In a new Suffolk University Political Research Center/Boston Globe poll, incumbents Governor Charlie Baker and US Senator Elizabeth Warren are far ahead of their challengers.
Trump slams Sessions again: ?I don?t have an attorney general? President Donald Trump said he?s ??so sad over Jeff Sessions,?? whom he has repeatedly denounced for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.
Gonzalez wants to tax colleges to pay for school, transit improvements 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.
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.
Trump lavishes sympathy on Kavanaugh amid debate over who should testify President Donald Trump showered sympathy on his embattled nominee and as Senate Republicans and Democrats fought determinedly over who should testify at a high-stakes hearing.
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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.
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.
Will you get hit with the bill for Columbia Gas? pipelines? 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.
A man and a woman were riding scooters when they were struck by a vehicle on Broadway. They both ended up on the hood of the car, but the driver just kept going, police said.
Dumpster ?snafu? distracts from research into minke whale?s death in N.H. Efforts to load the dead animal into a dumpster for transport didn?t go quite as planned.
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?We want to find out what the thing?s worth,? said Louie Iacuzzi, who along with two pals found the banner on a Somerville street and is looking for cash or tickets from the Red Sox.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
There?s always the next game to clinch division title 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.
Ben Volin | On Football
What does Josh Gordon bring to the Patriots? We checked his game film A review of Gordon?s performances in six games in 2017 and 2018 show three areas he can contribute to immediately in New England.
The Patriots are re-signing Cyrus Jones The cornerback and punt returner, who was cut at the end of the preseason, comes back to Foxborough from the Baltimore practice squad.
?If Tom could, I think he would divorce him?: 6 things we learned from the new Bill Belichick book ?I?d rather be early than late at this position,? Belichick reportedly said after drafting Jimmy Garoppolo.
Ty Burr | Critic?s Notebook
This design for Boston?s MLK memorial rises to the (mountain)top 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.
Adrian Walker
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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.
They?re angry, they?re from Canada, and they?re threatening the coastal ecosystem Canadians are known as friendly folks, but a new variety of green crab from Nova Scotia doesn?t play nice.
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HELP DESK
Recycling clothing of good quality and donating it to local charities can have a lasting impact.
Cyclist caught on video riding a Bluebike in I-93 tunnel It wasn?t the first time someone decided to bike through the O?Neill Tunnel, but it was unnerving for motorists nonetheless.
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.
Arthur Medici was 26 and a member of the Marantha Christian Church in Revere, according to his online obituary.
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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.
The victims include a 1-year-old who was swept away after his mother drove into floodwaters and lost her grip on him.
The former owners of the Suffolk Downs racetrack site have always believed they were wronged by the state gaming commission.
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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.
Ani Catering & Café runs a brisk office catering, but visiting in person still feels like a secret. It shouldn?t be.
Black patients are being left out of clinical trials for new cancer therapies They?re widely underrepresented in clinical trials for cancer drugs, even when the type of cancer disproportionately affects them.
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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