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Lewiston gunman had been involuntarily committed to a mental hospital

The shooter was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital in New York this summer after exhibiting erratic behavior during military training.
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Gunman thought businesses were part of 'conspiracy' against him

Could a ‘red flag’ law have stopped the gunman in Lewiston?

Does hearing loss play a role in psychosis?

Israel carries out wide-scale strike in Northern Gaza
Several hundred thousand Palestinians remain in northern Gaza in the path of the ground assault. They have crowded into homes or are packed by the thousands into hospitals that are already overwhelmed with patients and running low on supplies.

Nine protesters arrested after several officers assaulted at Cambridge office of Israeli company, police say

Jewish social justice group resigns from Greater Boston Jewish council over rally with anti-Zionist group

‘We’ve run out of drinking water’: Medway family describes increasingly dire situation in Gaza as war escalates

Over student and teacher objections, Everett School Committee places embattled superintendent on leave
The 7 to 3 vote effectively ends Superintendent Priya Tahiliani's tenure with the district.

Judge weighs blocking shelter system cap amid crush of families
A state judge is poised to rule on the Healey administration’s effort to limit the number of homeless families allowed in the state’s emergency shelter program, which has been overwhelmed by a surge of migrants amid an escalating housing crisis.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Nine members of BPS’s English Learners task force resign in protest of district inclusion plan
In a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper, the resigning task force members said the district’s plan to integrate English learners into general education classrooms will lead to worse outcomes.

MFA hands over pair of likely looted Bubon bronzes to Manhattan DA’s office
A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA’s office confirmed the two fragments are part of a wide-ranging criminal investigation into an antiquities smuggling ring.

Four-year-old boy in critical condition after being accidentally shot by father, police say

Michael A. Jones, 33, the boy’s father, was inside a second floor room with a 9-mm handgun when it discharged, traveled through a wall and struck the boy in an adjacent room. Jones was arrested on multiple charges, police said Tuesday night.
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EDITORIAL

In defense of Halloween

Could the censorious scolds and overprotective parents just give it a rest for this one day?
SCOT LEHIGH

Joe Biden has a Democratic challenger; he should debate him
RENÉE GRAHAM

From gun violence to abortion bans, recognize the devil before it breaches your door
Andrew Bacevich

Is the US an ‘indispensable nation’ or reckless and misguided?
IDEAS | DOUG SMITH

The last thing my father told me

Patients with sickle cell disease urge FDA to greenlight landmark gene-editing treatment

The treatment is administered with a single infusion and was created by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, which has most of its employees in Mass.

Putting their John Hancock on the city skyline

The life insurer on Tuesday completed the installation of its signature sign — which long hung over center field in Fenway Park — at the top of its Back Bay headquarters.
innovation beat

Facebook is launching an ad-free version. What does that mean for the future of social media?

Meta said on Monday it would offer versions of Facebook and Instagram for a monthly subscription fee that would have no advertising and, even more significantly, would not share user data with advertisers.

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With UAW strike over, workers return to Stellantis facility in Mansfield
The United Auto Workers reached tentative deals with all of the Big Three automakers, clearing the way for about 46 people to come back to work in Mansfield.

Pared-down N.H. bill would ban gender-affirming genital surgeries for minors
Just like the original bill, a proposed amendment represents a "dangerous" approach to regulating health care, opponents say.

New Kids on the Block to bring ‘Magic Summer 2024’ tour to Mansfield
Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff will join the Boston boy band on tour next year.

Healey, promising more compassion, overhauls state’s guidelines for pardons, commutations
Governor Maura Healey’s newly released framework signals the Democrat’s willingness to not only wield clemency earlier and more often than her predecessors but consider a variety of different circumstances in doing so.

‘Friends’ cast mourns death of Matthew Perry
“We are all so utterly devastated,” his costars told People.

Charlie McAvoy draws four-game suspension for ‘illegal check to the head’ against Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson
The Bruins defenseman drew the ban after he was hit with a match-penalty and five-minute major and ejected from Monday night's overtime win against the Panthers.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

One house, one family, and the fading dream of homeownership

Within 100 years, a Watertown family has watched the seams of the American Dream coming apart — one stitch, one generation at a time.
Tell us your family’s Greater Boston homeownership story

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Like clockwork, it’s time to debate daylight saving time again

The twice-annual debate over what time zone Massachusetts should be in has been revived anew.

Bold Types
For Panera and Au Bon Pain co-founder Ron Shaich, a third act comes naturally
The Brookline-based restaurateur is figuring out how to help the best existing restaurants survive in what has become an increasingly difficult climate to hang on.

Boston City Council election day is coming up. Here’s what to know before you vote.
Eligible Bostonians will be able to cast their ballots to elect the city's next district councilors and at-large city councilors, whether that's by mail, voting early, or going to the polls on Election Day.

Long COVID patients aim to educate doctors about their disease
Patients and patient advocates in New Hampshire will bring together experts from around the country at a symposium at Dartmouth in November.

Culture & Lifestyle

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

Nick Lowe on Christmas music, his masked accomplices, and why he had to change his tune

CBC report questions singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims of Indigenous heritage

Grupo Corpo brings Brazil back to the Shubert

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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.

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.

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EDITORIAL

Transfer tax would give communities one more weapon in the housing battle
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The deficit has doubled — to $2 trillion. This economist says worrying about it is silly.
Kris Brown

Scapegoating mental illness is ineffective in preventing mass shootings
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Not a hate crime, but still an act of hate
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Metro

Lewiston gunman had been involuntarily committed to a mental hospital

The shooter was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital in New York this summer after exhibiting erratic behavior during military training.

US Senators Susan Collins and Angus King honor Lewiston shooting victims on Senate floor

"Tonight, my colleague and I simply want to remember the people that lost their lives last Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine,” said King, who posted video of their remarks on X Tuesday evening.

Involuntary commitments can be a vital lifeline for mental health, but patients’ rights must be considered

Decisions about involuntary commitment require a balance between questions about safety and personal rights, clinicians said.

Judge to determine course of child abuse case against DCYF, New Boston police

Olivia Atkocaitis’ lawsuit alleges she was imprisoned for most of her childhood and that state social workers and the police knew about it, but failed to intervene.

Sports

Peter Abraham I On baseball

Ugly win by the Rangers in Game 4 of the World Series was no fall classic

Texas starter Andrew Heaney went five innings and left with a 10-1 lead. But in another sign of how poor pitching has become, the Rangers needed six relievers to finish the game.
World Series | Game 4: Rangers 11, Diamondbacks 7

Marcus Semien’s 5 RBIs, Corey Seager’s home run lead Rangers over Diamondbacks in Game 4 of the World Series

Rangers one win away from first World Series championship in franchise history.
MIAA FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for in state field hockey tournament, Divisions 1-4

Four divisions, 130 teams, all shooting for a state title.
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY

Undefeated Franklin enters postseason in search of elusive Division 1 field hockey championship
MIAA DIVISION 1 GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Feeling at home at GreatHorse, Longmeadow’s Ryan Downes repeats as Division 1 boys’ golf champ, St. John’s (Shrewsbury) takes team title
Peter Abraham I On baseball

The Rangers and Diamondbacks getting to the World Series is further evidence that defense wins

Business

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric set to testify at fraud trial that threatens family’s empire

Donald Trump’s eldest sons, who took over day-to-day management of his real estate empire when he became president, are scheduled to testify in the New York civil fraud case that threatens their company’s future.

Patients with sickle cell disease urge FDA to greenlight landmark gene-editing treatment

The treatment is administered with a single infusion and was created by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, which has most of its employees in Mass.

The defense rests in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial

Biden administration takes on JetBlue as its fight against industry consolidation goes to court
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Vampire panic gripped New England in the 1800s. The real evil was in the air.

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Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 30-Nov. 5
CONNECTIONS

The day I grew to really appreciate my son started with a Disney tantrum — mine
Globe Magazine

One family scammed the lottery for $20 million. Then their luck ran out.

metro

Nine members of BPS’s English Learners task force resign in protest of district inclusion plan

‘The drug store is closed’: Boston begins clearing Mass. and Cass homeless encampment

Could a ‘red flag’ law have stopped the gunman in Lewiston?

sports

Charlie Potter continues hot streak by winning boys’ Division 2 golf championship, Dover-Sherborn also wins team title

Scary thought: Fast-starting Kristaps Porzingis says he’s not in top shape yet

Charlie McAvoy draws four-game suspension for ‘illegal check to the head’ against Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson

business

State Street shakes up its hierarchy

Putting their John Hancock on the city skyline

With UAW strike over, workers return to Stellantis facility in Mansfield

politics

White House will develop an anti-Islamophobia strategy but faces skepticism from Muslim Americans

Supreme Court weighs when officials may block citizens on social media

Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception

Nation

The murder trial for the woman charged in the shooting death of pro cyclist Mo Wilson is starting

Mississippi gubernatorial contenders Reeves and Presley will have 1 debate to cap a tough campaign

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric set to testify at fraud trial that threatens family’s empire

World

Israel carries out wide-scale strike in Northern Gaza

Charles in Kenya says ‘no excuses’ but gives no apology for colonial violence

More than 40 percent of Ukrainians need humanitarian help under horrendous war conditions, UN says

opinion

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

Phones in schools are making children less safe

The deficit has doubled — to $2 trillion. This economist says worrying about it is silly.

lifestyle

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters

Taylor Swift Halloween theme draws visitors to Beacon Hill home

Epoch Preservation uses artistry and attention to detail to bring historical gravestones back to life

food & dining

Turkish coffee (and the space to enjoy it) at Sip of Joy Cafe & Bakery in the South End

Cheers to Full Pour, a new print magazine devoted to drinks of all kinds

Spruce up your holiday cheese board with a little know-how from spice school

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

Crystalle Lacouture centers loss and care at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

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

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

Books

In Jeff Yang’s illustrated history ‘The Golden Screen,’ breadth is freedom

Mary Beard tells us what work by Seneca we’ve been sleeping on

Superfan or dilettante?

Movies

Elvis is the devil in disguise in ‘Priscilla’

‘The Holdovers’ is Payne’s paean to all the lonely people

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

Television

‘Six Feet Under’ the latest HBO series to pop up on Netflix

‘Friends’ cast mourns death of Matthew Perry

Fellowes’s ‘The Gilded Age’ isn’t the gold standard, but it’s plenty rich

music

New Kids on the Block to bring ‘Magic Summer 2024’ tour to Mansfield

Taylor Swift Halloween theme draws visitors to Beacon Hill home

CBC report questions singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims of Indigenous heritage

Theater/Dance

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

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

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

Health

Pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid start 3-day walkout

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says

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

Obituaries

Frank Howard, long the face of baseball in Washington, D.C., dies at 87

Climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71

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