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Friday, September 20, 2024
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Crime & Courts

‘Pushed to the outer edge’: Experts say State Police academy culture should factor in probe of recruit’s death

Before he died, Delgado-Garcia told a close friend that the first months of the academy were like “torture.” Continue reading →

Transportation

Phil Eng is open to adding late-night T service. Advocates say the economic benefits for region could be huge.

Efforts to make late-night service a reality in the city have been marked by fits and stops for at least a decade. But the idea is popular among riders. Continue reading →

Climate

Tribes have long studied how to preserve our most vulnerable ecosystems. Researchers in Mass. are listening.

A handful of prominent institutions are blending their research strategies with Indigenous knowledge to better conserve and restore the state’s forests and wetlands. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Senate panel votes to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt

The vote on both civil and criminal referrals was 20 to zero, with only Kentucky Senator Rand Paul abstaining. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Rare Colonial New England coin up for auction, expected to fetch $1 million

Minted in Boston in 1652, it’s one of the first coins made in the Colonies. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Tackling the NFL's new kickoff rules

WATCH: Once professional football’s most exciting play, kickoffs were on life support. Reporter Julian Benbow scores the new rules. Watch →

Breaking language barriers on Martha’s Vineyard

WATCH: Monica Brady-Myerov, publisher of the Vineyard Gazette, highlights how her paper is making local news more accessible to diverse readerships. Watch →

Local teens power clean energy movement

WATCH: Andover High School graduate Marco Gomez Cabo is a part of a wave of young people pushing for climate action. He was profiled by reporter Ivy Scott. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Titan submersible’s scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive

The malfunction caused passengers onboard the submersible to “tumble about,” and it took an hour to get them out of the water. Continue reading →

Nation

‘Eh, whatever.’ Angelenos shrug at recent quakes, decades after the last ‘big one.’

For some, the recent quakes have amplified the underlying dread of “the big one,” but for much of Los Angeles, the general response after being jostled awake, after floors and shelves have vibrated, is apathy. Continue reading →

Nation

History teachers are replacing textbooks with the internet

Still, the report, from the American Historical Association, found that history teachers overwhelmingly affirmed the goals of presenting “multiple sides of every story” and depicting US history as “a complex mix of accomplishments and setbacks.” Continue reading →

The World

World

Pagers attack brings to life long-feared supply chain threat

But the Lebanon attack brings to life a long-theorized, worst-case scenario that has troubled governments including the United States as electronic devices have grown more complex and global supply chains more convoluted. Continue reading →

World

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes

As the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah spoke in a televised speech, Hezbollah and the Israeli military traded new strikes over the border and at least two Israeli soldiers were killed. Continue reading →

World

Saudi crown prince says no to Israel ties without Palestinian state

The shift represents an apparent hardening of his position on an issue that could reshape the diplomatic map of the Middle East. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Take the financial sting out of mosquito control

State should help towns at risk of mosquito-borne diseases pay for prevention. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Of course school buses are late. You try driving through Boston.

Everyone is often late when attempting to go from point A to point B in our fair city! Traffic is intolerable. Continue reading →

LETTERS

He’s worked with Shannon O’Brien and seen her strong leadership

In situations that would challenge the strongest among us to lose our cool or take out our frustrations on co-workers, O’Brien maintained professionalism. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

City Councilors call for emergency hearing over ‘inadequate’ USPS service in many Boston neighborhoods

Several councilors said they have been receiving reports of significant delays in mail delivery, or mail not arriving at all, from residents all across the city for months or years. Continue reading →

K-12

Following budget fiasco, Brockton mayor agrees he should step aside as School Committee chair

Independent investigators who looked into the budget crisis recommended the School Committee chair be someone other than mayor, but the position is written in the city’s charter. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Head of union says attack on corrections officers at Souza-Baranowski prison was ‘attempted murder’

“This wasn’t an isolated attack here,” said Dennis Martin, president of the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union. “This was attempted murder.” Continue reading →

Sports

On baseball

As talented as Ceddanne Rafaela is, room for improvement remains in one particular area

Rafaela needs to tighten his strike zone to lift his offense to the superb level of his defense. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Patriots rookie Drake Maye should not be subjected to what Jacoby Brissett went through against the Jets

Brissett had no time to think, no time to throw. Continue reading →

On football

The shine is coming off Jerod Mayo and the Patriots after blowout loss to the Jets

The Patriots have regressed to the team everyone expected them to be. Continue reading →

Business

Business

FTC study finds ‘vast surveillance’ of social media users

The agency said the report showed the need for federal privacy legislation and restrictions on how companies collect and use data. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Mass. regulators call for aggressive review of Steward deals in accelerated time frame

Depending on its preliminary findings, the Health Policy Commission could launch broader reviews with the potential to delay the Steward sales. Continue reading →

Technology

Want to find the Dunkin’ locations that charge $2.99 for an iced coffee instead of $4.15? This tool is for you.

Prices of Dunkin’ items, from cold brew to glazed doughnuts, can vary by location — sometimes by a dollar or more. A new software program zeroes in on the lowest prices. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Lucine Amara, 99, dies; familiar soprano at the Met saw bias there

A lyric soprano known for her clear, supple voice, Lucine Amara sang 748 performances with the Met between 1950 and 1991, an impressively long tenure. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nelson DeMille, best-selling suspense novelist, dies at 81

Mr. DeMille had a cheery disposition that could mask his talent at concocting horrifying — and frequently riveting — fictional scenarios. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

Post Malone brings Fenway Park’s concert season to a close with a fiery country show

What happened at Post Malone’s Fenway Park show Wednesday night would have felt like a fever dream just a few years ago. Continue reading →

PARENTING UNFILTERED

41 percent of parents are often so stressed they can’t function. What are we doing about it?

Advisories add legitimacy to what we parents already know is true: This gig is damn hard. Continue reading →

Music

‘If I don’t feel scared, I haven’t done my job,’ says composer Carlos Simon

The BSO’s first composer chair wants to use music to bring people together. Continue reading →