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Friday, October 27, 2023
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Maine

After the shock of the shootings in Lewiston, an excruciating wait for news about loved ones

For some, an eye-popping message from a neighbor: Active shooter in our neighborhood. Continue reading →

Maine

Lewiston locked down for second night as manhunt continues

After searching residential neighborhoods, city buildings, and rural waterways for nearly 24 hours, a large force of police descended Thursday night on a home in Bowdoin owned by the suspect's father. Continue reading →

Maine

Robert Card, and his troubles, well known in his community

According to the Army, Card joined the Reserves in December 2002 and remains an active duty member of the reserves. He holds the rank of first sergeant and has the military specialty of “Petroleum supply specialist.” Continue reading →

Maine

For some in Maine, Lewiston mass shootings are reason to turn toward guns, not away

In Maine, a state with a long history of gun ownership tied to hunting and outdoor recreation, a relatively permissive legal landscape for firearms makes it an outlier in the Northeast. Continue reading →

World

Israeli officials, military split on ground invasion

Its troops are massed on the Gaza Strip border and described as ready to move, but Israel’s political and military leaders are divided about how, when and even whether to invade, according to seven senior military officers and three Israeli officials. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | October 26, 2023

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Maine tragedy hits close to home

WATCH: Multiple people were killed and injured after a mass shooting in Lewiston. Reporter Emily Schario is from the area and shares her perspective. Watch →

A look into Maine’s gun laws

WATCH: Deputy city editor Mike Bello explains why the state has the region's most permissive firearms regulations. Watch →

The Nation

Elections

Special counsel urges judge to crack down further on Trump’s comments

Trump’s public statements attacking prosecutors, court personnel, and others have raised alarms among judges who worry that such verbal broadsides might inspire someone to commit violence against the subjects of Trump’s wrath. Continue reading →

Nation

New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year’s presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Judge tells Georgia to redraw voting maps

The ruling follows an eight-day September trial in which the plaintiffs argued that Black voters are still fighting opposition from white voters and need federal help to get a fair shot, while the state argued court intervention on behalf of Black voters wasn’t needed. Continue reading →

The World

World

After Otis, Mexican officials race to assess the damage

More than two dozen people were killed and three were missing after the most powerful hurricane to hit the Pacific coast of Mexico turned a popular tourist destination into a scene of mass devastation, shocking forecasters and government officials with its intensity. Continue reading →

World

As winter nears, Ukraine braces for attacks on energy grid

Russian drone strikes near a nuclear power plant in western Ukraine this week have revived anxiety among Ukrainian officials and civilians over one of the most oppressive hardships of the war: a winter assault on their nation’s energy grid. Continue reading →

World

Slovakia says it’s halting arms deliveries to Ukraine

Slovakia, a small Eastern European nation that has been in the vanguard of sending arms to Ukraine, says it is halting all military aid to its embattled neighbor, a policy shift that is unlikely to change the balance of forces on the battlefield but that delivers a symbolic blow to Ukraine at a time of growing fatigue in parts of Europe after 20 months of war. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Help people with disabilities live in the community

Unnecessary segregation in nursing homes “has been linked to accelerated mental, emotional, and physical decline” when residents have little autonomy and little ability to engage in outside activities, a lawsuit says. Continue reading →

OPINION

Gun violence invades Maine’s state of grace

Policy makers need to come together to strengthen the state’s gun laws. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Thorny questions in arguments over public sector union dues

What then to do when unions have negotiated a contract with management that benefits its members? Would it be fair to the dues-paying members to share these gains with those who chose not to join the union? Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

In Boston’s District 3, candidates have similar priorities, different answers

Richards, who is Black, is a former Boston Public Schools elementary school teacher from Maryland who moved to Dorchester in 2010, and FitzGerald, a Boston Planning & Development Agency deputy director who is white, is from Mission Hill. They share certain attributes: Both are young fathers of three who have spent years as city employees, both are cheerful and natural campaigners, and both are basing their pitches around affordability, Boston Public Schools, and constituent services as they talk about the stream of families moving out of the city. Continue reading →

Maine

Mass shooting rocks ‘close-knit community’ of Lewiston

Home to a renowned liberal arts college and a sizable Somali population, the city has “a long history of hard work, of persistence, of faith.” Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

In search for shooting suspect Robert Card in Lewiston, Maine, hundreds of law enforcement officers join the effort

By Thursday morning, an estimated 350 law enforcement officials, from neighboring local and state jurisdictions, as well as federal agents and US Marshals had joined in on the effort to pursue Robert Card. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins notebook

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery, a former Maine player, offers condolences for Lewiston shooting victims

Montgomery played four seasons at the University of Maine and captained the team in 1993 that won the national championship. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

The Red Sox needed someone with more experience than Chaim Bloom, and in Craig Breslow they ended up with someone with less

Boston is a brutal place for on-the-job training. The learning curve can be as steep as the Monster Seats. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

It wasn’t a great start for Jaylen Brown, but the Celtics have faith in the NBA’s highest-paid player

"JB is going to be fine; he’ll probably have a great game on Friday," Jayson Tatum said after Brown had just 11 points and two crucial turnovers in the season opener. Continue reading →

Business

Business

US economy grows at blockbuster pace in third quarter

The economy’s resilience is a product of a strong job market and extra pandemic savings, which have made it possible for people to keep spending despite inflation and rising interest rates. Continue reading →

Healthcare

ARPA-H director, visiting Cambridge hub, sees the agency spawning health care ‘moon shots’

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health opened its hub in Kendall Square Thursday, and Renee Wegrzyn, the head of the new federal agency, has high hopes for it. Continue reading →

Housing

After tense debate, Arlington adopts new housing plan

The town is the largest yet to approve a plan required by a 2021 state law that mandates denser housing in communities served by the MBTA. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bertie Bowman, revered aide who got start sweeping Capitol steps, dies at 92

The 13-year-old runaway would eventually become the longest-serving African American congressional aide in history. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

‘Beyond Utopia’: a documentary that takes viewers on an escape from North Korea

The film, which has collected a variety of festival awards this year, screens Saturday at the Brattle as part of the GlobeDocs Film Festival. Continue reading →

Dance

On TikTok, a Jamaica Plain mom dances through life

Diana Steinberg has been filming her daily dance improvisation for years. More people have started to notice. Continue reading →

TELEVISION REVIEW

In ‘Fellow Travelers,’ a gay couple on the wrong side of history

The new eight-part Showtime miniseries, featuring extraordinary performances by Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey, manages to bring fresh intensity to an old staple. Continue reading →