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Saturday, December 2, 2023
Today's Headlines
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K-12

A majority of the state’s youngest students struggle to read, new report finds

As many as 20 percent of children studied showed signs of having dyslexia, a language processing disorder that must be addressed with specialized reading instruction. Continue reading →

Politics

State treasurer suspended top cannabis regulator after she allegedly made racist remarks

The allegations detail publicly for the first time why state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended Shannon O’Brien as the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission. O'Brien said none of the accusations have "any merit." Continue reading →

Politics

In helping expel George Santos, House Republicans draw a line at his abuse of the political system

Santos, a 35-year-old first term lawmaker, became just the sixth House member in history to be expelled, and the first who wasn’t already convicted of crimes or who had demonstrated “disloyalty to the Union” during the Civil War. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died

Justice O’Connor was named to the nation's highest court by President Reagan in 1981, and her pivotal role was most apparent in death penalty and abortion cases. Continue reading →

World

Israel resumes offensive in Gaza Strip after truce with Hamas ends

A weeklong cease-fire in the Gaza Strip collapsed Friday morning, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other for the breakdown of a truce that had allowed for the exchange of hundreds of hostages and prisoners, and that had briefly raised hopes for a more lasting halt to the fighting. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today: Sports | December 1, 2023

WATCH: The full episode of Boston Globe Today from December 1, 2023. Continue reading →

Debunking Deflategate

WATCH: Correspondent Khalin Kapoor argues that the NFL came out of the scandal looking worse than Tom Brady and the Pats. Does sports columnist Bob Ryan agree? Continue reading →

Doc Rivers: Trading Marcus Smart was a ‘great move’

WATCH: The former Celtics coach shares his thoughts on the team’s current roster ahead of being honored at the Sports Museum's 22nd annual event The Tradition. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump not immune from being sued for Jan. 6 riot, judges rule

The unanimous decision by a federal appeals court in Washington is expected to be appealed but could imperil Trump’s argument that presidential immunity also protects him from being charged criminally for his efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election. Continue reading →

Nation

Pentagon plans a drone army to counter China’s market dominance

American drone makers are hoping the Pentagon’s ‘’Replicator’' program will give a shot in the arm to US manufacturing. Continue reading →

Nation

Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment’s growing isolation in US

But whether the public’s waning support for the death penalty and the declining number of executions and death sentences will ultimately result in the abolition of capital punishment in the United States remains uncertain, experts said. Continue reading →

The World

World

A tense climate summit begins against a backdrop of war and record heat

With dire warnings of planetary catastrophe and urgent pleas to protect vulnerable populations, world leaders Friday implored one another to stop burning fossil fuels and swiftly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. Continue reading →

World

The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea

The Philippines plans to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China’s “pure bullying” in the strategic waterway, a Philippine security official said. Continue reading →

World

NATO chief tells Turkey’s Erdogan that ‘the time has come’ to let Sweden join the alliance

Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have not yet formally approved Sweden’s accession bid. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

What’s behind the congressional fight over Ukraine and immigration

When Biden tied the new Ukraine aid to border security funds in his spending package, he also opened the door for Republicans to demand unreasonable measures about immigration. Continue reading →

OPINION

UN climate talks are in need of a fix

A process that lets a problem grow into an emergency on its watch is not doing its job. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The ills of fast fashion prompt many to stop and think

"Our bill would address the issues of fast fashion at the state level, taking a multipronged approach," write two Mass. lawmakers. Another reader writes, "Stop buying all that stuff! Consider that you might already have enough jeans to accommodate the legs of a millipede." Continue reading →

Metro

GLOBE SANTA

A gift for Globe Santa, from Ukraine

Letters to Globe Santa tell us that the ordeal of the war in Ukraine is anything but “done” for Ukrainian families in Massachusetts, though they are miles away from the Black Sea. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Coverup claims, conspiracies, and a controversial blogger: A full breakdown of the Karen Read case

Last week, a boisterous crowd of Canton residents voted for an outside review of its police department. It was just the latest dramatic development in a murder case filled with controversy, conspiracy accusations, and runaway speculation and theories. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. Democrats again fail to pass $2.8 billion spending bill amid impasse with GOP

For the second time in as many days, Democratic leaders on Friday failed to pass a deal on a nearly $3 billion spending bill in the Massachusetts House, continuing a standoff with the small GOP caucus. Continue reading →

Sports

olympics

Everett heavyweight Gilbert Kabamba believes he has a fighting chance for the 2024 Olympics

The unlikely and remarkable journey of the 22-year-old Kabamba began in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Continue reading →

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Injured Kristaps Porzingis progresses, but not enough to return to Celtics lineup

Coach Joe Mazzulla said it's unclear whether Porzingis (calf) will be back for Monday’s In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game. Continue reading →

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics should feel fortunate they walked off Garden floor with that win

Maybe in previous years, this was one of those nights where the Celtics wouldn't have won. On Friday, it was their 15th victory in 19 games to begin the season. Continue reading →

Business

Business

US to limit China’s ability to benefit from electric vehicle industry

The Biden administration proposed new rules Friday aimed at shifting more production of electric vehicle batteries and the materials that power them to the United States, in an attempt to build up a strategic industry now dominated by China. Continue reading →

Business

Broadcom closes downtown Boston office, cutting 150 jobs

The move is as part of a much broader cost-cutting effort following the completion Broadcom's VMware acquisition last week. Continue reading →

Business

DCD Automotive drops the famed Boch name from eight dealerships

Affected dealerships include the Boch Honda and Boch Toyota stores on the “Automile” stretch of Route 1 in Norwood. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died

Justice O’Connor was named to the nation's highest court by President Reagan in 1981, and her pivotal role was most apparent in death penalty and abortion cases. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

‘Murder in Boston’ podcast explores lasting impact of Stuart case on Mission Hill’s Black community

Globe associate editor and columnist Adrian Walker, who hosts the podcast, talks revisiting the case more than three decades later. Continue reading →

PREVIEW

‘Faces of Phillis’ imagines Phillis Wheatley’s life for the 250th anniversary of her poetry collection

Work by playwright Ade Solanke and poet Porsha Olayiwola will be performed at the fifth annual Pierce Performance on Dec. 4. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ illuminates a superstar in command of her artistry, onstage and off

The film is not only an opportunity to catch another glimpse of Beyoncé's dazzling vocals and radiant charisma — it’s a chance to go behind the scenes of her "Renaissance" tour and see how the woman at the center of it all executed her vision. Continue reading →