Christine McMorrow was using voice-to-text to comment on a New York Times story this week, icing her knee and boiling some eggs, when she was suddenly interrupted.
Yvonne Abraham
The stories of sexual harassment on Beacon Hill are overwhelming A dozen women who have worked in and around the State House over the past two decades described a climate of harassment and sexual misconduct.
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo?s move came after a Globe columnist reported a series of incidents of sexual harassment in and around the State House.
Amanda Staples is the fourth woman who has come forward to accuse the former president of inappropriate touching.
New harassment claims against ?Game Change? journalist CNN is reporting that four more women are leveling allegations of sexual harassment against journalist Mark Halperin.
The Atlantic removes an editor over harassment claims The Atlantic magazine is removing contributing editor Leon Wieseltier from its masthead after allegations emerged this week that Wieseltier harassed numerous women during his years with The New Republic.
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Sisters Janice and Elizabeth Hale are retiring from Girl Scouts after decades of leading troops in Lawrence.
Ground Game?s first ranking of the 2020 Democratic presidential field Who is the most likely to be the Democratic nominee? We took a look and handicapped the potential field.
President Trump gave children of reporters plenty of compliments, congratulating the parents for doing a good job ? at least of raising kids.
Michael A. Cohen
Trump?s dumpster fire shouldn?t have people feeling fond of George W. Bush Bush 43 was a disaster, and America is still playing the price.
A Hatch retirement ? and a Romney Senate run ? could be inching closer to reality A new report says Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah is telling friends that he won?t seek reelection, and that if that happens, Mitt Romney plans to run.
The object, which scientists think might be an asteroid, is ?moving remarkably fast? through space.
CVS plots a blockbuster deal as Amazon looms over pharmacy business CVS Health is reportedly in talks to buy health insurer Aetna, an attempt by the drugstore giant to insulate itself from tectonics shifts in the health care market.
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An Acton woman has launched Oneinforty to educate Ashkenazi Jews about their higher risk of having cancer-linked BRCA gene mutations.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Astros deliver a much-needed boost for Houston A baseball team symbolizes the resilience of a city still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.
Chad Finn | Unconventional preview
Win over surging Chargers would be positive sign for Patriots With LA on a three-game win streak, this is a bigger game than it seemed when the schedule was released.
Miss Conduct
Advice: His mother is tagging along on their honeymoon The husband-to-be doesn?t object. How can a poor bride save her romantic getaway?
9 ways to get ghoulish this weekend (and after) Get into the Halloween spirit, with or without a costume.
Last-minute ideas for scary family fun From haunted zoos to haunted roller coasters, we?ve got every kind of scare covered.
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There are a few good ways to limit kids? Halloween intake without turning it into a battle. We asked a few experts for their strategies.
Dave Epstein | On weather
Based on the latest computer guidance, the heaviest rain will stay west of the coastline and places like Cape Cod will receive the least.
?Don?t get too excited about what you?re going to find in 180 days,? said Henry F. Graff, a retired history professor at Columbia University. ?It?s nothing new.?
In Lynn, Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy is trying to hold off state Senator Thomas McGee. In Salem, Mayor Kim Driscoll is going up against former city councilor Paul Prevey.
?It?s ungodly? ? Tofu manufacturing plant makes a literal stink in Ayer The stench coming from a tofu manufacturing plant in Ayer has driven neighbors indoors.
After five months lost at sea, women rescued in Pacific For months, the two sailors sent out daily distress calls that no one heard, until the US Navy rescued them thousands of miles off course.
They?re running against Warren. Should they run away from Trump? Republicans seeking to oppose Elizabeth Warren next year are deciding how they?ll orient themselves toward President Trump.
Women & Power
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The 2017 top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts The Commonwealth Institute and the Globe Magazine partner to name the most noteworthy companies and nonprofits helmed by women.
Women & Power
Workplace wisdom from some of the most powerful businesswomen in Massachusetts Leaders included in the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts share advice they?ve gotten and given.
The Season Ticket podcast Trenni Kusnierek joins host Chris Gasper to talk about the Celtics? winning streak and sexism in the sports media.
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Nurse?s aide plays video games while a vet dies at VA hospital The Bedford VA hospital admitted its care for Bill Nutter was not ?up to our standards,? but the reality was uglier. Now, the FBI is investigating.
EDITORIAL
Jeff Sessions gets it only half-right on LGBT rights As a senator, Sessions voted against extending hate-crime legislation to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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newsroom commentary
Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.
The fantastic voyage of a bag of cells hot-wired to kill cancer Wiring cells to kill cancer takes a month and requires a team of 150 doctors, nurses, scientists, and couriers.
?I?m just so happy to have him back,? said Lauren Berluti, one day after being reunited with her dog, Indy, who had been missing since last Monday.
The Heat signed him to a four-year, $50 million contract to become one of their top reserves
Built in 1888, the Joseph Thorp House in Cambridge has quite the history, including most recently being home to the former US ambassador to Austria. It sold for $7,400,000 on Friday, Oct. 20, making it the region's biggest sale this week.
Anna Wintour told James Corden on his late night show that she would not invite President Trump back to her annual event.
Survivors swam ashore at Bangladesh?s Inani Beach after a merciless wave capsized their wooden boat during a dark night in September in the Bay of Bengal.
Here?s everything you need to know about the potential fallout in Massachusetts from the high-tech giant?s choice of a new headquarters location.
The Seaport is getting crowded.
The critic says, ?They exist to lie. And I won?t watch ?em.?
Bryn Cimino, a 12-year-old from Waltham, had a drawing featured in the November issue of Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas.
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The Big Picture
Eerie captures of the many interesting creatures that photographers have encountered around the world.
