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Monday, November 18, 2024
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Business

Its stock is up 50 percent. Billion-dollar deals for breakfast. How did Boston Scientific get its mojo back?

The medical device maker has completed more than 40 acquisitions in recent years, helping turn it into one of the state’s most valuable companies. Continue reading →

K-12

Special education is becoming more expensive for schools. That’s one reason why they can’t pay educators more.

With teachers on strike in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, officials say the rapidly rising cost of special education is among the reasons why they cannot afford the pay raises educators are seeking. Continue reading →

K-12

This teacher has a super power to help her young students learn to read

In the aftermath of the pandemic, lofty promises to reinvent schooling abounded, but little innovation has come to fruition. Chelsea‘s experiment stands as an example of what’s still possible with the right resources and leadership. Continue reading →

Climate

From prison to green jobs: Ex-inmates among new workforce powering state’s climate goals

“The state of Massachusetts is going green,” one clean energy trainee said. “So I want to be ahead of the game, before it's too late.” Continue reading →

Nation

Shen Yun’s longstanding labor practices attract regulators’ scrutiny

The prominent dance company requires its performers to keep grueling tour schedules and train under abusive conditions, former performers have said. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

“Seeing salmon spawning above the former dams fills my heart,” said Joseph L. James, chair of the Yurok Tribe. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump signals a ‘seismic shift,’ shocking the Washington establishment

WASHINGTON — Somehow disruption doesn’t begin to cover it. Upheaval might be closer. Revolution maybe. In less than two weeks since being elected again, Donald Trump has embarked on a new campaign to shatter the institutions of Washington as no incoming president has in his lifetime. Continue reading →

Nation

How Harris burned through $1.5 billion in 15 weeks

The campaign spared no expense as it hunted for voters — paying for an avalanche of advertising, social media influencers, a for-hire door-knocking operation, thousands of staff, pricey rallies, a splashy Oprah town hall, celebrity concerts, and even drone shows. Continue reading →

The World

World

Why Trump’s space for deal-making in the Middle East has shrunk

The first Trump administration’s Middle East policy had two main elements: battering Iran’s economy and attempting to isolate Iran by building closer ties between its main Arab adversaries and Israel. Continue reading →

World

Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza ‘s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, a hospital director there told the Associated Press. Continue reading →

World

A global fund for climate disasters is taking shape in Trump’s shadow

A long-awaited fund designed to help lower-income countries respond to natural disasters is finally taking shape at the United Nations climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Judges throw a wrench in Massachusetts adoptions

A new legal interpretation of longstanding state adoption law has upended the process for out-of-state birth parents. The Legislature should step in to clarify. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Seth Moulton has certainly got people thinking

"Issues are far more nuanced than either the left or the right are often willing to recognize," writes one reader. Another: "Trans kids hearing a member of Congress blaming them for an election loss are likely to internalize even more hate against them." Continue reading →

OPINION

Trump, Musk, and the rise of the conservative press

The news standards for accuracy used by some conservative shows are looser than the rules observed by traditional journalists. Continue reading →

Metro

HEALTH

Whooping cough is on the rise in New England. Here’s what to know.

“We’re seeing common pre-pandemic illnesses return with a bit of a vengeance,” said Dr. Michael Koster, of Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. Continue reading →

Politics

Democratic governors say they’re forming a resistance group against Trump. Maura Healey is not among them.

The Massachusetts governor, whose political rise was fueled in part by her repeated battles with now President-elect Donald Trump, is not a member of the newly formed initiative. Continue reading →

New Hampshire Primary Election

More Mass. Black voters are backing Trump. Dems want to know how they can re-energize the voting base.

President-elect Donald Trump's gains among Black voters in Massachusetts have challenged the community's decades-long allegiance to the Democratic Party. Continue reading →

Sports

Tara Sullivan

‘You either win or learn’: Here’s what we are learning about Drake Maye: He’s the real deal.

The Patriots rookie quarterback continues to be the best reason to keep on watching this team. Continue reading →

On Basketball

Clutch situations haven’t always been Jayson Tatum’s forte. That didn’t stop him Saturday night.

"I know what I’m capable of," Tatum said after his 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime lifted the Celtics over the Raptors. Continue reading →

Instant analysis

Jerod Mayo is not coaching to win, and it cost the Patriots against the Rams

The Patriots had several attempts to go for the jugular, but Mayo took the easy way out every time. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Its stock is up 50 percent. Billion-dollar deals for breakfast. How did Boston Scientific get its mojo back?

The medical device maker has completed more than 40 acquisitions in recent years, helping turn it into one of the state’s most valuable companies. Continue reading →

commentary

Trump, Wu, and Josh Kraft: How last week’s election will shape next year’s race for Boston mayor

Any serious candidate for mayor has to be wondering if Trump’s reelection represents a rejection of progressive ideals. Continue reading →

the big idea

Some patients are paying up to $50,000 per year in fees for ‘concierge medicine.’ Here’s what’s behind its rise.

More and more patients are ponying up a yearly membership fee for their care, putting pressure on an already strained, physician-starved primary care system. Continue reading →

Obituaries

GYMNASTICS

Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton and courted controversy, dies at 82

Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the US and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Claire Gaudiani, embattled Connecticut College president, dies at 79

As president of Connecticut College, Claire Gaudiani sought to implement a sweeping vision of redeveloping the college’s host city, New London, which led to a landmark Supreme Court case on eminent domain. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

BOSTON AT A BARGAIN

City Hall coffee lounge, a new Levain, and a JP Literary Salon: Free things to do in Boston this week

This week's Boston at a Bargain features free events to help you savor November, from a silent disco sweat sesh to a novel way to unwind. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

When a Newport wedding was called off, one bride donated the vendor services to another facing terminal illness. Continue reading →

ASKING ERIC

Friend insists she’s messaging with celebrities online

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →