The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its worst drop in eight months, led by sharp declines in technology stocks. The selloff happened amid fears that rising interest rates and growing expenses will erode company profits next year, one analyst said.
At real estate conference, there?s talk of a coming slowdown But Boston is expected to remain one of the hottest markets in the country.
The Fine Print
Airbnb apologizes to Boston-area doctors after terrifying experience in LA The couple?s plight was detailed in a Boston Globe column on Tuesday.
State Police tried to destroy payroll records during investigations The department sought to destroy boxes filled with potential evidence in the department?s ongoing internal audit, as well as federal and state criminal probes, into alleged overtime fraud.
State Police boss launches probe into union-related payroll fraud allegations The head of Massachusetts State Police has launched an investigation into new accusations of trooper payroll fraud, alleging some members used the union as an excuse to take paid leave.
Ground Game
In Maine, the talk is who will challenge Susan Collins in 2020 Susan Rice is seen as a possible candidate. But there are several others who could also throw their hats in the ring.
Wikipedia page for Collins was target of ?persistent vandalism? following Supreme Court vote A person ? or persons ? added a sentence accusing the Maine Republican of putting ?an attempted rapist on the Supreme Court.?
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John DiCristina was injured when he and his wife were attacked by their 25-year-old son last Thursday as the couple tried to stop him from assaulting his girlfriend.
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In Boston, it?s easier to get ahead than in almost any other city in the country, but the degree to which a person thrives varies widely, depending on the color of their skin.
Majority opposes ballot question on nurse staffing, poll finds Fifty-one percent of likely voters said they opposed the ballot question, according to the new UMass Lowell/Boston Globe survey.
Limousine company operator charged with criminally negligent homicide Police have arrested the operator of a limo company involved in an upstate New York crash that killed 20 people, while the man?s lawyer said that he wasn?t guilty and that police were rushing to judgment.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Like Queen Elsa of ?Frozen? fame, the governor tries to banish Gonzalez to eternal political winter.
These striking videos show what the Florida coast looks like where Hurricane Michael made landfall On Mexico Beach, Fla., where the storm initially made landfall, a woman posted video to Instagram that shows just how fearsome the hurricane had become.
David Epstein
Hurricane Michael got a lot worse over the last 24 hours This is the first time a Category 4 storm has ever hit the Florida panhandle since record-keeping began in the mid-1800s.
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Movie Review | ? ? ?
Angie Thomas?s best-selling 2017 young-adult novel avoids ?After-School Special? clichés for the most part and works instead as one young woman?s powerful coming of age in the middle of a fractured society.
NAMES
Paul McCartney fires up the crowd at Robert Kraft?s exclusive bash When the former Beatle starts cranking out hits, it can be hard to concentrate on anything else. Even a Red Sox-Yankees game.
NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
As good as beating the Yankees was, both pitchers had their problems in that series.
Cora said he prefered to have Price face Houston?s righthanded lineup at Fenway rather than Minute Maid Park.
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick had previously requested that his comments at an award ceremony at Harvard be off the record.
Love Letters
The spark was there, but now I keep finding things to criticize.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
I?m about to become the most unpopular travel writer in Boston by suggesting this, but it?s time for airlines to enforce a limit of two drinks per passenger, per flight.
NAMES
?An Evening with the Clintons? promises a ?one of a kind conversation? at the Boston Opera House.
Bees stopped flying during the total solar eclipse of August 2017, according to a new study released Wednesday, which researchers said offered a new window into how bees think.
Globe Magazine
Brian Scalabrine?s unlikely path from Celtics? benchwarmer to broadcaster The affable ?Scal? was a fan favorite when he played for the team, and now he gets to run his mouth talking basketball as a broadcaster.
Six Flags is coffin up prizes for whoever can last 30 hours inside a casket Six randomly chosen participants at Six Flags New England in Agawam will try to spend 30 consecutive hours lying in a 2-foot-by-7-foot coffin this weekend.
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Susan Collins?s political identity crisis Susan Collins?s carefully cultivated image of independent-minded moderate is in tatters.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: gas explosions in Lawrence, 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and primary elections.
108 Stitches Red Sox reporter Alex Speier writes about everything baseball with an eye for analytics and an insider?s knowledge of the game.
Downhill, super-G, and Alpine combined events will be held before the national championships shift to New Hampshire for technical events.
The utility?s update came after Monday?s surge in natural-gas pressure led officials to cut off service to about 300 homes in the city.
It?s the time of year when rakes tame fallen leaves and minds dream of ski vacations. If hitting the slopes is your thing and you have a million or two to spare, a chalet tucked away in the Green Mountains is coming up for bid. The 5,000-square-foot mountain home, on 0.
Governor Baker and his Democratic challenger traded attacks and framed the other as having the wrong vision for running state government.
The first case was free of protests and involved an appeal of a three-strikes sentencing law in Florida.
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The DeLorean DMC-12 was the time machine of choice for Marty McFly and Doc in 'Back to the Future.'
Reebok president Matt O?Toole joined more than 200 colleagues to run Monday?s Reebok Boston 10K for Women.
If you want the hottest ticket in town, plenty are still available through Ticketmaster. But be prepared to pay as high as $1,500 apiece.
As a neighborhood rises up, we?ve got the most-polished opening Boston has seen in some time.
Meet the 2018 STAT Wunderkinds Introducing this year?s class of STAT Wunderkinds, a group of unheralded heroes of science and medicine.
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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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
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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