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Hospitals scramble for IV fluids as Hurricane Helene triggers latest drug shortage

Flooding damaged the plant in the Blue Ridge Mountains town of Marion that produces 60 percent of the country’s IV supply.
As search for Helene’s victims drags into second week, sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’

Dockworkers’ union agrees to suspend strike until Jan. 15

The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed Thursday to suspend a strike that closed down major ports on the East and Gulf coasts. The move followed an improved wage offer from port employers.

Massachusetts education board violated Open Meeting Law, attorney general says

The attorney general’s office ordered the state board to immediately comply with the law and warned that similar violations in the future may be considered evidence of intent to violate it.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
It’s another summer-like day in October. Warm temps with a blend of sun and clouds close out the work week.
Peak foliage season is occurring across much of Vermont and New Hampshire. It’ll be a great weekend for a road trip.

Boston needs billions to protect itself from sea level rise. Can the city find the money?

Its 47-mile-long coastline is vulnerable to coastal flooding during storms.

Man sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility for Pembroke crash that killed girl, 13

“This is a multigenerational tragedy,” said Kenneth Zisserson, whose daughter, Claire, was killed in the crash.

Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
The new wave of strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone.

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
dan shaughnessy

Instead of an endless rebuild, the future should be now for the Red Sox, and other thoughts

Under management's middle-market approach, ticket prices keep going up but the level of play stays the same.

Terry Francona reportedly hired as Reds manager

Francona has a 1,950-1,672 record over 23 seasons as a major league manager, putting him 13th on the list of winningest managers in baseball history.

Dam good news: Governor Maura Healey pardons Nibi the Beaver
Nibi the Beaver has a forever home at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, and a new role as an educational mascot, the governor's office said Thursday.

2024 election

A battleground demonstrates the child care crisis — and why political promises fall short: ‘A Band Aid on an axe wound’
The affordability and accessibility of child care is a key economic issue in this fall’s election.

Follow live election updates Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP’s birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan

The Northern Lights will shine across New England this weekend. Here are the best times to view them.

If you aren’t able to see anything, don’t worry. Scientists say the Northern Lights are not always visible to the naked eye. But your cellphone is a great fill-in and can actually capture the full beauty of the flickering ribbons in the sky with just a few clicks.
Fiction

The Mistress and the Key: Chapter One

An exclusive excerpt from Ben Mezrich's forthcoming novel, a sequel to the 2020 novella serialized in the Globe
Read The Mistress and the Key: Chapter Two

A Providence townhouse sold for $2 million – a record high sale for a condo on the East Side

The sale is the highest sales price ever recorded for a condo on the East Side, and the second highest ever recorded for a condo citywide.
PARENTING UNFILTERED

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here’s what it’s like to be the parent of a dyslexic student in Massachusetts.

My son’s dyslexia won’t define him in the long run. But slogging through public school sure is hard in the meantime.

Patrice Bergeron says he would consider being part of an NHL team in his native Quebec City

A prospective owner of a Quebec City NHL club likely would be eager to bring Bergeron aboard as the face of the franchise — be it as team president or other key front office position.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene, and the port strike in the campaign’s final weeks

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Marijuana, the death penalty, and fracking: Harris’s changing positions on key issues

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
Opinion
Hagit and Ruby Chen

Our son was kidnapped on Oct. 7. The US and Israel need to do more to get him back.

Our son is dead, but his body is still being held in Gaza. Is the Netanyahu government doing enough to free him and the other hostages?
RENÉE LOTH

Despite GOP claims, noncitizens aren’t voting
EDITORIAL

How Harvard can revive free speech

SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump is a latter-day Neville Chamberlain
LETTERS

8 writers graded VP debate. Over 200 online readers commented.

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

More recent News

Witness recounts harrowing confrontation on highway where gunman killed himself after fleeing fatal shooting scene

Felix Rivera is believed to have killed Yubar Perez before taking his own life in the middle of a busy highway.

Growers head to Topsfield Fair for 40th Annual New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Around 20 entries are expected for Friday's competition, which kicks off the Topsfield Fair.

Boy who died at Stoughton basketball club identified as Brockton sixth grader

Paramedics found George-Levi Njuguna, 11, unconscious on the ground.

Get ready to go Bananas, as baseball’s favorite oddballs from Savannah are returning to Fenway Park next summer
After selling out Fenway for one game last June, the wild and wacky Savannah Bananas announced Thursday they will return for two games July 5-6.

North Atlantic right whale found washed up on Vineyard died from ‘chronic entanglement,’ federal officials say
The juvenile North Atlantic right whale washed up on Martha’s Vineyard in January with fishing gear caught in its tail.

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.
J.D. Power, an analytics firm, found that Logan ranked 10th out of 20 mega airports, which serve more than 32 million passengers per year.

Recommended reads

no stupid questions

Boston has inspired a whole bunch of pop culture. Here’s a reading, watching, and listening guide.

On the silver screen and in the pages of a hardcover, the spirit of bygone Boston shines through — immortalizing it for younger or newer residents who weren’t around to witness it themselves.

Shirley Leung
As it prepares to dole out 225 new liquor licenses, Boston is setting some new rules
The city aims to prevent a first-come, first-served bonanza that favored white and well-connected applicants a decade ago.

Black musician attacked by Patriot Front in Boston: ‘I thought I was going to die’
Surveillance video turned over to Charles Murrell’s lawyers by Boston police showed Murrell being shoved into a light pole by Patriot Front members.

For some Jewish Bostonians, Rosh Hashana’s proximity to one-year mark of Oct. 7 attack casts shadow over the holiday
Since the Oct. 7 attack, antisemitic incidents have risen across the country and pro-Palestinian protests have gripped college campuses. For many, the political turmoil has taken its toll.

Culture & Lifestyle

Remembering John Amos

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Jason Blakely

My political beliefs are entirely rational. Yours are obviously nuts.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering the ‘Good Times’ of John Amos — television’s first Black father
EDITORIAL

A strong Israeli defense against Iran benefits US interests
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

BLOTTER TALES

A frog is rescued, citizens try to stop a fleeing driver, and a truck drives onto a bike path

An amphibian is helped across a roadway, citizens try to stop a driver fleeing from police, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Judge temporarily halts Narragansett’s new rule limiting short-term rentals

“If nothing else, it’s a discouraging blow to the town,” said attorney Stephen Lapatin, who represents a group property owners called the Narragansett 2100.
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

A mysterious departure – and a big payout – at Rhode Island College

The publicly funded college has agreed to pay its vice president of DEI $180,000 in a severance package.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

It’s another summer-like day in October. Warm temps with a blend of sun and clouds close out the work week.

Peak foliage season is occurring across much of Vermont and New Hampshire. It’ll be a great weekend for a road trip.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOLS

Unified sports movement takes root statewide and helps its participants blossom as athletes

In partnership with Special Olympics Massachusetts, the MIAA has spearheaded a unified sports movement over the past 12-plus years.
dan shaughnessy

Instead of an endless rebuild, the future should be now for the Red Sox, and other thoughts

Under management's middle-market approach, ticket prices keep going up but the level of play stays the same.
FALCONS 36, BUCS 30

Kirk Cousins airs it out, leading Falcons to dramatic overtime win over Bucs

Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns, the last of them a 45-yard scoring pass to KhaDarel Hodge in OT.
BASEBALL

Get ready to go Bananas, as baseball’s favorite oddballs from Savannah are returning to Fenway Park next summer
MLB

Watch Lexington’s Sal Frelick show off his power for the Brewers in the National League Wild Card round
MLB

Terry Francona reportedly hired as Reds manager

Business

Jobs report is likely to show another month of modest but steady hiring gains

The US labor market is still reliably cranking out jobs each month, enough to give Americans the confidence and paychecks to keep spending and sustaining the economy.

Dockworkers’ union agrees to suspend strike until Jan. 15

The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed Thursday to suspend a strike that closed down major ports on the East and Gulf coasts. The move followed an improved wage offer from port employers.
talking points

Federal grant boosts power grid and renewable energy project in northern Maine

Senators urge Justice Department to hold Boeing executives accountable for safety violations
magazine
Education Issue

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.
MISS CONDUCT

My aunt brings nothing but demands to our family’s holiday gatherings
Cooking

It’s soup season. New ways to serve favorites including French onion soup.
LOVE LETTERS

My partner doesn’t want kids. Can I change her mind?

metro

R.I. focuses on rematch in rural House district with razor-thin margins of victory

The Northern Lights will shine across New England this weekend. Here are the best times to view them.

As search for Helene’s victims drags into second week, sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’

sports

Pete Alonso delivers in the ninth inning as Mets’ storybook season rolls into NL Division Series

Bruins fall flat in exhibition loss to the Kings

Together, Nyrah Joseph and and Billerica girls’ volleyball have made the leap into a contender

business

Biden’s student loan cancellation is put on hold again

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low

politics

A battleground demonstrates the child care crisis — and why political promises fall short: ‘A Band Aid on an axe wound’

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin while Trump rallies in Michigan

Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike

Nation

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ 1996 murder conviction

Lahaina inferno emerged from smoldering remnants of quelled fire

World

The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine, and artificial intelligence

Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection

Pakistan capital locked down, phone service suspended to stop rally by party of ex-leader Imran Khan

opinion

Readers share their takeaways after running mates square off

Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.

In the VP debate, Vance proved to be the bigger liar

lifestyle

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here’s what it’s like to be the parent of a dyslexic student in Massachusetts.

She watches TV during intimate moments

Jaylen Brown, Ilona Maher, and more New England stars make 2024 Time100 Next list

food & dining

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

CanalSide Food + Drink sets a date; Chalawan says goodbye

In appreciation of Tupperware: It burps, it stores, it deserves our respect

travel

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

Titanic exhibition comes to Boston, and a special Theater District tour

Berkshires public art shines in golden autumn light

Arts

Tomashi Jackson speaks truth to painful history in ‘Across the Universe’ at Tufts Art Galleries

‘Help other artists, and then other artists will help you, too,’ says Joanna Tam

Of candidates and the camera

Books

The Mistress and the Key: Chapter Two

The Mistress and the Key: Chapter One

A poet explores animal energies, Bow & Arrow Press lands in a new home, and local award news

Movies

‘White Bird’ fails to take flight

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you

Television

Remembering John Amos

HBO’s ‘The Franchise’ is mild when it should be wild

On ‘SNL,’ no gaffes, political, comedic, or otherwise, for Gaffigan

music

Guess who’s coming to Lynn – and who isn’t

Neko Case is always striving for more range

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

Theater/Dance

‘Nassim’ challenges an actor to perform a play they haven’t read before

Four characters in search of the present in ‘Now. Here. This.’

American Repertory Theater and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre announce performances

Health

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Ella Leffland, novelist drawn to portraying outsiders, dies at 92

Larry Laughlin, longtime AP bureau chief for northern New England, dies at 75

John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84