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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Jobs

With funding challenges looming, Mass. child care could be in jeopardy

Many early education providers have already reached a breaking point, and the loss of additional state funding in June could be devastating. Continue reading →

Vermont

Families of wounded Palestinian students speak out

The parents of Kinnan Abdalhamid said he “told us that he was afraid to leave the hospital.” Continue reading →

Health

‘I feel reborn’: One man’s fight to overcome addiction after living at Mass. and Cass

Miguel Pagan is determined to fulfill a promise he made to his mother to get off heroin, yet the pull of his old life remains strong. Continue reading →

K-12

Balance of power poised to flip on Everett School Committee after election

More than half of the candidates the mayor endorsed lost their races, a rebuke from voters after the mayor pushed the School Committee to oust the superintendent earlier in the year over objections from the community. Continue reading →

World

Hamas releases 12 more hostages as nations’ spy chiefs go to Qatar for talks

Israel said on Tuesday it had received 12 more hostages from the Gaza Strip amid negotiations for a broader hostage-prisoner deal and warnings from the United States that, should hostilities resume, Israel should fight more surgically and avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | November 28, 2023

WATCH: The full episode of Boston Globe Today from November 28, 2023. Watch →

Unwrapping holiday retail trends

WATCH: Do Black Friday and Cyber Monday even matter anymore? Yes and no. Business enterprise reporter Thomas Lee explains. Watch →

Globe Santa delivers joy to children and so can you

WATCH: The initiative serves 30,000 local children every year. Executive director Bill Connolly and editor Linda Matchan have how you can contribute. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies, and presidents, including husband Jimmy

Rosalynn Carter was memorialized with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living US first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter. Continue reading →

Politics

Hunter Biden offers to testify in House inquiry, but only in public

The Republican chair of the committee in question quickly rejected the offer, insisting that Hunter Biden first speak to the oversight panel behind closed doors but said that he could still testify publicly down the road. Continue reading →

Nation

Texas women who could not get abortions despite health risks take challenge to state’s Supreme Court

The lawsuit does not seek to repeal Texas’s abortion ban but to force more clarity on when exceptions are allowed under the law, which is one of the most restrictive in the nation. Continue reading →

The World

World

Files suggest climate summit’s leader is using event to promote fossil fuels

The UAE has sought to use its position as host of the climate summit to pursue a contradictory goal: to lobby for oil and gas deals around the world, according to an internal document made public by a whistle-blower. Continue reading →

World

41 Indian construction workers rescued from collapsed tunnel where they were trapped for 17 days

Locals, relatives, and government officials erupted in joy, set off firecrackers, and placed garlands around the smiling workers. Continue reading →

World

NATO leaders try to pin down US on Ukraine aid as Republicans waver

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg insisted that Ukraine would remain a top priority and he predicted that US assistance would continue — not only to protect US security interests but also because it’s “what we have agreed.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Expand the South Boston convention center? Close the Hynes? City’s convention authority needs a vision.

New leadership should mean swifter action on expansion, real estate deals. Continue reading →

OPINION

Donald Trump’s un-wonderful life

Being the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination can’t conceal that the former president is a desperate old man facing more trouble than he ever imagined. Continue reading →

OPINION

Giving consumers a choice when buying their electricity

Massachusetts should fix rather than nix the residential retail program. Continue reading →

Metro

K-12

BPS delays rollout of inclusion plan for English learners

The plan was originally intended to take effect next year in grades K-8 and the following year in grades 9-12, with all English learners moving to inclusive settings by the 2025-26 school year. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Harvard, MIT presidents to testify before Congress about confronting antisemitism on campus

Tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have roiled campuses in recent weeks following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, and the war that followed. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Needham man’s cousins among 11 hostages released by Hamas as cease-fire continues

A Needham man said his two young cousins were among the 11 hostages released by Hamas on Monday, but their father remains in captivity in the Gaza Strip more than seven weeks after the militant group’s brutal Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. Continue reading →

Sports

the tradition

Leadership and production made Tradition honoree Kevin Faulk ‘the consummate Patriot’

In his 13 seasons, Faulk earned his pedigree with smarts, toughness, determination, and dependability. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Kristaps Porzingis believes he’ll be back in Celtics’ lineup soon

Porzingis suffered a strained calf in last Friday’s loss to the Magic. Continue reading →

Red Sox

New Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey is used to meeting high expectations

Those who knew him in college and in his playing days were always impressed with his ability and communication skills. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Fed officials hint rate increases are over, and investors celebrate

Federal Reserve officials appear to be dialing back the chances of future interest rate increases, after months in which they have carefully kept the possibility of further policy changes alive for fear that inflation would prove stubborn. Continue reading →

Startups

The upside of Boston’s office space glut? Opportunity for startups.

With millions of square feet on the market for subleasing, venture capital firms are snapping up cheap space. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

Rent-a-Center to pay more than $8 million to settle claims of abusive conduct toward poor consumers

Texas-based Rent-a-Center agrees to pay $8.75 million to settle allegations it engaged in a pattern of abusive misconduct targeting low-income communities. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Jean Knight, who struck platinum with ‘Mr. Big Stuff,’ dies at 80

Ms. Knight received a Grammy Award nomination in 1972 for best female R&B vocal performance, and “Mr. Big Stuff” was nominated for best R&B song. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway, has died

A lawyer by training, Munger helped Buffett, who was seven years his junior, craft a philosophy of investing in companies for the long term. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

GETTING SALTY

He started as a dishwasher at Conley’s Pub & Grille in Watertown. Now, Nelson Whittingham’s career rises to new heights at Moon Bar.

He serves a medley of international dishes, reflecting his Jamaican-Hungarian roots. Continue reading →

FOOD

Up for a cup: Destination coffee roasters brighten a winter day

Massachusetts is rich with small artisanal coffee roasters, many with welcoming cafes offering true local flavor. Here are a few to check out when you get out of the city. Continue reading →

FOOD

Gift boxes for any sweet tooth on your list

It’s a thoughtful gift that also supports small businesses. Continue reading →