All of the headlines from today's paper.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Today's Headlines

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Real Estate

By one key measure, Boston’s lab market is in as rough shape as the pandemic-battered office market

Amid a wave of new construction and an industry slowdown, the vacancy rate for life sciences buildings has exploded in recent years. Continue reading →

Elections

Harris touts clash with big banks as Calif. attorney general to show she fights for average Americans

Her strategic negotiation and a high-profile gamble led to billions of dollars more for California homeowners and helped launch her to national prominence. Continue reading →

Health

Here’s what you need to know about fall booster shots for COVID-19, other respiratory illnesses

Local infectious disease experts expect updated shots to arrive sometime in September. Continue reading →

K-12

Saugus Public Schools residency rules are illegally barring migrant children, lawyers allege

A Saugus Public Schools policy adopted in 2023 requires families to produce specific identification documents that attorneys note many immigrants lack, such as a US passport or Massachusetts driver’s license. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s incursion into Russia reveals a dramatic shift

Ukraine’s incursion into a sliver of Russia is likely to make it harder for Moscow to mount a major renewed offensive in Ukraine’s east and is the kind of surprise operation that could eventually impose real costs on the Kremlin, according to US officials. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Seeking calm, Columbia University asks a former Mass. doctor to lead

Dr. Katrina Armstrong's first day as physician in chief at MassGeneral? The day of the Boston Marathon bombings. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump seeks delay in New York hush money case sentencing until after election

The move would avoid the remarkable scenario of a major presidential candidate receiving a criminal punishment weeks before voters go to the polls. Continue reading →

Nation

A slain teacher loved attending summer camp. His mom is working to give kids the same opportunity.

The Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund sent 264 children ages 9 to 16 to seven sleepaway camps this summer in Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, most of them underprivileged or touched by gun violence. Continue reading →

The World

World

As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves

Parts of the small, densely populated Gaza Strip are now packed with bodies. Continue reading →

World

Venezuela’s opposition faces setback after countries suggest repeat of presidential election

In Washington, President Biden expressed support for new elections in comments to reporters, but the White House later backed away from them. Continue reading →

World

Russia sentences US citizen to 12 years in prison on treason charges

The beautician from Los Angeles received the strict sentence in a secret trial for giving $52 to a Ukrainian group that insists it uses donations solely for humanitarian causes. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Boycotts of Israeli universities undermine the fundamental values of academia

The repercussions could be long-lasting, impacting academia’s collective ability to advance knowledge and address global challenges. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Mara Dolan for Governor’s Council

The Concord attorney would be the first public defender on the body, which has the power to confirm (or reject) the governor’s judicial nominees, pardons, and commutations. Continue reading →

OPINION

‘It makes no sense to just cede the future to China’: A climate check with Ed Markey ahead of the election

A longtime climate leader, Senator Markey sees real progress in the push for renewable energy and decreased emissions — but that would probably end if Donald Trump wins. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Former Dover doctor, charged with killing wife, cites Karen Read case in seeking investigators’ phones

Ingolf Tuerk wants to access the cell phones and tablets of investigators who worked on the case, including three State Police troopers who came under scrutiny during the Karen Read trial. Continue reading →

Health

Mass. Legislature votes to expand access to midwives, improve maternal health care

Along with licensing midwives, the bill also addresses postpartum depression, access to breast milk, and insurance coverage for doulas. Continue reading →

RI POLITICS

At Newport fund-raiser, Walz contrasts Harris’s ‘joy’ with Trump’s ‘fear and pessimism’

The Thursday event with the newly chosen Democratic vice presidential candidate raised more than $600,000 for the Harris Victory Fund. Continue reading →

Sports

celtics

With the NBA schedule out, here are the most compelling matchups for the Celtics

Their games against the Knicks, 76ers, Lakers, and — yes — Warriors should be very interesting in this upcoming season. Continue reading →

CHAD FINN

Nine innings with the Red Sox, starting with the unlikeliness of their playoff chances

While they may not get the satisfaction of a playoff berth, what chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and the Red Sox have now is clarity. Continue reading →

Instant analysis

After a promising performance by Drake Maye, Patriots fans can lay off the panic button

Maye got an extended look against the Eagles, and it was everything you want to see out of a rookie quarterback. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Harvard taps conservative lawyer for second-most powerful leadership role

John Manning, who graduated from Harvard College and its law school, worked in the Justice Department and served clerkships with US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Judge Robert Bork on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Continue reading →

Business

Hearing for Steward hospital sales delayed for fifth time as negotiations continue

The parties involved in the negotiations have yet to overcome some long-running obstacles. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Medicare negotiated discounts on 10 popular drugs. What could that mean for you?

Agreement with drugmakers will lower the list price of 10 major prescription drugs, but questions remain about how much of the savings will be passed on to patients. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98

Peter Marshall helped define the form of the smooth, professional, but never-too-serious modern game show host on more than 5,000 episodes of “The Hollywood Squares.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of groundbreaking films, dies

She earned Oscar nominations for two of the movies she worked on with her her director husband, John Cassavetes: “A Woman Under the Influence” and “Gloria.” Continue reading →

Music

Inaugural Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! International Music Festival coming to the Common this September

Eight-time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri will headline. Continue reading →

PARENTING UNFILTERED

We asked seasoned parents about what mattered (and what didn’t) when their kids were little

What didn’t matter: grades, social media likes, expensive birthday parties. What did: car rides, downtime, and just showing up. "There are blessings to making the B team," and other advice from people who now have perspective. Continue reading →