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No criminal charges expected against Rudy Giuliani after FBI raid, prosecutors say

Prosecutors in New York do not plan to bring criminal charges against Rudy Giuliani in connection with a probe into his interactions with Ukrainian figures, they revealed in a letter to a judge Monday.

The Boston Globe names NPR news chief Nancy Barnes as its next editor
Barnes, who has strong local roots and has been the lead editor in Houston and Minneapolis, will be the Globe’s 13th editor in the organization’s 150-year history and the first woman to serve in that role.

Woman in her 60s kidnapped from Quincy MBTA station, brutally raped, and left in Brockton, police say
The alleged assailant, 26-year-old Christian M. Lynch of Quincy, was arraigned Monday on multiple charges, including rape, kidnapping, strangulation, and assault and battery on a person age 60 or older. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail.

Suspect in University of Virginia shooting that left three dead taken into custody

The violence that also wounded two students erupted near a parking garage and sent the campus into a lockdown that lasted overnight while police searched for the gunman.

Slain University of Virginia football players ‘were all good kids,’ coach says

A fake tweet sparked panic at Eli Lilly and may have cost Twitter millions

Company officials scrambled to contact Twitter representatives and demanded they kill the viral spoof, worried it could undermine their brand's reputation or push false claims about people's medicine. Twitter, its staffing cut in half, didn't react for hours.

Markey tangles with Musk over Twitter

Halfway into November, still no firm opening date for Green Line’s Medford extension

Once completed, the new line is planned to accommodate more than 50,000 riders daily.
2022 Midterm elections

Track live results of the House races that remain uncalled

While control of the Senate has been settled, the House is still up for grabs. Here’s a closer look at some of the most competitive districts — the ones that are likeliest to decide control of the House.
Congress faces leaders in flux, big to-do list post-election Democrats’ Senate victory hands Biden a critical guardrail against the GOP

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Right-leaning nonprofit increasingly targets Mass. teaching of gender, race, and sex education
“I’ve never seen anything like this before in all my years here,” said Wellesley School Superintendent David Lussier. “They try to go after superintendents and get people fired.”

Biden discusses Taiwan with Xi in effort to avoid ‘conflict’

The nearly three hour sit-down came at a critical juncture for the two countries amid increasing economic and security tensions.

Why Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen could get burned in the FTX crypto collapse

With the collapse of crypto exchange FTX sending shockwaves through the digital currency market, analysts are wondering how the company’s bankruptcy filing will affect its former celebrity ambassadors, a glitzy roster that included Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, and NBA star Steph Curry.

As recreational marijuana prices plummet in Massachusetts, medical sales slump

Consumers aren't complaining, but state data suggest the state's cannabis sector is stumbling.

Taylor Swift tickets go on sale Tuesday. But the competition is already heating up.

Swift's much anticipated tour includes three shows at Gillette Stadium, May 19-21 — the artist's only stop in New England. Fans hoping to score tickets to the shows know the drill, and it’s far from easy.
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Here’s what the national pundits missed about Nevada

Catherine Cortez Masto’s unlikely win gave Democrats control of the Senate. How did the first-term and first Latina US senator pull it off?
Joan Vennochi

No, Elizabeth Warren is not a problem for Democrats
EDITORIAL

Hospitals are short of workers and crowded ERs are a symptom of the crisis
IDEAS | MILES TAYLOR

The midterms and Trump’s return show why we need a third party
D. Stephen Voss

Don’t be surprised by red-state Kentucky’s rejection of abortion amendment
The Emancipator

Under my skin

This Veterans Day, J. Michael Martinez writes about how the U.S. treats its veterans and anybody caught in the crossfire of its wars. Born with a skin defect inherited from his father, Martinez tells his story about Agent Orange and its generational effects.
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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.
Part 2: A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau
Globe Magazine

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.
44 indelible images from more than a century of Boston Globe photography Play this Boston Globe crossword puzzle from 1917

More recent News

Zelensky calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’

The retaking of Kherson was one of Ukraine’s biggest successes in the nearly 9-month-old war, dealing another stinging blow to the Kremlin. It could serve as a springboard for more advances into occupied territory.
CIA director warns Russian spy chief against deploying nukes

Hit and run crash reported in Brookline; one driver who fled scene still at large

Brookline police were working Monday to identify the driver who abandoned their vehicle and fled the scene of a hit-and-crash in town Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Supreme Court clears way for Jan. 6 committee to get records from Arizona Republican leader

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol to get phone records belonging to the leader of the Arizona Republican Party.

What’s the future of downtown Providence? It’s a mixed bag.
The city looks different, post-pandemic, as commercial landlords find that in some places, “revitalization” may mean “residential space” rather than “return to office.”

Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold
President Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers lost another battle in court on Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out.

Jay Leno has ‘serious burns’ from a gas fire at his LA garage
The comedian and former host of “The Tonight Show” owns a home in Newport, R.I., and is known for his extravagant collection of cars.

Recommended reads

How Keurig made its coffee machines smarter

Keurig turned its popular coffeemaker into a “smart” device, powered by artificial intelligence, that can offer personalized recommendations using the data it collects on a user’s brewing habits.

Kendall Square remains a work in progress. Here’s what’s under construction
The pace of work in Cambridge’s Kendall Square will accelerate in 2024, when MIT starts to demolish and reshape what’s called the Volpe Center, a 14-acre site between Broadway and Binney Street.

She was a celebrated oncologist. Why did she hide her breast cancer until it was too late?
Jane Weeks was a doctor at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who was dying of the disease. She didn't tell her husband, but when he found out, she demanded that he keep it a secret.

How a tweak to a popular rental voucher program is reshaping where people live in Boston
Three years ago, Boston asked the feds to make rental vouchers worth more in pricier neighborhoods, and the results have been striking.

Culture & Lifestyle

Artists at Humphreys Street Studios secure their space

The 10th Boston International Kids Film Festival spotlights local stories

STL GLD expands its sound and vision with ‘Rock Boyega’

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

video

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Hospitals are short of workers and crowded ERs are a symptom of the crisis
IDEAS | MILES TAYLOR

The midterms and Trump’s return show why we need a third party
D. Stephen Voss

Don’t be surprised by red-state Kentucky’s rejection of abortion amendment
Tanzina Vega

Musk is taking away people’s power with Twitter
Ro Khanna

Up next for Democrats: Regaining trust on the economy
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The abortion rights movement may be regaining the upper hand

Metro

Halfway into November, still no firm opening date for Green Line’s Medford extension

Once completed, the new line is planned to accommodate more than 50,000 riders daily.

Brookline to bring in high-tech traps to zap and track rodents

New England exterminator Modern Pest will install 45 Anticimex SMART boxes — above-ground devices that sense, trap, and kill rats — in locations with high rodent activity.
RI ENVIRONMENT

Strangers band together to retrieve a toilet from a beloved R.I. fishing spot

Someone had dumped an extra-wide portable toilet into Carbuncle Pond in Coventry. It took an angler, two newlyweds, a Facebook post, a rope, a kayak, and a truck with a hitch to get it out.

Jay Leno has ‘serious burns’ from a gas fire at his LA garage

The comedian and former host of “The Tonight Show” owns a home in Newport, R.I., and is known for his extravagant collection of cars.

Sports

NFL Notebook

Browns QB Deshaun Watson cleared to practice as suspension nears end

Watson was suspended for 11 games after he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women while he played for Houston.
World Cup

Unique tight schedule makes for another tough opponent in the World Cup

In Qatar, there will be back-to-back-to-back-to-back games for seven straight days to squeeze this World Cup into only 29 days.

Slain University of Virginia football players ‘were all good kids,’ coach says

Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry were juniors returning to campus from a class trip to see a play Sunday night when authorities say they were killed by a fellow student.
bruins

Secret to Bruins’ success could be the amount of rest Jim Montgomery gives them
men's college basketball notebook

UMass men’s basketball is drawing local talent and building with it
ben volin | on football

NFL Week 10: Loss to Vikings was a lesson in humility for Josh Allen and the Bills

Business

Sharon Scott-Chandler takes the reins at Boston nonprofit ABCD

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

MacKenzie Scott donates $2 billion to charity as Bezos vows to give away his fortune

MacKenzie Scott said she donated nearly $2 billion to charity over the past seven months in a blog post released shortly after her ex-husband Jeff Bezos said he planned give away the majority of his fortune.

The Boston Globe names NPR news chief Nancy Barnes as its next editor
TALKING POINTS

Plans for thoroughbred racetrack in Hardwick still alive
magazine
Globe 150

44 indelible images from more than a century of Boston Globe photography
PERSPECTIVE

How I outraged friends and family: By not having a smartphone
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was a tad sleepy. I’m not used to being out on a Sunday evening.’
COOKING

Recipes: Crispy Sichuan-chili chicken and two more sweet and savory meals

metro

Hit and run crash reported in Brookline; one driver who fled scene still at large

Ben Sukle, the award-winning chef of Providence’s Oberlin, will soon open a new restaurant

Rhode Island’s new soccer team is Rhode Island FC

sports

Bill Belichick cited a Bills-Vikings controversy to explain why he favors an NFL rule change

Road to Gillette: Friday and Saturday sites and times set for 16 MIAA football semifinals

Why Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen could get burned in the FTX crypto collapse

business

Taylor Swift tickets go on sale Tuesday. But the competition is already heating up.

A fake tweet sparked panic at Eli Lilly and may have cost Twitter millions

Amazon is said to plan to lay off thousands of employees

politics

An emboldened Biden now faces a tough choice about his own future

Documents detail foreign government spending at Trump hotel

Supreme Court clears way for Jan. 6 committee to get records from Arizona Republican leader

Nation

Suspect in University of Virginia shooting that left three dead taken into custody

No criminal charges expected against Rudy Giuliani after FBI raid, prosecutors say

Slain University of Virginia football players ‘were all good kids,’ coach says

World

Turkey accuses US of complicity in Istanbul attack that killed 6

CIA director warns Russian spy chief against deploying nukes

Indonesian officials: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov taken to hospital

opinion

They went off to see America, but was it news?

Early college could play key role in filling state’s workforce gap

The great climate migration has started. Are Bay State communities ready?

lifestyle

‘It’s a Date!’ skips the small talk, goes straight for the funny business

Everyone is getting married and having kids, and I’m lonely

Cold comfort: Here’s what parents should do about RSV, flu, and COVID, too

food & dining

Ben Sukle, the award-winning chef of Providence’s Oberlin, will soon open a new restaurant

Omakase, anyone? In Providence, 16 courses of chef’s choice sushi

Pescador opens in Kenmore Square; Sub Rosa slides into the South End

travel

These are the top travel-inspired baby names

Lights in Maine, festivities in the Berkshires, and luxury lodges in Botswana

Get sporty at these local halls of fame

Arts

For World War II veterans, a R.I. museum that honors and preserves their memories

A ‘Solstice’ for the senses at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge

Art from Microsoft founder Paul Allen sells for $1.5 billion

Books

In Russell Banks’s new novel, ‘The Magic Kingdom,’ an aged exile details the darker side of utopia

Kerri K. Greenidge’s ‘The Grimkes’ examines slavery’s enduring family legacy

Alejandro Varela on becoming a serious reader

Movies

In ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?,’ history lesson meets film criticism

Black enough for me: Two critics discuss ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ mourns its fallen hero

Television

Jay Leno has ‘serious burns’ from a gas fire at his LA garage

This week’s TV: ‘The Crown’ and the truth, Jesse Eisenberg as ‘Fleishman,’ and the end of ‘Dead to Me’

Dave Chappelle offers advice to Ye in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue

music

Roberta Flack has ALS and can no longer sing, her manager says

Taylor Swift tickets go on sale Tuesday. But the competition is already heating up.

Jonathan Cohen is the Handel and Haydn Society’s new artistic director

Theater/Dance

In ‘The Chinese Lady,’ prejudice and exploitation, seen from a stage

Boston Dance Theater completes ‘The Carol Kaye Project’

The holidays’ most festive dance performances include 7 different Nutcrackers

globe local

Double your pleasure

How many people could say they lived the life they dreamed?

Hingham voters say yes to funding two major projects

Obituaries

Samuel Folsom, 102, who fought the Japanese above Guadalcanal, dies

Brian O’Doherty, art critic and (conceptual) art creator, dies at 94

Mimi Parker, moody alt-rock vocalist, is dead at 55