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Monday, December 4, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Investigations

The pressure builds and a police manhunt envelopes Mission Hill

After the shooting of Charles and Carol Stuart, the police descended on Mission Hill. Continue reading →

Climate

‘There’s no way to sugarcoat it.’ The state’s first climate report card is out, and the grades are mixed.

There is a long, potholed road ahead to get to the state’s near-term targets for the years 2025 and 2030. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Cambodian Americans in Mass. remember Henry Kissinger as man who destroyed their country

To some Cambodian Americans in Massachusetts and across the country, Henry Kissinger was the man who paved the way for the rise of a genocidal regime in their home country. Continue reading →

Housing

Investors snagged 1 in 5 homes for sale in Greater Boston, worsening housing crisis, report finds

In recent years, smaller local operators scooped up two-families and triple-deckers, driving up the cost of once relatively affordable housing. Continue reading →

World

Israel, expanding offensive, tells more in Gaza to evacuate

Amid a barrage of airstrikes, Israel sharply expanded its evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in preparation for an expected ground invasion in the southern part of the territory. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Fate of billions for opioid victims from Sacklers rests with Supreme Court

A ruling upholding a disputed provision in the settlement would finally start the flow of payments from the company and its owners — members of the billionaire Sackler family — to cities, states, tribes, and individuals to help them cope with the costs of the ongoing opioid crisis. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

DeSantis says he would pass a bill to ‘supersede’ Obamacare

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida said Sunday that, if elected president, he would pursue legislation that would “supersede” the Affordable Care Act, echoing former president Donald Trump’s comments, which Democrats seized upon last week. Continue reading →

Nation

In Florida’s hot political climate, some faculty have had enough

Many professors are giving up coveted tenured positions and blaming their departures on Governor Ron DeSantis and his effort to reshape the higher education system to fit his conservative principles. Continue reading →

The World

World

Maduro, under pressure, holds vote to annex territory from a neighbor

The Venezuelan president has reignited a border dispute with a much smaller Guyana in a move that seems driven, at least in part, by a desire to divert attention from his political troubles at home by stoking nationalist fervor. Continue reading →

World

Ukrainians in Germany weigh wrenching choice: stay or go home

The dilemma faced by countless Ukrainian refugees scattered across Europe pits a longing for family and a sense of shared duty to rebuild their shattered country against the realization that the death and destruction are unlikely to end anytime soon. Continue reading →

World

The climate summit embraces AI, with reservations

Some participants have voiced worries about AI’s potential to devour energy, and harm humans and the planet. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Generation to generation, hope runs smack into harsh realities

What is the self- and species-destructive flaw that sets us at each other’s throats once the traumatic experience of prior generations has dimmed in memory? Continue reading →

LETTERS

In annual gathering, Indigenous protesters mischaracterize Israel

To employ historical amnesia by calling Israel a "a settler colonial state" is an insult. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The Constitution is not optional — Trump is disqualified

Trump was already defeated once at the ballot box, but he and his defenders refused to accept the result, resorting to violence and other unlawful means to overturn the election. Why would he do anything differently if he is defeated again? Continue reading →

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Metco wants to expand student enrollment but faces a fight on Beacon Hill over funding

State leaders level-funded Metco for the first time since 2018, causing participating suburban districts to scramble to find money to offset the inflationary costs of maintaining the program while also putting expansion efforts on hold. Continue reading →

GLOBE SANTA

Globe Santa steps in when illness strikes a family

“I am writing this letter to ask for help with presents for 2 of my children,” a Boston mother wrote to Globe Santa. “I am currently fighting cancer and getting chemo.” Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Family of 14-year-old girl who says she found hidden phone in restroom on Boston flight sues American Airlines

A North Carolina family is suing American Airlines, asserting the company is liable for the actions of a male flight attendant who allegedly secretly filmed their teenage daughter using a restroom on a flight to Boston in September. Continue reading →

Sports

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Besides stepping up as always, Charlie McAvoy also speaking up as a leader

In his first year as an alternate captain, the star defenseman has become more of a vocal presence on and off the ice. Continue reading →

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Mac Jones isn’t the answer, but Bailey Zappe isn’t either as Patriots get shut out by Chargers

Zappe showed why he was released at the end of training camp. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots couldn’t come close to scoring against a weak Chargers defense, and are the most unwatchable team in the NFL

The team that was once the NFL’s standard-bearer is now unbearable to watch. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

School officials, struggling with staffing issues and rising concerns about student mental health, have increasingly turned to telehealth therapy. Continue reading →

Business

Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars

On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. Continue reading →

Deals

For iRobot and Amazon, European antitrust roadblock is just one hurdle

Amazon agreed to acquire the Bedford-based home robotics company 16 months ago, but the deal is still pending. What gives? Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ dies at 83

Mr. Nichols, a New York City transplant to New Mexico whose exuberant novels transformed him from an urban gringo into a local idol, died Nov. 27 at his home in Taos. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

A sparkling season opener from the Holiday Pops

Conductor Keith Lockhart showed off his orchestra’s seamless versatility with a program that featured Tchaikovsky, Harry Belafonte, Vaughan Williams, big band swing, Queen, and a Gen-Z lingo-spouting Santa. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

A toy kitchen brings up stereotype questions

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →