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Lewiston Shootings

A week after his death in Maine’s mass shooting, the parents of a ‘Silent Giant’ share their loss
Billy Brackett was an excellent athlete, generous friend, and, in his mid-40s, a new parent.

See our complete coverage of the Maine shootings

Maine sheriff’s deputy blasts State Police handling of manhunt for Lewiston shooter, drawing rebuke from colonel

Army reservist sent texts before Maine attack warning gunman would ‘do a mass shooting’

Maine governor launches independent commission to probe Lewiston mass shootings

As Lewiston mourns, a community pulls together

At Lewiston-Auburn football game, a step toward ‘whatever a new normal is’

James Taylor sings National Anthem at Lewiston-Auburn football game

Timeline of detailed warnings about Maine gunman’s instability

BPS superintendent defends inclusion plan after most of English Learners task force resigns

Speaking at a School Committee meeting Wednesday night, Superintendent Mary Skipper thanked the resigning members for the service to the district but said the district’s plans align with state and federal expectations and district data.

Amid influx of migrants, state judge allows Healey to move ahead with limits on Mass. emergency shelter system

A judge on Wednesday rejected a request from Lawyers for Civil Rights, a Boston-based advocacy group, to temporarily block the Healey administration from creating a cap of 7,500 families on the statewide program.

The US has dodged a recession in 2023, but the economic luck could run out next year
New risks could be ahead, including a possible federal government shutdown this month and skyrocketing oil prices if the Mideast war drags on.

Arrest made in fatal shooting of Salem State University student, officials say
An 18-year-old Salem resident was arrested Wednesday night in the shooting death of a Salem State University basketball player who was found in a car parked near campus, authorities said.

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
Knight was known for both his fiery temper and the success that followed his teams.

Woman accused of killing pro cyclist Moriah Wilson tracked her on a fitness app, prosecutors say

Harvard students and alumni call for more action to fight antisemitism on campus

Diplomatic efforts to pause fighting gain steam as Israeli ground troops push toward Gaza City

President Biden suggested a humanitarian “pause” on Wednesday, as hundreds of foreign passport holders and wounded Palestinians were allowed out of Gaza for the first time, exiting via Egypt’s Rafah crossing. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected back in the region on Friday.

Two Mass. families remain trapped in Gaza as some foreign nationals exit: ‘We finally see a glimpse of hope’

On Wednesday, dual passport holders and injured Palestinians were able to leave Gaza for the first time since the war began. But two families — one from Plymouth and the other from Medway — were not among those allowed to exit into Egypt.

Gary Washburn | CELTICS 155, PACERS 104
When they’re locked in, these Celtics have the ability to be great — from start to finish
The Celtics won’t be perfect every night, but they have enough talent and focus to avoid those stretches that prevent good teams from greatness.

WORLD SERIES | GAME 5: RANGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Rangers claim first World Series title with Nate Eovaldi’s Game 5 win over Diamondbacks

Eovaldi threw six scoreless innings and was the winning pitcher after Mitch Garver delivered Texas the lead in the seventh, when Zac Gallen's no-hit bid ended for Arizona.

The tunes they are a-changin’: The never-ending transformation of Bob Dylan’s songs
The drive to remake even the most hallowed parts of his legacy — changing up rhythms, textures, vocal melodies, even the words — has been a red thread through Dylan’s performances, and will likely be in evidence during his three-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre that begins on Friday.

Opinion
EDITORIAL

Governor Healey adds equity, fairness to her clemency priorities

Historic new rules provide renewed hope for second chances in a long-stagnant system.
JOAN VENNOCHI

What do you mean by ‘right to shelter,’ Governor Healey?

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Will Supreme Court put limits on the use of social media?

SAY MORE

This week in ‘Say More’: The computer scientist who became an AI skeptic
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

We’re drowning in historical fiction
Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reckoning with Boston’s towers of wealth

Luxury high-rises are sprouting across the skyline. Why is Boston, amid a grave housing crisis, so much better at building homes for the wealthy than those in need?

Explore the project

In Collecting 101, UMass Amherst students learn inner workings of museum acquisition

The class recently took a field trip to Boston to visit Newbury Street art galleries and the ICA’s permanent collection.

‘Call Her Daddy’’s Alex Cooper debuts her Vegas-style live tour at MGM this week

“I know I make previous generations uncomfortable. Some of my mom’s friends are like, ‘Oh my God, has your daughter lost her mind?’ And that’s when I know I’m doing something right,” Cooper said.

Harvard breaks ground on big Allston project

The Enterprise Research Campus is set to include lab space, green space, and housing.

More recent News

Rare sighting: sperm whale spotted off the coast of Cape Cod
For the first time in six years, scientists from the New England Aquarium. spotted an endangered sperm whale calf about 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod. They were conducting an aerial survey over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Speaker Mike Johnson signals that Ukraine aid, coupled with border security, is next on GOP agenda
New Speaker Mike Johnson says the US House will consider a fresh aid package for Ukraine, but he wants to link it to more money at home for the U.S. border with Mexico.

Neronha may run for governor, citing frustrations on health care, climate, utilities
The R.I. attorney general is term limited but raised more than $68,000 in the third quarter, according to new campaign finance report.

Authorities continue search for Gardner man wanted for wife’s murder, State Police say
Local and State Police have been searching for Aaron M. Pennington, 33, since his wife, 30-year-old Breanne Pennington, was found shot in couple’s home on Oct. 22., State Police said Wednesday.

Sixth human case of WNV detected in Massachusetts
A man in his 70s has become the sixth Massachusetts resident infected with West Nile virus and was likely exposed in Middlesex County, the state Department of Public Health said Wednesday.

City clears final tents from the ‘Mass. and Cass’ homeless encampment
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the task “has been a long-standing challenge in the city of Boston.”

Recommended reads

Above all else, Craig Breslow has been a problem solver — on the mound and in the front office

The Red Sox’ new chief baseball officer has demonstrated boldness and a willingness to reach for a high bar and grasp it. He confronts forks along the way with decisiveness and ambition.

DEVRA FIRST
10 new restaurants to try right now
As the weather gets colder, Boston’s dining scene continues to bloom, and there is plenty to look forward to. Here are some spots to try soon.

The MBTA just eliminated one of its longest-lasting slow zones
First identified by work crews before Labor Day in 2022, the Red Line slow zone was “being removed” as of Wednesday morning. Here is its story.

ADDRESS
Fannie Mae keeps a secret condo blacklist. Why?
Won’t buy loans for these properties and forbids lenders from telling anyone. In October, 37 Massachusetts developments were singled out.

Culture & Lifestyle

In Collecting 101, UMass Amherst students learn inner workings of museum acquisition

Move over, Wordle: Movie Grid, a new daily trivia game, has users flexing their film knowledge

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

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

JEFF JACOBY

Why most Americans are tuning out the news
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

Biden’s real reelection problem isn’t his age. It’s his waning popularity.
Miren Uriarte and Rosann Tung

Why we resigned from the Boston School Committee’s English Learners Task Force
IDEAS | DOUG SMITH

The last thing my father told me
Andrew Bacevich

Is the US an ‘indispensable nation’ or reckless and misguided?
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

PODCAST

Amid mental health crisis, R.I. program helps youth turn the corner

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Rev. Lauri Smalls talks about the pandemic’s toll and calls for more state funding for residential programs that keep youth in Rhode Island.
RI POLITICS

Neronha may run for governor, citing frustrations on health care, climate, utilities

The R.I. attorney general is term limited but raised more than $68,000 in the third quarter, according to new campaign finance report.

Report: New N.H. education rules lower standards, usher in privatization

Educators sound the alarm on an overhaul of education rules that the report’s author, Christine Downing, said would dismantle public schools in the state.

A week after his death in Maine’s mass shooting, the parents of a ‘Silent Giant’ share their loss

Billy Brackett was an excellent athlete, generous friend, and, in his mid-40s, a new parent.

Sports

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

When they’re locked in, these Celtics have the ability to be great — from start to finish

The Celtics won’t be perfect every night, but they have enough talent and focus to avoid those stretches that prevent good teams from greatness.
WORLD SERIES | GAME 5: RANGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0

Rangers claim first World Series title with Nate Eovaldi’s Game 5 win over Diamondbacks

Eovaldi threw six scoreless innings and was the winning pitcher after Mitch Garver delivered Texas the lead in the seventh, when Zac Gallen's no-hit bid ended for Arizona.
Wednesday's tournament roundup

In a feat nine years in the making, Sumner Harris leads Scituate girls’ volleyball to its first playoff win in Division 2 preliminary match

Harris delivered 26 assists, 6 kills, and 3 aces, including the ace in a 3-0 win that helped the No. 27 Sailors (13-8) clinch their first playoff victory in nine varsity seasons.
CELTICS 155, PACERS 104

Celtics explode for 155 points to cruise past overwhelmed Pacers
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Aaron Nesmith takes lessons learned in Boston to Pacers
college basketball

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83

Business

Harris and Sunak due to discuss cutting-edge AI risks at UK summit

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are set to join delegates Thursday at a U.K. summit focused on containing risks from rapid advances in cutting edge artificial intelligence.

Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for roughly $8.6 billion

Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for approximately $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney full control of the streaming service.

Biden says Israel and Hamas should ‘pause’ fighting for hostage release
TALKING POINTS

Back Bay building sells for more than double its last sale price
magazine
Women & Power 2023

Where are the women in tech and AI?

PERSPECTIVE

We’ve earned these wrinkles. We don’t need to hide them.
MISS CONDUCT

Do nieces and nephews age out of Christmas gifts?

COOKING

Cauliflower is a good vegetarian option for shawarma and other dishes

metro

James Taylor sings National Anthem at Lewiston-Auburn football game, the first held since mass shooting

Rhode Map Live: David Cicilline talks education, housing, and democracy in new role at RI Foundation

Arrest made in fatal shooting of Salem State University student, officials say

sports

Antonio Pierce takes over as interim coach of the Raiders

New Mission advances in Division 5 girls’ volleyball tournament with preliminary-round win over Brighton

State girls’ soccer tournament: Favorites, sleepers, players to watch, Divisions 1-5

business

US job openings were steady in September

WeWork may enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy as soon as next week

Prosecutor cites ‘pyramid of deceit’ by Sam Bankman-Fried; defense lawyer says he’s no monster

politics

Blinken will enter diplomatic maelstrom over Gaza war on new Mideast trip

Speaker Mike Johnson signals that Ukraine aid, coupled with border security, is next on GOP agenda

The US has dodged a recession in 2023, but the economic luck could run out next year

Nation

Court fights invoking US Constitution’s ‘insurrection clause’ against Trump turn to Minnesota

Attorney says van der Sloot’s confession about Natalee Holloway’s murder was ‘chilling’

Democrats fear that Biden’s Israel-Hamas war stance could cost him reelection in Michigan

World

‘A curse to be a parent in Gaza’: More than 3,600 Palestinian children killed in just 3 weeks of war

Diplomatic efforts to pause fighting gain steam as Israeli ground troops push toward Gaza City

After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave

opinion

Why most Americans are tuning out the news

Care, concern, and community for people with disabilities as they age

Maine lawmaker’s reversal offers glimmer of hope on gun laws

lifestyle

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades.

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters

Taylor Swift Halloween theme draws visitors to Beacon Hill home

food & dining

Dunkin’ announces its 2023 holiday menu and the return of Free Donut Wednesdays

10 new restaurants to try right now

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

travel

I’m freezing! Can you help me get out of this Airbnb?

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

Arts

In Collecting 101, UMass Amherst students learn inner workings of museum acquisition

The Boston Tea Party turns 250

Crystalle Lacouture centers loss and care at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

Books

For dyslexic readers, a boon in Dyslexie font

Becoming Henry Winkler

Sigrid Nunez’s latest novel meditates upon age, illness, writing, and macaws

Movies

Move over, Wordle: Movie Grid, a new daily trivia game, has users flexing their film knowledge

Elvis is the devil in disguise in ‘Priscilla’

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

Television

B.J. Novak’s pet project a boon to ‘Lessons in Chemistry’

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

‘Friends’ cast mourns death of Matthew Perry

music

The tunes they are a-changin’: The never-ending transformation of Bob Dylan’s songs

What to expect when you’re expecting Bob Dylan

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

Theater/Dance

Orlando Baxter doesn’t have to come home for Comics Come Home — he’s already here

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

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

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

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83

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