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2024 ELECTION

Debate over tipped minimum wage ballot question lifts the lid on class divides within the restaurant industry

Criticisms are flying on both sides of the upcoming ballot question, as a national workers’ rights group and the restaurant lobby battle over raises for servers, bartenders, and other tipped workers.

Harris decries Trump after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler’s

In interviews published Tuesday, John Kelly warned that Trump meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office he suggested that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “did some good things.”
See the latest election news and updates on the campaign Trump’s attacks again turn nasty in campaign’s waning days

Young women lean Democratic. Now the election may hinge on Harris’s ability to run up the score.

While young women have leaned more Democratic than Republican, this year’s election could see a historic gender gap as Harris tries to become the country’s first female president and the fight over abortion rights remains an animating issue.
Analysis: The 2024 presidential campaign has been wild — and remarkably stable
Dan Shaughnessy

From Bob Cousy to Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Celtics history is second to none

As is so often the case with this fabled franchise, Tuesday's banner raising also was a night to honor the past. And the world champion Boston Celtics have more great past than any pro basketball team in the land.
2004 red sox

The 2004 world champion Red Sox: Where are they now?

Some players are still working in the game, but some are out of baseball. Let's catch up with the team that no one in New England will ever forget.
Listen: The Curse Breakers, Epilogue | Red Sox fans remember the joy of 2004 Five questions with Colin Barnicle, director of the Netflix docuseries on the 2004 Red Sox

Boston residents and businesses say drug use has spread to neighborhoods near Mass. and Cass in year since camping ban

Several residents told officials the prevalence of needles around the city, the plight of those struggling with addiction, and the impact on residents and businesses is not sustainable or humane.

Man accused of intimidating Karen Read witnesses with rubber ducks and fake cash

Police said the ducks were a nod to a statement about the case that one of Read’s attorneys made during a pretrial hearing.
Family of John O’Keefe ask court to reject bid to delay wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read

Wu, business groups reach agreement on property tax dispute

Their plan would hike tax rates on commercial property for three years in a bid to balance the city budget without a sharp tax increase on residential taxpayers.

Mass. state Representative Susan Williams Gifford, House minority whip, dies at 64

According to her campaign, she died of cancer while at home, “surrounded by loved ones.”

Noah Kahan’s L.L. Bean collab celebrates his Green Mountain roots. But what exactly is Vermont style?
Bernie Sanders’s meme-able mittens come to mind. So does a certain Phish drummer’s "donut dress."

Money, Power, Inequality
A new Boston development is prioritizing first-generation home buyers. It could help close the racial wealth gap.
Boston developers have been experimenting with first generation status as a proxy for race.

Sammy Basso, advocate for progeria research who had a strong connection to the Boston medical community, is dead at 28

Commuter rail workers rally for higher wages, new contract

‘It shouldn’t be this difficult’: Why fixing up a kiosk in Harvard Square is costing millions and taking years

The structure that once housed Out of Town News has languished in construction purgatory. Now, Cambridge says its next act will begin soon.

Small worms, big dreams: How an invertebrate brain inspired Boston’s biggest AI bet

Boston’s hottest artificial intelligence startup, Liquid AI, introduced a global audience to its unique and potentially revolutionary approach to AI.
QUICK BITE

A talented South Indian chef is in the kitchen at Chennai Eats

The new Watertown spot offers dosa, biryani, parotta, and many vegetarian-friendly dishes.
Devra First: I’ll have the tasting menu with beverage pairings. But hold the booze.
Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing

In talking about ‘freedom,’ Harris hopes she has a winning message on guns
Halloween

13 spooky TV shows to stream this Halloween season

The A.R.T. is selling 20,000 pieces of costume history — just in time for Halloween

Looking for spooky and haunted places in R.I. before Halloween? Check these out, if you dare.

14 things to do to get in the Halloween spirit in the Boston area
Opinion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Courts are rejecting Trump’s attacks on elections — for now

So far, judges are protecting our democracy from the GOP’s flood of baseless election-related legal attacks. Can that safeguard hold?
IDEAS | LEWIS ROBINSON

They lived together. They died together. One year after Lewiston, those left behind recall a steadfast friendship.
JEFF JACOBY

Hispanic voters flock to the GOP, exploding the ‘great replacement’ theory
SCOT LEHIGH

Try to remove politics from the events of Jan. 6

LETTERS

Lewiston mayor: ‘Thank you, Boston. You comforted and consoled us.’

More recent News

MIT says researchers have discovered first ‘black hole triple,’ reveals new data on how such objects are formed
The discovery indicates that not all black holes are formed from the violent explosion of a dying star.

Former St. Luke’s Hospital doctor convicted of child rape, authorities say

Sujan Kayastha was sentenced to 12 years in state prison.

LOVE LETTERS
We’re not together now, so I banned him from the place we met
Is it fair to tell a person to keep away from somewhere they used to hang out?

Stephen Nedoroscik, Ilona Maher, and Danny Amendola go full Disney on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
“Dancing with the Stars” brought the magic of Disney Tuesday night.

One person killed in crash on Mass. Pike

A tractor-trailer and two other vehicles crashed shortly before midnight.

Longtime elephant at New Bedford zoo to enter hospice care
The elephant, named Ruth, is one of the oldest Asian elephants in captivity.

Recommended reads

In Maine, ‘Lewiston is forever changed.’ One year later, the community forges a new path.

Some weep. Some rage. Others retreat quietly into themselves, struggling to accept that it really happened.

Globe Magazine
They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called.
A detective from the Maine State Police wanted to talk about a cold case. How would a family reckon with what he found?

ADRIAN WALKER
Question 1 won’t fix what ails the Legislature. But what will?
It’s not hard to see why DiZoglio’s efforts have struck a nerve with voters.

Boston averages 1,900 serious or fatal crashes per year. Here are the most dangerous intersections.
Many of the most dangerous intersections are in underserved communities and weren't built with pedestrian safety in mind.

Culture & Lifestyle

Some 54 dancers to take the stage for largest work Boston Ballet has presented

She said ‘don’t look,’ but he couldn’t look away

Alex Borstein talks Somerville benefit show and the New England-ish origins of Lois Griffin on ‘Family Guy’

100 years of collecting photographs at the MFA

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

JEFF JACOBY

Our poor neighbor to the north
RENÉE GRAHAM

The media’s toxic affair with Trump
EDITORIAL

Wanted: Local, nonprofit operator for Norwood Hospital
Alex Shieh

Here’s what my Brown University classmates don’t understand about divestment from Israel
EDITORIAL

State Police academy dropout rate begs the question, why?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Indicted judge: N.H. Supreme Court chief justice said meeting with governor seemed appropriate

The associate justice is facing felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly telling Governor Chris Sununu an investigation into her husband needed to wrap up quickly.

It’s time to corral the cranberries

The colorful tradition is part of the fabric of autumn life in rural Southeastern Massachusetts. Many of those berries will end up on someone’s Thanksgiving dinner.

MIT says researchers have discovered first ‘black hole triple,’ reveals new data on how such objects are formed

The discovery indicates that not all black holes are formed from the violent explosion of a dying star.

Commuter rail workers rally for higher wages, new contract

Commuter rail operator Keolis Commuter Services has failed to address “decades of wage stagnation and lost pay raises,” according to one of the 14 unions representing commuter rail workers.

Sports

PATRIOTS

Jets expect Aaron Rodgers (hamstring) and Hassan Reddick (holdout) to play Sunday against Patriots

The 40-year-old Rodgers was listed as limited for the team’s walkthrough practice on Wednesday, while Reddick participated.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK

At Medfield, practice makes perfect: ‘Our best practices are when we scrimmage each other.’

“All of our success on the field comes from all the work at practice,” said senior Maeve Naughton of the No. 12 Warriors (12-3-2).
MLB

Ratings jump for MLB’s League Championship Series ahead of highly anticipated Yankees-Dodgers World Series

According to Nielsen, the two series averaged 5.35 million viewers on Fox, FS1, and TBS, its highest numbers since 2017.
NFL

Patriots hero Adam Vinatieri and former BC star Luke Kuechly advance in voting for 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

celtics

The celebration of the Celtics’ 18th title was sealed with a kiss, and other leftover nuggets
NFL

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa practices for first time since Week 2 and aims to start Sunday against Cardinals

Business

American Airlines fined $50 million for treatment of passengers using wheelchairs

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called the agency’s penalty the highest ever levied against an airline for violating protections for flyers with disabilities.

Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, part of Kremlin efforts to challenge Western global clout

Commuter rail workers rally for higher wages, new contract

Small worms, big dreams: How an invertebrate brain inspired Boston’s biggest AI bet
magazine
Globe Magazine

People in their 30s and 40s are facing an unprecedented wave of memory problems
LOVE LETTERS

We’re not together now, so I banned him from the place we met
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 21-27
Cooking

Make a one-bowl chocolate Bundt cake for an adult Halloween treat

metro

Boston residents and businesses say drug use has spread to neighborhoods near Mass. and Cass in year since camping ban

‘Absolutely untruthful’: Narragansett officials push back on notion Town Beach is unfriendly to out-of-towners

Falling drone injures two people at Celtics watch party at City Hall Plaza, officials say

sports

Was Jerod Mayo too hard with his ‘soft’ comment? His players don’t think so.

EMass girls’ soccer: Dynamite for Durfee, Maddie Hargraves headlines Players of the Week

EMass girls’ soccer Top 20: A high 5 for Wellesley in Globe poll

business

Boston residents and businesses say drug use has spread to neighborhoods near Mass. and Cass in year since camping ban

Wu, business groups reach agreement on property tax dispute

A robot could do your next eye exam

politics

Tim Walz, wife, and son vote early in Minnesota

Trump targets his base in Georgia while Harris goes after moderates in Pennsylvania

Rudy Giuliani is ordered to turn over assets to 2 Georgia election workers. How will that work?

Nation

Young women lean Democratic. Now the election may hinge on Harris’s ability to run up the score.

American Airlines fined $50 million for treatment of passengers using wheelchairs

Colleges enrolled fewer freshmen, first decline since the pandemic

World

Israeli strikes pound Lebanese coastal city after residents evacuate

An attack on a Turkish defense company that kills 5 people is blamed on Kurdish militants

US says North Korean troops are in Russia to aid fight against Ukraine

opinion

Our poor neighbor to the north

The media’s toxic affair with Trump

US should value all work and expand child tax credit

lifestyle

Zach Bryan leaves Brianna LaPaglia ‘blindsided’ after a public breakup

She said ‘don’t look,’ but he couldn’t look away

Inside Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s ballin’ birthday bash in Boston

food & dining

A talented South Indian chef is in the kitchen at Chennai Eats

Eerily delicious Halloween treats for adults

Debate over tipped minimum wage ballot question lifts the lid on class divides within the restaurant industry

travel

Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors

Some Maine ghost stories refuse to die. Here are a few favorites.

‘I’ve turned the world into my office.’ Meet the people working remotely while traveling the globe.

Arts

All politics is local — and a lot of Massachusetts museums are, too

100 years of collecting photographs at the MFA

‘Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition’ centers passengers’ stories through objects

Books

Malcolm Gladwell returns to the ‘Tipping Point’ 25 years later

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 20

Wampanoag author’s children’s book at center of Texas library book controversy

Movies

Coolidge Corner Theatre among locales in new book from Accidentally Wes Anderson

‘Conclave,’ about picking a new pope, serves a massively entertaining slice of melodramatic excess

Isabella Rossellini was taught by nuns growing up in Rome. Now she plays one in ‘Conclave.’

Television

Mind the gap? Not at all.

Zach Bryan leaves Brianna LaPaglia ‘blindsided’ after a public breakup

Stephen Nedoroscik, Ilona Maher, and Danny Amendola go full Disney on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

music

30 years later, you can revisit ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy’ with Sarah McLachlan

Cyndi Lauper brings farewell tour to MGM Music Hall this weekend

Noah Kahan’s L.L. Bean collab celebrates his Green Mountain roots. But what exactly is Vermont style?

Theater/Dance

Some 54 dancers to take the stage for largest work Boston Ballet has presented

‘Sojourners,’ at the Huntington, kicks off Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle

A new stage show tries to imagine the end of incarceration

Health

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

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’

Obituaries

Sammy Basso, advocate for progeria research who had a strong connection to the Boston medical community, is dead at 28

Mass. state Representative Susan Williams Gifford, House minority whip, dies at 64

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63