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Lewiston, surrounding Maine communities begin a new week after deadly mass shootings

After a weekend of public mourning in Lewiston and surrounding Maine communities in the wake of mass shootings that killed 18 people, residents are heading to back to work today and some students are returning to their classrooms.
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In Maine, moving toward normalcy amid a shattered world

Tears and resolve as communities across Maine offer comfort to residents devastated by shootings

‘We aren’t letting him take that away from us’: Lewiston bowlers say alley is like home

Cornhole community hosts tournament in honor of friends lost in Lewiston shootings

Israel expands ground assault into Gaza as fears rise over airstrikes near crowded hospitals

The Israeli advances put their forces on both sides of Gaza City and the surrounding areas of northern Gaza, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “second stage” in the war ignited by Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 incursion.
Medway family stranded in Gaza on ‘desperate hunt for food and water’ as they wait to escape into Egypt Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends

Harvard President Claudine Gay convenes antisemitism advisory board amid ‘resurgence of bigotry’ on campus

The new leader has faced criticism for declining to immediately rebuke a student letter that placed all blame for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Boston police release videos in connection with internal affairs investigation of captain
The two short video clips, provided to the Globe in response to a public records request, show Captain John Danilecki using his leg to force David Nave to the ground by knocking his feet out from under him in 2019.

18-year-old man wanted for fatal shooting at Worcester State University
Kevin Rodriguez, whose last known address was in Lawrence, should be considered armed and dangerous, the Worcester district attorney’s office said in a statement Sunday.

Robert Brustein, influential founder of American Repertory Theater, dies at 96
Mr. Brustein juggled multiple roles over seven active decades, becoming first a forbiddingly erudite theorist and critic before founding and running two companies at American theater's vanguard.

Court arguments begin in effort to bar Trump from presidential ballot under ‘insurrection’ clause

A weeklong hearing on one lawsuit to bar Trump from the ballot in Colorado begins Monday, while on Thursday oral arguments are scheduled before the Minnesota Supreme Court on an effort to kick the former president off the ballot in that state.

Firearms charge against Washington state senator Jeff Wilson dismissed in Hong Kong court

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a gun charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Transfer tax would give communities one more weapon in the housing battle

Healey’s proposal would end a decade-long fight to tap high-end real estate sales for the greater good.
Heather Hopp-Bruce

Put an end to school shootings and then students can put away their phones
Lenore Skenazy

Phones in schools are making children less safe
EDITORIAL

The big question looming over Dana-Farber shift: What’s the best way to treat cancer?
JEFF JACOBY

Why they rip down the ‘Kidnapped from Israel’ fliers

What’s on Craig Breslow’s to-do list as the Red Sox’ new chief baseball officer?

Starting pitching and consistent hitting are two areas of need on the roster.

Time is almost upon the Bruins to decide whether Matt Poitras is a season-long keeper

The rookie center's three goals is tied for third-best for Boston through eight games this season.
Jeremy Swayman pays tribute to Lewiston community after Bruins victory

Danilo Gallinari eager to show Celtics what they’re missing after they traded him to the Wizards

The 35-year-old forward, who did not play a game for Boston after getting injured last year, faces his former team Monday in Washington, D.C.

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Panethnic Pourovers, an AAPI-focused café library offering furikake bagels and translation services, opens in Quincy
The nonprofit aims to bring communities and cultures together through literature and lattes.

Here are the high school football playoff seeds and first-round matchups
St. John's Prep (Division 1), King Philip (D2), Milford (D3), Duxbury (D4), Hanover (D5), Norwell (D6), Uxbridge (D7), and West Boylston (D8) earn top seeds in 128-team field.

LOVE LETTERS
I’m sober — and lonely
At 38, how do I meet someone?

American hockey player Adam Johnson dies after neck cut by skate blade during game in England
American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, his club said.

Epoch Preservation uses artistry and attention to detail to bring historical gravestones back to life
The company repairs more than 250 gravestones a year, working in cemeteries across New England, primarily focusing on Boston, the North Shore, and southern New Hampshire.

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues
Mexican authorities have raised the toll to 48 dead from Hurricane Otis, days after the fierce Category 5 storm struck the country’s southern Pacific coast and the tourist city of Acapulco.

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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.

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After Maine shootings, our grim ritual returns: burying the dead, pleading for better gun laws

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As Mass. nears deadline to cap shelter capacity, state to partner with feds to help migrants obtain work permits

State and federal Homeland Security officials will co-host a clinic the week of Nov. 13 in Middlesex County, north of Boston. The state will organize appointments and provide transportation for migrants from shelter sites statewide.
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Using art, nonprofit leader teaches kids to empower themselves

Gail Ahlers is the executive director of The Empowerment Factory, a nonprofit in Pawtucket, R.I., that develops art and literacy enrichment programs for low-income families.
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For ‘Cosplay Dad,’ Rhode Island Comic Con is a place for full expression

“Even if you’re dressed up as an obscure character, somebody there is going to recognize it and get excited about it, and then you can share your fandom,” Tom Quinn said.

Lewiston, surrounding Maine communities begin a new week after deadly mass shootings

After a weekend of public mourning in Lewiston and surrounding Maine communities in the wake of mass shootings that killed 18 people, residents are heading to back to work today and some students are returning to their classrooms.

Sports

Red Sox

What’s on Craig Breslow’s to-do list as the Red Sox’ new chief baseball officer?

Starting pitching and consistent hitting are two areas of need on the roster.
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

It’s back to reality for the Patriots, who now should focus on next year’s draft

The Patriots need difference-makers to close the gap in the high-end talent of their opponents.
NBA

After 19 years and 1,365 games, Chris Paul starts a game on the bench

Since the NBA began tracking games started in 1982, no player had appeared in more games and started them all than Paul had entering Sunday.
united states 3, colombia 0

Mia Fishel, Jaedyn Shaw net first goals as US women’s soccer blanks Colombia
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Kirk Cousins feared lost to Achilles’ injury on brutal Sunday for quarterbacks
college football

The top five teams in AP college football poll stand pat, but Oklahoma drops four spots to No. 10

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Signs, signs: Everywhere on the Boston skyline.

Corporate signs are proliferating on Boston office towers. Here’s why.

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and will sign an executive order to address his concerns

The order reflects the government’s effort to shape how AI evolves in a way that can maximize its possibilities and contain its perils. AI has been a source of deep personal interest for Biden, with its potential to affect the economy and national security.

Agreement reached to end strike that shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for a week

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues
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metro

Maine police were alerted about the shooter’s threats last month. Follow live updates.

In Maine right now, the kids are not all right

In Maine, moving toward normalcy amid a shattered world

sports

Patriots’ JuJu Smith-Schuster on play that touched off benches-clearing melee against Dolphins: ‘Clean hit’

Bengals stay hot as Joe Burrow slings it all over suddenly struggling 49ers

Losing response by Patriots to a big win a week earlier brings questions back to the surface

business

Three observations on where the world of AI is heading

More help arrives in Acapulco, and hurricane’s death toll expected to rise as searchers comb debris

Auto workers and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal that follows model set by Ford, reports say

politics

Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends

Former vice president Mike Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction

The Maine mass shooting changed Representative Jared Golden’s mind on assault weapons. Will it change his state?

Nation

Cornell University sends officers to Jewish center after violent, antisemitic messages posted online

As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum

Illinois man to appear in court on hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son

World

Russia’s envoy uses the stage at a military forum in China to accuse the US of fueling tensions

Israel expands ground assault into Gaza as fears rise over airstrikes near crowded hospitals

Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel

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City and town centers could be for teens what the mall used to be

A House speaker at last — progress of a sort

Constantly insulting boys does not serve the sexes

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Panethnic Pourovers, an AAPI-focused café library offering furikake bagels and translation services, opens in Quincy

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Ghost stories — and unearthly encounters — feed curious guests at this Chepachet, R.I., tavern

Hyde Park’s Roundhead Brewing is turning 1 and ready to party

In Rhode Island, a hunt is on to understand the decline of the state’s iconic quahog clam

travel

Our travel writer has found a new favorite destination, and it’s in Switzerland

Feeling down? Welcome to the ‘happy place’ of the happiest people in the world

Puzzling a way out in Indigenous Connecticut

Arts

At the ICA, a vital view into the Boston art scene

Robert Irwin, artist of fleeting light and space, is dead at 95

Institute of Contemporary Art director Jill Medvedow to retire

Books

Superfan or dilettante?

New poetry collection captures stillness in motion; local press celebrates author, fall book lineup; new collection by local poet examines joy and healing

Author readings around Boston Oct. 29 - Nov. 4

Movies

For ‘Cosplay Dad,’ Rhode Island Comic Con is a place for full expression

Anthony ‘BonVida’ Flores returns home to screen his film about ‘vampires-in-the-hood’ Saturday at the Strand

Cranston Street Armory could become movie set this winter, if actors’ strike resolves

Television

This week’s TV: ‘All the Light’ premieres, David Oyelowo is ‘Bass Reeves,’ and the Rock Hall of Fame ceremony goes live

In any role, Matthew Perry’s humanity was never far from the surface

Christopher Walken shows up as Spirit of Halloween on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Nate Bargatze hosts

music

Celebrating Joni at 80

For musicians on the way up, nonprofit’s support hits all the right notes

Podcast: Folk singer Chance Emerson on building his music career in New England

Theater/Dance

‘Frozen’ has the power to enchant, despite some slush

‘How I Learned to Drive’ burrows deep into the murky memories of trauma

‘Liberal Redneck’ Trae Crowder knows what you think about Southerners

Health

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

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

Obituaries

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated ‘Friends’ star, dead at 54

Robert Brustein, influential founder of American Repertory Theater, dies at 96

Richard Moll, towering bailiff on ‘Night Court,’ dies at 80