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Friday, July 11, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Vermont

On the anniversary of Vermont’s summer floods, one village seeks to rebuild on higher ground

Residents are still reckoning with the damage inflicted by seven federally declared major disasters over the past two years. Continue reading →

Health

Bionic knee developed by MIT researchers gives amputees a new world of motion

The prosthetic knee is the first of its kind to integrate with a patient’s bones and nervous system. Continue reading →

Higher Education

As Harvard battles Trump, its undergraduate college quietly undergoes a leadership transition

Political economist David Deming has taken over as dean of Harvard College, a role that will test his strengths as both an academic and community builder. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

ICE report revealed in court shows the agency used Canary Mission information to target Rümeysa Öztürk

The information was revealed for the first time during a trial in federal court in Boston on Thursday. Continue reading →

New Hampshire

N.H. judge temporarily blocks Trump executive order on birthright citizenship in class action lawsuit

The judge also announced that he would narrow the class action lawsuit to include children affected by the executive order, but not their parents. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods

On Wednesday, hundreds prayed, wept, and held one another at a prayer service, among the first of many somber gatherings to come in the weeks ahead. Continue reading →

Politics

Social Security pulls field office staff to answer overwhelmed phone line

The agency said it is temporarily reassigning about 1,000 customer service representatives from field offices to work on the swamped toll-free phone line. Continue reading →

Environment

These toads have psychedelic powers, but they’d prefer to keep it quiet

New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users. Continue reading →

The World

World

Many Liberians take offense after Trump praises their leader’s English

Although English has been the official language of Liberia since the country’s founding in the 1800s, Trump asked President Joseph Boakai where he had learned to speak the language “so beautifully." Continue reading →

World

Some of Iran’s enriched uranium survived attacks, Israeli official says

The official also said that Israel had begun moving toward military action against Iran late last year after seeing what the official described as a race to build a bomb as part of a secret Iranian project. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. Continue reading →

World

In Belize, Maya ruler’s tomb unearthed with artifacts from his ancient world

Archaeologists found an ancient chamber, still holding a body and the treasures it was buried with: a rare mosaic death mask and jadeite jewelry, shells from the Pacific and elaborate designs on pottery and bone. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Letters

Bid to remove LCSW exam does not put quality of care at risk

The exam is repetitive of standards met by anyone who is eligible to take the exam — a master of social work degree holder from an accredited school of social work. Continue reading →

Letters

Keep speaking out, Justice Jackson

"I, for one, appreciate that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is 'breaking the fourth wall,' " writes a reader. Continue reading →

Letters

Once a dump, now an urban gem

Inspired by Cambridge’s example with Danehy Park, we recently planted our own Miyawaki pocket forest in Watertown. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Josh Kraft unveils reentry after prison plan in bid for Boston mayor

Prison reentry is not a new issue for Kraft, who helped fund “Operation Exit,” a city program from former mayor Martin J. Walsh. Continue reading →

Weather

Heavy rain during morning commute floods I-93, temporarily closes part of Red Line, and prompts flash flood warnings

Multiple South Shore communities reported multiple inches of rain and localized flash flooding. Continue reading →

K-12

Amid Trump cuts, Senators Warren, Markey call on Congress to fully fund special education

The Democrats said it was beyond time for Congress to make good on its 1975 funding pledge. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Wins would be nice, but it’s also important that the Patriots bring the fun back to Foxborough this season

The Patriots have become the NFL’s biggest bore since Tom Brady left before the 2020 season. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox rely on pitching depth to minimize the overuse of bullpen games

Bullpen games happened with alarming regularity in previous seasons: 12 times in 2024, 14 times in 2023, but once this season. Continue reading →

Sports

American Amanda Anisimova upsets No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, will face Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon women’s final

Anisimova is guaranteed to break into the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time after Wimbledon ends, no matter what happens in the title match. Continue reading →

Business

Gambling

Rise of New Hampshire casinos means more competition for Massachusetts

As major national operators pump money into gambling in the Granite State, they pose a potential threat to the Mass. casino market. Continue reading →

Business

Moderna COVID shot for kids cleared in face of RFK Jr. criticism

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. Continue reading →

Business

Boston battery maker Pure Lithium to relocate to Chicago

The company, founded in Boston four years ago, is developing electric batteries without graphite, nickel, cobalt, or manganese. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Natick’s Joe Coleman, the No. 3 pick in the inaugural amateur draft in 1965, dies at 78

The son and father of major leaguers, Coleman became the No. 3 pick in baseball’s inaugural amateur draft in 1965 when he was selected by the Washington Senators. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

‘Someday, I can make it.’ Award-winning musicians inspire high school artists at music camp in Randolph.

"Being able to actually work with actual producers and just doing the stuff I love, that’s fire,” said Jordyn Julien, 18, at the second annual Covered by Music program. Continue reading →

Parenting

Tired of hair tantrums? This Boston mom has a fix.

Danni Pi launched Mayne in the South End to make kids’ haircuts smoother and stress-free. Continue reading →

Television

New documentary ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’ tries to understand the era of Jair Bolsonaro

The pairing of right-wing brawn and dominion theology have proved potent in Brazil, with results that might look familiar to Americans. Continue reading →