Boston Globe Today | November 23, 2023

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Politics

Johnson’s release of Jan. 6 video feeds right-wing conspiracy theories

Some people are using the Jan. 6 video to circulate an array of false claims and conspiracy theories about the largest attack on the Capitol in centuries. Continue reading →

Nation

OxyContin maker’s settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court.

The agreement, even with billions of dollars set aside for opioid abatement and treatment programs, poses a moral conundrum that has divided people who lost loved ones or lost years of their own lives to opioids. Continue reading →

Nation

Turkeys were a marvel of conservation. Now their numbers are dwindling.

Over the last 10 or 15 years, wild turkeys have fallen into significant decline throughout the South and Midwest. Continue reading →

World

Finland steps up border closings in dispute With Russia

The move is the latest step in an escalating standoff over an influx of migrants that Finnish officials blame on Moscow. Continue reading →

World

Long a bastion of liberalism, the Netherlands takes a sharp right turn

Centrist and center-right parties long wary of the firebrand have left the door ajar to a possible partnership, giving firebrand Geert Wilders a chance to become the Netherlands’ first far-right prime minister. Continue reading →

World

India faces questions about another reported foreign assassination plot

The revelation of a foiled plot comes just months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada accused the Indian government of involvement in the killing of another Sikh separatist on Canadian territory. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Here’s one practical way to help retailers battered by online competition

There’s a charm to community life and downtowns that can’t be found in a cardboard box. Continue reading →

LETTERS

That test question again: A place, or not, for the MCAS?

"Schools — and taxpayers — [must] have an impartial and trustworthy method of evaluating students’ academic progress," writes one stakeholder. Another writes, "Massachusetts, accustomed to being the engine of educational innovation, is in the caboose." Continue reading →

LETTERS

Advisory groups makes suggestions. Then BPDA does what it does.

Hearing that the BPDA views the concerns expressed in those meetings as mere "suggestions" is a slap to every neighborhood resident who has given up his or her time. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Franklin Park Turkey Trot draws thousands on sunny Thanksgiving morning

Families and runners of all ages and backgrounds participated in the annual Thanksgiving morning tradition. Continue reading →

Social Justice

At National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, violence in Gaza is big topic

Speakers said there are connections between the struggle of Palestinian civilians under siege in Gaza and the Indigenous tribes that were forced off their land when white settlers arrived in North America in the 17th century. Continue reading →

Health

Doctors find AI text-to-image generators perpetuate societal biases

A study led by researchers at Brown University found that two popular text-to-image generators depict surgeons as white males 98 percent of the time. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

The best has yet to come from the Jaylen Brown-Kristaps Porzingis bromance

The Celtics' All-Star guard and star big-man acquisition have jelled seamlessly in the team's flying start. Continue reading →

bruins

Road trip for Bruins fathers was an emotional journey for Mason Lohrei’s dad

Dave Lohrei is a lifelong hockey coach, from the youth levels on up, and seeing his son in the NHL is truly special. Continue reading →

patriots

Patriots have themselves to blame for their problematic quarterback situation

They certainly could use an experienced veteran to spell Mac Jones, but there is no one like that on the roster. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Developers file big plans on the industrial edge of South Boston

Oxford and Pappas are planning an eight-building, 1.7 million-square-foot lab, residential and commercial campus on the W.B. Mason site along the Reserved Channel. Continue reading →

bold types

For Trustees head Katie Theoharides, open space is key to solving climate change

Katie Theoharides, who became president and CEO of the country's oldest land trust this year, sees each of the Trustees' 120 properties across the Commonwealth as an engine of hope. Continue reading →

Business

As economy sputters, UK cuts taxes before election

With a general election at most 14 months away, the British government said Wednesday that it will cut taxes for millions of workers starting early next year. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bob Contant, dedicated Bohemian bookseller, dies at 80

A career bookseller, Bob Contant opened the St. Mark’s Bookshop in a storefront on St. Mark’s Place with three partners in 1977. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bob Contant, dedicated Bohemian bookseller, dies at 80

A career bookseller, Bob Contant opened the St. Mark’s Bookshop in a storefront on St. Mark’s Place with three partners in 1977. Continue reading →

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STAGE REVIEW

A moving portrait of hope and heartbreak in ‘The Band’s Visit’

The undertow of melancholy pervading “The Band’s Visit,” now at the Huntington Theatre, reveals a musical that knows all about human sadness. But it also knows about the quite real possibilities for human connection. Continue reading →

Music

Berklee launches its Hip-Hop Hall of Fame with a queen, a Prince, and a Bulldog

New York MC Roxanne Shanté, Berklee professor Prince Charles Alexander, and Boston hip-hop pioneer Edo G. will be inducted into the Hall Nov. 28 at a concert celebrating 50 years of hip-hop. Continue reading →

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more. Continue reading →