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Business

Boston and Cambridge could see major changes as some workers never return, McKinsey report says

A new study for the Baker administration shows more than one-third of local employers plan to pare back their real estate footprints, and commuter rail usage could drop by 15 to 50 percent. Continue reading →

Business

‘I don’t want the police involved in my kids’ education’: A fight brews over video surveillance of students in Western Mass.

A decision by the Springfield School Committee — which gave police real-time access to internal and external school video starting last month — is facing pushback from privacy advocates and parents, whose faith in law enforcement has been eroded by a history of brutality and corruption. Continue reading →

Globe Local

When it comes to a building’s structural integrity, most condo owners are on the hook

Boston and Massachusetts have few regulations in place to ensure mid- and high-rise buildings stay structurally sound, leaving that job instead to the owners themselves. Continue reading →

Healthcare

‘This is unprecedented’: Several private insurers won’t cover Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug

The majority of the roughly 6 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are over the age of 65 and would rely on Medicare as their primary insurer. Nonetheless, many Medicare recipients have secondary private insurance for other costs associated with Aduhelm. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Have you no shame?’: Biden blasts efforts to restrict voting access

President Biden declared preserving voting rights an urgent national “test of our time” on Tuesday but offered few concrete proposals to meet it. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Death toll in Florida condo building collapse rises to 95

Exhausted crews neared the end of their search for victims of a Miami-area condominium tower collapse as the death toll reached 95. Continue reading →

Nation

Lawsuit targets Texas abortion law deputizing citizens to enforce six-week ban

Abortion rights advocates and providers filed a federal lawsuit in Texas on Tuesday seeking to block a new state law empowering individuals to sue anyone assisting a woman with getting an abortion, including those who provide financial help or drive a pregnant patient to a clinic. Continue reading →

Nation

Gun laws barring sales to people under 21 are unconstitutional, appeals court rules

Laws preventing firearms dealers from selling handguns to anyone under age 21 are unconstitutional and violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Tuesday. Continue reading →

The World

World

Power vacuum rattles Haiti in wake of president’s killing

Pressure is mounting on the man who claims to be Haiti’s leader in the aftermath of the president’s assassination, with at least two other officials claiming to be the legitimate head of government amid a race to fill the political power vacuum. Continue reading →

World

Deaths climb to 72 in South Africa riots after Zuma jailed

The death toll climbed to 72 from rioting in South Africa on Tuesday, with many people trampled to death during looting at stores, as police and the military fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to try to halt the unrest set off by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma. Continue reading →

World

Haiti seeks 5 fugitives as president killing probe deepens

A former Haitian senator, a fired government official, and an informant for the US government are the latest suspects identified as part of a sweeping investigation into the killing of President Jovenel Moïse. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Beacon Hill, hoarding billions in surplus dollars, won’t give taxpayers a break

A sales-tax reprieve won’t undo all the distress caused by the shutdown, but it will help. Continue reading →

OPINION

The art and artifice of Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden shows his colors. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A rare opportunity to curb corporate tax evasion

Hundreds of billions of dollars are at stake. Congress must act. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Part of the popular Madame Sherri ‘castle’ steps crumbled in New Hampshire woods

Fans and visitors of the historic stairs lamented the loss of the upper tier of the steps, which look like they were plucked from a fairytale. Continue reading →

Politics

Cornel West releases ‘candid’ resignation letter to Harvard dean

The public intellectual and activist announced in March that he was resigning his teaching position at Harvard following what he said was the denial of his request to be considered for tenure. Continue reading →

Metro

Legislature must act to address home ownership gap

For generations, government housing programs were designed to benefit white households and crush Black opportunity. Continue reading →

Sports

Peter Abraham | On baseball

The state of baseball is a problem to be solved collectively by the league and union

As the world grappled with a pandemic last summer, the league and the union bickered over the length of the season and how much players would get paid. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Here’s one (local) reason to be interested in the NBA Finals

Arlington's Pat Connaughton averaged 10 points and four rebounds in the first three games of the NBA Finals for the Bucks. Continue reading →

American League 5, National League 2

Red Sox contingent in the middle of American League’s All-Star victory

Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers of the Red Sox contributed to the AL building a 4-0 lead by the fifth inning. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Boston and Cambridge could see major changes as some workers never return, McKinsey report says

A new study for the Baker administration shows more than one-third of local employers plan to pare back their real estate footprints, and commuter rail usage could drop by 15 to 50 percent. Continue reading →

Business

‘I don’t want the police involved in my kids’ education’: A fight brews over video surveillance of students in Western Mass.

A decision by the Springfield School Committee — which gave police real-time access to internal and external school video starting last month — is facing pushback from privacy advocates and parents, whose faith in law enforcement has been eroded by a history of brutality and corruption. Continue reading →

Business

Inflation jumped 5.4% in June, the biggest rise since 2008

The consumer price index climbed by 5.4 percent in the year through June, the Labor Department said, as prices for used cars and trucks accelerated rapidly and accounted for more than a third of the surge. The overall inflation change was more than the 5 percent increase reported in May and was the largest year-over-year gain since 2008. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Television

Emmy nominations featured some hits, and plenty of misses

The Emmy nominations were announced today with no shortage of snubs. Why no love for Ethan Hawke, F. Murray Abraham, Thuso Mbedu, “Dickinson,” or “P-Valley”? Continue reading →

THEATER

Where theatergoers can walk with Emerson and Thoreau

"Nature," an immersive outdoor walking play, returns to Massachusetts this summer. Continue reading →

BOOKS

‘I would not have chosen divorce as a theme of my life’

The theme reappears in Joyce Maynard's new novel, this time with a lot more forgiveness. Continue reading →