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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Rhode Island

Trump administration will tap contingency funds to make partial SNAP payments

But the US Department of Agriculture has refused to dip into other funds to make full food stamp payments for November. Continue reading →

Housing

How the state’s most ambitious housing law in decades is tearing this peninsula town apart

Many towns have been divided over the MBTA Communities Act, but few as badly as Winthrop. Continue reading →

North Shore

Georgetown’s cookie-cutter downtown is choked by a rush hour traffic nightmare

The town sits at a geographic crossroads that turns the light at the center of town into a maddening backup. Continue reading →

Climate

Meet Redwing, the torpedo-shaped robot testing the limits of ocean observation

An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world. Continue reading →

Politics

Elections on Tuesday offer Democrats a chance to get off the mat

After more than nine months of President Trump using the full force of the federal government to impose his will on the nation, elections across the country Tuesday will offer the Democratic Party its biggest chance yet to assert its viability as a serious opposition party. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279 billion in federal contracts

Many publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom have high-stakes business before the administration, ranging from billions in contracts to federal investigations of their companies, according to a report released Monday by a government watchdog group. Continue reading →

Nation

The monthslong legal battle to save foreign aid

It was one of the first legal challenges to a Trump administration policy to reach the Supreme Court in February, and since then it has returned to the nation’s highest court twice. Continue reading →

Nation

Jack Smith, Trump’s target, shifts from defense to counterattack

President Trump’s unrelenting fast-track drive to humiliate, investigate, and prosecute the people he hates has gained momentum, in part, because his targets have not been in a position to inflict serious retributive pain on him. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians after Hamas returns the remains of 3 soldiers

Israel handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians on Monday, the Red Cross said, a day after militants returned the remains of three hostages. Israeli officials identified the three as soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that triggered the war in Gaza. Continue reading →

World

Another deadly quake, and a cascade of calamities for Afghanistan

Ghulam Mahmoodi was sleeping with his six relatives in their house’s single bedroom when a powerful tremor jolted him from bed early Monday. Continue reading →

World

Arrests in Louvre heist show power of DNA in solving crimes

The chief prosecutor said the DNA of the two men was found on the window and on one of the two high-powered motor scooters the thieves used to get away. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Public college completion is heading in the wrong direction

Getting students enrolled isn’t enough. Continue reading →

OpEds

‘Mom, you just look weird’: My journey with hair extensions

Once I got my extensions, would I be treated differently, suddenly rescued from the invisibility of a middle-aged mom? Continue reading →

Letters

Don’t attach ‘Obamacare’ label to spikes in ACA insurance prices

We don’t call Medicare "Rooseveltcare." Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

Slip Slidin’ A-Waymo: Will self-driving cars ever be able to deal with Boston snow?

Skeptics of robotaxis question whether they will be able to navigate Boston's confusing streets in the depths of winter. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Head Start programs shutter during government shutdown, despite infusion of state funds

Other programs are cutting bus routes and hours to keep their doors open. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

The people’s refrigerator

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Officials draw Jaylen Brown’s ire, but long-range shooting woes the Celtics’ real problem in loss to Jazz

Brown, who scored a game-high 36 points, wanted a foul called in the final minute. The Celtics were 11 of 51 from 3-point range. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Alex Bregman’s value to the Red Sox is proven. Do they have the high ambitions to meet his free agent price?

The coming months will be a test of how serious Red Sox ownership is about not simply making the playoffs, but wanting to win the World Series next season. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots lose Kayshon Boutte to a hamstring injury, and other snap count observations from their win over the Falcons

Hamstrings can be a tricky injury, as the Patriots saw this summer with cornerback Christian Gonzalez, so Boutte’s status bears watching. Continue reading →

Business

Biotech

Boston biotech Manifold partners with Roche to tackle neurological diseases

The partnership could yield breakthrough results in the development of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS drugs. Continue reading →

Bold Types

Boston software CEO inks private equity deal that values firm at $3 billion

Pedro Bados dreamed of one day moving to the Boston area, to get his doctorate at MIT. That was his backup plan if his startup Nexthink didn’t take off. But he ended up not needing his Plan B. Continue reading →

Business

A slump in cardboard box sales is stoking fears of lackluster holiday shopping

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bob Trumpy, longtime Bengals player and NBC broadcaster, dies at 80

Mr. Trumpy’s 4,600 receiving yards, 35 receiving touchdowns, and 15.4 yards per catch remain the most by a tight end in Bengals' history. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Diane Ladd, actress who was 3-time Oscar nominee, dies

Ladd’s death was announced by her daughter, the actress Laura Dern, who called her a "profound gift of a mother." Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

Beyond ‘Nouvelle Vague’: Five classic French New Wave films to stream

Get a crash course in Jean-Luc Godard and other filmmakers. Continue reading →

Love Letters

Am I a ‘pick-me’ girl?

What does that even mean? Continue reading →

Theater

‘4th Witch’ springs off from Shakespeare to tell a powerful new story

The show, from Manual Cinema, is presented by ArtsEmerson and runs through Nov. 9. Continue reading →