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BU and its graduate students reach deal that could end seven-month strike

The proposed agreement includes higher base pay and expanded health care coverage for roughly 3,000 master's and PhD students.

Remember the housing project at Braintree’s South Shore Plaza? It took a big step forward.

It has required an all-out political war to get to this point, but housing may be coming to New England’s largest mall soon.

Mount Washington blanketed by ‘full winter conditions’ at the summit, officials say
The calendar might say it’s fall but New England's highest peak got a taste of winter Thursday with several inches of snow at the summit, officials said.

Mass General surgeon performs groundbreaking new skin graft procedure on 4-year-old burn victim

The treatment relies on new technology that creates a multi-layered graft of bioengineered skin, from a sample of the patient's own donor tissue.

Man who allegedly assaulted 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom ordered held after dangerousness hearing

The Somerville man allegedly hid in a stall in a museum bathroom and assaulted the girl on Sunday.

How a puppy killed by a doggy daycare fight spurred Healey to reform the pet care industry
The law, named Ollie’s Law after the puppy, will regulate Massachusetts’s previously unchecked pet care industry.

Boeing will lay off 10 percent of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production

New CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo Friday that the job cuts will include executives, managers, and employees.

Amid declining enrollment, Brandeis is in an intensifying budget crunch
In the midst of widespread financial trouble in higher education, the Waltham school finds itself trying to fend off what some fear could be the beginning of a long-run decline.

Big Harvard University donors are back with more ideas to fix their alma mater

Billionaire Bill Ackman and former Facebook executive Sam Lessin are ratcheting up their campaign to reshape the university, arguing Harvard is home to too much activism.

How to use your cellphone to best capture the northern lights

The aurora borealis will be more visible with space plasma interacting with the outer edges of the atmosphere more frequently.

Missed last night’s Northern Lights display? You may have another chance tonight. Here are the best times to view them.

Northern New England may have the best shot at viewing the aurora Friday night.
See photos of the Northern Lights across New England Photos: The aurora as seen from around the globe
2024 Election
ANALYSIS

While the presidential race is anyone’s guess, the US Senate picture is becoming clearer

Democrats currently have a 51-49 Senate majority that looks like the GOP is on the verge of flipping to their control.
Follow live presidential campaign updates

From ‘Call Her Daddy’ to Theo Von, Trump and Harris turn to podcasts, TikTok during election home stretch

Hillary Clinton endorses raising minimum wage for tipped workers in Mass.

Michigan Democrats slam Trump for insulting Detroit: ‘He’s out of touch, he’s dangerous, and he’s full of it’

A difficult season for Triston Casas ends with him seen as a possible trade chip for Red Sox

Once considered a cornerstone player, the first baseman faces the prospect of being dealt so the team can upgrade its starting pitching.
dan shaughnessy

Catching up with Terry Francona on his return to baseball, and other thoughts

We thought he was done for good when he resigned from the Guardians in October 2023, so what changed?
tara sullivan

Amid a wildly successful WNBA season, a vitriolic undercurrent remains

The league's growth in 2024 has come with a dark side, including hateful speech and threats directed at players.

Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

As homeowners assessed damage to their property, about 2.2 million customers in Florida remained without power Friday morning.
Photos: See the worst of Hurricane Milton’s aftermath

Here’s your complete New England forecast for this long holiday weekend

We'll see a mix of cool and milder temperatures Friday through Monday.
celtics

Celtics are excited about getting back on the TD Garden parquet Saturday

The preseason contest vs. the 76ers will mark their first game there since the Finals last spring, but it's not all about nostalgia.

Their wells were poisoned by PFAS. Now, these Nantucket families want justice.

Four households on Nantucket have filed a class action suit against the manufacturers of "forever chemicals." It’s just the latest lawsuit that has targeted companies that produced the chemicals.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Harris has offered a string of economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them.

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Grading the MTA leaders on their MCAS campaign

A “D” for research, an “F” for critical reasoning, but an “A+” for spending members’ dues.
Vladimir Gilman

My son is being held in a Russian prison. America, please don’t leave him behind.
MARCELA GARCÍA

How Latino voters could shape the presidential election
Thomas Reed

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents
RENÉE GRAHAM

Kamala Harris claps back at Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s ‘humble’ criticism

Globe Santa
Giving life to a sweet child’s holiday wishes
Expanding Globe Santa’s impact through a new multimedia approach.

Hispanic Heritage Month

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’
Leguizamo opens up about his PBS docuseries "VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" and the legacy of Christopher Columbus.

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez
She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘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.

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NH Politics
Senator Lou D’Allesandro retires after 50 years in N.H. state government
“It’s gone by in a New York minute. I can’t believe it,” the longime lawmaker told colleagues on Thursday, as leaders in each chamber expressed gratitude, lauded bipartisanship, and offered words of wisdom at the end of the legislative session.

PARENTING UNFILTERED
That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.
Instead: fiver parties, charity donations, and “please, no gifts” requests, which both relieve and confound, are becoming more popular. What's the right thing to do?

‘Like 15 years of therapy:’ Experts, patients weigh in on risks, benefits of magic mushrooms ahead of ballot question

Massachusetts voters will decide next month whether to legalize five psychedelics
Watch: A guide to Mass. ballot questions

From ‘token woman’ to trailblazers: Meet Boston’s 14-member ‘women-forward’ wedding band
United by inclusive values — at work and in love — the Femmes want to get you on the dance floor.

Boston hotel strikes leave guests, event planners in limbo
The union representing hotel workers has threatened to expand its strike to more of the 36 properties it represents.

Canton man charged in shooting at Dorchester barbershop that left one man dead
A man is facing murder charges in connection with a Labor Day shooting inside a Dorchester barbershop that left one man dead and a second with serious injuries, Boston police said Friday.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team

An Alabama real estate firm enabled Steward’s growth and helped hide its shaky finances. It was a house of cards.

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has spent months investigating this unusual partnership to lay bare another critical piece of the Steward saga.
Unlimited shrimp or unaffordable rent? How Red Lobster’s bankruptcy sheds light on Steward Health Care’s woes.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think
Endings are a natural part of the restaurant life cycle. These symbolize a sea change.

JFK Library visitors offer condolences after death of Ethel Kennedy: ‘A lovely woman, a great wife, mother, and sister’
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum erected a display in the museum lobby where visitors could leave their condolences.

Will Charlie Baker run for office again? NCAA president says he won’t ‘rule anything out.’
Former governor Charlie Baker said at an event in Boston that "we live in really challenging times, and it’s important [for] really good people to step up.”

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Apprentice’ is less a biopic of Donald Trump than a morality tale about mentorship gone sour

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

‘Super/Man’: How Christopher Reeve and his family found their Fortress of Solitude in the Berkshires

A ‘millennial pink’ hat led to this couple’s elegant Newport wedding

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 | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How whales grieve, why dogs eat their owners, and other tales of death in the animal kingdom
ENDORSEMENT

Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic promise. But Question 4 goes too far.
Evan Horowitz

How Boston backed itself into its budget mess
JOAN VENNOCHI

Why did the Patriots and the Krafts do nothing about Peppers?

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Donald Trump, role model
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

BU and its graduate students reach deal that could end seven-month strike

The proposed agreement includes higher base pay and expanded health care coverage for roughly 3,000 master's and PhD students.

Mass General surgeon performs groundbreaking new skin graft procedure on 4-year-old burn victim

The treatment relies on new technology that creates a multi-layered graft of bioengineered skin, from a sample of the patient's own donor tissue.

Photographer captures 2 bald eagles perched magnificently on Flag Rock in Plymouth

Plymouth resident Ken Grille captured the patriotic scene and shared the moment on Facebook Tuesday.

Photographer records two bald eagles sitting atop Flag Rock

Photographer Ken Grille captured a rare sight of two bald eagles perched on Flag Rock, located in White Horse Beach in Plymouth on Monday.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY NOTEBOOK

The time is now for senior captain Caleb Barnes, Melrose boys’ cross-country

The dominance of the well-seasoned Barnes, along with a deep class of juniors, has led the No. 16 Red Hawks to the top of the Middlesex League.
PATRIOTS

Five things to watch as the Patriots face the Texans in Drake Maye’s first start

The Patriots (7-0) have never lost to the Texans at Gillette Stadium. Will New England keep its streak alive?
patriots notebook

Patriots officially rule out Rhamondre Stevenson (foot) for Texans game

Stevenson’s absence should create an opportunity in the backfield for Antonio Gibson or JaMycal Hasty.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY

EMass cross-country Top 20: BC High, Wellesley girls keep running atop the rankings
SKIING

Mikaela Shiffrin won’t race downhill in upcoming World Cup season, after brutal crash had US star mulling retirement
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY

EMass cross-country: An ace for Brookline, Altamo Aschkenasy headlines Runners of the Week

Business

Health regulator completes review of Steward doctors group sale

Steward Health Care Network is the third largest-physician contracting network in Massachusetts with about 2,950 physicians.

BU and its graduate students reach deal that could end seven-month strike

The proposed agreement includes higher base pay and expanded healthcare coverage for roughly 3,000 masters and PhD students.

Boeing will lay off 10 percent of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production

Hillary Clinton endorses raising minimum wage for tipped workers in Mass.
magazine
Globe Magazine

How a Satanic temple in Salem is staging a rebellion against the religious right

Best of the Best

We searched for Boston’s best breakfasts. These 12 places are winners.
Fall Travel

10 of the best orchards for apple picking in New England this fall
Fall Travel

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during peak foliage season

metro

How to use your cellphone to best capture the northern lights

How a puppy killed by a doggy daycare fight spurred Healey to reform the pet care industry

Missed last night’s Northern Lights display? You may have another chance tonight. Here are the best times to view them.

sports

Bruins defensemen have come out shooting, much to the liking of coach Jim Montgomery

Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter’s status for Game 5 of ALDS unclear due to hamstring injury

Mauricio Pochettino era begins for US men’s soccer, with new coach preaching patience amid massive expectations

business

Evan Gershkovich, US journalist imprisoned in Russia, will publish a memoir

Boeing’s lawyers argue for settlement opposed by relatives of those killed in 737 Max crashes

Tesla shares sink after Musk’s robotaxi unveiling disappoints

politics

In Colorado, Trump doubles down on pledge to carry out the largest deportation operation in US history. Follow live updates.

Hillary Clinton endorses raising minimum wage for tipped workers in Mass.

Trump doubles down his anti-immigration message in Colorado

Nation

Evan Gershkovich, US journalist imprisoned in Russia, will publish a memoir

Boeing’s lawyers argue for settlement opposed by relatives of those killed in 737 Max crashes

Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

World

US aims to revive failed UN plan for Lebanon war

Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

opinion

She remembers Luis Tiant as an ace, on the field and off

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents

Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic promise. But Question 4 goes too far.

lifestyle

Free museum admission, Boston Ballet discounts, classical music: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

He doesn’t make any money

That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.

food & dining

A new L.A. Burdick will soon sweeten Coolidge Corner

With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think

Chef Barbara Lynch closing all her restaurants

travel

The best way to explore Prince Edward Island

Discovering the secrets beneath the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

A Victorian manor in Rockport is revived, plus boutique digs in downtown Denver

Arts

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event

At the MFA, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ revels in rhyme not reason

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Books

Han Kang is awarded Nobel Prize in literature

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 6

Author Jason Reynolds creates his own Judy Blume book moment with young adult novel ‘Twenty-Four Seconds From Now’

Movies

‘Pet grief’ is very real. Director Yen Tan and Margaret Cho, in a rare non-comedic role, made a movie about it.

It’s a family thing at this year’s New York Film Festival

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Television

Shohei Ohtani’s ads are better, too

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’

music

BSO demonstrates why Symphony Hall’s organ should be heard, not just seen

From ‘token woman’ to trailblazers: Meet Boston’s 14-member ‘women-forward’ wedding band

Johnny Marr has accepted the spotlight

Theater/Dance

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

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

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

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

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of family political dynasty, dies at 96

Pat Fischer, undersized NFL defensive back, dies at 84

Luis Tiant, inimitable ace of the 1975 AL champion Red Sox, dies at 83