Boston, MA: 9-16-18: The Red Sox Brock Holt celebratesz in the dugout with teammates following his bottom of the third inning two run home run that gave Boston a 3-0 lead. The Red Sox hosted the New York Mets in an inter league regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

RED SOX 4, METS 3

After beating the Mets, the Red Sox? magic number is now two

The 103-47 Sox are inching closer to the franchise records for wins in a season.

Arthur Medici.

Revere man mourned following fatal shark attack

The aunt of a 26-year-old man who died following a shark attack Saturday in Wellfleet mourned the loss of her nephew ? an engineering student whose life ended as he planned to marry his girlfriend.

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The Red Cross is accepting donations and volunteers, plus MSPCA-Angell is treating animals injured by the fires and explosions.

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Nestor Ramos

Una carga pesada en Lawrence

Este es el Lawrence que muchos desconocen ? una comunidad que no se llega a conocer a menos que se pase tiempo aquí.

Debris were strewn across the property on Chickering Road in Lawrence where a home had explodied.

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Columbia Gas turns away hundreds seeking help in Lawrence

After waiting in some cases for as many as three hours in the hot sun, families were given a blue ticket and told to return Monday.

Two firefighters injured battling three-alarm blaze in Lawrence

One firefighter suffered a shoulder injury, and a second was treated for heat exhaustion.

Firefighters battle five-alarm blaze in Revere

The fire broke out at a four-story apartment building at 10 Franklin Ave., according to the state fire marshal?s office.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rex_US_Border_Patrol_agent_charged_w_9884301A.jpg $2.5m bond for Border Patrol agent in killings of 4 in Texas

A US Border Patrol supervisor was jailed Sunday on $2.5 million bond in Texas, accused in the killing of at least four women and of injuring a fifth who managed to escape.

Woman comes forward to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct

The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers has come forward to The Washington Post.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Attachment-20819.jpg After allegations of theft at Winchester church, a youth minister asked questions. Now, he may lose his job

Police and the FBI looked into allegations of theft at St. Mary?s in Winchester. No one was charged, and a youth minister was placed on leave when he asked about it.

Jacksonville, FL - 9/16/2018 - (1st quarter) New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) is taken down by Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack (44) early in the first quarter. The Jacksonville Jaguars host the New England Patriots at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Ben Volin, Topic: 17Patriots-Jaguars, LOID:8.4.3163038406.

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live updates

Patriots battle Jaguars in Jacksonville

Both teams won their season openers and now meet in Week 2 for a rematch of the AFC Championship game.

Cars try to navigate a flooded road leading to Interstate 40 in Castle Hayne, N.C., after damage from Hurricane Florence cut off access to Wilmington, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Florence death toll rises to 15; flooding fears surge as rivers rise

Catastrophic flooding from Florence spread across the Carolinas on Sunday, with roads to Wilmington cut off by the epic deluge and muddy river water swamping entire neighborhoods miles inland.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/PQPFStormTotalQPFWeb1-20813.png Sunny Sunday, then Florence brings rain and wind Tuesday

Florence, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, is expected to take a northward turn from Kentucky on Monday morning and pass through New England on Tuesday.

Deborah Lesco estimates she lost more than $20,000 in bank withdrawals and unauthorized credit card charges over a four-month period in 2016 after hiring a home health aide.

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Stranger in the house

Most home health aides offer vital care to the frail and aged. But some have other designs, leaving too many clients vulnerable to theft and worse. It is a crisis largely unseen, one which state authorities have done little about.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_YM2FU.jpg GOP push to release House interviews in Russia investigation

That both Republicans and Democrats want the transcripts released underscores the partisan lens through which each side has viewed the investigation.

Editorial

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Denial of reservation status is not only justice denied ? it?s also opportunity denied.

Music Review

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The singer captivated an adoring audience at the Boston stop of her ?Fare Thee Well? tour.

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/iStock_000003325806Small.jpg Pass the scalpel. Hold the guilt trip

An abundance of food unprecedented in human history justifies aggressive measures.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/KatherineTaylor_31pressley_01_met-U821827172025mrF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg 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.

Newsletters

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A convenient digest of the top political news of the past week, delivered every Saturday. Sign up now.

STAT

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Dr. Michael Siegel says the statement is in ?direct contradiction with the scientific evidence.?

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg 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.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

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Buyers who know what sellers want can craft a winning offer in a crowded field without putting themselves at risk.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg 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.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg 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.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, August 2018

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.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.