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REMEMBRANCE

I was the reporter who wrote about Dianne Feinstein’s decline. But that’s not what I remember most.

California Senator Dianne Feinstein will be remembered as a trailblazing woman politician, a master legislator — and an artist.

Who will replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate? Here’s what’s next.

There are immediate impacts to the loss of the longest serving woman in the Senate, especially as Congress is being asked to avert a federal government shutdown this very weekend.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a fierce advocate for liberal priorities, has died President Biden, Warren, Markey pay tribute to Senator Dianne Feinstein: ‘A true trailblazer’

On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it’s almost too late
Come midnight Saturday with no deal in place, federal workers will face furloughs, more than 2 million active duty and reserve military troops will work without pay and programs and services that Americans rely on from coast to coast will begin to face shutdown disruptions.

What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans, and travel impacts, explained.

Soup recipes for a cozy fall weekend
The weekend is getting off to a rainy start, which always puts us in the mood for something cozy and comforting: Soup. Here's some inspiration.

RED SOX 3, ORIOLES 0
Nick Pivetta, the most valuable Red Sox pitcher in season’s second half, excels in final start
Pivetta threw seven scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and a walk while striking out 10. The last-place Red Sox shut out the Orioles, who went quietly a night after securing the AL East title.

Your view: What’s the best dessert you’ve had from a Boston-area restaurant?

In just about two weeks those with a sweet tooth will have a reason to celebrate.

Authorities investigate Friday night shooting in Lexington

The shooting occurred on Keeler Farm Way, according to a spokeswoman for Ryan’s office. No information on the victims was released.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Expect a damp and rainy Saturday, with warm weather returning early next week
On Saturday, areas south of the Mass Pike will see the most accumulation of rain during the day. Nobody is going to have a bright, sunny day.

Dean Tran, former state senator, accused of using Senate staff for campaign work

The charges come three months after Tran’s Fitchburg home was raided by the FBI.

General Milley delivers defense of democracy and swipes at Trump in farewell address
“We don’t take an oath to a king or a queen or to a tyrant or a dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator," Army General Mark Milley said.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy buys Nantucket estate for $42 million, a record price

The 1.2-acre estate has three dwellings with private beach access.

Parent whose bribery conviction was overturned in Varsity Blues case spared prison on single tax charge
John Wilson says his children were accomplished students, smeared by false allegations.

Two teens indicted in murder of Lawrence woman

Jobe Santiago, 14, and Jayden Torres, 15, both of Lawrence, were indicted by a grand jury for the fatal shooting of 19‐year‐old Angie Aristy, according to Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office.

Here are five highlights from Harvard President Claudine Gay’s rainy inauguration

Harvard Yard, an area of campus, was decked out with various tents, tables and chairs, food trucks, and thousands of people — all to honor Gay, the daughter of Haitian immigrants.

Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term

Everett earns coach Justin Flores his first marquee win, a thrilling back-and-forth with BC High

Trump’s codefendant accepts plea deal in Georgia election interference case

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

On the fourth floor of the library’s Boylston Street building lives the Special Collections Department, which is home to original documents from throughout the nation’s history.

In Jamaica Plain, one neighborhood unites against the destruction of a 150-year-old tree

A high-density, transit-oriented development built around an 80-foot oak tree seemed too good to be true. Now, neighbors fear it might be.

Wet weekends put a damper on events and plans across region

After experiencing its second wettest summer on record, the Boston area has entered a similarly damp fall, with showers last weekend causing a slew of cancellations.
Rush-hour storm floods New York City area, swamping streets and stranding people in traffic
Opinion
EDITORIAL

CCC needs to get its act together

Chaos at the state cannabis regulatory body undermines the legal marijuana industry as it gets off the ground in Massachusetts.
SCOT LEHIGH

Massport’s plan to expand private jet space at Hanscom is a climate debacle

LETTERS

Mass. can help residents grapple with ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
NEWSLETTERS

Dressing down the Senate’s dress code
Carine Hajjar

GOP presidential hopefuls fail to address the (orange) elephant in the room

Hispanic Heritage Month

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation
The first arrest in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls.

Curt Schilling draws outrage after disclosing former teammate’s health information: ‘Flat out vile’
The former Red Sox pitcher publicized that Tim Wakefield and his wife are both battling cancer, a disclosure made without the couple’s permission.

Breanna Stewart leads New York Liberty to 2-1 lead in WNBA semifinal series vs. Connecticut Sun
Stewart scored 25 points to help the Liberty take a 92-81 victory over the Sun and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five WNBA playoff semifinal series.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?
Only one of these recently refreshed hotels delivered. The other, sadly, didn’t live up to the hype or even promised services.

Latin pop star Karol G lights up Gillette Stadium
Over two hours, the Colombia-born reggaeton star showed off her fierce dance moves, vocal versatility, and stadium-size charm.

Raiders’ Chandler Jones arrested in protective order violation
There has been growing concern for Jones' mental health due to peculiar behavior on social media.

NFL revises gambling policy, reinstates suspended players

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Boston Globe Spotlight team

‘I want them to succeed’: Mass. school district lacks resources to support migrant students

An influx of migrant students enrolling in the state's public schools poses logistical and financial challenges as educators work to meet the students' needs.

There are no words
They are among society’s most vulnerable — children with severe autism — and yet many endure abuse or neglect in the state-licensed residential schools that care for them. With not enough accountability and scant public disclosure, it is an invisible crisis.

Top Mass. cannabis regulator sues to lift suspension; treasurer says ‘several serious allegations’ prompted discipline
Shannon O’Brien, a one-time Democratic nominee for governor, argued that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg “willfully side-stepped” the law when she suspended her as the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Here’s how El Niño may impact our coming winter
No matter which winter prediction you look at, nobody really knows what’s going to happen, but there are some variables we can consider to help us understand what could happen in the coming months.

Culture & Lifestyle

Author readings around Boston Oct. 1-7

All She Wrote Books set to reopen in East Somerville; new book of portraits brings dignity to those afflicted by Alzheimer’s; Letters About Literature program opens on October 2

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

Tedeschi Trucks Band throws a rousing ‘Garden Party’

Special Projects

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Normalizing Trump’s unhinged rage is an invitation to violence
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Will the Supreme Court side with loan sharks?
Simon Saradzhyan

Biden needs to act on Nagorno-Karabakh
EDITORIAL

Another overtime scandal — this time in state corrections
Ideas

The Bloom is off my Red Sox rose
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Police ask for help to identify man who allegedly harassed people in downtown, Back Bay businesses

Over the past few days, the man allegedly “entered several stores, speaking with a bullhorn and throwing fliers around the stores, while harassing customers and intimidating store owners,” police said in a statement.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect a damp and rainy Saturday, with warm weather returning early next week

On Saturday, areas south of the Mass Pike will see the most accumulation of rain during the day. Nobody is going to have a bright, sunny day.

Topsfield Fair returns with famed pumpkins -- and fun

Steve Sperry of Rhode Island took first place at the Topsfield Fair's giant pumpkin weigh off Friday with his pumpkin weighing in at 2,198 pounds.

Parent whose bribery conviction was overturned in Varsity Blues case spared prison on single tax charge

John Wilson says his children were accomplished students, smeared by false allegations.

Sports

CANTON 3, FRANKLIN 0

Fast-rising Canton girls’ volleyball sends a message with sweep of No. 2 Franklin

In the span of a week, Canton knocked off No. 10 Oliver Ames and No. 2 Franklin in a pair of big Hockomock League wins.
BLUE JAYS 11, RAYS 4

Alejandro Kirk, Bo Bichette push Blue Jays to brink of wild card berth with win over Rays

Kirk homered and drove in three runs, Bichette had four hits and Toronto put itself on the brink of a playoff berth by beating Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
HS FOOTBALL: EVERETT 35, BC HIGH 34

Everett earns coach Justin Flores his first marquee win, a thrilling back-and-forth with BC High

Everett rallied in the final minute with a 65-yard drive, tying the game with three seconds left when quarterback Carlos Rodrigues heaved a fade pass to Jaysaun Coggins in the corner of the end zone.
HS FOOTBALL: METHUEN 51, ANDOVER 18

No. 7 Methuen storms past No. 16 Andover as the Eason brothers pour it on in the rain
WNBA semifinals | Liberty 92, Sun 81

Breanna Stewart leads New York Liberty to 2-1 lead in WNBA semifinal series vs. Connecticut Sun
RED SOX 3, ORIOLES 0

Nick Pivetta, the most valuable Red Sox pitcher in season’s second half, excels in final start

Business

On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it’s almost too late

Come midnight Saturday with no deal in place, federal workers will face furloughs, more than 2 million active duty and reserve military troops will work without pay and programs and services that Americans rely on from coast to coast will begin to face shutdown disruptions.

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

The bill’s failure a day before Saturday’s deadline to fund the government leaves few options left to prevent a shutdown.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy buys Nantucket estate for $42 million, a record price
RI FOOD & DINING

Del’s Lemonade to replenish newly released apple cider flavor
magazine
Globe Magazine

The ‘anti woke’ legislation making K-12 teachers in New Hampshire nervous
The Education Issue

Massachusetts schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We chatted like we were old friends and laughed a lot’
CONNECTIONS

Why I owe my marriage to bad spelling

metro

Here are five highlights from Harvard President Claudine Gay’s rainy inauguration

Dean Tran, former state senator, accused of using Senate staff for campaign work

Del’s Lemonade to replenish newly released apple cider flavor

sports

With its 70-meet win streak in jeopardy against co-ed Milton, the Wellesley girls’ swim team rose to the occasion

Brayan Bello eager to make improvements in offseason to be better for Red Sox in 2024

Anthony Richard savoring his taste of the big time, and a ‘real opportunity’ with Boston

business

Former EV startup darling pays $11 million fine over misleading investors

United Auto Workers strikes spread to Chicago and Lansing as 7,000 more workers join the picket line

Despite objections, BPDA OK’s Charlestown plan

politics

On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it’s almost too late

Right wing tanks stopgap bill in House, pushing government toward a shutdown

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

Nation

Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation

Dianne Feinstein, 90, dies; oldest sitting senator and fixture of California politics

Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term

World

Blast kills at least 52 at a religious gathering in Pakistan

Putin meets with former Wagner deputy as questions linger

More than 80% of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flees as future uncertain for those who remain

opinion

Chronic underfunding threatens foundation of Mass. public housing

New Bedford would feel the loss of UMass art program

I write not to praise X but to bury Twitter (it’s a dead name)

lifestyle

New documentary celebrates 100-inning charity baseball game for ALS research

We built this relationship in pandemic mode

Here’s what bothers parents about kids’ fashion

food & dining

Soup recipes for a cozy fall weekend

Your view: What’s the best dessert you’ve had from a Boston-area restaurant?

Pigs in a blanket and other nostalgia on the menu at Sloane’s

travel

Didn’t make it to Tanglewood this summer? A fall stroll sounds just as good.

Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?

We’re going to Lenox this fall. (Again.) Here’s why you should, too.

Arts

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

Books

Marty Baron, author of the new book ‘Collision of Power,’ tells the stories behind the stories

Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic

Rebecca Clarren’s Jewish ancestors fled a pogrom in Odesa for the US. They started over in South Dakota — on stolen land

Movies

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

‘Stop Making Sense’ in IMAX: Same as it ever was, but bigger and even better

Michael Gambon, actor who played Professor Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies

Television

Strike by writers underscored the vital role they play

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

Life after ‘Mad Men’ is a varied path for Jon Hamm

music

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

Latin pop star Karol G lights up Gillette Stadium

Aerosmith postpones remaining tour shows, including New Year’s Eve date at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

A father reckons with his grief by getting onstage and holding back nothing

Jad Abumrad talks teaming up with Ira Glass, the future of podcasting, and the dearth of ‘deep-dive journalism’

Health

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

In its first year, calls to 988 Lifeline increase 50 percent in Rhode Island

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

Obituaries

M.S. Swaminathan, agricultural scientist who helped feed India, dies at 98

Michael Gambon, actor who played Professor Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies

Michael Bonallack, Britain’s greatest amateur golfer and and chief of the R&A club, dies at 88