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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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Politics

Donald Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over effort to overturn his 2020 election loss

The document describes Trump, Mark Meadows, Trump’s attorneys, and Rudy Giuliani as members of a “criminal organization” who were part of an “enterprise” that operated in Georgia and other states. Continue reading →

Business

Jaylen Brown wants to create a ‘Black Wall Street in Boston.’ What would that look like?

Local Black business leaders have some ideas for the Celtics star. Continue reading →

Politics

Trying to finally get new Cape bridges built, Healey tries different strategy

Governor Maura Healey believes seeking aid this year for only the Sagamore Bridge will maximize the state’s chances to cover the larger project’s ballooning price tag. “It prolongs the agony for the Bourne Bridge users,” said the chair of the Bourne Select Board. “But you’ve got to start somewhere.” Continue reading →

Massachusetts

After uproar in Littleton, gun vendors seek new home. Nearby towns are wary of them.

The conflicts reflect tensions between a small but growing contingency of Second Amendment enthusiasts and those who favor strict gun control. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Harvard, UMass, Tufts update college applications after Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

Because the Supreme Court left the door open for prospective students to talk about how race has affected their life experiences through essay questions and interviews, colleges are tweaking what they ask applicants. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | August 14, 2023

Watch the full episode of Boston Globe Today from August 14, 2023. Watch →

Sitting down with Roxbury's own Michael Bivins

WATCH: Boston Globe Today went to the MVAAFF and host Segun Oduolowu sat down with Roxbury's Michael Bivins as he debuted his new docu-film. Watch →

Leominster pushing against maternity ward closure

WATCH: Medical reporter Jessica Bartlett on the proposal to close a maternity unit in Leominster and the impact on patient care. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Posting of Trump charges, quickly withdrawn, muddies long day of grand jury testimony in Georgia

ATLANTA — A grand jury in Georgia heard from witnesses into the evening Monday in the election subversion investigation into Donald Trump, a long day of testimony punctuated by the mysterious and brief appearance on a county website of a list of criminal charges against the former president that prosecutors later disavowed. Continue reading →

Nation

Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate case

A group of young people in Montana won a landmark lawsuit Monday when a judge ruled that the state’s failure to consider climate change when approving fossil fuel projects was unconstitutional. Continue reading →

Nation

Hunter Biden says prosecutors reneged on major part of plea deal

Hunter Biden told a federal judge late Sunday that the Justice Department was trying to renege on a major part of his deal with the government — his agreement to enroll in a diversion program for gun offenders — that he signed and granted him broad immunity from future federal prosecutions. Continue reading →

The World

World

Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

An airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others, a senior health official said Monday, days after authorities asserted that calm had been restored in the area. Continue reading →

World

Russian military fires a warning, then boards a Black Sea freighter

The Russian military’s decision to fire warning shots and board a freighter in the Black Sea this weekend has added a new level of uncertainty to the increasingly intense maritime theater of war, as Moscow, apparently for the first time, made good on its threat to treat Ukraine-bound civilian shipping as potentially hostile. Continue reading →

World

China looks to attract foreign investment as its economy struggles 

Officials are trying to allay fears about doing business in the world’s second-largest economy. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele and the art of the perfect dictatorship

Is President Bukele 'el salvador' — the savior — of El Salvador? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The Biden administration proposed good new Title IX rules. When will it implement them?

The Biden administration, and college and university officials, must act quickly to ensure new procedures are put in place to give more equal protections for the accusers and the accused. Continue reading →

OPINION

How states can thoughtfully unwind Medicare coverage

Although Medicaid has published a road map for the unwinding, there are several lessons from the pandemic that are critical to revisit. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

A Harvard exhibit honors enslaved women’s contributions to reproductive health

On a group outing, Black women physicians reflected on the troubling history of gynecology. Continue reading →

Health

State breaks ground on new veterans home in Holyoke

Three years after a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home resulted in at least 76 veterans’ deaths, and several investigations, lawsuits, and an oversight reform law later, shovels broke ground Monday on a new Holyoke Veterans Home. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston’s ‘Cop Slide’ became so popular that the city had to put up barricades at night

The city temporarily had to put up barriers around the so-called "cop slide" because too many adults were trying to go down it at night. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Patriots to sign one-year deal with former All-Pro running back Ezekiel Elliott

The former Cowboys star has an incentive-laden deal that is worth up to $6 million. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

Bill Belichick knows how to work the clock, even in a preseason press conference

We hoped the coach might talk at length about whiz kid Malik Cunningham or maybe the farce of joint practices being more important than preseason games, but … Continue reading →

Bruins

David Krejci, brilliant playmaker and clutch playoff performer, retires after 16 seasons with Bruins

“David was a special player and has been a big part of this team’s success,” said Bruins president Cam Neely. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Jaylen Brown wants to create a ‘Black Wall Street in Boston.’ What would that look like?

Local Black business leaders have some ideas for the Celtics star. Continue reading →

Residential

Home prices in Boston keep going up despite — and because of — interest rates

The median single-family home price of $910,000 in July was the highest on record here. Continue reading →

Energy

Mass. expands rebate program to include used EV buyers

The Healey administration announced an expansion of the state’s rebate program for electric vehicles — the first time used EVs have been eligible for a rebate of up to $5,000. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

John Barrett, hair stylist for the fashionable elite, dies at 66

A relaxed wit, scissor-sharp style, and long line of A-list clients put John Barrett literally on top of the luxury fashion world, with a salon spanning the penthouse level of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies

The entrepreneur helped launch or guide the careers of a constellation of singers and musicians. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nechama Tec, Polish Holocaust survivor and scholar, dies at 92

Her books explored the stories of Jews who heroically resisted the Nazis and the reasons why sometimes ambivalent people risked their lives to protect Jews in World War II. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Commentary

Pickleball has left the court. Now, it’s the subject of real drama.

In its brief and loud life, pickleball has triggered more than its share of drama. There’s a play in Wellfleet. A pilot for a mockumentary. A casting call for a reality show. Continue reading →

Music

Musician Will Dailey invites you to listen, really listen

Dailey is hosting a podcast about the music scene in different cities — Providence is featured in a recent episode — and he's inviting people at his shows to have a one-on-one experience with a new Joni Mitchell-inspired song he's recorded. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Strauss in the house: Renée Fleming shines at Tanglewood

Substituting for Yo-Yo Ma on Sunday, the soprano sang her heart out. On Saturday, conductor Susanna Mälkki and soloist Seong-Jin Cho performed Mozart and Bartók. Continue reading →