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Lewiston Shootings

Police had enough information to pursue ‘yellow flag’ weapons restriction for Lewiston gunman, law’s author says
“This definitely appears like a case that the yellow flag process could have been utilized,” said state Senator Lisa Keim, a Republican who sponsored the 2019 bill in the Maine Legislature.

See our complete coverage of the Maine shootings

Here’s what we know (and don’t know) about the guns in the Maine mass shootings

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

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

Maine State Police releases timeline of response to mass shootings

With anthem at Lewiston game, James Taylor showers the people with love

House approves $14.5 billion in aid for Israel; Schumer said largely partisan bill won’t pass Senate

The House has approved a $14.5 billion in military aid package for Israel, but without humanitarian assistance for Gaza.

Lowell man sought in death of woman whose body was found in Logan Airport garage. Authorities say he fled to Kenya.

Authorities believe Kevin Kangethe boarded a flight to Kenya, and they are working with authorities there to locate him. Kangethe allegedly knew Margaret Mbitu, the victim, who was reported missing on Monday.

This band plans to drown out the Men’s March against abortion with a ruckus
The Boston Clown Music Parade is a group of activist-musicians who wreak annual havoc on the Men’s March Against Abortion, drowning out its protests with haphazard, circus-themed brass and percussion.

Hawley, Mayorkas get into heated exchange over DHS employee’s posts: ‘Your question is despicable’

Tensions flared at a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday when a Republican senator pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about antisemitic comments posted on social media by an employee amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Healey weighing limits on how long homeless families can stay in emergency shelters, as system strained by migrant influx

If adopted, these limits on length of stay would come on top of new restrictions put in place by Healey on the total number of families allowed in the shelter system to 7,500 families — a number it’s expected to reach within days, if not sooner.
LOVE LETTERS

My boyfriend slept with my mom (before we met)

Should I confront my mom?

Trial testimony reveals gambling giant Bally’s paid $60 million to take over Trump’s NYC golf course

Harvard, Yale warned by top law firms about campus antisemitism

1,735 confirmed cases and 16 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

NAMES

Kickin’ it with Mark Wahlberg

The actor opens up about his sneakerhead obsession and venturing into the shoe business.
QUICK BITE

Lines out the door for New York slices in Harvard Square, thanks to Joe’s Pizza

Come for a real New York slice, served until 3 a.m.
Bob Ryan

Bob Knight was a brilliant basketball coach. I saw the good and the bad.

He was a profane, my-way-or-the-highway coaching dictator. Tough-minded kids could take it. Many others could not.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Vivek Ramaswamy is not ready for prime primary time

A debate in New Hampshire shows a candidate with hollow answers.
RENÉE GRAHAM

This time, it’s Lewiston: When police departments obscure the truth, public trust falters
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

We’re drowning in historical fiction
Miren Uriarte and Rosann Tung

Why we resigned from the Boston School Committee’s English Learners Task Force
EDITORIAL

The tents at Mass. and Cass needed to come down. Now what?
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

More recent News

Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte patiently waits for his chance, which could come soon
James White, who didn't see much playing time as a Patriots rookie, sympathizes with Boutte and had some advice for him.

Boston College’s Earl Grant among coaches claiming tampering abounds in college basketball
Tampering has grown more prevalent in the transfer portal era, coaches say. Grant and Duke's Jon Scheyer say they've had players or families contacted improperly.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey
Mason Lohrei the latest newbie making his debut in the Spoked-B jersey
The conveyor belt of hope and promise dropped the rookie defenseman onto Causeway Street Thursday night, as the third youngster this season to make his NHL debut in a Black-and-Gold uniform.

Here’s what the Celtics’ new City Edition jerseys look like
The Celtics will first wear these uniforms against the Brooklyn Nets on Nov. 10, which is the team’s first in-season tournament game.

Eric Trump testifies he wasn’t aware of dad’s financial statements, but emails show some involvement
Eric Trump followed brother Donald Trump Jr. to the witness stand Thursday at the family’s New York civil fraud trial, a prelude to their father’s scheduled testimony on Monday.

Springfield mayoral candidate denies allegations that his campaign team paid people for votes
Springfield City Councilor Justin Hurst on Thursday adamantly denied allegations that his mayoral campaign paid for votes and accused incumbent Mayor Domenic J. Sarno’s administration of trying to discredit him days before the election.

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MOVIES

How do you travel back to 1970s Massachusetts in the movies? Location, location, location.

Location manager Kai Quinlan helped make the Bay State a star in Alexander Payne’s new film, "The Holdovers."

My mom had always been my biggest fan. Now it was my turn to cheer her on.
When my middle-aged mom went to grad school, she only needed my tech help. She was her own champion.

Fort Wetherill is a hub for graffiti artists — and might be the DEM’s biggest maintenance challenge to date
Upkeep at the historic property is a Sisyphean task. Sometimes it feels like there’s no end in sight.

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

BLO’s ‘La Cenerentola’ tells a different kind of Cinderella story — set in Boston

How do you travel back to 1970s Massachusetts in the movies? Location, location, location.

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

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

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

Mayor Wu declares peaceful dismantling of Mass. and Cass a model for tackling homelessness

More than 100 people have moved out of the crime-ridden encampments since Monday.
RI POLITICS

Judge hears arguments in legal battle involving one of R.I.’s richest families

Lawyer exchange charges of “self-dealing” and “personal animus” in a pair of lawsuits involving the wealth left behind by Malcolm G. “Kim” Chace III, who served on the Berkshire Hathaway board.
RI NEWS

Providence reparations program will move forward under Smiley

A new plan will shift more of the unspent money to the United Way of Rhode Island to manage. The rest of the $10 million — a balance of about $6.3 million — will be administered by the city.

1,735 confirmed cases and 16 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Sports

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

Mason Lohrei the latest newbie making his debut in the Spoked-B jersey

The conveyor belt of hope and promise dropped the rookie defenseman onto Causeway Street Thursday night, as the third youngster this season to make his NHL debut in a Black-and-Gold uniform.
celtics

Here’s what the Celtics’ new City Edition jerseys look like

The Celtics will first wear these uniforms against the Brooklyn Nets on Nov. 10, which is the team’s first in-season tournament game.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

No. 8 North Andover will lean into its leadership triad of three-year starters in its Division 2 playoff matchup vs. No. 9 Winchester

“They all have great football IQs and the experience they bring is huge,” North Andover coach John Dubzinski said of senior captains Jake Saalfrank, Jake O'Neil and Zach Wolinski.
Peter Abraham I On baseball

Why Craig Breslow is confident he can hold on to a job with the Red Sox that many others have lost
patriots notebook

Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte patiently waits for his chance, which could come soon

Boston College’s Earl Grant among coaches claiming tampering abounds in college basketball

Business

Waste-water analysis firm Biobot fights to retain federal COVID testing contract

The Cambridge company found itself out in the cold after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave its waste-water testing contract to Verily Life Sciences.

Moderna shares sink as company forecasts 2024 sales decline

Moderna shares tumbled Thursday after the company said it expected revenue to fall sharply next year.

Chief executive of National Association of Realtors resigns

Cedar Fair and Six Flags will merge to create a playtime powerhouse in North America
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

Will Ferrell, Bob Kraft, Mac Jones and Gronk offer support to Lewiston in video messages before football game

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: Nov. 3-10

Healey weighing limits on how long homeless families can stay in emergency shelters, as system strained by migrant influx

sports

Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley named to TGL’s Boston Common Golf roster

‘I know what it takes to win here,’ says a confident Craig Breslow in his Red Sox introduction

Notre Dame will join BU, Harvard, and Merrimack in Belfast for next year’s Friendship Four hockey tournament

business

UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve the new contract

National Association of Realtors CEO steps down after group found liable in antitrust case

Cedar Fair and Six Flags will merge to create a playtime powerhouse in North America

politics

House OK’s $14.5b in aid to Israel but plan requires cuts elsewhere

House approves $14.5 billion in aid for Israel; Schumer said largely partisan bill won’t pass Senate

Minnesota justices appear skeptical that states should decide Trump’s eligibility for the ballot

Nation

Eric Trump testifies he wasn’t aware of dad’s financial statements, but emails show some involvement

Senate confirms 3 more senior military officers around Tuberville blockade

1,735 confirmed cases and 16 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City

US to press Israel for ‘pauses’ in war against Hamas

How a campaign of extremist violence is pushing the West Bank to the brink

opinion

Why we resigned from the Boston School Committee’s English Learners Task Force

Biden’s real reelection problem isn’t his age. It’s his waning popularity.

Why most Americans are tuning out the news

lifestyle

Lola Dating app will launch in Boston. It’s designed for people who want to show up on dates — for real.

My boyfriend slept with my mom (before we met)

Millions more smokers should be screened for lung cancer, group says

food & dining

Lines out the door for New York slices in Harvard Square, thanks to Joe’s Pizza

Sea Hag floats into Harvard Square with Yorkshire pudding and live music; Belmont’s Trinktisch pours its last pint

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

travel

What’s new and coming up at Disneyland resort parks

Paul Daigneault, SpeakEasy’s founder, on traveling with friends, trail mix, and the national parks

It’s Warren Miller film time, plus a doughnut tour and an app to turn your phone into a rescue locator

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

Sandy Winterbottom follows a 20th-century whaling boom and its lasting effects

Harvard’s Tracy K. Smith has never felt more skeptical of freedom — or more free

For dyslexic readers, a boon in Dyslexie font

Movies

Colman Domingo soars in ‘Rustin,’ a civil rights story you haven’t seen before

How do you travel back to 1970s Massachusetts in the movies? Location, location, location.

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

Television

Sequel adds to true-crime boom ‘The Jinx’ helped bring about

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

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

music

In his music and in his soul, Brent Cobb is never far from ‘home sweet home’

Yuri Temirkanov, world-renowned conductor, dies at 84

Dwight Twilley, rootsy power-pop hit-maker, dies at 72

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

Yuri Temirkanov, world-renowned conductor, dies at 84

Dwight Twilley, rootsy power-pop hit-maker, dies at 72

Ady Barkan, health care activist, dies at 39