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Sunday, September 15, 2024
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Healthcare

‘I’m still here’: Before Alzheimer’s, he prided himself on his intellect. Can a new treatment curb his decline?

Tony Downs is one of the first patients in the country to take Leqembi, a newly approved drug. He and his wife are hoping it will help slow his downhill path. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

In Sandra Birchmore case, questions emerge about why outside investigators weren’t brought in from the start

The case has reignited questions over whether State Police detectives assigned to district attorneys’ offices should investigate local police-involved incidents. Continue reading →

Elections

They were cold on Trump, but then these GOP governors got in line

Several high-profile Trump holdouts have set aside their reservations in a show of how reluctant segments of the GOP appear to be coming home to the former president. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

Doesn’t matter if you’re rich, poor, or in between, if you live in Cambridge pre-k is now free

The city’s universal pre-kindergarten program comes with a substantial taxpayer pricetag: Funding in this fiscal year is set at $34 million. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

A Georgia work program previews how Trump could reshape Medicaid

A new program called Georgia Pathways to Coverage requires enrollees with incomes up to 100 percnet of the federal poverty level to work, study, or do community service for at least 80 hours a month to secure coverage. Continue reading →

Nation

Harris and Trump place their chips on different states to win White House

The different strategies, which both hinge on a win in Pennsylvania, have been reflected in ad spending by both campaigns and the super PACs supporting them, according to AdImpact. Continue reading →

Politics

Republicans don’t want to talk about Jan. 6. Trump can’t help himself.

As Trump courts voters beyond his loyal base before the November election, he and his campaign have engaged in an awkward push and pull over how closely to associate with the riot’s legacy. Continue reading →

The World

World

How Hamas uses brutality to maintain power

Some Palestinians have been injured or killed as Hamas wages an insurgent style of warfare that risks Palestinian lives to strike the Israeli military from densely populated areas. Continue reading →

World

Ukrainian troops talk of stiffer resistance as they fight in Russian territory

After racing across Russian fields in an American Stryker armored fighting vehicle this month, the six-man Ukrainian assault team dismounted in a tree line about 700 yards from the enemy’s trenches and waited for the order to attack. Continue reading →

World

4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded

Rescue services scrambled to save people in the hard-hit eastern counties of Galati and Vaslui. The bodies of three older women and one man were found in four localities, the Department for Emergency Situations said. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

The underestimated, misunderstood, enormous voting power of Latino Americans

We were the second largest voting bloc in the last presidential election and growing fast — yet myths about Latino voters remain. Continue reading →

Cancer is the number one cause of death among Latinos. It doesn’t have to be.

A number of factors conspire to produce poor cancer outcomes for Hispanic people, yet most of them are surmountable. Continue reading →

My grandmother taught me many things. How to cook, however, was not one of them.

I feel like a failure when I try to cook my abuela’s food. It also brings her back to me. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

It’s not NIMBY to question development’s climate justice impact

Crane Ledge Woods Coalition asks: Why would we take down 14 acres of tree canopy and replace a natural carbon-sequestering cooling center and wildlife refuge with a car-centric, gentrified heat island? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Public housing is intolerable. It comes down to money.

Everybody deserves a safe and decent home. To make this true for our public housing residents, the governor and Legislature must move from aspiration to reality. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Candidates talk tough on foreign policy. Only Harris is calming.

There are more sensible people in her party than there are in the MAGA crowd. In office, she would learn that our stance toward the foreign world needs a lot more moderation and diplomacy. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Boston has become even more diverse over the past decade, new census data show

The share of people of color in Boston proper, the metropolitan area, and the state as a whole has increased since 2013. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

State troopers have a new tactic against fleeing vehicles — shooting GPS tracking tags

It may sound like a high-tech gadget from an action movie. But it's real. Continue reading →

Maine

Bar targeted in Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting could become a homeless shelter

Of the 18 people who were killed in the massacre, 10 were shot at the bar and the rest at a Lewiston bowling alley. Continue reading →

Sports

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How does a family like the Gaudreaus go on? ‘You walk on’, says father who also lost his son to a drunk driver.

You do things for the living left behind, for future generations so this never happens again. You work to change rules, to change laws, to change behaviors. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

When fantasy players slide into Patriots players’ DMs, nobody wins

The popularity of fantasy football, combined with the rise of social media and online sports betting, has created a situation in which players are subject to unhealthy feedback from fans. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

In front of his 8-day-old daughter, Red Sox reliever Zach Penrod made an emotional, and effective, major league debut

It was no ordinary debut. The 27-year-old played at Division 2 Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho, and spent three years in independent ball. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

The anti-mainstream media election

Trump and Harris are stiff-arming national TV networks and newspapers. It's a sign that this election is ultimately more about personality than policy. Continue reading →

IDEAS

A former Boston cop opens a new investigation into some of the city’s darkest years

Paul Joyce interviewed 30 former gang members about what led them into a world of violent crime — and how they made their way out. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

George Berci, innovative surgeon who pioneered laparoscopy, dies at 103

George Berci revolutionized the modern operating room by developing the tools and techniques of laparoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure that has improved the experience of millions of patients. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charles Biasiny-Rivera, champion of Latino photography, dies at 93

To Charles Biasiny-Rivera, who worked as a street photographer in the barrios of New York City in the early 1970s, his craft was a matter of trust as much as eye. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Seasonal Guide

Presenting Mfoniso Udofia’s ‘Ufot Family Cycle’ in its entirety

Led by the Huntington, a wide range of local cultural organizations will collaborate on the project. Continue reading →

TABLES

A Southern supper parlor comes to the Porter Square Hotel; Mr. H brings Shanghainese specialties to the Seaport

Plus, the South End welcomes Spy Bar, and Melrose hosts Cirque du Soufflé. Continue reading →

QUICK BITE

Jahunger brings hand-pulled noodles, spicy lamb, and other Uyghur specialties to Cambridge

The acclaimed Providence restaurant is now open closer to home. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

Foliage and full bellies: How to eat your way through farm country east of the Quabbin

There’s nothing we enjoy more in the fall than leaf-peeping and picking away at some great food. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Bears in the White Mountains have gotten used to a supply of human food. Steer clear with these hikes.

The Forest Service asked visitors to consider seeking alternate destinations due to "bears that have lost their natural fear of humans." Here are some ideas. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Why realtors say the fall of an election year is the best time to buy a home. It’s when they do it.

“I always say, if a seller is on the market between mid-October and Thanksgiving, they’re motivated.” Continue reading →

Real Estate

Ask the Gardener: Tips for dividing plants and sowing seeds for beauty next year

This week in the garden, I am turning my attention to dividing perennials for health, vigor, and, of course, more plants! Continue reading →