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5 days until the election

What’s a successful lawyer from Dover doing in a long-shot bid for US Senate?

In his first bid for public office, Kevin O’Connor, who has aligned himself with President Trump, is adamant that Ed Markey can and should be defeated. But in a state poised to repudiate Trump perhaps by a 70-30 margin, O’Connor could be headed for a drubbing.
The Home Stretch: Which channel do you watch on Election Night?
WHERE WOMEN STAND

Women make historic electoral gains over four years

Since President Trump's election, women have seized power at all levels of government, though they still haven’t come close to parity.

Susan Collins, Sara Gideon clash in final debate before Election Day

Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon squared off over attack ads, health care, and Supreme Court nominations.
Analysis: Senate Democratic candidates have momentum everywhere — except Maine

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12

The justices, by a 5-3 vote, refused to disturb a decision by the State Board of Elections to lengthen the period from three to nine days because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Commentary

Oh, the places I’m glad I don’t live!

Unfortunately, in the frantic final days before Nov. 3, it’s not only poor saps in swing states who are enduring the political chaos.

Opinion

IDEAS | Rebecca Willis

Strangers in a room, hammering out climate solutions together

Wendy Jacobs Dodson

Get the lead out of ammo

Bill Weld

The rule of law isn’t under threat — it’s under assault

Michael A. Cohen

Messy details about COVID-19 don’t faze those in Trumpland

Halloween

Candy chutes, pulley systems, and ‘cannons’: People are finding creative ways to get Halloween goodies to trick-or-treaters

A list of Mass. towns where you can’t go trick-or-treating traditionally this year

6 Halloween activities you can still do safely around Boston

10 family-friendly Halloween movies to watch from the safety of home

Election 2020

Sign up for ‘The Home Stretch’ to keep up with news ahead of election day and beyond

Massachusetts voter guide: The November general election

Democrats probably need four seats to win the Senate. Can they do it?

Where are the presidential candidates today?

Coronavirus

See more

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Key metrics the state is monitoring for reopening

Live tracker: Coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Patriots
Might Cam Newton’s poor performance lately have something to do with his COVID-19 diagnosis?
While COVID-19 has not yet been proven as a cause for brain fog, researchers have found there is a correlation between the two.

What Bills coach Sean McDermott learned about Cam Newton in six seasons in Carolina

opinion
Brave New Planet
Brave New Planet is a podcast the delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is host.

Listen to Brave New Planet

In Boston, Dunkin' and McDonald’s are winning the pandemic coffee wars
Here’s a look at how the Canton-based coffeeshop chain has performed this year compared to its competitors, including McDonald's and Starbucks.

obituary
Raquel Eidelman Cohen, last of Harvard Medical School’s first women graduates, dies at 98
A pioneering woman in leadership roles in Greater Boston's mental health field, Dr. Cohen went on to define approaches to counseling survivors of disasters.

peter abraham
For COVID-positive Justin Turner, celebrating took precedence
The slugger could face discipline for coming on to the field to celebrate the Dodgers' win after being told he'd tested positive for the coronavirus.

Dan Shaughnessy: Pulling Blake Snell in Game 6 of the World Series was not the finest hour for MLB’s analytics crowd

YVONNE ABRAHAM
When will this pandemic stop persecuting our president?
As anyone who listens to the president knows, there are millions of Americans who haven’t died of COVID, thanks to his inspired leadership. How about we talk about them?

France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb coronavirus spread
France announced a full nationwide lockdown for the second time this year and German officials imposed a partial four-week lockdown Wednesday, as governments across Europe sought to stop a fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases.

UK under pressure as COVID-19 epidemic doubling every 9 days

Ex-Homeland Security aide Miles Taylor says he’s ‘Anonymous’
Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff, has announced that he is “Anonymous,” the senior White House administration official who claimed to be part of a “resistance” working “from within” to thwart President Trump’s “worst inclinations."

More recent stories

French police: 2 dead, several injured in knife attack near church in Nice

Downtown Crossing CharlieCard Store set to reopen after being closed since March

Man arrested for fatal 2019 Brockton shooting

On StatNews.com

WHO warns giving up on efforts to control Covid-19 would be ‘dangerous’

Universal mask use could save 130,000 U.S. lives by the end of February, new study estimates

Comfort Zone

A break from the grind

For local restaurants, Thanksgiving isn’t canceled. It’s pared down and available to go

A window on life during the pandemic

An ‘Emily in Paris’ faux pas?

Recommended Reads

On the campaign trail, Kamala Harris energizes women who see themselves in her battles

Harris is motivating voters who could provide the fatal blow to President Trump’s reelection.

SHIRLEY LEUNG
Kimberly Budd is the right choice to be chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
Budd is the best candidate for the job. She happens to be Black, and she happens to be a woman. Not so long ago, those attributes would have been barriers.

Running
Next year’s Boston Marathon will be postponed, BAA announces, with eye toward Fall 2021 date
The organization is aiming to reschedule the race for later in the year, possibly in the fall.

Rhode Island

R.I. lawyers arrested at Providence protest will be reviewed by high court disciplinary counsel

Shannah Kurland and Chloe A. Davis were among seven people arrested during the violent demonstration on Oct. 21.

Rhode Island’s Raimondo on COVID-19: ‘We are in a bad place’

Rhode Island’s state parks are falling apart

Newton

Special Projects

Podcast | Mr. 80 Percent

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much

For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It’s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You’ll hear from both.
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On the Street

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

Davis Square’s character is being challenged. Can it survive?

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

The most complicated election in modern history is coming — soon. Are we prepared?
Experts worry about a nightmare election during a pandemic marred by disenfranchisement and chaos, followed by an acrimonious legal and political dispute over the results that would test the nation’s democratic resolve.

The virus’s tale
Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Joan Vennochi

Trump needs women to like him again. So far, they don’t

EDITORIAL

News vs. propaganda: Trump blurs the line

E.J. Graff

What you can do now to protect the 2020 Election

Scot Lehigh

Things to remember in the closing days of the election

Renée Graham

If Joe Biden wins, history’s light will shine brightest on Kamala Harris

IDEAS | ANNIE MURPHY PAUL

A smarter way of thinking about intelligence

VISUAL STORIES

In Salem, staving off hunger one bag of groceries at a time

Photos: Mass. cranberry bogs are ready for harvest

Life inside senior care homes, after the coronavirus crucible

Photos: Fall foliage brightens trees around New England

metro

Boston officials urge more residents to get COVID-19 tests. Experts say that message applies to the whole state
Amid Massachusetts' rising COVID-19 cases comes a new concern: a drop-off in new tests in Boston, a city at high risk for community spread.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

When will this pandemic stop persecuting our president?

As anyone who listens to the president knows, there are millions of Americans who haven’t died of COVID, thanks to his inspired leadership. How about we talk about them?
WHERE WOMEN STAND

Women make historic electoral gains over four years

Since President Trump's election, women have seized power at all levels of government, though they still haven’t come close to parity.
PROTESTS IN RI

R.I. lawyers arrested at Providence protest will be reviewed by high court disciplinary counsel

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Greater Boston’s first snow could be approaching

sports

Despite losing, Revolution clinch playoff spot

The Revolution lost on Aaron Long’s 89th-minute score off a corner kick, but they gained the playoffs when Inter Miami FC lost to FC Dallas
NASCAR | Autotrader EchoPark 500

Kyle Busch ends drought in rain-delayed NASCAR playoff race at Texas

After playoff race was delayed three days by rain, Busch finally took the checkered flag at Texas Motor Speedway.
Patriots

Might Cam Newton’s poor performance lately have something to do with his COVID-19 diagnosis?

While COVID-19 has not yet been proven as a cause for brain fog, researchers have found there is a correlation between the two.

For COVID-positive Justin Turner, celebrating took precedence

COLLEGES

How does the NCAA appeals process work? And does UMass tennis have a chance at winning?

Utah Jazz owners to sell majority stake to tech entrepreneur

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson’s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19′s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT’s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

UPS stock falls over rising costs during pandemic
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

In Boston, Dunkin' and McDonald’s are winning the pandemic coffee wars
Here’s a look at how the Canton-based coffeeshop chain has performed this year compared to its competitors, including McDonald's and Starbucks.

Social media CEOs get an earful on bias, a warning about new limits

LogMeIn, too, will cut Boston office space

Dow slides more than 900 points as rising coronavirus counts threaten recovery

Whoop expects to add hundreds of new jobs, mostly in Boston, after $100M in new funding

Politics

President Trump, Joe Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida

Susan Collins, Sara Gideon clash in final debate before Election Day

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12

Senate Democratic candidates have momentum everywhere — except Maine

Ex-Homeland Security aide Miles Taylor says he’s ‘Anonymous’

magazine
The Medical Issue

A DNA mystery: A woman was supposed to get Alzheimer’s by 50. Why didn’t she?

Globe Magazine

‘In Bikelife, if you know how to ride it doesn’t matter how you look, there’s no discrimination’

Love Letters

After years of dating and breaking up, he just wants to be friends

Cooking

Recipes: Cannellinis to the rescue

sports

Dolphins eager to see what Tua Tagovailoa can do in starting debut

Bridgewater-Raynham star Shay Bollin commits to new coach Kara Lawson at Duke

In an ‘impossible year,’ Dodgers rose above the weighty burden of a 32-year World Series drought to win it all

metro

Boston officials urge more residents to get COVID-19 tests. Experts say that message applies to the whole state

When will this pandemic stop persecuting our president?

Women make historic electoral gains over four years

Nation

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12

Trump, Biden push opposing strategies in closing days

Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate rain forests

World

Fungie, Ireland’s missing dolphin, ‘goes with the tide’

Qatar apologizes, investigates forced airport examinations of women

New protests loom as Europeans tire of virus restrictions

politics

Susan Collins, Sara Gideon clash in final debate before Election Day

Which channel do you watch on Election Night?

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12

business

UPS stock falls over rising costs during pandemic

In Boston, Dunkin' and McDonald’s are winning the pandemic coffee wars

Social media CEOs get an earful on bias, a warning about new limits

lifestyle

In Salem, staving off hunger one bag of groceries at a time

Old maps offer a sweet tour of Boston’s candy history

Teaching more than stagecraft to young actors of color

marijuana

Cannabis commission approves expanded marijuana delivery licenses

Blue Apron it ain’t — these marijuana meal kits get you high

Vermont governor allows marijuana sales legalization bill to take effect without his signature

opinion

Strangers in a room, hammering out climate solutions together

Get the lead out of ammo

Welcome, Justice Barrett. Now here’s your asterisk

food & dining

These spoons are designed to make your measuring more precise

Recipe: Spoon spicy pork meatballs in a sweet-and-salty sauce over rice noodles

Recipe: Sandwich warm cheddar biscuits with ham and honey-mustard

travel

Expanding our horizons, just a little bit, to the Hudson Valley

Shutting out the noise, at least for a day: Here are 6 places to seek some solitude

Prizes for pictures, a new airport debuts, and Costa Rica reopens to US travelers

Books

If few of us know enough about China, it is not for lack of books

A writer infiltrates the world of white nationalism in ‘Culture Warlords’

Harold McGee discusses poetry, cookbooks, and delicious scents

Movies

Diversity and unity explored at this year’s Boston Jewish Film Festival

‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’: when whimsy meets grim realism

In ‘Holidate,’ on Netflix, she hates holidays, and so does he. (Care to guess what happens?)

Television

A vote for Hugh Laurie in the otherwise formulaic ‘Roadkill’

On ‘Hey Clockface,’ Elvis Costello ranges far and wide

Jon Stewart’s return to television will be on Apple TV+

music

BSO player fights the doldrums with #cellominute challenge

Hip-hop, holidays, and ‘Music in Changing Times’ on tap for BSO digital concerts

Showing off Boston’s wealth of contemporary music ensembles

Theater/Dance

B Mo the Prince’s friendly comedy connects on TikTok in a big way

Igor Golyak’s bold innovations in virtual theater open doors for Arlekin

9 dance performances to revive your spirits

globe local

Like sisters, these COVID nurses march into battle together to fight a stubborn medical monster

More cases connected to Sonja Farak’s drug lab work expected to be dropped

In an anxious time for seniors, centers are reaching out

Obituaries

Raquel Eidelman Cohen, last of Harvard Medical School’s first women graduates, dies at 98

Daniel Menaker, book editor who wrote with wit, dies at 79

Patrick L.N. Seyon, an educator who survived being tortured in Liberia, dies at 82