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Monday, August 5, 2024


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Last year, Elizabeth Warren and JD Vance were a political odd couple. Here’s what that might tell us about the 2024 election.

The duo’s common interest speaks to an increasing willingness in both parties to embrace anti-corporate populism — a trend that could continue to be a key campaign theme through November.
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Politics


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Will rodent birth control get rid of rats? A Jamaica Plain pilot program is exploring the idea.

The idea appeals to residents and lawmakers, who see rats as an unpleasant and rampant public health issue but would also like to phase out the use of rodenticide.
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Money, Power, Inequality


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In Mass., clinicians travel to orchards and fields to bring health care to farm workers

As climate change increases the severity and duration of heat waves, clinicians are seeing the health impact on workers and are taking the initiative to meet workers where they’re at.
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Religion


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Bishop of Providence to be named successor to Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley

Henning will replace Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley after he served more than 20 years as Boston’s archbishop. O’Malley, 80, has been in the position more than five years past the typical retirement age for bishops, 75.
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Health


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Is it safe to go in the water? These Mass. beaches regularly violate bacteria safety standards.

An increasing number of swimming beaches in Massachusetts have a worsening bacteria problem that poses a threat to the public.
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Nation


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Kamala Harris is interviewing three vice presidential contenders today ahead of her choice

At least three leading candidates — Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania — are scheduled to meet with Vice President Harris on Sunday.
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Tropical Storm Debby barrels toward Florida, with potential of record-setting rains farther north

The storm was expected to move eastward over northern Florida and then stall over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina, thrashing the region with potential record-setting rains totaling up to 30 inches beginning Tuesday.
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Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze

Cooler temperatures and increased humidity gave firefighters “a great opportunity to make some good advances” on the fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills, said Chris Vestal, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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The World






World


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UK leader Starmer condemns attack on asylum-seeker hotel as far-right violence spreads

Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum-seekers that saw at least 10 police officers injured, one seriously, describing it as “far-right thuggery,” as more violence broke out across the country following a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left three girls dead.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky displays F-16 jets to combat Russia in the air

Two F-16 jets, sporting Ukraine’s trident insignia on their tails and draped in camouflage netting, were a dramatic background for the president's address to Air Forces Day.
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US and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it’s already in ‘multi-front war’ with Iran

Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’ top political leader in Iran.
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EDITORIAL


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Evan Gershkovich comes home after a prisoner exchange worth making

While it’s legitimate to worry that such trades only encourage more hostage-taking in the future, the Biden administration made the right call in this case.
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OPINION


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The DiCaprio effect when dating after 50

Men prefer younger women. If you’re a woman over 60 — maybe even 50 — you know I’m right.
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LETTERS


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The ‘malignant concentration of power’ in the Legislature

They just gave the biggest boost possible to ballot Question 1, a campaign led by Auditor Diana DiZoglio.
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Religion


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Church leaders offer support after vandals target five churches with anti-LGBTQ graffiti

After a week of prayer and gatherings aimed at unity, the affected congregations in Natick, Framingham, Sharon, Norwood plan to assemble on Sunday at their respective churches for worship.
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Cambridge


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Some MBTA stations, seen as overdose hotspots, have begun stocking Narcan in accessible boxes

Harvard students led an effort to put the life-saving drug in MBTA stops after confronting overdoses close to campus.
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Dial 911 in Cambridge? Now social workers, rather than police, are responding to some calls.

The new unarmed team says it is successfully responding to calls for people in distress, even as a local police union remains skeptical about the program.
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CHAD FINN


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The Patriots’ Drake Maye has often struggled in practice. That’s immaterial for the rookie quarterback’s future.

He’s a 21-year-old rookie quarterback practicing against a strong veteran defense, swimming in new information, and just trying to keep his helmet above water.
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In the latest chapter of this fierce rivalry, Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz in Olympic final for a ‘golden slam’

Serbia's Djokovic was most clutch when it mattered, taking a 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) win over the Spanish superstar at Court Philippe Chatrier.
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Four home runs, including two by an emotional Wilyer Abreu, power Red Sox in win over Rangers

Abreu, whose grandmother died Saturday night after a long illness, broke down crying in the dugout after hitting a solo homer in the fourth inning.
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What in the world is happening on Beacon Hill?

There’s no sense of urgency among lawmakers, whether it’s about giving Boston more liquor licenses or investing in climate tech.
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Healthcare


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Steward to lay off nearly 1,250 workers as it closes two hospitals in Mass.

The bankrupt company says the workers will be off the job by the end of the month.
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Jobs


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On Cape Cod anyway, the summer job is back

The rising cost of living for young people, combined with an unusually tight labor market, has teens working summer jobs at rates not seen for years.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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James C. Scott, iconoclastic social scientist, dies at 87

Mr. Scott, whose studies on why top-down government schemes of betterment often fail and how marginalized groups subtly undermine authority led to his embrace of anarchism as a political philosophy, died July 19 at his home in Durham, Conn.
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Obituaries


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Walter Shapiro, political columnist with a contrarian streak, dies at 77

Mr. Shapiro, whose career included stints as a presidential speechwriter, stand-up comic, professor, author and, as a recent college graduate, congressional candidate, died on July 21 in Manhattan.
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Ina Jaffe, dogged and award-winning NPR reporter, dies at 75

Ms. Jaffe, an NPR correspondent for roughly 40 years who was known for her unflinching approach to journalism and was the first editor of the network’s initial iteration of the weekly national news show “Weekend Edition Saturday,” died Thursday.
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Arts & Lifestyle






MUSIC REVIEW


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An ‘acid jazz mosh pit’ kind of day at Newport Jazz Festival

It was a Saturday full of delights at Fort Adams State Park with Johnathan Blake, Samara Joy, Elvis Costello, Dinner Party, and more.
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BOSTON AT A BARGAIN


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This week’s freebies and deals: Art, photography classes, a ‘Goonies’ screening, and more

A weekly roundup of the best of Boston, at a bargain.
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MUSIC REVIEW


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Metallica digs deep into their heavy metal history to bring a rockin’ night to Gillette Stadium

The band kicked off the first of two nights in Foxborough with a show filled with fan favorites and beloved, deep cut tracks.
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