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Republicans win 218 seats needed to control House, securing slim majority that will complicate party’s ability to govern

Senate advances legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages

Mitch McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader, holding off challenge from Rick Scott

Harvard, Yale law schools to withdraw from US News & World Report rankings

The Ivy League schools released statements Wednesday criticizing the magazine’s rankings, with Yale Law Dean Heather K. Gerkencq calling them “profoundly flawed.”

Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack

NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance both said Wednesday that a missile strike in Polish farmland that killed two people did not appear to be intentional and was probably launched by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine.

Killer who stabbed four University of Idaho students to death still at large

Police to hold news conference on slayings of four University of Idaho college students

THE GREAT DIVIDE

How are Mass. public school graduates faring? Here are key takeaways from a new state report.

Boston Public Schools receives over $2 million in funding to improve student outcomes

Mischievous coyote caught on video removing lawn decorations in Orleans

Venezuelan migrants board a bus on a ferry from Martha's Vineyard to Woods Hole on Sept. 16. The group was transported to Joint Base Cape Cod in Buzzards Bay.

In text messages, coordinators of Ron DeSantis migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard reveled in plotting surprise political stunt

The records come three months after the administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unceremoniously stranded migrants in Martha’s Vineyard.

See the texts between coordinators of Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

Red Sox

Red Sox have sweetened their offers to Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers
CEO/president Sam Kennedy asserted that the Sox are being aggressive with the two players, and that mistakes made with Mookie Betts are informing their actions.

Bench coach Will Venable leaving Red Sox to become associate manager for Rangers

The search is on for conductor Benjamin Zander’s prized musical scores after they vanished in a car theft
“It’s hours and hours of time,” Benjamin Zander said. "Suddenly I’m starting over with an unmarked score.”

Midterm elections

Kevin McCarthy clears first test in bid to lead House GOP, battle still ahead for speakership
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy cleared the first major step Tuesday toward becoming House speaker, winning majority support from colleagues on a secret ballot. He now faces a weeks-long slog to quell objections from his right flank before a final vote.

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218 seats for the majority

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How many women will be brutalized or die before we recognize the ways women are violently targeted?

Jeneé Osterheldt

The Wollaston rape should be charged as a hate crime

Christian M. Lynch is being held without bail. He has not yet been charged with a hate crime. But he could be.

The MIT Media Lab in Cambridge in 2019.

MIT Media Lab cancels fellowship program tied to crypto firm FTX

In an update posted on the Media Lab’s website Wednesday, MIT said it will no longer offer its “Future Fellowship” that was set to welcome its first class at the start of the 2023-24 academic year.

Tom Brady, David Ortiz among athletes sued over crypto losses in federal lawsuit filed by investor

Ryan Reynolds, left, and Will Ferrell in a scene from "Spirited" shot on Boston's Devonshire Street.

‘Spirited’ was filmed entirely in Mass. Here are all the Boston-area locations.

It may feel early, but a new film starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds is about to jump-start a season of holiday streaming. Location manager Mark Fitzgerald popped open the hood on the Boston-based production.

Opinion

Members of the media set up their cameras on the back riser before the arrival of President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in 2020.

Trump’s power comes from the press that promotes him

Can we ever free ourselves of him?

Battle lines drawn in council’s quest for civilian flaggers

RIP, Citizens for Limited Taxation

Despite midterms, Trump’s MAGA movement leaves him a force to be reckoned with inside the GOP

Trump — a wannabe kingmaker turned the king of losers

The New York Police Department graduating class of 2016 salutes during a ceremony at Madison Square Garden, July 1, 2016.

The Emancipator

Call ‘tough on crime’ what it is: a tool of racial oligarchy

Conservatives and liberals alike embrace a “law and order” framework, which blames reformers, the poor, and the unhoused for concerns about crime, and enforces rule based on wealth and racism. We need to build a better future.

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Special reports

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

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

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

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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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More recent News

As Trump launches another White House bid, Republicans increasingly appear ready to move on
Many Republicans are blaming former president Donald Trump and warning the party could suffer again in 2024 if he’s the presidential nominee.

Analysis: Why Donald Trump is running for president in 2024 — and why he announced it now

JetBlue to introduce Boston to Paris route in 2023
After London, JetBlue sets its sites on the City of Light.

Witness told police University of Virginia shooting suspect targeted victims, prosecutor says

A witness who saw a University of Virginia student open fire on a bus returning from a field trip described to police how the gunman targeted specific victims — many of them football players — shooting one as he slept, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday.

Healey has said she lives in Boston. In reality, the governor-elect moved out of the city months ago.
Maura Healey quietly moved to Cambridge months before her election victory last week, a relocation she had not shared with campaign finance officials, the general public, and even some supporters.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

First fall nor’easter ushers in below-average temperatures in New England
The theme of our weather for the next seven days is cold. While it won’t be January cold, it will be certainly below average for this time of the year.

It snowed! Here’s what the first snowfall of the season looked like.

At bars and restaurants, Thursday is the new Friday
The pandemic-altered rhythms of work and life mean the once-unremarkable day that predated the weekend is busier than ever.

Recommended reads

A Newton family is offering the city nearly 15 acres of land near Newton South High School for $24 million. In this photo illustration provided by LandVest Real Estate, the property's boundaries are highlighted by an outline. Brandeis Road and the high school can be seen in the lower part of the photo.

Newton family offers city nearly 15 acres for $24 million

A Newton family is offering the city the chance to buy about 15 acres of largely undeveloped land for $24 million — and local officials are soliciting developers’ proposals on partnering with the city to make a deal.

LOVE LETTERS

I would like to get to know a kind man who was an officer where I was incarcerated. Is there a chance?
After being released, I thought of reaching out to him.

Shirley man charged in fatal crash on I-190 in Leominster
Christopher Filz, 19, has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that took the life of a 16-year-old Ayer girl in October.

SURVEY SAYS | CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Social media is ruining our vacations
For insecure travelers, vacation fun is now determined by clicks and likes.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Carey Mulligan as Megan Twohey (left) and Zoe Kazan as Jodi Kantor in a scene from "She Said."

‘She Said’ chronicles the investigation that mobilized #MeToo

Jesse Eisenberg as Toby Fleishman in "Fleishman Is in Trouble."

A middle-age muddle in ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’

Is social media ruining our vacations?

Social media is ruining our vacations

Bartees Strange performs at the Sinclair, a stop on his first-ever headlining tour.

A defining moment for Bartees Strange at the Sinclair

Special Projects

Photo illustration

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.

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

A police officer stood at the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge construction site in Boston on July 31, 2017.

Battle lines drawn in council’s quest for civilian flaggers

Barbara Anderson, the longtime executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation, outside of her home in Marblehead, Mass., in 1990.

RIP, Citizens for Limited Taxation

Donald Trump looked on as Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, spoke at Trump's fly-in campaign rally in Latrobe, Pa., on Nov. 5. Oz lost to Pennsylvania lieutenant governor John Fetterman.

Trump — a wannabe kingmaker turned the king of losers

Parents in New England are asking pediatricians if their sick child may end up transported long distances to find a hospital room.

Presidents of the New England Chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics

America needs to invest in pediatric health care

When former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford went off the grid for a few days in June, 2009, he claimed to have been "hiking the Appalachian Trail." The phrase quickly became a euphemism for having an extramarital affair, which is what Sanford was really doing.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Not euphemistically speaking

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

Harvard, Yale law schools to withdraw from US News & World Report rankings

The Ivy League schools released statements Wednesday criticizing the magazine’s rankings, with Yale Law Dean Heather K. Gerkencq calling them “profoundly flawed.”

They’re fat and happy — and ready for their place on your table next to the cranberry sauce and stuffing

At Raymond’s Turkey Farm, thousands of big birds are getting ready for prime time — and some gravy.

See how they run

Murdoch helped make Donald Trump. Now, it seems, he thinks the ex-president is disposable, and that he can break him.

City of Salem, state to open temporary housing at Salem State campus for migrant, homeless families

Grappling with an influx of thousands of migrants coming to Massachusetts, state officials this week began converting a vacant Salem State University residential complex into temporary residences for as many as 60 families.

Sports

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is serving an 11-game NFL suspension for sexual misconduct allegations.

Deshaun Watson practices for first time with Browns during suspension

Watson is on track to play his first regular-season game in 700 days on Dec. 4 when the Browns visit Houston.

Commissioner Don Garber said MLS is closing in on linear deals after agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports expired.

Major League Soccer package on Apple TV to launch Feb. 1

The rights deal allows fans to watch every game without local blackouts or restrictions.

Will Venable has interviewed for major league managing jobs, including with the Red Sox.

Bench coach Will Venable leaves Red Sox to become associate manager of Rangers

Venable, who has been considered a manager-in-the-making, was brought onto the Sox staff by Alex Cora after Cora was rehired in 2020.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Teoscar Hernández trade gives Mariners a big bat while the Blue Jays add flexibility

Red Sox have sweetened their offers to Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers

kevin paul dupont | on hockey

So far, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery has played his cards right with Connor Clifton

Business

Harvard, Yale law schools to withdraw from US News & World Report rankings

The Ivy League schools released statements Wednesday criticizing the magazine’s rankings, with Yale Law Dean Heather K. Gerkencq calling them “profoundly flawed.”

Musk testifies in Delaware, defending his massive Tesla pay

Musk took the stand in a trial stemming from a Tesla shareholder lawsuit over his 2018 compensation package that turned out to be worth more than $50 billion and helped make him the world’s richest person.

Oversight Board says to restore Facebook post comparing Russians to Nazis

House to probe FTX collapse, ‘expects’ Sam Bankman-Fried to testify

magazine

44 indelible images from more than a century of Boston Globe photography

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

This week's daters: Tara and Evan

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was a tad sleepy. I’m not used to being out on a Sunday evening.’

Crispy Sichuan-Chili Chicken

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

metro

State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg was joined at the State House by some Boston sports teams' mascots for a live drawing of the Midday Numbers Game.

Mass. lottery 50th anniversary celebrated at State House

‘40 years later, I got some justice’: R.I. Representative Sherry Roberts sees stepfather sentenced for abuse

Jay Leno has ‘serious burns’ from a gas fire at his LA garage

sports

Julia Nearis (right), who is 5-7—12 in 12 games, has been a bright spot for Boston University

This is a good time for the four women’s Beanpot teams to regroup

Patriots running back Ty Montgomery out for season after undergoing shoulder surgery

In this view, Matthew Judon is the best free agent signing of the Bill Belichick Patriot era

business

The MIT Media Lab in Cambridge in 2019.

MIT Media Lab cancels fellowship program tied to crypto firm FTX

Tom Brady, David Ortiz among athletes sued over crypto losses in federal lawsuit filed by investor

Amid the Adderall shortage, people with ADHD face withdrawal and despair

politics

Former president Donald Trump gestured following his speech on Friday.

Major networks bypass live coverage of Trump speech

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: ‘Not going anywhere’

Senate advances legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages

Nation

See how many people have received a COVID-19 vaccine in your Mass. town

NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

Prosecutor: Witness told police UVA suspect targeted victims

World

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) shook hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the G20 Summit. World leaders struggled to find shared ground on the war in Ukraine.

As G20 summit ends, divisions persist on Russia sanctions

Expectations run high as an exuberant Lula speaks at climate summit

Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack

opinion

The New York Police Department graduating class of 2016 salutes during a ceremony at Madison Square Garden, July 1, 2016.

Call ‘tough on crime’ what it is: a tool of racial oligarchy

The taming of income inequality

Trump — a wannabe kingmaker turned the king of losers

lifestyle

Right Here Waiting for You

He hasn’t introduced me to his mother

‘It’s a Date!’ skips the small talk, goes straight for the funny business

food & dining

Raymond's Turkey Farm in Methuen was started in 1950 and is where 20,000 turkeys now roam, though not for long. The farm was started in 1950 by Claire and Raymond Rischer with just 24 turkeys. Chris Conley, left, and Jamie Rischer (in black) walked past the turkeys.

They’re fat and happy — and ready for their place on your table next to the cranberry sauce and stuffing

At bars and restaurants, Thursday is the new Friday

Lodge lightens up with the Blacklock line of cast iron cookware

travel

Interior view of JetBlue's new Airbus A321LR aircraft, which it will use for service between Boston and Paris. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff )

JetBlue to introduce Boston to Paris route in 2023

Social media is ruining our vacations

Breeze Airways adds service from R.I.’s T.F. Green to New Orleans and Raleigh-Durham

Arts

Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" is pictured at the “Art of the Brick” LEGO exhibit, which features works by Nathan Sawaya and opens Friday.

LEGO versions of the Mona Lisa, ‘Starry Night,’ coming to Boston

Fuller Craft Museum offers ‘Food Justice’ for thought

A camera cornucopia in the Seaport; drawers, but not drawings, in Brookline

Books

Andrew Morton's new book is "The Queen: Her Life"

Princess Diana biographer depicted in ‘The Crown’ stops in Boston this weekend on his latest book tour

Margaret Sullivan chronicles the rise of her career and democracy’s decline in new memoir

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

Movies

Writer-director Elegance Bratton on the set of "The Inspection."

Marine-turned-movie director Elegance Bratton on making ‘The Inspection’

‘Spirited’ was filmed entirely in Mass. Here are all the Boston-area locations.

‘She Said’ chronicles the investigation that mobilized #MeToo

Television

Entertainer Jay Leno smiles for a photo with fans at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 30, 2021.

Jay Leno has ‘serious burns’ from a gas fire at his LA garage

Jay Leno could need skin grafts after being severely burned in gas explosion in his garage

A middle-age muddle in ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’

music

Bartees Strange performs at the Sinclair, a stop on his first-ever headlining tour.

A defining moment for Bartees Strange at the Sinclair

Ice Nine Kills frontman gives ‘Thanx’ for slasher flicks and psychos

From Brussels to Boston, a young cellist brings Dvorak to Symphony Hall

Theater/Dance

From left: Lily Ayotte, Nettie Chickering, June Kfoury, and Jessica Golden in Hub Theatre Company of Boston's "Into the Breeches!"

‘Into the Breeches!’ gives rise to an all-female Boston-based Shakespeare production

So much goes right in Lyric’s uproarious ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’

In ‘The Chinese Lady,’ prejudice and exploitation, seen from a stage

globe local

"Holiday Gala at the Whistler House," painted by Dave Drinon in 2015 for that year's auction, imagines the house's main gallery through a 19th-century lens. The annual party and auction returns Dec. 2.

Open skating, a call for artists, and a Thanksgiving reenactment

Church coffeehouse honors late comrades

Newton family offers city nearly 15 acres for $24 million

Obituaries

Professor Henry Rosovsky, right, with the philosopher and author Allan Bloom in New Brunswick, N.J. on March 11, 1988.

Henry Rosovsky, who redefined Harvard to its core, dies at 95

Virginia McLaurin, sharecroppers’ daughter who danced with the Obamas, dies

John Aniston, star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dead at 89