Front page November 23, 2018

Fire evacuees make best of a sad Thanksgiving

By Kathleen Ronayne

Patty Rough lost her Paradise home and most of her belongings in the Camp Fire, and she had no place to cook a family meal on Thanksgiving.

Trump contradicts CIA assessment that Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi killing

By Josh Dawsey

The president insisted that the agency had ‘‘feelings’’ but did not firmly place blame for the death.

Everything around him burned in Paradise, Calif. He stayed put.

By Simon Romero

Somehow the home Kevin Jeys rents on Birch Street in Paradise emerged unscathed from a firestorm that turned most of Paradise into charred ruins and killed dozens of area residents.

By Stephen Castle

Britain’s painful path out of the European Union crossed a crucial threshold Thursday when negotiators from London and Brussels agreed on a text outlining future ties, a document replete with promises of ambition but ambiguous on crucial questions that have cleaved British politics.

The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog has called on North Korea to allow inspectors back in to monitor its nuclear program.

Dutch police who found about $400,000 hidden inside a washing machine have detained a man on suspicion of — what else? — money laundering.

Opinion | Jessica Lander

Why school counselors matter

By Jessica Lander

In many schools, counselors may be the only staff member responsible for understanding each child as a whole person.

Opinion | Una Hajadari

The auto industry wants a ‘brake’ on the tariffs

By Una Hajdari

“China made the product so inexpensive so nobody could compete. And they’re good at it.”

Opinion | Kristen Rupert

Massachusetts companies feeling squeezed by tariffs

By Kristen Rupert

It’s time to re-open the gates of free trade that have made Massachusetts the envy of the world.

Plan to bring hydropower from Canada to Mass. faces mounting obstacles

By David Abel

The latest hydroelectric plan — routing Canadian power through Maine — faces growing opposition, threatening a cornerstone of Governor Charlie Baker’s energy policy.

Trouble is brewing at craft beer darling Trillium

By Nestor Ramos

Current and former employees said the brewery forced many retail workers to reapply for their jobs and offered them “promotions” for less money.

Cold temperatures set regional records for Thanksgiving

By Aimee Ortiz

Thursday’s big chill made it the coldest Nov. 22 on record in locations throughout New England. Boston tied its record of 24 degrees for the lowest high temperature on that date.

Partners HealthCare is requiring all employees get flu shots

By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey

Partners is the state’s largest private employer, so its policies are watched by other companies in health care and other fields.

Tech Lab

When your gadgets snitch on you

By Hiawatha Bray

A New Hampshire prosecutor wants to know if an Amazon Alexa witnessed a murder, raising questions about unintended surveillance of connected devices.

Nonprofit gives black students key financial skills

By Allison Hagan

After noticing a lack of people of color during his 2017 summer internship, Angel Onuoha decided to start an organization to teach black students about the world of finance.

By Harrison Smith

While on the run, Dr. Levi-Setti developed a lifelong interest in fossils, possibly the result of scrambling across a fossil-filled rock pile while evading German patrols.

Venezuelan ambassador to Cuba Ali Rodriguez dies

By Jorge Rueda

Ali Rodriguez, an icon of Venezuela’s socialist revolution who went on to serve as a diplomat in top government posts, died on Monday.

By Sam Roberts

The Canadian sociologist was part of a formidable cadre of mid-20th-century sophists who argued together as the New York Intellectuals.

Injuries make Bruins difficult to assess right now

By Matt Porter

One thing seems clear, though: They need a wakeup, preferably from within or else via trade.

Patriots’ goal on defense is to keep turning up the pressure

By Jim McBride

Bothering the opposing quarterback is hardly the sole responsibility of the line — it’s a team effort.

The good news for the Celtics is that Brad Stevens has been here before

By Adam Himmelsbach

The coach has experience at turning around a talented but struggling team, both in college and the pros.

Classical Notes

What’s in the first opera composed by a woman? ‘Absolutely fantastic ideas.’

By David Weininger

Francesca Caccini, perhaps the most renowned singer of her era, composed “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina,” being presented by the Boston Early Music Festival.

Stage Review

‘ExtraOrdinary’ showcases an eventful decade of Diane Paulus

By Don Aucoin

Alternately pulsing and wistful, the ART revue amounts to a Rorschach test on the subject of the Tony-winning Paulus, featuring performances from “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,’’ “Jagged Little Pill,’’ “Waitress,’’ “Pippin,’’ and other musicals presented there since she became artistic director.

Movie REview

Revisiting the operatic life of Maria Callas

By Mark Feeney

Tom Volf’s distinctive and affecting documentary, “Maria by Callas,” pays tribute to the singer.