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Officials spoke to the press from the FBI's Chelsea office Monday about the identity of the 'Lady of the Dunes.'

FBI identifies ‘Lady of the Dunes’ nearly 50 years after woman’s mutilated body was found in Provincetown

Law enforcement officials on Monday identified the victim as Ruth Marie Terry, a Tennessee woman who was 37 at the time of her death. The gruesome and mysterious 1974 case has haunted Cape Cod investigators for decades.

Here’s what to know about the ‘Lady of the Dunes’ and her unsolved murder

Inside the Supreme Court during affirmative action arguments, time was a key factor
A pivotal question the court considered was how far the nation’s higher education system has come in achieving racial diversity, how much further it needs to go, and how long that might take.

Activists rallied outside the Supreme Court in Washington as people lined up on Monday to watch the oral arguments in the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Supreme Court arguments

Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical of continuing affirmative action, while liberal justices defend programs

During the session, the justices also touched on issues about legacy preferences and whether colleges needed to stop its use. Here’s a look at how the arguments before the court unfolded.

Activists rallied outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday, as the justices heard oral arguments in the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

opinion | Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The end of affirmative action is just the beginning for this Supreme Court

It became clear that other efforts — from workplace diversity and inclusion policies, to reparations for slavery, even the military’s efforts to ensure racial equality within its ranks — could soon be seen as constitutionally and legally suspect in the court’s eyes.

Halloween

The Sky Bar.

The best candy bar of all time? It’s the Sky Bar.

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Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren and Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren in "The Conjuring," a film directed by James Wan.

8 New England-based horror films to haunt your Halloween

Chad White's Melrose yard features so many Halloween decorations that he is running out of room.

What drives someone to buy a 12-foot skeleton? Or several?

Suspect in attack of Paul Pelosi faces federal charges, including assault and attempted kidnapping

Federal prosecutors have filed two charges against David DePape, days after police say he broke into the Pelosi's home and struck the Democratic leader’s 82-year-old husband in the head with a hammer.

Transit police officials blast DA Hayden for dismissing misconduct charge against their own officer
The animus is so bitter that Transit Police Chief Kenneth Green vowed never to again refer police corruption cases to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office.

Ban on disposal of mattresses, clothing, and shoes starts Nov. 1 in Mass. Here’s what to know.
Starting Tuesday, Massachusetts residents will no longer be able to throw out mattresses, textiles, or shoes, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

For two years, Natick has kept a secret. A police officer allegedly sexually assaulted a dispatcher.

Police initially dismissed the alleged assault as a “rumor” and the town is still trying to withhold records of the case.

How are Mass. gubernatorial candidates planning to address widespread student learning losses? Mostly they aren’t.
Eighty-eight percent of Massachusetts voters want the next governor to make education improvements among their top priorities.

Roquan Smith takes down Bailey Zappe during the Patriots' Week 7 loss.

The NFL trade deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday. Will the Patriots make a move?

We're tracking the latest news around the league.

NFL Week 8: Titans are thriving, and Derrick Henry is carrying them

With a 5-2 record, and competing in the always challenging Hockomock League, Eian Bain and his Franklin High football team once again earned the No. 1 seed in the MIAA Division 1 playoffs.

MIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

High school football playoffs: Breaking down the favorites, sleepers, best matchups in Divisions 1-8

The road to state championship games at Gillette Stadium Dec. 2-3 kicks off with round of 16 games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

A jet passes through the sky in May 2022 silhouetted against the moon in total eclipse.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

More warmth in store for November. Plus, a rare Election Day total lunar eclipse.

It’s time to turn the page and look at November. We won’t likely see any snow the first half of the month.

Best TV Shows

Clockwise from top left: "All in the Family," "Seinfeld," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and "The Sopranos."

In our Best TV bracket, a deserving final four — and a couple of agonizing choices ahead

Three classic comedies prevailed in their match-ups versus "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men," and "The West Wing," leaving "The Sopranos" as the sole survivor among dramas.

Vote in the semifinals of our Best TV Shows bracket Here’s how you voted in Rounds 1-4 What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Opinion

Police tape blocks a street outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Oct. 28.

The violence next time

An attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband should be a wake-up call for Republicans to tamp down their incendiary rhetoric.

Paul Heroux for Bristol County sheriff

MARCELA GARCÍA

Misinterpreting Iran’s smoldering hijab protests

Mexico to daylight saving time: ¡Adiós!

Diana DiZoglio is a fearless lawmaker who would be a fearless auditor

Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University on March 8, 2016, in New York City. His book, "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery" won the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes for 2011. Photo illustration by Alex LaSalvia.

The Emancipator

‘Originalism is intellectually indefensible,’ says noted historian about right-leaning Supreme Court

In a Q&A with The Emancipator, Eric Foner, a leading authority on the post-Civil War era, said he wants to see liberal justices develop a vision of the Constitution that doesn’t build on conservative legal ideology.

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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

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.

See the full Women & Power issue from Globe Magazine

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

More recent stories

Working group releases recommendations for Boston on surveillance tech

The recommendations call for a new privacy advisory committee, which would allow city workers to consult with experts on privacy matters.

Trump asks Supreme Court to keep tax returns from House committee

In an emergency appeal filed Monday, former president Donald Trump wants the court to order at least a temporary hold on the Treasury Department turning over his returns to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.

THE FINE PRINT

What you need to know if you want to try out buy now, pay later
Some consumer advocates warn that buy now, pay later loan approvals are so quick and easy that some consumers may make purchases they can’t afford.

Family-run Worcester tobacco shop to close after 76 years, will reopen in New Hampshire
The Owl Shop on Worcester's Main Street will close at the end of the year before moving to New Hampshire.

Expedition finds cameras left by Yukon mountaineers in 1937
The 100-mile escape in 1937 from the harsh conditions of the Yukon by Bradford Washburn, the force behind Boston's Museum of Science, and Robert Bates was one of the most perilous in the past century.

White supremacists demonstrate outside Kingston hotel where migrants are staying
Some two dozen members of a hate group descended on a hotel parking lot in Kingston on Sunday chanting “anti-refugee beliefs” and distributing pamphlets before police told them they weren’t welcome on the private property, authorities said.

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Cranberry farmer Leo Cakounes has been the face of ads arguing for a No vote on Question 1, the ballot measure that would raise taxes on the state’s highest earners. But he admits he'll be fine personally even if the question passes.

The face of opposition to Question 1 admits proposed tax wouldn’t hurt him much: ‘I’m not struggling’

The super-wealthy opponents of Question 1 have hidden behind Cape Cod cranberry grower Leo Cakounes, the face of the ad campaign advocating No on the measure. But even the hard-working Harwich resident acknowledges he'll be alright if the tax passes – he is sitting on properties worth millions.

People are shocked at the cost of filling their oil tanks as winter approaches
Many homeowners are starting to feel the acute pain of high oil prices on the cusp of the months-long heating season in New England.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

BPS added more positions. But they don’t have enough people to fill them. The result? 800 vacancies
The vacancies extend into far-ranging corners of Boston Public Schools, including administrative offices, classrooms, and cafeterias, and encompass about 175 teaching positions.

Details of Anthony Amore’s divorce are becoming an issue in Mass. auditor’s race. Here’s what we know.
An NBC10 Boston report revealed that documents related to the divorce proceedings included a temporary restraining order, the confiscation of Amore’s firearm, and allegations of verbal and emotional abuse.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A pencil at the base of the gravestone of Henry David Thoreau at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.

Literary greats buried throughout New England

Andrew Levitt (foreground left) and Niki Metcalf (foreground right) star in "Hairspray," which runs through Oct. 30 at Citizens Bank Opera House.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Tegan and Sara at Royale Friday night.

Tegan and Sara make every minute count at Royale

Jennifer Coolidge in "The White Lotus."

Jennifer Coolidge is making this up as she goes

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.

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A Beautiful Resistance

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‘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

Mexico to daylight saving time: ¡Adiós!

Amid opposition from members of his own Cabinet and the European Union, Chancellor Olaf Scholz rallied a sufficient number of ministers to approve the sale of a stake in Germany’s largest port to a Chinese state-owned firm.

Oliver McPherson-Smith

Closer economic ties with China puts Germany in the business of betrayal

Anthony Amore’s conception of the auditor’s post is more in keeping with the mission of the office and his varied work experience makes him a better fit for the position.

Anthony Amore for auditor

A former nurse practitioner now living with long covid, Mallory Stanislawczyk suffers from fatigue and a racing heartbeat so severe she must use a wheelchair and receive saline infusions three times a week.

Katie Bach and David Cutler

Long COVID affects millions. What is being done about it?

"Credibility Gap" is a board game from the 1960s in which the player who exposed the most political lies won.

Joan Wickersham

The credibility apocalypse

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

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

Metro

Inside the Supreme Court during affirmative action arguments, time was a key factor

A pivotal question the court considered was how far the nation’s higher education system has come in achieving racial diversity, how much further it needs to go, and how long that might take.

How are Mass. gubernatorial candidates planning to address widespread student learning losses? Mostly they aren’t.

Eighty-eight percent of Massachusetts voters want the next governor to make education improvements among their top priorities.

Bob Dylan dedicates his new book to ‘all the crew at Dunkin’ Donuts’

“Among others, the line ‘all the crew at Dunkin’ Donuts’ appears on the dedication page," Dylan's publisher confirmed.

Advocates call on McKee to place tiny homes at Pastore Complex

Cranston city councilman objects to the location, and R.I.'s housing secretary says overall shelter capacity should meet winter needs.

Sports

Nelson Agholor is one name the Patriots could shop around in a trade.

With the trade deadline approaching, the Patriots have a few pieces they could move in a deal

Offloading a receiver seems to make the most sense, but they could part with options on the offensive line or in the backfield if the right package materializes.

Roquan Smith takes down Bailey Zappe during the Patriots' Week 7 loss.

The NFL trade deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday. Will the Patriots make a move?

We're tracking the latest news around the league.

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery is hoping that Charlie McAvoy (above) can be in the lineup before Nov. 24.

bruins notebook

Charlie McAvoy is ahead of schedule, but his return to Bruins isn’t imminent

The recovering defenseman was able to shed his red noncontact jersey for practice, but he still has to "check boxes," said coach Jim Montgomery.

Bears agree to trade All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith to Ravens

Roz Wyman, who helped bring the Dodgers to Los Angeles, dies at 92

ben volin | on football

NFL Week 8: Titans are thriving, and Derrick Henry is carrying them

Business

Honoring Ralph Martin as he retires into his next job

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

Raytheon wires $1 million to whistleblower over fake GPS test results for Air Force

Raytheon’s program to create new ground stations for Global Positioning System satellites remains years behind the original schedule and has soared in cost from $3.9 billion to an estimated $6.3 billion.

Popular antibiotic in short supply

Musk consolidates power at Twitter after board is dismissed

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

Firefighters wade through flooded Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston, R.I., to check on drivers on Sept. 5. The heavy rain caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads in Rhode Island on Labor Day.

How the Green Bond will allow R.I. to invest in climate resilience

Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical of continuing affirmative action, while liberal justices defend programs

Family-run Worcester tobacco shop to close after 76 years, will reopen in New Hampshire

sports

Allison Bubar and her Newton North teammates have earned the top seed in the MIAA Division 1 girls' volleyball tournament.

MIAA girls’ volleyball tournament: Favorites, best first-round matchups for Divisions 1-5 in a 191-team field

Rex Ryan called the Patriots a ‘JV team.’ What did he say after they beat the Jets?

Grant Williams went full Batman after the Celtics won last night

business

In 2014, a surveillance camera is attached to a light pole along Boylston Street in Boston.

Working group releases recommendations for Boston on surveillance tech

Thermo Fisher to buy British diagnostics firm for $2.6 billion

Musk floats paid Twitter verification, fires board

politics

Harvard students Shruthi Kumar, left, and Muskaan Arshad joined a rally with other activists as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington on Monday.

Inside the Supreme Court during affirmative action arguments, time was a key factor

Man who broke into Pelosi’s home charged with attempted kidnapping

Suspect in attack of Paul Pelosi faces federal charges, including assault and attempted kidnapping

Nation

President Biden spoke to reporters in Nantucket on Nov. 26, 2021.

It looks like President Biden is planning another trip to Nantucket for Thanksgiving

Trump Organization faces criminal tax fraud trial over perks

Legal abortions fell around 6 percent in two months after end of Roe

World

OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais talked during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday.

Saudi, UAE back OPEC cuts as US envoy warns of ‘uncertainty’

Young dreams extinguished in the crush of a Halloween crowd in Seoul

China slams reported plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia

opinion

"Credibility Gap" is a board game from the 1960s in which the player who exposed the most political lies won.

The credibility apocalypse

The very notion of diplomacy with Russia — is that such a bad thing?

Where’s an urban mechanic for downtown Boston?

lifestyle

A pencil at the base of the gravestone of Henry David Thoreau at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.

Literary greats buried throughout New England

We’ve never taken a vacation together

Drag balls, masquerades, and spooky bears: queer nightlife this Halloweekend

food & dining

The Sky Bar.

The best candy bar of all time? It’s the Sky Bar.

Yes, soup for you! ‘Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook’ serves up references and recipes

These are the best and worst candies of Halloween

travel

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. office in San Francisco.

Hertz demands $658 one year after rear-end crash with rental

Fireplace suites, crafts in Vermont, and guest rooms you can swim up to

Tom Paxton on keeping your cool, the Arizona desert, and all the guilty pleasures

Arts

Yael Bartana, "Mary Koszmary," 2007. One channel video and sound installation 16mm film transferred to DVD color/sound.

At Tufts, dark visions cloud ‘The Sun Rises in the West and Sets in the East’

At the MFA, ‘Frank Bowling’s Americas’ is a pivotal show for an artist who’s impossible to peg

At UMass Dartmouth, the clitoris gets its close-up

Books

Jerry and Elaine talk at the coffee shop, a familiar scene featured in "Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook."

Yes, soup for you! ‘Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook’ serves up references and recipes

Gerald Stern, poet of wistfulness, anger, and humor, dies at 97

Two men locked in a long battle In ‘The Last Campaign’

Movies

Wendell, left, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key, and Wild, voiced by Jordan Peele, in a scene from "Wendell & Wild."

Lovers of gross stuff, rejoice — ‘Wendell & Wild’ is plum nasty

‘Aftersun’ is a father-daughter memory play that will stay with you

‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ celebrates the Sun King of American music

Television

Clockwise from top left: "All in the Family," "Seinfeld," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and "The Sopranos."

In our Best TV bracket, a deserving final four — and a couple of agonizing choices ahead

Best TV Show bracket: Here’s how you voted in Rounds 1-4

Vote in the semifinals of our Best TV Shows bracket

music

Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky

Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse share camaraderie in opera seria

Tegan and Sara make every minute count at Royale

Preparing for Japan, BSO unveils second tour program

Theater/Dance

Set to music from Ottorino Respighi’s “Ancient Airs and Dances," Tony Williams’s “Respighi Variations” has been adapted for this production.

BoSoma and City Ballet of Boston dance ‘Side by Side’

‘Kinky Boots’ has a hitch in its stride at North Shore Music Theatre

Boston Ballet gears up for ‘As Anticipated,’ an all Forsythe program, next week

globe local

Larry and Morgan Rugg are led by Erik Rodenhiser (right) through the dark rooms of The Lost Museum in Salem.

Some Salem residents haunted by Halloween

The Argument: Should Massachusetts divest its pension fund from fossil fuel companies?

Catalytic converter theft on the rise in Newton

Obituaries

Ms. Wyman, shown in 1983, was the youngest city councilor ever elected in Los Angeles early in her career.

Roz Wyman, who helped bring the Dodgers to Los Angeles, dies at 92

Msgr. John Meier, who searched for ‘historical Jesus,’ dies at 80

Dr. Marcelle Willock, groundbreaking role model for women and people of color in medicine, dies at 84