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Politics

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies of metastatic pancreatic cancer at 87

Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. Continue reading →

Politics

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remembered by entire generations of lawyers

Ruth Bader Ginsburg built a remarkable career as a legal and cultural icon who used her intelligence and courage to fight fearlessly for social justice. Continue reading →

Nation

Ginsburg’s death jolts chaotic presidential race as both sides prepare for Supreme Court battle

An already chaotic and corrosive presidential campaign was jolted anew Friday night by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as a sudden vacancy on the Supreme Court just 46 days before the election immediately galvanized both political parties. Continue reading →

K-12

How teachers are bringing lessons from the racial justice uprisings into the classroom

Galvanized by a summer of civil unrest, teachers across the Commonwealth are planning to integrate the tenets of antiracism into their curriculum during a school year already defined by change amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading →

The Great Divide

How Rhode Island brought most students back for in-person learning — and Massachusetts did not

In Massachusetts, only about a dozen districts, most of them made up entirely of elementary schools, plan to return all students to classrooms full time this fall. Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, the vast majority of the state’s 66 districts and charter schools plan to offer full-time in-person learning by October. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies of metastatic pancreatic cancer at 87

Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. Continue reading →

Politics

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remembered by entire generations of lawyers

Ruth Bader Ginsburg built a remarkable career as a legal and cultural icon who used her intelligence and courage to fight fearlessly for social justice. Continue reading →

Nation

Ginsburg’s death jolts chaotic presidential race as both sides prepare for Supreme Court battle

An already chaotic and corrosive presidential campaign was jolted anew Friday night by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as a sudden vacancy on the Supreme Court just 46 days before the election immediately galvanized both political parties. Continue reading →

The World

World

Japan’s ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday he visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression. Continue reading →

World

China sends more warplanes as Taiwan honors late leader

China sent more warplanes toward Taiwan for the second day Saturday as the island’s leader, senior government officials and a high-level US envoy paid tribute to the man who led Taiwan’s transition to democracy, former President Lee Teng-hui. Continue reading →

World

TikTok sues Trump administration to block US ban

TikTok asked a federal judge in Washington to block the Trump administration from enacting a ban on the fast-growing social-media network. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Waiting for Charlie

The governor has a chance to nudge centrist Republicans away from Trump. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Transforming Allston interchange — the question is how

In response to Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack's recent op-ed, stakeholders and observers weigh in with a range of alternative visions for the Allston Multimodal project. Continue reading →

OPINION

Ranked-choice voting is a better way to vote

In a large, diverse field of candidates, ranked-choice ballots would guarantee democratic majority rule. Continue reading →

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K-12

How teachers are bringing lessons from the racial justice uprisings into the classroom

Galvanized by a summer of civil unrest, teachers across the Commonwealth are planning to integrate the tenets of antiracism into their curriculum during a school year already defined by change amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading →

The Great Divide

How Rhode Island brought most students back for in-person learning — and Massachusetts did not

In Massachusetts, only about a dozen districts, most of them made up entirely of elementary schools, plan to return all students to classrooms full time this fall. Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, the vast majority of the state’s 66 districts and charter schools plan to offer full-time in-person learning by October. Continue reading →

Politics

Baker, long averse to national GOP politics, backs Susan Collins in Maine Senate race

Governor Charlie Baker is riding to the defense of Senator Susan Collins in her heated reelection fight, appearing in a series of GOP super PAC-funded ads that try to bolster the Maine Republican’s moderate, bipartisan image. Continue reading →

Sports

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Remembering Bob Bigelow, part of the Golden Era of local high school basketball

He starred at Winchester and Penn, and was a first-round NBA draft pick, but his advocacy for youth sports transcended his athletic feats. Continue reading →

baseball notebook

Rays put Austin Meadows on IL, beat Orioles

Meadows's power numbers are down but his bat will be missed. Continue reading →

HIGH SCHOOLS

Lowell teams take the field for first day of practice

MIAA fall sports practiced for the first time Friday, following the new modifications laid out by the MIAA COVID-19 Task Force. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Massachusetts no longer has highest unemployment rate in nation

The Massachusetts job market continued to recover in August as employers added jobs for the fourth consecutive month and the unemployment rate declined sharply, the US Labor Department said Friday. Continue reading →

Business

Plans to remake Mildred Hailey housing complex advance

They call for eventually adding 437 apartments while also replacing 235 existing units on the Jamaica Plain site. Continue reading →

Business

Hybrid vehicle company XL Fleet, valued at more than $1B, looks to go public

The deal with a shell company values XL Fleet at nearly $1.4 billion, when the $350 million in cash it will have is factored in. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Forrest Fenn, art dealer who enticed thousands to hunt for hidden treasure, 90

The eccentric art dealer announced in a 2010 book that he had stashed a bronze chest filled with gold nuggets, diamonds, and other jewels somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, setting off hundreds of quests, two with fatal consequences. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell, civil rights ‘foot soldier’ from Selma to Black Lives Matter, dies at 86

Rev. Caldwell introduced the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Boston Common rally in the 1960s and spoke at a Black Lives Matter rally in June. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

I started dating my best friend’s brother

I feel like each of them has a hold on each of my arms and they’re constantly pulling me in each direction. Continue reading →

OUTDOORS

At this wildlife center, help for injured animals — and the people who love them

New England Wildlife Center provides urgent medical care for injured bunnies, snakes, hawks, and more. Continue reading →

ART

In East Boston, whirls of new murals call for a cleaner planet

Boston-area artists completed six new murals that touch on rising water levels, plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss. Continue reading →