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An emotional Cardinal O?Malley disheartened by bishops? slow progress against clergy sex abuse

O?Malley, the pope?s chief adviser on sexual abuse, said in an interview that he was stunned by the number of bishops who?ve faced allegations of mishandling abuse claims.

Nearly 100 Papa Gino?s and D?Angelo restaurants close; company files for bankruptcy protection

According to the statement, Papa Gino?s parent company has reached an ?agreement in principle? to sell the chain.

Here?s the full list of the 20 Lowe?s stores closing around the US

A Lowe?s in Quincy is among 20 stores nationwide the big box home improvement chain plans to close soon.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Why the 2004 Red Sox were still better than the current champions

The team that ended the 86-year drought gets the nod over the one that set a team record for wins.

Chad Finn

31 thoughts on the Patriots? victory over the Packers

Weird game, wasn?t it? Fun, and fulfilling in the end . . . but weird.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Bowing to the Bulger brothers tainted the Commonwealth

The political system accepted Bill Bulger and looked the other way on Whitey for decades.

There?s a strange phone booth in Somerville and when you pick up the receiver it gets even weirder

?The Hydrophone? in Somerville is a sound installation with a message from the future about climate change.

Talking Points Live/Larry Edelman

GE?s new CEO Culp gives stock a vote of confidence with share purchases

Plus: Live updates, Boston?s Amazon dreams fade, and NBC pulls controversial GOP ad.

Spanking is ineffective and harmful to kids, specialists say

Parents should not spank their children, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement warning against corporal punishment in the home.

Amazon reportedly planning to split HQ2 between two cities

The surprise plan was based off the need to recruit enough tech talent, and would place 25,000 jobs in each city.

City officials probe cause of facade collapse in Allston

Two people were hurt when chunks of masonry fell to the sidewalk in front of the Common Ground.

GET SMART

Do I need to bring my ID to the polls? Some lingering questions about voting

Here?s information on how to find your polling station, what ? or who ? you can bring into the voting booth with you, and other topics.

Where candidates in Mass. stand on marijuana

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday will have a chance to choose leaders for federal and state offices who will play a role in shaping the marijuana industry on the national and local level.

hiawatha bray | Tech Lab

With new tech, TV election ads get personal

One last wave of campaign ads is washing across your TV screen. And there?s a decent chance that some of those ads are aimed at you ? personally.

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

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

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Woman, 71, punched in head on Red Line after asking for seat

The incident played out last Friday around 5 p.m. as an older woman boarded a crowded train.

Harvard researchers suggest interstellar object might have been from alien civilization

Remember that strange interstellar object that passed close to earth in the fall of 2017? It could be a piece of space junk from from an alien civilization.

These companies give workers paid time off on Election Day so they can vote

A growing group of employers ? including Patagonia and Walmart ? are giving workers paid time off to vote on Election Day.

Inside our ?secret courts?

In these private hearings, who you are ? and who you know ? may be just as important as right and wrong. Read the Spotlight report.

Globe must-reads

An Election Systems & Software employee demonstrated security equipment at a National Association of Secretaries of States convention in Philadelphia in July.

Hackers targeting election networks in lead up to midterms

Benjamin Vickers was associate conductor of the youth orchestra. He was released for sending students inappropriate messages

In Boston youth orchestra, broken trust and student anguish

John Oliver takes on family separation policy on ?Last Week Tonight?

Worchester, MA - 11/04/2018- ] Candidate Jay Gonzalez speaks to supporters at a rally in Worchester, Mass. on Sunday, November 4, 2018. (Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: (metro)

Final drive to Election Day has arrived.

The sort of transaction in 2016 that benefited Nathan Eagle, who ran Boston-based Jana, is not unusual in the local startup scene.

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

Some say to take startup money ?off the table?

A team from MIT programmed a robot to function as a nurse manager. Team members from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (pictured) participated in an experiment involving the robot on the labor and delivery floor in 2015.

Rise of the machines: Engineers designing our future robot co-workers

FOXBOROUGH, MA - NOVEMBER 04: Bashaud Breeland #26 of the Green Bay Packers grabs the shirt of Cordarrelle Patterson #84 of the New England Patriots during the first half at Gillette Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

Cordarrelle Patterson and the long line of Patriots filling in at other positions

Writers Beth Teitell and Chris Muther read ?fan mail? during Globe Live.

With stories and songs, ?Globe Live? takes the stage

Mr. Marttila with John Kerry during a campaign event in the 1980s. Mr. Marttila ?didn?t let you stray from the values,?? Kerry said. ?We always had an ethic of trying to win, but to win in a way that you could be proud of.

John Marttila, ?savant? among campaign managers, dies at 78

FILE -- In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, a Palestinian protester from Birzeit University throws stones during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. President Donald Trump?s assertion that stones thrown by Latin American protesters at American troops should be treated as ?rifles? has sparked debate about the appropriate response to rock throwing crowds -- particularly after Nigerian troops appeared to use his comments as justification for a deadly crackdown on demonstrators. From the Gaza Strip to Africa to Europe, security forces have long dealt with stone throwers, albeit in very different ways. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Stone throwers face different fates across the globe

Guilford, Ct. - October 19, 2018-Stan Grossfeld/ Globe Staff---Adam Greenberg, who was beaned in his first major league at bat, is running for State Senate in a seat vacated by Ted Kennedy Jr.

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Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen skates against the Minnesota Wild during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Mike Stone)

STARS AT BRUINS | 7 P.M. (NESN)

What to watch for tonight when the Bruins take on the Dallas Stars

Which netminder will get the nod tonight, Boston?s trouble with quick strikes, a first look at Miro Heiskanen, and more.

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THE WEEK AHEAD

Towns will vote on property tax increases

The measures would pay for new schools, new public safety buildings, and new conservation space.

Politics

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Voters filled out their ballots at a polling place in Lancaster, Calif., on Sunday.

Poll: Democrats lead in House as GOP finds footing

Registered voters prefer Democratic candidates for the House over GOP candidates by 7 percentage points ? a slight decline from last month.

Nation & World

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Airstrikes have been common in many Yemeni cities, including the capital, Sana.

Over 150 killed in violence around Yemeni city

Airstrikes and naval artillery pounded rebel positions around Hodeida.

Columnists

Foxborough, MA - 11/4/2018 - Patriots lineman Trey Flowers pressures Aaron Rodgers during first quarter action. The New England Patriots host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis) Globe/Staff

Business

Antiquarian booksellers hit Amazon with strike

More than 250 dealers in 24 countries say they are pulling more than 1 million books off AbeBooks for a week.

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Your TV GPS

What to watch: Late-night election laughs, a binge-worthy Brit import, and a Bulger-inspired drama

TV critic Matthew Gilbert?s guide to the week in television.

Globe staff photos of the month, October 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: fall colors, Halloween, and a World Series victory.

2018 midterm elections

Get the information and analysis about candidates and questions that you need to vote Tuesday. Sign up here.

The FDA, but with guns: A little-known team tracks down counterfeit drugs

The agency?s criminal investigations team investigates counterfeit drugs with raids and search warrants.

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

An emotional Cardinal O?Malley disheartened by bishops? slow progress against clergy sex abuse

Nearly 100 Papa Gino?s and D?Angelo restaurants close; company files for bankruptcy protection

31 thoughts on the Patriots? victory over the Packers

Globe must-reads

Hackers targeting election networks in lead up to midterms

In Boston youth orchestra, broken trust and student anguish

John Oliver takes on family separation policy on ?Last Week Tonight?

Final drive to Election Day has arrived.

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

Some say to take startup money ?off the table?

Rise of the machines: Engineers designing our future robot co-workers

Cordarrelle Patterson and the long line of Patriots filling in at other positions

With stories and songs, ?Globe Live? takes the stage

John Marttila, ?savant? among campaign managers, dies at 78

Stone throwers face different fates across the globe

Stan Grossfeld

After playing career, a hardball politician

BuzzSaw | Matthew Gilbert

Confessions of an overwhelmed TV critic

STARS AT BRUINS | 7 P.M. (NESN)

What to watch for tonight when the Bruins take on the Dallas Stars

THE WEEK AHEAD

Towns will vote on property tax increases

House from ?Star Trek: The Next Generation? listed for $5.7 million

Poll: Democrats lead in House as GOP finds footing

Nation & World

Over 150 killed in violence around Yemeni city

Toyota recalls over 1 million vehicles to fix air bag problem

Columnists

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

This time, it was the Patriots? defense that bailed out Tom Brady and Co.

Alex Beam

Pitfalls of ?radical transparency?

Renée Graham

Not voting is lame. I should know

JEFF JACOBY

Three reasons to vote No on Question 3

Michael A. Cohen

A Trump rally can feel like an alternate universe

BEVERLY BECKHAM

Yearning to believe in our goodness

Bob Ryan

Best Sox team? 1912 club like a word

Michael A. Cohen

Down South, Democrats emerge from shadows

SCOT LEHIGH

The Great Trumpkin?s powers are fading

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Who I?m voting for

JOAN VENNOCHI

Will ?a cry for help? from nurses be answered?

Renée Graham

?Whitey? Bulger cemented Boston?s racist image

Antiquarian booksellers hit Amazon with strike

Your TV GPS

What to watch: Late-night election laughs, a binge-worthy Brit import, and a Bulger-inspired drama

Globe staff photos of the month, October 2018

Real Estate

Crossword

Losing Laura

The 2017 Women & Power issue

Advice: Grandma thought Grandpa had an affair. Now we know.

Christopher Kimball: Three easy weeknight recipes with an international twist