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Another historic gender gap likely as Trump flails with women in polls

For every Trump supporter who likes his approach and style, there appears to be a woman who has been turned off.
Hope and warning signs for Joe Biden among Latino voters in Texas and other battleground states

Campaign draws to a close as Trump threatens legal action
President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full day of a campaign that has laid bare their dramatically different visions for tackling the nation?s pressing problems and for the office of the presidency itself.

Today is the final day of the presidential campaign. Here?s where the candidates are spending it Photos: The final days of the 2020 presidential election

Thomas Farragher
Taking big pride in small-town democracy
At local polling stations across the country, and in big cities and small towns across Massachusetts, neighbors and friends and local election officials are hard at work to assure that the bedrock of democracy -- the sanctity of the ballot box ? remains strong. And safe.

DA Rollins launches voter protection effort; Walsh and Galvin to discuss Tuesday?s election today The Home Stretch: What the polls said in 2016 and what they say now

?The enthusiasm is there?: College students push through obstacles to cast their votes

Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus: ?These patriots did nothing wrong?

5 Ways to fend off election stress

 2016 panic attacks? Four reasons this time won?t be like last time

Charlie Baker to discuss new executive orders on coronavirus at news conference today

With coronavirus cases rising at a troubling rate, Governor Charlie Baker at a news conference Monday is expected to discuss new executive orders that will affect the state?s reopening process.

Troubling signs emerge that COVID-19 is tightening its hold on the state

Nearly 150 cases of COVID-19 have been tied to a Fitchburg church?s services and programs, according to the city?s public health director, who also reported more than 40 additional cases connected to hockey players.
Saving the economy and saving lives, business executives urge local officials to expand COVID-19 testing Fauci warns of COVID-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump?s response

Nine key US Senate races to keep a close eye on Tuesday night

It?s a political question almost as important as ?who will be the next president??: Who is going to control the Senate?

Maine is changing. Do voters see Collins changing with it?

Four-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins, whose fate could decide which party controls the Senate, is struggling towards the finish line in the toughest race of her electoral life.

Biden is up as much as 11 points nationally. That doesn?t soothe anxious New England Democrats

Polls showing Biden with comfortable leads can't dull the anxiety squeezing the hearts of Democratic voters, haunted by memories of 2016 and an election night that dashed their expectations and delivered Donald Trump to the White House.

Opinion

IDEAS | MICHAEL T. MORLEY

Why Bush v. Gore hangs over this election and its aftermath
Abdallah Fayyad

What this election means to brown America
EDITORIAL

On Election Day: Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst
Laurence H. Tribe and Steven V. Mazie

Conservative Supreme Court justices are threatening a post-election coup

Is there a quiet majority of exhausted voters who are ready to boot Trump out?
For four years, a singular voice has dominated American politics. Now the voters will have something to say about it.

Biden has remained steady throughout the campaign ? and he?s about to find out if that has paid off

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Win or lose, Trump has taught us lessons about ourselves
Without meaning to, President Trump has taught ? or retaught ? this country plenty about ourselves. And, like those who have enabled him, those lessons will still be with us, no matter what happens on Tuesday.

Adrian Walker: Poised between hope and fear, voters write a new chapter

Election 2020

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Biden is up as much as 11 points nationally. That doesn?t soothe anxious New England Democrats

Massachusetts voter guide: The November general election
Coronavirus

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The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Here?s a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19

Live tracker: Coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Dan Shaughnessy | Bills 24, Patriots 21
For Patriots, Bills loss means it?s over: the division, the path to playoffs, and the dynasty
We are so used to seeing the other team make the game-changing mistake, and now it's the Patriots making the blunders.

Cam Newton details his decision-making on the fumble that lost the game

Chad Finn
16 thoughts on the Patriots' season-altering loss to the Bills
The game-changing mistakes that used to happen to the opponents are now happening to the Patriots.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week?s TV: Election night drama (and comedy), and a new series from a sitcom savant
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

?I felt compelled to respond?: Man writes open letter to Bobby Orr over Donald Trump endorsement
Orr took an ad out in Friday's New Hampshire Union Leader endorsing Trump for re-election.

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope?s civil union comments
The Vatican says Pope Francis? comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis? belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.

Nikki McKibbin, ?American Idol? finalist, dies at 42
Nikki McKibbin, a singer-songwriter from Texas best known for her third-place finish on the inaugural season of ?American Idol,? died Sunday. She was 42.

Friendly?s restaurants enters into sale agreement
Nearly all of Friendly?s 130 corporate-owned and franchised restaurant locations are expected to remain open subject to COVID-19 limitations, and the transaction is expected to preserve thousands of corporate-owned restaurant team member and franchisee jobs.

Everett city councilors pressure their first Black female colleague to resign
Gerly Adrien, who is attending city council meetings over Zoom due to concerns about the coronavirus, was told by fellow city councilors that if she is not willing to attend council meetings in person, she should resign. She says she has no intention of doing so.

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Man fatally shot by Lynn police officer after robbery at Walgreens store in Revere, officials say

Actor Eddie Hassell, 30, killed in Texas shooting, police say

Waltham man dies after being stabbed in attack in his home Halloween night

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It may be time to reset expectations on when we?ll get a Covid-19 vaccine

Antibody drugs appear effective. Now can we make enough of them?

Comfort Zone

5 Ways to fend off election stress

The 11 most annoying people on Facebook right now

These billboards sell Americans on good citizenship

?I Survived? author to young readers: ?You are not just a helpless victim of this chaotic time?

Coming Soon

A Beautiful Resistance

The latest from culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt: We are more than police brutality and suffering. We can acknowledge injustice without being defined that way. Blackness is not a burden. Here, we tell our stories and our struggles, too, through the lens of love.
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Brave New Planet

A podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, hosts.
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Around Boston, businesses prepare for what could follow an unprecedented Election Day

While few said they believe civil unrest after the Nov. 3 election is likely, many are reinforcing windows, securing valuable inventory, and hiring extra security just in case.

How ?Blue Lives Matter? trend has emerged as the identity politics of the right
This election season, the pro-police movement draws a sharp line in the sand.

Everett city councilors pressure their first Black female colleague to resign
Gerly Adrien, who is attending city council meetings over Zoom due to concerns about the coronavirus, was told by fellow city councilors that if she is not willing to attend council meetings in person, she should resign. She says she has no intention of doing so.

Rhode Island

iNERDE: A startup inspiring innovation and opportunity in Africa

iNERDE's Mohamed Kante, of Mali, says he is living proof of how education can spur innovation and opportunity.

R.I. governor sets new COVID-19 restrictions, limits gathering to 10 people

An arrest, and a discovery: Man sparked fear about a fake ?purge? in Providence
Newton

Special Projects

Podcast | Mr. 80 Percent

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much

For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.
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On the Street

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

Davis Square?s character is being challenged. Can it survive?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

The most complicated election in modern history is coming ? soon. Are we prepared?
Experts worry about a nightmare election during a pandemic marred by disenfranchisement and chaos, followed by an acrimonious legal and political dispute over the results that would test the nation?s democratic resolve.

The virus?s tale
Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Meredith Whittaker

Who am I to decide when algorithms should make important decisions?
Sharad Goel, Julian Nyarko, and Roseanna Sommers

Predictions ? whether algorithmic or human ? may not be fair
Marcela García

Honoring a father?s life on the Day of the Dead
Mary Ann D'Urso

Amy Coney Barrett, my abortion, and the right to choose
Andrei Codrescu

We will miss Trump if he loses
IDEAS | Roman Krznaric

How to be a good ancestor

VISUAL STORIES

In Salem, staving off hunger one bag of groceries at a time

Photos: Mass. cranberry bogs are ready for harvest

Life inside senior care homes, after the coronavirus crucible

Photos: Fall foliage brightens trees around New England

metro

In effort to curb emissions, state regulators probe the future of natural gas in Massachusetts
Officials at the Department of Public Utilities said they plan to assess the role of gas companies in curbing emissions and how natural gas as an energy source conforms with the Baker Administration?s goal to effectively eliminate the state?s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Man fatally shot by Lynn police officer after robbery at Walgreens store in Revere, officials say

A man was fatally shot during a confrontation with police in Lynn Monday morning, an incident that began with the robbery of a Walgreens drugstore in Revere, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett?s office said.

Watch live: Governor Baker speaking about Massachusetts? reopening process

Governor Charlie Baker is scheduled to speak Monday about new executive orders affecting the reopening process in Massachusetts amid recent increases in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations. Watch live here at 1:30 p.m.

Marty Walsh says Boston is committed to making voting safe and accessible
Thomas Farragher

Taking big pride in small-town democracy

sports

Patriots

Cam Newton details his decision-making on the fumble that lost the Patriots the game vs. the Bills

Newton isn't concerned about what the Patriots do at Tuesday's trade deadline. ?I want to make it clear that I have no interest in worrying about anybody?s job except for my job.?
High school notebook

Bay State Conference makes a splash with remote swim meets

Due to coronavirus restrictions, BSC teams such as Wellesley and Newton North have held its swim meets virtually this fall.
Tara Sullivan

The Patriots' season is slipping away, and Cam Newton has no answers for how to save it

The quarterback brought in to continue a dynasty had another frustrating, humbling day at the office.
Chad Finn

16 thoughts on the Patriots' season-altering loss to the Bills

Boston College football

At Boston College, this is the most important stat: Number of positive COVID-19 tests
REVOLUTION 4, D.C. UNITED 3

Teal Bunbury?s two goals cap Revolution?s comeback victory

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson?s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19?s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

UK court rules against Johnny Depp in libel action
Britain?s High Court has ruled against Johnny Depp in his libel action against the owner of the Sun tabloid over allegations that he was a ?wife beater.?

Friendly?s restaurants enters into sale agreement
Nearly all of Friendly?s 130 corporate-owned and franchised restaurant locations are expected to remain open subject to COVID-19 limitations, and the transaction is expected to preserve thousands of corporate-owned restaurant team member and franchisee jobs.

Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus: ?These patriots did nothing wrong?

Saving the economy and saving lives, business executives urge local officials to expand COVID-19 testing

A new model for affordable housing? Tenants and landlord in Mattapan reach a long-term contract on rents

For some employees, it?s now ?Work From Anywhere?

Politics

Campaign draws to a close as Trump threatens legal action

Today is the final day of the presidential campaign. Here?s where the candidates are spending it

Biden works to push Black turnout in campaign?s final days; Trump defiant in plea to base

Biden is up as much as 11 points nationally. That doesn?t soothe anxious New England Democrats

Hope and warning signs for Joe Biden among Latino voters in Texas and other battleground states
magazine
The Medical Issue

A DNA mystery: A woman was supposed to get Alzheimer?s by 50. Why didn?t she?
The Medical Issue

These lifestyle changes may protect your brain from Alzheimer?s and dementia
Miss Conduct

Advice: My partner is invited to a wedding, but I?m not
Cooking

Recipes: Cannellinis to the rescue

sports

Trent Brown again doesn?t play, this time due to potentially fatal medical error

Clemson hangs on to top spot in college football poll by slim margin

Marblehead?s Loeden Rodrigues, Holliston?s Carmen Luisi shine at MSTCA?s Frank Mooney Invitational

metro

Billy Tubbs, former Oklahoma basketball coach, dies at 85

In effort to curb emissions, state regulators probe the future of natural gas in Massachusetts

Man fatally shot by Lynn police officer after robbery at Walgreens store in Revere, officials say

Nation

What the polls said in 2016 and what they say now

Biden works to push Black turnout in campaign?s final days; Trump defiant in plea to base

Biden is up as much as 11 points nationally. That doesn?t soothe anxious New England Democrats

World

A frazzled world holds its breath while US chooses leader

Why an abortion law ruling triggered mass protests in Poland

Death toll reaches 26 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

politics

Today is the final day of the presidential campaign. Here?s where the candidates are spending it

Nine key US Senate races to keep a close eye on Tuesday night

President Trump hints at Florida rally that he may fire Dr. Fauci after the election

business

UK court rules against Johnny Depp in libel action

Friendly?s restaurants enters into sale agreement

Trump decries FBI probe of supporters surrounding Biden bus: ?These patriots did nothing wrong?

lifestyle

Report: Britain?s Prince William had coronavirus in April

5 Ways to fend off election stress

Some Mass. restaurants will offer 50 percent rebates during off-peak hours in November

marijuana

Cannabis commission approves expanded marijuana delivery licenses

Blue Apron it ain?t ? these marijuana meal kits get you high

Vermont governor allows marijuana sales legalization bill to take effect without his signature

opinion

Why Bush v. Gore hangs over this election and its aftermath

What this election means to brown America

Who am I to decide when algorithms should make important decisions?

food & dining

Restaurants offering Thanksgiving dinner takeout in Boston and beyond

For the Asgard and Kinsale pubs, there?s new hope

In Watertown, Gigi?s is the little pizzeria that could

travel

How to handle driving emergencies

Expanding our horizons, just a little bit, to the Hudson Valley

Shutting out the noise, at least for a day: Here are 6 places to seek some solitude

Books

?I Survived? author to young readers: ?You are not just a helpless victim of this chaotic time?

Brookline Booksmith expands into neighboring storefront

Pursuing a deceptive American dream in ?White Ivy?

Movies

Sean Connery was ?Bond, James Bond? ? and more, a lot more

A look at Sean Connery?s classic roles

Jerry Jeff Walker, Donald Trump, and all those desperados waiting for a train

Television

This week?s TV: Election night drama (and comedy), and a new series from a sitcom savant

On ?SNL?, Jim Carrey?s Joe Biden hopes we ?gain an hour and lose a president? as Daylight Savings ends

On ?SNL?, Jim Carrey?s Joe Biden hopes we ?gain an hour and lose a president? as Daylight Savings ends

music

A challenge that writer Candace McDuffie embraced: choosing 50 hip-hop artists ?who changed the world?

Remembering election night 2016, when the world changed in the space of one symphony

Boston Lyric Opera launches series on classical music?s reckoning with racism

Theater/Dance

Once sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein, writer Louisette Geiss conceives a #MeToo musical

B Mo the Prince?s friendly comedy connects on TikTok in a big way

Igor Golyak?s bold innovations in virtual theater open doors for Arlekin

globe local

On the clock: Cranks of Marblehead make sure time doesn?t stand still

Should aerial spraying be conducted in Massachusetts?

Beverly Beckham: Why isn?t kindness news?

Obituaries

Billy Tubbs, former Oklahoma basketball coach, dies at 85

Nikki McKibbin, ?American Idol? finalist, dies at 42

Herb Adderley, a Packers Hall of Fame cornerback, dies at 81