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Thursday, December 12, 2024


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Real Estate


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How an elusive math problem killed Mayor Wu’s tax plan

Minor swings in real estate assessments are fairly common, but one torpedoed Wu’s high-profile push to boost commercial property tax rates.
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Politics


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RFK Jr.’s unusual fund-raising was a windfall for an obscure Massachusetts group

An agreement, called a joint fund-raising committee, was set up with the Libertarian National Committee, to bolster the Kennedy campaign.
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Crime & Courts


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Worcester officials call for police reform after ‘shocking’ DOJ report. Advocates express doubt anything will change.

The report doesn’t include a consent decree, or any sort of legal agreement between investigators and city officials. No lawsuit was filed.
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Metro


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After months of debate at City Hall and on Beacon Hill, council greenlights higher property taxes

Several councilors expressed frustration and disappointment at the Senate’s decision to not move forward on the proposal from Mayor Michelle Wu.
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Politics


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FBI Director Christopher Wray says he intends to step down before Trump term begins

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that he intended to resign before the Trump administration took office, bowing to the reality that President-elect Donald Trump had publicly declared his desire to replace him.
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Bostonians of the Year: The Celtics win on and off the court

WATCH: Columnist Chad Finn highlights a few of the 18 things we loved about the C's journey to Banner 18.
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War on recovery

WATCH: Medication can help people with opioid addiction, but not everyone supports its use. STAT reporter Lev Facher unpacks his year-long investigation.
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Yale gets in formation for Beyoncé course

WATCH: Professor Daphne Brooks explains why she thinks Queen Bey’s music and lyrics are worthy of academic study.
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Nation


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Police say suspect’s notebook described rationale for CEO killing

Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare outside a company investors’ day in Manhattan, was arrested with a notebook that detailed plans for the shooting, according to two law enforcement officials.
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Biden administration finalizes new regulations amid GOP repeal threats

The Biden administration is preparing new rules that would limit “junk fees,” cap bank overdraft charges and shield Americans from medical debt, as officials race over the next six weeks to finalize the remainder of the president’s economic agenda.
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Politics


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US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in ‘coming days’

According to a new intelligence assessment, an attack could be carried out “in the coming days.”
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Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad’s prisons

An estimated 150,000 people were detained or reported missing in Syria since 2011.
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World


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South Korea’s leader holds onto power as the net closes in

Rival political parties on Wednesday wrangled over when and how President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office, as police and prosecutors investigating possible insurrection charges closed in on him a week after his ill-fated declaration of martial law.
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 33 including children, Palestinian medics say

The Israel-Hamas war has no end in sight, even after Israel reached a cease-fire with Lebanon's Hezbollah militants and attention shifted to the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad by insurgents.
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OPINION


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If Trump really wants to help working people he won’t kill this federal agency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created to protect regular people from abusive banks and other businesses. Isn’t that what Trump said he wants to do?
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EDITORIAL


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Trump says ‘do not get involved.’ But that’s the wrong approach in Syria.

Constructive engagement with rebel-led government shouldn’t be dirty words.
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OPINION


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How clemency can help save us all

Biden now has a chance to not only wield a crucial tool to advance criminal justice but also strike back at the nation’s burgeoning bloodlust.
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After months of debate at City Hall and on Beacon Hill, council greenlights higher property taxes

Several councilors expressed frustration and disappointment at the Senate’s decision to not move forward on the proposal from Mayor Michelle Wu.
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Massachusetts


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Postal Service audit finds significant problems, including mail unprocessed for days

Mail was found on the workroom floor and processing machines at the South Boston facility, while packages were not properly scanned at the Fort Point facility.
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Metro


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Massive new food distribution hub in Roxbury aims to combat food insecurity, provide more fresh produce

A new partnership has turned a former Amazon fulfillment center into a food hub with 5,500 square feet of refrigeration and freezer space.
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It’s official: Bill Belichick will be the next head coach at the University of North Carolina

The 72-year-old Belichick, who signed a five-year deal, succeeds 73-year-old Mack Brown, who was fired in November.
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Red Sox


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Red Sox acquire pitcher Garrett Crochet from White Sox

The deal includes catcher Kyle Teel, who was selected by the Red Sox with the 14th overall pick of the 2023 MLB draft and turns 23 in February.
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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL


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Bill Belichick’s decision to go the college route lands as a bittersweet moment — for the NFL

Belichick going to UNC means the book is closed on his 49-year NFL career during which he morphed from a 23-year-old grunt for the Colts to a six-time Super Bowl-winning coach with the Patriots.
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Healthcare


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Herb Chambers donates $100 million to Mass General Hospital expansion — where he hopes a cure for cancer will be discovered

The billionaire auto magnate is making the biggest donation of his life, for naming rights to a new tower that will house the hospital’s cancer center.
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Economy


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US inflation ticked up last month as some price pressures remain persistent

Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms, and auto insurance, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher in November.
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At MIT, his father studied how he learned as a child. Now, Henry Minsky has his own AI company.

Henry Minsky is carrying on his father's legacy at Somerville-based Leela AI, which analyzes video footage and gives companies recommendations for improving efficiency and safety.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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Michael Cole, ‘Mod Squad’ actor, is dead at 84

Michael Cole, the actor best known as one of the three actors who played hip, young undercover police officers on the hit ABC crime drama “The Mod Squad,” died Tuesday at a medical center in Los Angeles. He was 84.
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Obituaries


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George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

Inspired by the crime-fighting comic book character Mandrake the Magician, Mr. Kreskin launched his television career in the 1960s and remained popular for decades, making guest appearances on talk shows hosted by everyone from Merv Griffin to Johnny Carson to Jimmy Fallon.
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Obituaries


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Rocky Colavito, All-Star slugger for Cleveland, dies at 91

Rocky Colavito, who was one of baseball’s leading sluggers in his time and a huge fan favorite playing the outfield for the Cleveland Indians, only to be traded away in 1960 in the most infamous deal in the club’s history, died Tuesday at his home in Bernville, Pennsylvania. He was 91.
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Arts & Lifestyle






Books


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Meet Riss M. Neilson, New England’s rising star on the romance scene

The Rhode Islander’s latest novel, featured on "Today," is also a love letter to the Ocean State. Catch Neilson Dec. 14 in Providence.
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Theater


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Urkel at Christmas? Front Porch Arts returns with more classic Black sitcom readings.

"Family Matters," "The Jeffersons," and more get staged readings.
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ASKING ERIC


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Social butterfly struggles to make close friends

Advice from R. Eric Thomas.
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