Scratched, spit at, bitten, hit: The perils ER doctors face

Nearly half of the doctors who participated in a new survey say they have been physically assaulted on the job by patients and family members.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/Getty_17Trump01_Nat.jpg Report: Trump, dad used ?dubious? schemes to avoid taxes

Donald Trump has received the equivalent of at least $413 million in 2018 dollars from his father?s real estate empire, according to the New York Times, but paid taxes on little of it.

US Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday.

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?We want our anger to be validated and not dismissed?

Women politicians are showing their anger in ways that depart from the rules that say they need to remain measured, but that may be changing.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_19Q1CE-7661.jpg Trump taunts one of Brett Kavanaugh?s accusers at rally

Speaking to supporters in Mississippi, Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford?s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.

Commentary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/50d34016-ba7f-46b5-a897-747c690aa404.jpg Flake, Trump, and the ?leeway? for men?s bad behavior

With rape culture, you either recognize it?s real and fight it, or you don?t.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0219a310-f8b2-4d26-8481-2c6c7d36ccd5.jpg 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 Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_090318_04copley_5735x.jpg Workers at Marriott hotels in Boston go on strike

The job action involves more than 1,500 employees, from housekeepers to bartenders to bellmen, at seven Boston locations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Boghosian_assembly2A_BIZ.jpg ?Housing emergency? leads communities near Boston to act

Officials of 15 municipalities inside Route 128 say they want to add 185,000 housing units by 2030, including 69,000 in Boston.

An officer guarded the door during a show cause hearing in Boston.

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Adrian Walker

Open up the state?s archaic ?Secret Courts? ? or ditch them

Clerks play an essential role in the legal system, but they should not be mini-judges. They shouldn?t decide cases at all.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bu.jpg Uniquely designed BU building would be the tallest on campus

The 19-story tower on Commonwealth Avenue would be home to the university?s Data Sciences Center.

Retiree Joanna Connolly said her investments have done well. ?The people I worry about are the working people.?

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?Trump bump?? Despite bulging retirement accounts, many don?t credit president

Many investors in or near retirement ? especially in this deep-blue state ? aren?t praising the president for their improving financial prospects.

NESTOR RAMOS

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Here?s what it?s like to be Slyde the Fox, the mascot of the New England Revolution.

Bruins at Capitals | 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN)

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He?s become the Bruins? Arthur Fiedler, on the job seemingly forever, his performances almost effortless but nonetheless practiced and polished to perfection.

Sidney Crosby was a center of strength on two recent Penguins champion teams.

Kevin Paul Dupont

Just what are the components for building a Stanley Cup winner?

Theories vary, but there are certain elements that many NHL champions have in common.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi25ColumbiaGas04.jpg As cold weather awaits, Columbia Gas ramps up work in Merrimack Valley

About 200 construction crews will hit the streets in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover by the end of the week.

Opinion | Dan Rivera

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin092118LawrenceGasRecoveryEfforts_Met3.jpg Lawrence gets by with a lot of help from friends

In the aftermath of the Columbia Gas explosions, the mayor of Lawrence chronicles the community?s response.

Food

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/03saltyphoto-2-kf6E--371x247@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Getting Salty with Mauricio Damasceno, an institution at Abe & Louie?s

Since 2001, he?s waited on celebrities, corporate titans, and celebrants in town from the suburbs, all in search of a juicy steak and a stiff drink.

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Peter Abraham

Postseason-bound Red Sox take their emotional cues from J.D. Martinez

The slugging DH produced staggering numbers, but his off-the-field contributions may have been even more important.

Rendering of LStar Ventures' City of the Future at Union Point, on the site of the former naval base in South Weymouth. 03Southfield. BUSINESS 10-3-18

LStar Ventures

The former South Weymouth air base remains in flux, and frustration is growing

Feuding partners are adding another obstacle to Union Point project. Weymouth?s mayor has considered drastic measures in dealing with LStar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0324MCAS.jpg Here are districts that scored the best ? and worst ? on the MCAS

Check out the latest results and see how those scores compare with the previous year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/polar.jpg Rejoice, seltzerheads: Polar unveils its seasonal flavors

The Worcester-based beverage company announced its five limited-edition flavors for the winter ? one apparently was inspired by Meghan Markle.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/1d7a2aed2ee148338eb4c2395699748d-1d7a2aed2ee148338eb4c2395699748d-0.jpg Vermont book festival cancels Garrison Keillor?s appearance

The former ?A Prairie Home Companion? host, accused of sexual harassment, had been scheduled to appear at the Burlington Book Festival.

Tom Brady in 2001.

Tom Brady was smooth when celebrating his first Super Bowl victory

At a party at Abe & Louie?s, Brady?s teammates pounded $375 Hennessy shots like water. Brady was stealthily drinking water to play along without the hangover.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/6628629343954cfa9d5943d06bb8292e-6628629343954cfa9d5943d06bb8292e-0.jpg 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.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Advance/Images/kreiter_warmweatherseptember2_met.jpg 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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AdobeStock_28156566.jpeg 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.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Walker_060117_Trillium_5399x.jpg We like beer too, and we like beer gardens

Restaurateurs don?t like them, but they?re nothing to fear ? though it?s appropriate to refine regulations governing them.

Special reports

The Big Picture

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Scenes from the aftermath of Indonesia?s earthquake, tsunami

Days after the disaster, the confirmed death toll has exceeded 1,200 dead with hundreds severely injured and still more trapped in debris.

Newsletters

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Boghosian_humira5_STAT-1024x683.jpg ?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?

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

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