Boston Globe Today | July 17, 2023

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Sumner Tunnel closure: New ways to get around

WATCH: Correspondent Daniel Kool gives an update on the impact of the Sumner Tunnel closure and how to get to the airport on time. Watch →

DCF case raises questions about MA child welfare system

WATCH: Reporter Matt Stout explains how the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families accused a mother of neglect and then denied her a fair hearing. Watch →

Nation

Democrats to press Supreme Court ethics rules over GOP opposition

Senate Democrats plan to push ahead this week with legislation imposing new ethics rules on the Supreme Court in the wake of disclosures about the justices’ travel and outside activities, despite blanket opposition by Republicans who claim the effort is intended to undermine the high court. Continue reading →

Nation

Alabama Republicans reject call for 2nd majority Black district, despite Supreme Court ruling

Alabama Republicans, under orders of the US Supreme Court to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a greater voice in elections, rejected calls Monday to craft a second majority-Black district and proposed a map that could test what is required by the judges’ directive. Continue reading →

Nation

Democrats press Department of Homeland Security about domestic extremism in workforce

More than 65 Democrats in Congress sent a letter Monday asking what steps the Department of Homeland Security has taken to weed out domestic extremists within its ranks after reports concluded that more than 300 current or former DHS employees were members of the right-wing Oath Keepers group as of 2015 and US Customs and Border Protection staffers were working with armed conservative groups on the US-Mexico border. Continue reading →

World

Kerry says US and China must set aside politics to tackle climate change

The United States and China are running out of time to avert a harrowing future brought on by global warming, John Kerry, President Biden’s envoy for climate change, warned Monday at the resumption of talks with Beijing that had stalled for nearly a year amid geopolitical tensions. Continue reading →

World

Biden invites Netanyahu to US, easing tensions

President Biden has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to a meeting in the United States for the first time since Netanyahu reentered office in December, easing months of tensions between the two leaders. Continue reading →

World

Large Wagner convoy arrives at a camp in Belarus

A large convoy of vehicles carrying Wagner mercenary troops arrived at a military field camp in Belarus on Monday morning, in what is the private company’s biggest — and most public — showing since its failed rebellion in Russia last month. Continue reading →

LETTERS

No simple diagnosis for physician burnout

Hospitals across the state are undertaking a united initiative to audit their credentialing practices and forms and to remove any questions that are overly intrusive or stigmatizing regarding a clinician’s mental health history. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Paying to file taxes is bad enough. Could software makers at least guard our data?

Tax prep software ought to be unnecessary. But until then, the IRS should expedite its own version to compete with companies like TaxAct and H&R Block. Continue reading →

OPINION

Massachusetts education reform — some successes but lots more to do

Past chairs of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education weigh in on what the state needs to do to make good on its commitment to equity in education. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Woman who allegedly posed as a high school student in Boston arraigned on fraud charges

Shelby Hewitt, 32, of Canton, was arraigned Monday on charges alleging she posed as a Boston Public Schools student and attended three high schools under phony names. Continue reading →

Metro

Is Massachusetts’ largest state office too big? Some are discussing splitting it up.

New legislation proposes a commission to evaluate whether the state's health and human services departments should be reorganized. Continue reading →

Transportation

What’s it like getting to and from Logan Airport at rush hour during the great Sumner Tunnel closure of 2023?

We sent four Globe reporters out on four separate modes of transportation to see what each route was like. Continue reading →

NASCAR Crayon 301 at NHMS

Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Cup Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Thanks to rain postponements, Truex won his second Monday race of the season — he also won at Dover — and fourth of his career. Continue reading →

RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 0

Nick Pivetta dominates out of bullpen as Red Sox make easy work of youthful Athletics

Pivetta continued to pitch well in long relief, striking out the side in three different innings while tossing six no-hit innings. Continue reading →

Red Sox

How long will it take for the Red Sox to contend in the AL East again?

Through flashes of impressive and dreadful play, the 2023 Red Sox have been neither great nor bad. But they've got a lot of competition. Continue reading →

Biotech

Eli Lilly releases promising data for Alzheimer’s drug that will compete with Biogen’s

Patients taking Lilly’s drug in a clinical trial showed a 35 percent slowing of decline compared to those taking a placebo. Continue reading →

Biotech

Alnylam’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows benefits in patients for six months

The Cambridge biotech is a pioneer in medicines that rely on RNA interference, a scientific innovation that “silences” disease-causing genes. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Here’s what it takes to be a one-percenter in Mass.

Plus: Boston Fed president’s salary is disclosed, and regulators give banks some breathing room on commercial real estate loans. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Marga Minco, who chronicled Jewish life in wartime, dies at 103

Marga Minco, a Dutch novelist who was one of the last of a generation of European Holocaust authors whose works are widely considered literary classics, died Monday at her home in Amsterdam. She was 103. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Actress, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76

Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who charmed France with her English grace, natural style and accented French and made the country her home, has died. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

His family won’t let him see me. Should I wait?

He said he might be able to see me in a few months. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Despite his bum knee, Yungblud doesn’t bend

A few songs into his set at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Sunday, Yungblud let the crowd know that he was playing that night against doctor’s orders. Continue reading →

OPERA REVIEW

Spinning a tale of lovers’ trickery in ‘Così fan tutte’ at Tanglewood

The BSO’s production of Mozart’s famous opera was musically satisfying and beautifully played. Continue reading →