Brett Kavanaugh’s performance offered the Senate and the country a stark choice between his impassioned denials of sexual misconduct and the specific, detailed allegations of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school.
Analysis
Judicial ambition and #MeToo collide in a public spectacle
It was an uncomfortable and rare sight — a performance that seemed tuned as much to defending Brett Kavanugh’s honor as to salvaging his nomination.
Ford’s testimony leaves women riveted
Excruciating. Offensive. Heartbreaking. And yet familiar. Many women who watched Christine Blasey Ford testify cringed through her questioning and identified with the witness more than they might have expected.
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Foul play is not suspected, and the state medical examiner is expected to determine the cause and manner of his death. Joyce was 56.
Analysis
It was an uncomfortable and rare sight — a performance that seemed tuned as much to defending Brett Kavanugh’s honor as to salvaging his nomination.
Excruciating. Offensive. Heartbreaking. And yet familiar. Many women who watched Christine Blasey Ford testify cringed through her questioning and identified with the witness more than they might have expected.
Brett Kavanaugh’s performance offered the Senate and the country a stark choice between his impassioned denials of sexual misconduct and the specific, detailed allegations of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran on Thursday of keeping a “secret atomic warehouse” just outside its capital, despite the 2015 deal with world powers that was meant to keep it from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Two B-52s flew over the South China Sea, largely claimed by China, earlier this week in what the Pentagon called a routine mission. Separately, two B-52s also flew this week over the East China Sea.
Editorial
Big decisions are on the horizon — choices that will have far-reaching impact on thousands of jobs and millions in state tax revenues.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Kavanaugh went before the Senate Judiciary Committee and poured every ounce of emotion he could summon into saving his nomination.
SCOT LEHIGH
Absent an FBI investigation of sexual misconduct allegations, Brett Kavanaugh shouldn’t be on the court.
The task begins as interim superintendent Laura Perille has repeatedly declined to say whether she will apply for the job.
Around 300 Cape Cod residents filled a Wellfleet school’s gymnasium to voice an array of concerns.
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The museum has purchased the Howard Greenberg Collection of photographs.
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Boston-based Affectiva is testing facial-recognition software in cars to determine if a driver is distracted, angry, scared, sleepy, or drunk.
The state Health Policy Commission on Thursday voted to send its critical findings to Attorney General Maura Healey for further review.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday against Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, accusing him of making false public statements with the potential to hurt investors.
TALKING POINTS
Marilyn Lloyd was the first woman from Tennessee to be elected to a full term in Congress, winning a House seat in 1974 that she held for the next two decades.
Though Mr. FitzGerald had worked at design magazines early in his career, he let his work advertise itself in Boston. He preferred to avoid publicity.
The eminent Iranian historian founded the Encyclopedia Iranica, an opus that helped transform the modern understanding of Persian civilization.
WEEK 4: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Viewed as beasts of burden, players such as Andover captain Ethan Coyle (3.7 GPA, 1590 SAT) rank as the smartest on the gridiron.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL NOTES
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The 19th-ranked Lancers (8-0) have not let aftermath of Merrimack Valley gas disaster keep them down.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The playoffs start next week, but they still don’t know what to expect out of Chris Sale.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Adam Himmelsbach
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
MATT PORTER
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
It took just one ringing chord from Roger McGuinn’s signature Rickenbacker guitar to know it: This was going to be a special night.
Art REview
The Worcester Art Museum showcases the Hudson River School of 19th-century painters.
Music
The four-disc set, carefully compiled by those who knew the rock ’n’ roll giant best, is full of album tracks, alternate takes, live performances, and previously unreleased tracks, many of them chosen because of personal meaning for those involved.
