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Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city

Russia said Saturday it has withdrawn its troops from the once-occupied city of Lyman, as Ukraine’s eastern counteroffensive recaptures more territory.

Biden calls on world to punish Russia for attempt to annex Ukrainian land

Weston crash causes lane closures on MassPike
The viruses of winter arrived early this year, and hospitals and doctor’s offices are filling up with sniffling and coughing children.

Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida’s death toll climbs

The powerful storm, estimated to be one of the costliest hurricanes ever to hit the US, has terrorized people for much of the week — pummeling western Cuba and raking across Florida before gathering strength in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean to curve back and strike South Carolina.

Dave Epstein: New England will have unsettled weekend weather thanks to IanIan shows the risks and costs of living on barrier islands

An aerial photo of damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, in Fort Myers, Fla.

See photos and videos from Florida, where Hurricane Ian has left a path of destruction

Plymouth woman charged with stealing $200,000 from Scituate restaurant where she worked

Maureen M. Graham, 55, was indicted Friday by a Plymouth County grand jury on four counts of grand larceny over $1,200, two counts of forgery, and three counts of tax evasion, according to a statement from the Plymouth district attorney’s office.

Children’s winter viruses strike early, filling ICUs

The viruses of winter arrived early this year, and hospitals and doctor’s offices are filling up with sniffling and coughing children.

Tailgaters partied outside of Joe MacDonald’s storage unit at Guardian Self Storage in Foxborough.

The best tailgating at Gillette? It’s a half a mile away, at a self-storage facility.

On home-game days, Guardian Self Storage turns into a tailgating hotbed.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is ruled out for Sunday’s game vs. PackersPatriots’ attempt at a guessing game on starting QB was uncalled for, and other thoughts

Tara Sullivan
Do the Celtics still believe even after an NBA Finals loss and pre-camp unrest? You bet they do
The powerful storm terrorized millions of people for most of the week, battering western Cuba before raking across Florida from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, where it mustered enough strength for a final assault on South Carolina.

Gary Washburn: Celtics players and coaches listen as group of former inmates share their stories

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt
The Hispanic history I carry with me: Catherine McKenzie
A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Latino joy, as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

A Beautiful Resistance | The Hispanic history I carry with me: Rixy

Shaun Pickington, 36, of Glassboro, N.J. was injured after falling while climbing up Whitehorse Ledge late Thursday afternoon, New Hampshire Fish and Game said.

Rock climber injured after falling from cliff in New Hampshire

A 36-year-old rock climber from New Jersey was rescued after falling several feet from a cliff on Whitehorse Ledge in New Hampshire on Thursday afternoon, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game.

Dozens of academic labs and biotech firms, including Moderna, are working on nasal vaccines.

New nasal spray vaccines might reduce COVID infections, but the money is still missing

New nasal spray vaccines might reduce COVID infections and cut off transmission, but data supporting the approach, and funding for clinical trials, is scant.

Luke Holden (left), a lobster supplier and businessman, provides a key ingredient to Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding for their skin cream.

Lotion made from lobster goo? Oft-discarded byproduct fuels business dreams of Maine couple.

Marin Skincare is among the latest ventures to emerge from a scrappy, Maine startup culture that prizes innovation, sustainability, and less waste.

Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Mary Skipper spoke to reporters at Trotter Elementary School in Dorchester on Sept. 26, 2022.

The latest Mission Hill report is an early test for Boston’s new schools superintendent

The BPS chief said she wants to rebuild trust in Boston’s schools. That starts with accountability.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The other country building a border wall

Emerson Clauss III

The state can ease its housing problem by building more starter homes

There’s already a blueprint for helping migrants. Let’s invest in it.

A good start to fixing the off-the-rails MBTA pension system

Black Progress Index | Donna M. Owens
Entrepreneur who charted her own Great Migration finds purpose, place in Florida
Carol Thompson-Finn has thrived in Collier County, a locale identified by the Black Progress Index as a top county for Black well-being, and and whose Black community boasts a long, rich history.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

Spotlight investigation

Part 1
A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon BaribeauVideo: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. BaribeauN.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements

Dr. Yvon Baribeau

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new term

With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the institution’s legitimacy, the Supreme Court on Monday will begin a new term that could push American law to the right on issues of race, voting, and the environment.

Harris, on Asia trip, promotes a political priority - women’s rights

Vice President Harris and her team laid out the goals of her four-day trip to Asia before she left the United States: honor Japan's assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe, bolster America's partnerships with Japan and South Korea, and promote America's economy and security.

Brie, Camembert cheeses recalled after listeria cases in multiple states, including Massachusetts
Old Europe Cheese distributes products to supermarkets and grocery stores across the country, including Shaw’s, Whole Foods, Stop & Shop, and Market Basket, the company’s statement said.

Boomer Esiason has some advice for Mac Jones: ‘Do not come back if that ankle is not right’
In 1994, the then-Jets quarterback suffered an ankle injury similar to what the Patriots QB has, and the experience informs Esiason's advice: Hurrying back and trying to play through it is a bad idea.

RED SOX AT BLUE JAYS | 3:07 P.M. (NESN)
Game 158: Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups and notes
Brayan Bello is on the mound looking to finish strong in potentially his final start of the season.

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

Although Sam, Diane, Carla, Norm, and Cliff weren’t there, “Cheers” fans from all over the world made toasts at the Boston pub of the same name on Friday, the 40th anniversary of the sitcom's premiere.

Recommended reads

North Atlantic right whale “Snow Cone” spotted south of Nantucket on Sept. 21, 2022. (taken under NOAA permit #25739)

Snow Cone, the North Atlantic right whale, seen suffering from yet another severe entanglement

A research assistant who was recently flying 15 miles south of Nantucket with the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted the North Atlantic right whale known as Snow Cone and concluded: she’s a dead whale swimming.

Book excerpts: The Trump era
Trump wanted to fire Jared and Ivanka by tweet, assumed staffers of color were waiters, Haberman book says
Snippets from several new books about the Trump administration provide an inside look at explosive encounters between members of Trump’s Cabinet and White House officials on a variety of topics.

‘It was disgusting’: There’s a cellphone junkyard at the bottom of the Charles River
When an Andover man dropped his smartphone in the Charles River, he dove in after it and found 11 more. None were his.

Retired clarinetist donates $100 million to rename Boston University’s medical school after his friend
Retired clarinetist and philanthropist Edward Avedisian's friend refused to have his name on the school alone, and the two men reached a compromise in honoring both.

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Culture & Lifestyle

An image from the title sequence of "Severance."

12 great TV show title sequences that stand out

The MIT Museum will open its new 56,000-square-foot, purpose-built home to the public on Oct. 2.

New MIT Museum glimpses the future and examines school’s past

An Airbnb rental in Danvers looks like the witches' cottage in "Hocus Pocus"

To celebrate ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ release, book a stay at ‘The Hocus Pocus Cottage’ in Danvers

The Topsfield Fair runs from Sept. 30-Oct. 10.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

An e-bike, seen in Key Biscayne, Fla., in 2021.

IDEAS | ROBIN CHASE

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes

President Richard Nixon bowls with the winners of the Seventh World International Bowling Federation Tournament in the Executive Office Building bowling alley on Sept. 17, 1971.

Robert D. Putnam and Terry Babcock-Lumish

The White House bowling alley is a symbol of what’s wrong with US politics

Mayor Wu's staffing changes to the Zoning Board of Appeals doesn’t solve the larger issues that she was so intent on solving — providing diversity of professional backgrounds and skills without leaving board members open to charges of insider dealing or even intentional insider obstructionism.

Wu cleans house at zoning board

The author, her husband, and their four foster children enter the Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court in Monterey Park, Calif., for their adoption finalization hearing.

IDEAS | GEORGENE SMITH GOODIN

I love my children enough to wish I had never met them

Protesters shout slogans as they hold photos of Iranian Mahsa Amini during a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus on Sept. 27. pm, T

Tara D. Sonenshine

The women of Iran need the world to protest with them

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

Weston crash causes lane closures on MassPike

The left two lanes going eastbound and westbound were closed for cleanup of a truck that caught fire.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Hispanic history I carry with me: Catherine McKenzie

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Latino joy, as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

New nasal spray vaccines might reduce COVID infections, but the money is still missing

New nasal spray vaccines might reduce COVID infections and cut off transmission, but data supporting the approach, and funding for clinical trials, is scant.

Record-breaking pumpkin takes top prize at Topsfield Fair

The pumpkin entered by Tyngsborough’s Jamie Graham weighed in at 2,480 pounds. That number, according to fair spokesman Dave Thompson, cleared the fair’s previous record of 2,294.5 pounds, set by Alex Noel of Abington, Conn., in 2019.

Sports

Brayan Bello is back on the hill Saturday for perhaps the final time this season.

RED SOX AT BLUE JAYS | 3:07 P.M. (NESN)

Game 158: Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups and notes

Brayan Bello is on the mound looking to finish strong in potentially his final start of the season.

One year removed from playing in the AL Championship Series, the Red Sox are mired in last place. What does Chaim Bloom see in their future?

A conversation with Chaim Bloom on the state of the Red Sox ahead of a pivotal offseason

The Red Sox chief baseball officer dived into every celebration in last year's playoff run. A year later, Bloom’s ability to build a team is being questioned.

Jaylen Brown puts in the work at training camp as the Celtics prepare to play for interim coach Joe Mazzulla (left).

Do the Celtics still believe even after an NBA Finals loss and pre-camp unrest? You bet they do

Jaylen Brown likes how this team is preparing for this season. "I think the attention to detail right now is high and alert, especially dealing with everything we got going on now," he said.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Boomer Esiason has some advice for Mac Jones: ‘Do not come back if that ankle is not right’

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Scandals elsewhere kept Kevin Durant, Nets out of Media Day spotlight, but plenty of drama remains in Brooklyn

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

When it comes to MLB free agents, cost and value don’t always run in tandem

Business

UK train strikes and energy hikes add to a week of turmoil

Trains in Britain all but ground to a halt Saturday as coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and unfunded tax cuts that roiled financial markets.

Tesla robot walks, waves, but doesn’t show off complex tasks

The basic tasks by the robot with exposed wires and electronics were a long way from CEO Elon Musk's vision of a human-like robot.

New nasal spray vaccines might reduce COVID infections, but the money is still missing

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

From left: Grade 9 students Dehlen Rabb, Marlon Benjamin, and Jose Jimenez.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘The Mary Lyon way’: A Boston inclusion school’s successful approach to re-engagement

Schools should teach the forgotten history of the Pledge of Allegiance

Why it’s time to stop leaving voice mail messages

The writer’s baby sitter, Miss Anderson, in 1957.

My baby sitter sent me into the woods to look for butterflies

metro

Mattie Long will be in Boston on Sunday with her family and friends, all of them part of Mattie and Mandy’s Militia, ready to support the Jimmy Fund and honor her late friend Amanda Lee.

A cancer survivor walks to keep her friend’s memory alive

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

Lotion made from lobster goo? Oft-discarded byproduct fuels business dreams of Maine couple.

sports

Cale Makar took hold of the Stanley Cup after the Avalanche's Game 6 win over the Lightning in in June.

From UMass to Colorado, Cale Makar had a plan and never veered off course

Maybe the Dolphins did wrong by Tua Tagovailoa, but the NFL’s concussion protocols have loopholes

Watch: Mariners end two-decade playoff drought with walk-off homer

business

Visitors to the financial district walk past the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in New York.

Stocks end September down 9.3 percent, worst month since March 2020

Boston’s net-zero emissions zoning code raises concerns among developers

Could an Olmstead plan solve part of R.I.’s homeless problem?

politics

James Lee Bright, together with other attorneys for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, leaves the federal courthouse on the first day of the jury selection for Rhodes' trial in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022.

Trump at center of Oath Keepers novel defense in Jan. 6 case

Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new term

On abortion, intimidation is in the eye of the beholder

Nation

In this aerial photo made in a flight provided by mediccorps.org, damage from Hurricane Ian is seen on the causeway leading to Sanibel Island from Fort Myers, Fla., Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

Ian shows the risks and costs of living on barrier islands

Harris, on Asia trip, promotes a political priority - women’s rights

Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida’s death toll climbs

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia, in Moscow, on Sept. 30.

Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city

Biden calls on world to punish Russia for attempt to annex Ukrainian land

At least 19 killed, mostly girls, in attack on Afghan education center

opinion

Football practice is held on the Charlestown High School turf field with the Tobin Bridge in the background.

Playing fields are straining under the weight of so much use

It’s a moment to praise Mitch McConnell

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes

lifestyle

Derrick Young Jr., cofounder and executive director of Leadership Brainery, photographed at the Boston Public Library as part of "Portraits of Pride." The public art exhibit featuring LGBTQ+ community leaders photographed by Manchester-based John Huet will be on display through October for LGBT History Month.

‘Portraits of Pride’ celebrates truth and love for LGBT History Month with new public art exhibition

I can’t date someone who is average looking

For many women, getting a mammogram is a mental health trigger

food & dining

Kevin and Kathy Statia, of Ontario, Canada, take a photo in front of the Cheers sign on Friday, the 40th anniversary of the TV show's premiere.

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

Ballard’s Beach Resort ordered to remove canopies, tiki bar, stage, other structures by CRMC

It’s National Coffee Day. Here’s where you can find the deals.

travel

A couple walks along Menemsha Public Beach in Chilmark on Sept. 23, 2022.

A fondness for shoulder season

Keep that summer vibe going: 10 reasons to head to Martha’s Vineyard now

Where to find a workspace when you’re on vacation in the Berkshires

Arts

John Thomson, "Curio Shop," 1868–1872

When the camera has an imperial power

At Wellesley’s Davis Museum, a colonial misappropriation gets a 21st-century makeover

Sofía Córdova eyes the other side of apocalypse

Books

A brief era of brutality and change in ‘American Midnight’

Linda Ronstadt can’t stand ‘boring writing’

On the shimmering border between truth and fiction

Movies

Luke Macfarlane (left) and Billy Eichner in a scene from "Bros."

When Bobby met Aaron: ‘Bros’ is a meet cute that hits the mark

‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’: It’s a strange brew

In new Sinead O’Connor documentary, no one compares 2 her

Television

Kevin and Kathy Statia, of Ontario, Canada, take a photo in front of the Cheers sign on Friday, the 40th anniversary of the TV show's premiere.

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

Untitled upcoming NBC show has local ties

12 great TV show title sequences that stand out

music

Death Cab For Cutie plays the Leader Bank Pavilion Saturday.

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is feeling anxious for all of us

Wang joins BSO to tackle (and record) Shostakovich piano concertos

A new hall of fame at the Wang brings Boston’s musical history into view

Theater/Dance

Maria Hendricks rehearses a scene from "Dracula: A feminist revenge fantasy, really" at Umbrella Stage Company in Concord. Hendricks plays Dr. Van Helsing.

A feminist take on ‘Dracula’ that bites back

Steve Sweeney opens a cozy comedy club in Quincy

With a few clanks, ‘Ada and the Engine’ offers an eye-opening ride through computer history

globe local

Cyclists from the Charles River Wheelers along the Battle Road Trail in Lincoln. The group is among many taking their bikes off the road and onto gravel paths as a safer alternative to street riding.

The asphalt exodus: Bicyclists and runners turn to gravel trails as a safer way to ride and run

The Argument: Should Massachusetts impose an additional tax on income above $1 million?

Discovering there’s no quit on the volleyball court

Obituaries

Coolio attended the 2015 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in Beverly Hills.

Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dies at 59

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche

Bill Plante, CBS News correspondent for a half-century, dies at 84