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Patriots 32, Browns 13

Patriots 32, Browns 13: New England’s offense lights up late for fifth straight win. Follow live updates from postgame.

The Patriots have won four straight — dating back to a Week 4 win over the Panthers — and have a chance to make it five against the visiting Browns on Sunday.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Are we sure he’s going to retire? Aaron Rodgers is playing well and falling in love with Pittsburgh and the Steelers.

Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after announcing he had kidney disease
Live Updates

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
The new notice comes after President Trump's administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the SNAP program flowing into November.

‘No idea how long people can hold out’: Federal workers feel brunt of shutdown

As the shutdown stretches toward its fifth week, government employees are confronting an increasingly stressful scenario. Their bills are mounting, and there is no clear resolution in sight.

Bathroom crisis adverted! How Salem fought to reopen National Park Service visitor center — and won

The National Park Service Armory Visitor Center shuttered Oct. 1. It reopened a week later after local nonprofits and Salem residents raised roughly $18,600.

What happens when a conservative group visits an HBCU homecoming?

Howard University’s homecoming, a celebration of Black culture and pride, collided with conservative politics on Friday.

Dr. Michael Zinner, innovative former chief of surgery at Brigham and Women’s, dies at 80

"His legacy has really spread across the country and the world through the field of surgery and even beyond," said Dr. Atul Gawande, who considered Dr. Zinner a key mentor.

Hope and ‘no regrets’: how pancreatic cancer surgeon Dr. Michael Zinner faced a pancreatic cancer diagnosis

20 hypothermic hikers prompt rescue from New Hampshire mountain

Twenty hikers, some showing signs of hypothermia, were rescued from the summit of Mount Washington on Saturday.

Newton council candidate faces backlash over past trans youth remarks

John Chaimanis, who is running for an at-large seat on the Newton City Council, wrote that policies allowing transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity pose risks to other children.

Suspects arrested in theft of jewels from Louvre museum
French officials said they had made arrests in the robbery, a week after the brazen heist.

A break-in that shook France

There’s a reason electricity prices are rising. And it’s not data centers.
When demand goes up, prices often go up, too. But something else is going on with electricity costs.

FORECAST

Potential nor’easter could disrupt Halloween plans across New England

The track and timing of this storm are still to be decided, but rain and gusty winds are likely during the latter part of the week.

Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa could become a Category 5 storm and bring catastrophic rain to Haiti and Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center said.
LOVE LETTERS

How do I improve my love languages?

I don’t say “I love you” enough.

Ask the Gardener: Why to ‘leave the leaves’ in your yard this fall

Leave the Leaves, a campaign by The National Wildlife Federation and the Xerces Society, asserts that leaves are not trash, debris, or yard waste.
odie henderson review | ★★★★

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

As the Creature, a superb Jacob Elordi will break your heart in this winning adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic tale.

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
EDITORIAL

Nobel Prize casts a spotlight on the struggle for democracy in Venezuela

President Trump’s policy toward dictator Nicolás Maduro has zigged and zagged. But he should remain steadfast in opposition to Maduro’s regime.
IDEAS | JEFF HEWITT

Our best guide for technological change may be this 1970 book

RENÉE GRAHAM

Why I’m rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series

JEFF JACOBY

On the Supreme Court, overturning bad precedents is part of the job

PODCAST | SAY MORE

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

More recent News

Hamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza
Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on Oct. 10, Hamas is expected to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible.

A tiny device is identifying invisible health hazards in Boston schools
Boston Public Schools is using a nation-leading network of air quality sensors to improve classroom air.

Six Massachusetts mayoral races worth watching
Across the state, some mayors are locked in tough reelection battles to hold onto power. Will they prevail on election day?

Russia targets Kyiv with drones, killing 3 and wounding 29

At least 29 people were wounded, seven of them children, in the second consecutive nighttime attack on Kyiv to claim civilian lives.
BLOTTER TALES

Colorful squirrels turn heads, an SUV ends up in the ocean, and lizards are rescued

Strange-looking squirrels are spotted, a trip to the beach takes an unexpected turn, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Truck driver reported missing in Sturbridge, may be traveling by train, police say

Police said a man and woman reported giving Murray a ride to the train station in Worcester the night that he went missing.

Recommended reads

Governor Healey, blaming Trump, says over 1 million Mass. residents to lose food benefits next week if shutdown lingers

“President Trump has chosen to take away food from people all around this country,” Healey, a Democrat, said at a news conference.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses and nonprofits in Massachusetts
The Women’s Edge marks a quarter century of celebrating the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.

Blue Cross plans to target doctors for overcharging. Physicians are furious.
The move has angered some doctors, particularly those who often see older, medically complicated patients in need of more care and time. The insurer says it's crucial to tame costs.

MBTA has warned 85 fare evaders so far under new program
The MBTA has issued warnings, but no fines, since a new initiative aimed at cracking down on fare evaders took effect last month, officials said Friday.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Mastermind’ plans an art heist in Framingham

‘Weapons,’ ‘Mayor of Kingstown,’ and more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

The Danforth celebrates a very happy 50th anniversary

Guillermo del Toro’s movies, ranked

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

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

Lindsey Williams Drath

A choice for Americans tired of political gridlock

Bruce Mohl

In Winthrop’s defiance of the MBTA Communities Act, when does local opposition go too far?

IDEAS | Easton White

Taylor Swift, marine worms, and why basic science still matters

Renée Graham

The real value of the ‘No Kings’ protests

JEFF JACOBY

It’s time to end presidential pardons

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Bathroom crisis adverted! How Salem fought to reopen National Park Service visitor center — and won

The National Park Service Armory Visitor Center shuttered Oct. 1. It reopened a week later after local nonprofits and Salem residents raised roughly $18,600.

Newton council candidate faces backlash over past trans youth remarks

John Chaimanis, who is running for an at-large seat on the Newton City Council, wrote that policies allowing transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity pose risks to other children.

20 hypothermic hikers prompt rescue from New Hampshire mountain

Twenty hikers, some showing signs of hypothermia, were rescued from the summit of Mount Washington on Saturday.

Hope and ‘no regrets’: how pancreatic cancer surgeon Dr. Michael Zinner faced a pancreatic cancer diagnosis

"We’ll do the best we can in this in-between stage," Dr. Zinner told his pancreatic patients, advice he took when he faced his own diagnosis.

Sports

live updates

Patriots 32, Browns 13: New England’s offense lights up late for fifth straight win. Follow live updates from postgame.

The Patriots have won four straight — dating back to a Week 4 win over the Panthers — and have a chance to make it five against the visiting Browns on Sunday.
bruins

Bruins place defenseman Hampus Lindholm on injured reserve

Lindholm missed much of last season with a fractured kneecap. This unrelated injury has kept him out for the last week.

Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after announcing he had kidney disease

Mangold was diagnosed in 2006 with a genetic defect that led to chronic kidney disease. He was on dialysis while waiting for a transplant.
college football

A Dover native had a chance to win $500,000 on ESPN’s ‘College Gameday.’ He nailed it.

Celtics at pistons | 3:30 p.m. (NBCSB)

Game 3: Celtics-Pistons preview, injury report, notes

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers one of the best World Series performances in years as Dodgers tie it up

Business

US and China say a trade deal is drawing closer as Trump and Xi ready for a high-stakes meeting

Officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus on a trade deal, ahead of a meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner

“Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD,” the president posted.

There’s a reason electricity prices are rising. And it’s not data centers.

A new wave of fitness-conscious people are using glucose monitors for eye-opening insights about health

magazine
women & power

‘My God, is she on top of her game.’ Michelle Wu crushed foes in D.C. and at home. What’s next for the mayor?

women & power

Boston’s new women’s pro soccer team flubbed its rollout. Can Legacy FC come back from behind?

Women & Power

Meet the Grammy-winning Maine songwriter behind big pop hits like ‘Espresso’

2025

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses and nonprofits in Massachusetts

metro

Potential nor’easter could disrupt Halloween plans across New England

Lizzy, 14, is creative and funny

Colorful squirrels turn heads, an SUV ends up in the ocean, and lizards are rescued

sports

Saturday’s high school sports takeaways filled with cross-country conference champs and gridiron feats

Boston College football shows signs of life, but No. 19 Louisville runs over Eagles to quash upset hopes

Yoshinobu Yamamoto goes the distance again as Dodgers earn split in Toronto, even World Series in Game 2

business

Halloween affordability is taking a hit this year. Here are the scary reasons why.

Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad that Ontario premier now says he’ll phase out

Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad that Ontario premier now says he’ll phase out

politics

‘No idea how long people can hold out’: Federal workers feel brunt of shutdown

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power.

Nation

Food banks brace for overwhelming demand as SNAP cutoff looms

What happens when a conservative group visits an HBCU homecoming?

Shooting at historically Black university in Pennsylvania leaves at least 7 injured, authorities say

World

A break-in that shook France

Hamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza

Russia targets Kyiv with drones, killing 3 and wounding 29

opinion

Confederate monuments, reconceived and remixed by Black artists

Taylor Swift, marine worms, and why basic science still matters

At the corner of hopes and dreams: Boston Public Market 10 years in

lifestyle

How do I improve my love languages?

The $100 million Louvre theft could make France’s stolen Crown Jewels as famous as the Mona Lisa

A new wave of fitness-conscious people are using glucose monitors for eye-opening insights about health

food & dining

‘You love it or you hate it’: Pumpkin spice lattes divide Europe

O Ya and Sarma alums open Holdfast in Allston; Anna’s Taqueria debuts downtown

Luna Mare in Ipswich is serving Greek and Mediterranean specialties

travel

‘It’s got to be an inside job’: jewelry thieves weigh in on Louvre heist

Jake Tapper on travel, Jimmy Kimmel, and his latest book, ‘Race Against Terror’

FedEx charges $1,237 to ship luggage that it couldn’t deliver

Arts

‘It’s got to be an inside job’: jewelry thieves weigh in on Louvre heist

Museums could have caved under Trump’s cultural broadsides. Instead, they are rising to the moment.

Exhibiting in plain sight: six permanent displays to put on your list

Books

A baseball book throws fans a curveball: the story is presented using baseball cards

The best local book events this week

How Black women fought for human rights for everyone

Movies

June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies

A Romero turns to the world of zombies in ‘Queens of the Dead’

Guillermo del Toro’s movies, ranked

Television

June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies

Kim Kardashian says she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Here’s what to know.

The death of the Montreal Expos and the life of Allen Iverson join a golden age of sports documentary on TV

music

Meet the Grammy-winning Maine songwriter behind big pop hits like ‘Espresso’

Boston Arts Academy Foundation honors New Edition’s Johnny Gill, NKOTB’s Donnie Wahlberg

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

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

A new wave of fitness-conscious people are using glucose monitors for eye-opening insights about health

Kim Kardashian says she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Here’s what to know.

Blue Cross plans to target doctors for overcharging. Physicians are furious.

Obituaries

Hope and ‘no regrets’: how pancreatic cancer surgeon Dr. Michael Zinner faced a pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Dr. Michael Zinner, innovative former chief of surgery at Brigham and Women’s, dies at 80

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