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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Nation
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America’s longest war comes to an end as last US troops exit Afghanistan
The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises, and a frantic exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 US service members.
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Coronavirus
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As the pandemic grinds on, women are hitting their limit
The pandemic has caused such burnout — and laid bare the greater burden shouldered by women — that Boston therapist Elaine Espada is currently coaching multiple women on how to say a single word: “No.”
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Business
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As Sept. 1 nears, the rush to find an apartment in Boston is as competitive as ever
After a year where tenants held a rare upper hand, Boston’s rental housing market is returning to its tight and pricey form.
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Coronavirus
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A closely watched model shows that COVID-19 increases could be coming to Mass. this fall. Here are three scenarios
The alarming resurgence of the pandemic since early July in Massachusetts will continue into the fall, according to a closely watched forecast model and several experts.
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Healthcare
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Dr. David Brown named new president of Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. David F. M. Brown will be president of the hospital and executive vice president at the Mass General Brigham system beginning Sept. 8. He is currently chair of the department of emergency medicine at MGH, a role he has held since 2013.
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Nation
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New Orleans’s levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood
The levees, floodwalls, and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to upgrade a system that catastrophically failed when Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years ago.
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Demand surges for deworming drug for COVID, despite no evidence it works
Prescriptions for ivermectin have seen a sharp rise in recent weeks, jumping to more than 88,000 per week in mid-August from a prepandemic baseline average of 3,600 per week, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Nation
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State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department on Monday opened civil rights investigations into five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.
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World
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EU proposes new restrictions on unvaccinated US visitors
In June, the European Union urged its member countries to reopen their borders to travelers from the United States, hoping to give a boost to the continent’s ailing tourism sector in the crucial summer season.
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World
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North Korea restarted plutonium-producing reactor, UN agency warns
North Korea appears to have restarted a reactor in its main nuclear complex, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said in a report, an indication that the North has been ramping up its nuclear weapons program while talks with the United States remain stalled.
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Can Afghanistan’s leading broadcaster survive the Taliban?
Over the past two decades, the Afghan broadcaster Tolo has been known for provocative programs such as “Burka Avenger,” in which an animated superheroine uses martial arts to vanquish villains trying to shut down a girls school.
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Editorial & Opinion
EDITORIAL
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With election reforms stalled on Beacon Hill, some would-be voters are left out
Only a permanent fix to state election laws and same-day registration will solve the problem.
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OPINION
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How Boston Latinos got more engaged in city politics
Representation matters because it begets more representation. Once people of color have seen what their government can do for them, they stay engaged in politics, and thus are more likely to vote in more people of color.
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OPINION
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Biden faces vexing questions about counterterrorism
Losing to the Taliban is bad enough, but surrendering Afghanistan to an incendiary mix of extremists — Taliban, Al Qaeda, the Haqqani network, and ISIS — undermines US counterterrorism goals.
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Metro
K-12
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Despite Delta concerns, thousands of Mass. students are going back to in-person school this week
Even though there are concerns that the highly transmissible Delta variant could complicate the safety of in-person learning, Massachusetts school leaders have chosen to keep remote learning off the table as an option this year.
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Boston Mayoral Race
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Mayoral candidate Essaibi George talks bolstering police while touring Bowdoin-Geneva
City Councilor and mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George said Monday the city needs scores more police officers, emphasizing a key difference between herself and her competition with roughly two weeks to go before Boston’s preliminary election.
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Weather
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Heavy rain and possible flooding are predicted Wednesday and Thursday in New England from remnants of Hurricane Ida
Storms could hit hardest in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands, Rhode Island, and northern Connecticut on Wednesday into Thursday.
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Sports
RED SOX Notebook
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Red Sox COVID-19 outbreak grows to five players, including Martín Pérez, Matt Barnes
The starter-turned-reliever is the fourth member of the team to test positive since Friday, joining Kiké Hernández, Christian Arroyo, and strength coach Kiyoshi Momose.
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ben volin | on football
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Why Cam Newton is a far less risky choice than Mac Jones to start the season
It makes more sense for Bill Belichick to start his veteran at quarterback and see how things go for the first month of the season.
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RAYS 6, RED SOX 1
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Offense quiet, defense deficient as Rays again beat COVID-wracked Red Sox
Two more defensive miscues played a part in Tampa beating the Red Sox for the eighth time in the teams’ last 10 meetings, all but burying any division title hopes for Boston.
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Business
Business
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As Sept. 1 nears, the rush to find an apartment in Boston is as competitive as ever
After a year where tenants held a rare upper hand, Boston’s rental housing market is returning to its tight and pricey form.
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Business
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Boston startup aims to turn touchless sanitizer dispensers into home decor
Shimmy is counting on regular hand hygiene becoming a long-term habit for consumers.
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Biotech
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As RNA remains hot, Flagship’s Laronde raises $440m for a new class of medicines
Laronde is based on a proprietary molecule its scientists call “endless RNA,” which the company hopes will allow humans to produce their own proteins for weeks or months to treat diseases.
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Arts & Lifestyle
Music
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In Boston, a unique Spotify playlist for each college
Sounds of Spotify Schools creates playlists tailored to each campus by analyzing what student subscribers are listening to.
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ASK MATTHEW
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Must we have so much texting on TV?
It can be irritating when a character is reading a text and you just can’t make it out. It’s like watching a foreign language movie without subtitles.
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Lifestyle
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Ballroom Thieves’ Devin Mauch emerged from lockdown as an ex-drummer with a new artistic passion
For this New England musician, the pandemic was a chance to get off the tour bus, dive into nature, and start making art with fire.
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