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Donald Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, N.Y. attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial

The former president's testimony about property valuations and financial statements was punctuated by personal jabs at the judge. He proudly boasted of his real estate business and disputed claims that he had deceived banks and insurers.

Former president Donald Trump waited to take the witness stand during his civil fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York.

‘Can you control your client?’ 11 key moments from Donald Trump’s testimony at his civil fraud trial.

Vegetarian restaurant chain Clover Food Lab files for bankruptcy
The fast casual chain said it could no longer the pay the leases on its new commissary and two restaurants.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

New exam school data show how many low-income students missed out on bonus points doled out to higher-income peers
Of the 408 higher-income students who received bonus points based on where they attend school, nearly 85 percent were admitted. Of the 29 low-income students who didn’t, 13 were not admitted.

A new study maps the lasting effects of gun violence on children and teens who survive their injuries

Firearms are the leading cause of death among American children and adolescents, but there has been little research on children who are injured from gun violence.

Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, 4-year-old Benjamin and 1-year-old Mason, were found shot to death in their Northfield, N.H. home on Aug. 3, 2022, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's office. They are survived by husband and father Sean M. Sweeney, who wasn't home at the time. (GoFundMe)

Young mom’s final words to her husband among new details in Northfield, N.H., triple murder case

WeWork files for bankruptcy amid glut of empty offices

Anthony Edwards goes supernova as Timberwolves hand Celtics their first loss

The Celtics struggled with turnovers and poor shooting while getting a taste of emerging star Anthony Edwards, who scored 38 and hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime.

First NHL goals from Johnny Beecher, Mason Lohrei start Bruins off right in win over Stars
Beecher and Lohrei scored in the first period, Brad Marchand added a power-play goal in the third, and Jeremy Swayman (35 saves) was on top of his goalie game.

Israeli forces' flares light up the sky over Gaza City on Monday.

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as advance on urban center looms

Israeli forces have severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight, setting the stage for an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war.

In letter to congressional delegation, 88 Rhode Island Jews and Israelis urge ceasefire in Gaza As Gaza hospitals collapse, medical workers face the hardest choices

Despite push by Biden and Blinken, US appears no closer to securing ‘humanitarian pause’ in Gaza

UMass Amherst student arraigned on assault charges in attack on Jewish student

Mohanad Mossalam picked up Yousef Okal as Wafaa Abuzayda (back left), Caroline Griffith, Abood Okal, Paul Griffith, and Sammy Nabulsi paused to take in the moment as the Okal family arrived at Logan Airport.

Medway family lands at Logan Airport after weeks trapped in Gaza Strip

Tara Sullivan

Mac Jones strikes the pose of a Patriot whose future does not lie in New England next year
The quarterback continues to behave like a consummate pro in the midst of a trying season, but his days in Foxborough seem to be numbered.

Is Bill Belichick coaching for his job? He was asked about it Monday. Send us your burning questions about the Patriots to be answered in Tuesday’s mailbag

Lewiston shootings

Regan Thibodeau with Joshua Seal, who was killed in the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston. They were among the few deaf certified American Sign Language interpreters in Maine.

Maine’s deaf community embraces solidarity, and faces old frustrations, as it grieves four of its own

The deaths of four deaf people in the Lewiston shootings have brought to light the profound connections within Maine’s deaf community and renewed a familiar frustration: exclusion.

Maine’s senators ask US Army to investigate response to Lewiston gunman’s mental health decline

Beth Teitell

How bad is Boston traffic? It’s on the sidewalk now.
As the micro-mobility movement gains popularity, the sidewalks have become a free-for-all with powered bikes, electric scooters, and those one-wheeled things. But where are people supposed to go?

Signs encouraging people to vote dotted the median along Truman Parkway, in Hyde Park.

Key decisions, but low turnout, expected in Boston and elsewhere on Election Day, top state official says

Secretary of State William F. Galvin said he expects turnout for Tuesday's election in Boston to fall below that of the 2021 mayoral race, when just 32 percent of registered voters cast a ballot.

What to know before you vote in Boston

A man walked his dog at sunset at Nelson Memorial Park in December.

Daylight saving time has ended. Here’s how to keep the winter blues at bay.

After clocks fell back this weekend, days feel shorter, darker, and colder. Experts say it’s possible to manage mood changes with these activities.

Dave Epstein: The days are getting shorter, but that brings opportunity

Take the money and run.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

It’s still a good time to jump on those 5 percent savings rates

The Federal Reserve may well be done hiking rates, forecasters say, but it won’t begin lowering them for a while.

Opinion

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders on Nov. 5.

Lighten up on Bill Belichick

If Belichick is on his way out, it says as much about the New England psyche as it does about the coach.

Vacant offices to housing: A new reality takes shape for downtown

A GOP senator joins the anti-Citizens United chorus

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The Ukraine war has no end in sight

If it’s not ‘genocide’ in Gaza, then what should we call it?

The Prudential Building, left, and One Dalton in the setting sun.

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

Months after request, Mass. lawmakers to vote on funding for emergency shelters. But they won’t say how much they’ll authorize.

On Monday, a key House leader repeatedly declined to specify just how much money legislative leaders are willing to give, saying it’s “still to be determined.”

‘A blow to the face.’ Despite strike, new UAW contract would shutter Mansfield parts warehouse
A tentative agreement reached late last week allows the parent company of Chrysler to consolidate the facility into a new plant in Fishkill, New York, by 2025.

innovation economy

Could climate tech be the next biotech for the Massachusetts economy?
From ship-cleaning robots, to plant-based meat, to paints that better regulate humidity and heat, firms around the state are meeting the challenge of climate change with a range of innovations.

5 Republicans will be on stage for the third presidential debate. Here’s who missed the cut
Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy will be on stage in Florida on Wednesday night.

Fatal fentanyl overdose in Salem leads to one of New England’s largest drug busts
Three men are facing federal charges after authorities seized more than 200 pounds of fentanyl and other drugs with a street value of roughly $8 million from a Lynn address in one of the largest single-location narcotic seizures in New England history, authorities said Monday.

RI BUSINESS

R.I.’s Lighthouse Inn to be demolished, and the state will foot the bill
The hotel has been at the heart of a nearly two-year dispute over the future of the land on which it’s located, which is across from the port for the Block Island Ferry.

Recommended reads

A woolly bear caterpillar.

These ‘poofy’ caterpillars can predict winter’s severity, according to New England folklore

Unbeknownst to most, the woolly bear caterpillar has a reputation for being able to predict coming winter weather patterns.

Cold Case Files

He was shot in a Chinese restaurant in Arlington in 1989, but no one has ever been charged
The New Dragon Chef restaurant in Arlington was closing down for the night, when suddenly a gunman showed up at the door and began firing.

shirley leung

Barbara Lee, the political queenmaker, will wind down foundation and work in 2024
By her count, Lee has helped elect more than 200 women in 37 states — including 8 sitting governors, 13 sitting US Senators, 29 sitting House members, and one vice president.

College Basketball

Kim English knows failure, and has faith. That’s why he’s ready to lead Providence basketball.
English takes over for beloved Ed Cooley, who left in the offseason for Georgetown. How will a 35-year-old with two years of mid-major head coaching experience rise to the occasion?

Culture & Lifestyle

Singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy of Wilco poses for a portrait in Los Angeles ahead of the release of "World Within a Song."

Jeff Tweedy on the 49 songs and one band that inspired his new book

Former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez attends a pretrial court hearing in superior court in Fall River, Mass. Oct. 9, 2013.

FX series ‘American Sports Story’ casts its Aaron Hernandez

Schuyler Bailar (”He/She/They”) is in conversation with Kimm Topping at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at All She Wrote Books.

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 11

The wedding invitations designed by artist Orfeo Tagiuri that became a viral sensation.

How Brookline-born artist Orfeo Tagiuri created a ‘cool girl’ wedding invitation that became a viral sensation

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, has joined with Democrats in seeking to undo the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision that allowed corporations to make independent political expenditures.

A GOP senator joins the anti-Citizens United chorus

Hobbs, N.M., an oil town near the Texas border, was one of the early sites for Ready4Routines, an eight-week course aimed at helping families build time for reflection into their lives.

IDEAS | MAGGIE JACKSON

For struggling families, classes in resilience can be lifelines

Former governor Mike Dukakis attended Governor Maura Healey’s inauguration, Jan. 5.

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement

Caution tape near the location in Lisbon, Maine, where officials found the body of the gunman in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Oct. 27.

How Maine can start fixing its gun laws

Missing poster and photos of Helen Medina.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A family’s nightmare quest to find their missing loved one

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

A new study maps the lasting effects of gun violence on children and teens who survive their injuries

Firearms are the leading cause of death among American children and adolescents, but there has been little research on children who are injured from gun violence.

Police seek ‘Chucky’ as person of interest after man allegedly spit in bus driver’s face in Salem on Halloween

Transit Police said that on Oct. 31 about 5 p.m., a man allegedly complained and spit in the face of the bus driver after the driver was forced to change the bus route because of Halloween festivities.

Medway family lands at Logan Airport after weeks trapped in Gaza Strip

"At some point, they’ll have a story to tell, a really important story and a lens, frankly, to the suffering happening on the ground in Gaza,” the lawyer for the family said.

Amtrak awarded nearly $10 billion in federal funding to support 12 projects along Northeast Corridor

The Federal Railroad Administration funding from the Biden administration is set to be used to “modernize critical infrastructure, improve stations and support future ridership growth” on the corridor, Amtrak said.

Sports

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson took one of eight sacks Monday by the Chargers, this one by linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu in the fourth quarter.

chargers 27, jets 6

Jets’ three-game win streak emphatically snapped by Chargers’ relentless defense

Zach Wilson was sacked eight times, while Justin Herbert, his LA counterpart, set an NFL passing record.

Al Horford tries to disrupt the shot of Timberwolves rising star Anthony Edwards.

TIMBERWOLVES114, CELTICS 109 (OT)

Anthony Edwards goes supernova as Timberwolves hand Celtics their first loss

The Celtics struggled with turnovers and poor shooting while getting a taste of emerging star Anthony Edwards, who scored 38 and hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime.

Johnny Beecher was greeted by fist bumps at the Bruins bench after scoring his first NHL goal.

BRUINS 3, STARS 2

First NHL goals from Johnny Beecher, Mason Lohrei start Bruins off right in win over Stars

Beecher and Lohrei scored in the first period, Brad Marchand added a power-play goal in the third, and Jeremy Swayman (35 saves) was on top of his goalie game.

MIAA GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP

Maggie Tiernan saves the night, and season, as Marshfield girls’ soccer edges Newton North in D1 tourney shootout

MIAA BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP

Captain Andrew O’Neill’s hat trick ships Franklin boys’ soccer to surprising rout of Attleboro in D1 tourney

Triston Casas among American League Rookie of the Year finalists

Business

We’re coming back to the office, and the office is getting smaller, according to Robin CEO Micah Remley

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

WeWork files for bankruptcy amid glut of empty offices

WeWork, the real estate company that offered startups and individuals sleek quarters to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Monday after years of struggling to find its footing.

Mass. AG objects to terms of Vantage’s bankruptcy filing

Donald Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, N.Y. attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial

magazine

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Mass.

Just after learning October 9 that she’d won a Nobel Prize, Claudia Goldin, at home, speaks with a reporter.

Women & Power 2023

Advice from the Nobel Prize winner who’s seen the ‘Barbie’ movie multiple times

This week's daters: Tharun and Ria.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was not on time. My Uber took a wrong turn.’

My neighbor has a hoarding problem and I'd like to help

metro

Demonstrators gather in the rotunda in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington during a Jewish Voice for Peace event on Oct. 18 calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war.

In letter to congressional delegation, 88 Rhode Island Jews and Israelis urge ceasefire in Gaza

New exam school data show how many low-income students missed out on bonus points doled out to higher-income peers

Federal court considers video or in-person hearings for psychiatric cases in N.H.

sports

Runners compete in the Catholic Memorial Invite at Franklin Park on October 14. The site will host this year's Foot Locker Cross-Country Northeast Regional.

The prestigious Foot Locker Cross-Country Northeast Regional is coming to Boston

Kyler Murray takes first-team reps at Cardinals practice, in line to return from knee injury

Going from the rebuilding Pacers to the contending Celtics has been an adjustment for forward Oshae Brissett

business

The Clover Food Lab is shown inside the Prudential Center.

Vegetarian restaurant chain Clover Food Lab files for bankruptcy

‘Can you control your client?’ 11 key moments from Donald Trump’s testimony at his civil fraud trial.

Sorting recycling is a drag. So these UMass grads are teaching AI to do it.

politics

Republican candidates will face off in Miami on Wednesday night.

5 Republicans will be on stage for the third presidential debate. Here’s who missed the cut

Donald Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, N.Y. attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial

‘Can you control your client?’ 11 key moments from Donald Trump’s testimony at his civil fraud trial.

Nation

It’s highly unlikely, given how much time, planning, and money a presidential campaign requires, that any Democratic rising stars would run against President Biden at this point.

Could a prominent Democrat really challenge Biden? It’s unlikely, at this point.

Tech startups try to sell a cautious Pentagon on artificial intelligence

Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to son’s gun license

World

Israeli forces' flares light up the sky over Gaza City on Monday.

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as advance on urban center looms

As Gaza hospitals collapse, medical workers face the hardest choices

Despite push by Biden and Blinken, US appears no closer to securing ‘humanitarian pause’ in Gaza

opinion

Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, has joined with Democrats in seeking to undo the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision that allowed corporations to make independent political expenditures.

A GOP senator joins the anti-Citizens United chorus

Healey lauded for taking clemency in a whole new direction

For Ukraine, for the world order, the stakes couldn’t be higher

lifestyle

The wedding invitations designed by artist Orfeo Tagiuri that became a viral sensation.

How Brookline-born artist Orfeo Tagiuri created a ‘cool girl’ wedding invitation that became a viral sensation

She stayed over ... in the spare room

I think he’s cheap

food & dining

The Clover Food Lab is shown inside the Prudential Center.

Vegetarian restaurant chain Clover Food Lab files for bankruptcy

The Museum of Ice Cream is coming to Boston

Don’t want to cook? Sick of turkey on Thanksgiving? Here’s some R.I. restaurants to pre-order from.

travel

The family's guide, Matt, showed the author's daughter how to use her wand to conjure up some magic in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

My kids unwrapped packed suitcases on Christmas morning, and we took a surprise trip. Would I do it again?

A guide to navigating holiday travel with less stress and a minimum of catastrophes

What’s new and coming up at Disneyland resort parks

Arts

University of Massachusetts Amherst students Micah Schmerling and Jade Shum inspect an artwork at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.

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

Scot Lehigh, author of "Just East of Nowhere.”

In Scot Lehigh’s debut novel, small-town Maine is both a comfort and an obstacle

Alice McDermott, in ‘Absolution,’ examines the lives of the wives in Vietnam War-era Saigon

Local poet offers wisdom and transcendence in ninth collection; Maine anthology draws power from youth perspectives; New bookstore opens in Turners Falls

Movies

Brianna J. Cox, a professor at the Community College of Rhode Island, at the Media Educators Conference at the Television Academy on Oct. 25 in Los Angeles.

‘You don’t need a multimillion dollar budget’: R.I. director, writer on breaking into TV industry

7 stream-worthy movies to get in the sweater weather spirit

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

Television

Former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez attends a pretrial court hearing in superior court in Fall River, Mass. Oct. 9, 2013.

FX series ‘American Sports Story’ casts its Aaron Hernandez

‘The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror’ special pokes fun at Gronk, NFTs

‘You don’t need a multimillion dollar budget’: R.I. director, writer on breaking into TV industry

music

Singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy of Wilco poses for a portrait in Los Angeles ahead of the release of "World Within a Song."

Jeff Tweedy on the 49 songs and one band that inspired his new book

At the Orpheum, Bob Dylan does Bob Dylan things

Conductor Joana Mallwitz and soloist Anna Vinnitskaya light up the BSO

Theater/Dance

Orlando Baxter plays Comics Come Home Saturday night.

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

A person walks into a CVS Health store on Aug. 1, 2023, in Miami, Fla.

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

Mr. Davis, playing for the Phoenix Suns, controlled the ball in a 1978 game against the Golden State Warriors. Mr. Davis was a five-time NBA All-Star.

Walter Davis, basketball star with a velvet touch, dies at 69

Cody Dorman, who watched namesake horse win Breeders’ Cup race, dies on trip home

Hillel Stavis, innovative founder of Harvard Square’s WordsWorth Books, dies