The hospital industry and nurses union are squaring off over an initiative to mandate staffing ratios at hospitals.
US household incomes rose 1.8 percent in 2017 The poverty rate also declined amid solid growth and job gains in the United States economy, Census Bureau data showed.
Starts & Stops
The 111 bus has been haunted by crowding and cancellations.
No injuries reported after emergency landing at Logan An Iberia Airways flight from New York to Madrid diverted to Boston because of an engine failure, according to an FAA spokesman.
Oregon hiker likely killed by cougar, authorities say It?s the first fatal attack by a wild cougar in Oregon and the second in the Pacific Northwest this year.
CBT
The Motor Mart site could become home to more than 300 apartments and condos.
Vandals riding bikes have caused thousands of dollars of damage in Natick Police say a group of bicycle-riding vandals fired BB guns into area homes.
FDA threatens to pull e-cigarettes to fight rise in youth vaping The Food and Drug Administration said they?d pull the products off the market if the tobacco industry doesn?t do more to combat growing use of the products by children and teens.
Sean P. Murphy | Fine Print
Is Avis taking you for a ride with its toll ?service fee?? The rental car company charges $3.95 per day ? every day ? even if a customer goes through a toll just once during their lease.
Florence?s projected track had the storm hovering off the southern North Carolina coast from Thursday night until landfall Saturday morning or so, about a day later than previously expected.
Trump says response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was ?underappreciated? President Donald Trump said the government is ready for Hurricane Florence and insisted that his administration?s response to Maria?s devastation in Puerto Rico was a ?great job.?
Homeland Security says FEMA money transfer won?t harm hurricane relief A US senator claimed that the Trump administration transferred nearly $10 million from the government?s disaster relief agency to immigration enforcement.
STAN GROSSFELD
Taking a closer look at the Patriots opener ? through a telephoto lens Zooming in on players and fans at Gillette Stadium gives you a whole new perspective and appreciation.
Names
Mark Wahlberg gets up at 2:30 a.m. to work out There are early risers. And then there?s Mark Wahlberg.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Tickle Me Elmo among Toy Hall of Fame finalists This may be the year that chalk makes its mark on the National Toy Hall of Fame, or American Girl outmuscles He-Man for a place of honor.
Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff file
Sticking to tourism could be limiting your experience.
Apple is expected to showcase three new iPhones Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet.
Tennis
Umpire Carlos Ramos speaks for first time since Serena Williams dispute ?I?m fine, given the circumstances,? Carlos Ramos told a Portuguese newspaper.
Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2
It was fait accompli, now it?s official: Red Sox are back in the playoffs Chris Sale pitched just one inning in his return to the mound, and Nate Eovaldi and the bullpen secured Boston?s 99th victory of the season.
Nick Cafardo | On baseball
1 inning, 5 batters, 26 pitches: Chris Sale?s return was brief Red Sox manager Alex Cora felt that the ace didn?t look like himself, so he pulled the plug on original plan, which had Sale pitching two innings.
Opinion | Laurence H. Tribe
The chaotic aftermath of invoking the 25th Amendment It could unleash a dangerously destabilizing power struggle over the presidency rather than decisively ousting Donald Trump.
The life and rise of Ayanna Pressley Long before her shocking win, Pressley?s was an against-the-odds story. Time and again, she has toppled expectations.
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What?s in the Senate?s opioid package ? and what?s not Many senators say the bill is enough. Many advocates for better addiction treatment beg to differ.
In eight starts since the All-Star break, the Red Sox lefthander is 4-0 with a 1.78 ERA.
The company that oversees Boston?s school buses hired drivers from companies that serve neighboring communities, causing headaches in those places.
Amazon?s second headquarters is expected to bring 50,000 jobs to the chosen city.
Pappas edged out 10 other Democrats seeking to replace retiring Representative Carol Shea-Porter. Also, Molly Kelly won the right to face incumbent Governor Chris Sununu.
Pope Francis summoning the presidents of every bishops conference around the world is evidence that he realizes the sex abuse scandal is global.
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Hybrid versions of hatchbacks and sedans dominate the 2018 list of fuel-efficient vehicles.
UMass Boston sees the former Bayside Expo Center site as a bustling business district that will bring the school much-needed cash.
Sevigny?s ??Lizzie,?? a tense psychological thriller, is making it to theaters after years of false starts.
The much-admired sandwich shop will serve fried chicken, slushies, and fries at the pop-up.
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Fall House Hunt: Tips for making that winning offer Buyers who know what sellers want can craft a winning offer in a crowded field without putting themselves at risk.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.
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