Today's Headlines
Sunday, August 1, 2021

[link removed]
View web version

[link removed]

[link removed]
Today's Headlines

[link removed]
Today's Paper
[link removed]
Metro
[link removed]
Opinion
[link removed]
Sports
[link removed]
Arts
[link removed]
Comics
[link removed]
Crossword





Page one







[link removed]

Health


[link removed]
Younger and unvaccinated: The new face of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Massachusetts

As the Delta variant rips through the state, those without the shot bear the brunt of the illness.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]







[link removed]

Biotech


[link removed]
Retired neurologist with Alzheimer’s knows firsthand the risks of Biogen’s new drug

For all the attention focused on the disputed benefits of the Biogen medicine, Daniel Gibbs says an important aspect of Aduhelm has been downplayed ― its risks.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





[link removed]

Politics


[link removed]
Houston expanded voting in 2020. That put a target on its back

Officials in Harris County, many of them Black and Latino, who worked to expand voting access last year, say they feel targeted by a group of largely white politicians in the Texas state capital of Austin who are unhappy with how many Houston residents voted last year.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





[link removed]

Business


[link removed]
‘Nothing actually changes’: Boston tech workers of color blast the sector’s attempts to be antiracist

More than a year after the police killing of George Floyd, which prompted quick pledges in support of racial equality from Boston tech companies, there are signs of progress. But overall, the needle has yet to move all that much on the industry’s woeful record on diversity.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







[link removed]

Business


[link removed]
‘It has to be known what was done to us’: Natick couple harassed by eBay tell their story for the first time

David and Ina Steiner were terrorized for weeks in the summer of 2019 by a team of employees from Internet giant eBay. Here is their account of the events, which have led to criminal charges and a civil lawsuit.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Page One →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


The Nation






Politics


[link removed]
An unlikely pair, Portman and Sinema steer infrastructure deal

The two could not be more different, but each has powerful incentives to pursue an elusive deal.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





Analysis


[link removed]
Already distorting events of Jan. 6, GOP concocts entire counternarrative

Their new claims, some voiced from the highest levels of House Republican leadership, amount to a disinformation campaign being promulgated from the steps of the Capitol, aimed at giving cover to their party and intensifying the threats to political accountability.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







Nation


[link removed]
Advocates end work with US to pick asylum-seekers in Mexico

The withdrawal of the International Rescue Committee and HIAS from a consortium of groups assisting the Biden administration is a blow to the government's effort to join advocates in helping those deemed particularly vulnerable as they wait in Mexican border cities, including women with children and LGBTQ people.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to The Nation →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


The World






World


[link removed]
UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots

The Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Program said in a new report on “Hunger Hotspots” between August and November that “acute food insecurity is likely to further deteriorate.”
[link removed]
Continue reading →





World


[link removed]
As fears grip Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands flee

So far this year, around 330,000 Afghans have been displaced, more than half of them fleeing their homes since the United States began its withdrawal in May, according to the United Nations.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







World


[link removed]
‘It feels like we’re just waiting to die’: Hong Kong targets student unions

Students were among the most determined protesters during Hong Kong’s mass demonstrations in recent years against the Chinese Communist Party’s tightening grip. Now, authorities are moving to erode their influence
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to The World →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


Editorial & Opinion






OPINION


[link removed]
America’s alarming empathy gap

Strength isn’t a clenched fist. It’s an open hand offering mercy and grace to those who reach for support.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





OPINION


[link removed]
The very racist history of gun control

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is indispensable to Black equality.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







LETTERS


[link removed]
Kicking the Amazon addiction, or kicking it down the road

A few years ago, I’d had enough of Jeff Bezos and his greed and switched all my book buying to a small local bookstore.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Editorial & Opinion →

[link removed]


Metro






Metro


[link removed]
Boundary issues

Mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George promises to put plenty of distance between her work at City Hall and her colorful developer husband’s interests. It hasn’t worked great so far.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





Metro


[link removed]
In historic Massachusetts, some iconic sites remain closed or have limited schedules

Although Massachusetts rescinded its COVID-19 restrictions two months ago, administrators at a number of major historical sites say they’re taking a more cautious approach.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







Metro


[link removed]
Hundreds mourn loss of Jeanica Julce, dancer and fervent optimist

A crowd packed the Holy Baptist Bible Church to honor the life of the 27-year-old woman killed in a boating crash two weeks ago.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Metro →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


Sports






Patriots


[link removed]
‘He predicted his future.’ Inside the letter Patriots rookie Mac Jones wrote to himself in the fifth grade

A school assignment from 2010 shows his dreams of prom, scholarships, and the NFL. That wasn't the first time he told the future.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





Red Sox


[link removed]
Red Sox roster is set, but real questions remain about the rotation

Unless the Red Sox claim a player off waivers or sign a free agent, they have the group which who will carry them through the final 56 games of the season for better or worse.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







high schools


[link removed]
Tainted leader or scapegoat? Duxbury keeps fired athletic director Thom Holdgate on the payroll for now

Holdgate received his share of the blame in the school's recent scandals, and lost his job, but some question the degree of his culpability.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Sports →


Business








Business


[link removed]
‘Nothing actually changes’: Boston tech workers of color blast the sector’s attempts to be antiracist

More than a year after the police killing of George Floyd, which prompted quick pledges in support of racial equality from Boston tech companies, there are signs of progress. But overall, the needle has yet to move all that much on the industry’s woeful record on diversity.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







Business


[link removed]
‘It has to be known what was done to us’: Natick couple harassed by eBay tell their story for the first time

David and Ina Steiner were terrorized for weeks in the summer of 2019 by a team of employees from Internet giant eBay. Here is their account of the events, which have led to criminal charges and a civil lawsuit.
[link removed]
Continue reading →












[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Business →


Ideas








IDEAS


[link removed]
Why it’s good for you if I protect my privacy

Companies claim obsessive data collection makes their products better. But Carissa Véliz says that obscures how much power they’re amassing.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







IDEAS


[link removed]
Dying for a better life

The pandemic year has taught us that facing the specter of our own demise is the best way to live.
[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]
Go to Ideas →


Obituaries






Obituaries


[link removed]
Sally Miller Gearhart, Lesbian Writer and Activist, Dies at 90

Sally Miller Gearhart, a feminist, lesbian activist and prominent opponent of anti-gay policies whose writings included a classic of lesbian science fiction about a women-only society, much like the one she later founded in Northern California, died July 14 in Ukiah, California. She was 90.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





Obituaries


[link removed]
Sally Miller Gearhart, Lesbian Writer and Activist, Dies at 90

Sally Miller Gearhart, a feminist, lesbian activist and prominent opponent of anti-gay policies whose writings included a classic of lesbian science fiction about a women-only society, much like the one she later founded in Northern California, died July 14 in Ukiah, California. She was 90.
[link removed]
Continue reading →










[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Obituaries →


Arts & Lifestyle






ART


[link removed]
For Roxbury’s Ekua Holmes, an art career that keeps flowering

The very first museum survey of her illustrations for children's books opened this month at the MFA.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





MATTHEW GILBERT


[link removed]
In some of TV’s best series, extraordinary ordinary people

"Mr. Corman" is the latest addition to a rich genre of TV portraiture, stories embedded with small ordeals and epiphanies that are never plot-driven.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







OMNIPOP


[link removed]
Eurovision’s continental shift

The most improbable development after an oddball Italian band won this year? Success in America.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Arts & Lifestyle →


Travel






TRAVEL


[link removed]
New Hampshire’s shoreline: 13 miles, 13 adventures

Here are more than a dozen ideas for some fun in the sun.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





TRAVEL


[link removed]
5 great scenic drives in New Hampshire

Hiking and biking are great ways to see the state's beauty, but you’ll cover more territory by car.
[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]
Go to Travel →


Real Estate









[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]
Go to Real Estate →




[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]

About This Email
You received this message because you signed up for the Today's headlines newsletter. To automatically unsubscribe, please
[link removed]
click here .

Please note: this will unsubscribe you from the newsletter only. If you wish to cancel your BostonGlobe.com subscription, please call 1-888-MY-GLOBE (1-888-694-5623)
.

[link removed]
Sign up for more BostonGlobe.com newsletters .

[link removed]
Manage Your Account |
[link removed]
Terms of Service |
[link removed]
Privacy Policy |
[link removed]
Help Center |
[link removed]
Advertise


Address:

The Boston Globe

1 Exchange Place Suite 201

Boston, MA 02109-2132


(c)Copyright 2021 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC