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Lewiston shootings

For Lewiston High boys soccer team, a goal that counts
“After what happened, we talked as a team and everything we do now is for Lewiston,” said sophomore Bakar Ibrahim.

Maine mass shooter was likely alive for most of massive 2-day search

On the wings of love: Southwest passengers send messages of hope to Lewiston, Maine

Protesters gather in front of Maine State House to urge gun control after mass shooting

Barbara Lee plans to wind down her foundation and political office by the end of 2024 and step back from the role that suited her so well: queenmaker.

Barbara Lee, the political queenmaker, will wind down foundation and work in 2024

By her count, Lee has helped elect more than 200 women in 37 states — including 8 sitting governors, 13 sitting US Senators, 29 sitting House members, and one vice president.

Men hold antiabortion rally at Planned Parenthood and on Boston Common
The National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood, which included several young boys, started early Saturday morning.

Quincy’s longest-serving mayor faces off with repeat challenger Tuesday
Quincy voters will decide Tuesday who will be the next mayor of the state’s seventh-largest city.

Woman arrested for fatal stabbing near Boston Common

Alyssa Partsch, 30, of Dorchester was arrested Saturday morning on a warrant charging her with the murder of Jazreanna Sheppard on July 20 near 121 Tremont St., police said.

Aida DiPace Donald, writer and former Harvard University Press editor in chief, dies at 93
“My books are about character formation and they’re intimate,” Dr. Donald once told C-SPAN.

Manhattan jury clears ex-Boston prosecutor of rape and assault charges

German police advise travelers to avoid Hamburg airport due to an ongoing hostage situation

Palestinians look at the destruction after Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis, on Nov. 4.

Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting

The soaring death toll in Gaza has sparked growing international anger, with tens of thousands from Washington to Berlin taking to the streets Saturday to demand an immediate cease-fire.

Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Mideast diplomacy as Gaza war escalates

Celtics 124, Nets 114

Jayson Tatum proved his star power with his clutch play in the Celtics’ victory over the Nets
The seventh-year player finished with 32 points, including six 3-pointers, and 11 rebounds.

Players agreed to the in-season tournament for the money, says Jaylen Brown

Bruins rookie Matt Poitras went around Red Wings goalie Ville Husso to score his fourth goal of the season in the first period.

red wings 5, bruins 4

Bruins’ hot start to season comes to an end as Red Wings erase early two-goal deficit

The loss, their first in regulation, dropped the Bruins to 9-1-1.

Many despise the end of daylight saving time. Some can’t wait.

“The measurement of time,” said Alex Reifsnyder, “is something that doesn’t really get altered any time throughout the year except for these two days.”

Fall back: How daylight saving time can affect your health

Women & power 2023

Just after learning October 9 that she’d won a Nobel Prize, Claudia Goldin, at home, speaks with a reporter.

Advice from the Nobel Prize winner who’s seen the ‘Barbie’ movie multiple times

The economist draws a spotlight on the gender gap — and offers a few words of advice to the “Kens.”

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts in 2023 See the full Women & Power issue

Opinion

Massachusetts has an opportunity to address internet access challenger with $400 million in one-time federal money.

Subsidized housing residents need better internet

Federal money can help with infrastructure, access.

A GOP senator joins the anti-Citizens United chorus

IDEAS | MAGGIE JACKSON

For struggling families, classes in resilience can be lifelines

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement

How Maine can start fixing its gun laws

Commanders quarterback Sam Howell has been sacked a league-high 41 times this season.

Patriots notebook

Bill Belichick-coached teams have feasted on young quarterback, so is the Commanders’ Sam Howell next?

Over the past 20 years, Belichick is 44-4 against rookie and second-year QBs at Gillette Stadium.

Inflation is the scourge of the holidays: ‘There is nothing cheap anymore’

This year, many letters To Globe Santa tell how families have been walloped by inflation. It’s hardly surprising: Census data show the typical household income in Greater Boston grew at only half the rate of inflation last year.

Nate Eovaldi celebrated after his 5-0 record in the postseason helped the Rangers win the first World Series title in franchise history.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Nate Eovaldi’s dominance was just one thing on display during Major League Baseball’s postseason

A few items picked up from covering the playoffs.

Dick Drago, staple of Red Sox pitching staff in 1970s, dies at 78

The Prudential Building, left, and One Dalton in the setting sun.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reckoning with Boston’s towers of wealth

Luxury high-rises are sprouting across the skyline. Why is Boston, amid a grave housing crisis, so much better at building homes for the wealthy than those in need?

Explore the project

More recent News

Gas explosion at Needham home leaves Eversource contract worker injured
No one was home when the fire broke out, according to Eversource.

Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in earthquake that shook its northwest, killing 157
People used whatever they could find to set up shelter for the night, using plastic sheets and old clothes to keep them warm. Most people have been unable to retrieve their belongings from under the rubble.

Tell us: What’s the best, or worst, gift you’ve ever received?
These should be stories about the gift you didn’t know you needed, the gift that has become family lore, or the gift that backfired spectacularly.

Donald Trump’s strength is clear in Florida as Governor Ron DeSantis tries to move past ‘nonsense’
DeSantis was initially expected to be Trump's top rival after winning reelection as governor by a huge margin last November. But DeSantis has struggled since he launched his campaign in May and is a distant second now.

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship
Ukraine has increasingly targeted naval facilities in Crimea in recent months.

Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87
Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced.

Recommended reads

A fenced off Armstrong World Industries brick building in Braintree's Ivory Street corridor, which town officials are thought to be considering as a site for multifamily housing.

Debate rages about MBTA housing law, but all’s quiet in Braintree as deadline nears

Braintree town officials are set to present a state-mandated rezoning plan for the first time in late November, just one month before it must be approved and sent to the state.

How do you travel back to 1970s Massachusetts in the movies? Location, location, location.
Location manager Kai Quinlan helped make the Bay State a star in Alexander Payne’s new film, "The Holdovers."

TELEVISION

Thrillers, comedies, foreign imports, and British mysteries: The under-the-radar TV shows our readers love
Many of you responded to our call-out for TV shows that aren’t getting the appreciation or attention they deserve. Here’s what you said.

DiZoglio has no legal authority to probe the state Legislature, attorney general tells auditor
In a letter to state Auditor Diana DiZoglio, Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office said that DiZoglio's predecessors “have made the same determination” that it did — that the auditor does not have the legal authority to audit the Legislature without its consent.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jeffrey Mackenzie Jordan (left) and Colman Domingo in "Rustin."

Colman Domingo soars in ‘Rustin,’ a civil rights story you haven’t seen before

Tea leaves in glass bottle, collected on the shore of Dorchester Neck the morning of Dec. 17, 1773.

The Boston Tea Party turns 250

Davron S. Monroe as the title character in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," which runs through Nov. 5 at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith is the author of a new memoir, “To Free The Captives.”

Harvard’s Tracy K. Smith has never felt more skeptical of freedom — or more free

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 author with his father in 1964.

IDEAS | DOUG SMITH

The last thing my father told me

Voters cast ballots in Waltham last year.

Waltham legal opinion chills political debate

Workers cleared the tents on Atkinson Street in an area known as Mass. and Cass on Oct. 31.

The tents at Mass. and Cass needed to come down. Now what?

Film depictions of Leonard Bernstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Mollie Burkhart are among the many recent examples of historical fiction in our culture. The publishing industry is also a big driver of this trend, as English professor Alexander Manshel explores in a new book called “Writing Backwards.”

IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

We’re drowning in historical fiction

Missing poster and photos of Helen Medina.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A family’s nightmare quest to find their missing loved one

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

On the wings of love: Southwest passengers send messages of hope to Lewiston, Maine

Andy Garmezy and his golden retriever, Cooper, of National Crisis Response Canines, brought messages written by Southwest passengers who were on their flight on their journey to comfort the first responders and victims of the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine.

Man charged with arson for fire that temporarily closes Maine Walmart

Lucas Landry, 44, of Smyrna, allegedly set a fire in the men's department at a Walmart store in Bangor, forcing the store to temporarily close, officials said Saturday.

Woman arrested for fatal stabbing near Boston Common

Alyssa Partsch, 30, of Dorchester was arrested Saturday morning on a warrant charging her with the murder of Jazreanna Sheppard on July 20 near 121 Tremont St., police said.

Maine mass shooter was likely alive for most of massive 2-day search

The findings by Maine’s chief medical examiner suggest that the shooter likely shot himself 8 to 12 hours before his body was found.

Sports

Washington offensive lineman Nate Kalepo (71) and quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) celebrate after a touchdown by wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk (2) during the No. 5 Huskies' 52-42 victory at No. 24 USC.

washington 52, usc 42

Dillon Johnson, Michael Penix Jr. team up for Washington to overpower USC

Johnson ran for 256 yards and four scores, while Penix passed for 256 yards and accounted for three scores.

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe crosses the goal line for one of his four rushing touchdowns against LSU Saturday.

alabama 42, lsu 28

Alabama’s Jalen Milroe puts on a show, outduels LSU’s Jayden Daniels as Tide win SEC West showdown

The sophomore quarterback had 374 total yards, including 155 on the ground and four rushing touchdowns.

Jayson Tatum was the star of show as the Celtics remained unbeaten with their victory against the Nets.

Celtics 124, Nets 114

Jayson Tatum proved his star power with his clutch play in the Celtics’ victory over the Nets

The seventh-year player finished with 32 points, including six 3-pointers, and 11 rebounds.

umass 31, merrimack 21

Lawrence’s Greg Desrosiers Jr. helps power UMass to historic victory over Merrimack

red wings 5, bruins 4

Bruins’ hot start to season comes to an end as Red Wings erase early two-goal deficit

Celtics notebook

Players agreed to the in-season tournament for the money, says Jaylen Brown

Business

Stage set for conflict at COP28 with mixed response to outcome of key climate talks

Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily oversee the fund for the next four years.

US regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington state.

Barbara Lee, the political queenmaker, will wind down foundation and work in 2024

Ukraine minister says he wants to turn his country into a weapons production hub for the West

magazine

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Mass.

Just after learning October 9 that she’d won a Nobel Prize, Claudia Goldin, at home, speaks with a reporter.

Women & Power 2023

Advice from the Nobel Prize winner who’s seen the ‘Barbie’ movie multiple times

This week's daters: Tharun and Ria.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was not on time. My Uber took a wrong turn.’

My neighbor has a hoarding problem and I'd like to help

metro

Bates College students Emily Walsh, Jamie Hollander, and Phoebe Stern embraced while attending a gun safety rally outside the Maine State Capitol in Augusta.

Protesters gather in front of Maine State House to urge gun control after mass shooting

Men hold antiabortion rally at Planned Parenthood and on Boston Common

Manhattan jury clears ex-Boston prosecutor of rape and assault charges

sports

Joey Votto hit .202 with 14 homers and 38 RBIs in 65 games this season, out until June 19 after surgery on his left biceps and rotator cuff.

Cincinnati passes on Joey Votto option, sending icon to free agency

White Abarrio’s win in $6M Breeders’ Cup Classic puts trainer Rick Dutrow on top after 10-year exile

Report: Chelsea FC’s Emma Hayes new coach of US women’s national soccer team

business

Leah Silverman stood next to a large QR-coded target used to receive Amazon packages delivered by drone, at her home in College Station, Texas.

Look, up in the sky! It’s a can of soup!

Where are the women in tech and AI?

Fall back: How daylight saving time can affect your health

politics

Representative Lauren Boebert, Republican of Colorado. was in southwest Colorado near Towaoc, where she spoke at the Montezuma County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day dinner, on Oct. 28.

Lauren Boebert wants ‘mercy.’ Some Republicans want an alternative.

Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura’s shocking election 25 years ago previewed Trump’s

After mass shooting in Maine, will N.H. consider a ‘red flag’ law?

Nation

Leo Ortega and his wife walk around their property, surrounded by blue agave plants, in Murrieta, Calif., on Oct. 17.

Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits

Victims of abusive Native American boarding schools to share experiences in Montana

Donald Trump’s strength is clear in Florida as Governor Ron DeSantis tries to move past ‘nonsense’

World

Palestinians look at the destruction after Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis, on Nov. 4.

Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting

Prince William arrives in Singapore for annual Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Mideast diplomacy as Gaza war escalates

opinion

Caution tape near the location in Lisbon, Maine, where officials found the body of the gunman in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Oct. 27.

How Maine can start fixing its gun laws

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement

Two critiques of Healey’s transfer tax bid to boost housing

lifestyle

I think he’s cheap

Hair, periods, porn, mental health: ‘This Is So Awkward’ covers puberty from every angle

Lola Dating app will launch in Boston. It’s designed for people who want to show up on dates — for real.

food & dining

A Rhode Island-style clam chowder from Dune Brothers, a seafood shack in Providence, R.I.

Don’t want to cook? Sick of turkey on Thanksgiving? Here’s some R.I. restaurants to pre-order from.

4 pop-up restaurants worth checking out in Rhode Island in November 2023

Lines out the door for New York slices in Harvard Square, thanks to Joe’s Pizza

travel

The family's guide, Matt, showed the author's daughter how to use her wand to conjure up some magic in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

My kids unwrapped packed suitcases on Christmas morning, and we took a surprise trip. Would I do it again?

A guide to navigating holiday travel with less stress and a minimum of catastrophes

It’s Warren Miller film time, plus a doughnut tour and an app to turn your phone into a rescue locator

Arts

University of Massachusetts Amherst students Micah Schmerling and Jade Shum inspect an artwork at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.

In Collecting 101, UMass Amherst students learn inner workings of museum acquisition

The Boston Tea Party turns 250

Crystalle Lacouture centers loss and care at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

Books

Unnameable Books recently opened in Turners Falls, Mass.

Local poet offers wisdom and transcendence in ninth collection; Maine anthology draws power from youth perspectives; New bookstore opens in Turners Falls

Author readings around Boston Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 29

Movies

7 stream-worthy movies to get in the sweater weather spirit

Colman Domingo soars in ‘Rustin,’ a civil rights story you haven’t seen before

How do you travel back to 1970s Massachusetts in the movies? Location, location, location.

Television

Barbra Streisand, pictured with husband James Brolin in 2014.

Memoir will bring Barbra Streisand to ‘CBS News Sunday Morning,’ ‘Late Show’

We asked readers to recommend their favorite TV shows that no one is talking about, and they delivered — big time

Thrillers, comedies, foreign imports, and British mysteries: The under-the-radar TV shows our readers love

music

Guest conductor Joana Mallwitz led the BSO and guest soloist Anna Vinnitskaya in Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto Thursday.

Conductor Joana Mallwitz and soloist Anna Vinnitskaya light up the BSO

Musical performances from The Word Barn in Exeter, N.H., hitting NHPR airwaves

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler accused of sexually assaulting teen model in 1975

Theater/Dance

Orlando Baxter plays Comics Come Home Saturday night.

Orlando Baxter doesn’t have to come home for Comics Come Home — he’s already here

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

‘Frozen’ has the power to enchant, despite some slush

Health

A person walks into a CVS Health store on Aug. 1, 2023, in Miami, Fla.

Pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid start 3-day walkout

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says

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

Obituaries

Astronaut Ken Mattingly is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth.

Ken Mattingly, astronaut bumped from Apollo 13, dies at 87

Aida DiPace Donald, writer and former Harvard University Press editor in chief, dies at 93

David Kirke, first bungee jumper and extreme sports patriarch, dies at 78