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Texans 41, Patriots 21

The installation of Drake Maye (10) as starting quarterback has given Patriots fans something to celebrate.

Dan Shaughnessy

Thanks to Drake Maye, there’s finally a reason to watch these Patriots

We are natural-born cynics here in New England. We have standards. We are not yahoos. So why does a 41-21 home-field beatdown at the hands of the Houston Texans feel so good?

Watch: See every one of Drake Maye’s three TD passes in his first career start

Texans running back Joe Mixon (28) ripped the Patriots defense for 102 yards on 13 carries, including this fourth-quarter touchdown.

Patriots’ defense unable to hold up its end of the bargain against Texans

Mayo talks to defensive tackle Jaquelin Roy during the first quarter.

‘You should feel like crap:’ What Jerod Mayo said after Patriots’ loss

Thanks to Drake Maye (10), second-year wide receiver DeMario Douglas (3) could finally enjoy his first NFL touchdown celebration.

DeMario Douglas, Patriots offense excited about the future for a number of reasons

2024 Election

From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation. Biden surveys Florida’s damage.
Harris spoke at the church about the hurricanes, alluding to the misinformation that some are spreading about the federal government’s response.

Follow live presidential campaign updates Man is arrested on weapons charges heading to Trump rally in Coachella on Saturday, officials say

One Dalton puts $35 million penthouse on market. A sale would be the priciest in the building’s history.
The featured unit up for grabs is a 7,256-square-foot duplex penthouse with four bedrooms, six bathrooms, and sprawling views of Boston and the Charles River.

Steven Meserve held a cat at the Boston CATstravaganza, hosted by Loving Cats Worldwide.

A social media influencer, $300 pet homes, and caboodles of kittens: Inside Boston’s all-out cat show

The venue was brimming with vendors selling cat-themed merchandise — from a print with an orange tabby popping out of a “Dnkn’ Cat” cup, to luxury cat wands decorated with colorful feathers, and custom-built homes totaling near $300.

‘I’ve seen things I can’t believe’: As homeless population surges in Davis Square, Somerville grapples with response
There have long been homeless people in Davis Square. But amid a surge in the population this summer, neighbors with and without homes agree, something was different.

Israel says 4 soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone attack while Israeli strike in Gaza leaves 20 dead
Israel launched its ground operation in Lebanon earlier this month with the goal of weakening Hezbollah and pushing the militant group away from the border to allow thousands of displaced Israelis to return to their homes.

Mass. should keep the MCAS graduation requirement, secretary of education says

“The ballot question does not replace what we have right now with a system, it just eliminates the current system,” Tutwiler said on WCVB-TV's On the Record.

MCAS ballot question finally gives parents a say in standardized testing. How will they vote?

Uber, Lyft ballot measure leaves labor movement divided

Indigenous Peoples Day isn’t a statewide holiday. Here’s why.
Depending on where you are in Massachusetts, the name of Monday’s holiday might differ.

The coolest Indigenous Peoples’ Day events in Boston and Cambridge

‘It’s not OK’: USPS says mail-in ballots will be delivered on time. But some Boston residents still have doubts.
Boston City Council's emergency hearing on USPS issues and residents' experiences with faulty delivery have made some voters worried about voting by mail this election cycle.

Meet Boston’s best, the 2024 Shattuck Award winners

The 39th annual Henry L. Shattuck Public Service Awards will be presented on Thursday at a dinner at the Westin Copley Place.

Can the government get people to have more babies?

Two dead after apparent carbon monoxide exposure in Bedford, N.H., officials say

A New Hampshire realtor went viral for his dinosaur staging initiative.

Having trouble selling your home? Try staging with a dinosaur.

A viral Dinosaur-themed home staging trend is helping sell New Hampshire real estate.

The playoff pressure entering the ALCS is on Aaron Boone and the Yankees.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

While Cinderella Guardians have nothing to lose in ALCS, same cannot be said for big-money Yankees

Whatever happens this week, Cleveland ($140.3 million payroll) had a good season. For New York ($314.6), the window to win is open now.

Dick Barnett, 88, was on stage to be honored with Hall of Fame induction, and a previously recorded message from the Knicks great was shown to the crowd.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

How could the Hall of Fame be even better? By not waiting until it’s too late for inductees to enjoy the honor.

Walter Davis's induction less than a year after his death amplifies the need for changes to be made to the Hall of Fame induction process.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Vice President Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

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

Former president Donald Trump.

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

The recorded temperature on a thermostat at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center, after 10 p.m. on July 7, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

Opinion

This simple idea could transform Boston’s schools

"High-dosage tutoring" has produced eye-popping results.

Jeff Jacoby’s ballot guide: Yes on 1. No on 2, 3, 4, and 5.

IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD

Harris is trying to win Michigan without showing up in a crucial spot

OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

The unending fight for — and against — voting rights

Steward Health Care board nodded while company burned

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.

More recent News

Dedham man killed, 8-year-old girl seriously injured in Abington crash

The driver of the vehicle, 44-year-old Christopher Berard-Bulman, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the statement.

At Maine brewfest, Beard and Mustache Contest is the mane event
More than 1,500 people attended Gardiner, Maine’s 15th annual Swine & Stein Brewfest, where the mane event was a no-handlebars-barred facial hair showdown.

Scooter driver injured in collision with vehicle in Hyde Park, police say

A scooter driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a collision with an SUV in Hyde Park on Sunday night, officials said.

CELTICS 115, RAPTORS 111

While the stars sit, the Celtics remain dominant in the preseason
On Sunday, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Luke Kornet, and Xavier Tillman all sat out, giving the end of a roster some extended opportunities.

Kiteboarder dead after medical emergency at Cape Cod beach
Bystanders performed CPR until Eastham Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene at 9:45 a.m. after receiving a report that an unconscious individual was in the water.

N.H. motorcyclist killed in Londonderry collision, police say

The motorcyclist was traveling north on Rockingham Road when a 2019 Toyota Highlander driving south attempted to turn left onto Mammoth Road, crossing into the 2024 Harley-Davidson FLHX’s path, police said.

Recommended reads

Psilocybin mushrooms ready for harvest in a humidified "fruiting chamber" in the basement of a private home in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

‘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

See photos of the northern lights across New England

‘I’m kicking myself for missing them’: Those who missed the northern lights hope for another chance
The light show Thursday night was the strongest since May and could be seen as far south as Texas, Florida, and California.

Could a big hurricane whack New England? ‘More of a question of when than if.’
Could it happen here? As the Southeastern United States recovers from a pair of massive storms, how is climate change loading the dice for a hurricane to hit New England?

As family matriarch, Ethel Kennedy continued her husband’s activism, centered the family through worst times
Despite the recurring pain, Kennedy looked ahead, championing the progressive causes that had motivated her husband.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in "The Apprentice."

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

Cate Blanchett and Sacha Baron Cohen as Robert Ravenscroft in “Disclaimer."

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

Christopher Reeve as Superman.

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

Brianna and Nick Sailor during their May 2024 wedding at the OceanCliff Hotel in Newport, R.I.

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

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

For elephants and other animals, "the concept of death is a spectrum," says the philosopher Susana Monsó. Understanding death is "not an all or nothing ability."

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

“Megalopolis” indeed had “no redeeming value,” as Globe film critic Odie Henderson described it.

On second thought, it’s a work of genius!

Telemundo journalist Julio Vaqueiro conducts an interview in Las Vegas for his six-episode podcast “El péndulo,” or the pendulum.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How Latino voters could shape the presidential election

Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, spoke at a rally for a fair teachers contract outside of the Weymouth Town Hall on March 2, 2023.

Grading the MTA leaders on their MCAS campaign

Readers offer range of responses to Globe’s call to vote no on 2

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Abdul Salaam, quiet member of the Jets’ ‘sack exchange,’ dies at 71

The Sack Exchange represented a high point in the Jets’ fraught history. Mark Gastineau and Joe Klecko, terrifying edge rushers who chased down and tackled quarterbacks behind the line of scrimmage, were the stars of the foursome. Salaam and Marty Lyons were the run stoppers.

Mass. should keep the MCAS graduation requirement, secretary of education says

“The ballot question does not replace what we have right now with a system, it just eliminates the current system,” Tutwiler said on WCVB-TV's On the Record.

At Maine brewfest, Beard and Mustache Contest is the mane event

More than 1,500 people attended Gardiner, Maine’s 15th annual Swine & Stein Brewfest, where the mane event was a no-handlebars-barred facial hair showdown.

A social media influencer, $300 pet homes, and caboodles of kittens: Inside Boston’s all-out cat show

The venue was brimming with vendors selling cat-themed merchandise — from a print with an orange tabby popping out of a “Dnkn’ Cat” cup, to luxury cat wands decorated with colorful feathers, and custom-built homes totaling near $300.

Sports

Jack Flaherty allowed two hits in seven shutout innings, striking out six and walking two.

NLCS GAME 1: DODGERS 9, METS 0

Jack Flaherty continues string of dominant Dodgers pitching, blanks Mets in NLCS Game 1

Dodgers pitchers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings set by the Orioles over the first four games of the 1966 World Series . . . against the Dodgers.

Westford senior Jack Graffeo blazed to victory in the MSTCA Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational Large Schools Division race Sunday night in Falmouth, as his time of 14:56.1 on the Cape Cod Fairgrounds course was the fastest 5k in Massachusetts this season.

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY

Westford’s Jack Graffeo runs fastest 5K this season to strike gold at MSTCA Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational

Needham junior Greta Hammer ran a personal best to win the Large School girls' race, while Brookline boys and Weymouth girls took the team titles.

While most of the Celtics regulars sat, Payton Pritchard suited up and finished with 19 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds in a 115-111 win over the Raptors at TD Garden.

CELTICS 115, RAPTORS 111

While the stars sit, the Celtics remain dominant in the preseason

On Sunday, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Luke Kornet, and Xavier Tillman all sat out, giving the end of a roster some extended opportunities.

Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson, the NFL’s sack leader, needs surgery following gruesome leg injury vs. Cowboys

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

How could the Hall of Fame be even better? By not waiting until it’s too late for inductees to enjoy the honor.

Matt McCarty wins in Utah for first PGA Tour title, Ruoning Yin champions LPGA Shanghai

Business

Prison operator under federal scrutiny spent millions settling Tennessee mistreatment claims

The leading private prison company in the United States has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of complaints alleging mistreatment — including at least 22 inmate deaths — at its Tennessee prisons and jails since 2016.

One Dalton puts $35 million penthouse on market. A sale would be the priciest in the building’s history.

The featured unit up for grabs is a 7,256-square-foot duplex penthouse with four bedrooms, six bathrooms, and sprawling views of Boston and the Charles River.

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone

Uber, Lyft ballot measure leaves labor movement divided

magazine

The cofounders of The Satanic Temple, who go by the pseudonyms Lucien Greaves (left) and Malcolm Jarry, at headquarters in Salem.

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

Milkweed

Best of the Best

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

A row of apple trees at Alyson's Orchard; A bag of apple cider donuts and people picking apples at Belkin Family Lookout Farm.

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

The Kancamagus Highway in peak foliage season.

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during peak foliage season

metro

People joined hands during a communal dance at an Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration in Newton in 2023.

The coolest Indigenous Peoples Day events in Boston and Cambridge

Indigenous Peoples Day isn’t a statewide holiday. Here’s why.

Having trouble selling your home? Try staging with a dinosaur.

sports

Lions receiver Jameson Williams dragged Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs into the end zone on a 37-yard TD catch in the third quarter.

Jared Goff, Lions keep Cowboys reeling at home

Patriots’ defense unable to hold up its end of the bargain against Texans

This time, New York Liberty protect big halftime lead to even WNBA Finals against Minnesota Lynx

business

Gamblers placed their sports bets at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett on Jan. 31, 2023.

State to make $3.1 million in grants to combat gambling addiction, youth gambling

Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity

Data shows migrants aren’t taking ‘Black jobs’ or ‘Hispanic jobs,’ despite what Trump says

politics

Chinese migrant Li Kai aka Khaled, an ethnic Hui Muslim, studies for a Commercial Driving License in his apartment in Flushing, New York, on May 3. Li Kai came to the US with his wife and two sons seeking religious freedom and a better life.

Most AAPI adults think legal immigrants give the US a major economic boost, new poll shows

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

Man is arrested on weapons charges heading to Trump rally in Coachella, officials say

Nation

Decorated stones bearing the names of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, who were killed in February 2017, are placed at a memorial along the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Ind., on Oct. 1.

Trial set to begin for suspect in the 2017 killings of 2 teen girls in Indiana

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation, as Biden surveys Florida’s damage

World

A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on Oct. 10.

North Korea is preparing to destroy northern parts of inter-Korean roads, Seoul says

US to deploy missile defense system and about 100 troops to Israel

Israel says 4 soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone attack while Israeli strike in Gaza leaves 20 dead

opinion

Telemundo journalist Julio Vaqueiro conducts an interview in Las Vegas for his six-episode podcast “El péndulo,” or the pendulum.

How Latino voters could shape the presidential election

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

Grading the MTA leaders on their MCAS campaign

lifestyle

Love Letters Classics: Sailing ... takes him away

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

He doesn’t make any money

food & dining

Hot chocolate at L.A. Burdick, coming soon to Brookline.

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 newly-launched Island Walk, a 435-mile walking trail that loops around Prince Edward Island.

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

A model poses in pieces by designer Aryn Lovell during an installation produced by House Fashion Week at M Fine Arts Galerie.

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, shown in 2016, was most known for her book "The Vegetarian."

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

Margaret Cho in "All That We Love."

‘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 with his dog, Decoy, at Dodger Stadium in August. No, that's not in the ad, but it's pretty adorable.

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

Billie Eilish at TD Garden Oct. 11, 2024.

Billie Eilish shines at a concert that shows off her fascinating, arena-filling pop fantasies

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

Theater/Dance

The cast of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" pose for a photo. Alex Serino is pictured bottom row, second from left.

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

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

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

Mr. Salaam (third from left) is seen in 1982 with fellow New York Jets players (from left) defensive end Joe Klecko, defensive tackle Marty Lyons, and defensive end Mark Gastineau.

Abdul Salaam, quiet member of the Jets’ ‘sack exchange,’ dies at 71

Joseph H. Reich, charter school pioneer, dies at 89

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