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Patriots 38, Browns 15
Dan Shaughnessy

Get ready for another week of debating Bailey Zappe vs. Mac Jones after Patriots rout Browns

Zappe threw two touchdown passes, did not throw an interception, and is 2-0 as a starter.
How it happened: Rookies Bailey Zappe, Tyquan Thornton shine in win as Bill Belichick makes history Patriots Christian Barmore, Kendrick Bourne, and Cody Davis injured against Browns
Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

It took six games, but the Patriots showed they’re rounding into form nicely in dominant victory

It took six games, but the Patriots looked a lot like the Patriots of old in their impressive win.

With Patriots’ win over Browns, Bill Belichick ties George Halas for second-most overall victories

The Patriots coach took a moment to acknowledge the impact of Halas, Paul Brown, and those who helped “lay the building blocks” of the modern NFL.
Jim McBride | Between the hash marks

Patriots’ defense takes away the run, and takes apart Browns in a thorough beating

They stifled Nick Chubb, confused Jacoby Brissett, forced turnovers, and capitalized on them.

Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton has speed, an opportunity, and a memento from a victory over the Browns

The rookie receiver kept the souvenir after his 19-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

In East Boston, a big move to keep renters in their homes
In one of the biggest deals of its kind, a nonprofit group and the city team up to buy $47 million portfolio of rental properties in bid to combat displacement.

‘We’re all dispersed’: Migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have now settled throughout Eastern Mass.

As they find temporary homes, the migrants also receive official status as crime victims, which could help them remain in US.

These communities want to lower residents’ electric bills — and carbon emissions. Here’s what’s stopping them.

Here's how municipalities say the Department of Public Utilities is delaying its ability to bring cleaner, more affordable energy to residents.

Teachers in Haverhill, Malden to strike Monday after contract talks fail

Educators and school officials were back to bargaining tables in both Haverhill and Malden Sunday morning, as the sides in both school districts face the prospect of teacher strikes starting Monday.

Along US-Canada border, pandemic leaves deeper divide
The pandemic border closure forced people on both sides of the line, who once considered themselves one community, to alter their routines. And even as the last of the restrictions were lifted Oct.1, the new patterns have stuck around, and in the process, some of the deep links — economic, cultural, and personal — that bound the two sides of the world’s longest international frontier have frayed.

STEELERS 20, BUCCANEERS 18

Steelers lose Kenny Pickett to concussion, but still surprise Tom Brady, Buccaneers

Affordable housing advocates to rally at Lynn City Hall

Woman killed in triple shooting in Dorchester, police say

Celtics roundtable: As the NBA season begins, here’s what our writers expect to see

Who will protect the rim? Will Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon bristle over minutes? Can Joe Mazzulla win Coach of the Year?
Malcolm Brodgon has embraced his role in Boston, both on and off the court
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

The well-rested Dodgers and Braves were quickly eliminated from the playoffs. Is the new format partly to blame?

Four division winners had five-day breaks before playing in the Division Series.

Robert Kraft marries Dana Blumberg in surprise wedding with Tom Brady, Elton John in attendance

Kraft, 81, gained a new ring — a wedding ring — when the billionaire businessman wed Dr. Dana Blumberg, 47, in a celebrity-filled soirée at the Hall des Lumières in New York City, according to Page Six.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Yes on Question 4

To keep a new law that allows people who don’t have legal immigration status to apply for a driver’s license, vote Yes on Q4.
JEFF JACOBY

The pardon power is being stretched too far
RENÉE GRAHAM

Ableism is on the ballot

EDITORIAL

Give Beacon Hill time to rework tax refund law, Governor Baker
TIMELINE

Assault on American democracy
The Emancipator

A letter to my White sons

Joanna Schroeder on the talk she has with her White sons breaking down the red flags of White nationalism.
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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.
Spotlight investigation

Part 1
A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Catholic Medical Center trustees hire firm to investigate its operations after Globe Spotlight investigation New Hampshire keeps patients in the dark about their doctors’ malpractice, disciplinary records Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau
Part 2

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

Most say voting vital despite dour US outlook, poll shows
While about two-thirds of voters say they are pessimistic about politics, overwhelming majorities across party lines — about 8 in 10 — say casting their ballot this year is extremely or very important.

Mass. marijuana regulators started investigating a Holyoke facility over safety complaints. Then a worker collapsed and died in a dust-filled room.

The Cannabis Control Commission was already probing a Trulieve plant in Holyoke when 27-year-old worker Lorna McMurrey’s died there in January.

Stomach virus causes closure of Groton school on Monday

Rapid spread of a stomach virus sickened more than 200 students at Florence Roche Elementary School. The school will be closed Monday, but all other schools in the district will be open, the superintendent said.

Megan Thee Stallion makes confident debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ host
'SNL' featured rapper Megan Thee Stallion in her first stint as host, while she did double duty as the night's musical guest.

Cambridge police seek to identify suspects in alleged theft of two stolen cars, officer’s equipment

Police in Cambridge are asking the public to help identify a man and a woman suspected of stealing two cars from a gas station on Massachusetts Avenue on Sunday morning, and who may also be involved with the alleged theft of police equipment from an officer’s personal car parked in the same area, the department said.

Waltham residents work to recover after citywide power surge triggers fires, damages appliances

“Some people told me it was like an explosion,” Waltham Mayor Jeannette A. McCarthy said of the transformers on utility poles that failed. “It was scary, honestly, because it sounded like a gunshot.”

Recommended reads

Deaths foretold: The last two years of Adam Howe’s life were a cry for help that was not coming

Mentally ill and struggling with addictions, Howe allegedly killed his mother and then himself.

In Buenos Aires, a city riven by economic and political turmoil, the subway shows up every three minutes. Yeah, that’s different from Boston.
Buenos Aires doesn’t have some of the challenges the Boston area faces, but its transit system offers a window into an alternative universe in which preventative subway maintenance was embraced, a powerful union averted cuts, and the city aggressively took street space away from cars for buses and bikes.

Long COVID took their health. Then it took their money.
Facing an indefinite loss of income and mounting medical costs, long-haulers are finding themselves unable to make ends meet.

Floating wind farms are planned for the Gulf of Maine to tap huge amounts of potential wind power far off shore
At millions of dollars apiece, the colossal structures must be able to withstand gale-force winds, thrashing waves, and the worst storms. But unlike other offshore wind turbines, they’ll float.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Veronica Roth on her new dystopian mystery novel, ‘Poster Girl’

Dramas call the tune on Broadway: A quartet of must-see productions kicks fall season into gear

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

How the language of social justice is used to protect the status quo
Bina Venkataraman

The unexpected beauty of studying Neanderthals
SCOT LEHIGH

The Jan. 6 panel throws a gauntlet at Trump’s feet
MARCELA GARCÍA

Media and tech companies still aren’t doing enough to police non-English language misinformation
Ted Widmer

With threats of nuclear weapons and warnings of ‘Armageddon,’ lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

‘What the hell are we doing?’: Democrats are letting beatable election-denying Republicans cruise to reelection

Metro

Woman killed in triple shooting in Dorchester, police say

One of two men shot was reportedly in critical condition.

James Wright, historian and champion of diversity as Dartmouth College’s president, dies at 83

The only Marine to serve as president of an Ivy League college, Dr. Wright was a historian who had worked his way through school working in lead mines.

Along US-Canada border, pandemic leaves deeper divide

The pandemic border closure forced people on both sides of the line, who once considered themselves one community, to alter their routines. And even as the last of the restrictions were lifted Oct.1, the new patterns have stuck around, and in the process, some of the deep links — economic, cultural, and personal — that bound the two sides of the world’s longest international frontier have frayed.

In Cambridge, it’s the distinct voices of city workers that you hear at crosswalk signals

Did you hear that? The voices guiding pedestrians across some streets come directly from city workers' mouths.

Sports

Eagles 26, Cowboys 17

Eagles remain only unbeaten team in NFL after rattling Cowboys

The Eagles are 6-0 for the first time since 2004, when they won their first seven games and went to the Super Bowl.
yankees 4, guardians 2

Gerrit Cole’s strong start just what Yankees needed to force Game 5 against Guardians

Cole pitched seven solid innings and Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer as New York saved its season and forced a decisive fifth game against Cleveland in the AL Division Series.
NFL NOTEBOOK

Quarterback carousel keeps spinning for reeling Dolphins

Skylar Thompson’s expected one-week run as the Miami Dolphins’ starting quarterback lasted for just over one quarter, marking the fourth consecutive week where the Dolphins saw their starter leave a game.
baseball notebook

A night after falling to Guardians in a walkoff, Yankees switch things up for Game 4
BILLS 24, CHIEFS 20

This time, Josh Allen scores last in back-and-forth battle as Bills beat Chiefs
Patriots

Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton has speed, an opportunity, and a memento from a victory over the Browns

Business

In East Boston, a big move to keep renters in their homes

In one of the biggest deals of its kind, a nonprofit group and the city team up to buy $47 million portfolio of rental properties in bid to combat displacement.

A new plan for Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College is looking to partner with a developer by offering its prime real estate in exchange for new buildings.

Musk has a ‘super app’ plan for Twitter. It’s super vague

Ukraine and Russia work to gain advantage in annexed regions
magazine
Healthy Aging

Forget Wordle. Here are 5 secrets to living better, longer.

Healthy Aging

I picked up the guitar later in life. Here’s what I learned about its effects on the brain.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘After absolutely destroying an Oreo McFlurry, I felt much better’
COOKING

Recipes: Three stews to warm you as the weather gets cooler

metro

Halloween on the Hill returns in Beverly with Jack-o’-lanterns glowing in the dark and fairy lights

Demonstrators for and against abortion square off at rallies Saturday

Hundreds rally in Haverhill, Malden ahead of threatened Monday teachers strike

sports

Patriots Christian Barmore, Kendrick Bourne, and Cody Davis injured against Browns

Patriots’ defense takes away the run, and takes apart Browns in a thorough beating

Joey Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title race

business

Long COVID took their health. Then it took their money.

Head of zero-emission truck venture found guilty of fraud

Supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons announce plan to merge

politics

Most say voting vital despite dour US outlook, poll shows

For Biden and Trump, 2022 is 2020 sequel — and 2024 preview?

Government starts taking applications for student debt cancellation

Nation

Landmark trial begins over Arkansas’ ban on trans youth care

Inmate stole $11 million in gold coin scheme while in prison, officials say

LA’s Black-Latino tensions bared in City Council scandal

World

Australian floods could inundate or isolate 34,000 homes

UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in separatist Donetsk

opinion

Trump’s role in Jan. 6 attack grows ever clearer

With threats of nuclear weapons and warnings of ‘Armageddon,’ lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis

Funds are key to fill growing gap in home health and nursing care

lifestyle

I wish this could be an open relationship

Veronica Roth on her new dystopian mystery novel, ‘Poster Girl’

Is it the right time to tell my friend I have feelings for her?

food & dining

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

Little Whale Oyster Bar takes over for Grand Tour

Iggy’s Bread will open a croissant-only cafe in Huron Village; a mini-golf restaurant comes to the Seaport

travel

A pet package in Cambridge, Halloween events, and a super-luxe Galapagos sail

The Peloponnese peninsula is Greece’s best-kept secret

American Airlines cancels flight and charges an extra $1,147

Arts

Soup, ‘Sunflowers,’ and a sad stunt

4 museum curators around Boston who are shaping what we see next, and how we see it

MFA’s Victoria Reed is a leading voice in debate over looted artworks — and what to do with them

Books

Mountains of the damned

On making — and keeping — reading a daily habit

New stories by a modern master

Movies

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

Director Mat Whitecross explores the sonic side of Bond in ‘The Sound of 007′

Television

Megan Thee Stallion makes confident debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ host

Looking for clues regarding season 5 of ‘Fargo’

‘Bad Sisters,’ great villain

music

At BSO, orchestral Technicolor and Mozartean grace

Ed Sheeran announces second summer 2023 stop at Gillette Stadium

Dolly Parton donation strategy: ‘I just give from my heart’

Theater/Dance

In Fouad Boussouf’s ‘Näss,’ communal unity and imbalance create an emotionally riveting tour de force

Dramas call the tune on Broadway: A quartet of must-see productions kicks fall season into gear

Look inside the Huntington Theatre’s brand new $55 million renovation

globe local

‘This is my community’: North Shore residents reclaim Danvers bridge tarnished by hate speech

We need to find ways to carry on in our changed world

Aspiring police officer gets a special visitor

Obituaries

James Wright, historian and champion of diversity as Dartmouth College’s president, dies at 83

Dan Wieden, adman of Nike ‘Just do it’ fame, is dead at 77

Paul Spooner, advocate who expanded opportunities for the disabled, dies at 67