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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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Elections

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces fierce hearing, with Reed and Democratic women senators leading the opposition

None of the 13 Democrats on the Armed Services Committee appeared to believe Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News personality, was qualified to run one of the largest and most complex institutions in the world. Continue reading →

Politics

Very few women have delivered babies while serving in elected office. Here’s what a few had to say.

Wu is the newest member of a tiny but growing group of prominent women politicians who have delivered children while serving in office. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

Residents evacuated Cambridge condo building amid structural issues. Now they’re worried it may have to be demolished.

Residents of Cambridge's Riverview fear they will never be able to return home. Continue reading →

Nation

Fierce winds threaten to ignite new LA-area blazes

Intense wind gusts sweeping across Southern California on Tuesday threatened to drive some of the most destructive wildfires in the state’s history into new areas and ignite additional fires that could endanger lives and property, officials said. Continue reading →

Politics

Special counsel report says Trump would have been convicted in election case

The report amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of a president-elect, capping a momentous legal saga that saw the man now poised to regain the powers of the nation’s highest office charged with crimes that struck at the heart of American democracy. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Professor: Trump deserves ‘some credit’ for pitch to buy Greenland

US Naval War College professor Mary Thompson-Jones spoke to guest host James Pindell about how the president-elect was right to raise the idea. Watch →

Doctors are unionizing. Here's what we're watching.

Physicians are on the picket line. Reporter Jonathan Saltzman highlights what they want and what could happen next. Watch →

Antibiotics on the menu at some fast food chains

STAT senior writer and Pharmalot columnist Ed Silverman unpacks how some restaurants are playing chicken with your health. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Moderate drinking raises health risks while offering few benefits

Among both men and women, drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day increases the risk of liver cirrhosis, esophageal cancer, oral cancer, and injuries of various kinds, according to a federal analysis issued Tuesday. Continue reading →

Climate

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

When people eat or drink foods containing “forever” chemicals, the compounds accumulate in the body and can cause kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer. Continue reading →

Nation

Hundreds of teachers lost homes in LA fires

“There’s not going to be anything resembling normal for the rest of the semester,” a union official said. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel and Hamas are ‘on the brink’ of cease-fire agreement, Blinken says

Negotiators said Hamas seemed ready to accept the deal, including its details about the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for hostages and the specific movements of Israeli troops as they withdraw from positions in Gaza, a source said. Continue reading →

World

After economic meltdown and war with Israel, Lebanon’s new prime minister vows to rebuild

The selection of Salam was widely seen as a major political blow to the Lebanese militant group and political party, which has served as the real power in Lebanon for decades. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone attacks inside Russia, officials say

The attacks, mostly in southwestern Russia, were the latest in a series demonstrating Ukraine’s ability to strike deep inside the country. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

While Trump spreads lies about the California wildfires, Mexico and Canada send their best

In a probable message to the incoming president, a Mexican official said "cooperation has no borders." Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

What good is health care price transparency if no one’s shopping?

State’s CompareCare website gets little traffic Continue reading →

OPINION

TikTok ban would give teens a needed reset

When it comes to TikTok, it will be vital to make and, over time, to prove the case that American teens are better off without the platform. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

In Revere, a push for answers after man arrested with assault rifle and 10 pounds of fentanyl at state shelter

The council voted Monday to have state officials discuss vetting procedures for shelter residents at a future council meeting. Continue reading →

Metro

Lawmakers say they want transparency, but they don’t want to talk about it

Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano have both suggested that they want to make it easier for the public to know what the Legislature is doing. But it’s the details that matter. Continue reading →

Transportation

A game-changer for transportation: Healey proposes $8 billion to stave off job losses and service cuts

To quickly stabilize transportation infrastructure and operations statewide, the plan calls for tapping into a greater portion of the state’s so-called millionaires tax. Continue reading →

Sports

Women's Beanpot: BU 2, Harvard 1 (OT)

Lindsay Bochna scores in overtime as Boston University tips Harvard in opener of Women’s Beanpot

The graduate student, playing in her first Beanpot after transferring from Providence, lifted her new team. Continue reading →

celtics notebook

Celtics to begin receiving bids from prospective buyers next week

According to a letter obtained by the Globe, the Celtics ownership group expects the "first close" on the sale to come this spring. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

Matt Poitras recalled from AHL as Bruins make series of roster moves ahead of game vs. Lightning

The other moves related to injury classifications, with franchise defenseman Charlie McAvoy surprisingly placed on the injured reserve list. Continue reading →

Business

Housing

In townwide vote, Needham rejects housing plan

The suburb became the latest to rebuff a controversial state housing law. The town will now have until July to craft a new plan. Continue reading →

innovation beat

AI could solve greatest human challenges, if we let it, Moderna cofounder says

Combining human efforts, nature, and AI in what Noubar Afeyan calls “polyintelligence” could solve problems such as climate change or cancer, he wrote. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

They spent $10,000 on a heat pump. So why didn’t their National Grid gas bill get any cheaper?

The couple's gas bill was as high as before they switched to electric heat. Clearly, something was wrong. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Oliviero Toscani, driving force behind provocative Benetton ads, dies at 82

His shock-and-awe campaigns in the 1980s and ’90s helped turn Benetton from a small Italian brand into a global fashion powerhouse. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Claude Jarman Jr., child star in ‘The Yearling,’ dies at 90

Mr. Jarman Jr., won a juvenile Academy Award for his performance in “The Yearling,” as a lonely towheaded boy who adopts an orphaned fawn. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

STAGE REVIEW

‘Crumbs from the Table of Joy’ spreads its storytelling too widely

Terrific performances can’t fully anchor the show. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★

In ‘Diane Warren: Relentless,’ a songwriting legend gets her due

Like its subject, this documentary is equal parts profane and poignant. Continue reading →

Music

Country star Carrie Underwood will perform at Trump’s inauguration

Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. Continue reading →