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Thursday, February 6, 2025


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As Trudeau tells Canadians to rethink vacation plans, US travel industry could be headed for second ‘Trump slump’

US tourism could potentially lose billions, and Massachusetts in particular could take a big hit. “We were forecasted to set a new record for Canadian visitors in 2025.”
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As Kraft spars with Wu, one thing is for certain: The Boston mayoral race will be about housing

In just two days of official campaigning, Josh Kraft has sought to make housing a key issue in the race for Boston mayor.
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‘It’s really just insanely ridiculous’: Locals react to Trump’s Gaza comments

The provocative comments from President Trump are being met with horror and concern locally.
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Climate


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Trump’s attempted funding freeze was blocked. So why are billions in grants for solar still locked up?

Massachusetts has a $156 million grant to bring solar to low-income residents, but the federal website to submit for reimbursements has been locked.
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Inside Trump’s hastily written proposal to ‘own’ Gaza

When President Trump on Tuesday announced his proposal for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip, he shocked even senior members of his own White House and government.
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What to know about Thursday's snow storm

Meteorologist Ken Mahan breaks down the forecast and timeline.
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Musk makes moves. Cabinet nominees advance. Kraft runs for mayor.

Political reporter James Pindell unpacks what he’s watching in his “3 Political Things.”
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Why Black men are struggling to receive addiction treatment

Reporter Chris Serres describes a "complicated" problem for Black men seeking help.
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NASA gave up a ride to the moon. This startup’s rover took it.

It’s like a confusing game of musical chairs for spacecraft.
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How YouTube is changing American gun culture

Joseph Osse loaded his black sedan with a few guns, a steel target and a recording stand for his phone before driving into the desert west of Salt Lake City on a cold day in mid-November.
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better

Researchers reported what they called the first evidence that a spine-stimulating implant might aid neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscle atrophy.
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Foreign strongmen cheer as Musk dismantles US aid agency

When Elon Musk set about “feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” as he put it, it wasn’t only supporters of President Trump’s “America First” agenda who were cheering the dismantlement of the foreign aid agency.
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‘It was my school’: Sweden shooting site was at heart of a diverse community

A day after a school shooting left at least 11 people dead and sent shock waves throughout Sweden, the site of the attack was empty as the community tried to come to terms with the violence.
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AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano

UK scientists have announced what they term a “historic breakthrough,” after the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago was uncovered.
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Trump proposes Mideast discord

We surely have a rough few years ahead. The latest abomination: President Trump treating the Gaza crisis like a real estate development issue, complete with displacement and relocation.
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Musk lays siege to the nation’s top humanitarian aid agency

Elon Musk takes aim at USAID as congressional Republicans go along with this affront to the rule of law.
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We can’t just stand by as older Black men bear brunt of opioid crisis

"Regulations that make detox and recovery harder to access must be reevaluated and replaced with a common-sense approach," writes one reader. Another: "This isn’t merely a health crisis; it’s a societal one."
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As Trudeau tells Canadians to rethink vacation plans, US travel industry could be headed for second ‘Trump slump’

US tourism could potentially lose billions, and Massachusetts in particular could take a big hit. “We were forecasted to set a new record for Canadian visitors in 2025.”
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Crime & Courts


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US Attorney vows to prosecute local officials who obstruct ICE’s efforts to arrest illegal immigrants

“If anyone, regardless of who they are, obstructs justice and the administration of justice, our office will investigate," US Attorney Leah B. Foley said.
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Mass. House moves to cap emergency shelter stays, limit system to 4,000 families

House Democratic leaders seek to cap the number of families the system can hold at a time when thousands migrant and homeless families have relied on the system.
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The Bruins’ Oliver Wahlstrom knows from experience how much Rangers fans love Original 6 rivalries

Wahlstrom, who came out for warm-ups but ended up being Boston’s healthy scratch, felt that same energy when he entered MSG wearing Black and Gold for the first time Jan. 2 as he did when he was with the Islanders.
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How Bill Belichick’s advice changed the course of the Eagles’ season

After the Week 5 bye, Philadelphia has gone 15-1 to earn a Super Bowl rematch against the Chiefs.
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Bruins blow third-period lead against Rangers on Chris Kreider’s shorthanded goal

Kreider struck at 8:06 of the third period to give the Rangers a come-from-behind 3-2 win.
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Eversource kicks off work on unusual underground substation in Cambridge

One of the newest engineering marvels to come out of Kendall Square will be buried up to 105 feet underground where no one can see it.
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When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care

Among the recommendations: designating private areas within the facility that are closed to the public, requiring all visitors, including law enforcement, to sign in.
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One of Boston’s most influential techies is working on a next big thing: AI ‘agents’

HubSpot cofounder Dharmesh Shah is betting that artificial intelligence advances will go far beyond the basic question-and-answer functions of ChatGPT or DeepSeek.
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Ike Williams, ‘the original Bostonian literary agent,’ dies at 86

Along with his pioneering work as a Boston literary agent, Mr. Williams was deeply engaged "in civil rights in Boston, in human rights in Boston,” said writer and Harvard professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot.
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Karen Pryor, guru of positive reinforcement, is dead at 92

Her experience as a dolphin trainer showed her how positive reinforcement could be used to train just about any animal, including horses, dogs, cats, and people.
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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of world’s Ismaili Muslims and Harvard alumnus, has died

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate has died.
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Newton novelist Tova Mirvis on writing her first mystery/thriller

When her husband is killed amid their bitter divorce, Mirvis’s protagonist becomes a suspect in this new novel that explores its characters’ inner lives.
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Harvard Art Museums receive major gift of 64 Edvard Munch artworks

The gift from longtime donors Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus makes the collection among the most significant in the United States.
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler add third show at the Boch Center’s Wang Theatre

Boston fans snapped up tickets to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s “Restless Leg Tour,” coming to the Wang Theatre May 17 and 18, so the duo announced an extra show on May 17.
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