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?I am angry and I own it?: Elizabeth Warren ignores Biden, implies sexism in fundraising note

Joe Biden accused Elizabeth Warren of pushing an ?angry unyielding viewpoint.? She and her supporters see a dollop of sexism in the criticism. 23 minutes ago
Nestor Ramos: Elizabeth Warren isn?t the one who?s angry
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We?re a nation that?s in love with our billionaires

We?ve turned billionaires into little gods in this country. We don?t just tolerate extreme wealth: We venerate it. And that?s a problem.
Bloomberg?s wealth gives him options his rivals don?t enjoy Larry Edelman: No one is perfect, but I like Mike

How the State Department?s dissenters incited a revolt, then a rallying cry
Rarely has the State Department been the center of a revolt against a president and his top appointees. But as a parade of department officials has testified how policy was hijacked by partisan politics, many career diplomats say they have been inspired by their colleagues? willingness to stand up to far more powerful voices.

Bolton has knowledge about Ukraine that is not yet public, his lawyer says Giuliani associates pressed past Ukraine president to announce Biden investigation in exchange for state visit

Two Martha?s Vineyard boys? soccer players suspended for abuse of an official

Two players from Martha?s Vineyard Regional High School struck and shoved the official after their team was eliminated from a tournament. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association suspended the players from participating in all high school sports for a year.
There?s a shortage of high school game officials in Massachusetts, and abusive fans are at fault

opinion

ideas | alissa quart

Rethinking ?resilience? and ?grit?
Editorial

End the disgraceful attacks on Ukraine whistle-blower
Ideas | Reina Guevara

I am a Dreamer. And I am here to stay.
Ideas | Caleb Gayle

?Watchmen? reminds us of what America would rather forget

Buffalo Wild Wings worker killed by toxic mix of chemicals

Ryan Baldera, 32, of Lawrence, the restaurant?s general manager, was overcome by toxic fumes after being exposed to fumes from an accidental mixture of two cleaning agents, officials said Friday evening. He was a married father of an infant son.
What is Super 8, cleaning agent linked to death of Buffalo Wild Wings worker in Burlington?
Spotlight follow-up

Second major hospital chain agrees to pay millions to resolve concerns over concurrent surgery

Whistleblowers accused celebrity surgeon David Samadi of allowing trainees to perform surgeries while he was in another operating room.
MGH settles for $13m with doctor who challenged double-booked surgeries

Cold continues Saturday, but mild temperatures are on the horizon ? briefly ? before possible snow

Overnight Friday saw some of the lowest temperatures since the spring, bringing the first frost and freeze to Boston. Saturday's high temperature will be around 40 degrees. an hour ago
Dave Epstein: Here?s your Veterans Day weekend weather forecast It?s like January in November as much of the eastern US braces for record lows

Back to the Battleground

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats

Amid a stronger local economy, there are questions about whether Democrats can win back white working-class voters in western Pennsylvania in 2020.
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What happened after a young Trump voter in Michigan transformed into a vegan AOC fan

At a Michigan football field, impeachment is the political line of scrimmage for a suburb in flux

An Ohio factory closure stirs populist anger. Who will that help in 2020?

Boston globe magazine / Women & Power

The 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

The Commonwealth Institute and the Globe Magazine partner to name the most noteworthy companies and nonprofits helmed by women.

What I wish I knew then: 11 tips for success from powerful female executives

Massachusetts isn?t always as progressive as it seems. Our female leaders are fighting to change that

How successful female entrepreneurs beat the odds

Six things successful female entrepreneurs do

The problem isn?t that women lack confidence ? it?s that men have too much of it


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Winter minestrone with butternut squash

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Dinner with Cupid
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marijuana
Is it pot or not? Recent police busts highlight growing confusion over hemp
The CBD craze might be leaving the war on drugs dazed and confused. Case in point, New York City police boasted on social media about a drug bust: 106 pounds of plants that officers thought was marijuana ? but that a Vermont farm said was legal hemp.

Chesto Means Business
Momentum builds for Boston-Springfield rail service
Congressman Richie Neal of Springfield trekked to Boston to make an important point: The next wave of spending on Big Rail needs to include his part of the state, not just the MBTA.

MICHAEL SILVERMAN
Twin River Casino sports betting sees highs and lows one year after legalization
While total sports betting revenues have trailed state projections, the monthly numbers are trending upward.

Dan Shaughnessy
Face it, Red Sox fans, you are overrating Mookie Betts a bit
He?s a wonderful player, and it would be great to keep him, but losing him would not be a disaster. Here?s why.

Marcus Smart fined $15,000 for ripping officials, and then there was his testy exchange with Brad Stevens
Although all has been forgiven, Smart said if the coach isn?t going to back him, he?ll take on the refs himself

Marcus Smart and Brad Stevens had a bit of a disagreement, but they?re all good now
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Facebook?s new dating service is flopping. I tried it for a week to find out why
The behemoth has come very late to the lucrative world of online dating. So just what does the company have in mind?

NESTOR RAMOS
Elizabeth Warren isn?t the one who?s angry
If you gave me a thousand adjectives to describe Elizabeth Warren, I would not land on ?angry.?

Rhode Island

Rhode Island officer arrested after allegedly walking off with casino patron?s wallet

David Bradley, 59, of North Providence was allegedly seen in security footage picking up a wallet from the floor of the casino in Lincoln, R.I., where its owner had dropped it, and walking out.

Former North Providence superintendent pleads no contest to embezzlement for misuse of credit card

Mayor Pete will be in Providence this weekend
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Sports

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If I was king of the sports world...

Politics / Business

Trump soaks in Deep South cheers at college football game

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Nation / World

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers charged, student mourned

Indian court rules in favor of Hindu temple on disputed land

Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake key Baghdad bridges

Lifestyle

Barbara Johansen Newman drawn to capturing the essence of people in portraits

?The Good Place? will finish at a good place: on top

Boston pretzel company makes Oprah?s favorite things list

Special Projects

At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

To the millions of us who visit Cape Cod once or twice a summer, the effects of climate change can seem subtle, if we see them at all: A breach in the dunes. A crack in the pavement. But once you know how to see what is shifting, changing and washing away, it is impossible to ignore. Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

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What happened after a young Trump voter in Michigan transformed into a vegan AOC fan
One jarring experience shortly after President Trump?s election set off a chain of events that changed a Michigan college student?s political world forever, leaving a mother reeling as her son transformed from a conservative activist into a vegan Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fan in a little under a year.

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MUSEUMS SPECIAL
Museums have watched their relevance wane for decades as the world shifted around them. With various culture wars raging, the MFA?s 150th anniversary brings the chance to reengage.
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(UNSENT) LOVE LETTERS
In (unsent) Love Letters, columnist and podcast host Meredith Goldstein and psychotherapist and ?Where Should We Begin?? podcast host Esther Perel explore the messages we keep to ourselves.
Podcast: Listen to Love Letters Season 3
Spotlight Follow-up | Secret Courts
Massachusetts clerks continue to differ widely in how they handle requests for criminal charges reviewed during confidential hearings, according to new court data provided to the Globe.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

KING, JR. AND TYLER

Providing student opportunities creates student achievement
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Delayed at O?Hare
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The real constitutional crisis
Letters

Warren puts her cards on the table ? is it a safe bet?

VISUAL STORIES

The Big Picture: Globe staff photos of the month, October, 2019

Photos: Crews battle California wildfires on both sides of state

Photos: Patriots vs. Browns at Gillette Stadium

California wildfires erupt in LA, burn in wine country

Metro

CDC finds one possible cause of vaping illnesses ? but can?t confirm yet whether legal, regulated vapes are safe

Authorities said they believe vitamin E acetate is a main culprit behind the lung illnesses, which have largely been linked to vaping products obtained through the illicit market. But officials said at least a few illnesses were ?anecdotally? linked to state-licensed cannabis dispensaries.

Middleborough police search for bank robbery suspect

Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Middleborough on Saturday afternoon ? despite being unarmed, police said.

School bus destroyed, shed catches fire in Westborough

A school bus undergoing maintenance was destroyed in a fire Saturday afternoon in Westborough, officials said.

Lottery

Lottery results from Saturday drawings

N.H. man arrested on gun charges following alleged road rage in Danvers
A driver from New Hampshire faces several charges after he allegedly waved a gun at another driver Saturday morning as the two drove on Interstate 95 in Danvers, authorities said.

Cold continues Saturday, but mild temperatures are on the horizon ? briefly ? before possible snow
Rain on Tuesday could turn into Boston?s first snow of the season as temperatures plummet and winds gust in the evening, forecasters said.

STAT

From assisted hatching to embryo glue, most IVF ?add-ons? rest on shaky science

Millennials caring for parents with Alzheimer?s face agonizing challenges

She was destined to get early Alzheimer?s, but didn?t. Did a rare mutation protect her?

Before signing up for drug trial, one patient wants to know: Can I afford it?

sports

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Patriots-Ravens had something that?s been missing all season: competition

It?s always more fun when your opponent presents a challenge ? that?s why we like sports in the first place.

Army 63, UMass 7

This is sports agate content

Florida State turns back Boston College

Two late touchdowns prevent host Eagles from becoming bowl-eligible.

Red Sox re-sign six minor league free agents

Among the group is pitcher Austin Maddox, who had a strong big-league debut in 2017 before undergoing shoulder surgery and missing the last two seasons.

On the air
This is sports agate content

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Why the GM Meetings could be more active this season
The meetings, which start Monday, are traditionally a primer for deals later in the offseason. Some teams appear ready to pounce early this time.

Politics

?I am angry and I own it?: Elizabeth Warren ignores Biden, implies sexism in fundraising note
Joe Biden accused Elizabeth Warren of pushing an ?angry unyielding viewpoint.? She and her supporters see a dollop of sexism in the criticism.

Business

Chesto Means Business
Momentum builds for Boston-Springfield rail service
Congressman Richie Neal of Springfield trekked to Boston to make an important point: The next wave of spending on Big Rail needs to include his part of the state, not just the MBTA.

Marijuana

Is it pot or not? Recent police busts highlight growing confusion over hemp
The CBD craze might be leaving the war on drugs dazed and confused. Case in point, New York City police boasted on social media about a drug bust: 106 pounds of plants that officers thought was marijuana ? but that a Vermont farm said was legal hemp.

magazine
Women & Power

Six things successful female entrepreneurs do
Women & Power

Mass. isn't always as progressive as people think. Our female leaders are working on changing that.
Miss Conduct

Advice: Our baby sitters watch their phones, not our kids

Cooking

Recipes: Three surprising ways to make meatballs

sports

Hockey IQ separates the good players from the great ones

Twin River Casino sports betting sees highs and lows one year after legalization

NBA hopes DraftKings deal will lead to increased interest

metro

Middleborough police search for bank robbery suspect

School bus destroyed, shed catches fire in Westborough

Cold continues Saturday, but mild temperatures are on the horizon ? briefly ? before possible snow

Nation

The last days of legal cockfighting in Puerto Rico

House GOP asks for Hunter Biden and whistle-blower to testify in impeachment probe

The end of Florida orange juice? A lethal disease is devastating the state?s citrus industry.

World

US envoy in Syria says not enough was done to avert Turkish attack

French government clears migrant camps in Paris and signals tougher stand on immigration

Long-festering charges of anti-Semitism hit Labour?s Corbyn

politics

Trump soaks in Deep South cheers at college football game

Share your thoughts: How Trump lured a Pennsylvania roofer away from Democrats

Bloomberg?s wealth gives him options his rivals don?t enjoy

business

Momentum builds for Boston-Springfield rail service

As Gannett merger nears completion, union claims deal ?threatens journalism?

Boston investment company to buy Maine?s Saddleback ski area

lifestyle

Barbara Johansen Newman drawn to capturing the essence of people in portraits

?The Good Place? will finish at a good place: on top

Boston pretzel company makes Oprah?s favorite things list

marijuana

Is it pot or not? Recent police busts highlight growing confusion over hemp

S. Carolina man says McDonald?s sweet tea came with marijuana inside

CDC finds one possible cause of vaping illnesses ? but can?t confirm yet whether legal, regulated vapes are safe

opinion

End the disgraceful attacks on Ukraine whistle-blower

Rethinking ?resilience? and ?grit?

Healing our fractured nation, one thorny interaction at a time

food & dining

A LoLa Burger in the Seaport, Clover opens in Back Bay. Plus a new coffee chain comes to Cambridge.

At Nightshade Noodle Bar, a chef?s Vietnamese-inspired vision

Rodman?s annual Celebration for Kids returns Dec. 7

travel

Resolutions for this ski season from some of New England?s most avid skiers

Was last season the best season ever?

Three great options for multigenerational ski getaways

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending 11/3

Jhumpa Lahiri on reading across continents and cultures

Keeping ?A Very Hungry Caterpillar? well fed

Movies

In Greek, ?Sophia? means wisdom ? in movies, it means glamour

Tawdry tabloid, beleaguered behemoth, lauded labeler

In Focus: At Boston International Kids Film Festival, summer camp is much more than just a vacation

Television

Seth Meyers?s terrible idea: Letting viewers ?skip politics?

?Live in Front of a Studio Audience? return is sure to bring ?Good Times?

Showtime?s ?Back To Life? a captivating blend of humor and heartbreak

music

The Boston Camerata in a glorious ?Free America!?

At BSO, Andris Nelsons leads Jolas, Ravel, and Shostakovich

A peek inside Big Night Live, Boston?s grand nightclub and music venue

Theater/Dance

Stand-up standouts, and other Boston Comedy Festival highlights

At the Boston Comedy Festival, Caroline Rhea and Artie Lange won?t be telling the same stories

In ?Come From Away,? the kindness of strangers animates a spirited, hard-to-resist musical

globe local

Son vows to beautify Mansfield cemetery where his father is buried

Brockton museum portrays the agony of opioid addiction

A ?Deaf Car Guy? with a driving passion

Obituaries

Gay Byrne, who tackled taboos as Ireland?s TV host, dies at 85

Marya Columbia, whose music soothed on 9/11, dies at 63

Overlooked no more: Annie Londonderry rode out of Boston and into history