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Proposal to suspend exam schools admissions test highlights inequities

The concerns have been mounting in recent years, with critics saying the current system possibly hinders the chances of Black and Latino students securing seats at exam schools.

More than a dozen arrested during protest against Providence police as moped rider remains in coma
Hundreds of people protested on Tuesday night in the name of Jhamal Gonsalves, a moped rider who remained in critical condition after crashing while trailed by Providence police.

Analysis

They’re better off than four years ago. But four more years of Trump? Nope

Usually if people feel like they're better off, they want to keep the incumbent. Not in 2020.
The Home Stretch: The election is two weeks away. But when will we know the answer?

Trump taunts Lesley Stahl of ‘60 Minutes’ after cutting off interview

President Trump abruptly cut off an interview with Lesley Stahl and then taunted her on Twitter, posting a short behind-the-scenes video of her at the taping and noting that she had not been wearing a mask in the clip.
How Trump’s campaign plowed through $1 billion

Opinion

IDEAS | Robert Blair and Steven Rosenzweig

Get ready to protest like democracy depends on it

Michael A. Cohen

This year, voting like your life depends on it rings true

JEFF JACOBY

Trump, the anti-Gipper, has turned young voters against the GOP

Renée Graham

Republican senators socially distance from Trump

Peter Abraham I On baseball
Behind Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers look unstoppable
After winning the final three games of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers retained their momentum.

Dodgers get the jump on Rays, easily win Game 1 of World Series, 8-3Peter Abraham: If the Dodgers don't win the World Series this time, Dave Roberts may not get another chanceMookie Betts stole the show at the World Series — and people couldn’t help but think of the Red Sox

Trump records shed new light on Chinese business pursuits
President Trump’s business history is filled with overseas financial deals, and some have involved the Chinese state. He spent a decade unsuccessfully pursuing projects in China, operating an office there during his first run for president, and forging a partnership with a major government-controlled company.

Coronavirus

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The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Key metrics the state is monitoring for reopening

Live tracker: Coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

DEVRA FIRST
The pandemic’s pop-up explosion
On the dining scene, novelty now comes in the form of happenings rather than openings.

5 local pop-ups worth seeking outEarnest Drinks makes an earnest go of it in Kendall Square

Cannabis commission approves expanded marijuana delivery licenses
Regulators have authorized an expanded form of home pot delivery over the protests of brick-and-mortar marijuana retailers.

With new owners, a new era begins for Boston Harbor Cruises
It’s the end of an era for Boston Harbor Cruises after nearly a century. With new ownership and a new leader, the ferry company faces challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the vibrancy of Boston’s waterfront.

ben volin | patriots film study
Film study: Cam Newton needs to help his receivers, not the other way around
The lack of practice was clearly a factor in the loss to Denver, as Newton didn't see open men and made poor throws.

Meet the Concord man who rides around on a bike in a headless horseman costume playing guitar
When Matthew Dunkle is wearing his headless horseman costume around Concord, he prefers to wield a guitar and travel on a beach-cruiser bike. And his aim isn’t to scare people — it’s to entertain, to offer a fun distraction in difficult times.

Walsh files proposal he says would help add diversity to Boston’s police force
In an attempt to further diversify Boston police, Mayor Martin J. Walsh is pushing for the state’s civil service system that governs the department’s hirings to include a preference for prospective officers who graduated from the city’s high schools.

Parents of 545 children separated at border can’t be found
Court-appointed lawyers said Tuesday that they have been unable to find parents of 545 children who were separated at the US border with Mexico early in the Trump administration.

Fears of super-spreading schools are ‘somewhat unfounded,’ says Mass. education commissioner

“We’ve seen how those places can skew a city’s or town’s data, and so we’re hoping that when the new metric comes out it will take that into account,” Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley told the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education during a meeting Tuesday in Malden.
Mass. school officials audit two districts over timelines for bringing students back to class in person

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New surge of Covid-19 cases has states, hospitals scrambling, yet again

Why this week’s meeting of an FDA advisory panel on Covid-19 vaccines matters

Comfort Zone

New Kid Joey McIntyre on his new feel-better song

What to watch at the online Boston Asian American Film Fest

At New England Wildlife Center, a Halloween tradition becomes ‘a big virtual hug’

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Amid more State Police controversy, Baker, lawmakers point fingers at each other

Governor Baker clashed with legislators on Tuesday over the best way to reform the Massachusetts State Police.

In the nation’s asthma capital, plans to burn wood for energy spark fury
Springfield residents worry their neighborhood could soon become home to the state’s largest commercial biomass power plant, one expected to burn nearly a ton of wood a minute and emit large amounts of harmful pollutants.

bob hohler
Sports stars used to sit on the sidelines when it came to voter advocacy. Not anymore
Like never before, a well-funded movement — galvanized by professional athletes and teams — to engage citizens in the voting process is surging.

Rhode Island

More than a dozen arrested during protest against Providence police as moped rider remains in coma

Hundreds of people protested on Tuesday night in the name of Jhamal Gonsalves, a moped rider who remained in critical condition after crashing while trailed by Providence police.

Report raises key questions about school reopenings in Rhode Island

Squealing tires, a loud crash, and a moped driver is left in critical condition

Newton

Special Projects

Podcast | Mr. 80 Percent

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much

For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It’s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You’ll hear from both.
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On the Street

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

Davis Square’s character is being challenged. Can it survive?

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

The most complicated election in modern history is coming — soon. Are we prepared?
Experts worry about a nightmare election during a pandemic marred by disenfranchisement and chaos, followed by an acrimonious legal and political dispute over the results that would test the nation’s democratic resolve.

The virus’s tale
Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Daniel Pipes

Why I’m voting for Trump

EDITORIAL

BPS exam schools get a chance to break the mold

Scot Lehigh

The president fights facts with attacks

Joan Vennochi

Enough about Hunter Biden. What about Ivanka Trump?

Abdallah Fayyad

The real forgotten voter is sitting in jail

IDEAS | Peggy O'Donnell

Amy Coney Barrett and the antiabortion movement’s shifting lines in the sand

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Mass. cranberry bogs are ready for harvest

Life inside senior care homes, after the coronavirus crucible

Photos: Fall foliage brightens trees around New England

Amputee hikes White Mountains to raise awareness, money for people with disabilities

metro

More than a dozen arrested during protest against Providence police as moped rider remains in coma
Hundreds of people protested on Tuesday night in the name of Jhamal Gonsalves, a moped rider who remained in critical condition after crashing while trailed by Providence police.

Cambridge has used ranked-choice voting for 80 years. But it’s almost nothing like what November’s ballot question proposes

Multiple winners. Election quotas. The ‘Cincinnati Method.' Voting in Cambridge is a world unto itself.

NASA grabs a chunk of asteroid — with help from students at MIT and Harvard

A student-built experiment is onboard the OSIRIS-REx, which is collecting a sample of an asteroid.

9-8-8 suicide prevention hot line bill signed into law

Colder than Antarctica in winter: super cooling concerns for the possible first COVID-19 vaccine

sports

‘Ight Imma cry’: Mookie Betts stole the show at the World Series — and people couldn’t help but think of the Red Sox

Mookie Betts stole the show during Game 1 of the World Series — and the Internet couldn't help but chastise the Red Sox for letting him go.
Peter Abraham I On baseball

Behind Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers look unstoppable

After winning the final three games of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers retained their momentum.
TUESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

St. John’s Prep boys' soccer throws a blanket onto another foe

MIAA’s field hockey committee approves rule-change proposal that would create boys’ teams

After doping scandal, Russia hacked the Olympics, US and Britain say

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson’s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19′s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT’s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association apologizes after posting about local restaurant and ex-employee on Twitter
The union took aim on social media at a counterprotester who waved a toy pig at police during a demonstration over the weekend and asked members to think twice before patronizing the Boston restaurant where she was pictured behind the bar. Not long after, the union tweeted an apology.

Construction rose nearly 2 percent in September, with huge gain in the Northeast
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Chair of House coronavirus oversight subcommittee asks cargo airlines to return $630 million in aid

With new owners, a new era begins for Boston Harbor Cruises

With $25m gift from ex-Tiger Cub Chris Shumway, Harvard creates MBA to link business and science

Bowling leagues bowl on, but for Westgate Lanes' owner the real win will be turning a profit

Politics

Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for Biden

Democrats: Justices' 4-4 tie in election case ominous sign

Here’s how the FDA stood up to President Trump

They’re better off than four years ago. But four more years of Trump? Nope

Spanish-speaking Latino voters are being bombarded with disinformation ahead of the election

magazine
Your Home | Kitchens & Baths

A redesign takes this bathroom from locker room feel to bright, functional showpiece

Your Home | Kitchens & Baths

Home design: A supersized kitchen island fit for a family’s busy lifestyle

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I bet she has a great poker face’

Cooking

Recipes: Go beyond the burger and try these 3 ground beef dishes

sports

If Dave Roberts doesn’t lead the Dodgers to victory in the World Series this time, he may not get another chance

Will the Patriots get David Andrews back this week? Bill Belichick says it’s day-to-day

Field hockey players get creative in gaining the attention of college coaches

metro

More than a dozen arrested during protest against Providence police as moped rider remains in coma

Cambridge has used ranked-choice voting for 80 years. But it’s almost nothing like what November’s ballot question proposes

NASA grabs a chunk of asteroid — with help from students at MIT and Harvard

Nation

How Trump’s campaign plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage

The election is two weeks away. But when will we know the winner?

Breonna Taylor grand juror says homicide charges were not presented

World

Europe’s museums are open, but the public isn’t coming

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases passes 40 million

‘We have to speak out’: Thai students defy protest ban

politics

Democrats: Justices' 4-4 tie in election case ominous sign

The election is two weeks away. But when will we know the winner?

Here’s how the FDA stood up to President Trump

business

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association apologizes after posting about local restaurant and ex-employee on Twitter

Construction rose nearly 2 percent in September, with huge gain in the Northeast

Chair of House coronavirus oversight subcommittee asks cargo airlines to return $630 million in aid

lifestyle

‘Schitt’s Creek' star Annie Murphy steps in front the cameras in Brockton

5 local pop-ups worth seeking out

Judge Netflix’s ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ on the strength of Langella’s performance

marijuana

Cannabis commission approves expanded marijuana delivery licenses

Blue Apron it ain’t — these marijuana meal kits get you high

Vermont governor allows marijuana sales legalization bill to take effect without his signature

opinion

Get ready to protest like democracy depends on it

This year, voting like your life depends on it rings true

Trump, the anti-Gipper, has turned young voters against the GOP

food & dining

The pandemic’s pop-up explosion

Recipe: Simmer a pot of mussels in cider and fennel for a quick weeknight dinner

Earnest Drinks makes an earnest go of it in Kendall Square

travel

He’s famous for being ‘the mask man,’ has fond memories of Whalom Park, and promotes politeness

Exploring the many colors of Connecticut’s Last Green Valley

Would you like added peace of mind with your hotel room? That will be $30 please

Books

Book fests in Massachusetts and Vermont feature literary luminaries, writing workshops

Laurels for a veteran editor, a bookshop catering to kids, and the children’s book written by a Harvard Medical School alum

New biography ‘The Dead Are Arising’ humanizes Malcolm X without diminishing him

Movies

What to watch at the online Boston Asian American Film Fest

Is this the year that movies die? Hardly

20 movies to be excited about this season

Television

Jim Carrey’s Biden impression is a below-average Joe

‘The West Wing’ cast reunites again, this time for a book

John Oliver recaps last week’s SCOTUS hearings and town halls — and actually visits Danbury, Connecticut

music

New Kid Joey McIntyre on his new feel-better song

Boston Symphony Orchestra cancels all live performances through spring

17 reasons for pop music fans to celebrate the fall

Theater/Dance

Igor Golyak’s bold innovations in virtual theater open doors for Arlekin

9 dance performances to revive your spirits

Online and outdoors, 10 picks for theater lovers

globe local

Giant 470.5-pound gourd grown in Sharon; grower says it set a world record

Baby male gorilla is born at Franklin Park Zoo

Wellesley seeks volunteer to serve on Sustainable Energy Committee

Obituaries

Spencer Davis, whose band was a hitmaker in the ’60s, dies at 81

Donald Comb, biochemist with a worldwide reach in environmental philanthropy, dies at 93

Alan S. Boyd, nation’s first transportation chief, dies at 98