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Friday, September 27, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Transportation

FTA sent MBTA warning over its number of repair vehicle derailments. But agency says it has actually gotten safer.

Federal officials stressed that the T must ensure work to fix its tracks is performed safely — or risk consequences. Continue reading →

Rhode Island

With no end in sight, the Washington Bridge closure has upended life in parts of southeastern New England

The bridge that connects downtown Providence to East Providence has been the at the center of a crisis originally expected to last a few months. Continue reading →

Politics

$0 in federal income tax, $0 to charity: What GOP Senate candidate John Deaton’s tax returns reveal

The personal injury attorney and crypto advocate running against Elizabeth Warren this year has a net worth of at least $18 million and owns real estate in five states. Continue reading →

Climate

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care?

Extinction Rebellion, a group that often organizes civil disobedience protests, is trying to jolt the climate movement and policy makers into action. Continue reading →

Nation

New York Mayor Eric Adams, confronted with detailed graft charges, says he won’t quit

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, a former police captain who ran on a law-and-order platform but whose tenure has been consumed by accusations of corruption, spent years accepting free airline tickets, lavish overseas accommodations, and illegal campaign donations from Turkey, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

BC brings college football fandom to New England

WATCH: The Boston College Eagles have been flying high this season. Is it a moment? Or a movement? Reporter Julian Benbow weighs in. Watch →

OPINION: Should kids play tackle football?

WATCH: Retired pro wrestler, former college football player, and neuroscientist Chris Nowinski unpacks the research. Watch →

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard ‘struggle’ to settle

WATCH: It’s been two years since 49 people were flown to the island by Governor Ron DeSantis. As reporter Mike Damiano found out, many are stuck in limbo. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

Helene prompted hurricane and flash flood warnings extending far beyond the coast up into northern Georgia and western North Carolina. Continue reading →

Politics

Task force on Trump assassination attempts sinks into partisanship

The House task force on the attempted assassinations of former president Donald Trump devolved into division Thursday, after Republicans invited two members of Congress who have promoted conspiracy theories about the shooting to testify as witnesses during a hearing. Continue reading →

Nation

Who is Eric Adams: New York’s baffling, boundless mayor

Adams has been both a constant public presence and an unknowable figure — quick with an incomprehensible quote, increasingly irritated with reporters, riding a wave of bravado and bluster in a city faced with multiple crises. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel’s displaced want to go home. But will attacks on Hezbollah offer that path?

Some displaced Israelis hope the military escalation will restore quiet to their hometowns. But others express skepticism about the prospect, saying they had lost faith in the Israeli government a long time ago. Continue reading →

World

Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens

Meanwhile, the death toll from Sudan’s cholera outbreak jumped by nearly 100 or nearly 20 percent in only two days. Continue reading →

World

Hong Kong editors sentenced in landmark case

Rights activists and journalist groups say the prosecution of the Stand News editors made clear the decline of press freedom in the city. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

The US has a nurse shortage. Here’s one part of the solution.

As hospitals struggle to fill vacancies, a bipartisan proposal in Congress would let 40,000 health care clinicians bring their skills to the United States. Continue reading →

OPINION

Continual cycles of growth and doubt

I have no idea what the world will be like when my snowdrops and fritillaria come up next spring. Continue reading →

LETTERS

O Canada, stop kvetching about Trump and just be thankful we’re near

Canadians are seeing our democracy threatened by the evil Donald Trump, someone whose language and style are “shocking” to them and unheard of in their political discourse. Continue reading →

Metro

Animals

Joro spiders weren’t supposed to be here yet. But one was just spotted on Beacon Hill.

A photographer in Boston recently took pictures of a massive Joro spider, which has popped up with increasing frequency on the East Coast since the species native to Asia was first spotted in Georgia a decade ago. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Cambridge bikers saddened, but unsurprised by cyclist’s death

Many politicians and advocates are criticizing the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the state agency that manages Memorial Drive. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Fear of mosquito bites dims Friday night football under the lights

With some Massachusetts communities closing parks and fields from dusk to dawn to curtail exposure to rare but dangerous mosquito-borne viruses, Friday night football has become Friday afternoon football. Continue reading →

Sports

TARA SULLIVAN

Sprinter Gabby Thomas has newfound fame after her Olympic star turn, and she’s running with it

The most decorated track athlete of the Paris Games returned home as the new face of her sport. Now she's competing in a lucrative event in New York. Continue reading →

Bruins

David Pastrnak and Nikita Zadorov make preseason debuts as Bruins face Rangers in New York

The back-and-forth between Pastrnak and Zadorov has been must-see during training camp practices, as neither wants to give an inch. Continue reading →

red sox

Nick Pivetta’s start Friday night will be emotional — because it could be his last with the Red Sox

The righty has considered it an honor to pitch in Fenway Park, and he has emerged as a mainstay on the staff over the last four years. Continue reading →

Business

Startups

Under new leadership, a Boston nonprofit is diversifying the tech workforce

Michelle De La Isla has impressed members of the local tech scene with her leadership since she took over as chief executive of the nonprofit Hack.Diversity last year. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Can Kamala Harris ditch the inflation boogeyman?

Soaring prices that followed the pandemic dog the vice president's campaign despite signs of continued economic growth. Continue reading →

no stupid questions

Trying to find a therapist in Massachusetts? Here’s where to start.

We put together a guide covering how to navigate the initial search process, how to suss out what kind of therapy might work best for you, and what to expect at your first appointment. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Michael Valentine, guru of radar detector technology, dies at 74

Within an automotive subculture, he was regarded as a tech rebel who helped reset the never-ending duel between police looking for speeders and drivers seeking not to get nabbed. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Cat Glover, who danced, sang with Prince, dies at 62

The grace that Prince, a perfectionist in his productions, allowed Ms. Glover was palpable in their appearances together. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Billy Edd Wheeler, songwriter who celebrated rural life, dies at 91

The Appalachian folk singer had several hits sung by others, including “Jackson,” a duet most famously sung by June Carter and Johnny Cash. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

PARENTING UNFILTERED

All the fall things: Your family-friendly autumn agenda

Autumn is here, and perhaps you’re inundated with possibilities. Oktoberfests? Haunted hayrides? Apple picking? It’s overwhelming. Scroll no more: Here’s a curated list of highlights. Continue reading →

Theater

‘Mamma Mia!’ still merits the exclamation mark

The new touring production at the Opera House will make audiences want to get up and dance. Continue reading →

Television

Longtime anchor Hoda Kotb announces exit from NBC’s ‘Today’ show

A fixture at the network for more than 26 years, Kotb announced her upcoming departure during Thursday’s episode of the show. Continue reading →