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The pressure on the Maine Republican began before a woman brought forward an allegation against Brett Kavanaugh that could derail his nomination.
Christine Blasey Ford?s attorneys said she wants to cooperate with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
In an interview with the Globe ahead of the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, Anita Hill said that the Senate is no better prepared to vet claims against a nominee today than it was when she testified about sexual harassment in 1991.
Renée Graham
In America, even victimhood is a privilege A white man accused of sexual assault is being transformed into a sympathetic figure. Meanwhile, a black man shot to death in his own home by an officer is smeared as a possible criminal.
Former St. Paul?s student is charged with making false statements to grand jury in school probe A Chicago woman has been charged with making false statements about her contact with a former St. Paul?s School teacher to a grand jury.
Who?ll pay to rebuild Columbia Gas network? Maybe the customers After last week?s disaster, Columbia Gas has started rebuilding miles of pipelines. But figuring out who is going to pay for all that work is an open question.
Gas explosions put spotlight on National Grid lockout, safety The Merrimack Valley disaster could give locked-out union workers leverage over a company that doesn?t want to risk a catastrophe of its own.
Funeral services to be held for Revere man who died from shark bite on Cape Cod Arthur Medici was 26 and a member of the Marantha Christian Church in Revere, according to his online obituary.
?She looked a lot more relaxed than I would have been,? a witness said.
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jay Gonzalez has proposed expansive education and transportation plans. Here are details.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Tuesday?s 3-2 loss at Yankee Stadium was a big tease for everyone in Red Sox Nation.
YANKEES 3, RED SOX 2
The Sox weren?t able to clinch the AL East as their bullpen melted down in New York.
R.I. residents blast town council vote requesting ban on Nike purchases North Smithfield?s town council passed a non-binding resolution asking departments not to purchase Nike products because of the company?s ad featuring Colin Kaepernick.
In Saugus, winds topped 70 miles per hour as storm tore through town The storm containing the remnants of Hurricane Florence brought a deluge of rainfall Tuesday.
Bert and Ernie are best friends ? not a couple, ?Sesame Street? says A former ?Sesame Street? writer set fans buzzing when he said he had written scenes for the characters as though they were a gay couple.
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When mechanical problems grounded the Boston Symphony Orchestra?s plane in Paris, quick thinking and resourceful teamwork ensured that the show went on.
critic?s notebook
How much should a memorial remake a space before it comes to dominate it? Is dominating that space exactly what a memorial to social activism should do, especially in a city with its own ongoing racial fissures?
Talking Points
The former owners of the Suffolk Downs racetrack site have always believed they were wronged by the state gaming commission.
Devra First
How one black-owned vegan restaurant aims to empower its neighborhood In Four Corners in Dorchester, Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor offers soulful food made with love, along with a vision for the future.
CHAD FINN
He?s not Randy Moss, Corey Dillon or Albert Haynesworth, but in the right frame of mind, Gordon could help.
Stranger in the house
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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The Red Sox? nonpareil center fielder relies on an intuition of where danger lurks plus gymnastic athleticism to avoid injury.
Cambridge wants to adopt rules to allow Bird, Lime, and other scooter rentals back in. But a state law is in the way.
The price dropped recently for the home, which has five bedrooms and 5.5 baths.
More than 1 million Massachusetts residents voted in the 2018 state primary election, surpassing that threshold for the first time in over a decade.
The victims include a 1-year-old boy who was swept away after his mother drove into floodwaters and lost her grip on him while trying to get back to dry land.
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John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, answers a question from a reader whose vehicle's low-beam headlight bulbs have been burning out frequently.
There?s a new CEO, a new look, and a new name (kind of) at Hunneman.
After 21 years in Harvard Square, a new era begins for owner Rick Jenkins and his club.
In downtown Lynn, childhood friends Jon Olinto and Tony Rosenfeld are going against the grain.
Does Obamacare mandate coverage of Natural Cycles? contraception app? Experts say the ACA?s requirement to cover contraceptives ought to include the app, which is FDA-cleared to prevent pregnancy. But how?
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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Despite debt, millennials are the biggest home-buying generation. How? Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.
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
Hurricane Florence brought heavy winds and rain to the Southeast coast of the United States, leaving devastation in its wake.
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