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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Higher Education

As fury with Harvard grows, aggrieved students and alums look for new ways to change university’s course

A top donor has stopped giving. Palestinian students are pushing for a federal investigation. And angry alums are trying to elbow their way onto a key oversight board. Continue reading →

K-12

‘I’m actually angry right now’: Newton striking teachers speak out from the picket line

Behind each handmade sign, and every echoing chant, is an individual, with their own reasons for teaching — and for joining the longest teachers strike in recent Massachusetts history. Continue reading →

Business

Kendall Square is no longer the area’s only biotech hotspot

The next miracle drug for lung cancer or epilepsy is just as likely to emerge from Arsenal Yards in Watertown or the shadow of Fenway Park. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Bribes in trooper license scheme included snow blower, bottled water, a new driveway, prosecutors say

Four current and former State Police troopers and two civilians are accused of accepting bribes to give some applicants passing scores on commercial driving license tests, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Continue reading →

Politics

Shelter for migrant families in Roxbury sparks mixed reactions

The Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex will begin serving as a temporary overflow shelter for families starting on Wednesday, with space to hold up to 400 people. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | January 30, 2024

WATCH: Tuesday's episode. Stories include: Why a Providence CEO wants to get a vasectomy on live TV and the Charlestown venue with a little bit of everything. Watch →

Biden faces big challenges as he bids for a second term

WATCH: The president has one of the lowest approval ratings in decades. Reporter Jim Puzzanghera delivers his report card on his presidency so far. Watch →

Lessons learned from a backcountry ski rescue

WATCH: Experienced alpine tourist and asst. managing editor Andrew Caffrey reacts and shares safety tips after 20+ skiers and snowboarders got lost in Vermont. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question in law aimed at police transparency

The law gives police reform advocates a major win in requiring the nation’s largest police department and its 36,000 officers to document all investigative encounters in a city that once had officers routinely stop and frisk huge numbers of men for weapons. Continue reading →

Political notebook

Prosecutor in Georgia election case settles divorce ahead of testimony

Nathan Wade had been expected to be questioned under oath about his finances — including his income as a special prosecutor in the Trump case and his purchase of airline tickets for himself and Willis in October 2022 and April 2023. Continue reading →

Politics

This Senate candidate could help determine control of Congress. Harvard taught him how to navigate institutions of power.

Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego went to Harvard to "change the trajectory" of his working-class family. Twenty years later, he reflected on how his years in Cambridge helped put him on the path to the halls of Congress. Continue reading →

The World

World

‘A long time coming’: Northern Ireland deal receives broad welcome

The deal to end almost two years of political deadlock will, for the first time, hand the territory’s top leadership role to Sinn Fein, a party that mainly represents Roman Catholic voters committed to a united Ireland. Continue reading →

World

Israeli agents disguised as doctors, patients kill 3 at West Bank hospital

Legal analysts said the attack, the aftermath of which was captured in multiple videos, may have violated a prohibition in international law. Continue reading →

World

Deadly attack on US troops highlights an open-ended military mission

The roughly 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria are described by US officials as part of an operation to keep the Islamic State from regaining a foothold in the region. But with the Islamist militant group largely degraded, American soldiers now find themselves targeted by other adversaries. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Bear Mountain nursing home report alleges neglect, overmedication

The report, while difficult to read, cries out for a response — from Bear Mountain and the state. Continue reading →

OPINION

Haley won’t be the GOP nominee. But she can continue to be a thorn in Trump’s side.

Add Haley to the list of women who’ve gotten under Trump’s thin skin by challenging his sense of authority. Continue reading →

OPINION

Give Newton’s teachers an ultimatum: Return to work or forfeit your jobs

It is strictly illegal for public employees to strike. Why isn’t the law being enforced? Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Mayor Michelle Wu discusses migrant influx with US Homeland Security officials

According to Wu, the meeting was to discuss “the reality of what’s happening on the ground” in Boston, including the latest developments surrounding an overflow shelter the state plans to open at a Roxbury recreational center. Continue reading →

K-12

Striking Newton teachers are breaking the law. Here’s what could happen to them.

A bill filed last year would give teachers the right to strike. Continue reading →

Metro

State Police indictments for dumb and corrupt behavior are on-brand

You’d like to think that public officials on the take would have some standards about what is worth risking one’s career over. Continue reading →

Sports

Sports

Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas

Police expect to have arrests in the case soon, and officials hope to have a new statue later this year. Continue reading →

CELTICS 129, PACERS 124

Celtics look hot, then not, but find a way to win finale — for now — with the pesky Pacers

Boston led by as many as 20 points in the first half, in which it shot a torrid 64 percent, but squandered that lead and nearly another double-digit edge in the fourth before finally holding off Indiana to win the season series, 3-2. Continue reading →

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Could it be Andy Reid, not Bill Belichick, who catches Don Shula for the NFL’s coaching wins record?

With the former Patriots coach out of work and the Chiefs' leader in yet another Super Bowl, it's not out of the question. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Kendall Square is no longer the area’s only biotech hotspot

The next miracle drug for lung cancer or epilepsy is just as likely to emerge from Arsenal Yards in Watertown or the shadow of Fenway Park. Continue reading →

Biotech

Vertex says its experimental painkiller works as well as opioids for acute pain — without risk of addiction

The Boston-based drug maker plans to apply by the middle of the year to the FDA to approve the medicine, which, if approved, would represent the first new class of painkillers in decades. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Economic conditions are nearly ideal as Fed moves closer to cutting interest rates

Unemployment is low, inflation is falling, and consumer confidence is on the mend. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91

A dynamic dancer, singer, and actress, Chita Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of “West Side Story” and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015’s “The Visit.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89

His debut novel, “House Made of Dawn,” is widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MOVIES

Black History Month Film Series comes to Boston

Through a partnership between Showcase Cinemas and the Museum of African American History Boston & Nantucket, five select films will be screening in the Greater Boston area and select Showcase locations in New York and Ohio. Continue reading →

Movies

Sundance breakout performances: five under 25 — and two over 80

Callina Liang in "Presence," Maisy Stella in "My Old Ass," and Ian Foreman in "I Saw the TV Glow" are among the ones to watch. Continue reading →

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

Meatballs are irresistible on Game Day or any day

Rich, succulent little albondigas, rounds of pork and beef in tomato sauce, are a popular Spanish tapa. Continue reading →