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The Battle for the GOP

With Cheney out and Stefanik likely in, Republicans decide to live and die with the Big Lie

Representative Liz Cheney’s ouster, a stunning rebuke for the member of a Wyoming family that helped to shape the GOP for decades, likely clears the way for the rise of Representative Elise Stefanik Continue reading →

Analysis

Republicans tried to cancel Liz Cheney. They may have launched her presidential bid instead

The Wyoming representative says she was demoted because she voted to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year and because she refuses to subscribe to The Big Lie: the claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump, even though there isn’t a shred of evidence that is true. Continue reading →

Education

Boston School Committee raises graduation standards and hears proposal for nine major school construction projects

The graduation policy will go into effect for the class of 2026 — this year’s seventh-graders — and aims to provide all students with the courses needed for admission to one of the state’s public universities. The other proposal is part of an ambitious goal to replace or overhaul any school building more than 50 years old. Continue reading →

Health

Opioid deaths rose 5 percent in Massachusetts last year

Opioid-related overdose deaths increased by 5 percent in Massachusetts last year and rose dramatically among non-Hispanic Black men, as the pandemic erased the state’s recent progress in combating the addiction crisis. Continue reading →

Larry Edelman

Have no fear: This inflation is temporary

the government released its latest report on inflation, and there were certainly some eye-popping price spikes. But the Fed isn’t about to cut off the flow of cheap money that’s buoyed financial markets since the Great Recession. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Garland calls Capitol attack top threat to US democracy

The deadly Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol was the most dangerous threat to American democracy in decades, Attorney General Merrick Garland said. Continue reading →

Nation

Hearing on Jan. 6 violence exposes stark partisan divisions

Republicans sought to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 insurrection during a rancorous congressional hearing Wednesday, painting the Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol as patriots. Continue reading →

Nation

Derek Chauvin qualifies for a longer sentence in George Floyd’s murder, judge rules

In a ruling made public Wednesday, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill found state prosecutors had proved beyond a reasonable doubt four of five aggravating factors in Floyd’s killing that they argued should result in a tougher prison sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer. Continue reading →

The World

World

Hard-liner Ahmadinejad again seeks to be Iran’s president

The move raised the possibility that the populist leader who rapidly advanced Tehran’s nuclear program to challenge the West could return to the country’s top civilian post. Continue reading →

World

Kremlin-imposed cuts at US Embassy leave thousands adrift

Under Kremlin orders, the US Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75 percent and limit many of its services. Continue reading →

World

White House weighs evacuating Afghan workers with time running out

The Biden administration is debating how to get thousands of Afghans who worked for the US out of the country before American forces withdraw in a few months, amid fears that time is running out ahead of a potential Taliban takeover. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The Grocery Stories: Transactional work relationships

There are many good people working at my store, and we get on well. In many ways, though, we are strangers commuting on the same train. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts should stop exporting death

Historically, the Commonwealth has been a center of US gun manufacturing. Now a welcome move is afoot to prohibit making the kind of assault weapons so often used in mass shootings. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mass General Brigham’s plans for expansion stir concern

The health system has set its sights on opening outpatient surgical centers in area suburbs. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Do police still have political pull in Boston?

Support from police unions is no longer the political treasure it once was in Boston. But has the city reached a point where such backing would actually be disqualifying? This year’s election will show us how much the city has really changed. Continue reading →

Politics

Elizabeth Warren’s new book details angry meeting with Boston police’s Patrick Rose, now accused of child molestation

The former police union president was angry about her 2015 speech on Black Lives Matter, Warren recounted in her book, “Persist,” and said in an interview that police unions must decide whether they want to be a part of much-needed reforms. Continue reading →

Metro

Graduation plans announced at University of Massachusetts campuses

The University of Massachusetts will hold a series of celebrations honoring 2021 graduates, which begin this week at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and UMass Lowell. Nearly 19,000 students are graduating in total. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

For Red Sox players, hesitancy on vaccinations could be a disadvantage on and off the field

The team has yet to reach the 85 percent threshold of inoculated Tier 1 personnel to allow for some of MLB's COVID protocols to be relaxed. Continue reading →

Patriots

NFL schedule: Tom Brady returns to Foxborough Oct. 3, and it will be the toughest ticket in Patriots history

Brady highlights a cavalcade of big-name quarterbacks on the Patriots’ schedule that includes the top two picks in the draft. Continue reading →

ATHLETICS 4, RED SOX 1

Red Sox offense sputters again vs. Oakland in matchup of division leaders, losing skid now three games

Eduardo Rodriguez allowed four runs over six innings, and Boston's offense managed only five hits and failed in several clutch spots. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Employers can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments as part of state’s new program

Starting Monday, companies will be able to book a block of appointments at one of seven mass vaccination sites or, if they qualify, request to host a vaccination clinic at their office. It’s a sign that Massachusetts has additional capacity and a steady supply of vaccines. Continue reading →

Business

Gasoline prices hit $3 as shortages grow on pipeline outage

Gasoline stations and terminals from Florida to New Jersey are running dry as shortages worsen five days into the shutdown of the biggest US fuel pipeline. Continue reading →

Business

DraftKings shunned even as Wall Street heavyweights say buy

Shares of the seemingly ubiquitous betting site have slumped about 40 percent since their March record amid a dearth of top sporting events. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Myrna Kaye, astute writer and ‘savvy sleuth’ in the antiques world, dies at 90

As a curator and lecturer with deep antiques expertise, she was sought out by buyers and museums. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

The Bowery Presents to open a 3,500-person capacity live music venue at Boston Landing

Roadrunner is scheduled to open in Brighton in the spring of 2022. Continue reading →

Dance

Boston Ballet closes its virtual season with four creatively produced premieres

Works from European choreographers Nanine Linning and Ken Ossola, Boston Ballet II alum Lex Ishimoto, and principal dancer John Lam make up the hour-long "Process and Progress" program. Continue reading →

BOOKS

Massachusetts native Mark Sullivan has a new World War II novel, based on a true story

A tip from a retired dentist at a book talk in Montana led Sullivan to the Martel family and the material for his next novel. Continue reading →