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Friday, August 22, 2025


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Trump presidency: We're gathering all the latest news, updates, and analysis.
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Investigations


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Bungling of forced-sex complaint leads Healey administration to rein in agency that serves homeless

After a mother at an Amherst shelter alleged she was forced into a sexual relationship with a shelter worker, the shelter operator waited a week before filing a written report and it was another week before the state moved the mother out of their care.
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Spotlight


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Patients sue noted former Mass. General surgeon over gender surgeries they say he botched

The lawsuits said the surgeries were done using an untested approach that caused them severe pain, disfigurement, infections, and other complications.
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Massachusetts


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Job-seekers in Southern Mass. are hit hard by unemployment as hiring deteriorates throughout the state

The unemployment rates in cities such as Fall River and New Bedford have ticked up as more people are looking for work than there are jobs available.
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Football


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‘There’s no owner, there’s no owner’s son’: One-on-one with Bill Belichick at UNC

Belichick still has people to answer to in college football, but he is finding it easier to create a shared vision.
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Nation


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Immigrant population in US drops for the first time in decades

For the first time in decades, more immigrants are leaving the United States than arriving, a new study finds, an early indication that President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration agenda is leading people to depart — whether through deportation or by choice.
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Divided court eliminates Trump’s half-billion-dollar fine in fraud case

A divided New York appeals court on Thursday threw out a half-billion-dollar judgment against President Donald Trump, eliminating an enormous financial burden while preserving the fraud case against him, a remarkable turn in the battle between the president and one of his fiercest foes.
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Nation


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California lawmakers pass first of three bills to counter Texas in nationwide fight over election maps

California lawmakers on Thursday passed the first of three bills aimed at drawing new congressional maps, as Democrats try to counter a Republican-driven effort in Texas.
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Nation


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James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, has died

Dr. Dobson founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought

Researchers used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a child they believe was the result of interbreeding between the two distinct groups.
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Israel pounds neighborhoods as operation to take Gaza City underway

Israel — which already controls 75 percent of the Gaza Strip, according to its own estimation — appeared to be moving full steam ahead toward the conquest of Gaza City. The IDF issued call-up orders Wednesday for some 60,000 reserve soldiers for early September, military officials said.
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14 million acres of Mayan forest to be protected

The nature reserve, announced last week and named the Great Mayan Jungle Biocultural Corridor, would stretch across jungle areas of southern Mexico and northern parts of the two Central American nations.
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Editorials


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Harassment, bullying incidents in school sports kept under wraps by MIAA

Lawyers for Civil Rights aims to shed light on a festering problem.
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Cambridge should preserve Harriet Jacobs’s legacy

What does it mean to claim a commitment to racial equity if the city allows the physical legacy of one of America’s most important freedom fighters to be sacrificed on the altar of profit?
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OpEds


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Thank you, Massachusetts millionaires!

The Fair Share surtax is a lifeline for the state amid Trump’s cuts.
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Crime & Courts


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Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins pleads not guilty to federal extortion charges at arraignment

Tompkins was charged with pressuring owners of a cannabis company by threatening to revoke a partnership with his office, which was central to the company's licensing application.
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Transportation


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MBTA will begin citing riders who haven’t paid fare in September

Riders who have not paid and are stopped by a fare engagement representative will be asked for their ID and will receive a formal written warning with no fine, the MBTA said.
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Rhode Island


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Judge Frank Caprio, America’s ‘nicest judge,’ dies at 88

Famous for his “Caught in Providence” TV show, the judge’s leniency often provided a lifeline to people when they needed it most.
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Patriots


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Lack of first-team players shows as Patriots suffer ugly loss to Giants in preseason finale

Third-string quarterback Ben Wooldridge and the offense could generate just one scoring drive, while the Patriots secondary was torched most of the evening.
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Patriots


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Patriots rookie quarterback Ben Wooldridge taking advantage of every opportunity he’s getting

The new third-string signal-caller makes sure that every rep, even the ones he's not under center for, counts in his continued development in the pro game.
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Red Sox


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Roman Anthony’s ninth-inning homer punctuates Red Sox’ latest win over Yankees

Anthony's two-run shot was the exclamation point on his standout Yankee Stadium debut: 2 for 5, three RBIs, two runs, walk.
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Real Estate


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Kraft wades into property tax fight, calling on Wu to explain office building values

A long-simmering dispute over office building taxation has become an issue in the Boston race for mayor.
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Former WBZ anchor Kate Merrill says she is suing station because she ‘was not treated fairly’

The $4 million lawsuit is about “ensuring that no one is unjustifiably pushed aside simply because an organization wants to meet a target or an agenda,” Merrill said.
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The Fine Print


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New legal protections against ‘junk fees’ go into effect next month in Mass. Here’s what to know.

The attorney general's regulations mean you will be protected against surprise fees tacked on by sellers of products and services at the last moment.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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Warren Brodey, 101, dies; a visionary at the dawn of the Information Age

Warren Brodey, who used his background as a psychiatrist to develop wide-ranging ideas about the liberating possibilities of technology at the dawn of the information age -- ideas that helped lay the groundwork for revolutionary fields like artificial intelligence -- died on Aug. 10 at his home in Oslo, Norway. He was 101.
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Obituaries


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Warren Brodey, 101, dies; a visionary at the dawn of the Information Age

Warren Brodey, who used his background as a psychiatrist to develop wide-ranging ideas about the liberating possibilities of technology at the dawn of the information age -- ideas that helped lay the groundwork for revolutionary fields like artificial intelligence -- died on Aug. 10 at his home in Oslo, Norway. He was 101.
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Music


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Josh Ritter pens an ode to an unexpected muse with ‘I Believe in You, My Honeydew’

Ahead of his return to New England, Ritter discussed his formative years in Massachusetts, his next novel, and the time Bob Dylan covered his song.
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Parenting


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93 percent of Gen Z loses sleep because of social media. But changing that isn’t a dream.

Here are some sleep solutions for teens and adults in the new school year from a sleep scientist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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Travel


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What makes a mini golf course great? A simple stroke of genius.

New England’s coast, hills, and mountains are speckled with examples what makes a world-class mini golf course.
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