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Monday, November 11, 2024
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Business

Lesley University is undergoing a massive cost-cutting program. Is it working?

Administrators believe the Cambridge institution is on track to reverse from its financial woes. Staff and students say it’s happening at their expense. Continue reading →

Climate

Trump said he’d repeal the IRA. Could that slow Massachusetts’ energy transition?

The Inflation Reduction Act provided money for clean energy, something President-elect Trump has called a "hoax" and "scam." Continue reading →

Nation

A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made

A shooting during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama has left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen of them by gunfire. Continue reading →

News analysis

Missing in Europe: a strong leader for a new Trump era

France and Germany, which have the European Union’s biggest economies, are struggling to answer the call. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump talked to Putin, reportedly told Russian leader not to escalate in Ukraine

It was the first conversation between the two since Trump was elected president. Continue reading →

Nation

Immigration lawyers prepare to battle Trump in court again

A network of hundreds of seasoned lawyers are now ready to fight the crackdown on immigrants that Trump promised to carry out in a second term in office. Continue reading →

Politics

‘I was speaking authentically as a dad’: Moulton defends comments on trans athletes

Representative Seth Moulton on Sunday continued to defend his criticism of the Democratic Party’s support for transgender student-athletes Continue reading →

The World

World

20 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, officials say

The strike in the northern Gaza Strip hit family homes in the besieged Jabalya refugee camp, sparking an hours-long rescue effort to find survivors and retrieve the dead. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Signs of progress this Veterans Day

After missteps and tragedies at state-run veterans homes in Holyoke and Chelsea, things seem to be getting better. Continue reading →

Opinion

MCAS 2.0 can be better than MCAS

The state can look to others for best practices on a new form of standards and assessment. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Smarting from Trump victory, this vet will skip Veterans Day

I have been struggling with my fellow Americans’ choice in this election. I’ve been thinking about President-elect Donald Trump’s previous remarks about US troops. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Celebrating 100 years, World War II veteran from Shirley recalls a century

Joe Landry, who turned 100 on Oct. 14, has witnessed a tumultuous century, including six major campaigns with the US Army during World War II that earned him a half-dozen battle stars. Continue reading →

Education

‘That’s not a living wage:’ Teachers strikes continue in Beverly, Gloucester, Marblehead

Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts, and on Thursday, a Superior Court judge ordered striking educators in Beverly and Gloucester to return to their classrooms. Continue reading →

K-12

With the passage of Question 2, what happens to Mass. education now?

For now, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released limited guidance on the ballot measure, which officially goes into effect next month. Continue reading →

Sports

State of the Patriots

Drake Maye comfortable getting his message across to teammates, and the Patriots are better for it

The rookie, who turned 22 in August and is the youngest starting quarterback in the NFL, has been working to find a balance in earning his teammates' respect while not overstepping his bounds. Continue reading →

Chad Finn

It looks like the Patriots got the better quarterback after Drake Maye outplays the Bears’ Caleb Williams

The Patriots were better off getting the No. 3 pick, and Maye, in the 2024 NFL Draft. Williams was perceived as the no-brainer first choice when selected by Chicago. Continue reading →

CELTICS 113, BUCKS 107

Celtics escape from another early deep deficit to beat the Bucks

Down 11 after allowing 58 percent shooting, including 27 points by Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Celtics regained their defensive principles after halftime, challenging everything at the rim and making the Bucks work for every shot. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Lesley University is undergoing a massive cost-cutting program. Is it working?

Administrators believe the Cambridge institution is on track to reverse from its financial woes. Staff and students say it’s happening at their expense. Continue reading →

THE BIG IDEA

If you’re wealthy and anti-Trump, fleeing the US may be an option. But you’ll have to get in line.

A company that helps people secure citizenship or residency in other countries saw a 200-fold increase in calls the day after the election. Continue reading →

Business

Stop scrolling. Really.

As Americans increasingly turn to algorithmic platforms on social media for their news, it can be increasingly difficult to disengage. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Jack Sansolo, advertising executive who opened LGBTQ doors in corporate America, dies at 81

Remembered for his brilliance, Mr. Sansolo "was famous for remembering everything he ever heard, read, or said," recalled a Hill, Holliday advertising colleague. Continue reading →

NASCAR

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

The 1983 NASCAR Cup champion won 85 races in his career, placing fourth on the all-time list. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey dancer of ‘power and radiance,’ dies at 81

Later in her career, she would take over the financially strapped Ailey troupe and build it into the most successful modern dance company in the country. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Dance Review

Palaver Strings and little house dance deliver an interactive ‘Noisefloor’ to the ICA

The musicians and dancers of the Portland, Maine-based chamber orchestra and dance company move together in unusual ways. Continue reading →

ASKING ERIC

Husband’s family always excludes wife from vacations

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →