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Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Metro

‘I feel like a kid again.’ With Trump’s election, Boston-area seniors return to protest.

The group, most of whom met at a senior residence, call their gatherings “Rally for Democracy.” Continue reading →

Nation

In Vermont, a community has flooded three years in a row. Under Trump, will they receive FEMA aid?

After flooding for the third year in a row, a Vermont community is seeking recovery assistance from FEMA. Trump has been slow to act thus far. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Trump makes MIT an offer, one many on campus hope the school can refuse

President Trump issued terms to MIT and other schools; many on campus urge them to push back. Continue reading →

Politics

Deepfakes, insults, and job cuts: a government shutdown like no other

President Trump has used insults and mockery to try to bend Democrats to his will in ways that have no obvious parallel in modern history. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Duke was paring back diversity programs. Trump targeted it anyway.

The Trump administration had for months been expanding its nationwide attack on higher education. But Duke University still made for an odd target. Continue reading →

The World

World

Drones shut Munich airport overnight

Seventeen flights from Munich were unable to depart, the airport said, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers. An additional 15 incoming flights were diverted to other cities. Continue reading →

World

Sarah Mullally named first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Mullally will replace former archbishop Justin Welby, who announced his resignation in November. Continue reading →

World

Manchester synagogue terrorist suspect was reportedly under investigation for rape

Jihad al-Shamie, had convictions for past crimes that were unrelated to terrorism, according to a Greater Manchester Police official who spoke with the New York Times. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Is higher education still worth it? For Black Americans, the answer is yes.

It remains an essential investment, despite rising costs and skepticism. Continue reading →

OpEds

I led the civil rights unit at the US Attorney’s Office in Boston. Its dismantling leaves an alarming void.

If your civil rights are violated, there may be no one at the federal level left to call.  Continue reading →

Letters

What the Quantico meeting revealed about Trump, Hegseth, and the US military

Readers critique the recent speeches by President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a meeting at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

‘I feel like a kid again.’ With Trump’s election, Boston-area seniors return to protest.

The group, most of whom met at a senior residence, call their gatherings “Rally for Democracy.” Continue reading →

Crime

N.H. teen who killed sister-in-law and nephews receives 60-year prison sentence

The judge said the sentence reflects the severity of Eric Sweeney’s crimes while also giving him a way “to achieve some measure of redemption and rehabilitation.” Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Laborers, politicians, employers gather at emergency round table about government shutdown

With no near end in sight, Massachusetts residents and federal workers are faced with an uncertain reality. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

For Red Sox, the sudden end to the season is followed by pain and emptiness in the clubhouse after Game 3

"Most of us are going to be watching the World Series here in three weeks, wishing it was us, thinking it should’ve been us," ace pitcher Garrett Crochet said. Continue reading →

Red Sox

‘This was personal for me.’ Cam Schlittler’s motivation in Game 3 came straight from his own buddies.

"I didn’t talk to my friends for two days," said the 24-year-old righthander from Walpole who led the Yankees over the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series. Continue reading →

Celtics

For those not named Joe Mazzulla, it’s been an intense start to Celtics training camp

Assistant coach Sam Cassell commented that this is the most difficult training camp in his 34 years of NBA basketball. Joe Mazzulla begged to differ. Continue reading →

Business

Economy

Lack of jobs data due to government shutdown muddies the outlook for hiring and the economy

The shutdown has also meant the government isn’t releasing the weekly count of how many Americans have filed for unemployment benefits. Continue reading →

Healthcare

More than 12,000 patients affected by more changes to Blue Cross Medicare Advantage product

Primary care doctors connected to Beth Israel Lahey Health are losing their in-network status for some Medicare Advantage patients. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Trump administration delays effort to address Medicare drug price negotiation loophole

The negotiation program was created by former President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which Democrats passed without a single Republican vote. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Henry Jaglom, indie director who mined the personal, dies at 87

His offbeat, conversation-driven films about relationships were often centered on women and their struggles, Continue reading →

Obituaries

Marilyn Knowlden, child actress of 1930s Hollywood, dies at 99

She was cast most often as verbally precocious or well-mannered moppets in more than 30 films spanning drama and more whimsical fare; six were best-picture Oscar nominees. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

The recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths per year and climate disaster is fixing food

Millions of deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to predominantly plant-based diets, scientists found. Continue reading →

Music

The B-52s and Devo unleash an oddball circus at the Xfinity Center

The "Cosmic De-Evolution" tour brought the New Wave groups to Mansfield, like a traveling circus of oddballs made good. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

The rowdy colonists you never heard of, and how they might have changed the world

A Triennial exhibit at Quincy Market recalls Merrymount, the anti-Puritan settlement Continue reading →