All of the headlines from today's paper.
Friday, September 6, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Politics

‘The incumbency advantage is real’: In Mass. primary, fraction of challengers succeed

Just a small slice of voters even had the chance to cast a ballot for a contested race in Tuesday's primary. Continue reading →

Higher Education

For $50,000, Harvard buys a Green Book, a Jim Crow-era travel guide that lists local businesses safe for Black motorists

The travel guide suggests a wide range of hair salons, pharmacies, restaurants, and other businesses across the United States. Continue reading →

Business

Free tuition sparks community college boom, but professor pay lags far behind

Without raising wages, community colleges will struggle to recruit and retain faculty they desperately need to teach additional courses. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘The law needs to catch up’: Secret recordings by police before Mass. high court in test of wiretap law

Police video recordings of undercover drug buys — made with a cellphone app called Callyo — are at the center of a case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Continue reading →

Nation

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

“These charges stem from Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son, Colt, to possess a weapon,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation director said. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Mosquito-borne diseases to surge as climate heats up

WATCH: We may soon see more cases of EEE, dengue fever, and West Nile virus. Climate reporter Sabrina Shankman highlights the threat and how to stay safe. Watch →

Boston tackles rat boom with birth control

WATCH: Not everyone supports the unconventional strategy aimed at repressing the pests’ reproductive systems. Reporter Niki Griswold unpacks both sides. Watch →

Meet the local lawyer who defends canines in court

WATCH: Jeremy Cohen gets animals off death row. He explains why he became one of the few attorneys to practice pet law full-time. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Suspect in Georgia high school shooting denied making online threats last year

The 14-year-old suspect has been charged as an adult with murder in the shootings Wednesday at Apalachee High School that killed four people and wounded nine. Continue reading →

Nation

An Amish woman dies 18 years after being severely injured in a deadly schoolhouse shooting

A funeral director confirmed she was among those shot at the West Nickel Mines Amish School in October 2006. Continue reading →

Politics

Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on Biden administration’s hopes for a Gaza deal

His public skepticism comes as US officials said they were working on a revised proposal to address remaining disputes between Israeli and Hamas leaders after the weekend discovery of six dead hostages added urgency to the talks. Continue reading →

The World

World

Blinken visits Haiti in show of US support for struggling government

Political activists say the country may be at its most fragile in years. Continue reading →

World

US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement that they were released on humanitarian grounds. Continue reading →

World

China collaborates with Africa, casting itself as global South’s defender

China is “trying to take advantage of the space left by the US and Europe, which are increasingly disengaged with Africa,” said one analyst. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Opinion

A bold blueprint to combat cancer

The new Mass General Brigham Cancer will account for the total health of the patient, not just the cancer itself. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Hamas murdered Americans. Its leaders must pay.

Biden DOJ indictment is a symbolic first step. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Paralympics ought to be getting more coverage

"You put a lot of Olympics coverage in the newspaper, so I would appreciate if you would put more Paralympics coverage in the newspaper," writes 7-year-old Mia Katz. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

How the MBTA’s contactless payment system is faring so far, one month into its rollout

The new method was used most at the Harvard, Copley, and Park Street stations. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Federal prosecutors detail how reputed street gang members allegedly perpetrated a mail theft scheme in Boston suburbs

The members “rely upon one another to recruit” people to set up bank accounts to cash the checks the perpetrators steal from postal collection boxes, records show. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

For decades, Nicola Colafella was mentally incompetent in double murder case. Now, he asks for parole.

After Nicola Colafella pleaded guilty this year to a double murder, he was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 30 years. He was credited for the 34 years he has been detained, so he was immediately eligible to ask the state Parole Board for his release. Continue reading →

Sports

high schools

Former Duxbury hockey coach accused of sexual abuse barred from coaching by US Center for SafeSport

John Blake had coached the Duxbury High School boys hockey team for nearly two decades before he was fired in April 2021. Continue reading →

bruins notebook

New goaltender Joonas Korpisalo believes he’ll fit well with the Bruins

Korpisalo, acquired in the Linus Ullmark trade with Ottawa, looks forward to working with goalie coach Bob Essensa — and he already has been hugged by Jeremy Swayman. Continue reading →

chad finn

Four more fearless predictions for the Patriots in 2024

OK, so last year didn't go so well when it came to seeing the future, but we're not looking back. We're looking ahead to what is going to be a rough season. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Free tuition sparks community college boom, but professor pay lags far behind

Without raising wages, community colleges will struggle to recruit and retain faculty they desperately need to teach additional courses. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Big AI on campus: ChatGPT is back for the fall semester

A big part of this year’s learning experience will involve artificial intelligence apps, particularly the generative variety that helps with brainstorming, writing papers, and coding. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Get ready to say goodbye to 5 percent yields on savings

The Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates. That’s good news for borrowers and not-so-good news for people with money in savings accounts, bank CD’s, and money market funds. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Jim Riswold, creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan ads, dies at 66

An irreverent adman, Mr. Riswold created playful and occasionally provocative Nike commercials featuring Michael Jordan, Spike Lee, Bo Jackson, and, eventually, Bugs Bunny. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Noel Parmentel Jr., essayist, polemicist, and apostate, dies at 98

As a freelance essayist and film reviewer for magazines and as a sometime documentarian, he sowed uncomfortable truths that were certain to engage listeners and attract readers by amusing or infuriating them. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

Amid allegations against Neil Gaiman, Disney postpones ‘The Graveyard Book’ adaptation

Five women made claims about the author on a Tortoise Media podcast. Continue reading →

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Rachel Kanter, mom and former English teacher, on how to inspire a childhood love of reading

She’s also the owner of the soon-to-open Lovestruck Books in Harvard Square. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Doing lunges while brushing your teeth, and other ways to stack healthy habits

The premise is intuitive: Attach a behavior you want to start doing to something you already do automatically every day. Continue reading →