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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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Politics

Voters will decide five statewide ballot questions in Nov. Here’s a look at who is spending big for and against them.

The state's unusually large slate of ballot initiatives has proven a magnet for money. Continue reading →

Politics

Shannon O’Brien fired as state’s top cannabis regulator, ending year-long suspension and months of uncertainty

State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said O’Brien “committed gross misconduct” and “demonstrated she is unable to discharge the powers and duties” of a member of the state’s five-person Cannabis Control Commission. Continue reading →

K-12

About two-thirds of BPS buses were late for first day of school

The on-time arrival rate Thursday morning was the worst first-day performance BPS has reported in the last nine years and reverses substantial progress from 2022 to 2023. Continue reading →

Obituaries

James Earl Jones, pioneering actor of stage and screen and voice of Darth Vader, has died

The pioneering Jones, who worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, and a Grammy. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Did the Patriots get lucky against the Bengals?

WATCH: New England opened the season with an upset win over Cincinnati. Can they keep the wins coming? Boston.com sports writer Khari A. Thompson weighs in. Watch →

What’s driving a food crisis in Massachusetts?

WATCH: Catherine D’Amato, president and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank, unpacks why 1 in 3 residents are food insecure, the challenges, and how to help. Watch →

Local colleges gear up for another year of protests

WATCH: Activists and school administrators have different ideas of how they want campus demonstrations to go. Higher education reporter Hilary Burns explains. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

How Trump has used debates to belittle women

It seems a strange twist of American history that the only man to have run against two female nominees in two presidential elections is one with a long and explicit record of denigrating women. Continue reading →

Nation

Harris’s debate challenge: pushing ahead without leaving Biden behind

Vice President Kamala Harris will try to use her debate Tuesday against former president Donald Trump to argue that Americans are ready to turn the page on the politics of the past decade, with its turmoil and social animus. Continue reading →

Nation

Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to ‘kill a lot of people,’ warrant says

“I’m going to kill a lot of people. Well try at least,” Joseph Couch, 32, wrote in the text message, according to the warrant affidavit filed in court. In a separate text message, Couch wrote, “I’ll kill myself afterwards,” the affidavit says. Continue reading →

The World

World

Palestinian militants in the West Bank flex new capabilities

In the shadow of the war in the Gaza Strip, conflict in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has intensified with Palestinian attackers carrying out bolder and more sophisticated assaults as the Israeli military increases the scope of its raids on Palestinian cities. Continue reading →

World

UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen

The UN chief said Monday that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and demanded an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure. Continue reading →

World

Airstrikes on Syrian military sites kill at least 18, state media reports

Airstrikes in Syria killed at least 18 people and injured dozens of others, Syria’s state news media and an independent organization reported Monday. Syria’s official news agency, quoting a military source, blamed Israel and reported that the strikes had targeted military sites in the western region. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Community college can be a steppingstone to four-year schools. But for too many, it’s not.

In Massachusetts, just 18.3 percent of the community college class that entered in 2019 transferred to a four-year institution by 2023. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Plateful of political views to sample before presidential debate

From the climate crisis to the system of awarding asylum to the “manoverse” to the age of the candidates, readers have a lot to say in advance of the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Continue reading →

OPINION

On the 50th anniversary of Boston busing, what have we learned?

We can’t stay with the status quo. Continue reading →

Metro

AS I SEE IT

Gratitude and grace

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Mass. high court justices stress need for transparency in cases of men accused of buying sex at local brothels

The men, including elected officials, who were implicated in a federal investigation into high-end brothels have sought to keep the proceedings private. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Prosecutors say they will not call Michael Proctor, investigator suspended over Karen Read texts, at trial of Brian Walshe

Prosecutors referenced Proctor’s disastrous testimony in the Read case, which ended in a mistrial. Continue reading →

Sports

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is his own man, but he learned plenty from Bill Belichick

The victory showed the Patriots can blend a little from the past with the present. And perhaps that mix means they aren’t going to be as bad as anticipated. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

Nothing comes easy for these Red Sox, and yet they’re still in thick of the hunt

Manager Alex Cora doesn't know how, but his squad remains in striking distance of a playoff berth, three games out with 18 to play. Continue reading →

Sports Media

Tom Brady’s broadcast debut — which drew an overflow of snark — showed he has a lot to learn before he calls the Super Bowl

Before Brady makes real progress, he needs to have a feel for the pace, rhythm, and speed of a broadcast. Continue reading →

Business

Trendlines

How does Massachusetts stack up in the economic battle among states? A new benchmark offers an in-depth look.

The Massachusetts Competitive Index ranks the state’s strengths and weaknesses by 26 measures. Spoiler: We're in the middle of the pack. Continue reading →

Healthcare

With cash running dry, regulators pressed to green-light Steward hospital sales by end of September

State and federal agencies are working on a compressed timetable to approve the deals that will keep St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston and five other hospitals open. Continue reading →

bold types

The curtain comes up on a new leader at the Boch Center: Casey Soward

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

James Earl Jones, pioneering actor of stage and screen and voice of Darth Vader, has died

The pioneering Jones, who worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, and a Grammy. Continue reading →

NHL

‘God really did draft the best two boys’: Gaudreau brothers’ widows, BC chaplain honor pair at somber funeral service

Fr. Tony Penna, associate vice president and director of campus ministry at Boston College, where the brothers played hockey together, presided over the mass and delivered the homily. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

64 years of presidential debates — count ‘em, 64

Looking back at 64 years of presidential debates. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

When do you tell a partner about a crush?

Just wondering ... Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Fins Up! Fenway Park to host Margaritaville Night

Before the Red Sox face the Orioles on Tuesday evening, Parrotheads can enjoy Jimmy Buffet-themed entertainment on both Jersey Street. and the Sam Deck inside the ballpark. Continue reading →