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Hamas frees two hostages as Israel increases airstrikes

 See live updates about the fighting in Gaza and Israel
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Larry Hogan says he’s withdrawing from Harvard ‘fellowships,’ denounces school’s handling of controversial student letter

Representative Jake Auchincloss re-emphasizes support of Israel on visit to Needham synagogue

Hamas frees two Israeli women as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority falls short in diversity and inclusion, report finds

The 112-page report, commissioned by the agency, comes after allegations earlier this year from employees that the agency has fostered an environment rife with racial discrimination.

Logan Clegg found guilty of murder, all other charges in slaying of retired New Hampshire couple

Jurors found Clegg guilty of shooting Stephen Reid and Djeswende Reid multiple times after encountering them randomly on a quiet trail near their home. No motive was ever disclosed for the killing.

Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight

Joseph David Emerson had to be subdued by two pilots. He was being held Monday on 83 counts each of attempted murder and reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft.

While Berklee College of Music stays silent, former president Erica Muhl responds to speculation about why she left
On Thursday, a note was sent to faculty announcing that a presidential search committee has been created.

Trump blasts Biden over Israel, Ukraine in N.H. speech: ‘I will prevent World War III’

Former president Donald Trump filed his paperwork in Concord to appear on the first-in-the-nation primary ballot then addressed supporters at a rally in Derry.
ANALYSIS | James Pindell

There is only one way for many GOP candidates running against Trump to stop him. Drop out. And do it now.

Should the field unite around an alternative to Donald Trump, they’d at least have a fighting chance against him. But the moment to act is now.

Day 20 with no House speaker as Republicans struggle and lower-level names reach for the gavel
Nine lower-level Republican lawmakers are now running to be speaker, leader of the House and second in second in line to the presidency. — none with any clear shot for the gavel.

How each Republican House speaker candidate voted in overturning the results of the 2020 election
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect a glorious fall week ahead with sunny weather, mild temperatures

Boston City Council to consider hearing to rename Faneuil Hall

Man killed in fall while washing windows at Boston office tower

EPA proposes full ban on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster

The childhood cancer cases and subsequent litigation were chronicled in "A Civil Action."

Nothing screams North Shore like getting lost at the Cummings Center
The mixed-use development, once home to the world’s largest factory, has a system for navigating the maze-like complex of more than 2 million square feet.

Tara Sullivan
Mac Jones engineered the touchdown drive of his Patriots career, and the signature victory he’s been lacking
This was the second game-winning, comeback drive of Jones’s career, but it was more impressive and important than a rookie year win over the Texans.

Your view: Were you impressed by Mac Jones's performance?

Christopher L. Gasper
Bill Belichick delivered two messages Sunday, all in one: He’s not going down without a fight
The under-fire coach was in dire need of statistical and strategic victories, and he got both.

Dan Shaughnessy: A reported new contract for Bill Belichick raises questions: Who planted it, and why was it leaked now?
ben volin | on football

NFL Week 7: Justin Herbert’s talent isn’t translating into wins for Chargers

This is Herbert’s fourth year as a starter, when he should be making his team a Super Bowl contender. Instead, the Chargers are floundering.

2023-24 celtics preview
Some bold predictions on what lies ahead for the Celtics this season
We foresee Kristaps Porzingis being named to the All-NBA team for the first time … but Jayson Tatum won't make the first team.

Healey offers guidance to colleges, saying it’s ‘simply wrong to suggest that every student in Massachusetts begins from the same baseline’

Governor Maura Healey’s administration on Monday released guidance designed to increase equal access and representation on college campuses following the June Supreme Court decision that effectively ended the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions.

Is your home insurance poised to get pricier? There are warning signs.

Climate change and inflation are costing insurers more. Now they are holding all sorts of things against property owners.
MUSIC REVIEW

Boston Phil starts off 45th season with style

Soloist Guy Braunstein brought strength and sensitivity to the program also featuring Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Beethoven’s Seventh.
Paul Lewis creates Beethovenian bliss with the BSO

Dumped in cellar hole 50 years ago, badly burned body has never been identified

The identity of a Black man who was found badly burned in a cellar hole in Westford in 1973 remains a mystery.
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Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Lydia Edwards: A lawyer, politician, and soon a military JAG

It’s part of a family legacy of military service that her mother passed on to her.
Kristie Thomas

Domestic violence survivors deserve federally financed flexible funding
Carine Hajjar

What happened to Biden’s promise to be tough on Iran?

LETTERS

Globe coverage of Palestinians helps us better understand
IDEAS | RICHARD D. ZBORAY

I had a small boat, and I sold her
Spotlight Report

Greater Boston has a housing crisis, but doesn't act like it

In towns like Milton, soaring home prices are a barrier to a new generation of buyers and a clear threat to future prosperity. It is a fact of life here, but it doesn’t have to be.
How will the state’s historic rezoning mandate affect your community? Graphics: Why it’s so hard to afford housing in Boston

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‘Armed and dangerous’ Gardner man wanted in connection with wife’s death, police say
Authorities identified Breanne Pennington as the person who was found dead in a rear room of the family home on Sunday morning.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: ‘Yellowstone’ gives CBS a win, the end of ‘Billions,’ and a McCarthy-era drama
Looks like CBS’s experiment with “Yellowstone” is paying off, as it's become the most-watched entertainment show on Sunday nights.

PERSPECTIVE
Mike Gorman, the legendary voice of the Celtics. And my dear friend.
NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin reflects on working with the longtime broadcaster as he enters his farewell season.

Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, second megadeal in the oil patch this month as energy prices soar
The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said that it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion.

Two Mass. men missing in Vermont under ‘suspicious circumstances,’ authorities say
Jahim Solomon, of Pittsfield, and Eric White, of Chicopee, were reported missing to Vermont police on Oct. 15, and were last known to have been traveling through multiple Vermont communities, authorities say.

INNOVATOR Q&A
In New England, ‘human trafficking is definitely a problem,’ says head of federal initiative combatting it
Michael Camal graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2018, is now leading a Homeland Security program that raises awareness about human trafficking in the aviation industry.

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Wheelchair repairs can drag out for months. In Mass., people with disabilities seek a solution.

Wheelchair failures can leave users in pain, out of work, and trapped at home.

Gen Xer mourns the death of the ultimate monument to teen culture: the mall
As malls continue to struggle, the country has lost something precious: a shared space for young people to safely grow up.

On National Boston Cream Pie Day, Boston takes the cake
To get the skinny on this indulgent-but-worth-it creation, we went straight to the source, the Omni Parker House hotel, where the baked good first appeared on a plate more than 150 years ago.

Massachusetts is drowning in single-use plastics. Why not ban them?
Despite being a national leader on many environmental issues, Massachusetts has fallen woefully behind other states that have imposed bans or updated their bottle bills, advocates say.

Culture & Lifestyle

Your ultimate guide to Halloween Week in Salem: from tricks to treats

Boston Phil starts off 45th season with style

At Somerville Theatre, Jonathan Richman is his unique self

Author readings around Boston Oct. 22-28

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 | EVAN SELINGER

Don’t expect the government to save us from misinformation
Kristie Thomas

Domestic violence survivors deserve federally financed flexible funding
JEFF JACOBY

Amazon is huge, but it’s no monopoly
RENÉE GRAHAM

The Patriots are lousy. I’m loving it.
IDEAS | SUSAN HALL

Planning for my vulnerable son’s future without me
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Trump blasts Biden over Israel, Ukraine in N.H. speech: ‘I will prevent World War III’

Former president Donald Trump filed his paperwork in Concord to appear on the first-in-the-nation primary ballot then addressed supporters at a rally in Derry.

Man killed in fall while washing windows at Boston office tower

A 40-year-old East Weymouth man washing windows was killed in a fall Monday morning from an office tower in downtown Boston, authorities said.

A soothing intermission

When fog happens, beauty follows. The gauzy mist that hugs the ground simplifies our chaotic world. Not seen is the ugly Expressway traffic, the jets descending toward Logan Airport, or the nearby jagged barbed wire fences. It’s just a lone seagull soaring past Corita Kent’s “Rainbow Swash,” leaving splashes of color to brighten an otherwise gray day.

Logan Clegg found guilty of murder, all other charges in slaying of retired New Hampshire couple

Jurors found Clegg guilty of shooting Stephen Reid and Djeswende Reid multiple times after encountering them randomly on a quiet trail near their home. No motive was ever disclosed for the killing.

Sports

high school sports

Judge hears Bishop Fenwick’s case against the MIAA’s postseason ban; ruling expected soon

The school's attorney argued that the MIAA exceeded its authority by punishing all the teams because of violations related only to the baseball program.
MLB NOTEBOOK

Bryan Abreu’s ban upheld but delayed to 2024, making Astros reliever eligible for ALCS Game 7

Abreu was given a two-game suspension after hitting the Rangers' Adolis García with a pitch in Game 5, then appealed before Game 6.
Colleges

Merrimack will move to the Metro Atlantic Conference for the 2024-25 school year

"Our ascension in Division 1 athletics has been rapid and we are eager to build upon our momentum as a member of the MAAC," said athletic director Jeremy Gibson.
celtics notebook

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla sees promise that Dalano Banton can help this team
2023-24 celtics preview

Some bold predictions on what lies ahead for the Celtics this season
HS BOYS' SOCCER: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass boys’ soccer: Scoring a pair of clinchers, St. John’s Prep senior Shamus Flaherty headlines Players of the Week

Business

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority falls short in diversity and inclusion, report finds

The 112-page report, commissioned by the agency, comes after allegations earlier this year from employees that the agency has fostered an environment rife with racial discrimination.

UAW expands strike to a Ram plant in Michigan

Union workers at the Sterling Heights plant, which is owned by Stellantis, the parent of Ram, Chrysler, and Jeep, joined the strike Monday morning.

Chevron to acquire Hess for $53 billion in latest major oil deal

33 people got permits for N.H.’s moose hunt
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

Mike Gorman, the legendary voice of the Celtics. And my dear friend.
Your Home | Kitchens & Baths

Moving the tub turns a dark, clunky bathroom into a hotel-like retreat
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 23 - Oct. 29
MISS CONDUCT

I’m afraid my insulting mother will ruin my holiday dinner

metro

EPA proposes full ban on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster

Boston City Council to consider hearing to rename Faneuil Hall

‘Armed and dangerous’ Gardner man wanted in connection with wife’s death, police say

sports

EMass boys’ soccer: With a finishing kick, St. John’s Prep, Concord-Carlisle stay atop Globe Top 20

NFL Week 7: Justin Herbert’s talent isn’t translating into wins for Chargers

Tasha Butts, Georgetown women’s basketball coach, dies at 41

business

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

Autoworkers strike at Stellantis plant shutting down big profit center, 41,000 workers now picketing

UAW’s confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?

politics

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza; US advises Israel to delay ground invasion. Follow live updates.

Trump blasts Biden over Israel, Ukraine in N.H. speech: ‘I will prevent World War III’

Day 20 with no House speaker as Republicans struggle and lower-level names reach for the gavel

Nation

University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens

Senator Menendez returns to New York court to enter plea to new conspiracy charge

University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens

World

War in Ukraine is cruel math: Blood for land

Hamas fails to make case that Israel struck hospital

This Israeli-Hamas war has smashed comforting assumptions

opinion

A ‘millionaires tax’ on housing is a tax on millionaires

Globe coverage of Palestinians helps us better understand

Our dysfunctional transportation system leads to a dead end

lifestyle

Your ultimate guide to Halloween Week in Salem: from tricks to treats

I think I want a postnuptial agreement

These founders couldn’t find Boston nightlife for queer people of color — so they created their own

food & dining

Douglass Williams opens DW French in the Fenway; Snowport returns to the Seaport

At Medford’s El Tacuba, a packed bar and excellent stuffed plantains

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

travel

In New England, ‘human trafficking is definitely a problem,’ says head of federal initiative combatting it

10 of the spookiest places in Rhode Island with a peculiar past

I finally climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Here’s what you need to know if you hope to do it, too.

Arts

At the Museum of Printing, ‘We’re trying to save the past for the future’

At Amherst’s Yiddish Book Center, a new exhibition speaks volumes about Yiddish as ‘a global culture’

Alumni show fetes 150 years of Mass College of Art and Design — and those who dare to be different

Books

In Nathan Thrall’s new book, a day of tragedy in Jerusalem becomes ‘a way to open up the entire story of Israel and Palestine’

Curtis Chin tells the story of his family’s Chinese restaurant and asks ‘For here or to go?’

Author readings around Boston Oct. 22-28

Movies

Lily Gladstone eclipses all in Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

‘Journalistic eye’ guides GlobeDocs Film Festival, now in its ninth year

How Tim Burton’s Christmas ‘Nightmare’ channeled a generation’s angst into a holiday classic

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Yellowstone’ gives CBS a win, the end of ‘Billions,’ and a McCarthy-era drama

Bad Bunny hosts and performs on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Two strong reasons to look forward to ‘MaryLand’ on ‘Masterpiece’

music

Paul Lewis creates Beethovenian bliss with the BSO

At Somerville Theatre, Jonathan Richman is his unique self

White House bestows honor on musician, composer, and educator Bill Banfield

Theater/Dance

Subject:Matter makes its own music at the ICA

To theaters, laughing matters

‘Frozen’ stars have warm feelings about Anna and Elsa

Health

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

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

Obituaries

Tasha Butts, Georgetown women’s basketball coach, dies at 41

Betsy Rawls, 4-time US Open champion and top administrator, dies at 95

Lee Berk, former Berklee president and college namesake, dies at 81