Grand Celebration, a cruise ship that will house gas workers, arrived in Boston Friday morning.

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It?s no pleasure cruise: Ship to house gas workers arrives in Boston

Columbia Gas has leased the ship, which arrived Thursday night, to house workers on the massive Merrimack Valley recovery effort.

State orders Columbia Gas to halt work except in Merrimack Valley

A series of blasts and fires killed one teenager and injured more than 20 other people.

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Even before the disaster last month, the fossil fuel had been under criticism for its environmental drawbacks.

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Snow in October? Nope, just a Mark Wahlberg movie filming in Boston

One Dorchester street was transformed into a winter ?Wonderland? on Friday.

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"Pretty hard to describe how proud I am of this little girl I only just met, and of my amazing wife," the Congressman tweeted.

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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is calling for the federal government and telephone service providers to launch new initiatives to reduce illegal robocalls.

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For those looking to take in the hallmark fall colors this weekend, the White Mountains and the Lakes Region would be the best places to go.

Your Home | Kitchens & Baths

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The new kitchen at his Brookline home features a serious pantry and cookbooks galore.

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Arts | Special museums section

What?s new at museums around the region

This year?s Museums Special section looks at houses and much more.

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Youkilis will be at Fenway Park Saturday night when the Red Sox take on the Houston Astros.

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In a wide-ranging discussion at City Hall Plaza Friday, the Broad Institute?s Eric Lander, former secretary of defense Ash Carter, and MIT?s Maria Zuber looked at what the future could hold.

Spotlight

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Football star Aaron Hernandez went from the bright lights of the Super Bowl to a convicted murderer in a few years. The Globe?s Spotlight Team takes a hard look at the crisis facing football through the lens of Aaron Hernandez?s life and terrible crimes.

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A day after he was charged in federal court with defrauding investors, Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was back at City Hall Friday, insisting everything was business as usual.

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Senior Trump administration officials say they are not planning to revive the chaotic forced separations carried out in May and June, which led to a court order to reunite families.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_19Y5X9.jpg Washington Post says Turkey has proof Saudi writer was killed

Turkey?s government has told US officials it has audio and video proof that missing Saudi Arabian writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the paper reported.

People held signs during a protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Here?s why we should care about the Khashoggi case

The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi might seem to have little to do with the average American. Here?s why one diplomatic expert says the situation matters a lot.

Damaged boats near Panama City, Fla.

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Death toll in Hurricane Michael rises to at least 13

Rescue teams were in the early stages of combing a region razed by a Category 4 hurricane that flattened blocks, collapsed buildings and left infrastructure crippled.

Authorities probe sodium cyanide found in Brandeis University student dormitory

The discovery triggered a hazardous chemical alert at the Foster Student Living Center on campus in the area of 415 South St.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1051900634.jpg John Kelly once reportedly called Elizabeth Warren ?impolite? and ?arrogant?

White House chief of staff John Kelly once called Senator Elizabeth Warren an ?impolite, arrogant woman? in a 2017 e-mail, according to BuzzFeed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/f49833a6-ce0d-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f.jpg Melania Trump says she ignores reports of Trump?s infidelity

Melania Trump says she has ?much more important things to think about and to do? than worry about allegations of President Donald Trump cheating on her.

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Jill Hayward accused Moody in 2006 of firing her because he did not think she was up to the job after giving birth to her son.

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David Keefe and John T. Giulino stood in the spot reserved for defendants during their brief arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court.

Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

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Trump?s response to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi offers a terrifying glimpse into his blighted worldview.

Special reports

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, September 2018

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.

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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BMW ramps up investment in China to meet electric demand

The Chinese government has issued a new energy vehicle mandate which uses a system of credits to push automakers to increase the share of battery-only and hybrid cars in their sales mix.

Movies

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?Lobster War? will close out GlobeDocs Film Festival

The film chronicles the tensions between the United States and Canada over the ?Gray Zone,? a 277-square-mile body of water that both countries have tried to claim, dating to the end of the American Revolution.

STAT

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Because of conflicting guidelines about when women should begin having them, women like me fall through the cracks.

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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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

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.