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Sunday, September 8, 2024
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Globe Spotlight

They died in hallways. In line. Alone. Their deaths are the human cost of Steward’s financial neglect.

On the whole, Steward’s more than 30 hospitals have been among the worst, the most troubled in the country over the last five years, according to several measures. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Secluding a child is supposed to be prohibited in Mass. schools. But parents say the practice is still in use.

In one case, a school told a mother her son had been put in a closed-door timeout 56 times during one school year, for a total of 49 hours. Continue reading →

Elections

Trump and Harris say they want to make housing more affordable. The experience of Bethlehem, Pa., helps explain why.

The rising cost of homes and rentals has hit hard in a battleground state community that was highly affordable for years before a redevelopment boom helped prices to skyrocket. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

If a threat is not a crime, can the police prevent a school shooting?

The sheer number of shootings in the United States has led to a nationwide push to rethink traditional policing when it comes to threats of mass violence. Continue reading →

Nation

Boeing Starliner’s future is unclear, even after safe landing

The difficulties during the mission and the extended stay in orbit for the two astronauts have embarrassed Boeing, and there could be uncertainty how much the company is willing to continue to invest in the Starliner program. Continue reading →

Nation

Inside the Trump-Harris debate prep: method acting, insults, tough questions

The Harris and Trump teams see the debate as a crucial moment to define Harris for millions of swing voters who know what they think about Trump but are still curious about her. Continue reading →

The World

World

Gaza enters its 2nd school year without schooling. The cost could be heavy for kids’ futures.

“Anyone our age in other countries is studying and learning. We’re not. We’re working at something beyond our capacities. We are forced to in order to get a living.” Continue reading →

World

Protesters rally in France against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across France, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a power grab the president’s appointment of a new prime minister, Michel Barnier Continue reading →

World

Iran sent short-range missiles to Russia, Western officials say

The new missiles are expected to help Russia further its efforts to destroy Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, which President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said this past week now involved 4,000 bombs a month across the country. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.

Once a reluctant law student, Jeremy Cohen is now one of the country’s fiercest advocates for canine clients and their owners. Continue reading →

I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.

The editor who oversaw the Spotlight Team’s series on the fallen Patriots star gets a glimpse of how FX adapted the Globe investigation for TV. Continue reading →

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.

After the June presidential debate, I began to wonder: Do we need to be told when to call it quits? Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Rejection of terrorism is the indispensable step to Mideast peace

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is a voice of reason amid the madness that is the Middle East. Continue reading →

LETTERS

My two brain surgeries, and the people I thank for them

Computerized neurosurgeons can’t apologize. Nor can they express emotions. Dr. B. cried during my follow-up appointment post-craniotomy. I believe they were tears of joy. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Boston can’t afford to give in to NIMBYism as housing crisis deepens

Jubilee church plan for 200 apartments goes begging while city planners throw up obstacles. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

In a win for seniors and people with disabilities, Massachusetts curtails estate recovery practices

The changes are expected to benefit seniors, people with disabilities, and poorer families. Continue reading →

Politics

People died as Steward executives enriched themselves and shortchanged the hospitals they were supposed to be saving

This unmitigated disaster reaches way beyond hospital closings and lost jobs. It has played out, too, in emergency rooms and intensive care wards, where people paid with their lives for shareholder dividends and executive windfalls. Continue reading →

Politics

‘These four votes matter.’ Trump’s dreams of winning New Hampshire have dimmed since Harris, but some still see hope.

Granite State Republicans once bullish about a Trump victory now feel more apprehensive. Continue reading →

Sports

Tara Sullivan

How will Jerod Mayo do in his first season as coach of the Patriots? No one knows, but we’re about to find out.

Mayo is the Patriots’ biggest question mark heading into this transformational season. This is not criticism, but rather curiosity. Continue reading →

On baseball

Once again, a broken pitching pipeline appears to be dooming the Red Sox

In each of the last four years, the Red Sox have followed a solid to strong first half on the mound with a brutal performance down the stretch. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots feel they have a good catch in rookie wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk

As the organization navigates its rebuild, the Patriots expect Polk to be part of their offensive core. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

Tech is coming for your brain data

How a Chilean politician jumpstarted the “neurorights” movement. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Writing my father’s obituary with him revealed a man I never knew

Not all of the details he shared about his life will make it into print after he’s gone, but what I learned about him made me feel even closer to both of my parents. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

J. Richard Munro, executive who created Time Warner, dies at 93

J. Richard Munro began his career at Time Inc. in the circulation department and rose to become chairman and chief executive. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jackie Winsor, 82, dies; sculptor who hammered, drilled and chopped

A Canadian-born American sculptor, Jackie Winsor animated the coolly masculine and factory-polished surfaces of minimalism with a sense of new life, coaxed from natural materials. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4m in Maine

The 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by Dutch artist Rembrandt was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine. Continue reading →

VISUAL ARTS REVIEW

At the Rockwell Museum, they’re mad about MAD

The Rockwell/MAD interaction may be unexpected — but not, as it turns out, a case of museum matter meeting magazine anti-matter. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

At the ICA, a transcendent Tau Lewis

With "Spirit Level," the rising star weaves craft, personal history, and the cosmic in an arresting debut. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

What it’s like to travel with someone who must climb to the top of things

A tower. A staircase. If it gets him to the top of something, he wants that view. It’s a genre of tourism — and in many places, it’s at its peak. You'll find me up there, too. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Follow the yellow brick road. The Land of Oz is real and hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

A once-abandoned "Oz" theme park with a cult following has been restored in North Carolina, but it's only open a few fall weekends each year. Here's what it's like to visit. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Massachusetts landlords face lawsuits over pricing algorithm

The Justice Department, eight states, and tenants are alleging that RealPage software violated antitrust statutes and drove up rents. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: Rhode Island Cape gets a glow up. Price: $514,900.

Property offers three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a fenced-in yard, and breakfast and dry bars. Continue reading →