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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Elections

‘His legacy is in tatters’: Biden gets some of the blame as Democrats grapple with Trump’s victory

In his first public address since the election, Biden took the high road even as he became the center of the blame game among fellow Democrats for Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

Why did so many Latinos vote Trump in 2024? Look no further than the economy, experts say.

Latino voters in Massachusetts and across the country turned further right, according to recent election data. Here's what may be fueling that change. Continue reading →

Politics

Citing potential ‘threats’ of a second Trump administration, Mass. Democrats take defensive stance

Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell said her office is prepared for “threats our residents may face." Continue reading →

Health

DCF routinely mismanaged mental health care for children, new report states

The state auditor report found poor record keeping and a lack of therapy to accompany psychotropic medications. Continue reading →

Elections

President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff, first woman in the post

Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running what was, by far, his most disciplined and well-executed campaign. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Trump’s White House and your health

WATCH: STAT Washington correspondent Sarah Owermohle unpacks how reproductive care, vaccines, and health insurance could change under the new administration. Watch →

Why did a woman masquerade as a teen student?

WATCH: Globe Magazine writer Patricia Wen spoke to Shelby Hewitt's best friends and psychic. She unpacks what she's learned since first reporting on the story. Watch →

Seniors sue assisted living home in Revere

WATCH: Residents say that hidden fees are threatening their financial stability. Reporter Jason Laughlin has what happened and what happens next. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Voters poised to reject private school vouchers in three states

The results slow a private-school choice movement that had greatly accelerated since the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

Nation

132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside

Fire officials said 88 other structures were damaged but did not specify whether they had been burned or affected by water or smoke damage. Continue reading →

Politics

GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority

A final tally in the House will almost certainly have to wait until next week, at the soonest. Continue reading →

The World

World

‘We have won’: Russians envision new global system with Trump victory

In his first remarks since the election, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the West’s post-Cold War monopoly on global power was “irrevocably disappearing,” before going on to praise Trump. Continue reading →

World

Civilian terror: Russia hits Ukrainian cities with waves of drones

Night after night, the explosions echo across Kyiv, with tracer fire lighting up the sky as spotlights search for the triangle-shaped drones flying over residential neighborhoods. Continue reading →

World

Dozens killed as Israeli strikes pound Lebanon, health ministry says

The Israeli military said Hezbollah had launched more than 40 “projectiles” across the border Thursday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

How Trump grew his Latino support in Massachusetts

How did the former president manage to score double-digit gains with Hispanic voters, an immigrant group that he has constantly demonized from the beginning of his political career? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Phones rung at the Boston Election Commission, but no one answered

An Election Day ballot glitch is compounded by a communications breakdown. Continue reading →

OPINION

The end of the federal cases against Trump

Although he will probably escape criminal punishment, his presidency will not protect him from civil liability. Continue reading →

Metro

K-12

Teachers in two North Shore communities vote to strike

Public school educators in Beverly and Gloucester plan to go on strike starting Friday morning as contract agreements with their respective district and city leaders stalled. Continue reading →

Immigration

Healey vows to shield Mass. residents if Trump follows through on mass deportation threat

“Every tool in the toolbox has got to be used to protect our citizens," governor said in television interview. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Man who beat Canton High classmate to death as teen granted parole after 37 years; victim’s mother criticizes decision

Rod Matthews has been serving a life sentence in the killing of Shaun Ouillette since his 1988 conviction on a second-degree murder charge by a Norfolk Superior Court jury. Continue reading →

Sports

Alex Speier | On baseball

At the baseball GM meetings, the Red Sox made one thing clear: they are determined to pursue top pitching

It’s a deep free-agent pool with lots of top-end pitchers who could slot at the front of the Red Sox rotation. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

With Flames in town, Bruins’ Nikita Zadorov was looking to provide a spark

The defenseman acknowledged facing one of your former employers brings out a mix of emotions. Continue reading →

on football

Bears QB Caleb Williams is a weapon with his feet — and it sometimes works against him

Williams, the No. 1 pick in last April's draft, can scramble for so long that it confuses his own teammates. Continue reading →

Business

commentary

I thought women would save us from another Trump presidency. I was wrong.

Women came out to elect Kamala Harris, but not enough of them, as economic concerns outweighed abortion rights and worries about Trump’s demeanor. Continue reading →

Economy

‘Our economy was great when he was in office.’ Why the high cost of everything drove some Boston voters to Trump.

Even in deep-blue Boston, the cost of beans (and so much more) was on many voters’ minds Tuesday. Continue reading →

Biotech

Moderna sales get lift from early nod for newest COVID shot

The Cambridge-based company’s latest COVID shot was approved three weeks earlier than last year, according to a statement Thursday, helping drive product sales up 3.6 percent. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Warren Washington, groundbreaking climate scientist, dies at 88

He was also one of the country’s first and most influential climate scientists, advising five presidents on climate change and serving as a mentor to generations of researchers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Patricia Johanson, who turned grim outdoor spaces into art, dies at 84

The canvas for her sweeping artworks: highway underpasses, sewage treatment plants, fetid lagoons, and other grimly functional public spaces. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Here’s to the people who bring warmth no matter what. (Mr. Fuller at school drop-off, I’m looking at you.)

This week we’re taking a moment for kindness with tales of community and happiness in our ordinary lives. Continue reading →

Movies

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are growing matching beards. Here’s why.

The Cambridge-bred buds are rocking some chin scruff for their upcoming Netflix movie, "RIP." Continue reading →

Television

Conan O’Brien explains the rules of rooting for Boston teams ... and the dangers of changing allegiances

On his podcast, the Brookline native said "three guys with pipes" would meet him at Logan if he ever rooted for LA teams. Continue reading →