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Metro

BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid

Nine workers were detained by immigration agents last week. Many of them hold legal status, according to their attorney. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

33-cent ramen, peanut butter, and community: How the state’s most food insecure get by

The government shutdown underscored an uncomfortable reality: tens of millions of people are frequently in danger of going hungry. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Blue Cross, UMass Memorial reach contract deal, averting crisis for nearly 200,000 patients

The agreement will keep Central Massachusetts’ largest medical provider in the network for the state’s largest health insurer. Continue reading →

Metro

Lexington lawsuit tests Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQ+ lessons

A parent is suing Lexington Public Schools to have his child excused from LGBTQ+-themed instruction and readings that he claims violate his religious beliefs. Continue reading →

Politics

Republicans promised health care negotiations after the shutdown, but Democrats are wary

The shutdown ended after a small group of Democrats made a deal with Republicans senators who promised a vote by mid-December on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Ammonia gas leak from a tanker truck in Oklahoma sickens dozens and forces evacuations

Officials lifted a shelter-in-place order Thursday, hours after firefighters went door to door in Weatherford, waking people and telling them to leave because of the anhydrous ammonia leak. Continue reading →

Politics

After Trump split, Epstein said he could ‘take him down’

In the emails and other messages released by a congressional committee on Wednesday, Epstein insulted Trump and hinted that he had damaging information on him. Continue reading →

Nation

Despite surging renewables, fossil fuel emissions will hit record this year

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise to an all-time high this year, to 38.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, scientists said. Continue reading →

The World

World

How Pakistan’s spending blitz helped win over Trump and flip US policy

As Islamabad rapidly hired lobbyists, including Trump’s former business partners and bodyguard, its relationship with the United States blossomed and India’s deteriorated. Continue reading →

World

10 years after the Bataclan massacre, Paris is still scarred by that night of terror

With minutes of silence and somber readings of the 132 victims’ names, the French capital mourned the dead and innocence it lost on Nov. 13, 2015, but also proudly recalled how Parisians came together. Continue reading →

World

Family of fisherman killed in US military strike says it wants justice

Many legal experts say the strikes violate international law because those killed, even if they had been suspected of committing any crimes, did not present an immediate threat. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

A quid just waiting for a quo: Why private funding of White House construction is such a bad idea

While renovations can be costly, they should be publicly funded. Turning to private funders only creates conflicts of interest with donors who could be seen as trying to curry favor with the president. Continue reading →

OpEds

The right’s reckoning with hate: What happens when extremists take the mic

If the extremists win, we’re all in big trouble. Continue reading →

Columns

Is this the lie that topples Trump?

In a normal moral universe, the Epstein emails should matter. But in the MAGA universe, all bets are off. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid

Nine workers were detained by immigration agents last week. Many of them hold legal status, according to their attorney. Continue reading →

Metro

Lexington lawsuit tests Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQ+ lessons

A parent is suing Lexington Public Schools to have his child excused from LGBTQ+-themed instruction and readings that he claims violate his religious beliefs. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘Gambling ads are everywhere’: Lawmakers hear arguments on prop bets, legalization of iGaming

Massachusetts lawmakers heard from industry proponents, addiction experts, and public health advocates about several gambling bills moving through the Legislature. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Explainer: How MLB finds and investigates betting irregularities

MLB’s partnerships with sportsbooks include data-sharing that can lead to the identification of irregularities. Continue reading →

Patriots

‘Nobody’s bigger than the team’: Trap games don’t seem to exist for these hard-nosed, anti-shortcut Patriots

A game against an inferior opponent, especially a divisional foe on a short week, isn’t always a freebie. The Patriots, however, managed to take care of business. Continue reading →

Bruins

Why Nikita Zadorov is watching 2011 Bruins highlights

It seems like Marco Sturm is finally getting the buy-in he's been looking for. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Doritos and Cheetos dial back the bright orange in new versions without artificial ingredients

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. Continue reading →

Business

Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day

There is no date set for the strike to end, and more stores are prepared to join if Starbucks doesn’t reach a contract agreement with the union, organizers said. Continue reading →

Retail

Walgreens to pay $500,000 for overcharging at Vermont checkouts

The pricing discrepancies were discovered in a routine inspection by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets’ weights and measures program. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Lorinda de Roulet, who briefly led the New York Mets, dies at 95

Lorinda de Roulet, who briefly ran the New York Mets in the late 1970s after the death of her mother, Joan Whitney Payson, the team's first owner, and before the team was sold to the book publisher Doubleday & Co. and real estate developer Fred Wilpon, died Oct. 26 at her home in Manhasset, New York. She was 95. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

A Boston fitness instructor is getting rich off the ‘finance bros’ he mocks

What started as a bit about obnoxious rich-guy behavior is now a brand machine — part satire, part hustle, all profit. Continue reading →

Theater

‘Kim’s Convenience’ is a likable but superficial comedy

The show, which also inspired a popular TV series, is at the Wimberly Theatre as part of the Huntington Selects series. Continue reading →

Parenting

The enduring power of an indie bookstore

The Book Rack in Arlington celebrates 50 years as a haven for kids, teens, and bookworms of all kinds. Continue reading →