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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Today's Headlines

Karen Read trial complications. Now that three key law enforcement witnesses are facing internal affairs reviews, experts say the retrial could cause quite the headache for prosecutors. FULL STORY HERE.

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Immigration

As Mass. shelter system shuts them out, migrant families wander Boston streets at night, seeking a place to sleep

Newly arrived migrant families are shuffled each night between state welcome centers, Boston Medical Center, and the often closed offices of migrant aid groups. Continue reading →

Politics

Free community college and online lottery: Healey signs $58 billion state budget, slices millions from elsewhere

In signing the budget for fiscal year 2025, Healey vetoed $317 million in spending while allowing every resident to attend a Massachusetts community college tuition-free and allowing the state’s regional transit authorities to offer fare-free bus service. Continue reading →

OLYMPICS

As his men’s gymnastics team is written into history, Stoughton’s Frederick Richard at the center of it all, living the American dream

The 20-year-old Michigan undergrad delivered team-high scores on high bar, floor routine, and parallel bars as the United States won its first team Olympic medal in men's gymnastics since 2008. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Steward delays hospital sales as protesters rally against closings

Steward plans to shutter Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. Continue reading →

Politics

Emhoff to fund-raise in Martha’s Vineyard, as Harris campaign taps deep pockets in Mass.

The flurry of events show how Massachusetts has flexed its muscle as a fund-raising powerhouse since the vice president began her campaign for president just eight days ago. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Shelter policy overhaul leaves some migrants homeless

WATCH: The state’s emergency housing system is significantly changing. Reporter Samantha J. Gross explains the fallout. Watch →

Duo finds fast fix for Massachusetts EV dilemma

WATCH: Electric vehicle chargers are hard to come by and often not fast enough. Meet the pair of Weymouth innovators behind a new way to charge up. Watch →

Finding joy after tragedy

WATCH: Author Rachel Zimmerman’s husband died by suicide. How did she move forward? She opens her story and book, “Us, After: A Memoir of Love and Suicide.” Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Trump agrees to be interviewed by FBI in its investigation into shooter

The FBI on Monday also provided the most comprehensive portrait to date of the shooter, Thomas Crooks. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden calls for major changes to Supreme Court

In his first public engagement since announcing his decision to end his presidential campaign last week, Biden said he would push for legislation that would impose term limits and create an enforceable code of ethics on the justices. Continue reading →

Nation

FDA approves blood test for colon cancer detection

For many people, a routine blood test is easier to get than a colonoscopy or a fecal sample test. But the blood test comes with limitations. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel’s security Cabinet approves military response to attack from Lebanon

Visiting the scene of the strike, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said of the victims: “These children are our children, the children of all of us. Israel will not and cannot let this pass." Continue reading →

World

Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest what they said was an attempt by President Nicolás Maduro to steal the election in which both candidates claimed victory. Continue reading →

World

Israeli troops held for questioning in prisoner abuse investigation

The detentions ignited a crisis at the base as reservists and far-right politicians shouted in anger about the raid — a rare instance of Israeli soldiers confronting their own. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Why Kamala Harris’s running mate should be Mark Kelly

The vice president's perceived vulnerability is the border crisis. The senator from Arizona can help. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Pharmacy benefit managers shouldn’t have free rein to drive up drug prices

Congress should regulate anti-competitive practices. Continue reading →

Opinion

Project 2025′s abortion stand is from the religious right

Project 2025 doesn’t explicitly endorse no-exceptions abortion bans. But it uses language that could comport with Catholic teaching along those lines. That would go beyond what most Americans, including the abortion-averse, could stomach. Continue reading →

Metro

AS I SEE IT

Red all over

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the colorful stories of New England to Globe readers. Continue reading →

Politics

Amid opioid crisis, Mass. Senate leaders unveil proposal to allow for supervised consumption sites

The provision allowing for so-called overdose prevention centers is part of a larger package released by the Senate aimed at treating substance abuse. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

In Karen Read case, compromised State Police witnesses will likely complicate retrial, experts say

Prosecutors will face challenges when retrying the case in January, now that three key law enforcement witnesses are facing internal affairs reviews apparently linked to the case, legal observers said. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Red Sox acquire Pirates righthander Quinn Priester for infield prospect Nick Yorke

Priester, who was immediately assigned to Worcester, was used as both a starter and reliever by the Pirates this year. Continue reading →

on football

Five days into training camp, it feels as if things are falling apart with the Patriots

On Monday, two veterans protested their contracts by refusing to put on pads. Another player got kicked out for fighting. And the offense was a mess. Continue reading →

OLYMPICS

How Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik produced a ‘fairy tale’ finish for US men’s gymnastics

Nedoroscik’s pommel horse routine score of 14.866, 6.200 in difficulty and 8.666 in execution, was the highest individual mark by an American gymnast. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Biden allies celebrate ‘giant relief’ of pensions rescued for 72,000 Teamsters in New England

The move was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Democrats in Congress passed in 2021 without a single Republican vote. Continue reading →

bold types

Former Walsh, Rollins aide Dan Mulhern to co-chair government affairs practice at Nutter

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Business

Senate votes to create 264 new liquor licenses for Boston

With the end of legislative session around the corner, the bill is now heading to a conference committee. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Abner Haynes, a star of the AFL’s early years, dies at 86

The elusive halfback integrated his college team in Texas before becoming one of the most exciting stars of the brand-new American Football League. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sylvain Saudan, ‘skier of the impossible,’ dies at 87

Sylvain Saudan, who was widely known as the “skier of the impossible” for his audacious and potentially life-ending descents down some of the steepest, most inaccessible slopes in the world, died July 14 at his home in Les Houches, France. He was 87. Continue reading →

Obituaries

John Teal, Woods Hole scientist who championed wetland protections, dies at 94

Teal’s research and advocacy efforts influenced key New England environmental protections, including the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Boston Harbor cleanup. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Getting off to a very good start

Viewership for the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics was nearly double that for the Tokyo Games. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

I’m having trouble getting over the divorce

My ex is a musician, now living his best life. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Conan O’Brien and other famous faces helped cap a star-studded final day of the Newport Folk Festival

The former late-night host wasn't the only big name on Sunday, as John C. Reilly, Mavis Staples, Jack White, and even Triumph the Insult Comic Dog all performed during the final day of the festival. Continue reading →