An emotional O?Malley is disheartened by bishops? slow progress against clergy sex abuse

Boston Cardinal Sean P. O?Malley.

The Boston Globe

Boston?s Cardinal Sean O?Malley, the pope?s chief adviser on sexual abuse, said in an interview that he was stunned by the number of bishops who?ve faced allegations of mishandling abuse claims.

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

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/A1_election_illo_final_Hres.jpg In midterm election, voters will have their say on Trump, his style, and his policies

After nearly two years of President Trump?s divisive and increasingly nationalistic style of politics, voters will deliver a midterm verdict on him and the party he has re-shaped.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/KREITER11022018lowellbaker1.jpg As Election Day approaches, candidates are racing to the finish line

On the last day before voters go to the polls, hopefuls were out in force, exuding confidence, pressing palms, and making their last, best pitches.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/940b404f790d4da299e35f34ee909a0d-940b404f790d4da299e35f34ee909a0d-0.jpg Here?s your ultimate cheat sheet of House and Senate races to watch on election night

These are the contests that will likely decide which party controls Congress ? and, as a result, either bolster or hinder the president?s agenda.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/pE%20icons-14.jpg What you need to know about Question 1

The ballot initiative would regulate nurse staffing in hospitals.

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The Boston Globe editorial board endorses candidates and ballot questions in advance of the November 2018 election.

GET SMART

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_votetoday9_met-22581.jpg Do I need to bring my ID to the polls? Some lingering questions about voting

Here?s information on how to find your polling station, what ? or who ? you can bring into the voting booth with you, and other topics.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ef9ba40542a64616a9fcf935f2ee7984-ef9ba40542a64616a9fcf935f2ee7984-0.jpg Where candidates in Mass. stand on marijuana

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday will have a chance to choose leaders for federal and state offices who will play a role in shaping the marijuana industry on the national and local level.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Hiawatha-Bray-9100.jpg With new tech, TV election ads get personal

One last wave of campaign ads is washing across your TV screen. And there?s a decent chance that some of those ads are aimed at you ? personally.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Swensen18115PapaGino----0001.jpg Nearly 100 Papa Gino?s and D?Angelo restaurants close; company files for bankruptcy protection

According to the statement, Papa Gino?s parent company has reached an ?agreement in principle? to sell the chain.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/febb52551a6d4d80a6c33f3867cbe4dc-febb52551a6d4d80a6c33f3867cbe4dc-0.jpg Here?s the full list of the 20 Lowe?s stores closing around the US

A Lowe?s in Quincy is among 20 stores nationwide the big box home improvement chain plans to close soon.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Advance/Images/whitey6-123011.jpg Bulger hoped to be buried next to longtime girlfriend

James ?Whitey? Bulger spent 16 years on the lam with Catherine Greig in California. But it?s unclear where his final resting place will be.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-5644.png Bowing to the Bulger brothers tainted the Commonwealth

The political system accepted Bill Bulger and looked the other way on ?Whitey? for decades.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/970f2e3afa654247b64c01da659e3cae-970f2e3afa654247b64c01da659e3cae-9087.jpg New York and Virginia are said to be Amazon?s choices for HQ2

In a surprise, Amazon said it would divide its second headquarters among two cities because of the need to recruit enough tech talent. The locations are Long Island City in New York and Crystal City, Va., according to reports.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner080415BIZ05hancock77-4521.jpg Seaport building is hot property amid office space crunch

Boston?s red-hot office market has a problem. There?s a shortage of space to rent these days.

Nuggets 115, Celtics 107

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1057870376.jpg Jamal Murray, Nuggets too much for Celtics

Kyrie Irving?s 31 points pales next to 48 points from Nuggets guard.

Bruins 2, Stars 1 (OT)

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davisbosdal12spts.jpg Bruins had plenty of chances, and Brad Marchand finally came through

Marchand scored of a two-man advantage in overtime to beat the Stars.

Police investigating anti-Semitic graffiti found in schools in Malden, Melrose

Swastikas were found inside bathrooms at the Veterans Memorial Middle School in Melrose and in an elevator in Malden High School, officials said Monday.

Taunton High School student arrested for threatening other students over social media

The Taunton School Department was alerted of the threats Wednesday, and after an investigation by the department and police, the student was arrested Thursday.

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City officials probe cause of facade collapse in Allston

Two people were hurt when chunks of masonry fell to the sidewalk in front of the Common Ground.

Baseball notebook

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/mookie4.jpg Mookie Betts named finalist for AL MVP, but not J.D. Martinez

Alex Cora is a finalist for AL manager of the year; the winners will be announced throughout next week.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-24290.jpg Why the 2004 Red Sox were still better than the current champions

The team that ended the 86-year drought gets the nod over the one that set a team record for wins.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_RedLine_01.jpg Woman, 71, punched in head on Red Line after asking for seat

The incident played out last Friday around 5 p.m. as an older woman boarded a crowded train.

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/VirgilMarson_4_Obit_Colorcopy.jpg Virgil Marson, co-owner of legendary Andover Shop, dies at 94

Mr. Marson was a renowned, if discreet, figure in Greater Boston men?s clothing.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/06editorial.jpg These companies give workers paid time off on Election Day so they can vote

A growing group of employers ? including Patagonia and Walmart ? are giving workers paid time off to vote on Election Day.

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?

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

House from ?Star Trek: The Next Generation? listed for $5.7 million

One of the stars in Season 3 was this playfully eclectic, European-style contemporary, which was where Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and a rescue party from the USS Enterprise answer a distress call coming from a seemingly deserted planet.

Business

10:11 a.m.: Lowe?s will close 20 stores in the United States, including the one in Quincy, and another 27 in Canada. (See list here) The chain?s sales are rising but not at the same rate as Home Depot?s. (WSJ) The closings represent a tiny fraction of Lowe?s 2,300 outlets.

The Big Picture

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, October 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: fall colors, Halloween, and a World Series victory.

Newsletters

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Get the information and analysis about candidates and questions that you need to vote Tuesday. Sign up here.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/stat_FDAOCI_ink1_rev-1600x900.jpg The FDA, but with guns: A little-known team tracks down counterfeit drugs

The agency?s criminal investigations team investigates counterfeit drugs with raids and search warrants.

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.