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Subject Today's Headlines: Payton Tolle will be a main character in this Red Sox-Yankees series. And what a character he is.
Date September 29, 2026 8:54 AM
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026


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Payton Tolle will be a main character in this Red Sox-Yankees series. And what a character he is.

A year ago, Tolle was just a rookie reliever in the postseason. Now, he'll lead Boston's rotation in New York.
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Technology


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Lobsters, live and pinching — and livestreamed to your shopping cart

Most livestream sales feature clothing, electronics, jewelry, or collectibles. Mark Murrell is selling seafood, right off the boat.
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K-12 Education


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In the pursuit of equity, Mass. school aid soared to $7.7 billion this year. Districts are still struggling.

Over the last seven years, Massachusetts school aid has soared to $7.7 billion this year. But concerns are growing over lackluster MCAS scores, inflation, and budget cuts.
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Climate


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While people kayaked around Queens, N.Y., that kind of flooding didn’t happen in Mass. Here’s why.

Weather experts say a large part of the answer comes down to luck, and timing.
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Nation


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Cornell sexual assault investigation to be reopened

A New York prosecutor said Monday that he would reopen an investigation into accusations of a 2024 sexual assault at Cornell University, two weeks after a woman filed a lawsuit accusing the school and law enforcement of not doing enough to investigate her case.
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Nation


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Trump disputes his ambassador’s account that he asked China’s president if he wanted to buy US arms

The whiplash underlines the Trump administration’s often uncoordinated and contradictory approach to China, its ascendant geopolitical rival.
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Embarrassing breach at FBI fuels fears of harm to its employees

The hack appears to have swept up home addresses, Social Security numbers, secretive job assignments, and much more.
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World


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Release of 5 men in UK prompts new questions over possible terror plot

Counterterrorism police in Britain on Monday said that five men arrested Sunday near an air base were being released on bail, an unexpected development in what officials originally said was a major incident involving a possible terrorist act.
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Pope Leo praises Europe’s democracy, diverging once again from Trump

Pope Leo XIV delivered a lengthy tribute Monday to efforts to unify and democratize Europe since World War II, in what experts saw as a sweeping riposte to the Trump administration’s characterization of a continent facing “civilizational erasure.”
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Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain

The Trump administration will not reach a deal with Tehran until nuclear issues are addressed, a US official said.
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Letters


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Is Patriots Nation piling on its struggling quarterback?

Patriots fans and media pundits, let’s not repeat history with Drake Maye. Let’s learn from what we did to Mac Jones.
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Why push Question 6 when Mass. has the Community Preservation Act?

The CPA sets aside a portion of property taxes, up to 3 percent, for community housing, historic preservation, outdoor recreation, and open space.
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The right to accessible transit does not carry a price tag

The Riders’ Transportation Access Group rejects the idea that accessibility improvements that make substantial upgrades now and even better upgrades in the future are financially wasteful.
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Lindsay Clancy due in court Tuesday for hearing on what happens next

Judge William F. Sullivan may set a date for a new trial for Clancy if prosecutors move to retry her for the slayings.
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Boston sues Trump administration over $20 million grant for street safety upgrades in Roxbury

The US Department of Transportation revoked the funds in September last year because the project included the installation of electric vehicle chargers.
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‘It was a calmer weekend than we were anticipating.’ As nor’easter tapers off, officials are relieved it wasn’t worse.

“We were prepared for much worse, but that didn’t materialize, thank goodness,” said Michael Cranson, Nantucket’s fire chief.
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Red Sox


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How much is information worth in baseball’s playoffs? In 2026, the answers are all over the place.

Before the 2020s, it was fairly common by the League Championship Series to see groups of a half-dozen or more scouts from one team covering the opposite league’s LCS.
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Red Sox


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‘A real slobberknocker’: For the Red Sox, with another postseason opportunity, it always comes back to the Yankees

The Red Sox fell in the AL Wild Card Series to the Yankees last year, but will hope for better results this time around.
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The Celtics enter training camp healthy, Jayson Tatum said he appreciated Jaylen Brown, and other takeaways from media day

Paul George also says he has more to give, and Derrick White worked on his shooting in the offseason.
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Healthcare


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UnitedHealth, CVS push back on Medicare plan to curb remote patient monitoring

These remote monitoring services help patients manage a range of medical conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure.
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AI making your head spin? Here’s a plain-English guide to the jargon.

The business, political, and social debates surrounding AI can be hard to follow. Here's your guide to understanding.
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Marijuana


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Nearly 18,000 people work in Mass. marijuana industry. What happens if the repeal ballot question passes?

Workers worry about losing their jobs if voters kill their industry in November.
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Obituaries


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Judson Hale, who personified New England traditions as editor of Yankee magazine, dies at 93

With deadpan humor and wit, he became the living embodiment of an aging, waspy New Englander as his years of writing Yankee columns and editing articles turned into decades.
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Kitty Lunn, who expanded the boundaries of dance, dies at 76

After breaking her back in a fall, she helped start Infinity Dance Theater and found that her wheelchair was a tool, not a hindrance.
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Sway Dasafo, rapper who opened new doors for global artists, dies at 44

The British and Ghanaian rapper took an unusual and risky grassroots approach: He self-produced his first two mix tapes despite interest from recording companies.
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Love Letters


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I’m 55 and having trouble meeting women

"I feel like the proliferation of online dating has changed the game forever."
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TV


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Beekeepers, counselors, and more: ‘Love Is Blind’ Boston cast revealed

Can these New Englanders find love, sight-unseen?
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In SpeakEasy Stage’s ‘Covenant,’ mysteries of faith and metaphysics abound

The production, which runs through Oct. 17, takes inspiration from the story of Robert Johnson.
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