All of the headlines from today's paper.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Today's Headlines

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Massachusetts

A proposed rule would slow down ships to protect right whales. That includes the Nantucket fast ferry.

Opponents say the proposed speed restrictions would threaten ferry businesses and upend island life for residents, visitors, and workers. Continue reading →

Higher Education

‘Profound concern’: Unsent email drafts show Emerson officials acknowledging injuries, condemning protest arrests

Emerson sent the draft letter to the office of Mayor Michelle Wu for approval before cutting references to student injuries. Continue reading →

Retail

At Boston restaurants, dollar oyster deals defy inflation. Here’s why.

The sticker price of $1 oysters has scarcely ever covered the cost of acquiring and serving them, but those pressures are only amplified now. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden tells governors he needs more sleep and less work at night

President Biden told a gathering of Democratic governors that he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours, including curtailing events after 8 p.m., according to two people who participated in the meeting and several others briefed on his comments. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

How Biden’s struggles are factoring into Trump’s VP selection

Some in the former president's camp want him to give more consideration to a young contender or to a person of color, a move that could counter the possibility that someone like Kamala Harris could replace Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket. Continue reading →

News Analysis

Mission accomplished for conservatives: strong presidency and weak agencies

The Supreme Court's view of the executive branch gives more power to the president at the top, while stripping power from those who staff the branch's many agencies. Continue reading →

Nation

‘Horse detective’ adopts wild mustangs, reunites them with herds

Clare Staples has purchased dozens of horses over the years at Bureau of Land Management auctions, including about 15 mustangs specifically so she could reunite them with other horses at her sanctuary that came from the same wild herds. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel will join renewed Gaza cease-fire talks, amid new Hezbollah attacks

The on-again-off-again cease-fire talks are based on proposals laid out by the Biden administration and backed by the United Nations. Continue reading →

World

Fight over seabed agency leadership turns nasty

The accusations of trickery underscore the controversial nature of the agency’s coming agenda. Some countries are fiercely opposed to the idea of mining the world’s deepest waters, while others see it as a badly needed economic opportunity. Continue reading →

World

Iranians’ demand for their leaders: Fix the economy

Outside of a small group of well-connected clerical and military people, along with an elite of industrialists and high-ranking professionals, Iranians’ incomes and assets have been dragged down by inflation and the weak currency. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Why Biden should step aside

For the good of the country, the president should graciously bow out of the race and free his delegates to cast their votes for someone else at the Democratic National Convention. Continue reading →

OPINION

I hate Smart Reply, and I’m not turning it off

It doesn’t care how the writer thinks or what the recipient feels. It blows people off with a kind of staggeringly bland algorithmic sang-froid. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Take a housing-first approach to homelessness

All people want is a place to live. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Six inmates at Mass. prisons file class action lawsuit over solitary confinement

The civil lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court this week alleges their nearly round-the-clock imprisonment in concrete cells the size of parking spaces, and other “oppressive conditions,” violates state and federal laws. Continue reading →

Animals

Is there a new hybrid fish in New England? Meet the ‘coddock.’

A team of scientists is now hoping to learn the truth about the curious creature. Is it simply a variation of a haddock or an actual hybrid? Continue reading →

Metro

Thousands celebrate Fourth of July in Boston with pageantry, parades, parties

Revelers waved American flags during the day and later gazed upward as fireworks illuminated the night sky — a show of unalloyed patriotism and unanimity set against a backdrop of uncertainty about the nation’s future amid a contentious presidential election year. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox 6, Marlins 5 (12 inn.)

Nick Pivetta pitches seven one-hit innings, bullpen blows lead, but Red Sox still complete sweep of Marlins with win in 12 innings

The Sox open a three-game series against the Yankees Friday night in New York. Continue reading →

CHAD FINN

The Patriots are the worst team in the NFL? Not buying it.

The very good defense should be even better, largely because it won’t have to constantly compensate for an almost unfathomably inept offense. Continue reading →

Bruins

Sweden’s Loke Johansson heads from Bruins development camp to Canada and the QMJHL

The defenseman signed with Moncton on Wednesday. It's a step in the right direction for a young player lacking North American hockey experience. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Britain’s Labour on track for landslide victory, exit poll suggests, amid anger with Conservatives

For the Tories, it appears to be a defeat of historic proportions. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

An auto dealership signed a four-year lease to a 92-year-old. Was she taken advantage of?

Grace Gangemi told her family she intended to stop driving forever after a minor car accident in April, but when she brought her leased vehicle back to the dealership, she wound up signing a new four-year lease. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Empty for nearly two decades, this building in the heart of Downtown Crossing is back on the market

The 76,000-square-foot retail and office building at 399 Washington St. is up for sale for the first time since 2017. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Mildred Thornton Stahlman, pioneer in neonatal care, dies at 101

Her research and inventiveness led to the creation, in 1961, of one of the first neonatal intensive care units. Continue reading →

Obituaries

V. Craig Jordan, who discovered a key breast cancer drug, dies at 76

Dr. Jordan was a leader in the war on cancer, initially working with tamoxifen. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rob Stone, master marketer of hip-hop, is dead at 55

Mr. Stone, who offered early exposure to rappers such as Kanye West and Drake, helped artists obtain lucrative endorsements from a corporate America that was still resistant to hip-hop. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TRAVEL | PARENTING

Advice for encouraging kids to spend time outdoors

We connected with Taylor Quimby, executive producer of New Hampshire Public Radio’s environmental podcast "Outside/In," to get some of his tips for getting kids away from their screens and out the door. Continue reading →

Arts

The majority of Gen Z describe themselves as video content creators

Tech industry insiders used to cite a rule of thumb stating that only 1 in 10 of an online community’s users generally post new content. Now younger generations are flipping that divide, a YouTube survey found. Continue reading →

Theater

A solo musical for an exploding world

Rachel Bloom’s ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show’ comes to Williamstown Continue reading →