Online hate is spreading, and Internet platforms can?t stop it

Monitoring posts requires an understanding of meaning, intent, and context. And there?s no bright line to define what is acceptable.

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At least two Massachusetts organized crime figures were housed in the West Virginia prison, and one of them blamed Bulger for framing a friend for murder.

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In a lengthy speech Thursday, Trump said migrants are abusing the asylum system and making a ??mockery?? of immigration laws.

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Nauert was a reporter for Fox News Channel before she became State Department spokeswoman.

Opinion | Helen Drinan

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Helen Drinan, who once worked for the Archdiocese of Boston, questions whether the Church is structurally set up to handle sexual misconduct allegations.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/102518Walker29consumeruber0002x.jpg Eighty-seven, and left by the side of the road by Uber

She and her husband are both 87. But that didn?t stop the driver ? in an action undisputed by either party? from asking them to leave his car in the middle of their journey home.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/pfosi_170901_teamsters_04.jpg New England Teamsters facing $5.1 billion pension shortfall, putting retirees at risk, study says

?You?re banking on having a pension you?re going to retire on. If we don?t find a solution, that pension?s not going to be there,? an analyst said.

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Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford is an instructor at Harvard Medical School and holds a degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

?It?s okay to be white? message added to posters at Tufts

The university early Thursday removed signs with the phrase, which that had been attached to posters encouraging students to vote.

Ground Game

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Here are four big-picture things to keep in mind as the election approaches.

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The video is reminiscent of the infamous 1988 ??Willie Horton?? ad used against Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis and condemned as racist.

Head instructor Melisa Valdez (center) led a one-hour Cardio Dance class at Trillfit in Mission Hill, which holds its grand opening this weekend.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

At Trillfit, workouts with hip-hop beats and no inhibitions

Heather White got tired of being the only black girl in boutique fitness classes. So she created her own workout.

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-5551.jpg The Great Trumpkin?s powers are fading

He has to double down on his old tricks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/31/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/181025-SCB-RenderAerial%20Alt.jpg Here?s what a British dorm builder is planning for Boston

Scape envisions a 15-story building on Boylston Street that would house students from local colleges.

Boston, MA - 11/01/2018 - Boston Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski and Manager Alex Cora media availability at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 03Red Sox, LOID: 8.4.3691829653.

Cora, Dombrowski talk beer tossing, keeping the Red Sox together next season, and more

In addition to reflecting on the World Series, there were questions about the team?s future and more.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Greenhouse01paradeSports12.jpg ?I know the kid didn?t mean to hurt anybody?: Alex Cora says he is good after getting hit by a beer

?It doesn?t have to be a big deal, honestly,? the Red Sox manager said.

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?Just show the people from back home that they?re part of it. It should be a cool day,? the Red Sox manager said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_nybos19_spts.jpg Xander Bogaerts reunited with his father for the first time in 23 years at the World Series

The Red Sox shortstop had not seen his father, Maarten, since he was 3 years old.

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The tight end, in a bit of a surprise, was absent from Thursday?s full-pads workout.

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Things to Do

The Weekender: Wu-Tang Clan, ?Homecoming,? and the king of Queen

The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

NAMES

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Hey hey, my my, Neil Young is calling Daryl Hannah his wife.

Miss Conduct

Advice: I called someone by the wrong name, and now she?s mad

When you mess up on a name, what?s the best way to make amends? Plus, my friends undervalue my work.

//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

Editorial Board Endorsement

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Janet Mills?s broad experience and pragmatic plans stand out in the Maine race.

Editorial Board Endorsement

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/198429fbb77f4e9680ce355f4572802e-198429fbb77f4e9680ce355f4572802e-0.jpg Reelect Gina Raimondo for Rhode Island governor

Gina Raimondo has focused laser-like on what should be Job #1 for any Rhode Island governor: Improving the state?s economy.

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.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Photos: Red Sox 2018 World Series victory parade

For the fourth time this century, the Red Sox rolled through Boston in triumph after winning the World Series.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Investigations-newsletter-header-image_bw150-21795.jpg 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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/4668325959_765fb398a7_o-1024x576.jpg 23andMe test cleared to help patients determine how well drugs may work for them

The genetic test is the first of its kind authorized by the FDA for direct-to-consumer marketing.

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.