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FBI identifies ‘Lady of the Dunes’ nearly 50 years after woman’s mutilated body was found near Provincetown

Law enforcement officials on Monday identified the victim as Ruth Marie Terry, a Tennessee woman who was 37 at the time of her death. The gruesome and mysterious 1974 case has haunted Cape Cod investigators for decades.

Proponents for affirmative action in higher education rallied in front of the Supreme Court before oral arguments in two cases on Monday.

Supreme Court hears arguments on the fate of affirmative action

The Supreme Court is convening to hear arguments in two cases challenging affirmative action. Globe reporters are covering the arguments live today, joined by a panel of experts on constitutional law and affirmative action. Follow along.

LIVE UPDATES

Harvard is party to a case that the Supreme Court will hear on affirmative action.

Conservative court could overturn longstanding precedent

Halloween

John Campopiano is working on a documentary film about a long-lost horror movie called "Sasqua," which was filmed in Lowell in the 1970s and has been difficult to track down.

On the hunt for ‘Sasqua,’ the mysterious and long-lost monster movie shot in Lowell

A documentary filmmaker best known locally as the “Boston Yeti” is searching for clues about an elusive 1970s Bigfoot film that hasn't seen the light of day in decades.

Grant Williams scored 10 points in 25 minutes for the Celtics on Sunday.

Watch: Grant Williams does his best Batman impression — in full costume — after Celtics’ win

But even better was Jayson Tatum's reaction to watching his teammate answer questions about the game using Batman's characteristic gruff voice.

Sunday’s victory was more about what the Jets didn’t do than what Mac Jones and the Patriots did

Fortunately for Bill Belichick & Co., the Jets reverted to their traditional form — a bumbling team with catastrophic quarterback play.

Chad Finn: Patriots should feel better about their second-year quarterback than Jets do about their sophomore Bill Belichick on dealing with booing Jets fans, the NFL trade deadline, and Halloween

For two years, Natick has kept a secret. A police officer allegedly sexually assaulted a dispatcher.

Police initially dismissed the alleged assault as a “rumor” and the town is still trying to withhold records of the case.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

More warmth in store for November. Plus, a rare Election Day total lunar eclipse.
It’s time to turn the page and look at November. We won’t likely see any snow the first half of the month.

Surveillance footage captures police beating, coverup

Surveillance video captured a transit officer beating a homeless man. Then the report didn't match. Four years later, the case is mired in controversy. ( Produced by Anush Elbakyan | Globe Staff )

Transit police officials blast DA Hayden for dismissing misconduct charge against their own officer

The animus is so bitter that Transit Police Chief Kenneth Green vowed never to again refer police corruption cases to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

BPS added more positions. But they don’t have enough people to fill them. The result? 800 vacancies
The vacancies extend into far-ranging corners of Boston Public Schools, including administrative offices, classrooms, and cafeterias, and encompass about 175 teaching positions.

‘He has a black soul’: Adam Montgomery had a troubled past that shadowed him when he inquired about meeting his infant daughter, Harmony

Five years after DCF began caring for Harmony Montgomery, her father persuaded a Massachusetts juvenile court judge to grant him custody of the girl, who then died later that year, allegedly at his hands.

It looks like President Biden is planning another trip to Nantucket for Thanksgiving

White supremacists demonstrate outside Kingston hotel where migrants are staying

With a 5-2 record, and competing in the always challenging Hockomock League, Eian Bain and his Franklin High football team once again earned the No. 1 seed in the MIAA Division 1 playoffs.

MIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

High school football playoffs: Find out which schools earned top seeds

The road to state championship games at Gillette Stadium Dec. 2-3 kicks off with round of 16 games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Boston-based Motional continues its efforts to put self-driving taxicabs on public roads. But it's proven to be a hard slog.

As automakers adjust, why are we still waiting for driverless cars?

After $100 billion in investment and tons of hype, self-driving vehicles are still a long way off thanks to technical and safety problems.

TV producer Shonda Rhimes deleted her Twitter account after Elon Musk took ownership of the social media platform.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Who’s leaving Twitter, ‘Blockbuster’ lives, and ‘The Capture’ returns

It will be interesting to watch the drama continue to unfold on Twitter, as celebrities who dislike and/or distrust Elon Musk leave the site — and let us know they’re leaving.

Tom Hanks returns to SNL as David S. Pumpkins, Jack Harlow hosts

Best TV Shows

Vote in the semifinals of our Best TV Shows bracket

We're down to the final four shows, and Round 4 made for some tough matchups. We mourn the loss of "The West Wing" and "Mad Men," and watch "The Sopranos" and "Seinfeld" sail to the semifinals.

Older series are getting some love in our Best TV Shows bracket What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Opinion

Anthony Amore’s conception of the auditor’s post is more in keeping with the mission of the office and his varied work experience makes him a better fit for the position.

EDITORIAL

Anthony Amore for auditor

His qualifications for, and conception of, the fiscal-watchdog job make him the better fit.

Katie Bach and David Cutler

Long COVID affects millions. What is being done about it?

Joan Wickersham

The credibility apocalypse

Madhawa Palihapitiya and Darren Kew

Massachusetts must act now on the threat of white supremacy

JEFF JACOBY

Harvey for Harvard

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.

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.

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

Boston police officer arrested after domestic violence incident
Roselyn LaCroix was arrested by Boston police at about 2:41 a.m., according to a statement from the department.

Thermo Fisher to buy British diagnostics firm for $2.6 billion

It’s the latest in a series of major acquisitions for the Waltham company, which is the state’s largest by stock value.

Monday’s Powerball jackpot will hit $1 billion, the second-highest ever
The Halloween drawing will mark the second time the Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion, according to a statement from the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.

THE FINE PRINT

People are shocked at the cost of filling their oil tanks as winter approaches
Many homeowners are starting to feel the acute pain of high oil prices on the cusp of the months-long heating season in New England.

Yes, soup for you! ‘Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook’ serves up references and recipes
Co-authors Brendan Kirby and Julie Tremaine, both of whom have Rhode Island ties, made sure their new book would appeal to casual fans and super fans alike. Babka, anyone?

LOVE LETTERS

We’ve never taken a vacation together
“No effort has been made by him” to plan a trip.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A pencil at the base of the gravestone of Henry David Thoreau at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.

Literary greats buried throughout New England

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

Tegan and Sara make every minute count at Royale

Jennifer Coolidge is making this up as she goes

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.

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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

Pedestrians walked through Downtown Crossing on Nov. 23, 2020.

EDITORIAL

Where’s an urban mechanic for downtown Boston?

State Treasurer Seth Magaziner at the Johnston Democratic Town Committee Headquarters on Sept. 19 in Johnston, Rhode Island.

EDITORIAL

Seth Magaziner for Congress

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced criminal charges in August against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move from the Republican's election police unit.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Another century, another fight against voter intimidation

"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

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

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

Metro

Dave Epstein | Forecast

More warmth in store for November. Plus, a rare Election Day total lunar eclipse.

It’s time to turn the page and look at November. We won’t likely see any snow the first half of the month.

Supreme Court arguments

Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the fate of affirmative action. Follow live updates.

On the hunt for ‘Sasqua,’ the mysterious and long-lost monster movie shot in Lowell

A documentary filmmaker best known locally as the “Boston Yeti” is searching for clues about an elusive 1970s Bigfoot film that hasn't seen the light of day in decades.

RHODE MAP

All the TV ads in the R.I. governor’s race

Let's take a look at the campaign ads of Democratic Governor Dan McKee and his Republican challenger, Ashley Kalus.

Sports

Celtics

Watch: Grant Williams does his best Batman impression — in full costume — after Celtics’ win

But even better was Jayson Tatum's reaction to watching his teammate answer questions about the game using Batman's characteristic gruff voice.

MIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

High school football playoffs: Find out which schools earned top seeds

The road to state championship games at Gillette Stadium Dec. 2-3 kicks off with round of 16 games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Kadarius Toney (right) is headed to Kansas City.

live updates

NFL trade deadline: Tracking rumors and news

The deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday, and a few Patriots players' names have been swirling.

patriots

Bill Belichick on dealing with booing Jets fans, the NFL trade deadline, and Halloween

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Sunday’s victory was more about what the Jets didn’t do than what Mac Jones and the Patriots did

Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

The Patriots should feel better about their second-year quarterback than the Jets do about theirs

Business

As automakers adjust, why are we still waiting for driverless cars?

After $100 billion in investment and tons of hype, self-driving vehicles are still a long way off thanks to technical and safety problems.

Thermo Fisher to buy $2.6 billion diagnostics firm Binding Site

Waltham-based Thermo Fisher, which makes scientific instruments and helps manufacture drugs, is among the most acquisitive life-sciences companies.

INNOVATORS Q&A

R.I. valve manufacturer is looking to help oil, gas industries reduce carbon emissions

White House invites dozens of nations for ransomware summit

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MISS CONDUCT

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

PERSPECTIVE

Nine key skills all effective leaders tend to showcase

LOVE LETTERS

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

Malaysian-Style Noodles With Pork and Mushrooms

COOKING

Two weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it's better than you think.

Just chopped pork? Yup, and at Jones’ Bar-B-Q Diner, it’s perfect

A Ponca girl died on the Trail of Tears. A Nebraska community cared for her grave ever since.

He engineered oil rigs for a living. His life’s work is this 190-foot Texas cross.

Is this famous Memphis dive bar haunted? A twice-told ghost story.

FBI identifies ‘Lady of the Dunes’ nearly 50 years after woman’s mutilated body was found near Provincetown

Supreme Court hears arguments on the fate of affirmative action

Conservative court could overturn longstanding precedent

On the hunt for ‘Sasqua,’ the mysterious and long-lost monster movie shot in Lowell

Watch: Grant Williams does his best Batman impression — in full costume — after Celtics’ win

Sunday’s victory was more about what the Jets didn’t do than what Mac Jones and the Patriots did

For two years, Natick has kept a secret. A police officer allegedly sexually assaulted a dispatcher.

Dave Epstein | Forecast More warmth in store for November. Plus, a rare Election Day total lunar eclipse. It’s time to turn the page and look at November. We won’t likely see any snow the first half of the month.

Transit police officials blast DA Hayden for dismissing misconduct charge against their own officer

THE GREAT DIVIDE BPS added more positions. But they don’t have enough people to fill them. The result? 800 vacancies The vacancies extend into far-ranging corners of Boston Public Schools, including administrative offices, classrooms, and cafeterias, and encompass about 175 teaching positions.

‘He has a black soul’: Adam Montgomery had a troubled past that shadowed him when he inquired about meeting his infant daughter, Harmony

It looks like President Biden is planning another trip to Nantucket for Thanksgiving

White supremacists demonstrate outside Kingston hotel where migrants are staying

High school football playoffs: Find out which schools earned top seeds

As automakers adjust, why are we still waiting for driverless cars?

This week’s TV: Who’s leaving Twitter, ‘Blockbuster’ lives, and ‘The Capture’ returns

Vote in the semifinals of our Best TV Shows bracket

Anthony Amore for auditor

Long COVID affects millions. What is being done about it?

The credibility apocalypse

Massachusetts must act now on the threat of white supremacy

Harvey for Harvard

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

Mass. coronavirus at a glance

Cases and deaths

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A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

Celebrating 150 years of The Boston Globe

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Boston police officer arrested after domestic violence incident Roselyn LaCroix was arrested by Boston police at about 2:41 a.m., according to a statement from the department.

Thermo Fisher to buy British diagnostics firm for $2.6 billion

Monday’s Powerball jackpot will hit $1 billion, the second-highest ever The Halloween drawing will mark the second time the Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion, according to a statement from the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.

THE FINE PRINT People are shocked at the cost of filling their oil tanks as winter approaches Many homeowners are starting to feel the acute pain of high oil prices on the cusp of the months-long heating season in New England.

Yes, soup for you! ‘Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook’ serves up references and recipes Co-authors Brendan Kirby and Julie Tremaine, both of whom have Rhode Island ties, made sure their new book would appeal to casual fans and super fans alike. Babka, anyone?

LOVE LETTERS We’ve never taken a vacation together “No effort has been made by him” to plan a trip.

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The face of opposition to Question 1 admits proposed tax wouldn’t hurt him much: ‘I’m not struggling’

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Literary greats buried throughout New England

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Tegan and Sara make every minute count at Royale

Jennifer Coolidge is making this up as she goes

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A Beautiful Resistance

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

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

No wonder you’re afraid, pumpkin

Where’s an urban mechanic for downtown Boston?

Seth Magaziner for Congress

Another century, another fight against voter intimidation

Hot-flashing towards Bethlehem

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

Metro

More warmth in store for November. Plus, a rare Election Day total lunar eclipse.

Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the fate of affirmative action. Follow live updates.

On the hunt for ‘Sasqua,’ the mysterious and long-lost monster movie shot in Lowell

All the TV ads in the R.I. governor’s race

Sports

Watch: Grant Williams does his best Batman impression — in full costume — after Celtics’ win

High school football playoffs: Find out which schools earned top seeds

NFL trade deadline: Tracking rumors and news

Bill Belichick on dealing with booing Jets fans, the NFL trade deadline, and Halloween

Sunday’s victory was more about what the Jets didn’t do than what Mac Jones and the Patriots did

The Patriots should feel better about their second-year quarterback than the Jets do about theirs

Business

As automakers adjust, why are we still waiting for driverless cars?

Thermo Fisher to buy $2.6 billion diagnostics firm Binding Site

Dave Epstein | Forecast

More warmth in store for November. Plus, a rare Election Day total lunar eclipse.
It’s time to turn the page and look at November. We won’t likely see any snow the first half of the month.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

BPS added more positions. But they don’t have enough people to fill them. The result? 800 vacancies
The vacancies extend into far-ranging corners of Boston Public Schools, including administrative offices, classrooms, and cafeterias, and encompass about 175 teaching positions.

Boston police officer arrested after domestic violence incident
Roselyn LaCroix was arrested by Boston police at about 2:41 a.m., according to a statement from the department.

Monday’s Powerball jackpot will hit $1 billion, the second-highest ever
The Halloween drawing will mark the second time the Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion, according to a statement from the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.

THE FINE PRINT

People are shocked at the cost of filling their oil tanks as winter approaches
Many homeowners are starting to feel the acute pain of high oil prices on the cusp of the months-long heating season in New England.

Yes, soup for you! ‘Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook’ serves up references and recipes
Co-authors Brendan Kirby and Julie Tremaine, both of whom have Rhode Island ties, made sure their new book would appeal to casual fans and super fans alike. Babka, anyone?

LOVE LETTERS

We’ve never taken a vacation together
“No effort has been made by him” to plan a trip.

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.