Starbucks Downtown Boston Closures Leave One State St. Cafe
Starbucks downtown Boston closures at 125 Summer St. and Faneuil Hall leave 84 State St. as the last cafe downtown, with long waits and empty storefronts.
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Oslo Peace Talks: Witkoff Meets Zelenskyy Before Planned Putin Trip
Norway and Finland host Zelenskyy, Witkoff and European officials to shape a peace proposal for Russia, as ties between Kyiv and Washington hit a low.
WFP Cuts Gaza Food Aid by a Third, Leaving 500,000 Without Monthly Help
WFP is cutting Gaza food aid by about a third, dropping 500,000 people and halving rations, citing a funding gap. It seeks $450M through March 2027.
France Orders Overnight Curfews in Parts of Paris and Nice After Weekend Riots
France imposes overnight curfews at Place de la République and Les Halles in Paris and for minors in central Nice after riots led to nearly 2,400 arrests.
Repeating DNA Stretch in FAM193B Gene Linked to Higher Alzheimer’s Risk
Alzheimer’s genetic risk study: longer CCG repeats in the FAM193B gene were tied to about twice the odds of Alzheimer’s in Chinese cohorts, Nature Neuroscience.
Mike & Patty’s Boston: Bay Village Breakfast Sandwich Guide
Mike & Patty’s Bay Village makes Boston’s cult breakfast sandwiches in a 175-square-foot shop at 12 Church St. See fall 2026 prices, hours and ordering tips.
Dana-Farber Breaks Ground on Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital in Longwood
Work began Oct. 19 on the $1.68 billion Dana-Farber cancer hospital in Longwood, a 300-bed project with Beth Israel Lahey Health set to open in 2031.
Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Tensions: Troops Mass as U.S. Warns of a Wider War
Rubio says troops are “surging on both sides” of the frontier, weeks after fighting resumed in Tigray and Eritrean forces were reported inside Ethiopia.
Repligen Closes $1.5 Billion BioLife Deal, Adding Cell Therapy Tools to Waltham Biotech Supplier
Waltham-based Repligen closed its $1.5B BioLife Solutions deal on Oct. 6. Terms, dates, why cell therapy tools matter and what it means for Boston biotech.
Protests Spread Beyond France to Milan, Lisbon and Brussels as Cost-of-Living Anger Grows
Europe protests spread from France to Milan, Lisbon, Brussels and Liège on Oct. 17, with clashes, arrests and a Lisbon tent camp. Country-by-country facts.