All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Immigration

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts

The unfolding emergency illustrates what can happen when government’s ability to cope with a migrant influx is overwhelmed by sheer numbers. Continue reading →

Business

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry. Continue reading →

Climate

After years of promise, cell-based meat is moving from the lab to dinner plates

Recent advances in cultivated meat — and a landmark decision by the US Department of Agriculture — are energizing what proponents say is a meat revolution with almost unlimited possibilities. Continue reading →

Climate

As the Gulf of Maine warms, where are the mussels?

Wild blue mussels seem to be disappearing in the Gulf of Maine. Scientists are now seeking to understand the extent of the loss and the mechanisms causing it. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Kansas newspaper is talk of town, and not just for getting raided

In interviews after the raid, many residents said they saw the police search not just as a stunning broadside against the press, but also as a natural, if unfortunate, outgrowth of rising tensions between the community and the Record’s coverage. Continue reading →

Nation

GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspecified emergency vehicle on Thursday. Continue reading →

Nation

It was an oasis for Maui elders. The fire brought terror and death.

The 35-unit apartment complex in Lahaina may have been one of the first major buildings consumed as a brush fire tumbled down from the hills on Aug. 8. Two residents of Eono have been named among the 111 confirmed deaths, and another half-dozen residents are still not accounted for, families said in interviews. Continue reading →

The World

World

A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger’s deepening crisis

The representatives from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, came to the capital, Niamey, and joined efforts by United Nations Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simao, who arrived on Friday, in trying to facilitate a resolution to the ongoing crisis. Continue reading →

World

A ceaseless war leaves lethal threats lurking underfoot

Cluster munitions have killed nearly 1,500 people in Syria, including 518 children, since 2011, according to the Syrian rights network. Land mines have killed another 3,353 civilians, including 889 children. Continue reading →

World

Re-creating a bygone China, one miniature home at a time

In China, where artists say the miniature form is relatively new, miniatures have become a way to reckon with a society that has changed at a dizzying pace. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Nation’s organ transplant system is due for changes

Introducing for-profit organizations into a system, which relies on the altruism of donors and their families, who receive no compensation for these life-saving gifts, would be a move in the wrong direction. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

What Florida could teach Massachusetts

Our state’s ethics laws on financial disclosure are badly out of date and intimidating to access. The Sunshine State does much better. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Teacher of the Year honor is beset by partisan rancor

Instead of respecting teachers, people are trying to intimidate them. The result will be fewer people choosing this important profession. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Embattled Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara faces two challengers in reelection bid

Kendra Lara is competing with IT director William King and labor attorney Benjamin Weber in the Sept. 12 preliminary election for District 6. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Roxbury organization hosts resource fair for people who had been incarcerated

The event was organized by New Beginnings Re-Entry Services, which runs a residential program in Roxbury for women who have been recently released from incarceration. Continue reading →

Metro

Where there is no escape from the heat

Even dogs have it better than some held in our prisons and jails, which can be like kilns in the summer, sickening those inside and making conditions dangerous for everybody. Continue reading →

Sports

on baseball

Another Red Sox victory leaves Yankees searching for answers

The Sox are 7-1 against the Yankees this season, having outscored them by 29 runs. They are 11-13 against the other three teams in the division. Continue reading →

Patriots

What can Ezekiel Elliott expect with the Patriots? Just ask LeGarrette Blount.

Like Elliott, Blount came to the Patriots in his late 20s, hoping for a reset after enjoying success early in the early stages of his career. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Why late NFL running back Alex Collins will also be missed by the world of Irish dancing

Collins built a permanent relationship with the Drake School of Irish Dance and the larger Irish dance community beyond. Continue reading →

Business

Business

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

Rethinking our lonely heroes

Why do Western cultures push individual struggle as the path to psychological growth? Continue reading →

IDEAS

The algorithm vs. the syllabus

Outside the classroom, students are fed content they’re sure to like. Inside the classroom, professors can nurture an analog culture of resistance. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Nan Tull, an artist ‘of true feeling based on experience,’ dies at 85

"Painting is an old person’s game,” Ms. Tull once said. “It’s about your experience in life." Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

Before the Foxborough shows, New Jersey’s second favorite son shares his love of Bruce Springsteen’s music and some of the movies that feature it. Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

The violence that we see and the violence that we don’t

We live in a time of trigger warnings and oversensitivity, so it’s especially powerful to see raw, ugly scenes unfold at length in the Australian miniseries “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.” Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

In a trio of shows in the Northeast, museums seek better models for engaging with Native American art. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

Boothbay Harbor is as sweet as it gets

Here are some of the reasons to put Boothbay Harbor on your visit-soon list, and a suggested weekend getaway itinerary. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

New immersive experience reveals and revels in Puerto Rico’s rich foodways

The island has a blossoming agricultural movement and an ascendent dining scene. This is a great way to experience it. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

The wave of buyers to the Ocean State hasn’t crested

Rhode Island continues to be a bargain for Bostonians, but the influx is fueling a home price creep. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: In Rhode Island, a mansion engineered by engineers

Property comes with 3.35 acres, four bedrooms, four baths, and a backyard built for entertaining. Continue reading →