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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Today's Headlines

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Politics

As Trump begins sowing doubt in 2024 election, critics brace for chaos

With former president Donald Trump increasingly talking of Democratic “cheating” — and with GOP infrastructure building to act on his election claims — his opponents are bracing for November. Continue reading →

K-12

Applications to Boston’s exam schools have tumbled by half over four years. Here’s what’s behind the drop.

The smaller applicant pools come as BPS has made significant strides in increasing the racial, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of students offered exam school admission. Continue reading →

Business

‘People are nervous.’ Fewer customers, smaller checks. What restaurants are telling us about the economy.

Restaurant owners aren’t talking about a recession yet, but they are rolling out deals and trying not to raise prices again. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Mass. state auditor is examining maxed-out emergency shelter system

The news comes as the number of eviction notices issued by Massachusetts overflow shelters climbed to 142 on Wednesday, up from 128 on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Henry Lee, self-effacing savior of the Boston Public Garden, dies at 99

Mr. Lee “devoted his life to making sure all of us would have that gift” of the Public Garden, a legacy that will be passed down to future generations, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Hidden report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up Ohio derailment site

The findings were not released to the public last spring, despite residents’ concerns about the potential health effects of exposure to the long list of chemicals that spilled and burned after the disaster. Continue reading →

Nation

Harris is set to lay out an economic message light on detail

Vice President Kamala Harris’s sudden ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket has generated a host of questions about her economic agenda, including how much she will stick to the details of President Biden’s positions, tweak them, or chart entirely new ones. Continue reading →

Nation

Trial in Texas school shooting asks: Could the assailant’s parents have stopped it?

As the nation has struggled to respond to mass shootings, often carried out by teenagers still living at home, focus has turned to the parents of the assailants and whether they bear responsibility for the horrific acts of their children. Continue reading →

The World

World

WHO declares global emergency over new mpox outbreak

This is the second time in three years that the WHO has designated an mpox epidemic as a global emergency. It previously did so in July 2022. Continue reading →

World

Germany issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian over Nord Stream explosion

The sabotage in September 2022 of the Nord Stream pipelines that carried Russian gas to Europe has become one of the central mysteries of the war in Ukraine, prompting extensive finger-pointing and guesswork. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s surprise attack forces Russia to divert forces in response

Moscow has begun withdrawing some troops from Ukraine in an effort to repel Ukraine’s offensive into western Russia, according to US and Ukrainian officials, an indication that the surprise attack is forcing Moscow to change its battle plans in Ukraine. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

College financial aid in Massachusetts: generous but confusing

State financial aid programs need to be simplified, streamlined. Continue reading →

OPINION

In her spat with Wu, Spilka protects the Senate and the business community

Senate President Karen Spilka protected her members from doing what they are supposedly paid to do — take a vote. Next, she won the hearts of the business community, which not only hates Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax proposal but is actively recruiting an opponent to run against her. Continue reading →

OPINION

Trump — king of the bros

In the manosphere, Trump is everywhere. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

In Boston, Tim Walz tries to unite Democratic donors around a simple theme: ‘joy’

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attempted to energize local Democratic donors at a campaign fund-raiser in Boston on Wednesday, his first visit to New England since joining Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential ticket. Continue reading →

Metro

Massive overnight Chelsea fire forces residents to flee, heavily damages residential building

All the residents were accounted for after the fire. One person suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, officials said. Continue reading →

Education

US Department of Education delays new FAFSA application. Here’s what to know.

Most would-be college students now will have to wait until Dec. 1 for access to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Continue reading →

Sports

tara sullivan

For this reporter, the Olympic dream meant reconnecting with a lifelong friend in an unlikely setting

What were the chances that childhood friends would wind up together in Paris, one working for a newspaper and one for Team USA? Continue reading →

On baseball

‘It’s still something I’m feeling terrible about’: Jarren Duran back in Red Sox lineup after serving two-game suspension

With the approval of MLB, the Red Sox suspended Duran without pay on Monday, punishment for shouting a homophobic slur at a heckling fan the day before. Continue reading →

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Even if they fail to make the playoffs, this season has been a success for Craig Breslow’s Red Sox

The wheel of progress has turned at Fenway Park in Year 1 of the Breslow baseball operations regime. Continue reading →

Business

Business

‘People are nervous.’ Fewer customers, smaller checks. What restaurants are telling us about the economy.

Restaurant owners aren’t talking about a recession yet, but they are rolling out deals and trying not to raise prices again. Continue reading →

Business

At tense hearing over Steward’s closing of Carney Hospital, workers and patients say ‘the state did nothing’

The Healey administration is facing criticism for what many have described as its passivity in fighting hospital closures. Continue reading →

innovation economy

A rosé by any other name: Veteran Boston tech entrepreneurs launch winemaking business

Even for Amy and Pierre Villenueve, a couple hardened by years of starting, running, and working in tech startups, winemaking presented a new set of risks. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Henry Lee, self-effacing savior of the Boston Public Garden, dies at 99

Mr. Lee “devoted his life to making sure all of us would have that gift” of the Public Garden, a legacy that will be passed down to future generations, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ángel Salazar, comedian and ‘Scarface’ Actor, dies at 68

Mr. Salazar was an established comedian and actor who built his career in New York City comedy clubs after fleeing Cuba when he was young. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jacques Lewis, French veteran of US landing on D-Day, dies at 105

Mr. Lewis, who was believed to be the last surviving French soldier to clamber ashore with US forces at Normandy on D-Day in 1944, died July 25 in Paris. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Dance

Dance Theatre of Harlem keeps lighting paths for young people of color

The company returns to Jacob’s Pillow for six performances August 21-25. Continue reading →

Documentaries

New documentary ‘76 Days,’ based on the survival story of Steven Callahan, to screen in New England

Directed by Joe Wein and executive produced by “Life of Pi” director Ang Lee, it will have its first theatrical release Aug. 16 at the Cape Ann Community Theatre in Rockport. Continue reading →

Books

Two local authors launch Galiot Press, seeking books that ‘defy categorization’

Boston authors Henriette Lazaridis and Anjali Mitter Duva are building an alternative to traditional book publishing. Continue reading →