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Biden has remained steady throughout the campaign ? and he?s about to find out if that has paid off
Former vice president Joe Biden stuck with a message about healing a divided nation, even when it didn?t resonate much in the early days. And he has campaigned with a quiet sobriety, as well as a newfound sense of discipline, that underlines his contrast with the president.

Biden and Trump campaign in Pennsylvania and Michigan during last weekend of race A frazzled world holds its breath while US chooses leader The Home Stretch: The best campaign ads of this election cycle

Is there a quiet majority of exhausted voters who are ready to boot Trump out?
Donald Trump is facing possible reelection Tuesday in what has largely become a referendum on the tone and tenor of his presidency and personality.

For Trump, it?s either repeat or repudiation A timeline of President Trump?s first term Biden leads slightly in Pennsylvania with Florida a toss-up, polls show

Was his joke the reason Trump ran for president? Some say so, and it torments him

Emerson College grad Jon Rineman now regrets a cutting joke he wrote about Trump for the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner. "I've been in therapy over this."
Yvonne Abraham

Win or lose, Trump has taught us lessons about ourselves

Without meaning to, President Trump has taught ? or retaught ? this country plenty about ourselves. And, like those who have enabled him, those lessons will still be with us, no matter what happens on Tuesday.

Around Boston, businesses prepare for what could follow an unprecedented Election Day

While few said they believe civil unrest after the Nov. 3 election is likely, many are reinforcing windows, securing valuable inventory, and hiring extra security just in case.

Fauci warns of COVID-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump?s response

Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious-disease expert, said in a wide-ranging interview late Friday that the United States needs to make an "abrupt change" in public health practices and behaviors.

Stanford study seeks to quantify infections stemming from Trump rallies
A group of Stanford University economists who created a statistical model estimate that there have been at least 30,000 coronavirus infections and 700 deaths as a result of 18 campaign rallies President Trump held from June to September.

State reports 1,292 new cases, 16 new deaths due to coronavirus

The latest figures bring the total number of people who have had the coronavirus to 154,521, while the state?s confirmed death toll climbed to 9,766.
See the latest COVID-19 numbers Graphic: The number of COVID-19 high-risk communities in Mass. has risen dramatically. Take a look at where

Mass. campaigns, overshadowed by White House race, head toward finish

While national and local attention continues to be fixated on the race for the White House, a myriad of other, down-ballot campaigns, as well as the state?s two ballot questions, continued apace throughout Massachusetts on Saturday.

Indiana judge issues arrest warrant for former Celtics player Walter McCarty
McCarty failed to show up for a hearing in Vanderburgh Superior Court Thursday morning that was part of a suit filed by Old National Bank, over a line of credit, court papers show.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Learning from the tragic death of Laura Levis
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Despite everything, ?Bowling Alone? author Robert Putnam is bullish on America
Marcela García

Honoring a father?s life on the Day of the Dead
A. David Paltiel and Rochelle P. Walensky

No Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving this year

Weather | Dave Epstein
Expect mild temperatures Sunday, chilly weather Monday and Tuesday, and then a warming trend
Temperatures in the coming days will rise, then fall, and then rise again, with cold weather expected Monday and on Election Day.

More than 500 still without power following Friday?s record-breaking snowfall

Commentary | MARK SHANAHAN
About that dissonant Jack Nicklaus endorsement of Donald Trump
Although he surely loves the support of celebrities, those endorsements sometimes prompt people to vote, and that?s not what President Trump wants, is it?

What to watch and do this weekend

The Globe?s film critic recommends 13 frightfully good scary films

Eight actors whose standout performances were TV?s most pleasant surprises

At Portland Museum of Art, two painters are a mythic mismatch

You can?t fight city hall? That didn?t keep Frederick Wiseman from filming it

Election 2020

Sign up for ?The Home Stretch? to keep up with news ahead of election day

What are the Boston Globe editorial board?s endorsements in the 2020 election?

The Supreme Court could decide the election, but only if an unlikely scenario unfolds. Here?s why

Massachusetts voter guide: The November general election
Coronavirus

See more

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Here?s a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19

Live tracker: Coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Kevin Paul Dupont
Travis Roy?s legacy one of enduring courage
?He did more for people in his 25 years in a wheelchair than if he?d been a 20-year NHLer,? said Jack Parker, Roy's hockey coach at BU.

Ben Volin I On football
How did it get so bad? Patriots haven?t invested in their skill positions
For the second straight year, the Patriots are going to battle each Sunday with popgun weapons.

Tara Sullivan: Cam Newton ready to put a difficult week behind him

Someone put up a sign for a fake strip club next to this N.H. resident?s vacant land ? and he couldn?t get it down
A prankster attached a sign that read "Coming Soon! Simple Pleasures Gentlemen?s Club" to a utility pole adjacent to a lot Michael Fecteau owns in Epping, N.H., sending the small town into a tizzy.

Dunkin? Brands to go private in $11.3 billion deal with owner of Arby?s and Sonic
After days of speculation, Dunkin' Brands made it official Friday night: The Canton-based parent of the Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins chains will be sold to the private-equity-backed parent of the Arby?s and Sonic fast-food chains in a deal valued at nearly $11.3 billion.

Boston tourism braces for a cold spring after a hard winter
Cancellations of big events have been massive blows to tourism, the state?s third-largest industry.

Boston considering weekslong pause of indoor dining, city health chief says

Boston?s third annual Day of the Dead celebration held outdoors in Franklin Park
Families and friends are invited to walk outdoors near the altar in Franklin Park to remember the dead during Boston?s third annual Día de los Muertos.

NESN ?extremely disappointed? after getting dropped by YouTube TV
NESN called the decision "purely economical" and "at the expense of viewers."

Sorry to mention this, but daylight saving time ends Sunday
Our afternoons will suddenly dwindle to darkness as we head toward winter.

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Johnson announces a partial lockdown for England as virus surges

Tropical Storm Eta forms, ties record for most named storms

Pro-Trump flag hung inside Boston police station was intended as a joke, commissioner says

On StatNews.com

It may be time to reset expectations on when we?ll get a Covid-19 vaccine

Antibody drugs appear effective. Now can we make enough of them?

Comfort Zone

These billboards sell Americans on good citizenship

?I Survived? author to young readers: ?You are not just a helpless victim of this chaotic time?

Can ?friluftsliv? help get us through the pandemic winter?

For local restaurants, Thanksgiving isn?t canceled. It?s pared down and available to go
Coming Soon

A Beautiful Resistance

The latest from culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt: We are more than police brutality and suffering. We can acknowledge injustice without being defined that way. Blackness is not a burden. Here, we tell our stories and our struggles, too, through the lens of love.
Watch the trailer
opinion

Brave New Planet

A podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, hosts.
Listen to Brave New Planet

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Billy Baker

What is west of Worcester, anyway?

It?s hard to argue over Massachusetts geography when you just don?t care.

Suburban women of color could be key to defeating Trump
The political term "suburban women" is often shorthand for white women, but suburban women of color are playing an important role in turning often-reliably Republican states into political battlegrounds.

The luckiest Republican on earth (hint: it?s Scott Brown)
The former senator is living his best life as ambassador in COVID-vanquishing New Zealand. Ask about his Independence Day rager.

Rhode Island

R.I. governor sets new COVID-19 restrictions, limits gathering to 10 people

As a second wave of the coronavirus threatens to swamp Rhode Island, Governor Raimondo sets new restrictions.

An arrest, and a discovery: Man sparked fear about a fake ?purge? in Providence

The election races Rhode Islanders are truly divided over
Newton

Special Projects

Podcast | Mr. 80 Percent

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much

For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify

On the Street

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

Davis Square?s character is being challenged. Can it survive?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

The most complicated election in modern history is coming ? soon. Are we prepared?
Experts worry about a nightmare election during a pandemic marred by disenfranchisement and chaos, followed by an acrimonious legal and political dispute over the results that would test the nation?s democratic resolve.

The virus?s tale
Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Maura C. Sullivan

Trump?s COVID-19 response is a national defense failure
Mary Ann D'Urso

Amy Coney Barrett, my abortion, and the right to choose
Andrei Codrescu

We will miss Trump if he loses
Matthew Bernstein

Songs to get you through Election Day . . . and night
EDITORIAL

Civil servants in Trump?s crosshairs
IDEAS | Roman Krznaric

How to be a good ancestor

VISUAL STORIES

In Salem, staving off hunger one bag of groceries at a time

Photos: Mass. cranberry bogs are ready for harvest

Life inside senior care homes, after the coronavirus crucible

Photos: Fall foliage brightens trees around New England

metro

More than 500 still without power following Friday?s record-breaking snowfall
Friday's storm knocked out power to thousands across Massachusetts. The number of outages fell throughout Saturday as power was restored.

Indiana judge issues arrest warrant for former Celtics player Walter McCarty

McCarty failed to show up for a hearing in Vanderburgh Superior Court Thursday morning that was part of a suit filed by Old National Bank, over a line of credit, court papers show.

?To me, Halloween is Christmas?: Amid pandemic, Salem entertains lighter crowds

The pandemic took its toll on Halloween festivities in Salem Saturday, as fewer people visited the city following repeated requests by Mayor Kim Driscoll and other leaders to rethink their holiday plans in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Two EMTs injured as ambulance rolls over in Hanover

Everett city councilors pressure their first Black female colleague to resign

sports

sports log

Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton won?t play Sunday as he recovers from concussion

Dalton had been playing in place of injured starting quarterback Dak Prescott.

Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence is a reminder to BC that no one is immune to coronavirus

The Eagles were stunned by the Tigers star's positive COVID-19 test.

Six Round of Eight drivers have won at Martinsville, site of NASCAR Cup?s penultimate race

Joey Logano, who is already locked into the Championship 4 by virtue of his win at Kansas, is one of the six.
College football notebook

Rocky Lombardi, Michigan State deliver upset KO of Michigan

Doc Redman takes advantage of switch in wind direction at Bermuda Championship
Chad Finn I Sports media

Bob Lobel?s 'Why can?t we get players like that? being used a lot lately

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson?s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19?s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

Johnson announces a partial lockdown for England as virus surges
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a partial lockdown on Saturday for England in a bid to contain a resurgent coronavirus outbreak that?s spreading faster than the government?s worst-case projections.

Massport executive to head the Mass. Life Sciences Center
Kenn Turner would take over for Travis McCready, who ran the Life Science Center for more than four years before leaving in January.

Dunkin? Brands to go private in $11.3 billion deal with owner of Arby?s and Sonic

Dunkin? Brands to be bought by Inspire Brands for $11.3 billion

Judge postpones Trump?s TikTok ban in suit brought by users

Boston tourism braces for a cold spring after a hard winter

Politics

Biden and Trump campaign in Pennsylvania and Michigan during final weekend of race

Biden has remained steady throughout the campaign ? and he?s about to find out if that has paid off

A timeline of President Trump?s first term

Is there a quiet majority of exhausted voters who are ready to boot Trump out?

As election approaches, US is set to choose a path ahead
magazine
The Medical Issue

A DNA mystery: A woman was supposed to get Alzheimer?s by 50. Why didn?t she?
The Medical Issue

These lifestyle changes may protect your brain from Alzheimer?s and dementia
Miss Conduct

Advice: My partner is invited to a wedding, but I?m not
Cooking

Recipes: Cannellinis to the rescue

sports

Cam Newton ready to put a difficult week behind him

The impact of Bryson DeChambeau has hit fast at the junior level

BC falls short, but pushes No. 1 Clemson to the limit

metro

More than 500 still without power following Friday?s record-breaking snowfall

Indiana judge issues arrest warrant for former Celtics player Walter McCarty

?To me, Halloween is Christmas?: Amid pandemic, Salem entertains lighter crowds

Nation

Mass. campaigns, overshadowed by White House race, head toward finish

A timeline of President Trump?s first term

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

World

Pope ends public audiences, eyes Christmas as virus surges

?Difficult winter?: Europe divided on lockdowns, as COVID-19 cases surpass 10 million

3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected

politics

Biden and Trump campaign in Pennsylvania and Michigan during final weekend of race

Biden has remained steady throughout the campaign ? and he?s about to find out if that has paid off

Mass. campaigns, overshadowed by White House race, head toward finish

business

Johnson announces a partial lockdown for England as virus surges

Massport executive to head the Mass. Life Sciences Center

Dunkin? Brands to go private in $11.3 billion deal with owner of Arby?s and Sonic

lifestyle

Ways to fend off election stress

Some Mass. restaurants will offer 50 percent rebates during off-peak hours in November

Can we all just agree that candy corn is the worst of the classic candies?

marijuana

Cannabis commission approves expanded marijuana delivery licenses

Blue Apron it ain?t ? these marijuana meal kits get you high

Vermont governor allows marijuana sales legalization bill to take effect without his signature

opinion

Social Studies: Shades of white, applying while female, and the partisan Internet

Learning from the tragic death of Laura Levis

Honoring a father?s life on the Day of the Dead

food & dining

Restaurants offering Thanksgiving dinner takeout in Boston and beyond

For the Asgard and Kinsale pubs, there?s new hope

In Watertown, Gigi?s is the little pizzeria that could

travel

How to handle driving emergencies

Expanding our horizons, just a little bit, to the Hudson Valley

Shutting out the noise, at least for a day: Here are 6 places to seek some solitude

Books

?I Survived? author to young readers: ?You are not just a helpless victim of this chaotic time?

Brookline Booksmith expands into neighboring storefront

Pursuing a deceptive American dream in ?White Ivy?

Movies

Sean Connery was ?Bond, James Bond? ? and more, a lot more

A look at Sean Connery?s classic roles

Jerry Jeff Walker, Donald Trump, and all those desperados waiting for a train

Television

?Schitt?s Creek? keeps gaining attention

Eight actors whose standout performances were TV?s most pleasant surprises

Spotlighting the many ?Law & Order? actors who achieved acclaim

music

A challenge that writer Candace McDuffie embraced: choosing 50 hip-hop artists ?who changed the world?

Remembering election night 2016, when the world changed in the space of one symphony

Boston Lyric Opera launches series on classical music?s reckoning with racism

Theater/Dance

Once sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein, writer Louisette Geiss conceives a #MeToo musical

B Mo the Prince?s friendly comedy connects on TikTok in a big way

Igor Golyak?s bold innovations in virtual theater open doors for Arlekin

globe local

On the clock: Cranks of Marblehead make sure time doesn?t stand still

Should aerial spraying be conducted in Massachusetts?

Beverly Beckham: Why isn?t kindness news?

Obituaries

Herb Adderley, a Packers Hall of Fame cornerback, dies at 81

Raquel Eidelman Cohen, last of Harvard Medical School?s first women graduates, dies at 98

Daniel Menaker, book editor who wrote with wit, dies at 79