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Friday, October 17, 2025


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Interest in Charlie Kirk’s conservative youth movement has surged after his death

In the month since the right-wing activist was assassinated, the conservative youth movement he founded has reached new levels of mainstream exposure.
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Politics


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New England lawmakers say crucial lines of communication with their constituents have been cut off amid shutdown

Lawmakers across New England said their constituents are struggling to get answers from the federal government to vital questions on issues including housing, health care, and food assistance.
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Harvard’s endowment rose to $56.9 billion. The university is still facing extraordinary financial pressure.

The university also saw its first operating deficit in years as it braces for further fallout from its fight with the White House.
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Healey taps MBTA leader for dual role after her top transportation deputy resigns

Tibbits-Nutt will stay on as an "advisor" through the end of the year before returning to private industry.
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Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information

Bolton, who served in President Trump’s first administration, said the charges are part of an “intensive effort” by the president to “intimidate his opponents.”
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FEMA is forcing disaster-struck towns to fend for themselves

This could be the future for more communities across the country, based on Trump’s vision for emergency management in the United States.
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Trump says he’ll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelensky at the White House

The announcement was made after the president spoke with Putin. “I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” Trump wrote on social media.
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Head of US military’s Southern Command is stepping down, officials say

The officer, Admiral Alvin Holsey, is leaving his job as head of the US Southern Command, which oversees all operations in Central and South America.
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Vatican report calls for reparations for sex abuse victims and tougher sanctions for abusers

The report was significant — an official Vatican publication prepared with the input of 40 abuse survivors from around the world.
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A day of somber ceremony in Israel, with a fragile cease-fire holding

Two state ceremonies were held at the national cemetery, Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem: one dedicated to soldiers and security personnel killed over the course of the war, and one for civilians.
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China fans patriotic sentiment as trade war with US heats up

Over the last few days, Chinese state media have been posting an old video of Mao Zedong issuing one of his most famous battle cries. "For as long as they want to fight," he shouts from behind a row of microphones, "we will fight!"
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Merriam-Webster publishes a new dictionary. It’s a jab to AI and a reminder of actual intelligence.

The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more trustworthy than a random search.
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Hegseth’s war on the press now a losing battle — for him

No journalist will give away the right to report the truth.
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Michael Knowles superstar

The sight of an enthusiastic audience for Knowles’s speech at Harvard is not encouraging — it’s chilling.
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‘We’re not going away’: Amid Trump’s threats, Boston protesters vow to continue

President Trump’s embrace of military intervention to suppress demonstrations has heightened the stakes for protesters in Greater Boston.
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Vermont


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Putting the ‘Stab ‘n Kill’ back in Savin Hill

Hanging photos of murderous gangsters 'Whitey' Bulger and Stevie Flemmi in a Dorchester restaurant without context insults their victims and our intelligence.
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State law enforcement officials announce crackdown on ‘street takeovers’ that hit Eastern Mass.

“Statewide operations to deter street takeovers are having an impact,” said Healey, a Democrat and former state attorney general, at a State House briefing.
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Eye injuries are rising among pickleball players

The injuries have spiked in recent years among players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, according to a study published Thursday.
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‘It’s going to be a special year’: An updated experience awaits at the 2025 Head of the Charles Regatta

Celebrating its 60th year, the venerable race is looking to attract people who can't tell a four from a quad but love a fall gathering.
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The time is now for Neemias Queta. The Celtics are counting on him to be a starting NBA center.

Without the financial flexibility to sign a quality center from elsewhere, the Celtics are banking the 26-year-old is ready for the biggest responsibility of his career.
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Trump announces a deal with a manufacturer to make a common fertility drug cheaper for IVF patients

The new guidance will allow companies to offer fertility benefits separate from major medical insurance plans, like they do with dental and vision plans.
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Average long-term US mortgage rate slips to 6.27 percent, nearing a low for 2025

The average long-term mortgage rate slipped to 6.27 percent from 6.3 percent last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.44 percent.
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Healey taps business leaders for new council on improving Mass. competitiveness

The competitiveness council, announced on Wednesday, will be co-chaired by Harpoon Brewery cofounder Dan Kenary and Mark Nunnelly, formerly of Bain Capital.
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Obituaries


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Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of pioneering Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa was apart of the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide atop the 29,032-foot peak in May 1953.
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Former infielder and coach Sandy Alomar Sr. dies at 81

Mr. Alomar was an All-Star infielder during his playing days in the 1960s and ’70s who went on to coach in the majors and manage in his native Puerto Rico.
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Alfa-Betty Olsen, behind-the-scenes ‘comic conspirator,’ dies at 88

She was a trusted accomplice to Mel Brooks in his creation of "Get Smart" and "The Producers," along with Marshall Efron on "The Great American Dream Machine."
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Donnie Wahlberg is starring in a new show set in Boston. But he’ll be playing a New Yorker.

"Boston Blue" star Donnie Wahlberg weighs in on pretending to be a stranger in a very familiar land.
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Parenting


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Two former McLean clinicians are tackling childhood OCD with a new model

Therapy is expensive. Wait lists are long. But there is hope.
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You know Salem. But these off-the-beaten-path New England spots also offer spooky, scary, and weird.

From ‘vampire’ graves and a UFO abduction to eerie ruins and cursed forests, these spots can make for a spooky fall adventure.
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