Kavanaugh clears key Senate hurdle

The Senate has pushed Brett Kavanaugh?s nomination to the Supreme Court past a key procedural hurdle. A final vote on Kavanaugh?s nomination could occur over the weekend.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_19S3CS.jpg In op-ed, Brett Kavanaugh says he may have been ?too emotional?

Kavanaugh is acknowledging he ??might have been too emotional?? in Senate testimony but says he can be counted on to be an ??even-keeled?? judge.

? A key procedural vote in the Senate on Kavanaugh passed, with the chamber voting 51-49 to move forward.

? Republicans Jeff Flake and Susan Collins, and Democrat Joe Manchin all voted "yes" on the measure. Republican Lisa Murkowski voted "no."

? Collins said she'd announce a decision on her final vote Friday afternoon.

? A final vote on Kavanaugh?s nomination could occur over the weekend.

Protestors gather in the Hart Senate Office Building on September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC, in support of Christine Blasey Ford, who is testifying against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AFP)JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP/Getty Images

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Brett Kavanaugh?s nomination opens a new fault line in the American marriage: Call it the rage gap

Sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh are triggering marital revelations and productive conversations ? and also tensions.

@LARGE | Michael Andor Brodeur

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How cruelty became a punch line.

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Nicole Dungca and Todd Wallack of the Spotlight Team are on reddit beginning at 11 a.m. Ask them anything.

Chesto means business

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The Boston Herald?s journalists knew they were in for a rough ride when renowned cost-cutter Digital First Media acquired the paper in March. But not this rough.

Man charged with stabbing parents and woman in Acton home; dad has life threatening injuries

Three people were stabbed inside a home on a small cul-de-sac in Acton on Thursday night and a man is under arrest and is expected to be arraigned today.

Josh Gordon (right) caught a 34-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter Thursday.

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This Patriots offense is starting to look really dangerous

With Josh Gordon and Sony Michel finding their grooves, and Julian Edelman back on the field, the sky is the limit.

Alex Speier

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If Sale is unable to hit mid-90s heat in Game 1, he?s shown the ability in certain instances to adapt to what he has.

Steve Pearce had a .901 OPS in 50 games for the Sox and crushed lefties.

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These four Red Sox players could have a bigger postseason impact than you might expect

Playoff series are so often is decided by the players we overlook.

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There are no big surprises.

NAMES

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The Cambridge native opened up about his stay in rehab in an Instagram post Thursday.

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Monica Lewinsky is teaming up with celebrities for an anti-bullying campaign that targets name-calling.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_081217_13ducks_10408xA.jpg New ?Think Blue Massachusetts? campaign aims to reduce polluted stormwater runoff

A new awareness campaign Friday that aims to tackle the state?s fastest growing type of water pollution.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_100318_04hotelstrike_31650x[1].jpg Strikers expected to rally at the Ritz after Yankees players cross picket line

Striking hotel workers plan to publicly rebuke New York Yankees players, who belong to the players? union, for failing to respect a picket line at the posh hotel, the union president said.

Some 50,000 people are expected to attend HUBweek, which again will be centered on City Hall Plaza.

CBT Architects

Fourth annual HUBweek focuses on the future, takes over City Hall Plaza

The theme for this year?s HUBweek, ?We the Future,? is a call to consider how technology and social change are reshaping work, life, and art ? and for participants to ponder what role they will play in those shifts.

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Carman is being sued by the insurer of his boat, which sank about 100 miles offshore in September 2016. His mother, Linda, is presumed dead in the sinking.

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The Innocence Project aims to ?help the victims of wrongful prosecution,? according to Joyce?s obituary.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-21332.jpg Mass. Environmental Police head suspended without pay

Col. James McGinn, who previously served as Governor Charlie Baker?s personal driver, was suspended ?pending the completion of an internal review of operational issues.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1016378058-7618.jpg Virginia city impounds 400 unsanctioned dockless scooters

Officials in Norfolk, Virginia, say Bird can have its scooters back if they pay impound and storage fees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/2f14a938ff5d4b94a15fdb21dc4ee2f9-2f14a938ff5d4b94a15fdb21dc4ee2f9-0.jpg Want to know if you?re in the middle class? This calculator will give you an idea

The Pew Research Center has developed a calculator to give people an idea of exactly how they?re doing, pay-wise.

Elizabeth Rowe (right) has filed a lawsuit against the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law.

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BSO denies top flutist?s allegations of pay discrimination

In a court filing, the orchestra responded to an equal pay lawsuit by principal flutist Elizabeth Rowe, stating that it has not discriminated against her based on gender.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_062918_skate5_met.jpg Arrested skateboarders see charges dismissed

Two skateboarders who were arrested for trespassing ? and one for resisting arrest ? at a Cambridge skatepark had their charges dismissed this week.

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Three senators were ?doxxed? ? had their personal information revealed ? last Thursday, and another two were doxxed Monday.

Opinion & Ideas

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_exams3_met.jpg It?s high time to integrate Boston Latin School

It?s time for Mayor Marty Walsh to show some political courage to tackle the roots of the gap in education: the standardized test that forms the cornerstone of the exam-school admissions process.

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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Red Sox reporter Alex Speier writes about everything baseball with an eye for analytics and an insider?s knowledge of the game.

Cars

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Climate goals mean Europe will overtake US in electric cars

European carmakers are rolling out electric cars like the ones on view this week at the Paris Auto Show because of Tesla _ but also because of EU regulations aimed at combatting climate change that analysts say don't leave them all that much choice.

STAT

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The company says its app can predict your mood based on how you use your phone, like how quickly you type.

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

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Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.

Globe event

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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.