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Friday, December 1, 2023
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Around New England

In Vermont, a mother and father marvel at a son who will not be stopped by bullets

Elizabeth Price and her husband, Ali Awartani, have been bolstered by their son Hisham’s resilience, and his determination to stay strong for other Palestinians. Continue reading →

Politics

RFK Jr.’s campaign spending is as unconventional as his run for president

Running for president as a political neophyte, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign has been financed by millions in donations from a motley group of supporters that include a sizable group who share Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism. Continue reading →

Cambridge

Cambridge eyes ban on most gas-powered leaf blowers over health, environmental concerns

The proposed ordinance, which would follow similar measures implemented in other communities, would require residents to end their use by March 2025 and businesses to end their use a year after that. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. lawmakers reach deal on delayed $2.8 billion spending bill with shelter funding, but its fate remains unclear amid GOP objections

The deal would pour $250 million into the struggling emergency shelter system and mandate that the state create overflow sites for families with nowhere else to go. Continue reading →

World

Israel knew Hamas’s attack plan more than a year ago

Officials obtained Hamas’ battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails, and interviews show. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Biden administration to require replacing of lead pipes within 10 years

The Biden administration is proposing new restrictions that would require the removal of virtually all lead water pipes across the country in an effort to prevent another public health catastrophe like the one that came to define Flint, Mich. Continue reading →

Nation

GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent

A defiant Representative George Santos made clear that he would not resign before a vote Friday on whether he should be expelled. Continue reading →

Nation

Study says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people

As its population ages, the United States is ill-prepared to adequately house and care for the growing number of older people, concludes a new report released Thursday. Continue reading →

The World

World

This year is ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest in human history, researchers say

This year is “virtually certain” to be the hottest year in recorded history, the World Meteorological Organization announced Thursday at COP28, the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where delegates from nearly 200 countries, including many heads of state and government, have gathered. Continue reading →

World

COP28 is off to a fast start, and a showdown on fossil fuels looms

For all the early momentum, there are doubts about whether the event can carry on smoothly, particularly as countries confront even more divisive issues. Continue reading →

World

Russia declares gay rights movement as ‘extremist’

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the international gay rights movement an “extremist organization,” another chilling crackdown on gay and transgender people whose rights have been scaled back drastically since the start of the war in Ukraine. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Donated breast milk, an intimate and selfless gift

It’s happening every day. And it deserves to be much more widely known. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Start talking now about postwar Gaza

If Israel achieves its goal of removing Hamas from power in the Gaza Strip, then what? Continue reading →

OPINION

A new name for members of a Grand Old Party

Three possible choices: The Real Mothers, The Mensheviks, and the BSers. Continue reading →

Metro

GLOBE SANTA

Grandparents lament they are ‘a little old for the task’ of raising children

Grandparents, ideally, can often offer a safe home with unconditional love. But for many it comes at a cost, and often this cost is financial. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Massive clock projection at MIT uses local twist to track climate crisis

During COP28, the MIT Climate Clock Team will project a countdown to the projected date and time that Earth will have warmed 1.5 degrees Celsius — a limit on global temperature increase that the planet is projected to hit in May 2024. Continue reading →

Politics

SJC justice stepping down early to join UMass, giving Healey another chance to mold high court

David Lowy, the only Republican on the seven-seat bench, will replace former Middlesex County district attorney Gerry Leone as the UMass system’s top lawyer. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins 3, Sharks 0

This time, Sharks sighting is just what the Bruins needed

The Bruins (15-4-3) snapped their three-game losing streak by shutting out their toothless visitors from San Jose, 3-0, Thursday night at TD Garden. Continue reading →

Patriots

Although it still remains a secret, Bailey Zappe in line to start for the Patriots on Sunday

As he did last week, Bill Belichick has been evasive about his starter at quarterback. Continue reading →

baseball

Worcester Red Sox owners reach agreement to sell the team to Diamond Baseball Holdings

The Diamond group already owns the Single A Salem Red Sox and Double A Portland Sea Dogs among its 26 other minor league teams. Continue reading →

Business

THE FINE PRINT

$25 ‘convenience fees’ on your concert tickets or hotel bill? Attorney General Campbell wants ‘junk’ charges disclosed upfront

A new set of regulations to the state’s consumer protection law would require businesses to give consumers the “true price” upfront. Continue reading →

Business

Everett soccer stadium for Revolution hits legislative roadblock — again

The project faces an unclear future after legislative leaders failed to lift the industrial designation from a key property. Continue reading →

Biotech

AbbVie strikes deal to acquire Waltham’s ImmunoGen for more than $10 billion

It’s the largest acquisition of a Massachusetts company this year. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at age 65

Mr. MacGowan was the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for their ballad “Fairytale of New York.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Julius Becton, Army general who led FEMA and D.C. schools, dies at 97

A three-star Army general, Julius W. Becton Jr. retired as one of the military's highest-ranking Black officers, then led the nation's disaster-relief agency and D.C. public schools. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

Jeremy Strong cast as Roy Cohn in new Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’

The Boston actor and "Succession" star joins Sebastian Stan, who will play a younger version of the former president. Continue reading →

FOOD

Two New England eateries make Esquire’s list of best new restaurants in America

A Jewish tavern in Somerville and a Rhode Island seafood spot made the cut. Continue reading →

APPRECIATION

With his rebel spirit, Shane MacGowan fought ‘to make Irish music hip’

For all his troubles, MacGowan was a true poet at heart, and a fierce believer in faith. Continue reading →