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Border Patrol commander says dozens of people were arrested in North Carolina

The Trump administration has made Charlotte, North Carolina, made a Democratic city of about 950,000 people, its latest target for immigration enforcement.
Pentagon to withdraw some National Guard troops from Chicago and Portland

Air travel improving at Boston’s Logan Airport after FAA eases flight restrictions

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that flight restrictions at the nation’s top airports, including Logan, would reduce from 6 to 3 percent.

Trump, like Biden before him, finds there’s no quick fix on inflation

President Trump’s problems with fixing the high cost of living might be giving voters a feeling of déjà vu.

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd critically wounded in Manhattan shooting

Police did not name the victim, but multiple news outlets reported that the man shot was Boyd.

Students at Harvard and MIT are among 2026 Rhodes scholars

Students at Harvard, MIT, and Yale were among the 32 American Rhodes scholars for 2026 and will study at Oxford University.

Harvard trade school? It’s not as far-fetched as it might seem.

The administration is putting pressure on Harvard to commit millions to workforce development.

A mystery fuels unease in Maine near Moosehead Lake: Who bought Burnt Jacket Mountain?
“No Trespassing” signs showed up around Burnt Jacket Mountain in northern Maine this summer. Who is the new owner? Could it be the billionaire founder of Facebook?

Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, has died
Snider’s family and friends had said in a Friday statement that he had been diagnosed with pneumonia and that his situation had since grown more complicated.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Wynn Resorts fights back against online gambling push on Beacon Hill

In its opposition to "iGaming," the company behind the Encore casino in Everett is up against the state’s biggest homegrown gambling business, DraftKings.
TRAVEL

Three weekend escapes in New England for people who love the winter

These hideaways have gorgeous scenery, lots of winter activities, and cozy, comforting digs that are best enjoyed after a recent snowfall.
music review

I want the friendship back

... even though this friend stole my partner.
The Big Picture

Ukrainian fashion designer showcases ‘Unstoppable’ collection

Lidiya Romanchuk, like her collection name, has never stopped pursuing her dreams, even when facing obstacles and setbacks.

The Harvard Plan: Season Two

Season Two
The Harvard Plan Episode 3: The Endless Frontier
The Trump administration is proposing a new "compact" that radically remakes the decades-old relationship between government and academia in America.

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Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump believes affordability is ‘a con job by the Democrats.’ He’s wrong.

The president can’t relate to the kind of supermarket sticker shock rattling millions nationwide.
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

How to make streets feel safer without adding police

JEFF JACOBY

The two faces of human stubbornness

IDEAS | Antonio Matheus

Venezuelans might not mind an American invasion

EDITORIAL

MLB, NBA indictments show growing danger of prop bets to integrity of sports

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Chris Ponnet, priest who preached social justice far beyond pulpit, dies at 68
Carrying as many as five phones, Father Chris, as he was widely known, was a familiar figure throughout Southern California in churches and hospitals and on the streets.

Man who oversaw safety of Boston’s school buses charged with accepting more than $870,000 in bribes and kickbacks
The alleged bribes included cash, checks, a used pickup truck worth $15,000, and $85,000 in building materials for a vacation house, prosecutors said.

Trump cuts ties with ‘Wacky’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders
The dismissal of Greene appeared to be the final break in a dispute simmering for months, as the congresswoman has moderated her political profile.

Brian Walshe deemed competent to stand trial for allegedly killing, dismembering wife
A judge said the finding clears the way for jury selection in Walshe's trial to begin next week, with opening arguments slated for Dec. 1.

Money, Power, Inequality
‘Squashing people’s voices’: Boston federal worker who decried SNAP cuts on MSNBC now faces firing by Trump administration
A USDA employee in Boston says the Trump administration is retaliating against her for speaking out.

Trump administration says its intelligence, not BU student, led to car wash raid
Three days after the raid, the president of BU’s College Republicans chapter said in a post on X that he had been calling ICE for “months on end."

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Three weekend escapes in New England for people who love the winter
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Metro

Air travel improving at Boston’s Logan Airport after FAA eases flight restrictions

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that flight restrictions at the nation’s top airports, including Logan, would reduce from 6 to 3 percent.

Alice Wong, writer and relentless advocate for disability rights, dies at 51

Born with muscular dystrophy, Ms. Wong used humor fueled with righteous anger to upend myths and secure rights for people with disabilities.

Chris Ponnet, priest who preached social justice far beyond pulpit, dies at 68

Carrying as many as five phones, Father Chris, as he was widely known, was a familiar figure throughout Southern California in churches and hospitals and on the streets.
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Sports

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd critically wounded in Manhattan shooting

Police did not name the victim, but multiple news outlets reported that the man shot was Boyd.
BRUINS

Bruins’ penalty kill prowess bookends impressive defensive effort

The Bruins killed off all seven power play opportunities, refusing to cave to a potent unit on the man advantage.
NFL

Roger Goodell praises NFL’s international series and says league plans to return to Spain

Goodell mentioned that the NFL will continue to study other possible markets.
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No. 3 UConn 86, No. 7 BYU 84

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FRANKLIN 3, NEWTON NORTH 2

Makayla Kuykendall delivers a first for Franklin, and all of Hockomock, with Division 1 girls’ volleyball crown

Business

Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal

Groups have protested in recent months after discovering that thousands of flood-defense projects were substandard, incomplete, or never built.
BOLD TYPES

Richie Neal offers no apologies for shutdown fight over health care tax credits

The Massachusetts congressman said the health care subsidies at the crux of the Republican-Democrat dispute were worth fighting for.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Wynn Resorts fights back against online gambling push on Beacon Hill

Trump, like Biden before him, finds there’s no quick fix on inflation

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12 festive eats to feed your holiday spirit and add sparkle to the season

PERSPECTIVE

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metro

Coalition of Boston churches, community leaders rally to fight food insecurity, pass out over 350 turkeys

City of Quincy dedicates new park to hometown president John Quincy Adams

‘None of our children should die in the streets.’ Mattapan leaders call for action after shooting death of 18-year-old woman.

sports

Makayla Kuykendall delivers a first for Franklin, and all of Hockomock, with Division 1 girls’ volleyball crown

Bruins hang on for rough-and-tumble win over Canadiens, take over first place in Atlantic Division

Charlie McAvoy hit in mouth with slap shot, does not return to game against Canadiens

business

Trump turns to affordability message amid economic frustration

Cities and states are turning to AI to improve road safety

Ex-Fed Governor Kugler faced ethics probe before she resigned

politics

Pentagon to withdraw some National Guard troops from Chicago and Portland

Richie Neal offers no apologies for shutdown fight over health care tax credits

Fetterman is at home after a fall hospitalized Pennsylvania senator

Nation

Harvard trade school? It’s not as far-fetched as it might seem.

Border Patrol commander says dozens of people were arrested in North Carolina

Students at Harvard and MIT are among 2026 Rhodes scholars

World

Zelensky says Ukraine is working on a prisoner exchange with Russia

Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums

First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters

opinion

Day care should be a place for nurturing, not ICE arrests

BU student becomes another face in the MAGA mosaic

Listen to ‘The C-Word,’ a five-part series about cancer from the ‘Say More’ podcast team

lifestyle

I want the friendship back

The return of the wedding camcorder

Celtics star Jaylen Brown talks decade in Boston, off-the-court impact at charity bowling tournament

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

‘Goodnight Moon’ suite at Sheraton Boston comes with a bowl of mush (but no old lady whispering hush)

A mystery fuels unease in Maine near Moosehead Lake: Who bought Burnt Jacket Mountain?

FAA takes first steps to restore flights after shutdown strain, but some limits remain

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

The enduring power of an indie bookstore

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

7 takeaways from Cheryl Hines’s memoir

Movies

‘Eddington,’ ‘Freakier Friday,’ plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

‘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’

Television

‘SNL’ recap: MacGruber returns, cold open tackles Epstein emails in latest episode

The damn fine ‘Twin Peaks’ began with deeply earnest strangeness

Johnson & Wales will star in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ episode next week

music

Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, has died

In Boston, John Fogerty roars through Creedence Clearwater Revival staples

This Boston Symphony Orchestra concert should not have played to a half-empty hall

Theater/Dance

Camille A. Brown’s ‘I AM’ most certainly is

‘Summer, 1976′ is a well-acted meditation on the impacts of friendship

In ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,’ stagecraft magic takes the spotlight

Health

Massachusetts home hospital programs reopen following government shutdown

Limited federal funds to Mass. brain bank threaten progress on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

Ultraprocessed foods linked to colorectal cancer risk in women under 50

Obituaries

Alice Wong, writer and relentless advocate for disability rights, dies at 51

Chris Ponnet, priest who preached social justice far beyond pulpit, dies at 68

Kenny Easley, Seahawks’ Hall of Fame safety, dies at 66