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Friday, September 8, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Higher Education

Student loan payments restart next month after a long pause. Borrowers are stressed. Really, really stressed.

“I am already nervous. I think what my life looks like today is going to have to be dramatically different,” said a Newton resident with $275,000 in higher-ed debt. Continue reading →

Immigration

‘I don’t want to be left holding the bill’: Migrant arrivals push Mass. shelters, and towns, to the brink

Local officials have been forced to scramble — sometimes, they say, with little help. Continue reading →

Retail

How a strip mall in Hadley became the center of the modern-day labor movement

Workers at three big-box stores — Trader Joe’s, Barnes and Noble, and Michaels — formed unions in and around the Mountain Farms mall, with each becoming the first freestanding location in their respective national chains to organize. Continue reading →

High Schools

Family of beating victim in Woburn football case sues school, city officials

The Coucelos family alleges officials permitted a toxic culture in the football program that promoted bullying and violence. Continue reading →

Transportation

MBTA track department workers didn’t do their jobs and missed critical problems, new report says

General manager Phillip Eng said no one at the T will face discipline or termination for the failure. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | September 7, 2023

Watch today’s full episode of Boston Globe Today from September 7, 2023. Watch →

Proposed vaccine rules for health workers allow exemptions

WATCH: Health reporter Kay Lazar gives updates on a proposed state rule that requires vaccinations for health workers, but also allows many exemptions. Watch →

‘Lazy girl jobs’ are anything but lazy

WATCH: Reporter Dana Gerber joins us to explain the “lazy girl job,’ a TikTok trend that has taken over workplaces. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Abortions rose in most states this year, new data suggests

New research from the Guttmacher Institute offers the latest view of legal abortions since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision last year upended access to abortion nationwide and allowed more than a dozen states to ban or restrict the procedure. Continue reading →

Politics

From Hoover to Nixon to Obama, presidential centers call to protect democracy

The alliance of foundations for US leaders dating back nearly a century, both Democrats and Republicans, is a historic first. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt

The verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, who served as a White House trade adviser under former president Donald Trump and later promoted the Republican’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election he lost. Continue reading →

The World

World

Extreme weather in Greece traps residents and submerges villages

At least six people have died in Greece as a result of the extreme weather conditions this week, according to the country’s fire service. And the toll could rise amid reports of missing residents. Continue reading →

World

Can India’s global ambitions survive its deepening chasms at home?

The question for India, as Modi seems poised to extend his decadelong rule in an election early next year, is how much the instability caused by his religious nationalism will hinder his economic ambitions. Continue reading →

World

An ailing American explorer trapped 3,000 feet deep in Turkish cave awaits difficult rescue

Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey to save an American researcher who became trapped around 3,000 feet below the cave’s entrance after suffering stomach bleeding. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Amid debate on how to deal with rise in youth mobs, police de-escalation measures warrant praise

Boston police officers who responded to the recent melees downtown, in the North End, and at South Bay Center were able to bring the situations under control without the use of harmful or deadly weapons. Continue reading →

OPINION

What makes a good student?

Learning how to walk on their own feet, embracing action, and trying out new ideas — these are the tasks of the self-reliant student. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Even ‘most brazen offenders’ can gain from youth diversion programs

People interested in long-term community safety should attend more closely to actual outcomes than to adolescent attitudes. Continue reading →

Metro

Education

How hot is it in classrooms without air conditioning? BPS data can tell us

Among BPS schools without A/C, 10 had an average room temperature of above 80 degrees as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Continue reading →

Politics

In contest for federal funds, Mass. officials need $800 million more in state money to compete, report says

With an unprecedented cache of federal dollars on the table, state officials need to find at least $800 million more in matching funds to compete for federal cash for its punch-list of infrastructure projects, warns a new watchdog report. Continue reading →

Metro

Judge Rotenberg Center can continue use of electric skin shock therapy despite state’s disapproval, SJC rules

The Judge Rotenberg Center can continue to be the sole facility in the country to use electric skin shock therapy on its developmentally delayed clients, but state agencies can challenge its use on a case-by-case basis. Continue reading →

Sports

Tara Sullivan

Years after his memorable pick-6, Logan Ryan is still having a ball with Tom Brady

It was as defining a play as Ryan made in his career, and so telling of Brady’s enduring connection to former teammates. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox’ Triston Casas isn’t concerned with challenging Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson for Rookie of the Year

Henderson has been the frontrunner for the AL award, but Casas' second-half surge has brought him into the picture, whether he's interested or not. Continue reading →

Patriots

What does the Patriots’ path to success look like this season? Here are five things that need to go right.

Most prognosticators do not expect the Patriots to qualify for the playoffs, but they could defy the odds. Continue reading →

Business

THE FINE PRINT

A heartbreaking diagnosis, a canceled trip, and a frustrating fight for reimbursement

A couple had to cancel a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland after the husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor. His wife spent months trying to get their money back. Continue reading →

Deals

Boston quantum computing startup Zapata looks to go public

Zapata Computing will merge with Michael Andretti’s special purpose acquisition company and become publicly traded. Continue reading →

Business

Boston-based Freight Farms to go public in a nearly $150 million deal

The SPAC acquisition will allow the Boston-based producer of container-based agriculture to grow more rapidly, CEO says. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ferid Murad, earned Nobel for study of how a gas can aid the heart, dies at 86

A pharmacologist, Ferid Murad earned a share in a Nobel Prize in 1998 for his research into the effects of nitric oxide on the heart and blood vessels, which enabled widespread advancements in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and erectile dysfunction. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Gary Wright, who had a ’70s hit with ‘Dream Weaver,’ dies at 80

The keyboardist collaborated frequently with his friend, George Harrison. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Classical Music

Now for sale inside Symphony Hall: 65 Steinway pianos

The annual M. Steinert & Sons' by-appointment-only sale features pianos played by the pros, and new ones, too. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

At TD Garden, nods in both directions from Duran Duran

While Wednesday's concert included nostalgia-conjuring moments, it also showed a band energized by a drive to keep pushing forward. Continue reading →

Music

Holiday Pops prepares to celebrate the season and its 50th anniversary

What began in 1973 as a two-day series at Symphony Hall has expanded exponentially for the Pops’ golden anniversary, with Keith Lockhart conducting 44 performances in four states Dec. 1 through Christmas Eve this year. Continue reading →