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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Media

Move over, Bluesky: Front Porch Forum is Vermont’s most popular social network

The website's popularity has been fueled, counterintuitively, by its strict content moderation rules. Continue reading →

Health

When a Winthrop toddler stopped breathing, where were all the ambulances?

What happened the morning of Yuna Feeley's death was the result of a broken EMS system across Massachusetts, a Globe investigation found. Continue reading →

State Secrets

In sweeping climate bill, this lawmaker and lobbyist played influential roles. Turns out they are dating.

The potential for conflict of interest is blatant, but it is all permissible in a state whose broad but porous ethics law requires only this minimal disclosure. Continue reading →

Housing

In Lexington, the state’s housing law is on track to produce nearly 1,000 new homes

The suburb is perhaps an early sign that, at least in some communities, the law to make it easier to build apartments and condos is working as intended. Continue reading →

News Analysis

In fight for Syria, a battle for domination of the entire Middle East

The Middle East's main regional players — Israel, Iran, and Turkey — all have a stake in the outcome in Syria, which means the ripples will affect not just the region but global powers. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain

“THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT,” Trump declared on social media. Continue reading →

Nation

Sex, a hex, and a sick child offer clues to an epidemic’s birth

(Global Health) Continue reading →

Nation

2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack

Dozens of survivors once joined the event but their attendance has declined as survivors have aged. Today there are only 16 still living,. Continue reading →

The World

World

Syria’s government battles multiple rebel uprisings

President Bashar Assad’s political survival was under threat Saturday as the Syrian government battled opposition rebellions around the country. Continue reading →

World

Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans

This consistory is notable too because the 21 men being elevated aren’t the same ones Francis named Oct. 6 when he announced an unusual December consistory. Continue reading →

World

In Athens, a new answer to water supply crunch: an ancient aqueduct

After climate change brought another year of record-breaking heat and dwindling rainfall to Greece, the reservoirs that supply water to Athens have dropped to their lowest levels in over a decade. Farmers are struggling to produce crops, wildfires have increased the demand for water and priests are conducting prayers for rain. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofit organizations led by women. Continue reading →

Company DEI efforts might not be what you’d expect

Making employees feel welcome — the essence of DEI efforts — might just mean making a selection of nonalcoholic drinks available at a work party that also serves alcohol. Continue reading →

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts: Explore all four winners lists

Find out which 175 companies have the happiest employees in the state. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Wu deserves credit for free museum program expansion

Also worth applauding: The two city councilors who first raised the issue of those students excluded from the program and continued to press the issue with City Hall, Erin Murphy and Ed Flynn. Continue reading →

LETTERS

We’ll get nowhere if we talk politics only with those who agree

Speaking more, rather than less, to people with different perspectives represents the best way to bring our nation back together. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Why he loved teaching, despite the challenges

It gave me a thrill to see the look on a child’s face when that student finally grasped a concept. Some of my most memorable moments came when former students came to thank me for what I had done for them. Continue reading →

Metro

K-12

State says it won’t make up services for autistic students after its error led to them attending troubled private school

Documents recently obtained by the Globe through the state’s public records law call into question how soon officials should have been aware of the issue. Continue reading →

Cape Cod and Islands

A Nantucket homeowner ignored a ‘sketchy’ Airbnb request. High schoolers threw a party in her house anyway.

The homeowner said she had been told by police that the person behind the Airbnb messages was the same person who organized the party — a freshman in high school. Continue reading →

Metro

‘There’s so much stuff’: Take a look inside Barbara Lynch’s Gloucester estate sale

Some waited hours before the estate sale opened. It came weeks after the city of Boston sued her for nearly $1.7 million in unpaid personal property taxes. Continue reading →

Sports

GRIZZLIES 127, CELTICS 121

Schedule, athletic foe too much for Celtics to overcome in loss to Memphis

In their fifth game in seven nights, the Celtics just didn’t have enough to complete a valiant rally against Memphis at TD Garden. Continue reading →

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Marcus Smart finally healthy enough to face Celtics at TD Garden for first time since trade to Memphis

Smart, who played nine years with the Celtics, returned to Boston last February but was injured. Saturday night, the Grizzlie was healthy enough to face the Celtics. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

When employing those accused of domestic violence, teams weigh quest to win against damage to brand, and other thoughts

Every case is different, and like the rest of us, millionaire professional athletes are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

An orgy of musical sustenance at WHRB

Harvard’s radio station has been my go-to listen for decades, and never more so than during its glorious ‘Orgies.’ Continue reading →

IDEAS

Artificial intelligence and the efficiency trap

AI systems that summarize everything from newspaper articles to novels herald the time you’ll save. By forsaking real reading, here’s what you stand to lose. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Richard Hamilton, who helped solve a mathematical mystery, dies at 81

Richard Hamilton, an inventive mathematician who devised the Ricci flow, a groundbreaking equation that helped advance understanding of the fundamental nature of three-dimensional space, died Sept. 29 in New York City. He was 81. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Prince Johnson, Liberian warlord turned senator, dies at 72

A Liberian warlord turned lawmaker, Prince Johnson was accused of atrocities stemming from the country's civil war in the 1990s. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Barbara Bowman dies at 96; visionary educator for preschoolers

Barbara T. Bowman was an educator who trained generations of teachers in helping underprivileged children in their preschool years begin to fulfill their potential. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

World’s priciest dinosaur fossil comes to Museum of Natural History

NEW YORK — The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at auction, a stegosaurus that billionaire Kenneth Griffin bought over the summer for $44.6 million, has a new home: the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Continue reading →

Theater

Dance and narrative combine in ‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’

Ayodele Casel wants to honor the history of women of color in tap. Continue reading →

Critic's Notebook

Impressionism’s 150th, an anniversary more absent than present

The blockbuster movement’s sesquicentennial arrived without fanfare at US museums, signs of a changing attitude. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

A fun exercise for a cold day: Match your mood to a Caribbean island

Maybe you're dreaming of an easygoing beach escape or an adventurous getaway. Or maybe you've got romance on the brain. Whatever your wish, we've got ideas. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Take it from two frequent travelers, these are the year’s best gifts for people on the go

We log a lot if miles, so we're sharing the things we’ve already bought for ourselves and loved and now won't leave home without. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Cambridge woman turns garage roof into green oasis

Green roofs are celebrated for their environmental and financial benefits. Commonplace in Germany, they are slowly growing on Americans. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: The lap of luxury in Lynnfield

This young three-bedroom property features a built-in pool, a fire pit, a fireplace, a finished lower level, and must-see modern lighting. Continue reading →