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Palestinians flee Gaza as UN warns of ‘devastating’ consequences

Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6

“We are deeply saddened to tell you that our videographer, Issam Abdallah, has been killed,” the Reuters news agency said in a statement. Reuters added that two of its journalists, Thaer Al-Sudani and Maher Nazeh, were wounded in the shelling.

Senator Markey ‘deeply concerned’ for Mass. families trapped in Gaza, Israel amid continued fighting Photo essay: The unending toll of war Pro-Israel lawmaker arrested after bringing a gun to protest at Brooklyn College

An Israeli army Merkava battle tank moves in a convoy along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on October 13, 2023.

Philanthropist couple leaving Harvard Kennedy School board over university’s response to Hamas attack

Bates College responds to antisemitic graffiti on campus amid Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Iron Dome system doesn’t work, says missile defense critic

Medway family trapped in Gaza: ‘I’m not safe right now. I’m expecting to be dead in any minute’

Representative Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talked with reporters as House Republicans meet again behind closed doors to find a path to elect a new speaker on Friday.

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach

Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line to the presidency would move the GOP’s far right into a central seat of US power.

James Pindell | Analysis

House Republicans appear to have wasted an entire week infighting

It’s been more than a week since the House ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker. But after meetings, speeches — even a vote to nominate a new speaker — they are no closer to a resolution.

Here's how the vote to nominate Jordan unfolded

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Coming soon: Beyond the Gilded Gate, a Boston Globe Spotlight report into Massachusetts’ housing crisis
People from in and around Boston are being challenged by the region's housing crisis in ways never before seen.

Not much has been going right for the Patriots in their 1-4 start.

Ben Volin | On football

The Patriots have betrayed the principles that once made them great

This team is the Patriots in name only. They are broken. The old maxims and caveats about Bill Belichick’s champions no longer apply.

Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview: The loss to the Raiders last season may have broken the Patriots, and they get another shot on Sunday

How does Patriots owner Robert Kraft (left) feel about this troubling Patriots season and the play of Mac Jones (right)? We can only guess.

Dan Shaughnessy

It would be nice if Patriots fans could hear from Bob Kraft, and other thoughts

We hear from Bill Belichick and Mac Jones almost every day. But Kraft’s is the voice that counts most right now.

Is it time for the Patriots to unveil Malik Cunningham to give the offense a spark? Seven Patriots declared out for Sunday’s game vs. the Raiders

Racist abuse in Concord just latest in wave at Massachusetts schools

Incidents in Concord follow a series of similar incidents in districts around Massachusetts in recent years.

Concord family demands accountability after Black teen faces racist abuse

Quinn Mitchell, teen who made Ron DeSantis squirm, escorted by police from N.H. GOP event

Mitchell, 15, was walked out of the Sheraton Nashua by multiple Nashua police officers just before 4 p.m.

Meet Quinn Mitchell

Vivek Ramaswamy campaign sued by N.H. landlord seeking $50,000 in rent

The entrepreneur’s campaign broke its lease right before Marianne Williamson moved into the building, and a prominent Ron DeSantis supporter was a prior tenant

Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80

A Nobel laureate, Louise Glück wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories, and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Boston might have a rain-free weekend, the first since August
The last time we had an entire weekend without any rainfall was back in August. Will the streak continue?

American Airlines adds Hyannis routes in long-awaited win for Cape Cod

Cape Cod Gateway Airport will get its first global carrier in nearly two decades. The seasonal service to New York and Washington starts next June.

Daytime shooting leaves one dead in Dorchester

18-year-old man dies following motorcycle crash in Bridgewater

Jules Van Irsel holds the stand while Magdalina Moses screws the Petite Ion Probe Bob onto it. The stand holds up the Bob during space simulations in the ELEPHANT (Experimental Low Energy Plasma for Hemispherical Analyzer Nominal Testing) Vacuum Chamber.

It’s rocket science! Dartmouth professor developed rockets studying Saturday’s eclipse

Dartmouth Professor Kristina Lynch worked with her students to develop three rockets that NASA will launch Saturday to see how the eclipse impacts the ionosphere

Ryan (left) and Matthew Murray in their Black Veil Shoppe of Drear & Wonder, a tattoo parlor and metaphysical supply and art shop in Salem. The identical twins host the Salem Night Faire.

Twin tattoo artists bring magic and myth to Salem’s Pioneer Village

The sixth annual Salem Night Faire will haunt the area through the last two weekends of October.

Chelsea firefighters battled the blaze on 2nd Avenue. The fire devastated 18 city blocks and destroyed an estimated 303 buildings leaving more than 600 persons unemployed.

Great Chelsea Fire of 1973 to be remembered at Saturday event; blaze consumed 18 city blocks

Fifty years later, locals still have vivid memories of escaping the Great Chelsea Fire, which left multiple firefighters with minor injuries but caused no deaths.

Opinion

Former president Donald Trump endorsed Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in the GOP race for speaker of the House. Jordan supported Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election, defied a congressional subpoena to testify before the Jan. 6 committee, and denies any knowledge of allegations of sexual abuse by an Ohio State University team doctor while Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach there.

Katherine Clark

To my House GOP colleagues: Choose bipartisanship, not extremism, with next speaker

In normal times, the Senate’s rules are a recipe for gridlock. At a moment of turmoil, they undermine America’s international standing.

The world is watching the US Senate’s dysfunction and delay on ambassadors and military officials

MARCELA GARCÍA

Immigration reform: Yes, we can?

Redeeming captives is a high Israeli priority. Destroying Hamas must be a higher one.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The cycle of violence starts with the Israeli occupation

Hispanic Heritage Month

Horror fiction has seen an explosion in the number of Latinx authors joining the field in recent years.

Latinx horror authors are a new force in the genre. Here are 5 books to get you into the spooky season.

Jose Massó stands next to "The Embrace" monument on Boston Common. His name is one of 69 inscribed on the 1965 Freedom Plaza that encircles the sculpture.

On the air and off, José Massó has been heard

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

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Owner Edner Ttrente Et Un at Viva Mi Arepa, a Venezuelan restaurant in West Roxbury.

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

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Bruins alumni festivities brought back fond memories for Mike Milbury
The former defenseman grew up in Walpole and wound up playing for and coaching the team he cheered for in childhood.

Celtics point guards Jrue Holiday and Derrick White project as a dynamic defensive duo
Despite the departure of some key defensive figures, the Celtics believe they could be even better at that end of the floor this year.

Bristol police sergeant shot man allegedly attacking two women outside police station
The two women had been at Colt State Park when they were approached by a naked man, the police chief said, praising the sergeant for “acting with distinction” for stopping the man.

Red Sox interview assistant GM Eddie Romero for top job, with more candidates expected to follow
Romero, who has been with the team since 2006, is one of multiple internal candidates, and there will be others from outside the organization.

Logan International Airport marks 100-year anniversary
Local and state officials gathered at Logan International Airport on Friday to mark its 100th anniversary and celebrate the opening of four new gates and other improvements at Terminal E, which welcomes international travelers to the city.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There was just so much to like about her’
Will this teacher and his date sail off into the sunset?

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Republican representative James Comer of Kentucky and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia listened to testimony during a House Oversight Committee hearing on an impeachment inquiry of President Biden in Washington on Sept. 28.

‘It’s hard to believe he’s Al Capone’: Republicans portray Biden as both incompetent and a criminal mastermind

This tale of two Bidens comes as the party’s long-running narrative about the oldest sitting president in history clashes with a growing line of attack highlighted by a House Republican impeachment inquiry.

Boston researchers have compiled what may be the country’s first city-commissioned database of enslaved people
The city has compiled records for more than 2,300 in Colonial Boston.

Could a meat tax help fight climate change?
With rising concern about a sector that worldwide shows no sign of slowing and that now accounts for 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, some are talking about a nuclear option: taxes on meat.

Appreciation

Friends, family, and a former mentor pay tribute to the short but remarkable life of Chris Snow
At a memorial service in Calgary, the former Flames executive and Globe reporter who died of ALS at 42 was fondly remembered by those who knew him best.

Culture & Lifestyle

What’s a favorite show of yours that nobody is talking about? Tell us and we’ll share it.

Juliette Binoche is "radiant" in "The Taste of Things."

Priscilla’s story, ‘Janet Planet,’ and French food draw attention at the New York Film Festival

BIA returns to Boston for a show at the Paradise Oct. 17.

After years of hip-hop stardom, Medford’s BIA returns home as a tour headliner

Members of The State who are currently on tour pose for a photo in Denver.

The State’s skewed sketch comedy was panned by critics, but then a funny thing happened

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

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, trailed by reporters as he arrived to meet with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol on Thursday.

Who needs the circus when there are House Republicans?

A child in Gaza looked at the destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a bombing by Israel on Oct. 8.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The cycle of violence starts with the Israeli occupation

A Chinese squid ship in the Pacific.

IDEAS | IAN URBINA

The return of an old scourge reveals a deep sickness in the global fishing industry

Former president Donald Trump endorsed Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in the GOP race for speaker of the House. Jordan supported Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election, defied a congressional subpoena to testify before the Jan. 6 committee, and denies any knowledge of allegations of sexual abuse by an Ohio State University team doctor while Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach there.

Katherine Clark

To my House GOP colleagues: Choose bipartisanship, not extremism, with next speaker

Ghost guns recovered by Washington, D.C., police were shown during a news conference held by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser in 2020.

Saving lives the goal of stepped up gun reform law

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

Baile folklórico connects local dancer to Mexican culture and challenge gender norms in the art

James Douglas Mendoza Moreno uses baile folklórico to connect to his Mexican culture and challenge existing gender norms in the art.

Bates College responds to antisemitic graffiti on campus amid Israel-Gaza war

The antisemitic incident is the latest sign of growing tensions on college campuses across the country, as student groups clash over polarized political views about the ongoing war in Israel and Gaza.

Racist abuse in Concord just latest in wave at Massachusetts schools

Incidents in Concord follow a series of similar incidents in districts around Massachusetts in recent years.

Quinn Mitchell, teen who made Ron DeSantis squirm, escorted by police from N.H. GOP event

Mitchell, 15, was walked out of the Sheraton Nashua by multiple Nashua police officers just before 4 p.m.

Sports

Kyle Wilder was looking forward to the collegiate recruiting process during his senior season, which has been cut short.

Seventeen days ago, Chelmsford quarterback Kyle Wilder checked himself into the hospital with a swollen leg. Five surgeries later, he’s been released.

"His medical team at Boston Children’s Hospital is completely amazed at his physical progress as well as his internal strength and determination to get better," his parents wrote in a statement.

Patriots receiver Demario Douglas has 10 receptions for 143 yards through five games of his rookie season.

Seven Patriots declared out for Sunday’s game vs. the Raiders

Another 10 players were listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Las Vegas.

Kailas Ciatto and Brookline swept Weymouth to hold onto the No. 1 spot.

HS CROSS-COUNTRY: TOP 20s

Acton-Boxborough, Newton South make leaps in Globe Top 20 boys’ cross-country poll; Marshfield girls rising fast

The Brookline boys and Weymouth girls retain their top spots for another week.

Lexi Thompson makes bold run at PGA Tour cut in Las Vegas, but 2 late bogeys stall her bid

Celtics point guards Jrue Holiday and Derrick White project as a dynamic defensive duo

revolution at nashville | saturday, 8:30 p.m. (Apple TV)

With postseason rapidly approaching, Revolution need to build some momentum

Business

American Airlines adds Hyannis routes in long-awaited win for Cape Cod

Cape Cod Gateway Airport will get its first global carrier in nearly two decades. The seasonal service to New York and Washington starts next June.

Israel’s Iron Dome system doesn’t work, says missile defense critic

Theodore Postol, a retired MIT professor, became famous in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War for disputing the reliability of the US Patriot anti-missile system.

Neil Steinberg, former CEO of Rhode Island Foundation, to chair R.I.’s new life sciences agency

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Exxon works hard to keep America addicted to fossil fuels

magazine

Karen and Gale on Oahu, 1963.

My mother’s descent into dementia, in her own words

Older people rarely want hearing aids. A dementia study could change that.

The writer’s father took this picture of his wife, seven kids, and a baby sitter.

A fraught question for the children of Alzheimer’s: Is it coming for us?

This week's daters: Max and Siena.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There was just so much to like about her’

metro

Jules Van Irsel holds the stand while Magdalina Moses screws the Petite Ion Probe Bob onto it. The stand holds up the Bob during space simulations in the ELEPHANT (Experimental Low Energy Plasma for Hemispherical Analyzer Nominal Testing) Vacuum Chamber.

It’s rocket science! Dartmouth professor developed rockets studying Saturday’s eclipse

Vivek Ramaswamy campaign sued by N.H. landlord seeking $50,000 in rent

Logan International Airport marks 100-year anniversary

sports

Eighth-grader Mason Niles (left) shares a laugh while training with senior Ryan Leslie, who knows just what's it's like to be a varsity runner at that age.

Aided by the perfect mentor, eighth-grader Mason Niles’s emergence has elevated Billerica boys’ cross-country

As its clash in court with Bishop Fenwick looms, the MIAA pulls back the curtain on its contentious waiver process

Small acts of kindness by Patriots players have gone a long way with Gillette Stadium workers this season

business

Core Investments Inc.’s planned 21-acre, 11-building mixed-use development just north of the MBTA Andrew station.

BPDA approves project that will transform Southie’s Andrew Square

Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after antitrust fights

Coming soon: Beyond the Gilded Gate, a Boston Globe Spotlight report into Massachusetts’ housing crisis

politics

Representative Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talked with reporters as House Republicans meet again behind closed doors to find a path to elect a new speaker on Friday.

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach

Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for House speaker. Here’s how Friday’s vote unfolded.

House Republicans appear to have wasted an entire week infighting

Nation

Supporters listened as President Biden spoke at Tioga Marine Terminal on Friday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden discussed how his Bidenomics agenda is creating good-paying union jobs, investing in infrastructure, and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future.

Biden is talking about green energy and jobs in Pennsylvania again. Will his message break through?

911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape

Man charged with stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ slippers from Minnesota museum expected to plead guilty

World

A journalist's car burned after it was hit by Israeli shelling in the Alma al-Shaab border village with Israel, south Lebanon on Friday.

Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6

Blinken and Austin bolster US support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms

Protests erupt across the Middle East over Israel’s siege of Gaza

opinion

A bathroom at English High School in Jamaica Plain was pictured in October 2019, when students there said they found conditions so offensive they didn't use the facilities during the school day.

BPS has to face hard task of closing schools it no longer needs

What’s a Hub sports fan to think?

The cycle of violence starts with the Israeli occupation

lifestyle

She gaslights me all the time

So your parents have outgrown their home. What now?

Why was a dating app on his phone?

food & dining

Red pepper cavatelli.

At Midnight Morning, it’s always a good time to gather

Globe readers share their favorite restaurant desserts in honor of National Dessert Day Saturday

H+L Market brings clam shack vibes to the Seaport; Rebelle’s bagels fill a hole in the Kendall Square dining scene

travel

In Vermont, the median age is the third oldest in the country and the unemployment rate is just 1.8 percent.

A new role for tourism agencies: getting vacationers to stay permanently

Boston tops list of cities with the most expensive hotels in the country

With new gates, Massport makes an $800 million bet on international travel at Logan

Arts

Art dealer William Vareika in front of a John La Farge stained glass triptych, which he and his wife Alison donated to the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College.

🖌️ You have to get down to Newport to check out this art gallery this fall

At sea with ‘Forecast Form’ at the ICA

At the Addison, a Maine painter takes on the age-old conventions of maritime art

Books

Poet Louise Glück appeared at a ceremony honoring her with the National Humanities Medal in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 22, 2016.

Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80

Latinx horror authors are a new force in the genre. Here are 5 books to get you into the spooky season.

Jhumpa Lahiri, writing in Italian, finds freedom from personal identity but distance from true engagement

Movies

“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” was shot over three nights at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ gives fans the best seat in the stadium

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ movie: Four takeaways from the premiere.

Welcome back, Carter: Legendary costumer Ruth E. Carter honored with Coolidge Award

Television

The presence of Meghan Markle in the cast has helped "Suits" break all kinds of viewership records on Netflix.

Watch for expansion of ‘Suits’ franchise

What’s a favorite show of yours that nobody is talking about? Tell us and we’ll share it.

A creature so wondrous, a brutality so immense

music

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing a Shostakovich cello concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

Yo-Yo Ma makes Shostakovich concertos the main event with BSO

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ gives fans the best seat in the stadium

Rudolph Isley, founding member of Isley Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 84

Theater/Dance

Members of The State who are currently on tour pose for a photo in Denver.

The State’s skewed sketch comedy was panned by critics, but then a funny thing happened

Moonbox’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ offers theatergoers an early peek at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge

British comic Russell Howard brings his mix of wonder and silliness to the Shubert stage

Health

Neil Steinberg, the former president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, is expected to be named chairman of the state's new life sciences corporate body.

Neil Steinberg, former CEO of Rhode Island Foundation, to chair R.I.’s new life sciences agency

R.I. life sciences agency inches closer to becoming reality

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

Obituaries

Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom put his ballot into the box at a local polling station of a Budapest elementary school on April 11, 2010 during the first round of the country's general election that year.

Laszlo Solyom, a transitional president of Hungary, dies

Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80

Rudolph Isley, founding member of Isley Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 84