ALEX SPEIER
An inside look at how Red Sox made a championship team
A sense of shared purpose and unity was apparent from spring ? these players truly cared about each other.
Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Curse of the champions? We?re OK with that
What happens when a city whose cursed baseball team once fed a gargantuan sense of civic grievance and self-pity wins again and again?
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
These Red Sox were not too good to be true
History makes some of us perpetually wary, but there was nothing to fear with this superb team.
Dave Epstein
Red Sox parade day and Halloween will feature great weather
Temperatures will rise into the 50s and it will be a pleasant day to watch the duck boats or forage for candy.
Patriots 25, Bills 6
Patriots struggle until 4th quarter, then pull away
Devin McCourty?s 84-yard interception return sealed the Patriots? fifth straight victory.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
The Patriots? offense was lacking, but end result was the same
New England settled for four field goals before finally finding the end zone in the fourth quarter at Buffalo.
Ben Volin | Instant analysis
Patriots can get away with this in Buffalo
The shorthanded Patriots won?t be able to do this against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, though.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Jeff Sessions takes his time talking about Pittsburgh
How could he not open Monday?s speech in Boston on religious liberty by addressing the massacre?
Women take aim at Beacon Hill, but parity still looks out of reach
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
In Mass., women make up less than one-quarter of the Legislature.
Is Warren using Diehl as a stand-in for Trump?
The way Elizabeth Warren approached her opponent in their first two debates was ?a preview of how she would take on Donald Trump,? said a Democratic strategist.
What do nurses? ?unsafe staffing reports? mean?
Union officials say they offer a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes pressures caregivers can feel juggling patients. They also have become a tool in the battle over Question 1.
Lane Turner/Globe Staff
Now playing real estate roulette in Southie: nuns
The Sisters of Notre Dame, in the neighborhood for more than 150 years, have to play the development game if they want to stick around.
Newton man found guilty in fatal Sweet Tomatoes crash
Bradford Casler?s SUV crashed into a pizza shop in 2016, killing two customers and injuring several others.
Chesto Means Business
Building a waterfront park in Boston can be tricky
The Trustees of Reservations? chief executive plans to update members on the nonprofit?s ambitious goal.
Lawsuit says New Hampshire lawmaker hit adult film maker
Frank Sapareto, who was producing and starring in porn, assaulted his business partner in California after he felt his scenes didn?t go well, according to court filings.
Here?s how Sarah Sanders defended Trump?s ?enemy of the people? tweet amid pipe bomb plot, Pittsburgh shooting
Sanders appeared to choke up with emotion while addressing the Pittsburgh shooting, but then verbally sparred with journalists about President Trump?s rhetoric after a pipe bomb was sent to CNN.
Opinion | John F. Kerry and Julie Packard
The urgent need to save our oceans
There will be no fishing industry if we don?t do a better job protecting our oceans.
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
Editorial Endorsement
Why the editorial board is backing a Libertarian for auditor
An auditor without any partisan axes to grind could shake up the state.
Special reports
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.
The Big Picture
Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Photos: Red Sox vs. Dodgers Game 5
Globe photographers captured the sights at the ballpark as the Red Sox took home another World Series title.
Globe must-reads
Sports
Bruce Cassidy appreciates Steve Pearce?s story
The Bruins coach was impressed by Pearce?s road from midseason acquisition to World Series MVP.
Metro
Tornado briefly touches down in Falmouth
A waterspout whirling through Vineyard Sound came ashore in Woods Hole and became a brief, weak tornado on land.
Real Estate
What happens when your starter house becomes your forever home?
Historically, we stayed in our homes for about 6 years; now it's 10, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Politics
campaign notebook
Lt. gov. candidates criticize Walsh hire
The debate?s back-and-was a rare departure from discussion about another non-state-level public official.
Nation & World
Officials: Mail bomb suspect eyed 100 targets
Authorities also intercepted a suspicious package addressed to CNN. The FBI said it appeared similar to the other devices.
Cars Search This Week's Specials
Here are all of the parking bans for the parade
Look out for these parking restrictions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Columnists
Business
A few bad apples, but mostly good ones in N.E.?s crop
The region?s crop of its signature fall fruit is only slightly behind last year?s.
Arts
YOUR TV GPS
What to watch: scandals, Julia Roberts, and an overlooked gem
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert offers up some suggestions for how to use your TV time this week.
Newsletters
The Globe Investigates
We go beyond just sharing stories: We?ll give you a window into how we report and hold officials accountable. Join us.
STAT
How an outsider bucked the prevailing Alzheimer?s theory
MGH?s Robert Moir kept pushing his alternative explanation though his papers and grant applications were repeatedly rejected.
Love Letters: The Podcast
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
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
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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