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RI BUSINESS

What’s the future of downtown Providence? It’s a mixed bag.

The city looks different, post-pandemic, as commercial landlords find that in some places, “revitalization” may mean “residential space” rather than “return to office.” Continue reading →

Massachusetts

When is the right time to put up holiday decorations? It depends who you ask.

The practice of getting ahead of the Christmas curve picked up steam two years ago, when fears about coronavirus outbreaks ruining Thanksgiving gatherings led many to start decorating earlier than ever before, to drum up some joy. Continue reading →

Marijuana

As recreational marijuana prices plummet in Massachusetts, medical sales slump

Consumers aren't complaining, but state data suggest the state's cannabis sector is stumbling. Continue reading →

Immigration

An immigration wave at the end of Baker’s term reverses progress toward a long-term goal

As thousands of families have surged into Massachusetts in recent months, after entering the country at the southern border, the state has had no other option than to place them in hotels, a practice Governor Charlie Baker has long sought to abolish. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Democrats’ Senate victory hands Biden a critical guardrail against the GOP

A day after clinching a narrow hold on the Senate, Democrats began laying plans Sunday to use their majority as a xxxxxx for President Joe Biden in Congress should Republicans wrest control of the House, including by confirming his nominees, killing GOP legislation on arrival and promoting their own policies to voters. Continue reading →

Nation

Investigation underway over midair crash at Dallas air show

DALLAS — A national transportation official probing the cause of a midair crash of two historic military planes during an air show that left six people dead said Sunday one of the key questions investigators were seeking to answer is why the aircraft were seemingly sharing the same space just before impact. Continue reading →

Nation

Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws

Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for many voters. Continue reading →

The World

World

Biden says he’s going into meeting with Xi ‘stronger’ after Senate victory

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — President Biden was triumphant on Sunday after Democrats cemented control of the Senate and said the result meant he was going into his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali on Monday “stronger.” Continue reading →

World

Russia’s war hawks step up criticism of the military over Kherson withdrawal

Russia’s prowar activists delivered over the weekend their most cutting criticism of the military’s performance in Ukraine to date, following the humiliating withdrawal of Russian troops from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. By Sunday, the drumbeat of denunciations broke the taboo against singling out President Vladimir Putin himself and Russia’s very system of government. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s election empowers a more muscular religious Zionism

HEBRON, West Bank — The Jewish settlement in the city of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, where a few hundred Orthodox Jews live amid some 200,000 Palestinians, has long been seen as a bastion of the far-right settler movement — on the fringes of Israeli society. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Up next for Democrats: Regaining trust on the economy

If Democrats commit to four main economic initiatives, we can reclaim the mantle of the party that delivers economic prosperity. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Growing emergency department crisis symptom of bigger problem

Shortages of health care personnel keep patients “stuck” at every turn in the system. Continue reading →

OPINION

Musk is taking away people’s power with Twitter

If Musk really wants to give power to the people, he should step back and listen to them. Continue reading →

Metro

Marijuana

‘Party over pot?’ Midterms provide mixed signals on marijuana reform

Voters in Maryland and Missouri approved marijuana legalization ballot initiatives, but similar measures in Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota failed at the polls. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘I want to dance fast’: 90-year-old Sharon resident still has the moves

Harvey Lappen spends three or four nights a week at the Arthur Murray Studio in Dedham. On Thursday, after his back-to-back solo and group lessons, members of the studio joined Harvey for an early birthday celebration. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Tuskegee Airman from Roxbury honored at Veterans Day event in Somerville

Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, a 95-year-old Roxbury native, attended a ceremony closing the holiday weekend events in Somerville, which for the first time hosted The Moving Wall, a half-sized reproduction of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that travels to cities and towns across the country. Continue reading →

Sports

On Football

Patriots midseason review: A closer look at the MVP, breakout star, and other top performers at the bye week

We've also taken a look at the biggest disappointments and the biggest blunders for the Patriots, who are 5-4 with eight games to go in the 2022 season. Continue reading →

ON BASKETBALL

Joe Mazzulla deserves to be the coach of the Celtics, not the interim coach

With the Celtics off to a 10-3 start, Mazzulla has proven to be the right coach for the job. Now, the team needs to find a way to move on from his suspended predecessor, Ime Udoka. Continue reading →

BRUINS 5, CANUCKS 2

Rare goal from Tomas Nosek seals the Bruins’ record-setting victory

Nosek broke a 65-game goalless drought in a win over the Canucks and stuck up for David Pastrnak in his first NHL fight. At 9-0-0 at TD Garden, the Bruins are off to the best start on home ice in franchise history. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Markey tangles with Musk over Twitter

Markey slammed Twitter's new blue check system and Musk’s management of the company on Friday. Continue reading →

Business

Kendall Square remains a work in progress: Here’s what’s under construction

The pace of work in Cambridge’s Kendall Square will accelerate in 2024, when MIT starts to demolish and reshape what’s called the Volpe Center, a 14-acre site between Broadway and Binney Street. Continue reading →

Technology

Rent out your driveway? Parking app Spacer adds new wrinkle to gig economy

Spacer, an app that strives to be the “Airbnb of monthly parking,” is helping people rent out their driveways for some extra cash. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ngo Vinh Long, scholar of Vietnam attacked for his views about war, dies at 78

An opponent of Dr. Long's political stance threw a gasoline bomb at him in Cambridge in 1982. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Mimi Parker, moody alt-rock vocalist, is dead at 55

Mimi Parker, whose haunting vocals and spare drumming helped define the moody, minimalist sound of Low, a trio that emerged from the 1990s alternative rock world and endured as an influential and acclaimed act for nearly 30 years, died this past Saturday at her home in Duluth, Minnesota. She was 55. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jane Gross, sportswriter who opened locker room doors, dies at 75

Jane Gross, who in 1975 became the first female sports writer known to have entered a professional basketball locker room, and who later distinguished herself at The New York Times with her compassionate reporting on aging and a well-received book about her mother’s decline in a nursing home, died on Wednesday in the Bronx. She was 75. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Jonathan Cohen is the Handel and Haydn Society’s new artistic director

Cohen follows Harry Christophers, who stepped down at the end of the 2021-22 season. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

Boston Dance Theater completes ‘The Carol Kaye Project’

The legendary session bassist is the subject of the performance, featuring the work of four women choreographers for Boston Dance Theater. Continue reading →

Arts

The 10th Boston International Kids Film Festival spotlights local stories

The festival weekend will feature roughly 80 films from 12 countries alongside youth-focused workshops and panel discussions. Continue reading →