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Israel pounds Gaza neighborhoods, as people scramble for safety in sealed-off territory
On Tuesday, Hamas fired barrages of rockets toward the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon and Tel Aviv. Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel, and medicines into Gaza.

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The history of the Gaza Strip, explained

As Israel pummels Gaza, families of those held hostage by militants agonize over loved ones’ safety

Rhode Islanders gather in solidarity with Israel against Hamas violence

Larry Summers ‘sickened’ by Harvard’s silence over attack on Israel

Senator Ed Markey booed for calling for ‘de-escalation’ in violence in Israel during Boston Common rally

‘Tragedy and trauma’: Brandeis professor’s daughter, son-in-law killed in Israel

Former patient files lawsuit against Brigham and Women’s doctor, alleging he sexually abused her during medical exams

A former patient of Dr. Derrick Todd on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the physician in Suffolk Superior Court, alleging he “sexually exploited, abused, harassed, and molested” her under the guise of medical treatment, according to legal filings.

Medfield man pleads not guilty to charges in fatal boat crash in Dennis

David Sullivan, who was indicted Sept. 29, appeared in Barnstable Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in connection with the boat crash that killed 17-year-old Sadie Mauro.

‘Like playing the lottery’: Laid-off biopharmaceutical workers give a snapshot of a cooling-down sector

Thousands of Massachusetts biopharmaceutical workers have been laid off in the past two years in what experts describe as one of the industry’s biggest shakeouts in decades.

In Vermont, animal welfare advocates want a 21-year-old hunter charged with animal cruelty
Logan Bogie shot a deer last October, but it lived for more than an hour before he finished it off.

Mast snaps aboard historic Maine schooner, killing one and injuring three
The main mast of a historic excursion vessel splintered and fell onto the vessel’s deck Monday, killing one person and injuring three others aboard the schooner Grace Bailey, officials said.

New Dana-Farber, Beth Israel cancer hospital is far from a done deal

Suspect sought for taking ‘illicit pictures’ of customers in clothing store changing rooms on Newbury Street, police say

Pilot accused of throwing tomatoes from plane pleads not guilty to stalking N.Y. woman by air

The dining area of Amar on the 17th floor of the Raffles hotel in Boston.

A first visit to Amar and Long Bar & Terrace

What’s it like to eat and drink on the 17th floor of the new Raffles Boston hotel? Here's what you need to know.

Tinned trout at Saltie Girl.

Trendy and tasty, tinned fish is both a ho-hum pantry staple and the hottest party fare

It's been around for a long time, but only recently achieved gourmet status. Here's why the shelf-stable snack is perfect for today’s more casual (and curious) eating styles.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The Celtics draft pick who chose the priesthood over the NBA
"I decided that I wanted to live a life in which — at the end of my life — I had done good for other people," Earle Markey said.

Globe Magazine

A fraught question for the children of Alzheimer’s: Is it coming for us?
Genes may play a smaller role than we think, but it’s hard to forget what happened to our mom.

Students and faculty filled the sidewalk during a change in class periods at Northeastern University in Boston.

Many Northeastern first-years start college at other campuses. Where do they fit when they arrive in Boston?

Some students say the university relies too heavily on its campuses outside of Boston, admitting more people than it has space for.

Caroline Ellison arrives at court in New York on October 10.

What to know about Newton native Caroline Ellison, who is set to testify in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial

Bankman-Fried’s on-again-off-again girlfriend and one of his most trusted deputies, Ellison battled a scrum of photographers on Tuesday to enter the Manhattan courthouse where she will take the stand.

The former Neiman Marcus at the Natick Mall will be redeveloped as what's likely one of Greater Boston's largest pickleball facilities.

Coming soon to Natick Mall: A pickleball club

The plan for the former Neiman Marcus building is part of a broader trend of repurposing large vacant spaces at shopping malls for sports and entertainment uses.

Bill Belichick's malfunctioning team has lost by 35 and 34 points the last two weeks.

christopher l. gasper

This season is Bill Belichick’s greatest challenge — and the biggest threat to his job

He must salvage a talent-deficient team of his own making before the season splinters into a million tiny pieces even he can’t glue back together.

Your view: What are your thoughts on Bill Belichick's coaching performance this season?

John Oliveira, the new commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.

Mass. Commission for the Blind’s new boss faces long road to rebuild after years of mismanagement

Massachusetts' blind community says new boss John Oliveira is just a first step to repair the state's Commission for the Blind.

Opinion

The cancellation this summer of a large housing development in Braintree, which would have added about 500 units of apartments near South Shore Plaza, was a setback for the state’s ambitious efforts to solve the regional housing crisis.

Why is the state still letting places like Braintree kill the housing we desperately need?

Local control is a choice, not a law of nature, and the demise of a 500-unit plan near South Shore Plaza is yet more evidence that it’s thwarting the Commonwealth’s urgent need for more housing.

Hamas’s attack is Israel’s Pearl Harbor

IDEAS | FRANCESCO BERTOLUCCI & STEFANO MORELLI

An Italian prison that is application-only

Richard Ben-Veniste

On 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Massacre, we must honor key actors

IDEAS | JUDY KUGEL

Can we ever really know our parents?

Hispanic Heritage Month

Jose Massó stands next to "The Embrace" monument on Boston Common. His name is one of 69 inscribed on the 1965 Freedom Plaza that encircles the sculpture.

On the air and off, José Massó has been heard

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, a long-time public health advocate and Latino radio host who has launched Rhode Island’s first Spanish-language health website, nuestrasalud.com.

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

Owner Edner Ttrente Et Un at Viva Mi Arepa, a Venezuelan restaurant in West Roxbury.

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial resumes with former CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand
After a recent jail stint for tax fraud, Allen Weisselberg was expected to testify about his role in preparing Donald Trump’s annual financial statements, which were given to banks, insurers, and others to make deals and secure loans.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent run for president draws GOP criticism, silence from national Democrats
Republicans attacked Kennedy as he launched an independent bid for the White House, reflecting growing concerns on the right that the former Democrat now threatens to take votes from Trump in 2024.

Independent Man statue will come down from R.I. State House before Thanksgiving
Engineers found some sections of the dome-shaped marble under the 11-foot-tall statue have separated and are damaged, so the statue and pedestal will need to come down for repairs.

Only one thing could make this Bostonian slow down at the Chicago Marathon: A kitten in distress
Sarah Bohan, who has lived in Boston since 2015, was running a personal-best pace. “My instinct kicked in and human nature kicked in,” she said of rescuing the animal during the race.

Legislators call for more oversight of Mass. child welfare system in series of new bills
Legislators are hopeful a new governor could help legislation move forward.

As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel.

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Greyhound abandoned Elisa Kennedy by the side of the highway. Then it refused to refund her ticket.

Greyhound abandoned her by the side of the highway. Then it refused to refund her ticket.

In August, Elisa Kennedy was stranded along Interstate 84 when her bus to New York pulled off the highway — leaving her out the $83.98 for the ticket plus the $200 she paid to complete her trip in a van.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘SNL’ returns, the ‘Frasier’ reboot debuts, and ‘Moonlighting’ fans can rejoice
Now that the Hollywood writers' strike is over, “Saturday Night Live” will return this week for its 49th season. The premiere will be hosted by former cast member Pete Davidson.

Regent inches closer to bringing electric seagliders to market, and more R.I. tech leaders to watch
Zero-emission electric seagliders manufactured in Rhode Island are one step closer to reaching the commercial market where they’ll be transporting people and cargo across waterways.

‘Out with the old’: Boston Public Schools attempts to raise reading scores through overhauling instruction
After years of dismally low reading scores, the state’s largest school system is making a dramatic shift toward “structured literacy,” instruction that draws on a body of research.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s Banned Books Week. Now what?

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

Marshall W. Mabry IV in "Fat Ham" at the Huntington Theatre.

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

Seu Jorge.

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

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

The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a bill that would further regulate the job application process in an effort to reduce the pay gap.

Why Massachusetts companies should include salary ranges in job postings

Israeli soldiers took positions in Sderot, Israel, on Oct. 7.

After Hamas attack, Israel will protect its people and its future

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Providence was vandalized in 2019. It later was moved to a park in Johnston, R.I.

I used to defend Columbus as ‘magnificent.’ I don’t anymore.

Jaiy Dickson of Boston carried a rainbow flag as she marched during the Gay Pride Parade in Boston on June 8, 2013.

Beyond Pride: A future museum to celebrate LGBTQ Boston

Representative Kevin McCarthy spoke in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol after he was ousted as speaker of the House, in Washington, Oct. 3, 2023.

Democrats won’t miss Kevin McCarthy. Probably.

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Former patient files lawsuit against Brigham and Women’s doctor, alleging he sexually abused her during medical exams

A former patient of Dr. Derrick Todd on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the physician in Suffolk Superior Court, alleging he “sexually exploited, abused, harassed, and molested” her under the guise of medical treatment, according to legal filings.

First-of-its-kind cold case unit launched in Rhode Island

Attorney General Peter Neronha announced that Assistant Attorney General James Baum, the deputy chief of the criminal division, will oversee the bureau.

Rhode Islanders gather in solidarity with Israel against Hamas violence

“This isn’t just something that’s happening across an ocean. It’s something that’s real for many folks here in Rhode Island,” said the president of the Jewish Alliance of Rhode Island.

The Hispanic History I Carry With Me: We Shall Not Be Moved

Members of Boston Children’s Chorus celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and A Beautiful Resistance.

Sports

Charlie Coyle is expected to log top-six minutes for the Bruins in 2023-24.

Five questions that will define the Bruins’ 2023-24 season

The answers to these questions will determine whether or not the reworked roster has what it takes to make the playoffs.

Rookie forward Matthew Poitras was a pleasant surprise in training camp.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

One constant for the Bruins as they prepare to drop the puck on their 100th season? Change.

They open with the Blackhawks at TD Garden Wednesday, the start of a centennial celebration with the backdrop of many roster moves.

The Vegas Golden Knights, under the direction of former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy, will try to defend their Stanley Cup title.

2023-24 NHL preview

The Globe staff’s predictions for the 2023-24 NHL season

How will the Bruins fare after their first-round exit last year? Who wins the Stanley Cup? Here's what our experts think.

Dan Shaughnessy

The Celtics draft pick who chose the priesthood over the NBA

christopher l. gasper

This season is Bill Belichick’s greatest challenge — and the biggest threat to his job

2023-24 nhl preview

What you need to know about the 2023-24 NHL season

Business

Coming soon to Natick Mall: A pickleball club

The plan for the former Neiman Marcus building is part of a broader trend of repurposing large vacant spaces at shopping malls for sports and entertainment uses.

What to know about Newton native Caroline Ellison, who is set to testify in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial

Bankman-Fried’s on-again-off-again girlfriend and one of his most trusted deputies, Ellison battled a scrum of photographers on Tuesday to enter the Manhattan courthouse where she will take the stand.

‘Like playing the lottery’: Laid-off biopharmaceutical workers give a snapshot of a cooling-down sector

Auto workers begin strike at GM plants in Canada, as talks continue

magazine

New Hampshire writer Grace Metalious created a stir in 1956 with the publication of "Peyton Place."

‘Wicked, shocking, dirty’: ‘Peyton Place’ and the inevitable failure of book bans

10 train trips to experience New England foliage in style

Dancing at Havana Club

My Boston History

My night at Havana Club, the heart of salsa and bachata dancing in Cambridge

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then he vanished.

metro

The pedestal beneath the Independent Man atop the Rhode Island State House in November 2022, left, and September 2023, right, when a gap in the base was noticed. “There have been a lot of weather events this summer,” said Jonathan Womer, director of the state Department of Administration. “Probably one of them contributed to this."

Independent Man statue will come down from R.I. State House before Thanksgiving

Medfield man pleads not guilty to charges in fatal boat crash in Dennis

Federal immigration officials to assess migrant crisis in Boston

sports

Diamondbacks left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hits a solo home run to left-center during the sixth inning in Game 2 of their NL Division Series against the host Dodgers on Monday.

Diamondbacks jump all over another Dodgers starter and beat LA 4-2 for a 2-0 lead in NLDS

Jimmy Garoppolo, offense do just enough for Raiders to beat Packers in defense-first affair

Observations from the Celtics’ star-less preseason loss to Knicks on second night of back-to-backs

business

Harvard professor Claudia Goldin spoke during a press conference held to discuss her Nobel Prize in Economics.

Harvard professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel economics prize for pioneering research on the workplace gender gap

Kamala Harris to represent US at British summit on AI guardrails

Cyberattacks targeting Israel are on the rise after Hamas invasion

politics

President Biden delivers remarks Oct. 7, 2023.

Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader

Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details

Nation

Alan Weisselberg, Donald Trump's longtime finance chief, left, sat inside New York Supreme Court on Tuesday in New York.

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial resumes with former CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand

Car rams into Chinese consulate in San Francisco and police fatally shoot driver, officers say

Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues

World

A salvo of rockets was fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza towards Israel on Tuesday.

Israel pounds Gaza neighborhoods, as people scramble for safety in sealed-off territory

Israel retakes towns from Hamas fighters and moves to control border

The history of the Gaza Strip, explained

opinion

A worker at a mobile phone store in Nashua, N.H., sanitizes the door as a customer walks out with a dog in 2020.

Do dogs have to go everywhere with their owners?

Special ed programs committed to the care of those in their trust

Trump-era tax cuts must be a part of Capitol Hill fiscal debate

lifestyle

Mixed media artist Tyler Gaca is known as Ghosthoney on social media, where he has 3 million followers on TikTok.

Artist and poet Tyler Gaca on capturing the surreal, whimsical, and ghostly in the everyday

We blocked each other

I live close to my ex

food & dining

The Butterie, a one-piece butter dish invented by Los Angeles entrepreneur Joelle Mertzel.

She’s spreading the word about butter

A sweet new offering: wood-fired maple sugar from Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom

Yellow peas are transformed into gluten-free pastas

travel

People wait in line outside the Los Angeles Passport Agency at the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

Passport wait times are getting shorter

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

Arts

Isaac Scott, "Rua Do Poço Dos Negros," 2023.

Preserving Portuguese history and culture in ‘Mouros’

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

Books

Tan Twan Eng, author of the Booker Prize-longlisted novel “The House of Doors."

Tan Twan Eng spins a tale of colonial scandal and intrigue in ‘The House of Doors’

Colonial tavern tour guide releases new biography of John Hancock, a ‘moderate’ Founding Father with a ‘radical influence’

Paul Yoon prefers a small canvas but his stories span centuries and continents

Movies

Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro."

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

From left: Chloe Fineman, James Austin Johnson, and Bowen Yang return to "Saturday Night Live" this week for the premiere of show's 49th season.

This week’s TV: ‘SNL’ returns, the ‘Frasier’ reboot debuts, and ‘Moonlighting’ fans can rejoice

TCM: A treasure worth protecting

On TV, duos are dynamic

music

Kami Lyle and Joey Spampinato will play a show at Boston Harbor Distillery on Sunday.

For Joey Spampinato, a return to health and to the stage

BSO’s ‘Opening Night at Symphony’ nods to the familiar and the future

Handel and Haydn delivers a sublime ‘Israel in Egypt’

Theater/Dance

Husband-and-wife team Jonathan Taylor and Anne Goldmann are the comedy duo Daredevil Chicken.

Husband-and-wife duo Daredevil Chicken are wedded to comedy

Boston Ballet packs a lot into ‘Fall Experience’

Again taking wing over Cambridge

Health

A CVS pharmacist administers vaccinations for COVID-19 and seasonal flu to Angie Chandler at a store in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 15.

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

Charles Feeney, founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, in San Francisco, in 2014.

Charles Feeney, who made a fortune and then gave it away, dies at 92

Ted Schwinden, who served two terms as Montana governor, dies at age 98

Evelyn Fox Keller, MIT professor emerita who challenged gender bias in science, dies at 87