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Monday, August 21, 2023
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Massachusetts

The crowded chaos that is the mouth of the Merrimack

The waterway is famously dangerous, and famously crowded. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Edward Blum won the affirmative action case against Harvard. Now he’s turning to the workplace.

Taking his fight to the country’s entire business sector may seem like an insurmountable challenge. But legal analysts say it would be unwise to count Blum out this time. Continue reading →

Politics

Stephen Lynch got $3M in earmarks for wife’s employer, affiliated organization

Congressional watchdogs say the examples underscore how Congress may be so narrowly enforcing its rules on earmarks that they have become meaningless. Continue reading →

GARY WASHBURN

NFL at last learning hard lessons about compassion, mental health, and manhood

It’s OK for the NFL to openly show concern and compassion for their fallen heroes and those rookie seventh-round picks who lay motionless after trying to make a play to impress a position coach. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Lahaina fire prompts a shift in Maui’s long-running water fights

Hours before the wildfire became an inferno that wiped out the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, officials at the West Maui Land Co. reached out to the state with an urgent request. Continue reading →

Nation

Southern California braces for more floods as tropical storm Hilary soaks region from coast to desert

Tropical Storm Hilary is drenching Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts even as it begins to weaken. Continue reading →

Nation

Pence undercuts Trump’s defense in classified documents case

Former vice president Mike Pence said Sunday that he knew of no widespread declassification of documents by President Donald Trump when they were in the White House together, refuting one of the former president’s main defenses against charges of endangering national security. Continue reading →

The World

World

A presidential runoff is likely in Ecuador between an ally of ex-president and a banana tycoon’s son

The vote count in Ecuador’s special presidential election points to a leftist backed by the country’s fugitive ex-president likely facing a runoff with the son of a banana tycoon. Continue reading →

World

As thousands flee homes across British Columbia from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progress

As tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders across British Columbia and firefighters battled raging wildfires throughout Canada on Sunday, fire chiefs in a region known as a summer destination for families said they’ve made some progress in the struggle. Continue reading →

World

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded its cargo near Texas on Sunday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Can deliberation cure our divisions about democracy?

Partisan differences seem immovable, some say even “calcified.” However, in our recent national experiment “America in One Room: Democratic Reform” we find a very different picture. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Ben Weber for City Council in the 6th District

Despite her eloquence and passion, incumbent Kendra Lara has shown many lapses in judgment that make the challenger a better choice. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Wanted: a clinic on the plural of ‘mayonnaise’

"Mayonnaises"? Mayoni? Or is mayonnaise already a plural form? Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Cleanup in storms aftermath continues in many communities, including hard-hit Weymouth

“Oh my God, it was shocking,” Beth Long said of the tornado that seemingly just missed her family’s home in Weymouth. “I will never not take Mother Nature seriously after this. Continue reading →

Politics

In Boston’s District 5, controversy swirls around the incumbent, as three challengers vie for the City Council seat

The dynamic in the race for Boston City Council District 5 is simple: Ricardo Arroyo, a progressive incumbent hounded by controversy over the last year, is battling for a third term against three challengers attempting to unseat him. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

A rare second flight for one North End angel

“I get to carry on a tradition that’s been going on for a very long time, and I get to just be myself,” said Gianna Puccio, who is the flying angel for the second time. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

We finally were treated to a classic Red Sox-Yankees thriller

An eventful game included two huge hits by the oldest player on the field, a dramatic save, and the winning manager watching from the clubhouse. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden released from hospital after head injury; practice with Titans canceled

The rookie cornerback suffered a head injury in the second half of the Patriots' preseason game against the Packers, which did not resume. The team is traveling back to Foxborough. Continue reading →

On Soccer

With possession and power, Spain turned the tables on England to win its first Women’s World Cup

The Lionesses struggled to win the ball or compete physically with a strong Spanish side. Continue reading →

Business

Energy

Cambridge legalizes EV charging across the sidewalk

A possible solution for electric vehicle charging for many city dwellers is taking shape under a plastic ramp on a sidewalk in Cambridgeport. Continue reading →

Innovation economy

The state of Boston venture capital, according to 15 of the most active firms

Funding is down so far this year as VC firms seek to regain momentum and adjust their strategies. Continue reading →

Business

Moderna readies its updated COVID vaccine for fall, but demand could be tepid

The Cambridge biotech’s stock is down sharply so far this year following its meteoric rise during the pandemic. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and scholar of children’s artistic creativity, dies at 95

Only 10 when she fled Germany, her most vivid childhood memories were of "the Nazi persecution of the Jews" and her father's arrest. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jean-Louis Georgelin, face of the Notre Dame reconstruction, dies at 74

A French general, Jean-Louis Georgelin was placed in charge of rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating fire in 2019. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

ASK AMY

Group shunning expands outward

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →