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Higher Education

Brandeis bans controversial student group, plunging into free speech debate

“We rise today in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian resistance in all of its forms,” the group, Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine, wrote on Instagram on Oct. 9, two days after Hamas fighters stormed into Israel, killing more than 1,100 civilians. Continue reading →

Housing

‘A cloud hanging over everybody’s head’: New construction in Greater Boston faces a slowdown

The backlog of projects that are permitted but haven’t yet started work are complicating efforts to address the region’s housing shortage and to build office space better suited for the post-lockdown world. Continue reading →

Transportation

How bad is Boston traffic? It’s on the sidewalk now.

As the micro-mobility movement gains popularity, the sidewalks have become a free-for-all with powered bikes, electric scooters, and those one-wheeled things. But where are people supposed to go? Continue reading →

Health

To combat the overdose crisis, momentum builds for safe consumption sites in Massachusetts

A growing number of local and state officials are embracing the harm reduction strategy, though major legal barriers remain. Continue reading →

Nation

Ohio votes to establish right to abortion

National groups on both sides of the debate poured money into Ohio in recent weeks, delivering a frenzy of ads and canvassers, arguments and misinformation. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | November 7, 2023

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Nikki Haley’s supporters doubt she can beat Trump

WATCH: National political reporter Jess Bidgood explains why the GOP candidate's fans aren't confident she can defeat Trumpism in the primary. Watch →

Massachusetts could ban single-use plastics

WATCH: Bay Staters generate tons of plastic waste every year. And as reporter Sabrina Shankman found out, lawmakers are considering state-wide restrictions. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Ohio votes to establish right to abortion

National groups on both sides of the debate poured money into Ohio in recent weeks, delivering a frenzy of ads and canvassers, arguments and misinformation. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law disarming domestic abusers

Conservative justices seemed prepared to accept that a judicial finding of dangerousness in the context of domestic violence proceedings was sufficient to support a federal law making it a crime for people subject to such orders to possess guns Continue reading →

Politics

Special counsel rebuts claims of favoritism toward Hunter Biden

During a tense closed-door interview that lasted several hours, David Weiss, pushed back against Republican allegations that he brokered a sweetheart deal for Hunter Biden under pressure from the White House. Continue reading →

The World

World

NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control

The Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe is aimed at preventing Cold War rivals from massing forces at or near their mutual borders. Continue reading →

World

King Charles III, climate advocate, delivers speech at odds with his beliefs

In the tradition-steeped speech, the king outlined the government’s other priorities, displaying the deadpan political neutrality for which his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was famous. Continue reading →

World

Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave’s security after war

The push into Gaza City guarantees that the already staggering death toll will rise further, while comments from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about controlling Gaza’s security for “an indefinite period” pointed to the uncertain endgame of a war that Israel says will be long and difficult. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Attorney general schools DiZoglio in limits of her power to audit the Legislature

As a legal matter, it’s not even close, says Andrea Campbell: The state auditor can’t audit a different branch of government without its agreement. Continue reading →

OPINION

A public outing, a mayor’s suicide, and the toll of anti-trans hate in a small Southern city

It was wrong to out him, full stop. Continue reading →

OPINION

Jeff Bezos moves to Florida, leaving Washington — and its rising tax burden — behind

Once again, policy makers are reminded that when you soak the rich, you’re apt to lose them. Continue reading →

Metro

Higher Education

Internal Boston University audit finds no financial mismanagement at Ibram Kendi’s antiracist center, BU says

The results of the audit represented a partial vindication for Ibram Kendi, who faced criticism of his management as well as unfounded accusations of financial malfeasance in the weeks after he laid off more than half of his center’s staff. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. lawmakers propose $250 million for strained shelter system, push Healey to create overflow site for homeless families

Massachusetts House leaders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal that would delay Governor Maura Healey’s plan to limit the number of families in the state’s emergency shelter system if officials don’t quickly stand up an overflow site. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History: November 8, Hitler’s “Beer-Hall Putsch” fails

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2023. There are 53 days left in the year. Continue reading →

Sports

on basketball

First loss of season showed Celtics have room to improve. And Joe Mazzulla is ready to get to work.

"It’s a good opportunity to figure out what we did well and what we can do to get better," the coach said of Boston's loss at Minnesota on Monday. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

New Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow sure can talk a good game

The way the cerebral Breslow speaks is in stark contrast to some more plain-spoken Boston sports executives. Continue reading →

union at revolution | wednesday, 7 p.m. (FS1, apple tv)

With their season on the line, Revolution look for a home-field edge vs. Union

Carles Gil was injured in the opening playoff loss, but he has been practicing at full speed for Wednesday's must-win game. Continue reading →

Business

Trendlines

It’s still a good time to jump on those 5 percent savings rates

The Federal Reserve may well be done hiking rates, forecasters say, but it won’t begin lowering them for a while. Continue reading →

Real Estate

What WeWork’s bankruptcy means for Boston’s struggling office market

Not long ago, the co-working giant was Boston’s largest occupier of office space. Continue reading →

innovation economy

Like a cruise, WeWork was fun, while it lasted

One former tenant’s take on the downfall of the co-working giant. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Helen Marcus, prolific photographer of the famous, dies at 97

Ms. Marcus, a late-blooming photographer whose evocative black-and-white portraits of literary figures and film and television personalities graced book jackets and magazine covers for decades, died Oct. 1 at her home in Manhattan. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Zdenek Macal, conductor with an international reach, dies at 87

A Czech-born conductor, Zdenek Macal drew a distinctively rich and full sound from orchestras in several countries, including the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, where his tenure is regarded by musicians and administrators as something of a golden age. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

BOOKS

In Scot Lehigh’s debut novel, small-town Maine is both a comfort and an obstacle

The author of ‘Just East of Nowhere’ talks to us about Maine as a character, the perils of living in a tight-knit community, and what it’s like to make the switch from columnist to novelist. Continue reading →

Arts

FX series ‘American Sports Story’ casts its Aaron Hernandez

Josh Andrés Rivera will play the former Patriots tight end in the new show. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Seduction and showmanship from Romeo Santos at TD Garden

As a solo artist and as the lead singer of Aventura, Santos’s career spans more than two decades, and on Monday he whirled through his discography with charm and verve. Continue reading →