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 Monday, October 9, 2023
 
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 ‘Out with the old’: Boston Public Schools attempts to raise reading scores through overhauling instruction 
After years of dismally low reading scores, the state’s largest school system is making a dramatic shift toward “structured literacy,” instruction that draws on a body of research. 
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 ‘My heart aches’: War between Israel, Hamas roils Mass.; elected leaders decry attacks on civilians 
Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz said the university was “deeply saddened” to learn that  Ilan Troen, a Brandeis professor emeritus living in Israel, had lost his daughter and son-in-law. 
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 New Hampshire’s C&S Wholesale Grocers holds the key to supermarket megamerger 
The Keene, N.H.-based firm is playing a crucial role in Kroger’s effort to buy rival Albertsons. 
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 Do Democrats support DiZoglio’s push to audit the Legislature? It depends who you ask. 
More than a dozen local Democratic activists told the Globe that they’ve long wanted to see more transparency from the Legislature. 
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 Israel and Hamas battle around Gaza as Netanyahu warns of ‘long and difficult war’ 
Israeli troops fought to expel Palestinian militants from Israeli territory for a second day Sunday, battling in firefights between homes, ducking under rocket fire, and striking Gazan cities from the sky in retaliation for the militants’ assault, which officials described as the worst attack on Israel in decades. 
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 McCarthy allies criticize far right for leaderless House as Israel is attacked 
Republicans are fuming at the rebels in their ranks for rendering Congress impotent and ineffectual at a time when legislation and additional funding could be needed to help one of America’s closest allies. 
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 Fearing third-party spoilers vs. Trump, Biden allies try to squash them 
Powerful allies of President Biden are aggressively working to stop third-party and independent presidential candidacies, fearing that an outside bid could cost Democrats an election that many believe will again come down to a few percentage points in key battleground states. 
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 A Texas community attracts migrant home buyers and Republican ire 
In the dense, damp forests northeast of Houston, a pair of brothers hit on a viable real estate business model: Offer plots of cheap land and unconventional loans for people who wanted to build their own houses, with few restrictions. 
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 Entire villages razed as death toll soars from quakes in Afghanistan 
The death toll from two major earthquakes in northwestern Afghanistan rose to at least 813 people Sunday, according to local authorities, making the dual shocks one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the country in decades. 
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 ‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future. 
Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food, or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished and washed up on shore. And thousands of lifeless fish float on the water’s surface. 
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 German conservative opposition wins 2 state elections, with far-right making gains 
The votes followed a campaign marked by discontent with persistent squabbling in the national government and by pressure to reduce the number of migrants arriving in Germany. The national interior minister, who leads the federal response on migration, suffered a heavy defeat in a difficult bid to become governor of her home state. 
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 Charter schools gave her kids confidence they never knew they had 
My kids were struggling in traditional public schools. Everything changed when I made the choice to send them to a charter public school. 
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 Trump-era tax cuts must be a part of Capitol Hill fiscal debate 
The Republican right seems willing to speak about government spending as if the Trump-era tax cuts never occurred. 
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 Biden repairs the system for resettling people fleeing war and strife 
Before Donald Trump became president, the United States had long resettled more refugees than every other country combined. The Biden administration is rebuilding that tradition. 
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 In Holyoke, frustration and resolve in the face of violence 
One by one, through anger and tears, the speakers at Sunday's peace rally shared the same message: the violence needs to stop, and the guns have to go. 
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 Pregnant patients can be reported for neglect solely for taking addiction medication. A new federal bill would change that. 
New federal legislation would shield pregnant or postpartum mothers from child abuse and neglect investigation solely for taking prescribed medication to treat substance use disorder. 
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 Today in History: October 9, Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize 
Today is Monday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2023. There are 83 days left in the year. 
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 Mac Jones is not the only problem, but he’s not the answer at quarterback for the inept Patriots 
Jones was benched for the second straight game, and it appears he has lost confidence. 
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 A look at the 23 players who have made the Boston Bruins’ Opening Night roster 
Second-year coach Jim Montgomery chose these 13 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goalies to start the 2023-24 season. 
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 Payton Pritchard continues his big day, leading Celtics past 76ers in preseason opener 
On the same day he agreed to a four-year, $30 million contract extension, the point guard gave the Celtics a jolt with a game-high 26 points. 
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 These are the wealthiest Mass. residents, according to the 2023 Forbes 400 list 
The annual roundup, released this week, contains the usual local suspects. 
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 On the Cape, a new generation of business owners steps up 
The new business owners are giving a fresh start to the mom-and-pop shops that had been fried seafood and beach-themed tchotchkes for decades. 
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 Pharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season 
Experts say many pharmacies, particularly the big chains, still don’t have enough workers behind the counter. 
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 Evelyn Fox Keller, MIT professor emerita who challenged gender bias in science, dies at 87 
“The relationship between gender and science is a pressing issue not simply because women have been historically excluded from science,” Dr. Keller once wrote. 
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 Evelyn Fox Keller, MIT professor emerita who challenged gender bias in science, dies at 87 
“The relationship between gender and science is a pressing issue not simply because women have been historically excluded from science,” Dr. Keller once wrote. 
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 Arts & Lifestyle
 
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 BSO’s ‘Opening Night at Symphony’ nods to the familiar and the future 
Saturday’s concert was very much a program of two halves, yet it offered any number of highly enjoyable moments. 
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 Artist and poet Tyler Gaca on capturing the surreal, whimsical, and ghostly in the everyday  
In new book, “Gentle Chaos: Poems, Tales, and Magic,” the Los Angeles artist, writer, and TikTok celeb reflects on art, magic, and queerness. 
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 Colonial tavern tour guide releases new biography of John Hancock, a ‘moderate’ Founding Father with a ‘radical influence’ 
In “King Hancock,” local author and tour guide Brooke Barbier examines what made the Founding Father so popular in his day. A generous pour might have had something to do with it. 
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