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Politics
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With little margin for error, Democrats in Washington scramble to enact Biden’s agenda and save their slim congressional majorities
Democrats have struggled to use their razor-thin congressional majority to enact President Biden’s ambitious domestic agenda.
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Climate Change
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After Maine voters reject transmission line to Massachusetts, a lawsuit is filed and uncertainty reigns
A transmission line that would bring hydroelectric power from Canada to Massachusetts, which has been under construction for months, was dealt a serious blow Tuesday when 60 percent of Maine voters approved a ballot measure to kill the power line, prompting one of the companies involved to file suit.
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Boston Mayoral Race
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Previous elected mayors had two months to gear up to serve. Michelle Wu has fewer than two weeks
“The top priority is building out our team,” Wu said. “This is about empowering a full team that is reflective of Boston, representative of the expertise in our communities, and connected to the urgency of the issues from the Cabinet level all throughout the organization.”
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Boston Mayoral Race
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Michelle Wu’s victory a ‘huge moment of hope and light’ after a year of hate and violence against Asian Americans
The groundbreaking election of Michelle Wu marks a cultural milestone that transcends politics. She carved an improbable path to history and Tuesday night, it became official when Boston chose the 36-year-old daughter of Taiwanese immigrants as mayor, its first woman and first person of color to be voted into the top job at City Hall.
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Health
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‘In your heart, it does tug at you.’ Parents weighing COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5-11 must first battle their own anxiety
Many parents, including some who have never questioned the safety of other childhood vaccines, are conflicted about giving COVID-19 shots to their youngest kids.
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The Nation
Nation
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Majority of Supreme Court appears to think NY gun law is too restrictive
A majority of Supreme Court justices indicated Wednesday that they believe Americans generally have a right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense and that a New York law requiring special justification for getting such a permit is too restrictive.
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Nation
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Senate Dems push new voting bill, and again hit GOP wall
If at first you don’t succeed, make Republicans vote again. That’s the strategy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appears to be pursuing as the New York Democrat forced another test vote Wednesday on legislation to overhaul the nation’s election laws. For the fourth time since June, Republicans blocked it.
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Political Notebook
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Youngkin’s Va. governor win continues streak of presidential opposition
With Republican Glenn Youngkin’s win on Tuesday, President Biden became the eighth consecutive new US president to see a member of the opposition party prevail in the gubernatorial race in Virginia.
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The World
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Climate summit turns its focus to a contentious question: Who pays?
Some of the world’s biggest financial institutions vowed on Wednesday to mobilize trillions of dollars to help shift the global economy toward cleaner energy as negotiators at the United Nations climate summit struggled with the question of how to pay for the enormous costs of climate change.
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World
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Atrocities on all sides in Ethiopia, UN says as rebels advance
As the civil war in Ethiopia draws closer to the capital and Africa’s second-most populous nation continues to fracture, a report by the top United Nations human rights body released Wednesday offered evidence that all sides had committed gross human rights violations, including killings of civilians, sexual violence, and attacks on refugees.
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World
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Islamic State poses a growing threat to new Taliban government in Afghanistan
In the two months since the Taliban took control of the country, the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan — known as Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-K — has stepped up attacks across the country, straining the new and untested government and raising alarm bells in the West about the potential resurgence of a group that could eventually pose an international threat.
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Editorial & Opinion
EDITORIAL
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A new day in Boston
Michelle Wu’s victory represents a sharp break with the city’s past.
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OPINION
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A disconcerting election night for Democrats
Biden and the Democrats need to heed the warning and come together on a governing agenda.
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OPINION
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Michelle Wu and the politics of yes
She took on a city famous for saying “no, we can’t do that” and convinced enough Boston voters to believe in the politics of unlimited possibility.
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Metro
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Expert: Doctor’s offices and pharmacies are two options if you want to get your 5- to 11-year-old vaccinated against COVID-19
Pharmacies, a major component of the plan to vaccinate children who are 5 to 11 against COVID-19, said Wednesday that they’ll be ready to go this weekend, now that the Pfizer pediatric vaccine has been approved by federal regulators.
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Wu’s victory is a beacon for Boston amid Democratic disappointments elsewhere
Depending on your perspective, Michelle Wu’s victory feels like a bright new light — or a candle in a cave.
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Globe Local
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FBI interviewed Everett city clerk about allegations that Mayor Carlo DeMaria pressured him for $97,000
The clerk spent three hours last month telling an FBI agent as well as an assistant US Attorney how Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria allegedly muscled his way into a development deal.
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Sports
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Let’s acknowledge how right the Patriots got it by drafting Mac Jones
The fifth quarterback taken in the draft is at the head of the class, and no one is even close.
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Celtics 92, Magic 79
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Celtics build another big lead, but there’s no collapse this time
Jaylen Brown scored 28 points to lead Boston.
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Celtics notebook
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Coach Ime Udoka says Celtics have addressed Marcus Smart’s comments following Monday’s collapse against Bulls
“Some of the things [Smart] said are things that we talk about every day,” coach Ime Udoka said.
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Business
Business
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Flagship Pioneering team up to develop new treatments for deadly disease
The nonprofit will provide up to $110 million as part of an effort to create medicines for the 10 percent of patients who don’t respond to existing drugs.
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2-minute drill
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A patient Fed walks a tightrope between job creation and inflation fight
The central bank said Wednesday it would begin reducing stimulus, but officials signaled no interest rate increase until the middle of next year.
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Business
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Historic Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Square is poised to become ... lab space
The room where Sport Sullivan and Chick Gandil allegedly fixed the 1919 World Series could be transformed into a drug research lab.
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Obituaries
Obituaries
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Richard M. Ohmann, 90, dies; brought radical politics to college English
Ohmann was a leader in a vanguard of young professors who injected politics into their profession, not just against the Vietnam War but in favor of fields such as gender studies, African American studies, and Marxist literary criticism.
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Richard M. Ohmann, 90, dies; brought radical politics to college English
Ohmann was a leader in a vanguard of young professors who injected politics into their profession, not just against the Vietnam War but in favor of fields such as gender studies, African American studies, and Marxist literary criticism.
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Arts & Lifestyle
Working On It
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These books are designed to help you write (or draw) your way to better mental health
The pandemic and the upcoming holidays might be good reasons to get yourself a workbook.
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Dance
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Luminarium’s ‘Contradictions + Casual Self Loathing’ turns women’s discomfort into dance
Interviews with women about embarrassments and shame they can't shake informed this show.
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Movies
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Disney reveals expanded cast list for ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ including Whitney Peak, Hannah Waddingham, and Tony Hale
Unlike the original 1993 film, which was shot in Salem and Hollywood, "Hocus Pocus 2" is being filmed in locations across Rhode Island. An array of actors will join returning stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, according to Disney.
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