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Election countdown: 6 days

Harris delivers her closing campaign argument from a spot chosen to draw a sharp contrast with Trump
With the White House as a dramatic backdrop, Kamala Harris used the setting to make a distinction between her vision for the country and Donald Trump’s.

A to-do list, size matters, and a ‘petty tyrant’: Key moments from Kamala Harris’s speech

Live Updates

12:21 a.m.
Michigan House races will test Democrats’ grasp on the state government trifecta
11:28 p.m.
A to-do list, size matters, and a ‘petty tyrant’: Key moments from Kamala Harris’s speech
11:04 p.m.
About 475 damaged ballots retrieved from burned drop box in Washington state, auditor says

Quiz: Could you pass the 10th grade MCAS?
On last spring’s exams, 10th graders had to earn at least 25 percent of available points on the math test and 39 percent on the English test to graduate.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg pours $2.5 million into campaign opposing MCAS ballot question

ADRIAN WALKER

Why would any Black man support Trump for president?

Has there been a shift toward Trump in the final days of the race? Here’s what the polls show.

Take a look at the swing state polls

Bad Bunny posts video showcasing Puerto Rico’s beauty and captions it ‘garbage’

Voter Resources

Find your polling place

Key races to watch

How to vote

What to know about all 5 Mass. ballot questions

More election coverage

Striking Boston Hilton hotel workers reach tentative agreement, union says

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. A ratification vote is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, the union said.

Doctors and advocates urge public to vote ‘yes’ on Question 4 to legalize psychedelics

Opponents say the substances carry health risks and could end up in the hands of children and teens.

Supreme Court ruling on gun law now at play in Boston court

The Bruen case cited the Second Amendment to overturn a New York law that required applicants for licenses to carry concealed handguns to show proper cause for why they needed one.

Vatican’s first report on clergy sex abuse, by panel led by Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley, is met with criticism

Local advocates for survivors of clerical abuse offered a chilly reception to the first annual report from the Vatican’s commission on such abuse. Pope Francis tapped Boston Archdiocese Cardinal Sean O’Malley to lead the panel after its creation in 2014.

CNN panelist kicked off live show after inflammatory ‘beeper’ comment to journalist Mehdi Hasan

In a chaotic discussion, commentator Ryan Girdusky told co-panelist Mehdi Hasan, "I hope your beeper doesn’t go off," alluding to last month’s deadly pager attacks targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Revere City Council votes against recreational pot shops — for now

Revere has had a ban on recreational marijuana shops since a majority of city residents voted against the state ballot question legalizing marijuana in 2016.

Jack Teixeira seeks 11-year prison term for leaking classified information

Off-duty Mass. State Police trooper charged with drunken driving following crash in Tewksbury

Flowers, cards, and photos were added to a memorial post during a remembrance for Glenn Durkee.

Neighbors pay tribute to oft-homeless man who became a fixture of Beacon Hill

Glenn Durkee, who died this month, was remembered as a friendly man who struck up genuine connections with residents and passersby.

Aye! Aye! A Newton 13-year-old creates spooky pirate ship for Halloween house display
Adorned with skull flags and equipped with fog-machine cannons, the ship measures an astounding 35 feet long, 8 feet high, and 12 feet wide and is topped by a 25-foot mast that weighs nearly 200 pounds.

A full-scale mockup of a Green Line Type 10 trolley was on display under a tent on Boston City Hall Plaza.

Check out the Green Line’s new ‘supercars,’ more space, easier access

A full-scale mock-up of the so-called Type 10 trolley is on display at City Hall Plaza through Wednesday at 7 p.m.,

Josh Rivera (left) as Aaron Hernandez and J. Alex Brinson as Odin Lloyd in episode 8 of FX’s "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ episode 8 recap: The murder of Odin Lloyd

By the time Aaron Hernandez murders Odin Lloyd — the tragedy at the center of episode 8 of “American Sports Story” — the Patriots tight end is completely unhinged.

One of the "Rhode Island: T.F Green International Airport" signs on Interstate 95 in Warwick, R.I.

R.I. airport leaders fire T.F. Green union president

Council 94 pushed back on RIAC’s allegations against the president, vowing to “contest RIAC’s unfounded accusations, lies, and union busting tactics.”

(From left) Alex Verdugo, Aaron Judge, and Juan Soto got some air after the Yankees won Game 5.

Dan Shaughnessy

Suddenly, Yankees have life, and Kevin Millar, the biggest believer in the magical 2004 comeback, thinks they have a chance

The Yankees faced the same deficit the 2004 Red Sox had 20 years ago, and we know what happened then.

On baseball: Mookie Betts’s success in Dodger blue should have Red Sox fans fuming

Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo made several big stops on the Flyers during a scoreless first period.

Flyers 2, Bruins 0

Bruins blanked again, this time by struggling Flyers at Garden

The Bruins now head out on a two-game road swing to Carolina (Thursday night) and Philadelphia (Saturday afternoon).

Tom Brady, former NFL quarterback, looks on before the Detroit Lions play the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Tom Brady posts Fleetwood Mac lyrics on Instagram following Gisele Bündchen pregnancy news

Brady's ex-wife is reportedly expecting a child with 35-year-old Jiu Jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente.

Gisele Bundchen is expecting first child since divorce from Tom Brady, according to media reports

Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

People walked by tents lined up on Southampton Street near the intersection known as Mass. and Cass in Boston in 2021.

Trump and Harris offer starkly different visions for how to end homelessness

trendlines

Harris and Trump are both embracing policies that would raise the national debt. It’s a dangerous game.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris chats with the hosts during a commercial break at The View, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York.

Harris proposes Medicare benefits for home care, vision, and hearing

A customer pumps gas at a Shell gas station Monday, June 10, 2024, in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Trump says gas should be $1.87 a gallon. Here’s what that would mean.

Opinion

Ronald Reagan sat in the Oval Office after he delivered his farewell address to the nation Jan. 11, 1989.

SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump has taken Ronald Reagan’s Republican Party in a dark and divisive direction

On matter after matter, Trump has abandoned Reagan’s legacy.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Donald Trump hates America

Carine Hajjar

Inside Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

EDITORIAL

Globe endorsement: Reelect Elizabeth Warren

IDEAS | Christine Mehta

Harvard-MIT chaplain says tech is our new religion

Halloween

New England will see a wickedly warm Halloween into the night. Here’s how high temps will get where you live.

A composite of three infants in Boston Medical Center’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit wearing Halloween costumes donated by non-profit Project Sweet Peas.

Newborns at Boston Medical Center get decked out for Halloween

From left: Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb Mclaughlin in a scene from "Stranger Things."

13 spooky TV shows to stream this Halloween season

A family poses for a photo at last year's Nightmare on Nixon St. event.

Free (spooky) things to do in Boston, plus a bad movie night, and classical music

More recent News

Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 88, officials say

Israel has escalated airstrikes and waged a bigger ground operation in northern Gaza in recent weeks, saying it is focused on rooting out Hamas militants who have regrouped after more than a year of war.

Apple’s iPhone gets some (mostly) useful AI features

The new features include call recording, text summation, and a photo "clean up" button, but a smarter Siri that can operate apps for you and connect to ChatGPT is still TBD.

UMass: Families earning $75k and under pay no tuition

Federal, state, and institutional financial aid covers tuition for families with low household incomes, but students often don’t realize it.

At Boston City Council hearing, tensions flare over bureaucratic process rather than tax policy

While some councilors expressed frustration the Boston City Council wasn't at the table during compromise negotiations on a property tax proposal, others argued there have been months of public debate on the issue.

Elderly husband and wife ended their lives together in their Vermont home, relatives say

“As a devoted couple of more than 70 years, who had recently experienced precipitously declining health, they chose to die together as they’d lived together,” their family said.

Holyoke school district to transition out of state receivership in 2025

The state education board placed Holyoke under receivership in 2015 following years of languishing academic performance.

Feeling burned out? Here’s how you can turn a career break into a career boost.

Influential women are beginning to reframe career breaks as resume-builders, not a career-enders.

Balancing a career and caring for a parent can feel impossible. This advice can help.

Karen Read tells Vanity Fair in wide-ranging interview: ‘They’re framing me’
“I believe whatever happened to John [O'Keefe] was a setup to teach him a lesson or tune him up, and it got out of control,” Read said.

Beacon Hill might restructure the Cannabis Control Commission. Here’s what you need to know.
The embattled agency in charge of marijuana regulations may get a makeover after two upcoming hearings, months after calls for receivership.

DEVRA FIRST

Six restaurants to eat at this week
Toast the election results (or hide from them), get spooky, and find light in a dark season. Here's where to go.

Culture & Lifestyle

Tom Brady posts Fleetwood Mac lyrics on Instagram following Gisele Bündchen pregnancy news

Singer-songwriter Clairo, a Carlisle native, performed at Roadrunner on Monday night.

‘Boston, you must know how special this is for me’: Clairo brings cozy vibes in homecoming show

Former Boston Globe music critic and writer Steve Morse (center) with U2

Read highlights from Steve Morse’s career as music critic and writer at the Boston Globe

Andre 3000 attended the GQ Men of the Year Party 2023 VIP dinner at Chateau Marmont on Nov. 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. He performs in Boston Wednesday night.

André 3000 talks ‘New Blue Sun,’ rap future ahead of Boston show

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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Mariel Garza

I quit after LA Times owner killed the endorsement of Kamala Harris. I fear he blocked it because of money.

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

I’m rooting for a billionaire from Boston to buy TikTok

A sign on a classroom door at the Rafael Hernández K-8 School, a dual-language school in Boston.

EDITORIAL

Too many students whose first language isn’t English are struggling. Here’s a plan to help them.

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, where Games 1 and 2 of the World Series will be played Friday and Saturday.

IDEAS | KEITH O'BRIEN

This is the World Series baseball needs right now

A server brought a beer to a table at Little Whale Oyster Bar in Back Bay on Oct. 6, 2022.

ENDORSEMENT

Raise the minimum wage for tipped workers: Vote ‘yes’ on 5

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Live Updates

Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania; Harris speaks in Washington. Follow live updates.

We’re gathering the latest news, updates, and analysis on the 2024 presidential race. Follow along.

Striking Boston Hilton hotel workers reach tentative agreement, union says

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. A ratification vote is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, the union said.

Revere City Council votes against recreational pot shops — for now

Revere has had a ban on recreational marijuana shops since a majority of city residents voted against the state ballot question legalizing marijuana in 2016.

Supreme Court ruling on gun law now at play in Boston court

The Bruen case cited the Second Amendment to overturn a New York law that required applicants for licenses to carry concealed handguns to show proper cause for why they needed one.

Sports

Anthony Volpe connects for a grand slam in the third inning to send the Yankees on to a win in Game 4 of the World Series.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Anthony Volpe lives out boyhood dream to keep Yankees alive for another day

As an 8-year-old, he attended the 2009 World Series winning parade. Tuesday night, he saved his beloved team's season with one grand swing.

Aaron Judge congratulates Anthony Volpe (left) after the Yankees shortstop blasted a grand slam in third inning of Game 4 of the World Series Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

YANKEES 11, DODGERS 4

Anthony Volpe's slam sparks comeback as Yankees stay alive, force World Series Game 5

The young shortstop's third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman’s record-setting home run, and New York avoided a Dodgers sweep.

Fans interfere with Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts as he attempts to catch a fly ball in foul territory in the first inning of Tuesday night's Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.

BASEBALL

Yankee Stadium fan ejected for prying ball out of Mookie Betts’s glove at World Series

Yankees leadoff man Gleyber Torres was called out on the play in the bottom of the first inning of Game 4.

Flyers 2, Bruins 0

Bruins blanked again, this time by struggling Flyers at Garden

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Mookie Betts’s success in Dodger blue should have Sox fans seeing red

Dan Shaughnessy

Suddenly, Yankees have life, and Kevin Millar, the biggest believer in the magical 2004 comeback, thinks they have a chance

Business

US economy is believed to have grown at a solid pace again last quarter

Powered by consumer spending, the US economy likely kept expanding at a healthy pace from July through September despite the pressure of still-high interest rates.

Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute

A federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options.

Striking Boston Hilton hotel workers reach tentative agreement, union says

TALKING POINTS

Cape Cod man sentenced in securities fraud case

magazine

In just over a decade, Katherine Clark has risen from state senator to House minority whip — the chamber’s second most powerful Democrat.

Q&A

‘You can be nice and polite, and tough as nails’: How Katherine Clark wields power in Congress

Cooking

From hash to soup: Revive stale bread with these recipes

Lee Ann Daigle with her daughters Lauryn (left) and Kristyn (right) at their home in Litchfield, New Hampshire, in an undated photo.

Globe Magazine

They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called.

Halloween festivities in downtown Salem earlier this month.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

metro

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman convicted of leaking classified information, will be sentenced Nov. 11.

Jack Teixeira seeks 11-year prison term for leaking classified information

Doctors and advocates urge public to vote ‘yes’ on Question 4 to legalize psychedelics

Neighbors pay tribute to oft-homeless man who became a fixture of Beacon Hill

sports

In a tuneup for the MIAA tournament, Walpole's Caitlyn Naughton (left) and Watertown's Rachel Egan (right) battled for control of a loose ball in a Monday scrimmage at Victory Field in Watertown.

These field hockey juggernauts set to chart a postseason course for a championship

Cooper Flagg’s brother Ace commits to Maine

Bruins forward Johnny Beecher acknowledges luck played a part in slick pass Saturday night

business

Delivery of the F404 engines for Indian Air Force’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk1 series was pushed back to March 2025, an official said. Deliveries were supposed to begin in 2023.

India to slap penalties on GE over fighter jet engines delay

Biden announces $3 billion to reduce carbon emissions at US ports

US job openings fell in September to a 3½-year low

politics

Democratic state Representative Jaime Churches who seeks a second term in the state House campaigns door to door, Oct. 11, in Trenton, Mich.

Michigan House races will test Democrats’ grasp on the state government trifecta

New poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel’s responsibility for war’s escalation

A to-do list, size matters, and a ‘petty tyrant’: Key moments from Kamala Harris’s speech

Nation

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump began lining up early outside of the PPL Center ahead of his campaign rally in Allentown, Pa.

Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’

Steve Bannon, released from prison, says he is ‘empowered’

Biden announces $3 billion to reduce carbon emissions at US ports

World

Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 88, officials say

Vatican issues first report on sexual abuse, to immediate criticism

Israel hits Gaza town for third time in days, killing dozens, officials say

opinion

The Washington Post headquarters is reflected in an office building’s window. The paper's decision Friday to stop presidential endorsements has drawn harsh criticism. Earlier last week, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times resigned after that newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

First they came for the newspaper endorsements

A fight over values and a Pride flag means the end of a Catholic camp

T ridership is still down sharply compared to pre-pandemic. The agency needs a plan to lure back riders.

lifestyle

Tom Brady posts Fleetwood Mac lyrics on Instagram following Gisele Bündchen pregnancy news

Gisele Bundchen is expecting first child since divorce from Tom Brady, according to media reports

He wants to wait to have sex

food & dining

Hard-cooked eggs simmered in a tiny amount of water just until the yolks are golden and the whites firm but tender.

Her new method for hard-boiled eggs is probably old as the hills

Everything you should eat and drink at Snowport this year

Stone Brewing Co. keeps it bold and balanced

travel

New rules for airlines could help you get speedy refunds

Here’s how you can stay overnight at — and possibly own — a 143-year-old lighthouse

It’s a magical place where you hope your flight will be delayed or canceled. Welcome to the happiest airport on earth.

Arts

Peter Paul Rubens, "Portrait of a Young Man," c. 1613–1615, oil on panel.

In the Berkshires, Clark Art Institute receives $45 million donation, 331 works of art from late philanthropist

Ten museum shows to see in every New England state

How the canvases hidden in Lynne Drexler’s Monhegan home are changing the game for Maine artists

Books

"The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swan" author Virginia Pye (pictured) will be in conversation with Kerri Maher (”All You Have to Do Is Call”) and Helen Elaine Lee (”Pomegranate”) Oct. 28 at Belmont Books.

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 2

The Derek Walcott Prize, a poet laureate for Salem, and the Cape Cod Book Festival

Greg Epstein wants you to be skeptical about tech’s heavenly promises

Movies

Robert Downey Jr.’s upcoming role as Doctor Doom in “Avengers: Doomsday” will bring him back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2026.

Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica

Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died

Bruce is loose in ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’

Television

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ episode 8 recap: The murder of Odin Lloyd

CNN panelist kicked off live show after inflammatory ‘beeper’ comment to journalist Mehdi Hasan

On ‘Frontline,’ hearing from voters instead of politicians

music

Veronica Robles at the BSO's Concert for the City last September.

The Day of the Dead gets a night at Symphony Hall

A $2 concert ticket? Bargains can be found on the resale market when shows don’t sell out.

‘Boston, you must know how special this is for me’: Clairo brings cozy vibes in homecoming show

Theater/Dance

Complexions Contemporary Ballet arrived in Boston for a two-night performance of "Back to Bowie," featuring "Star Dust," presented by Global Arts Live at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre on Oct. 25-26.

Complexions lifts off with ‘Star Dust’

‘Fall Experience’ gets Boston Ballet’s 61st season off to a flying start

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

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

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

After retiring from the Globe, Mr. Morse taught at the Berklee College of Music.

Harris delivers her closing campaign argument from a spot chosen to draw a sharp contrast with Trump With the White House as a dramatic backdrop, Kamala Harris used the setting to make a distinction between her vision for the country and Donald Trump’s.

Quiz: Could you pass the 10th grade MCAS? On last spring’s exams, 10th graders had to earn at least 25 percent of available points on the math test and 39 percent on the English test to graduate.

Why would any Black man support Trump for president?

Has there been a shift toward Trump in the final days of the race? Here’s what the polls show.

Bad Bunny posts video showcasing Puerto Rico’s beauty and captions it ‘garbage’

Voter Resources

Striking Boston Hilton hotel workers reach tentative agreement, union says

Doctors and advocates urge public to vote ‘yes’ on Question 4 to legalize psychedelics

Supreme Court ruling on gun law now at play in Boston court

Vatican’s first report on clergy sex abuse, by panel led by Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley, is met with criticism

CNN panelist kicked off live show after inflammatory ‘beeper’ comment to journalist Mehdi Hasan

Revere City Council votes against recreational pot shops — for now

Jack Teixeira seeks 11-year prison term for leaking classified information

Off-duty Mass. State Police trooper charged with drunken driving following crash in Tewksbury

Neighbors pay tribute to oft-homeless man who became a fixture of Beacon Hill

Aye! Aye! A Newton 13-year-old creates spooky pirate ship for Halloween house display Adorned with skull flags and equipped with fog-machine cannons, the ship measures an astounding 35 feet long, 8 feet high, and 12 feet wide and is topped by a 25-foot mast that weighs nearly 200 pounds.

Check out the Green Line’s new ‘supercars,’ more space, easier access

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ episode 8 recap: The murder of Odin Lloyd

R.I. airport leaders fire T.F. Green union president

Suddenly, Yankees have life, and Kevin Millar, the biggest believer in the magical 2004 comeback, thinks they have a chance

Bruins blanked again, this time by struggling Flyers at Garden

Tom Brady posts Fleetwood Mac lyrics on Instagram following Gisele Bündchen pregnancy news

Trump and Harris offer starkly different visions for how to end homelessness

Harris and Trump are both embracing policies that would raise the national debt. It’s a dangerous game.

Harris proposes Medicare benefits for home care, vision, and hearing

Trump says gas should be $1.87 a gallon. Here’s what that would mean.

Donald Trump has taken Ronald Reagan’s Republican Party in a dark and divisive direction

Donald Trump hates America

Inside Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

Globe endorsement: Reelect Elizabeth Warren

Harvard-MIT chaplain says tech is our new religion

New England will see a wickedly warm Halloween into the night. Here’s how high temps will get where you live.

Newborns at Boston Medical Center get decked out for Halloween

13 spooky TV shows to stream this Halloween season

Free (spooky) things to do in Boston, plus a bad movie night, and classical music

More recent News

Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 88, officials say

Apple’s iPhone gets some (mostly) useful AI features

UMass: Families earning $75k and under pay no tuition

At Boston City Council hearing, tensions flare over bureaucratic process rather than tax policy

Elderly husband and wife ended their lives together in their Vermont home, relatives say

Holyoke school district to transition out of state receivership in 2025

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Karen Read tells Vanity Fair in wide-ranging interview: ‘They’re framing me’ “I believe whatever happened to John [O'Keefe] was a setup to teach him a lesson or tune him up, and it got out of control,” Read said.

Beacon Hill might restructure the Cannabis Control Commission. Here’s what you need to know. The embattled agency in charge of marijuana regulations may get a makeover after two upcoming hearings, months after calls for receivership.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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Special Projects

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

I quit after LA Times owner killed the endorsement of Kamala Harris. I fear he blocked it because of money.

I’m rooting for a billionaire from Boston to buy TikTok

Too many students whose first language isn’t English are struggling. Here’s a plan to help them.

This is the World Series baseball needs right now

Raise the minimum wage for tipped workers: Vote ‘yes’ on 5

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania; Harris speaks in Washington. Follow live updates.

Striking Boston Hilton hotel workers reach tentative agreement, union says

Revere City Council votes against recreational pot shops — for now

Supreme Court ruling on gun law now at play in Boston court

Sports

Anthony Volpe lives out boyhood dream to keep Yankees alive for another day

Anthony Volpe's slam sparks comeback as Yankees stay alive, force World Series Game 5

Yankee Stadium fan ejected for prying ball out of Mookie Betts’s glove at World Series

Bruins blanked again, this time by struggling Flyers at Garden

Mookie Betts’s success in Dodger blue should have Sox fans seeing red

Suddenly, Yankees have life, and Kevin Millar, the biggest believer in the magical 2004 comeback, thinks they have a chance

Business

US economy is believed to have grown at a solid pace again last quarter

Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute

Harris delivers her closing campaign argument from a spot chosen to draw a sharp contrast with Trump
With the White House as a dramatic backdrop, Kamala Harris used the setting to make a distinction between her vision for the country and Donald Trump’s.

Quiz: Could you pass the 10th grade MCAS?
On last spring’s exams, 10th graders had to earn at least 25 percent of available points on the math test and 39 percent on the English test to graduate.

Aye! Aye! A Newton 13-year-old creates spooky pirate ship for Halloween house display
Adorned with skull flags and equipped with fog-machine cannons, the ship measures an astounding 35 feet long, 8 feet high, and 12 feet wide and is topped by a 25-foot mast that weighs nearly 200 pounds.

Karen Read tells Vanity Fair in wide-ranging interview: ‘They’re framing me’
“I believe whatever happened to John [O'Keefe] was a setup to teach him a lesson or tune him up, and it got out of control,” Read said.

Beacon Hill might restructure the Cannabis Control Commission. Here’s what you need to know.
The embattled agency in charge of marijuana regulations may get a makeover after two upcoming hearings, months after calls for receivership.

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Six restaurants to eat at this week
Toast the election results (or hide from them), get spooky, and find light in a dark season. Here's where to go.