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No easy answers with dental insurance ballot question

The ballot initiative promises to improve coverage, but opponents of the measure say it will mainly raise costs.

A key question on the ‘millionaires tax’: What makes you a millionaire?

Supreme Court to judge affirmative action in college admissions

On Monday, the Supreme Court with its conservative majority will hear arguments in two cases challenging affirmative action. The likely outcomes, experts said, is a nationwide ban.

Five takeaways from the Pennsylvania Senate debate
Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Mehmet Oz, the celebrity television doctor, collided Tuesday in one of the most closely watched debates of the midterm campaign.

Omicron boosters not much better against variants than the originals, say two small studies

Both Moderna and Pfizer’s new vaccines increased antibodies, but researchers said the difference was not significant.

Baker offers to reinstate dozens of state workers fired under strict COVID-19 vaccine mandate

MBTA general manager says Orange Line delays will continue into December in letter to Markey

Senator Edward J. Markey had requested information about the work necessary to eliminate the slow zones, where trains travel at reduced speed, that have persisted since the line reopened on Sept. 19.

Mass. Legislature should make sweeping reforms of MBTA, former top federal transportation official says

A real estate broker holds an open house for a Dorchester home in 2019.

Six things we learned about Boston’s housing crisis from the new Boston Foundation housing report card

An annual report from The Boston Foundation paints an even clearer picture of just how bad the housing crisis in Greater Boston has gotten since the pandemic began.

KEVIN CULLEN

In Vermont, a young couple with unique perspective leads the rollout for recreational marijuana
When out-of-staters who appreciate Vermont’s verdant beauty come here, they are surprised that a state which has long been seen as tolerant and open-minded was so late in allowing recreational marijuana sales.

Coming Soon: Two Weeks in America
Across 22,500 miles and 30 states, a dozen Globe journalists discovered stories of fascinating people in places we don’t always get to visit. Come along for the ride.

Sign up for a limited-run newsletter from reporters on the project

Nine key skills all effective leaders tend to showcase

And why understanding how women and men lead differently helps organizations become stronger in times of crisis.

Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, Al Horford, and the Celtics are just part of a genuinely fearsome roster.

Taking the temperature of the Celtics, the deepest roster in the NBA

Following the hiccup in Chicago on Monday night, here’s a status report on each of the players that make it up this genuine championship contender.

Jaylen Brown ends relationship with Donda Sports

Recommendations on a half-dozen school mergers were originally expected to take place this fall, but the decision on two mergers will get punted to next spring while a third merger has been scrapped. Those still underway include the merger of the Shaw and Taylor elementary schools in Dorchester.

Boston schools put potential school mergers on hold

Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools have put several proposed school mergers on hold just five months into the mayor’s new school construction program.

Under Siege: Democracy's Front Lines in Crisis

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Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink.

The 2020 presidential contest ushered in a new elections crisis, fueled by supporters of former president Donald Trump who spread conspiracy theories about the integrity of voting systems and bogus claims of fraud. What's received less attention is the strain now being heaped on a decentralized system that already was stretched thin.

Part 2: In the wake of Trump’s lies, a brain drain of local election experience in Georgia Part 1: America’s election workers are leaving in droves

50 Years of TV

Peter Dinklage and Sophie Turner in "Game of Thrones." In the Globe's Best TV Series bracket, it faces "The West Wing" in Round 2.

In our Best TV bracket, this might be the toughest call of all

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.

In Round 1, these results surprised our critic Ready to vote? Make your picks here.

Opinion

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

Who will care for our sickest children? Pediatric hospitals are turning some of them away.

Boston-area hospitals are already reluctant to accept transfers, and we’re headed for what looks like a brutal winter.

NIMBYs bare their fangs at new Mass. housing law

Don’t blame Mitt Romney if Mike Lee goes down in defeat

Ted Kennedy was right to doubt Alito’s assurances on abortion, the right of privacy

Democracy is on the line. Don’t count on white women to save it.

President George W. Bush, admitted to Yale University as a legacy student, is presented a ceremonial doctorate at the University of Louisiana on May 21, 2004 in Baton Rouge.

The Emancipator

The party attacking affirmative action just made the case for it

The anti-Asian bias in Harvard's admissions only helps White applicants, as do legacy, athlete, and Dean's List admissions. We need more affirmative action, not an end to it, and the plaintiff’s own data makes that clear.

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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

Raynham police searching for 16-year-old girl missing a week, believed to be in danger
Raynham police are urgently seeking the public’s help in finding 16-year-old Colleen Weaver, who has been missing for a week and is believed to be in danger, officials said Tuesday.

INNOVATION BEAT

Takeover rumors swirl around Internet giant Akamai

No offer has been made public and the company declined to comment, but rumors have been swirling since the summer that Akamai has landed in the sights of one or more private equity firms.

Bruins 3, Stars 1

Another David Pastrnak goal, another strong night for Linus Ullmark, another win for the red-hot Bruins as they dispatch the Stars

Pastrnak each fired home a one-timer and set up Taylor Hall for another, while Ullmark stopped 30 of 31 shots to backstop Boston to its sixth win in seven games.

Faith leaders, ‘outraged’ by street violence in Boston, meet with city officials to discuss solutions

Outraged over an uptick in fatal shootings, including that of a 14-year-old boy and two young mothers, faith leaders, city officials and community organizers met at a Dorchester church Tuesday to identify possible solutions.

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We need to stop thinking any quarterback — Jones, Zappe, whoever — is the next Tom Brady
Comparisons may seem irresistible, but Brady's success story is one that will never be replicated.

Lawrence police officer found guilty of aggravated child rape

Carlos Vieira, 53, was found guilty by a jury in Salem Superior Court of raping a 13-year-old boy in Lawrence in 2018, officials said.

Recommended reads

The Massachusetts state flag.

What should be on the Massachusetts state flag? Readers weigh in.

A special state commission voted unanimously in May to recommend replacing the Massachusetts seal and motto.

Key things that schools can do to fight learning loss, according to experts

After primaries, some Republican candidates try an extreme makeover to soften their hard-line positions
Candidates often recalibrate their campaigns and tweak their messages before a general election, but the reinventions by some 2022 candidates are going much further.

KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA

Massachusetts lacks the talent needed to support its economy. Education could fix that.
You might think the Boston area's biggest selling point is a workforce pipeline bursting with highly qualified young people. You’d be wrong.

ART REVIEW

At UMass Dartmouth, the clitoris gets its close-up
Sophia Wallace, in her show “Cliteracy: The Art of Intimate Justice," at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s CVPA Campus Gallery, elevates the clitoris into the icon it deserves to be.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Paul Melendy stars in Greater Boston Stage Company's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A splendid one-man show in spooky ‘Sleepy Hollow’

From left: Deniz Khateri, Josephine Moshiri Elwood, Lily Gilan James, Zaven Ovian, and Leyla Modirzadeh in "English" at SpeakEasy Stage Company.

Realizing, and speaking, their truths in SpeakEasy’s ‘English’

Pianist and composer Jason Yeager, a Framingham native, has long been a fan of Kurt Vonnegut’s novels.

So it goes that pianist Jason Yeager would draw inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel and violinist María Dueñas lead the LA Philharmonic.

LA Phil shows off Hollywood-style Mahler and a stunning concerto at Symphony Hall

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

Aaliyah Wright, 25, of Washington, nuzzled her newborn daughter Kali, as her husband Kainan Wright, 24, of Washington, holds their son Khaza, 1, as he falls asleep, during a visit to the children's grandmother in Accokeek, Md., on Aug. 9, 2022.

And baby makes 8 billion

A father and his daughter biked down Mount Auburn Street in Watertown. According to Redfin, the average sale price of a home in Watertown in September was $836,000; in neighboring Newton, it was $1.28 million.

Vote no on Question 1: We are counting on our nest egg — the value of our home — the most

Buses arrived with preschool and kindergarten students for the first day of school at Joseph Lee K-8 School in Dorchester on Sept. 12.

Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley

A yes vote on Question 1 will expand opportunities for everyone

Flatbed trucks carried old Orange Line cars from the Wellington Yard and Maintenance Facility on their way to be disposed on Sept. 22. These are the first Orange Line cars of the legacy fleet to be permanently removed from service and headed for scrap.

MBTA should give Warren and Markey the data it promised

The tents of a homeless camp lined the sidewalk at Mass. and Cass in Boston in October 2021.

Healey believes the region is pitching in on Mass. and Cass

"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

Voters kick in another $3m for new community center

Officials said the new building is scheduled to open in 18 months.

Raynham police searching for 16-year-old girl missing a week, believed to be in danger

Raynham police are urgently seeking the public’s help in finding 16-year-old Colleen Weaver, who has been missing for a week and is believed to be in danger, officials said Tuesday.

MBTA general manager says Orange Line delays will continue into December in letter to Markey

Senator Edward J. Markey had requested information about the work necessary to eliminate the slow zones, where trains travel at reduced speed, that have persisted since the line reopened on Sept. 19.

UMass Lowell to name new school of computer and information sciences after Rich Miner, Android co-founder and alumnus

Rich Miner donated $5 million, which, along with a $2 million grant from the state, allowed UMass Lowell to broaden its computer science program housed within the Kennedy College of Sciences to establish a school, the university said this week.

Sports

Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, Al Horford, and the Celtics are just part of a genuinely fearsome roster.

Taking the temperature of the Celtics, the deepest roster in the NBA

Following the hiccup in Chicago on Monday night, here’s a status report on each of the players that make it up this genuine championship contender.

Gloucester junior captain Ella Costa (above) hustles after a loose ball during Tuesday's Northeastern Conference matchup against Danvers, which ended in a scoreless draw. After missing out on the playoffs last season, the Fishermen (13-1-5), ranked No. 10 in the Globe's top 20, are poised to return to the postseason.

FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Field hockey: At Gloucester, the hope is an offseason spent dedicated to hard work will reap its just reward in the postseason

After going 6-10-1 last season, the Fisherman, Gloucester, at 13-1-3 and ranked No. 10 in the Globe top 20, are positioned to make a deep run in the MIAA Division 3 statewide tournament.

David Clay compiled a 74-26 record in five seasons at Newburyport, his alma mater.

High school basketball

Newburyport boys’ basketball coach David Clay leaving to take the helm at St. John’s Prep

Clay compiled a 74-26 record in five seasons at his alma mater and will succeed the retiring John Dullea (117-68) with the Division 1 Eagles.

Bruins 3, Stars 1

Another David Pastrnak goal, another strong night for Linus Ullmark, another win for the red-hot Bruins as they dispatch the Stars

EMass field hockey | Players of the Week

EMass field hockey: A lacrosse star at Central Catholic, Kerri Finneran’s five goals in two games headlines Players of the Week

MIAA Division 1 Golf Championship

BC High golf team overcomes an 0-6 tailspin at start of season with a soaring finish as MIAA Division 1 champions

Business

Government awarding $1 billion to schools for electric buses

The Biden administration is making the grants available as part of a wider effort to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and reduce air pollution near schools and communities.

Six things we learned about Boston’s housing crisis from the new Boston Foundation housing report card

An annual report from The Boston Foundation paints an even clearer picture of just how bad the housing crisis in Greater Boston has gotten since the pandemic began.

Canadian industry minister denies Rogers-Shaw telecom merger

Clorox recalls cleaning products that may contain bacteria

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

Harvard is party to a case that the Supreme Court will hear on affirmative action.

Supreme Court to judge affirmative action in college admissions

Faith leaders, ‘outraged’ by street violence in Boston, meet with city officials to discuss solutions

Boston schools put potential school mergers on hold

sports

Senior captain Phillip le Gassick and Old Rochester collected the Division 2 hardware after recording a one-stroke victory over Bishop Stang and Duxbury at Maplegate Country Club.

With belief, Phillip le Gassick and Old Rochester break through for Division 2 golf championship

With Zach Pelzar making his point, Weston leaves no doubt in winning Division 3 golf title

Some technical analysis after Celtics pile up quartet in Chicago

business

Republican Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman are facing off in the race for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania.

Fetterman and Oz meet in debate in tight Pennsylvania Senate race

Fidelity to pay for undergraduate degrees for call-center employees

Omicron boosters not much better against variants than the originals, say two small studies

politics

Nye County's interim clerk, Mark Kampf.

Nevada county set for conspiracy-inspired ballot hand count

Five takeaways from the Pennsylvania Senate debate

Fetterman faces Oz at debate in tight Pennsylvania Senate race

Nation

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, laughs with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, during a tour of electric school buses at Meridian High School in Falls Church, Va., on May 20.

Government awarding $1 billion to schools for electric buses

School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo

Cortez Masto, the Senate’s most at-risk Democrat, fights to hang on in Nevada

World

South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyundong, from left, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman participate in a joint news conference after their trilateral meeting, Oct. 26, at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo.

US, allies warn decisive response if North Korea tests nuke

Strong quake injures dozens, shuts north Philippine airport

Almost 1 million drought-hit Somalis in al-Shabab areas, UN says

opinion

Aaliyah Wright, 25, of Washington, nuzzled her newborn daughter Kali, as her husband Kainan Wright, 24, of Washington, holds their son Khaza, 1, as he falls asleep, during a visit to the children's grandmother in Accokeek, Md., on Aug. 9, 2022.

And baby makes 8 billion

MBTA should give Warren and Markey the data it promised

A yes vote on Question 1 will expand opportunities for everyone

lifestyle

Poet and author Ross Gay will appear at Brookline Booksmith on Friday and at the Boston Book Festival on Saturday as a part of his multi-city tour in support of his new book of essays, "Inciting Joy."

Award-winning poet and essayist Ross Gay celebrates the unexpected possibilities of joy

We look great on social media, but ...

My wife is flirting with a co-worker

food & dining

Malaysian-Style Noodles With Pork and Mushrooms

Recipes: Build bold flavors in 3 pork dishes

Oakholm Brewing Co. in Brookfield is beautiful, and other recent thoughts on beer

Recipe: Simmer chicken thighs with potatoes and mushrooms in this cozy, one-pan dinner

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

"Adamas (Unconquerable)," 2013, fiberglass, wood, steel, acrylic.

At UMass Dartmouth, the clitoris gets its close-up

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

Books

Chelsea Manning's new memoir is called “README.txt.”

Chelsea Manning on her new memoir and the ‘sheer haphazardness of my entire life’

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.

Movies

Sasson Gabay and Rita Shukrun in "Karaoke."

Boston Jewish Film Festival returns in person for first time in three years

In ‘The Good Nurse,’ on Netflix, the healer as murderer

Dwayne Johnson powers through ‘Black Adam’

Television

Peter Dinklage and Sophie Turner in "Game of Thrones." In the Globe's Best TV Series bracket, it faces "The West Wing" in Round 2.

In our Best TV bracket, this might be the toughest call of all

Senator Ted Cruz is heckled at ‘The View’ and booed at a Yankees game during New York visit

In Round 1 of our Best TV bracket, the results that surprised our critic

music

Michael Dinallo and Juliet Simmons Dinallo

The Dinallos have left Music City to make music in this city

So it goes that pianist Jason Yeager would draw inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut

Geoff Nuttall, first among equals in acclaimed quartet, dies at 56

Theater/Dance

Paul Melendy stars in Greater Boston Stage Company's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A splendid one-man show in spooky ‘Sleepy Hollow’

Realizing, and speaking, their truths in SpeakEasy’s ‘English’

Liz Gerring Dance Company and JACK Quartet bring buzzing, mysterious ‘Harbor’ to the ICA

globe local

Special Town Meeting approved an extra $3 million needed to build a new community center, which will include the senior center and recreation department.

Voters kick in another $3m for new community center

In Newton, road race raises money for medical supplies to help those suffering in Ukraine

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

Obituaries

Dr. Carter, serving at defense secretary, spoke during a news conference at the Pentagon in 2016.

Ash Carter, former defense secretary and director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, dies at 68

Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67

Geoff Nuttall, first among equals in acclaimed quartet, dies at 56