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Bears 33, Patriots 14

Dan Shaughnessy

When it comes to Zappe Magic, our eyes seem to have played tricks on us

Today the Pats are just another 3-4 football team with two quarterbacks and little chance of a serious playoff run.
Ineffective Mac Jones lasts just three drives, then Bailey Zappe takes over for Patriots Despite early fever, Patriots can’t catch elusive Bears QB Justin Fields
BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Forget the quarterback controversy, it was the defense that let the Patriots down against the Bears

The Bears entered the game ranked in the bottom three in the NFL in points and rushing yards. Then they ran all over the Patriots.

How the Patriots’ surprising loss to the Bears unfolded
On a night where the spotlight was on the Pariots’ quarterback situation — would it be Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe? — it was the Bears quarterback who stole the show.

Under Siege: Democracy’s front lines in crisis

Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink.
The 2020 presidential contest ushered in a new elections crisis, fueled by supporters of former president Donald Trump who spread conspiracy theories about the integrity of voting systems and bogus claims of fraud. What's received less attention is the strain now being heaped on a decentralized system that already was stretched thin.

Join the discussion: Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink.

In the wake of Trump’s lies, a brain drain of local election experience in Georgia

Georgia arguably has been the eye of the political storm in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Nowhere is there a greater need for experienced local election officials, but that corps has been severely depleted in a state that may prove to be pivotal again in November’s midterm elections.

America’s election workers are leaving in droves

Experts worry that the rapid loss of top county election officials drains the system of experience and institutional knowledge at the very moment election deniers are looking to seize on any mistake, small as it might be, to erode the public’s faith in elections.
50 YEARS OF TV

MATTHEW GILBERT
In Round 1 of our Best TV bracket, the results that surprised our critic
Several notable prestige dramas — “Twin Peaks,” “Better Call Saul,” “Homicide: Life on the Streets,” “The Americans,” and “Deadwood" — didn't survive the voting, while some durable comedies did.

Vote in Round 2 of our Best TV Shows bracket

Now’s your opportunity to elect your most treasured TV show.
Matthew Gilbert explains the bracket Ready to vote? Make your picks here.

New book contains Chappaquiddick revelation from Ted Kennedy confidant

Ted Kennedy confided in his sister, Jean, and her husband about the panicked hours following the crash, which claimed the life of 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, a biography says.

Suffolk DA won’t retry man convicted in 1984 Dorchester killing
The Supreme Judicial Court had ordered a new trial in June for Joseph Jabir Pope, who in 1986 was sentenced to life in prison without parole in connection with a murder in Dorchester. He was released in December while the court heard his case.

Harmony Montgomery’s father charged with her murder

Adam Montgomery, the father of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery who was killed in 2019, has been charged with her murder, prosecutors said.

Nation’s Report Card spells out urgency for local, state leaders to address learning losses

Reading and math scores fell district, state, and nationwide in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, made public Monday. State and district leaders said the scores reinforce the need to work quickly to catch students up.
Massachusetts students hit 19-year low on national reading, math exams Rhode Island sees sharp downturns in student performance

Key things that schools can do to fight learning loss, according to experts

Little kids give up naps at different ages. A new theory links that transition to brain development.

Children’s brains can hold only so much information; they need naps to organize and retain all the stimuli and sensations that bombard them, a researcher said.

‘Millionaires tax’ debate heats up as supporters blast opponents ‘fear-mongering’ TV ad

The spat, focused on home sales, captures a crucial question on the minds of voters surrounding the ballot measure: How many people will pay this tax?
Calculator: How much would you pay under the ‘millionaires tax’?

Bulls 120, Celtics 102
Celtics start fast, then fail to keep up with the running of the Bulls in their first loss
Frustration as the game gets away in Chicago leads to second-half of ejections of coach Joe Mazzulla and Grant Williams.

Jaylen Brown can’t condone Kanye West’s statements but will stay with Donda Sports

Mass. man, 57, dies while hiking in White Mountain National Forest

Conor Kennedy, RFK’s grandson, says he secretly enlisted in Ukraine war, was ‘willing to die there’

RSV cases are surging this fall. Here’s what you need to know.

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is all over the news right now as experts warn that cases of the virus, along with the flu and COVID-19, could make millions ill and overload hospitals in the coming months.

North Atlantic right whale population has dwindled to 340, according to new report

The population of North Atlantic right whales has dropped to approximately 340, according to a new report set to be released this week.

From missing China’s cuisine to owning the No. 1 restaurant in New England

Jayd Bun, founded from Annie Parisi’s love for her home in Tianjin, ranked first place on Yelp’s “Best 100 Places to Eat in New England” list.
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

Healey believes the region is pitching in on Mass. and Cass

Given the historically low level of enthusiasm for sharing responsibility — really?
Astrid Hajjar

Driver’s license law opens door for errors
JEFF JACOBY

The Supreme Court has a chance to show people how to take a joke
Adam Gomez, Lydia Edwards, Sonia Chang-Díaz, Liz Miranda, and Pavel Payano

Question 4 allows all drivers to be tested, licensed, and insured
EDITORIAL

Vote yes on Question 2
The Emancipator

Enter the Other Swing Voter: the mighty 8%

Two young Black voters at Boston University share their message for the “Other Swing Voter” – those who swing between voting Democratic or not at all, most likely to be young and Black or young and Latino.
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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.

Catholic Medical Center trustees hire firm to investigate its operations after Globe Spotlight investigation New Hampshire keeps patients in the dark about their doctors’ malpractice, disciplinary records Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau
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

FBI divers search for ‘specific evidence’ in Billerica section of the Concord River
The agency would not identify the target of the investigation.

2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead
A gunman broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a woman and a teenage girl and injuring six others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire.

Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister, first person of color in role
The former Treasury chief won the Conservative leadership race Monday — and now faces the huge task of stabilizing the party and country at a time of economic and political turbulence.

Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67
His wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a well-known comedy and drama actor who later gained fame for a series of Instagram videos during the pandemic.

Boston restaurants are combating food waste with ‘surprise bags’

While some restaurants have recycling or composting initiatives, many opt to throw away excess food. The app Too Good To Go, which offers users unsold food at a fraction of the original price, provides an alternative.

Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocks Senator Graham’s testimony in Georgia investigation
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily blocked Senator Lindsey Graham’s testimony to a special grand jury investigating whether former president Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state.

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Spotlight follow-up

Growing scrutiny of a quality standard that may influence end-of-life decisions for heart surgery patients ​

A widely tracked statistic used to assess a cardiac surgeon’s skills — if their patients die within 30 days — is viewed by some clinicians as creating perverse incentives for doctors to prolong artificial life support and delay comfort measures.

Violent weekend in Boston claims three lives; Wu says community leaders are ‘reeling’
A man who was shot on Geneva Avenue in Dorchester late Sunday night has died, making him the third person to fall victim to gun violence in Boston this weekend.

See photos from celebrations of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light
People across India on Monday celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. See photos of the celebrations.

Has Maine moved on from Paul LePage?
In comeback bid, former governor pitches a gentler, more introspective approach.

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Culture & Lifestyle

So it goes that pianist Jason Yeager would draw inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut

Liz Gerring Dance Company and JACK Quartet bring buzzing, mysterious ‘Harbor’ to the ICA

On ‘Midnights,’ Taylor Swift says hello to darkness, her old friend

This ‘Hairspray’ is as buoyant as its bouffants

Special Projects

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

JEFF JACOBY

The Supreme Court has a chance to show people how to take a joke
Astrid Hajjar

Driver’s license law opens door for errors
Adam Gomez, Lydia Edwards, Sonia Chang-Díaz, Liz Miranda, and Pavel Payano

Question 4 allows all drivers to be tested, licensed, and insured
EDITORIAL

Vote yes on Question 2
Mariana Budjeryn

Factoring the human dimension of Putin’s takeover of Ukraine’s nuclear power plant
IDEAS | CLAUDIA E. KALB

Yes, you can cultivate serendipity

Metro

Conor Kennedy, RFK’s grandson, says he secretly enlisted in Ukraine war, was ‘willing to die there’

Conor Kennedy, the 28-year-old son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said in an Oct. 14 Instagram post that he enlisted with Ukraine’s International Legion one day after hearing about the organization and was eventually sent to the northeastern front.

Suffolk DA won’t retry man convicted in 1984 Dorchester killing

The Supreme Judicial Court had ordered a new trial in June for Joseph Jabir Pope, who in 1986 was sentenced to life in prison without parole in connection with a murder in Dorchester. He was released in December while the court heard his case.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Nation’s Report Card spells out urgency for local, state leaders to address learning losses

Reading and math scores fell district, state, and nationwide in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, made public Monday. State and district leaders said the scores reinforce the need to work quickly to catch students up.

Little kids give up naps at different ages. A new theory links that transition to brain development.

Children’s brains can hold only so much information; they need naps to organize and retain all the stimuli and sensations that bombard them, a researcher said.

Sports

Bears 33, Patriots 14

How the Patriots’ surprising loss to the Bears unfolded

On a night where the spotlight was on the Pariots’ quarterback situation — would it be Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe? — it was the Bears quarterback who stole the show.
BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Forget the quarterback controversy, it was the defense that let the Patriots down against the Bears

The Bears entered the game ranked in the bottom three in the NFL in points and rushing yards. Then they ran all over the Patriots.
Patriots

Ineffective Mac Jones lasts just three drives, then Bailey Zappe takes over for Patriots

Jones, playing for the first time since suffering a high ankle sprain in Week 3, started only to get benched for rookie Bailey Zappe in the second quarter.
Dan Shaughnessy

When it comes to Zappe Magic, our eyes seem to have played tricks on us
Jim McBride | Between the hash marks

Despite early fever, the Patriots couldn’t catch elusive Bears quarterback Justin Fields
Bulls 120, Celtics 102

Celtics start fast, then fail to keep up with the running of the Bulls in their first loss

Business

Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites

Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia’s use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success Monday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin’s talk of a possible “dirty bomb” attack added another worrying dimension as the war enters its ninth month.

WBUR’s top content executive makes big bet on podcasts

Our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

Biden targets Nicaragua’s gold in new move against Ortega

China released seemingly rosy economic data. Shares fell anyway.
magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America
Globe Magazine

How Samuel Adams became the fearless patriot Britain loved to hate

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt like I was talking to someone I had known for longer than a few hours’
CONNECTIONS

When Morrie Schwartz met Jack Thomas: The story behind ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’

metro

Key things that schools can do to fight learning loss, according to experts

Police seek public’s help in identifying suspect following assault, home invasion in Jamaica Plain

North Atlantic right whale population has dwindled to 340, according to new report

sports

No. 1 Newton North girls’ volleyball shows its net worth with a sweep of No. 2 Newton South

Jim Nantz has made the call to step away from broadcasting the Final Four after this season and Ian Eagle will replace him

Before playing host to Patriots, Jets grounded after losing two starters for season

business

Concord startup is diverting supermarket food waste to generate clean power

Boston restaurants are combating food waste with ‘surprise bags’

Apple raises prices for TV, music

politics

More questioning sought of Trump aide in Mar-a-Lago probe

Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink.

Join the discussion: Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink.

Nation

Most in US want more action on climate change, poll shows

US military to begin draining Pearl Harbor pipelines

2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead

World

Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites

Brazil’s polls were wrong. Now the right wants to criminalize them.

US allies fear Trump whiplash, eye midterms for political clues

opinion

Even with new ‘election integrity’ laws, Republicans may not accept losing outcomes

In fatal Adam Howe case, flawed system left gaps in protection

Mass. is rich with smaller, local museums. Let’s support them.

lifestyle

Award-winning poet and essayist Ross Gay celebrates the unexpected possibilities of joy

We look great on social media, but ...

My wife is flirting with a co-worker

food & dining

Boston restaurants are combating food waste with ‘surprise bags’

Tell us: Why do you love the Kowloon?

From missing China’s cuisine to owning the No. 1 restaurant in New England

travel

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

Jessica Hecht on coffee, travel philanthropy, and getting to India and Africa

Those ‘best’ lists got it right with The Loutrel in Charleston, S.C.

Arts

Gardner’s ‘Metal of Honor’ show is worth its weight in gold

In Stockbridge, standing still enough to savor George Rickey’s sculpture in motion

At Alpha Gallery, ‘Harmony of Difference’ hums with color and contrast

Books

Siddhartha Mukherjee takes on the rise of ‘the new human’ in upcoming book on cell biology

Lincoln and his faith. A new book looks at the 16th president’s religious fervor.

Elizabeth Lim on reading folklore and fairy tales, to feed her own writing

Movies

Dwayne Johnson powers through ‘Black Adam’

In ‘Raymond & Ray,’ Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke play brothers in harm

Maya Cade is building the Black Film Archive one ‘under-seen’ movie at a time

Television

Senator Ted Cruz is heckled at ‘The View’ and booed at a Yankees game during New York visit

In Round 1 of our Best TV bracket, the results that surprised our critic

See which 8 shows go head-to-head in Best TV Shows bracket on Channel 2

music

So it goes that pianist Jason Yeager would draw inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut

Geoff Nuttall, first among equals in acclaimed quartet, dies at 56

Brandi Carlile is in her happy place at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

Realizing, and speaking, their truths in SpeakEasy’s ‘English’

Liz Gerring Dance Company and JACK Quartet bring buzzing, mysterious ‘Harbor’ to the ICA

This ‘Hairspray’ is as buoyant as its bouffants

globe local

The Great Pumpkin: A bumper crop of the fall favorite despite the drought

The argument: Should Massachusetts require employers to provide paid vacation time?

Police capture pet bunny on the loose

Obituaries

Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67

Geoff Nuttall, first among equals in acclaimed quartet, dies at 56

Jay Light, former Harvard Business School dean, dies at 81