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Sunday, May 14, 2023
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Business

Finally, a promising new class of drugs is making its way to Alzheimer’s patients

Biogen, following an earlier Alzheimer's setback, has emerged as a leader in the campaign to vanquish the long, intractable illness. But it doesn't have the market to itself. Continue reading →

Climate

Power Shift: In less than a decade, the state’s electric grid must dramatically transform. It won’t be easy.

As of this year, 59 percent of Massachusetts electricity is carbon free, according to state figures. While some energy experts question that number, all agree that getting to 92 percent by the end of the decade, as mandated by Massachusetts law, will be a monumental task. Continue reading →

Health

As pandemic declaration ends, experts urge continued vigilance on what may come next

“We’ve learned a lot of humbling lessons over the last three years,” says one infectious disease expert. Continue reading →

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

When classical music is meant to say: leave

Some were shocked when the LA Metro police piloted a program of broadcasting loud classical music to disperse unhoused people. But it’s only the latest attempt in a sad, Kafkaesque history of weaponizing the art form. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

How a military base’s new name honors a military spouse and mother

“Together, Hal and Julie Moore embody the very best of our military and the very best of our nation,” Major General Curtis Buzzard, Fort Moore’s commander, said. Continue reading →

Nation

This tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Their fight for access could help dozens of others

If approved, the rules would become the first clearly established U.S. border crossing procedures specific to a Native American tribe that could then be used by others, according to Christina Leza, associate professor of anthropology at Colorado College. Continue reading →

Nation

A year after Buffalo supermarket massacre, city’s Black youth still shaken

As the city on Sunday marks one year since the racist massacre, many young Black people in Buffalo are grappling with a shaken sense of personal security and complicated feelings about how their community was targeted. Continue reading →

The World

World

Germany announces its biggest military aid package yet for Ukraine

Germany on Saturday sent the strongest signal yet of its commitment to backing Ukraine in its battle against Russian occupiers, promising more tanks, armored vehicles and substantial air defense systems in its largest weapons package for Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

An Erdogan loss in Turkey would stir relief in the West and anxiety in Moscow

With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slightly trailing his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in recent polls, the prospect that the Turkish leader could lose the election is concentrating diplomatic minds. Continue reading →

World

Vatican experts uncovering gilded glory of Hercules statue struck by lightning

For more than 150 years, the 13-foot-tall figure of the half-human Roman god of strength has stood in that niche, barely garnering notice among other antiquities because of the dark coating it had acquired. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Culture war waged in South Coast tri-town school committee race

I question whether the new conservative candidates challenging the incumbents support inclusivity in our schools. Is there "outside" funding? We do not know for sure. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Prison clemency program needs a fresh start

Clemency, racial justice should have to wait for a governor's final days. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A few prescriptions for what ails the Mass. health insurance market

With a single-payer system, our small businesses would be less handicapped in hiring, with prospective employees not making their choice based on the insurance provided. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Lead paint falling from the Tobin Bridge is among Chelsea’s long list of indignities

The Tobin, like so many bridges in this country, has been woefully under maintained for decades. Continue reading →

Health

‘There are these persistent and pervasive health inequities across the city of Boston’: A Q&A with Boston’s Public Health Commissioner

Researchers analyzed data from 2017-2021 to track how rates of diabetes, asthma, cancer, heart disease, and premature deaths are trending in the city. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Under one roof, a grandmother, six grandchildren, and the love of one family

Raising six kids under one roof can be a lot. But through tough times and frustrating moments, Sheila White enjoys every moment she spends with her grandkids. Continue reading →

Sports

Eastern Conference semifinals Game 7

Stakes are raised for futures of Celtics and 76ers in Game 7 showdown

Coach Joe Mazzulla said he wanted his team to play freer in Game 6 and it obliged, looking similar to last year’s club that relied on interior defense to win games. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

History is on Celtics’ side in another Game 7, and other thoughts

What happened in the great old days has nothing to do with what will happen Sunday, but there’s some comfort in the team's winner-take-all legacy. Continue reading →

CARDINALS 4, RED SOX 3

Kenley Jansen’s miserable weekend continues with another ninth-inning meltdown and another Red Sox loss

The closer's struggles, which included three rules violations, spoiled a big start by Chris Sale, who threw eight dominant innings. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Finally, a promising new class of drugs is making its way to Alzheimer’s patients

Biogen, following an earlier Alzheimer's setback, has emerged as a leader in the campaign to vanquish the long, intractable illness. But it doesn't have the market to itself. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

Plastic actually isn’t cheap

We no longer can ignore the true costs of the material that pervades our lives — and our bodies. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Silver linings playbook: Making the most of our bonus years

A new column about embracing life as an old person. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Memorial service for actress Nancy E. Carroll

A memorial service for Nancy E. Carroll, an award-winning actress will be held at 7:30 Monday in the Calderwood Pavilion in the South End. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bernadine Strik, whose insights helped blueberries thrive, dies at 60

Bernadine Strik, a horticulture professor at Oregon State University whose innovative cultivation strategies shook up the U.S. blueberry industry, died April 14 at a hospital in Corvallis, Oregon. She was 60. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Thomas Stacy, master of the English horn, dies at 84

Thomas Stacy sometimes told the story of how, when he was a boy growing up in Arkansas, an Italian who had been dead for about 80 years changed his life. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

All about my mother: Movies that remind me of her

From Diahann Carroll in “Claudine” to Debbie Reynolds in “Mother,” these cinematic maternal figures helped shape me, too. Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

Who’s the most interesting character on ‘Succession’? Shiv, big time.

Shiv Roy has become a stealth weapon, a player who doesn’t need the same kind of attention as the boys. She is not only the most capable of the contenders for the throne, she’s the one who’s learning to play her cards slowly and surely. Continue reading →

Commentary

Cambridge Crossing arrives after two decades. It was worth the wait.

Located in an abandoned rail yard at the far eastern reaches of Cambridge, with some acreage in Somerville and Boston, CX, as it is also known, is a win both for Cambridge and Greater Boston. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

15 Boston staycation packages that make sticking around fun

These hotel packages are for lovers, dog owners, and "Succession" fans. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Art and inspiration on Martha’s Vineyard

We asked the authors of a new book, “Vineyard Folk: Creative People and Places of Martha’s Vineyard,” for their thoughts on how visitors to the Vineyard can tap into a little of the magic of the artistic community. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Vacation mode: A primer on New England’s second-home markets and when and where people are buying

In every New England state, agents said there is plenty of demand for the low supply of vacation homes, which puts upward pressure on prices despite higher mortgage interest rates. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Ask the Remodeler: Should this homeowner convert to natural gas?

Plus, solving the mystery of moisture in the attic. Continue reading →