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How would a second Trump presidency differ from a Harris administration?
Perhaps the only thing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have in common: Both insist that a strong, prosperous future for the country depends on their victory.

These seven maps show the combinations of swing state victories that could deliver Trump or Harris the presidency

Democrats have long attracted celebrity support, but no one has deployed them quite like this
In the closing weeks of the election, Kamala Harris is constantly campaigning alongside musicians and celebrities in hopes of getting out the vote among core demographics.

Follow live updates on the presidential election

Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn’t have left White House after 2020 loss
In Pennsylvania, Donald Trump delivered a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before Tuesday’s presidential election.

Harris and Trump will both make a furious last-day push before Election Day

Here’s where elected officials stand on the 2024 Massachusetts ballot questions

Tracking swing state polls the day before the 2024 election

JD Vance calls Kamala Harris ‘trash’ at last-minute N.H. rally

Voter Resources

Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe to launch archeological investigation of ancient burying ground

Though Burying Hill was once said to be the center of life for the Wampanoag people, it is today shrouded with trees and largely forgotten.

Bedford woman indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her parents, records show
Jessica Cavallaro, 24, was indicted in Middlesex Superior Court on two counts of first degree murder in the June 6 fatal shooting of her parents as they sat in a car in the driveway of a Bedford home, according to court records.

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies
Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Chilly Monday to kick off the week but New England to hit the 70s on Election Day.

Despite progress against wildfires, state warns blazes could continue for weeks

James Van Der Beek, star of ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ says he has cancer
“I’ve been dealing with this privately until now, getting treatment and dialing in my overall health with greater focus than ever before,” Van Der Beek said on social media. “I’m in a good place and feeling strong.”

The man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet

Woman charged with homicide in Methuen crash that killed two men, prosecutors say

Motorcyclist dies in crash in Hyde Park

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The MIAA football playoffs are here. See the favorites, sleepers, and best first-round matchups in Divisions 1-8.

Across all eight divisions, each of the 16 teams will be gunning for the ultimate prize: a trip to Gillette Stadium for the Super Bowl.

Dr. Eli Newberger, pioneering physician in child abuse field who championed music’s power, dies at 83

“Eli’s impact on children’s welfare is significant,” said Randal Rucker, former chief executive of Family Service of Greater Boston.
WORKING ARTIST

Want something perfect? ‘Go to Target,’ says potter Cynthia Curtis.

But if you want something beautifully imperfect, make it with your hands.
Opinion

Are Sununu’s coattails long enough to pull Ayotte to victory for N.H. governor?

The N.H. governor's race is one of the closest in the country. Can Governor Chris Sununu make the difference?
EDITORIAL

Beacon Hill budgeting harms food assistance recipients

Chuck Wexler and Bruce D. Brown

How to protect the press and police this election

RENÉE GRAHAM

It’s not a bad sign for Harris that the race is so close

LETTERS

Ex-Red Sox Factor was the world champion Dodgers’ secret weapon

More recent News

Archbishop Henning blesses married couples in first Sunday leading Boston archdiocese
It was a chance for Richard Henning to make a first impression in the early days of his tenure as Boston’s first new archbishop in more than 20 years.

Blaze burns through former Anthony’s Cummaquid Inn in Yarmouth Port, officials say

Videos and photos posted on social media showed massive orange flames and clouds of smoke billowing into the sky above the worn, wooden building, with firefighters monitoring and hosing down the remains of the structure.

BOSTON AT A BARGAIN
Free things to do this week: cider festival, barn dancing, and ping-pong for voters
Your weekly roundup of free events, classes, and more in Greater Boston for the week of Nov. 4-10.

A Vermont police sergeant is charged with aggravated assault in a shooting
Rutland City Police Sgt. Andrew Plemmons fired into a vehicle as the occupants tried to get away.

SUV crashes into Topsfield bakery, officials say
Photos posted on social media show a Subaru Forester with its front end lodged in the bake shop’s now-concave glass door, alongside cement blocks and wooden panels seemingly dislodged from the building’s exterior.

LOVE LETTERS
I don’t like kissing my husband
He’s a mouth-breather.

Recommended reads

‘It was crushing’: Across Boston, late and no-show buses upend the lives of BPS athletes

Across Boston, late and no-show buses are repeatedly upending the lives of student athletes, who already are struggling to overcome obstacles to play sports at subpar high school facilities.

As Republicans focus on voter fraud, a conservative Maine outlet enters the fray
A conservative news outlet in Maine alleged that six noncitizens were registered to vote. Election officials say they have yet to see any evidence that backs up the claims.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG
‘We just want to try to find the best person to take over’: What Wyc Grousbeck is looking for in a new Celtics owner
With the first round of bids due in the coming weeks, Grousbeck is hoping the new owner will agree to a “transition” period that allows him to remain at the helm over the next few years.

Harvard professors bash congressional report on antisemitism as ‘political hit job’
The 325-page report argues university leaders have failed to confront antisemitism on their campuses since the Hamas-led attack on Israel last fall.

Culture & Lifestyle

Television loves a triple play

Jodi Picoult’s novel ‘Nineteen Minutes’ was the most banned book in the 2023-24 school year

‘The reckoning is still ongoing’: Cillian Murphy on the Catholic Church, complicity, and his new Irish drama

Their love story begins at the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

The untold story of Boston’s Dominican pride and the 2004 Red Sox

IDEAS | Rémy Furrer

A better way to map the election

RENÉE GRAHAM

It’s not a bad sign for Harris that the race is so close

EDITORIAL

Enrolling kids in college isn’t enough

JEFF JACOBY

What makes vote-buying wrong?

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Bedford woman indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her parents, records show

Jessica Cavallaro, 24, was indicted in Middlesex Superior Court on two counts of first degree murder in the June 6 fatal shooting of her parents as they sat in a car in the driveway of a Bedford home, according to court records.
RHODE MAP

🏀 Leave the politics until tomorrow. College basketball season is here.

All four of Rhode Island Division I men’s teams tip off tonight, with Providence taking on Central Connecticut State at the AMP, URI hosting Fairfield, Bryant at home against Dean, and Brown traveling to Siena.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Chilly Monday to kick off the week but New England to hit the 70s on Election Day.

This is one of the coldest starts to the day this fall.

The man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet

“We will make a stance on how this government and New York state utilizes their resources,” Mark Longo said in a phone interview.

Sports

patriots monday live

Patriots Monday live: Keep up with what Jerod Mayo, players say after New England’s seventh loss

New England fell to 2-7 with an overtime loss to the Titans on Sunday.
RHODE MAP

🏀 Leave the politics until tomorrow. College basketball season is here.

All four of Rhode Island Division I men’s teams tip off tonight, with Providence taking on Central Connecticut State at the AMP, URI hosting Fairfield, Bryant at home against Dean, and Brown traveling to Siena.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The MIAA football playoffs are here. See the favorites, sleepers, and best first-round matchups in Divisions 1-8.

Across all eight divisions, each of the 16 teams will be gunning for the ultimate prize: a trip to Gillette Stadium for the Super Bowl.
PATRIOTS

If the NFL season ended today, the Patriots would have the No. 1 pick in the draft

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Bruins honor voice of a generation Jack Edwards

Unconventional review

Imagine how good Drake Maye will be when the Patriots put their pieces in place

Business

trendlines

America used to be able to solve economic problems. The next president better hope we can do it again.

Given the level of polarization, do we still have the capacity to tackle big, difficult issues like exploding deficits and debt, the solvency of Social Security and Medicare, and artificial intelligence?

People are looking to financial markets, and Trump Media’s stock, for election signs

Investors are betting on the election in venues such as the stock market, where Donald Trump's media company trades, but also in novel areas including “prediction markets.”

New York Times tech workers go on strike

RI ENTERTAINMENT

Askew Bar to shut its doors: Another blow to Providence’s music scene

magazine
Globe Magazine

‘Fight Song’ was Rachel Platten’s breakout song. Then, she broke down.

Q&A

‘You can be nice and polite, and tough as nails’: How Katherine Clark wields power in Congress

Globe Magazine

A workaholic’s guide to building a sense of self outside of professional achievement

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 4-10

metro

Opposition to R.I. constitutional convention surges among likely voters before Election Day, new poll finds

Here’s where elected officials stand on the 2024 Massachusetts ballot questions

Docs for Health offers patients a different kind of referral

sports

Will McKnight on the spot to power Acton-Boxborough boys’ soccer to Division 1 preliminary victory

Wilyer Abreu becomes first Red Sox rookie to win a Gold Glove in 49 years

Luke Kornet flourishing in larger frontcourt role for Celtics

business

Does your world feels smaller these days? Blame the ‘human doom loop.’

Boston holiday shoppers expect to spend nearly $2,000, Deloitte survey finds

Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

politics

America used to be able to solve economic problems. The next president better hope we can do it again.

A tumultuous, lengthy campaign enters its final day

Opposition to R.I. constitutional convention surges among likely voters before Election Day, new poll finds

Nation

The man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet

Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies

World

Trial opens in France in the beheading of a teacher over prophet cartoons

Germany’s top diplomat in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war

South Korea and EU condemn North Korea’s reported troop dispatch to Russia

opinion

A better way to map the election

What makes vote-buying wrong?

It’s not a bad sign for Harris that the race is so close

lifestyle

Free things to do this week: cider festival, barn dancing, and ping-pong for voters

I don’t like kissing my husband

Crowds flock to tiny Massachusetts town to send off New York’s Rockefeller Christmas tree

food & dining

Askew Bar to shut its doors: Another blow to Providence’s music scene

Starbucks nixes upcharge for milk substitutes amid disappointing earnings

The Mighty Squirrel plans a Watertown taproom; imbibe Colonial cocktails at the InterContinental

travel

American Airlines’ new tactic to tackle ‘gate lice’ crowding may miss the mark

Christmas on the Cape: Skip the airport and head over the bridge for some festive fun

Holiday feasts and fanfare: New Orleans is always up for a party

Arts

Voting with your eyes: A new exhibition at the MFA looks at art and democracy

In Charles Atlas’s video art, the camera dances too

In the Berkshires, Clark Art Institute receives $45 million donation, 331 works of art from late philanthropist

Books

Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

Jodi Picoult’s novel ‘Nineteen Minutes’ was the most banned book in the 2023-24 school year

In Sara Daniele Rivera’s ‘Blue Mimes,’ poetry that moves, in both English and Spanish

Movies

Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

GlobeDocs viewers honor two local filmmakers with Audience Awards

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 4-10

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Yellowstone’ returns without its big name star

John Mulaney hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Chappell Roan performs

In surprise ‘SNL’ appearance, Kamala Harris mocks Donald Trump

music

Askew Bar to shut its doors: Another blow to Providence’s music scene

All the drama between rapper Megan Thee Stallion and her Maine Coon, explained

Don’t expect Jakob Dylan to start tweeting any time soon

Theater/Dance

What makes Frankenstein’s Creature so monstrous, anyway?

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou not in ‘& Juliet’?

Zarna Garg is on a mission — to ‘destroy’ at her Comics Come Home debut

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

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies

Dr. Eli Newberger, pioneering physician in child abuse field who championed music’s power, dies at 83

Dub Jones, who scored 6 touchdowns for Browns in one game, dies at 99