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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Elections

‘I’m not worried at all. I think relief is coming.’ Jan. 6 defendants confident Trump will deliver pardons.

Donald Trump said that he would look “at individual cases,” but he was open to pardoning even those who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers. Continue reading →

Politics

Wu’s tax proposal is declared ‘dead’ on Beacon Hill, dealing mayor high-profile loss

The Massachusetts Senate again delayed consideration of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's property tax proposal, possibly signaling its death as the City Council approaches a Wednesday deadline to set property tax rates for the next year. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Worcester police had sex with suspected prostitutes, Justice Department investigation finds

The department’s “inadequate policies, training, supervision, investigations, and discipline fostered these unlawful patterns or practices,” according to the report. Continue reading →

Nation

New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show

Late Monday, Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against the suspect, according to an online court docket. Continue reading →

World

Shock, glee, and unease as Syrians celebrate the unthinkable

Across Damascus, rebels and residents alike were reckoning with the beginning of a new chapter in Syria. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Soto sweepstakes ends. Red Sox pivot to Plan B.

WATCH: The quest for Juan Soto shows that Boston is willing to spend. But reporter Alex Speier says the front office needs to prove that it’s not just noise. Watch →

Concierge medicine: The future of health care?

WATCH: Globe Magazine correspondent Kara Miller says demand for the expensive service is growing, but it’s putting pressure on an already-strained system. Watch →

Will Gen Z adapt to the workplace?

WATCH: Or will employers adapt to them? Reporter Aidan Ryan spills the tea. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Ex-Marine is acquitted in death of NYC subway rider

Daniel Penny, a former Marine who choked a fellow subway rider on an uptown F train last year, was acquitted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide Monday, ending a case that had come to exemplify New York City’s postpandemic struggles. Continue reading →

Nation

Activists call on Biden to clear death row before Trump takes office

A group of human rights activists, former corrections officials, and families of crime victims asked President Biden on Monday to use his clemency power to take all 40 inmates off federal death row before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Nation

Spying on student devices, schools aim to intercept self-harm before it happens

In the array of artificial intelligence technologies entering American classrooms, few carry higher stakes than software that tries to detect self-harm and suicidal ideation. These systems spread quickly during COVID shutdowns as more schools began sending laptops home with students. Continue reading →

The World

World

Massacre in Haiti’s capital leaves nearly 200 dead, UN says

More than 180 people were killed in a massacre over the weekend in one of the poorest neighborhood’s of Haiti’s capital, the United Nations human rights chief said Monday. Continue reading →

World

South Korea bars president from traveling abroad

South Korea’s political dysfunction deepened Monday as its Ministry of Justice barred President Yoon Suk Yeol from leaving the country while officials investigate whether his brief declaration of martial law last week amounted to leading an insurrection. Continue reading →

World

Desperate Haitians who fled to the Dominican Republic are being sent back in cages

Cage-like trucks fitted with iron bars that appear designed to carry livestock line up every morning at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Hold Trump to presidential transition rules

By refusing to disclose deep-pocketed funders of his transition, Trump is signaling a dangerous lack of transparency. Continue reading →

OPINION

Transparency in question: Fernandes Anderson’s culture of secrecy

Is there room for nondisclosure agreements in the Boston City Council? Continue reading →

Opinion

I fled Assad’s brutal regime in Syria. Will his replacement be any better?

Syrians are rejoicing over Assad’s defeat. But history tells us that these rebel forces could be just as oppressive. Continue reading →

Metro

RI BUSINESS

CVS removes photos of executives from its website after shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

A CVS spokesman would not comment when asked whether any CVS executives had received any threats in the last year. Continue reading →

NH NEWS

Satanic Temple installs holiday display on plaza in front of New Hampshire State House, near nativity

Concord city officials said they had to decide “whether to ban all holiday displays” and opted instead to grant a permit for the Satanic display “to avoid litigation.” Continue reading →

Metro

20 birds treated after oil leak in Muddy River in Brookline

"A lot of these birds are in pretty critical condition,” said Zak Mertz, chief executive of the New England Wildlife Center. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

Red Sox have moved on to Plan B in building a winner for 2025 and beyond

Maybe the Mets did the Red Sox a $765 million favor. Now Soto is out of the division, the Yankees are weakened, and the Sox apparently have money to spend. Continue reading →

Chad Finn

Not much went right against Grizzlies, so it’s encouraging that Celtics were in it to the end

This was a defeat — a weird game, where the specter of injury refused to stop looming — you don’t dwell on too much, but just exhale and move on. Continue reading →

RED SOX

Alex Bregman could fill a couple needs for Red Sox, on the diamond and in the clubhouse

The interest between Bregman and the Red Sox is genuine — a buzz that began to surface even before the conclusion of the Sox’ 2024 season. Continue reading →

Business

Media

Health and medicine publication STAT News lays off 11 employees

The decision to lay off STAT employees comes after years of growth, including a significant expansion during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

bold types

New Tender Food CEO has bold plans for expanding Somerville startup

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Trendlines

How much more do we want to pay for T-shirts?

President-elect Donald Trump’s new tack on tariffs comes with its own set of costs, says Michael Froman, who served as Barack Obama’s top trade negotiator. Continue reading →

Obituaries

RI NEWS

Luigi ‘Baby Shacks’ Manocchio, former R.I. boss of the New England Mafia, dead at 97

The former don, the last to lead the organized crime ring out of Providence, died at a veterans home in Bristol, R.I. on Sunday. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

‘Frontline’ explores the leadup to the Lewiston massacre

"Breakdown in Maine" focuses on how and why the shooter was able to amass an arsenal. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

How will having kids affect our marriage?

Will we be OK? Continue reading →

Movies

‘Anora’ takes home top prize from Boston Society of Film Critics

The upcoming Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," which opens Dec. 25, was recognized for two of its actors’ performances. Continue reading →