All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Today's Headlines

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Retail

When drugstores disappear: Why nearly 15,000 Bostonians live in ‘pharmacy deserts’

Many of these dead zones overlap vulnerable communities — already poorer, sicker, and less well-resourced than the rest of the state. Where do patients go? Continue reading →

On the Olympics

The extraordinary Simone Biles is now an ‘old’ favorite for more gold at Paris Olympics

At 27, she is the grande dame of gymnastics, and it is a remarkable status considering what she has been through. Continue reading →

Business

Steward pushes for earlier closure of two hospitals

The timeline is almost three months sooner than generally allowed under Massachusetts rules. Continue reading →

World

Strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 12 and threatens to spark a wider war

A rocket strike at a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights has killed at least 12 children and teens. Continue reading →

World

Away from the war in Gaza, another Palestinian economy is wrecked

The war that followed the invasion is devastating Gaza, but it is also impoverishing the West Bank, which has become a kind of second front in Israel’s battle against Palestinian militancy. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area larger than Los Angeles

Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in northern California are getting some help from the weather just hours after the blaze exploded scorching an area larger than Los Angeles. Continue reading →

Nation

TikTok Data Collection is National Security Threat, DOJ Says

The popular social media app could be compelled to share the user information with China, which could also censor or influence content seen by Americans, the Justice Department said in court filings late Friday. Continue reading →

Nation

Bats already had problems. Now, add taxidermy listings on Etsy and eBay.

“If people aren’t discerning, they might think they’re buying products that are sustainably sourced, but they’re not.” Continue reading →

The World

World

The US and China air global differences as their top diplomats meet for sixth time since last year

The United States and China have renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart held their sixth meeting since last year amid an uncertain political situation in the U.S. and growing concerns about China’s increasing assertiveness in Asia and elsewhere Continue reading →

World

Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China

Philippine government personnel have transported food and other supplies to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent without any clashes with China. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

Flooding, bacteria, hostility: So much for Walden Pond’s tranquility

Swimmers vs. fishermen. Crowds vs. Mother Nature. In summer, tensions can simmer at Thoreau’s beloved retreat. Continue reading →

Photos: A rare look inside Harvard’s collection of 7.5 million insects

Some 35,000 specimens in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are “primary types,” meaning they are the first used to describe their species. Only the Smithsonian has more. Continue reading →

I’m a die-hard Boston sports fan. Can the WNBA get me to root for New York?

The WNBA presents a problem for people like me: There is no Boston team. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

It’s KA-mala, not ka-MA-la

People should be pronouncing the vice president's name correctly by now. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

After reports of dismal conditions, nursing homes need more staff — and more oversight

Homes need help recruiting and retaining staff. They also need stricter regulation to ensure revenues that could go to patient care aren’t diverted to owners. Continue reading →

LETTERS

About time they cleared air over lawmakers’ smoke-filled rooms

"The system of Beacon Hill power brokering, awash in money and patronage, is gross indeed," writes one reader. Another writes, "I am 74 years old and fed up with all politics." Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Of the 20 highest-paid Boston police officers, nearly half have disciplinary records

The complaints involved infractions related to details, untruthfulness, warning shots and signals, negligent duty and unreasonable judgment, conduct unbecoming, and conformance to laws, records show. Continue reading →

Cape Cod and Islands

Shark season has begun on the Cape. Why aren’t swimmers concerned?

This year, shark season kicked off on the Cape with two late May sightings and dozens spotted since then, which experts said was on par for shark activity in recent years. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Volunteers search Rumney Marsh for the remains of Harmony Montgomery

Investigators say Adam Montgomery disposed of his daughter's remains in 2020, but he has refused to disclose where he left her body. Continue reading →

Sports

Yankees 11, Red Sox 8 (10 inn.)

Red Sox can’t hang on to late lead, lose slugfest to Yankees in 10 innings

After Kenley Jansen allowed the tying run in the ninth, New York got to Chase Anderson for three runs in the extra frame. Continue reading →

Olympic swimming

On their first night in pool, American swimmers do as well as hoped in Paris

Men won gold in the 4x100 freestyle relay and women won silver in the same event, but the Aussies still loom large as a threat. Continue reading →

On Baseball

Wilyer Abreu is showing early signs he could be the next in strong line of Red Sox right fielders

The 25-year-old from Venezuela has had an impressive second season for the Sox. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Steward pushes for earlier closure of two hospitals

The timeline is almost three months sooner than generally allowed under Massachusetts rules. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

Anointing Kamala Harris was a mistake

She may be the Democrats’ best possible candidate. But a contested nomination process would have put that idea to the test. Continue reading →

IDEAS

My elderly father had dementia, anger issues, and many guns. What were we to do?

One under-reported aspect of America’s firearms epidemic: armed seniors with memory issues. My family had few legal options for disarming our dad. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Thomas Neff, who turned Soviet warheads into electricity, dies at 80

Mr. Neff pioneered an East-West deal that gave bankrupt Moscow hard currency, reduced nuclear threats, and produced one of the greatest peace dividends of all time. Continue reading →

COLLEGES

Former UMass athletic director Bob Marcum dies days after suffering a stroke

Marcum, who was 87, led the UMass athletic department from 1993-2002 before going to Marshall until he retired in 2009. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Roland Dumas, French foreign minister tainted by scandal, dies at 101

Roland Dumas, a former French foreign minister, agile political fixer and star defense lawyer whose taste for living large proved his undoing, died July 3 in Paris. He was 101. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

What might be on Kamala Harris’s campaign megamix?

On Monday, the vice president made her entrance to her new Delaware campaign headquarters to the sound of Beyoncé's “Freedom,” from the 2016 album "Lemonade." Continue reading →

Visual Arts

At the Farnsworth, a rare look at Andrew Wyeth’s forays into abstraction

The celebrated American realist’s fascinating abstract experiments lasted decades, yet are little known. Continue reading →

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

What viewers watch can say a lot about their politics

As they click their remotes or swipe through the oceans of scripted programming, viewers are looking to be entertained. But they are also, on both ends of the political spectrum, looking for affirmations of their values. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

Everything you need to know about hiking with kids

We have learned a lot over many miles about how to make a trip work, even when not all of us want to be there 100 percent of the time. Read on for tips about hiking with kids. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Our favorite new camping gear of the season

Enjoy this summer’s adventures, whether you’re bedded down in a plush bell tent, road-tripping with your roof box, or watching movies under a meteor shower. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

It’s not easy being Green (Mountain), but it’s worth it. Native Vermonters tell you how to fit in.

For me, life as a kid here included watching tourists pick maple leaves off the ground as souvenirs, attending town halls to listen to Bernie Sanders, and getting really into outdoor sports. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Industry, Globe mourn the loss of Ask the Garden Guy’s R. Wayne Mezitt

An icon in the plant world, he was a mentor to many and a steward of responsible horticulture. Continue reading →