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At least 37 killed, mostly preschoolers, in attack beginning at Thailand day care center

A former policeman burst into a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of children and teachers and then firing on more people as he fled in the deadliest rampage in the nation’s history.

Should undocumented immigrants in Mass. be able to get driver’s licenses? Question 4 puts issue to the voters.

Currently, people without legal status in Massachusetts can attend public schools, qualify for free school meals, partake in some housing assistance programs, and receive public health services such as vaccinations.

Dave Epstein | Forecast
Sunshine for the remainder of the week, then a weekend of classic fall weather on tap
Thursday and Friday will see warner temperatures before cooler weather moves in.

Innovation economy

The Kraft Group’s low-profile side: Investing in local startups

The family business has taken a stake in companies ranging from DraftKings to an app builder, but prefers not to talk about it.

Woman rescued by helicopter after falling on hike in White Mountains

A 59-year-old New York woman was rescued by helicopter Wednesday after slipping and falling while hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire on Tuesday, according to a statement from New Hampshire Fish and Game.

Northeastern Law sent acceptance letters by mistake. It’s happened at other schools, too.

Jan. 6 committee schedules next public hearing for Oct. 13
Your T stories

Tell us about your recent travels on the Orange Line

Tell us your travel stories — the good, the funny, the bad, the strange, or the frustrating — and we’ll later share highlights from your feedback.

Dr. Anthony Fauci gets a booster shot with Stephen Colbert, talks about what could be in store this winter

Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Biden, went to get the shot as the late-night host cracked jokes.

Peek-a-boo: Realtor hides ‘Halloween’ villain Michael Myers in New Hampshire listing photos

Photos of the property have garnered widespread attention online in recent days, with the decidedly creepy addition of the iconic horror movie character grabbing the attention of people around the world.

What we know about the reported rift between Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen

It wasn’t until Tuesday that the “D” word entered the fray.
See a timeline of the Brady-Bündchen relationship
Opinion
EDITORIAL

It’s great to see city councilors unite. But did it have to be for a pay raise?

So much for squabbling and infighting. The City Council voted unanimously to boost its own pay.
Kerry Donahue

Focused federal relief fund spending can help avoid long-term harm to BPS students
EDITORIAL

A new home run champion
Seth Moulton

Fixing the blatant inequity of Boston transit
Joan Vennochi

If he can’t find stolen art, can Anthony Amore find what’s stolen in state government?

U.S. military to stop honoring Confederate history — finally
The Naming Commission's goal is to remove all official commemorations of the Confederacy, which Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has called “an act of rebellion. It was an act of treason.”

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.
Spotlight investigation

Part 1
A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau Video: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. Baribeau N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements
Part 2

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

Woman who said Herschel Walker paid for abortion is also mother of his child, report says
The woman who told The Daily Beast on Monday that Herschel Walker had paid for her abortion in 2009 told the outlet Wednesday that she was the mother of one of his children, undercutting his defense that he did not know her identity.

Christian Bale thinks ‘we need to find something to be obsessed about’
His obsession? The 14 or so different scripts director David O. Russell wrote for their new movie, "Amsterdam." He also talks about the humbling experience of singing with Taylor Swift.

A movie, a city, a state of mind: ‘Amsterdam’

Chihuahua abandoned in Malden in July now on the mend, getting stronger
The dog, named Bailey, spent a couple months recuperating at the rescue league’s Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center after he was found hiding in the bushes along the East Coast Greenway bike trail in July.

French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
French author Annie Ernaux, who has fearlessly mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work that illuminates murky corners of memory, family, and society.

Some doctors are reluctant to care for patients with disabilities, study finds
Details of three focus groups made public this week offer disturbing and eye-opening details about the challenges individuals with disabilities face when seeking care.

Police seek suspect who allegedly robbed, assaulted woman in South Boston
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for allegedly robbing and assaulting a woman near 506 East Sixth St. around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Recommended reads

Basketball fan, keyboard player, and now Nobel Prize winner in chemistry: Mass. native caps pioneering career with highest honor

Carolyn R. Bertozzi, a Lexington native and Stanford University professor, was honored for developing chemical techniques used to study cancer, immune disease, pathogens, and more.

Jack Thomas, journalist who poignantly wrote of his terminal diagnosis, dies at 83
“I just wish I could stay a little longer,” Mr. Thomas wrote last year after learning he would soon die of cancer.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Will deep pockets doom this dream?
Chelsea environmental activists have raised millions in a couple of weeks to buy a property that could transform the community. But speculators might get in their way.

Sleepwalking into a third COVID winter? Neither Healey nor Diehl have shared a plan for the pandemic.
Neither major party candidate for governor in Massachusetts has articulated their plans for how they might manage another surge, if elected.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Self-help: Set aside one week to put your sleep issues to bed

Don’t pass Ringo by: How other drummers regard the most underappreciated Beatle

Trash-talking ‘SNL’ has always been part of the game

By age 15, she’d hosted a Netflix series and launched #1000BlackGirl Books. Now she’s a Harvard freshman.

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

A new home run champion
IDEAS | CLAIRE DUNNING

The unintended consequences of Boston’s nonprofit-led urban development
IDEAS | SHANTI L. NELSON

Grandma Bertha and the giant wall of pumpernickel
Ro Khanna

America needs a New Economic Patriotism plan
JEFF JACOBY

No, Hurricane Ian will not ‘fuel the economy’
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

‘What the hell are we doing?’: Democrats are letting beatable election-denying Republicans cruise to reelection

Metro

Northeastern Law sent acceptance letters by mistake. It’s happened at other schools, too.

An embarrassing error by Northeastern University School of Law, which mistakenly sent acceptance letters to more than 200 new applicants, may have caused disappointment for those affected, but it wasn’t without precedent in the high-stakes college admissions world.

Chihuahua abandoned in Malden in July now on the mend, getting stronger

The dog, named Bailey, spent a couple months recuperating at the rescue league’s Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center after he was found hiding in the bushes along the East Coast Greenway bike trail in July.
RI BUSINESS

Care New England names former Tufts Medicine executive as new CEO

Dr. Michael Wagner, who most recently served as chief physician executive for Tufts Medicine, will soon take the helm of Rhode Island’s second largest health care system.

Tell us about your recent travels on the Orange Line

Tell us your travel stories — the good, the funny, the bad, the strange, or the frustrating — and we’ll later share highlights from your feedback.

Sports

bruins

Bruins’ practice lineup indicates that they are settling on an opening roster

Marc McLaughlin appears headed for Providence, while Jakub Lauko and A.J. Greer were skating with the varsity.
Red Sox

Chaim Bloom says re-signing Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers is a priority, and other takeaways from Red Sox season wrap-up

Bloom was joined by president Sam Kennedy, general manager Brian O’Halloran, and manager Alex Cora to address ownership's involvement, the position battles, Chris Sale's future, and more.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Nate Weitzer’s highs school football picks and games to watch for Week 5

North Attleborough-Milford, Methuen-Andover, Tewksbury-Billerica, Abington-Rockland, Holliston-Ashland headline league matchups.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Could Sam Hauser be the difference-making shooter the Celtics have been missing?

Chess site alleges ‘likely’ cheating by embattled Magnus Carlsen rival Hans Niemann
dan shaughnessy

Famous last-place words: These Red Sox quotes spoke volumes about their season

Business

RI BUSINESS

Care New England names former Tufts Medicine executive as new CEO

Dr. Michael Wagner, who most recently served as chief physician executive for Tufts Medicine, will soon take the helm of Rhode Island’s second largest health care system.
Innovation economy

The Kraft Group’s low-profile side: Investing in local startups

The family business has taken a stake in companies ranging from DraftKings to an app builder, but prefers not to talk about it.

Sysco strike continues after talks break down

Boston’s Motional inks deal with Uber to put driverless vehicles on the road
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The Education Issue

TikTok, Instagram, and the endless scroll of unattainable happiness
The Education Issue

The unauthorized school handbook for bewildered parents and caregivers
THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘The Mary Lyon way’: A Boston inclusion school’s successful approach to re-engagement
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The craziness of the Fluff Festival helped break the ice’

metro

Mass. first responders help in hurricane relief efforts in Florida

Sunshine for the remainder of the week, then a weekend of classic fall weather on tap

While you were sleeping, Woonsocket’s mayor got the boot

sports

Girls’ soccer: There’s little wonder why No. 11 Methuen is off to an 9-0 start — it’s the stalwart play of goalkeeper Sam Pfeil

Jaylen Brown leads, Sam Hauser stays hot, and other observations from the Celtics’ preseason loss

Czech trio showing plenty of chemistry as Bruins eke past Rangers in penultimate preseason game

business

More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

Eaton Vance seals deal to move to Post Office Square

Local 3D-printing startup to build new factory for mass production

politics

Jan. 6 committee schedules next public hearing for Oct. 13

Biden to mark IBM investment with Democrats in tough races

Mom of Walker’s child says he paid for her abortion, report says

Nation

Rochester to pay $12 million to family of Daniel Prude, who was killed by police in 2020

Woman who said Herschel Walker paid for abortion is also mother of his child, report says

Dr. Anthony Fauci gets a booster shot with Stephen Colbert, talks about what could be in store this winter

World

At least 37 killed, mostly preschoolers, in attack beginning at Thailand day care center

French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature

Chess site alleges ‘likely’ cheating by embattled Magnus Carlsen rival Hans Niemann

opinion

The unintended consequences of Boston’s nonprofit-led urban development

If he can’t find stolen art, can Anthony Amore find what’s stolen in state government?

An early morning phone call, a tragic decision by DOC

lifestyle

Is she in this relationship for the sex — or to build a new life?

What we know about the reported rift between Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen

Have Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen split up? Here’s a look at their relationship.

food & dining

The return of restaurant reviews

10 restaurant and bar openings we’re excited about this fall

Goodnow Farms Chocolate is now offering tours

travel

When the river rises

This fall in the Berkshires, outdoor art rivals the foliage

Explore the world by bike, get a bird’s-eye view of the Rockies, and bring along a stuffed pal

Arts

Harvard Art Museums examines the power of print in the Enlightenment era

Clint Baclawski’s grand illusions

Mr. Lincoln goes to Concord

Books

Self-help: Set aside one week to put your sleep issues to bed

Charles Fuller, Pulitzer recipient for ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ dies at 83

By age 15, she’d hosted a Netflix series and launched #1000BlackGirl Books. Now she’s a Harvard freshman.

Movies

Going for the gold — and redemption — in ‘The Redeem Team’

Christian Bale thinks ‘we need to find something to be obsessed about’

A movie, a city, a state of mind: ‘Amsterdam’

Television

At halfway point, ‘The Serpent Queen’ commands attention

Trash-talking ‘SNL’ has always been part of the game

Why British streamers aren’t getting this TV critic’s attention

music

An invitation to Sudan Archives’s prom

Ringo at his most fab

Don’t pass Ringo by: How other drummers regard the most underappreciated Beatle

Theater/Dance

A feminist take on ‘Dracula’ that bites back

Steve Sweeney opens a cozy comedy club in Quincy

With a few clanks, ‘Ada and the Engine’ offers an eye-opening ride through computer history

globe local

Wellesley to hold electric vehicle showcase and test drive Oct. 16

Brookline recognized in Fortune’s ‘25 Best Places to Live for Families’

Emergency call box gives beachgoers direct access to 911

Obituaries

Charles Fuller, Pulitzer recipient for ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ dies at 83

Laurence Silberman, titan of conservative jurisprudence, dies at 86

Country music icon Loretta Lynn dies