All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Today's Headlines
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THE GREAT DIVIDE

Lost in a world of words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet here, in the birthplace of public education, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill. Continue reading →

Housing

A developer proposed nearly 500 apartments on South Shore Plaza. Then residents killed it.

A plan for what would have been Braintree’s largest apartment project ran into a buzz saw of neighborhood opposition. Continue reading →

GLOBE SANTA

Trailblazing journalist leaves $1 million to Globe Santa

Almost half of longtime Boston Globe reporter Gloria Negri’s estate — a bequest of $1 million — will go to Globe Santa. It is the largest financial donation ever made to the 68-year-old nonprofit. Continue reading →

World

‘We are at war,’ Netanyahu says after Hamas attacks Israel

Israel battled Saturday to repel one of the broadest invasions of its territory in 50 years after Palestinian militants from Gaza launched an early-morning assault on southern Israel, infiltrating 22 Israeli towns and army bases, kidnapping Israeli civilians and soldiers, and firing thousands of rockets toward cities as far away as Jerusalem. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Migrant crisis tests New Yorkers who thought they supported immigration

What happens when the tired, huddled masses are suddenly not a poetic conceit but a continuous tide of very needy newcomers living in temporary shelters in residential neighborhoods? Continue reading →

Nation

California, land of the car, could soon have speed cameras

Fueled by faster, riskier drivers, bigger vehicles and less police enforcement of traffic laws, pedestrian deaths nationwide rose 77% to 7,624 from 2010 to 2021, according to federal data. Continue reading →

Politics

Will the motion to vacate be vacated?

In the aftermath of McCarthy’s toppling, many more mainstream Republicans have demanded that the chamber dump the single-member motion to vacate, as Democrats did when they controlled the House. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia hits Ukraine’s ports for second day in a row, Ukrainian officials say

The Russian military carried out overnight missile strikes on the southern region of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, injuring four people and damaging port infrastructure as part of a broader effort to strangle the Ukrainian economy. Continue reading →

World

Gunfire, rockets and carnage: Israelis are stunned and shaken by unprecedented Hamas attack

Israel was in shock Saturday, with the unprecedented scenes of violence and chaos unfolding across the country’s south seared into people’s minds. Continue reading →

World

Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India’s Himalayan northeast

The flood began shortly after midnight Wednesday, when the waters of a glacial lake overflowed, cracking open the biggest hydroelectric dam in Sikkim state. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Harsh light shed on abuse of people with disabilities. Now take action.

Will it take a tragedy beyond even the horrible incidents described by the Spotlight Team to rectify this situation? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Why Massachusetts companies should include salary ranges in job postings

Bill that would require many companies to include a salary range for every job posting passed the House, heads to the Senate. Continue reading →

LETTERS

To discard our throwaway habit, we need digital right to repair

In order to fix our stuff, we need to fix our laws. We should require access to parts, tools, and service manuals. Continue reading →

Metro

GLOBE SANTA

Trailblazing journalist leaves $1 million to Globe Santa

Almost half of longtime Boston Globe reporter Gloria Negri’s estate — a bequest of $1 million — will go to Globe Santa. It is the largest financial donation ever made to the 68-year-old nonprofit. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

In states where lawmakers step up, reading scores rise

It’s a national reckoning, one the Massachusetts Legislature has been conspicuously absent from. Continue reading →

Metro

Expo looks at how to grow Black wealth in Massachusetts

Mayor Michelle Wu and members of the state's congressional delegation addressed the conference on Saturday. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins

After last year’s record-breaking regular season, what’s next for Bruins coach Jim Montgomery?

Montgomery is tasked with out-Montying Monty, albeit with the inherent demand to add a vastly better-tailored finish when (if?) that other season begins. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

If Bill Belichick is truly on the hot seat in New England, could he find another act elsewhere?

If Belichick built part of his legacy on releasing or trading popular players just before their shelf life expired, it’s only fair he faces the same stringent standard. Continue reading →

On football

Mac Jones needs to stop trying to be a hero and start executing Bill O’Brien’s play calls

Decision-making was a point of emphasis in practice this week, and Jones acknowledged that he has to improve his pocket awareness. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Some pets press buttons to express their desires. Scientists aren’t sure it’s entirely legit, but it’s clear that animals have more going on than we’ve reckoned with. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Mass. and Cass shows the failure of progressive drug policies

Left-leaning officials insist that police crackdowns on open-air drug encampments backfire. But the hands-off approach has sown violence and misery.. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

‘Celtic Sojourn’ host Brian O’Donovan, who championed Irish music, dies at 66

"I try to lure people not just to my program, but into the art of the music,” he once said. “And to do that I have to play something alluring." Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

A new office tower for a new office era

One Congress may show a way forward for commercial real estate. Continue reading →

Arts

Thirty-five years ago, Karen Allen fell in love with the Berkshires. Today, it’s her creative haven.

Starring now in Shakespeare & Company's “Lunar Eclipse” in Lenox, the actress also teaches, directs, knits, and owns a store. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

Everyone’s rich and beautiful in the world of John Singer Sargent

At the Museum of Fine Arts, the frothy ‘Fashioned by Sargent’ explores’ the artist’s painterly gifts and surface obsessions. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

Condé Nast Traveler readers picked their favorite hotels, airports, and resorts. Here’s how New England fared.

T.F. Green lands in a sweet spot, but where does Boston rank on the list of best big cities? Continue reading →

Travel

JetBlue has launched a Boston-to-Amsterdam route. The catch: It may not last long.

Schiphol is the first mega airport in the world to begin reducing flights to mitigate carbon emissions. JetBlue executives now fear a cap on takeoffs and landings in 2024 will put the new route in peril. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

It’s time to put your garden beds to bed. Here’s how.

How to prep your garden now, so everything falls into place next spring Continue reading →