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 Friday, July 12, 2024
 
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 After an early stumble, Biden holds his own in pivotal news conference 
The first question came with the type of mental slip he can’t afford, but the night was no disaster. 
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 A year after the deluge, floods return to Vermont 
Vermonters are reeling after the waters devastated swaths of the state, a year to the day after the worst floods in a century. 
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 Steward Health Care is under federal investigation for potential foreign corruption violations 
Steward’s international activities have already drawn substantial scrutiny, most notably in Malta, where the company first attempted to expand its brand overseas. 
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 Local police didn’t want him to have guns. He was allowed to buy them anyway. Then he killed his wife — and himself. 
Police in Hopkinton, R.I., twice denied Joseph Francis’ applications to buy firearms because of a cyberstalking charge. But Francis’ lawyer, who is also the president of the R.I. Second Amendment Coalition, cleared the way. 
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 Mass. communities increasingly seek overrides to tax cap to pay for schools, other services 
Nearly 100 override votes have taken place over 18 months, making it one of the most robust periods for such votes in recent years. 
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 What is Project 2025? 
WATCH: Political reporter James Pindell shines a light on the conservative policy plan aimed at remaking the presidency. 
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 OPINION: Democrats need a Trump-beating message 
WATCH: Ideas writer David Scharfenberg says President Biden’s age isn’t the party's only liability. 
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 Meet the astrophysicist turned nude model 
WATCH: Posing naked for hours would be a nightmare for some, but it's a dream for graduate student Collin Cherubim – meditative even. 
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 A Trump ally is training 75 armed citizens. Is that a militia? 
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican who has allied himself with former president Donald Trump and thrust himself into the culture wars, posted a call in March for residents with gun permits and an interest in becoming “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs.” 
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 House defeats measure to fine Garland over refusal to share Biden audio 
The resolution — the latest bid by Republicans to force Garland to turn over the recordings — failed after four Republicans broke with their party to oppose it, joining Democrats who voted “no” en masse. 
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 Some Biden advisers are discussing how to persuade him to step aside 
Some longtime aides and advisers to President Biden have become increasingly convinced that he will have to step aside from the campaign, and in recent days they have been trying to come up with ways to persuade him that he should, according to three people briefed on the matter. 
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 NATO on the edge: Biden praises and Trump denigrates a 75-year alliance 
As NATO leaders gathered in Washington this week, one US president hailed the 75-year defensive alliance as the greatest “in the history of the world.” 
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 Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures. But it says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis 
While the army appeared to clear itself in the tank strike, it acknowledged a string of errors that day in its core mission of protecting the country’s citizens, including slow response times and disorganization during the standoff at Kibbutz Be’eri. 
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 Oil tanker held by Iran for over a year reaches international waters, tracking data shows 
An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized amid tensions between Tehran and the United States reached international waters on Thursday, tracking data showed. 
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 Trump is ‘shocked, shocked!’ 
Donald Trump reminded me of the scene in “Casablanca” when Claude Rains’s character, looking for a reason to shut down Humphrey Bogart's nightclub, exclaimed he was “shocked.” 
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 Here’s a way to prevent foreclosures 
Foreclosure mediation has been proven to help homeowners avoid losing their homes without penalizing lenders. The Legislature should enact a pilot program to study it. 
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 Don’t forget Governor J.B. Pritzker 
The key to this election, like those in 2016 and 2020, are the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania (the Blue Wall). 
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 Army nurse who treated Maine mass shooter last summer testifies before state investigators Thursday 
Major Matthew Dickison, who evaluated Robert R. Card II, repeatedly reiterated his calls for Card to not have access to weapons, and for him to receive additional psychiatric care. 
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 Mass. forced medication bill sparks intense debate 
The legislation raises question over how to weigh a psychiatrist's judgement when it conflicts with a patient's wishes. 
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 King’s Beach in Lynn has the worst water quality rating of any beach in the state. Here’s why. 
For as long as most Lynn residents can remember, King’s Beach has been sullied with excessive levels of bacteria. 
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 How can the Red Sox find the next Jarren Duran in the 2024 MLB Draft? 
The success of a draft is defined not simply by taking players with the most potential, but instead the most potential that a team can shape. 
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 MVP of Red Sox? Ceddanne Rafaela’s versatility should not be overlooked in team’s resurgence 
Rafaela started his 40th game at shortstop in a 7-0 win over the A's. He also has started 46 games in center field. 
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 The PGA of America got it right by naming Keegan Bradley US Ryder Cup captain, and other thoughts 
Bradley, 38, is liked and respected among his peers, good enough still for consideration as a player but seasoned enough to be viewed as an authority. 
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 Steward Health Care is under federal investigation for potential foreign corruption violations 
Steward’s international activities have already drawn substantial scrutiny, most notably in Malta, where the company first attempted to expand its brand overseas. 
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 Embattled cannabis commission proposes overhauling itself 
The move to establish a new governance structure follows months of turmoil at the agency, including calls for it to be taken over by a state receiver. 
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 It’s so hot. Are landlords legally obliged to provide air conditioning? 
State health codes don't require landlords to provide air conditioning, but if they promise air conditioning, they have to maintain it. 
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 Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville’ dies at 75 
Ms. Duvall was an intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman. 
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 Claudia Franc Williams, daughter of Red Sox legend Ted Williams, dies at 52 
Williams died in December, but the Red Sox held off announcing it to honor her family’s wish to mourn privately before sharing the news, according to Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy. 
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 Erin and Travis Jean’s son, Felix, died in infancy from a rare skin disorder. Here’s what they’d like other families to know about losing a child. 
In March 2022, Felix died at two-and-a-half months old from complications associated with epidermolysis bullosa (EB). 
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 MOVIE REVIEW | ★½
 
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 Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum flop when they should soar in ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ 
It's five movies in one, and they’re all bad. 
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 Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert says goodbye to his job of 27 years, and to you, his readers 
He writes: “For years, I’ve been relentlessly critical of series that overstay; now it’s time for me to take my own damn advice.” 
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