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Thursday, November 7, 2024
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Politics

Even in usually blue New England, Trump made significant gains. What happened?

Based on preliminary returns, he got some 48,000 more votes in Massachusetts this year than in 2020. Continue reading →

Elections

In 2016, Trump’s win helped make Kamala Harris a star. Eight years later, in defeat, she vows to fight on.

Millions of American women had hoped she would break through a glass ceiling that has proved impenetrable. Continue reading →

Elections

Transition to second Trump term begins swiftly with decisive election victory

Instead of a muddled and contested process of transitioning to a new administration, the new president-elect has the full 75-day period until Inauguration Day to prepare to take power. Continue reading →

Health

Trump’s triumph is likely to have broad implications for reproductive rights

Despite strong state abortion protections, even Massachusetts will feel the effects of the Republican victory. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Trump won. Now what?

WATCH: Washington Bureau chief Jackie Kucinich looks at the road ahead with guest host Jazmin Aguilera. Watch →

Ballot questions: Which ones passed?

WATCH: Reporter Matt Stout breaks down the results. Watch →

OPINION: Gender, race, and the future of democracy

WATCH: Senior opinion writer Kimberly Atkins Storr analyzes what Trump’s win says about America, and argues that the media partially dropped the ball. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The plan underscores how the Biden administration is racing to cement its environmental legacy mere hours after Trump secured a second term. Continue reading →

Nation

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California

The blaze was burning in a region that has seen some of California’s most destructive fires over the years. Continue reading →

Politics

Republicans make early inroads in their fight to keep the House majority

Republicans were confidently predicting they were headed toward a governing trifecta in Washington. Continue reading →

The World

World

Rescuers pull 30 bodies from a building in central Lebanon hit in an Israeli strike

Lebanese rescuers pulled 30 bodies out of the rubble after a late night Israeli strike on an apartment building in the town of Barja, Lebanon’s Civil Defense service said Wednesday as the Mideast wars press on with no signs of abating. Continue reading →

World

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island

Forecasters warned Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds, and flash floods to western swaths of the island after it knocked out power and dumped rain on the Cayman Islands and Jamaica the day before. Continue reading →

World

In Trump, Netanyahu sees a more favorable US president

Only a few hours had passed since Donald Trump was elected president when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced that he had already spoken to the US president-elect, noting he was “among the first” to call him. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Trump won. Here’s what Democrats — and Republicans — need to do next.

For Republicans, this will inevitably be a time of feeling vindication and jubilation against a Democratic Party they have come to view as arrogant, entitled elitists. But they would do well to not overplay their hand. Continue reading →

OPINION

Like it or not, Trump is the people’s choice

He did not stage a coup; he won an election. Trump, not Kamala Harris, is the people’s choice. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Kamala Harris didn’t lose. America lost.

This country had an opportunity to finally put years of racism, misogyny, and division behind it. Instead, it chose to embrace it. Continue reading →

New Hampshire Primary Election

Mass. voters reject Question 4, blocking decriminalization of certain psychedelics

Proponents of the initiative acknowledged late Tuesday that their campaign had likely failed but vowed to continue working with legislators. Continue reading →

Politics

Galvin opens investigation into Boston Elections Commission after Election Day ballot shortage at precincts

Secretary of State William F. Galvin said the ballot shortage was just one of a number of “significant problems” that hampered voting in Massachusetts’ biggest city. Continue reading →

Sports

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Jayson Tatum handled his Olympic reunion with Steve Kerr with stoic maturity

Those who were expecting Tatum to score 70 points on 50 shots don’t know him very well. He’s beyond personal vendettas and selfish crusades. Continue reading →

On baseball

Knowing he needs to be on the field for the Red Sox to succeed, Rafael Devers is approaching offseason differently

This year he’s following a strength and conditioning program set by team staff that includes the earliest starting date in his career. Continue reading →

High school basketball

Brockton’s AJ Dybantsa gets to put on a show for the home crowd at Emmanuel College

Dybantsa, the No. 1 high school basketball prospect in the country, led Utah Prep to a 79-71 win over Highlands (Va.) High School at Emmanuel College. Continue reading →

Business

Healthcare

‘Very nervous’: After Trump victory, concerns about Affordable Care Act’s future weigh on some in health care sector

Worries centered on what a Trump administration would mean for the future of the Affordable Care Act, women’s reproductive rights, and public health protections. Continue reading →

Economy

Stocks post their best post-election rally ever as investors pick winners — and losers — in a Trump economy

Trading across financial markets underscored investors’ expectations that Donald Trump’s return to the White House would fuel economic growth while putting pressure on consumer prices. Continue reading →

Innovation Economy

‘Profound disappointment in my fellow Americans’: A text thread with 11 local business leaders after Trump’s win

A conversation with prominent members of the innovation community reveals concerns about climate, society, and China. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bernard Marcus, a billionaire co-founder of Home Depot and a major Republican donor, dies at 95

With co-founder Arthur Blank, Bernard Marcus turned Home Depot into the world’s largest home-improvement retailer. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Claire Daly, master of the baritone saxophone, dies at 66

Thanks to her flexibility on an ungainly instrument and her expressive precision as a soloist, Ms. Daly was a frequent winner of critics’ polls from the Jazz Journalists Association and DownBeat magazine. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Alexander Anufriev, Soviet émigré and painter of angels, dies at 84

His pieces were by turns solemn and cheeky, filled with unexpected flourishes and art-history references. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

STAGE REVIEW

A ‘Dinner’ that needs more meat

A new take on the dotty dowager character type doesn't quite satisfy. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

How to deal with post-election existential dread

There’s no easy way to cope, if the voting didn’t go your way on Tuesday. But some experts want to help. Continue reading →

ASKING ERIC

Boyfriend’s workaholism creates relationship tension

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →