The Democratic gubernatorial nominee has proposed taxing the state?s richest universities and colleges to the collective tune of $1 billion each year. Those schools quickly panned the proposal.
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The Brandeis law professor says that the US Senate is no better prepared to vet claims against a Supreme Court nominee today than it was when she testified about Clarence Thomas?s behavior in 1991.
Brett Kavanaugh?s accuser wants an FBI probe before testifying Christine Blasey Ford?s attorneys said she wants to cooperate with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Susan Collins is getting slammed by Democrats and Republicans Liberals are raising money to support a Democratic challenger to Collins in 2020 if she votes for Brett Kavanaugh. Conservatives are furious that Collins might be disloyal to the president.
North Korea floats idea of dismantling nuclear complex Here?s the catch: Kim Jong Un wants the Americans to take corresponding measures, South Korea?s president said. Kim also promised to visit Seoul in the ?near future.?
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The work is taking place after last week?s disaster in the Merrimack Valley. AG Maura Healey said she will oppose any request from the utility to pass costs on to ratepayers.
National Grid could reconsider stance on locked-out workers The entire gas industry is now in the spotlight, and that could boost the leverage of the union workers who have been sidelined for months.
It wasn?t the first time someone decided to bike through the O?Neill Tunnel, but it was unnerving for motorists nonetheless.
The storm is gone, but it left its mark on Saugus Winds topped 70 miles per hour Tuesday as the remnants of Hurricane Florence roared through the area. Localized flooding also made created headaches for drivers.
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Boston Common will be shaken up. That?s a good thing Martin Luther King Jr.?s time in Boston was transformative, and a King memorial would be transformative for the Common.
Ty Burr | Critic?s Notebook
These proposed designs force us to ask questions of ourselves No matter which gets chosen and built, it will recalibrate our relationship with a cherished 50-acre piece of land, a democratic shared space almost four centuries old.
YANKEES 3, RED SOX 2
A bullpen meltdown puts Red Sox celebration on hold Boston, 10½ games in front of the Yankees with 11 games to play, has two more chances to clinch the AL East title on enemy turf.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
There are still big issues for the Red Sox, and we all know that the bullpen is the enemy of the people who root for this team.
CHAD FINN
Josh Gordon is no Randy Moss Everyone wants to compare the receivers, but Moss never endangered his own career with his off-the-field behavior.
A Lynn bakery is going against the grain Jon Olinto and Tony Rosenfeld, who own One Mighty Mill in downtown Lynn, want to make wheat ? freshly milled, produced on-site daily ? rise again.
Former St. Paul?s student is charged with making false statements to grand jury Stephanie O?Connell of Chicago lied about her contact with a former teacher, prosecutors said.
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.
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.
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.
Talking Points
The former owners of the Suffolk Downs racetrack site have always believed they were wronged by the state gaming commission.
Opinion | Jill Abramson
Has anything changed since 1991? Christine Blasey Ford must be ready to face what confronted Anita Hill in 1991.
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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?Once we get healthy, we?ll be fine [in the bullpen],? Cora said after the loss, referring to the impending return of set-up man Matt Barnes.
By the MSPCA temporarily housing the pets, residents had time to get back on their feet.
The 2,510-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bath home was built in 1959 and has an atrium with a waterfall at its center.
Lori Trahan and Rick Green staked out vastly different ground on the first official day of the general election campaign.
The victims include a 1-year-old who was swept away after his mother drove into floodwaters and lost her grip on him.
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.
Ani Catering & Café runs a brisk office catering, but visiting in person still feels like a secret. It shouldn?t be.
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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