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A conservative website with ties to the Republican establishment wanted to look into then-candidate Donald Trump?s background for negative information.
Shootings in five locations left six people with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Yvonne Abraham
Women describe climate of harassment at Mass. State House 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.
Amanda Staples is the fourth woman who has come forward to accuse the former president of inappropriate touching.
The story behind a Mass. woman?s online comment that is sweeping across the Web 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.
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.
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.
SCOT LEHIGH
Searching for real Republican leaders The Republicans with Courage caucus is a small group indeed.
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?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.?
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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Until Wednesday afternoon, no evidence had been found of a possible culprit, despite repeated searches by a pest control company.
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.
BEN VOLIN
They have converted third and 11 or longer seven times already this season, second-most in the NFL.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Astros deliver a much-needed boost for Houston A baseball team symbolizes the resilience of a city still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.
6 ways to keep kids from candy overload this Halloween 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.
Skip the overused costume ideas and show up trick-or-treating in some locally themed holiday jokes.
9 ways to get ghoulish this weekend (and after) Get into the Halloween spirit, with or without a costume.
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.
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Ideas | Courtney Humphries
Modern flat-earthism means believing in a vast conspiracy devoted to hiding the true nature of the earth.
By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe correspondents
We recently made a pilgrimage to Elephant?s Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, Conn., for a very good reason: We?d seen it on a reality show. Elephant?s Trunk is often the site of filming for HGTV?s ?Flea Market Flip.?
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?
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.
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].
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.
?He is one of the greatest human beings I?ve ever come across in my life,? Olynyk said of the Celtics? coach.
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.
The commission cited safety concerns for staffers as deadly clashes continued between police and protesters.
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.
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.
