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Iran preparing imminent missile attack on Israel, US official tells AP

This comes after the Israeli military warned people to evacuate several Lebanese border communities hours after announcing what it said were limited ground operations against Hezbollah.

John Deaton, Elizabeth Warren’s GOP challenger, says she misled voters on his pro-choice stance

John Deaton, who challenged Senator Elizabeth Warren to five debates, said the Senator “doesn’t want people to learn who I am."
Warren presses Stop & Shop on grocery prices after study shows differences across neighborhoods

N.H. gun owners can carry firearms without a license. What happens when they bring their guns to Mass.?

The state’s approach to gun control faces a new challenge from a pair of cases involving New Hampshire gun owners, which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is hearing jointly.

North toward hope
This non-profit couldn’t fill its caregiver roles. Then migrants from Haiti arrived.
A Marlborough developmental disabilities provider filled dozens of vacant jobs by hiring new arrivals from three local shelters. But it didn’t come easily.

Boston hotel workers threaten all-out strike

If Boston hotel workers can't reach an agreement with companies by Friday, workers are prepared to walk off the job, and stay off.

The Port of Boston is closed due to the dockworkers strike. Here’s what it means for local businesses.

The shutdown could take a significant toll on local companies and retailers that depend on the port for access to international markets.

Crews search for survivors in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge

It’s official: Steward is out of the Mass. hospital business

Parents accused of harassing transgender teen soccer player in N.H. sue school district over free speech

This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows include more writers, artists, and storytellers

The interdisciplinary awards announced Tuesday come with a $800,000 grant over five years that the 22 recipients may use however they want.
Globe Magazine

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.

The evidence overwhelmingly shows that phones are bad for students. Taking them away is the only solution.

Another cannabis dispensary is coming to Back Bay. Some residents are smoking mad.

The unanimous approval came over sharp objections from residents and business owners who say the concentration of pot shops is excessive and detracts from the neighborhood’s quality of life.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

Trump calls for 100 percent tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

On immigration, Kamala Harris and Democrats walk a delicate — and harder — line

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch.
Opinion
Eric A. Friedman

How the Celtics could protest a cruel war in Sudan

They could boycott an exhibition game against the Denver Nuggets in the United Arab Emirates, which is secretly arming militias that are massacring Black Sudanese civilians.
IDEAS | STEVEN LIVINGSTON

Joy might not help Harris here
EDITORIAL

Fix the FAFSA before rollout of next year’s forms
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why the myth about migrants smuggling fentanyl endures
JOAN VENNOCHI

Steward’s Ralph de la Torre is resigning. What about the board of directors?

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

More recent News

‘Ghost gear’ haunts R.I. waters, harming marine life and the environment
The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation is working to change regulations that would allow for more removal of abandoned fishing gear.

Brown University prepares for upcoming divestment from Israel vote
Higher education watchers across the country will be paying close attention to the Brown University divestment vote to see how the Ivy League school navigates the contentious proposal.

Breast cancer continues to rise among younger women, study finds
Rates of breast cancer climbed 1% a year from 2012 to 2021, and even more sharply among women younger than 50 and among Asian American/Pacific Islander women of all ages, according to an American Cancer Society report.

A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later.

Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday

It was the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

Major water main break in Boston floods part of Tremont Street; one vehicle stuck in sinkhole
“One car went in a sinkhole and another was towed to clear the area,” BWSC spokesperson Stephen Mulloney said. “The street has buckled” and there’s a block on Tremont Street that is “not passable for cars.”

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Dan Shaughnessy

Pete Rose was crude and rough around the edges, but his love for baseball was evident every game

Rose could play many positions and had more hits than anyone, but his apparent gambling addiction kept him out of the Hall of Fame.

Who’s behind the MCAS ballot initiative? A fifth-grade teacher from Hull.
Deb McCarthy’s quest exemplifies the deep frustration shared by many educators about the MCAS, which is fueling the biggest testing backlash to hit Massachusetts in two decades.

CVS to cut 2,900 jobs and is reportedly mulling a breakup
The layoffs will be focused on corporate jobs, not frontline pharmacy, retail, or distribution workers, but more dramatic changes could be coming soon.

‘Cars have flipped over, cars have gotten smashed.’ Some Boston residents want more input on city’s speed hump program.
While officials say the city is set to meet or exceed its annual speed hump goal, residents from across Boston are frustrated with the program.

Culture & Lifestyle

Raise a pint: A British remake of ‘Cheers’ is in development

Every chapter in Jean Hanff Korelitz’s new book ‘The Sequel’ is named after someone else’s sequel

Local filmmaker buys Arlington International Film Festival from cofounders

‘Help other artists, and then other artists will help you, too,’ says Joanna Tam

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

What Boston can learn from other cities that closed schools
JEFF JACOBY

Antisemitism and the power of the big lie
RENÉE GRAHAM

Diversity is America’s greatest strength. But now a lot of people find it threatening.

Beau Breslin

Project 2025 isn’t going away
Alex Beam

Is Costco the center of the universe?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows include more writers, artists, and storytellers

The interdisciplinary awards announced Tuesday come with a $800,000 grant over five years that the 22 recipients may use however they want.

John Deaton, Elizabeth Warren’s GOP challenger, says she misled voters on his pro-choice stance

John Deaton, who challenged Senator Elizabeth Warren to five debates, said the Senator “doesn’t want people to learn who I am."
GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT

ACLU files federal challenge to New Hampshire’s new voter ID law

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a few voting rights organizations and five New Hampshire residents who say they would be harmed by the state's new voter ID law.

Brown University prepares for upcoming divestment from Israel vote

Higher education watchers across the country will be paying close attention to the Brown University divestment vote to see how the Ivy League school navigates the contentious proposal.

Sports

TARA SULLIVAN

While WNBA players shine on the court, league leaders continue to stumble off of it

The conversation, much as it has all season, has veered away from the on-court product and into uglier areas, and the most recent example comes from the Players Association.

Killington sale officially completed, with $30 million to be invested in new ski lifts and upgrades

Sold to local investors for an undisclosed amount, the Vermont ski area announced it will make some prominent changes by 2025.
WNBA

A closer look at the Connecticut Sun’s 3-point shooting strategy, and how one trade tilted things in their favor

In the past, Connecticut got by without being among the WNBA leaders in 3-point shooting, but adding guard Marina Mabrey has changed the dynamic.
red sox

With the Red Sox season in the books, here’s the contract status of every player on the roster
Dan Shaughnessy

Pete Rose was crude and rough around the edges, but his love for baseball was evident every game
bruins

With the Bruins and Jeremy Swayman still at odds, it’s worth asking: How much is he worth?

Business

Boston hotel workers threaten all-out strike

If Boston hotel workers can't reach an agreement with companies by Friday, workers are prepared to walk off the job, and stay off.

This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows include more writers, artists, and storytellers

The interdisciplinary awards announced Tuesday come with a $800,000 grant over five years that the 22 recipients may use however they want.

Dockworkers’ strike could push up prices and cause shortages if it lasts for weeks
innovation beat

Can a luxury EV eliminate range anxiety?
magazine
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Globe Magazine

A tapeworm may have changed the lives of Caesar, RFK Jr., and millions of others
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Tired? Here’s what science tells us about getting a better night’s sleep.
MISS CONDUCT

Is it now standard to pay a service fee, kitchen fee, and 20 percent server tip when eating out?

metro

⚾ There are plenty of Rhode Island ties to this year’s MLB playoffs

Tropical Storm Kirk likely to become a hurricane while Gulf Coast faces yet another threat

Parents accused of harassing transgender teen soccer player in N.H. sue school district over free speech

sports

Baseball world and beyond reacts to the death of baseball hits leader Pete Rose

Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader who was later banned from the game, dead at 83

Jared Goff sets NFL record with a ‘perfect game’ as Lions crush Seahawks

business

It’s official: Steward is out of the Mass. hospital business

Another cannabis dispensary is coming to Back Bay. Some residents are smoking mad.

Warren presses Stop & Shop on grocery prices after study shows differences across neighborhoods

politics

ACLU files federal challenge to New Hampshire’s new voter ID law

Vance and Walz to face off in vice-presidential debate in New York

Warren presses Stop & Shop on grocery prices after study shows differences across neighborhoods

Nation

Crews search for survivors in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge

This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows include more writers, artists, and storytellers

Breast cancer continues to rise among younger women, study finds

World

Israeli military says Iran has fired missiles at Israel

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed

What to know as Israel says it has launched ground incursion into Lebanon

opinion

Steward’s Ralph de la Torre is resigning. What about the board of directors?

Milton’s case against MBTA law heads to SJC

Social Studies: Partisanship on the courts; how COVID helped incumbents; local pubs keep populism in check

lifestyle

‘The Giver’ author Lois Lowry on intergenerational bonds in uncertain times

How did a marathon change your romantic relationship?

I didn’t sign up for long-distance

food & dining

Tupperware: an appreciation

It’s soup season. New ways to serve favorites including French onion soup.

‘Come over October’ counters ‘Sober October’ with wine and friendship

travel

Don’t say gay travel? As Florida ends outreach to gay tourists, Connecticut steps in to woo them.

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

Postcard from the edge: This is Acadia without the crowds

Arts

‘Help other artists, and then other artists will help you, too,’ says Joanna Tam

Of candidates and the camera

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum reveals architecture team and designs for new center for Native American art

Books

Every chapter in Jean Hanff Korelitz’s new book ‘The Sequel’ is named after someone else’s sequel

Trident at 40!, book designs, and Maine and New Hampshire festivals

Ta-Nehisi Coates ponders inequality and injustice in ‘The Message’

Movies

Local filmmaker buys Arlington International Film Festival from cofounders

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Essential Maggie Smith movies to stream this weekend

Television

Raise a pint: A British remake of ‘Cheers’ is in development

Conan O’Brien and John Cena appear in ‘The Simpsons’ series finale fake-out episode

Veep aspirants now, and actual veeps back then

music

Lady Gaga goes all-in on ‘Joker’ companion album ‘Harlequin’

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan brought the brat party to Boston with a sold-out TD Garden show

Theater/Dance

At ArtsEmerson, Dianne McIntyre’s ‘In the Same Tongue’ speaks volumes

‘Mamma Mia!’ still merits the exclamation mark

Chris Gethard and Eddie Pepitone ‘carry the flag of rebellion’ as their new comedy tour comes to town

Health

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Gavin Creel, Tony-winning musical theater actor, dies at 48

Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Esther Adler, Kristallnacht witness who kept memories alive through writing and teaching, dies at 100