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Subject Today's Headlines: Two years in, Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery initiative has little to show
Date September 7, 2024 9:00 AM
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Saturday, September 7, 2024


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Higher Education


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Two years in, Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery initiative has little to show

A growing chorus of critics say campus upheaval related to the Israel-Hamas war, assaults by conservative lawmakers and donors on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and the forced resignation of former president Claudine Gay have distracted Harvard and diminished its appetite for making real progress.
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As AG, Kamala Harris took on for-profit colleges. Over a decade later, the fight isn’t over.

The case isn’t the most well known of Harris’s career, but it is illustrative.
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The Patriots probably won’t win many games in 2024. So what will make this a successful season?

Expectations haven’t been this low in Foxborough in three decades. NFL.com projects the Patriots to have the lowest win total in the league (4.5).
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Crime & Courts


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‘The final chapter’: Former Mafia enforcer sentenced to 25 years for killing ‘Whitey’ Bulger

The hefty sentence is largely symbolic, as Geas is currently serving a life sentence for his role in the 2003 murders of Springfield mob boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno and an associate.
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For the Fed, a sign that the job market is cooling but not cracking

Federal Reserve officials are moving toward their first rate cut since the 2020 pandemic downturn as they try to keep the economy from cooling too much. Friday’s fresh jobs data gave them reasons for both comfort and concern.
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Does Dan Shaughnessy have confidence in coach Mayo?

WATCH: Plus, when does he think Drake Maye will take the field? The columnist previews the Patriots’ chances as the season kicks off.
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What’s the hold up with Jeremy Swayman?

WATCH: Training camp starts soon. Why haven’t the Bruins locked the goalie down? Senior staff writer Kevin Paul DuPont weighs in.
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Boston’s up-and-coming players

WATCH: Who from the Patriots, Bruins, and Red Sox will shine in the coming months? Columnist Dan Shaughnessy and reporter Kevin Paul DuPont share their picks.
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Nation


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Teen and father charged in Georgia school shooting appear in court

A father and son arrested after Georgia’s deadliest school shooting made their first court appearances half an hour apart Friday morning, sitting at the same defense table in the same courtroom as a list of grim charges were read against them.
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Nation


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Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until Nov. 26, after Election Day

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan postponed his sentencing until after Election Day, a significant victory for the former president as he seeks to overturn his conviction and win back the White House.
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Harris collects more than triple Trump’s fund-raising in Aug.

Roundup of national political news.
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American woman shot and killed at West Bank protest

Three witnesses who had attended the protest said Israeli forces had killed her. The Israeli military said it was looking into the “details of the incident and the circumstances in which she was hit.”
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World


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Meeting with allies, Zelensky presses for more weapons

Better defense against missile strikes and the ability to hit back at targets in Russia would help Ukraine put military pressure on Moscow “so that Russia is motivated to seek peace,” the Ukrainian president said.
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Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured

If this sounds familiar, that’s because the records the globe shattered were set just last year as human-caused climate change, with a temporary boost from an El Nino, keeps dialing up temperatures and extreme weather, scientists said.
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OPINION


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Admit it, Democrats — Greg Abbott was right about the border

The Texas governor warned that President Biden’s lax border policies were unsustainable. Now, as Massachusetts and other blue states buckle under the costs of migrant housing, he’s been vindicated.
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OPINION


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Steward employees have a few questions for CEO Ralph de la Torre

Caregivers across Steward haven’t heard a word from him throughout this crisis.
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LETTERS


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That dull pain you feel? It’s customer service.

Print and online readers' reactions to Tanzina Vega's op-ed about rage-inducing customer service reads like its own automated menu of frustration, problem-solving, and the occasional solution.
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RI EDUCATION


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Brown University sees a drop in Black, Hispanic new students following Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action

The percentage of first-year students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education plunged.
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Cambridge officials to recount votes in tight Decker-MacKay primary

On election night, challenger Evan MacKay declared victory over state Representative Marjorie Decker, only to then fall behind after officials finished counting ballots.
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Crime & Courts


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Transgender teenager hospitalized after fight had brandished a knife, lawyer for suspects says

Police in Gloucester are investigating the attack against the 16-year-old as a possible hate crime.
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On Baseball


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Trevor Story’s return represents a chance for the Red Sox to find a spark

The loss of Story for the last five months, compounded by a lost season for anticipated everyday second baseman Vaughn Grissom, has created considerable defensive instability in the middle infield as well as a shortage of righthanded thump.
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What we need to see out of Jerod Mayo’s Patriots this season is growth

The coach's responsibility is to rebuild the culture, make New England attractive to free agents and make the growth process fulfilling for his younger players.
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RED SOX 3, WHITE SOX 1


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Ceddanne Rafaela breaks his slump, and a five-game Red Sox losing streak, with a late home run to deliver Boston past White Sox

Coming off a 1-5 road trip through Detroit and Queens, which dropped them to .500 for the first time since June 14, the Red Sox temporarily pulled even with the Tigers and Mariners, five games behind the Royals for the final wild-card slot.
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For the Fed, a sign that the job market is cooling but not cracking

Federal Reserve officials are moving toward their first rate cut since the 2020 pandemic downturn as they try to keep the economy from cooling too much. Friday’s fresh jobs data gave them reasons for both comfort and concern.
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Jobs


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BU tells striking RAs they’ll lose their free housing

The college expects around 75 workers on strike to pay for their housing and meals for the length of the strike, which began on Saturday.
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Retail


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Brockton Beer Company, one of state’s few Black-owned breweries, announces closure

The brewery was seen as one of several businesses helping to revitalize downtown Brockton.
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MUSIC REVIEW


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St. Vincent wields calculated artifice, curious sincerity at MGM Fenway

Practically everything St. Vincent does is curious, which is how, Thursday at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway, she managed to turn apparent sincerity into as much of a brain tickle as the calculated artifice that preceded it.
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At ART, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ that’s both moving and in motion

The production captures the physicality of love, hate, and grief through the collaboration of director Diane Paulus and movement director and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, with the help of Amy Rubin’s evocative sets.
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The 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ Boston show gets the magic treatment

What happens when a Beatles historian and a Beatles magician “Come Together”?
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