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Former MIT biologist, who lost positions after engaging in a prohibited sexual relationship, accepts new science job 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

Monica Tibbits-Nutt named Massachusetts secretary of transportation
She has been serving as acting secretary of transportation since mid-September when her predecessor, Gina Fiandaca, resigned from the post abruptly after fewer than eight months on the job.

Bryant men’s basketball coach Jared Grasso resigns after arrest, months of administrative leave

Grasso was arrested on Oct. 3 under suspicion of a hit-and-run incident on Route 146 in Rhode Island, days after he was suspended by the school.

Secret Service agents protecting Biden’s granddaughter open fire when three people try to break into SUV

The agents, assigned to protect Naomi Biden, were out with her in the Georgetown neighborhood late Sunday night when they saw the three people breaking a window of the parked and unoccupied SUV, according to the Associated Press.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
We’re living longer and making the housing shortage worse
Many people are staying in their homes years beyond what they would have a generation or two ago.

Experts weigh in on recent studies linking daily cannabis use to heart conditions

The preliminary AHA studies sparked intrigue for Rhode Island health professionals and academics.

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

 Alleged brothel operators kept low profiles in Cambridge, Watertown

Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s older sister, has died, according to reports

Donald Trump Jr. returns to the stand as defense looks to undercut New York civil fraud claims

Denneno’s Pizza to close on New Year’s Eve after nearly 70 years in business

‘It’s like Russian roulette’: Massive drug bust roils North Shore city of Lynn

The discovery of thousands of candy-shaped pills has put many in this community on edge, as agencies intensify outreach efforts.
Colts 10, Patriots 6

Tara Sullivan
If Mac Jones is benched for good, that’s on him — and on the Patriots for failing to develop him
After 83 career sacks, including a season-high five by halftime Sunday, Jones is a shell of himself.

Here’s what Bill Belichick had to say about the quarterback situation Ben Volin: Will Robert Kraft look to fire Bill Belichick?
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

Mac Jones’s performance was the worst by a quarterback in Patriots history

It wasn’t that long ago that it seemed he was the answer at quarterback.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

All aboard? Amtrak joins push to relocate USPS and expand South Station.

The $2 billion-plus South Station expansion, which would add up to 10 tracks to the existing 13, has been sidelined in part because the postal service showed no sign of budging.

Battles force Palestinians out of hospitals in Gaza, leaving patients, babies, and medics stranded
The Israeli military's purported drive to separate civilians from Hamas militants has come at a heavy cost, with more than two-thirds of the territory’s population of 2.3 million having already fled their homes.

Plymouth family that had been stuck in Gaza could return to Mass. on Tuesday, relative says Thousands rally locally Sunday for peace in Gaza

Three men were sentenced to life in prison. These women chose to love them anyway.

The arm of the justice system is long, and for both the partners of current inmates, and the families of those released on parole, common struggles underscore how that system touches many more people than just those incarcerated.
Love Letters podcast: How to find love in a hopeless place
PERSPECTIVE

What we lost when we lost the Brockton Fair

It’s been canceled for good, leaving residents to ponder about what it meant to the city — and to families like mine.

More than a rock and the Mayflower, downtown Plymouth aims high

With Plymouth’s population growing by about 1,000 residents a year, business owners, developers, and town officials are increasing their focus on the sprawling community’s historic downtown.
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.
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

Aviation soldier from N.H. identified among 5 killed in helicopter crash
Tanner W. Grone of Gorham, N.H., enlisted in 2017, saw multiple combat deployments, and won numerous honors for his service

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.

Patrick Dempsey steps up to bat at softball fundraiser for Lewiston victims
The actor also met with first responders while visiting his hometown.

Beth Teitell
Do you live with a decorative-pillow tyrant? Are you one yourself? Read on.
The trend has been declared over by Architectural Digest. But word hasn’t filtered down to the masses.

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.

Andover schools remain closed Monday as educator strike continues into fourth day
Negotiators failed to reach an agreement on a new contract in bargaining talks over the weekend.

Recommended reads

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.
Complete coverage of the Maine shootings

The lasting legacy of the education culture wars may be a familiar one: school choice
At least seven states have adopted new school choice programs that allow parents to spend state money on nonpublic education.

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

In Boston, a comedy boom fills the biggest rooms

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

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

It’s still Oct. 31 where we live

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

More than a rock and the Mayflower, downtown Plymouth aims high

With Plymouth’s population growing by about 1,000 residents a year, business owners, developers, and town officials are increasing their focus on the sprawling community’s historic downtown.
RI HEALTH

Experts weigh in on recent studies linking daily cannabis use to heart conditions

The preliminary AHA studies sparked intrigue for Rhode Island health professionals and academics.

Police in East Longmeadow issue advisory after man was chased by two coyotes while walking his dog

East Longmeadow Police received a report Saturday night that two coyotes chased a man walking his dog near the schools back to his home, the advisory posted on Facebook, said.

Monica Tibbits-Nutt named Massachusetts secretary of transportation

She has been serving as acting secretary of transportation since mid-September when her predecessor, Gina Fiandaca, resigned from the post abruptly after fewer than eight months on the job.

Sports

PWHL Boston

Meet the defenders and goaltenders on PWHL Boston’s training camp roster

The regular season is set to begin in January, but venues, team names, and other details have yet to be announced.
college basketball

UMass Lowell’s Anthony Blunt shines on the basketball court and the music stage

After missing a season with a knee injury, Blunt is back as a senior role player, balancing basketball and rapping, and he's dropping an album Dec. 2.
ben volin | on football

NFL Week 10: Texans got it right at coach and QB and are the league’s hottest team

C.J. Stroud, drafted No. 2 overall last April, is a special talent who has instantly elevated the players around him.
Colleges

Bryant men’s basketball coach Jared Grasso resigns after arrest, months of administrative leave
Celtics vs. Knicks | 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Boston)

Celtics vs. Knicks: Boston hopes to make it three straight wins against Atlantic Division foes
Tara Sullivan

If Mac Jones is benched for good, that’s on him — and on the Patriots for failing to develop him

Business

More than a rock and the Mayflower, downtown Plymouth aims high

With Plymouth’s population growing by about 1,000 residents a year, business owners, developers, and town officials are increasing their focus on the sprawling community’s historic downtown.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

All aboard? Amtrak joins push to relocate USPS and expand South Station.

The $2 billion-plus South Station expansion, which would add up to 10 tracks to the existing 13, has been sidelined in part because the postal service showed no sign of budging.

Donald Trump Jr. returns to the stand as defense looks to undercut New York civil fraud claims
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

We’re living longer and making the housing shortage worse
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

Aviation soldier from N.H. identified among 5 killed in helicopter crash

R.I. Coalition for Israel tells congressional delegation: no pause, no ceasefire

Plymouth family that had been stuck in Gaza could return to Mass. on Tuesday, relative says

sports

‘We’ll look at everything.’ Here’s what Patriots’ Bill Belichick had to say about the quarterback situation

Bryant student-athlete and entrepreneur is keeping her kicks fresh

Mac Jones’s performance was the worst by a quarterback in Patriots history

business

Resident assistants at Emerson College launch a union

Bryant student-athlete and entrepreneur is keeping her kicks fresh

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

politics

Donald Trump Jr. returns to the stand as defense looks to undercut New York civil fraud claims

Who’s running for president in 2024, and which Republicans have dropped out of the race?

Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s older sister, has died, according to reports

Nation

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

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

FBI examining whether Adams cleared red tape for Turkish government

World

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

Battles force Palestinians out of hospitals in Gaza, leaving patients, babies, and medics stranded

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

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

Patrick Dempsey steps up to bat at softball fundraiser for Lewiston victims

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

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