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Monday, July 27, 2026


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Transportation


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‘People were blindsided by this rule’: Paratransit riders face a greater challenge after MBTA policy change

Older RIDE users and people with disabilities say that new baggage rules enacted last summer have limited their access to grocery stores and food pantries.
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Metro


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A school librarian in Easthampton walked away from his job to protest cellphone use and reading decline — but who wins here?

Massachusetts has proposed legislation for a statewide cellphone ban. But lawmakers are still hashing out differences.
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Technology


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Electric shock: Insurer drops EV coverage for longtime customer

Electric vehicle owners in Massachusetts face the challenge of getting affordable car insurance at a time when the state is falling behind in its plan to cut climate emissions.
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Massachusetts’ southeastern corner is turning into a Republican ‘hotbed’

Situated astride two reddening counties, southeastern Massachusetts is slowly transforming into fertile political ground for Republicans.
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Massachusetts


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Stoughton police chief, town manager face intense scrutiny amid turmoil

The Stoughton Select Board plans to convene Wednesday evening for a closed-door meeting about Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara and town manager Thomas J. Calter.
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Nation


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As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world.
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Nation


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A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump's new tariffs.

The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to levy import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable,” or “discriminatory” trade practices.
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Nation


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A 2-year-old's drowning and a fight over the line between life and death

Annelise Camp was found unconscious in a swimming pool in Texas on Memorial Day. She was 2 years old, and it wasn't clear how long she had been underwater.
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Trump seems trapped by Iran war, even as he wields the world’s biggest hammer

Five month after the beginning of the war, President Trump's goals in the conflict are almost entirely unaccomplished.
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Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?

President Trump both has threatened more strikes and said talks are pressing on.
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Extreme heat and strong winds fuel new wildfires in France and Spain

Firefighters in Spain and France were battling fast-moving and deadly wildfires Sunday, with extreme heat and strong winds fueling new fronts even as others were contained.
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Editorials


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Massachusetts should let cities and towns decide their own liquor licenses

Licensing battle, future of happy hours at stake.
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Op-eds


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When a life sentence is a death sentence

For those with few prospects of leaving prison, the sense of hopelessness and despair can be overwhelming. I know, because I’m one of them.
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The hallowed BSO finds itself in crisis

Readers react to a Globe report on the internal struggle that has engulfed the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Metro


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A school librarian in Easthampton walked away from his job to protest cellphone use and reading decline — but who wins here?

Massachusetts has proposed legislation for a statewide cellphone ban. But lawmakers are still hashing out differences.
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Metro


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A dog named Eddie gave an Army veteran his life back

Jeff Ballard wasn’t himself after he got back from Afghanistan. A chocolate lab named Eddie changed all that.
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Crime & Courts


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‘One of the worst-kept secrets’: Romance between Norfolk police officers depleted morale, sowed distrust, report finds

The "inappropriate personal relationship" between a sergeant and the deputy chief created "significant conflicts of interest," the independent report found.
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Here’s a glimpse of, and some chats with, the baseball royalty at another glimmering Hall of Fame induction weekend

Fifty-seven Hall of Fame veterans gathered at the grand Otesaga Hotel for the grand celebration of the game, and to welcome in Jeff Kent, Andruw Jones, and Carlos Beltrán.
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Ranger Suarez shows no rust as Red Sox beat Blue Jays to end successful homestand

Suarez threw four scoreless innings after being activated from the injured list to help Boston finish homestand 8-2.
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Sports


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Tadej Pogacar confirms status as a cycling great with record-equaling fifth Tour de France title

Pogacar finished 6 minutes, 26 seconds ahead of Remco Evenepoel in the overall standings.
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Healthcare


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CEO of major Mass. health insurer discusses choice to restrict GLP-1 weight-loss drugs

A year in, Point32Health CEO sits down to discuss insurance premiums, drug prices, and layoffs.
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Healthcare


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‘It was one of the worst days of our lives.’ But that story could change abortion law in Massachusetts.

A bill that passed the House now is before the Senate to lift restrictions on abortion late in pregnancy.
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Startups


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This AI company bailed on Silicon Valley to come to Boston. Why?

Air Space Intelligence moved its headquarters to Back Bay, as CEO Phillip Buckendorf puts it, to escape the tech epicenter’s “groupthink.”
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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Ida Schmertz, who studied women in politics, dies at 91

Working in both the public and private sectors, she helped women advance in workplaces as varied as the dockyard and the C-suite.
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Obituaries


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Guy Tudor, whose art brought obscure birds to life, dies at 91

The self-taught ornithologist helped create field guides that would train generations of naturalists and citizen scientists.
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Ms. Lauryn Hill, Hot Tuna, Hayley Williams, and more kick off the 2026 Newport Folk Festival

When the festival kicked off Friday, the whole was greater than the sum of its parts. 
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Lifestyle


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Sister read and mocked stolen childhood journals

Advice from R. Eric Thomas.
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TV


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This week’s TV: Emmy Rossum in ‘Furious,’ ‘Diarra from Detroit,’ and more

Plus, a new show delves into the investigation of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
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