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Fighting back tears, the former Channel 5 anchor told reporters that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son last year at a Nantucket bar.
Prosecutors would need to prove their case beyond doubt and accusers would be under intense focus.
SEASON TICKET PODCAST
Would Rob Ninkovich come out of retirement to play for Patriots? The former Patriots star joined Chris Gasper to talk about a range of topics Wednesday.
Martin J. Walsh dominated much of the city, but Tito Jackson had strongholds in Roxbury and parts of Jamaica Plain.
ANALYSIS
Could anyone ? even Tom Brady ? have defeated Marty Walsh? Probably not Longtime observers of city politics praised Walsh for his political shrewdness but said incumbency?s clout and his performance had made him all but untouchable.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Boston City Council makes history with the election of six women There?s optimism that a legislative body not known for diversity can finally propel women to real power.
Ground Game
15 groundbreaking results from a wild election night A round-up of some other buzzworthy results from elections around the country on Tuesday.
Ground Game
The 2016 presidential election was exactly a year ago. Nobody is over it The president can?t let it go. Democrats continue to fight over what went wrong. And pollsters, academics, and media types admit they still can?t get their heads around it.
Nestor Ramos
What it?s like to eat Trump?s favorite McDonald?s meal After Politico revealed President Trump?s favored McDonald?s order, Nestor Ramos dispatched his own body man to pick it up.
Panera Bread acquires Boston-based Au Bon Pain Ron Shaich will step down as chief executive of Panera and serve as chairman of the combined company.
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With fall leaf cleanup in full swing in a suburb that prizes both pristine lawns and tranquility, incensed neighbors are turning on one another.
AT&T?s CEO reportedly says he has ?no intention? of selling CNN The report comes after the Justice Department called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell a group of channels that includes CNN as a potential requirement.
The former president shook hands with other would-be jurors inside the jury assembly room and signed copies of his books.
Berklee let teachers quietly leave after alleged sex abuse, and pushed students for silence Berklee College students reported being assaulted, groped, or pressured into sex with their teachers, at least three of whom were allowed to quietly leave, according to court documents and interviews.
Jerry Jones is said to hire high-profile lawyer to block Roger Goodell?s contract The owner of the Dallas Cowboys has escalated his feud with the NFL commissioner.
Red Sox promote Dana LeVangie to pitching coach The club also hired Ramon Vazquez as a major league coach and named Steve Langone as manager of advance scouting.
Atlanta researchers found that surgeons can safely run two operations at once, the latest medical study in the wake of a Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on the issue.
NAMES
First the Rolling Stones, now Elton John to play private Kraft bash at Gillette Wednesday night will be the second time Patriots owner Robert Kraft has booked a big-name musical artist to perform a private concert at Gillette Stadium.
The $2 billion man? Trump official ?lied? to get on Forbes list Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exaggerated his wealth to make the list of richest Americans, the magazine said.
Retired Watertown fire Chief Mario Orangio dies Mr. Orangio was appointed fire chief in 2004 at the age of 37, making him the youngest in the town?s history.
Talking Points
Energy pipelines are on ice, but Baker is still getting heat on natural gas What were protesters doing in Governor Charlie Baker?s office Wednesday, pressing him to just say ?no? to natural gas?
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He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.
EDITORIAL
Air Force error exposes data gaps on guns The Justice Department and the FBI should work with the military to bring data sharing policies into the 21st century.
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newsroom commentary
Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.
An elderly doctor was struggling. I spoke up. Then came the ?snitch guilt? Patients complained that he wasn?t polite, that he wasn?t professional. I made flimsy excuses for him. Finally, I had to speak up.
The former pitcher was a creature of routine and habit, but pursuing him was worth it.
Ryan Sceviour says he was ordered to remove embarrassing notes from his report on the arrest, which followed a crash on I-190 in Worcester.
Brookline unit with one bedroom, one bath on the market for $549,000.
Former TV news anchor Chris Hurst defeated an incumbent to win a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Search This Week's Specials
Lamborghini's future could have Massachusetts roots, thanks to a collaboration between MIT and the iconic Italian automaker.
If an armed bystander wasn?t present near the scene, Trump said there would have been ?hundreds more dead.?
Ron O?Hanley will replace Hooley, who has spent more than 30 years with the Boston-based financial services giant.
At issue: the principle of a free press, and the proper ways to interact with it.
Tom and Monica Rogan started producing rich tasting and incredibly smooth bars last year at Goodnow Farms.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.
