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California Senator Dianne Feinstein, advocate for liberal priorities, has died
Dianne Feinstein, the oldest sitting senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state, but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.

President Biden, members of Congress pay tribute to Senator Dianne Feinstein: ‘A true trailblazer’

Remembrance
I was the reporter who wrote about Dianne Feinstein’s decline. But that’s not what I remember most.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein will be remembered as a trailblazing woman politician, a master legislator — and an artist.

Kevin McCarthy launches last-ditch plan to keep government open

The package cleared a procedural vote Friday but final passage in the afternoon was uncertain, testing whether House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has the support he needs from his slim Republican majority.
In Washington, waiting for governing What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans, and travel impacts, explained.

Massachusetts Republican Party settles campaign finance allegations with state, to pay $15,000
The MassGOP will pay $15,000 in three installments under the deal, which party chair Amy Carnevale signed Wednesday with Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office, according to a copy provided to the Globe.

Parents of freshmen in BC case say that hazing allegations are unfounded
“The public thinks something horrific happened, like what you think about during hazing events,” said one parent, “but nothing like that happened.”

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
A couple of months investors would rather forget
Stocks are way down and bond yields are near a 16-year high. Here’s what’s behind Wall Street’s dour mood.

Minuteman Technical superintendent to resign after less than a year following tumultuous tenure

Kathleen Dawson, the superintendent-director of the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District who was placed on leave in May amid mounting criticism of her leadership style, will resign this week.

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

The deal struck earlier this week will protect TV and movie screenwriters from losing their jobs to computers that could use artificial intelligence to generate screenplays. But the AI wars are far from over.

Quincy man, 29, indicted for allegedly beating Irish national to death on St. Patrick’s Day
Barry Whelan, formerly of Dublin, died from blunt force trauma.

Rush-hour storm floods New York City area, swamping streets and stranding people in traffic

Crash on Route 3 in Weymouth causes serious injuries, delays

Two police officers involved in shooting in Lakeville; man taken to hospital, officials say
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?

Only one of these recently refreshed hotels delivered. The other, sadly, didn’t live up to the hype or even promised services.
THE BERKSHIRES

We’re going to Lenox this fall. (Again.) Here’s why you should, too.

For the ultimate mix of fun and beauty, one New England town draws us back, again and again: Lenox. It has basically everything you need for a grownup getaway.

Wellesley swim’s 70-meet winning streak hangs in the balance at a meet vs. Milton overshadowed by questions
Wellesley's girls' swim team will be up against a Milton co-ed team that includes a number of boys who have posted very competitive times.

Aerosmith postpones remaining shows on tour, including New Year’s Eve date at TD Garden

The band says singer Steven Tyler is recovering from a fractured larynx in addition to the previously diagnosed damage to his vocal cords.

dan shaughnessy
Terry Francona gets to leave baseball on his own terms, and other thoughts
His tenure with the Red Sox didn't end well, but he will go down as the best manager in Boston baseball history.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘I want them to succeed’: Mass. school district lacks resources to support migrant students

An influx of migrant students enrolling in the state's public schools poses logistical and financial challenges as educators work to meet the students' needs.
Education Secretary Tutwiler wants to develop strategy around mental health support in schools

Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview
Against Micah Parsons and the Cowboys, is this finally the week Mac Jones delivers a signature win for the Patriots?
Jones and the Patriots need to beat a team that is widely expected to beat them. They get another chance Sunday. It’s about time they seized it.

Six reasons to be optimistic about the Patriots’ chances against the Cowboys

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Oher’s finances.

In a first, Mass. AFL-CIO set to elect a woman to the top job

Chrissy Lynch has been part of the state's labor movement for most of her career, and is always looking to bring more workers into the fold.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We chatted like we were old friends and laughed a lot’

Will good conversation drive these daters to want to see each other again?
Opinion
EDITORIAL

CCC needs to get its act together

Chaos at the state cannabis regulatory body undermines the legal marijuana industry as it gets off the ground in Massachusetts.
SCOT LEHIGH

Massport’s plan to expand private jet space at Hanscom is a climate debacle

LETTERS

Mass. can help residents grapple with ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
NEWSLETTERS

Dressing down the Senate’s dress code
Carine Hajjar

GOP presidential hopefuls fail to address the (orange) elephant in the room

Hispanic Heritage Month

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

Big lab space — and a supermarket — could soon come alongside Southie convention center
Two teams filed bids for the six acres, which are spread across three empty MCCA-owned lots on D and E streets in the shadow of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

United Auto Workers strikes spread to Chicago and Lansing as 7,000 more workers join the picket line

The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing, Mich.

Project conserves 3,700 acres of forest in northern New Hampshire
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has completed a long-term effort to protect two adjacent forests in the northern part of the state. The areas will remain open to hiking, hunting, fishing and forest management.

Top T infrastructure official says Green Line extension ‘didn’t meet construction standard’

Doug Connett told board members that “we know we have a problem” with narrowing tracks that are forcing trains to creep at a walking pace.

Controversial solar proposal heats up in Johnston
Opponents slam plan to build a 19-megawatt field on historic farmland, which now only needs a majority vote for a special-use permit.

BLOTTER TALES
Do you recognize this boat?
An abandoned boat turns up in Greenfield, sheep chase traffic in Stow, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

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Boston Globe Spotlight team

There are no words

They are among society’s most vulnerable — children with severe autism — and yet many endure abuse or neglect in the state-licensed residential schools that care for them. With not enough accountability and scant public disclosure, it is an invisible crisis.

Top Mass. cannabis regulator sues to lift suspension; treasurer says ‘several serious allegations’ prompted discipline
Shannon O’Brien, a one-time Democratic nominee for governor, argued that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg “willfully side-stepped” the law when she suspended her as the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Here’s how El Niño may impact our coming winter
No matter which winter prediction you look at, nobody really knows what’s going to happen, but there are some variables we can consider to help us understand what could happen in the coming months.

Former Methuen police chief, officer indicted in public corruption case
Former Chief Joseph Solomon “repeatedly misused his position of authority as police chief to repeatedly undermine the law for his own benefit,” the attorney general said.

Culture & Lifestyle

Author readings around Boston Oct. 1-7

All She Wrote Books set to reopen in East Somerville; new book of portraits brings dignity to those afflicted by Alzheimer’s; Letters About Literature program opens on October 2

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

Tedeschi Trucks Band throws a rousing ‘Garden Party’

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Normalizing Trump’s unhinged rage is an invitation to violence
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Will the Supreme Court side with loan sharks?
Simon Saradzhyan

Biden needs to act on Nagorno-Karabakh
EDITORIAL

Another overtime scandal — this time in state corrections
Ideas

The Bloom is off my Red Sox rose
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

In Jamaica Plain, one neighborhood unites against the destruction of a 150-year-old tree

A high-density, transit-oriented development built around an 80-foot oak tree seemed too good to be true. Now, neighbors fear it might be.

President Biden, Warren, Markey pay tribute to Senator Dianne Feinstein: ‘A true trailblazer’

President Biden and Massachusetts' senators honored Dianne Feinstein, the first woman to represent California in the Senate who broke barriers for women in politics.

Minuteman Technical superintendent to resign after less than a year following tumultuous tenure

Kathleen Dawson, the superintendent-director of the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District who was placed on leave in May amid mounting criticism of her leadership style, will resign this week.

Despite objections, BPDA OKs Charlestown plan

The new zoning plan will guide large-scale redevelopment around Sullivan Square.

Sports

minor details

A season-ending look at where things stand in the Red Sox farm system

Here is what the new head of baseball ops will have to work with to upgrade the major league team while continuing to build the system.

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Oher’s finances.
High Schools

Wellesley swim’s 70-meet winning streak hangs in the balance at a meet vs. Milton overshadowed by questions

Wellesley's girls' swim team will be up against a Milton co-ed team that includes a number of boys who have posted very competitive times.
red sox at orioles | 7:05 p.m. (NESN)

Game 160: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and notes
Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

Against Micah Parsons and the Cowboys, is this finally the week Mac Jones delivers a signature win for the Patriots?
dan shaughnessy

Terry Francona gets to leave baseball on his own terms, and other thoughts

Business

United Auto Workers strikes spread to Chicago and Lansing as 7,000 more workers join the picket line

The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing, Mich.

Kevin McCarthy launches last-ditch plan to keep government open

The package cleared a procedural vote Friday but final passage in the afternoon was uncertain, testing whether House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has the support he needs from his slim Republican majority.

Despite objections, BPDA OKs Charlestown plan

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?
magazine
Globe Magazine

The ‘anti woke’ legislation making K-12 teachers in New Hampshire nervous
The Education Issue

Massachusetts schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We chatted like we were old friends and laughed a lot’
CONNECTIONS

Why I owe my marriage to bad spelling

metro

Democratic leader ‘deeply concerned’ about delayed notification of N.H. lawmaker’s admission

Project conserves 3,700 acres of forest in northern New Hampshire

Massachusetts Republican Party settles campaign finance allegations with state, to pay $15,000

sports

David Montgomery powers Lions to sole possession of first place in NFC North

Two teams going in opposite directions: Red Sox are at rock bottom and Orioles are AL East champs

Lynn Classical’s Brian Vaughan Jr., John Nasky conduct a masterclass in the passing game in Greater Boston rout of Medford

business

A couple of months investors would rather forget

K-zao, a queer tailoring studio in Providence, designs bespoke suits for diverse clientele

Big lab space — and a supermarket — could soon come alongside Southie convention center

politics

President Biden, Warren, Markey pay tribute to Senator Dianne Feinstein: ‘A true trailblazer’

Kevin McCarthy launches last-ditch plan to keep government open

California Senator Dianne Feinstein, advocate for liberal priorities, has died

Nation

Rush-hour storm floods New York City area, swamping streets and stranding people in traffic

Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base

Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to delay trial in wake of fraud ruling that threatens his business

World

Western leaders urge arms manufacturing in Ukraine

Nagorno-Karabakh government says it will disband

China takes back pandas from zoos in US, UK

opinion

Chronic underfunding threatens foundation of Mass. public housing

New Bedford would feel the loss of UMass art program

I write not to praise X but to bury Twitter (it’s a dead name)

lifestyle

Here’s what bothers parents about kids’ fashion

Eight tips for getting along with your live-in partner

Is my friendship preventing me from finding love?

food & dining

Pigs in a blanket and other nostalgia on the menu at Sloane’s

First-ever permanent Central Perk is opening soon in Boston. (Sorry, New York.)

Rosebud in Davis Square to close for a rebrand

travel

Didn’t make it to Tanglewood this summer? A fall stroll sounds just as good.

We’re going to Lenox this fall. (Again.) Here’s why you should, too.

Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?

Arts

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

Books

Marty Baron, author of the new book ‘Collision of Power,’ tells the stories behind the stories

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

Rebecca Clarren’s Jewish ancestors fled a pogrom in Odesa for the US. They started over in South Dakota — on stolen land

Movies

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

‘Stop Making Sense’ in IMAX: Same as it ever was, but bigger and even better

Michael Gambon, actor who played Professor Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies

Television

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

Life after ‘Mad Men’ is a varied path for Jon Hamm

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will be live for the first time this year, with Elton John and Brandi Carlile performing

music

Las Vegas police arrest man on suspicion of murder in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac, sources say

Aerosmith postpones remaining shows on tour, including New Year’s Eve date at TD Garden

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Theater/Dance

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

A father reckons with his grief by getting onstage and holding back nothing

Jad Abumrad talks teaming up with Ira Glass, the future of podcasting, and the dearth of ‘deep-dive journalism’

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

Michael Gambon, actor who played Professor Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies

Michael Bonallack, Britain’s greatest amateur golfer and and chief of the R&A club, dies at 88

Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died