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Gaza is said to be near collapse amid Israeli siege
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The Wexner Foundation cuts ties with Harvard over Hamas response

The Wexner Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering Jewish and Israeli leadership, said in a Monday letter that it is “formally ending its financial and programmatic relationships with Harvard and the Harvard Kennedy School.”
Republicans are blaming Biden for Mideast fighting. Foreign policy experts say that’s unfair.

Israel’s consul general to New England: US lawmakers backing Israel in war against Hamas

As war wages in Middle East, US Muslims battle Islamophobia

Flight carrying Americans lands in Florida in evacuation DeSantis approved

It’s fall and Greater Boston’s housing market is still frozen by interest rates
The 752 houses sold in and around Boston in September represented the lowest tally for the month since 1995.

Healey says Mass. can no longer guarantee room in shelter system, state on ‘verge of reaching capacity’

State officials said the state will stop adding more shelter units, and will implement a capacity limit on November 1. In their presentation Monday, state officials said they do not have enough units or funding to safely expand capacity beyond 7,500 families.

Aides to Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui of Cambridge allege toxic workplace behavior

Siddiqui has positioned herself as a progressive champion, promising to lift the city’s lowest. But eight women who have worked for Siddiqui since 2017 allege that the mayor created a toxic work environment at odds with her public image.

Deaths of two divers have Cape Ann scuba community asking questions
Authorities have yet to announce how two experienced divers died on an easy test dive last week off a beach in Rockport.

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‘Best commute I’ve ever had’: Red Line shutdown gives Fairmount Line a chance to shine

Over the next two weeks, the line is getting its chance to show what public transportation can be.

Red Line shuttles running slowly but frequently; some work paused after air quality issue

 Here’s what you need to know about the partial Red Line shutdown

Five things to know about the ‘60 Minutes’ report on migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard last year

‘We won’t tolerate it’: Mass. Governor Maura Healey reacts to neo-Nazi group protesting outside her home

Judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case imposes narrow gag order on Donald Trump

Boston Medical Center writing prescriptions for electricity

Demand to stay in Salem around Halloween leads to ‘astronomical’ fees for Airbnb and Vrbo rentals

“Somebody will pay it,” said one visitor who has been coming every October since 1995 to experience Salem in all of its spooky glory.
Your view: What do you think is the worst tourist trap in New England?

PERSPECTIVE
Can a Gen Z-er function without a smartphone? We made a co-worker find out.
A 23-year-old Globe staffer spent an old-fashioned weekend without his beloved device. Here’s how he did.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
The last 6 p.m. sunset till March and a couple of glorious fall days this week
Wednesday and Thursday are, without a doubt, the best weather days this week and, if you have some time, good opportunities to take advantage of the fall for leaf peeping and perusing local farms.

tara sullivan
Looking ahead or looking back, it all looks grim for the Patriots
The Saints and Raiders were opponents they should have had a chance to beat. And now they get the Bills and Dolphins.

Your view: What will it take for the Patriots to turn their season around? Gasper: Bill Belichick’s Patriots used to always win Sunday’s type of game. Not anymore.

ben volin | on football
NFL Week 6: Quarterback injuries are piling up around the league
Eight of 32 starting quarterbacks either didn’t play Sunday or got hurt during the game, and that doesn’t include Aaron Rodgers or Kyler Murray.

Ben Volin: Will the Patriots win another game this season after a disheartening loss to the struggling Raiders?
LOVE LETTERS

Tell us: What helped you make your romantic relationships or single life better?

Maybe it was couples counseling, maybe it was a trip that put things into perspective, or maybe it was seeing an ex who made you realize you love being alone.

In Boston, ‘Breaking Bad’ stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul talk mezcal, Market Basket, and the SAG-AFTRA strike

The promotional trip for their mezcal brand, Dos Hombres, included multiple stops around the city.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Ken Burns’s ‘American Buffalo,’ a British crime thriller, and news of a JFK series modeled on ‘The Crown’

Netflix is developing a limited series based on the life and times of President John F. Kennedy that, according to Variety, the streamer sees as a kind of American version of its epic take on the British royal family.
James Pindell | Analysis

Eight players to watch in the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary

Money and endorsements matter less in 2024, but people still do. Here are eight who are shaping the contours of New Hampshire’s primary.
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

The US should open its doors to displaced Palestinians amid Israel-Hamas war

Any politician who conflates Gazans — and the rest of the Palestinian population — with the terrorist group is being willfully ignorant.
Alex Beam

Why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is good for the presidential election
JOAN VENNOCHI

Not all young people view the 2024 New Hampshire primary the same
Nancy Katz

How one Israeli general prepares his troops for battle
EDITORIAL

Punishment for revenge porn is back on legislative agenda

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Dennis Hernandez ordered to undergo competency evaluation in federal court in Connecticut
The older brother of late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is being prosecuted for a series of threats against the University of Connecticut and three people he knows, records show.

Two Swedes are fatally shot in Brussels, and Belgian authorities raise terror alert
The shooter was still at large after two people from Sweden were shot dead in Brussels on Monday.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Frustrated that online payments can take days to clear? The wait might be over.
FedNow is a behind-the-scenes system that any bank can plug into to build instant payments into their online and app-based banking services.

Barnstable woman files suit against Loon Mountain claiming she was seriously injured at snow tubing site
The woman alleges she was seriously injured when she went airborne and crashed while using a “tot tube” without brakes on an adult snow tubing site at the Loon Mountain Ski Resort in New Hampshire in February, according to a federal lawsuit.

Fourth suit filed against former Brigham doctor, as number of plaintiffs tops 100
The latest lawsuit alleges that Dr. Derrick Todd performed “inappropriate pelvic examinations, breast examinations, and rectal examinations on patients ... for his own sexual gratification.”

After back and forth, humpback whales to remain on state’s endangered species list
The Healey administration withdrew its proposal to remove humpback whales from the Massachusetts list of endangered species. Conservationists are cheering the decision.

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People from in and around Boston are being challenged by the region's housing crisis in ways never before seen.

Could a meat tax help fight climate change?
With rising concern about a sector that worldwide shows no sign of slowing and that now accounts for 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, some are talking about a nuclear option: taxes on meat.

In Cambridge, a battle over affordable housing revives longstanding political tensions
The Cambridge City Council is considering an expansion of its landmark affordable housing law, putting the city’s left-leaning ideals to the test.

Dana-Farber’s divorce from Brigham is the culmination of decades of change
According to several people involved in conversations around the deal, the divorce follows decades of tensions between the organizations.

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Maluma is a captivating ‘Don Juan’ at Agganis Arena

With a reimagined show, Blue Man Group adds some new hues

It’s time to vote for the Boston Music Awards

Latinx horror authors are a new force in the genre. Here are 5 books to get you into the spooky season.

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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

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

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‘We won’t tolerate it’: Mass. Governor Maura Healey reacts to neo-Nazi group protesting outside her home

About 25 protestors, who police believe were members of the New England-based NSC-131, demonstrated outside Governor Maura Healey’s home for roughly one hour Saturday before leaving around 9:40 p.m., according to State Police.

The Wexner Foundation cuts ties with Harvard over Hamas response

The Wexner Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering Jewish and Israeli leadership, said in a Monday letter that it is “formally ending its financial and programmatic relationships with Harvard and the Harvard Kennedy School.”

Deaths of two divers have Cape Ann scuba community asking questions

Authorities have yet to announce how two experienced divers died on an easy test dive last week off a beach in Rockport.

Healey says Mass. can no longer guarantee room in shelter system, state on ‘verge of reaching capacity’

State officials said the state will stop adding more shelter units, and will implement a capacity limit on November 1. In their presentation Monday, state officials said they do not have enough units or funding to safely expand capacity beyond 7,500 families.

Sports

BASEBALL

Kim Ng, MLB’s only female general manager, is leaving the Marlins after leading them to the playoffs

Ng won three World Series rings while spending 21 years in the front offices of the Chicago White Sox (1990-96), New York Yankees (1998-2001) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-11).
NFL

Raiders receive encouraging injury news on Jimmy Garoppolo but unsure of QB’s availability

Garoppolo (back) was hurt in a win over the Patriots. Las Vegas coach Josh McDaniels could turn to Brian Hoyer again or go with rookie Aidan O'Connell.
NFL

Bills’ Damien Harris out of hospital and in concussion protocol after suffering neck injury

The former Patriots running back was injured Sunday when his helmet appeared to strike New York linebacker Bobby Okereke’s right shoulder.
celtics

With time to plan this year, Joe Mazzulla puts emphasis on teamwork in Celtics camp
bruins

Only two games into the season, Jim Montgomery is tinkering with Bruins’ lines
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Business

Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future is at stake

Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford on Monday called on autoworkers to come together to end a month-long strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future.
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Year Up’s Chertavian finds a successor in Ellen McClain

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Novo Nordisk to buy experimental blood-pressure medicine

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

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Mass. politicians condemn murder of 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois

As war wages in Middle East, US Muslims battle Islamophobia

Inside the efforts to reduce drug overdose deaths in N.H.

sports

EMass boys’ soccer: Unbeaten Hingham continues its rise to No. 4 in Globe’s Top 20

NFL Week 6: Quarterback injuries are piling up around the league

PWHL announces inaugural training camp rosters, with Hilary Knight and Aerin Frankel headlining Boston squad

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Boston Medical Center writing prescriptions for electricity

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politics

Israel hits southern Gaza with more air strikes. Follow live updates.

Israel’s consul general to New England: US lawmakers backing Israel in war against Hamas

Judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case imposes narrow gag order on Donald Trump

Nation

Lab leak fight casts chill over virology research

Muslim boy is buried, mother treated after attack in Illinois that police call a hate crime

French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert

World

Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city reported to be weakening as the war marks 600 days

Gaza is said to be near collapse amid Israeli siege

Two Swedes are fatally shot in Brussels, and Belgian authorities raise terror alert

opinion

She’d like to have a walk-the-walk talk with public school critics

The only thing Mass General Brigham is competing with is cancer itself

Boston needs its own cancer center. Dana-Farber, BIDMC will create it.

lifestyle

In Boston, ‘Breaking Bad’ stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul talk mezcal, Market Basket, and the SAG-AFTRA strike

Tell us: What helped you make your romantic relationships or single life better?

A year later, it’s the same problem

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

A new role for tourism agencies: getting vacationers to stay permanently

Boston tops list of cities with the most expensive hotels in the country

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

Arts

🖌️ You have to get down to Newport to check out this art gallery this fall

At sea with ‘Forecast Form’ at the ICA

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

Books

Writing ‘Black Friend,’ a new book of essays, forced comedian Ziwe into ‘terrifying’ position

Readers are invited to fall in love with romance at Marlborough book conference

Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80

Movies

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ gives fans the best seat in the stadium

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ movie: Four takeaways from the premiere.

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

Television

Phyllis Coates, the first Lois Lane on TV’s ‘Superman,’ dies at 96

This week’s TV: Ken Burns’s ‘American Buffalo,’ a British crime thriller, and news of a JFK series modeled on ‘The Crown’

Five things to know about the ‘60 Minutes’ report on migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard last year

music

Maluma is a captivating ‘Don Juan’ at Agganis Arena

It’s time to vote for the Boston Music Awards

Yo-Yo Ma makes Shostakovich concertos the main event with BSO

Theater/Dance

With a reimagined show, Blue Man Group adds some new hues

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

Health

Neil Steinberg, former CEO of Rhode Island Foundation, to chair R.I.’s new life sciences agency

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

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

Obituaries

Phyllis Coates, the first Lois Lane on TV’s ‘Superman,’ dies at 96

Suzanne Somers, actor who played Chrissy Snow on sitcom ‘Three’s Company,’ dies

Andy Bean, 11-time PGA Tour winner, dies from complications of lung surgery