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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Elections

The Walz-Vance debate was civil. But it highlighted the campaign’s intensity — and the election’s stakes.

In this bitter and unsavory political environment, their brief moments of agreement — as well as the relatively substantive policy discussion on display — were perhaps disorienting. Continue reading →

Retail

CVS could break itself up. Why, and what does that mean for you?

Seven years ago, CVS bought health insurance giant Aetna. Now, the company is facing financial struggles. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Many Harvard professors and students afraid to speak their minds, according to new report

A working group found that 51 percent of surveyed faculty and staff reported that they would feel very or somewhat reluctant to lead a classroom discussion on a controversial topic. Continue reading →

Education

Parents accused of harassing transgender teen in N.H. sue school district over free speech

The plaintiffs were issued “no trespass” orders after wearing pink “XX” wristbands on the sidelines of a high school soccer game. Continue reading →

World

Iran launches barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for assassinations

Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, the Israeli military said, an attack that sharply escalated the conflict between Israel and Iran and threatened to engulf the Middle East in all-out war. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Dockworkers strike and your wallet

WATCH: Reporter Hiawatha Bray breaks down the potential economic impact for consumers and local businesses. Watch →

Hazy future for cannabis in Mass.

WATCH: The Cannabis Control Commission is in the weeds. Reporter Diti Kohli clears the smoke and shares where the state agency goes from here. Watch →

New chapter for a historic Boston comedy club

WATCH: The team behind Laugh Boston and Improv Asylum have a new hot spot. Businessman Norm Laviolette and comedian Tony V. showcase the laughs in store. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Before the floods, Asheville was called a ‘climate haven’

It is unlikely that any places will be truly safe from climate change — and even high-elevation, inland areas are vulnerable to drowning in a world where planetary warming can lead to heavier rains. Continue reading →

Nation

How Helene demolished a once-bustling North Carolina lake town

Once a place of both vast and intimate beauty, a lake community is now a repository of wreckage and fading hopes. Continue reading →

Nation

Hurricane Helene’s death toll soars as crews search for survivors

“Communities were wiped off the map,” North Carolina’s governor, Roy Cooper, said Tuesday. Continue reading →

The World

World

Fancy new restaurant in London is staffed by the recently homeless

In cities across Britain and the world, homelessness and joblessness feed upon each other. Most employers won’t hire someone who does not have a stable address, which means the homeless can’t earn the money to afford a place to live. Home Kitchen aims to break that cycle by training people for a career in the restaurant industry. Continue reading →

World

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as first female president of Mexico, a country with pressing problems

The 62-year-old scientist-turned-politician receives a country with a number of immediate problems, including a sluggish economy, unfinished building programs, rising debt, and the hurricane-battered resort city of Acapulco. Continue reading →

World

In Iran, military commanders win the day

Iran’s senior military commanders had concluded that it was essential to establish deterrence against Israel — and quickly — to turn or at least slow the tide of its onslaught on Hezbollah. Still more important, they argued, Iran needed to act to prevent Israel from turning its attention toward Tehran. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Keep bus routes in mind in plans to close, consolidate Boston schools

Any consolidation plan should recognize that Boston Public Schools has too many buses (632) transporting too many students on too many clogged streets and highways. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Heritage Foundation promotes our sordid history with Project 2025

Conservatism as practiced by such cynics is a movement of reactionary apologists for wealth and privilege while unleashing even more corporate fraud upon the body politic. Continue reading →

OPINION

The Great Trumpkin confronts the gender gap

Ungrateful women were resisting his generous offer to be their protector. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Seven injured after Green Line train derails near Lechmere Station, investigation underway

The wheels of a Green Line trolley came off the track during the Tuesday evening commute, the MBTA said. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Brown University prepares for upcoming vote on divestment from Israel

Higher education watchers across the country will be paying close attention to the Brown University divestment vote to see how the Ivy League school navigates the contentious proposal. Continue reading →

Politics

Governor Healey plans to immediately implement new gun law, stopping opponents from suspending it

The move by Healey dashes the hopes of gun rights activists who for weeks have scrambled to gather tens of thousands of signatures to suspend it. Continue reading →

Sports

bruins

Brad Marchand believes a deal will get done with Jeremy Swayman ‘and everybody is going to move on and be fine’

The Bruins captain is looking forward to the goalie's eventual return and the weight being lifted off everyone's shoulders. Continue reading →

red sox

With the Red Sox season in the books, here’s the contract status of every player on the roster

Here's a look at who is under contract, who has an option, who the free agents are, and who is under team control. Continue reading →

TARA SULLIVAN

While WNBA players shine on the court, league leaders continue to stumble off of it

The conversation, much as it has all season, has veered away from the on-court product and into uglier areas, and the most recent example comes from the Players Association. Continue reading →

Business

Trendlines

How eliminating the tipped minimum wage could hurt Massachusetts restaurants — and its workers

The ballot proposal could lead to stagnant wages and job cuts. Continue reading →

Jobs

The Port of Boston is closed due to the dockworkers strike. Here’s what it means for the economy.

The shutdown of ports could take a significant toll on companies that depend on access to international markets. It could also lead to product shortages and higher prices. Continue reading →

Healthcare

It’s official: Steward is out of the Mass. hospital business

Six hospitals in Eastern Massachusetts are now in the hands of new, nonprofit owners after months of turmoil. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Dance

Sustainability with style: ‘Lost and Found’ blends dance, fashion

Collaborators find common ground in a new performance featuring dancers and models in vintage clothing. Continue reading →

Television

Raise a pint: A British remake of ‘Cheers’ is in development

There’s a new “Cheers” series in the works, but this time, it’s pulling up a stool at a pub across the pond. Continue reading →

Arts

Local filmmaker buys Arlington International Film Festival from cofounders

Alberto Guzman and April Ranck Guzman officially sold the festival to Jaina Cipriano last spring after quietly shopping for a buyer over the past few years. Continue reading →