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2022 Election

Control of Congress still undetermined

Republicans inch closer to House majority; Senate control hinges on tight races

MASS. ELECTIONS

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GOVERNOR

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BALLOT QUESTIONS

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ATTORNEY GENERAL

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US SENATE

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US HOUSE

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N.H. RESULTS

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R.I. RESULTS

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ALL RESULTS

Update in 16

Dem.

46

GOP

48

U.S. Senate

Dem

46(+1)

GOP

48(-1)

Ind

2(+0)

Undecided

4

Update in 16

Dem.

189

GOP

209

U.S. House

218 seats for the majority

Dem

189(-7)

GOP

209(+6)

Ind

0(+0)

Undecided

37

full senate results

full house results

Live Updates

‘We’re in uncharted territory’: Doctors warn of spike in children hospitalized with RSV

The pediatric intensive care unit at Massachusetts General for Children was operating at 150% capacity on Thursday.

Hospitals postpone pediatric surgeries as capacity crunch escalates

Musk ends remote work at Twitter, warns of troubles ahead
A pair of Wednesday night missives seen by the Associated Press marked Musk’s first companywide message to employees who survived last week’s mass layoffs.

Boston to refund millions in marijuana ‘impact’ fees
The city will write checks to nine local marijuana companies totaling $2.86 million.

The super-rich are funding climate devastation, report shows
Billionaires are responsible for about one million times more planet-warming pollution than the world’s average Joe when you take their investments into account, according to a new report from the British-founded international charity Oxfam.

US providing abortion access for detained migrant youths

The U.S. government took steps Thursday to ensure that pregnant migrant youths who are in its custody but not accompanied by parents can access abortion services by assigning them to shelters in states that still allow the procedure.

Tropical Storm Nicole topples beachfront homes into ocean

Shortly after Hurricane Nicole made landfall early Thursday along the east coast of Florida, it was downgraded to a tropical storm but it was still battering a large area of the storm-weary state with strong winds, dangerous storm surge, and heavy rain.

Two people walk up a nearly empty N. Pleasant Street in Amherst on April 30, 2020. In Amherst, where the median household income is about $57,000, more than 80 percent of people voted in favor of the "millionaires tax."

Here’s how every town in Mass., from richest to poorest, voted on the ‘millionaires tax’

Statewide, the extra tax on high earners won Tuesday’s election by a narrow margin, but town-by-town results were all over the map.

The ‘millionaires tax’ passed. What does that mean for your taxes?

Democratic Governor Janet Mills spoke to supporters at her reelection party.

Across New England, women are changing the style, and substance, of politics

How America's youngest voters held back the Republican 'red wave'

Former president Donald Trump.

James Pindell | Analysis

Trump surprised everyone when he won in 2016. Then he effectively lost three elections in a row.

A disheartened supporter at the election night rally for Tudor Dixon, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, in Grand Rapids, Mich., late Tuesday night, Nov. 8, 2022.

How bad the 2022 election was for the GOP, historically speaking

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

I traveled 1,600 miles on an Amtrak sleeper train. After 36 hours on board, here’s the verdict.
I endured two stale empanadas and one tiny bar of soap for a lot of stunning views. Were they worth it?

More recent News

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Kyrie Irving saga likely cost Ime Udoka the Brooklyn Nets coaching job
The Nets were desperate enough to bring in Ime Udoka because of their investment in Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, and Kyrie Irving.

Nike relationship with Kyrie Irving likely finished, co-founder Phil Knight tells CNBC

MIT crafters want the Red Line’s ‘ugly’ — but oddly beloved — fabric seats to live forever
They are calling the repurposed seats "Choo-Choo Chairs."

INNOVATION BEAT

Oysters to layoffs: How Meta’s local office went from expansion to slowdown in five months
Before this week’s layoff, which affects 13 percent of the company’s workforce, Meta said it employed 500 people in Cambridge.

Jakobi Meyers details his first time riding the commuter rail: ‘It took me at least three hours’
The Patriots wide receiver shared his experience as part of a video the team posted about rookie mistakes.

Alex Jones ordered to pay $473 million more to Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company were ordered Thursday to pay an extra $473 million to victims’ families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, adding to a nearly $1 billion jury verdict issued last month.

PERSPECTIVE

How I outraged friends and family: By not having a smartphone
Phones create toxic FOMO and the illusion of connection. Why does anyone have one?

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Opinion

President Biden delivers remarks about Election Day results in Washington on Wednesday.

Biden’s near-victory tour on midterms

The president is pleased with himself — and he doesn’t mind letting us know.

IDEAS | FRANCESCO BERTOLUCCI AND STEFANO MORELLI

Step right up for the ‘20 years of fascism’ tour

JONATHAN OLSHAKER AND JON SANTIAGO

The dangerous myths of emergency department overcrowding

Slouching toward Twittergeddon

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The abortion rights movement may be regaining the upper hand

Filipo Ilaoa, left, and Bonnelley Pa'uulu pose with the flag of American Samoa at the American Samoa government office in Honolulu.

The Emancipator

The (unheard) case of American Samoa

American Samoans’ status as U.S. nationals, not citizens, is rooted in racism, but many territory residents think citizenship could also threaten the American Samoan way of life. And what about independence?

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Amazon shows off latest robots, drones, and electric vehicles in Westborough
The new robots were on display at Amazon’s first public media event highlighting its massive robotics facility in Westborough.

Boston school bus contract gets just one bid amid state pressure to improve performance
School district officials are still reviewing the $17.5 million proposal submitted by Transdev, which has been operating the school bus fleet for nearly a decade. The lack of interest comes as Boston Public Schools is under state pressure to get 95 percent of buses to run on time.

World War II veteran from Maine to celebrate 103rd birthday on Veterans Day
Roy E. Ward, who was born Nov. 11, 1919 in Freedom, Maine, enlisted in the Navy in July 1941 during the second World War and served until July 1947, according to a statement from MVH Bangor.

Recommended reads

Governor-elect Maura Healey pointed to the words "girl power" as she met with children at Girls Inc. in Lynn on Wednesday.

In a nation bitterly divided, the transfer of power from Baker to Healey in Massachusetts gets off to a warm start

For just the second time in 30 years, Democrats are seizing back control of the governor’s office. The transition from Charlie Baker's administration to that Maura Healey could hardly be more friendly.

Michelle Obama shares personal stories of coping in new book
In the book, former president Barack Obama's wife, who is one of the world's most famous women, tells how she steadies herself during these anxious times and how she works at overcoming her lifelong fear of change and doubts about herself.

COOKING

Recipes: Crispy Sichuan-chili chicken and two more sweet and savory meals
Combine sweet and savory elements to make basic weeknight dinners stand out.

Madeline Wong, Kowloon Restaurant family matriarch, dies at 95
“She worked endless hours to grow the business from the ground up," said the Kowloon restaurant about Madeline Wong, who co-founded the Saugus landmark with her husband.

Culture & Lifestyle

A scene from SETU's 2016 performance of "Ramayana" at Belmont Town Hall Theater. The troupe's upcoming production, "Seven Steps Around the Fire," opens at Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown Friday.

Theater company shines a light on the oppression of India’s third gender

Katie Crutchfield (left) and Jess Williamson of Plains.

With Plains, singers Jess Williamson and Katie Crutchfield merge on a country road

Alex Edelman, who's had a breakout year with the success of his one-man show "Just For Us," returns to Boston for his Comics Come Home debut.

At Comics Come Home, Alex Edelman will be doing just that

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Marcello Antini, a far-right sympathizer, is the shop assistant at Predappio Tricolore, one of three shops in Benito Mussolini's home village that does big business selling fascist memorabilia to tourists.

IDEAS | FRANCESCO BERTOLUCCI AND STEFANO MORELLI

Step right up for the ‘20 years of fascism’ tour

A nurse talked to a patient in an emergency department hallway at Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore., on Aug. 20, 2021.

JONATHAN OLSHAKER AND JON SANTIAGO

The dangerous myths of emergency department overcrowding

New Twitter owner Elon Musk — yes, him again — has problematical notions about free speech, plus he is making noises about charging user fees, which would send congenital cheapskates like me hurtling toward the exits.

Slouching toward Twittergeddon

Donald Trump looked on as Mehmet Oz, the Republican US Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, spoke at a rally in Latrobe on Nov. 5. Oz lost to Democrat John Fetterman in Tuesday's election.

The despicable Donald Trump helps Democrats survive the midterms

Truly original ideas get refined through experimentation and modification — which is to say, multiple drafts.

IDEAS | JANE ROSENZWEIG

What we lose when machines do the writing

A supporter holds her breath as preliminary results for Michigan Proposal 3 are announced at a watch party in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 8.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The abortion rights movement may be regaining the upper hand

Metro

Live updates: Midterm elections

Midterm elections: Control of the House and Senate are yet to be determined. Follow along.

We’re gathering news, updates, analysis, and results from high-stakes races across Massachusetts and the United States. Follow along.

Across New England, women are changing the style, and substance, of politics

Election Day was a day of reckoning for New England women in politics, from Vermont to New Hampshire to Massachusetts to Maine.

Boston Fed president says it may be ‘too early’ to know if office workers will ever fully return

Even while cities like Providence don’t necessarily have a high office vacancy rate, it doesn’t mean employees are returning in full force.

Council president restores Ricardo Arroyo to leadership post

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo has been restored as the chair of a key committee, months after his leadership posts were stripped in the wake of years-old sexual assault allegations that surfaced during his unsuccessful bid for Suffolk district attorney.

Sports

Boston University freshman defenseman Lane Hutson has had no problem adjusting to the college game, scoring three goals and five assists to be named Hockey East Defender of the Month for October.

Men's college hockey notebook

UMass coach Greg Carvel hopes alumni will show up at BU to cheer Minutemen

"The school needed a team that could win, and win in those environments, where they weren’t used to winning,” Carvel said.

Free agents, Aaron Judge included, can discuss financial offers with all teams starting Friday.

Aaron Judge, Jacob deGrom among 14 players to receive $19.65 million qualifying offers

Players have until Nov. 20 to accept, and top players are expected to decline and pursue more lucrative deals in free agency.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen was injured in the final minutes of a 20-17 loss to the Jets last Sunday.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen misses second straight practice because of injury to throwing elbow

Buffalo coach Sean McDermott is scheduled to provide an update on Friday, when the Bills (6-2) are required to release their final injury report.

Phillies star Bryce Harper to get damaged elbow checked next week to see if he needs surgery

Justin Verlander declines $25 million option with Astros, becomes free agent

What the NFL’s ‘Salute to Service’ means to Bill Belichick and the Patriots

Business

US authorities investigate crypto exchange FTX

FTX had agreed earlier this week to sell itself to its bigger rival Binance after experiencing the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank run.

Musk ends remote work at Twitter, warns of troubles ahead

A pair of Wednesday night missives seen by the Associated Press marked Musk’s first companywide message to employees who survived last week’s mass layoffs.

Boston Fed president says it may be ‘too early’ to know if office workers will ever fully return

Art from Microsoft founder Paul Allen sells for $1.5 billion

magazine

photo illustration of a smartphone with a person's hand reaching out of the screen, which has a picture of water on it.

How I outraged friends and family: By not having a smartphone

It’s important to me that my husband get a physical, but he refuses

Crispy Sichuan-Chili Chicken

Recipes: Crispy Sichuan-chili chicken and two more sweet and savory meals

Can I ask for a job reference from someone I’m involved with?

metro

Roy Ward, a World War II veteran who served from 1941 to 1947, will celebrate his 103rd birthday on Friday, according to Maine Veterans' Homes.

World War II veteran from Maine to celebrate 103rd birthday on Veterans Day

Let the river run: Natick Select Board votes to remove historic dam

Arizona remains epicenter for post-election misinformation

sports

Michael Wacha went 11-2 with a 3.32 ERA in his one season with the Red Sox.

Red Sox extend qualifying offers to Xander Bogaerts and Nate Eovaldi, but not Michael Wacha

LeBron James says Kyrie Irving ‘should be able to play’

Celtics players keep Ime Udoka in mind even as they trust in Joe Mazzulla

business

David Wang, a robotic software engineer, looks over a robot before a demo inside the Amazon Robotics facility in Westborough on Nov. 10.

Amazon shows off latest robots, drones, and electric vehicles in Westborough

Vaping company Juul cuts 400 jobs amid growing setbacks

Wall Street surges, Dow up 1,200 points on cooling inflation

politics

An election worker inserts a stack of ballots into a scanning machine at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Thursday in Phoenix, Ariz. Ballots continue to be counted in Maricopa County two days after voters went to the polls for the midterm election in Arizona.

Midterm elections: Control of the House and Senate are yet to be determined. Follow along.

Zinke will represent newly drawn House district in Montana

Biden to nominate former Obama and Bush official to lead IRS overhaul

Nation

A woman casts her ballot in the midterm election at a polling place in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Abortion played a larger role in midterm election results than even many Democrats, who had made it central to their campaigns, expected.

‘My main, core issue’: Abortion was the driving force for many voters

An inflation-driven midterm will not change Biden’s economic focus

US providing abortion access for detained migrant youths

World

This combination image shows President Biden and China's President Xi Jinping. President Biden says he hopes to use an anticipated meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping to discuss growing tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Biden to meet China’s Xi on Monday for Taiwan, Russia talks

Russia withdrawing, Ukrainian official fears ‘city of death’

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend G-20 summit

opinion

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

Early midterm results point to a win for democracy

The election may have been calm, but a voter suppression storm is still brewing

lifestyle

Dave Chappelle.

Here’s what to know about the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle hosting ‘SNL’ this weekend

Does my six-month rule make sense?

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

food & dining

Coconut scallop crudo at Pescador in Kenmore Square.

Pescador opens in Kenmore Square; Sub Rosa slides into the South End

Recipes: Crispy Sichuan-chili chicken and two more sweet and savory meals

Would you like a tahini latte with your oil change?

travel

These are the top travel-inspired baby names

Lights in Maine, festivities in the Berkshires, and luxury lodges in Botswana

Get sporty at these local halls of fame

Arts

Jay DuBois, left, and Aaron Kakos install Michaelina Wautier’s self-portrait at the MFA. It will be the first ever US exhibit of Wautier's work, a newly discovered female artist from the Dutch Golden Age.

The best female Old Master you’ve never heard of. Until now.

Of garments and Gloucester: celebrating the Folly Cove designers

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

Books

In Russell Banks’s new novel, ‘The Magic Kingdom,’ an aged exile details the darker side of utopia

Kerri K. Greenidge’s ‘The Grimkes’ examines slavery’s enduring family legacy

Alejandro Varela on becoming a serious reader

Movies

From "Is That Black Enough for You?!?"

In ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?,’ history lesson meets film criticism

Black enough for me: Two critics discuss ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ mourns its fallen hero

Television

Bruce Springsteen, pictured with Jimmy Fallon on "Late Night" in 2011, will perform on Fallon's "Tonight Show" Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, and then again on Thanksgiving eve.

Get set to see a lot of Springsteen on ‘The Tonight Show’

Here’s what to know about the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle hosting ‘SNL’ this weekend

9 notable shows coming back in the coming weeks

music

STL GLD (from left): Moe Pope, Jonathan Ulman, The Arcitype, Tim Hall, and Christopher Talken.

STL GLD expands its sound and vision with ‘Rock Boyega’

Hoping to snag a Taylor Swift ticket? Be prepared for sticker shock.

With Plains, singers Jess Williamson and Katie Crutchfield merge on a country road

Theater/Dance

A scene from SETU's 2016 performance of "Ramayana" at Belmont Town Hall Theater. The troupe's upcoming production, "Seven Steps Around the Fire," opens at Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown Friday.

Theater company shines a light on the oppression of India’s third gender

At Comics Come Home, Alex Edelman will be doing just that

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

globe local

The Quincy Symphony Orchestra will perform the Bruch Violin Concerto and and a symphony by Afro-American composer William Grant Still on Sunday, Nov. 13.

Orchestra features guest soloist during season’s first classical concert

Russian tea, crafting classes, and a play about television

Hingham voters say yes to funding two major projects

Obituaries

Mr. Jim Wilson often coordinated coverage of major events, including the Super Bowl and the World Series.

Jim Wilson, former Globe deputy director of photography, dies at 68

Gal Costa, singer who embodied Tropicália’s innovative spirit, dies at 77

Joe Tarsia, an architect of the Sound of Philadelphia, dies at 88