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Doctor faces allegations of inappropriate pelvic and breast exams

Brigham and Women’s Hospital said it began an investigation of Dr. Derrick Todd, a rheumatologist. He left the hospital in July and has since agreed to stop practicing medicine.

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This Red Sox job comes with some curious conditions, and other thoughts
Perhaps the most delicate detail involves manager Alex Cora, who won a power struggle with Chaim Bloom and gets more powerful every day.

Thirty-five years ago, Karen Allen fell in love with the Berkshires. Today, it’s her creative haven.

Starring now in Shakespeare & Company's “Lunar Eclipse” in Lenox, the actress also teaches, directs, knits, and owns a store.
PARENTING UNFILTERED

A grown-up’s guide to teenage social media

Meet Nell West, aspiring journalist and senior at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, here to kindly offer intel for the Facebook generation.

Lost in a world of words

More than half of Mass. third-graders can’t read proficiently. The state is failing its neediest learners.

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet here, in the birthplace of public education, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.
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Students at Donovan Elementary improve their reading skills by using phonemic awareness exercises
Kids at Donovan Elementary learn to read using phonemic awareness exercises. (Randy Vazquez/ Globe Staff) ( Randy Vazquez )

As migrants overwhelm state shelter system, Auchincloss asks Biden to send team to ‘assess’

“Given the scale of the crisis that Massachusetts is facing, we have to try all the things,” the Newton Democrat said in an interview.

From $16 million to $4.1 million: What a downtown office building sale signals about Boston’s real estate market

The sale could be a warning of the possible distress facing much of the city’s older office stock.

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression

Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty.

Trailblazing journalist leaves a lasting legacy
Almost half of longtime Boston Globe reporter Gloria Negri’s estate — a bequest of $1 million — will go to Globe Santa. It is the largest financial donation ever made to the 68-year-old non-profit.

Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Former president Donald Trump is officially backing Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker.
Analysis: Stop saying no Republican can effectively serve as House speaker. There are two obvious paths. Trump ‘temporarily’ drops lawsuit against former lawyer-turned-witness Michael Cohen

Two men charged with murder in death of pregnant woman’s baby in Holyoke
A woman struck by a stray bullet while she was riding a public bus Wednesday was eight months pregnant, a prosecutor said in court.

Judicial inquest clears Cambridge police officer in fatal shooting of 20-year-old college student

Bodies of two divers in their 70s who drowned recovered at beach in Rockport

Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears middle linebacker, has died

The ferocious defender is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and his No. 51 jersey is retired by the Bears.

The Grog and Dog Jog is back, restoring an outlandish R.I. tradition

“It’s too bad an idea to die,” said Brien Lang, who came up the idea for a Providence relay race that involves running, drinking a beer, and eating a hot dog.

Lesley University is laying off faculty members amid budget crunch

The changes are driven by the school's effort “to operate as one university with a sharp focus on our strengths and the needs of the marketplace,” university president Janet Steinmayer said.
Opinion
IDEAS | ARTO VAUN

The things they could not carry

More than 100,000 Armenians fled Nagorno-Karabakh last month. For Armenians there and in the diaspora, it was the latest reminder of all that has been left behind.
EDITORIAL

As GOP support for Ukraine frays, Democrats should remain firm
SCOT LEHIGH

GOP presidential campaign in New Hampshire shows signs of life

Ron Currie

Will Donald Trump go the way of Paul LePage?
NEWSLETTERS

No good news about how the media covers Black people and their communities
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

At Brown University, New Zealand’s Ardern details how she handled gun control and the pandemic
Ardern, who resigned in January, also offers advice from Drake and an update on a species of flightless parrots.

St. Mary’s Lynn sets $2 million fundraising record, honors philanthropist Peter Lynch, Connell family
Peter Lynch, the legendary Fidelity money manager, received the William F. Connell Award for his long support of Catholic education. The Connell family received the Cardinal Cushing Award at a reception that raised a record $2 million for the school.

Amid lawsuit, state treasurer sets November hearing for suspended cannabis regulator
Shannon O'Brien, who was suspended from her role as the state's top cannabis regulator, said Thursday she is dropping her request for preliminary injunction after the state treasurer's office agreed to grant her a hearing on Nov. 7.

The Patriots are looking to J.C. Jackson and others to help out shorthanded defense
The Patriots need Jackson to not only be available but be able to play at the level he did in 2020 and 2021, when he registered 17 interceptions and 37 passes defensed.

Federal officials question Mass. oversight of special education
The review comes after parents, teachers, and advocacy groups accused the state of not fulfilling its supervisory role.

State launches new respiratory illness dashboard to track COVID-19, flu, and RSV
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health launched Thursday several trend-tracking dashboards to monitor cases of COVID, the flu, and RSV in the state.

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Here are the top 20 frequent flyers and biggest carbon polluters out of Hanscom Field, report says

A new report identified these 20 top frequent flyers out of Hanscom Field, accounting for 10 percent of all private jet activity at the airport, and 14 percent of its private jet emissions.
Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds

Humanoid robots may finally be coming to the business world — starting in warehouses
Until now, the cost and technical challenges of building humanlike robots have precluded their use in business. But a new wave of robot makers say they’ve created humanoid machines that are ready to get to work.

Trump uses presidential run to attack the institutions he says are after him
Experts say his rhetoric — and the ways he could act on it if elected — could endanger the very democratic institutions he is seeking to run.

Mystery solved: Cambridge officials reveal identity of Fresh Pond’s so-called ‘Loch Fresh Monster’
Some visitors to Fresh Pond in Cambridge claim to have spotted a mysterious creature out in the water, which they’ve dubbed the “Loch Fresh Monster.” But Cambridge officials say they can explain what it is.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s Banned Books Week. Now what?

Jazz Along the Charles to honor Boston’s legacy of women composers and musicians

‘Fat Ham,’ at the Huntington, updates ‘Hamlet’

Seu Jorge goes back to bossa nova with Antônio Carlos Jobim’s grandson

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

EDITORIAL

Democrats won’t miss Kevin McCarthy. Probably.
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?
JEFF JACOBY

The real reason an ‘America First’ mindset dominates the Republican base

IDEAS | ANNE ZINK

Syphilis, the ‘Great Pretender,’ is back
EDITORIAL

Giving Haiti a fighting chance
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

NH NEWS

Seeking a sponsor, a refugee from Ukraine also found a friend in N.H.

While sponsorship models raise concerns about an imbalance of power, the managing director of the International Institute of New England notes: “For the most part, there’s been a lot of success stories.”
RI ENVIRONMENT

Rhode Islanders concerned over lulls at bird feeders

While a lack of birds during the migratory season isn’t unusual, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island says there is reason to be concerned about declining bird populations.
COMMENTARY | COLIN GEOFFROY AND SAM GLYNN

The cost of doing business shouldn’t include unfair credit card swipe fees

Over the past decade, swipe fees have more than doubled, jumping nearly 17 percent last year, costing businesses $160.7 billion nationwide.
RI NEWS

The Grog and Dog Jog is back, restoring an outlandish R.I. tradition

“It’s too bad an idea to die,” said Brien Lang, who came up the idea for a Providence relay race that involves running, drinking a beer, and eating a hot dog.

Sports

dan shaughnessy

This Red Sox job comes with some curious conditions, and other thoughts

Perhaps the most delicate detail involves manager Alex Cora, who won a power struggle with Chaim Bloom and gets more powerful every day.

Justin Fields, DJ Moore overwhelm Commanders, help mourning Bears snap 14-game losing streak

The quarterback-wide receiver duo was too much for Washington, which drew boos from a sellout home crowd.

Matthew Poitras has ‘earned the right to stick around for a while,’ says Bruins coach Jim Montgomery

The 19-year-old center ended the preseason with the team lead in goals and points after netting the winner over the Rangers on Thursday.
HS football | Norwood 25, Holliston 24

Matty Mahoney (4 TDs), Norwood stage a heroic comeback in a Tri-Valley League thriller over Holliston
BASEBALL

Bob Melvin confirms he’ll be back as Padres manager in 2024
nfl

Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears middle linebacker, has died

Business

Economic spotlight turns to US jobs data as markets are roiled by high rates and uncertainties

Job growth in the United States has remained resilient for the past 2 1/2 years even after high inflation flared and the Federal Reserve jacked up interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades.

Trump’s penthouse value estimate boosted by millions due to his fame, execs testify in fraud trial

Another $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a single email from a real estate broker, who hadn’t commissioned an appraisal, didn’t inspect the triplex, and was told it was three times its actual size.
talking points

Jobless claims stay low in latest report

Biden memo directs US agencies to restore ‘healthy and abundant’ salmon runs in the Northwest
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MISS CONDUCT

My co-workers' jokes about suicide leave me rattled

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 2 - Oct. 15
The Education Issue

The 'anti-woke' legislation making N.H. teachers nervous
The Education Issue

Mass. schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.

metro

Trailblazing journalist leaves a lasting legacy

As migrants overwhelm state shelter system, Auchincloss asks Biden to send team to ‘assess’

St. Mary’s Lynn sets $2 million fundraising record, honors philanthropist Peter Lynch, Connell family

sports

The Patriots are looking to J.C. Jackson and others to help out shorthanded defense

Is Danton Heinen’s roster spot with the Bruins safe after being left out of the final preseason game?

Mets GM Billy Eppler, superseded by David Stearns, quits to offer new boss ‘clean slate’

business

Russian strike on village kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelensky seeks more Western support

China’s EV threat: a carmaker that loses $35,000 a car

Mortgage rates reach highs last seen in 2000

politics

Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

In reversal, Biden administration moves to expand border wall

Opposition to Ukraine aid becomes a litmus test for the right

Nation

Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says

Colorado funeral home with ‘green’ burials under investigation after improperly stored bodies found

Michigan judge to decide whether to drop charges against 2 accused in false elector scheme

World

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression

Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast had been feared for years

A Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy, a day after a rocket killed 51

opinion

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Biden’s American Climate Corps is weak and won’t save us

Banned Books Week: ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates

lifestyle

A grown-up’s guide to teenage social media

Turns out, there’s an age gap

Monday is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Boston. Here’s how to celebrate it.

food & dining

At Belmont’s new Hanami, a sprawling menu of sushi and small plates

Eastern Standard to reopen next week in new location

Fall food guide: 12 often overlooked best places to eat and drink in Rhode Island this fall

travel

Artsy views from Boston to Brattleboro, plus the bottom line on comfortable seating

Author Caroline Kepnes on pillowcases, peppermint patties, and the passenger from hell

Passport wait times are getting shorter

Arts

Preserving Portuguese history and culture in ‘Mouros’

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

Books

James Frankie Thomas writes a queer ‘elegy to a bygone era of the internet’ in ‘Idlewild’

Watertown Zine Fest celebrates marginalized voices through DIY publishing; new poetry anthology commemorates demolition of Salem power plant; Brattleboro Literary Festival opens on Friday

Author readings around Boston Oct. 8-14

Movies

Bradley Cooper plays Bernstein, Almodóvar unveils a queer cowboy movie, and more from the New York Film Festival

‘The Exorcist: Believer’: No sympathy for the devil

‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’ is a ‘visual memoir’ of a monumental voice in music

Television

On TV, duos are dynamic

‘Tiger King’ animal trainer ‘Doc’ Antle gets suspended sentence for wildlife trafficking in Virginia

Patrick Stewart memoir recalls ‘Next Generation’ dust-up

music

Nonprofit buying Iron Horse Music Hall — once the beating heart of Northampton’s live-music scene

Former Globe rock writers Steve Morse and Jim Sullivan inducted into N.E. Music Hall of Fame

‘I’ve always wanted to bring people together,’ says Handel and Haydn Society’s new director

Theater/Dance

Again taking wing over Cambridge

‘Fat Ham,’ at the Huntington, updates ‘Hamlet’

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71

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

Dick Butkus, legendary Chicago Bears middle linebacker, has died

Joe Christopher, an original Met who was Amazin’ in ’64, dies at 88

James Jorden, creator of an essential opera blog, dies at 69