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Homeless woman and dog at Downtown Crossing.

'You see more and more folks out there and more and more women'

MILWAUKEE, WI - AUGUST 20: In this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, addresses the virtual convention on August 20, 2020. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by DNCC via Getty Images) (Photo by Handout/DNCC via Getty Images)

New York Post published Hunter Biden report amid newsroom doubts

'People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots,' Trump tells campaign aides

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu as seen during a television news interview in Roslindale after announcing her mayoral run on Sept. 15

4 things to know about Michelle Wu's 'food justice' agenda October 20, 2020 | 2:28 PM

In this photo released by the Columbia County (Wisconsin) Sheriffs Department, Brian Higgins is shown. Higgins, a 51-year-old man charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was released Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, from a Wisconsin jail after posting $10,000 cash bail. Authorities allege Higgins, of Wisconsin Dells, Wis., was part of a crew conducting surveillance for the kidnapping plot. Higgins was the eighth person charged in the plot. (Columbia County Sheriffs Department via AP)

Man charged in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot released on bail October 20, 2020 | 2:20 PM

How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage October 20, 2020 | 2:10 PM

New Hampshire restaurant fined for violating virus orders October 20, 2020 | 1:54 PM

The Red Sox honored Pete Frates (in wheelchair) on Opening Day in 2015.

Foundation auctioning Pete Frates' sports collectibles to benefit people battling ALS October 20, 2020 | 1:09 PM

Pete Buttigieg (left) and Brad Stevens (right), in case you can't tell them apart.

Brad Stevens joining lookalike Pete Buttigieg to rally for Democrats October 20, 2020 | 1:00 PM

Danish submarine killer briefly escapes from prison October 20, 2020 | 12:30 PM

The Handelman family.

Fundraiser set up for wife, five children of man struck and killed while riding moped in Ashland October 20, 2020 | 11:53 AM

Accidental cuts and bruises to the face, head and neck from cellphones are sending increasing numbers of Americans to the emergency room.

Cell phone alerts

Mass. is deploying cell phone alerts to combat COVID-19 spread in high risk communities October 20, 2020 | 11:53 AM

Deadline looms as differences narrow on COVID relief aid October 20, 2020 | 11:22 AM

ALLIANCE, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 30: Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures during a campaign stop at Alliance Amtrak Station September 30, 2020 in Alliance, Ohio. Former Vice President Biden continues to campaign for the upcoming presidential election today on a day-long train tour with stops in Ohio and Pennsylvania. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Joe Biden's campaign is reportedly discussing Charlie Baker for a potential cabinet position October 20, 2020 | 10:52 AM

A pedestrian walks past signage at Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Alphabet Inc. is pushing efforts to roll back the most comprehensive biometric privacy law in the U.S., even as the company and its peers face heightened scrutiny after the unauthorized sharing of data at Facebook Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google October 20, 2020 | 10:28 AM

Boston, MA - 4/27/2020: Signage promoting hand hygiene and social distancing are place throughout Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA on April 27, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19 STAT

Brigham and Women’s says COVID-19 cluster at hospital is ‘contained’ October 20, 2020 | 10:01 AM

UNDISCOVERED ORGANS

Doctors may have found secretive new organs in the center of your head October 20, 2020 | 9:38 AM

Thomas Rosa Jr., left, stands with his son, Emmanuel, after Thomas was released from MCI-Norfolk last week after serving 34 years for a murder he says he did not commit. New DNA evidence could lead to a new trial for Rosa.

Chelsea man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder freed after 34 years October 20, 2020 | 8:36 AM

Boston -05/01/2020-A pedestrian wearing a mask passes through Boston City Hall PLaza with Faneuil Hall as the backdrop. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gave an update relating to COVID-19 outside Boston City Hall, where he urged everyone to wear face masks when they are outside in Boston. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

COVID-19 SPREAD

'Some things that were safe when the case counts were very low may not be safe to do anymore' October 20, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots October 19, 2020 | 11:13 PM

This combination of photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio on Sept. 29, 2020. A staggering 97 percent of the jokes Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon told about the candidates in September targeted President Donald Trump, a study released Monday found. That's 455 jokes about Trump, 14 about Democrat Joe Biden, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University.

A twist to Thursday's presidential debate: muted microphones October 19, 2020 | 9:46 PM

BOSTON, MA - 9/3/2020 A sign encouraging MBTA riders to socially distance is secured to a beam at the South Station commuter rail. As ridership continues to stay low, the MBTA has maintained strict guidelines in order to decrease the possibility of COVID-19 spread among passengers. Erin Clark / Globe Staff

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REPORTER: Adam Vaccaro

MBTA SERVICE CUTS?

Marty Walsh speaks out on potential MBTA service cuts October 19, 2020 | 7:50 PM

Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Toobin suspended by the New Yorker, steps away from CNN October 19, 2020 | 7:19 PM

Protesters calling for Boston schools to keep the admission exam in place for exam schools rally outside of Boston Latin School.

EXAM SCHOOLS Debate

Local parents hold dual rallies in protest over recent entrance exam proposal October 19, 2020 | 6:45 PM

A biker leads a line of cars driving off the Homer Spit at about on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Homer, Alaska after a tsunami evacuation order was issued for low-lying areas in Homer. (Michael Armstrong/Homer News via AP)

ALASKA EARTHQUAKE

7.5 magnitude quake off Alaska prompts tsunami warning October 19, 2020 | 6:39 PM

Mayor Brandon Whipple of Wichita, Kansas.

Man arrested after threatening Wichita mayor over face masks, police say October 19, 2020 | 5:20 PM

St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H.

St. Paul's School monitor for sex abuse claims quits, cites retaliation October 19, 2020 | 5:00 PM

Live school updates

Malden school switches to remote learning after staffers test positive for COVID-19 October 19, 2020 | 4:58 PM

John Adams Courthouse. It is home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Massachusetts delays resumption of jury trials October 19, 2020 | 4:38 PM

BOSTON, MA - 10/14/2020 People wait in line for COVID-19 test at the Brookside Community Health Center in Jamaica Plain on Wednesday afternoon. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

Mass. reports 15 new COVID-19 deaths, 827 new cases October 19, 2020 | 4:04 PM

Trump envoy traveled to Syria for talks on missing Americans October 19, 2020 | 4:00 PM

Storrowed boat in Beverly

'Storrowed' boat wreaks havoc on commuter rail on Sunday October 19, 2020 | 3:47 PM

'And I got my Dunkies': Boston woman voting at Fenway goes viral October 19, 2020 | 3:20 PM