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Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack

The San Francisco Bay area man charged with attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband filled a blog a week before the incident with delusional thoughts, including that an invisible fairy attacked an acquaintance and sometimes appeared to him in the form of a bird, according to online writings under his name.

Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon What to know about the attack on Speaker Pelosi’s husband

Barack Obama lamented the attack on Paul Pelosi. Then he got heckled.

Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul
A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years.

A look at some of the world’s major crowd disasters

Explainer: How and why do crowd surges turn deadly?

Billions in state tax refunds to start flowing to taxpayers on Tuesday, officials say

State officials said they intend to begin sending taxpayers their share of a $3 billion refund on Tuesday when the calendar flips to November, kicking off a roughly six-week process of doling out checks and direct deposits to millions of taxpayers.

Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

The Bruins reflect on the loss of a family member, beloved team chef Keith Garman
Garman, 33, died suddenly on Oct. 11, the day before the Bruins’ season opener.

Anthony Amore denied there was any abuse, and said that “any allegation against me is unsubstantiated.”

Details of Anthony Amore’s divorce are becoming an issue in Mass. auditor’s race. Here’s what we know.

An NBC10 Boston report revealed that documents related to the divorce proceedings included a temporary restraining order, the confiscation of Amore’s firearm, and allegations of verbal and emotional abuse.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

The face of opposition to Question 1 admits proposed tax wouldn’t hurt him much: ‘I’m not struggling’
The super-wealthy opponents of Question 1 have hidden behind Cape Cod cranberry grower Leo Cakounes, the face of the ad campaign advocating No on the measure. But even the hard-working Harwich resident acknowledges he'll be alright if the tax passes – he is sitting on properties worth millions.

Shirley Leung: Answers to your questions about the millionaires tax Early voting in Massachusetts: What you need to know

‘People still want to come ... so we’re open:’ Barbershop reopens Saturday after deadly shooting
A Dorchester barbershop reopened its doors Saturday, less than three days after a brazen Wednesday evening shooting left one of its owners dead, compelling a heartbroken community to demand an end to violence.

Phillies reliever David Robertson closed out Game 1 of the World Series against the Astros on Friday night.

Dan Shaughnessy

The World Series is a huge deal in Houston and Philadelphia, but not so much elsewhere

It feels like this once-national event is shrinking by the hour.

Sunday Baseball Notes: Astros’ success on the field belies some unrest on the management level

Matt Ryan, who is dealing with a shoulder injury, has the Colts at 3-3-1 but has lost the quarterback job.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

The Colts pulled the plug on Matt Ryan — and potentially on their season

The Colts have had a revolving door at quarterback since Andrew Luck retired in August 2019, and now it's Sam Ehlinger's turn.

This combination of photos shows Gisele Bundchen (left) and Tom Brady. The couple announced Friday they have finalized their divorce, ending their 13-year marriage.

Brady and Bundchen say their divorce is already ‘finalized.’ Legal experts say a solid prenuptial agreement could be why.

Legal experts told the Globe Friday that Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen most likely had a well-drafted prenuptial agreement, which could make their multimillion dollar divorce fairly straightforward.

Best TV Shows

Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," which prevailed over "The Wire" in the Globe's Best TV bracket.

Our Best TV bracket is down to eight, and older series are getting some love

After Round 3, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "All in the Family" are moving on in the competition, while "Succession," "The Wire," and "The Office" are all taking a seat.

Vote in Round 4 of our Best TV Shows bracket What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Opinion

"No hostels. No backpacking. No drunken one-night stands with tousled buskers or bearded bartenders. Not yet anyway."

IDEAS | SHANTI L. NELSON

Hot-flashing towards Bethlehem

(Actually, it was Europe.) On the indignities and joys of solo travel at menopausal midlife.

Seth Magaziner for Congress

Save me from our robot overlords

IDEAS | LETICIA DUARTE & CHARLES M. SENNOTT

Authoritarianism’s rise and journalism’s fall are intersecting

A WIN-win tool worth trying again to curb inflation

Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University on March 8, 2016, in New York City. His book, "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery" won the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes for 2011. Photo illustration by Alex LaSalvia.

The Emancipator

‘Originalism is intellectually indefensible,’ says noted historian about right-leaning Supreme Court

In a Q&A with The Emancipator, Eric Foner, a leading authority on the post-Civil War era, said he wants to see liberal justices develop a vision of the Constitution that doesn’t build on conservative legal ideology.

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Special reports

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.

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Part 2: A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.

See the full Women & Power issue from Globe Magazine

Celebrating 150 years of The Boston Globe

We’re marking the Globe’s 150th year with a look back through 15 decades of coverage. Explore 150 of the most significant front pages, revisit classic sports moments, try a crossword from 1917, and more.

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Play this Boston Globe crossword puzzle from 1917 150 years, 150 front pages

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Biden votes early in Delaware for November midterms
President Biden — accompanied by one of his granddaughters, a first-time voter — cast his midterm ballot on Saturday.

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim
Russia announced Saturday that it will immediately suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal that has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine during the war and has brought down soaring global food prices.

Eversource CEO urges Biden to expand natural gas supply and avert risk of winter blackouts
The chief executive of New England’s largest utility is imploring President Biden to use his emergency powers to help protect the region from rolling blackouts this winter.

Musk plans to start job cuts at Twitter within days, NYT says
Elon Musk plans to begin layoffs at Twitter Inc. as early as Saturday after completing his acquisition of the social media platform, the New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Former Miss Rhode Island pleads guilty to lying to ICE officials to see lover in Miami immigrant detention center

Julianna Clare Strout, former Miss Rhode Island and South Florida village commissioner, has been convicted of a federal crime after pretending to be a paralegal to see her boyfriend at an immigration detention center in Miami.

Dave Epstein | Winter Forecast

Are winter forecasts even worth it?
Here's how to interpret the winter weather predictions you might encounter this season. But know that it's a meteorologically unpredictable time of year, so outlooks for cold and snow are likely to range.

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Democratic Representative Chris Pappas shook hands with Republican challenger Karoline Leavitt during their debate at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester this week.

In key New Hampshire congressional race, Trump casts long shadow

It’s a race where each candidate has labeled the other as extreme, where Trump-era arguments such as border security and support for the police are being rehashed, and where the outcome could help determine which party gains control of the House of Representatives.

Plastic recycling is a ‘myth,’ study says
Of the 51 million tons of plastic waste US households generated in 2021, just 2.4 million tons — or 5 percent — was recycled, new research shows.

Bird watchers atwitter over rare bird sighting on Cape Cod

“God only knows where this bird came from," said Mark Faherty, the science coordinator for Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

Buying a house in Mass. is expensive. Now the state is offering some people $50,000 to help.
A new state program will direct $65 million to help first-time home buyers cover down payments, closing costs, and other expenses.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Jennifer Coolidge in "The White Lotus."

Jennifer Coolidge is making this up as she goes

Andrew Levitt (foreground left) and Niki Metcalf (foreground right) star in "Hairspray," which runs through Oct. 30 at Citizens Bank Opera House.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

The Crayton Singers' 1966 single “Master on High” is part of new 15-track compilation, out Friday, called “The Skippy White Story: Boston Soul 1961-1967.”

Soul searching yields ‘The Skippy White Story,’ rare nuggets from Black Boston artists of the ‘60s

Bill Irwin in his one-man show, "On Beckett."

Untangling the riddle of Samuel Beckett

Special Projects

Back to Boston

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

"If horror is the scream, terror is the whisper, the disembodied laughter and song."

IDEAS | REGINA M. HANSEN

No wonder you’re afraid, pumpkin

Children play at the Cooper Community Center in Roxbury in 2021.

Hubie Jones and James Jennings

Breaking down silos to help Boston’s children of color

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestured while speaking Oct. 27.

The world according to Vlad

Harvard president Abbott Lowell met with US president Theodore Roosevelt, left, on July 22, 1910. Lowell was a notorious racist.

David B. Oppenheimer and James N. Bierman

Harvard president Abbott Lowell is laughing at us again

Pomona College students participated in a TreePeople event caring for trees in Los Angeles.

G. Gabrielle Starr

Widen the college pipeline so that talent everywhere can succeed anywhere

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

Who will care for our sickest children? Pediatric hospitals are turning some of them away.

Metro

‘People still want to come ... so we’re open:’ Barbershop reopens Saturday after deadly shooting

A Dorchester barbershop reopened its doors Saturday, less than three days after a brazen Wednesday evening shooting left one of its owners dead, compelling a heartbroken community to demand an end to violence.

Gubernatorial candidates discuss economic policy, housing, and the environment

Republican Geoff Diehl, a former state lawmaker from Whitman, and Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat, appeared separately Saturday at an organized by the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations.

Thomas Cahill, popular history writer, dead at 82

A scholar of ancient languages and belief systems, Thomas Cahill had a knack for popular storytelling and engaged history readers with such bestsellers as “How the Irish Saved Civilization” and “Desire of the Everlasting Hills."

Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

A football coach who carried himself like a professor, Vincey Dooley guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship.

Sports

Even though the Bruins entered the weekend as the hottest team in the NHL, the mornings at Warrior Ice Arena have been a little less fun without team chef Keith Garman.

Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

The Bruins reflect on the loss of a family member, beloved team chef Keith Garman

Garman, 33, died suddenly on Oct. 11, the day before the Bruins’ season opener.

UMass's Tanner Davis, right, and Jordan Mahoney bring down New Mexico State's Ahmonte Watkins.

New Mexico State 23, UMass 13

Risk-averse UMass drops fifth straight after stalling out against New Mexico State

UMass jumped out to a 10-0 lead, but the offense stalled and the defense eventually cracked.

Houston's Alex Bregman swung for the fences with a two-run home run in the fifth inning.

world series game 2 | astros 5, phillies 2

Astros build another big lead, hang on this time to beat Phillies and even World Series at a game apiece

A night after the Phillies rallied in extras, Astros starter Framber Valdez pitched into the seventh, allowing one run on four hits while walking three and striking out nine.

NWSL Final | Thorns 2, Current 0

MVP Sophia Smith scores and the Portland Thorns beat the Kansas City Current for NWSL title

AP source says Nolan Arenado chooses to stay with the Cardinals through 2027

HS FOOTBALL | CATHOLIC MEMORIAL 41, XAVERIAN 34

Here’s what we learned about Catholic Memorial after its fourth-quarter rally to defeat Xaverian

Business

Musk plans to start job cuts at Twitter within days, NYT says

Elon Musk plans to begin layoffs at Twitter Inc. as early as Saturday after completing his acquisition of the social media platform, the New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim

Russia announced Saturday that it will immediately suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal that has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine during the war and has brought down soaring global food prices.

Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste

Biden condemns attack on Paul Pelosi, saying there is ‘too much hatred’

magazine

We often host my child’s friend at our house, but that family never reciprocates

Nine key skills all effective leaders tend to showcase

Globe Magazine.

Can they try again after her desire for a baby ended their relationship?

Malaysian-Style Noodles With Pork and Mushrooms

Recipes: Build bold flavors in 3 pork dishes

metro

Budgets and belts ever tighter, families turn to Globe Santa for help

Are winter forecasts even worth it?

Billions in state tax refunds to start flowing to taxpayers on Tuesday, officials say

sports

Joey Logano, who already has qualified for the finale, will start 12th Sunday in the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

While Joey Logano goes for a joyride Sunday, seven other NASCAR drivers will duel for final three spots in championship race

Canton native Mike Calitri puts in the work to make it to the World Series as Phillies bench coach

Mac Jones is no stranger to quarterback competitions and having to convince people he can do the job

business

An LNG tanker is escorted through Boston Harbor. The CEO of Eversource on Thursday asked President Biden to use his emergency powers to waive the Jones Act, which limits the kinds of ships that can move cargo between US ports and essentially prevents any LNG from being moved by ship from the Gulf Coast to New England.

Eversource CEO urges Biden to expand natural gas supply and avert risk of winter blackouts

Inflation and wages continue to climb rapidly, in bad news for the Fed

Musk took over Twitter. Then some users began testing chaos

politics

Police tape blocks a street outside the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.

What to know about the attack on Speaker Pelosi’s husband

Biden votes early in Delaware for November midterms

Pelosi attack highlights rising fears of political violence

Nation

Former US President Barack Obama campaigns for Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (L) during a "Get Out the Vote Rally" ahead of the midterm elections, at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 29, 2022.

Barack Obama lamented the attack on Paul Pelosi. Then he got heckled.

Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack

Explainer: How and why do crowd surges turn deadly?

World

Police officers work at the scene of a fatal crowd surge, in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

US releases Guantánamo’s oldest prisoner

With Western weapons, Ukraine is turning the tables in an artillery war

opinion

Communities hit a maddening lag from the DPU in green energy bids

Watchful, hopeful as Gulf of Maine floating wind project advances

We’ve seen downturns before. Boston-area office market will be OK.

lifestyle

Guests pose in costume at an early Halloween party hosted by the queer event organizers LGBTQ Nightlife Events.

Drag balls, masquerades, and spooky bears: queer nightlife this Halloweekend

8 New England-based horror films to haunt your Halloween

His wife texted me, pretending to be him

food & dining

Happy Halloween, and may all the candy bars in your bucket be full-size.

These are the best and worst candies of Halloween

A new bar in Providence makes you feel like you’re in downtown Nashville

Yellow Door Taqueria plans to open in Mission Hill; Dragon Pizza expands in Somerville

travel

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. office in San Francisco.

Hertz demands $658 one year after rear-end crash with rental

Fireplace suites, crafts in Vermont, and guest rooms you can swim up to

Tom Paxton on keeping your cool, the Arizona desert, and all the guilty pleasures

Arts

Yael Bartana, "Mary Koszmary," 2007. One channel video and sound installation 16mm film transferred to DVD color/sound.

At Tufts, dark visions cloud ‘The Sun Rises in the West and Sets in the East’

At the MFA, ‘Frank Bowling’s Americas’ is a pivotal show for an artist who’s impossible to peg

At UMass Dartmouth, the clitoris gets its close-up

Books

Two men locked in a long battle In ‘The Last Campaign’

Siddhartha Mukherjee on reading essays to relax, novels to escape

Three new books look at the roots of today’s conservatism — and its future

Movies

Wendell, left, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key, and Wild, voiced by Jordan Peele, in a scene from "Wendell & Wild."

Lovers of gross stuff, rejoice — ‘Wendell & Wild’ is plum nasty

‘Aftersun’ is a father-daughter memory play that will stay with you

‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ celebrates the Sun King of American music

Television

Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," which prevailed over "The Wire" in the Globe's Best TV bracket.

Our Best TV bracket is down to eight, and older series are getting some love

Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen announce divorce after 13 years of marriage

Best TV Show bracket: Here’s how you voted in Rounds 1-3

music

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida was the featured soloist in Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, presented on Thursday by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons's baton.

Preparing for Japan, BSO unveils second tour program

Soul searching yields ‘The Skippy White Story,’ rare nuggets from Black Boston artists of the ‘60s

The wiseguy wisdom of Too Much Joy

Theater/Dance

Julian Malone as Lola and the cast of "Kinky Boots" at North Shore Music Theatre.

‘Kinky Boots’ has a hitch in its stride at North Shore Music Theatre

Boston Ballet gears up for ‘As Anticipated,’ an all Forsythe program, next week

Untangling the riddle of Samuel Beckett

globe local

Larry and Morgan Rugg are led by Erik Rodenhiser (right) through the dark rooms of The Lost Museum in Salem.

Some Salem residents haunted by Halloween

The Argument: Should Massachusetts divest its pension fund from fossil fuel companies?

Catalytic converter theft on the rise in Newton

Obituaries

Historian and author Thomas Cahill posed for a photo in his New York apartment on Sept. 29, 2006.

Thomas Cahill, popular history writer, dead at 82

Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93