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After contentious process, Boston City Council approves new political maps

The vote caps a chaotic months-long process that saw dramatic shifts in leadership, accusations of Open Meeting Law violations, a number of controversial amendments, demands to delay the vote, deep racial tensions, a last-minute lawsuit, and, in one particularly shocking moment, an invocation of age-old tensions between Catholics and Protestants.

Boston City Council backs away from $125,000 salary for councilors

Authorities seek info on man they believe married ‘Lady of the Dunes’ months before her death
Authorities are seeking information on Guy Rockwell Muldavin, who they say married Ruth Marie Terry just months before her body was found in the dunes of Race Point in Provincetown.

On track to be the first Gen Zer in Congress, a Florida Democrat hopes to boost his party’s future while remembering his family’s past
Maxwell Alejandro Frost is hoping to teach his fellow Democrats in Congress an important thing: the art of messaging.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Federal Reserve lifts rates again, says more will be needed to tame inflation

But Fed chair Jerome Powell added that future rate hikes might be smaller.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

The governor’s mystifying support for the sheriff
What the heck is Baker doing supporting a political low-life like Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson?

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson criticized for ‘racist and antisemitic’ campaign advertisement

Mass. legislative leaders agree on $3.8b spending bill that omits tax relief measures

With $3 billion tax refunds going out to taxpayers under a separate law, legislators chose to include only “one-time investments” in the agreement that emerged Wednesday.

Hassan, Bolduc meet for final debate in key US Senate race

US Senator Maggie Hassan on Wednesday accused her Republican challenger of changing his positions to hide his extremism, while Don Bolduc accused the Democratic incumbent of being steadfast in evading questions.

President Biden spoke about threats to democracy on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.

Biden warns of threats to democracy in US ahead of midterms, saying ‘this is no ordinary year’

President Biden on Wednesday night denounced Republicans who refuse to accept the results of next week’s midterm elections as “un-American,” warning that the country’s democratic traditions are on the line in the first national balloting since the attack of Jan. 6, 2021.

‘Massachusetts isn’t in play’ this midterm cycle. So why is Kamala Harris in Boston?
The unstated motivation of her visit, some say, has far more to do with 2024 than 2022.

In Boston visit, Kamala Harris touts new federal aid to help low-income families pay their winter heating bills

Cavaliers 114, Celtics 113

For the second time in five nights, Celtics lose to Cavaliers in overtime
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points and Jayson Tatum added 26 to pace Boston.

Watch: Jayson Tatum delivers thunderous dunk over Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen to send game to OT

Marcus Smart (right) had hoped that Ime Udoka would be his coach again someday.

‘It makes no sense’: Marcus Smart surprised about how suddenly Ime Udoka could return to coaching

The Celtics guard thought Udoka would someday return to the Celtics bench rather than be hired by a rival only two months into his suspension.

TECH LAB

No lithium? No problem, says Woburn battery startup
Alsym's founders say they’ve built a new kind of rechargeable battery that delivers the performance of lithium ion cells at half the cost.

There is no change for those organized types who get their vehicles inspected on time or before the due date.

Do you have an expired inspection sticker on your car? Here’s what you need to know.

Starting Nov. 1, drivers who let their inspections lapse will receive a new sticker with the month the inspection was originally due, rather than the month the vehicle passes inspection, the RMV said.

Christian Vázquez caught the final out of the Astros' combined no-hitter in Game 4, finished off by Ryan Pressly (left).

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Christian Vázquez was part of another iconic October moment, and the Astros’ Game 4 no-hitter has them back in the fight

Vázquez guided four pitchers through the second no-hitter in Fall Classic history, and Houston has life again.

Chris Bahl, founder, president, and chief scientific officer of Andover-based AI Proteins, is using artificial intelligence to develop new protein therapies from scratch.

Will artificial intelligence help build better protein drugs? This scientist quit his job to prove it can.

The $18.2 million AI Proteins has raised in seed funding will help the startup refine its protein-creation technology and further progress on a dozen experimental therapies it’s already developing.

Best TV Shows bracket

"All in the Family" (left) and "Seinfeld" will face each other in the final round of the Globe's bracket for best TV series of the last 50 years.

And then there were two: It’s ‘All in the Family’ vs. ‘Seinfeld’ in the Best TV finals

"The Sopranos" was eliminated in a tight contest versus the Bunkers, while "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" lost to its sitcom opposite, "Seinfeld."

Vote in the finals of our Best TV Shows bracket Here’s how you voted in Rounds 1-5 What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Opinion

Voters lined up to put their ballots in the voting machine during the New Hampshire primary on Sept. 13 in Bedford, N.H.

Taking the political pulse of purple New Hampshire

Frustration and a desire for change abound.

At stake for John Kerry at COP27: Climate and his legacy

Yes on Question 1

‘Jim Crow 2.0′ was the lie of the year

An interactive guide to the Boston Globe’s 2022 endorsements

The route for The Emancipator's Election Road Trip 2022.

The Emancipator

The Great Election Road Trip

Join us in a tour across the country highlighting activists, issues, and races ahead of next week’s midterm elections.

High Med. Low

Select a county:

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

Kalus stands firm after insulting, threatening texts surface
The Republican candidate for Rhode Island governor told WPRO that her only regret was doing business with the Illinois contractor she threatened and insulted.

LOVE LETTERS

Do I divorce and start a new life with no promise of financial stability?
My marriage is unsatisfying, and we basically live like roommates.

As holiday travel season approaches, Logan food workers warn of a strike if contract talks stay stalled
Leaders of a hospitality union representing around 400 concession workers at Boston Logan Airport warned of a holiday-season strike Wednesday in a meeting that gathered local politicians and officials from UNITE HERE Local 26.

CDC data show sharp increase in COVID cases caused by BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants
The CDC estimates that immunity-evading BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants now account for 14 and 13.1 percent of the nation’s COVID-19 cases, respectively — more than a quarter.

KEVIN CULLEN

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, schools Clarence Thomas, its longest-serving member
In recusing herself from the Harvard admissions case, the newest member of the Supreme Court offered an object lesson in judicial ethics to someone who should know better.

Senator Whitehouse doesn’t want to turn back the clock
The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent, but the House has not taken it up as time runs short.

Recommended reads

Matthew Dickey explored Roxbury in search of interesting buildings or architecture. Dickey has made a name for himself online as the "Streetscape Curator," a popular Instagram account where he photographs — and sometimes paints — the old Boston homes he finds on daily bike rides around different neighborhoods.

One man’s quest to photograph, paint, and preserve Boston’s historic buildings

Matthew Dickey acts as an ambassador for the lesser-known abodes tucked into Boston’s historic neighborhoods.

Geoff Diehl is kind of running for governor. Has a haphazard campaign strategy hurt his chances?
Embracing Donald Trump in a state that loathes the former president was never going to be the easiest path to victory. But Geoff Diehl has further diminished his chances, many observers argue, with a head-scratching and haphazard campaign strategy.

2022 voter guide: Massachusetts general election

DINING OUT | DEVRA FIRST

Five stars for Mahaniyom for giving us the Thai food we deserve
Dish after dish, the Brookline restaurant showcases a joyous, invigorating mix of textures and flavors.

Steve Poftak to step down as MBTA general manager on Jan. 3 during ‘critical time’ for the agency
The resignation comes nearly a full year before his contract is set to end, but will coincide with a new governor taking office.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Butter boards designed by Sally Pasley Vargas.

We turned our noses up at the butter board trend taking over social media. Then we tried them.

Artist Anukriti poses for a portrait with “In place of monuments,” left, and “Mother Militant,” in their exhibition "A Temple for Timeless Beasts" at Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts.

Anukriti questions who gets to be godly in ‘A Temple for Timeless Beasts’

Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna and Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic in "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story."

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic tells his life’s story . . . sort of

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift announces ‘The Eras Tour’ with two stops at Gillette in May

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

If Question 1 passes, and promises are kept, we should expect to see combined spending on education and transportation shoot up by up to $2 billion almost overnight.

Yes on Question 1

US Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia votes on the first day of early voting in Atlanta on Oct. 17.

‘Jim Crow 2.0′ was the lie of the year

Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, listened as Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin spoke at a campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 19.

The ‘civility’ party could use some humanity

From left to right, China's President Xi Jinping, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro at the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The economic dominance of the US and Europe gets more challengers

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.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

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

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

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

Metro

After contentious process, Boston City Council approves new political maps

The vote caps a chaotic months-long process that saw dramatic shifts in leadership, accusations of Open Meeting Law violations, a number of controversial amendments, demands to delay the vote, deep racial tensions, a last-minute lawsuit, and, in one particularly shocking moment, an invocation of age-old tensions between Catholics and Protestants.

After mayor’s veto, Boston City Council backs away from $125,000 salary for councilors

Responding to a veto from the mayor, the Boston City Council on Wednesday approved a slightly more modest pay raise for elected officials, backing away from the $125,000 city councilor salary that had drawn public criticism.

Mass. legislative leaders agree on $3.8b spending bill that omits tax relief measures

With $3 billion tax refunds going out to taxpayers under a separate law, legislators chose to include only “one-time investments” in the agreement that emerged Wednesday.

‘Massachusetts isn’t in play’ this midterm cycle. So why is Kamala Harris in Boston?

The unstated motivation of her visit, some say, has far more to do with 2024 than 2022.

Sports

Christian Vázquez caught the final out of the Astros' combined no-hitter in Game 4, finished off by Ryan Pressly (left).

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Christian Vázquez was part of another iconic October moment, and the Astros’ Game 4 no-hitter has them back in the fight

Vázquez guided four pitchers through the second no-hitter in Fall Classic history, and Houston has life again.

Cristian Javier turned in a brilliant start, throwing six no-hit innings and striking out nine without a walk.

World Series Game 4 | Astros 5, Phillies 0

Astros finish off combined no-hitter of Phillies in Game 4, led by six innings from Cristian Javier

Houston held Philadelphia without a hit, a big response after a drubbing in Game 3.

Javier went six no-hit innings Wednesday before being lifted.

Astros’ Cristian Javier pulled from Game 4 after tossing six no-hit innings

Javier threw 97 pitches, striking out nine and walking two on the way to a 5-0 lead. The righty was relieved by Bryan Abreu.

Watch: Jayson Tatum delivers thunderous dunk over Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen to send game to OT

Cavaliers 114, Celtics 113

For the second time in five nights, Celtics lose to Cavaliers in overtime

MIAA GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

Franklin has fun but maintains focus in first-round sweep of Beverly in MIAA Division 1 tournament

Business

Will artificial intelligence help build better protein drugs? This scientist quit his job to prove it can.

The $18.2 million AI Proteins has raised in seed funding will help the startup refine its protein-creation technology and further progress on a dozen experimental therapies it’s already developing.

CBS, Moonves must pay $30.5 million for insider trading

Under the deal announced Wednesday by Attorney General Letitia James, the broadcast giant is required to pay $22 million to shareholders and another $6 million for sexual harassment and assault programs.

Boston’s QuEra Computing opens

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Federal Reserve lifts rates again, says more will be needed to tame inflation

magazine

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

Barbara Clarke began investing in women-owned companies in 2013.

Women & Power 2022

‘Write the damn check’: How female funders can help women entrepreneurs grow

Election campaign badge button with the word "Her" written on it

Women & Power 2022

Despite its progressive reputation, Massachusetts has lagged in women’s representation

MIT student Elizabeth E. Brennan (left) and Boston University student Victoria Gonzalez-Canalle work on signs for the Sept. 14 Stand Up and Be Counted rally held at MIT, which Gonzalez-Canalle helped organize.

Women & Power 2022

‘FemTech’ and a moonshot for menstruation science

metro

Authorities are seeking information on Guy Rockwell Muldavin, who they say married Ruth Marie Terry just months before her body was found in the dunes of Race Point in Provincetown in July 1974.

Authorities seek info on man they believe married ‘Lady of the Dunes’ months before her death

Watch live: Biden speaks about state of democracy

The governor’s mystifying support for the sheriff

sports

Kyrie Irving has come under fire for tweeting out links to an antisemitic documentary.

Kyrie Irving takes responsibility for tweet, will donate $500,000

With competitiveness and composure, Sydney Comeau has NDA-Hingham girls’ soccer positioned for a run in Division 2

Patriots’ Mac Jones and Colts’ Stephon Gilmore weren’t teammates for long, but the corner made a big impression

business

The Hynes Convention Center in Boston.

After years of debate, it feels like a detente on the future of the Hynes Convention Center

China closes zone around iPhone factory after virus cases

CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B

politics

President Biden speaks about threats to democracy ahead of next week's midterm elections, on Nov. 2.

In campaign swing, Biden focuses on incumbent Democrats

Hassan, Bolduc meet for final debate in key US Senate race

Biden warns of threats to democracy in US ahead of midterms, saying ‘this is no ordinary year’

Nation

Former president Donald Trump.

Trump settles lawsuit filed by protesters over 2015 scuffle

Republicans, eyeing majority, float changes to Social Security and Medicare

New class of combative MAGA candidates poised to roil House GOP

World

A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 3.

North Korea keeps up missile barrage with suspected ICBM

China closes zone around iPhone factory after virus cases

Russia rejoins grain deal after saying it received security guarantees

opinion

Violent insurrectionists, loyal to President Donald Trump, stormed the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Americans can stop political violence — if we choose

The ‘civility’ party could use some humanity

May I have a word: Postprandial nibbles

lifestyle

Social media influencer Gracie Wiener got the attention of L.L. Bean with her posts of ironic Boat and Tote bags and now has a collaboration with the company.

How social media helped L.L. Bean tote bags become a thing

Heidi Klum worms her way into the spotlight, and the Internet can’t stop squirming

Ana in Paris

food & dining

Savory Kale and Two-Cheese Scones

Recipes: Fresh breads and scones for breakfast

Five stars for Mahaniyom for giving us the Thai food we deserve

Recipe: Like falafel, but not fried, these white bean and quinoa balls are perfect in pita

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

Jemila MacEwan, "The Wake," 2019. Performance art film; one photo print; paper mache sculpture.

Jemila MacEwan’s ‘Human Meteorite’ surveys a scarred planet

Anukriti questions who gets to be godly in ‘A Temple for Timeless Beasts’

Interested in exploring original Salem witch trials manuscripts? A new project makes it easier.

Books

Kieran Setiya’s new book is "Life is Hard."

What’s the difference between philosophy and self-help?

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

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

Movies

Millie Bobby Brown in "Enola Holmes 2."

Sherlock Holmes has a sister? Yes, and her name’s Enola

‘Armageddon Time’ looks through the lens of whiteness

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic tells his life’s story . . . sort of

Television

Heidi Klum, left, and husband Tom Kaulitz attend Klum's 21st annual Halloween party at Sake No Hana at Moxy Lower East Side on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York.

Heidi Klum worms her way into the spotlight, and the Internet can’t stop squirming

Hulu’s ‘Reboot’ is solid and sly

And then there were two: It’s ‘All in the Family’ vs. ‘Seinfeld’ in the Best TV finals

music

Chris Anzalone is the new owner of Stereo Jack's, which has moved from its longtime location on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge to Ball Square in Somerville.

Jack has left the building, but Stereo Jack’s goes on

Taylor Swift announces ‘The Eras Tour’ with two stops at Gillette in May

Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse share camaraderie in opera seria

Theater/Dance

Leah Hohauser in Actors' Shakespeare Project's "Let the Right One In."

In a chilling ‘Let the Right One In,’ there will be blood

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

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

globe local

”Atlantic Coastline," a painting by Marianne Buckley Curran, is part of a show by the Hull Artists association called “Our Captivating South Shore” on display in the Hingham Public Library.

Local actors, musicians back on stage this fall

Pumpkin seeds, an open lab, and an orchestral debut

Costs soar for city’s new public safety building

Obituaries

Tom and Judy Coughlin walked down Main Street in Waterloo, N.Y., in 2008 during a parade to honor the coach of the Super Bowl-winning team. Both lived in Waterloo at that time.

Judy Coughlin, wife of former NFL coach Tom Coughlin, dies at 77 after battle with brain disorder

Daniel Smith, 90, dies; thought to be the last child of an enslaved person in US

Julie Powell, food writer known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ dies at 49