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Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana

President Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.

Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden
The next step is for the US Attorney in Delaware, a Trump administration holdover, to decide on whether to file such charges, The Washington Post reported.

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election, making him the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge.

8,480 confirmed cases and 49 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Dr. Anthony Fauci gets a booster shot with Stephen Colbert, talks about what could be in store this winter 2.2 million fully vaccinated Mass. residents have not received any booster shots, officials say

Mass. lawmakers mull moving T safety oversight from the Department of Public Utilities

Norwood school employee investigated for alleged assault of child at school

Tell us about your recent travels on the Orange Line

We want to hear your stories — the good, the funny, the bad, the strange, or the frustrating — and we’ll later share highlights from your feedback.

By one income-related measure, single-family homes in Massachusetts are the least affordable they’ve been since 2004.

Larry Edelman | Address

A Boston housing market standoff: Buyers vs. sellers vs. the Fed

In Greater Boston, there were fewer single-family homes sold in August than in any other August since 2011, according to the most recent data.

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.

Looking toward 2023, Chaim Bloom knows he has a lot of bases to cover for Red Sox

Peter abraham | on baseball

There was one thing missing from the Red Sox end-of-season press conference

It would have been nice to hear from ownership — John Henry and Tom Werner — and get their thoughts on this dreary season.

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

The Red Sox finished in the AL East cellar for the fifth time in 11 seasons, and some of their words came back to haunt them.

Rainfall is welcomed as drought continues across state
Most of Massachusetts continues to face moderate to severe drought conditions, according to the US Drought Monitor.

Drought eases in Rhode Island, but is not yet over

Marc Raibert, left rear, founder and chairman of Boston Dynamics, watches one of the company's Spot robots during a demonstration in Waltham, Mass.

Boston Dynamics and rivals agree to ban weaponized robots

Boston Dynamics has sold its robots to military and law enforcement organizations, which use them for dangerous assignments like removing potential explosives.

Robert Kraft and his son, Jonathan Kraft, at a New England Patriots game in Foxborough last year.

Innovation economy

The Kraft Group’s local startup investments, explained

The Kraft Group’s investing in startups is what is called a “family office,” charged with putting the money of one very well-off family into fledgling companies, in the hopes of an above-market return.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen after the Bucs won the Super Bowl in 2021.

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

Leech Lake Tribal College students harvest wild rice in Steamboat Bay on Leech Lake in Minnesota on Sept. 12.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Supreme Court wetlands ruling could hit communities of color like a tidal wave

At most risk are the people whose lives, livelihoods, and cultures depend on the very waters federal regulators seek to protect from development, pollution, and destruction.

The scandal rocking the chess world

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

Fixing the blatant inequity of Boston transit

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

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

Dr. Yvon Baribeau

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

Twitter-Musk trial delayed as two sides argue over money and trust
The latest twist in the roller coaster saga between Elon Musk and Twitter is over whether Musk can pony up the cash to buy the struggling social media company.

Ever wanted to see the Northern Lights? ‘Borealis’ illuminates the Cambridge Science Festival.
An immersive, multisensory installation is coming to Kendall Square, reimagining the aurora borealis with a three-hour light and sound show. Check out the free outdoor experience Thursday through Sunday, starting at 8 p.m.

At the MFA, a new show looks at what Life left out

Fan sues Patriots for what he says is irreparable damage to US flag signed by Tom Brady
After it had been on display at the team's Hall of Fame, Brady’s signature had significantly faded, which reduced the flag’s value by as much as $1 million, according to the suit.

Nested Therapeutics launches with $125m for precision cancer therapies
The Cambridge startup is mapping genetic mutations in 3D to uncover commonalities between seemingly rare causes of the disease.

Police negotiate with shooting suspect in hotel near Detroit
The shooting stemmed from a dispute over money with staff at the Hampton Inn in Dearborn, police said at a news briefing. The wounded person was taken to a hospital, their name and condition not released.

LOVE LETTERS

Is she in this relationship for the sex — or to build a new life?
"We were friends for 10 years before we got involved."

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Clinicians participating in focus groups said they experienced many barriers to caring for people with disabilities, with some suggesting they avoided caring for them as a result.

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.

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.

Rebuild again or leave? Hurricane Ian might have blown snowbirds and transplants from New England back north.
The possibility of catastrophic hurricanes had rarely been a deal-breaker for them, but now they're thinking twice.

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Brittney Parks, who performs as Sudan Archives.

An invitation to Sudan Archives’s prom

Gray Flaherty and James Ricardo Milford. photo by Nile Hawver.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

John Mayer (left) and Bob Weir perform with Dead & Company at Fenway Park in 2016.

Dead & Company plan a farewell date at Fenway in 2023

“The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest” by Aric A. Prather is designed to help you figure out exactly what’s troubling your sleep.

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

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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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The scandal rocking the chess world

BPS teachers and volunteers at the Boston Public Central office helped deliver printed packets to Boston schools in March 2020.

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

MBTA commuter trains at South Station waited for passengers.

Fixing the blatant inequity of Boston transit

On Wednesday Boston City Councilors voted unanimously to boost their own salaries.

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

Anthony Amore, security director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, was reflected in the empty frame that held the painting "The Concert" by Vermeer.

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

A Democratic nominee for Congress, Joseph Alfonso, knocks on doors around downtown Plainwell, Mich.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

Metro

After nearly 36 years in prison, Fred Weichel gets a Catch-22

Weichel had a good reason to resist implicating someone else in the 1980 murder of Robert LaMonica in Braintree.

McKee leads Kalus in race for R.I. governor: WPRI/RWU poll

Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan McKee has jumped out to a double-digit lead over Republican challenger Ashley Kalus, according to a poll released Thursday by WPRI 12 and Roger Williams University.

Man gets caught robbing banks — again

William Sequeira claims to have robbed 150 banks and inspired the character Ben Affleck portrayed in the heist movie, “The Town.” But when he walked into the Citizens Bank in the Back Bay Wednesday afternoon, things didn’t go as planned.

Drought eases in Rhode Island, but is not yet over

Remnants of Hurricane Ian have provided a little relief, though drought conditions continue to affect 257,001 people statewide.

Sports

Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Guardians have embraced their lack of playoff experience as they prepare to host the Tampa Bay Rays in a best-of-three series.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Young, speedy Guardians unfazed by challenge of playoff-tested Rays

Baseball’s youngest team is old-school by necessity, with a premium on quality at-bats, making contact, advancing runners or stealing. It’s worked: Cleveland was an MLB-best 24-6 after Sept. 4.

The son of former Milford standout Pat Cornelius, senior Evan Cornelius has helped pilot Milford to 4-0 start entering Friday's Hockomock matchup against North Attleborough.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | WEEK 5

Toughness, versatility, and Milford pride have returned football program to prominence

Quarterback Evan Cornelius, three-way threat Nick Araujo, and lineman Tyler Potter headline a talented cast for coach Dale Olson and 4-0 Scarlet Hawks.

Alabama coach Nick Saban (left) and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher had an infamous war of words in the offseason.

College football

Top-ranked Alabama looks to avenge last year’s loss to Texas A&M

Texas A&M won the 2021 meeting on a last-play field goal in Alabama’s only regular-season defeat.

Fan sues Patriots for what he says is irreparable damage to US flag signed by Tom Brady

Looking toward 2023, Chaim Bloom knows he has a lot of bases to cover for Red Sox

Brian Hoyer placed on injured reserve, clearing the way for rookie Bailey Zappe to start for Patriots vs. Lions

Business

Twitter-Musk trial delayed as two sides argue over money and trust

The latest twist in the roller coaster saga between Elon Musk and Twitter is over whether Musk can pony up the cash to buy the struggling social media company.

Delta, MIT partner to erase planet-warming contrails from skies

The group will use an algorithm developed by MIT that predicts altitudes and locations where contrails are likely to form.

Musk-Twitter deal is said to be stuck on debt contingency

Nested Therapeutics launches with $125m for precision cancer therapies

magazine

The Education Issue

TikTok, Instagram, and the endless scroll of unattainable happiness

The Education Issue

The unauthorized school handbook for bewildered parents and caregivers

From left: Grade 9 students Dehlen Rabb, Marlon Benjamin, and Jose Jimenez.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

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

This week's daters: Lucinda and Jamie

Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

Markey, pictured during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing in April, plugged the new federal broadband funds for Mass. on Thursday.

Mass. getting $145 million in federal funds to boost broadband access

Crane removes lantern room from top of historic Scituate lighthouse

Republican Fung leads Magaziner in R.I. congressional race: WPRI/RWU poll

sports

Freshman running back Alex Broome (right) had a big game against Louisville last Saturday, with 83 rushing yards, including a 40-yard touchdown.

BC football’s freshman class is already getting some high marks. Can it find a way to upset Clemson?

There was one thing missing from the Red Sox end-of-season press conference

Phillips Andover baseball coach Kevin Graber follows a lead to a position with Cubs

business

Marc Raibert, left rear, founder and chairman of Boston Dynamics, watches one of the company's Spot robots during a demonstration in Waltham, Mass.

Boston Dynamics and rivals agree to ban weaponized robots

Google contractors allege they were fired for union ties

Former Uber security chief guilty of data breach coverup

politics

Senator Ben Sasse during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, in April 2021.

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse likely to resign to become University of Florida president

Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Nation

Hunter Biden, shown at the White House in April, has been under investigation since 2018.

Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

2.2 million fully vaccinated Mass. residents have not received any booster shots, officials say

World

A police officer stood guard outside a child care center on Thursday in Uthai Sawan subdistrict, Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand.

Former police officer attacks day care center in Thailand, kills at least 36

French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature

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

opinion

MBTA commuter trains at South Station waited for passengers.

Fixing the blatant inequity of Boston transit

Grandma Bertha and the giant wall of pumpernickel

America needs a New Economic Patriotism plan

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

apple-picking in massachusetts

Where to go apple picking in Massachusetts 🍎

Spicy salsas and warm service at Woburn’s new Dora Taqueria

Reunion BBQ opens in the South End; Boston Public Market throws a party

travel

At Chesterwood, sculptor Jonathan Prince asks us to look beyond the surface and form of his work.

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

When the Krishna River rises

Arts

The installation, known simply as “Borealis,” is currently in the middle of an international tour, and arrived in Kendall Square as part of the Cambridge Science Festival.

Ever wanted to see the Northern Lights? ‘Borealis’ illuminates the Cambridge Science Festival.

At the MFA, a new show looks at what Life left out

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

Books

Existing on the edge of extinction

Sandra Cisneros on reading books to become a better writer

Life (and death) of the party in ‘Shrines of Gaiety’

Movies

A still from the documentary "Good Night Oppy"

GlobeDocs 2022: from Massachusetts to Mars, and many destinations between

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

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

Television

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack (pictured in July) will meet next Thursday, Oct. 13.

Capitol attack hearing, documentary air dates set

Why vampires have our undying attention

Ziwe masters the art of asking all the wrong questions

music

John Mayer (left) and Bob Weir perform with Dead & Company at Fenway Park in 2016.

Dead & Company plan a farewell date at Fenway in 2023

Just by being her authentic self, Loretta Lynn made sure women were heard

An invitation to Sudan Archives’s prom

Theater/Dance

Maria Hendricks rehearses a scene from "Dracula: A feminist revenge fantasy, really" at Umbrella Stage Company in Concord. Hendricks plays Dr. Van Helsing.

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

A female bluebird nests in a box.

Bluebirds are making a comeback — thanks to a little help from their friends

Owl caught in net needs an assist

Watertown forms trust to help fund affordable housing development

Obituaries

After serving as the mouthpiece for the Polish communist government, Mr. Urban became a sharp-elbowed publisher of an acid-tongued newspaper.

Jerzy Urban, acerbic communist turned free-speech hero, dies at 89

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

Laurence Silberman, titan of conservative jurisprudence, dies at 86