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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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Massachusetts

Law enforcement officials say they had no advance knowledge of white nationalist march in Boston

Police said charges will be brought against anyone who is identified in an alleged assault, but Boston Mayor Wu said authorities had few options in responding to the event. Continue reading →

Politics

‘We’re all on high alert’: Supreme Court decision means Mass. police chiefs have less of a say in who shouldn’t get a gun

The top law enforcement officials in Massachusetts are advising police chiefs to abandon a plank of the state’s gun laws that allows them to deny or put limits on a license if a person fails to cite a “good reason” for carrying a weapon. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘The oldest stone in all of Boston’: Visits to some of the city’s historic graveyards are by appointment only

The cemetery is open to the public, but visits to the Eliot Burying Ground, as well as nine other historic graveyards across the city, are by appointment only. Continue reading →

Higher Education

With a large number of college presidents stepping down, now could be a perfect time to diversify

Only about one-third of college presidencies in Massachusetts are held by women, and 25 percent are people of color. Continue reading →

Politics

As labor secretary, Walsh hits the road for the Biden administration

The former Boston mayor didn't travel all that much before joining President Biden’s Cabinet as labor secretary in early 2021. But since then, he’s been a road warrior for the White House. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Infertility patients and doctors fear abortion bans could restrict IVF

The moves by states to ban abortion are raising numerous legal questions about IVF embryos, including if embryos do not survive being thawed for implantation, could clinics face criminal penalties? Continue reading →

Nation

Gunman appeared to shoot randomly and not target any specific group

The man, Robert E. Crimo III, who had not been charged as of midday Tuesday, had legally purchased in the Chicago area the rifle that was used in the attack. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam soldiers for ‘incredible heroism’

President Biden on Tuesday honored four Vietnam-era soldiers for what he called “acts of incredible heroism.” Continue reading →

The World

World

As Russia moves on another province, Ukrainians leave ghost towns behind

BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Nina Zakharenko cried when she boarded a minibus evacuating civilians as the Russian army advanced toward the town where she went to college, met her husband, and raised two daughters. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s allies sign accord to help war-ravaged country rebuild

GENEVA — More than 40 countries, including the United States, Japan, and Europe’s biggest economies, signed an agreement Tuesday aimed at raising hundreds of billions of dollars needed to rebuild war-battered Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

A poor country made bitcoin a national currency. The bet isn’t paying off.

Bitcoin was meant to transform El Salvador’s economy, catapulting the poor Central American nation into an unlikely harbinger of a financial revolution. But nearly a year after the country’s president, Nayib Bukele, shocked the financial world by making its most popular digital coin a national currency, his bet appears to be backfiring. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Countering America’s top homeland security threat

When white supremacist groups show a willingness to use violence, as the group that marched in Boston on Saturday has, federal law enforcement must take them seriously. Continue reading →

OPINION

Driving — and dying — while Black

Disproportionately pulled over for minor traffic violations, Black people are too often subjected to fatal police violence. Continue reading →

LETTERS

An earthshaking Supreme Court session

Readers urge next steps, from expanding and reforming the court to backing the We the People Amendment to engaging in the hard work of making laws rather than letting justices' rulings make the difference. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

State’s high court to hear GOP challenge to Mass. mail-in voting law

With two months until this year’s Sept. 6 primary, time is of the essence. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Man shot in Dorchester, injuries life-threatening

A man suffered life-threatening injuries during a predawn shooting in Dorchester on Tuesday, the latest in a string of shootings that erupted in Boston during the July Fourth holiday weekend. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston approves architectural conservation district for Roxbury’s Highland Park

Residents of Highland Park have spent decades trying to protect the neighborhood’s architectural diversity from urban renewal, development, and gentrification. Continue reading →

Sports

red sox notebook

Things may be looking up for a Red Sox starting rotation plagued by injuries

Nate Eovaldi and Garrett Whitlock threw live batting practice Tuesday. Garrett Whitlock will throw a bullpen session Wednesday, while Chris Sale will make a rehab start for Worcester. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Anticipation is growing for Red Sox pitching prospect Brayan Bello’s major league debut Wednesday

Not since Eduardo Rodriguez in 2015 has a Red Sox minor league pitcher arrived in the big leagues with as clear a path to being a rotation anchor. Continue reading →

rays 8, red sox 4

Nick Pivetta hit hard, Red Sox leave too many runners stranded in loss to Rays

Pivetta was tagged for seven runs, while the offense stranded two runners in the third, fourth, and fifth, and left the bases loaded in the ninth. Continue reading →

Business

Jobs

The labor market is hot, but college grads are still struggling with the job hunt

The rise of remote work and a looming recession make this a complicated time to look for full-time work. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

More pain ahead for tech companies battered in market decline

The reasons for the steep drop start with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. The weakening economy, beset by high inflation and COVID shortages, has also curbed optimism about the tech sector. Continue reading →

Business

Hulking Government Center Garage in downtown Boston to come down this summer

Congress Street beneath the garage will be closed through Labor Day to allow for demolition work that will make way for a large redevelopment. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bill Squires, 89, went the distance as the Boston Marathon’s premier coach

"I want the story to be them," Mr. Squires once said, aiming the media spotlight away from himself and at his runners. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Clifford Alexander Jr., first Black secretary of Army, dies at 88

Mr. Alexander was among the generation of young Black leaders who, in the 1960s and ‘70s, brought the civil rights movement from the streets into the machinery of the federal government. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Nine Boston-area open mics to show off your talent

Boston’s open mic circuit is made up of wonderful, creative, welcoming people, and it’s a great way of presenting yourself to the world. Continue reading →

Names

This duo is building a magic tradition in Beacon Hill

Four-Handed Illusions is now in its ninth season. Continue reading →

FOOD

7 recommendations for reducing the environmental impact of your diet

Emissions from food production and food waste are significant: What we grow, eat, and discard matters. Here are some ways to help. Continue reading →