Fotios 'Freddy' Geas is shown in an undated photo.

Freddy Geas, eyed in 'Whitey' Bulger's killing, 'hated rats'

Geas was almost certainly aware ' it's universal knowledge among criminals by now ' of the fact that Bulger long led a charmed life as an FBI informant.

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Bars and barbershops were buzzing with the news, though few were willing to share their thoughts publicly.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-22426.jpg Man who considered 'Whitey' Bulger a friend said he spoke of being attacked in prison

One person Bulger came into contact with during his time on the lam said he considered Bulger a friend and was saddened by his death.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/385a23e90d21482bb2716bc18d833e5f-385a23e90d21482bb2716bc18d833e5f-0.jpg Trumps pay tribute at synagogue where 11 were fatally shot

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump lit candles Tuesday for the 11 people slain in the worst instance of anti-Semitic violence in American history.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/thedominick.jpg This hotel took 'Trump' out of its name. Now the guests are coming back

A year after the Trump Organization pulled out of the Trump SoHo hotel, guests began to return.

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

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

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Revoking birthright citizenship would spark a court fight over whether the president has the unilateral ability to change an amendment to the Constitution.

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The utility company replaced nearly 45 miles of pipeline across the Merrimack Valley that had been damaged in the disaster.

All eyes were on GE CEO Larry Culp for his first earnings release and analysts call, just under a month after he suddenly took control at the troubled Boston-based conglomerate.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

GE's new CEO sticks to old talking points in first earnings report

If General Electric investors were looking to Larry Culp for inspiration, they didn't find it on Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/22/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/BoRobertWarren_1043.jpg There are only 4 countries this Shelburne man hasn't visited. That's about to change

Shelburne's Robert Warren reflects on a life spent seeing the world.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, a clerk reaches for a container of marijuana buds for a customer at Utopia Gardens, a medical marijuana dispensary, in Detroit. Backers of legalizing marijuana in North Dakota have high hopes voters will approve the drug just two years after they said yes to medicinal use. But they may be in for a bummer, since deep-pocketed outside groups so far haven't put a dime into the measure, suggesting they don't see it as a good bet. Meanwhile, opposition groups have spent heavily to publicize their concerns that approval would mean big societal problems. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio File)

Final licenses, but no final sales yet for retail marijuana in Mass.

The retailers who have already been given final approval still have not pinned down when they will open to customers.

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Robert Mueller's office has referred to the FBI allegations that women were 'offered money to make false claims' about the special counsel. 

Senator Elizabeth Warren and opponent Geoff Diehl held their final debate Tuesday at the WCVB-TV (Channel 5) studios.

Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe

Warren, Diehl clash over guns, immigration in final debate

The two used Tuesday's showdown to underline familiar attacks and open new, sharper-edged criticisms.

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Comments from two red-state lawmakers illustrate how Warren has become something of a political pinata for moderate Democrats.

STAN GROSSFELD

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Veteran Globe photographer Stan Grossfeld got a ride home from Los Angeles aboard the team flight.

The 2004 Red Sox parade down Boylston Street.

The best way to watch the Red Sox parade: Tips from Globe reporters and photographers

Where's the best view on the parade route? Why don't I have WiFi? Your parade questions, answered.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/jet6.jpg While Red Sox were flying high, Logan Airport air traffic controllers sent congratulations

Air traffic controllers also changed the flight's call sign to 'Red Sox 1' to honor the champs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/jimmykimmeloctober232018.jpg Watch Dodgers fans attempt to trash talk Boston on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

The Red Sox may have won the World Series Sunday night, but that didn't stop Jimmy Kimmel from trotting out some Boston smack talk on Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/jay_ad_1.jpg Now in your Facebook feed: Political ads and friends' Halloween photos

They don't get the same attention as television ads, but messages via social media are being used to target people by incumbent Charlie Baker and challenger Jay Gonzalez.

NAMES

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The Newton native appeared on Monday in his first advertised shows since admitting to sexual misconduct almost a year ago.

//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

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/lehigh-5514.jpg Rick Green and the Big Question

Would Third Congressional District candidate Green achieve greatness in his debate moment?

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.

The Big Picture

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

Photos: Red Sox vs. Dodgers Game 5

Globe photographers captured the sights at the ballpark as the Red Sox took home another World Series title.

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.

STAT

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It was hard to admit that a mental health crisis had crept up on me, just weeks after one of the happiest days of my life.

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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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region's housing shortage.

Globe event

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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.