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Healthcare

Mass General Brigham unlikely to recommend Alzheimer’s drug to patients on blood thinners

Biogen's drug was associated with “microhemorrhages,” or small amounts of bleeding, in the brains of some patients. Continue reading →

Metro

F-bombs, tantrums in front of children, making staff cry: Mass. restaurant owners describe unruly customer behavior

Some restaurant owners in Massachusetts described customers who are lashing out at employees when they can't be seated right away or endure longer wait times for their food. Continue reading →

Vermont

It’s been 58 days since Ben & Jerry’s posted on social media. Here’s how its silence may be tied to the Middle East

The Vermont ice cream company’s silence on social media has followed blowback in May over its longstanding license of a factory in Israel that produces and distributes ice cream in the country, and also sells in and caters to Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Continue reading →

The Great Divide

From cheers to jeers, how Boston is reacting to the adopted exam school admission policy changes

In many ways, the vote represents a major turning point for the city where just five years ago former mayor Marty Walsh abruptly shut down an attempt to change the criteria amid racial unrest at Boston Latin School, declaring the time was not right. Continue reading →

Boston Mayoral Race

In a mayoral election dominated by women, some Black men turn to John Barros

Barros launched the “Black and Brown Men’s Roundtable” recently to put the focus on an often neglected group in the city. At a recent event in Dorchester, the conversation focused on mental health, self care, and healing. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Jury finds gunman Jarrod Ramos criminally responsible for mass shooting at Capital Gazette

Ramos, who has been detained at the Anne Arundel County jail since the killings at the Capital Gazette on June 28, 2018, faces life in prison. Continue reading →

Nation

California approves first state-funded guaranteed income plan

California’s taxpayer-funded plan could spur other states to follow its lead. Continue reading →

Nation

Nominees to lead ICE, Border Patrol signal a sharp departure from Trump era

Ed Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County in Texas, made ending a partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement one of his first decisions on the job because, he said, the program encouraged “illegal racial profiling.” Continue reading →

The World

World

Palace security chief for Haiti’s assassinated president is arrested

The palace security chief, Dimitri Hérard, made several stopovers in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, in the months before the assassination. Haitian officials say a group of former soldiers from Colombia, whom they accuse of acting as mercenaries, played a central role in the killing. Continue reading →

World

Dutch crime reporter dies after being shot outside TV studio

A Dutch crime reporter who was shot in the head in a brazen attack in central Amsterdam last week as he was leaving a television studio died of his wounds Thursday, his family said in a statement. The reporter, Peter R. de Vries, was 64. Continue reading →

World

Fully vaccinated Americans can enter Canada as of mid-August

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel and should be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from all countries by early September. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Employers can act now to narrow wage gap, drive equity for women

As we begin to call workers back to offices, it is urgent that we rethink the way things were and implement a new normal. Continue reading →

LETTERS

All eyes — and claws — on our election process

Responsibility for overseeing federal elections lies at the state level, where several Republican legislatures are enacting election restrictions. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Reaching the unreachable on vaccines

This current COVID-19 surge should have been avoidable. There are ways to keep it from getting worse. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

F-bombs, tantrums in front of children, making staff cry: Mass. restaurant owners describe unruly customer behavior

Some restaurant owners in Massachusetts described customers who are lashing out at employees when they can't be seated right away or endure longer wait times for their food. Continue reading →

Metro

Some parents of Boston College students are outraged the school mandates vaccinations against COVID, despite Pope Francis’s guidance

BC spokesman Jack Dunn said the university has received about a dozen complaints from parents, mostly from states where vaccine compliance is extremely low. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

State Police temporarily reassigns investigators amid surge of retirements

State Police said the plan affects 46 troopers, or two percent of the 2,115 sworn members, though the department’s largest union said up to 48 troopers face reassignment. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Cam Newton embraces ‘put up or shut up’ pressure for Patriots

In an interview in ESPN Radio, Newton acknowledged the competition he'll face from rookie Mac Jones but expressed confidence as he prepares for training camp at the end of the month. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Thursday’s Red Sox-Yankees game postponed after multiple Yankees test positive for COVID-19

The Red Sox and Yankees were scheduled to play a four-game series in Yankee Stadium to open the second half of the season. Continue reading →

NASCAR: Foxwoods 301

Pole-sitter Kyle Busch brings combative attitude to NHMS

He never apologizes for trading paint down the stretch, or throwing verbal jabs after the checkered flag. Continue reading →

Business

THE FINE PRINT

After recalling millions of sleep apnea machines, Philips sued by consumers

Among the most serious allegations made in the lawsuits, which include 10 filed in US District Court in Boston since June 17, is that Philips failed to disclose a defect as soon as it knew about it. Continue reading →

Business

Pegasystems dumps Kendall Square office for new development in Waltham

The trend of high-tech companies moving from the suburbs into Boston and Cambridge could be starting to reverse. Software developer Pegasystems is leasing space in Waltham while leaving pricier offices in Kendall Square. Continue reading →

Business

For South Shore commuter buses, a slow roll back

With a new owner, the Plymouth & Brockton line was looking to turn a corner before the pandemic. Now it’s making a cautious comeback. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Run the Jewels and Black Pumas join Boston Calling’s 2022 lineup

It will be Run the Jewels’ third time performing at the festival (scheduled for May 27-29, 2022, at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston), and the first for Black Pumas. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Roadrunner’ brings Anthony Bourdain back to life

Morgan Neville’s documentary serves as a salve for the many, many people who loved the late author and celebrity chef and miss his presence. Continue reading →

TELEVISION REVIEW

With a song in its heart, buoyant ‘Schmigadoon!’ spoofs sappy musicals

The six-episode Apple TV+ series goofs on the conventions of old-fashioned Broadway musicals, but it’s an affectionate goof. Continue reading →