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In Portland’s version of Mass. and Cass, efforts to sweep away homelessness are being challenged

Officials in Maine’s largest city are being urged to end the policy of sweeping homeless encampments.

Mayor, governor question feasibility of Widett Circle plan pitched as fix for Mass. and Cass

opinion | Yanique Redwood

I headed the BU Center for Antiracist Research. Here’s what I learned.

Antiracism work is not one-human-being work. It is collective work.

Ibram X. Kendi, head of Center for Antiracist Research at BU, defends layoffs and restructuring

BC swimmers and divers push back on suspension for alleged hazing

Nearly 30 team members have requested that the university immediately lift the program’s indefinite suspension.

Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
Ryan Koss could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted of gross negligent operation with death resulting.

Car collides with MBTA Green Line trolley in Brookline; shuttle buses replace trains

Dighton police chief to resign after being charged with insider trading

First human case of Jamestown Canyon virus found in New Hampshire this year, officials say

Boston woman rescued after hurting her leg in the White Mountains

Former MBTA employee pleads guilty to stealing from T, taking kickbacks
Hispanic Heritage Month

Meet six Massachusetts leaders from Amplify LatinX’s ALX100

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

First-ever Festival Latino to highlight the Hispanic community’s traditions and culture

Gael García Bernal delivers a knockout performance in ‘Cassandro’

As I See It | Stan Grossfeld

A remembrance of home

“As I See It,” a new weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. Grossfeld visits with Bangladeshi women play their version of musical chairs at communal gatherings.

David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." made Mr. McCallum a reluctant teen idol.
red sox

A confident Alex Cora sees success ahead soon for Red Sox: ‘We’re not that far off’

In the last year of his contract, the manager still relishes his job and believes the team can improve quickly.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Is there only one way to think, talk, teach, and write about racism?

Layoffs at Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at BU present an opportunity for the university to rethink how the center can advance the important work of identifying and tackling racism.
MARCELA GARCÍA

A respite for tens of thousands of Venezuelan arrivals

Joan Fitzgerald

Massachusetts lags on banning plastics
Michael E. Mann

Climate change and El Niño battle it out this hurricane season
Les Kaufman

NOAA needs to get serious about protecting Stellwagen Bank

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

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He starred in ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Parks and Recreation.’ Now you can sail with him on his windjammer in Maine.
Marc Evan Jackson is known for his witty, deadpan — and in his words, “very memeable” — characters on television shows such as “The Good Place.”

RI HEALTH
Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills
“If you’ve had a problem finding the vaccine, stick with it. More vaccine is on the way,” the CDC director said.

Tickets to Ford’s Theatre on night of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination sell for $262,500, Boston-based auction house says
A Boston-based auction house on Saturday sold a pair of tickets for a performance that President Abraham Lincoln attended on the night of his assassination in 1865 for $262,500, the company said.

As progressives split on rent control tactics, ballot campaign pushes ahead

A progressive state lawmaker is forging ahead with a bid to bring rent control back to Massachusetts — despite opposition from within his own movement.

From police to public works, Boston ponies up $2.1 million in discrimination payouts this year

The City of Boston paid out more than $2.1 million to settle civil rights and discrimination claims this year.

Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis will debate in November, Fox News announces

Fox News said the 90-minute event will be held in Georgia and will air on Nov. 30 on Sean Hannity’s show. The Florida and California governors both agreed to have Hannity moderate the debate.

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New designs on office life: Companies hope the workplace can be ‘a magnet, not a mandate’

Assigned cubicles and offices are out. “Touch-down spaces,” “coffee bars,” and “neighborhoods” are in. And video screens? They’re seemingly everywhere.

‘It’s not going to be the same without him’: Brockton mother grieves for her teen son fatally shot Friday
Pemi Benson, who identified her 15-year-old son Jason as the victim in Friday’s shooting, struggled with her loss this weekend, surrounded by loved ones.

In Arlington, an AI news site takes root
In the Boston suburb, there's a new local news site powered by artificial intelligence. It’s an uneasy thought for human journalists who’ve already seen digital technology ravage the industry.

William Pounds, MIT Sloan School dean who chaired a key Vietnam War-era panel, dies at 95
“The thing that everybody would say was he never met a stranger,” said Dr. Pounds’s sister, Dr. Lois Pounds Oliver of Durham, N.C. “He would talk to anyone.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel a powerhouse pop tandem at rainy Gillette

‘Everything Ms. stood for we’ve lost or are in danger of losing: abortion, child care, equal pay’

At Raising Voices fest, Taylor Mac will dig into ‘24-Decade History of Popular Music’

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

Special Projects

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Ideas

Teens Speak
EDITORIAL

No, the MCAS exam isn’t holding kids back
MARCELA GARCÍA

Tensions rise between Haiti and the Dominican Republic over border closure
EDITORIAL

Solo senators hold too much power over appointments
SCOT LEHIGH

The Rolling Stones keep rolling on
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Mayor, governor question feasibility of Widett Circle plan pitched as fix for Mass. and Cass

“It’s not something that, for me, seems feasible within the city’s purview,” Mayor Michelle Wu said during her monthly appearance on WBUR’s “Radio Boston.”

Car collides with MBTA Green Line trolley in Brookline; shuttle buses replace trains

A car collided with an MBTA Green Line trolley on Monday evening near St. Paul Street in Brookline, causing shuttle buses to replace trains on part of the trolley’s C line, officials said.

Dighton police chief to resign after being charged with insider trading

Shawn P. Cronin has informed the town that he is intending to resign from his position as he faces charges that he violated federal securities laws as part of a multimillion-dollar insider-trading scheme, officials said.

A federal government shutdown would have wide-ranging impacts in New England

More than 60,000 federal employees work in the region, and they could be facing halted paychecks.

Sports

Bengals 19, Rams 16

A hobbled Joe Burrow has enough to lead Bengals past Rams and to their first win

It wasn’t clear until just before the game whether Burrow would play because of a calf injury
nba

Report: Toronto Raptors emerging as front-runner for Damian Lillard trade, Celtics have shown interest

Lillard's preferred trade destination has long been reported to be the Miami Heat, though they have not been close in talks.
Eagles 25, Buccaneers 11

Eagles dispatch Buccaneers to remain unbeaten

The defending NFC champions, who won their first eight games a year ago, are off to a 3-0 start in consecutive seasons.
nfl

Raiders’ Chandler Jones posts cryptic messages on alleged hospital stay
NFL NOTEBOOK

Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in concussion protocol after loss to Steelers
NFL

Patriots will bring what scoring-challenged Cowboys are missing, Ezekiel Elliott, back to Dallas

Business

Writers strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal

The deal is made, the pickets have been suspended, and Hollywood’s writers are on the verge of getting back to work after months on strike.
larry edelman | trendlines

Don’t hold your breath for lower interest rates

The central bank's latest forecast surprised more than a few Fed watchers, rattled financial markets, and dimmed hopes for a quick reprieve from high borrowing costs.
chesto means business

Lawsuit raises a complex question: How many pot shops is too many in downtown Boston?

Compromise bill could move pay equity closer and help attract workers to Mass.
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

How scary is ‘Jaws,’ really? My second-grader asked to find out.
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 25 - Oct. 1
CONNECTIONS

I used to dread being dragged to the golf course by my dad. Then he got sick.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both have unique jobs so it was interesting hearing about hers’

metro

A remembrance of home

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

Authorities request 21 days in prison for Rhode Island man charged in Jan. 6 attack

sports

A relentless 80-minute player, Cohasset junior Nathan Askjaer on track for a breakout soccer season

Three things to watch for as the Red Sox play out the string

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones denies delivering intentional groin shot to the Jets’ Sauce Gardner

business

The Douglases broaden their ambitions for Urban Grape

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

Japanese regulators approve Leqembi

politics

A federal government shutdown would have wide-ranging impacts in New England

Important dates as N.H.’s presidential primaries approach

Tickets to Ford’s Theatre on night of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination sell for $262,500, Boston-based auction house says

Nation

Powerball draws numbers for giant $785 million jackpot

Biden and Trump square off for Michigan’s working-class voters

David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90

World

First Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine, Zelensky says

A new border crossing: Americans turn to Mexico for abortions

UK police open sexual offenses investigation after allegations about Russell Brand

opinion

We agree, it’s time to update our network of local public health departments

A call to action on climate change

No, the MCAS exam isn’t holding kids back

lifestyle

He starred in ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Parks and Recreation.’ Now you can sail with him on his windjammer in Maine.

My ex says we should stay roommates

The 11th annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival unites poets at the altar of Emily Dickinson

food & dining

Lesbian bars are disappearing nationwide, but there are signs of life in Mass.

Historic Block Island inn destroyed in fire had not been inspected by state since 2019

This Maine stout ranks among the country’s best seasonal beers, according to USA Today

travel

Historic Block Island inn destroyed in fire had not been inspected by state since 2019

This Maine stout ranks among the country’s best seasonal beers, according to USA Today

There’s a travel secret to overcoming the frustration of being locked out of the region’s most scenic races

Arts

Manet, Degas, and the nude that changed everything

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

Books

Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic

Author readings around Boston Sept. 24-30

Arrowsmith Press organizes memorial reading for Ukrainian novelist killed in bombing; annual Provincetown Book Festival opens Sept. 29; celebrating the art of indie comics and graphic novels

Movies

How scary is ‘Jaws,’ really? My second-grader asked to find out.

Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative agreement to end strike

Hollywood’s writers strike is on the verge of ending. What happens next?

Television

Fitchburg woman has sung her way to ‘America’s Got Talent’ finale

This week’s TV: Not your usual ‘Premiere Week,’ Jesse L. Martin gets a starring role, and a ‘Boys’ spinoff debuts

Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative agreement to end strike

music

It’s a ‘Last Splash’ anniversary, and the Breeders dive right in

A Pops salute to John Williams conjures movie magic

White Snake Projects delivers a striking take on a 16th-century Chinese mythological tale

Theater/Dance

At Raising Voices fest, Taylor Mac will dig into ‘24-Decade History of Popular Music’

A murder, a marriage, a ghost, and some barbecue. ‘Fat Ham’ adds new flavors to ‘Hamlet.’

In ‘POTUS,’ seven stressed women and one clown for a president

Health

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

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

Obituaries

William Pounds, MIT Sloan School dean who chaired a key Vietnam War-era panel, dies at 95

Erwin Olaf, photographer with an eye for the theatrical, dies at 64

Stephen Gould, tenor best known for tackling Wagner, dies at 61