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Boston College suspends men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams indefinitely for hazing

University administrators “determined that hazing had occurred within the program,” according to a statement released Wednesday.

More hazing, this time in Wrentham and at Boston College. When does it end?

Following layoffs, Boston University announces ‘inquiry’ into Ibram Kendi’s Antiracist Center

The assessment comes less than a week after Kendi laid off more than half the Center’s staff.

Friends mourn Dale Mooney, longtime fan who died after fight at Patriots game
Friends of the 53-year-old New Hampshire man are remembering him as a longtime fan of the team who was deeply devoted to his wife and two children.

Initial autopsy results identify medical issue, did not suggest ‘traumatic injury’

Klaviyo breaks Boston tech’s two-year IPO drought. What does that mean for the economy?
In its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Klaviyo’s stock closed at $32.76, giving it a valuation of about $10 billion.

Economic gloom adds urgency to auto workers’ strike demands and imperils Biden

Interviews with a dozen workers on the picket line in Wayne, Mich., revealed deep frustration with an economy still reeling from inflation and yawning inequality.

Toddler struck and killed by tow truck in Maine

Adult brother charged with manslaughter in shooting death of 12-year-old boy in Mattapan

Two people taken to hospital after multiple swimmers rescued from rip current in Salisbury, fire chief says

People wore masks inside Quincy Market in the summer of 2021.

CDC will invest $262.5 million to forecast the spread of infectious diseases

“In public health, we don’t currently have systems that are the equivalent of satellites and radar. I’m hoping this will lead to that kind of equivalent capacity for infectious disease outbreaks.”

Biden administration will again allow Americans to order free COVID-19 tests

Progressive legislators, advocates rally in support of murder law reform
In Massachusetts, people convicted of first-degree murder are automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. And in some cases, participants in certain crimes resulting in death may be found guilty of first-degree murder even if they weren’t the killer.

Gisele Bundchen attends the Gisele Bundchen x Gaia Herbs Launch Event on Sept. 15, 2023 in New York City.

Four things we learned from Gisele Bundchen’s wide-ranging People interview

Nearly a year after her divorce from Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen discussed the impact of the split on her family, their life in Miami, and giving up alcohol.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Can anybody stop Donald Trump?
With 2024 campaigning well underway in N.H., Globe Opinion’s Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Joan Vennochi, and Carine Hajjar weigh in on the GOP field and whether President Biden is too old to run again.

Globe Summit 2023

David Hogg, cofounder of Leaders We Deserve, a political action committee, was interviewed Wednesday at the Globe Summit 2023 at CitySpace in Boston.

Antiviolence advocate David Hogg says young people are coming for politicians’ jobs in talk at Globe Summit

Gen Z is defying the stereotype that young people are disengaged from politics, with many young candidates aiming to oust longtime elected leaders, antiviolence activist David Hogg said at the Globe Summit on Wednesday.

The future of news is entrepreneurial and expansive, industry leaders say at Globe Summit NCAA president Charlie Baker discusses his role and the state of collegiate athletics See the full schedule for Globe Summit 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month

The Acostas in Havana — parents Antonio and Rosa Acosta, 2-year-old Rosalin in her mother’s arms, and brother Anthony.

Talent and education aren’t always enough. So I work to ensure opportunities for all.

Performers with Aqua Sol Serano, from Hyde Square Task Force Youth in Action, danced to the sounds of Jorge Arce and his musicians. To celebrate the start of Latinx Heritage Month, a Fiesta en la Plaza was held on Boston’s City Hall Plaza.

Latinx Heritage Month kicks off with fiesta on City Hall Plaza

The beautiful resistance of Boston Celtics center Al Horford.

The Hispanic History I Carry With Me: Al Horford

Veronica Robles (center), a Boston-based Mariachi singer, with Cassandra McDonald (left) and Nicole Edgecomb (right), is slated to perform at the City of Boston’s Fiesta en la Plaza.

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

Sophie Jaques was selected 10th overall by Boston during the second round of the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League draft in Toronto.

‘It’s a really strong group:’ Members of PWHL Boston’s inaugural draft class are excited for what’s ahead

The new league held a press conference Wednesday to share reactions from draftees who attended virtually.

The main house, an efficient 30-by-40-foot box, is connected by a small mudroom to a simple 20-by-30-foot garage with a family room and Jonathan’s art studio above it. (He also has one downtown.) The building in the foreground is The Off Grid Spa, Leyea’s polarity and aesthetics practice.

Harnessing the power of love and the sun, Rockport family lives off the grid

A family of five enlists Yankee Barn Homes to create a modern farmhouse in Rockport, where they’ve been living off the grid for about a year.

A cyclist passes under changing fall foliage on Freeman Street in Brookline.

September brings first hints of fall weather, possibly more flooding

An area of low pressure will be moving northward along the coastline bringing more rain, humidity and even some thunderstorms. It is still unclear just how far north this rain will come and how long it will last.

Opinion

The Supreme Court’s current majority holds the view that unless a right, or a prohibition like the federal gun law at issue, was contemplated by the drafters of our Constitution, it cannot possibly be reconciled with it.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Supreme Court is set on a course that dooms us to repeat history

Rulings on crucial rights and protections will turn on one key question: whether they are “deeply rooted in our nation’s history and tradition.” That should worry us all.

Behind the biggest hospital story to rock Boston in 30 years: ‘Everyone knew’

Live long and prosper

There they go again: Trump and his enablers spread another large lie

Don’t blame domestic violence victims in child welfare cases

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Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader.
Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

Share your thoughts on Peter Faneuil: Merchant prince, philanthropist, slave trader

Peter Faneuil was an active trafficker who financed voyages from Boston to West Africa to purchase hundreds of slaves. And he kept at least five slaves to serve his own household.

Watch | Boston Globe Today: How and why we compiled the history of Peter Faneuil

More recent News

Healthcare and government leaders support bill to address health disparities in the state
Health system leaders and elected officials testified in support of An Act to Advance Health Equity Wednesday.

Former Stoneham police officer pleads guilty to defrauding landlord

Robert Kennedy, 54, of Stoneham, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to two counts of wire fraud in connection with a pattern of providing misleading information in rental applications, and then intentionally withholding rent payments, officials said.

Federal judge dismisses property owners’ lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s new shore access law
US District Court Judge William E. Smith found that the case brought by the Rhode Island Association of Coastal Taxpayers lacked standing in federal court

RANGERS 15, RED SOX 5

Rangers rout Red Sox as a lost season continues to spiral
Through 27 starts this season, it has become apparent that Brayan Bello is a much different pitcher during the day then he is at night.

These 275 Massachusetts schools were identified as needing state assistance or intervention

Results from the spring 2023 MCAS, which were released Tuesday, threw the educational damage of the pandemic into stark relief: Three years after Massachusetts shuttered its schools, students have yet to recover academically.

See 2023 MCAS scores for schools across the state

Rhode Island man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs hidden in children’s toys, Halloween decorations

Nathan Boddie, 38, of Pawtucket, was part of a nationwide drug ring that hid methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine inside packages of children's toys, Halloween decorations and Disney items, the US Attorney's office said Wednesday.

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Cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta helps most but not all with the deadly genetic disease

Cystic fibrosis miracle drug Trikafta, helps 90% of people, the other 10% are still waiting for their aid. (Randy Vazquez/Globe Staff)

Three siblings with cystic fibrosis bonded over daily struggles. Then came a breakthrough drug.

With Vertex's cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta, death no longer looms so close for many patients. But now, they face unfamiliar worries about careers, money, and old age — “the existential threat of living.”

What the Dana-Farber, Brigham divorce means for patients
The decision could pull apart care teams and force some to change which doctors they see.

The Biden administration finally named a coordinator to combat book bans. That was the easy part.
Even as they see a political opportunity to take on the conservative “parents’ rights” movement, the options for the federal government to engage are limited and themselves politically fraught.

I used to dread being dragged to the golf course by my dad. Then he got sick.
When my dad told me to spread his ashes on the third green, I knew what he meant.

Culture & Lifestyle

Tiya Miles on a recent walk around Walden Pond.

In her new book, Tiya Miles explores how wilderness influenced powerful women in American history

Lynn Asare-Bediako and Lydia Evans

BlackBox Film Festival makes space for Black student filmmakers in the Boston area

Books podcasts to help you feel like you've joined your favorite book club.

10 podcasts that will make you feel like you’re in a book club

Janelle Monáe performs at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday night.

At MGM Music Hall, a Janelle Monáe joy ride

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Astrida Schaeffer received an infusion of Leqembi at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Aug. 15.

Hampus Hillerstrom and Jo Ann Simons

People with Down syndrome deserve access to Alzheimer’s treatment

During a Sept. 11 campaign event in Rye, N.H., Chris Christie, a Republican presidential primary candidate, autographed a photo of him with Barack Obama.

Chris Christie takes on mission impossible in GOP presidential nomination race

A cyclist sloshed through Coolidge Corner.

When building bike lanes isn’t enough

The upper shelves at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier, Vt., were spared by the flood waters that laid waste to downtown in July.

IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

After the Vermont flood

Army veteran Bob Perry entered a polling precinct to cast a ballot in the Massachusetts presidential primaries in 2020 in Seekonk.

Keep Trump on the ballot and let voters decide

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Initial autopsy results identify medical issue in death of Patriots fan at Gillette, did not suggest ‘traumatic injury’

The precise cause of death will require further testing by the state medical examiner’s office, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said Wednesday. No charges have been filed in Dale Mooney's death.

Following layoffs, Boston University announces ‘inquiry’ into Ibram Kendi’s Antiracist Center

The assessment comes less than a week after Kendi laid off more than half the Center’s staff.

Adult brother charged with manslaughter in shooting death of 12-year-old boy in Mattapan

Walter L. Hendrick, 22, is due to be arraigned Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court, on charges of manslaughter, witness intimidation and firearms offenses for the July 13 death of 12-year-old Savion Ellis, Boston police said.

Progressive legislators, advocates rally in support of murder law reform

In Massachusetts, people convicted of first-degree murder are automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. And in some cases, participants in certain crimes resulting in death may be found guilty of first-degree murder even if they weren’t the killer.

Sports

Dale Mooney, a New England Patriots fan who died Sunday.

Initial autopsy results identify medical issue in death of Patriots fan at Gillette, did not suggest ‘traumatic injury’

The precise cause of death will require further testing by the state medical examiner’s office, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said Wednesday. No charges have been filed in Dale Mooney's death.

The game was scoreless when Lionel Messi was subbed out and he left for the locker room, but Inter Miami beat Toronto, 4-0.

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi leaves late in first half with leg issue

Messi was subbed off in the 37th minute after spending a few minutes laboring.

Aaron Boone is tied for the most ejections this season among major league managers.

BLUE JAYS 6, YANKEES 1

Aaron Boone tossed as surging Blue Jays ride Kevin Gausman past Yankees

The Yankees took a few hits, watching manager Aaron Boone get ejected again and learning rookie center fielder Jasson Domínguez had Tommy John surgery.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK

Bishop Feehan’s Amanda Peck reinforces the notion center backs are central to defensive success in girls’ soccer

WNBA PLAYOFFS | Sun 90, Lynx 75

Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner help the Sun advance to their fifth straight WNBA semifinals

Report: Trent Brown agrees to restructured contract with Patriots

Business

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Can anybody stop Donald Trump?

With 2024 campaigning well underway in N.H., Globe Opinion’s Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Joan Vennochi, and Carine Hajjar weigh in on the GOP field and whether President Biden is too old to run again.

Biden forms White House office focused on averting gun violence

President Biden is creating a White House office dedicated to gun violence prevention, according to people familiar with the matter, amid calls from activists to do more to address the issue in lieu of congressional action.

Mass. technology group wins Defense Department grant

France rolls out the red carpet for King Charles III’s state visit

magazine

The number of Americans living to 100 is exploding. But there’s a glaring problem.

Potato Gnocchi

Add potato gnocchi to your cooking repertoire

From left: Constanza Cabello, Elias Torres, Amanda M. Fernández, Jay Calderín, Silvia López Chavez, and Dr. Daniela RamÍrez Schrempp

Hispanic Heritage Month

Meet six Mass. leaders from Amplify LatinX's ALX100 list

Head to Boston Landing this Saturday for a free event to celebrate the season.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 18-24

metro

People wore masks inside Quincy Market in the summer of 2021.

CDC will invest $262.5 million to forecast the spread of infectious diseases

Healthcare and government leaders support bill to address health disparities in the state

September brings first hints of fall weather, possibly more flooding

sports

Matt Corral's locker was cleaned out by the time the media was allowed in to the locker room Wednesday.

The curious case of QB Matt Corral: Patriots claimed him, waived him, then had him in for a visit Wednesday

‘It’s a really strong group:’ Members of PWHL Boston’s inaugural draft class are excited for what’s ahead

In his eighth professional baseball stop, Zack Weiss is making the most of his opportunities with the Red Sox

business

John Grisham (left) and George R.R. Martin are among more than a dozen authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale.”

Franzen, Grisham, and other prominent authors sue OpenAI

Klaviyo breaks Boston tech’s two-year IPO drought. What does that mean for the economy?

GE tells judge UK firm sold thousands of bogus jet-engine parts

politics

David McCormick speaks during a campaign stop in Lititz, Pa., on May 13, 2022.

Republican David McCormick is expected to announce he’s entering Pennsylvania’s US Senate race

No Labels push in closely divided Arizona fuels Democratic anxiety about a Biden spoiler

Zelensky returns to Washington to face growing dissent among Republicans to US spending for Ukraine

Nation

Sheneen McClain, mother of Elijah McClain, sits outside the courtroom at the Adams County Justice Center for the start of a trial of two of the police officers charged in the death of her son, Sept. 20, in Brighton, Colo.

Testimony begins in officers’ trial over death of Elijah McClain, who was put in neck hold, sedated

Census shows 3.5 million Middle Eastern residents in US, Venezuelans fastest growing Hispanic group

Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn’t rule out US Senate run in first remarks since acquittal

World

The US Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.

Shots fired outside US Embassy in Lebanon, but no injuries have been reported

Top US Air Force official in Mideast worries about possible Russia-Iran ‘cooperation and collusion’

France rolls out the red carpet for King Charles III’s state visit

opinion

A ribbon honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings is seen on the side of Mattapan Ladder 29 in August 2013.

Hard realities and gray areas in fire department economics

Romney leaves an integrity gap that will be hard to fill in Senate

Positive reinforcement can light the path to police reform

lifestyle

Gisele Bundchen attends the Gisele Bundchen x Gaia Herbs Launch Event on Sept. 15, 2023 in New York City.

Four things we learned from Gisele Bundchen’s wide-ranging People interview

These 3 New England corn mazes rank among the country’s best, according to USA Today

Is it too soon to have another child?

food & dining

Seared okra with masala-spiced yogurt and plantain crumbs at Comfort Kitchen in Uphams Corner.

These local restaurants are getting national attention

Kraft Heinz recalling some American cheese slices because the wrappers could pose a choking hazard

At Lenox Sophia, every night is a dinner party

travel

Edward Tufte’s Rocket Science 3, is a full-size, fully-equipped airstream with operating lights.

Falling for Woodbury, ‘the most charming small town in Connecticut’

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Arts

Camille Seaman, "Running to See, Ross Sea, Antarctica, December 2006."

Two photo shows capture the shapes of water

Rare Wyeth painting bought for $4 at N.H. thrift store sells for $150,000 at auction

Get a jump on your holiday shopping with these open studio events

Books

Tiya Miles on a recent walk around Walden Pond.

In her new book, Tiya Miles explores how wilderness influenced powerful women in American history

Suzanne Simard, best-selling author of ‘Finding the Mother Tree,’ pledges advocacy for environmental protection ‘until I’m dead’

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

Movies

Lynn Asare-Bediako and Lydia Evans

BlackBox Film Festival makes space for Black student filmmakers in the Boston area

Michael J. Fox receives 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at Clinton Global Initiative

Gael García Bernal delivers a knockout performance in ‘Cassandro’

Television

Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in "Dreaming Whilst Black."

Inventive, observant ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ leaves you wanting more

Four things we learned from Gisele Bundchen’s wide-ranging People interview

Hamm adds some serious ambiguity to soapy ‘Morning Show’

music

Pat Flynn (left) and his Fiddlehead bandmates.

Fiddlehead frontman (and schoolteacher) Pat Flynn claims the space where hardcore and history meet

Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan announces tour, Fenway Park show in 2024

Press Play: Classical music the whole family can enjoy

Theater/Dance

Andrew Barbato (left) and Alex Nader, shown onstage with Story Pirates, cohost “SPTV.” The two Massachusetts natives first performed together as teenagers at Wheelock Family Theatre.

Story Pirates gets its ideas from kids, and then the fun begins

At Lyric Stage, Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ meets the moment

Tennessee Williams’s explorations into fantasy and science fiction will lift off in Provincetown

Health

Isabella Rowe takes a phone call at the Harris Center for Mental Health in Houston, as part of the 988 Lifeline.

In its first year, calls to 988 Lifeline increase 50 percent in Rhode Island

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Your health insurance costs are likely going up in R.I. next year. Here’s by how much.

Obituaries

Mr. Teevens, seen during a Dartmouth football game against Princeton in 2006, was named New England Coach of the Year three times.

Buddy Teevens, gridiron innovator and iconic Dartmouth football coach, dies at 66 after bicycle accident

Roger Whittaker, balladeer with an international following, dies at 87

Irish Grinstead of R&B group 702 dies at 43