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Jan. 6 committee issues subpoena to Trump for testimony and records

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Friday to Donald Trump, exercising its subpoena power against the former president who lawmakers say is the “central cause” of an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Trump ally Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in prison for defying Jan. 6 subpoena

A Romanian passport, $7,000 in cash, and Mountain Dew: What court documents reveal about man charged in Concord, N.H., slayings

After months of questions surrounding the slayings of Concord, N.H., couple Stephen and Djeswende Reid, court documents reveal startling new information about Logan Clegg, the man now charged in their deaths.

Logan Clegg, accused killer of New Hampshire couple, emerges as a globetrotting drifter – and a bundle of contradictions

The accused killer was homeless, but he somehow managed to travel to Europe repeatedly and had thousands in cash when he was arrested.

Witness encountered suspect just minutes after slayings of Concord, N.H., couple, documents show

Calculator: How much would you pay under the ‘millionaires tax’?
Use this calculator to determine how much you would pay in state income taxes now, and if Question 1 passes this November.

Unions and business execs pour in cash on either side of ‘millionaires tax’ ballot fight In election lacking ‘intensity,’ older, mostly white towns dominate ballot requests in Massachusetts

Bill Parcells (above) once won a Super Bowl with the Giants using a backup quarterback (Jeff Hostetler).

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Here is Bill Parcells’s philosophy on players losing jobs to injuries, and other thoughts

"If you’re out of the game and someone else goes in and obviously plays better, then you lose your job," said the Hall of Fame coach. "That was my approach.”

Does Dunkin’ have better doughnuts in Europe? This photo has some fans envious.
When Sarah Joy Shockey, a Chicago resident on vacation in Belgium, posted an image of the multi-colored and candy-laden doughnuts in a display case at a Dunkin’ location in Ghent, the Internet was infatuated.

Winter in Northeast predicted to be warmer than average, while drought will end in parts of Mass., NOAA says
Massachusetts is expected to see precipitation within the average range this winter, though temperatures will likely be higher than usual, according to a winter outlook released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Maura Healey (right) faced Geoff Diehl at their final debate in Needham on Thursday.

James Pindell | Analysis

Scorecard: Grading the final debate performances of Massachusetts candidates for governor

Both Diehl and Healey did what they needed to do to burnish their near-term futures.

Maura Healey and Geoff Diehl spar in final gubernatorial debate

Jordan Greenfield and some of the celebrities that have used his social media service.

How a Boston startup became the social media choice for celebrities like Brady and Bezos

Led by a 30-year-old from Dover, Hoo.be and its success says something about the local culture around tech, social media, and nightlife.

This week's daters: Kin and Tyler.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt like I was talking to someone I had known for longer than a few hours’

Will a broken fortune cookie at dinner be a sign of good luck for these daters?

50 Years of TV

What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Boston Globe television critic Matthew Gilbert has curated 64 TV series from the past 50 years, and he’s asking readers to pick their favorite TV show of all time.

Matthew Gilbert explains the bracket Ready to vote? Make your picks here.

Opinion

An empty Boston Public School bus in the early morning light drives down South Street in Jamaica Plain.

For too many BPS kids, the wheels on the bus are still not going round and round

Not only has the system been struggling to address the educational needs of students with disabilities, it’s also struggling to even get those students into the classroom.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Affirmative action in college admissions is at risk

Maura Healey misses a chance to prove her mettle on Haverhill teachers strike

Maitland Jones Jr.

I was fired from NYU after students complained that the class was too hard. Who’s next?

H.D.S. Greenway

Trump’s Mussolini roots

A first-time voter, left, takes a selfie with her mother after they cast their in-person absentee ballots at Seacoast Church Mount Pleasant on Oct. 31, 2020, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

The Emancipator

Enter the Other Swing Voter: the mighty 8%

Two young Black voters at Boston University share their message for the “Other Swing Voter” – those who swing between voting Democratic or not at all, most likely to be young and Black or young and Latino.

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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

Dr. Yvon Baribeau

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

‘Pitch black in Maverick Station.’ MBTA Blue Line loses power for hours late Thursday

The power problem began around 11 p.m. Thursday and continued after subway service ended at its regularly scheduled time of 1 a.m. Friday morning, according to the MBTA. The cause of the outage is under investigation.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Warmer weekend ahead for the Head of the Charles
Saturday will be the better weather day for watching the regatta, while Sunday is likely to be cloudier, rainier, and slightly colder.

Internal review finds former Woburn police officer attended, helped plan Charlottesville hate rally, officials say

Woburn police have determined former Officer John Donnelly, who resigned Monday amid an internal probe into his involvement in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., did “indeed attend, help plan and provide security” at the event.

LOVE LETTERS

My wife is flirting with a co-worker
"There was a trip to Phoenix for work."

Miss Conduct: Since my wife died, it’s been hard to maintain ties with her family

MUSIC REVIEW

On ‘Midnights,’ Taylor Swift says hello to darkness, her old friend
The pop superstar's new album is sleek and knowing while possessing a vulnerability that allows for admitting wee-hours insecurities and reflecting on past nights’ mistakes.

Bob Ryan

The lessons from the powerhouse but ill-fated 1972-73 Celtics team
Fifty years ago, John Havlicek and Dave Cowens led the Celtics to a franchise-record 68 wins. And it hardly mattered that they didn't win the title.

Recommended reads

A three-story stairway led to the grand entryway in the Wheeler Mansion in Orange. The home was constructed in 1903 as a private residence for the Wheelers.

How an LA transplant turned a ‘haunted’ mansion in Orange into the talk of the town

Cynthia Butler, who moved to Orange from Los Angeles to renovate the historic Revival Wheeler Mansion, is turning the once-dilapidated home into a spooky landmark. And yes, she said, spirits do in fact wander its halls.

KEVIN CULLEN

The friends of Freddie Weichel
“Money wasn’t even the secondary issue,” he said. “That jury awarded me $33 million, and they didn’t know anything about the cap. That tells me they knew how egregious this was.”

Beth Teitell

Who does Dunkin’ think it is to change its own reward program?
The state needs to step in and regulate the coffee giant like it’s a utility.

In Southie, tensions mount over Boston City Council redistricting
South Boston leaders are enraged over a city council redistricting plan they say will further divide the neighborhood and dilute its voting power.

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Culture & Lifestyle

This image released by Republic Records shows "Midnights" by Taylor Swift.

On ‘Midnights,’ Taylor Swift says hello to darkness, her old friend

Niki Metcalf (center) as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray."

This ‘Hairspray’ is as buoyant as its bouffants

Flo Milli (pictured at Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival in 2021) performs Oct. 26 at Brighton Music Hall.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Robert Cornelius (left) and James Milord in "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone" at the Huntington.

In ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ August Wilson is vividly present

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Donald Trump's TRUTH Social account is seen on a mobile device with an image of former US president Donald Trump in the background in Washington, DC on Sept. 13, 2022.

When Trump says something hateful, believe him the first time

Boston City Hall.

Council’s cooler heads should halt unwarranted pay grab

A parking fine and late penalty of, say, $120, or a speeding ticket of $200 means much more to a low-income family juggling food, health care, transportation, and housing costs than a more affluent family.

Stephen Goldsmith

How something as simple as a speeding ticket can worsen inequities

President Donald Trump casts a shadow on Air Force One as he arrives for a campaign event in Duluth, Minn., in 2020.

Donald Trump’s Shadowy power

"Quabbins are either drunks or profound philosophers, except on those occasions when they are both."

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Playing with place names

"Serendipity is something we fashion from a chance event — a happy accident pulsating with possibility."

IDEAS | CLAUDIA E. KALB

Yes, you can cultivate serendipity

Metro

Logan Clegg, accused killer of New Hampshire couple, emerges as a globetrotting drifter – and a bundle of contradictions

The accused killer was homeless, but he somehow managed to travel to Europe repeatedly and had thousands in cash when he was arrested.

Did former mayor James Diossa’s extensive travel boost Central Falls?

During his eight years as the mayor of this tiny Rhode Island city, Diossa traveled domestically and internationally for conferences, speeches, and cultural exchange visits. Now that he’s a candidate for treasurer, some are wondering whether the expensive trips made a difference.

In election lacking ‘intensity,’ older, mostly white towns dominate ballot requests in Massachusetts

In three Cape Cod communities — Orleans, Eastham, and Brewster — anywhere from 38 to 39 percent of voters had asked for ballots as of Thursday. In Acton, 40 percent of the town’s voters had sought one, the highest share of any town or city.

A Romanian passport, $7,000 in cash, and Mountain Dew: What court documents reveal about man charged in Concord, N.H., slayings

After months of questions surrounding the slayings of Concord, N.H., couple Stephen and Djeswende Reid, court documents reveal startling new information about Logan Clegg, the man now charged in their deaths.

Sports

Terry Francona (second from left) managed to lead a young Guardians team to a first-place finish in the AL Central, a wild-card series win against the Rays and a winner-take-all Game 5 against the Yankees in the Division Series.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Terry Francona’s healthy relationship with the Guardians to continue for at least another year

Cleveland welcomes decision by the manager to return for 2023, and maybe beyond. John Schneider no longer an interim manager in Toronto, as Blue Jays reward him with a two-year contract. Rangers pull off a surprise by bringing Bruce Bochy out of retirement to manage again.

Matt Carpenter's strikeout to end Game 2 in Houston pushed the Yankees' total to 30 in 18 innings of the ALCS.

American League Championship Series

Shortage of power as the postseason charges on has the Yankees experiencing dark days

The need to make more contact, and put the ball in play consistently, was a big topic in New York clubhouse ahead of Saturday's Game 3 at Yankee Stadium.

Plymouth North sophomore Macey Shriner runs through Franklin Park during the 61st Catholic Memorial Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. She won the varsity girls' 5K in 19:29.5 to headline the Runners of the Week..

CROSS-COUNTRY | RUNNERS OF THE WEEK

EMass cross-country: With her major win in the Catholic Memorial Invitational varsity girls’ 5K (19:29.5), Plymouth North’s Macey Shriner headlines Runners of the Week

The sophomore had a stellar showing with her victory in the varsity girls' 5K at the Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park.

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Coach Jim Montgomery likes how his Bruins are wearing down opponents

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Ukrainian rowers send a message of resilience and resolve at the Head of the Charles

The lessons from the powerhouse but ill-fated 1972-73 Celtics team

Business

Fidelity deepens crypto push with 100 more hires for unit

The new round of hiring will bring Fidelity Digital Assets’s headcount to roughly 500 by the end of next year’s first quarter, according to a company representative.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Where are all the workers? The state’s labor force keeps shrinking.

Employers are expanding despite rising interest rates and recession fears. But the number available workers has slipped in the past year.

IRS raises contribution limits for retirement savings plans

Unions and business execs pour in cash on either side of ‘millionaires tax’ ballot fight

magazine

Bob and Andy Wong in front of their family's restaurant, Kowloon in Saugus.

The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America

Samuel Adams

How Samuel Adams became the fearless patriot Britain loved to hate

This week's daters: Kin and Tyler.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt like I was talking to someone I had known for longer than a few hours’

Jack Thomas (left) in the Globe newsroom in 1979 and Morrie Schwartz in 1995.

When Morrie Schwartz met Jack Thomas: The story behind ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’

metro

A morning sunrise lights up an eight person rowing scull on the Charles River for day one of the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Warmer weekend ahead for the Head of the Charles

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

Funeral for 2 ambushed Connecticut officers draws peers from around US

sports

Bill Parcells (above) once won a Super Bowl with the Giants using a backup quarterback (Jeff Hostetler).

Here is Bill Parcells’s philosophy on players losing jobs to injuries, and other thoughts

Shorthanded Boston College hopes bye-week rest will help against No. 13 Wake Forest

Rhode Island’s Jeremy Peña is starring for the Astros in the ALCS, and has Dusty Baker shouting out the University of Maine

business

Crowds pass Halloween decorations set up on the mall in Salem on Oct. 12.

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

Calculator: How much would you pay under the ‘millionaires tax’?

How a Boston startup became the social media choice for celebrities like Brady and Bezos

politics

FILE - Former President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at a rally at the Minden Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nev., on Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, Pool, File)

Jan. 6 committee issues subpoena to Trump for testimony and records

Trump ally Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in prison for defying Jan. 6 subpoena

Oprah seeks to lend her appeal to Abrams in Georgia election

Nation

IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in an August message to staff that officials know of “threats directed at the IRS and its employees.”

Republican campaigns targeting IRS could endanger staffers, union says

Bannon sentenced to four months prison for contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe

Teen charged with killing four in Michigan high school shooting expected to plead guilty

World

Giorgia Meloni addressed the media after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome on Friday.

Italy’s far-right leader Meloni forms new government

Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress

Seething or celebrating? Prospect of Boris Johnson comeback divides UK

opinion

“Black milk. This baby is getting a mixture of coffee, sugar and water instead of milk, which is too expensive.” San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1937.

Evening The Odds, One Baby At A Time

Enter the Other Swing Voter: the mighty 8%

Maura Healey for governor

lifestyle

My wife is flirting with a co-worker

Support without judgment: Women’s Lunch Place celebrates 40 years on Oct. 21. Here are two moms’ stories.

Will my letter change her mind?

food & dining

Crowds pass Halloween decorations set up on the mall in Salem on Oct. 12.

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

Does Dunkin’ have better doughnuts in Europe? This photo has some fans envious.

Former Mistral executive chef Jason Maynard is making the suburbs a little saucier at Sogno

travel

Crowds pass Halloween decorations set up on the mall in Salem on Oct. 12.

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

Jessica Hecht on coffee, travel philanthropy, and getting to India and Africa

Those ‘best’ lists got it right with The Loutrel in Charleston, S.C.

Arts

"Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art," installation view, 2022, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Gardner’s ‘Metal of Honor’ show is worth its weight in gold

In Stockbridge, standing still enough to savor George Rickey’s sculpture in motion

At Alpha Gallery, ‘Harmony of Difference’ hums with color and contrast

Books

Physician, cancer researcher, and celebrated author Siddhartha Mukherjee's upcoming book, "The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human" will be published on Oct. 25.

Siddhartha Mukherjee takes on the rise of ‘the new human’ in upcoming book on cell biology

Lincoln and his faith. A new book looks at the 16th president’s religious fervor.

Elizabeth Lim on reading folklore and fairy tales, to feed her own writing

Movies

Dwayne Johnson in "Black Adam."

Dwayne Johnson powers through ‘Black Adam’

In ‘Raymond & Ray,’ Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke play brothers in harm

Maya Cade is building the Black Film Archive one ‘under-seen’ movie at a time

Television

After leaving her long-running talk show (above) in May, Ellen DeGeneres has put together eight episodes of a documentary-style comedy called “About Time for Yourself … With Ellen.”

It’s ‘About Time’ for Ellen DeGeneres’s comeback

What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Vote in our TV bracket: Which show should be crowned champion?

music

This image released by Republic Records shows "Midnights" by Taylor Swift.

On ‘Midnights,’ Taylor Swift says hello to darkness, her old friend

Nelsons, BSO take on Mahler’s ‘Tragic’ Sixth

Taylor Swift released ‘Midnights’ and other surprises. Fans (and Swift) can’t get enough.

Theater/Dance

Niki Metcalf (center) as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray."

This ‘Hairspray’ is as buoyant as its bouffants

Where Samuel Beckett and Mr. Noodle meet, there’s Bill Irwin

In ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ August Wilson is vividly present

globe local

Wearing color-appropriate headwear and footwear for the outing, 3-year-old Quentin Jones picks out a pumpkin at Boston Hill Farm in North Andover.

The Great Pumpkin: A bumper crop of the fall favorite despite the drought

The argument: Should Massachusetts require employers to provide paid vacation time?

Police capture pet bunny on the loose

Obituaries

Mary McCaslin posed with her guitar in a 1992 album cover photo.

Mary McCaslin, folk singer who lamented the lost Old West, dies at 75

Lucy Simon, composer of ‘The Secret Garden,’ dies at 82

Roger Welsch, ‘America’s premier storyteller,’ dies at 85