Test for Boston?s exam schools might hinder diversity efforts

Black and Latino students could have a much better chance of winning a spot at such schools as Boston Latin if admission hinged on MCAS scores instead of the current test.

Spotlight Follow-up

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_baker4_met.jpg Closed-door criminal hearings panned on Beacon Hill

Governor Charles Baker and legislative leaders called for greater transparency within the state?s clerk magistrate system after Sunday?s Spotlight Team report.

Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

Harvard Law School says Brett Kavanaugh?s course is canceled

The high court nominee had been scheduled to teach a course in January titled ?The Supreme Court since 2005.?

Senator Jeff Flake spoke at an appearance in Boston on Monday.

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Jeff Flake says Kavanaugh investigation is ?a good thing?

The Arizona Republican, days after a dramatic move that delayed a vote on Brett Kavanaugh?s nomination, made his most extensive comments yet on why he backed a wait.

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Latest contract is a signal T is investing in better service

The transit agency on Monday awarded a $218 million contract to improve aging signals on the Red and Orange lines, a move that could dramatically reduce delays on the lines.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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It?s the first real proof that President Trump?s unorthodox negotiating style can sometimes bear fruit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_062918_skate5_met.jpg Skateboarder arrests spark outrage in skating community

Two skateboarders were arrested for trespassing as they remained in the skatepark after dusk, despite newly installed lights remaining on.

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The school named a white man as its first dean, drawing criticism that the search was not diverse.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/View04_Pool_v004.1.jpeg Work finally starts on $260 million Seaport condo tower

St. Regis Residences was subject of lawsuit over public access to waterfront.

New census data shows how neighborhoods shape kids for life

Data compiled by the Census Bureau and Harvard and Brown researchers makes it possible to pinpoint ? down to the census tract ? where children have the best shot at getting ahead.

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Here?s a hint: A lot. No, really. A lot.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_19O8NY.jpg Anger grows in Indonesia as death toll rises

The confirmed death toll now exceeds 1,200, with hundreds severely injured and still more trapped in debris.

John Flannery was General Electric Co.?s chief executive and chairman for 14 months.

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In dumping CEO, General Electric makes an unprecedented move

For the first time in its 126-year history, Boston-based GE has turned to an outsider to run the company: Larry Culp. John Flannery was ousted as chief executive and chairman Monday after barely a year on the job.

Shirley Leung

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The way the deal was written, there?s a possibility that GE moves to Boston, and it doesn?t cost the city a dime in tax breaks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/LarryCulp.jpg GE?s new leader considered ?a proven executor?

Larry Culp is known for turning an industrial conglomerate into a hugely profitable growth machine ? that may be precisely what GE needs.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/tlumacki_patriotstrainiingcamp_sports744.jpg 5 (very) personal things Gisele Bundchen reveals in her new book

The supermodel writes about her panic attacks, breast enhancements, odd home remedies, and other issues in ?Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life.?

Matt Damon played Brett Kavanaugh on the season premiere of ?Saturday Night Live.?

Ty Burr

?Saturday Night? lame?

At its rare political best, ?SNL? can feel thrilling. But so much of it disappoints ? and yet year after year, week after week, we tune in by reflex.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiFlake19.jpg Mayor Walsh responds to new ?SNL? skit poking at Boston?s racist reputation

?Saturday Night Live? once again took a jab at Boston?s reputation as a racist city during a sketch that aired over the weekend.

Gwen Larison-Santos. She blames Firestone for damaging her car by improperly installing an oil filter.

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SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

Should Firestone replace this woman?s car engine?

What Gwen Larison-Santos wants is an engine in the same condition as the one she brought into the shop for an oil change, not one that may have irreversible damage.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper1-22801.jpg That was better, but the Patriots still have a ways to go

Fans in Foxborough shouldn?t overreact to Sunday?s dominating win over the Dolphins.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin092518CelticsTrainingCamp_Spt8.jpg Kyrie Irving talks future in Boston, winning NBA title, and whether earth is flat

Irving said he loves Boston and apologized for creating a furor over his earthly comments.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-5320.jpg The public has a right to know what Charlie Baker?s son did

Any parent can understand why the governor wants to avoid revisiting allegations that his son groped a woman on a plane. But Baker is no ordinary parent.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiDrama33.jpg The world, the stage, the way ahead

Lost and alone, Deb made a decision to reclaim the only home she?d ever had, whatever the risk.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Big picture

A drama unfolds in Peabody

Deb was still new to this high school in Peabody, and had found her way to the vaunted theater program, establishing a foothold in a realm that felt magical.

Newsletters

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STAT

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James Allison of MD Anderson Cancer Center and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University won the medicine prize.

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

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Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.

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

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.