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Biden meets with Israeli leaders as tensions grow after Gaza hospital blast

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Smoke billowed after an Israeli airstrike at the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 17, 2023.

Medway family remains trapped in Gaza as deadly airstrikes continue nearby

Hazem Shafai, right, of Plymouth, his nephew, Sharaf Shafai, middle, and his brother, Hani Shafai, left.

‘It’s hard to get sleep or rest or function normally.’ Palestinian Americans in Mass. worry for loved ones in Gaza.

Biden says hospital blast in Gaza ‘appears as though it was done by the other team’ and not Israel

Gaza’s doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows

Brookline synagogue hosts multifaith service in support of Israel

GOP’s Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker, but his detractors are considering options

Ahead of Wednesday morning's voting, Representative Jim Jordan made an unexpected plea for party unity, the combative Judiciary Committee chairman telling his colleagues on social media, “we must stop attacking each other and come together.”

Healey’s move to cap Mass. shelter capacity amid migrant influx invites criticism, legal questions
Healey’s move also sowed confusion in the Legislature, where lawmakers are weighing her request for an additional $250 million to the shelter system.

Derrick Todd ‘committed indecent assault and battery of a sexual nature,’ according to newest allegations against the ex-Brigham doctor

A lawsuit filed Sept. 29 against the rheumatologist was unsealed in court Tuesday.

Patients say Dr. Derrick Todd, accused of performing inappropriate exams, seemed ‘warm’ and ‘caring’ at first

Newly released documents give inside look into the attack by, and takedown of, deadly Winthrop shooter

The vivid accounts of eyewitnesses and a Winthrop police sergeant are detailed in investigative files released Tuesday by Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden as he announced his finding that the fatal shooting of Allen was legally justified.

Graphic: What happened during the Winthrop shootings, turn by turn

While Black Mountain ski area shuts down, Tenney Mountain reopens
New Hampshire’s oldest ski area won’t open this winter, but another small resort braves tough business conditions to offer an affordable skiing option.

RICAS scores tick up, though not above pre-pandemic levels

Two charged with accessory to murder in connection with fatal shooting of pregnant woman’s baby in Holyoke

There is increasing interest in substance-free living at Boston-area colleges in recent years, including at Tufts University. Tufts student Nick Dahlen (middle) and fellow students attended a dedication reception in the new substance-free housing at Simpson House, where he is staying.

Chug chug chug? Nah. Student desire for booze-free housing growing at local colleges.

College of the Holy Cross, Tufts University, and Boston College report a recent uptick in students looking for living environments without alcohol. The growing trend echoes research.

Proclaiming a grave threat to college sports, Charlie Baker takes push for national NIL policy to Congress
This was the former Massachusetts governor's first appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss name-image-likeness concerns since becoming president of the NCAA in March.

The landscape of college sports is changing by the minute, and not everyone is happy about it

Bridget Nee-Walsh (left) and Henry Santana are at-large candidate for Boston City Council.

In Boston City Council’s at-large race, a pair of serious contenders vie for an open seat

Bridget Nee-Walsh and Henry Santana have had wildly disparate paths to Boston politics, but both are predicted to do well in this fall’s City Council at-large field.

Red Sox outfield lacking plenty: Defense, slugging, and stars
There are six outfielders on the 40-man roster at the moment. More than one could make a tantalizing trade chip. And the player most entrenched struggled in the second half and is a defensive liability.

Who are the potential candidates to lead the Red Sox’ baseball ops department?

Malik Cunningham was involved in six snaps in Sunday's loss to the Raiders. He lined up four times as a wide receiver and two as the quarterback.

Do the Patriots have a master plan regarding Malik Cunningham?

Cunningham’s skill set makes him an intriguing developmental prospect. Still, the way the Patriots handled this situation has generated questions.

I’m done with hookups, but struggling with the next step

At 22, I’m finding it difficult to meet people who want something longer term.

Coach Joe Mazzulla is working his Celtics hard this preseason.

gary washburn | on basketball

The Celtics are taking this training camp very seriously, and it shows

There are no excuses, as there were last season, when Joe Mazzulla took over suddenly for the suspended Ime Udoka.

Observations from Celtics’ preseason win over Knicks

Trick rider Jaycee Lynn, 13, dangled from her horse Dude at the Cumberland County Fair Rodeo.

As I See It | Stan Grossfeld

Conquering fear in the saddle

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week Grossfeld takes us to the The Cumberland County Fair Rodeo in Maine.

Opinion

Gov. Maura Healey, accompanied by newly appointed Emergency Assistance Director Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, speaks during a news conference at the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. She warned that the state's emergency family shelter system will reach capacity by the end of the month, and that the system has been expanding at an unsustainable rate to meet the demand from newly arriving migrant families. The arrivals, combined with a slower exit of family already in long term shelter, means the state is on track to hit its capacity of 7.500 families by the end of October. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

Why the state’s right-to-shelter law needs to change

Massachusetts has found shelter for 23,000 people. But as migrants continue to stream into the state, the state can’t be expected to conjure up beds indefinitely.

In the battle between Israel and Hamas, another potent weapon — propaganda

Joe Biden’s performance on Israel leaves the GOP looking foolish

IDEAS | Lindsay Brainard and Ryan Davis

How Taylor Swift’s friendship bracelets closed the liking gap

An ultimatum for Qatar: Extradite the Hamas leader or face US wrath

More recent News

Injured police officers forced to retire seek faster track to full benefits
Several former officers testified at the State House in support of a bill that would make it easier for officers who are critically injured in the line of duty to collect 100 percent of their salary, tax-free, as a pension.

Woman with 2-year-old son in stroller seen in Mass. and Cass neighborhood, officials say
A woman fighting substance abuse disorder has been spotted multiple times pushing her two-year-old son in a stroller in the Mass. and Cass area where homelessness, substance abuse drug use, and violence are rampant, officials said.

DEVRA FIRST | DINING OUT

In Back Bay, Hue wants to throw the party we all deserve
Great nightlife should come with great food. Here it’s still catching up.

Taylor Swift reportedly lends Rhode Island home to Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid
Her 'saltbox' house on the coast took their minds off New York.

Wakefield man, 18, indicted for allegedly trying to donate $700 to ISIS terrorists

A federal grand jury in Boston indicted Mateo Ventura on a charge of knowingly concealing the source of material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, which carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence, the US attorney’s office said in a statement.

First Night Boston celebration moving to City Hall Plaza this year

First Night Boston, the city’s cherished annual extravaganza of fireworks, a parade, and live music on New Year’s Eve, will have its main stage this year at City Hall Plaza instead of its customary location at Copley Square Park, owing to construction in the latter area, officials said this week.

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Commuters got off the Fairmount Line at the Blue Hill Avenue stop in Mattapan on Sept. 14.

‘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.

Cambridge passes new affordable housing rules, paving the way for taller buildings
The amendments, which passed the council on a 6-3 vote, mark one of the more ambitious local efforts to address the affordable housing crisis in Massachusetts.

Biotech investors push to extend time before pills are subject to price negotiations
Consumer and senior advocates see the lobbying push as another attempt by the pharmaceutical industry to undermine measures to make drugs more affordable for Americans.

The median Uber and Lyft driver in Mass. makes $12.82 an hour, report finds
The union-backed study comes amid extended fight over whether gig drivers are contractors or employees of ride-hailing giants, and what they should be owed.

Culture & Lifestyle

Comedian Ziwe Fumudoh is publishing a collection of personal essays entitled “Black Friend."

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

Tony Todd, left who voices “Venom” from “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”.

For Tony Todd, star of ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,’ New England ties run deep

Backed by his dancers, Maluma performs at Agganis Arena Sunday night.

Maluma is a captivating ‘Don Juan’ at Agganis Arena

The refreshed show, which includes a new finale, is the first major overhaul of Blue Man Group's Boston production since 2011.

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

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

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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 Chiefs of Police Association came out in official opposition to a wide-ranging gun reform bill aimed at closing a number of loopholes, including the one that allows the “frame game,” the sale of parts of guns that if assembled would be illegal to sell in the state in easily assembled parts, and updating the state’s gun control laws.

How police chiefs are standing in the way of gun safety

Former president Donald Trump endorsed Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in the GOP race for speaker of the House. Jordan supported Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election, defied a congressional subpoena to testify before the Jan. 6 committee, and denies any knowledge of allegations of sexual abuse by an Ohio State University team doctor while Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach there.

Katherine Clark

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

A new bill would make "revenge porn" a crime and also tackle the thorny issue of teen sexting — attempting to strike a balance between writing off offenses that can cause real harm to victims and yet not ruining forever the lives of youthful offenders prone to engage in, well, high-risk and often just plain dumb stuff.

Punishment for revenge porn is back on legislative agenda

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to be the skunk at the party.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — full of nonsense but good for the presidential race

A child in Gaza looked at the destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a bombing by Israel on Oct. 8.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The cycle of violence starts with the Israeli occupation

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

In towns like Milton, home prices are a threat to prosperity. But they don’t have to be

In recent decades, suburban towns have doubled down on the status quo, or made zoning even more restrictive, all but guaranteeing that single-family home prices will remain shockingly high.

COLUMN | DAN McGOWAN

The RICAS results are bad (again). But there’s one great story to tell

Multilingual Learner classrooms are out-performing the state as a whole in English Language Arts and are neck-and-neck with the statewide average for math. Here’s why that matters.

Brown University lifts the curtain on new performing arts center

A full day of events is planned for Oct. 21 to celebrate the opening of the Lindemann Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art venue in Providence.

RICAS scores tick up, though not above pre-pandemic levels

Education officials celebrated the improvements while acknowledging most Rhode Island students are not proficient in English or math.

Sports

Masataka Yoshida, Jarren Duran, and Adam Duvall got to celebrate a victory on July 23 against the Mets, but such parties were few and far between for a portion of the Red Sox roster that struggled in 2023.

Red Sox outfield lacking plenty: Defense, slugging, and stars

There are six outfielders on the 40-man roster at the moment. More than one could make a tantalizing trade chip. And the player most entrenched struggled in the second half and is a defensive liability.

Coach Joe Mazzulla is working his Celtics hard this preseason.

gary washburn | on basketball

The Celtics are taking this training camp very seriously, and it shows

There are no excuses, as there were last season, when Joe Mazzulla took over suddenly for the suspended Ime Udoka.

Gio Reyna (center) put the United States ahead in the 10th minute.

Exhibition: US 4, Ghana 0

Gio Reyna scores first two internationals goals since family feud with coach Gregg Berhalter in US rout of Ghana

The 11th-ranked United States matched its highest victory margin against an Africa opponent, set against South Africa in 2000.

PHILLIES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Kyle Schwarber homers twice as Phillies move within two games of a World Series return

celtics 123, knicks 110

Kristaps Porzingis continues encouraging play, and other observations from Celtics’ preseason win over Knicks

Max Scherzer gets another chance for the Rangers, who return home in control of the ALCS

Business

China says US moves to limit access to advanced computer chips hurt supply chains, cause huge losses

Beijing has vigorously protested the US Commerce Department’s latest update of export controls to prevent exports to China of advanced computer chips and the equipment to make them.

Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, helped by education, technology, new report says

A new report says that crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the US during the past 20 years but young drivers are still the riskiest group behind the wheel.

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Trump returns to his civil fraud trial, hears an employee and an appraiser testify against him

Thermo Fisher to buy Swedish company

magazine

Can a Gen Z-er function without a smartphone? We made a co-worker find out.

A team trains ahead of last year’s Head of the Charles.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 16 - Oct. 22

Karen and Gale on Oahu, 1963.

My mother’s descent into dementia, in her own words

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

metro

There is increasing interest in substance-free living at Boston-area colleges in recent years, including at Tufts University. Tufts student Nick Dahlen (middle) and fellow students attended a dedication reception in the new substance-free housing at Simpson House, where he is staying.

Chug chug chug? Nah. Student desire for booze-free housing growing at local colleges.

How will the state’s historic rezoning mandate affect your community?

Brookline synagogue hosts multifaith service in support of Israel

sports

No team has taken advantage of the "tush push" quite like the Eagles under coach Nick Sirianni and quarterback Jalen Hurts.

NFL will review the ‘tush push’ again after season, and is considering eliminating hip-drop tackles

Do the Patriots have a master plan regarding Malik Cunningham?

New England-raised sensations Cooper Flagg and AJ Dybantsa to face off in Springfield during the 2024 HoopHall Classic

business

Former president Donald Trump sat in the courtroom with his legal team before the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Trump returns to his civil fraud trial, hears an employee and an appraiser testify against him

IRS will offer a new option to file your tax return in 13 states — and Massachusetts is one of them

Retail sales rise solid 0.7% in September, reflecting US shoppers’ resilience despite higher prices

politics

Smoke billowed after an Israeli airstrike at the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 17, 2023.

Biden meets with Israeli leaders as region reels from deadly Gaza hospital strike. Follow live updates.

Biden says hospital blast in Gaza ‘appears as though it was done by the other team’ and not Israel

Representative Jim Jordan falls short as Republican speaker fight continues

Nation

A makeshift memorial outside the home where Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, had lived in Plainfield, Ill., Oct. 16, 2023.

Illinois boy killed in alleged hate crime remembered as kind, playful as suspect appears in court

Colorado teens accused of taking ‘memento’ photo after rock-throwing death set to appear in court

Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, helped by education, technology, new report says

World

The building complex of the Kahal Adass Jisroel community in the center of Berlin houses a synagogue, a kindergarten, a yeshiva school and a community center.

The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews

Gaza’s doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows

Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads

opinion

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Season Two of "And Just Like That." On screen and in real life, the style icon has been a promulgator of the doppelhanger.

May I have a word: A shopper’s chic repeats

As war rages, there seems to be no end to the tragedy

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

lifestyle

"Breaking Bad" stars Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston were at Time Out Market Boston on behalf of their mezcal, Dos Hombres, on Oct. 15, 2023.

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

Lamb saddle is served over a sunny pile of saffron couscous.

In Back Bay, Hue wants to throw the party we all deserve

Spice up your standard chicken soup with versions around the world

Spreading some sweet news: Two Mass. companies win big in chocolate awards

travel

An outpost of the Boston Harbor Distillery is among the new restaurants and shops located in Logan Airport's new Terminal E expansion.

Here’s a list of all the new dining, drinking, and shopping options in Logan’s upgraded Terminal E

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

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

Arts

Art dealer William Vareika in front of a John La Farge stained glass triptych, which he and his wife Alison donated to the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College.

🖌️ 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

Journalist Amy Yee is the author of “Far from the Rooftop of the World."

Journalist Amy Yee’s ‘Far from the Rooftop of the World’ reflects 14 years of remarkably empathetic reporting

New comic anthology ‘Let Her Be Evil’ celebrates the unredeemable female villain in all her unrepentant glory

For Tony Todd, star of ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,’ New England ties run deep

Movies

The home of Taylor Swift near Westerly, Rhode Island.

Taylor Swift reportedly lends Rhode Island home to Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid

‘Dicks: The Musical’ works best with a rowdy crowd

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

Television

From left: Ken Jeong, Zack Calderon, and Sam Richardson in "The Afterparty."

Another experiment bites the dust as ‘The Afterparty’ is canceled

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’

music

Ms. Bley, at her home studio in Willow, N.Y., in 2016.

Carla Bley, jazz composer, arranger, and provocateur, dies at 87

Taylor Swift reportedly lends Rhode Island home to Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid

Maluma is a captivating ‘Don Juan’ at Agganis Arena

Theater/Dance

The refreshed show, which includes a new finale, is the first major overhaul of Blue Man Group's Boston production since 2011.

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, the former president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, is expected to be named chairman of the state's new life sciences corporate body.

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

Ms. Bley, at her home studio in Willow, N.Y., in 2016.

Carla Bley, jazz composer, arranger, and provocateur, dies at 87

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