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Vermont man held without bail in shootings of three men of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vt.

Jason J. Eaton pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail pending a hearing.
Brown University community reacts to shooting of Palestinian students in Vermont

Accused Vermont shooter was terminated from financial services job earlier this month

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
In Vermont, a Thanksgiving tradition and time shared by lifelong friends ruined by gunfire

ben volin | on football
NFL Week 12: Eagles are the league’s best, even when they aren’t playing their best
They are 10-1 and cruising toward the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, yet they aren’t satisfied and know they can play even better.

Bill Belichick was asked about a report that he’s leaving the Patriots. Here’s what he said.

Belichick also discussed the Patriots' quarterback situation, kicker Chad Ryland's miss, and more Monday.
Tom Brady further explained his ‘mediocrity’ comment about today’s NFL
Shirley Leung

On #GivingTuesday, here are 9 local nonprofits that could use your generosity

Many of these organizations help children, women, and people of color. They often have dynamic and diverse leaders. So if you’re looking for some new nonprofits to support during this season of giving, these are worth your attention.

MassHealth programs to help wheelchair users with slow repairs are themselves delayed

The MassHealth programs would improve access to loaner chairs for people whose wheelchairs were being repaired, and create more options for people needing simple repairs.

A guaranteed basic income for Boston’s poor? Officials consider the idea.
With about 18 percent of city residents living below the poverty line, Boston officials are mulling the implementation of a temporary guaranteed income program for the city’s poor.

Needham man’s cousins among 11 hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire continues
A Needham man said his two young cousins were among the 11 hostages released by Hamas on Monday, but their father remains in captivity in the Gaza Strip more than seven weeks after the militant group’s brutal Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel.

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

Latino children are more likely to enter foster care in Massachusetts than any other state
One out of 20 Hispanic children in Massachusetts are involved in the state's child welfare system.

Two men arrested, more than 1,000 pieces of stolen mail recovered after crash in Brookline

Yasser Teixeira Mendonca, of New York, and Dahshein Karon Perry, of Massachusetts, were charged with receiving stolen property and failure to stop for police, Newton police said.

Runaway Volvo, parked Prius crash through window of vacant Boston Market in Saugus, police say
Two vehicles crashed into a vacant Boston Market restaurant off Route 1 in Saugus on Monday evening after a driver veered off the roadway and struck a parked car, causing both vehicles to overturn into the storefront, Saugus police said.

Charges dismissed against driver who crashed car through barrier at Alewife parking garage in February

The man was facing multiple charges in connection to the February crash that left his vehicle teetering on the edge of garage’s fifth level and sent debris crashing through glass panels over the station’s lobby and mezzanine.
BLUE JACKETS 5, BRUINS 2

Bruins trip and fall again, to the Russian-powered Blue Jackets, for third straight loss

Down 2-0, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery tried for a momentum change by pulling goalie Jeremy Swayman. Boston has given up 17 goals in the three losses.

Watch: Chris Evans’s rescue dog Dodger adorably crashes interview on ‘The View’

The Sudbury native talked holidays in Massachusetts, how he met his furry friend, and if he’ll return as Marvel’s Captain America.

Is the In-Season Tournament a priority for Celtics? Tuesday’s game vs. Bulls will be telling.

The Celtics very well could need a blowout win to advance, but that also could raise the issue of sportsmanship.
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

A collision with Boston City Hall over Wu’s car accident

The newly released finding contradicts an initial police investigation that concluded that Keyanna Smith’s actions did not contribute to the crash.
EDITORIAL

Challenges to Trump’s eligibility are murky at best. But there is a clear way to stop him.
ALEX BEAM

‘Napoleon’ isn’t accurate? Excuse me, mate, were you there?
Uri Dromi

A UN refugee agency has been perpetuating the problem of Palestinian refugees
William Lefebvre and Victoria Wisniewski

Gen Z takes a seat — and sets the table — at COP28
Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

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Jennifer Lopez announces new album release date, with companion film co-written by Ben Affleck
"This Is Me . . . Now" is the singer’s first album in nearly a decade.

Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian
The family of Rosalynn Carter has begun three days of memorials for the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96.

Globe Santa
Globe Santa gave a little boy gifts years ago. Now he gives generously to others.
As a small boy living in public housing, Eddie McGrath received Christmas presents from Globe Santa. Today he is committed to giving back, which he does prodigiously, and Globe Santa is prominently on his list.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
After falling out with Trustees of Reservations, John Judge will lead Greater Boston Boy Scouts
Like a couple of our pro sports teams, the Boy Scouts of America is in rebuilding mode.

No indications of foul play in case of Avon man, 45, found dead in local well, DA says

The body of a 45-year-old man found Saturday in a well in Avon showed no apparent signs of foul play during an autopsy, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s office.

Video shows rare ‘watermelon’ aurora over the Alaska sky
Vincent Ledvina, who calls himself the “aurora guy,” shot the video of the colorful and wondrous ribbons of the aurora borealis as they illuminated the night sky in dazzling pink and green hues in his backyard in Fairbanks on Sunday night.

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Why landlords hold the post-pandemic fate of downtown in their hands like never before

Restaurants and retailers still struggling to meet the terms of leases they signed before COVID are approaching landlords with creative proposals to restructure their monthly rent check. The answers often determine the fate of the business.

Balance of power poised to flip on Everett School Committee after election
More than half of the candidates the mayor endorsed lost their races, a rebuke from voters after the mayor pushed the School Committee to oust the superintendent earlier in the year over objections from the community.

PERSPECTIVE
The Globe’s film critic picks 6 holiday movies that are actually good
This year, Odie Henderson decided to put together a little holiday movie festival.

Stolen . . . or saved? Professor accuses late minister of pilfering Edward Hopper artwork now at MFA.
How a humble self-portrait is connected to an unusual, and decades-old, art-world dispute.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ brings classic holiday magic

Taylor Swift announces streaming date for ‘Eras Tour’ film, new songs

Vermilion Theater presents ‘God of Carnage’ as a Mandarin and English production

Jennifer Lopez announces new album release date, with companion film co-written by Ben Affleck

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

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Polls show consumers want to buy clothes that are better for the planet. Can they?
EDITORIAL

Want to learn more about the Middle East? Start here.

JEFF JACOBY

Look who’s backing DiZoglio’s ballot campaign
IDEAS | ERINNE MAGEE

This holiday season, try skipping the gift list
Renée Graham

With the lilt of a flute, a legendary rapper carves a path for Black men to grow and evolve
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Needham man’s cousins among 11 hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire continues

A Needham man said his two young cousins were among the 11 hostages released by Hamas on Monday, but their father remains in captivity in the Gaza Strip more than seven weeks after the militant group’s brutal Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel.

Runaway Volvo, parked Prius crash through window of vacant Boston Market in Saugus, police say

Two vehicles crashed into a vacant Boston Market restaurant off Route 1 in Saugus on Monday evening after a driver veered off the roadway and struck a parked car, causing both vehicles to overturn into the storefront, Saugus police said.

Charges dismissed against driver who crashed car through barrier at Alewife parking garage in February

The man was facing multiple charges in connection to the February crash that left his vehicle teetering on the edge of garage’s fifth level and sent debris crashing through glass panels over the station’s lobby and mezzanine.

‘It feels more personal than it did before’: Brown University community reacts to shooting of Palestinian students in Vermont

Hisham Awartani, a junior at Brown, was one of the three victims attacked near the University of Vermont on Saturday. The attack is under investigation as a possible hate crime.

Sports

patriots

‘It’s way more checkers than it is chess’: Tom Brady further explained his ‘mediocrity’ comment about today’s NFL

Brady believes that quarterbacks aren't being taught to read defenses and check out of plays as well as they were used to.
NFL: Bears 12, Vikings 10

Bears kick four field goals, outlast Vikings in a game dominated by defense

Cairo Santos made a 30-yard field goal for Chicago with 10 seconds left, his fourth of the game.
HS GIRLS' BASKETBALL

Four story lines to watch with the start of high school girls’ basketball

The best female hoopsters returned to the court Monday as winter practice began across the commonwealth. Here are some plots to take note of as preseason taps off.
BLUE JACKETS 5, BRUINS 2

Bruins trip and fall again, to the Russian-powered Blue Jackets, for third straight loss
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Jakub Lauko’s a tough fourth liner to overlook in Bruins lineup
College football

Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders missed season finale at Utah with fracture in back, according to video

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

The ultimate foodie gift guide of Rhode Island

Hand-harvested sea salt from Newport’s coastline, strong coffee, creative spice mixes, and more.

X has become a ‘global sewer,’ mayor of Paris says

In recent weeks, dozens of advertisers paused their campaigns on X after Musk endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory this month, and the company could lose as much as $75 million in ad revenue by the end of the year.

EU regulators say Amazon’s acquisition of vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition

Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
magazine
winter travel

30 tiny, perfect things about winter in New England
Winter travel

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I could definitely see potential’
CONNECTIONS

My mission: Get the client to the Super Bowl. The client: A celebrity dog.

metro

Globe Santa gave a little boy gifts years ago. Now he gives generously to others.

The ultimate foodie gift guide of Rhode Island

MassHealth programs to help wheelchair users with slow repairs are themselves delayed

sports

Previewing and predicting the Division 6 Super Bowl: Fairhaven vs. Salem

Mac Jones talks future with Patriots, playing elsewhere in 2024 and more on WEEI

Panthers fire coach Frank Reich after just 11 games

business

On #GivingTuesday, here are 9 local nonprofits that could use your generosity

Jamey Tesler, former transportation chief, gets keys to startup effort

Direct flights from Boston to Beijing are back

politics

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term

With White House holiday decorations, Jill Biden wanted holiday visitors to feel like kids again

Efforts to undermine voters’ decisions are part of a perilous pattern, specialists say

Nation

Alex Murdaugh, already convicted of murder, will be sentenced for stealing from 18 clients

Calls for cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war roil city councils from California to Michigan

Former coal towns get money for clean-energy factories

World

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire

Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce.

opinion

Traffic — of the two-wheeled variety — veers to the sidewalks

Palestinian flag’s critics overlook the people it represents

Here’s one practical way to help retailers battered by online competition

lifestyle

With White House holiday decorations, Jill Biden wanted holiday visitors to feel like kids again

Vermilion Theater presents ‘God of Carnage’ as a Mandarin and English production

Should I stay with my husband?

food & dining

The ultimate foodie gift guide of Rhode Island

How to minimize indoor air pollution when cooking at home

Brawl erupts at Kowloon restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus

travel

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.

How to act like a rude jerk while traveling. (But please don’t.)

Shelby Acosta on having curves, scoring a deal, and the appeal of airport food

Arts

The rooms where it happened: A new MFA show looks at photographers’ studios

Stolen . . . or saved? Professor accuses late minister of pilfering Edward Hopper artwork now at MFA.

At the National Gallery, a clear sign of contemporary Indigenous art on the rise

Books

Tess Gerritsen spies literary opportunity in the unexpected

Rhode Island bookstore offers holiday gift to support Indigenous author and museum; new book presents portrait of Bangor during a decade of change; Purple Couch Bookshop opens in North Andover

Claire Keegan chronicles malignant masculinity in slim but foreboding collection

Movies

Watch: Chris Evans’s rescue dog Dodger adorably crashes interview on ‘The View’

Jennifer Lopez announces new album release date, with companion film co-written by Ben Affleck

The Globe’s film critic picks 6 holiday movies that are actually good

Television

This week’s TV: Eddie Murphy makes a deal with an elf, ‘Bookie’ debuts, and the return of Blue Sky shows

This week’s TV: ‘Fargo’ is back, Hannah Waddingham sings, and about those ghosts in ‘The Crown’

Marty Krofft, co-creator of fantastical TV shows, dies at 86

music

Artistic director Jonathan Cohen picks up the banner for H+H’s annual ‘Messiah’

Jennifer Lopez announces new album release date, with companion film co-written by Ben Affleck

Taylor Swift announces streaming date for ‘Eras Tour’ film, new songs

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ brings classic holiday magic

Two Broadway legends with staying power: ‘Chicago’ and composer John Kander

For these superstar queens, the holidays are anything but a drag

Health

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Obituaries

Judge Baron H. Martin, a groundbreaking Black lawyer for MBTA, dies at 97

Marty Krofft, co-creator of fantastical TV shows, dies at 86

Joan Jara, who found justice for singer husband slain in Chilean coup, dies at 96