Mookie Betts danced at second base after his double in the seventh inning in Game 2 of the World Series.

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Mookie Betts delivers food to some of Boston?s homeless

The Red Sox outfielder was seen bringing trays of hot food to homeless people outside the Boston Public Library Wednesday night.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/mookie7-23225.jpg The story behind Mookie Betts?s unusual necklace

The Red Sox star has sported an inexpensive bat-and-ball accessory this season that came from an unlikely source.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Clipboard-23685.jpg Red Sox and Dodgers square off in World Series Game 3

First pitch is set for 8:09 p.m. The forecast shows a clear night with the temperature in the low 70s at game time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sox.jpg Wait, what? Google already says the Red Sox won the World Series

Don?t start rolling out the duck boats just yet, folks ? there?s still a few games to go in the 2018 World Series before a team is declared victorious. Except according to Google.

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Sun will give way to clouds ahead of season?s first nor?easter

Before the rain arrives, temperatures Friday afternoon will reach near 50 degrees, but as the clouds thicken it will actually feel quite chilly with the lack of sunshine.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/stormtotal102618.png Here?s what to expect from the weekend nor?easter

Here?s the latest on what the forecasters say is a ?multi-faceted nor?easter? headed our way.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rex_Aftermath_of_gas_explosions_in_t_9886087O.jpg Columbia Gas will miss Nov. 19 deadline to restore service in Merrimack Valley towns

Governor Charlie Baker said the utility had also changed its promise to install new gas equipment when they restore a home to a ?house-ready? status.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tai_20160708_marijuana_metro_09.jpg MIT grads goad DeLeo with ballot measures in his district

Robert DeLeo doesn?t have an opponent this year, and yet the powerful leader could face an embarrassing rebuke in November.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Boston%2025%20News-9161.png Channel 25 changes could leave some in the dark

Viewers on the edge of Greater Boston who watch TV over the airwaves may soon notice a weak signal from the Fox affiliate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_1A9908.jpg Babson, which helped launch college named for Saudi crown prince, reexamining its ties

The college has become the latest institution to announce that it is reexamining its ties to the kingdom now that the prince has been accused of ordering the killing of a dissident journalist.

Globe Magazine

The 2018 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.

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Women & Power

5 ways to erase the gender gap at work

We?re a long way from achieving equity, but here are some proactive steps both companies and women can take.

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Women & Power

Why women fall into the negative feedback trap

New research shows women internalize criticism, while men let it roll off their backs. Could a radical attitude shift provide relief?

Man identified and charged in connection with mail bomb investigation

Cesar Sayoc?s arrest stemmed from a dozen suspicious packages mailed this week to prominent Democrats and CNN, launching a nationwide manhunt for the person responsible.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ff40e9acd47f4f82a7566e67efbcdb87-ff40e9acd47f4f82a7566e67efbcdb87-0.jpg Five things to know about mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc

Sayoc has a lengthy criminal record that includes convictions for theft, stolen property, and traffic charges.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/46514c3eb6fb474c9ac1df2c24b0acf5-f4996788f1a440e6be6e7c021b744535-0.jpg Bombs, envelopes provided crucial clues to capture pipe-bomb suspect

The packages themselves turned out to tell the story.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_040517_05immigration_8347x.jpg Curtatone tweets mail-bomb suspect?s van ?looks like the inside of Geoff Diehl?s head?

?This ugly statement in regard to the sobering incidents of this week shows a lack of leadership, a lack of decorum, and a fundamental lack of judgement. It?s appalling,? Diehl said.

Editorial

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In inflammatory tweets and public statements, Donald Trump is coarsening political dialogue and plunging the nation to dangerous new lows.

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NBC cancels Megyn Kelly?s show after blackface controversy

In a statement, the network news division said the show won?t return, a decision that follows fallout from Kelly?s on-air comments about blackface.

Nicole Eaton is the first female bartender at the quintessential workingman's bar, The Eire Pub.

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Pigs aren?t flying, hell hasn?t frozen over, but the Eire Pub just hired a female bartender

The Eire Pub, an iconic Dorchester workingman?s bar, has hired a female bartender for the first time in its 56-year existence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/aae474f88a4c47089fb14d5fb5ddda8d-aae474f88a4c47089fb14d5fb5ddda8d-0.jpg Man who allegedly shot two black customers at Kroger store tried first to enter black church, police say

Gregory Bush allegedly walked into the Kroger, shot a man in the back of the head, then kept shooting him multiple times before shooting a woman. Both victims were black.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/LabLeaves.jpg Watching videos of this Maine dog jumping into a big leaf pile is a good way to start the weekend

Her name is Stella, and she loves autumn ? a lot.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/TheRow.JPG Guests raise a toast at The Row Hotel

It sometimes seems as if a new building goes up every week in Somerville, especially in that buzzy enclave known as Assembly Row.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_globelive3_LIFE.jpg 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.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/hero-freepress-1721.jpg The high cost of a free press

This year, reporters have been killed in war zones, in the presumed safety of their own homes, and everywhere in between.

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

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.

Newsletters

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We go beyond just sharing stories: We?ll give you a window into how we report and hold officials accountable. Join us.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Photos from the Red Sox? Game 2 victory

Globe photographers captured the sights of Wednesday?s game at Fenway Park.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/FatalErrorV1.2-1024x576.jpg Font of despair

In the fierce competition for science funding, even a typeface glitch can be fatal.

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.