First debate in Boston mayoral campaign is contentious

Mayor Martin Walsh and Councilor Tito Jackson clashed Wednesday over which of them can best lead Boston.

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President Trump was livid. Why, he asked his advisers in mid-July, should he go along with what he considered the failed Obama-era policy toward Iran?

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2016 file photo, producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Harvey Weinstein's wife, Georgina Chapman, tells People magazine she is leaving her husband. She said in a statement her heart breaks for all the women who have suffered because of Weinstein's

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After Weinstein, time for some introspection

Maybe things will change. But don?t hold your breath. We still live in a patriarchy, and men still set most of the rules.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/12/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/05878115.jpg Ben Affleck apologizes after former MTV host says he groped her

Hilarie Burton says she hasn?t forgotten the incident, which allegedly took place in 2003.

Names

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Alyssa Labrie claims Marc James became ?instantly irate and blew up in my face with personal attacks? when she told him she didn?t want to meet socially.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-9438.jpg A battle we?ve already waged

Opponents of transgender rights have put a question on the 2018 ballot, and transgender men and women are responding.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/4cf6d215c1a344e592b57c1f557c7d82-4cf6d215c1a344e592b57c1f557c7d82-0.jpg It?s ?about time? NFL demands players stand during anthem, Trump says

In an interview, President Trump again commented on the controversy surrounding the national anthem.

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President Trump raised the possibility that he would support stripping the broadcast licenses of news networks that report what he believes to be inaccurate information.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/05112011_11crit3-7929363.jpg Keith Olbermann got taken to task after giving Eminem a backhanded compliment

Keith Olbermann tried to lose himself in the music. Unfortunately, it didn?t go over too well with some.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_espousalcenter3_met.jpg Across region, communities mull seizing private property

Brookline is not the only town where officials have proposed to take private land for what they call a pressing public need.

The US Capitol.

Pharmacy is said to have delivered Alzheimer?s drugs to members of Congress

A D.C. pharmacist says his pharmacy has filled prescriptions for ?pretty serious health problems? for members of Congress, according to a new interview published in STAT news.

BOSTON, MA - 10/11/2017:President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski checking the time after press conference. Boston Red Sox held a media availability at Fenway Park with President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski on the firing of manager John Farrell. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: SPORTS TOPIC Red Sox

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

John Farrell?s firing is an only-in-Boston moment

Back-to-back first-place finishes weren?t enough for the manager to save his job.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Image%20Tease%20Place%20Holder.png The Season Ticket podcast

Chris Gasper and Joe Sullivan react to the decision to fire John Farrell as Red Sox manager. Celtics reporter Adam Himmelsbach stopped by to talk about the upcoming NBA season.

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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 12: Brad Ausmus #7 of the Detroit Tigers walks back to the dugout after a pitching change during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on September 12, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Here are 10 top candidates to become Red Sox manager

One to keep an eye on is Connecticut native and Dartmouth grad Brad Ausmus, late of the Tigers.

12dutchgift / Osias Beert (Flemish, about 1580?1623) Still Life with Various Vessels on a Table about 1610 Oil on canvas Overall: 72.4 × 108.6 cm (28 1/2 × 42 3/4 in.) Framed: 97.8 × 132.1 cm (38 1/2 × 52 in.) Susan and Matthew Weatherbie Collection

Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Massive gift of Dutch art is a coup for MFA

The donation of 113 Dutch and Flemish paintings, including masterpieces by Rembrandt and Rubens, marks one of the most important gifts in the museum?s 140-year history.

Boston, MA- October 11, 2017: Panelist (left to right) Ivan Fernandez de Casadevante co-founder of Ori, Rachel Casseus, founder Casseus Law and John Barros the City of Boston's chief of economic development, during a HUBweek panel,

Boston entrepreneurs, leaders offer advice to would-be founders

?How to Attract Global Entrepreneurs to Boston? was a HUBweek event Wednesday that focused on getting a company started in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/11/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Walker_101117_12HubCancer_2806x.jpg Scientists aim to address racial and ethnic disparities in cancer research

Why are death rates for black men with prostate cancer almost 2.5 times the rate of white men in the US?

Love Letters

What do you do when your partner doesn?t want to move with you?

He was ready to propose but my grad school plans could derail all that.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/rupi%20kaur5.credit%20Henley%20&%20Co.jpg Few read poetry, but millions read Rupi Kaur

The 25-year-old got her start on Instagram and has never won a Pulitzer Prize, or a National Book Award, or been US poet laureate, but her book sales dwarf those who have. Why?

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A growing number of people who say their fathers are priests are speaking out, drawing attention to an invisible legion of suffering.

Opinion & Ideas

A lighter take

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It?s Trump vs. Tillerson.

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Fall Arts Preview 2017

Fall Arts preview

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A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

STAT

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For at least two decades, medicines have been taken by carload to the Capitol.

Crossword

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The Honda Odyssey is all-new for 2018, and while it may not be the coolest of vehicles on the road, minivans hold their own for a couple of reasons: They easily accommodate the kids and their friends, they just as easily convert to carrying cargo, and they have features like rear-seat entertainment systems that keep [?]