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Displaced Steward patients are turning to neighboring hospitals for help, worsening already critical ER overcrowding

Almost three months after two Steward hospitals closed, their neighbors are shouldering the burden of displaced patients.
More coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis

As sticker prices rise, private colleges are increasingly discounting tuition

Here's a survey of the colleges and universities in New England that waive tuition for certain students based on how much their families earn.

A decades-old cold case. An ambitious detective. A man’s life upended. What really happened to Christine Cole?

A child went missing in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1988. More than 30 years later, a detective announced she had caught the killer -- even though police at the time said there was no evidence of foul play.

Larry Johnson, former WEEI host and sports cartoonist, dies at 75
Rev. Johnson, who also was a Baptist minister, was “a compassionate empathic person,” said Craig Mustard, his longtime cohost of the WEEI talk show “Mustard and Johnson.”

Trump is running his transition team on secret money

Trump can raise unlimited amounts of money from unknown donors to pay for the staff, travel and office space involved in preparing to take over the government.
Musk and Ramaswamy build a ‘DOGE’ team to go to war with Washington
Starting Point

The 400-year-old immigration debate

We’ve debated immigration since Native Americans encountered a group of migrants from England who decided to settle in Plymouth 400 years ago.
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Siblings from Mass. and N.H. rescued from trail in Franconia, N.H., as hypothermia set in

Have thoughts on your employer’s return-to-office strategy? We want to hear them.

They moved out of Massachusetts. This is what they miss the most.

From top-rated health care to walkable neighborhoods to cultural hotspots, people who have departed Greater Boston in the last few years say there's a lot they feel they left behind.
People are moving out of New England. How can we stem the tide?

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‘In Boston, I never felt like I needed to kind of watch what I say.’

Carly Patterson, 32

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Chad Finn | Unconventional review

It can’t get any worse for the Patriots, can it?

A 34-15 loss to the Dolphins in which the Patriots committed six first-quarter penalties and 10 overall better be the low point.
Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo needs to surround himself with more experienced assistants if he wants to survive

Tara Sullivan

Drake Maye remains the lone star on the Patriots, but coach Jerod Mayo appears to be holding him back

State of the Patriots

Sure, the Patriots just ‘have to be better’ but their repeating mistakes are a bad, bad sign

Gronkowski defends Tom Brady amid critiques of his work in the broadcast booth

Tom Brady might be the greatest of all time out on the football field. But the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s transition to the broadcast booth has been a bit bumpier.
your tv gps

This week’s TV: Michael Fassbender in ‘The Agency,’ and the National Dog Show

Plus, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

New England braces for possible Thanksgiving nor’easter, chilly temps

Timing of this storm is looking like late Thanksgiving night through much of Black Friday could get messy.

How much money do high schools make off Thanksgiving Day football games?

You may think the attendance boost means schools are hauling in money at the gate. But that's not the case, especially these days. Coaches and ADs have some theories why.

This family made a change to their house that many people are debating: They got their home off fossil fuels

“There was something satisfying about shutting off the gas and getting rid of the oil,” said Roslindale homeowner Tim Maher. “But a lot of it’s just been a necessity: what’s broken or not working right now?”

‘We have finally been heard’: Healey orders state recognition of Herring Pond Wampanoag tribe in Plymouth

The state recognition — the first granted to a tribe in 48 years — is expected to usher in a new era for the state and the tribal governments.
Opinion
Alex Beam

My plan for surviving the next four years

I have options.
IDEAS | BG White

Christians shouldn’t try to become great again

Ashish K. Jha

What’s next for public health?

EDITORIAL

Using tax dollars to block new housing is bad policy

Jake Auchincloss

Senate must reject Kennedy as health secretary

Thanksgiving

All the fixings for a contemporary Thanksgiving feast

UMass Amherst marching band ready to take its star turn in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’ is the perfect Thanksgiving movie

Shoppers expect to pay more for Thanksgiving this year. They’re in for a tasty surprise.

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Meet the nonprofits that hosted the largest food packaging event in New England in 14 years
End Hunger New England and Community Food Packaging joined forces to package meals for 345,000 people this weekend.

Three people killed in crash on I-93 in Salem, N.H., officials say

Around 2 p.m. Sunday, state troopers responded to a report of a crash on the Exit 2 offramp and found a Kia Sportage with three occupants who had died, said.

Newton police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to teenagers
The teens were walking near the intersection of Hartman Road and Village Circle when the man pulled up in a large white van pulling an enclosed silver trailer and exposed himself, Newton police said.

Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

The captured Briton reportedly served as an instructor for Ukrainian troops and was deployed to the Kursk region against his will.

Man shot multiple times in Taunton, police say

Police responded to Morton Hospital around 2:30 a.m. where the man was being treated for serious but not life-threatening wounds, police said.

DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing Spanish crew member

Rescue workers sealed off the area, and fragments of the plane in the company’s trademark yellow color could be seen amid wreckage scattered across the crash site.

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Lawrence General bought out Holy Family hospitals from Steward. Now comes the hard part.

Lawrence General has transformed from a standalone facility into a small system of “safety net” hospitals treating mostly low-income patients in the Merrimack Valley.

‘You can’t wait for perfect’: Portland mixes care, crackdown in homeless crisis
Although the camps are gone, hard questions remain about the limits of compassion, patience, and responsibility in this gentrifying port city.

Generous financial aid programs under threat as more colleges eliminate loans
Schools that have adopted so-called no-loan programs in recent years say they aim to send a clear message: If you have the academic chops to gain admission, you can afford to attend.

Could Donald Trump really deport undocumented immigrants who live in Mass.?
The president-elect said he will focus on deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal past. But experts expect the administration to target others as well.

Culture & Lifestyle

Meet the artists who bring Mount Auburn Cemetery from darkness to light

How ‘Interior Chinatown’ makes a striving, overlooked background character the hero

20 books for everyone on your holiday shopping list this year

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards to present literary celebration at Boston Public Library

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

The myths that hide why Social Security is unsustainable

RENÉE GRAHAM

Disqualifying, extreme, and incompetent — Trump’s DEI Cabinet picks

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

How to stop believable bots from duping us all

RAMI ABOU-SABE

Matty in the Morning, in his own words

EDITORIAL

Training to be a state cop shouldn’t be a game of survival

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Starting Point

The 400-year-old immigration debate

We’ve debated immigration since Native Americans encountered a group of migrants from England who decided to settle in Plymouth 400 years ago.

Displaced Steward patients are turning to neighboring hospitals for help, worsening already critical ER overcrowding

Almost three months after two Steward hospitals closed, their neighbors are shouldering the burden of displaced patients.

Gronkowski defends Tom Brady amid critiques of his work in the broadcast booth

Tom Brady might be the greatest of all time out on the football field. But the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s transition to the broadcast booth has been a bit bumpier.

Lack of emergency care is a top concern after Nashoba hospital closure

In the Nashoba area, more than half of people say their top concern is having no emergency department nearby.

Sports

Gronkowski defends Tom Brady amid critiques of his work in the broadcast booth

Tom Brady might be the greatest of all time out on the football field. But the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s transition to the broadcast booth has been a bit bumpier.
Chad Finn | Unconventional review

It can’t get any worse for the Patriots, can it?

A 34-15 loss to the Dolphins in which the Patriots committed six first-quarter penalties and 10 overall better be the low point.
Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo needs to surround himself with more experienced assistants if he wants to survive

Mayo needs help. But his coaching cabinet is more meeting of the mines than meeting of the minds.
HIGH SCHOOLS

How much money do high schools make off Thanksgiving Day football games?

EAGLES 37, RAMS 20

Saquon Barkley’s record 255-yard night runs Rams ragged in another Eagles victory

COLLEGES

Rhode Island, New Hampshire lead New England contingent into FCS tournament field

Business

Lack of emergency care is a top concern after Nashoba hospital closure

In the Nashoba area, more than half of people say their top concern is having no emergency department nearby.

Charlotte airport workers strike over low wages as busy Thanksgiving travel week begins

Workers say they previously raised the alarm about their growing inability to afford basic necessities, including food and housing.

Have thoughts on your employer’s return-to-office strategy? We want to hear them.

Judge to hear arguments on whether Google’s advertising tech constitutes a monopoly

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The seven wonders of winter in New England

Winter Travel

The best view of the Florida Keys may be through a snorkel mask

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Emma is a librarian ... it made it easy to talk about our recent favorite books’

MISS CONDUCT

Settling debates over tips, divvying up leftovers, and an unwanted prayer circle

metro

A decades-old cold case. An ambitious detective. A man’s life upended. What really happened to Christine Cole?

As sticker prices rise, private colleges are increasingly discounting tuition

Newton police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to teenagers

sports

Days after being fired by Bruins, Jim Montgomery named Blues coach

Locking down defensively, Bruins might finally be finding their footing under Joe Sacco

Miami, SMU make top-10 moves in AP college football poll after chaotic weekend

business

They moved out of Massachusetts. This is what they miss the most.

Charlotte airport workers strike at outset of busy Thanksgiving travel week

Judge in Alex Jones’ bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion’s bid for Infowars

politics

Senators took down one Trump Cabinet pick. But the fight over their authority is just beginning.

Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different positions and eclectic personalities

Trump is running his transition team on secret money

Nation

White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor through door faces manslaughter sentence in Florida

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide.

World

Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing Spanish crew member

The UAE arrests 3 Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi

opinion

Disqualifying, extreme, and incompetent — Trump’s DEI Cabinet picks

Many Mass. students are not getting the special education they need

Senate must reject Kennedy as health secretary

lifestyle

Would I regret not having a wedding?

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards to present literary celebration at Boston Public Library

Free holiday events, $25 show tickets, and cultural celebrations in Boston

food & dining

All the fixings for a contemporary Thanksgiving feast

Arlo Guthrie announces that Alice Brock of ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ fame has died

How LinkedIn led to wedding bells for Jasper White’s son and his high school sweetheart

travel

Cutting in line? American Airlines’ new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports.

These ‘dead motels’ are a feast for the eyes

What happens in Las Vegas may have to stay there, but you don’t

Arts

Meet the artists who bring Mount Auburn Cemetery from darkness to light

Seeing the US in Germany’s mirror

‘Family Romance’ paints a portrait of Sargent and his patrons

Books

A ‘locally inspired’ bookstore is born, another celebrates a milestone

20 books for everyone on your holiday shopping list this year

‘Family Romance’ paints a portrait of Sargent and his patrons

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 25 - Dec. 8

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters

With ‘Rita,’ filmmaker Jayro Bustamante tells a different kind of horror story

Television

Gronkowski defends Tom Brady amid critiques of his work in the broadcast booth

This week’s TV: Michael Fassbender in ‘The Agency,’ and the National Dog Show

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

music

Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album ‘GNX’

Five years after its premiere, ‘The Brightness of Light’ shines with BSO and Renée Fleming

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 25 - Dec. 8

Theater/Dance

Martha Graham Dance Company is back in Boston for first time in nearly 20 years

Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s freewheeling ‘Emma’ gets the essence of the novel

‘That’s So Jewish’ aims to get to the bottom of who’s ‘most chosen’

Health

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

Obituaries

Rico Carty, exceptional hitter who was stymied by injuries, dies at 85

Larry Johnson, former WEEI host and sports cartoonist, dies at 75

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83