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2022 Midterm elections

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U.S. House

218 seats for the majority

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Kevin McCarthy makes case for House speaker, pushing past objections

With Republicans close to gaining control of the House, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy maneuvered to lock up support to become the next House speaker, embarking on a bruising path to seize the gavel from Nancy Pelosi if Democrats lose the majority.
Analysis: This might be the GOP’s most consequential week in decades. Here’s why. See all election results

In rare national interview, Baker says GOP needs to ‘move past’ Trump, extremism

Dozens of Russian missiles strike cities across Ukraine, causing broad power blackouts

A Ukrainian air force spokesman said Russia fired around 100 missiles. President Volodymyr Zelensky put the number at 85.

Maine authorities say shooting threats at schools are believed to be a hoax

Law enforcement flooded Sanford High School in Sanford, Maine after a report of a possible active shooter in the building, but officials believe it was one of several hoax calls phoned into school districts across the state, officials said.

Woman in her 60s is kidnapped from Quincy MBTA station, brutally raped, and left in Brockton, police say

Katie Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race over Kari Lake, flipping state for Democrats

Fired NBC Boston reporter alleges sexual harassment, retaliation in federal court lawsuit

MacKenzie Scott’s office called. A Boston health nonprofit’s future changed forever.

The money will supplement projects that NICHQ spearheads across the US to make improvements in children’s health and elevate access to healthcare for families of color.
LOVE LETTERS

He hasn’t introduced me to his mother

"... she is traditional and doesn’t believe he should be dating while still married."
Podcast Ep. 6: Right Here Waiting for You Listen on Google podcasts

Boston Athenaeum, a remnant of the city’s Brahmin past, looks to engage an increasingly diverse population

Following a 16-month construction project that nearly doubled its size, the Athenaeum is reenvisioning “what we display, how we display, and how we use our collections more fully,” said Leah Rosovsky, the director.
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

No, Elizabeth Warren is not a problem for Democrats

As a voice for progressives, Warren isn’t going away, and she shouldn’t. Millions of voters support the policies she represents. As a party, Democrats just have to work through the tension. Why is that so bad?
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Not euphemistically speaking
EDITORIAL

Crunch time on Capitol Hill
David M. Shribman

A comeback — or a payback — for Donald Trump?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Here’s what the national pundits missed about Nevada
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

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.
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

Three teenage girls charged with violently assaulting Transit Police officer at Forest Hills MBTA station
A group of 40 to 50 youths were loitering inside Forest Hills station when the attack occurred, according to police.

University of Virginia shooting suspect was part of student field trip, school confirms

A University of Virginia student who went on a field trip to see a play with classmates is the one suspected of opening fire inside the bus they were riding in when the group returned to campus, a university spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Slain University of Virginia football players ‘were all good kids,’ coach says

Reading police officer faces manslaughter trial
Reading police officer Erik Drauschke went rogue when he fatally shot an unarmed man twice in the chest in a confrontation in a junkyard on Feb. 3, 2018, prosecutors said Monday at Drauschke’s manslaughter trial.

Shirley Leung
Women on corporate boards in Massachusetts breaks another record, according to new report
In 2003, women occupied only 9 percent of board seats of the state’s 100 biggest public companies, and 50 companies had all-male boards.

Teens and young adults are self-diagnosing mental illness on TikTok. What could go wrong?
The role of social media in the mental health space has grown as the country’s intense mental health crisis meets a shortage of mental health providers.

Dan Shaughnessy
Jayson Tatum has been undeniably brilliant for the Celtics, but it’s a little early for MVP conversations
A November campaign is like dubbing Rafael Devers American League MVP in the middle of May, or pushing Tom Brady after the first three games of an NFL season.

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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.”

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.

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.

The Boston Globe names NPR news chief Nancy Barnes as its next editor
Barnes, who has strong local roots and has run newspapers 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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

Margaret Sullivan chronicles the rise of her career and democracy’s decline in new memoir

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

Berlin Philharmonic returns to Boston with new chief conductor

Special Projects

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.
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.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | STEPHEN MURAWA

My front yard is an existential minefield
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
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The abortion rights movement may be regaining the upper hand

Metro

Maine authorities say shooting threats at schools are believed to be a hoax

Law enforcement flooded Sanford High School in Sanford, Maine after a report of a possible active shooter in the building, but officials believe it was one of several hoax calls phoned into school districts across the state, officials said.
RI TRANSPORTATION

Breeze Airways adds service from R.I.’s T.F. Green to New Orleans and Raleigh-Durham

Service to Louisiana and North Carolina is set to begin in February.
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

How not to fix the Providence public schools

The outgoing mayor and two former mayors think Providence should become an "all-public charter" district. The idea isn't rooted in reality.
RHODE MAP

The story behind the Rhode Island FC logo

We talk to the designer who crafted the Pawtucket soccer club's colorful crest.

Sports

women's college basketball notebook

For Stonehill women’s basketball team, it’s a whole new world in Division 1

The Skyhawks made the jump from Division 2 this year, and they already are noticing some significant differences.
NFL

Raiders owner Mark Davis says Josh McDaniels is doing a ‘fantastic job’, expects him to remain as coach

Davis acknowledged that the Raiders are not where he expects them to be yet, but expressed that he still has faith in McDaniels.
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Celtics guard Sam Hauser’s thoughts are with University of Virginia after weekend shooting tragedy

“Honestly, the thing I did today was just check in on people," said Hauser, who played for the Cavaliers in 2020-21. “My former teammates, my coaches, my sister works there."
CELTICS 126, THUNDER 122

Joe Mazzulla knew the Thunder weren’t a pushover, and the Celtics needed a big rally to beat them
Dan Shaughnessy

Jayson Tatum has been undeniably brilliant for the Celtics, but it’s a little early for MVP conversations

Djokovic set to be granted visa to play Australian Open

Business

Amid union negotiations, all four Darwin’s locations in Cambridge are set to close

Owners Steven and Isabel Darwin said they “have decided to retire from this line of work,” shuttering the coffeehouse chain after almost 30 years.

MacKenzie Scott’s office called. A Boston health nonprofit’s future changed forever.

The money will supplement projects that NICHQ spearheads across the US to make improvements in children’s health and elevate access to healthcare for families of color.
RI TRANSPORTATION

Breeze Airways adds service from R.I.’s T.F. Green to New Orleans and Raleigh-Durham

Walmart latest pharmacy chain to propose opioid settlement
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

Teens and young adults are self-diagnosing mental illness on TikTok. What could go wrong?

Select Board wants immediate action on dangerous Milton intersection

Biden appoints former Mass. congressman Michael Capuano to Public Buildings Reform Board

sports

Azzi Fudd (32 points) leads UConn women over Texas

Last year’s Celtics wouldn’t have mustered such a comeback against the Thunder

Commanders end sloppy Eagles’ perfect season 32-21

business

Women on corporate boards in Massachusetts breaks another record, according to new report

Boston biotech Jnana raises $107 million and strikes second collaboration with Roche

Boston’s lab boom is hitting the brakes

politics

Trump prepares to launch third campaign for the White House

Kevin McCarthy makes case for House speaker, pushing past objections

This might be the GOP’s most consequential week in decades. Here’s why.

Nation

University of Virginia shooting suspect was part of student field trip, school confirms

Victims ready to speak at Christmas parade crash sentencing

Kentucky Supreme Court set to weigh statewide abortion bans

World

Dozens of Russian missiles strike cities across Ukraine, causing broad power blackouts

With Russia’s retreat in Kherson, reports of abuses emerge

G-20 to hold tough on Russia, urge end to Ukraine war

opinion

Sign up for Outtakes with Renée Graham

Here’s what the national pundits missed about Nevada

Hospitals are short of workers and crowded ERs are a symptom of the crisis

lifestyle

He hasn’t introduced me to his mother

‘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

food & dining

This beloved local bubbly sparkles with age

Recipe: A French yogurt cake from the book ‘Gateau’ that’s easy as 1-2-3

Gourmet grocer Danielle Pattavina loves a good chicken pot pie and a spicy cream cheese bagel

travel

Breeze Airways adds service from R.I.’s T.F. Green to New Orleans and Raleigh-Durham

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

These are the top travel-inspired baby names

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

Margaret Sullivan chronicles the rise of her career and democracy’s decline in new memoir

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

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 today. 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’

Reindeer games, roller skaters, and aerial feats in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘ ‘Twas the Night Before …’

globe local

Select Board wants immediate action on dangerous Milton intersection

Double your pleasure

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

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