Brett Kavanaugh, accuser will testify before Senate panel

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in earlier this month before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Republicans abruptly laid plans for a Senate committee hearing next week at which Kavanaugh and the woman alleging he sexually assaulted her decades ago will testify publicly.

Editorial

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A he-said/she-said isn?t enough. The FBI should investigate Christine Blasey Ford?s sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Lawrence, MA--9/17/2018-- Ana Gonzalez swept water off of the floor that had melted from the frozen items in the freezer at Carleen's Coffee Shoppe in South Lawrence. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 18lawrence Reporter:

Pressure inside Columbia Gas pipes was 12 times higher than normal

Pipes carrying natural gas through three Merrimack Valley communities were under high pressure Thursday when dozens of explosions and fires erupted.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/PQPFStormTotalQPFWeb1-20953.png Heavy rain is expected Tuesday as New England feels effects of Florence

A flash flood watch will be in effect in southern New England from Monday night through late Tuesday, with up to 3 inches of rain an hour possible in some places.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_trahan9_met.jpg Recount makes Trahan?s win official in Third District primary

The former top Boston City Hall aide who had requested a recount in the primary conceded the race Monday and called on Democrats to unite behind Lori Trahan.

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Chilling 911 calls describe aftermath of fatal Wellfleet shark attack

Several people called 911 after a Revere man was attacked by a shark on Saturday.

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State and local officials will discuss what steps should be taken to improve safety along the Cape Cod coastline.

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The fresh round of tariffs in the trade war comes on top of $50 billion worth of Chinese products taxed this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/3rdld-writethru-511d4e6a-b85e-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f.jpg Fatalities mount in Florence?s aftermath with water still rising

The death toll climbed to at least 31 as crews used helicopters and boats to rescue stranded people. Wilmington, N.C., was virtually cut off, amid warnings that flooding could increase in some places.

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Emmy Awards

Jokes fall flat, but surprise winners give Emmys some lift

It was clear the night was doubling as an episode of ?Saturday Night Live? ? a not-great episode at that.

Sandra Oh arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Emmy Awards

At the Emmys, more ?misses? than hits on the carpet

Say one thing for the 2018 Emmy Awards: Celebrities tried to break out of the boring fashion rut that has so dominated the red carpet for the past couple of seasons.

Ben Volin

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New England sent a fifth-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for the talented but troubled wide receiver.

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?It?s like walking on glass?: Smith College student deals with fallout from call to police

Nearly two months after Oumou Kanoute wrote about her encounter with the Smith campus police, her life on campus is markedly different.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_umassamherst1_met.jpg Longtime UMass Amherst worker says he is ?stressed out? by racial profiling incident

The person in question was a longtime school employee reporting to his job after a morning workout, officials said.

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A federal age discrimination complaint brought against IBM Corp. this morning alleges the technology giant systematically fired tens of thousands of older workers.

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MGM Springfield?s early haul is unremarkable

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported today that MGM received nearly $9.5 million in gross gaming revenues for its first eight days.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

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Beacon Hill should agree to fixes Governor Charlie Baker sent back.

Special reports

Stranger in the house

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Globe_arrival_BAT.jpg The US has a huge need for home health care, and many from Ghana do the hard work

The need for home care is soaring, and much of it is done by immigrants willing to take on this hard and low-paying work.

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These programs aim to help patients who can?t or won?t jump through the hoops of health care bureaucracy.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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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Real Estate

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Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.

Globe event

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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

Hurricane Florence batters the Carolinas

Hurricane Florence brought heavy winds and rain to the Southeast coast of the United States, leaving devastation in its wake.

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