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33-cent ramen, peanut butter, and community: How the state’s most food insecure get by

The government shutdown underscored an uncomfortable reality: tens of millions of people are frequently in danger of going hungry.
States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends

Republicans promised health care negotiations after the shutdown, but Democrats are wary

The shutdown ended after a small group of Democrats made a deal with Republicans senators who promised a vote by mid-December on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Flight restrictions to remain at major airports, including Logan, following shutdown deal

Trump administration designates 4 left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations. Follow live updates.

The move follows through on the president’s vow to crack down on leftists after the September assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Jeffrey Epstein emailed for years with former Harvard president Larry Summers, new records show
The emails between Summers and Epstein were among thousands of documents a congressional committee released Wednesday.

Republicans released thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files. Here are highlights.

What’s next in Congress on the push to release the Epstein files

The House is speeding toward a vote next week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Read the emails Jeffrey Epstein wrote about Donald Trump

Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress

The complaint filed in California federal court targets the new congressional map pushed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
THE FINE PRINT

A Jamaica Plain 80-year-old fell for ‘a very sophisticated tag-team scam.’ Here’s how to avoid the same fate.

If someone calls you claiming to be from Eversource, National Grid, or the like, beware. If they ask you to buy gift cards, it's likely to be a scam.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Professional sports has a gambling problem

Online betting has opened the door to an ugly and corrupting influence that erodes confidence in the integrity of sports.
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For people striving to break into the middle class, hard work is no longer enough
With costs soaring, jobs increasingly insecure, and safety nets shrinking, climbing the ladder toward prosperity – or even stability – has become an increasingly precarious journey.

Explore the full project: Squeezed

BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid

Nine workers were detained by immigration agents last week. Many of them hold legal status, according to their attorney.

Blue Cross, UMass Memorial reach contract deal, averting crisis for nearly 200,000 patients

The agreement will keep Central Massachusetts’ largest medical provider in the network for the state’s largest health insurer.

Greater Boston’s hottest lab building isn’t in Kendall Square. It’s in Watertown.

With a nearly 58,000-square-foot lease finalized this week by coworking space operator LabShares, the four-story building at 66 Galen St. is essentially fully occupied.

‘The thing was going to freeze out there.’ 1-year-old alligator rescued near Charles River.
The young reptile is now out of the cold and in a heated tank, where on Thursday it was "swimming around, acting like a normal alligator," the man who rescued it said.

‘Things were just going good for me.’ Woman walking down Roxbury street with her boyfriend paralyzed by stray bullet.

“I was just praying to God, please don’t let me die,” Aleyah Fernandez said in a phone interview from her hospital bed.

Mass. Senate bill would double marijuana possession limit, overhaul state’s cannabis agency

The state Senate budget committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would reorganize and shrink the state's Cannabis Control Commission and update limits on retail licenses.

Cape Cod man convicted of threatening State Representative Steve Xiarhos

The threatening message on social media suggested people would set fire to the lawmaker’s home and “tar and feather” him on the streets of Hyannis.

Manchester-by-the-Sea police and firefighters rescue person stuck in swamp off Route 128

The person apparently got lost and called 911 for help.

Weather and football: The perfect blend for the Patriots’ new nor’easter uniforms debuting tonight

Going to the Patriots game? Wind chills falling below zero tonight at Gillette.

Former Healey aide LaMar Cook granted bail in cocaine trafficking case

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman hospitalized after fall, his office says

Police investigate series of unarmed robberies targeting older people in Worcester

Harvard students think it’s unfair ‘when they work hard and don’t get an A,’ internal report says

Last academic year, A's made up 60 percent of all course grades given to Harvard undergraduates.

Ultraprocessed foods linked to colorectal cancer risk in women under 50

Colorectal cancer rates have been mysteriously climbing among young people A new study suggests ultraprocessed foods may be playing a role.
LOVE LETTERS

At 23, how do I talk to guys?

I’m shy, and it’s not easy on apps — or IRL.

The Harvard Plan: Season 2

The Harvard Plan Episode 2: Jay and Alan

Harvard president Alan Garber and National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya are at the heart of the national fight over the future of academia.
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Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Is this the lie that topples Trump?

In a normal moral universe, the Epstein emails should matter. But in the MAGA universe, all bets are off.
Maggie Hassan

Why I voted to end the government shutdown

IDEAS | ERICK TRICKEY

Want to open a restaurant in Boston? Think again.

Renée Graham

All the president’s offenders

EDITORIAL

Rage over a lost penny

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Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day

There is no date set for the strike to end, and more stores are prepared to join if Starbucks doesn’t reach a contract agreement with the union, organizers said.

Prominent block in downtown Wellesley sold for $15.3 million

Jumbo Capital acquired the so-called Taylor Block, a 1.2 acre site near the Wellesley Square commuter rail station, last month, according to a report from Wayland-based brokerage R.W. Holmes.

Former Patriots receiver Antonio Brown released from Miami jail to await attempted murder trial

Brown was released on $25,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a second-degree attempted murder charge.

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Metro

Former Healey aide LaMar Cook granted bail in cocaine trafficking case

LaMar Cook was initially ordered held without bail after a district court judge ruled on Halloween that he was a danger to the community.

Cape Cod man convicted of threatening State Representative Steve Xiarhos

The threatening message on social media suggested people would set fire to the lawmaker’s home and “tar and feather” him on the streets of Hyannis.

Flight restrictions to remain at 6 percent at major airports, including Logan, following shutdown deal

When the federal government will lift flight reduction order isn't clear.

Manchester-by-the-Sea police and firefighters rescue person stuck in swamp off Route 128

The person apparently got lost and called 911 for help.

Sports

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GM Meetings kicked off what surely will be a busy offseason for Craig Breslow and the Red Sox

The Red Sox are aiming high to upgrade a roster that got them into the postseason for the first time since 2021.
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Why Nikita Zadorov is watching 2011 Bruins highlights

It seems like Marco Sturm is finally getting the buy-in he's been looking for.

Former Patriots receiver Antonio Brown released from Miami jail to await attempted murder trial

Brown was released on $25,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a second-degree attempted murder charge.
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Professional sports has a gambling problem

Online betting has opened the door to an ugly and corrupting influence that erodes confidence in the integrity of sports.

Greater Boston’s hottest lab building isn’t in Kendall Square. It’s in Watertown.

With a nearly 58,000-square-foot lease finalized this week by coworking space operator LabShares, the four-story building at 66 Galen St. is essentially fully occupied.

The unprecedented government shutdown will weigh on a US economy already under stress

These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom

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LOVE LETTERS

I live in the suburbs. Can I expect women to travel from Boston for our dates?

PERSPECTIVE

Snow removal for pet-sitting? Welcome to the barter economy.

Miss Conduct Classics

A couple that we’re friends with constantly tries to sell us things

metro

BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid

Going to the Patriots game? Wind chills falling below zero tonight at Gillette.

Mass. Senate bill would double marijuana possession limit, overhaul state’s cannabis agency

sports

Field hockey semifinal roundup: Finally, Franklin earns its title shot in Division 1

UMass football remains winless after a rout by Northern Illinois

Local alumni pick up college honors, volleyball finals are locked in, and other high school sports takeaways

business

Canadian travel to the US declines for 10th straight month

Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day

Blue Cross, UMass Memorial reach contract deal, averting crisis for nearly 200,000 patients

politics

Trump administration designates 4 left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations. Follow live updates.

Cape Cod man convicted of threatening State Representative Steve Xiarhos

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman hospitalized after fall, his office says

Nation

Immigration agents will launch an operation in Charlotte this weekend, sheriff says

Ammonia gas leak from a tanker truck in Oklahoma sickens dozens and forces evacuations

Lifelong drugs for autoimmune diseases don’t work well. Now scientists are trying something new.

World

Israel reopens crossing into Northern Gaza for aid

Scientists discovered a bee with devil horns

Blood and tears as Spain’s troubled bullfighting star hangs up his cape

opinion

We already have doctor shortages. Now Trump wants to make it harder for foreign physicians to fill the gaps?

We should be ashamed of ourselves

Our mental health system is at a loss after a crisis

lifestyle

Ultraprocessed foods linked to colorectal cancer risk in women under 50

At 23, how do I talk to guys?

Food-snatching seagulls are more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them, researchers say

food & dining

Hamersley’s Pantry to open in South Boston; Widowmaker Brewing pairs with Aatma Curry House

Too Hot heats up Harvard Square dining scene

Is Market Basket Lager any good? Here’s the verdict.

travel

Airbnb bans model customer for life but won’t detail why

Actress Sarah Bockel on the Amalfi Coast, Pavement coffee, and huge family reunions

Canadian travel to the US declines for 10th straight month

Arts

The Highwaymen were Black artists who sold paintings from the trunks of their cars, finding their own kind of freedom

Norman Rockwell’s heirs are right. Homeland Security is distorting his legacy.

‘Of Light and Air’ at the MFA shows Winslow Homer at his best, with watercolor that comes wildly alive

Books

Why is 21st century culture so bland and stale? And why does it matter?

7 takeaways from Cheryl Hines’s memoir

Local bestsellers for the week ended Nov. 9

Movies

‘Come See Me in the Good Light’: New documentary chronicles ‘rock star’ poet Andrea Gibson’s cancer journey

A sibling bond is worth more than just ‘Sentimental Value’

This ‘Running Man’ will make you miss Arnold Schwarzenegger

Television

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys match wits in Netflix’s stellar ‘The Beast in Me’

Netflix’s new ‘Last Samurai Standing’ pays respect to the original

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader and childhood friend, dies

music

Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen among 2025 Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame inductees

The New Mastersounds say ‘Ta-Ta For Now’ in Somerville

Bedford’s most hoppin’ music venue ... is its own town hall

Theater/Dance

‘Kim’s Convenience’ is a likable but superficial comedy

‘Fun Home’ premiered during the Obama era. It comes to the Huntington in a very different era for queer art

Comics Come Home: Conan O’Brien’s rockin’ ‘Roadrunner’ tribute, Karen Read jokes, plus more highlights

Health

Ultraprocessed foods linked to colorectal cancer risk in women under 50

Blue Cross, UMass Memorial reach contract deal, averting crisis for nearly 200,000 patients

Massachusetts seeks more oversight, safer conditions at group homes

Obituaries

Lorinda de Roulet, who briefly led the New York Mets, dies at 95

Bob Shumway, last known survivor of the deadly Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, dies at 101

Michael Ray Richardson, versatile guard banned from NBA for violating drug policy in the 1980s, dies