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Five things to know about Karen Read on NBC’s ‘Dateline’

The high-profile murder case against Mansfield resident Karen Read took the national stage again Friday night as NBC aired a two-hour episode of “Dateline” focused on the allegations.

A year later, assault case against pro-Palestinian Harvard students lingers in court

Harvard and Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden, whose office is responsible for prosecuting the case, are engaged in an extraordinary public dispute.

Workers at two Boston hotels vote to back a new contract with Omni, ending strike
The contract will increase hourly wages by $5 for employees who receive tips, and $10 for those who do not, incrementally between now and March 2028.

Somerville must pay $28m to owners of seized property, court says

A court upheld a ruling that Somerville needs to pay $28 million to the former owners of a piece of land it took by eminent domain.

Wu, business leaders near a compromise on contentious property tax plan

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Near-record October heat envelopes New England today
The days just keep getting better, with temperatures forecast to inch toward 80 today.

Maine woman rescued after four nights in forest; husband found dead

Pamela Helmstadter was found in a forest more than a mile from her home in Alexander, Maine, where she and her husband, John, had set out for a hike with their two dogs four days earlier, authorities said.

‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

Senator Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones.

One person killed, one injured in Fitchburg shooting, officials say

Lebanon assesses damage after wave of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah-run financial institution

Jaguars 32, Patriots 16

The Patriots trudged into their locker rooms after getting outscored, 32-6, over the game's final three quarters.

Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

If they can’t beat the lowly Jaguars, when will the Patriots win again?

The Patriots have not lost six straight games since 1993. This streak might get a heck of a lot longer, with their lack of talent and lacking effort.

Drake Maye (right) shows promise for the future, but presently there are only glum faces on the Patriots.

Tara Sullivan

Patriots once were the embodiment of NFL, the best of the best; but the past is all they have left nowadays.

Hunter Henry led the Patriots in receiving against the Jaguars and K.J. Osborn scored a touchdown, but it wasn't enough to win in London.

State of the Patriots

Can a football team be called anything worse than soft? That’s exactly what coach Jerod Mayo called his Patriots.

Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby (right) rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns.

Is the absence of linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley the reason the Patriots can’t stop the run?

2024 ELECTION

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz reacted to supporters during a campaign rally Saturday in Nebrask.

Tim Walz makes campaign stop in Boston, tells supporters ‘go get those swing states’

Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz greeted supporters in Boston at a fund-raising event Sunday, one day after early voting kicked off in Massachusetts, organizers said.

Elon Musk speaks at a town hall with Republican candidate US Senate Dave McCormick at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh.

Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?

The giveaway is raising questions and alarms among some election experts who say it is a violation of the law to link a cash handout to signing a petition that also requires a person to be registered to vote.

Graduation requirements vary greatly by state. In New Hampshire districts like Hindsdale, students have to complete more than a dozen credits and pass a school-administered civics test.

Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.

Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure continued minimum standards.

Tell us: Should the MCAS graduation requirement be eliminated?

Celtics

Can the Celtics repeat? Who is coming out of the West? Here are the Globe staff’s NBA predictions for 2024-25.

The 2024-25 NBA season begins Tuesday when the Celtics hoist Banner No. 18 to the TD Garden rafters and then host the New York Knicks.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball: Joe Mazzulla says these Celtics haven’t accomplished anything — yet

Billy Crystal in "Before," on Apple TV+.

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This week‘s TV: Billy Crystal takes a dramatic turn in ’Before’

Plus, Damon Wayans senior and junior star in a new CBS sitcom.

President Barack Obama (left) reaches up to present a 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to basketball Hall of Fame member, former Boston Celtics coach and captain Bill Russell on Feb. 15, 2011, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

City to rename bridge near TD Garden after Celtics great Bill Russell

City officials and current and former Celtics will gather Monday to announce the renaming of a bridge near TD Garden after franchise legend and civil rights icon Bill Russell, who died in 2022.

Tim McCarver and Joe Buck called the first three Red Sox World Series victories this century, the son of legendary broadcaster Jack Buck pairing with John Smoltz for Boston's victory in 2018.

CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA

Among 2004 Red Sox remembrances, a salute to Joe Buck being such an excellent part of the soundtrack

The oft-maligned national voice on Fox's baseball broadcasts for nearly a quarter century, Buck's calls two decades ago remain the perfect narration of a plot twist Red Sox fans had waited generations to experience.

A woman left flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the home of Lindsay Clancy, who fatally strangled three children in January 2023.

Where does the Lindsay Clancy murder case stand?

An attorney for Lindsay Clancy said he would eventually file notice with the court that she would be pursuing a defense that she was not criminally responsible — colloquially known as the insanity defense.

Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a Univision town hall, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Doral, Fla.

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris chats with the hosts during a commercial break at The View, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York.

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Trenton-Mercer Airport, in Mercer County, New Jersey, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, en route to a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke after President Biden signed an executive order on gun violence prevention at the White House in Washington on Sept. 26.

In talking about ‘freedom,’ Harris hopes she has a winning message on guns

Opinion

State Police graduation ceremony on Oct. 21, 2021, at the DCU Center in Worcester.

EDITORIAL

State Police academy dropout rate begs the question, why?

Was the death of Enrique Delgado-Garcia a sign of a much bigger problem at the MSP?

IDEAS | BETSY LEONDAR-WRIGHT

The fallacy of thinking that Trump voters are probably racist

Abdi Nor Iftin

Shootings changed how I feel about safety in America

Caitlin Shetterly

The carpenter with the gun

ENDORSEMENT

The Boston Globe editorial board endorses Kamala Harris

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For many families, mental illness can make the holidays harder

The overlap of mental illness and finances can create a vicious cycle that feels impossible to escape.

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WNBA FINALS | LIBERTY 67, LYNX 62 (OT)

Liberty claim their first WNBA championship, claw past Lynx in winner-take-all overtime
New York, an original WNBA franchise from 1997, had made five previous WNBA Finals. Minnesota was denied its fifth championship, and coach Cheryl Reeve felt the officials stole it from her team.

US defense chief visits Kyiv for talks on how to keep supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia
Ukraine is having difficulty holding back a ferocious Russian campaign along the eastern front that is gradually compelling Kyiv's forces to give up a series of towns, villages and hamlets.

Man rescued by Nantucket fishermen after being stranded on capsized boat for nearly an hour
Two anglers rescued a man off the Nantucket coast Saturday afternoon after he was stranded for nearly an hour.

Dog rescued from Lake Waban in Wellesley after chasing geese into deep water
The dog’s owner went into the water to get it but had to return to shore because the water was very cold and the dog was far from land, police said.

Survivors of clergy sex abuse frustrated by years-long wait for attorney general’s findings

Court approval is required for release of the report about the investigation's findings, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said.

‘A wonderful spectacle’: 59th Head of the Charles Regatta draws thousands of viewers along river
The world’s largest three-day annual rowing event drew thousands of people to the banks of the Charles River this weekend.

Cambridge University men’s championship eight pulls away from competition at Head of the Charles

He just sold a biotech company for $3.2 billion. But his puzzling venture into retail puppy sales is fueling controversy.

The former CEO's unusual side gig has sparked protests by animal rights activists who say his store sells dogs bred at so-called puppy mills.

THE FINE PRINT

In Massachusetts, auto insurance rates are soaring. Here’s what you can do about it.
The cost of insurance has increased by almost 38 percent since the beginning of 2022, more than double the overall rate of consumer inflation.

‘I couldn’t stop it from hitting the pole’: Here’s why e-bike injuries among Gen-Xers and Boomers are spiking
New research suggests riders and city planners need to make changes to keep people safe.

Karen Lynch took over CVS with a story of trauma and loss. Her ouster is another twist.
Lynch’s rise from her childhood in Ware to the corner office ended with her ouster after three years as CEO.

Culture & Lifestyle

Xian Zhang conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Schumann's Piano Concerto, with soloist Jonathan Biss.

Xian Zhang raises the bar — and her baton — conducting BSO

Salem couple Brontë McGarrah and Carter Laible wed at the John Hay Estate at the Fells in Newbury, N.H., where her family has ties going back generations, in August.

They knew in college they were right for each other, but it wasn’t the right time

Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia in "This Is Us."

Imagine ‘This Is Us’ as ‘This Is the NFL’

Illustration by Allison Taliaferro/Globe Staff and Adobe Stock images

Lowell creates a ‘literary corridor’ to horror legend with local ties: Edgar Allan Poe

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Former first lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in August, where she urged a revved-up crowd to "do something" to ensure that Vice President Kamala Harris is elected the country's 47th president.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Can Michelle Obama help seal the deal for Kamala Harris?

The Old North Bridge in the early morning light by the the Concord River at the Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord.

IDEAS | JOHN KAAG

The beauty of impermanence in autumn

Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27.

Guy Ziv

Can Netanyahu rehabilitate his ‘Mr. Security’ image?

“America: What Went Wrong?" by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele became a bestselling book after publication in 1992.

Renée Loth

A prescient report on where America went wrong on economic equality

Gared Hansen of Uptown Fungus worked with psilocybin at his facility in Oregon in 2023.

Bessel van der Kolk

Why voters should pass Question 4

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

BLOTTER TALES

Roslindale’s runaway steer remains in custody, Jeep goes up in flames at a drive-through, and rolling truck causes chaos

Roslindale's runaway bull remains in custody, a Jeep goes up in flames in a fast food drive-thru, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Tell us: Should the MCAS graduation requirement be eliminated?

A ballot question this fall will give voters the opportunity to eliminate the requirement that students pass the MCAS standardized test to graduate high school.

Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.

Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure continued minimum standards.

Where does the Lindsay Clancy murder case stand?

Sports

CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA

Among 2004 Red Sox remembrances, a salute to Joe Buck being such an excellent part of the soundtrack

Celtics

Can the Celtics repeat? Who is coming out of the West? Here are the Globe staff’s NBA predictions for 2024-25.

The 2024-25 NBA season begins Tuesday when the Celtics hoist Banner No. 18 to the TD Garden rafters and then host the New York Knicks.

Rookie cornerback Beanie Bishop intercepted Aaron Rodgers twice on Sunday night in Pittsburgh.

STEELERS 37, JETS 15

Russell Wilson leads Steelers’ second-half comeback as 24 straight points bury Jets

New York’s retooled offense — which now includes Davante Adams — couldn’t keep up as the Jets dropped their fourth consecutive game, including an 0-2 mark under interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.

NLCS | DODGERS 10, YANKEES 5

Dodgers finish off Mets, set up massive World Series showdown with Yankees starting Friday

WNBA FINALS | LIBERTY 67, LYNX 62 (OT)

Liberty claim their first WNBA championship, claw past Lynx in winner-take-all overtime

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Joe Mazzulla says these Celtics haven’t accomplished anything — yet

Business

Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Voters in Massachusetts and Arizona are set to decide.

Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts are set to decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.

Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it, new poll shows

Voters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class.

Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage

Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?

magazine

A three-panel door with a retractable screen replaced two windows, opening the reworked rooms to the backyard.

Kitchens & Baths

Renovating a 1929 redbrick home for a family of today

Rick Pitino (shown in a 1999 photo) has become a symbol of the Celtics’ haplessness in the 1990s.

PERSPECTIVE

Tanking, four-pointers, Pitino: Teaching young Celtics fans about the Bad Old Days

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was happy to learn that he had tried some classic Rhode Island delicacies’

MISS CONDUCT

My friend says my social media posts are divisive. What should I do?

metro

A group of demonstrators, including Harvard students Ibrahim Bharmal (left with vest) and Elom Tettey-Tamaklo (blue shirt), surrounded Israeli student Yoav Segev (hands up) at a pro-Palestinian protest on Oct. 18, 2023, at Harvard Business School.

A year later, assault case against pro-Palestinian Harvard students lingers in court

Here are some ways Rhode Islanders can quench their thirst for fear

Rhode Island’s blue economy gets a boost from 401 Tech Bridge

sports

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes banged his way past Malik Mustapha for his first rushing touchdown since the 2022 season.

Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs remain unbeaten as Brock Purdy, 49ers implode

EMass football: With a record-setting five first-half TD passes, Marshfield’s Tor Maas headlines Players of the Week

Cambridge University men’s championship eight pulls away from competition at Head of the Charles

business

Mayor Michelle Wu at a kickoff celebration for NWSL's Boston franchise.

Wu, business leaders near a compromise on contentious property tax plan

Workers at two Boston hotels vote to back a new contract with Omni, ending strike

Boeing is making a new offer to the union in hopes of ending a strike now in its second month

politics

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs

‘Stunning security failures’ led to assassination attempt at Trump rally, House report finds

Nation

Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen speaks to members of the media at his compound in Saylorsburg, Pa. in July 2016.

Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in Pennsylvania

Texas man whose execution was halted by subpoena set to testify to lawmakers

Jury selection to begin for trial of man charged in NYC subway chokehold death

World

Rescue workers use a bulldozer to remove rubble of destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night that hit several branches of the Hezbollah-run al-Qard al-Hassan in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, on Oct. 21.

Lebanon assesses damage after wave of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah-run financial institution

US defense chief visits Kyiv for talks on how to keep supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia

‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

opinion

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled June 25 that the approval of the nation's first state-funded Catholic charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, is unconstitutional.

About charter schools …

The difference between ‘disinformation’ and ‘misinformation’ is significant

I was a vice chair of Massachusetts for Trump 2020. Today I stand up and say, ‘No more!’

lifestyle

He’s joining a frat

Dr. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods on puppy cognition and the new science of raising dogs

Boston Halloween events and things to do for Halloweekend and beyond

food & dining

Lunch at some of the Water Street restaurants in Boston in 2022.

Why do so many Boston workers skip their lunch break?

In Winchester, Karma offers sleek sushi for high rollers

Taco Azul opens on Beacon Hill; Alton Brown and Jamie Bissonnette set sail from Boston

travel

A group of tourists stand in line outside a bar as they attend a pub crawl tour in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors

Some Maine ghost stories refuse to die. Here are a few favorites.

‘I’ve turned the world into my office.’ Meet the people working remotely while traveling the globe.

Arts

Édouard Manet, "The Croquet Party," 1871, is on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

‘Manet: A Model Family’ at the Gardner Museum reveals intimate drama

Borrowing from the business world, Boston Public Art Triennial announces its 2024 accelerator artists

Lillian Schwartz, pioneer in computer-generated art, dies at 97

Books

Lowell creates a ‘literary corridor’ to horror legend with local ties: Edgar Allan Poe

A single father recalls the ‘terrifying’ early years

Reconsidering Mondrian, master of the modern

Movies

Zendaya attends the Louis Vuitton Paris Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 1, 2024 in Paris, France.

Zendaya returns to Boston, reportedly to film a new movie with Robert Pattinson

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 21-27

Toni Vaz, stuntwoman who started the NAACP Image Awards, dies at 101

Television

This week‘s TV: Billy Crystal takes a dramatic turn in ’Before’

Michael Keaton hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Billie Eilish performs

Molly Shannon, reconsidered

music

The Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2020.

Leif Segerstam, provocative Finnish conductor and composer, dies at 80

James Taylor performs, Don Law honored, at Boston Arts Academy fund-raiser

Xian Zhang raises the bar — and her baton — conducting BSO

Theater/Dance

Kayode Akinyemi and Malcolm Ingram in "Simon Says."

Celebrate the season with these spooky plays around Boston

Meet the artist dancing in a Dorchester tire shop

In ‘Nassim,’ at the Huntington, the man offstage matters as much as the man onstage

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

Five things to know about Karen Read on NBC’s ‘Dateline’

A year later, assault case against pro-Palestinian Harvard students lingers in court

Workers at two Boston hotels vote to back a new contract with Omni, ending strike The contract will increase hourly wages by $5 for employees who receive tips, and $10 for those who do not, incrementally between now and March 2028.

Somerville must pay $28m to owners of seized property, court says

Wu, business leaders near a compromise on contentious property tax plan

Forecast | Dave Epstein Near-record October heat envelopes New England today The days just keep getting better, with temperatures forecast to inch toward 80 today.

Maine woman rescued after four nights in forest; husband found dead

‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

One person killed, one injured in Fitchburg shooting, officials say

Lebanon assesses damage after wave of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah-run financial institution

If they can’t beat the lowly Jaguars, when will the Patriots win again?

Patriots once were the embodiment of NFL, the best of the best; but the past is all they have left nowadays.

Can a football team be called anything worse than soft? That’s exactly what coach Jerod Mayo called his Patriots.

Is the absence of linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley the reason the Patriots can’t stop the run?

Tim Walz makes campaign stop in Boston, tells supporters ‘go get those swing states’

Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?

Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.

Can the Celtics repeat? Who is coming out of the West? Here are the Globe staff’s NBA predictions for 2024-25.

This week‘s TV: Billy Crystal takes a dramatic turn in ’Before’

City to rename bridge near TD Garden after Celtics great Bill Russell

Among 2004 Red Sox remembrances, a salute to Joe Buck being such an excellent part of the soundtrack

Where does the Lindsay Clancy murder case stand?

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing

In talking about ‘freedom,’ Harris hopes she has a winning message on guns

State Police academy dropout rate begs the question, why?

The fallacy of thinking that Trump voters are probably racist

Shootings changed how I feel about safety in America

The carpenter with the gun

The Boston Globe editorial board endorses Kamala Harris

For many families, mental illness can make the holidays harder

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US defense chief visits Kyiv for talks on how to keep supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia Ukraine is having difficulty holding back a ferocious Russian campaign along the eastern front that is gradually compelling Kyiv's forces to give up a series of towns, villages and hamlets.

Man rescued by Nantucket fishermen after being stranded on capsized boat for nearly an hour Two anglers rescued a man off the Nantucket coast Saturday afternoon after he was stranded for nearly an hour.

Dog rescued from Lake Waban in Wellesley after chasing geese into deep water The dog’s owner went into the water to get it but had to return to shore because the water was very cold and the dog was far from land, police said.

Survivors of clergy sex abuse frustrated by years-long wait for attorney general’s findings

‘A wonderful spectacle’: 59th Head of the Charles Regatta draws thousands of viewers along river The world’s largest three-day annual rowing event drew thousands of people to the banks of the Charles River this weekend.

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‘I couldn’t stop it from hitting the pole’: Here’s why e-bike injuries among Gen-Xers and Boomers are spiking New research suggests riders and city planners need to make changes to keep people safe.

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Lowell creates a ‘literary corridor’ to horror legend with local ties: Edgar Allan Poe

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Can Michelle Obama help seal the deal for Kamala Harris?

The beauty of impermanence in autumn

Can Netanyahu rehabilitate his ‘Mr. Security’ image?

A prescient report on where America went wrong on economic equality

Why voters should pass Question 4

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Roslindale’s runaway steer remains in custody, Jeep goes up in flames at a drive-through, and rolling truck causes chaos

Tell us: Should the MCAS graduation requirement be eliminated?

Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.

Where does the Lindsay Clancy murder case stand?

Sports

Among 2004 Red Sox remembrances, a salute to Joe Buck being such an excellent part of the soundtrack

Can the Celtics repeat? Who is coming out of the West? Here are the Globe staff’s NBA predictions for 2024-25.

Russell Wilson leads Steelers’ second-half comeback as 24 straight points bury Jets

Dodgers finish off Mets, set up massive World Series showdown with Yankees starting Friday

Liberty claim their first WNBA championship, claw past Lynx in winner-take-all overtime

Joe Mazzulla says these Celtics haven’t accomplished anything — yet

Business

Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Voters in Massachusetts and Arizona are set to decide.

Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it, new poll shows

Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage

Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?

Renovating a 1929 redbrick home for a family of today

Tanking, four-pointers, Pitino: Teaching young Celtics fans about the Bad Old Days

Workers at two Boston hotels vote to back a new contract with Omni, ending strike
The contract will increase hourly wages by $5 for employees who receive tips, and $10 for those who do not, incrementally between now and March 2028.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Near-record October heat envelopes New England today
The days just keep getting better, with temperatures forecast to inch toward 80 today.

US defense chief visits Kyiv for talks on how to keep supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia
Ukraine is having difficulty holding back a ferocious Russian campaign along the eastern front that is gradually compelling Kyiv's forces to give up a series of towns, villages and hamlets.

Man rescued by Nantucket fishermen after being stranded on capsized boat for nearly an hour
Two anglers rescued a man off the Nantucket coast Saturday afternoon after he was stranded for nearly an hour.

Dog rescued from Lake Waban in Wellesley after chasing geese into deep water
The dog’s owner went into the water to get it but had to return to shore because the water was very cold and the dog was far from land, police said.

‘A wonderful spectacle’: 59th Head of the Charles Regatta draws thousands of viewers along river
The world’s largest three-day annual rowing event drew thousands of people to the banks of the Charles River this weekend.

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In Massachusetts, auto insurance rates are soaring. Here’s what you can do about it.
The cost of insurance has increased by almost 38 percent since the beginning of 2022, more than double the overall rate of consumer inflation.

‘I couldn’t stop it from hitting the pole’: Here’s why e-bike injuries among Gen-Xers and Boomers are spiking
New research suggests riders and city planners need to make changes to keep people safe.

Karen Lynch took over CVS with a story of trauma and loss. Her ouster is another twist.
Lynch’s rise from her childhood in Ware to the corner office ended with her ouster after three years as CEO.