Kavanaugh?s victory is a disheartening moment for many women

Many were outraged that Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault, was confirmed. But to some conservatives, it was vindication.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, heads to the Senate floor for the vote on the confirmation vote of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Susan Collins says she wavered on Kavanaugh nomination

Senator Susan Collins of Maine said she had doubts about Brett Kavanaugh after a woman accused him of attempted rape when they were in high school.

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Conservatives will have a working majority on the Supreme Court as Brett Kavanaugh takes his seat. But what will they do with it?

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The collision turned a relaxed Saturday afternoon into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage. An aunt of one of the victims in the vehicle said the group had been traveling to a birthday celebration.

Woman?s body found in N.H. storage unit

Police found Jessica Purslow, 45, inside a unit at the Rochester Self Storage facility on South Main Street after receiving a call about an open unit Sunday morning.

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Three killed in weekend shootings in Boston

Three men are dead and two have been arrested following a trio of apparently unrelated shootings in Boston on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had a ?good trip? to North Korea, meeting with its leader, Kim Jong Un, on Sunday and making progress in diplomatic efforts to denuclearize the country.

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Geoff Diehl has sought to capitalize on Elizabeth Warren?s headline-grabbing announcement by hammering the message that Massachusetts deserves ?a full-time senator.?

Elizabeth Bautista opened her bakery four months ago, but the gas fires that rocked the Merrimack Valley have left her without gas to cook.

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Lawrence businesses fight for survival as gas remains shut off

The neighborhood is dense and working-class, long a home to immigrants and the businesses they built with grit and hard-won savings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_051818_whale2_met.jpg Ailing minke whale euthanized in Wellfleet

The whale was in such poor condition when responders found it Saturday that it was euthanized.

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Congregants of a nearby Jewish temple said they were deeply shaken by the crash that killed a woman believed to be in her 20s. The crash is under investigation.

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Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who disappeared last week after a visit to his country?s consulate in Turkey, was a Saudi insider. Now the 59-year-old journalist and contributor to The Washington Post is feared dead.

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What?s the future for the Cape Cod bridges?

The most ambitious vision for the canal area would likely cost the state and the Army Corps a combined $1 billion or more.

Dan Shaughnessy

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The Sox won 108 games this season, and seem to be making it up as they go along against New York in the ALDS.

Boston, MA: 8-20-18: The Red Sox Ian Kinsler reacts as he heads off the field after flying out to end the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Cleveland Indians in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Alex Speier

With Ian Kinsler struggling, should the Red Sox go with Brock Holt?

Kinsler has had a rough start to the postseason, striking out five times and hitting into a game-ending double play.

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Eovaldi hasn?t allowed an earned run in 16 innings against the Yankees since being traded to the Red Sox.

Ben Volin | On football

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/04/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/TlumackiPre4.jpg Seven major issues the Patriots must address

Getting Rob Gronkowski deep and throwing to the wide receivers is a start on offense.

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The Senators forward left Boston University after one year to join Ottawa.

Stan Grossfeld

How a kicker from Assumption ended up at one of the top football programs in the country

Cole Tracy went from playing in front of 818 fans to delivering a game-winning field goal before nearly six million TV viewers.

2018 HUBweek on Boston City Hall Plaza. Image: HUBweek (Frame grab from HUBweek video)

HUBWEEK

Everything you need to know about HUBweek 2018

Now in its fourth year, the HUBweek festival brings together hundreds of events, installations, and conversations on art, science, health, and technology.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Untitled-9125.jpg ?SNL? doesn?t mince words when it comes to Brett Kavanaugh?s confirmation

The show also addressed the unplanned speech Kanye West gave on last weekend?s ?SNL? episode, in which the rapper professed his support for President Trump.

Connections | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/connections%20art.jpg Dad, me, and a love of reading

He shopped for them on his lunch break, and brought them home to expand my horizons.

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Scott Wilson, who played the murderer Robert Hickock in 1967?s ?In Cold Blood? and was a series regular on ?The Walking Dead,? has died. He was 76.

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 06: Referee Herb Dean separates Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia from Conor McGregor of Ireland after McGregor tapped out in their UFC lightweight championship bout during the UFC 229 event inside T-Mobile Arena on October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Brawl breaks out at UFC 229 after Khabib Nurmagomedov chokes out Conor McGregor

Khabib Nurmagomedov climbed the cage and leaped at the men in Conor McGregor?s corner, setting off a prolonged brawl inside and outside the octagon.

An interior shot of Vester.

By Devra First | Globe staff

It?s an all-day cafe! It?s a Chinese restaurant!

At the adjacent Vester and Dumpling Daughter, the concepts may not be related, but the people behind them are sisters.

Love Letters

All her boyfriend?s BFFs are women he?s had flings with

He?s a photographer and very flirty with other women, which makes her very uncomfortable.

Opinion & Ideas

FIXING BOSTON TRANSPORTATION

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-5315.jpg Joan Vennochi: Lessons from the Seoul subway for Boston?s transit woes

The Seoul subway system is as old as the Orange Line. Why is it so much faster and more efficient?

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.

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

//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.