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A day after deal to avert shutdown, conservative Republicans will try to remove McCarthy as speaker

Kevin McCarthy’s embrace of a bipartisan deal to avert a US government shutdown has triggered a mutiny by far-right Republicans to depose him as House speaker. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz said on Sunday that he will file a motion to vacate the chair this week.

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday night after Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies open until Nov. 17.

Biden says it’s ‘good news’ shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for ‘manufactured crisis’Ukraine aid left out of government funding package, raising questions about future US support

Chris Snow, NHL executive and ‘beacon of hope’ for those with ALS, dies at 42

“Hope meant outrunning ALS,” his wife, Kelsie Snow, once wrote.

Lexington man charged in shooting of mother and her friend Friday afternoon

Lexington police learned of the shooting from the mother, who called 911 after she was wounded in the attack on Friday, according to officials.

Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world
Jimmy Carter will put off his usual Sunday practice of watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in Plains.

Pilot flying alone crashes small plane into Lake Winnipesaukee near Gilford, N.H.

Gilford Fire-Rescue received a report at about 7:45 p.m. of a plane that crashed into the lake about 200 yards offshore from Ellacoya State Park, officials said.

Dedham man facing multiple charges in string of Cape Cod fires

Kendi raised millions with promises to conquer racism. What went wrong?

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi said that the recent turmoil surrounding the Center for Antiracist Research should be understood as the growing pains of a young, fast-moving organization still finding its footing.

BOSTON GLOBE SPOTLIGHT TEAM
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.

What’s lost when a subway ride takes twice as long?
Beyond the threats to public safety and the economy, the delays, slowed trains, and overall poor performance of the MBTA’s subway do a quieter kind of damage.

Yvonne Abraham: The Green Line extension wasn’t supposed to be like this

Patriots at Cowboys | 4:25 p.m. | Fox

Tara Sullivan
Where have all the Patriots’ playmakers gone?
It’s painful to recall what it used to be like around here, when Tom Brady was the playmaker in charge but had plenty of supercharged threats around him.

Report: Mac Jones will not be fined for actions in win over JetsTaking a deep dive into why the Patriots aren’t hitting on more explosive plays
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Old buddies Kyle Shanahan and Mike McDaniel may have broken NFL defensive football as we know it

The Dolphins and 49ers are both 3-0, have the hottest offenses in the NFL, and are doing it with similar schemes, and coaches cut from the same cloth.

A season beset by injuries and the death of his brother has given Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock a new perspective

“I’m just grateful to be in the big leagues,” said Whitlock. “Whatever I can do to help get this team to a World Series, that’s what I’m looking forward to.”
After acclimating to the majors, Masataka Yoshida, and the Red Sox, expect bigger things ahead

U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

The legendary rock band, which has won 22 Grammys, performed for two hours inside the massive, state-of-the-art spherical venue with crystal-clear audio.

Boston area Armenians rally to support refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh

The most recent round of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh erupted on Sept. 19 when Azerbaijan launched heavy artillery fire against ethnic Armenian forces there. The strike followed a 10-month blockade on the only road linking the area to Armenia.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The Boston suburbs’ cynical ploy to keep poor families out: Use seniors as a shield

Leafy communities have steered subsidized housing away from parents with kids and toward elders for decades. It’s time for a rebalancing.
NEWSLETTERS

Reina Carolina Morales Rojas and the pain of not knowing

JEFF JACOBY

Rupert Murdoch was good for Boston

LETTERS

Ms. magazine, ’73: show and tell in a Catholic high school classroom

RENÉE GRAHAM

The complicity that enables sexual predators

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

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Powerball jackpot rises to $1.04 billion after another drawing without a big winner
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.04 billion after no one beat the immense odds and won the giant prize.

State trooper’s use of lethal force in Hancock shooting was justified, DA says

District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said Trooper William Munch “employed and exhausted multiple attempts to de-escalate the situation” before firing his weapon on Philip Henault, who was armed with two knives and was advancing on Munch.

N.H. Democrats look ahead to 2024 with pro-Biden pep rally
Speaker after speaker pledged support to aid Biden’s reelection, even if that means casting a write-in ballot during the primary in January, when the incumbent could keep his distance to avoid competing in a rogue contest.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes
Celtics president Brad Stevens reveals his thinking behind offseason decisions
Stevens this past week answered questions from fans, going into detail about a couple of team issues and the future of Blake Griffin.

Man arrested after he allegedly shoots, kills man, woman in Nashua, N.H.

Victor Rivera, 47, of Nashua, N.H., was arrested Saturday morning on second-degree murder charges for fatally shooting a man and a woman, the attorney general’s office said in a statement.

JetBlue plane returns to Logan Airport after possible engine issue
The flight was on its way to the Dominican Republic but returned to Boston shortly after takeoff because of possible issue with one of the plane’s engines, according to the airline.

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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.

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Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting

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Chris Snow, NHL executive and ‘beacon of hope’ for those with ALS, dies at 42

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A day after deal to avert shutdown, conservative Republicans will try to remove McCarthy as speaker

Kevin McCarthy’s embrace of a bipartisan deal to avert a US government shutdown has triggered a mutiny by far-right Republicans to depose him as House speaker. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz said on Sunday that he will file a motion to vacate the chair this week.

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Boston area Armenians rally to support refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh

Lexington man charged in shooting of mother and her friend Friday afternoon

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UMass falls behind by three scores early, unable to mount comeback in loss to Arkansas State

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California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

Ukraine’s war of drones runs into an obstacle: China

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Ukraine aid left out of government funding package, raising questions about future US support

Congress narrowly averts shutdown as House Democrats help pass stopgap bill

A government shutdown is averted for now with a temporary funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?

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Powerball jackpot rises to $1.04 billion after another drawing without a big winner

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

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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

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

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

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