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Saturday, August 3, 2024


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‘I’m giving up’: At Mass. and Cass, open-air drug market smaller, but persistent

The city has repeatedly attempted to clean up the area, but the vices these blocks are known for always return.
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Gaza war opponents are hopeful — but not yet convinced — that Harris will take a different stance than Biden

Antiwar delegates to the Democratic convention want to hear specifics from the vice president and have requested a meeting with her, as well as two speaking slots.
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‘Very disappointed.’ Boston priorities die in chaotic end to legislative session.

Key legislative items for Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu, including one to add hundreds of new liquor licenses for the city, were left on the drafting-room floor.
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Higher Education


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Harvard’s Alan Garber to stay on as president until 2027

The university will launch a search for his successor in late spring 2026, Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker said in a message to the campus community.
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Behind the deal: spies, a killer, secret messages and unseen diplomacy

A turning point came June 25, when a group of CIA officers sat across from their Russian counterparts during a secret meeting in a Middle Eastern capital.
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Matthew Judon’s future as a Patriot

WATCH: Columnist Chad Finn breaks down why the linebacker has all the leverage.
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Jayson Tatum off to a slow start with Team USA

WATCH: The Celtics star said he’s been “humbled” in Paris. Columnist Chad Finn discusses Tatum’s Olympic showing.
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Can the Red Sox rebound after the trade deadline?

WATCH: Reporter Pete Abraham discusses whether Boston’s moves were enough. Plus Jarren Duran’s chance encounter with a legendary outfielder.
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Harris has votes needed to be Democrats’ nominee, DNC says

Harris is set up to become the first Black woman and person of South Asian heritage to earn the top spot on a major political ticket for president.
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Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data

The complaint, filed together with the Federal Trade Commission in a California federal court, comes as the US and the prominent social media company are embroiled in yet another legal battle that will determine if – or how – TikTok will continue to operate in the country.
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Appeals court further narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope

A federal appeals court ruled that members of separate minority groups cannot join together to claim that a political map has been drawn to dilute their voting power.
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Kremlin hails return of spies but says swap won’t end fight over Ukraine

Russia released 16 prisoners, including some of Russia’s most prominent opposition figures. In return, Western nations released eight prisoners plus two children whose parents were captured Russian spies.
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Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount

Half a dozen masked assailants have ransacked the headquarters of Venezuela’s opposition in an escalation of violence against President Nicolás Maduro’s opponents after the disputed presidential election.
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Biden tells Netanyahu to accept truce in ‘very direct’ call

US President Joe Biden told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas as the White House’s frustrations over the continuation of the war in Gaza grow.
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OPINION


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Shelter policy is cruel and harmful

Governor Maura Healey should consider rescinding a new policy that will drastically limit children’s and families’ access to emergency assistance shelters and state-funded overflow shelters.
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The prisoner swap: Why now?

Those who believe Putin is a master strategist will see the swap as part of a long-term strategy, the contours of which are still obscure.
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Healey is right — the shelter system is at a breaking point

Yet her administration is working hard to preserve the right to shelter.
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At Healey’s urging, lawmakers ready to call special session to pass stalled economic development bill

In separate statements Friday, House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen E. Spilka said they are “prepared” to call a special formal session, a rarity in the Legislature, should they have a deal on the bill.
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Five big health care bills failed to get crucial votes this week. Mass. legislators insist they aren’t dead.

Lawmakers hope many will pass in informal sessions that end Dec. 31.
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State House fiddles as Massachusetts burns

In a perfect illustration of what went wrong with this historically bad session, the big players in the House and Senate left 18 months of work for the last night, only to find that they couldn’t resolve their differences in a matter of hours.
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‘This was not on our mood board’: How a Quincy clothing company became the official brand for Cape Verde’s Olympics team

ISLNDZ was founded in 2018 by four Quincy residents who wanted to share their homelands' rich heritage through streetwear.
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john powers | on the olympics


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With Olympic ouster, US men’s soccer is reminded the likelihood of a medal is further away than one might hope

Friday's 4-0 beatdown by Morocco was a harsh tutorial for a group that qualified for the Games for the first time since 2008.
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Kutter Crawford’s home run struggles continue, but Red Sox beat Rangers to start road trip

Crawford gave up four more home runs, making it 12 over his last three starts and 15 innings, a major league record for most allowed in three starts.
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A pattern of lavish spending at a leading LGBTQ nonprofit

Perks, luxurious business travel, and large pay packages might be commonplace at a for-profit company. But legal experts said they were inappropriate for a nonprofit organization that must ensure that executive pay is reasonable and aligned with the charity’s mission and the intent of donors.
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Healthcare


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Wu threatens to thwart any plans to redevelop Carney Hospital site

A letter from Mayor Michelle Wu warned the hospital's landlords against trying to cash in on the property with more lucrative development.
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So long, seaplanes: Boston-New York service grounded this summer after selling too few tickets

Tailwind Air's basic pitch was a door-to-door trip between Boston and Manhattan that’s speedier than flying, at one-way prices ranging from $400 to $800.
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Obituaries


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Benjamin Luxon, British baritone thwarted by hearing loss, dies at 87

Benjamin Luxon, a warm-voiced British baritone who was admired for his singing of German and British song and his robust opera performances, but whose flourishing career was cut short by encroaching deafness, died July 25 at his home in Sandisfield, Mass. He was 87.
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Toumani Diabaté, world music master of Mali’s stringed kora, dies at 58

Mr. Diabaté, a Malian virtuoso of a 21-string instrument known as the kora, brought a rich West African musical legacy to audiences around the world with genre-mixing collaborations ranging from American blues to the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Marylee Fairbanks, co-producer of award-winning ‘The Outsiders,’ is a multifaceted force

“We need to build our next generation of theatergoers, and shows like ‘The Outsiders’ help to do that,” said Fairbanks, an Emerson College alumna who now lives in West Boxford.
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Lifestyle


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Five ways to have a ‘brat’ summer in Boston

Boston is brat if you make it brat.
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STAGE REVIEW


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Chenoweth charms, but Broadway-bound ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is a mixed bag

In its world premiere at the Emerson Colonial, the musical’s high notes soared, but there’s still some work to do.
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