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Friday, November 3, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Maine shootings

Maine authorities could have moved to seize gunman’s firearms before shootings, experts say

Local police appeared to have enough information about the Lewiston gunman to take him into custody and pursue a weapons restriction weeks before the mass killing. Continue reading →

Business

Corporate signs are proliferating on Boston office towers. Here’s why.

HarbourVest has joined a growing list of corporate names that now grace Boston’s skyline: Foundation Medicine, CarGurus, Eli Lilly, State Street, Whoop, MassMutual. Continue reading →

Politics

They like her. They want to vote for her. But even Nikki Haley’s fans doubt she can beat Trump.

The former South Carolina governor's campaign is on the rise in the polls, but she still lags far behind former president Donald Trump, and time is running short. Continue reading →

Metro

Medway family escapes Gaza after nearly a month in war zone

Abood Okal, his wife, Wafaa Abuzayda, and their 1-year-old son, Yousef, were able to depart Gaza early Thursday and enter Egypt, according to an attorney and family friend. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden often delivers a familiar public message after tragedies, but in private he consoles with a personalized touch

Mourning with grieving Americans has become a more frequent job of modern presidents. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | November 1, 2023

Watch the full episode of Boston Globe Today from November 1, 2023. Watch →

Uproar at universities over Israel-Hamas war

WATCH: A battle is brewing on campuses between donors and academic autonomy. Shirley Leung, columnist and host of the ‘Say More’ podcast, explains both sides. Watch →

The push for permanent daylight saving time in Mass.

WATCH: Could Massachusetts do away with 'springing forward' and 'falling back' each year? Reporter Jon Chesto explains. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Minnesota justices appear skeptical that states should decide Trump’s eligibility for the ballot

Citing Congress’ role in certifying presidential electors and its ability to impeach, several justices said it seemed that questions of eligibility should be settled there. Continue reading →

Nation

Eric Trump testifies he wasn’t aware of dad’s financial statements, but emails show some involvement

Eric Trump followed brother Donald Trump Jr. to the witness stand Thursday at the family’s New York civil fraud trial, a prelude to their father’s scheduled testimony on Monday. Continue reading →

Political notebook

House OK’s $14.5b in aid to Israel but plan requires cuts elsewhere

In a departure from norms, Johnson’s package required that the emergency aid be offset with cuts in government spending elsewhere. Continue reading →

The World

World

Ukraine’s top commander says war has hit a ‘stalemate’

With the front line in Ukraine having barely shifted despite months of fierce fighting, Ukraine’s top commander has acknowledged that his forces are locked in a “stalemate” with Russia and that no significant breakthrough was imminent, the most candid assessment so far by a leading Ukrainian official of the military’s stalled counteroffensive. Continue reading →

World

Brazil to militarize key airports, ports, and borders in a crackdown on organized crime

The decision Wednesday comes days after members of a criminal gang set fire to dozens of buses in Rio de Janeiro, apparently in retaliation for the police slaying their leader’s nephew. Continue reading →

World

Israeli troops encircle Gaza City as global criticism of strikes mounts

As the Israeli military announced that ground troops had encircled Gaza City on Thursday, criticism mounted of the death toll inflicted by Israeli airstrikes, with one United Nations agency suggesting the bombing campaign could be a war crime. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

How Maine can start fixing its gun laws

Last week’s Lewiston bloodbath is fast becoming a national case study in how one state’s porous system of firearms regulation made it far too easy for a gunman to kill 18 people. Continue reading →

OPINION

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement

Through the decades, Dukakis has been a steady, spirited presence in policy circles, encouraging new generations of students to pursue public careers; advocating for causes large and small. Continue reading →

OPINION

Vivek Ramaswamy is not ready for prime primary time

A debate in New Hampshire shows a candidate with hollow answers. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Medway family escapes Gaza after nearly a month in war zone

Abood Okal, his wife, Wafaa Abuzayda, and their 1-year-old son, Yousef, were able to depart Gaza early Thursday and enter Egypt, according to an attorney and family friend. Continue reading →

Health

Mayor Wu declares peaceful dismantling of Mass. and Cass a model for tackling homelessness

More than 100 people have moved out of the crime-ridden encampments since Monday. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘They were expected to leave the children behind’: Plymouth couple stay in Gaza after their children were not allowed to leave with them

“Nobody is going to just leave a 2-year-old, a 10-year-old, and a 13-year-old behind,” said the brother of the children's father. “These kids were born in the US, they’re citizens just like everyone else, to say ‘leave them behind’ is just inhumane.” Continue reading →

Sports

red sox

‘I know what it takes to win here,’ says a confident Craig Breslow in his Red Sox introduction

The team's new chief baseball officer emphasized his playing experience and his New England roots. Continue reading →

patriots

Now is the time for Patriots receivers to raise their hands — and raise their game

With Kendrick Bourne and DeVante Parker hurt, the opportunity is there for pass-catchers lower on the depth chart. Continue reading →

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

Mason Lohrei, latest newbie making his debut in the Spoked-B jersey, turns heads on blue line

The conveyor belt of hope and promise dropped the rookie defenseman onto Causeway Street Thursday night, as the third youngster this season to make his NHL debut in a Black-and-Gold uniform. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Corporate signs are proliferating on Boston office towers. Here’s why.

HarbourVest has joined a growing list of corporate names that now grace Boston’s skyline: Foundation Medicine, CarGurus, Eli Lilly, State Street, Whoop, MassMutual. Continue reading →

Cryptocurrency

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

After the monthlong trial, jurors rejected Bankman-Fried’s claim during four days on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court that he never committed fraud or meant to cheat customers before FTX, once the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, collapsed into bankruptcy a year ago. Continue reading →

bold types

For Panera and Au Bon Pain cofounder Ron Shaich, a third act comes naturally

The Brookline-based restaurateur is figuring out how to help the best existing restaurants survive in what has become an increasingly difficult climate to hang on. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ady Barkan, health care activist, dies at 39

A well-known progressive activist, Ady Barkan campaigned for “Medicare for All” while struggling with the terminal neurodegenerative disease ALS. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Yuri Temirkanov, world-renowned conductor, dies at 84

The Soviet conductor rebuilt the once-storied St. Petersburg Philharmonic after the collapse of communism and led the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for seven inspired years. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

The Boston Tea Party turns 250

An exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society looks back at one of the most celebrated protests in American history. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★1/2

‘The Holdovers’ is Payne’s paean to all the lonely people

Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph shine in this story of three shipwrecked souls at a Western Mass. prep school. Continue reading →

Music

The tunes they are a-changin’: The never-ending transformation of Bob Dylan’s songs

The drive to remake even the most hallowed parts of his legacy — changing up rhythms, textures, vocal melodies, even the words — has been a red thread through Dylan’s performances, and will likely be in evidence during his three-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre that begins on Friday. Continue reading →