Critics keep up the heat on Warren after DNA test

Republicans were quick to belittle and dismiss the results, which the senator released Monday. She has been dogged by previously unsubstantiated claims to Native American heritage.

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Some experts cautioned that indigenous identity and tribal membership are determined by cultural, familial, and historical ties, not genetics.

Liam, 6 months, looked over the shoulder of his mother Elizabeth during a visit to a Manchester, N.H., park recently.

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?I know I can do it?: For N.H. moms in recovery, this makes a difference

Programs for supporting opioid-dependent women during pregnancy and after have cropped up around the region. Clinicians have placed a new focus on parent-centric methods of care.

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The case has drawn global attention as the country?s oldest and most prestigious university defends its selective and often secretive admissions process.

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Jasiel Correia II was served with an eviction notice on Monday, according to the Bristol sheriff?s office.

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Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month.

The Sears at the CambridgeSide mall is among the many stores the troubled retailer is closing.

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The end of Sears may be a new beginning for CambridgeSide

The troubled chain?s move to close the store could kick-start a project that would include office space and housing where Sears and the mall?s garage now stand.

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Two men have sued the Newton school, and they?re the latest allegations of abuse at Fessenden.

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Daniels sued the president over his tweet stating her story was ?a total con job.?

Interim schools superintendent Laura Perille with student Yenny Arango at the Samuel Adams Elementary School in East Boston on Sept. 9.

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Opinion | Laura Perille

Why I won?t be the next Boston schools superintendent

?Making a meaningful contribution to BPS is well worth having the word ?interim? on my nameplate.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_whales1_met-21797.jpg Lobstermen could be hurt by effort to save right whales

North Atlantic right whales are increasingly at risk of extinction. Surveys have linked more than 80 percent of right whale deaths to entanglements in fishing lines.

76ers at Celtics | 8 p.m. (TNT)

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This is one of the team?s most anticipated seasons in memory, so fans are looking for a lot of answers.

ALCS Game 3: Red Sox at Astros | 5 p.m. (TBS)

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Bregman?s grandfather worked for the Washington Senators and negotiated a contract with Williams to manage the team in 1969.

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Sale, who struggled during his Game 1 start, was admitted to Mass. General early Sunday morning because he felt ill and was vomiting.

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A 21-year-old Mansfield man will be summonsed to court for disorderly conduct and throwing an object during a sporting event after the incident at Sunday?s game.

Foxborough, MA - 10/14/2018 - (1st quarter) New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) catch and run during the first quarter. The New England Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs in a Sunday night NFL game at Gillette stadium in Foxborough. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Jim McBride, Topic: 15Patriots-Chiefs, LOID: 8.4.3482575762.

Tom Brady knows: Rob Gronkowski is still big stuff

Two pass plays to Gronk played a big role in the Patriots? fourth-quarter comeback on Sunday.

Aly Raisman listened to testimony July 24 during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on ?Strengthening and Empowering US Amateur Athletes.?

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Opinion | Aly Raisman

The role that adults can play in fighting the stigma of child sexual abuse

Child sexual abuse isn?t a kid problem, it?s an adult problem.

Chesto Means Business

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/jon_chesto_20180925.jpg Industrial market is hot in Boston, but is it hot enough to save the city?s middle class?

High office rents and soaring home prices get the attention, but Greater Boston?s industrial market is also on fire right now.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/kreiter_holocaustbostoncommon2_arts.jpg Portraits of Holocaust survivors look history in the face

An exhibit of 60 supersize portraits of Holocaust survivors is coming to Boston Common.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_feat1A_met.jpg Latest idea for Mass. Pike project: elevate the bike path along the Charles

The idea is modeled off the High Line park in New York City, which travels along parts of an old elevated railway.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_curtatone_diehl.jpg Somerville mayor says he?ll end his Sam Adams boycott if Diehl beats Warren

A spat seems to be brewing between Joe Curtatone and US Senate candidate Geoff Diehl.

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Allen founded the software giant along with his childhood friend, Bill Gates.

A person in a hazmat suit appeared to be handling a letter enclosed in a plastic bag at the home of Senator Susan Collins in Bangor, Maine, on Monday.

Suspicious letter is delivered to home of Susan Collins in Bangor

Authorities in Maine are investigating a suspicious letter found Monday at the Bangor home of US Senator Susan Collins.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/john_martin3.jpg Former NESN cameraman John Martin dies of ALS

Adrienne Martin wrote Monday that there would be a memorial celebration in the coming weeks and that family was grateful for the support the past two years.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-5380.jpg The racist tropes of Republicans

Racist remarks have become the soundtrack of our current political moment, uttered with little fear of serious political consequences.

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.

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We go beyond just sharing stories: We?ll give you a window into how we report and hold officials accountable. We?ll share documents and data, and use your feedback to better inform our work. Join us.

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Real Estate

Luxury Home of the Week: West Cambridge Victorian built circa 1894 for $8.5 million

Explore West Cambridge with this Victorian-style residence as your home base. Built in 1894, 5 Fayerweather St. rests at the end of a brick driveway and is set on 0.24 acres. Represented by listing agents Edmund Feijo and Gail Roberts, the property is on the market for $8,500,000.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/grad-school-final-size-edits-645x645.jpg Six years in science: A story of obsession, isolation, and moments of wonder

In the laboratory, I felt like I understood life. But endless hours spent as a biology researcher at MIT also came with costs.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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.