GE ousts CEO John Flannery as it announces $23b writedown

In a stunning move, Boston-based GE said it would replace CEO John Flannery after just over a year as it announced a massive writedown at its troubled power unit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/LarryCulp.jpg Who is H. Lawrence Culp, GE?s new CEO?

The former chief of conglomerate Danaher Corp. has been named one of the top CEOs in the world, according to Harvard Business School.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_03statepolice-2_metro-21327.jpg Amid troubles for State Police, more troopers are retiring than ever

The agency has no plan ? or funding set aside ? to start hiring replacements.

Canada has agreed to join the United States and Mexico in a new deal governing trade rules across North America.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

There's a new NAFTA, and Trump got it done

Getting to consensus with Mexico and Canada hasn?t been easy, but President Donald Trump?s adversarial style seems to have forced the parties together.

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Troubled Cambridge biotech says it will now focus on drugs to treat immune system disorders.

CAMBRIDGE, 9/15/2018 - Living walls line the sides of the central corridor of Harvard University's Smith Campus Center, within the building formerly known as the Holyoke Center, by architect José Luis Sert 1966 on Massachusetts Avenue, in Harvard Square, between Dunster and Holyoke streets. (Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe ((arts, campbellr)

Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe

ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

In adventurous building, Harvard gets a ?front door? open to the public

You never lose touch with the city outdoors as your near neighbor, because you can see it looking back at you through so many glass walls and windows.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/e992b929a8264660abd791e5e4b28fd7-e992b929a8264660abd791e5e4b28fd7-0.jpg Gisele gets personal in new ?Good Morning America? interview

In an exclusive interview Tuesday with anchor Robin Roberts, the supermodel talks about family, fame, and her new book, ?Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life.?

10/1/18-Congressional Candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks at rally outside City Hall. Jessica Rinaldi/ Globe Staff. Boston Globe cell phone

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City Hall Plaza protest calls on Senator Flake to reject Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, a key figure in Brett Kavanaugh?s confirmation battle, was slated to appear later in the day as part of the Forbes Under 30 Summit.

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Chad Ludington, now a college professor, said Kavanaugh gave misleading testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/02harvardpics%2018-21030-21277-21296.jpg Harvard undergraduate panel wants Kavanaugh investigation

The Harvard Undergraduate Council wants an investigation before Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is permitted to return to campus to teach.

Brett Kavanaugh (a.k.a. ?Judge Animal House?) skewered by John Oliver

The ?Last Week Tonight? host spent 27 minutes of Sunday?s show railing against Kavanaugh?s potential ascension to the Supreme Court.

 

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_soxos2_spts-22563.jpg How important is it to be the No. 1 seed in MLB playoffs?

The current playoff structure is just six seasons old, but some interesting trends have formed.

Ben Volin | On Football

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Davis16-001.jpg How Sony Michel, Cordarrelle Patterson, and Josh Gordon sparked the offense

Tom Brady was a happy man Sunday night, and it was thanks in large part to the Patriots? three newer weapons.

Boston?s image of being a racist city called out (again) in ?SNL? skit

Boston received yet another jab for its complicated history with race during a ?Saturday Night Live? sketch this weekend. (Vermont didn?t escape unscathed, either.)

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0c702237d8ab4572a5dee646a547d9d4-43d84d78d07f49af8f8cabaf8499ea72-5326.jpg We won?t know the truth unless the FBI review is a real one

The bureau has the best tools to determine whether Brett Kavanaugh is being honest. Will the FBI be allowed to use them?

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiDrama33.jpg The world, the stage, the way ahead

Lost and alone, Deb made a decision to reclaim the only home she?d ever had, whatever the risk.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Big picture

A drama unfolds in Peabody

Deb was still new to this high school in Peabody, and had found her way to the vaunted theater program, establishing a foothold in a realm that felt magical.

Newsletters

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Real Estate

Home of the Week: Two-bedroom condo in a former school listed for $399,900

Built in 1931, it served as a school for decades before it was converted into a condo complex known as Academy Park. Search more Fall House Hunt listings at realestate.boston.com.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-3123228-1024x576.jpg Can genetic tests gauge how well antidepressants will work?

With more products aimed at gauging the effectiveness of mental health treatments, some say science is getting left behind.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/millennials$medium.jpg 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.

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.

Crossword

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