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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's pick for Supreme Court, pledges to apply law 'as written'
An ideological heir to Justice Antonin Scalia, Judge Amy Coney Barrett would fill the seat vacated after the death of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in what would be the sharpest ideological swing since Clarence Thomas replaced Justice Thurgood Marshall.

A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has been on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2017.

Praise, dismay after Trump announces Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court pick
Conservatives rejoiced and Democrats expressed dismay as President Trump announced on Saturday he would nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last week.

Analysis
If Trump’s choice of Amy Coney Barrett has you ready to hit the streets, read this first
This fight is over. Whether you support the nominee or not, the battle you should focus on is Nov. 3, not her confirmation.

EDITORIAL
An existential crisis for Roe v. Wade
No one should be fooled if Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, dodges Senators’ questions of how she’d decide cases related to abortion rights.

Progressives press Whitehouse and Reed to try to thwart Supreme Court confirmation
“There is no triple-secret procedural trick that we have had in our back pockets all along and didn’t use on Gorsuch and didn’t use on Kavanaugh,” Whitehouse said. “It just doesn’t exist.”

State public health officials monitoring as cases of COVID-19 increase

As Massachusetts reported new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus Saturday, Massachusetts officials are monitoring an increase in new cases that a state spokesman has attributed in part to the increased testing by colleges and universities.
Mass. reports 18 new deaths due to COVID-19; 515 new confirmed casesHow do children fight off COVID-19?
Analysis

3 ways the first presidential debate could go terribly wrong (for America)

No matter what promises are made during Tuesday’s 90-minute debate, there will still be a pandemic raging, unemployment claims, wildfires, a nasty Supreme Court nomination, and protests for racial justice in the streets.
How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate

Brigham and Women’s COVID-19 cluster illustrates challenges in controlling infection

Baystate Health in Springfield, which experienced an outbreak in July, knows how arduous it can be — and also how a concerted effort can swiftly contain the spread.
At the Brigham, ‘battle-weary’ staff may have allowed virus to slip in

Opinion

Jon Keller

Advice to presidential debate moderators: Lay down the law

Tara D. Sonenshine

Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nuanced views on Roe v. Wade may trip up Democrats

LETTERS

Barr dishonors Justice Department

EDITORIAL

Craft brewers held hostage to politics

‘I feel sorry for Americans’: A baffled world watches the US
Amid the pandemic and in the run-up to the presidential election, much of the world is watching the United States with a mix of shock, chagrin and, most of all, bafflement.

Federal prosecutor in Massachusetts criticizes Barr in letter
In a rare public rebuke of Attorney General William P. Barr by a current Department of Justice employee, James D. Herbert wrote that the nation’s chief law enforcement officer “has brought shame” to the agency.

what to watch and do this weekend

It’s the 1970 Miss World beauty pageant, when protests erupted, and now ‘Misbehaviour’ ensues

Climbing Jacob’s Ladder into the Berkshires

‘Oliver Sacks: His Own Life’ gives the celebrated neurologist and author his own documentary

A James Comey dramatization for not now

With record temperatures and little rain, a severe drought has gripped much of New England
Record temperatures this summer and a precipitous decline in rainfall have produced a worsening drought that extends from Cape Cod to the Berkshires and beyond, with some parts of New England experiencing what federal regulators call “severe” and “extreme" conditions.

These photos show the severe drought in New England

The virus sent droves to a small town. Suddenly, it’s not so small
From his post at the town dump in Winhall, Vermont, Scott Bushee spent the summer observing his new neighbors, transplants who pulled into his compound with heads full of rustic fantasy and license plates from New York and New Jersey.

Echoes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her old Cambridge street
There is no plaque, no marker that Ginsburg lived at 12 Robinson St., a Harvard housing development on the site of a former botanical garden by the gates of what was once Radcliffe College.

Patriots place David Andrews, Josh Uche on injured reserve
Uche and Andrews, the starting center who missed the entire 2019 season due to blood clots, will miss at least three weeks under IR rules for the pandemic season.

College Football Notebook | Nothing can keep Kansas State from shocking Oklahoma for second year in a row

Thousands march in Washington to pray and show Trump support
The march, which stretched from the Lincoln Memorial to the US Capitol, was held just hours before President Trump announced he was nominating a conservative judge for the Supreme Court.

Peter Abraham | on baseball
Where do the Red Sox go from here? Let’s take a close look at the roster
After an unprecedented — and unsuccessful — 60-game campaign, it should be an eventful offseason.

Game 59: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes | 7:10 P.M.

Suffolk DA Rollins releases watch list of 136 area officers accused of misconduct
The database contains 70 State Police troopers, 54 Boston police officers, and a handful of officers from Revere, Chelsea, and Transit Police.

Demonstrators take to Boston streets again over Breonna Taylor case
A Kentucky grand jury declined to charge officers in the shooting death of Taylor. Protesters marched to highlight her case and those of other Black people killed by police.

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Shark sighting closes beaches in Fairhaven Saturday afternoon

Pittsfield man struck by two vehicles, killed after exiting car on Mass. Pike in Blandford

Three teens ejected from car, five taken to hospital after Upton crash

On StatNews.com

The Road Ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond

Here come the tortoises: In the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, slow starters could still win out

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Here’s a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19

Live tracker: Coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Comfort Zone

Cape Ann Museum adds green space, galleries with a new satellite campus

With a new mural, Rob ‘Problak’ Gibbs honors the Kings’ ‘Roxbury Love Story’

As we adjust to a new normal, lessons in grief and gratitude

Recommended Reads

Trump hits Baker for support of expanded mail-in voting

President Trump on Friday targeted Governor Charlie Baker calling him a “RINO Governor” and pointing, without evidence, to claims of widespread voter fraud, after the Massachusetts Republican defended the expansion of mail-in balloting.

To combat hunger, neighbors are stocking community fridges on Boston’s streets
As food insecurity grows amid the pandemic, free community fridges have cropped up in Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, and more are being planned for Allston, Roslindale, Somerville, and Cambridge.

2 former leaders charged in COVID-19 outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers' Home that left 76 dead
Attorney General Maura Healey indicted Bennett Walsh, the home's former superintendent, and Dr. David Clinton, its former medical director, on 10 criminal neglect charges each. A COVID-19 outbreak at the facility killed at least 76 veterans.

Rhode Island

Progressives press Whitehouse and Reed to try to thwart Supreme Court confirmation

“There is no triple-secret procedural trick that we have had in our back pockets all along and didn’t use on Gorsuch and didn’t use on Kavanaugh,” Whitehouse said. “It just doesn’t exist.”

Amid outbreak, Providence College will stick with remote instruction another week

Thank you notes to Rhode Island’s teachers

Newton

Special Projects

Mr. 80 Percent

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much.

A deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, and often funny tale about a disease that affects millions of men, whether they want to talk about it or not.

On the Street

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

Davis Square’s character is being challenged. Can it survive?

$1.1b Hub on Causeway project is remaking a neighborhood

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

The most complicated election in modern history is coming — soon. Are we prepared?
Experts worry about a nightmare election during a pandemic marred by disenfranchisement and chaos, followed by an acrimonious legal and political dispute over the results that would test the nation’s democratic resolve.

The virus’s tale
Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

At the edge of a warming world
To the millions of us who visit Cape Cod once or twice a summer, the effects of climate change can seem subtle, if we see them at all: A breach in the dunes. A crack in the pavement. But once you know how to see what is shifting, changing and washing away, it is impossible to ignore. Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Alex Beam

Blissed out on CBD

Michael A. Cohen

We cannot be numb to Trump now

IDEAS | CARLA STECKMAN

Amid grief and uncertainty, Yom Kippur offers the gift of acceptance

JEFF JACOBY

Expect liberal rulings from the ‘most conservative’ court

EDITORIAL

America needs immigrants with temporary protected status to stay

IDEAS | Nicholas Tanpio

Keep the feds out of civics education

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is remembered at Supreme Court building

Photos: Hurricane Sally wallops the Gulf Coast

Photos: West Coast wildfire smoke creates hazy skies in Massachusetts

Life on Boston’s streets during the pandemic

metro

Pastor Gloria’s latest mission: Encouraging more frank talk about end-of-life issues in Boston’s black community - and beyond
The Rev. Gloria White-Hammond and her husband, the Rev. Ray Hammond, are both physicians and longtime co-pastors of the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain. White-Hammond — known in her church as Pastor Gloria — has devoted much of the past five years to encouraging her parishioners and others to complete their advance directives about end-of-life care.

Massachusetts poll: Race, education, gender may influence some divergent views about death

A Boston Globe-Suffolk University poll late last year shows that, for the most part, Mass. residents share widespread agreement on issues related to the difficult subject of death. But some major - and subtle - differences emerged along racial, education and gender lines.

Echoes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her old Cambridge street

There is no plaque, no marker that Ginsburg lived at 12 Robinson St., a Harvard housing development on the site of a former botanical garden by the gates of what was once Radcliffe College.

Join the discussion: Tell us how we make end-of-life care better for everyone

Federal prosecutor in Massachusetts criticizes Barr in letter

sports

College football notebook

Nothing can keep Kansas State from shocking Oklahoma for second year in a row

Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said he didn’t know until Friday if he’d have enough players available at all position groups to play the game.

Two goals from veteran Joe Pavelski wasn’t enough for the Stars in Game 4

The Stars, trailing the Lightning, 3-1, in the Stanley Cup Final, count on Joe Pavelski, who has 12 goals inside the bubble, the most ever in a single postseason by a player 36 or older. He had 14 goals in 67 regular-season games for the Stars.
Chad Finn I The Unconventional Preview

Raiders’ gamble on Jon Gruden might actually pay off in Vegas

Celtics

Celtics leaned on Daniel Theis more than any player in the second half of Game 5

Replay

A delirious day at Fenway Park in 1967: The Impossible Dream is realized

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson’s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19′s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT’s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

Trump’s reported Supreme Court pick Judge Amy Coney Barrett stirs sharp reaction
Ahead of President Trump’s official announcement Saturday, conservatives acclaimed a jurist they consider a champion of the Constitution and liberals assailed her as an extremist.

Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Neighbors sue to stop work on towers over turnpike

Trump’s $200 prescription cards won’t hit mailboxes just yet

Project over turnpike near Fenway Park begins next phase after pact with the state

Google parent agrees to $310 million misconduct lawsuit settlement

Politics

Praise, dismay after Trump announces Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court pick

Trump announces Amy Coney Barrett as nominee to Supreme Court, setting up battle over judiciary

Thousands march in Washington to pray and show Trump support

A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes

If Trump’s choice of Amy Coney Barrett has you ready to hit the streets, read this first

magazine
Perspective

A tidal wave of evictions is forming. It’s not too late to stop it

Miss Conduct

Advice: When making fun of public figures crosses the line

Connections

Hello, telemarketer. I’m so glad you called.

Cooking

Recipes: Two hearty Tuscan dishes that let beans and potatoes shine

sports

Where do the Red Sox go from here? Let’s take a close look at the roster

Tug Coker brings his sports cred to 'Now We’re Talking’

Game 59: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes

metro

Pastor Gloria’s latest mission: Encouraging more frank talk about end-of-life issues in Boston’s black community - and beyond

Massachusetts poll: Race, education, gender may influence some divergent views about death

Echoes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her old Cambridge street

Nation

Key metrics the state is monitoring for reopening

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

About 200 people gather in Portland for rally led by hate group

World

Two wounded in knife attack in Paris; officials open terrorism investigation

Israel tightens holiday lockdown, restricting prayers and protests

Trump administration adds to US travel restrictions in Cuba

politics

Trump announces Amy Coney Barrett as nominee to Supreme Court, setting up battle over judiciary

Thousands march in Washington to pray and show Trump support

A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes

business

Trump’s reported Supreme Court pick Judge Amy Coney Barrett stirs sharp reaction

Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces

Neighbors sue to stop work on towers over turnpike

lifestyle

Cape Ann Museum adds green space, galleries with a new satellite campus

Trillium beer garden reopens on The Greenway, with a few new guidelines

As we adjust to a new normal, lessons in grief and gratitude

marijuana

Sky high: Mass. marijuana is among the most expensive in the nation

Healey warns medical marijuana nonprofit over failure to disclose finances

After landlord’s change of heart, West Coast marijuana brand Cookies could land in Harvard Square

opinion

An existential crisis for Roe v. Wade

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the future of the Supreme Court

Craft brewers held hostage to politics

food & dining

As we adjust to a new normal, lessons in grief and gratitude

Pimento cheese dogs come to Kendall Square, Sam Adams Boston Tap Room reopens, and more

The 16 best new cookbooks to get you through fall

travel

Farm-to-fork adventures in the Berkshires

For David Howse, ice cream and a massage are vacation musts. And don’t forget a good book.

They moved from Brookline to the Netherlands with bikes and no regrets

Books

‘Just Like You,’ the new Nick Hornby novel, tackles romance, race, and politics

Marilynne Robinson continues her ‘Gilead’ series and gives Jack his say

Eula Biss on building a library, move after move

Movies

‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’: 1969 can seem an awful lot like 2020

What an old cassette tape taught me about how we keep our loved ones alive in the 21st century

Confronting and solving problems on screen at GlobeDocs 2020

Television

A James Comey dramatization for not now

Alan Arkin bows out of ‘The Kominsky Method’

Errol Morris is a ‘character,’ not the storyteller, in ‘A Wilderness of Error’

music

617Sessions compilation brings out the best of Boston’s indie scene

From blues to bluegrass, new roots music from six homegrown artists

The Metropolitan Opera will remain closed until fall 2021

Theater/Dance

In Boston theater, a growing group of Black leaders have a decisive role at a pivotal time

Shakespeare troupe is at one with nature at the Arnold Arboretum

From Arlekin Players Theatre, a real-life drama

globe local

Walsh pushes for peaceful Breonna Taylor demonstrations in Boston

Put a stamp on it: Many still cherish the post office

Should voters adopt the state ballot question updating the state’s Right to Repair law?

Obituaries

Pierre Troisgros, renowned French restaurateur, dies at 92

Christiane Eda-Pierre, leading French soprano, dies at 88

Ang Rita, who conquered Everest again and again, dies at 72