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Spotlight follow-up

Former MIT biologist, whose career imploded after engaging in a prohibited sexual relationship, accepts new science position in Prague

Scientist David Sabatini said he has aspirations to one day expand this lab into the Greater Boston area.
Read the Spotlight report: Fate and the fallen star

Two accused in brothel case to appear in federal court in Worcester

A man and a woman accused of running an exclusive brothel ring in Massachusetts and Virginia that catered to an elite clientele, including elected officials, will appear in federal court in Worcester on Monday.

Alleged brothel operators kept low profiles in Cambridge, Watertown

Several residents of the apartment buildings in Cambridge and Watertown where the brothels allegedly operated said they had no idea their neighbors had set up booming commercial sex businesses.

Boston’s plan to ban fossil fuels in new buildings goes up in smoke

More than three years after filing her Green New Deal plan for Boston as a mayoral candidate, Mayor Michelle Wu now says that the city will not be participating in a state program that allows 10 communities to ban fossil fuels in new buildings.

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of the 2024 race
The South Carolina senator made the surprise announcement on “Sunday Night in America” with Trey Gowdy.

Striking Andover teachers reject School Committee’s offer of ‘substandard pay’ for staff; Monday classes canceled

The lasting legacy of the education culture wars may be a familiar one: school choice

Offseason focus is clear for Red Sox: Get two top-flight starting pitchers

Here are some possibilities that the Sox should considering targeting as they aim to get back into contention in 2024.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The final season of ‘The Crown,’ an Iceland thriller, and ‘Julia’ is back for seconds

Netflix's most prestigious series, “The Crown,” launches its sixth and final season in two parts, with four episodes on Thursday and the remaining six on Dec. 14.
INNOVATOR Q&A

Bryant student-athlete and entrepreneur is keeping her kicks fresh

Nina Karlin has created a working prototype of The Fresh Kick, a foam insert designed to keep sneakers dry, odor free, and looking their best.
Beyond the Gilded Gate

What kind of town does Brookline want to be?

Brookline broadcasts an ethos of inclusivity, but it has become a preserve for the privileged. This is no accident, but the fruit of decades of exclusionary actions. Now, the town faces a state mandate to allow more multifamily housing, offering a litmus test of suburbs’ willingness to help reckon with the regional housing crisis.

Explore the project
Opinion
IDEAS | LEIF WEATHERBY

ChatGPT broke the Turing test

For decades, the ability to have a fluid conversation was considered a benchmark for machine intelligence. That turned out to be misleading.
Shira Schoenberg

Is there a future for Jewish progressivism after Oct. 7?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Who is Mike Johnson? Don’t expect any answers from him.
JEFF JACOBY

Please pull the plug on the White House daily press briefings
EDITORIAL

Defending the MCAS from evidence-free attacks

More recent News

Nearly half of this year’s Rhodes Scholars come from New England schools
“Everything I’ve ever done that I’m really proud of, I did in teams with friends — just incredibly brilliant, kind people that I’ve worked with,” said Suhaas Bhat, a Harvard senior who was named to be among the scholars.

A shooting at a Texas flea market killed a child and wounded 4 other people, police say
Two children and three other people were shot at a Texas flea market and one child later died at a hospital, police said.

Cedric Maxwell sees why the Raptors were irked by Joe Mazzulla’s challenge late in a blowout, but he liked the decision
The radio analyst said it was the Celtics coach’s way of showing his players that he values them equally, an important gesture during a long and grueling season.

LOVE LETTERS
He’s close with his ex
“He said he talks about our relationship to her. I said I don’t know if I’m OK with that.”

Young girl’s mother, aunt arrested after she suffered major burn injuries in Seekonk in October
The girl, who is now in stable condition but remains hospitalized, suffered second- and third-degree burns “over large portions of her body” during an incident at the family's Oak Hill Avenue home on Oct. 8, authorities said.

Pedestrian fatally struck by tractor trailer on I-95 in Canton
A state trooper on patrol on a motorcycle reported that a pedestrian had been struck, and other troopers responded to the scene at the juncture with Interstate 93, officials said.

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Maine gunman broke from reality into violence

To contemplate how a man could kill 18 people in Lewiston is to contemplate how society shunts responsibility and ignores red flags, and how ill-suited existing systems are to address acute mental illness.
Bill and Aaron Young were inseparable: ‘They golfed, fished, and bowled together’

Can magic mushrooms help hospice patients face death? Dana-Farber researchers want to find out.
The small trial by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute comes six decades after Harvard fired Timothy Leary over his experiments with psychedelic drugs.

Meet the Massachusetts ‘MacGyvers’ customizing equipment for people with disabilities
When off-the-shelf equipment for people with disabilities isn't a good fit, these customizers with the Department of Developmental Services improvise upgrades.

Fretting but not yet fearful in the Biden camp
Several local Democratic officials in the battleground states had a similar reaction: concern but not panic with the presidential election still a year away.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s still Oct. 31 where we live

Sweet Honey in the Rock brings 50 years of uplift to the ICA

Fact, fiction, and forging an identity in ArtsEmerson’s ‘The Real James Bond … Was Dominican’

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 18

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

EDITORIAL

Students should learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the classroom — not on TikTok
LETTERS

Moved by the memory of a final conversation
LETTERS

Brandeis lands in the thick of clashing views over Israel-Hamas war
Jonathan Lowy and Manuel Oliver

If the US can’t fix its gun policy, maybe an international lawsuit can
Alan Berger

The question remains: Why did Hamas attack Israel?

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Spotlight follow-up

Former MIT biologist, whose career imploded after engaging in a prohibited sexual relationship, accepts new science position in Prague

Scientist David Sabatini said he has aspirations to one day expand this lab into the Greater Boston area.

Two accused in brothel case to appear in federal court in Worcester

A man and a woman accused of running an exclusive brothel ring in Massachusetts and Virginia that catered to an elite clientele, including elected officials, will appear in federal court in Worcester on Monday.
INNOVATOR Q&A

Bryant student-athlete and entrepreneur is keeping her kicks fresh

Nina Karlin has created a working prototype of The Fresh Kick, a foam insert designed to keep sneakers dry, odor free, and looking their best.

Thousands rally across Boston and Cambridge for peace in Gaza

Demonstrators called for a cease-fire in Gaza and the end of US aid to Israel as they marched from Boston Public Library to MIT on Sunday.

Sports

INNOVATOR Q&A

Bryant student-athlete and entrepreneur is keeping her kicks fresh

Nina Karlin has created a working prototype of The Fresh Kick, a foam insert designed to keep sneakers dry, odor free, and looking their best.
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

Mac Jones’s performance was the worst in Patriots history

It wasn’t that long ago that it seemed he was the answer at quarterback.
NFL NOTEBOOK

Outgained and seemingly outclassed again, the Steelers just keep doing enough

The Steelers (6-3) have ripped off nine straight wins in one-score games dating to last season, and have been outgained in all nine of their games this season. All six of their wins so far in 2023 have come by eight points or less.
NFL ROUNDUP

Bye does 49ers well, as San Francisco travels and dominates contending Jaguars
TENNIS NOTEBOOK

Year-end No. 1 will belong to Novak Djokovic for eighth time after opening win at ATP Finals
GOLF NOTEBOOK

Max Homa captures first title overseas by shading competition in Sun City

Business

INNOVATOR Q&A

Bryant student-athlete and entrepreneur is keeping her kicks fresh

Nina Karlin has created a working prototype of The Fresh Kick, a foam insert designed to keep sneakers dry, odor free, and looking their best.

As more workers take to picket lines, the labor movement is having a moment

The emboldened labor movement has seized on discontent exacerbated by the pandemic, along with the ongoing labor shortage, soaring inflation, and a rise in activism among struggling workers.

Nonprofits making progress in tackling homelessness among veterans, but challenges remain

Connolly suspending campaign to put rent control on statewide ballot
magazine
Globe Magazine

Cheryl Katon’s impossible decision
Globe Magazine

Boston's best everything bagel was real. Then it vanished.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Any excuse involving grandkids is a “get out of jail free” card’
Perspective

Congress is weighing a social media ban for kids under 13. Here’s what you can do at home.

metro

Striking Andover teachers reject School Committee’s offer of ‘substandard pay’ for staff; Monday classes canceled

Fraternity and bar sued over 2021 death of University of New Hampshire student

Two injured, multiple families displaced by Ayer housefire

sports

Colin Stesney makes ‘best save of my life’ as Winchester boys’ soccer edges Belmont in D1 quarterfinal

Mikaela Shiffrin extends wins record to 89 with a seventh slalom title in Levi, Finland

Oilers fire Jay Woodcroft after poor start to season, name Kris Knoblauch as interim coach

business

Hundreds of thousands march in London to protest the war in Gaza

Vacancy in Boston-area lab space climbs to 10-year high

Mass General Brigham offers buyouts to technology staffers

politics

Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary

Biden sees hopeful signs for his reelection in Democrats’ 2023 wins. Others in his party are worried

Kelly Johnson embodies the hard-line views she shares with the speaker

Nation

A shooting at a Texas flea market killed a child and wounded 4 other people, police say

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of the 2024 race

Biden aides scramble on trade pact some Democrats fear could help Trump

World

Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought brutal drug crackdown is granted bail

Thousands flee Gaza hospital, health officials say, but many still trapped

Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shock return to UK government as foreign secretary

opinion

For colleges, world events can be teachable — or impeachable — moments

People of Gaza suffer as Israel and Hamas dig in

Students should learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the classroom — not on TikTok

lifestyle

Do you live with a decorative-pillow tyrant? Are you one yourself? Read on.

Sohla El-Waylly prioritized accessibility and technique for her ‘fun school’ debut cookbook

He’s close with his ex

food & dining

To reduce environmental impact, Grey Sail Brewing turns to solar

Shawarma King in Brookline has shut down after more than 30 years

Onion Bhajiya: A golden treat for Diwali and beyond

travel

Secret tourist hot spots and hidden gems, revealed!

Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village, new National Geographic itineraries, and grab-and-go meal kits

Hotel developer Dick Friedman on the Dalai Lama’s unique laugh, Martha’s Vineyard, and packing light

Arts

At the Museum of Fine Arts, an abstract artist’s ‘painting in the round’

Have camera, will travel

A fertile ground for artists in Fall River

Books

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 18

What happens when a society is built on mutual acceptance rather than formal law? Paul Harding’s ‘This Other Eden’ is one answer

Jodi Picoult on writing, research, and her latest project

Movies

Girl power meets cat power in ‘The Marvels’

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios, return to work with writers

Watch: ‘Mean Girls’ musical releases first trailer for 2024 film

Television

This week’s TV: The final season of ‘The Crown,’ an Iceland thriller, and ‘Julia’ is back for seconds

Timothée Chalamet marks end of actors’ strike in ‘SNL’ musical monologue, boygenius performs

Light mystery trend continues with Mandy Patinkin in ‘Death and Other Details’

music

Here’s a look at this year’s Grammy nominees

‘Barbie’ soundtrack takes on Taylor Swift, music’s top stars in key Grammy categories

Hannu Lintu and Leonidas Kavakos meditate on impermanence with the BSO

Theater/Dance

In Boston, a comedy boom fills the biggest rooms

Fact, fiction, and forging an identity in ArtsEmerson’s ‘The Real James Bond … Was Dominican’

In ‘The Band’s Visit,’ there’s harmony in human connection

Health

Prospect Medical Holdings has underfunded two R.I. hospitals and affected operations, state says

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

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

Obituaries

Arni Cheatham, ‘Jazz Hero’ saxophonist who got ‘to hold the horn while God plays,’ dies at 79

Lois Galgay Reckitt, a Maine lawmaker who was a relentless activist for women, has died

David Ferry, award-winning poet ‘of wisdom and humility,’ dies at 99