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It’s Election Day, and history could be made in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters will choose a new governor to replace Charlie Baker and a new attorney general. Several hotly contested ballot questions will also be decided.
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Here's our 2022 voter guide for the Mass. general election

Here is everything you need to know about each statewide candidate for office, the four ballot questions, and your options for casting a ballot.
Live Updates

Despite Republican momentum, Election Day features high uncertainty about Senate majority

The Senate races in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Pennsylvania are widely seen as tossups that most likely will determine the majority.

At the polls in Cranston, GOP candidate Allan Fung basks in support

One year into its pilot, Camp Harbor View’s guaranteed income program is working

Recipients of the funds are making ends meet, paying down debt, and perhaps most significantly, reporting less stress and better overall mental health.
DINING OUT | DEVRA FIRST

Five stars for the Daily Catch, the calamari king for nearly 50 years

The North End dock-to-table restaurant has served up consistent excellence in a shoebox space.

City of Boston agrees to pay $2.1 million in Christian flag case

After the 9-0 Supreme Court decision earlier this year, the flag at the heart of the matter was raised at Boston’s City Hall Plaza in early August.

Former pastor of Framingham Catholic church, 89, indicted on charge of raping child

A former pastor of a Roman Catholic parish in Framingham was indicted Monday for allegedly raping an altar server more than a decade ago, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan’s office.

Young child dies in Lynn house fire
“The whole city and the Lynn Fire Department — we’re devastated by this loss,” Lynn District Fire Chief Joseph Zukas said. “Make sure you have working smoke detectors in your home. That’s vital.”

An apparent rift between Trump and DeSantis has bubbled up into public view, foreshadowing a potential showdown

Last weekend on the campaign trail, things seemed to come to a boil.

THE FINE PRINT
If you’re injured on a city sidewalk, your payout is based on an outdated law
Under a state law that has not been updated since 1965, when someone is injured due to a defect in a street or sidewalk, the state, city, or town responsible for maintaining it only has to pay $5,000 at most.

Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win

No Powerball jackpot winner in Mass., but a $1 million winning ticket sold in Quincy

Remembering Boston’s Great Fire of 1872

Tell us: When is the right time to put up holiday decorations?

When it comes to decorating your home for the holiday season, how soon is too soon? As the debate rages yet again this year, let us know where you stand.
Alex Speier

By declaring that Xander Bogaerts is ‘Option A,’ are the Red Sox setting themselves up for failure?

The declarations of devotion to Bogaerts were so extreme that they became a subject of fascination at the GM meetings.
INNOVATION BEAT

‘There could be serious erosion’: A look at the chaos at Twitter since Elon Musk took over

Two weeks into Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, a report from Tufts University finds that disturbing and threatening posts on Twitter have increased.
What is Mastodon and why are people leaving Twitter for it?
TELEVISION REVIEW

A compelling new season of ‘The Crown’ gives the royals a reality check

Now moving into the 1990s with a new cast in place, Peter Morgan's series remains as superbly written and addictive as ever.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

The great Twexit

Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, users and advertisers are fleeing the site. Like many Twitter users, I’m conflicted because I don’t really want to leave.
Gil Winch

How to ensure true equity in the workplace
JEFF JACOBY

‘The off-ramp out of extreme poverty’
OPINION

Twitter Space: Election night analysis with Globe Opinion columnists
Bina Venkataraman

Lies spread faster than the truth. Can communities change that?
The Emancipator

Faith on the ballot: White Christian nationalism vs. Black Christian tradition

Two races in Arkansas and Georgia embody two American political traditions: One which uses faith to uphold White nationalism, and one that dismantles it.
Seattle Team

Her marriage was in trouble. Something drew her to the OZ Museum.

Laura Fredrickson needed time to think. So the 34-year-old from St. Paul set out on a road trip. Somewhere on the way, while Googling roadside attractions, she turned up one that made her heart leap — the OZ Museum in Wamego, Kan.
Boston Team

Tailgating with the families of University of Wisconsin football players — and Drew Bledsoe

The crowd includes an octogenarian here to support her grandson, a safety who she proudly notes has already been setting records; a single mom from Wichita whose son would go on to score the Badgers’ first touchdown of the afternoon; and two former New England Patriots.
Los Angeles team

Inside the weird, wonderful world of Las Vegas Elvis impersonators

Elvis drives a temperamental pink Cadillac with no seat belts and unreliable brakes. He is running late for an appearance in a Mexican Independence Day parade. This may be my fault.
Miami Team

A mother’s loss after the Oklahoma City bombing is seared in a photo we can’t forget

The picture from the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 resurfaces from time to time — and I always think about the baby’s parents. What effect has it had on them? Now I know.
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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
Globe Magazine

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

More recent stories

Epstein victim says she may have made a mistake in accusing Alan Dershowitz

Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein who for years maintained that the law professor Alan Dershowitz sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager, settled a defamation lawsuit against Dershowitz on Tuesday, and said that she may have made a mistake in accusing him.

Bob Dylan’s love letters to his high school sweetheart are up for auction
Barbara Ann Hewitt kept the 42 letters, totaling some 150 pages, until her death in 2020. Her estate is now selling them through Boston’s RR Auction House, with an opening bid for the lot set at $250,000.

New England’s forests are an underused tool in the climate fight, study says
Across the six states of New England, forests are already sequestering the equivalent of 14 percent of carbon emissions each year, but they're still underutilized, a new report says.

At Agganis Arena, wrestling champs The Acclaimed will bring the noise
The duo of Max Caster and Anthony Bowens — the latter is All Elite Wrestling’s first openly gay champ — are among AEW's biggest home-grown success stories.

ADDRESS
Home of the Week: Outside, it’s gray, but inside, it’s light and bright
Three-bedroom Colonial offers three levels of living on a Dedham side street.

Chris Evans is People Magazine’s 2022 Sexiest Man Alive. His mom thinks it’s about time.
Lisa Evans told the Globe she was proud of her son. “I have four kids, and I feel they’re all sexy.”

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For some shoppers, Market Basket’s ‘Market Buckets’ are all the rage

“They have buckets back!!!” one fan said about the five-gallon keepsakes.

US Attorney Rachael Rollins under ethics investigation by DOJ watchdog, AP reports
The Associated Press reported late Monday afternoon that the state’s top federal prosecutor has for weeks been under the scrutiny of the DOJ’s office of the inspector general, which is charged with investigating misconduct by department employees and officials.

dan shaughnessy
The Bruins tarnished their brand by signing Mitchell Miller, and for no good reason
They blundered into one of the worst decisions in team history, bringing dishonor to the franchise, and Monday's apology was a difficult moment.

Alex Speier | On baseball
‘Bogey’s our first choice’: After Xander Bogaerts’s opt-out, where do the Red Sox go from here?
The opt-out does not rule out a return, and Chaim Bloom's messaging is clear — the Sox want to bring their franchise shortstop back.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A compelling new season of ‘The Crown’ gives the royals a reality check

Bob Dylan’s love letters to his high school sweetheart are up for auction

Anne Sofie von Otter and Kristian Bezuidenhout are a commanding duo

Got a great kitchen tip to share?

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

Latinos are the new swing voters. Here are two key races they could decide.
EDITORIAL

Election workers are under assault. We need to protect them. Now.
Michelle Chao

How Massachusetts can lead the electrification revolution
Tyler Goodspeed

Objections to the Liz Truss tax plan were never really about cost
EDITORIAL

Vulnerable children need advocates in Massachusetts courtrooms
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The extremist in New Hampshire who might flip the Senate

Metro

Mass. voters could elect state’s first Black female AG today

Hours before the polls close at 8 p.m., Campbell spent part of Election Day rallying alongside other Democratic women at Santarpio’s Pizza in East Boston, according to photos posted on social media.

As Mass. Democrats prepare to win big, some voters dread national results

The juxtaposition between the state of the election in Massachusetts and the political climate nationally could hardly be starker.
ELECTION 2022

R.I.’s Second Congressional District race has drawn national attention

Democrat Seth Magaziner and Republican Allan W. Fung compete for the Second Congressional District seat that US Representative James R. Langevin is vacating.

Secretary of State Galvin seeks to make history, and Goldberg to build on tenure as treasurer

William F. Galvin, a Democrat who has overseen Massachusetts elections for nearly three decades and navigated Beacon Hill for the better part of five, sought an eighth term as secretary of state Tuesday.

Sports

NFL

Injured Giants safety Xavier McKinney accepts responsibility for ATV accident

McKinney hurt his left hand in Mexico during the bye week and will miss at least the next four games.
NFL

Raiders waive former first-round pick Johnathan Abram

The safety was drafted 27th overall in 2019 out of Mississippi State.
Red Sox

Red Sox hire Andrew Wright from Yankees as new minor league field coordinator

Wright had spent the last four years in the Yankees player development system, including the last three as the Yankees’ director of Dominican baseball operations
NFL

NFL flexes Nov. 20 Chiefs-Chargers matchup to prime time Sunday night
bruins notebook

The Bruins have discovered a flaw in their game: the second-period slump
NFL

Steelers optimistic star linebacker T.J. Watt will return vs. Saints Sunday

Business

‘Millionaires tax’ hangs in balance as voters weigh Question 1

Proponents said Question 1 would provide critical funding for education and transportation while making the state's tax system fairer. Opponents said the 4 percent surtax would hurt the state’s economic competitiveness.
INNOVATORS Q&A

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

Clarke Valve has created the Dilating Disk, a valve that could help prevent methane from leaking and causing atmospheric damage, keeping hydrocarbons within their pipeline.
THE FINE PRINT

If you’re injured on a city sidewalk, your payout is based on an outdated law
INNOVATION BEAT

‘There could be serious erosion’: A look at the chaos at Twitter since Elon Musk took over
magazine
Kitchens and Baths

When redoing their kitchen, this family took inspiration from history and Stanley Tucci
Style Watch

Subtle details in this playful kids' bath nod to the Boston Celtics.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was nervous when I saw her! She was beautiful and stylish.’
YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Nov. 7-Nov. 13

metro

Secretary of State Galvin seeks to make history, and Goldberg to build on tenure as treasurer

Voters cast ballots to elect state’s auditor

Mass. voters could elect state’s first Black female AG today

sports

Patriots may have been tipping some of their plays against the Colts

Brown to pay more than $1 million in battle over women’s sports

By declaring that Xander Bogaerts is ‘Option A,’ are the Red Sox setting themselves up for failure?

business

One year into its pilot, Camp Harbor View’s guaranteed income program is working

What is Mastodon and why are people leaving Twitter for it?

Adidas appoints ex-Puma chief as new CEO

politics

What’s happening on Election Day in Massachusetts and across the US? Follow along.

R.I.’s Second Congressional District race has drawn national attention

McKee, Kalus square off in race for Rhode Island governor

Nation

Epstein victim says she may have made a mistake in accusing Alan Dershowitz

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward Bahamas, Florida

Winter storm brings rain, snow, and flood fears to California

World

After decades of resistance, rich countries offer direct climate aid

China again holds firm on ‘zero covid,’ despite the worsening toll

UN panel calls out ‘greenwashers’ and seeks net-zero regulation

opinion

If Maura Healey makes history, she has Charlie Baker to thank

Objections to the Liz Truss tax plan were never really about cost

Thinking big on Long Island

lifestyle

Chris Evans is People Magazine’s 2022 Sexiest Man Alive. His mom thinks it’s about time.

The Daily Catch in Boston's North End delivers five-star experience to generations of customers

He slept with me the night he broke up with me

food & dining

Five stars for the Daily Catch, the calamari king for nearly 50 years

Celebrate National Pickle Day with pickle ice cream and pickle beer

Attleboro teens appear on Newman’s Own pizza boxes

travel

A power outage party, belly laughs in N.Y., and axes made in Maine

She loves Greece, her parents, and coming back to Boston

Lufthansa canceled my flight a year ago. Where’s the refund?

Arts

Sowing questions and stories in ‘GHOST ROOTS’ at Pao Arts Center

At Mass MoCA, dead deer and disco lights elegize a dying world

Jemila MacEwan’s ‘Human Meteorite’ surveys a scarred planet

Books

Bookstores are blooming all over Boston: Next up? Fields Corner.

A doctor examines his profession, and his choices

The loss of their mother tests sibling bonds in ‘Flight’

Movies

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ mourns its fallen hero

My weekend with Louis Armstrong

Jimmy Kimmel to host Oscars again: ‘Great honor or a trap’

Television

At Agganis Arena, wrestling champs The Acclaimed will bring the noise

A compelling new season of ‘The Crown’ gives the royals a reality check

For FX, Noah Hawley brings ‘Fargo’ to 2019, ‘Alien’ to Earth

music

Bob Dylan’s love letters to his high school sweetheart are up for auction

Anne Sofie von Otter and Kristian Bezuidenhout are a commanding duo

With tales to tell and songs to sing, Bono brings his book tour to the Orpheum

Theater/Dance

In ‘The Orchard,’ arresting images are abundant but emotional pickings are slim

To this drama critic, Bill Belichick’s postgame act is a performance for the ages

Boston Ballet rises to the challenge of Forsythe

globe local

City inching toward reparations commission

Newton church holds community meal-packing event

Back on the home front

Obituaries

Leslie Phillips, ‘Carry On’ star, voice of Sorting Hat, dies

Jake Crouthamel: a man of intensity, brilliance, and, for one poignant moment, reflection

Peter McNab, Bruin star who turned to broadcasting after playing career, dies at 70