Stocks plunge again, wiping out gains for the year

The Dow fell more than 600 points as high-flying companies like Netflix and Amazon took some of the biggest losses Wednesday.

Secret Service officers spoke at a checkpoint near the home of former president Barack Obama Wendesday.

Pipe bombs sent to top Democrats and CNN

Crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN, and others were intercepted Tuesday night and Wednesday in a rash of attacks aimed at prominent Democrats and a cable news network.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Rain_01-21967.jpg What to expect from this weekend?s nor?easter

Here?s the latest from forecasters on what to expect from this weekend?s nor?easter.

Jennifer Santo won $1 million as part of the Mega Millions lottery drawing Tuesday.

A Dartmouth nurse won $1 million in last night?s Mega Millions drawing

Another $1 million ticket was sold in Wilmington, but that person had yet to claim their winnings.

Construction worker killed in incident at Concord elementary school

The worker, a 55-year-old man from Sutton, was struck by a crane attached to a flatbed truck, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_7952.jpg Weather service says two tornadoes tore into New England on Tuesday

No one was injured in either tornado, though there was tree and property damage.

Building inspector Jack Roberto carried a painting of Jesus  from the First Baptist Church after fire gutted the church Tuesday night. The painting somehow was not damaged by the fire.

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Historic Wakefield church will be torn down after devastating fire

Firefighters were still pouring water onto the historic First Baptist Church Wednesday morning, hours after an apparent lightning strike ignited a seven-alarm fire.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/weddingrings-748171.jpg Unlicensed minister marries couple in Yarmouth, then allegedly rips off the bridesmaids

?[The] bridal party had been provided with a locked room to store their belongings,? police said. ?Later that same evening, several bridesmaids reported the misuse of their credit cards.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/CTHAGOD.jpeg Charlamagne Tha God is a man of many anxieties. He hopes facing them helps others shake the stigma

In his new book, ?Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me,? Charlamagne Tha God gets real about mental health and shaking the stigma in the black community.

Newton, MA - 10/12/18 - Sasha Yablonovsky and Michael Barnett in their home in Newton. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: () Topic: ()

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Women & Power

How female breadwinners (really) make it work

Outdated gender roles persist both at home and in the office. Here?s how some women beat the odds.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

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SpotHero?s CEO defended the company?s decision to renege on a patron?s $10 parking spot near Fenway Park after the Red Sox made the playoffs.

A rainbow appeared over Boston for the second day in a row.

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For the second day in a row, a rainbow graced Boston before World Series game

A rainbow is yet again gracing the Boston area ? which some Red Sox fans were taking as a good omen after Tuesday night?s 8-4 win over the Dodgers.

05/28/14: Boston, MA: Before the game, the Red Sox honored the tenth anniversary of the 2004 World Series Championship team. Pitcher Curt Schilling, who is battling cancer acknowledges the cheers of the crowd as he walks in from leftfield. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Atlanta Braves in an interleague MLB game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) section: sports topic: Red Sox-Braves(1)

Why Curt Schilling isn?t among the 2004 Red Sox who are being honored tonight

Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Kevin Millar, Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Keith Foulke, and Alan Embree are scheduled to be at Fenway for the pregame ceremony.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/102318Tlumacki12.jpg How a pregame staple helped the Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw

Advance scouting meetings are common, but this team has taken such get-togethers to another level.

RED SOX SLIDER23 Boston, MA 10-23-18: Fans were instructed to take cover under over hangs and others took shelter in the concourse as a heavy rain,thunder and lightning stormoved through the area. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game One of the World Series at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

First Pitch | 8:09 p.m.

World Series Game 2: Dodgers at Red Sox lineups and notes

After winning Game 1, the Red Sox can add to their lead before the series shifts to Los Angeles this weekend.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/jimmykimmeloctober232018.jpg Watch Jimmy Kimmel roast LA newscasters? terrible Boston accents

In a shocking turn of events, Los Angeles anchors are not wicked awesome at speaking like some Bostonians.

HELP DESK

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The idea that going out for groceries must be a weekly, regular event has been so ingrained in me for so long that even armed with all this knowledge, I hardly knew how to question it.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_19Z7H8.jpg Lily Allen asked her 5 million Twitter followers what kid-friendly activities to do in Boston. She got answers

Even the state?s Office of Travel and Tourism offered up recommendations to the British singer, who headlines a sold-out show at Paradise Rock Club Wednesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_globelive3_LIFE.jpg Come see Globe Live

After two sold-out seasons, Globe Live ? a live storytelling show featuring the Globe?s top journalists ? returns to the Emerson Paramount Center Nov. 3 & 4.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Juliette Kayyem

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/24OPIOID2WEB.jpg Opioid addiction is our homeland security problem

The president is about to sign legislation that focuses on how the drugs are getting here.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/hero_2_1200.jpg Inside our Secret Courts

Criminal charges often disappear. There are few rules and fewer records. In these private hearings, who you are ? and who you know ? may be just as important as right and wrong. Read the Spotlight report.

Real Estate

Matt Patricia?s Wrentham home is for sale. Take a look inside.

When Matt Patricia left his position with the New England Patriots to become head coach in Detroit, he also vacated his Wrentham home. That four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom house remains up for sale for nearly $700,000.

Newsletters

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We go beyond just sharing stories: We?ll give you a window into how we report and hold officials accountable. Join us.

The Big Picture

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

World Series: Game 1

Globe photographers captured the sights of Tuesday?s game at Fenway Park.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-1052399184-1600x900.jpg McCaskill, on the campaign trail, brands herself as pharma?s sworn enemy

She?s betting her political future on a simple hope: that voters care about enough drug pricing to give her another term in Washington.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg 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.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.