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Carmakers say they can’t obey the state’s right-to-repair law
Cybersecurity executives for General Motors and the company that owns carmaker Chrysler told the court that they’ve done nothing to prepare for complying with the law, because they can't.

Worcester man pleads guilty to killing Vanessa Marcotte in Princeton in 2016

Angelo Colon-Ortiz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering 27-year-old Marcotte and was sentenced to serve 20 years in state prison on a robbery charge, followed by a life sentence on a second-degree murder charge.

Stepmother told police Harmony Montgomery was killed by her father, court records say

The wife of Adam M. Montgomery allegedly told police in June that her husband murdered his daughter, 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery, in December 2019, recently released New Hampshire court records show.

Meet the COVID-19 variants that experts say could fuel a surge this winter

Multiple COVID-19 variants are vying with each other to take over from Omicron BA.5 as the leading cause of cases in the United States and the world — and experts are worried that one or more of them could drive a new surge in the months ahead.

Fetterman’s debate flubs appeared ‘purely linguistic,’ Tufts chief neurologist says
Dr. David Thaler, neurologist in chief at Tufts Medical Center, said the Pennsylvania Senate hopeful’s issues with speech during Tuesday night's debate did not necessarily reflect cognitive issues.

Analysis: The Pennsylvania Senate debate was likely the most important of the midterms

Vigil to be held Thursday for missing Raynham teen

Sisters Melissa Martinez (left) and Jocelyn Otero posed atop Artist’s Bluff, a cliff overlooking Echo Lake and the White Mountains.

Leaves! Camera! Chaos! A New Hampshire bluff becomes the Instagram capital of the world

Each weekend in October, a mob of amateur Instagram photographers descend on the vista in Franconia Notch State Park in search of the quintessential fall foliage shot for their social media profiles.

Larry Edelman

Hesitation over the flawed ‘millionaires tax’ doesn’t make you a heartless capitalist
There are legitimate concerns about Question 1 — even for voters who believe the wealthy should pay more in taxes.

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

Nationwide, 45.1 percent of dental care costs are paid out of pocket.

Will Question 2 improve dental insurance coverage or just raise costs? There are no easy answers.

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

50 Years of TV

In the Round 2 matchup between "Friends" and "Six Feet Under," the NBC sitcom won decisively.

MATTHEW GILBERT

In Round 2 of our Best TV bracket, a mix of close contests, blowouts, and moral victories

Here are the results that surprised the Globe's TV critic — and the shows he voted for.

Vote in Round 3 of our Best TV Shows bracket

Broiled twin Maine lobster at Ostra.

DINING OUT | DEVRA FIRST

Five stars for Ostra, the elevated fish house

Showcasing seafood and hospitality, Boston’s answer to Le Bernardin is worthy of an occasion.

The return of restaurant reviews

Could receiver Nelson Agholor, who is set to become a free agent in the offseason, be traded before Tuesday's deadline?

In Week 8 of the NFL season, here are eight thoughts on the Patriots

With the NFL trade deadline looming — 4 p.m. on Tuesday — New England’s roster may undergo a couple of changes in the coming days.

Jaylen Brown does not shy away from his responsibility as a leader on and off the court.

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Even if he was a little late, Jaylen Brown landed in the right place on Kanye West

That Brown didn’t at first fully appreciate the connection between racism and antisemitism is part of his maturation process.

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Two weeks in America

12 journalists. 22,500 miles. A nation full of stories. ( By Anush Elbakyan )

Opinion

US Representative Ayanna Pressley owes her constituents an explanation for the timing of the letter and the sentiment expressed.

Why did Ayanna Pressley sign the letter to Biden calling for direct talks with Russia?

It’s “an olive branch to a war criminal,” says Jake Auchincloss.

IDEAS | LINDSAY OWENS

Who’s really to blame for inflation

IDEAS | MATHIAS CLASEN

Heart in your mouth? Science says that’s good.

NIMBYs bare their fangs at new Mass. housing law

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

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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Special reports

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.

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Part 2: A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau

America’s election workers are leaving in droves

Experts worry the loss of top county election officials drains the system of experience and institutional knowledge at the moment election deniers are looking to seize on mistakes to erode the public’s faith in elections.

America’s election workers are leaving their jobs in droves

Under Siege: Democracy’s front lines in crisis. See the full project.

Celebrating 150 years of The Boston Globe

We’re marking the Globe’s 150th year with a look back through 15 decades of coverage. Explore 150 of the most significant front pages, revisit classic sports moments, try a crossword from 1917, and more.

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Play this Boston Globe crossword puzzle from 1917 150 years, 150 front pages

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Logan Clegg, charged with killing Concord, N.H., couple, waives arraignment

Lawyers for the 26-year-old filed court papers Wednesday indicating he was waiving arraignment on two counts of second-degree murder in the closely watched case. He’s being held without bail.

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.

Boston Latin School, two colleges were put in safe mode after report of a person with a gun in the area; weapon was fake

Boston Latin School and two nearby colleges went into safe mode and lockdown Wednesday afternoon after a report that a person with a gun was spotted in the area, but the weapon in question was ultimately determined to be fake, officials said.

RI POLITICS

First lady Jill Biden recruits teachers at Rhode Island College, will campaign for Magaziner, McKee
Biden comes to the Ocean State 13 days before Election Day as national attention focuses on whether Republicans will turn Rhode Island’s blue House seat red.

State police investigating two sexual assaults reported along Charles River in Waltham

A girl reported that she was raped on Sept. 14, and a woman reported that she was touched inappropriately by a man on a bicycle on Oct. 20.

LOVE LETTERS

Can they try again after her desire for a baby ended their relationship?
I want to ask him if he’d reconsider if I gave up the idea of a baby altogether for now. I just miss him too much.

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Screen grab of Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" music video.

Methuen’s Titan Casket makes cameo in Taylor Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’ music video

“We often sell to big productions, but just never, ever someone on the scale of Taylor Swift,” the company's co-founder said.

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.

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 outcome, experts said, is a nationwide ban.

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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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Will Sharpe, Aubrey Plaza, Meghann Fahy, and Theo James in the new season of "The White Lotus," which has been transported from Hawaii to Sicily.

In a new ‘White Lotus,’ no one’s getting away from it all

Jazz guitarist John Stein is happy to be able to play guitar again after being diagnosed in 2021 with a debilitating autoimmune disorder.

Now that’s he’s able to play again, jazz guitarist John Stein can exhale

The Kowloon at dusk.

Tell us: Why do you love the Kowloon?

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

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

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

Costs for big corporations are coming down, but companies are choosing profiteering over passing their savings on to customers.

IDEAS | LINDSAY OWENS

Who’s really to blame for inflation

When we play with fear, we challenge our limits and learn about our own physiological and psychological responses to stress.

IDEAS | MATHIAS CLASEN

Heart in your mouth? Science says that’s good.

Jason Shaw of the Rockport Planning Board is photographed at the commuter rail station. Last May, the town approved a plan that called for a 12-acre “transit-oriented village” near the station.

NIMBYs bare their fangs at new Mass. housing law

Donald Trump stood with Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah on Dec. 4, 2017, at the Utah State Capitol.

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

Sheila Ruiz (right) kissed a photo of then-President Donald Trump at a boat parade held in support of Trump in Westlake Village, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2020.

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

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

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

Metro

Ye is an outlier.

The troubled artist is facing consequences for his antisemitism. Those using him as cover for their hateful views keep getting away with it.

Vigil to be held Thursday for missing Raynham teen

A candlelight vigil will be held Thursday evening at First Congregational Church of Raynham for the safe return of 16-year-old Colleen Weaver who has been missing since Oct. 18 and is believed to be in danger, officials said.

City Council delays redistricting vote after legal complaint from Southie groups

Responding to a last-minute legal complaint, the Boston City Council has delayed by a week an expected vote on the city’s new political maps, pushing the sluggish and delayed process dangerously close to an early November deadline.

Leaves! Camera! Chaos! A New Hampshire bluff becomes the Instagram capital of the world

Each weekend in October, a mob of amateur Instagram photographers descend on the vista in Franconia Notch State Park in search of the quintessential fall foliage shot for their social media profiles.

Sports

In their only meeting, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens defeated Tom Brady and the Patriots in 2019.

NFL: Ravens at Buccaneers, Thursday, 8:15 p.m., Amazon

Can Tom Brady and Bucs rebound against Lamar Jackson and Ravens Thursday night?

The Bucs have lost four of five games and Brady is 0-1 against Jackson and the Ravens.

Antonio Brown has not played in the NFL since walking off the field in the middle of a Buccaneers game in January.

Sports business

Controversial Antonio Brown defends Kanye West, Donda Sports agency

Brown said he would remain president of Donda Sports and is "dedicated to helping clarify statements taken out of proportion by the media."

Robert Quinn is off to a slow start this year but set the Bears record last year with 18½ sacks.

Undefeated Philadelphia Eagles acquire pass rusher Robert Quinn from Bears

Chicago gets a fourth-round pick in return.

Phil Mickelson compliments Rory McIlroy as rhetoric seems to simmer down between LIV, PGA leaders

Baseball Notebook

Aaron Nola to start World Series Game 1 for Phillies, Zack Wheeler has Game 2

Undefeated Flightline heads Breeders’ Cup Classic; embattled trainer Bob Baffert back in Kentucky

Business

Turkeys will cost more this year because of bird flu outbreak

The rampant spread of the virus has already eliminated more than 6 million turkeys nationwide, about 14 percent of the nation’s total turkey production, according to the US Agriculture Department.

FTC penalizes alcohol delivery firm Drizly and its CEO over alleged data security lapses

The proposed order requires Drizly, now a subsidiary of Uber Technologies, to destroy unnecessary data and restricts the information the company can collect and retain, according an FTC statement.

With Americans feeling pinched, Biden targets ‘junk fees’

Boeing slides after cutting 737 delivery goal on supply woes

magazine

We often host my child’s friend at our house, but that family never reciprocates

Nine key skills all effective leaders tend to showcase

Globe Magazine.

Can they try again after her desire for a baby ended their relationship?

Malaysian-Style Noodles With Pork and Mushrooms

Recipes: Build bold flavors in 3 pork dishes

metro

First lady Jill Biden speaks to students at Rhode Island College on Wednesday, including Ahmad Nyabally, left.

First lady Jill Biden recruits teachers at Rhode Island College, will campaign for Magaziner, McKee

Stepmother told police Harmony Montgomery was killed by her father, court records say

Looking for the Great Pumpkin? You’ll find it in Watch Hill, R.I.

sports

Could receiver Nelson Agholor, who is set to become a free agent in the offseason, be traded before Tuesday's deadline?

In Week 8 of the NFL season, here are eight thoughts on the Patriots

Coach Hubert Davis gets new deal, raise with North Carolina men’s basketball team after first year run

NCAA approves new guidance on player endorsement deals

business

A display highlights Mobileye's autonomous driving technology at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mobileye gains 38 percent in year’s best debut for big US IPO

Elon Musk is in Twitter’s office and will address staff on Friday

Carmakers say they can’t obey the state’s right-to-repair law

politics

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's Senate seat, spoke during a rally in Erie, Pa., on Aug. 12. Fetterman debated Republic opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz Tuesday, defending his fitness to serve following a stroke in May.

Fetterman’s debate flubs appeared ‘purely linguistic,’ Tufts chief neurologist says

Judge orders Mark Meadows, Trump’s White House chief of staff, to testify in Georgia election probe

The Pennsylvania Senate debate was likely the most important of the midterms

Nation

President Biden delivered remarks on the economy in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Biden’s closing argument: Republicans would trash the economy

Meadows ordered to testify in Ga. election investigation

VP Harris celebrates $1B award to schools for electric buses

World

In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.

Labour Party comes out swinging at Britain’s new prime minister

Climate pledges are falling short, and a chaotic future looks more like reality

When soup and mashed potatoes are thrown, can the Earth win?

opinion

Democrat Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, right, questioned Judge Samuel Alito during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 2006.

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.

The party attacking affirmative action just made the case for it

lifestyle

Psychotherapist and relationship podcast host Esther Perel and "Here & Now" host Robin Young at the 10th anniversary of Boston Book Festival in 2018.

Boston Book Festival broadens horizons as it returns to Copley Square

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

We look great on social media, but ...

food & dining

Broiled twin Maine lobster at Ostra.

Five stars for Ostra, the elevated fish house

Recipes: Build bold flavors in 3 pork dishes

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

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

Geena Davis served as marshal at the 250th anniversary parade for her hometown of Wareham.

Geena Davis on growing up in Wareham, becoming a badass, and embracing feminism

Boston Book Festival broadens horizons as it returns to Copley Square

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

Movies

Ryan White, director of the documentary "Good Night Oppy."

How ‘Good Night Oppy’ director Ryan White captured life on Mars

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’: When Colm stopped meeting Pádraic

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

Television

In the Round 2 matchup between "Friends" and "Six Feet Under," the NBC sitcom won decisively.

In Round 2 of our Best TV bracket, a mix of close contests, blowouts, and moral victories

In a new ‘White Lotus,’ no one’s getting away from it all

See which shows go head-to-head in Best TV Shows bracket on Channel 1

music

Too Much Joy is playing its first live shows in 15 years on a three-city tour that includes a date at Sonia.

The wiseguy wisdom of Too Much Joy

Now that’s he’s able to play again, jazz guitarist John Stein can exhale

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

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

Jemila MacEwan’s “Human Meteorite,” which seeks to explore the climate crisis from a natural perspective, is now on display at the Essex Art Center.

Silent movies, jazz performances, and ‘Human Meteorite’

Voters kick in another $3m for new community center

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

Obituaries

FILE - French painter Pierre Soulages poses next to one of his works at the Pompidou Center in Paris, Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009. French painter Pierre Soulages, who was famed for his use of black and was an icon of post-World War II European abstract art, has died, according to the Soulages Museum in his hometown. He was 102. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

French iconic painter of black Pierre Soulages dead at 102

Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90

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