Boston Globe Today | November 13, 2023

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Programs to help entrepreneurs of color come under fire

WATCH: Legal activists are challenging the boost to Black-led businesses after the Supreme Court ended affirmative action. Reporter Hiawatha Bray explains. Watch →

Hair, periods, porn: ‘This Is So Awkward’ has puberty covered

WATCH: Development and body changes are tough for everyone. Correspondent and ‘Parenting Unfiltered’ columnist Kara Baskin shares tips for talking to tweens. Watch →

Nation

‘A monster’: Super meth and other drugs push crisis beyond opioids

“It’s no longer an opioid epidemic,” said one expert. “This is an addiction crisis.” Continue reading →

Nation

Contract workers brace for no income or backpay if government shuts down

Federal employees who are furloughed or forced to work without pay during a shutdown are guaranteed by law to receive backpay for their missed wages. Contract workers have no such protections, making them especially vulnerable to the fiscal brinkmanship. Continue reading →

Nation

How much can trees fight climate change? Massively, but not alone, study finds.

Major caveats remain: If we protect all current forests, where will people get timber, rubber, and palm oil? Would forests be able to store carbon quickly enough? Continue reading →

World

At tourist hotels, Israeli evacuees plan for long stays

As the days stretch into weeks, the government is setting up makeshift schools and medical clinics. In the south, where many of the evacuees survived the Hamas attacks, it has recruited specialists to offer trauma counseling. Continue reading →

World

Death and despair at Gaza hospital as fighting reaches its doors

As near-constant shelling shook buildings to their foundations, members of the medical staff painted a picture of the increasingly calamitous conditions inside Shifa hospital. Continue reading →

World

Behind public assurances, Xi Jinping spreads grim views on US

In meetings with the military, Xi was warning in strikingly stark terms that intensifying competition between a rising China and a long-dominant United States was all but unavoidable and that the People’s Liberation Army should be prepared for a potential conflict. Continue reading →

OPINION

GOP should dump Trump and rally around Nikki Haley

If we as Republicans are serious about winning in 2024, it begins with nominating the person best suited to not only beat Joe Biden in November but rebuild the respect for Republican principles. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

If family members can be paid caregivers, why not spouses?

When someone takes cares of their ailing spouse, they’re often keeping the spouse out of a nursing home and reducing demand for scarce home health aides. They deserve to be compensated. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Energy rules are contributing to the chill in housing construction

The Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts commissioned a study by MIT and Wentworth Institute of Technology that looked at the impact of the state’s new "net zero" stretch energy code on the cost of construction. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

On buses from Gillette, locals head to D.C. for March for Israel

“This is a historic opportunity for people — Jews, and friends, and allies across North America — to show up proud and strong in Washington, D.C.,” the leader of Combined Jewish Philanthropies said Monday. Continue reading →

Transportation

Monica Tibbits-Nutt named Massachusetts secretary of transportation

She has been serving as acting secretary of transportation since mid-September when her predecessor, Gina Fiandaca, resigned from the post abruptly after fewer than eight months on the job. Continue reading →

AS I SEE IT | STAN GROSSFELD

An American dream

“As I See It,” by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week Grossfeld introduces readers to new American citizens. Continue reading →

CELTICS 114, KNICKS 98

Celtics surge behind physical play and Jayson Tatum’s late scoring, push past Knicks

After New York muscled up early, the Celtics countered with defensive pressure and on the glass. Tatum scored 35 points, 17 in the fourth quarter alone. Continue reading →

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics proudly show off their bruises after battling past the physical Knicks

A dead-even heavyweight fight turned into a 12th-round TKO, as the Celtics’ relentlessness wore down their opponent. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots release cornerback Jack Jones amid a tumultuous season

Jones had not started the last two games, and he played only 10 snaps in Sunday’s loss to the Colts. Continue reading →

bold types

For Cisco’s Harman, a long road to an expensive whiskey

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Senate bill could enable Revolution stadium in Everett at last

A measure that would enable a soccer stadium to go on the site of a shuttered power plant took a big step forward on Monday. Continue reading →

Future of Work

Resident assistants at Emerson College launch a union

The undergraduate students hope organizing will help solidify the disciplinary policy for RAs, encourage more transparency from the college, and create a pay stipend. Continue reading →

Obituaries

High-ranking Mormon leader M. Russell Ballard dies at age 95

He was second-in-line to lead the faith. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Maryanne Trump Barry, federal judge and Trump’s sister, dies at 86

Mrs. Barry and her real estate mogul brother were not particularly close, and she made only rare visible ventures into his exceedingly public life. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

He’s close with his ex

“He said he talks about our relationship to her. I said I don’t know if I’m OK with that.” Continue reading →

Music

Marty Stuart enjoying a Byrds-eye view from his new ‘Altitude’

The singer-songwriter points to the "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" tour — when he and the Fabulous Superlatives backed original Byrds Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman in 2018 — as inspiration for his new album. He and his band come to Boston Sunday. Continue reading →

Music

Rising bluegrass star Molly Tuttle is picking her way to the top

The one-time Berklee student is the first woman to win the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Guitar Player of the Year Award, and she just received a Grammy nomination for best bluegrass album, an award she previously won. Continue reading →