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Friday, October 18, 2024
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Elections

Candidate promises to reject corporate contributions drop as campaign finance reform wanes as core issue

Among the 10 most competitive Senate races this year, only two Democratic candidates have taken the no-corporate PAC pledge. Continue reading →

Elections

America’s 250th birthday, the World Cup, the Olympics: the vibes promise to be much different under Trump or Harris

The unprecedented trio of major events offer whoever wins the election the ability to shape the image they project to the country and the world. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Harvard endowment grows during turbulent academic year

The Ivy League school’s portfolio of private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and other investments gained 9.6 percent in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Continue reading →

Climate

Massachusetts may again lead on climate change. The state (finally, almost) has a sweeping climate bill.

Months after the close of the formal legislative session, House and Senate negotiators announced a comprehensive bill that would address clean energy and the climate crisis. Continue reading →

Politics

White House, used to road blocks on student debt, finds cause for victory lap

The Biden administration announced that over 1 million people have had their federal student debt canceled through a program that offers forgiveness to public service workers. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Parents sue after student punished for using AI

WATCH: Hingham parents allege the high school senior was wrongly punished. Reporter Travis Andersen explains what happened and what comes next. Watch →

Rideshare drivers push to unionize

WATCH: Reporters Katie Johnston and James Pindell unpack ballot question three and the message from both sides. Watch →

Mass. election clerks persist amid threats and misinformation

WATCH: Many local officials fear November’s election will be one of the most daunting yet. Reporters Samantha J. Gross and James Pindell break down why. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Review panel calls for overhaul of Secret Service leadership

An independent panel reviewing the failures that led to the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in July called on the Secret Service to replace its leadership with people from the private sector and focus almost exclusively on its protective mission. Continue reading →

Politics

Fox interview with Harris takes on dynamics of a debate

Political notebook Continue reading →

Nation

Door knocking is tough these days. Harris’s team is betting on apps.

In Milwaukee County, which is home to two-thirds of the Black residents in battleground Wisconsin, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is dispatching fleets of volunteers and relying on data-capturing apps to supplement the traditional work of door-to-door canvassing. Continue reading →

The World

World

Zelensky tries to sell his ‘victory plan’ to European leaders

The Ukrainian leader acknowledged that the United States was wary that his country’s accession to NATO had the potential to drag the United States directly into the war. Continue reading →

World

US long-range B-2 stealth planes target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels

The strike was a major escalation in the American response to the rebels’ attacks on Mideast shipping lanes. It appeared to be a warning to Iran as well. Continue reading →

World

The EU thought it had a new migration plan. But many leaders say it may be too little, too late

European Union leaders used a summit Thursday to seek ways to make the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs

GLP-1 drugs are effective in treating obesity. Continue reading →

OPINION

What Trump’s and Harris’s economic policy proposals portend

On inflation, deficits, and debt, the differences matter. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Defense system could be used in offensive strategy

Sending this system may encourage Israel to attack Iran, relying on the new system to protect against the Iranian response. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Experts warn Boston’s future financial woes are more dire than Wu says

In a hearing, they argued that declining commercial property values pose a much more longterm threat to Boston’s future financial stability than Mayor Michelle Wu has acknowledged. Continue reading →

Metro

Amid public outcry, Quincy delays huge raises for mayor and city councilors

The raises, 79 percent for the mayor and 50 percent for councilors, will be deferred until the start of the 2026 and 2028 election cycles. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Former student files negligence lawsuit against Miss Hall’s School over alleged sexual assaults

A graduate of Miss Hall’s School accused her alma mater of allowing a teacher to remain on staff despite being repeatedly warned he was grooming girls as young as 15. Continue reading →

Sports

HEAD OF THE CHARLES

Can’t tell a four from a quad? The new Head of the Charles executive director wants to make you a rowing fan.

Tori Stevens's challenge is to maintain the tradition of the world’s largest three-day regatta while making it more welcoming to more people. Continue reading →

On baseball

A big prize is still out there for baseball, a World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers

The teams also have a history, having played against each other in the World Series 11 times, but not since 1981. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

Predicting Jerod Mayo’s lineup changes after a rash of penalties, and other thoughts about the Patriots

Look for a seventh starting combination on the offensive line, an increased snap count for Kendrick Bourne, and linebacker shuffling Sunday,. Continue reading →

Business

Business

‘As long as necessary’: Nearly 1,300 workers at Omni, Hilton hotels in Boston remain on strike indefinitely

Hundreds of workers marked their 12th day on strike Thursday, having walked off the job Oct. 6. Continue reading →

Economy

Meet the 10 small business owners who will get up to $100,000 from Jaylen Brown and Jrue and Lauren Holiday

The Celtics stars met with 10 entrepreneurs who are part of their inaugural program that funds Boston-area founders to create $5 billion in generational wealth in communities of color. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Why two Boston AI startups are being lured to an even colder city: Buffalo

Spiky AI and HeronAI were two Boston startups chosen for $1 million investments from one of New York state’s startup accelerator programs, called 43North. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific’ and other Hollywood musicals, dies

An effervescent dancer and actor, Mitzi Gaynor was among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Six cheap home-organizing tips from a pro

The pandemic days of color-coding and decanting are over. Here’s a more realistic approach. Continue reading →

Television

The star of ‘Slow Horses’? The clothes.

Costume designer Guy Speranza discusses strategy for dressing the spies on the Apple TV+ series. Continue reading →

TV REVIEW

Jason Segel’s ‘Shrinking’ returns with its sense of warmth and connection intact

Season two of the Apple TV+ dramedy turns its focus to its characters' lack of boundaries. Continue reading →