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Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Climate
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Indigenous history lies buried in far downeast Maine. The race is on to preserve it.
As climate change leads to higher seas, archeologists are racing to understand and preserve what they can before the ocean takes it away.
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Massachusetts
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Mass. advocates push back on 5-day limit for overflow migrant shelters
Aid groups are protesting the state’s new policy and scrambling to provide housing.
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Healthcare
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Among Massachusetts hospitals, the gap between rich and poor widens
Hospitals that serve lower income patients charge much lower prices compared to big players like Mass General Brigham.
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Politics
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In Boston, just four of city’s top 100 earners are women. The majority are white men.
Data obtained by the Globe highlight the gender and race gaps in city government pay.
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Books
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Is a single word enough to get a children’s book blacklisted? Maybe — if that word is ‘nonbinary.’
Founded by kid-lit writers, Authors Against Book Bans fights censorship by deploying authors to the front lines, from social media to school board meetings.
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Boston Globe Today
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‘Extreme’ weather forecast for August
WATCH: The last official month of summer is shaking up to be a soaker and a scorcher. Lead meteorologist Ken Mahan takes a look at what we can expect.
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Controversy surrounding Mayor Wu’s maternity leave
WATCH: If she doesn’t take time off, would that imply women don’t need it? Or, would it be the ultimate act of feminism? Columnist Shirley Leung weighs in.
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New Bedford could build a homeless encampment
WATCH: Cities across the country are tearing camps down, but local advocates want to build. Reporter John Hilliard unpacks the plan and pushback.
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The Nation
Nation
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US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
The number of women getting abortions in the US actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found.
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Nation
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Harris and Walz say they’re ‘joyful warriors,’ narrowly miss tarmac confrontation with Vance
The Democrats visited Wisconsin and Michigan, hoping to shore up support among younger, diverse, labor-friendly voters.
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Political Notebook
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Trump calls Harris-Walz ticket ‘communist’
Trump also suggested he was willing to debate Harris anywhere, despite having pulled out of a scheduled debate.
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The World
World
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After French rail sabotage, some see signs of a murky ‘ultraleft’
There have been no arrests, and no suspects have been publicly identified more than a week after coordinated arson attacks in France that disrupted rail travel for hundreds of thousands of travelers before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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World
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Arab and Western nations urge restraint as Israel-Iran tensions simmer
The diplomatic push by Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, came as the United States, France, and other countries have also been trying to lower tensions in the Middle East and renew stalled efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
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World
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Ukraine launches rare cross-border ground assault into Russia
The assault, which began Tuesday in the Kursk region of western Russia, has resulted in heavy fighting, according to images from the battlefield verified by independent military analysts and Russian statements.
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Editorial & Opinion
OPINION
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Walz pick gives Trump campaign the reset it needed
The Trump campaign was unprepared for Kamala Harris’s strong start and seemed unsure about the best way to attack her. With Tim Walz, it knows exactly what to do.
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EDITORIAL
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Marijuana testing must be accurate
Michigan provides an example of how regulators can hold labs accountable.
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LETTERS
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And just like that, Harris and Walz are off and running
Readers offer a range of reactions, almost all positive, to Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as her running mate.
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Metro
K-12
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‘My confidence grew’: Tilling gardens sprouts more than just summer fruit for students living in urban areas
The initiative, which works with students in Boston and Cambridge, strives to ensure equity in science education and urban students’ access to nature.
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Crime & Courts
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Friends mourn pregnant woman killed in Lynn: ‘All she ever wanted was to be a mom’
Brianna Welsh, 25, was allegedly killed by her boyfriend's brother.
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Crime & Courts
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US judge dismisses suit claiming MIT ignored antisemitism on campus
A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit claiming the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reacted with “deliberate indifference” to antisemitism and discrimination on campus that created a climate of fear for Jewish and Israeli students.
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Sports
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A pretty cool moment for a Summer Games: US figure skaters receive their 2022 gold medals
The Russians' use of banned substances eventually disqualified them, but it was a long and frustrating battle for the Americans.
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ROYALS 8, RED SOX 4
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Kutter Crawford can’t find his command and the Royals avoid a Red Sox sweep
The Royals tagged Crawford for six runs in just 3⅔ innings, his shortest start of the season. He issued four walks.
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panthers at patriots | thursday, 7 p.m., WBZ, NFL Network
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Five things to watch as the Patriots take on the Panthers in Thursday’s preseason opener
After weeks of training camp, the Patriots get to go up against an opponent for the first time this summer.
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Business
Trendlines
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The meltdown that wasn’t: 5 lessons from Wall Street’s panic attack
Investors took a deep breath. They decided the world isn’t about to end. So what did we learn from this episode?
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Healthcare
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Warren, Markey press private equity giant Apollo to speed Steward hospital sales
Apollo Global Management is facing political pressure to untangle snags and finalize sales by the end of the week.
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On The Street
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How Worcester is handling an influx of residents priced-out from elsewhere
The fastest-growing city in New England is crafting housing and transportation plans to absorb its growing population.
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Obituaries
Obituaries
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Audrey Flack, painter, sculptor and photorealist pioneer, dies at 93
Whether delving into the photorealist movement or creating massive sculptures of women, Ms. Flack spent most of her seven-decade career swimming against the art-world tide.
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Obituaries
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Audrey Flack, painter, sculptor and photorealist pioneer, dies at 93
Whether delving into the photorealist movement or creating massive sculptures of women, Ms. Flack spent most of her seven-decade career swimming against the art-world tide.
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Arts & Lifestyle
Museums
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Harvard to retain Sackler name on two university-owned buildings
"Arthur Sackler’s legacy is not necessarily deplorable but rather is complex, ambiguous and debatable," committee members wrote in a report released to the public Wednesday.
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Restaurants
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Owners of Boston bar where former Marine was killed will sell liquor license and give proceeds to victim’s family, lawyer says
An attorney for the owners, Carolyn M. Conway, said "Loyal Nine" has been closed and owners have no plans to reopen it.
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Books
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Elin Hilderbrand throws in the beach towel
“The Queen of the Beach Reads” retires her Nantucket-set books. Next up? Western Massachusetts and Nicole Kidman.
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