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NBA rocked by gambling probe: Former Celtics Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups charged in wide-ranging scheme involving Mafia

Rozier was arrested in connection with a scheme involving sports betting and insider information. Billups was allegedly involved in rigged underground poker games.
NBA-linked gambling arrests: Here's how Thursday unfolded

Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown. See how Thursday unfolded.

The back and forth on day 23 of the government shutdown comes as the two parties are at a protracted impasse with no signs of either side giving in.
Trump says he will not seek authorization for cartel strikesCalifornia banned ICE agents from wearing masks. Some want to do it here.

At Mass. brain bank, shutdown and budget woes put study of Huntington’s and other deadly diseases at risk

One of the nation's largest repositories of brain tissue for research could see its reach significantly reduced in the coming year.
Government shutdown
Workers furloughed: 594,048
Failed Senate votes: 12
House status: Not in session
Senate status: In session
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Note: Furlough estimates based on plans issued by agencies.

See photos of East Wing demolition for Trump’s planned White House ballroom

Construction crews have been tearing down the East Wing, despite earlier assurances from the president and top officials that nothing would be demolished.
White House East Wing completely demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom

After Gabriel House tragedy, state survey of assisted living facilities will be used to improve fire safety

All 272 facilties responded to the survey with results showing 189 of the locations identifying at least one area where they could enhance safety through renovations.
Ducks 7, Bruins 5

Bruins suffer a late meltdown vs. Ducks, stretching skid to six straight games

The Bruins (3-6) led twice (1-0 and 2-1) and then erased a 5-3 deficit only to see Anaheim’s Troy Terry beat Joonas Korpisalo for a back-breaking, crowd-silencing goal in a 7-5 setback.

Everett boy, 13, detained in Virginia denied bond, apologizes to court, attorney says

The teen asked the court to forgive him and apologized “for everything,” according to his attorney Andrew Lattarulo.

In family’s fight over little girl, details about ‘toxic relationship’ emerge
Dr. Jila Khorsand and Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi testify their son-in-law kept them away from their granddaughter after their relationship soured. Scott Naso says he was protecting his daughter.

A super PAC with ties to former mayor Marty Walsh makes late entrance into city elections

A group dubbed “A Balanced and Better Boston” filed paperwork showing it has enlisted people with direct ties to Walsh to shepherd it ahead of Election Day.

Will Massachusetts repeal its estate tax? It boils down to competitiveness vs. equity.

Local business groups hope the Legislature kills the estate tax, which kicks in if an individual dies and leaves assets to heirs totaling more than $2 million.

Boston police advise college students to beware of spiked drinks, other tricks, at Halloween

Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox urges college students to look out for one another during Halloween week celebrations.

Parking lot drug exchanges. A $300,000 baby. In Massachusetts, fertility coverage shortfalls cost patients dearly.
The Massachusetts mandate has helped tens of thousands of people have children. But for an untold number of others, it has not been nearly enough.

Brian Walshe lawyers don’t want jury to learn of alleged search for pornography involving a ‘cheating wife’

Essex police seek driver who allegedly struck 11-year-old riding a scooter

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Fall fully settles in as cooling trend stretches into the weekend

The cool, crisp autumn days continue into the weekend across New England.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

JetBlue and United’s partnership officially begins. Here’s what you need to know for booking flights.

Loyalty members can now earn and redeem points or miles across each other’s networks.

Carney challenges Trump to make a bet on the World Series as Canada’s team plays the Dodgers

Peter Abraham: Blue Jays show no fear of Dodgers’ mystique

The Globe podcast

Coming soon: The Harvard Plan, Season Two

It's been a heck of a year in academia. This podcast miniseries, in partnership with WNYC's On The Media, examines the moral calculus universities face in dealings with the Trump administration.
Subscribe and catch up on Season 1 here
Opinion
Renée Graham

The real value of the ‘No Kings’ protests

No, the marches didn’t eradicate the problems that protesters wanted addressed. But in community, their souls found the sustenance to keep pushing forward.
PODCAST | SAY MORE

First Lego, then Hasbro. Is Boston becoming a toy capital?

IDEAS | Miles Howard

Old urban landmarks are not just portals to our past but glimpses of our future

IDEAS | CATHERINE ENWRIGHT

Gen Z is mimicking my generation’s fashion perfectly. Too perfectly, in fact.

Tom Mashberg

The Louvre heist: Why stolen jewels are rarely recovered

More recent News

Wrentham man previously convicted of defrauding government charged in second child pornography case
An extraction of his phone allegedly revealed 26 images and 115 videos depicting child sex abuse material, authorities said.

580,000 in Massachusetts live in ‘pharmacy deserts,’ new report shows
Pharmacy shortages, which make medications, vaccinations, and other health care services harder to get, can be detrimental to both customers and the broader health system.

Wilco and Billy Bragg to perform ‘Mermaid Avenue’ live together for first time at Mass MoCA’s Solid Sound
It’ll be the first, full-length live performance of songs from the album since its release in 1998.

Officials investigating deaths of three inmates in Norfolk prison in past month

Foul play is not suspected in any of the deaths, a spokesperson for the state corrections department said.

MBTA secures $850m state boost for critical upgrades

The agency still faces a huge backlog of improvements.

Man fatally wounded in shooting near Jamaica Plain apartment complex

Officers responded to reports of a shooting on Saint Rose Street shortly before 6 p.m.

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One year after rock critic Steve Morse’s death, the Boston music scene rallies support for his son
The event will honor Morse’s presence as a music journalist, friend, and father, while raising money to support his son, Nick.

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Boston police advise college students to beware of spiked drinks, other tricks, at Halloween

Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox urges college students to look out for one another during Halloween week celebrations.

After Gabriel House tragedy, state survey of assisted living facilities will be used to improve fire safety

All 272 facilties responded to the survey with results showing 189 of the locations identifying at least one area where they could enhance safety through renovations.
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In family’s fight over little girl, details about ‘toxic relationship’ emerge

Dr. Jila Khorsand and Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi testify their son-in-law kept them away from their granddaughter after their relationship soured. Scott Naso says he was protecting his daughter.

Sports

Ducks 7, Bruins 5

Bruins suffer a late meltdown vs. Ducks, stretching skid to six straight games

The Bruins (3-6) led twice (1-0 and 2-1) and then erased a 5-3 deficit only to see Anaheim’s Troy Terry beat Joonas Korpisalo for a back-breaking, crowd-silencing goal in a 7-5 setback.
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Blue Jays show no fear of Dodgers’ mystique

The Blue Jays are not treating the stacked Dodgers like a Goliath. ''That is a beatable baseball team that has its flaws,'' said Toronto manager John Schneider.
PORTUGAL 2, US WOMEN 1

Portugal beats US women’s team for first time in Alex Morgan’s farewell match

After celebrating Morgan's outstanding international career, Portugal went out and erased an early one-goal deficit to stun the Americans.
nba

NBA rocked by gambling probe: Former Celtics Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups charged in wide-ranging scheme involving Mafia

Carney challenges Trump to make a bet on the World Series as Canada’s team plays the Dodgers

ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL

Are the Dodgers really ‘ruining baseball’ with all their success?

Business

TALKING POINTS

Target to eliminate 1,800 roles, 8% of headquarters team

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Average long-term US mortgage rate drops to 6.19 percent, lowest level in more than a year

Mortgage rates started declining in July in the lead-up to the Federal Reserve’s decision last month to cut its main interest rate for the first time in a year amid growing concern over the US job market.

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PERSPECTIVE

Is your colleague making more money than you? Soon, you may be able to figure it out.

metro

California banned ICE agents from wearing masks. Some want to do it here, too.

At Mass. brain bank, shutdown and budget woes put study of Huntington’s and other deadly diseases at risk

Man fatally wounded in shooting near Jamaica Plain apartment complex

sports

Dozens charged in NBA-linked illegal betting, rigged poker schemes tied to Mafia. Here’s how it unfolded.

A season after reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time, UConn men’s hockey is thinking big

Superheroes for a day: Here’s how the Bruins spread joy to some patients at Mass General Brigham for Children

business

580,000 in Massachusetts live in ‘pharmacy deserts,’ new report shows

America may run out of Christmas decor this year. Here’s why.

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, high-profile cryptocurrency figure

politics

Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown. See how Thursday unfolded.

Trump says he will not seek authorization for cartel strikes

Carney challenges Trump to make a bet on the World Series as Canada’s team plays the Dodgers

Nation

US Anglican Church archbishop accused of sexual misconduct, abuse of power

Two new dinosaur fossils emerge from the ‘Mummy Zone’

Chicago citizens and businesses unite to resist ICE

World

Iceland spots its first mosquitoes amid concerns over warming climate

Vance says international security force will take lead on disarming Hamas

In ‘historic moment,’ King Charles prays with Pope Leo at Sistine Chapel

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‘I do not see a path for him in the general election’: Graham Platner’s former political director reacts to Reddit and tattoo controversies

Gold and jewelry stolen from museums

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During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest

food & dining

Luna Mare in Ipswich is serving Greek and Mediterranean specialties

The best bar in Providence that you’ve never heard of (and probably can’t find)

Sam Adams releases ‘extreme beer’ with 30 percent alcohol by volume

travel

JetBlue and United’s partnership officially begins. Here’s what you need to know for booking flights.

Meet the giggling ghost of Mystic, Conn.

An adults-only mountain getaway, and a stylish hideaway in New Mexico

Arts

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Books

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How Black women fought for human rights for everyone

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 19

Movies

Guillermo del Toro’s moving ‘Frankenstein’ asks who the real monster is

Apple Cinemas to operate Providence Place mall movie theater

‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ finds Bad Scooter searching for his groove

Television

H.P. Lovecraft, New England’s master of the macabre, is ready to stream this Halloween

Four takeaways from Frontline’s ‘The Rise of RFK Jr.’ documentary

NBA instigator Draymond Green checks into ‘St. Denis Medical’

music

Wilco and Billy Bragg to perform ‘Mermaid Avenue’ live together for first time at Mass MoCA’s Solid Sound

One year after rock critic Steve Morse’s death, the Boston music scene rallies support for his son

‘I haven’t retired.’ At 85, Herbie Hancock is still ahead of the curve.

Theater/Dance

Comedian Gary Gulman tests out a more professorial look in ‘Grandiloquent’

Dance studio turns to community to help pay off back rent, but long-term financial pressure remains

Karen MacDonald gives a career-highlight performance in ‘Misery’

Health

At Mass. brain bank, shutdown and budget woes put study of Huntington’s and other deadly diseases at risk

580,000 in Massachusetts live in ‘pharmacy deserts,’ new report shows

Massachusetts says most consumers on the ACA exchange would pay hundreds more next year if subsidies expire

Obituaries

Michael Smuss, who fought Nazis with Molotov cocktails during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies at 99

Stephanie Johnson, burlesque dancer with stories to tell, dies at 81

Francisco Pinto Balsemão, ex-Portugal leader and media tycoon, dies