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REMEMBRANCE

I was the reporter who wrote about Dianne Feinstein’s decline. But that’s not what I remember most.

California Senator Dianne Feinstein will be remembered as a trailblazing woman politician, a master legislator — and an artist.

Who will replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate? Here’s what’s next.

There are immediate impacts to the loss of the longest serving woman in the Senate, especially as Congress is being asked to avert a federal government shutdown this very weekend.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a fierce advocate for liberal priorities, has diedPresident Biden, Warren, Markey pay tribute to Senator Dianne Feinstein: ‘A true trailblazer’

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
The bill’s failure a day before Saturday’s deadline to fund the government leaves few options left to prevent a shutdown.

In Washington, waiting for governingWhat would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans, and travel impacts, explained.

Soup recipes for a cozy fall weekend
The weekend is getting off to a rainy start, which always puts us in the mood for something cozy and comforting: Soup. Or maybe chicken pot pie. (OK, both.). If you’re feeling the same way and looking for some inspiration, here are some recipes from the Globe Food team.

Your view: What’s the best dessert you’ve had from a Boston-area restaurant?

In just about two weeks those with a sweet tooth will have a reason to celebrate.

Documentary explores obstacles faced by Boston Public Schools city-wide cross-country program
Since reviving the program in 2015, coach Hatim Jean-Louis has relied on unconventional methods to increase participation, the latest being a professionally-produced behind-the-scenes look at his programs.

Multiple people sent to hospital after shooting in Lexington Friday night
The shooting occurred on Keeler Farm Way, according to a spokeswoman for Ryan’s office. No information on the victims was released.

Dean Tran, former state senator, accused of using Senate staff for campaign work

The charges come three months after Tran’s Fitchburg home was raided by the FBI.

With its 70-meet win streak in jeopardy against co-ed Milton, the Wellesley girls’ swim team rose to the occasion
“We just had to control what we could control, and go out and race,” said Wellesley coach Doug Curtin. “In the grand scheme of victories, it’s a good one."

General Milley delivers defense of democracy and swipes at Trump in farewell address
“We don’t take an oath to a king or a queen or to a tyrant or a dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator," Army General Mark Milley said.

Parent whose bribery conviction was overturned in Varsity Blues case spared prison on single tax charge

John Wilson says his children were accomplished students, smeared by false allegations.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy buys Nantucket estate for $42 million, a record price
The 1.2-acre estate has three dwellings with private beach access.

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

Duane “Keffe D” Davis was indicted on one count of murder with a deadly weapon. A prosecutor described him as an “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the death” of Tupac Shakur.

Here are five highlights from Harvard President Claudine Gay’s rainy inauguration

Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term

Trump’s codefendant accepts plea deal in Georgia election interference case

Curt Schilling draws outrage after disclosing former teammate’s health information: ‘Flat out vile’

The former Red Sox pitcher publicized that Tim Wakefield and his wife are both battling cancer, a disclosure made without the couple’s permission.

In Jamaica Plain, one neighborhood unites against the destruction of a 150-year-old tree

A high-density, transit-oriented development built around an 80-foot oak tree seemed too good to be true. Now, neighbors fear it might be.

Wet weekends put a damper on events and plans across region

After experiencing its second wettest summer on record, the Boston area has entered a similarly damp fall, with showers last weekend causing a slew of cancellations.
Rush-hour storm floods New York City area, swamping streets and stranding people in traffic
Opinion
EDITORIAL

CCC needs to get its act together

Chaos at the state cannabis regulatory body undermines the legal marijuana industry as it gets off the ground in Massachusetts.
SCOT LEHIGH

Massport’s plan to expand private jet space at Hanscom is a climate debacle

LETTERS

Mass. can help residents grapple with ‘crisis pregnancy centers’

NEWSLETTERS

Dressing down the Senate’s dress code

Carine Hajjar

GOP presidential hopefuls fail to address the (orange) elephant in the room

Hispanic Heritage Month

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

Faneuil Hall should be renamed, some say. But the process and support for a name change are hazy.
A coalition called the New Democracy Coalition has been pushing to rename Faneuil Hall over the last five years because of Faneuil’s enslavement of and trading of human beings.

Del’s Lemonade to replenish newly released apple cider flavor
The new flavor has been so popular, many locations have run out of stock.

Anthony Richard savoring his taste of the big time, and a ‘real opportunity’ with Boston
The 26-year-old’s hard work in camp was rewarded with a spot on a line with two of the team’s top offensive threats in Friday’s preseason game against the Flyers — David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?
Only one of these recently refreshed hotels delivered. The other, sadly, didn’t live up to the hype or even promised services.

Latin pop star Karol G lights up Gillette Stadium
Over two hours, the Colombia-born reggaeton star showed off her fierce dance moves, vocal versatility, and stadium-size charm.

Raiders’ Chandler Jones arrested in protective order violation
There has been growing concern for Jones' mental health due to peculiar behavior on social media.

Damar Hamlin potentially ready for season debut as Bills rule out starting safety Jordan Poyer

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Boston Globe Spotlight team

‘I want them to succeed’: Mass. school district lacks resources to support migrant students

An influx of migrant students enrolling in the state's public schools poses logistical and financial challenges as educators work to meet the students' needs.

There are no words
They are among society’s most vulnerable — children with severe autism — and yet many endure abuse or neglect in the state-licensed residential schools that care for them. With not enough accountability and scant public disclosure, it is an invisible crisis.

Top Mass. cannabis regulator sues to lift suspension; treasurer says ‘several serious allegations’ prompted discipline
Shannon O’Brien, a one-time Democratic nominee for governor, argued that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg “willfully side-stepped” the law when she suspended her as the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Here’s how El Niño may impact our coming winter
No matter which winter prediction you look at, nobody really knows what’s going to happen, but there are some variables we can consider to help us understand what could happen in the coming months.

Culture & Lifestyle

Author readings around Boston Oct. 1-7

All She Wrote Books set to reopen in East Somerville; new book of portraits brings dignity to those afflicted by Alzheimer’s; Letters About Literature program opens on October 2

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

Tedeschi Trucks Band throws a rousing ‘Garden Party’

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Normalizing Trump’s unhinged rage is an invitation to violence

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Will the Supreme Court side with loan sharks?

Simon Saradzhyan

Biden needs to act on Nagorno-Karabakh

EDITORIAL

Another overtime scandal — this time in state corrections

Ideas

The Bloom is off my Red Sox rose

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Here are five highlights from Harvard President Claudine Gay’s rainy inauguration

Harvard Yard, an area of campus, was decked out with various tents, tables and chairs, food trucks, and thousands of people — all to honor Gay, the daughter of Haitian immigrants.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy buys Nantucket estate for $42 million, a record price

The 1.2-acre estate has three dwellings with private beach access.

Dean Tran, former state senator, accused of using Senate staff for campaign work

The charges come three months after Tran’s Fitchburg home was raided by the FBI.
RI FOOD & DINING

Del’s Lemonade to replenish newly released apple cider flavor

The new flavor has been so popular, many locations have run out of stock.

Sports

WELLESLEY 99, MILTON 87

With its 70-meet win streak in jeopardy against co-ed Milton, the Wellesley girls’ swim team rose to the occasion

“We just had to control what we could control, and go out and race,” said Wellesley coach Doug Curtin. “In the grand scheme of victories, it’s a good one."
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Brayan Bello eager to make improvements in offseason to be better for Red Sox in 2024

The starter posted 12-11 record, 4.24 ERA, 20 percent strikeout rate, and 7 percent walk rate over 28 outings as a rookie. He's open to hearing from the Red Sox about a long-term contract.
BRUINS

Anthony Richard savoring his taste of the big time, and a ‘real opportunity’ with Boston

The 26-year-old’s hard work in camp was rewarded with a spot on a line with two of the team’s top offensive threats in Friday’s preseason game against the Flyers — David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha.
NFL

Damar Hamlin potentially ready for season debut as Bills rule out starting safety Jordan Poyer

FOOTBALL

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

NFL

NFL revises gambling policy, reinstates suspended players

Business

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

The bill’s failure a day before Saturday’s deadline to fund the government leaves few options left to prevent a shutdown.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy buys Nantucket estate for $42 million, a record price

The 1.2-acre estate has three dwellings with private beach access.
RI FOOD & DINING

Del’s Lemonade to replenish newly released apple cider flavor

Former EV startup darling pays $11 million fine over misleading investors

magazine
Globe Magazine

The ‘anti woke’ legislation making K-12 teachers in New Hampshire nervous

The Education Issue

Massachusetts schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We chatted like we were old friends and laughed a lot’

CONNECTIONS

Why I owe my marriage to bad spelling

metro

Canadian tour bus hits scaffolding in Downtown Crossing

See photos and videos of flash flooding in New York City

New center at Rhode Island College will expand state’s bilingual mental health workforce

sports

Westford climbs, Newton South falls in Globe’s Top 20 boys’ cross-country poll, while girls’ top 10 stays put

EMass cross-country: With fleet feet at Ocean State Invitational, Westford’s Jack Graffeo headlines Runners of the Week

Documentary explores obstacles faced by Boston Public Schools city-wide cross-country program

business

United Auto Workers strikes spread to Chicago and Lansing as 7,000 more workers join the picket line

Despite objections, BPDA OK’s Charlestown plan

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

politics

Right wing tanks stopgap bill in House, pushing government toward a shutdown

McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a fierce advocate for liberal priorities, has died

Nation

Dianne Feinstein, 90, dies; oldest sitting senator and fixture of California politics

Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

World

Blast kills at least 52 at a religious gathering in Pakistan

Putin meets with former Wagner deputy as questions linger

More than 80% of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flees as future uncertain for those who remain

opinion

Chronic underfunding threatens foundation of Mass. public housing

New Bedford would feel the loss of UMass art program

I write not to praise X but to bury Twitter (it’s a dead name)

lifestyle

New documentary celebrates 100-inning charity baseball game for ALS research

We built this relationship in pandemic mode

Here’s what bothers parents about kids’ fashion

food & dining

Soup recipes for a cozy fall weekend

Your view: What’s the best dessert you’ve had from a Boston-area restaurant?

Pigs in a blanket and other nostalgia on the menu at Sloane’s

travel

Didn’t make it to Tanglewood this summer? A fall stroll sounds just as good.

We’re going to Lenox this fall. (Again.) Here’s why you should, too.

Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?

Arts

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

Books

Marty Baron, author of the new book ‘Collision of Power,’ tells the stories behind the stories

Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic

Rebecca Clarren’s Jewish ancestors fled a pogrom in Odesa for the US. They started over in South Dakota — on stolen land

Movies

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

‘Stop Making Sense’ in IMAX: Same as it ever was, but bigger and even better

Michael Gambon, actor who played Professor Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies

Television

Strike by writers underscored the vital role they play

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

Life after ‘Mad Men’ is a varied path for Jon Hamm

music

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

Latin pop star Karol G lights up Gillette Stadium

Aerosmith postpones remaining tour shows, including New Year’s Eve date at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

A father reckons with his grief by getting onstage and holding back nothing

Jad Abumrad talks teaming up with Ira Glass, the future of podcasting, and the dearth of ‘deep-dive journalism’

Health

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

In its first year, calls to 988 Lifeline increase 50 percent in Rhode Island

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Obituaries

M.S. Swaminathan, agricultural scientist who helped feed India, dies at 98

Michael Gambon, actor who played Professor Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies

Michael Bonallack, Britain’s greatest amateur golfer and and chief of the R&A club, dies at 88