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‘It’s a very human condition’: Researchers seek answers to mystery of autism, in blood

A campaign aims to get more people with autism to provide blood samples for research.

Critics’ successes in election could cool interest in Newton’s plan for more housing
Five newcomers won City Council seats after being backed by groups critical of plans for additional multifamily housing.

Fiery crash kills 2 at Niagara Falls’ Rainbow border bridge. Officials say no sign of terrorism.

A vehicle speeding toward a US-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours.

CELTICS 119, BUCKS 116

Statement made: Celtics race past Bucks early, then hold on late to take Round 1 between Eastern Conference favorites
A late flurry from the visitors made it close at TD Garden, but the Celtics held off Milwaukee in a game they led 10-0, and by double digits for nearly the entire length.

BRUINS 3, PANTHERS 1

Bruins use layers of protection to avoid getting burned again, leave Florida with a win
The last line of defense, goalie Linus Ullmark, was the Bruins' strongest. “Star of the game,” coach Jim Montgomery said.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Metco wants to expand student enrollment but faces a fight on Beacon Hill over funding
State leaders level-funded Metco for the first time since 2018, causing participating suburban districts to scramble to find money to offset the inflationary costs of maintaining the program while also putting expansion efforts on hold.

A Biden Thanksgiving: Sweeping views of Nantucket harbor, and calls about Israel
The Bidens have been spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket since 1975, and they arrived again on Tuesday night.

Northeastern University student recruiter charged with possession of child pornography

Herring Pond Tribe chairperson Melissa Ferretti inside the tribe's meetinghouse.

Herring Pond Tribe of Plymouth pushes for federal recognition

Gaining the recognition would allow the small tribe, part of the Wampanoag Nation, to tap into federal funds to help members with food, housing, and wellness programs.

2023 movies to stream while finishing your Thanksgiving leftovers
From acclaimed dramas to fantasy action, here are 10 new films to stream this holiday break.

Mass. state fire officials offer safety tips for residents on Thanksgiving What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving in Mass.

Thanksgiving dinner at Boston Chops Downtown.

10 restaurants making Thanksgiving dinner easier

Guess who can’t handle a Martha Stewart Thanksgiving? Martha Stewart.

You, too, can roast the perfect turkey.

How to cook a perfect turkey for Thanksgiving

The conflagration at Harvard over the Israel-Hamas war was years in the making
The campus conflicts of recent weeks have been extraordinary, and extraordinarily public, but the bitter disagreements at their root are not new.

Israel and Hamas agree on truce to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting war in Gaza Israel unveils what it claims is a major Hamas militant hideout beneath Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital

A demolition. A garden. An umpire’s mask. How one city moved forward after a mass shooting.
Every place shattered by a mass shooting has to decide what to remember, and what to leave behind. In this way, Lewiston, Maine, might look to Thousand Oaks, Calif., which is marking five years since its community was irrevocably changed.

Single family garage

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

Everett’s Christian Zamor put aside his usual No. 2 jersey to wear No. 18 Wednesday night to honor former teammate Fabieri Fabert, who tragically drowned in June 2022.

HS FOOTBALL: EVERETT 56, ST. MARY'S 28

Everett’s Christian Zamor honors fallen friend in big win over St. Mary’s

The Boston College-bound talent had two TD grabs while paying tribute to his former teammate as the Crimson Tide roll.

Thanksgiving high school football schedule

John Madden, shown during the 1978 season, and his wife were daily visitors to Darryl Stingley's bedside after the receiver's injury that year.

NBC to highlight John Madden-Darryl Stingley friendship that long endured out of the public eye

The piece will air at halftime of the Thanksgiving night matchup between the Seahawks and 49ers on NBC and Peacock.

Oxford Properties and Pappas Enterprises have plans for an eight-building mixed-use development on a swath of industrial land off Summer Street and Pappas Way in South Boston.

Developers file big plans on the industrial edge of South Boston

Oxford and Pappas are planning an eight-building, 1.7 million-square-foot lab, residential and commercial campus on the W.B. Mason site along the Reserved Channel.

Opinion

Customers hold Shein bags outside the Shein Tokyo showroom in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Fast fashion retailer Shein opened its first permanent store in the world in the Harajuku district of Tokyo on Sunday, Nov. 13. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Noriko Hayashi

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

From wardrobe to waste: How the fast fashion industry is killing the planet

The fashion industry accounts for 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Why the JFK era still matters

Wichita picks a libertarian

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

Thomas Paine is overdue for recognition as America’s greatest Founding Father

This Thanksgiving, celebrate Native leader Samson Occom

More recent News

Mac Jones is hopeful about getting the starting nod against the Giants
Patriots coaches have not said who will start at quarterback, but Jones said he is planning to be under center.

Globe Santa

Decades later, they are grateful to Globe Santa
Letters of thanks validate the principle of Globe Santa, which is that the contents of the box that children receive are more than playthings or reading material.

Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire memorial to break ground Sunday during ceremony marking 81st anniversary
A committee honoring the victims of the 1942 fire that broke out inside Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub, killing nearly 500 people, will break ground on a memorial to those lost in the tragedy during a ceremony Sunday afternoon to mark the 81st anniversary of the devastating blaze.

on the job

This Massachusetts farmer oversees a yearly turkey pardon
For Kate Stillman, of Stillman's Quality Meats, Thanksgiving planning begins in July, when her farm receives the baby turkeys that will eventually grow into the hundreds of fresh birds that she raises, processes, and butchers every year.

Defendants in high-end brothel case concealed $1 million in prostitution proceeds, prosecutors say
Two people accused of operating a high-end brothel ring in Massachusetts and Virginia that catered to a wealthy clientele agreed Wednesday to remain in custody while the case is pending.

Police vehicle in fatal Marshfield crash was military surplus repurposed for emergencies, chief says
An investigation into the crash, which killed a 79-year-old Marshfield woman, has been taken over by the Suffolk district attorney’s office, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.

Recommended reads

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on Nov. 16 in San Francisco, California.

OpenAI’s new ‘initial’ board is all white, all male. Really?

With the return of Sam Altman as CEO, the neanderthal days of technology are back with a vengeance.

Here are five times Larry Summers has been in the midst of an economic crisis

Ride-hailing unionization battle takes big step toward the 2024 ballot
A statewide poll earlier this month found that two-thirds of Massachusetts voters support drivers’ right to organize.

A Cambridge resident wanted bigger things for her urban front yard. Neighbors helped plant a ‘Miyawaki forest’ there.
Using a popular approach to planting trees, even a Cambridge front yard can be rapidly transformed into an environmentally friendly space.

Meet the ‘SafetyStick,’ Somerville’s new robotic approach to doling out parking tickets
Somerville officials are trying a new way to curb illegal parking: watching spots with cameras, and sending tickets in the mail.

Culture & Lifestyle

Clive Owen in "Monsieur Spade."

Clive Owen pulls a P.I. out of retirement in ‘Monsieur Spade’

Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme bring their "Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show" to the Boch Center Wang Theatre Nov. 28.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Tatiana Johnson-Boria will read her poetry and lead a writing workshop at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library.

Author readings around Boston through Dec. 2

Det. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg, third from left) and Capt. Ray Holt fourth from right) are dispatched during Det. Amy Santiago's (Melissa Fumero, center) holiday dinner in an episode of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

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

Model Melissa Michelle wore a dress designed and made by Atkins Stohr on the beach in Cuba in 2017.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Designing woman

Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.

Teachers union chief Max Page misleads on MCAS

Family and friends at a funeral service for Captain Arnon Moshe Avraham Benvenisti Vaspi on Nov. 21, in Rosh Pinna, Israel. The Israeli military said he died in the Gaza Strip, while serving in the Givati Brigade.

Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs

What it means to be an Israeli mother in a time of war

Sidney Mae Olson.

Eric Olson and Mary Beth Ellis

Traffic deaths are preventable. Why aren’t we preventing them?

IDEAS | JESSE C. McENTEE

Can you hear me now? Technology’s toll on the call of the wild.

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

Mass. state fire officials offer safety tips for residents on Thanksgiving

The holiday is the number one day for home fires in the state, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine said in a statement issued by the Department of Fire Services on Wednesday.

Old Rochester Regional Unified bulldogs top local police in fundraising basketball game

The Old Rochester Regional Unified Bulldogs, a basketball team that includes students with disabilities, continued a winning streak against the Tri-Town Police squad Wednesday, while also raising $3,000 to support the Southcoast regional school district’s sports teams.

Critics’ successes in election could cool interest in Newton’s plan for more housing

Five newcomers won City Council seats after being backed by groups critical of plans for additional multifamily housing.

Decades later, they are grateful to Globe Santa

Letters of thanks validate the principle of Globe Santa, which is that the contents of the box that children receive are more than playthings or reading material.

Sports

The performance of Celtics guard Jrue Holiday against his former Milwaukee Bucks team was far from hair-raising (5 points, 8 rebounds), but his presence on Boston's roster has been more than welcomed.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

This showdown against the Bucks tested Jrue Holiday and the Celtics

The night was a struggle for Holiday – 1-for-8 shooting, 5 points – but he made enough defensive plays, including tenacious defense in the post on Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Leominster's Ryan Ricker races away from Fitchburg's Richard Salomon (9) to complete a 71-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

HS FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Blue Hills beats Bristol-Plymouth to lock up third consecutive Mayflower Large crown

Behind a terrific trio of senior captains, the Eagles clinched the Mayflower League’s Large Division title for a third straight year with a 22-6 win over Bristol-Plymouth.

Kristaps Porzingis couldn't hide his excitement after a second-quarter slam dunk over Milwaukee's Andre Jackson Jr. on Wednesday at TD Garden.

CELTICS 119, BUCKS 116

Statement made: Celtics race past Bucks early, then hold on late to take Round 1 between Eastern Conference favorites

A late flurry from the visitors made it close at TD Garden, but the Celtics held off Milwaukee in a game they led 10-0, and by double digits for nearly the entire length.

HS FOOTBALL: EVERETT 56, ST. MARY'S 28

Everett’s Christian Zamor honors fallen friend in big win over St. Mary’s

BRUINS 3, PANTHERS 1

Bruins use layers of protection to avoid getting burned again, leave Florida with a win

HS FOOTBALL: BILLERICA 27, CHELMSFORD 13

Quarterback Steven Gentile guides Billerica past Chelmsford

Business

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says

The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change.

As economy sputters, UK cuts taxes before election

With a general election at most 14 months away, the British government said Wednesday that it will cut taxes for millions of workers starting early next year.

Broadcom to complete purchase of VMware

This Massachusetts farmer oversees a yearly turkey pardon

magazine

Stop making MCAS a graduation requirement. Students would be better for it.

Globe Magazine.

Apps aside, how do I meet men who are serious about dating?

How can I ask a relative who drinks a lot to limit his intake around me?

You really shouldn’t have. Gifts these writers won’t forget.

metro

The Mass General Brigham Biobank receives some 12,000 tubes of blood a year, which are processed and stacked within frost-encrusted drawers inside 38 hulking freezers at the biobank’s headquarters in Cambridge.

‘It’s a very human condition’: Researchers seek answers to mystery of autism, in blood

What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving in Mass.

Metco wants to expand student enrollment but faces a fight on Beacon Hill over funding

sports

Colts owner Jim Irsay has openly discussed his years-long battle with substance abuse.

Colts owner Jim Irsay says police pulled him over in 2014 because he’s a ‘rich, white billionaire’

Jrue Holiday has his first Celtics reunion with Milwaukee

Panthers well aware of retooled Bruins’ continued success this season

business

A hiring sign posted in front of a Pet Food Express store on Nov. 3 in San Anselmo, Calif.

US unemployment claims fall sharply, another sign of labor market resiliency

Ride-hailing unionization battle takes big step toward the 2024 ballot

OpenAI’s new ‘initial’ board is all white, all male. Really?

politics

President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, waved to the crowd during the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square in New York in 1980.

Flags to be lowered to honor Rosalynn Carter

Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election to replace her former boss US Representative Chris Stewart

Nearly half of Americans think the US is spending too much on Ukraine aid, new poll shows

Nation

Melissa Barrera, left, and Susan Sarandon.

Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera dropped from Hollywood companies after comments on Israel-Hamas war

Balloons, bands, celebrities, and Santa: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off

White House warned India over concerns after thwarted assassination plot in US

World

Israeli soldiers show the media an underground tunnel found underneath Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on Nov. 22.

Israel unveils what it claims is a major Hamas militant hideout beneath Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital

Iran’s foreign minister visits Lebanon as fighting escalates on its border with Israel

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch likely failed

opinion

Javier Milei, Argentina's president-elect, on Sunday.

Argentina may be undertaking the world’s most radical experiment in populism

Teachers union chief Max Page misleads on MCAS

What it means to be an Israeli mother in a time of war

lifestyle

Am I in a ‘stable of men’?

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

Guess who can’t handle a Martha Stewart Thanksgiving? Martha Stewart.

food & dining

Kate Stillman, owner of Stillman Quality Meats in Hardwick, and her staff have their Thanksgiving turkey operation down to a science.

This Massachusetts farmer oversees a yearly turkey pardon

The last-minute scramble to procure a Thanksgiving pie

The Painted Burro replaces the Border Cafe in Harvard Square; Kenmore Square’s Blue Ribbon Brasserie prepares to open

travel

The mass exodus of Thanksgiving travelers began early Wednesday morning as South Station was filled with people taking trains to various parts of the Northeast.

Thanksgiving travelers gear up for journey at South Station, Logan Airport

Ten great gifts for the travelers on your list

If you haven’t started your Thanksgiving trip, you’re not alone. The busiest days are still to come.

Arts

Photos of Davol Square, a historic area within the Jewelry District of Providence, R.I., where Brown's renovated museum space will be located.

Brown University’s anthropology museum to move from Bristol to Providence’s Jewelry District

Radcliffe Bailey, artist who explored Black migration, dies at 54

In ‘Fluid/Solid,’ Rosanne Somerson goes with the flow — of wood

Books

A collection of books by Indigenous authors to gift your Thanksgiving host.

Bring Indigenous voices to the Thanksgiving table

Local bestsellers for the week ended Nov. 19

Sunset at 4:15 p.m. got you down?

Movies

Ben Affleck as Phil Knight in "Air," now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

2023 movies to stream while finishing your Thanksgiving leftovers

Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ is really a ‘portrait of a marriage,’ says daughter

‘Saltburn’ takes a dark, very dark, view of the English class system

Television

Clive Owen in "Monsieur Spade."

Clive Owen pulls a P.I. out of retirement in ‘Monsieur Spade’

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

An ‘Artful Dodger’ with a twist: He’s now a doctor down under

music

Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Cooper's "Maestro."

Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ is really a ‘portrait of a marriage,’ says daughter

Coldplay concert in Malaysia can be stopped by organizers if the band misbehaves, government says

Berklee launches its Hip-Hop Hall of Fame with a queen, a Prince, and a Bulldog

Theater/Dance

"RuPaul's Drag Race" winners BenDeLaCreme (left) and Jinkx Monsoon will perform "The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show" at the Wang Theatre on Nov. 28.

For these superstar queens, the holidays are anything but a drag

A moving portrait of hope and heartbreak in ‘The Band’s Visit’

The Royal Ballet of London makes exclusive visit to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 2024

Health

Dr. Elizabeth Benz is the director of the Samuels Sinclair Dental Center in Providence.

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Obituaries

Mr. Tarnoff (right), then undersecretary of state for political affairs, held a news conference with Greek Foreign Minister Theordoros Pangalos in Athens in 1996. Mr. Tarnoff visited Ankara before coming to Athens, in a bid to ease tension between the United States' NATO allies Turkey and Greece.

Peter Tarnoff, diplomat who helped plot the ‘Argo’ escape from Iran, dies at 86

Willie Hernández, MVP and Cy Young winner for champion 1984 Detroit Tigers, dies at 69

Radcliffe Bailey, artist who explored Black migration, dies at 54