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Dana-Farber blindsided Brigham and Women’s. The blowback will be strong.

Brigham leaders were sure they had a deal to extend their partnership with the famed cancer institute. Then Dana-Farber bolted.

Dana-Farber, in break with Brigham and Women’s, will build new cancer center with Beth Israel

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Lindsay Clancy indicted for allegedly killing her three children in Duxbury

A Plymouth County grand jury on Friday indicted Lindsay Marie Clancy for allegedly killing her three young children in the family’s Duxbury home in January

Shannon O’Brien, the state’s top cannabis regulator, suspended from role a year into her appointment
State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has suspended Shannon O’Brien as the state’s top cannabis regulator, removing the former treasurer and one-time gubernatorial nominee only a year after she tapped O’Brien for the position.

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

“No one wants to strike,” President Biden said. “But I respect workers’ right to use their options under the collective bargaining system and I understand the workers’ frustration.”

Workers strike at all 3 Detroit automakers, a new tactic to squeeze companies for better pay

Lawyers for Karen Read, charged in death of Boston police officer boyfriend, ask that her bail be dropped

Read's lawyer, David Yannetti, described Read as “one of the most recognizable criminal defendants in America.”

BLUE JAYS 3, RED SOX 0

Red Sox not up to spoilers role in shutout loss to the Blue Jays, all alone in last place in AL East
Brayan Bello allowed four hits while striking out 10 and issuing one walk in six innings. The Red Sox starter gave up a three-run homer to Vladimir Guerrero in the third inning that accounted for all of Toronto's scoring.

Special counsel seeking limited gag order on Trump in elections case

BU Center for Antiracist Research lays off staff members

HYANNIS, MA - 9/13/2023: Stephen Tise (CQ) from Hyannis backs his truck down a ramp to take his boat out of the water before Saturday. Hurricane Lee prep before the storm arrival on Cape Cod forecasted for Saturday, boats were being pulled out of Hyannis Harbor. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Southern New England set for effects of Hurricane Lee, should avoid direct hit

The region may have dodged a bullet, with a direct hit from the hurricane unlikely. Had it hit head-on, the storm would have likely produced significant flooding.

Follow live updates on Hurricane Lee Healey declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lee churns north On Cape Cod, storm shakes up wedding plans on one of year’s busiest weekends to say ‘I do’

LIVE UPDATES

11:26 p.m.
National Hurricane Center gives latest advisory
10:21 p.m.
Rain arrives in Cape Cod and Nantucket
9:29 p.m.
Lee’s clouds deliver stunning sunset

These maps show how Hurricane Lee will affect New England
Hurricane Lee remained a large Category 1 storm Friday as it churned over the western Atlantic with maximum sustained winds near 80 miles per hour toward southern New England and Atlantic Canada.

peter abraham | on baseball

Simply hiring a new baseball boss may not be enough to fix the Red Sox
The next boss will be the fourth over 13 calendar years, which suggests the coming weeks should be about more than filling one open job.

Red Sox Notebook: Front office role interests Red Sox manager Alex Cora, but not now Chad Finn: Gathering nine Red Sox thoughts as the Chaim Bloom Era comes to an end

CONNECTIONS

Why my dad never forgot Rosh Hashana at Camp Myles Standish in 1944
A Jewish congregation in Taunton showed kindness that made him feel at home before heading to Europe in World War II.

Ideas: I skipped synagogue for a Grace Jones concert and felt the power of Rosh Hashana

Peter Gabriel onstage at TD Garden Thursday night.

At TD Garden, Peter Gabriel puts on a show like no other

If Peter Gabriel’s sold-out TD Garden show on Thursday were someone’s first concert, they might walk out with a number of misconceptions about how these things are done.

John Wilson, the filmmaker behind the HBO series "How To With John Wilson," at his favorite discount store in New York.

Seeds of HBO’s ‘How to with John Wilson’ were planted in Somerville

To celebrate the show and its ties to the area, the Somerville City Council this week honored Wilson with an official citation for his contributions to the local art scene.

Veronica Robles (center), a Boston-based Mariachi singer, with Cassandra McDonald (left) and Nicole Edgecomb (right), is slated to perform at the City of Boston’s Fiesta en la Plaza.

Nine ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

The celebrations begin Sept. 15 and continue through Oct. 15, with music, film, dancing, and more

Hunter Henry (right) celebrated a Patriots touchdown with teammate Mike Gesicki in last week's loss to the Eagles.

Dan Shaughnessy | Dolphins at Patriots, Sun., 8:20 p.m.

Staying optimistic that the Patriots will beat the Dolphins, and other thoughts

The Patriots lost their opener at home last week, yet somehow, almost everyone walked out of Gillette Stadium feeling good about them.

Hispanic Heritage Month

My life was in danger trying to help children in Guatemala. I had to choose exile.

Mónica Solares, owner of Rincón Guatemalteco in Waltham.

Ahead of Central American Independence Day in Boston, I went searching for a taste of home

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

From left: Constanza Cabello, Elias Torres, Amanda M. Fernández, Jay Calderín, Silvia López Chavez, and Dr. Daniela RamÍrez Schrempp

Meet six Massachusetts leaders from Amplify LatinX’s ALX100

Opinion

US Senator Mitt Romney has long expressed confidence that young people will help rebuke the chaotic populism infecting the GOP.

Utah after Mitt Romney

Republicans jumped from Romney as their presidential nominee all the way to Donald Trump in only four years.

Massachusetts tax relief can’t wait

MARCELA GARCÍA

The scourge of Mexican drug cartels

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Does Mass. give religious people a fair shot at adoption?

Kevin McCarthy’s trumped-up impeachment inquiry against President Biden

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Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader.
Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

Share your thoughts on Peter Faneuil: Merchant prince, philanthropist, slave trader

Peter Faneuil was an active trafficker who financed voyages from Boston to West Africa to purchase hundreds of slaves. And he kept at least five slaves to serve his own household.

Watch | Boston Globe Today: How and why we compiled the history of Peter Faneuil

More recent News

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

Previously, officials said they believed at least 115 people had died in the fires, but further testing showed they had multiple DNA samples from some of those who died.

The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
The deliberations pushed Paxton, whose three terms in office have been marred by scandal and criminal charges, closer to a defining test of his political durability after an extraordinary impeachment that was driven by his fellow Republicans.

Former Boston police officer indicted on Jan. 6 charges
A former Boston police officer was recently indicted on federal charges stemming from his alleged assault of an officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol.

Now that a popular cold medicine has been found ineffective, what should sick people do?
After an FDA advisory panel found that an ingredient in many cold medicines does not work, some doctors say that steam, rest, and hydration are the best remedies anyway.

Jet skier rescued amid big waves off Crane Beach in Ipswich

The man called 911 after falling off the jet ski amid high winds and big waves around 6 p.m. Friday, public safety officials said.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She grew up in the next town over from me’
These daters share a love for books and breweries. Will they end up on the same page?

Recommended reads

Wali Holly, a Green Line driver known for joyful announcements, spoke into a microphone.

‘This guy’s awesome, whoever he is’: These are MBTA drivers putting smiles on riders’ faces

Alone, these drivers may not be able to fix the T, but they can make the ride a little easier.

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country
Not all foliage is created equal, and each region is expected to peak at different times.

‘Pornographic films’ allegedly shot on yacht in Nantucket Harbor where retired doctor was arrested, man told police
The owner of the 80-foot yacht was arrested on drug and gun charges last week while the vessel was docked in Nantucket Harbor.

With flashier floods and stronger hurricanes, ‘I don’t think we know what normal is anymore’
Climate scientists say the extreme rainfall and flash floods in Leominster are now expected on a warming planet — and there’s much more to come.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s back-to-school month — time for a pop quiz! Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels.

From left: Carly Zien, Amy Resnick, Will Lyman, and Joshua Chessin-Yudin in "Prayer for the French Republic" at the Huntington.

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits home, again

Carol Sloane at the Newport Jazz Festival, as seen in the film "Sloane: A Jazz Singer."

In a documentary of her life, singer Carol Sloane receives her overdue applause

The spreadsheet, I told myself, was the key to optimizing my reading life, my version of a pro athlete’s high speed camera.

I tracked my reading with the obsessiveness of a pro athlete. It did not go well.

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Mitt Romney's two campaigns for the GOP presidential nomination put on display a man torn between his honest evaluation of facts or situations and his instinct for expedience.

So long, Mitt Romney, man of many masks

Yale University.

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

How to get the most out of college — and save liberal democracy

Walk down any street in Boston and visual cues will tell you a lot about it. The potholes and the storefronts, the models of cars and the makeup of crowds all contribute critical insights about our city.

Carlo Ratti and Antoine Picon

AI is coming to our neighborhoods and will show us the future of cities

Electronic ankle monitors are a well-known aspect of criminal probation. Less well known are the fees and other rules that can easily trip up probationers and send them to prison, as Vincent Schiraldi, a former corrections official, describes in "Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom."

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Probation is supposed to be an alternative to prison. It might be a trapdoor instead.

District 5 Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, left, and District 6 Councilor Kendra Lara both conceded in the preliminary election at their election night parties on Sept. 12.

In City Council results, a shadow campaign between old and new Boston

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Live updates: Outer rain bands of Hurricane Lee approach Southeastern New England

Hurricane Lee, a Category 1 storm churning in the Atlantic on Friday, looks poised to bring wind and rain to New England on Friday and Saturday, forecasters said. Follow live updates.

BU Center for Antiracist Research lays off staff members

Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research has laid off an undisclosed number of staff members, just over three years after its promising launch to reshape the national discourse on racial and ethnic disparities.

These maps show how Hurricane Lee will affect New England

Hurricane Lee remained a large Category 1 storm Friday as it churned over the western Atlantic with maximum sustained winds near 80 miles per hour toward southern New England and Atlantic Canada.

Norwegian Cruise Line change New England itineraries due to Hurricane Lee

The Norwegian Pearl, which was due to leave Boston Friday on a 7-day New England-Canada trip , now is due to depart Saturday, the cruise line said.

Sports

Maxwell Parent celebrates after connecting on his first career extra point, which came after the freshman scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

ST. MARY'S 15, WINTHROP 14

Behind Maxwell Parent’s guidance, St. Mary’s wrestles a win from Winthrop in the fourth quarter

The Spartans (2-0) trailed 14-0 in the fourth quarter, only to rattle off 15 unanswered points (13 from Parent) in the final frame and deliver coach Sean Driscoll his 100th career win.

Foxborough's Nolan Gordon is taken down by North Attleborough's Lucas Crovo during the first half.

FOXBOROUGH 14, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 0

Foxborough leans on Ben Angelini and its offensive line to grind out a win over North Attleborough

The senior rushed 16 times for 150 yards and a touchdown, leading the Warriors to victory at Beaupre Field in a crossover Hockomock League game.

Brayan Bello was alone with his thoughts after serving up a three-run homer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the third inning.

BLUE JAYS 3, RED SOX 0

Red Sox not up to spoilers role in shutout loss to the Blue Jays, all alone in last place in AL East

Brayan Bello allowed four hits while striking out 10 and issuing one walk in six innings. The Red Sox starter gave up a three-run homer to Vladimir Guerrero in the third inning that accounted for all of Toronto's scoring.

Undrafted goalie William Rousseau looks to make his mark with Bruins at Prospects Challenge

Two ways to view Red Sox baseball ops with Chaim Bloom in charge: a positive side and a negative

college football

Harvard kicks off 150th season of football vs. St. Thomas, and the Crimson are expecting good things

Business

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

“No one wants to strike,” President Biden said. “But I respect workers’ right to use their options under the collective bargaining system and I understand the workers’ frustration.”

Workers strike at all 3 Detroit automakers, a new tactic to squeeze companies for better pay

By striking simultaneously at General Motors, Ford and Chrysler owner Stellantis for the first time in its history, the United Auto Workers union is trying to claw back some pay and benefits workers gave up in recent decades.

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

magazine

Hispanic Heritage Month

Honoring 100 change-making leaders across Massachusetts

Mónica Solares, owner of Rincón Guatemalteco in Waltham.

My Boston History

Searching for a taste of home in and around the city

In 2016, El Oriental owner Nobel Garcia poured cider at the news of Fidel Castro’s death.

Marcela García

What does it mean to lose special places where Latinos gather in Boston?

Troops leaving Camp Myles Standish in Taunton for the Boston Port of Embarkation.

My dad never forgot Rosh Hashana at Camp Myles Standish in 1944

metro

A Sept. 15 satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Lee in the Atlantic Ocean.

Healey declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lee churns north

On Cape Cod, storm shakes up wedding plans on one of year’s busiest weekends to say ‘I do’

Lindsay Clancy indicted for allegedly killing her three children in Duxbury

sports

Alex Cora's focus remains on managing the Red Sox through the final two-plus weeks of the season.

‘That’s something that intrigues me.’ Front office role interests Red Sox manager Alex Cora, but not now

Steve Sawyer has coached Hamilton-Wenham cross-country for more than 40 years, but he’s never had a group quite like this year’s boys’ team

‘Banana Ball’ comes to the Baseball Hall of Fame with display, weekend of activities, and exhibition game

business

The median sales price for a single-family home in the state has risen 271% since 2010, according to The Warren Group.

The Mass. housing market: How it went. How it’s going.

Shares of biotech Neumora retreat after raising $250 million in IPO

Your health insurance costs are likely going up in R.I. next year. Here’s by how much.

politics

President Biden spoke about the auto workers strike from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

Special counsel seeking limited gag order on Trump in elections case

The Justice Department says there’s no valid basis for the judge to step aside from Trump’s DC case

Nation

Suspended Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, stands with his attorneys Tony Buzbee, front, and Mitch Little, rear as his impeachment trial continues in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

Jackson says we must own hardest chapters of US history during 1963 church bombing remembrance

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko spoke during meeting in Sochi, Russia, on Friday.

Belarus leader proposes three-way cooperation with Russia’s Putin and North Korea’s Kim

Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom

Ukrainian troops reclaim a village near Bakhmut. It’s a small win in a churning counteroffensive.

opinion

Justin Paxton, right, played guitar as he and a friend sat out on Pleasant Street in Leominster Sept. 13. A sinkhole had opened nearby.

Surveying Leominster’s damage, with faith in city’s resilience

So long, Mitt Romney, man of many masks

Should business executives be funding the governor’s travel?

lifestyle

She was my first date after a long marriage

A parent’s coping guide for back-to-school teen anxiety

Dating in Boston has been rough

food & dining

Server Selena Teletina delivers food at Block Island's Airport Diner.

Restaurants in R.I., Maine, still struggle to find workers

Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?

These two Boston-area restaurants made Bon Appétit’s ‘Best New Restaurants’ list

travel

Edward Tufte’s Rocket Science 3, is a full-size, fully-equipped airstream with operating lights.

Falling for Woodbury, ‘the most charming small town in Connecticut’

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Arts

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, "Charting Your Course Through Life," 1940.

At this Harvard exhibition, the maps are real but the places on them aren’t

Harvard museum director stepping down

At Abakus Projects, a show that asks: How compatible are efficiency and humanity?

Books

A lament for a vanishing paradise, through the 300-year history of one plot of land

It’s back-to-school month — time for a pop quiz! Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels.

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 10

Movies

Sylvester Stallone in "Sly"

After seeing 20-plus films in six days, our critic shares some final highlights from this year’s TIFF

Drew Barrymore stalking suspect trespasses at fashion show looking for Emma Watson, police say

‘Scrapper’: A tender tale about a kid with serious mettle

Television

Fabrice Morvan, left, and Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli, pictured performing in 1992.

Milli Vanilli documentary revisits a sad scandal

A so-so thriller is lurking in this ‘Wilderness’

Helena Bonham Carter, ‘Nolly’ coming to ‘Masterpiece’

music

Peter Gabriel onstage at TD Garden Thursday night.

At TD Garden, Peter Gabriel puts on a show like no other

Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service reach back 20 years

In a documentary of her life, singer Carol Sloane receives her overdue applause

Theater/Dance

From left: Carly Zien, Amy Resnick, Will Lyman, and Joshua Chessin-Yudin in "Prayer for the French Republic" at the Huntington.

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits home, again

In ART’s ‘Half-God of Rainfall,’ a storm is brewing

In ‘POTUS,’ the West Wing is nothing like ‘The West Wing’

Health

Boston, MA 10/7/2021: Exterior of Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA on October 07, 2021. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) ( Exteriors of Dana Farber Cancer Institute for story about: Boston’s top cancer hospital had stood out nationally for encouraging its trustees to invest in its start-up companies, including even running them.) COVID-19 coronavirus

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Your health insurance costs are likely going up in R.I. next year. Here’s by how much.

CVS, Walgreens illegally marketed ‘unapproved’ eye drops, FDA says

Obituaries

Colombian artist Fernado Botero posed next to one of his sculptures in Santo Augustino's Church in Pietrasanta, Tuscany, prior to the opening of an exhibition there in 2012.

Fernando Botero, artist of whimsical rotundity, is dead at 91

Tony Award-winner Michael McGrath, mourned as ‘adorable, mischievous, brilliant,’ dies at 65

Robert S. Bennett, Washington lawyer at home in a crisis, dies at 84