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THE GREAT DIVIDE


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Baker activates National Guard to address school transportation staffing shortages

In response to bus driver shortages facing some local school districts, Governor Charlie Baker activated the Massachusetts National Guard Monday to assist with school transportation, starting in four cities.
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Metro


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‘The void he leaves behind is unspeakable.’ BU professor killed in fall through rusted staircase near Dorchester T stop

An associate professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health fell to his death Saturday in Dorchester when he plummeted through a badly rusted, state-owned staircase near the JFK/UMass T station that had been closed to pedestrians since last year, raising questions as to how the married father of three managed to access the stairs.
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Boston Mayoral Race


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Boston mayor’s race offers master class in women’s political competition

A squad before The Squad, the four leading candidates for Boston mayor formed the core of the first-ever female-dominated City Council and became emblematic of a changing city and time.
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Boston Mayoral Race


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Undecided voters in the Boston mayoral election could determine who goes on to November

The fence-sitting voters in the Boston election make predicting Tuesday’s outcome difficult, and they may be key in deciding who moves on.
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Globe Local


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From tragedy to joy: A baby’s birth reunites Marathon bombing victim and nurse who cared for her

Nichole Casper cared for Jacqui Webb after Webb and her current fiance, Paul Norden, had suffered severe, life-altering injuries in the Boston Marathon. Now she’s reveling in the arrival of Webb’s and Norden’s baby, Ella.
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Nation


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‘Their crisis’ is ‘our problem’: Washington grapples with Idaho COVID cases

Surgeries to remove brain tumors have been postponed. Patients are backed up in the emergency room. Nurses are working brutal shifts. But at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, the calls keep coming: Can Idaho send another patient across the border?
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Nation


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Most schools do not yet meet Biden’s demand for testing and vaccines

For schools to stay open and safe, President Biden said last week, they need to require vaccinations for teachers and staff, regularly test unvaccinated people, and have universal masking. So far, many large districts are succeeding at one — masking — but only a minority offer the others.
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Politics


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Blinken pushes back on GOP criticism of Afghan withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed back Monday against harsh Republican criticism of the handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the Biden administration inherited a deal with the Taliban to end the war, but no plan for carrying it out.
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The World






World


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A million Afghan children could die in ‘most perilous hour,’ UN warns

The plight of the Afghan people came into stark relief Monday when top United Nations officials warned that millions of people could run out of food before the arrival of winter and 1 million children could die if their immediate needs are not met.
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World


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Judge at Guantánamo says 9/11 trial start is at least a year away

The timeline set by the judge Monday would mean the trial of the five men, including the accused mastermind of the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would not get underway until more than 21 years after hijacked jetliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pa.
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World


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Britain prepared for a jobs crisis, just not the one it got

Instead of a surge in unemployment, businesses are struggling to fill positions, presenting a new risk to the pandemic recovery.
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EDITORIAL


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The world must stay engaged with Afghanistan

The US and the international community cannot simply wash their hands of the fate of Afghan women and girls.
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OPINION


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Climate investments can’t wait

Bold climate investments at all levels of government are not optional, and they must be made now.
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LETTERS


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Our schools ought to do so much more than just make up for lost learning

We need greater boldness and innovation in education than has been contemplated, and a strong vision from state leaders, to move beyond the status quo.
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‘The void he leaves behind is unspeakable.’ BU professor killed in fall through rusted staircase near Dorchester T stop

An associate professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health fell to his death Saturday in Dorchester when he plummeted through a badly rusted, state-owned staircase near the JFK/UMass T station that had been closed to pedestrians since last year, raising questions as to how the married father of three managed to access the stairs.
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Crime & Courts


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First trial in ‘Varsity Blues’ scandal begins

The first trial in the national college admissions bribery scandal got underway Monday as federal prosecutors told jurors that two parents plotted with a college admissions consultant to help their children get into elite colleges as fake athletic recruits.
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The guy who everybody thought was dead

For a half century, the men Jim Coffey fought alongside in Vietnam thought he was dead. When he walked into a golf club in Myrtle Beach over the weekend, his Army buddies were never more happy to see a ghost.
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Gary Washburn


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Former Red Sox Ellis Burks could play, and he talks a good game, too

Burks, an analyst for Sox games on NESN, enjoys teaching the game to a younger generation.
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Red Sox notebook


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Red Sox’ pitching staff revival is coming at the perfect time as they enter the stretch run

Austin Davis and Hirokazu Sawamura are back, with Martín Pérez, Matt Barnes, and Chris Sale close behind.
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BEN VOLIN | NFL WEEK 1


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NFL Week 1: Party time turns into panic time for Bills, Packers, and Titans

Three teams that went into the season with high hopes were dealt convincing losses in their openers.
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Technology


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Boston’s BitSight raises $250 million from Moody’s, as ratings firm gauges corporate America’s cyber risk

The deal values BitSight at $2.4 billion, and follows renewed efforts by the Biden administration to mitigate cyber risks.
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Tourism surged in Mass. this summer. It wasn’t enough for hotels

Despite a busy vacation season on Cape Cod and an uptick in weekend visitors to Boston over the summer, many Massachusetts hotels are still struggling to recover from the pandemic. That’s because business and group travel remain almost nonexistent, according to hotels and travel industry officials.
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Boston restaurant software firm Toast seeks up to $717 million in IPO

The offering comes as the restaurant industry rebounds from a pandemic that was disastrous for in-person dining but was a boon for takeout and delivery services.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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George Wein, legendary music producer and founder of Newport festivals, dies at 95

In addition to being a festival promoter, he at various times ran two Boston nightclubs, owned a record label, managed acts, promoted tours, lectured at Boston University, wrote a music column, and recorded and performed as a pianist.
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Obituaries


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George Wein, legendary music producer and founder of Newport festivals, dies at 95

In addition to being a festival promoter, he at various times ran two Boston nightclubs, owned a record label, managed acts, promoted tours, lectured at Boston University, wrote a music column, and recorded and performed as a pianist.
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Television


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B.J. Novak on entering the twilight zone with ‘The Premise’

The Newton native, whose anthology series premieres Thursday on FX on Hulu, says he likes to take his comedy to dangerous places.
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Music


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Pop culture archivist David Bieber opens the book on his vast collection of vintage T-shirts

A new book, “Off Our Backs: 150 T-Shirts from the David Bieber Archives,” is just a sampling of the several thousands of shirts from Bieber's collection.
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LOVE LETTERS


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I’d rather have a phone call than a text

"I don’t want a bunch of texts cluttering my workday or my free time."
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