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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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Healthcare
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State legislators are again debating whether insurers should fully cover childbirth. Here’s why it’s different this time.
As deductibles and calls for health equity mount, politicians are reconsidering a bill that would require insurers to cover the full spectrum of pregnancy care.
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Commentary
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One Dalton is selling seven studios, some smaller than 400 square feet. The asking price? Brace yourself.
Some of the condos are so small a full-sized bed feels big, but oh, the amenities. And think of the connections you can make in the elevator.
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college sports
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A BC swimmer feels caught in hazing-suspension crossfire and robbed of her final season
Katrina Sommer believes the process lacked transparency, ultimately supporting neither the victims nor the dozens of athletes who were not complicit.
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Healthcare
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‘It’s like yelling at the wall’: Local small businesses say they’re also victims of Steward’s financial woes
The company’s money problems mean that it has not paid many vendors — some for several years now, they say.
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Politics
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Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s claim of absolute immunity
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected former president Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to subvert the results of the 2020 election, ruling that he must go to trial on a criminal indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn his loss to President Biden.
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Boston Globe Today
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Boston Globe Today | February 6, 2024
WATCH: Tuesday's episode. Stories include: must-see pop concerts this winter, where to find authentic BBQ in Eastie.
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How much snow can we expect for the rest of winter?
WATCH: Meteorologist Dave Epstein predicts what the remainder of the season could look like.
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How to survive a fall through ice
WATCH: Amid warming winters, reporter Emily Sweeney explains what you need to know before you walk, skate or fish on a frozen lake or pond.
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The Nation
Politics
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House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, thwarted by Republican defections
In a dramatic, rowdy scene on the House floor, the vote was tied for several minutes, 215-215. Several Republican lawmakers surrounded one of the holdouts, Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher, who refused to change his vote.
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Nation
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Mother of Michigan gunman found guilty of manslaughter
The trial became a lightning rod for issues of parental responsibility, in a time of frequent cases of gun violence carried out by minors.
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Nation
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Federal records show increasing use of solitary confinement for immigrants
More detainees are being held in private prison facilities with little means of accountability, and preliminary data from 2023 suggest a “marked increase” in the use of solitary confinement, according to Harvard researchers.
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The World
World
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More than a fifth of hostages in Gaza are dead, Israel says
The news was likely to worsen a furor in Israel, where a debate over the government’s course of action in Gaza regarding the hostages has become divisive.
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World
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Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out the demands by Hamas, saying Israel is committed to continuing its offensive until “total victory” over the militants.
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President’s assassination case yields an unexpected name: the first lady’s
Some legal analysts said the complaint raised concerns that the country’s judicial system was being weaponized to deflect attention from accusations that some senior government officials, including the prime minister, have been implicated in the assassination.
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Editorial & Opinion
OPINION
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The illegal Newton strike backfires — on teachers
Union members need to realize they made themselves look silly.
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EDITORIAL
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Border security is possible if Congress embraces compromise and rejects political opportunism
A bipartisan group of senators has negotiated a compromise immigration bill. The House should stop playing politics and pass it.
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OPINION
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A shamefully tepid US response to the killing of a Palestinian American teen in the West Bank
Does Tawfic Abdel Jabbar’s heritage make him less worthy of American compassion and demands for justice?
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Metro
Vermont
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More than 20 skiers had to be rescued from the Killington, Vt., backcountry. But how did they all get lost?
Christopher Campanella wound up being one of 20 guests, along with a longtime ski instructor, who’d wandered off the sprawling 1,500-acre resort, requiring a five-hour, multi-agency rescue effort to bring them all to safety.
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Money, Power, Inequality
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‘The epitome of grace’: Shirley Owens-Hicks’ relentless advocacy for civil rights and public education
One of the Boston civil rights "heroes" on the 1965 Freedom Plaza, Owens-Hicks served on the Boston School Committee and in the Massachusetts Statehouse for 20 years.
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THE GREAT DIVIDE
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Massachusetts teachers unions increasingly willing to go on strike to secure paid parental leave
Many union leaders and educators question whether their exclusion from the state paid family and medical leave act reflect a sexist attitude towards a profession largely composed of women.
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Sports
FLAMES 4, BRUINS 1
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Bruins return from All-Star break without a spark, lose to Flames
It was a game that should have left the Bruins wondering whether the roster has the kind of sandpaper, gumption, and pushback they’ll need come playoff time.
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bruins notebook
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Injured Matt Poitras unavailable to play in Bruins’ return to action
The rookie center is believed to be suffering from a shoulder injury. He skated Monday at practice but was off the ice Tuesday morning.
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On basketball
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Celtics need to use the five games before All-Star break to get back to consistent, dominant basketball
There’s five games left for the Celtics to feel good about themselves going into the eight-day respite, and continue to build their lead atop the Eastern Conference.
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Business
Trendlines
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Saving Steward Health Care will take a miracle
At stake? The future of Steward’s nine Massachusetts hospitals, which serve 200,000 patients a year.
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Finance
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JPMorgan Chase has big plans to grow in Massachusetts and beyond
The nation’s biggest bank plans to double its branch network here over the next three years.
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Consumer
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DraftKings executive’s misbehavior, non-compete aired in dueling lawsuits
A top executive at the Boston firm said he is jumping to rival Fanatics, igniting a legal battle over alleged stolen marketing plans for the Super Bowl, improper employee poaching, and workplace misbehavior.
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Arts & Lifestyle
Lifestyle
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As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs’ harsh side effects
The Food and Drug Administration has started urging drug makers to do a better job at finding the lowest effective dose, even if it takes more time.
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Arts
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Photos: See Annette Bening parade through Cambridge as Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year
The Oscar-nominated actress was honored as the 2024 Woman of the Year in Cambridge on Tuesday.
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MUSIC REVIEW
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Renée Fleming and the elements of style
Presented by Celebrity Series, Sunday afternoon’s concert featuring the soprano with pianist Inon Barnatan felt overcomplicated at times — when you have a star like Fleming, less is more.
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