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Saturday, August 6, 2022
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Politics

A bill to outlaw ‘revenge porn’ stalled in state Senate, enraging survivors and keeping Mass. an outlier

Massachusetts is one of only two states that has not outlawed the sharing of nonconsensual pornography. Continue reading →

CLERGY ABUSE

Providence Diocese rescinds assignment of priest who made inappropriate comments to children

“This is just step one. We are coming after [Bishop] Tobin next,” said child sexual abuse survivor Ryan Brophy, who has protested this week against the assignment of the Rev. Eric Silva to a Narragansett parish. Continue reading →

Economy

US job growth surges, reducing recession fears but elevating inflation threat

Employers added a surprisingly strong 528,000 jobs last month, lifting payrolls back to where they were before COVID, the Labor Department said Friday. Continue reading →

Politics

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip highlights bipartisan hostility toward China and pushes the super-power relationship into a perilous new phase

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can do almost nothing to earn the approval of congressional Republicans, who have blasted her over the years for everything from the landmark laws she’s passed to the kind of ice cream she keeps in her freezer. Continue reading →

Transportation

MBTA to close Green Line north of Government Center for 4 weeks

The partial Green Line closure will begin Aug. 22, four days after the Orange Line shuts down for a month beginning the evening of Aug. 19. The opening of the Medford branch of the Green Line extension has been put off until late November. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Alex Jones, his company worth up to $270 million, economist testifies

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company Free Speech Systems are worth up to $270 million, an economist testified Friday to a jury trying to determine if Jones should have to pay punitive damages to the family of a 6-year-old killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Continue reading →

Nation

How Republicans are ‘weaponizing’ public office against climate action

Treasurers in nearly half the United States have been coordinating tactics and talking points and meeting in private as part of a well-funded campaign to protect the fossil fuel companies that bolster their local economies. Continue reading →

Nation

‘This broke me’: Parkland trial reveals depths of families’ sorrow

Over four days of profoundly emotional testimony, they shared painful and intimate details that laid bare how their internal lives remain shattered and how massacres like Parkland leave families with years of unresolved sorrow. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill senior figure in Palestinian militant group

Palestinian militants launched a barrage of rockets hours later as air raid sirens wailed in central and southern Israel, pushing the two sides closer to all-out war. Islamic Jihad claimed to have fired 100 rockets. Continue reading →

World

Washington and Moscow ready to negotiate over Griner, officials say

In a possible measure of how fraught the countries’ relations are, the top US and Russian diplomats made their comments after sitting close to each other — but not talking — during a meeting in Cambodia of foreign ministers from East Asia and partner countries. Continue reading →

World

Canada to ban the import of handguns, official says

Because the great majority of handguns in Canada are imported, the move effectively caps the number of such weapons already in the country at the current level without banning them outright. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

To transform Boston policing, test for authoritarianism

Polygraph tests for applicants can weed out individuals whose psychological profiles mean they should never carry a badge and a gun. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

How to save the Democratic agenda: Pass this bill

The Inflation Reduction Act would lower health care costs, reduce the deficit, and be a huge breakthrough in addressing climate change. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Knock, knock. Who’s there? Not the Orange Line.

What are the odds that the T will complete its repairs on the Orange Line by Sept. 19 Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

‘They fit in like they’ve been here all along’: Beagles rescued from breeding facility find new homes in Massachusetts

Over 4,000 beagles are being rescued after mistreatment in a Virginia breeding facility. More than 150 were brought to Massachusetts throughout July and August, and some of them have already found happy, loving adopters. Continue reading →

Social Justice

From Breonna Taylor to Brittney Griner: The brutality of being a soft target

It is imperative we witness Brittney Griner with the same persistence we continued to lift Breonna Taylor’s name. We cannot, as Griner pleaded, let her life end there. Continue reading →

Politics

Massachusetts has a nearly $5 billion surplus. Now what?

State officials project Massachusetts will have a nearly $5 billion surplus from the fiscal year that ended in June, offering policymakers a huge pot of cash to cover a likely multibillion-dollar refund due back to taxpayers. Continue reading →

Sports

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Chris Sale plays catch, and Red Sox remain hopeful he’ll pitch again in 2022

The 33-year-old has made only 11 starts for the Sox over the last three seasons, but the process of a return following surgery on his broken finger three weeks ago has started. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

If you saw Richard Seymour play, you know why he’s headed to the Hall of Fame

"Big Sey" was a cornerstone of a fearsome defense, and never shed his identity in Fort Foxborough. Continue reading →

RED SOX 7, ROYALS 4

J.D. Martinez delivers a big hit, and the Red Sox get a needed win in Kansas City

Josh Winckowski held down the Royals for five innings, and big hits from Eric Hosmer and J.D. Martinez provided the needed offense to get the Red Sox back to .500 at 54-54. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Putin hosts Erdogan for talks on trade, Ukraine, Syria

NATO-member Turkey and Russia have a complex relationship. While the two countries support opposing sides in Syria and Libya, they cooperate closely on defense, energy and trade deals. Continue reading →

Technology

iRobot Roombas its way into Amazon’s arms

Separately, iRobot said it will undergo a series of restructuring efforts, which will include a lay off of about 140 employees, or 10 percent of its global workforce. Continue reading →

INNOVATION BEAT

Can an investing app close the racial wealth gap?

In 2020, Trevor Rozier-Byrd founded Stackwell Capital, a Boston-based financial tech company designed to help the Black community build generational wealth through the stock market. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Leon Rosenberg, trailblazing human geneticist, dies at 89

Dr. Rosenberg also chronicled his lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder, an effort to destigmatize mental illness and broaden treatment options. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival brings a robust schedule of sneak peeks, screenings, and stars to the island

The festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, runs through Aug. 13, and showcases various features, documentaries, and short films produced by and starring African American artists from across the world. Continue reading →

Arts

6 podcasts about political scandals and upheaval

Summer is traditionally a quiet time for politics, with most governments taking some form of recess during the hot months. But this year is proving to be a notable exception. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

For ‘Better Call Saul’ and other classic series, the finale presents a mix of anticipation and apprehension

Will a botched sendoff spoil the magical memories of the preceding seasons — the equivalent of a fumble on the goal line? Or will the series stick the landing? Continue reading →