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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Politics

N.H. is a swing state. So what did the primary results tell us about the general election?

Exit polls, broader surveys of the electorate, and interviews with New Hampshire voters show that this purple state — and its four electoral votes — could be challenging for Donald Trump to carry. Continue reading →

Business

Return-to-office pushes can cause a ‘riot.’ These Boston-area companies are trying anyway.

A growing number of managers want workers in the office more often, citing the connections, collaborations, and innovations that in-person work can bring. Continue reading →

Health

Researchers turn to AI to predict the risk of pancreatic cancer

Most cases are diagnosed too late for a cure but a new approach may triple the number of people who get screened. Continue reading →

Politics

Healey releases $58 billion budget plan, with extra money for T and cuts elsewhere

The sweeping legislation would slash $1 billion elsewhere to help cover a proposed spending increase. Continue reading →

Politics

‘This is a hostage-taking — this is not a negotiation’: Senate immigration talks leave many on the left unsatisfied

If the deal were to become law, it would be one of the most significant changes to US immigration policy in decades and would defy long-held conceptions about the necessary ingredients for any bipartisan deal on the issue. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | January 24, 2024

WATCH: Wednesday's episode. Stories include: AI comes to an operating room near you, the powerful dramas and hilarious comedies launching in 2024. Watch →

Trump’s win in New Hampshire comes with big red flags

WATCH: Warning signs are flashing for the former president. What do the results say about November's election? Politics editor Victoria McGrane answers. Watch →

Boston's new path to fossil fuel-free buildings

WATCH: Climate reporter Sabrina Shankman has how the city’s goals are changing. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Ground water depletion accelerating in many parts of the world, study finds

The ground water that supplies farms, homes, industries, and cities is being depleted across the world, and in many places faster than in the past 40 years, according to a new study. Continue reading →

Nation

Americans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace prices

After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy. Continue reading →

Nation

Virginia Senate votes to ban preferential treatment for public college legacy applicants

Public universities would be prohibited from giving preferential treatment in admissions to applicants who are related to alumni or donors under a bill that sailed out of the Virginia Senate on Tuesday. Continue reading →

The World

World

UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa’s request for order to halt Israel’s Gaza offensive

The decision is a preliminary stage of a case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice alleging that Israel’s military action in its war with Hamas in Gaza amounts to genocide. Continue reading →

World

Military plane crashes in Russia, killing all on board, Moscow says

A large Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday near the border with Ukraine killing everyone onboard, the Russian defense ministry said, accusing Ukraine of shooting down the plane with missiles. Continue reading →

World

UN shelter in besieged city in Gaza is struck, and at least 9 die

Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern Gaza Strip’s largest city Wednesday, surrounding two major hospitals where thousands of people were seeking safety as a strike on a United Nations shelter killed at least nine people, according to U.N. officials and local health officials. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

High-potency marijuana carries health risks

Regulators should reconsider imposing limits on THC content. Continue reading →

OPINION

Nikki Haley and the mean boys of the GOP

From the general contempt shown to Haley by her rivals, to Trump’s “grab them” by the whatever attitude, to the party’s antiabortion zealotry, the Republican Party of 2024 will be a hard sell for many women. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mass. schools have been failing kids with special needs for decades

"The system is rigged," says the former head of a private dyslexia school, but the Globe's recent Great Divide article could have been written about any disability. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Claudine Gay’s departure as Harvard president only adds fuel to conservative attacks on schools and universities

In conservatives' minds, they are holy crusaders. “This is just the beginning,” said New York Republican Representative and Harvard alum Elise Stefanik. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

MCI-Concord, the state’s oldest men’s prison, to close by this summer, officials say

The announcement comes amid findings that Massachusetts has nearly halved its incarceration rate over the past decade, with the sharpest decrease over the past 5 years. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Following Globe investigation, Winchester, Lexington parents push school committees for literacy reform

A Globe story published earlier this month revealed that Winchester and Lexington were among more than 100 districts using early elementary reading curriculum the state education department considers “low quality” for promoting discredited teaching practices. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has learned valuable lessons while preparing for the rival Heat

Yes, he realized, a key alteration can be critical. But it is also important not to reinvent or overreact. Continue reading →

chad finn

It will be fascinating to see how the Patriots fill the vacuum in the player personnel department

Robert Kraft has said that holdover executives Matt Groh and Eliot Wolf will be empowered, but is that a realistic strategy? Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

No more excuses: Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have to come up big in big games

Last week's loss to the Nuggets was another troubling example of how the two stars tend to falter at important moments. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Return-to-office pushes can cause a ‘riot.’ These Boston-area companies are trying anyway.

A growing number of managers want workers in the office more often, citing the connections, collaborations, and innovations that in-person work can bring. Continue reading →

Business

Some Mass. residents want to make more money. Their solution? Side hustles.

As the new year begins, Massachusetts residents are finding ways to bring in some extra income. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

After Biden robocall scam, here’s what to know about election-era deepfakes

For now, the best defense against such dirty tricks is a healthy skepticism, as AI technologists warn that “deepfake” audios are easy to create, and very difficult to debunk. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ruth Daniloff, writer who led efforts to free her husband from a Moscow prison, dies at 88

"Ruth was a relentless dynamo,” said former NBC and CBS news correspondent Marvin Kalb, who praised her precise writing and her "strength, good sense, and absolute determination." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Carl Andre, austerely minimalist sculptor, is dead at 88

He was considered one of the most influential pioneers of minimalist sculpture, yet his career was overshadowed by the accusation that he played a role in the death of his wife, Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Dorchester’s ‘Renovation Husbands’ are in a home design ‘Battle on the Mountain’ on HGTV

They quit their jobs to document their home renovation on Instagram. Now they're on a new HGTV competition series — and so far, they’re winning. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

A messy affair reveals ‘Daddy issues’

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Jon Stewart wasn’t around to skewer previous Trump campaigns. That’s about to change.

His return to “The Daily Show” will be Stewart's chance to vent, after having missed out during Trump’s previous presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020. Continue reading →