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Brother of Bulger slaying suspect: ?Their paths never crossed?

Paul DeCologero never crossed paths with James ?Whitey? Bulger and had no motive to kill him, says his brother, who blames federal authorities.

Hazelton inmates were known to use locks as weapons. Some wanted them banned

The Federal Bureau of Prisons was urged last month to remove combination locks from all cells at the USP Hazelton prison in West Virginia where James ?Whitey? Bulger was killed.

Editorial

Bulger was a monster, but federal government must answer for his death

The brutal murder of the aging gangster in a West Virginia federal prison is an outrage that can?t be brushed off as just deserts or rough justice.

Severe weather possible amid Friday night rain

There?s also a risk of thunderstorms that may pack damaging wind gusts. A tornado is even possible.

Five things to know about Elizabeth Warren?s record in the US Senate

Warren?s national profile can obscure aspects of her record relevant to voters in her home state, who must decide whether to reelect her Tuesday.

The pace of Trump?s misleading statements has increased. Here are the most recent ones

The media has been scrambling to keep up with President Trump?s false and misleading statements.

Are you ready to vote next week? Here?s our 2018 election guide

The November elections are right around the corner: Are you ready to vote?

Is this ?the greatest political ad evah??

A quintessentially Boston ad, produced pro bono by a local ad agency, employed a tough townie to advocate for transgender rights in Tuesday?s election.

More than 500,000 people voted early in Mass., Galvin says

That number is lower than the more than 1 million people who voted early in 2016, a presidential year.

Nurses marched around the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., in 2001 in support of a staffing ratio law to lower the number of patients per nurse in hospitals. — Steve Yeater/ASSOCIATED PRESS/File

Calif.?s nurse staffing law offers lessons for Mass.

California?s measure has not brought disastrous financial results, as hospitals warned, nor was it a panacea for improving patient care that nurses had touted.

MGH surgeon calls treatment of colleague on Boston-bound flight ?shameful?

?I am a 50 Something, white, male pediatric surgeon,? Dr. Peter Theodore Masiakos tweeted. ?I?ve never been asked for a license let alone twice. Shameful.?

Here are the memories that stood out most covering these Red Sox

Writing on deadline behind home plate at Dodger Stadium, David Ortiz?s engulfing embrace of Mookie Betts, and more from another memorable World Series.

The Red Sox kept the World Series party going with Rick Ross on Thursday

Yes, there was another champagne spray.

Tom Brady is approaching a career milestone, and it has nothing to do with passing

The prolific Patriots quarterback could make a little bit of personal history Sunday night vs. the Packers.

CHAD FINN | UNCONVENTIONAL PREVIEW

Let?s not confuse Aaron Rodgers with Tom Brady as the greatest QB of all time

Sunday night, the greatest quarterback of all time will collect one more win.

Under a new contract with Boston Harbor Cruises, it will cost more than $13.5 million a year to run the T?s three ferry routes, compared with about $10 million last year. — John Blanding/Globe Staff/File 2016

Starts & Stops

Ferries in Boston are really popular but about to get more expensive

While officials and advocacy groups consider new ferry service, the cost of running them is increasing ? and, probably, so are fares.

Family pays tribute to Budweiser-swilling mom who loved her family more than anything ? except the Red Sox and Patriots

Jan Lois Lynch, who passed away on Oct. 18, had ?an unparalleled zest for life and an infectious laugh.?

Alec Baldwin arrested in alleged parking dispute punch

Police say the actor was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. Friday in Manhattan?s West Village neighborhood.

Gwyneth Paltrow shared a photo from her intimate wedding to Newton native Brad Falchuk

The couple tied the knot on Sept. 29.

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?She was tall and smelled like a Yankee Candle?

Will it be a swing and a miss for this Red Sox groundskeeper?

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.

Editorial board endorsement: Janet Mills for Maine governor

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

Editorial Board Endorsement

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.

Globe must-reads

Suspects Cesar Sayoc (left) and Robert Bowers.

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

Amal Hussain, 7, who suffered from severe acute malnutrition.

Amal Hussain, 7, who turned world?s eyes to famine, dies in Yemen

Embattled mayor wants council to know what he?s been working on since arrest

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Left by the side of the road by Uber

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High school football state playoffs live chat: Round 2

There are 32 intriguing sectional semifinals across Eastern Mass. this weekend. Join our discussion on the matchups.

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Lawrence disaster estimated at $800 million and counting

The company also indicated that it plans to seek a rate increase to recover its costs ? an expense that could run up to $165 million.

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Needham, MA: 11-1-18: Incumbent Republican Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker (left) is pictured during a debate held at WCVB-TV with his Democrat challenger Jay Gonzalez (right) (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Baker and Gonzalez talk tough in their final debate

It was fiery finish to the gubernatorial debate season, with both candidates posing questions to each other and engaging in a series of terse exchanges.

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President Donald Trump signed a document reinstating sanctions against Iran in May.

US reimposes all Iran sanctions lifted under 2015 nuclear deal

The sanctions, coverering Iran?s shipping, financial and energy sectors, are the second batch reimposed since President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in May.

Columnists

The 1912 champion Red Sox (that?s Smoky Joe Wood waving his cap up at top).

Business

Cambridge, MA - 11/01/18 - Google employees in Kendall Square in Cambridge joined a worldwide walkout in protest of company policies on sexual harrassment. () Reporter: () Topic: (02google)

Google employees walk out of Cambridge office as part of companywide protest

In Cambridge, where Google employs about 1,400, the workers walked out from the company?s building along Main Street just after 11 a.m.

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Jorie Graham is Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard University.

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Harvard?s Jorie Graham wins Library of Congress poetry prize

The award-winning poet is the Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard University.

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Meryl Streep and Timothée Chalamet filmed ?Little Women? scenes in Boston on Wednesday

As the city of Boston cheered on the Sox at the World Series parade, the cast of ?Little Women? quietly filmed scenes a few miles south in Harvard?s Arnold Arboretum.

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Women & Power

How to be a good male colleague in the age of #MeToo

An expert says America needs a complete cultural overhaul of how we behave at work.

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.

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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.

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2018 midterm elections

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STAT

Voters want lower drug prices, but they?re poised to elect major pharma allies

Tuesday?s elections could install a Senate that includes a pharma CEO and two industry lobbyists.

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.

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More than 500,000 people voted early in Mass., Galvin says

Calif.?s nurse staffing law offers lessons for Mass.

Let?s not confuse Aaron Rodgers with Tom Brady as the greatest QB of all time

Ferries in Boston are really popular but about to get more expensive

Globe must-reads

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

Amal Hussain, 7, who turned world?s eyes to famine, dies in Yemen

Embattled mayor wants council to know what he?s been working on since arrest

Renée Graham

Your excuses for not voting are lame. I used to make them, too.

Election 2018: A guide to the Editorial Board endorsements

In wake of racist graffiti, a community gathers to support students

Three generations of women in one family study together and support each other at UMass Lowell

You can buy this pair of commuter rail locomotives ? for cheap

Synergy Health Centers closing nursing homes amid mounting bills, patient injuries and deaths

Bezos says he?ll follow ?heart? to choose site for Amazon?s HQ2

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette runs Jewish prayer on page one

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Left by the side of the road by Uber

High school football state playoffs live chat: Round 2

Lawrence disaster estimated at $800 million and counting

Home of the Week: Four-bedroom Roxbury town home is listed for $769,900

Baker and Gonzalez talk tough in their final debate

Nation & World

US reimposes all Iran sanctions lifted under 2015 nuclear deal

Google spinoff to test truly driverless cars in California

Columnists

Bob Ryan

Best Red Sox team ever? The 1912 guys have something to say about that

SCOT LEHIGH

The Great Trumpkin?s powers are fading

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

Attack on Mr. Rogers? neighborhood ? and mine

JOAN VENNOCHI

Jeff Sessions takes his time talking about Pittsburgh

SCOT LEHIGH

Rick Green and the Big Question

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

One of the greatest teams in baseball history

Michael A. Cohen

Warning about rising anti-Semitism

Tara Sullivan

Price?s tale of redemption

JEFF JACOBY

Latest massacre reflects a changing America

Renée Loth

The GOP?s dirty war on children

DANTE RAMOS

Your home is not your castle. Just ask IKEA

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

You can?t doubt these Red Sox anymore

Google employees walk out of Cambridge office as part of companywide protest

NAMES

Harvard?s Jorie Graham wins Library of Congress poetry prize

Names

Meryl Streep and Timothée Chalamet filmed ?Little Women? scenes in Boston on Wednesday

Women & Power

How to be a good male colleague in the age of #MeToo

Photos: Red Sox 2018 World Series victory parade

Real Estate

Crossword

The 2017 Women & Power issue

Advice: Grandma thought Grandpa had an affair. Now we know.

Recipes: Soup, salad, and pasta ? a Northern Italian menu for fall