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Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Politics

Trump falsely claims other countries pay his tariffs. US businesses and consumers will likely bear most of the costs.

Tariffs are collected when foreign goods arrive at the border and amount to a back-door tax increase that one analysis estimates will cost the average US household $2,400 this year. Continue reading →

Media

WBZ’s Kate Merrill is not alone: More white workers are suing over racial bias

Attorneys specializing in employment discrimination predict that similar suits to Merrill's will follow, given recent Supreme Court decisions and the Trump administration’s opposition to DEI policies. Continue reading →

Housing

‘A disaster for Massachusetts’: Real estate groups vow to fight rent control ballot measure

Representatives for the powerful industry said they were alarmed by a proposed rent control ballot question and are prepared to spend heavily to fight it. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump requires colleges turn over more admissions data in fight against diversity policies

While many universities have diminished race as a factor in whom they let in, the Trump administration has made diversity policies a centerpiece of its pressure campaign. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City stirs fears for civilians and hostages

Hamas rejected Israel’s current plans in a statement. “Expanding of aggression against our Palestinian people will not be a walk in the park,” the group said. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shake hands as they join Trump, sign agreement at peace summit

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands as they joined President Trump at the White House on Friday for a peace summit where they signed an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. Continue reading →

Nation

NASA discovers possible new planet

Because it is made of gas, the planet itself would not support life as we know it. But the possible planet would be the closest ever found orbiting within a sun-like star’s habitable zone. Continue reading →

Nation

Firefighters make progress against blaze that forced thousands to flee north of Los Angeles

Firefighters in a mountainous area are making good progress in their battle against a brush fire. Continue reading →

The World

World

As starvation spreads in Gaza, treating it won’t be easy

Nearly 200 people have died of starvation in the enclave, according to the Gaza Health Ministry — a number experts believe is an undercount. Continue reading →

World

Congo’s teens brave bombs, rebels, and abduction to play hoops

They knew they were risking their lives, venturing out in the aftermath of a rebel takeover of their city. But all three had the same objective: to get back on the basketball court. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

My husband’s romance ... with his sourdough starter

For the most part, polygamy has been a compatible arrangement. Continue reading →

OpEds

I’m a Texas lawmaker, and this is why I left the state

The redistricting plan reflects an unchecked, extreme wing of the Republican Party. Continue reading →

Columns

Texas just opened Pandora’s box, and voters everywhere could pay the price

Tit-for-tat redistricting escalation is exactly what our democratic system cannot afford. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

‘He casts a wide swath.’ Sheriff Steven Tompkins has long loomed large in Boston, Democratic political circles

Steven Tompkins’s indictment, and subsequent arrest Friday in Florida, quickly sent reverberations through Boston and Massachusetts Democratic circles. Continue reading →

Cold Case Files

‘He was hunting females along the Cape Cod Canal.’ Investigators explore new lead in 1977 disappearance.

When Rick Nagle read the Globe’s most recent story about Simone Ridinger’s disappearance in 1977, he immediately thought of a convicted killer from southeastern Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Callie Crossley inducted into Black journalists’ Hall of Fame

Crossley, who hosts GBH’s “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley” and co-hosts “The Culture Show,” was among eight journalists to be inducted as part of the 2025 class during the NABJ’s annual convention in Cleveland, according to the organization’s website. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Here in 2025, and after four World Series titles, it’s time to name our All-Quarter-Century Red Sox team

Many of the choices were easy. A couple are worthy of serious debate. One I left up to you. And every player selected won a World Series with the Red Sox. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics sign coach Joe Mazzulla to multiyear contract extension

Mazzulla is 182-64 in the regular season and 33-17 in the playoffs across his three seasons at the helm. Continue reading →

Patriots

TreVeyon Henderson did not need long to show his potential, and other observations from Patriots preseason opener

The Patriots finished last season as the only team with an explosive play rate lower than 10 percent, so the team drafted the athletic and electric Henderson with the hope that he can help rejuvenate the offense. Continue reading →

Business

Retail

Longtime Market Basket manager warns of devolving company culture

The tensions are apparently escalating at Market Basket headquarters. Continue reading →

Business

Massachusetts delays next offshore wind procurement until 2026

Officials cited delays in existing contract talks as well as “uncertainty from the federal government pertaining to offshore wind permitting and generally.” Continue reading →

Technology

A cellphone ban in schools? Here’s new data on how students are using devices.

Data from Boston tech startup Aura found that nearly one in 12 students used their phone for more than 2 hours a day while in school. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Joseph Lovett, TV producer who shed an early light on AIDS, dies at 80

The Providence native drew heavily on personal tragedies in later films and documentaries. He staged a reenactment of his mother being crushed by a runaway car, an incident he witnessed as a 13-year-old, in the film “The Accident” (1999). Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

‘Worth the wait’: Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union stop by Back Door Donuts on Martha’s Vineyard

The beloved bakery and doughnut shop opened in 1948 and remains a popular destination. Continue reading →

Television

First trailer for ‘The Office’ spinoff, ‘The Paper,’ includes a nod to Ben Affleck

Peacock released the first trailer for "The Paper" on Thursday. Continue reading →

Things To Do

‘Feel the sweat’: Red Bull’s Dance Your Style East qualifier turns Roadrunner into a battleground

Sixteen dancers leave it all out on the floor at a freestyle dance competition this weekend. Continue reading →