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Saturday, May 14, 2022
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Massachusetts
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Leaked video shows Everett councilor making racially insensitive comments, adding to mounting backlash
A leaked recording of a private Zoom meeting among city officials shows a councilor joking about recruiting Black people to public events.
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Massachusetts
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Advocates unveil plans to bolster abortion access for influx of women seeking abortions from out-of-state
The slate of legislative and policy proposals includes plans to protect Massachusetts abortion providers from being sued or extradited for treating a patient from a state where the procedure is illegal and state funding to accommodate increased demand for abortions and to enhance security at clinics.
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Health
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Mass General Brigham lost $193 million at start of the year
The losses are due to high staffing costs, cancellations in elective procedures during the winter COVID-19 surge, and other factors.
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Health
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How do contraceptives work, and why are antiabortion advocates targeting them?
Some conservative politicians are targeting IUDs and the morning-after pill, saying life begins at conception.
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Climate
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Two years after asking for future of gas investigation, Healey asks state to reject results
In a move hailed by climate advocates, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is now asking the state to scrap its blueprint for phasing out natural gas, saying the plans favor gas company profits over a healthy climate.
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The Nation
Nation
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Top Texas court allows abuse inquiries of parents of transgender children
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that investigations of parents with transgender children for possible child abuse could continue, after an emergency appeal by state officials including Governor Greg Abbott. The ruling reversed an appeals court decision that had temporarily halted the inquiries statewide.
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Nation
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N.Y. AG’s lawyer says evidence supports legal action against Trump
As a federal judge weighs Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to halt a civil investigation into his business practices, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office said Friday that evidence found throughout the three-year probe could support legal action against the former president, his company, or both.
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Nation
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Jan. 6 panel treads risky ground with subpoenas for House peers
The decision by the committee investigating the Jan. 6 US Capitol insurrection to slap House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers with subpoenas threatens to plunge Congress into deeper division.
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The World
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Massive crowds, police beatings as journalist’s funeral is held in Jerusalem
The funeral of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh began in chaos Friday, as Israeli police set off stun grenades and beat mourners with batons, after a group of them tried to carry her coffin on their shoulders rather than let it be loaded in a hearse.
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World
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Allies of Marcos Jr. set to dominate Philippine Congress
Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, further alarming activists after the late dictator son’s apparent election victory restored his family to the seat of power.
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Ukraine band favored in Eurovision Song Contest final
For Ukrainians in Italy, Kalush Orchestra’s participation in such a hugely popular international event puts an important spotlight on Ukrainian culture and provides a platform to keep global attention on Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine.
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Editorial & Opinion
EDITORIAL
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Release police report on the incident involving State Police commander’s son
The blue wall of silence still stands strong in Massachusetts.
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OPINION
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Boston’s Haitians celebrate as they advocate for a more constructive US policy
Since President Biden’s inauguration, more than 20,000 Haitians have been sent back to a country that cannot keep them safe. These expulsions represent an astonishing American moral failure.
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LETTERS
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A turf war brews as Baker sets sights on suburban zoning
Cities and towns need a balanced law that provides them with the authority to hold private developers accountable to affordability and make sure that projects don’t overwhelm existing neighborhoods.
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Metro
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Racism in Everett City Hall? It’s an ongoing saga.
In a leaked recording, several city officials made light of the idea of actually including Black people in city business. The exchange should come as a surprise to no one who has followed the politics of this deeply insular city.
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Health
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Tufts Medical Center workers, students walk out to support abortion rights
A swarm of white and blue formed in front of the medical center, on Washington Street, as the health care providers rallied in their scrubs.
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Crime & Courts
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Former correction officer held without bail in connection with 1988 murder of 11-year-old girl
Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., 74, of Bremen, Ala., appeared Friday in Lawrence District Court, where a not-guilty plea was entered for him on a charge of murder in connection with the September 1988 slaying of Melissa Tremblay.
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Sports
RED SOX NOTEBOOK
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Texas road trip is a homecoming for Trevor Story
The shortstop grew up just outside of Dallas and his family still lives in the area, but he says he is in a good place in his first season in Boston.
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Celtics
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Celtics center Robert Williams misses Game 6 because of knee soreness, his third in a row
Williams has been slowed by a bone bruise he suffered during a collision with Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 3.
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Tara Sullivan
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Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman will bring his youthful enthusiasm — and unwavering confidence — to Game 7
No one had more to prove than the 23-year-old goalie in Game 6, because no one was less of a known quantity in this first-round series than the second-year pro.
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Business
Business
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BPDA confirms Arthur Jemison as director
The Boston Planning and Development Agency board on Thursday approved James Arthur Jemison II to serve as the 21st director in the agency’s 65-year history. Jemison will also serve as the city’s inaugural chief of planning.
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Business
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Harvard president Lawrence Bacow earned more than $1.1 million in 2020
That was a slight decrease from the previous year, according to the university’s latest financial filing.
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Business
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Nine nursing homes sue state over new room rules
Nine Massachusetts long-term care facilities have received a temporary injunction against regulations that would eliminate three- and four-bed rooms, after the organizations sued the Department of Public Health and the Baker administration over the requirements.
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Obituaries
Obituaries
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Robert ‘Bud’ McFarlane, Reagan national security adviser, dies at 84
A former national security adviser for President Ronald Reagan, Robert C. “Bud” McFarlane was the only official in the Reagan White House to voluntarily accept legal blame in the Iran-Contra scandal.
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Obituaries
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Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ fame, dies
A former boxer, lumberjack in Alaska, and short-order cook who served in the US Air Force, Fred Ward earned a Golden Globe and shared the Venice Film Festival ensemble prize for his performance in Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts,” and played the title character in “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.”
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Arts & Lifestyle
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What is ocean acidification? We asked ‘Sea Sick’ creator Alanna Mitchell
"Sea Sick" creator Alanna Mitchell and state Representative Dylan Fernandes, who sits on the House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, break down the causes and consequences of the ocean’s rising pH levels.
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STAGE REVIEW
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In ‘Sea Sick,’ an expert on oceans sees a world of trouble
Alanna Mitchell blends science with storytelling in a powerful one-woman show at ArtsEmerson about the devastating impact of climate change on the oceans.
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‘The Wild Robot’ wins Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
The science fiction book, written and illustrated by Peter Brown, competed with 24 other middle grade books for the 2021-22 prize.
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