Boston Globe Today | September 11, 2023

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Why Massachusetts may fall behind removing lead from drinking water

WATCH: Deputy Washington bureau chief Tal Kopan joins us to explain why Massachusetts is getting less money than it needs to replace lead water lines. Watch →

Watch: Shaughnessy on why there’s hope yet for the Patriots

WATCH: Columnist Dan Shaughnessy on key takeaways from the Patriots season-opening loss to the Eagles. Watch →

Nation

The US marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears, from ground zero to Alaska

People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses, and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on US soil. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump demands recusal by Judge Tanya Chutkan in DC Jan. 6 trial

Attorneys for Donald Trump on Monday asked US District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to disqualify herself from presiding over Trump's federal election obstruction case, saying Chutkan appears to have prejudged the former president's guilt based on statements she made in past cases involving Jan. 6, 2021, riot defendants. Continue reading →

Politics

US moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds

The move would clear the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran. Continue reading →

World

Dozens of remote Moroccan villages struggle in aftermath of devastating earthquake

The toll of the massive earthquake is beginning to emerge in remote villages across the North African county’s disaster zone. Continue reading →

World

Protests against Israel’s judicial overhaul kick off at Supreme Court a day before crucial hearing

Thousands of protesters flooded the streets outside Israel’s Supreme Court. Continue reading →

World

Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead

Government officials, citing the destruction of two dams, said as many as 5,000 people may be missing. Continue reading →

OPINION

Soft landing for Jack Jones is a hard sell for the DA — and the Patriots

Why should DA Kevin Hayden get the jeers for dropping gun charges against the Patriots player while team owner Robert Kraft gets the cheers? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

On this Election Day, the chance to rebuild an ailing City Council

The Globe editorial board has endorsed new faces in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th council districts. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The growing union movement is a welcome ‘contagion’

I have to take issue with describing workers who are unionizing as "radicalized young people, ready to demand more." People who want to come together to negotiate do not show themselves to be extremists. Continue reading →

Metro

Victims of Sept. 11 remembered during ceremonies in Boston

The commemoration started with a moment of silence and reading of names of the victims on the front steps of the State House. Continue reading →

K-12

Victim of shooting outside Burke High School sues city, BPS officials

The lawsuit claims the shooter was able to bring a gun into the school, despite the Burke having metal detectors meant to stop weapons from entering the school. Continue reading →

Health

Legislation would double investment in primary care medicine, a health cornerstone

The legislation would change how primary care doctors are paid and double what insurers pay toward it. Continue reading →

on football

NFL Week 1: Scoring and passing are down as offenses get off to a slow start

With 15 games played, the scoring average was 41.2 total points per game — second-lowest in the last 13 years — and QBs especially struggled. Continue reading →

TARA SULLIVAN

Red Sox-Yankees rivalry bottoms out in AL East this season

The only fight remaining for the Red Sox and Yankees is the one to finish in fourth place in the division instead of last. Continue reading →

christopher L. Gasper

The defense put the Patriots in position to win. When will Mac Jones, Bill Belichick, and the offense do the same?

Sunday's game was exactly the type New England is built to win. But one unit didn't hold up its end of the bargain, putting pressure on the defense. Continue reading →

bold types

Wolk celebrates a half-century of helping you by the side of the road

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Inflation is toast — even if the Fed won’t say so yet

Inflation has cooled significantly — from more than 9 percent in June 2022 to 3 percent a year later — but central bank policy makers aren’t ready to declare victory. Continue reading →

innovation economy

A new kind of falafel is being developed in Boston. Is it any good?

At CommonWealth Kitchen, a Dorchester nonprofit that serves as home base for food entrepreneurs, chef Kevin Doherty is cooking up a new kind of falafel — with no chickpeas in sight. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Richard Davis, gifted bassist who crossed genres, dies at 93

Appearing on more than 600 albums, Mr. Davis was a first-call player for some of the most important figures in jazz history and played in the classical realm with Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Richard Davis, gifted bassist who crossed genres, dies at 93

Appearing on more than 600 albums, Mr. Davis was a first-call player for some of the most important figures in jazz history and played in the classical realm with Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

Was breaking up the best decision?

Maybe I could have given it more time. Continue reading →

Music

SSD’s hardcore history, bound in a book

Philin Phlash, whose brother Springa was the band’s vocalist, took hundreds of photos of SSD’s kinetic shows. They're on display in “How Much Art Can You Take?,” a new book that doubles as an oral history of the band. Continue reading →

Names

Chris Evans weds actress Alba Baptista on Cape Cod, media reports say

This weekend’s ceremony was a tightly held secret, with Page Six reporting that guests, including a throng of Hollywood A-listers, had to turn over their phones so word of the nuptials wouldn’t leak. Continue reading →