follow-up
Children of priests step out of the shadows A growing number of people who say their fathers are priests are speaking out, drawing attention to an invisible legion of suffering.
EDITORIAL
Protect free access to birth control The Trump administration has drafted a rule that would dial back contraception coverage mandated in Obamacare.
Have an investigative news tip? Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].
Fall Arts preview
A guide to the best of what to see and do in Boston A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.
Rookies Jake DeBrusk and Charlie McAvoy scored goals for Boston in Thursday?s season-opener.
Legal marijuana companies have many restrictions on how they can advertise.
The seemingly small $2.5 million cost of the sustainable project is a tribute to the many thoughtful decisions that make this a visible symbol of Thoreau?s legacy.
?The people of Boston are owed an opportunity and they deserve the opportunity to hear what each of us has to offer,?? Jackson said.
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Ken Block, Hoonigan Racing and Ford Performance won?t return to the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2018. Ford Performance announced Wednesday that it will exit the series following the conclusion of the 2017 championship, according to Motorsport.com. The American automaker partnered with Hoonigan ahead of the 2016 season to launch its first factory-backed rallycross campaign [?]
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, an organization seeking to eliminate atomic weapons through an international treaty-based prohibition.
The pay practices covered a two-year period and affected 305 female executives and 15 black vice presidents.
This week?s picks from Globe critics.
A closer look at what?s up onscreen in the third year of the GlobeDocs Film Festival.
At Rubbish to Runway, an unusual fund-raising event, the materials on display may be someone else?s trash.
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Photographers from the Globe captured images of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, signs of fall, and the football season in full swing.
