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Friday, October 25, 2024
Today's Headlines

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TRAVEL

Traveling with neurodiverse kids can be complicated. One airline offered a trial run to ease the stress.

The simulated flight experience, hosted by Breeze Airways at Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport, helps families of kids with autism find hope and confidence — and helps train staff on how best to help. Continue reading →

Around New England

Amid lawsuits over alleged abuse, a Roman Catholic diocese in Vt. files for bankruptcy. Victims say it’s a ploy.

“We always knew they were morally bankrupt,” a victim of abuse said. “This just shows how bankrupt they really are.” Continue reading →

Transportation

Ten MBTA employees on leave amid criminal investigation at Cabot Yard in South Boston, T general manager says

The investigation centers on allegations the employees were working on non-MBTA vehicles while on company time. Continue reading →

EDUCATION

Is using AI cheating? In many schools, teachers are left to figure it out on their own.

In the two years since the public launch of ChatGPT, state education departments across New England have been slow to issue clear guidance to K-12 school districts, leaving many to grapple with AI on their own. Continue reading →

Nation

District attorney will ask court to resentence Menendez brothers

The Los Angeles County district attorney said Thursday that he would request the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who killed their parents in 1989, a step that could lead to their release from prison. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

New developments in Karen Read case

WATCH: Read takes her case to the court of public opinion, and prosecutors want her father to testify in the retrial. Why? Reporter Travis Andersen explains. Watch →

Obesity drug boom: Boston-area startup bets $400 million

WATCH: STAT reporter Allison DeAngelis unpacks the big business gaining ground in Massachusetts. Watch →

A moment that changed baseball in Boston forever

WATCH: Longtime sports writer and Globe correspondent Bob Ryan explains the most important day in the 1967 "Impossible Dream" season. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

White House orders Pentagon and intelligence agencies to increase use of AI

“This is our nation’s first ever strategy for harnessing the power and managing the risks of AI to advance our national security,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a speech Thursday. Continue reading →

Nation

EPA toughens requirements to remove lead paint dust around children

Under the new rules, any detectable level of lead dust in the building would be considered a “lead hazard,” and property owners would be required to pay for cleanup. Continue reading →

Elections

Gaza protesters interrupt Pelosi book event in Cambridge

Nancy Pelosi addressed a large crowd in Cambridge, where a mostly laudatory audience enjoyed anecdotes about her time in Congress and advice for women seeking to break into politics. Continue reading →

The World

World

UN’s verdict on climate progress over the past year: There was none

Collectively, nations have been so slow to curtail their use of oil, gas, and coal that it now looks unlikely that countries will be able to limit global warming to the levels they agreed to under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Continue reading →

World

Canada tightens immigration after years of expansion

Justin Trudeau took the unusual step of publicly admitting to getting immigration wrong and laid out his government’s plan to change policy. Continue reading →

World

Mideast peace talks to resume, but no sign yet that Hamas will take part

Before leaving Qatar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States would provide an additional $135 million in humanitarian assistance for “Palestinians in Gaza, in the West Bank as well as in the region” and said the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza was especially urgent with winter approaching. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts Legislature operates in the dark. Is anyone shocked?

DiZoglio audit confirms lawmakers operating in an information and technology backwater. Continue reading →

OPINION

The ghosts of the NFL

Derek Stingley Jr. is the grandson of the player some of us Patriots fans will never forget. Continue reading →

OPINION

Thank you, General John Kelly, for speaking the truth about Trump

If you value democracy, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff deserves your respect for his courageous candor. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

In unusual move, Mass. Senate reopens formal session to pass sweeping climate bill

Under an unusual order it adopted Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate allowed itself to take roll call votes through Dec. 31, the last day of its current two-year legislative session, but only on certain types of legislation. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

At Boston Water & Sewer, unions push for an HR director to be placed on leave amid civil litigation

A trio of unions want the director sidelined from day-to-day duties amid civil litigation that alleges she swindled a house away from a relative who suffers from dementia. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Two Boston hospitals did not violate law when they tracked website use, SJC rules

“Unbeknownst to patients, they implanted tracking code to assist third parties to record the patients’ private medical concerns, padding Facebook’s and Google’s bottom lines,” Justice Dalila A. Wendlandt wrote in a dissent. Continue reading →

Sports

sports

Boston Athletic Association enters partnership with Reggie Lewis Center to invest over $1 million in Roxbury facility

The BAA will provide a direct financial contribution of $700,000 over the next four years while providing entries into the Boston Marathon that the BAA says could see fundraising totals for the Reggie exceed $1.3 million. Continue reading →

Celtics 122, Wizards 102

After a slow start, Celtics get back to business by routing Wizards

Jaylen Brown, who turned 28 Thursday, had 27 points to lead the Celtics (2-0). Jayson Tatum added 25 points and 11 rebounds. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla unaware team was chasing 3-pointer record

“I think it played out how it was supposed to play out,” Mazzulla said. “We took the shots we were supposed to take.'' Continue reading →

Business

Housing

City program to buy buildings and keep them affordable is starting to make a dent

A city program helps community groups take apartment buildings off the market as part of a broader effort to slow the pace of gentrification in lower-income neighborhoods and create more affordable housing. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Election anxiety is fueling the ‘vibecession’

Contested results and weeks or months of wrangling could sap consumer, business, and investor confidence. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

A robot could do your next eye exam

There are no optometrists or ophthalmologists in many parts of the United States. Eyebot aims to make it easier to get your vision checked. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Five musical Halloween treats for all ages

From the macabre and grotesque to the campy and silly, here are a few musical events that celebrate the season. Continue reading →

TV REVIEW

Billy Crystal shines in a rare dramatic role, but ‘Before’ is far too muddled

The movie star returns to TV on an Apple TV+ show that questions the existence of past life regression. Continue reading →

Music

Cyndi Lauper brings farewell tour to MGM Music Hall this weekend

Lauper’s blend of high-octane singing and unforgettable visuals laid the groundwork for the pop landscape of the 21st century, where strong women with potent imagery reign. Continue reading →