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Sunday, October 19, 2025


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‘It’s a clown show’: Tens of thousands of Massachusetts federal workers face uncertainty amid government shutdown

As politicians remain locked in a standoff to reopen the government, federal workers in Massachusetts don't know whether they will get paid, or have jobs to return to.
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Health


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‘I have to protect other patients’: Pediatricians in Mass. grapple with dropping unvaccinated families

Pediatricians across the state said they’re encountering a growing number of parents with questions, misinformation, or hesitancy about vaccines.
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As Trump puts his stamp on America’s 250th birthday, the party turns partisan

The anniversary next July Fourth was seen as a chance to unify a divided nation. Critics say Trump's involvement is taking things in a different direction.
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A six-figure pay raise, $850,000 religious statues, and contentious comments: Controversies envelop Quincy’s embattled mayor

The rat-a-tat of recent controversy is threatening to chip away at the legacy of Thomas Koch, a born-and-bred Quincy mayor widely credited with revitalizing the city.
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Israel says Hamas hands over ‘2 coffins of deceased hostages’ from Gaza

No names were immediately released. The bodies were in Israel and were being taken to the country’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine.
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Golfer’s gem or joke? What I learned from 18 holes at America’s ‘worst’ course

A writer tees off to find out what’s gone wrong at Weston’s Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Course.
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A century later, Boston’s Wang Theatre is still packing the house

Over the past 100 years, it’s been a silent movie palace, a smoky rock club, and more. It’s always been a survivor.
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Trump’s $100,000 visa fee closes off vital pipeline of immigrant physicians who care for America’s most vulnerable

Since at least the 1960s, the US has not produced enough doctors to meet the demand. Instead, it has relied on the cheaper option of recruiting foreign doctors.
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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening.

Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.
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Fairfax report says school-assisted abortion allegations are likely untrue

Allegations that a school social worker scheduled and paid for student abortion care four years ago are “very likely untrue,” Virginia’s largest school district said in a report that suggests political motivations are behind the claim surfacing in election season.
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Police break up Lego theft ring, recovering hundreds of beheaded figurines

When detectives from the Santa Rosa Police Department arrived at a house in Lake County, California, on Monday, they discovered what looked like a Lego crime scene.
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Burning ship loaded with gas abandoned in Gulf of Aden off Yemen as 1 mariner missing

U.K. and European Union officials offered differing opinions about what sparked the blaze on the Falcon, with the British suggesting a projectile hit it, while the EU said that it appeared to be “an accident.”
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Ukraine braces for new talks without the leverage of new missiles

Trump has again backed away from sending Ukraine Tomahawk missiles, and Kyiv finds itself back to a cycle of talks it believes has already proved futile.
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One scandal too many forces UK monarchy to sideline Prince Andrew after years of tabloid fodder

Andrew said on Friday that he had agreed to give up use of his last remaining royal titles amid continuing allegations.
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No real peace until Israel takes step toward truth, reconciliation

Morally, the Israelis, as the unchallenged hegemon of the region, own the responsibility for taking the first step to establish such a commission.
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Tending the garden and hunting for mushrooms keeps him grounded

With early fall, for a few weeks, connecting with earth comes in the form of something more akin to a game: mushroom hunting.
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How Dunkin’ got its name (she heard it from the founder)

I wish I appreciated then that I was learning incredible business history.
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Secretary of state to take over supervision of Lawrence elections amid ‘improper’ absentee ballot applications

In an order dated Thursday, Secretary of State William F. Galvin said he will assume approval power over any additional hires in the department ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
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Decades later, they are still thankful

Former Globe Santa recipients want to pay it forward.
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Massachusetts


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Amid tension around protests, ‘No Kings’ demonstration draws big crowd but little trouble

The demonstration on Boston Common was one of hundreds around New England, in the latest and what might be the largest string of protests against President Trump.
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How can the Patriots tell if Drake Maye is a franchise QB? If he makes the playoffs within his first two seasons.

When you go through the history of “modern” NFL quarterbacks — basically from the 1980s onward — most of the top players reached the playoffs within their first two seasons.
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Bruins swept away by Avalanche in third straight loss

Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals to pace league-leading Colorado, which improved to 5-0-1.
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Why are we still looking back at the 1975 World Series 50 years later? Because it’s who we are, and other thoughts.

It’s also why those of us who write sports for the greatest fans in America still do what we do.
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To be free, you need to feel free. Right now, America isn’t feeling it.

What good are rights if people are afraid to exercise them?
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Don’t wipe your tush with the boreal

We all know the rainforest needs saving. But there's a forest closer to home that also needs our attention.
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Obituaries


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Betsy Shure Gross, Brookline environmental activist who championed Olmsted’s parks, dies at 85

"My favorite expression is, ‘It can’t be done,’” Ms. Gross said of her environmental activism. “I take that as a personal challenge."
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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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Arts & Lifestyle






Theater


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Here’s what it feels like to sit in the pit during a performance of ‘Hamilton’

Down in the orchestra pit, after beat one of a musical, there will be no break, other than intermission.
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In ‘Blue Moon,’ a reintroduction to the dazzle and darkness of Lorenz Hart

The lyricist and onetime songwriting partner to Richard Rodgers hasn’t always gotten his due for his contributions to the Great American Songbook.
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GlobeDocs Festival returns with 15 full length feature documentaries

Catch the E. Jean Carroll documentary "Ask E. Jean," and many more films.
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Logan has gone to the dogs — the therapy dogs

A new program seeks to make travel less stressful with the help of canine friends.
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Travel


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‘If you only come here in the summer, you really miss out.’ The many benefits of going all in on the off-season.

It’s easier to get a table, walk the streets, and find parking. And it’s still just as pretty and delicious.
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