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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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Crime & Courts

Death of Sandra Birchmore was a homicide, prominent pathologist says

The finding contradicts the 2021 conclusion of the state medical examiner, who ruled that Birchmore, a young woman who was allegedly groomed by three former Stoughton police officers, died of suicide. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee

The Senate's version dashes the hopes of housing advocates and pleases the powerful real estate industry that had lobbied hard against the idea. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Experts say John O’Keefe’s injuries not consistent with being struck by SUV as testimony concludes

The defense rested its case Monday in the murder trial of Karen Read, and closing arguments are set for Tuesday. Continue reading →

HIGH & DRY

‘Durgin-Park, I can’t believe that’: How a Mattapan restaurant got its liquor license from the historic Faneuil Hall spot

Mello Vibez's experience highlights a Boston liquor license system that squashes opportunities to build both wealth and community life in underserved neighborhoods. Continue reading →

Elections

Elizabeth Warren makes the case for Joe Biden on abortion across the country

Senator Elizabeth Warren has quickly risen as one of the highest-profile allies to President Biden on the topic of abortion due to her national recognition and credibility on the issue. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

GOP targets Biden's age. Will it backfire?

WATCH: Trump sets a low bar for the first debate. Does reporter Jim Puzzanghera think it’s a winning strategy? He explores with guest host James Pindell. Watch →

As obesity drugs surge, Black Americans feel left out

WATCH: Health data reporter Alissa Durham dives into why it is harder for Black Americans to get medications like Ozempic and what can be done. Watch →

Maximizing state ‘Lemon Law’ protections

WATCH: The Mass. law protects people who bought new and used cars, but as consumer advocacy columnist Sean P. Murphy explains, there are some limitations. Watch →

The Nation

Elections

Elizabeth Warren makes the case for Joe Biden on abortion across the country

Senator Elizabeth Warren has quickly risen as one of the highest-profile allies to President Biden on the topic of abortion due to her national recognition and credibility on the issue. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court will hear challenge to Tenn. law banning transition care for minors

The move could have broad ramifications for about 25 states that have enacted similar measures. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Conn. law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption

Connecticut law requires students to receive certain immunizations before enrolling in school, allowing some medical exemptions. Continue reading →

The World

World

Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The prime minister's comments come at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas appear to be moving further apart over the latest cease-fire proposal. Continue reading →

World

Iran’s onerous hijab law for women is now a campaign issue

All six of the men running for president, five of them conservative, have sought to distance themselves from the methods of enforcing the law, which include violence, arrests, and monetary fines. Continue reading →

World

Many African nations want France out. this country wants it in.

Rwanda is embracing France, celebrating its culture, language, and food, despite decades of frosty relations with Paris over its role in the 1994 genocide. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

What happens when Biden’s immigration record comes into focus on the debate stage?

Voters say that immigration is the top problem facing the United States. I asked three experts how the president should address his record on the hotly contested political issue. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Parents through IVF, surrogacy need equal protection

Legal update would protect couples, including same-sex, who use assisted reproduction. Continue reading →

OPINION

Long COVID is like having a gun to my head

I hope everyone who hasn’t experienced long COVID never really understands what I’m talking about — that our abled bodies are only temporary. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Collapsed Roxbury porch may not have been inspected in decades

The last available inspection of the third-floor balcony at 527 Dudley St. took place in August 1998, according to an Inspectional Services Department's online portal. Continue reading →

Politics

Following Healey, Mass. lawmakers seek more than $1 billion in life sciences, climate-tech investments

The 130-page bill is packed with a variety of other spending and policy proposals, among them measures that would create new tax credits for live theatre productions and video game companies and rename the Seaport convention center for late Boston mayor, Thomas Menino. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

‘We are all just people trying to make it home alive.’ Vigil held for two cyclists killed two weeks apart in Cambridge.

Family, friends, and fellow cyclists gathered at Cambridge City Hall Monday to grieve and call for change. Continue reading →

Sports

Golf

They first played Newport CC in the 1995 US Amateur. Now they’re back for the US Senior Open.

Craig Barlow, Notah Begay, Trip Kuehne, and Chris Riley were in the early stages of their careers when they arrived at the historic course 29 years ago. Continue reading →

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Triston Casas undergoes MRI to check on rib cage injury, looks forward to swinging back into action for Red Sox

A target date for the first baseman to return remains the Red Sox' series against the Marlins next week. That might be too ambitious, but Casas is optimistic about his progress. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins trade Linus Ullmark to Senators for package that includes a first-round pick

The draft pick is No. 25 overall this year, and the Bruins also receive center Mark Kastelic and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. Continue reading →

Business

HIGH & DRY

‘Durgin-Park, I can’t believe that’: How a Mattapan restaurant got its liquor license from the historic Faneuil Hall spot

Mello Vibez's experience highlights a Boston liquor license system that squashes opportunities to build both wealth and community life in underserved neighborhoods. Continue reading →

HIGH & DRY

‘Durgin-Park, I can’t believe that’: How a Mattapan restaurant got its liquor license from the historic Faneuil Hall spot

Mello Vibez's experience highlights a Boston liquor license system that squashes opportunities to build both wealth and community life in underserved neighborhoods. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Healey offers $15 million to help Boston convert downtown office buildings into housing

Developments that have been proposed so far would bring 400 units to the central business district. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Tamayo Perry, professional surfer, dies after shark attack off Oahu

A lifeguard and professional surfer who grew up on the beaches of Oahu, Hawaii, cementing himself as a local celebrity both in the water and in film and television appearances, died Sunday after he was attacked by a shark while surfing, authorities said. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Thomas J. McCormack, who transformed St. Martin’s Press, dies at 92

Mr. McCormack was an iconoclastic CEO and editor who transformed St. Martin’s Press into a publishing behemoth with bestselling books such as “The Silence of the Lambs” and “All Creatures Great and Small.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

I have no relationship experience

But my grades are great! Continue reading →

Arts

In its 100th year, The Horn Book announces awards — and prepares to receive a big prize of its own

The awards celebrate the very best in literature for children and young people. And The Horn Book itself will receive the Carle Honors Mentor Award in September. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Mindy Kaling reveals she secretly gave birth to her third child earlier this year

The Cambridge native shared the first public images of her new daughter, Anne, in a social media post Monday. Continue reading →