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Hamas frees 17 more hostages, including 4-year-old American girl

The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third set of releases under a four-day truce.
Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say

Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen in a third such assault during Israel-Hamas war

The conflagration at Harvard over the Israel-Hamas war was years in the making

In Robert Kennedy Jr.’s run for president, a faint line to his family can be found
Despite being greeted by widespread horror and pained dismissal, Robert Kennedy Jr.’s quest has, in its outlandish improbability, at least faint trace elements of the family’s political playbook.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
For some families, the right to shelter isn’t a right at all
Each year, the state formally denies hundreds of families seeking a temporary place to stay. Many more seek emergency shelter but never complete an application.

Teslas, taxes, and millions in real estate: A lawsuit bubbles at Tree House Brewing
A minority shareholder at the Charlton-based beer company has sued its partners for a pattern of behavior he says caused him and the brewery financial damage.

Body of Avon man missing for months found in well at his home, officials say

Keith McKechnie, 45, was found inside a well near his home at 34 East High St., the Norfolk district attorney’s office said in a statement late Saturday night.

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates
Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter created a partnership that took them to the Georgia governor's office, the White House, and through four decades as global humanitarians.

Firefighters battle 6-alarm blaze at two multifamily homes in Dorchester, one person taken to hospital

Man shot woman in head at Worcester massage parlor on Thanksgiving Day, court records show
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
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

How to act like a rude jerk while traveling. (But please don’t.)

Want to become an overnight social media sensation? Just yell, have a midair breakdown, and be super aggressive on your next flight. Because no one's ever gone viral or been mocked by "SNL" for reading a book or watching a movie peacefully.
GLOBE MAGAZINE

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.

What’s new at Sunday River, Jay Peak, and other ski resorts around the region?
TELEVISION REVIEW

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

The new Hulu and Disney+ series plucks two characters out of Charles Dickens’s “Oliver Twist” and drops them into an Australian buddy comedy.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Want to learn more about the Middle East? Start here.

Many Americans want to know more about the troubled region. But they’re largely on their own because we tend to learn very little about it in school.
JEFF JACOBY

Look who’s backing DiZoglio’s ballot campaign
IDEAS | ERINNE MAGEE

This holiday season, try skipping the gift list
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Polls show consumers want to buy clothes that are better for the planet. Can they?
LETTERS

Traffic — of the two-wheeled variety — veers to the sidewalks

More recent News

Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms
The news follows a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence of lawbreaking by the New York Republican.

Shootings Friday night into Saturday leave one dead, two injured, Boston police say

Shootings in Hyde Park late Friday night and in Allston early Saturday morning left one man dead, a woman suffering from life-threatening injuries, and another man injured.

‘Trying to get something uniquely Boston’: locals shop holiday markets on Small Business Saturday
The line at the Snowport Holiday Market was long as shoppers shifted focus from the big box stores offering Black Friday bargains to independent dealers.

Honda recalls select Accords and HR-Vs over missing piece in seat belt pretensioners
Select 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles are being recalled due to a missing piece in the front seat belt pretensioners.

Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope they can fill the gap.
The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates,

China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens
China’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus.

Recommended reads

DEVRA FIRST

Bakeries, dive bars, and worthy waterfront dining: These were a few of my favorite things

As always, this year there was much to be thankful for on the culinary scene, writes our restaurant critic Devra First. Here are some standouts.

Liev Schreiber on his work in Ukraine, emotional tie to whiskey, and that time he botched a Southie accent
It took the actor a bit to warm up to the idea of attaching himself to the Sláinte Irish whiskey brand. But when it meant more aid for Ukrainians, he was all in. Here's why.

Brookline banned anyone born this century from buying tobacco in town. The rule is ‘clever,’ but is it legal?
Currently, no one born in the 21st century or thereafter is allowed to buy tobacco in the Boston suburb of 60,000 people after Town Meeting voters adopted a first-in-the-nation bylaw in 2020.

Globe Magazine
30 tiny, perfect things about winter in New England
Globe staffers and other writers share the special places and experiences that keep them cozy — and make the cold months worth savoring.

Culture & Lifestyle

Patricia Cornwell discusses Kidman as Scarpetta, Bigfoot, and her brand new book

Coming to Gloucester, a new destination for live music

10 binge-worthy TV shows to satisfy holiday appetites

At the National Gallery, a clear sign of contemporary Indigenous art on the rise

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

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Fixing fashion’s impact on the climate starts with education
IDEAS | ERINNE MAGEE

This holiday season, try skipping the gift list
Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs

What it means to be an Israeli mother in a time of war
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

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

With the lilt of a flute, a legendary rapper carves a path for Black men to grow and evolve
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Temporary cease-fire in Gaza draws mixed reactions from Mass. Jewish and Muslim communities

The short-term truce brought a break from Israeli bombings in Gaza and Hamas rocket-fire into Israel, making way for both sides to release dozens of hostages.

Siblings Lilly and Asa seek a home together

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child or children currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

‘Trying to get something uniquely Boston’: locals shop holiday markets on Small Business Saturday

The line at the Snowport Holiday Market was long as shoppers shifted focus from the big box stores offering Black Friday bargains to independent dealers.

Homeless but not hopeless, families turn to Globe Santa for help

The hard knocks of life can throw any family off balance and out of a home. Divorce, illness, domestic violence, lost jobs, and inability to work in the face of the impossibly high cost of child care are only a few of the many dismal circumstances described in letters to Globe Santa.

Sports

live updates

Mac Jones reportedly will start at quarterback on Sunday. Follow Patriots vs. Giants here.

What kind of Patriots team will we see coming out of the bye week? Follow along as they take on the Giants.
Hawks at Celtics | 6 p.m. (NBCSB)

Celtics vs. Hawks: Boston looks to rebound from ugly loss to Magic against eighth-place Atlanta

Boston will be without Kristaps Porzingis, who suffered a calf injury on Friday. Jrue Holiday is questionable to play.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Michigan standout lineman Zak Zinter of North Andover suffers broken tibia, fibula vs. Ohio State

The North Andover native and former Globe All-Scholastic was hospitalized and underwent surgery after a Buckeye defender was blocked into his left leg.
HS boys' cross-country

Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron leads Bay State trio to cross-country nationals in San Diego
HS girls' cross-country

Cambridge’s Aoife Shovlin qualifies for Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals in San Diego
uconn 31, umass 18

UMass football falls behind early, can’t catch up to UConn in season finale

Business

Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen in a third such assault during Israel-Hamas war

In a third incident possibly related to the Israel-Hamas war, attackers seized a ship linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen.

Honda recalls select Accords and HR-Vs over missing piece in seat belt pretensioners

Select 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles are being recalled due to a missing piece in the front seat belt pretensioners.

Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons

Hamas says it will delay release of second group of hostages held in Gaza
magazine
winter travel

30 tiny, perfect things about winter in New England
Winter travel

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I could definitely see potential’
CONNECTIONS

My mission: Get the client to the Super Bowl. The client: A celebrity dog.

metro

For some families, the right to shelter isn’t a right at all

Brawl erupts at Kowloon restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus

Brookline banned anyone born this century from buying tobacco in town. The rule is ‘clever,’ but is it legal?

sports

As Matt Grzelcyk finally returns, Bruins ship Mason Lohrei back to Providence

Mikaela Shiffrin loses temporary lead at Killington Cup, settles for third in giant slalom

League-leading Celtics should thank Magic for giving them a look into their deficiencies

business

X may lose up to $75 million in revenue as more advertisers pull out

These days, even a ski bum needs a spreadsheet

Argentina’s president elect Milei signals against move to U.S dollar

politics

Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope they can fill the gap.

The debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled up in US border security.

In Robert Kennedy Jr.’s run for president, a faint line to his family can be found

Nation

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates

Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms

Soldier from N.H. killed in helicopter crash remembered as devoted family member, friend and leader

World

Hamas frees 17 more hostages, including 4-year-old American girl

Pope Francis says he has lung inflammation but will go to Dubai this week for climate conference

China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens

opinion

If free will is only an illusion, it’s the most convincing one ever

Wu just shy of starting line in bid for fossil fuel-free buildings

Pharmacists are burning out: Where’s the prescription for this ill?

lifestyle

I don’t want to be the sugar daddy

Am I in a ‘stable of men’?

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

food & dining

Brawl erupts at Kowloon restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus

Three quick egg recipes perfect for any meal of the day

Harvard Square’s Sea Hag is the little sister to Grendel’s Den

travel

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.

How to act like a rude jerk while traveling. (But please don’t.)

Shelby Acosta on having curves, scoring a deal, and the appeal of airport food

Arts

Stolen . . . or saved? Professor accuses late minister of pilfering Edward Hopper artwork now at MFA.

At the National Gallery, a clear sign of contemporary Indigenous art on the rise

’80s hip-hop culture, courtesy of Ice-T and DJ Afrika Islam, is on vivid display at Harvard

Books

Rhode Island bookstore offers holiday gift to support Indigenous author and museum; new book presents portrait of Bangor during a decade of change; Purple Couch Bookshop opens in North Andover

Claire Keegan chronicles malignant masculinity in slim but foreboding collection

Patricia Cornwell discusses Kidman as Scarpetta, Bigfoot, and her brand new book

Movies

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

Dolly Parton brings down the house with Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show

Reid Scott fills Jeffrey Donovan’s slot on ‘Law & Order’

Emma Corrin is Hart and soul of ‘A Murder at the End of the World’

music

Dolly Parton brings down the house with Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show

Buffy Sainte-Marie addresses CBC investigation into her Indigenous ancestry

Creating laughs is serious business as Boston Early Music Festival prepares an English comedy

Theater/Dance

Two Broadway legends with staying power: ‘Chicago’ and composer John Kander

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

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

Health

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

Joan Jara, who found justice for singer husband slain in Chilean coup, dies at 96

Former New York Mets catcher Ron Hodges dies at 74

Charles Peters, founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, has died at 96