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Israel allows limited aid for Gaza as tensions rise following hospital blast

 See live updates about the fighting in Gaza and Israel
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Retired Brandeis University professor Ilan Troen mourns his daughter, killed by Hamas in Israel

Mass, N.H. senators implore Biden administration to help Americans trapped in Gaza

An MIT grad went to the scene of a massacre in Israel to find his cousin. This is what he saw.

Amid pushback and criticism, Mass. House votes to pass wide-ranging gun bill

After hours of speeches by state House members on both sides of the issue, lawmakers on Tuesday voted 120-38 to approve a bill to overhaul Massachusetts firearms laws.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Winter is coming, and what happens now?
Governor Maura Healey on Monday said that, after providing emergency shelter to some 23,000 people, the state system is near capacity.

Mass. lawmakers meet with Homeland Security secretary on migrants Healey’s move to cap Mass. shelter capacity amid migrant influx invites criticism, legal questions

Woman was allegedly raped after leaving Boston nightclub by a man driving what she thought was a rideshare, police say

A woman said she was raped in downtown Boston early Saturday morning after she got into a blue sedan she thought was being operated by an Uber driver, according to court records and a Boston police report.

Healey’s big new housing push includes $4 billion in funding — and controversial tax and zoning changes

State officials estimate that the proposal could create more than 40,000 new homes — a large portion of which would be set aside for low- and middle-income households — over five years.
Ten things to know about the $4b housing bond bill

Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83
Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died.

Spotlight Report

Greater Boston has a housing crisis, but doesn't act like it

In towns like Milton, soaring home prices are a barrier to a new generation of buyers and a clear threat to future prosperity. It is a fact of life here, but it doesn’t have to be.
How will the state’s historic rezoning mandate affect your community? Graphics: Why it’s so hard to afford housing in Boston

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ben volin | on football

Everyone wants to know what will happen with Bill Belichick, but Robert Kraft isn’t talking

The Krafts seemed to be the only ones at the NFL owners meetings who didn’t want to discuss Belichick’s future with the Patriots.

Who starts for Celtics isn’t a perfectly clear picture, but it’s still one that looks very good

The surprising addition of Jrue Holiday last month seemed to blur things, giving Joe Mazzulla a welcome problem to solve.
dan shaughnessy

The Red Sox seem to be hearing, ‘No thanks,’ from a lot of prospective candidates

Who knew it would be this hard to find qualified folks interested in taking over the baseball operation of the once-vaunted Boston Red Sox?
Opinion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Jim Jordan is one step from House speaker due to gerrymandering

Gerrymandering built the House chaos. The Supreme Court appears disinclined to do anything about it.
EDITORIAL

Go big and go for homes: Healey’s $4b housing plan
LESSONS FROM SWIFTIES

What is the liking gap? Let us explain with Taylor Swift's friendship bracelets.
Renée Loth

Is Boston even capable of building big public works projects?
JOAN VENNOCHI

Massachusetts shouldn’t walk away from its right-to-shelter law

More recent News

Massachusetts is drowning in single-use plastics. Why not ban them?
Despite being a national leader on many environmental issues, Mass. has fallen woefully behind other states that have imposed bans or updated their bottle bills to increase their recycling rate, advocates say.

Dorchester woman struck by lightning last month leaves Boston Medical Center to applause as she continues recovery

A 31-year-old Dorchester woman who was struck by lightning last month has moved from Boston Medical Center to Spaulding Rehabilitation, officials said.

It’s been a special year for nine comedians with local roots
Here's a guide to stand-up specials by Sam Jay, Sarah Silverman, Joe List, and six other comics with ties to the region that you can watch right now.

Suspect admits he murdered Natalee Holloway on Aruba in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mom
Natalee Holloway went missing during a high school graduation trip with classmates. She was last seen on May 30, 2005, leaving a bar with Jordan van der Sloot,

Video shows terrifying moment when girl on bicycle was struck by hit-and-run driver in East Bridgewater
The driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash in East Bridgewater over the weekend has been identified by police and is being summonsed to court on criminal charges, authorities said.

MBTA posts first episode of ‘Spilling the T’ podcast after false start: ‘We have a lot of issues across the system’
The podcast was initially posted online Oct. 5 — apparently by mistake — and was then mysteriously taken down.

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Chug chug chug? Nah. Student desire for booze-free housing growing at local colleges.

College of the Holy Cross, Tufts University, and Boston College report a recent uptick in students looking for living environments without alcohol.

How Tim Burton’s Christmas ‘Nightmare’ channeled a generation’s angst into a holiday classic
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” turns 30 this month — and it’s become an unlikely yuletide classic.

Biotech investors push to extend time before pills are subject to price negotiations
Consumer and senior advocates see the lobbying push as another attempt by the pharmaceutical industry to undermine measures to make drugs more affordable for Americans.

Proclaiming a grave threat to college sports, Charlie Baker takes push for national NIL policy to Congress
This was the former Massachusetts governor's first appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss name-image-likeness concerns since becoming president of the NCAA in March.

Culture & Lifestyle

New Repertory Theatre in Watertown is shutting down

Honoring African American history scholars for changing perspective on ‘things we thought we knew’

From Miyazaki’s latest to the Massachusetts-set ‘Eileen,’ here’s what to catch at IFFBoston’s Fall Focus at the Brattle

How Tim Burton’s Christmas ‘Nightmare’ channeled a generation’s angst into a holiday classic

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

EDITORIAL

How police chiefs are standing in the way of gun safety
Katherine Clark

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

EDITORIAL

Punishment for revenge porn is back on legislative agenda
Alex Beam

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — full of nonsense but good for the presidential race
ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The cycle of violence starts with the Israeli occupation
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

BPS releases plan to overhaul special education

A report by the Council of Great City Schools last fall found that 29 percent of BPS students with disabilities — thousands of students — are taught in “substantially separate” classrooms. It's a rate more than twice that of state and national averages.

Healey’s big new housing push includes $4 billion in funding — and controversial tax and zoning changes

State officials estimate that the proposal could create more than 40,000 new homes — a large portion of which would be set aside for low- and middle-income households — over five years.

Mass, N.H. senators implore Biden administration to help Americans trapped in Gaza

Senators from Massachusetts and New Hampshire on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to “immediately implement a plan” to help American citizens trapped in Gaza leave the war-torn area safely, including a Medway family and other New England constituents who’ve sought help from the lawmakers.

Plymouth family stuck in Gaza apartment since Monday, relatives killed in bombardment

Hazem Shafai, 47, his wife, Sanaa Shafai, 36, and their children, Seera, 13, Yomnah, 10, and Jaser, 2, were visiting Hazem’s father and stepmother who live on a farm located two miles south of Gaza’s northern border when the enclave was attacked on Oct. 7, a relative said.

Sports

ASTROS 8, RANGERS 5

Cristian Javier delivers again, and Max Scherzer doesn’t, as Astros get one back on Rangers

Texas lost for the first time this postseason after a 7-0 start, with Scherzer gone after four innings in his first outing in more than a month.
WNBA Finals: Aces 70, Liberty 69

Las Vegas Aces top New York Liberty to become first repeat WNBA champions in 21 years

The Aces joined the Los Angeles Sparks (2001-02) and the Houston Comets (1997-2000) as the only teams in league history to win consecutive titles.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

The Phillies’ Craig Kimbrel knows the closer role has changed, but no matter when he enters a game, he’s still getting important outs

Kimbrel's role remains fluid, and in Game 4 of the Division Series against the Braves he was used in the seventh and eighth innings.
RED SOX

Alex Verdugo is Red Sox lone Gold Glove finalist after stellar year in right field
HS FOOTBALL: WEEK 7

Here’s the kicker, Central Catholic senior captain Presley Titus has a storied family legacy at Andover in advance of MVC showdown
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Diamondbacks rookie Brandon Pfaadt latest to try and slow the rampaging Phillies offense

Business

US announces $3.5 billion for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience

The Biden administration has announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems.

Healey’s big new housing push includes $4 billion in funding — and controversial tax and zoning changes

State officials estimate that the proposal could create more than 40,000 new homes — a large portion of which would be set aside for low- and middle-income households — over five years.
TALKING POINTS

Ford chair says politics slowing production of electric pickups

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
magazine
MISS CONDUCT

I’m afraid my insulting mother will ruin my holiday dinner
PERSPECTIVE

Can a Gen Z-er function without a smartphone? We made a co-worker find out.
LOVE LETTERS

I’m done with hookups, but struggling with the next step
COOKING

Spice up your standard chicken soup with versions from around the world

metro

Amid pushback and criticism, Mass. House votes to pass wide-ranging gun bill

Winter is coming, and what happens now?

Retired Brandeis University professor Ilan Troen mourns his daughter, killed by Hamas in Israel

sports

Patriots list 20 players on injury report ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bills

After a rocky start, the Wellesley girls’ soccer team has righted its ship and on a 10-game win streak

Are some Patriots feeling the pressure as the trade deadline approaches?

business

Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation

United Airlines rolling out plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board first

Eli Lilly, riding a pharma hot streak, expects to double planned employment in Boston research center

politics

The House speaker’s race hits an impasse as defeated GOP Representative Jim Jordan wants to try again

US says Israel ‘not responsible’ for Gaza hospital blast; Biden offers unequivocal support in Tel Aviv. Follow live updates.

Republicans look at their options after again rejecting Jordan as House speaker

Nation

Man who killed 2 South Carolina officers and wounded 5 others in ambush prepares for sentencing

Most in the US see Mexico as a partner despite border problems, new poll shows

Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83

World

Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat hospital blast victims

The pope’s absolute power, and the problems it can cause, are on display in 2 Vatican trials

Families of Israeli hostages are split on a possible ground invasion of Gaza

opinion

Big plan for Andrew Square is a design downer

‘My world seems so diminished without Louise Glück’

Joe Biden’s performance on Israel leaves the GOP looking foolish

lifestyle

In Boston, ‘Breaking Bad’ stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul talk mezcal, Market Basket, and the SAG-AFTRA strike

Tell us: What helped you make your romantic relationships or single life better?

A year later, it’s the same problem

food & dining

Douglass Williams opens DW French in the Fenway; Snowport returns to the Seaport

At Medford’s El Tacuba, a packed bar and excellent stuffed plantains

In Back Bay, Hue wants to throw the party we all deserve

travel

Rites of passage: Celebrating Day of the Dead in San Antonio and Santa Fe

Here’s a list of all the new dining, drinking, and shopping options in Logan’s upgraded Terminal E

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

Arts

🖌️ 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

Puerto Rican history in a literary debut of poetry and prose; Newtonville Books celebrates 25th anniversary; antiquarian book fair turns 45 this weekend

Phoebe Sinclair, author of ‘Confessions of a Candy Snatcher,’ finds her characters have lives of their own

Journalist Amy Yee’s ‘Far from the Rooftop of the World’ reflects 14 years of remarkably empathetic reporting

Movies

How Tim Burton’s Christmas ‘Nightmare’ channeled a generation’s angst into a holiday classic

From Miyazaki’s latest to the Massachusetts-set ‘Eileen,’ here’s what to catch at IFFBoston’s Fall Focus at the Brattle

Taylor Swift reportedly lends Rhode Island home to Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid

Television

Appreciating Greta Lee’s subtlety in ‘The Morning Show’

Another experiment bites the dust as ‘The Afterparty’ is canceled

Phyllis Coates, the first Lois Lane on TV’s ‘Superman,’ dies at 96

music

With ‘Garden of Eden,’ Boston’s Bad Rabbits once again have some spring in their step

Carla Bley, jazz composer, arranger, and provocateur, dies at 87

Taylor Swift reportedly lends Rhode Island home to Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid

Theater/Dance

It’s been a special year for nine comedians with local roots

New Repertory Theatre in Watertown is shutting down

With a reimagined show, Blue Man Group adds some new hues

Health

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

Steven Lutvak, whose darkly comic show won Tonys, dies at 64

Roland Griffiths is dead at 77; led a renaissance in psychedelics research

Carla Bley, jazz composer, arranger, and provocateur, dies at 87