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Saturday, November 4, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Maine shootings

Hundreds of mourners honor the lives of victims in Lewiston mass shootings

Friday's funerals were the first in a somber succession of memorial services and burials throughout Maine this week and next. Continue reading →

Housing

Debate rages about MBTA housing law, but all’s quiet in Braintree as deadline nears

Braintree town officials are set to present a state-mandated rezoning plan for the first time in late November, just one month before it must be approved and sent to the state. Continue reading →

Politics

DiZoglio has no legal authority to probe the state Legislature, attorney general tells auditor

In a letter to state Auditor Diana DiZoglio, Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office said that DiZoglio's predecessors “have made the same determination” that it did — that the auditor does not have the legal authority to audit the Legislature without its consent. Continue reading →

Politics

President Biden meets with families in Lewiston, calls for ‘reasonable, responsible measures’ around safety

To the families of victims and survivors, Biden said he intended to share a message of mourning, and also of hope. Continue reading →

World

Blinken urges ‘pauses’ in fighting to deliver aid for Gaza civilians

The White House has been walking an increasingly narrow path between unambiguous support for Israel and international and domestic concern over civilian casualties in Gaza. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today: Sports | November 3, 2023

Watch the full episode of Boston Globe Today: Sports from November 3, 2023 Continue reading →

Will Bill Belichick bring his ex-offensive coordinator back?

WATCH: Patriots reporter Christopher Price explains the Patriots' lack of moves at the trade deadline & forecasts if Josh McDaniels will return to Foxborough. Continue reading →

Former pitcher Nate Eovadli reminds the Sox what they lost

WATCH: The team let him go. Then, he made World Series history. Do fans have the right to be frustrated? Reporters Alex Speier and Adam Himmelsbach weigh in. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump lawyers attack judge’s clerk, creating ‘sideshow’ as son testifies

Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday repeatedly attacked a law clerk during the former president’s civil fraud trial, overshadowing Eric Trump’s second day on the witness stand and prompting the judge to ban the lawyers from making public statements about his private communications with his staff. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden hosts leaders of South American nations for a summit on migration

President Joe Biden hosted officials from 11 countries in the Western Hemisphere on Friday for a meeting intended to address the historic flow of migrants in the region by bolstering the economies of Mexico, Ecuador, Panama and other countries. Continue reading →

Politics

Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura’s shocking election 25 years ago previewed Trump’s

Ventura compares Trump to Charles Manson and looks back "shamefully" on how his upset victory in 1998 served as a catalyst for Trump’s win. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia sends biggest drone barrage in weeks, Ukrainian officials say

Ukraine’s air forces said Russia had used some 40 kamikaze drones and a cruise missile, adding that they had shot down the missile and more than half of the drones. Their account could not be independently verified. Continue reading →

World

New Delhi chokes as annual curse of pollution returns with a vengeance

Schools closed in New Delhi on Friday, while some diesel-burning vehicles were ordered off the roads and much of the city’s incessant construction was halted, as authorities tried to mitigate the effects of a thick haze of pollution that has descended on India’s capital, a calamity that has come to be an annual blight. Continue reading →

World

Hezbollah’s leader stops short of calling to expand Gaza war

Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, told his followers Friday that the group’s battles with Israel along its northern border had tied up Israeli forces, giving a boost to Hamas in its fight with Israel in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

A family’s nightmare quest to find their missing loved one

Helen Medina left a behavioral care clinic last month and wasn’t seen again for two weeks, her case falling between the cracks of bureaucratic police work, leaving her family desperately worried. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Waltham legal opinion chills political debate

Election speech by city councilors curtailed. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Go right ahead and separate students from their phones

Two readers weigh in on a recent point-counterpoint in Opinion on whether phones should be allowed in schools. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Maine shooter died of gunshot wound to head, but time of death remains unknown

Maine Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mark Flomenbaum said the severity of the gunman's head injury from the gunshot wound and the resulting blood loss made it difficult to determine when he died. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Woman found dead in Logan garage was allegedly stabbed by boyfriend, officials say

The international fugitive charged with killing Margaret Mbitu, whose body was found Wednesday in a car in a parking garage at Logan Airport, allegedly stabbed and slashed her to death before flying to Kenya, according to legal filings. Continue reading →

Higher Education

At Harvard, survivor recounts terror at Israeli music festival during Hamas attack

As a rapt audience fought back tears, a survivor of the attack on an Israeli music festival by Hamas terrorists last month recounted the horror of the massacre at Harvard Hillel on Thursday. Continue reading →

Sports

RED SOX

Justin Turner declines 2024 option, beginning pressing decision period for new Red Sox boss Craig Breslow

The soon-to-be 39 year old had a $13.4 million player option for 2024 with a $6.7 million buyout, numbers he should easily better on the open market given his strong 2023. Continue reading →

patriots notebook

Like most teams, Patriots don’t have a traditional third-down back to bail them out

Where have you gone, Kevin Faulk? Evolution of the game seems to have taken away one of the Patriots' best weapons of years past. Continue reading →

REVOLUTION

Even as they compete in the MLS playoffs, it’s not too early to look ahead to 2024 for Revolution

While the most important roster decisions will center around Gustavo Bou and Tomas Chancalay, the Revolution need a permanent replacement for Bruce Arena. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Job growth slows, sowing a mix of concern and calm

Employers added 150,000 jobs in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Friday, a number that fell short of economists’ forecasts. Continue reading →

Cryptocurrency

Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle delivered a conviction. What’s next for them?

Alameda Research Chief Executive Officer Caroline Ellison, FTX co-founder Gary Wang, and FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh were the star witnesses at Bankman-Fried’s trial. Continue reading →

Deals

Travelers reaches deal to buy Boston-based insurance tech firm Corvus for $435 million

The deal, which is expected to close in early 2024, originated out of a growing business relationship between the two companies. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Dwight Twilley, rootsy power-pop hit-maker, dies at 72

His work in his band and as a solo performer earned critical praise if not stardom. Continue reading →

Obituaries

David Kirke, first bungee jumper and extreme sports patriarch, dies at 78

David Kirke's old chums found the peaceful circumstances of his death last month - in bed, at age 78 - paradoxical. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

7 stream-worthy movies to get in the sweater weather spirit

Cardigans, cableknits, and cashmere for all! Continue reading →

NAMES

Kickin’ it with Mark Wahlberg

The actor opens up about his sneakerhead obsession and venturing into the shoe business. Continue reading →

Music Reviews

Conductor Joana Mallwitz and soloist Anna Vinnitskaya light up the BSO

Mallwitz is the chief conductor and artistic director of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the first woman to head one of Berlin’s major orchestras. Continue reading →