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‘It’s a very serious situaton’: Putin’s nuclear threat ratchets up tension

With Russian troops now on the defensive, and conventional warfare unable to check recent Ukrainian battlefield advances, the chances that Putin might resort to nuclear weapons have risen, defense and security specialists say.

2 officers fatally shot, 3rd wounded in Connecticut, police say

Two police officers were fatally shot and a third wounded in Connecticut, state police said Thursday.

Some Mass. Democrats seek to cap tax refunds slated to start going out next month

A group of progressive lawmakers is pushing legislation to limit what taxpayers could receive under a round of automatic state tax refunds slated to start going out next month, arguing the disparity between what the state’s top earners and some of its poorest could receive is “unconscionable.”

COVID-era rent relief programs are vanishing, and evictions could follow
As federal aid dries up and a state program takes its place, advocates see eviction filings on the rise again and worry more vulnerable tenants could be out on the street.

Trump aide was seen on security footage moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago

The footage showed Walt Nauta, a former military aide who left the White House and then went to work for Trump at Mar-a-Lago, moving boxes from a storage room that became a focus of the Justice Department’s investigation, according to the people briefed on the matter.
Three things to know ahead of what could be the Jan. 6 committee’s final public hearing Jan. 6 panel hearing promises ‘surprising’ details

Charlene Casey convicted in crash that killed 2-year-old in South Boston
A Suffolk Superior Court jury found Charlene Casey guilty for the chain motor vehicle crash that killed 2-year-old Colin McGrath in South Boston four years ago.

Healthy Aging

Five famous figures who found success later in life

Toni Morrison, Julia Child, Bob Ross, and others all proved that greatness doesn’t always require an early start.
Globe magazine: I picked up the guitar later in life. Here’s what I learned about its effects on the brain.

Three Mass. residents among 25 winners of this year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Three Massachusetts professors received coveted “genius” grants this year from the MacArthur Foundation, which awards six-figure stipends annually to luminaries in the arts, academia, and other fields to support their work.
Who are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?
Bruins 5, Capitals 2

Opening win? Czech. David Pastrnak, David Krejci lead Bruins past Capitals

Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, and Taylor Hall scored to give the Bruins a 3-0, second-period lead.
Kevin Paul Dupont: How Jakub Lauko literally fought in the offseason to be part of Bruins’ season-opening lineup
Opinion
EDITORIAL

A painful day for Boston

The stabbing of 91-year-old Jean McGuire, a trailblazing leader and first Black woman elected to the School Committee, sent the community into shock.
Bina Venkataraman

A prize for the ages
IDEAS | THOMAS E. RICKS

An unexpected lesson from the civil rights movement: How to hold meetings
Joan Vennochi

‘One shooting is one too many in our community.’ It is.
EDITORIAL

Calming a perfect storm of confusion

The Big Picture | Lora-Ellen McKinney
My first abortion occurred at age 11. Then there were the others.
Lora-Ellen McKinney has never been pregnant. With an extremely rare genetic connective tissue disorder, her life was saved by abortion care.

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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

Jury says Alex Jones owes $965 million in damages over Sandy Hook lies
The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host over his relentless promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened.

Governor Baker proposes pardons for four men, clearing their criminal records
Governor Charlie Baker recommended pardons Wednesday that would clear the records of four men convicted of crimes between 1971 and 1990, a rarity in a state with a longstanding reluctance to grant clemency.

Kraft family donates $50 million to MGH to further health equity

The gift, which the hospital said is the largest one it has received that supports community health and health equity initiatives, will support a permanent Robert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to be held by the medical director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center at MGH.

2,000 watermelons spill from overturned tractor-trailer onto Fall River highway
The truck crashed on Route 79 south, just before North Main Street, at about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, causing some of the watermelon cargo on board to spill over to the northbound side of the highway, State Police said.

Teenage driver killed in Needham rollover crash
An 18-year-old male was killed in a rollover crash involving a Jeep and a Honda CRV near Forest Street and Rolling Lane late Wednesday afternoon, according to police and the Norfolk district attorney’s office.

Boston school crossing guard charged with child rape
David Spiers is facing charges of two counts of child rape, one count of assault, and one count of intent to rape a child, the Boston Police Department said in a statement late Wednesday night.

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ART, TRAVEL & FOOD

Just over the border in Kittery, Maine, a neighborhood that has it all

The Foreside has art, music, food, and shops — and an uncommon spirit of compassion and collaboration that’s helped the community thrive during the worst of the pandemic.

PERSPECTIVE
My heart pounded when I contacted a girl I’d bullied over 50 years ago
Turns out leaning into regrets can actually help you lead a healthier and happier life.

A new master plan could help transform Boston Common into a ‘better version’ of itself
The 362-page blueprint, which city officials and nonprofit leaders released Wednesday, calls for both ambitious new projects and more subtle improvements over the next decade.

R.I. couple helps rescue babies from burning nursery in Barcelona
Doran Smith and David Squillante of Bristol, R.I., were on their honeymoon when they came upon a fire in progress. They helped roll cribs with kids in them across the street to safety.

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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.

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Ro Khanna

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RENÉE GRAHAM

Despite multiple scandals, Herschel Walker could still win
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Home health care is a critical support for strained families and an aging society. It’s time we treated it that way.
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Metro

‘It’s a very serious situaton’: Putin’s nuclear threat ratchets up tension

With Russian troops now on the defensive, and conventional warfare unable to check recent Ukrainian battlefield advances, the chances that Putin might resort to nuclear weapons have risen, defense and security specialists say.
RI POLITICS

In the ring, Kalus takes swipes at McKee, ducks questions

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus talks about boxing and weighs in on abortion rights, taxes, housing, and Ron DeSantis.

Boston police seek two suspects in alleged robbery on Blue Hill Ave.

The two men are suspects in a larceny near 471 Blue Hill Ave. Monday night, police said.

City officials, religious leaders condemn violence following teen’s death and attack on woman

Community leaders in Roxbury gathered near the entrance to Franklin Park on Wednesday evening and called on Mayor Michelle Wu and other city officials to craft a plan to combat violence.

Sports

sports business

In its search for a race sponsor, BAA may well put the Boston Marathon’s name up for sale

Are Bostonians ready for the iconic race to be renamed in the interests of financial feasibility? It could happen.
Padres 5, Dodgers 3

Homers from Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado help lift Padres past Dodgers in Game 2 of NLDS

San Diego evened the series at a game apiece.
Bruins 5, Capitals 2

Opening win? Czech. David Pastrnak, David Krejci lead Bruins past Capitals

Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, and Taylor Hall scored to give the Bruins a 3-0, second-period lead.
Kevin Paul Dupont I On hockey

How Jakub Lauko literally fought in the offseason to be part of the Bruins’ season-opening lineup
Celtics Notebook

All systems go for the Celtics as next week’s season opener looms
women's college hockey notebook

Northeastern women’s hockey star Alina Mueller wants to finish with a flourish

Business

Cambridge biotech raises $168 million to fight cancer and other diseases

Odyssey Therapeutics has eight drug development programs that rely on the cutting-edge approach known as precision medicine.

Little sign of relief expected in September inflation data

Any Americans hoping for relief from months of punishing inflation might not see much in Thursday’s government report on price increases in September.

Japan’s Sony, Honda jointly making EVs for 2026 US delivery

Tripadvisor gets a new CFO
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YOUR WEEK AHEAD

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metro

Healey, Diehl spar on Trump, abortion rights, and affordability in first TV debate

At 91, Jean McGuire fights off attacker who stabbed her multiple times at Franklin Park

A Boston giant, still standing.

sports

Braves get even with Phillies in Game 2 of NL Division Series

Coach Sean McVay says Rams aren’t done trying to sign WR Odell Beckham

Seahawks will move kickoff if it conflicts with Mariners in the ALDS on Sunday

business

COVID-era rent relief programs are vanishing, and evictions could follow

Intel is planning thousands of job cuts in face of PC slump

Moderna surges as Merck ramps up collaboration on cancer vaccine

politics

Jan. 6 hearing promises ‘surprising’ details before election

Trump aide was seen on security footage moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago

Scorecard: Grading the debate performances of Massachusetts candidates for governor

Nation

Social Security recipients expected to get big benefit boost

Sandy Hook families win $1 billion from Alex Jones

Trump worker told FBI about moving Mar-a-Lago boxes on ex-president’s orders

World

Ukraine’s Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones

NATO holds nuclear talks amid war tensions, Putin threats

Iran president accuses US of ‘destabilization’ amid protests

opinion

A letter to my White sons

My first abortion occurred at age 11. Then there were the others.

Pardons for pot offenders? Groovy. But Biden needs to do more to bring marijuana out of the shadows.

lifestyle

Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell dance through the streets of Boston in ‘Spirited’ trailer

Puttshack Boston, an indoor mini golf spot, opens in the Seaport next week

Blake Shelton announces departure from ‘The Voice’ after 23 seasons

food & dining

Little Whale Oyster Bar takes over for Grand Tour

Iggy’s Bread will open a croissant-only cafe in Huron Village; a mini-golf restaurant comes to the Seaport

Recipes: Three stews to warm you as the weather gets cooler

travel

Just over the border in Kittery, Maine, a neighborhood that has it all

When the Krishna River rises

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

Arts

Andy Warhol’s Prince image brings question of what is unique art to Supreme Court

Photos: Syria digs up ‘rare’ Roman mosaic in former rebel stronghold

At Brown, ‘Marking Time’ provides window into prison industrial complex

Books

Accidentally Wes Anderson has some postcards for you

Existing on the edge of extinction

Sandra Cisneros on reading books to become a better writer

Movies

Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell dance through the streets of Boston in ‘Spirited’ trailer

In ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ it’s anchors aweigh

Boston Palestine Film Festival returns for 16th year to ‘spark conversation’

Television

Tracing TV ties in ‘Catherine Called Birdy’

Reboot mania back with a vengeance

This week’s TV: A new CNN lineup, ‘Shantaram’ arrives, and the story of Tegan and Sara

music

Boston Baroque founder reflects on musical milestones on 50th anniversary

Chart-topper Steve Lacy is a big hit at Roadrunner

LA trio Automatic have ‘Excess’ on their minds

Theater/Dance

Choreographed by Paula Josa-Jones, KAIROS Dance Theater’s ‘HUSK/VESSEL’ explores the coverings that contain us

August Wilson’s ‘Joe Turner’ brings the Huntington back to the beginning

A ‘Traveling Peculiarium’ brings some old-fashioned fun to the Seaport

globe local

Cranberry bogs, a film festival, and a 400th anniversary celebration

In Newton, city inches closer to Chapter 40B’s ‘safe harbor’ as more developments proposed

Fall vaccination clinics for flu, COVID-19 available to residents

Obituaries

Angela Lansbury, star of ‘Gypsy’ on stage and ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on screen, has died

TV and film actor Eileen Ryan, Sean Penn’s mother, dies

Dr. Beryl Benacerraf, groundbreaking ultrasound researcher and physician, dies at 73