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Sunday, September 10, 2023
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Crime & Courts

Gregg Bigda is the poster boy of police brutality in Springfield. But the city can’t — or won’t — fire him.

The city’s last, best hope is that a relatively new state commission created to address police misconduct will end the saga once and for all. But that’s likely wishful thinking. Continue reading →

Politics

After a domestic assault, many victims can find themselves blamed by Mass. child welfare

“It retraumatizes the person who has already gone through a traumatic event,” said Aimee Bouchard, a managing director at the Children and Family Law Division at the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state agency that oversees public defenders. Continue reading →

Politics

‘It’s going to be a slog.’ Getting inflation all the way back to normal is a challenge for the economy and a problem for Biden.

As price growth accelerated again after a yearlong decline, Biden’s approval rating has dropped in recent polls. It demonstrates his challenge to convince voters the economy is improving — a cornerstone of his reelection pitch. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

The Patriots may no longer be dominant, but football remains king, and that’s all that matters

In good times and bad, the Patriots are now the top team in town — dominating sports conversation and emotional fan currency that once went to the local baseball team. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

In post-Roe America, Nikki Haley seeks a new path on abortion for GOP

“We need to stop demonizing this issue,” she said at the first Republican debate in Milwaukee last month. “It’s personal for every woman and man. Now it’s been put in the hands of the people. That’s great.” Continue reading →

Nation

New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque

The Democratic governor said she expects legal challenges but was compelled to act because of recent shootings, including the death of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week. Continue reading →

Nation

From piñata to postage stamp, US celebrates centuries-old Hispanic tradition

The U.S. Postal Service is rolling out its latest special edition postage stamps, paying homage to a Hispanic tradition that has evolved over centuries to become a universal symbol of celebration Continue reading →

The World

World

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech

A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. Continue reading →

World

In Ukraine, a US arms dealer is making a fortune and testing limits

The US has sent Ukraine more than $40 billion in security aid, including advanced weapons like HIMARS rockets and Patriot missiles. But the Pentagon relies heavily on little-known arms dealers, who have the connections needed to secure ammunition, much of it lower-quality or Soviet-caliber, from around the world. Continue reading →

World

G20 agreement reflects sharp differences over Ukraine and the rising clout of the Global South

The final statement, released a day before the formal close of the summit, highlighted the “human suffering and negative added impacts of the war in Ukraine,” but did not mention Russia's invasion. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Restraining order law doesn’t adequately protect roommates

Court rulings point to legal murkiness. Continue reading →

LETTERS

She found her mother’s keepsake Bill Russell photo — on Page One

All those years ago, my parents had taken me in to Logan Airport to greet the world champion Boston Celtics as they returned from Los Angeles in 1969 with the trophy. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The motivations behind Vice President Harris’s critics

The only reason her qualifications are a topic for discussion is that Biden may still be around for another term and there is a chance that Harris may be elevated to president during his second term. Continue reading →

Metro

Higher Education

‘Boston is not a real city’: College students say city night life is lacking

Boston is home to tens of thousands of college students, with many universities advertising the city as their campus. But many say the night here ends too early — and is too expensive. Continue reading →

Health

As pediatric closures mounted, Boston Children’s and Mass. General programs grew

These trends are likely to escalate. Continue reading →

Metro

The anti-abortion zealots using ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as an instruction manual

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel gets less fictional by the day. Continue reading →

Sports

ORIOLES 13, RED SOX 12

Even 23 hits aren’t enough for Chris Sale, Red Sox, whose frenetic comeback fell just short against the Orioles

Baltimore cracked five home runs and continued their torrid season against the one-time rotation pillar, who has a 13.50 ERA against the American League's No. 1 team. Continue reading →

Patriots

Talking to three other icons who left like Tom Brady, but who will always be known first for their time in Boston

Fred Lynn, Drew Bledsoe, and Ray Bourque agreed that Brady’s enduring legacy will be the things he did in a Patriots uniform. Continue reading →

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Brayan Bello’s slider growing into a dangerous, and needed, addition to his Red Sox repertoire

All year, the potential future ace's sinker and changeup have been outstanding pitches, but he’s lacked a consistent breaking ball as a complement. With a new shape and grip, his slider — often representing a vulnerability — might fit the bill. Continue reading →

Business

NH Business

Report: No recession for now, but workforce shortage plagues N.H.

The labor shortage in the Granite State is worse now than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

Identity politics is a game the left can’t win

Dividing up a coalition into an endless number of minority groups won't create the solidarity required for real change. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Marriage is increasingly for the upper classes. That’s not a good sign.

The economic divide between one- and two-parent households is getting larger. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu nationalist and a Mandela rival, dies at 95

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a Zulu nationalist who positioned himself as Nelson Mandela’s most powerful Black rival in South Africa’s tortuous transformation from a white segregationist society to a multiracial democracy in the 1990s, died Saturday. He was 95. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bill Pinkney, pioneering Black sailor who circled the globe, dies at 87

"You can’t stay away from the sea," Mr. Pinkney said of history-making journey. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

QUICK BITE

At Harvard Square’s Las Palmas, line up early for empanadas

A Roslindale favorite is now a storefront at the Garage on Mt. Auburn Street. Continue reading →

TABLES

Garrett Harker’s All That opens in Kenmore Square; Boqueria comes to the Seaport

Plus, the loss of a tiki legend — and other restaurant news you can use. Continue reading →

Theater

In ART’s ‘The Half-God of Rainfall,’ basketball in the realm of mythology

In Inua Ellam's epic poem-turned-stage-play, the half-god, half-mortal son of an oppressive Zeus becomes an NBA superstar. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

Boston has a new low-cost airline. We put its bargain London flight to the test.

Norse Atlantic Airways is promising low fares and comfortable flights to England. How did they do? Continue reading →

TRAVEL

How this travel writer came to love Gatwick airport

Once, I thought of London Gatwick as a second-rate Heathrow. Now I know better. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Habitat for Humanity tries building with foam to address housing crisis

Organization uses insulated concrete forms to create storm and fireproof housing in Western Mass. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Ask the Remodeler: Reader with allergies wants to reduce home’s humidity

Plus, why are these freshly painted walls developing pink splotches? Continue reading →