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Pictured on stage during a debate on the future of America held at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, on the campus of St. Anselm College, are Congressman Ro Khanna, left, and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

In N.H., Vivek Ramaswamy and Ro Khanna debate America’s future

The event highlighted two divergent visions for the nation through the eyes of two political figures with potential to build on their work on the 2024 race.

POLITICS
Write-in Biden? Some N.H. Democrats are not sold on the idea.
Some Democrats questioned whether the write-in campaign might waste political resources. Others worried overemphasizing the presidential race might distract from other important contests. And a few cozied up to Biden’s newest challenger.

Judge to determine course of child abuse case against DCYF, New Boston police
Olivia Atkocaitis’ lawsuit alleges she was imprisoned for most of her childhood and that state social workers and the police knew about it, but failed to intervene.

NH HEALTH
Long COVID patients aim to educate doctors about their disease
Patients and patient advocates in New Hampshire will bring together experts from around the country at a symposium at Dartmouth in November.

Politics
Pared-down N.H. bill would ban gender-affirming genital surgeries for minors
Just like the original bill, a proposed amendment represents a “dangerous” approach to regulating health care, opponents say.

Globe NH | Morning report
What you need to know about bail reform in N.H.
“The criminal justice system is not designed nor meant to be used for mental health treatment,” said Representative Terry Roy.

politics
How Trump’s verbal slips could weaken his attacks on Biden’s age
One of Donald Trump’s new comedic bits at his rallies features him impersonating the current commander in chief with an over-the-top caricature mocking President Biden’s age.

Mass shooting in Maine
Army reservist sent texts before Maine attack warning gunman would ‘do a mass shooting’
A set of desperate texts and a letter from a US Army Reserve training supervisor to a Maine sheriff in September reveal the high level of concern the gunman's fellow reservists had about the severity of his mental illness.

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: LIVE UPDATES
Increased Israeli airstrikes jeopardize relief, leave neighborhoods in shambles. Follow live updates.
Increased Israeli airstrikes are devastating parts of the Gaza Strip, jeopardizing relief operations and leaving neighborhoods in shambles. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says its relief operations across the Gaza Strip will need to be curtailed.

Law professor says Trump eligibility lawsuit in N.H. not quite ripeWhy efforts to bar Trump from ballots using the 14th Amendment may backfire

Explore the results of the Suffolk/Globe/USA TODAY poll of New Hampshire Republican voters‘Don’t ... bring your liberal [expletive] to my state’: N.H. GOP voters perceive Mass. negatively, poll showsN.H. GOP voters don’t see protecting abortion access as important in 2024 presidential race

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More New Hampshire Headlines

Judge dismisses lawsuit that sought to block Trump from N.H. ballot

John Anthony Castro, a virtually unknown Republican presidential candidate, had claimed he shouldn’t have to compete with the former president in the first-in-the-nation GOP primary. 5:59 p.m.

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says

Health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops due to the risk of infections that could lead to blindness. 3:47 p.m.

Eccentric candidates ‘part of the color’ of N.H. primary process

Performance artist and perennial candidate Vermin Supreme showed up for the last day to file for New Hampshire’s presidential primary. 12:47 p.m.

US President Joe Biden gestures prior to boarding Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, on October 30, 2023.

The president’s New Hampshire allies officially launch write-in Biden effort

Well-connected Democrats in New Hampshire launched a much-anticipated write-in effort on behalf of President Biden on Monday, a move they’re hoping will give him an early primary win in the 2024 nominating process despite his not appearing on their ballot. 10:45 a.m.

A before-and-after project from Epoch Preservation, a gravestone restoration business from the North Shore.

Epoch Preservation uses artistry and attention to detail to bring historical gravestones back to life

The company repairs more than 250 gravestones a year, working in cemeteries across New England, primarily focusing on Boston, the North Shore, and southern New Hampshire. 3:19 p.m.

Representative Dean Phillips, a Democrat from Minnesota.

Representative Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future

Phillips is highly unlikely to beat Biden. Still, his run offers a symbolic challenge to national Democrats trying to project the idea that there is no reason to doubt the president’s electability 4:59 p.m.

NH POLITICS

Cenk Uygur visits SiriusXM Studios in New York City on Sept. 21, 2023.

Candidate blocked from N.H. presidential primary ballot

Cenk K. Uygur, a progressive political commentator best known as the founder of The Young Turks, submitted a declaration of candidacy for the Democratic primary. It was blocked. 1:56 p.m.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Tom Sherman addresses a gathering during a campaign stop at the University of New Hampshire, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Durham, N.H. Sherman lost to incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu in the general election.

They lost to Chris Sununu. Now they agree on who should take his place.

Three of the past four Democratic gubernatorial nominees in New Hampshire are backing the same candidate in the 2024 race. 9:22 a.m.

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SPOtLIGHT
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