Politics

Democrats move to avert shutdown, but divisions imperil Biden’s agenda

Democrats prepared legislation Wednesday to avert a government shutdown this week, but they were desperately trying to salvage President Biden’s domestic agenda as conservative-leaning holdouts dug in against an ambitious $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate bill that carries many of the party’s top priorities. Continue reading →

Nation

Ivory-billed woodpecker officially declared extinct, along with 22 other species

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to take 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list because none can be found in the wild exposes an accelerating rate of extinction worldwide. Continue reading →

Nation

US ‘lost’ Afghanistan war, Milley tells lawmakers scrutinizing withdrawal

President Biden’s top military adviser declared Wednesday that the Afghanistan war was ‘’lost,’’ marking the first time such a senior commander has so bluntly stated in public that the 20-year campaign ended in defeat. Continue reading →

World

Japan faces big problems. Its next leader offers few bold solutions

With the world’s oldest population, rapidly declining births, gargantuan public debt, and increasingly damaging natural disasters fueled by climate change, Japan faces deep-rooted challenges that the longstanding governing party has failed to tackle. Continue reading →

World

Do Germany’s election results signal a left turn for Europe?

Sunday’s election in Germany ended in victory for the country’s Social Democratic Party and its candidate, Olaf Scholz. It was a remarkable comeback for a center-left party, which, like many of its counterparts across Europe, has been bleeding support at the ballot box for the past decade or more. Continue reading →

World

Sarah Everard was falsely arrested by her murderer, court hears

Sarah Everard was walking home after visiting a friend in her south London neighborhood when a police officer stopped her. He waved her toward his car, pulled out his police identification card, and swiftly handcuffed her. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Pass the infrastructure bill

A bipartisan proposal to spend $1.2 trillion on roads, trains, ports, and other infrastructure is too important to be used as a bargaining chip by congressional Democrats. Continue reading →

OPINION

The Bill Belichick Way grows old

While Tom Brady liberated himself from the dull, robotic Belichick/Patriots Way, Belichick is frozen in time with it. But with a team that isn’t winning, the theater of Belichick versus the media is less appealing. Continue reading →

LETTERS

There are 351 cities and towns that could sorely use infusion of climate resilience funding

The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program is currently funded at $10 million to $20 million a year, divided excruciatingly among 351 deserving cities and towns. Continue reading →

Metro

Longtime homeless shelter president accused of stealing housing funds to amass a real estate empire

Prosecutors say that Manuel Duran secretly leased his own properties to the homeless shelter, then charged exorbitant rents, one of several ways he allegedly victimized some of the state’s most vulnerable people. Continue reading →

Metro

‘First evidence’ of breeding population of invasive spotted lanternfly found in Massachusetts

The Department of Agricultural Resources said a small satellite infestation was discovered in Fitchburg, and residents should be on the lookout for any other traces of the sap-feeding insects. Continue reading →

Globe Local

Mass. prison guards sue to delay Governor Baker’s vaccine mandate

State troopers failed a week ago in a similar bid to postpone the vaccine requirement in state Superior Court. The prison guards union asserted in its lawsuit that the governor's order erases “important terms” of its collective bargaining agreement. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

Nick Pivetta has been a pleasant surprise for the Red Sox

The righthander is third on the team with 149⅓ innings. He’s 9-7 with a 4.52 earned run average. Continue reading →

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Red Sox have a fun moment during a laugher against the Orioles

J.D. Martinez homered, his 28th of the season, and drove in three runs. Continue reading →

On baseball

J.D. Martinez is producing for the Red Sox, but he’s far from satisfied

He instead sees the gap between 2021 and the pinnacles he achieved as arguably the most complete power hitter in baseball in 2017 and ‘18. Continue reading →

SHIRLEY LEUNG

Once again, we are asking: How safe is the T?

This week’s Red Line derailment made my MBTA experience feel like a bit of a mirage. It was yet another reminder of our public transit system’s fragility. Continue reading →

Technology

Akamai adds to security business with $600 million Israeli acquisition

The Cambridge-based company is buying Guardicore, a 300-employee firm that focuses on fighting ransomware. Continue reading →

Business

Demonstrators call for global vaccine equity outside Moderna CEO’s home

Pressure is mounting on COVID-19 vaccine makers to do more to address vaccine shortages in other countries. Continue reading →

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Visual Arts

Guerilla Opera’s ‘ELLIS’ tells immigrants’ stories

For over six decades, millions of immigrants passed through Ellis Island. For two nights only, Guerilla Opera will explore some of their stories. Continue reading →

Music

Worcester native Alicia Witt kicks off her album tour in Cambridge

The actress talks about her favorite roles, her music career, and how learning to read very young led her to acting. Continue reading →

PODCASTS

Team behind ‘Disgraceland’ to launch new music-related podcast, acquire three others

Double Elvis Productions, the podcast company cofounded by Boston-based musician Jake Brennan, who hosts “Disgraceland,” is launching one title and adopting three existing shows to add to its already-lengthy slate of podcasts, according to an exclusive report from Deadline. Continue reading →