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Politics

The New Hampshire primary’s most sought-after undecided voter? Republican Governor Chris Sununu.

Once seen as a potential presidential contender himself, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has become perhaps the state’s most sought-after undecided voter, as well as its most prominent booster. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. to house migrant homeless families in MBTA, Department of Transportation office building

In an email to staff Monday morning obtained by the Globe, MBTA general manager Phillip Eng announced that the rooms in the state transportation building at will serve as a “short-term shelter” for around 25 families. Continue reading →

Obituaries

John Walsh, who engineered Deval Patrick’s historic win, dies at 65

“He was a political genius,” US Senator Ed Markey said of Mr. Walsh, the Democratic strategist he picked to be his chief of staff. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Retired Norwell pediatrician arraigned on child rape, indecent assault charges, 22 more alleged victims come forward

Dr. Richard A. Kauff pleaded not guilty Monday in Hingham District Court to four counts of rape of a child by force and a dozen counts of indecent assault and battery under 14. Continue reading →

World

Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital that is sheltering thousands

Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | November 20, 2023

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Biden loses young voters, N.H. defies Democrats, talking politics over turkey

WATCH: Political reporter James Pindell’s three political things: Thanksgiving edition. Watch →

The sisters behind ‘Mei Mei Dumplings’ make sustainable cooking cool

WATCH: Chef Irene Li says dumplings are a great way to limit food waste. Host Segun Oduolowu learns how the bite-sized food is made. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

They remember this first lady for her tool belt, not her ball gowns

First lady Rosalynn Carter is remembered in this part of the nation's capital as an ace of the power drill and paint brush, rather than a state dinner hostess in floor-length gowns. Continue reading →

Nation

Federal court moves to drastically weaken voting rights act

“It will be a devastating near-death blow to the Voting Rights Act if it remains the law,” said Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. Continue reading →

Nation

Appeals court suggests it may pare back Trump’s D.C. gag order

A federal appeals court wrestled Monday with the scope of a gag order imposed in the Washington, D.C., election-obstruction case of Donald Trump. Continue reading →

The World

World

Hundreds sentenced in trial that sought to break Mafia’s grip on southern Italy

The Mafia group, ‘Ndrangheta, has grown to control much of Europe’s cocaine trade and has emerged as one of Europe’s most feared criminal organizations. Continue reading →

World

Nations are getting serious about climate action. UN report finds it’s not serious enough.

The annual assessment, known as the Emissions Gap Report, tracks the gulf between national ambitions to fight global warming and what scientists say is needed to stave off catastrophe. That gulf has shrunk slightly over the past year but it remains large. Continue reading →

World

Negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution end, marred in disagreements

Negotiators at United Nations–led talks in Kenya have failed to agree on how to advance toward the development of a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Large financial aid boost for public higher education should be coupled with student support, stable prices

All Pell grant-eligible students will get free public college education. Continue reading →

LETTERS

In Zionists vs. progressives narrative, there are gray areas

"We are here, we are Jewish, and our values compel us to speak out against oppression, including in Gaza," writes one reader. Another writes, "Some of the anti-Zionist rhetoric today is no different from Nazi propaganda of the 1930s and '40s." Continue reading →

LETTERS

‘Climate-smart’ forestry could deliver many benefits

It could help us achieve our climate goals, protect ecosystem health and biodiversity, grow our rural economies, and provide great places for recreation. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

As holidays approach, advocates call for a return to universal masking in health care settings

Hospitals have eased requirements since the end of the public health emergency in May. Continue reading →

NH Crime

Shooter who killed security officer at N.H. psychiatric hospital had been held there years earlier

Prosecutors dropped felony charges against John Madore in 2017 after he underwent a competency evaluation. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Do your job!’ Frustration builds as Legislature’s talks on spending bill drag on

Lawmakers negotiating a wide-ranging spending bill faced pressure to act on multiple fronts Monday, with labor leaders adding to the calls for a compromise while the influx of migrants remained an urgent issue. Continue reading →

Sports

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

After seeing first action, Neemias Queta feeling more comfortable on Celtics bench

The center made his season debut during Sunday's win in Memphis, registering a pair of rebounds during his five-minute stint. Continue reading →

lightning 5, bruins 4 (ot)

Bruins fall to Lightning in overtime after allowing equalizer with five seconds left in third period

The Bruins overcame two one-goal deficits but also blew two one-goal leads in a chaotic game. Continue reading →

bruins notebook

Brando Carlo, a pillar of strength on defense for the Bruins, continues to grow game on offense

Carlo got his first goal of the season Nov. 14 and had an assist on Trent Frederic’s tip-in in the win over the Canadiens Saturday, when he registered a game-high plus-3. Continue reading →

Business

innovation beat

What OpenAI’s fiasco means for tech (and humanity)

Why can't the world's most influential startups get decent governance? And other questions swirling around the latest mad drama in technology. Continue reading →

bold types

Ramos takes reins, and a new direction, at Transportation for Mass.

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

Business

In Mass., tipped employees can make $6.75 an hour. Voters may change that in 2024.

The measure would also allow tip sharing between front- and back-of-house workers once wages were level across the workforce. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

John Walsh, who engineered Deval Patrick’s historic win, dies at 65

“He was a political genius,” US Senator Ed Markey said of Mr. Walsh, the Democratic strategist he picked to be his chief of staff. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Thomas Bliley Jr., tobacco ally who disclosed industry deceit, dies at 91

Mr. Bliley, a former Richmond mayor elected to the US House as a fierce Republican ally of the tobacco industry but who later helped force the release of internal company documents on health risks that led to landmark legal settlements, died Nov. 16 at his home in Henrico Country, Va. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Phillip Ratner, sculptor who cast immigrants in bronze, dies at 86

A grandson of Jewish immigrants and a self-described “storyteller in art,” Phillip Ratner worked for decades in the Washington area, with a studio downtown and private sculpture students including Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

He deleted messages from one specific woman

Now my imagination is running wild. Continue reading →

Music

Noah Kahan’s dream of performing on ‘Saturday Night Live’ finally comes true next month

The New England native posted in 2021 that he’d “do anything” to perform on “SNL” — now he’s a guest opposite Emma Stone. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

An all-in ensemble elevates Lyric Stage’s madcap ‘The Game’s Afoot’

While Ken Ludwig's farcical whodunit is not his best work, director Fred Sullivan Jr. brings out the best in this talented cast. Continue reading →