All of the headlines from today's paper.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Politics

‘It makes me feel like nobody cares:’ Boston residents share how USPS mail delays affect daily life

For some Bostonians, particularly seniors, inconsistent mail service has resulted in weeks-long delays in receiving important documents, bills, and medications. Continue reading →

RI ECONOMY

‘The news says inflation is going down, but nobody sees it’: Long lines for food reveal a desperate need in R.I.

Hundreds of people line up in Pawtucket, R.I., twice a month to receive basic necessities from the Elisha Project, a sign of troubling times not reflected in unemployment rates or campaign speeches. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘Are they trying to raise shepherds or warriors?’: Advocates call for deeper review of State Police academy

At issue is whether the training used by the State Police produces troopers skilled in deescalating conflicts, a vision of the reform-era police department, or whether it is an outdated curriculum. Continue reading →

Politics

A battleground state’s child care crisis leaves voters skeptical of political promises

The affordability and accessibility of child care is a key economic issue in this fall’s election. Continue reading →

Special Projects

The job market is chugging along, completing a solid economic picture

For months, the economy has been like a jigsaw with one mismatched piece: Consumer spending has been holding up, and overall growth has been solid, but the job market has looked treacherously wobbly. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Another big blow to the Patriots

WATCH: Center David Andrews will be out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. Reporter Nicole Yang explains how his absence will impact the team. Continue reading →

Messy negotiations impact Bruins’ start to the season

WATCH: Reporter Matt Porter thinks goalie Jeremy Swayman will sign on – eventually. But, it’s hard to know what a fair deal is. Continue reading →

Fair or Foul: The Patriots should start Maye

WATCH: New England is looking for a spark of hope after a tough start to the season. Who should be QB? Is Mayo losing control? Reporter Nicole Yang weighs in. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Supreme Court to decide whether Mexico can sue US gun-makers

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether Mexico may sue gun manufacturers in the United States for aiding in the trafficking of weapons used by drug cartels. Continue reading →

Nation

Their Uber driver crashed. A pizza order unraveled their injury lawsuit.

A New Jersey couple were heading home from dinner in an Uber in March 2022 when their driver T-boned another car, leaving them with serious injuries, including spine and rib fractures. The couple sued Uber nearly a year later. Now, their effort to bring the case to court could be hampered by a terms-of-service agreement that they say their 12-year-old daughter signed while ordering pizza using Georgia McGinty’s Uber Eats account. Continue reading →

Nation

When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene’s fury

Nearly 700,000 homes and businesses in the Southeast are still without power more than a week after Hurricane Helene blew through the region Continue reading →

The World

World

EU nations must recognize legal gender changes across bloc, top court rules

The European Union’s top court ruled Friday that member states must recognize legal changes to gender identity processed elsewhere within the EU, in a case with far-reaching implications for transgender people across Europe. Continue reading →

World

Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria

Israel has carried out a series of punishing airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Continue reading →

World

Two Argentine towns face a torrent of harassment. The culprit: Parrots.

Over the past year, an Argentinian rock radio station has twice had its antenna wrecked. Short circuits have fried gear left and right, and relentless power outages - sometimes hitting twice a day - have plunged TAXI FM into sudden silence. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

H. R. McMaster: Donald Trump and the war with ourselves

Even when the former president was able to achieve valuable foreign policy goals, he consistently undermined his own efforts and message. Continue reading →

LETTERS

We need nurses, but first we need to ask: What do nurses need?

"Policy makers must address the hazards facing nurses and patients to improve care quality and keep nurses at the bedside," writes one stakeholder. Another: "Remove the red tape blocking some of the world’s best medical talent from coming to the United States." Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Amid scrutiny, new State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble sworn in

Geoffrey Noble, formerly the second in command of the New Jersey State Police, takes over the reins of an agency that’s undermined itself for years through a range of scandals, from overtime theft to fraud involving commercial drivers licenses. Continue reading →

Animals

Dam good news: Governor Maura Healey pardons Nibi the Beaver, plans Friday visit

Nibi the Beaver has a forever home at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, and a new role as an educational mascot, the governor's office said Thursday. Continue reading →

RI BUSINESS

R.I. airport CEO blames union, ‘disgruntled’ employees for allegedly toxic workplace

The president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation has denied allegations his leadership cultivated a toxic work environment at T.F. Green International Airport, arguing instead union leadership was to blame for displeasure among the air travel hub’s 150 employees. Continue reading →

Sports

Lynx 90, Sun 81

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx push Sun to brink of WNBA playoff elimination

Minnesota led by 7 points after one quarter and 48-36 at the half thanks to Collier, who made 7 of her 10 shots in the opening 20 minutes. Brionna Jones led Connecticut with 21. Continue reading →

celtics

Celtics let the 3-pointers fly, and other observations from the preseason opener in Abu Dhabi

In a comeback win over the Nuggets, the Celtics were 20 of 61 on threes, which would have been a franchise record for attempts in a regular-season game. Continue reading →

men's college hockey 2024-25

Sophomore are taking more leadership roles in college hockey

With rosters turning over quickly, it's important to have high-quality second-year players with leadership skills. Continue reading →

Business

Biotech

Healey administration taps Kirk Taylor as new CEO for Mass. Life Sciences Center

The longtime biotech executive will lead the quasi-public agency that aims to boost the sector in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Business

Jobs report, strike resolution offer Harris lift on economy

Friday’s jobs report, which beat all analyst estimates and pushed the unemployment rate down to 4.1 percent, is the latest in a drumbeat of good economic news for Harris. Continue reading →

Business

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

J.D. Power, an analytics firm, found that Logan ranked 10th out of 20 mega airports, which serve more than 32 million passengers per year. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Larry Laughlin, longtime AP bureau chief for northern New England, dies at 75

A calm, kind and quick-witted journalist worked in Boston, Providence, and Virginia before moving to New Hampshire. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bill Lucy, pioneering labor and civil rights leader, dies at 90

He was instrumental in popularizing a four-word evocation of self-esteem and dignity — “I Am a Man,” which doubled as a demand for respect — that was embraced by the Civil Rights Movement. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Masamitsu Yoshioka, last of Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack force, dies at 106

“Now I think of the men who were on board those ships we torpedoed. I think of the people who died because of me. They were young men, just like we were,” said Mr. Yoshioka in a 2023 interview. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Theater

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

The recent Emerson grad will play Harry Potter’s second son in the Broadway production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” beginning this November. Continue reading →

concert review

Sabrina Carpenter is all grown up. Not all of her fans are.

A very adult Sabrina Carpenter show at TD Garden proved a bit of a mismatch with some of her younger fans. Continue reading →

Names

New ‘The Rabbis Go South’ podcast follows civil rights solidarity demonstrated in 1964 Florida

BU assistant professor Amy Geller and filmmaker Gerald Peary tell the story of the 16 Hasidic rabbis who joined Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight against racial segregation. Continue reading →