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What to know about Hamas’ response to Trump’s peace plan

The group embraced parts of President Donald Trump’s peace plan while not addressing some specific elements it previously refused, including a requirement that the group disarm.

Sheffield mother agonizes after sons aboard flotilla detained by Israeli forces

More than 12,000 patients affected by more changes to Blue Cross Medicare Advantage product

Primary care doctors connected to Beth Israel Lahey Health are losing their in-network status for some Medicare Advantage patients.

Christian motivational speaker defends speech at Nantucket High School amid controversy

“Last time I checked I had freedom of religion,” Maxamillian Dutton said.

Vermont responds to Globe story on Northern education nosedive: ‘Vermont can do a better job’

Nine Methuen spas have now closed as city cracks down on alleged human trafficking

Band teacher allegedly tried to arrange sex in Taunton with 14-year-old he met online

Nectar’s, the Vermont venue that launched Phish, closes after 50 years
The iconic Burlington music club that fostered a community of diverse artists has closed its doors, despite negotiations to keep the music going.

Oh, baby! New dad grows a 2,507-pound pumpkin, crushes Topsfield Fair record.
There were 33 entries in this year's All-New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Topsfield Fair.

Dan Shaughnessy

Rafael Devers might have been the piece the Red Sox were lacking in the playoffs, and other thoughts

Some might consider it baseball malpractice to trade away a team's best hitter without replacing his level of production.
LOVE LETTERS

Will my boyfriend move with me for my PhD?

What happens to my relationship?

R.I.’s Original New York System, known for ‘hot wieners,’ to close after nearly 100 years

The restaurant, which first opened in 1927, will close on Oct. 31 after years of financial struggles.
Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn’t he stopped sooner?
Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

Larry Nassar and Derrick Todd are two doctors accused of sexual assault under the guise of pelvic floor therapy. What is it?

Pelvic floor therapy is rarely, if ever, done by a physician. Doctors almost always refer patients to a specialist.
Opinion
IDEAS | Heather Hopp-Bruce

What happened to Amy?

Statistics show the woods are safe. But the outliers are still haunting.
IDEAS | Ben Goldfarb

A road runs through it

IDEAS | Mardi Fuller

I belong in wilderness

Eugene Scott

Is higher education still worth it? For Black Americans, the answer is yes.

IDEAS | Joan Baez

Wilderness: A poem by Joan Baez

More recent News

Immigration attorney says federal officials confiscated his cellphone at Logan

Andrew Lattarulo regularly calls out ICE tactics on his popular Instagram account.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers and violence

The judge said a lengthy sentence was needed for deterrence and that he was unconvinced that if Combs is released these crimes won’t happen again.

University of Rhode Island fraternity suspended amid hazing allegations

URI has launched an investigation into the allegations regarding the Kappa Iota Chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity, university officials said.

Erewhon hinted its trendy smoothies and organic groceries might be coming to Boston — or that’s what fans thought

A social media post fueled speculation that a Boston outpost of the trendy organic grocer was in the works.

Substitute teacher in Vermont caught with cocaine in classroom, police say

A student alerted school officials after noticing that the teacher was “fidgety” and “a little high-strung,” police said.

Low-fare Icelandic airline Play abruptly closes

The airline filed for bankruptcy protection and canceled all flights earlier this week.

Recommended reads

Rising ‘food forests’ bring free fruit and heat relief to Boston’s neighborhoods

A decade of organizing has turned trash-strewn lots into edible parks. Now, Boston is expanding food forests as part of its climate action plan.

Massachusetts gears up to protect access as FDA reviews abortion pill
An FDA review of mifepristone is sparking concern over politics outweighing science, even as the agency approved a new generic pill.

Boston Symphony Orchestra celebrates Symphony Hall then and now
BSO is celebrating 125 years at Symphony Hall with music including “Missa solemnis," which was played when the building first opened.

Was there a secretive plot to evict King Richard’s Faire and build a rival kingdom?
A lawsuit by the fair's owner accuses its former landlord, 98-year-old Alphonse D’Amico, of a secretive plot to evict King Richard’s Faire and supplant it with his own rival kingdom.

Culture & Lifestyle

Where to celebrate Taylor Swift’s new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ from dance parties to drag brunches

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

How do you finish a Mozart commission without Mozart?

A Triennial exhibit for the birds (and other wildlife)

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Hollywood’s newest supervillain: an AI-generated ‘actress’

Jennifer A. Serafyn

I led the civil rights unit at the US Attorney’s Office in Boston. Its dismantling leaves an alarming void.

IDEAS | Daegan Miller

Why I cut my lawn with an old-fashioned scythe

Renée Loth

What if liberals banned books?

IDEAS | Christine Mehta

Turning outdoor recreation into ‘re-creation’

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Weather mailbag: Is fall drought the new normal? And why are the northern lights so hard to predict?

Globe meteorologist Ken Mahan answers readers' questions about the weather.

Trump makes MIT an offer, one many on campus hope the school can refuse

President Trump issued terms to MIT and other schools; many on campus urge them to push back.

In photos: Salem’s Grand Parade ushers in Halloween celebration

An estimated 15,000 people lined downtown Salem Thursday night for the Salem Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, which kicked off the city's month-long Halloween celebration.

Oh, baby! New dad grows a 2,507-pound pumpkin, crushes Topsfield Fair record.

There were 33 entries in this year's All-New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Topsfield Fair.

Sports

PATRIOTS

‘Everybody has to get a Shirley Temple.’ Inside weekly dinners bringing Patriots offensive linemen together.

The dinners have undoubtedly played a role in strengthening their bonds, something that the players feel have translated to the field.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots already scored biggest victory of 2025: Drake Maye is The Guy at QB, post-Tom Brady

Does that mean Maye is going to win six Super Bowls in New England? Let’s not be silly. But it does mean the Patriots have the most important piece to rebuild.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY

Globe Top 20 boys’ and girls’ cross-country polls: Major invitationals offer clarity

The Ocean State and Bay State invitationals helped sort out the boys' top 20, while the girls remains mostly unchanged at the midpoint of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY NOTEBOOK

What is the Reading boys’ cross-country team’s secret to building trust and camaraderie? Sing-alongs.

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY

Eastern Mass. cross-country: Runners of the Week for Sept. 25-Oct. 2

high schools

A 136-point game, five Top 20 losses, defensive stars and more among Friday’s 5 high school football takeaways

Business

Trump makes MIT an offer, one many on campus hope the school can refuse

President Trump issued terms to MIT and other schools; many on campus urge them to push back.

Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects.

Even though it has been removed from the app marketplace, those who have already downloaded the app should still be able to use it.

Low-fare Icelandic airline Play abruptly closes

R.I.’s Original New York System, known for ‘hot wieners,’ to close after nearly 100 years

magazine
The Education issue

New England schools are failing — and ‘nobody seems to care’

PERSPECTIVE

Kids need more independence. If only Massachusetts law would allow it.

The Education Issue

School schedules are breaking parents — and hurting kids

DINNER WITH CUPID

Blind date: ‘She disclosed to me that she was a big Buffalo Bills fan’

metro

R.I.’s Original New York System, known for ‘hot wieners,’ to close after nearly 100 years

Laborers, politicians, employers gather at emergency round table about government shutdown

Immigration attorney says federal officials confiscated his cellphone at Logan

sports

Friday’s HS Football Roundup: Weymouth clocks Milton with lengthy fourth-quarter drive

Making a statement, Caden Smith steers Central Catholic to stirring victory over Xaverian

A’ja Wilson and Dana Evans lead Aces past Mercury in WNBA Finals opener

business

Erewhon hinted its trendy smoothies and organic groceries might be coming to Boston — or that’s what fans thought

More than 12,000 patients affected by more changes to Blue Cross Medicare Advantage product

‘You don’t always have to win’: John Nucci gets quite a retirement sendoff at Suffolk University

politics

Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown. See a recap.

Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan

Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship

Nation

Nectar’s, the Vermont venue that launched Phish, closes after 50 years

Duke was paring back diversity programs. Trump targeted it anyway.

Kansas deputy charged with murder kneeled on inmate for 1 minute and 26 seconds

World

What to know about Hamas’ response to Trump’s peace plan

Manchester synagogue terrorist suspect was reportedly under investigation for rape

Drones shut Munich airport overnight

opinion

Some fans’ behavior at Ryder Cup was hard to swallow

Threat to MBTA is part of Trump administration’s tactics against Wu

Trump’s Tylenol announcement, and its repercussions

lifestyle

The recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths per year and climate disaster is fixing food

Will my boyfriend move with me for my PhD?

How to talk yourself down from mammogram fear

food & dining

R.I.’s Original New York System, known for ‘hot wieners,’ to close after nearly 100 years

Erewhon hinted its trendy smoothies and organic groceries might be coming to Boston — or that’s what fans thought

Seth Meyers brings back the Cool Dog for Ayo Edebiri, talks underappreciated Boston lore on ‘Late Night’

travel

Berkshires bound this fall? Here are five new places ranging from rustic to refined.

Here’s where to eat this fall in the Berkshires

Seeking peace in the Berkshires

Arts

The rowdy colonists you never heard of, and how they might have changed the world

Through the darkness with Martin Puryear at the MFA

A Triennial exhibit for the birds (and other wildlife)

Books

The best local book events this week

On writing a bookish romcom set in the world of literary publishing

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 28

Movies

Five new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

It’s an ‘Oceans 11′ reunion (of sorts) at this year’s New York Film Festival

‘The Lost Bus’ sparks a flame under Matthew McConaughey

Television

How we watch: trying to make sense of the way we consume TV

Seth Meyers brings back the Cool Dog for Ayo Edebiri, talks underappreciated Boston lore on ‘Late Night’

‘The Wire’ played the game for keeps from its first scene onward

music

Fine, we’ll tell you about Taylor Swift’s supposed Charli XCX diss track

The B-52s and Devo unleash an oddball circus at the Xfinity Center

On ‘Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift has a lust for love (and her foes)

Theater/Dance

In the first-ever Bound for Boston showcase, new musicals find a stage

‘Hang Time’ has a title both literal and metaphorical

Funny, self-aware ‘Sardines’ finds something to say about death

Health

More than 12,000 patients affected by more changes to Blue Cross Medicare Advantage product

Trump administration delays effort to address Medicare drug price negotiation loophole

Massachusetts gears up to protect access as FDA reviews abortion pill

Obituaries

Ann Fagan Ginger, venerable defender of civil liberties, dies at 100

Henry Jaglom, indie director who mined the personal, dies at 87

Jane Goodall, whose groundbreaking work with chimpanzees helped humans understand them, has died