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Around Rhode Island, relief that Henri was less severe than feared

The tropical storm raked the historic villages of Point Judith, Galilee, and Narragansett, snapping trees in half and littering branches over the roadway. In Providence, strong winds whipped through the city but rain remained light throughout the day.
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Henri leaves fallen trees, power outages in its path as the storm slows down to become a tropical depression

The storm knocked out power to 100,000 customers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island at one point Sunday afternoon. President Biden said he had approved emergency declarations for Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
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Child-care providers are facing a staffing crisis, forcing some to close with little notice to parents

Despite loosened pandemic restrictions and heightened demand from parents eager to return to the workplace, child-care directors say they can’t find enough certified employees to fully staff their centers.
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President Biden says US-led evacuation from Kabul is accelerating

President Biden said Sunday that his administration may extend his Aug. 31 deadline for removing all US troops from Afghanistan, and he pledged that all evacuated Afghan allies will be given a home in the United States after they are screened and vetted at bases in other countries.
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COMMENTARY


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The summer of our gay discontent

Matt Damon, Provincetown COVID cases, and a fractious Boston Pride are just a few of the things that ruined what should have been a LGBTQ-tastic summer.
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Deeply divided, House Democrats battle over priorities and politics

House Democrats will end their summer break Monday, amid finger-pointing and rising tensions, to try to pave the legislative way for the most ambitious expansion of the nation’s social safety net in a half-century.
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‘No one quite knows what to say’: A war easily ignored ends with few answers

At any Army base in Colorado, little acknowledgment as the war in Afghanistan comes to an abrupt and chaotic end.
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Doctors seek to increase awareness of a lesser-known breast cancer gene

For years, women with breast cancer in their families have been getting tested for mutations in two genes, known as BRCA1 and BRCA2, to determine whether they have a sharply elevated risk of the disease. Now, doctors are increasingly recommending that anyone who was tested before 2014 go through genetic testing again — to look for a different mutation, one much less widely known.
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Merkel, Ukrainian leader discuss peace efforts, gas pipeline

Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to move forward stalled peace efforts for eastern Ukraine on Sunday and stressed Germany’s commitment not to let Russia use a new gas pipeline as a “weapon” as she made what is likely her last visit to Ukraine as Germany’s leader.
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Crimean Tatars bemoan their plight as Ukraine hosts summit

The fate of Crimean Tatars is one of the top issues at Monday’s inaugural meeting of the Crimean Platform, an international summit called by Ukraine to build up pressure on Russia over the annexation that has been denounced as illegal by most of the world.
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Airlines will help the Afghan evacuation through a post-WWII program. Here’s how it came to be

The United States has used the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to shuttle gear and personnel during conflicts in Iraq. The little-used post-World War II program will use 18 commercial airplanes to aid the US military evacuation of American nationals and refugees from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
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EDITORIAL


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At Mass and Cass, an unused hotel — and people sleeping on the streets

The South End neighborhood shoulders too much of the burden of caring for people struggling with addiction. Still, letting a hotel sit vacant amid so much need for housing would be a waste.
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In weighing vaccine mandates, follow the evidence, not the science

One reason we are having trouble even discussing how to respond to the coronavirus is because we continue to rely on the misleading admonition: “Follow the science.” That, most surely, will settle nothing.
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LETTERS


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Climate advocacy is not a din of voices — it’s a call to action

Humans have overstayed their welcome on this planet, but we are the only ones who can fix this.
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Starry, starry night? Not so much anymore

Tim Brothers of the MIT Wallace Astrophysical Observatory is one of the leading voices fighting to save the nighttime skies from the artificial light pollution obscuring the magic and mysteries of the heavens.
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Three centuries later, a push to exonerate one last witch

In 1693, Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death amid the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials. Though her punishment was thrown out, she was never exonerated. A bill currently in the Massachusetts legislature would finally clear her name.
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Bill filed to establish a state climatologist office in Mass. to track climate change

A Democratic state representative from Bedford is pushing for Massachusetts to create a state climatologist post to track the effects of climate change on the Commonwealth and to work with various agencies and environmental experts on crafting responses to the increasingly dire crisis.
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Massachusetts Pirates offer fans fun, affordable, winning indoor football

The Pirates, who are coached by ex-Patriot Patrick Pass and play at Worcester's DCU Center, finished the season at 11-3 and have a home playoff game Saturday night.
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Josh McDaniels still tight-lipped, hasn’t ‘really worried’ about Patriots’ quarterback decision

New England's offensive coordinator remained coy on the subject, but indicated the job remains with incumbent Cam Newton for now.
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Saturday’s debacle flashpoint of glaring Red Sox issue: Defense

Based on the type of contact they’ve permitted, Red Sox pitchers this year have an expected batting average against of .242. But the team has yielded an actual average of .261 — a 19-point discrepancy that is MLB's worst.
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THE FINE PRINT


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Getting coverage for sore elbow proves a real pain

“Why would an evaluation be covered for a leg but not an elbow?” Ray Charbonneau wondered. “Both were physical problems that needed help. I couldn’t see a difference.”
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A general store all about the details

Ben Shattuck’s experience in the Netherlands influenced his vision for Davoll’s, an 18th-century Dartmouth landmark.
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Obituaries


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Nonnie S. Burnes, who brought lower insurance rates to Massachusetts, dies at 79

A longtime Massachusetts Superior Court justice, Judge Burnes began her career as a top litigator.
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Don Everly, half of singing duo who influenced generations of musicians, dies at 84

Don Everly, whose soaring harmonies and aggressive rhythm guitar work as part of the Everly Brothers duo with his younger brother, Phil, influenced generations of rock performers, died Saturday at his home in Nashville. He was 84.
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Sonny Chiba, Japanese star with a ‘Kill Bill’ connection, dies at 82

Trained in karate and other martial arts, Sonny Chiba began turning up on Japanese television in his early 20s. He was soon making movies as well, amassing more than 50 TV and film credits in Japan before the end of the 1960s.
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SHOPPING


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Cambridge pop-up event Feminist Bodega highlights women-owned businesses

Feminist Bodega is a week-long pop up event in Cambridge, running from Aug. 21 to Aug. 29.
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Lifestyle


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Can’t remember names? A simple strategy can help

I never thought I would miss Zoom meetings when I returned to in-person interactions six weeks back. But there was one Zoom feature I loved: name displays.
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Katherine Bradford, painter with Maine ties, wins Rappaport Prize

The Rappaport Prize is given annually to an artist with New England roots “who has demonstrated significant creativity and vision.”
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