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Mayors of 15 cities and towns in the core of Greater Boston agreed Tuesday to sharply accelerate the pace of home construction in a bid to help tackle the region?s housing crisis.
Ground Game
On Brett Kavanaugh, Susan Collins can?t win The Maine Republican is under tremendous pressure from the left and the right as she publicly contemplates whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court.
Renée Graham
Brett Kavanaugh?s superiority complex In America, a privileged white man makes the rules; he doesn?t adhere to them.
What is the status of the investigation into allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in his high school and college years?
Democrats aiming ?mud and muck? at Kavanaugh, McConnell says Meanwhile, President Trump told reporters on the White House lawn that he still supports Brett Kavanaugh but said it is ??a scary time for young men??
? The FBI investigation is underway, and agents have interviewed Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge.
? Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate will vote this week on whether to confirm Kavanaugh.
Trump participated in ?dubious? tax schemes in the 1990s, explosive NYT report says The findings by the Times were based on a ?vast? amount of tax returns and financial records, according to the report.
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The marijuana agency could issue final licenses as soon as Thursday, but that doesn?t mean stores will open right away.
Fed chair Powell, speaking in Boston, says US is in ?extraordinary? economic times He sees no need to change the central bank?s gradual approach to raising interest rates.
Stabbed, punched, bitten: ER doctors face rising violence Nearly half of ER doctors say they have been physically assaulted on the job by patients and family members.
Here are the school districts that scored the best ? and worst ? on the MCAS Check out the latest district-by-district results and see how those scores compare with the previous year.
NESTOR RAMOS
Here?s what it?s like to be Slyde the Fox, the mascot of the New England Revolution.
Dave Epstein
How warm could it get next week? We may see temperatures in the 80s next week, with the entire eastern United States expected to be significantly warmer than average.
Mass. towns upset over new FCC limits on telecom fees The federal government capped how much communities can charge carriers to use poles for 5G wireless.
Red Sox starting times announced for Games 1 and 2 The Red Sox will play Game 1 of the ALDS Friday night at 7:32, and Game 2 Saturday at 8:15 p.m.
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Twenty percent of home-schooled kids are getting ?unschooled.? What?s that? The resource centers are popping up around Boston, around the idea that children should get to choose what they learn.
What She?s Having
Rabottini?s: The pop-up pizzeria in Lower Allston that stole my heart Embrace impermanence with the glorious pies at Rabottini?s, open through December. (And hope it finds its forever home soon.)
The forthcoming movie about British rock band Queen stars Malek as frontman Freddie Mercury.
?What a surprise that Matt Damon would have no other plans on a Saturday,? Kimmel said on Monday?s episode of ?Jimmy Kimmel Live!?
NAMES
An appearance by Garrison Keillor, former host of ?A Prairie Home Companion,? at a Vermont book festival has been canceled after public outcry.
Here?s why you might get a test emergency alert on your cellphone tomorrow If you get an emergency alert on your phone Wednesday afternoon, don?t be alarmed.
How to navigate a tense conversation in these contentious times Experts say that sometimes it really is best to avoid tense conversations altogether. But if that?s not possible, try to first bite your tongue and open your ears.
At a party at Abe & Louie?s, Tom Brady?s teammates pounded $375 Hennessy shots like water ? while Brady was stealthily drinking water to play along without the hangover.
Here are the new limited-edition Polar Seltzer flavors Attention, seltzerheads: Worcester-based Polar Seltzer has announced five winter limited-edition flavors ? and one apparently was inspired by Meghan Markle.
JOAN VENNOCHI
The public has a right to know what Charlie Baker?s son did Any parent can understand why the governor wants to avoid revisiting allegations that his son groped a woman on a plane. But Baker is no ordinary parent.
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Days after the disaster, the confirmed death toll has exceeded 1,200 dead with hundreds severely injured and still more trapped in debris.
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Why couldn?t the Patriots figure out a better way to use Cooks, like the Rams are now?
The transit agency on Monday awarded a $218 million contract to improve aging signals on the Red and Orange lines, a move that could dramatically reduce delays on the lines.
Long-term mortgage rates are up for the fifth straight week, with the 30-year rate reaching its highest level in seven-plus years.
It?s the first real proof that President Trump?s unorthodox negotiating style can sometimes bear fruit.
The confirmed death toll now exceeds 1,200, with hundreds severely injured and still more trapped in debris.
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New enhancements make both vehicles more attractive to those ready to go electric.
The company said the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers, which includes full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal positions.
In one upcoming episode, we will be given the chance to select among alternative scenarios.
?Nurse educators? paid by drug companies facing scrutiny as lawsuits mount Are nurses hired by drug companies serving the best interest of patients or a massive violation of public trust?
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.
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