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THE GREAT DIVIDE

So far, Boston students see few signs of federal recovery money

Much of the more than $430 million in federal coronavirus relief funds is being used on air conditioning, air purifiers, and air quality monitors, rather than on bolstering academics. Continue reading →

Health

COVID-19 cases expected to rise in Mass., but high vaccination rate likely to keep hospitals manageable

What happens next in Massachusetts and surrounding states, where vaccination rates are high, will hold lessons for the rest of the country, said Dr. David Rubin, director of the PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Continue reading →

Dance

New sexual assault allegations filed against former Boston Ballet star Dusty Button and her husband

Three more dancers have come forward in an expanded lawsuit that now names both Dusty Button and husband, Mitchell Taylor Button, as defendants. Continue reading →

Business

Mass General Brigham won’t offer Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug

The hospital network is the latest major US health care system to opt against offering monthly infusions of the drug, called Aduhelm, over concerns about its safety and effectiveness. Continue reading →

Sports Business

From tickets to gambling, there’s a lot of money surrounding the Tom Brady game Sunday

The Patriots-Buccaneers matchup brings a surge in ticket prices, viewership, merchandise sales, and betting action never seen in the history of Boston sports. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Joint Chiefs chairman calls Afghan war a ‘strategic failure’

The top US military officer called the 20-year war in Afghanistan a “strategic failure” and acknowledged to Congress on Tuesday that he had favored keeping several thousand troops in the country to prevent a collapse of the US-supported Kabul government and a rapid takeover by the Taliban. Continue reading →

Nation

Pelosi plans infrastructure vote as safety net bill remains mired in rifts

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California signaled to Democrats on Monday that she would push ahead with a vote this week on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, working to salvage President Biden’s agenda in Congress even as the party remained divided over a broader social safety net measure. Continue reading →

Nation

Maryland newspaper gunman gets more than 5 life prison terms

A man who killed five people at a newspaper in Maryland was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole — with 345 additional years added on to ensure he is never released from prison. Continue reading →

The World

World

Panel finds 83 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO’s Congo work

Twenty-one workers for the World Health Organization in Congo have been accused of sexually abusing people during an Ebola outbreak, a WHO-commissioned panel said Tuesday in a report that identified 83 alleged perpetrators connected to the 2018-2020 mission. Continue reading →

World

British troops on standby as truck driver crisis deepens, and people ‘panic buy’ petrol

Prime Minister Boris Johnson put British army troops "on standby" to work as truck drivers to haul fuel to gas stations where supplies have been emptied by panic buying and labor shortfalls - not to mention Brexit and the pandemic. Continue reading →

World

American siblings return home after China lifts exit ban

Two Canadians held in China were also permitted to leave after Canada released Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on Friday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

We can’t arrest our way out of Mass. and Cass

Drug addiction and homelessness should be addressed as public health issues, not crimes. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The State House needs a real vaccine mandate

The policies adopted by the Senate and House are a start, but more clarity and a plan for public reopening are needed. Continue reading →

OPINION

Disputatious Democrats may snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Republicans, meanwhile, play gamesmanship with the debt limit. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Assistant water polo coach: ‘I figured his heart wasn’t in it to be there with the team’

“I don’t remember him at all being at practice,” Moon told jurors in US District Court in Boston during the third week of testimony. “Only on the first day and after the first day, I’ve never seen him again.” Continue reading →

Globe Local

State Police, union trade assertions over vaccine mandate; disease experts say troopers should get shots

As the Massachusetts State Police and its union traded assertions about the impact of a vaccine mandate on staffing, health experts stressed that troopers have a duty to protect those they serve by getting the shots. Continue reading →

Politics

Advocates propose sweeping changes to state’s political map

The new Massachusetts districts would help “ensure that Black and brown, low-income, immigrant communities may receive fair, just, and accessible representation on Beacon Hill,” said Cheryl Crawford, executive director of MassVOTE. Continue reading →

Sports

patriots

Bill Belichick’s sons share their special memories of time spent with Tom Brady

Brian and Steve Belichick, now Patriots assistant coaches, spent some quality time with Brady over the years. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics’ Al Horford says ‘it feels like I never left’ Boston

Horford is excited about the possibilities as he reunites with ex-teammates such as Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Robert Williams. Continue reading →

Orioles 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox lose in Baltimore to begin regular season-ending road trip

The Sox had only three hits in the game and advanced two runners beyond second base, both on solo homers. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Mass General Brigham won’t offer Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug

The hospital network is the latest major US health care system to opt against offering monthly infusions of the drug, called Aduhelm, over concerns about its safety and effectiveness. Continue reading →

Business

A Cambridge company will control a tugboat from 3,600 miles away

Startup Sea Machines is testing technology that it says could help to automate shipping worldwide. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

AG advises it’s illegal to advertise one price for a vehicle and then charge another

The office of Attorney General Maura Healey on Tuesday warned auto dealerships not to engage in “bait and switch” sale tactics as auto prices surge nationally due to extremely low inventory. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

George Malkemus, who pushed Manolos to new heights, dies at 67

George Malkemus, the steady, sunny Texan who helped turn the designs of an eccentric shoe designer named Manolo Blahnik into a global empire, and then attempted the same business alchemy with actress Sarah Jessica Parker for her own shoe brand, died on Sept. 16 at his home in Manhattan. He was 67. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

STAGE REVIEW

A despised outsider flips the script in ‘The Merchant of Venice’

Nael Nacer excels as Shylock in Igor Golyak’s innovative production at Actors’ Shakespeare Project Continue reading →

Television

6 revelations from the ‘Britney vs. Spears’ Netflix documentary

“Britney vs. Spears,” a 90-minute documentary released Tuesday, reveals several new twists in Britney Spears’ ongoing fight to end her 13-year conservatorship under the control of her father, Jamie Spears. Continue reading →

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

Highland Kitchen is still here for us

In these times, let us be more grateful than ever for the ideal neighborhood restaurant. Continue reading →