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Thursday, August 25, 2022
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Transportation

Subway service cuts will remain in place for the fall; bus service to be further reduced, T says

Service cuts on the MBTA’s Red, Blue, and Orange Lines meant to last until the end of the summer will now remain in place through the fall, T officials said Wednesday, and bus service will be further cut starting Aug. 28. Continue reading →

Investigations

Amid criticism and dropped endorsements, DA candidate Arroyo pushes back on revelation of past sex assault investigations

Boston city councilor Ricardo Arroyo said ‘this campaign is going to continue,’ even as some supporters rescinded their endorsements. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden’s student loan debt plan injects more uncertainty into midterm elections

The president said the federal government will cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers and an additional $10,000 for people who had the greatest need for college financial aid. Continue reading →

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Fed-up vacationers are turning to travel advisers: ‘It’s been a renaissance for us’

For the first time in nearly a decade, travel advisers are swamped as the need for their expertise balloons. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Woman suspected of killing father, two other male relatives before taking her own life

In a Facebook post, Khosay Sharifi accused her brother-in-law of abusing one of her sisters. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Federal ‘ghost guns’ rule takes effect despite court challenges

The rule mandates serial numbers on gun kits and directs licensed dealers to sell them only with background checks. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump administration sought to pressure FDA on COVID vaccines and treatment, House panel concludes

Trump officials repeatedly stalled the Food and Drug Administration’s plan to extend safety studies of coronavirus vaccines in the fall of 2020, as then-president Donald Trump pressed the agency for a faster timeline so the vaccines could be authorized before Election Day, according to e-mails, text messages, and interviews conducted by a congressional panel probing the pandemic response. Continue reading →

Nation

GOP attacks go beyond FBI and elections to delegitimize government

The tenor of some recent condemnations of the government and law enforcement by the right reeks of efforts to destabilize the government — and some experts and federal insiders worry that’s exactly the point. Continue reading →

The World

World

Defiant under Russian strikes, Ukrainians celebrate a nation ‘reborn’

Under the blare of air raid sirens, Ukrainians celebrated their Independence Day with a show of defiance against Russia’s invasion on Wednesday, despite the uncertain course of a war that has lasted half a year and brought horror to nearly every part of the country. Continue reading →

World

Fighting erupts in northern Ethiopia, shattering cease-fire

Fighting erupted on the border of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia early Wednesday, shattering a five-month cease-fire between rebels and the government and raising fears for the 6 million people already trapped in one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. Continue reading →

World

Churchill portrait disappears in art heist in Canada

It is among the most famous photographic images of a statesman. Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, glowers, hand on hip. For decades, an original signed print of the image has hung on a wall in a landmark hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

A final term for Bill Galvin

The Globe endorses the seven-term incumbent in the Democratic primary for secretary of state. Continue reading →

OPINION

I’m a massage therapist. I know how chilling it is to be alone with an inappropriate man.

The 24 women who came forward to report Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for allegations of sexual harassment and assault deserve more support than they’ve been accorded by the NFL. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Your takes on the T: paying for privatization; crowd gets creative

Who better to create ways to help their community than the users of the system themselves? Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Big ideas coming from normally under-the-radar Mass. races

Primaries to decide nominees for a bunch of statewide offices are a few weeks away, and elections that are normally pretty ho-hum are super hot. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Civil rights organization asks federal authorities to review Orange Line closure

A Boston civil rights organization is calling on the federal government to review the Orange Line closure and also demanding that the T implement “mitigation steps” to address the effects of the monthlong shutdown on communities of color who depend on the busy line for transit service. Continue reading →

Metro

‘Two of Jamaica’s finest sons’: Candlelight vigil held for brothers who drowned on Martha’s Vineyard

Under gray skies, about 100 mourners gathered Tuesday evening to remember Tavaris and Tavaughn Bulgin, two young brothers who tragically drowned after jumping from the "Jaws" bridge on Aug. 14. Continue reading →

Sports

On Baseball

Brayan Bello and the Red Sox rookies have shown flashes, but overreliance on young arms is costing them

The Sox looked to have depth and experience in the rotation at the start of the season, but all kinds of bad injury luck have forced them to turn to developing starters a bit too soon. Continue reading →

tara sullivan

PGA Tour players are taking control of their destiny in an encouraging show of unity

The players are showing that they can address the threat of the LIV Series by working in partnership with the tour hierarchy. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn

The NBA can move on now that Kevin Durant is staying with the Brooklyn Nets

One thing Durant’s decision did accomplish is unlock what’s left of the league's offseason. Continue reading →

Business

Business

MBTA arranged for 200 shuttle buses during Orange Line shutdown. Where are they from?

Dozens of companies have been subcontracted to provide buses, many through Boston-based Yankee Line. Firms in Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Maryland have sent shuttles to the area. Continue reading →

Business

Baker administration picks developer to give the Hurley government building a makeover

Leggat McCall Properties will oversee the massive renovation project off Cambridge Street. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

Online car dealer Carvana admits mistakes, repays Maine woman, and apologizes

The online retailer of used cars apologized to Lauryn Smith for the month-long ordeal it put her through after the car she bought from them broke down. She actually ended up making a little extra money. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Jerry Allison, drummer, co-writer with Buddy Holly, dies at 82

Mr. Allison was a co-writer of two of Holly's signature late-1950s songs, “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” Continue reading →

NFL

Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87

The MVP of Kansas City's victory over the Vikings in January 1970, Dawson had entered hospice care Aug. 12. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

The latest immersive art show to come to Boston? A trip to the Vatican.

The 360-degree projection-powered show, slated to open Oct. 7, is just the latest in a series of larger-than-life art experiences to come to Boston. Continue reading →

Arts

African Festival of Boston seeks to unite the city’s wide-ranging African diaspora

Boston is home to a large population of African immigrants hailing from Somalia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and dozens of other countries on the African continent and around the world. Continue reading →

Books

Take a trip back to school with these 10 novels set on campus

These novels deliver comedy, mystery, fantasy, and more against the backdrop of a college campus. Continue reading →