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Monday, February 12, 2024


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Black History Now: Sign up for our Money, Power, Inequality newsletter for weekly profiles about the living civil rights leaders who were named Boston "heroes" on the 1965 Freedom Plaza.
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The T is on track to be broke soon. There’s no long-term fix.

The state’s largest public transit system estimates a yawning budget gap of $628 million come July, and top leaders have failed to advance any long-term solutions.
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THE GREAT DIVIDE


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A look behind the curtain: How the Newton School Committee and teachers union finally struck a deal

Behind the scenes, the parties worked furiously around the clock to settle. But acrimony had been ratcheting up for months, and both sides were determined to hold their ground.
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Politics


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Wealthier Mass. communities avoid brunt of expanding shelter crisis, Globe analysis shows

State data shows the unequal impact homeless families and new arrivals are having on Massachusetts.
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World


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Biden cautions Netanyahu on ground offensive in southern Gaza

President Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday that a ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip should not proceed without a plan to protect the more than 1.4 million Palestinians clustered there.
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Nation


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Woman firing long gun in Joel Osteen’s church killed by two off-duty officers; young boy with her hurt

The shooting happened between services at the megachurch that is regularly attended by 45,000 people every week.
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Ukraine-Israel aid bill clears critical hurdle in the Senate

Steep hurdles still remain for the bill in the Republican-led House, where it faces staunch opposition fueled by the “America First” stance of former president Donald Trump.
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Nation


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Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile

The repression includes the imprisoning and exiling of priests and desecration of churches.
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World


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Imran Khan’s ‘victory speech’ from jail shows AI’s peril and promise

As concerns grow about the use of artificial intelligence and its power to mislead, particularly in elections, Khan’s videos offer an example of how AI can work to circumvent suppression. But, experts say, they also increase fear about its potential dangers.
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An outburst by Trump on NATO may push Europe to go it alone

The larger implication of Donald Trump's statement is that he might invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to pick off a NATO nation, as a warning and a lesson to the 30 or so others about heeding Trump’s demands.
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OPINION


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How universities can restore free speech and constructive conversations

Concerns over the unmooring of free speech, academic freedom, and ideological diversity on campus can only be addressed through campuswide transformation.
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EDITORIAL


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Communities should use funds from the opioid settlement quickly but also wisely

Many communities haven’t used any of their money yet.
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LETTERS


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Newton teachers strike: It’s all over but the rehashing

"Mayor Ruthanne Fuller handled her incredibly tough job sensibly and productively," writes one reader. Another writes, "It is hypocritical for town administrators to allow talks to simmer, then point fingers when they boil over."
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K-12


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Mass. districts boosted teacher diversity over the last decade, but the diversity of the student population grew faster

Educators of color made up 10 percent of the educator workforce in 2022, up from 7 percent a decade earlier, according to the report. However, students of color now make up nearly half of public school enrollment in Massachusetts.
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Joy, mourning, and frustration in Bridgewater church as Margaret Mbitu is remembered

The body of Margaret Mbitu, 31, a registered nurse from Whitman, was found inside a car at Logan International Airport on Nov. 1. Her boyfriend, Kevin Kangethe, who is charged in her death, fled to Kenya, where he was arrested but then escaped last week.
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Money, Power, Inequality


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Clara Bell is a fixture of Twelfth Baptist Church. She was also a behind-the-scenes figure in the civil rights movement.

Bell, 81, is among 69 names honored on the 1965 Freedom Plaza.
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RED SOX


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It’s been a long time since the Red Sox have had a team this lacking in star power

Stars alone cannot guarantee success in Major League Baseball, but it’s almost impossible for teams to achieve greatness without great players.
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CHIEFS 25, 49ERS 22 (OT)


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Patrick Mahomes conjures more magic and Chiefs win second straight Super Bowl

With an overtime touchdown pass from Mahomes to Mecole Hardman, the Chiefs became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls since the Patriots did it 19 years ago.
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Celtics 110, Heat 106


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‘You have to rise to the occasion:’ The Celtics found a way to hold off a feisty, undermanned Heat squad

Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, and Jaylen Brown each scored at least 20 points in the win.
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Former PM Alexander Stubb wins Finnish presidency

“This has been a fair, great race,” Stubb told his opponent Pekka Haavisto after the result was clear. “I'm proud that I have been able to run with you in these elections. Thanks for a good race.”
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Housing


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In Milton, it’s downright ugly with neighbors against neighbors ahead of Tuesday’s vote on housing

After years of telling everyone to embrace more housing, this Globe columnist wrestles with welcoming development now that it’s in her backyard.
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‘It’s disheartening’: Plymouth Harbor lobstermen brace for impact of cruise ship surge

Cruise dockings are set to surge this summer in Plymouth, where lobstermen are concerned a short season could grow even shorter.
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Obituaries


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Eve Nussbaum Soumerai, teacher, writer who drew from her Holocaust experiences, dies at 97

“I am the sole Holocaust survivor of a large, loving family,” Ms. Soumerai once said while advocating that education about genocide be mandatory for high school students.
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Aston Barrett, 77, bass-playing force with Bob Marley and Wailers, dies

More than anyone else, the collaboration between Mr. Barrett and Marley turned both the Wailers and reggae itself into a global phenomenon during the 1970s.
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Si Spiegel, Jewish war hero who modernized Christmas trees, dies at 99

Before he became known as the father of artificial Christmas trees, Si Spiegel was a valiant Army aviator. In the closing days of World War II, he was piloting his B-17 Flying Fortress in an armada of 1,500 Allied bombers that pummeled Berlin. Struck by anti-aircraft flak, two of the plane’s four engines lost power as Spiegel reversed course to return to England.
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Arts


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Cher, Mariah Carey, and Sinead O’Connor are Rock Hall nominees

Cher, Mariah Carey, Sinead O’Connor, Oasis, and Sade are among the first-time nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2024, which were revealed Saturday.
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Movies


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Harvard’s Black Film Project will spotlight Black history and culture through documentary, narrative stories

The project, founded by Henry Louis Gates Jr., director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, will be housed at the Hutchins Center in partnership with Harvard’s Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies.
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ASK AMY


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Angry husband decamps to Vegas

Advice from Amy Dickinson.
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