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Election countdown: 4 days

Amid burning ballot boxes and other threats, vigilant elections officials say they’re better prepared than in 2020
They're using the lessons of the last election to help ensure this one runs smoothly.

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In final days of N.H. governor’s race, GOP’s Ayotte leans into anti-Massachusetts pitch. Is it working?
Over the course of her campaign, former New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte has used Massachusetts as a stand-in for her criticisms of former Manchester, N.H., mayor Joyce Craig.

‘Is New Hampshire still a purple state?’ In this presidential election, changing demographics matter.

These seven maps show the combinations of swing state victories that could deliver Trump or Harris the presidency

With seven battleground states in play, multiple combinations of victories are possible for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to reach 270. We're breaking them down.

White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns, AP sources say
PARENTING UNFILTERED

Many parents like me are torn over whether to repeal the MCAS graduation requirement. Here’s a two-part, educators’ view from both sides.

‘We know that this is monumental’: How Black-led newsrooms are bringing nuance, perspective to Kamala Harris coverage

Voter Resources

Henning installed as Boston’s seventh archbishop

The installation ritual and Mass marked the end of Cardinal Seán O’Malley’s 21 challenging years as archbishop, a tenure dominated by fallout from the clergy sexual-abuse scandal.
Cardinal O’Malley’s complicated legacy: challenge, turmoil, and successes

Karen Read says she owes $5 million to her defense lawyers. Her supporters continue to donate to her cause.

Read told Vanity Fair that she owes her high-powered defense team more than $5 million ahead of her retrial for allegedly murdering her boyfriend in January 2022.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

One more warm day is in store before temperatures do a fall reset

November kicks off with unseasonably mild temperatures in the 70s.

In a first, Medford seeks a Proposition 2 1/2 override to fund schools, roads and a new fire station

If approved on Nov. 5, the override would add $446 per year to the annual tax bill of a single-family home with the average assessed value, $769,000, according to city estimates.

Agency that owns Pink House decides to move forward on demolition
The house has been abandoned for years, and US Fish and Wildlife purchased the structure and 11 acres of adjacent salt marsh in 2011 to protect the area from development.

Ex-Takeda Pharmaceuticals employee from Brookline sentenced to federal prison for stealing $2.5 million

Three arrested in Methuen shooting involving multiple teens
TARA SULLIVAN

‘All roads led back here:’ Bill O’Brien’s decision to land at Boston College was rooted in family

At 55 years old, a coaching career that began at Brown has taken him to Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New England, Pennsylvania, Houston, Alabama, Ohio, and now, back to Boston.

How many NHL teams that were out of the playoffs on Nov. 1 eventually made it in? The data doesn’t bode well for the Bruins.

In the last 11 years, 27.8 percent of finishers — 40 of 144 — that did not hold a playoff spot on Nov. 1 righted the ship and made the playoffs, not including the COVID seasons.
Bruins embarrassed by Hurricanes on the road

Linda Holliday, former girlfriend of Bill Belichick, sets Internet aflame with ‘Kill Bill’ costume

“Can everyone please stop being offended by absolutely EVERYTHING?” Holliday wrote to critics on social media.
Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

From Israel to crypto, Trump takes a transactional approach to issues

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

Harris proposes Medicare benefits for home care, vision, and hearing

Trump and Harris embody a stark partisan divide on fighting poverty
Opinion

There is a post-pandemic learning crisis in our schools. MCAS can help fix it.

The MCAS can help fix the learning crisis in our schools.
Chris Sununu

Why I’m choosing the Republican ticket
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Election forecasts are sophisticated — and possibly meaningless
EDITORIAL

Dana-Farber, Brigham split creates new opportunities for cancer care
Renée Loth

Your results may vary: the trouble with polls (again)

More recent News

‘It was crushing’: Across Boston, late and no-show buses upend the lives of student athletes
Across Boston, late and no-show buses are repeatedly upending the lives of student athletes, who already are struggling to overcome obstacles to play sports at subpar high school facilities.

Haverhill School Committee member arrested, charged with groping teen outside 7-Eleven

Cheryl Ferguson was charged with indecent assault and battery on a person aged 14 or older.

Movie starring Robert Pattinson, Zendaya draws crowd of fans while filming in Downtown Boston
Onlookers caught glimpses of Pattinson, while Zendaya was also spotted in the Boston area earlier in the week.

GBH is selling the longtime home of WCAI, its Cape and Islands radio station, to cut costs
The sale of the station’s headquarters — a 19th century captain’s house in Woods Hole where WCAI worked out of for 25 years — comes months after GBH laid off 4 percent of its staff and suspended three television programs to cut costs.

To clean up Boston-area rivers, EPA will require businesses to clean up their act

About 3,500 businesses will be required to better manage stormwater pollution that's dumping into rivers from their properties under new requirements that the EPA could finalize next year.

BOLD TYPES
SharkNinja sees big stock drop even after beating Wall Street estimates
Shares in SharkNinja dropped 17 percent on Thursday after CEO Mark Barrocas reported third-quarter earnings that beat the analysts’ estimates. Why?

Recommended reads

‘You can no longer drive, and good luck’: Figuring out how long it’s safe to drive has become the third rail of aging

As the proportion of fatal crashes involving older drivers rises, two new studies underscore significant challenges ahead.

Globe Magazine
‘Fight Song’ was Rachel Platten’s breakout song. Then, she broke down.
Almost 10 years after the Newton native’s hit became Hillary Clinton’s campaign song, the singer is rethinking her priorities.

Lesley University is undergoing a massive cost-cutting program. Is it working?
Administrators believe the Cambridge institution is on track to reverse from its financial woes. Staff and students say it’s happening at their expense.

THE FINE PRINT
Here’s how much your natural gas bill will go up this winter
Eversource was approved by state regulators on Thursday for rate increases of 25 percent to 30 percent, while National Grid got approved to hike its rate by 11 percent to 13 percent.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Dahomey’: Compelling, imaginative documentary tells tale of plunder and repatriation through an unusual point of view

‘Emilia Pérez’ serves major drama in movie-musical package

Their love story begins at the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge

‘The Diplomat’ returns to Netflix with twists upon twists

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

SCOT LEHIGH

America’s choice: democracy, decency, and reason or divisiveness, rumors, and resentment

RENÉE GRAHAM

How I learned to stop worrying and to appreciate Halloween
IDEAS | EREC SMITH

Kamala Harris and the phony crime of code-switching
EDITORIAL

Look to recent history — and vote no on Question 2
JEFF JACOBY

Why I won’t vote for president
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

In final days of N.H. governor’s race, GOP’s Ayotte leans into anti-Massachusetts pitch. Is it working?

Over the course of her campaign, former New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte has used Massachusetts as a stand-in for her criticisms of former Manchester, N.H., mayor Joyce Craig.
BLOTTER TALES

A raccoon sneaks onto a ferry, minks escape from a fur farm, and a cow gets loose

A raccoon sneaks onto a ferry, hundreds of minks escape from a fur farm, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

One more warm day is in store before temperatures do a fall reset

November kicks off with unseasonably mild temperatures in the 70s.
RI ARTS

In Rhode Island, community theaters showcase resilience

Finding devoted volunteers and committed audiences have rarely been an issue, but keeping an affordable venue is a constant concern.

Sports

TARA SULLIVAN

‘All roads led back here:’ Bill O’Brien’s decision to land at Boston College was rooted in family

At 55 years old, a coaching career that began at Brown has taken him to Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New England, Pennsylvania, Houston, Alabama, Ohio, and now, back to Boston.
BRUINS

How many NHL teams that were out of the playoffs on Nov. 1 eventually made it in? The data doesn’t bode well for the Bruins.

In the last 11 years, 27.8 percent of finishers — 40 of 144 — that did not hold a playoff spot on Nov. 1 righted the ship and made the playoffs, not including the COVID seasons.
Dan Shaughnessy

These Mookie Betts/Babe Ruth parallels with the Red Sox are getting spooky, and other thoughts

Things haven't been the same for the Red Sox since they dealt Betts, who just won another World Series with the Dodgers.
ben volin | on football

Patriots wide receivers need their play to match their talk
JETS 21, TEXANS 13

Jets snap five-game losing streak thanks to Garrett Wilson’s spectacular touchdown catch
NFL

Watch Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson make a jaw-dropping, one-handed touchdown catch against the Texans

Business

Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?

Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty.

Final jobs report before election will likely offer a blurred view of labor market

Americans on Friday will get their last major look at the state of the US economy — the October jobs report — just four days before Election Day.

Boeing workers will vote on a new contract offer to end 7-week-old strike

Ex-Takeda Pharmaceuticals employee from Brookline sentenced to federal prison for stealing $2.5 million
magazine
Globe Magazine

A workaholic’s guide to building a sense of self outside of professional achievement
LOVE LETTERS

It’s been a year since my last breakup, but I still have no desire to date again
Q&A

‘You can be nice and polite, and tough as nails’: How Katherine Clark wields power in Congress
Globe Magazine

Balancing a career and caring for a parent can feel impossible. This advice can help.

metro

Ex-Takeda Pharmaceuticals employee from Brookline sentenced to federal prison for stealing $2.5 million

In a first, Medford seeks a Proposition 2 1/2 override to fund schools, roads and a new fire station

At rally, Harvard student group reiterates call for divestment from groups supporting Israel

sports

How do Bishop Feehan and St. Mary’s line up for their Catholic Central showdown? With formidable fronts.

After a short week of preparation, Concord-Carlisle keeps it basic in Dual County football win vs. Acton-Boxborough

Taking over the worst team ever as a first-time manager? Former Red Sox coach Will Venable understands the assignment.

business

‘We know that this is monumental’: How Black-led newsrooms are bringing nuance, perspective to Kamala Harris coverage

Boeing dismantles diversity team as pressure builds on new CEO

SharkNinja sees big stock drop even after beating Wall Street estimates

politics

Amid burning ballot boxes and other threats, vigilant elections officials say they’re better prepared than in 2020

Harris jumps on Trump’s promise to protect women, saying they can make their own decisions

Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?

Nation

Jury to hear opening statements in trial of veteran charged in subway chokehold death

NYC Mayor Eric Adams set to return to court as his lawyers seek to get bribery charge tossed

As his execution date looms, South Carolina man appeals to the governor for mercy

World

Russia sentences former US consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison

Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children, in southwest Pakistan

North Korea boasts of ‘the world’s strongest’ missile, but experts say it’s too big to use in war

opinion

Disinformation and the death of democracy

Why I’m choosing the Republican ticket

High court passes the internet ‘cookie monster’ to the Legislature

lifestyle

Many parents like me are torn over whether to repeal the MCAS graduation requirement. Here’s a two-part, educators’ view from both sides.

Linda Holliday, former girlfriend of Bill Belichick, sets Internet aflame with ‘Kill Bill’ costume

Are ballot selfies legal? That depends on where you live.

food & dining

Starbucks nixes upcharge for milk substitutes amid disappointing earnings

The Mighty Squirrel plans a Watertown taproom; imbibe Colonial cocktails at the InterContinental

Iggy’s Bread opens a croissant café with no signage, but plenty of good vibes

travel

Fall adventures on the Conn. coast, the Neon City’s new outdoor festival, and fire pit protection

Actor Corey Mach on packing tips, beaches, and Hilton Head

Our Air France credit expired. How do we get our $23,577 back?

Arts

Voting with your eyes: A new exhibition at the MFA looks at art and democracy

In Charles Atlas’s video art, the camera dances too

In the Berkshires, Clark Art Institute receives $45 million donation, 331 works of art from late philanthropist

Books

In Sara Daniele Rivera’s ‘Blue Mimes,’ poetry that moves, in both English and Spanish

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 27

Essays of fire and light, celebrating antiquarian books, and All She Wrote Books

Movies

Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol’s cinematic collaborator, dies at 86

Movie starring Robert Pattinson, Zendaya draws crowd of fans while filming in Downtown Boston

‘Emilia Pérez’ serves major drama in movie-musical package

Television

The best ‘SNL’ presidential political impressions in 50 years of shows

Jimmy Kimmel let Trump make the argument against himself in his own words

‘Saturday Night Live’ taps comedian-actor Bill Burr and Charli XCX as hosts for after the election

music

Young Thug pleads guilty in YSL case nearly a year into trial

‘Fight Song’ was Rachel Platten’s breakout song. Then, she broke down.

Tyler, The Creator is playing a surprise show in Boston today

Theater/Dance

What makes Frankenstein’s Creature so monstrous, anyway?

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou not in ‘& Juliet’?

Zarna Garg is on a mission — to ‘destroy’ at her Comics Come Home debut

Health

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

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’

Obituaries

Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol’s cinematic collaborator, dies at 86

Barbara Dane, who fought injustice through song, dies at 97

Ron Ely, who played an updated Tarzan in the 1960s, dies at 86