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Conservative group publicizes photos, names of Harvard students linked to controversial statement on Israel
Dozens of campuses in New England are engulfed in controversies over how students and university leaders should talk about the violence.

As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won’t allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages

Trump draws criticism for calling Hezbollah terrorists ‘very smart’ after Hamas attacks on Israel

Student group puts up fliers at MIT, remembering abduction victims from Hamas invasion of Israel

Israel’s war with Hamas echoes through Mass. tech and life sciences industries

The US is moving quickly to aid Israel’s military. Here’s what it’s providing.

Criminal complaints sought against three R.I. men in fight at Gillette Stadium that ended in death of Patriots fan

Police said they are asking a court clerk to charge the men with assault and battery and disorderly conduct.

What to know about the allegations brought against Turtleboy blogger in Karen Read case

Authorities allege Aidan Kearney’s campaign of harassment began after Karen Read’s lawyers filed a motion in April asserting witnesses were framing Read for the death of her boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe.
Turtleboy blogger arrested on witness intimidation charges in connection with Karen Read case, officials say

Senator Menendez charged with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government in new indictment
The new charge comes just weeks after Menendez and his wife were accused of accepting bribes of cash, gold bars, and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen who wanted the senator’s help and influence over foreign affairs.

Five things we learned from Caroline Ellison’s bombshell testimony at the Sam Bankman-Fried trial

In one potentially damning detail, Ellison described crafting seven “alternative balance sheets” for Alameda in June 2022, hiding its relationship with FTX, to present to Alameda lenders, at Bankman-Fried’s request.

Man arrested, charged with making a bomb threat against Jewish temple in Providence

Temple Beth-El received a voicemail on Tuesday that was made to “scare and intimidate” members of the synagogue, Providence police said. Local leaders quickly condemned the antisemitic harassment.

Cambridge firefighters rescue resident from 3-alarm fire
Heavy smoke was visible when firefighters arrived at 6:47 a.m. to 249 Garden St. , which is part of the Briston Arms apartment complex.

Canceled appointments, low wages, and poor staffing among problems at R.I. health clinic, workers say

“We have a very hard time maintaining appointments. This happens every day,” said a health care associate at Providence Community Health Center.

Auto workers escalate strike, walking out at Ford’s largest factory and threatening Stellantis

Partial Red Line shutdown begins this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

2,506 confirmed cases and 18 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Scalise must sway skeptical GOP colleagues as he tries to round up the votes to be the House speaker

Concord family demands accountability after Black teen faces racist abuse

The family has hired an attorney, and the boy's father has reported the harassment to Concord police. He was subjected to taunting and physical violence, his parents say.

Officials gather at Logan Airport Friday to unveil improvements at Terminal E and an exhibit marking 100 years of history
Officials will gather at Logan International Airport to celebrate the opening of four new gates and other improvements at Terminal E, while marking the 100th anniversary of the airport.

With new gates, Massport makes an $800M bet on international travel at Logan

Somerville’s abandoned Star Market has finally been sold. More housing and retail are on the way.
The Winter Hill grocery store has long been a blight on the neighborhood, officials said. A project promising 288 units of rental housing — 132 of them affordable — along with ground-level retail, will take its place.

TRAVEL

At Quisisana Resort in Maine, unstructured time is an amenity in itself

It was recently crowned the best resort in New England, and it’s not hard to see why.

Boston researchers have compiled what may be the country’s first city-commissioned database of enslaved people

The city has compiled records for more than 2,300 in Colonial Boston.

From his backyard in Johnston, R.I., Steve Sperry grows some of the largest pumpkins in the world
Growing these gargantuan gourds requires a certain amount of patience.

Globe readers share their favorite restaurant desserts in honor of National Dessert Day Saturday

We wanted to know: What gem at the bottom of a menu makes the entrée look like a warm-up act? Here's what you told us.
Gary Washburn

In a changing NBA, Doc Rivers found that what he really needed was a timeout

Fired by the 76ers after all the issues with James Harden, the former Celtics coach is enjoying his time off for now.
Art Review

At the Addison, a Maine painter takes on the age-old conventions of maritime art

Reggie Burrows Hodges’s “Turning a Big Ship” brings overlooked tales to the surface.
Art review: At sea with ‘Forecast Form’ at the ICA
Patriots notebook

Why haven’t the Patriots been able to force turnovers like they did last season?

The Patriots had 30 takeaways last season, tied for second in the NFL.
Opinion
JEFF JACOBY

Redeeming captives is a high Israeli priority. Destroying Hamas must be a higher one.

The terrorist group has often kidnapped hostages in order to extort Israel into freeing dangerous prisoners.
IDEAS | IAN URBINA

The return of an old scourge reveals a deep sickness in the global fishing industry
SCOT LEHIGH

On the presidential trail with N.H. voters

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The cycle of violence starts with the Israeli occupation
RENÉE GRAHAM

Who needs the circus when there are House Republicans?

Hispanic Heritage Month

On the air and off, José Massó 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

CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue
While revealing new details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all times, the intelligence agency, for the first time, has acknowledged something else as well.

Man charged in Chelsea murder ordered held, prosecutors say
Edgar Nerys, 28, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday in Chelsea District Court for the murder of Santos David Canizales, prosecutors said.

Milan Lucic made a statement with his assist on the Bruins’ winning goal in the opener
The 35-year-old veteran showed a deft playmaking touch and earned time on the top line in his first game back.

Joe Bertagna is honored with Lester Patrick Trophy for his service to hockey

What’s the condition of your child’s school? BPS has now scored them.
“The data confirms what we already know,” Superintendent Mary Skipper said. “Our buildings are safe, but many are in terrible condition.”

Trump’s claim that he can’t be prosecuted collides with precedents
Trump is seeking to dismiss the federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to undermine the 2020 election.

QUICK BITE
At Midnight Morning, it’s always a good time to gather
This friendly Roslindale restaurant brings cocktails and upscale comfort food to the Birch Street mix.

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Recommended reads

As its clash in court with Bishop Fenwick looms, the MIAA pulls back the curtain on its contentious waiver process

Private schools request prized fifth-year waivers at a much higher rate than public schools but have fewer granted. The MIAA says there is a reason for that.

podcast | say more with shirley leung
The future of work has arrived — and the CEO of Slack isn’t looking back
On the latest episode of “Say More with Shirley Leung," Lidiane Jones said she believes technological innovation will be essential to unlock collaboration between those working from home and those in the office.

Cold Case Files
Shooting victim’s body was found in 1975 buried in shallow grave in Burlington
The body is listed on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System website, a database for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed people.

Cold Case Files: A new series in The Boston Globe

YVONNE ABRAHAM
The new head of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO ascends at a golden moment for unions
A Gallup poll shows a whopping 71 percent of Americans approve of unions.

Culture & Lifestyle

Moonbox’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ offers theatergoers an early peek at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge

Look what you made her do: Boston venues bet on Taylor Swift movie mania

The poetry of storm; literary festival in Concord opens on Friday; Blue Hill festival features art, authors, and foliage

The new ‘Frasier’ is a tiresome update of a tired series

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 | KEVIN LEWIS

Social Studies: Tracking the Fox News effect; a sad truth about Jan. 6; mindfulness in police
Katherine Clark

To my House GOP colleagues: Choose bipartisanship, not extremism, with next speaker

Carine Hajjar

After Hamas attack, universities should not be excusing terrorism

Elissa Ely

My very old, very good dog
EDITORIAL

Why is the state still letting places like Braintree kill the housing we desperately need?
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Partial Red Line shutdown begins this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

The 16-day closure of the Red Line's Ashmont branch and the Mattapan Trolley, first announced by the MBTA in August, begins Saturday and runs through Oct. 29.

Driscoll warns Mass. shelters ‘at capacity’

Driscoll said Massachusetts has almost 7,500 families (close to 23,000 people) enrolled in the state’s emergency assistance shelter system. She said during a live interview on El Mundo’s La Hora del Café that “we’re really running out of capacity” and renewed the administration’s calls for the federal government to speed up the work authorization process for immigrants and to establish new congregate shelters.

Cambridge firefighters rescue resident from 3-alarm fire

Heavy smoke was visible when firefighters arrived at 6:47 a.m. to 249 Garden St. , which is part of the Briston Arms apartment complex.

With new gates, Massport makes an $800 million bet on international travel at Logan

Foreign travel hasn’t quite rebounded from its pandemic downturn, but airport officials hope four new gates will smooth the path.

Sports

Patriots notebook

Why haven’t the Patriots been able to force turnovers like they did last season?

The Patriots had 30 takeaways last season, tied for second in the NFL.
RED SOX

Self-doubting Jarren Duran struggling with mental side of injury, but eager to show Red Sox what more he can do

Duran, who led the Red Sox with a .295 average, viewed 2023 as a year of massive progress not so much for what occurred on the field, but in how he processed it.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Mentally strong in all aspects of the game, sophomore Jessie Wang reflects the never-say-die approach of the Andover girls’ volleyball team

The 5-foot-10-inch sophomore outside hitter ranks as the team leader in kills (177) and aces (42) for the seventh-ranked Golden Warriors (12-2).
patriots

Josh McDaniels says he has ‘a lot of respect’ for Mac Jones, despite struggles
Gary Washburn

In a changing NBA, Doc Rivers found that what he really needed was a timeout
BASEBALL

Low-payroll Orioles profess they’ll keep foot on the gas pedal ‘within the constraints of reality’

Business

Auto workers escalate strike, walking out at Ford’s largest factory and threatening Stellantis

The strike came nearly four weeks after the union began its walkouts against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis on Sept. 15, with one assembly plant from each company.

With new gates, Massport makes an $800 million bet on international travel at Logan

Foreign travel hasn’t quite rebounded from its pandemic downturn, but airport officials hope four new gates will smooth the path.

Inflation slowdown remains bumpy, September consumer price data shows

US imposes first sanctions for violations of Russian oil price cap
magazine
Globe Magazine

Older people rarely want hearing aids. A dementia study could change that.
Globe Magazine

A fraught question for the children of Alzheimer’s: Is it coming for us?
LOVE LETTERS

I knew in my gut he was cheating. But I needed proof.

COOKING

Three recipes that keep pork chops tender and juicy

metro

Canceled appointments, low wages, and poor staffing among problems at R.I. health clinic, workers say

Student group puts up fliers at MIT, remembering abduction victims from Hamas invasion of Israel

Officials gather at Logan Airport Friday to unveil improvements at Terminal E and an exhibit marking 100 years of history

sports

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson misses third straight practice with injury to throwing shoulder

Blue Jays sticking with GM Ross Atkins, but demand more after ‘grind’ of a season

Walt Garrison, who played for Cowboys in college and NFL and competed as cowboy in rodeos, has died

business

EU orders biotech giant Illumina to unwind $7.1 billion purchase of cancer-screening company Grail

Five things we learned from Caroline Ellison’s bombshell testimony at the Sam Bankman-Fried trial

Canceled appointments, low wages, and poor staffing among problems at R.I. health clinic, workers say

politics

Trump’s claim that he can’t be prosecuted collides with precedents

The US is moving quickly to aid Israel’s military. Here’s what it’s providing.

Hard-line Republicans won’t back Scalise for speaker, and frustration grows as the House sits idle

Nation

25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

Menendez and wife face charges of plotting to make him a foreign agent

2,506 confirmed cases and 18 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won’t allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages

US imposes first sanctions for violations of Russian oil price cap

CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue

opinion

After Hamas attack, universities should not be excusing terrorism

Should Markey have been booed for calling for ‘de-escalation’ of violence in Israel-Hamas war?

Social Studies: Tracking the Fox News effect; a sad truth about Jan. 6; mindfulness in police

lifestyle

Why was a dating app on his phone?

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

We blocked each other

food & dining

At Midnight Morning, it’s always a good time to gather

Globe readers share their favorite restaurant desserts in honor of National Dessert Day Saturday

H+L Market brings clam shack vibes to the Seaport; Rebelle’s bagels fill a hole in the Kendall Square dining scene

travel

With new gates, Massport makes an $800 million bet on international travel at Logan

Ghostly local tours, travel dopp kits, and Oceania offers cruisers even more

Breeze Airways lost our bags. Can you help me find them?

Arts

At sea with ‘Forecast Form’ at the ICA

At the Addison, a Maine painter takes on the age-old conventions of maritime art

Polly Apfelbaum won’t be walled in

Books

Rick Riordan believes ‘Everyone, anyone, can be a hero’

New middle grade novel tells the story of first female Black jockey

The poetry of storm; literary festival in Concord opens on Friday; Blue Hill festival features art, authors, and foliage

Movies

Welcome back, Carter: Legendary costumer Ruth E. Carter honored with Coolidge Award

Priscilla’s story, ‘Janet Planet,’ and French food draw attention at the New York Film Festival

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ movie could have a $150 million weekend

Television

A creature so wondrous, a brutality so immense

‘Masters of the Air’ arrives in January

As streaming video surges, prices are going up. Where does that leave viewers?

music

Singer Genesis Owusu is here to put a bug in your ear about ‘these chaotic and absurd times’

After years of hip-hop stardom, Medford’s BIA returns home as a tour headliner

Look what you made her do: Boston venues bet on Taylor Swift movie mania

Theater/Dance

The State’s skewed sketch comedy was panned by critics, but then a funny thing happened

Moonbox’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ offers theatergoers an early peek at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge

British comic Russell Howard brings his mix of wonder and silliness to the Shubert stage

Health

R.I. life sciences agency inches closer to becoming reality

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

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

Obituaries

Walt Garrison, who played for Cowboys in college and NFL and competed as cowboy in rodeos, has died

Michael Chiarello, chef and Food Network star, dies at 61

Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa massacre survivor, dies at 102