Boston Globe Today | October 30, 2023

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How Matthew Perry wanted to be remembered

WATCH: Assistant digital editor Matt Juul shares the actor’s legacy. And, it extends far beyond television and movies. Watch →

Recovering and rebuilding in Lewiston

WATCH: Reporter Samantha J. Gross is back from Maine to share her experiences and look ahead at the healing process. Watch →

Nation

How Trump’s verbal slips could weaken his attacks on Biden’s age

One of Donald Trump’s new comedic bits at his rallies features him impersonating the current commander in chief with an over-the-top caricature mocking President Biden’s age. Continue reading →

Nation

Colorado trial considers whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump

Something the nation has never seen before began playing out in a Denver courtroom Monday morning: a trial to determine whether a major party’s likely presidential nominee is eligible to be president at all. Continue reading →

Nation

Judge reimposes restrictions on Trump’s speech in Jan. 6 case

A federal judge has reimposed a gag order on former president Donald Trump's public statements in advance of his trial on charges of conspiring to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Continue reading →

World

Both sides pay a bloody price for coveted Ukrainian city

The tall chimneys of the Avdiivka Coke Plant stand out against the skyline. Beside it a sprawling slag heap juts into the sky, offering a high point overlooking the city of Avdiivka and surrounding villages. Continue reading →

World

Window for meeting key climate goal is even narrower than thought

Five years and change. That’s how long humans can keep pumping carbon into the atmosphere at our current rate before we’re likely to push global warming past the most ambitious limit set by the Paris Agreement, according to new estimates released Monday by a team of climate scientists. Continue reading →

World

Riot over plane from Israel alarms Jews and draws condemnation

An uprising in southern Russia, where rioters stormed an airport tarmac apparently searching for Jewish passengers on a flight from Israel, has shocked Jews in Russia and beyond, drawn condemnation from the Israeli government, and prompted the Kremlin to call an unscheduled meeting to address the clashes. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

In defense of Halloween

Could the censorious scolds and overprotective parents just give it a rest for this one day? Continue reading →

OPINION

Is the US an ‘indispensable nation’ or reckless and misguided?

President Biden is now doubling down on the self-congratulatory rhetoric of the 1990s, embracing the very logic that delivered the excesses and mistakes that he ironically urges others not to repeat. Continue reading →

OPINION

Representative Jared Golden’s reversal on assault weapons took courage

It takes courage to speak out against the misguided belief that Americans have the right to own weapons of war. That kind of courage can get you voted out of office. Continue reading →

Politics

In District 7 City Council race, an incumbent faces off with a familiar name on the ballot

Ahead of the Nov. 7 Boston City Council election, the two District 7 candidates face a significant gap in funding and votes in the Sept. 12 preliminary election. Continue reading →

AS I SEE IT | STAN GROSSFELD

Finding the center

“As I See It,” a new weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week Grossfeld helps guide us through the Labyrinth at the Armenian Heritage Park. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Biden administration convenes meeting to tackle rising antisemitism on campuses

Officials from the Biden administration on Monday met with Jewish leaders to discuss steps the federal government is taking to counter the “alarming uptick in instances of antisemitism at schools and college campuses,” according to a White House summary of the meeting. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

Seeing 2013 Red Sox title faces at World Series reminds how quickly fortunes can change

Monday's 10-year anniversary of the “Boston Strong” championship came with the current World Series between the Rangers and Diamondbacks loaded with connections to a decade ago. Continue reading →

celtics 126, wizards 107

With his opening-night dud a thing of the past, Jaylen Brown delivered a decisive Celtics win over the Wizards

The Celtics needed a laugher after two grueling games to open the season and they were never threatened thanks to Brown's 27-point first half. Continue reading →

celtics notebook

Kristaps Porzingis returns to Washington, where he revived his career with the Wizards

Porziņģis played parts of two seasons with the Wizards, including last season, when he averaged a career-high 23.2 points in 65 games. Continue reading →

Business

As Harvard feels the heat from donors, how much influence should they have on campus?

The horror of the Middle East conflict has raised tensions between donors and university administrators to a boil — and led some philanthropists to cut off contributions. Continue reading →

Energy

Feds give big boost to northern New England power line

Energy Department backs Twin States power line that would bring Canadian hydropower through Vermont and New Hampshire. Continue reading →

innovation economy

Can LinkedIn outrun AI-generated content? We put it to the test.

Artificial intelligence has made us all a little bit like android-hunter Rick Deckard in the movie "Blade Runner" — constantly questioning the boundary between human and machine. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Anthony Vidler, architectural historian who reshaped his field, dies at 82

Dr. Vidler was among a group of architecture theorists who called for an interdisciplinary approach borrowing from psychoanalysis, French literary theory, and cultural studies. Continue reading →

BASEBALL

Frank Howard, long the face of baseball in Washington, D.C., dies at 87

At 6 feet 7 inches and 255 pounds, the "Capital Punisher" was one of the biggest players of his era, which included 44-, 48-, and 44-homer seasons for the Senators from 1968-70. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

I’m sober — and lonely

At 38, how do I meet someone? Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Fellowes’s ‘The Gilded Age’ isn’t the gold standard, but it’s plenty rich

Julian Fellowes’s melodrama, which has returned to HBO and Max for a second season, sketches the rapidly shifting cultural world of wealthy people in 1880s New York City, specifically the collision of old money and the nouveau riche. Continue reading →

APPRECIATION

In any role, Matthew Perry’s humanity was never far from the surface

In both comedic and dramatic roles, Perry's vulnerability created an intimacy between actor and audience. Maybe that's why we're so gutted by news of his death at 54. Continue reading →