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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
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Energy

GE Vernova stands alone. Can Boston’s clean-energy scene grow with it?

While GE Vernova will likely face its share of headwinds amid the stops-and-starts of an evolving clean-energy sector, the spinoff offers an opportunity at redemption. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Jury begins deliberations in Karen Read trial and will return on Wednesday

Jurors heard closing arguments and the judge's instructions on Tuesday. They are set to resume their deliberations on Wednesday morning. Continue reading →

Politics

Sit. Stay. Play dead? In a first, Mass. medical examiner to deploy dog-like robot in death investigations.

The medical examiner’s office plans to deploy the dog-like robot dubbed Spot at its Boston office, where officials say it will assist in the remote examinations of bodies and patrol the facility off-hours. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘He’s lying about everything’: Author’s claim about ‘Whitey’ Bulger and Gardner heist dubbed a fantasy

“He’s just a complete fraud,” a former Winter Hill Gang member said of Sean Scott Hicks. Continue reading →

Nation

NTSB concludes flaming wheel bearing caused East Palestine, Ohio derailment, vent and burn was unnecessary

Area residents, rail industry representatives, and officials packed East Palestine High School’s auditorium Tuesday to hear the NTSB’s investigation findings and recommendations to prevent similar disasters. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Mattapan restaurant defies liquor license odds

WATCH: Columnist Shirley Leung breaks down why Mello Vibez’s quest to serve alcohol highlights a system that squashes opportunities in underserved neighborhoods Watch →

OPINION: Ticketmaster needs to face the music

WATCH: Senior opinion writer and editorial board member Kimberly Atkins Stohr says it’s time to break up the live entertainment monopoly. Watch →

OPINION: System for adults with disabilities is ‘shockingly behind’

WATCH: Christine Simpson, contributor and mother of a son with developmental disabilities, explains the challenges and what should be done. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

NTSB concludes flaming wheel bearing caused East Palestine, Ohio derailment, vent and burn was unnecessary

Area residents, rail industry representatives, and officials packed East Palestine High School’s auditorium Tuesday to hear the NTSB’s investigation findings and recommendations to prevent similar disasters. Continue reading →

Nation

US surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis

The advisory marked the first time the nation’s leading voice on public health — the same office that in the 1960s highlighted the lethal consequences of cigarette smoking — had issued an urgent pronouncement on deaths related to firearms. Continue reading →

Politics

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed

The bill was a signature achievement for President Biden, and the particulars on how it has been implemented come as he seeks reelection in November. Continue reading →

The World

World

Kenyan president vows to prevent violence ‘at whatever cost’

Kenyan President William Ruto deployed the military Tuesday to crack down on what he called “treasonous” protesters. Continue reading →

World

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

It wasn’t immediately known what the Kenyans’ first assignment would be, but they will face violent gangs that control 80 percent of Haiti’s capital. Continue reading →

World

China becomes first country to retrieve rocks from the moon’s far side

The rocks may help scientists deduce how the moon’s volcanic activity caused its two halves to evolve differently. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Biden, Trump, and the issue no one wants to talk about

Housing policy is largely left to local governments. But as prices have skyrocketed, there are levers the federal government can pull to make homes more affordable and spur new development. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Bicyclists take their life in their hands — and in ours

Readers express a range of reactions to the two fatal crashes within two weeks involving cyclists in Cambridge. Continue reading →

OPINION

Jimmy Carter’s post-presidency has been remarkable — with one exception

The 39th POTUS couldn’t refrain from attacking those who followed him to the White House. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

‘He’s lying about everything’: Author’s claim about ‘Whitey’ Bulger and Gardner heist dubbed a fantasy

“He’s just a complete fraud,” a former Winter Hill Gang member said of Sean Scott Hicks. Continue reading →

Weather

The beach at Walden Pond is mostly underwater. It might stay like that all summer.

Much of the beach has been covered by high water since April, and officials are urging people to forgo the popular swimming spot. Continue reading →

Transportation

Traffic in the Boston area got worse in 2023, study shows

The average Boston driver spent 88 hours stuck in traffic in 2023, 10 more than the year before, putting the Hub in the top five most congested cities in the United States, according to a study. Continue reading →

Sports

On baseball

The trade rumors won’t end, but Kenley Jansen wants to win . . . in Boston

His hunger to win in Boston has been stoked by seeing and appreciating how the Celtics have been celebrated in recent days. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins’ return for Linus Ullmark doesn’t seem to add up

Any hopes of allocating another $3 million-$4 million in spending power were snuffed out once the Bruins opted to take on goalie Joonas Korpisalo. Continue reading →

on basketball

This draft seems like a place for the Celtics to get help for ‘down the road’

The roster certainly doesn't need to be replenished immediately, so Brad Stevens & Co. have different ways they can go with the No. 30 pick. Continue reading →

Business

Biotech

Ginkgo Bioworks plans to lay off more than a third of its workers

Based on the headcount reported by the company for the end of last year, at least 400 workers could lose their jobs. Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

How Will Ahmed turned an idea he had as a student athlete at Harvard into a $3.6 billion fitness-tech brand

Ahmed's company, Whoop, has scored investments from Michael Phelps and LeBron James, opened a flashy headquarters steps from Fenway Park, and made waves in the crowded world of wearable tech. Continue reading →

Business

‘Oh no, we can’t have this’: Managers knew they couldn’t fire her for being trans, but they found a way

"If my supervisors didn’t know I was trans, everything was smooth sailing," said events coordinator Dreya Catozzi. "But I was open about being trans with co-workers, and once it got to the higher-ups, they felt uncomfortable." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Jeremy Tepper, SiriusXM’s longtime alt-country impresario, dies at 60

“Jeremy loved music more than anybody else I’ve ever known,” singer-songwriter Steve Earle said. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Lily Gladstone calls ‘Fancy Dance’ the ‘absolute highlight’ of her career

Erica Tremblay’s debut feature tells the story of two women searching for a missing loved one while preparing for a powwow. Continue reading →

Music

David Ibbett’s Mars Symphony turns the mysterious red planet into an instrumental soundscape

The composition, which employs real sounds from the surface of Mars and geographic data to guide its orchestral melodies, will be featured for three nights at the Museum of Science this summer. Continue reading →

FOOD

Summertime sadness: Why potlucks are terrible

Forget shark attacks and sunburns. These rotting buffets are the season’s biggest hazard. Continue reading →