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Subject Today's Headlines: ‘Like the pandemic in reverse’: R.I. traffic nightmare from emergency bridge closure drags on as officials detail alternate routes
Date December 14, 2023 10:05 AM
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Thursday, December 14, 2023


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‘Like the pandemic in reverse’: R.I. traffic nightmare from emergency bridge closure drags on as officials detail alternate routes

With some 90,000 drivers facing a traffic nightmare after the sudden closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge, officials said Wednesday they expect to open bypass lanes on the bridge this weekend and operate a ferry between Bristol and Providence.
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Is Congress stuck in an impeachment doom loop?

With their narrow vote in favor of formalizing their impeachment inquiry into President Biden, House Republicans have steered the country into unprecedented territory.
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Global climate talks wrap up with signs of progress — but much room for improvement

For the first time, an agreement acknowledged the role of fossil fuels in driving climate change. Climate advocates, policy makers, and scientists say much more action is needed, fast.
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Boston fertility doctor accused of impregnating woman with own sperm instead of anonymous donor’s

A Maine woman has accused a retired Boston fertility doctor of impregnating her with his sperm when she expected to receive anonymous-donor sperm during an artificial insemination procedure decades ago.
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Supreme Court will hear challenge to abortion pill access

The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would decide on the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, the first major case involving abortion on its docket since it overturned the constitutional right to the procedure more than a year ago.
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Boston Globe Today | December 13, 2023

WATCH: Wednesday's show. Stories include: Protecting your dog from the 'mysterious' virus, At upcoming Chiefs-Patriots game, Mahomes may steal Swift's spotlight
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Treating COVID this holiday season looks different

WATCH: The rules have changed since the pandemic’s early years. Correspondent Maggie Scales explains what experts recommend if you test positive.
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What to know about the Washington Bridge shutdown in Providence

WATCH: The sudden closure triggered a traffic nightmare and forced students to go remote. Reporter Steph Machado describes the impact and potential solutions.
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Justices to decide scope of obstruction charge central to Trump’s Jan. 6 case

The decision to hear the case will complicate and perhaps delay the start of Trump’s trial, now scheduled to take place in Washington in March.
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Scientists pinpoint cause of severe morning sickness

The nausea and vomiting that often define the first trimester of pregnancy are primarily caused by a single hormone, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers said that the discovery could lead to better treatments for morning sickness, including rare, life-threatening cases of it.
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Hunter Biden defies subpoena as House GOP approves impeachment inquiry

“For six years, I have been the target of the unrelenting Trump attack machine, shouting, ‘Where’s Hunter?’” he said, with an unmistakable tone of defiance. “Well, here’s my answer: I am here.”
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Nine Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong

Palestinian militants carried out one of the deadliest single attacks on Israeli soldiers since the Gaza invasion began, killing at least nine in an urban ambush, the military said Wednesday, a sign of the stiff resistance Hamas still poses despite more than two months of devastating bombardment.
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Missiles from rebel-held Yemen miss a ship loaded with jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels missed a commercial tanker loaded with Indian-manufactured jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Wednesday, two US officials said. It is the first time they target an energy shipment heading to the Suez Canal.
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As Russia gains confidence, a new urgency grips Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has reached a critical moment, as months of brutal fighting have left Moscow more confident and Kyiv unsure of its prospects.
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OPINION


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The Boston Tea Party was a crime

Opposition to British policy was justified. Destroying 342 crates of tea worth nearly $2 million in today’s money wasn’t.
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Metco helps thousands of Boston kids to a brighter future. So why didn’t Beacon Hill boost its funding?

For the first time since 2018, the state Legislature only level-funded Metco, denying the program’s leaders’ request for additional funding to expand.
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Mass General’s ‘capacity disaster’

For patients in the emergency department who have been admitted to the hospital, the question often is: When can I get out of here and upstairs into a bed?
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K-12


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Boston superintendent proposes change to bonus points for exam school admissions

Under the proposed change, the 10 bonus points awarded to applicants who attend high-poverty schools — regardless of whether they live in a low-income household — would vary in value depending upon where applicants live in the city.
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Healey, marking first year in office, touts MBTA as ‘safer and more reliable’ amid continued lapses

Similar to her predecessors, Governor Maura Healey’s handling of the MBTA serves as a major barometer of her time in office, noting herself that she’s “ultimately responsible” for its failures.
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Young students confused, upset by plane flying ‘Harvard Hates Jews’ banner

On Monday, the Cambridge district said schools will continue normal operations.
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For Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas, a year in the big leagues brought new perspective

Aside from a desire to play 162 games in 2024, Casas's outlook for next year centers on collective accomplishments.
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Coach Jim Montgomery, Bruins benefit from Matt Grzelcyk bringing the energy from the blue line

In the absence of his regular defense partner, Charlie McAvoy, Grzelcyk has emerged as a leader among the defensemen.
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The NFL has a player-development problem, one that resurrecting a league like NFL Europe could solve

The NFL would tell you there’s zero problem with the current caliber of play, which has degraded along with the implementation of prohibitions on padded practices (preseason and regular season).
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A South Boston public housing complex may be getting a $2 billion redevelopment

The Boston Planning & Development Agency is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to green-light the first phase of the project, which would, in total, create a 30-acre, 3,300-unit mixed-use development.
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This company buys homes and rents them back to previous owners, often at inflated prices. AG Campbell put a stop to it.

After buying homes, EasyKnock rented them back to the former owners, at times for unfair rents in violation of the state consumer protection law, says the office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell.
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TALKING POINTS


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Egg prices could be headed up again after bird flu outbreak

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.
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George Cohon, who brought Big Macs to Moscow, dies at 86

A Chicago-born entrepreneur and eventual McDonald's executive, George A. Cohon introduced the Big Mac — or the Bolshoi Mak — to Moscow in 1990, helping to whet Russians' appetite for capitalism.
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Andre Braugher, Emmy-winning actor who starred in ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ dies

Andre Braugher starred in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Before that, he established himself with the role of Detective Frank Pembleton in “Homicide: Life on the Street,” and he appeared in the movie “Glory.”
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PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW


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A photographer sizes up her subjects

In "So Easy to See: Berenice Abbott’s Super Sight," at the MIT Museum, small things make for big visual packages.
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A tale of two Keanu Reeves concerts, 28 years apart

My friend and I saw Dogstar play when we were in high school. This week, at the Paradise Rock Club, we did it again.
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Financial instability can wind up generational

Advice from Amy Dickinson.
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