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Thursday, September 15, 2022
Today's Headlines
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Spotlight

N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements

State legislators are also calling for an independent investigation. Continue reading →

Elections

In governor’s race, Healey holds wide lead over Diehl, poll shows, as voters recoil from Trump-backed candidate

Democrat Maura Healey, the attorney general, leads former state representative Geoff Diehl, 52 percent to 26 percent, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe/NBC10 Boston/Telemundo survey. Continue reading →

Politics

Democrats get the race they wanted in New Hampshire after far-right candidate clinches GOP Senate nod

Don Bolduc, who won the Republican senate primary in New Hampshire, echoes former president Trump’s false claims of having won the 2020 election. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Investigation underway into package explosion on Northeastern campus

Hours after a package exploded at Northeastern University leading to an investigation by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and Boston police, faculty and students said they were looking to university administrators to provide detailed information on campus security. Continue reading →

Elections

Republicans look to reframe issue with push for a national 15-week restriction on abortion

Political analysts said Senator Lindsey Graham's gambit was designed to help Republicans find a more reasonable position as they approach the midterms. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Durham inquiry appears to wind down as grand jury expires

Now Durham appears to be winding down his three-year inquiry without anything close to the results Trump was seeking. Continue reading →

Nation

1 rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline

Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest US freight railroads Wednesday, while two ratified agreements and three others remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices. Continue reading →

Nation

Infowars lawyer: ‘There were false statements’ on Sandy Hook

A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the show and website spread falsehoods about the Sandy Hook school shooting. Continue reading →

The World

World

How many must die? Pope blasts Russia war, appeals for peace

Pope Francis told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders Wednesday that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war, and asked at an outdoor Mass in Kazakhstan, “How many deaths will it take?” for peace to prevail in Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Ukrainian flag raised in retaken city after Russian retreat

Hand on heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky watched his country’s flag rise Wednesday above the recaptured city of Izium, making a rare foray outside the capital to highlight Moscow’s embarrassing retreat from a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Continue reading →

World

China’s leader emerges from COVID bubble for first foreign trip since 2020

After spending all of the pandemic hunkered down in China, Xi Jinping, the country’s leader, finally stepped outside its borders Wednesday for the first time in more than two years, making a short visit to Central Asia to project himself as a global statesman and engage in the sort of diplomacy that can’t be done by video call. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Jeff German, a journalist whose passion for exposing wrongdoing cost him his life

His murder is a reminder of how important — and perilous — great reporting can be. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A way to revive local news

Legislation before Congress would for the first time empower news organizations to band together to push Google and Facebook to pay for news content. Continue reading →

OPINION

What it means when the T doesn’t see disability

The monthlong shutdown has only solidified disabled riders’ sense that the MBTA is really two systems. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

After night of chaos, Northeastern campus wakes up to an uneasy return to normal

Fears and rumors swirled as some evacuated their dorms and others sheltered in place. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘No one was alerted on the island.’ Planeload of Venezuelan migrants lands on Martha’s Vineyard

Governor Charlie Baker’s office said it was aware of the situation on the Vineyard and that emergency shelter services were being provided, a spokesman said Wednesday night. Continue reading →

Transportation

DPU will aim to double T auditing staff, chair tells lawmakers

The chair of the state department in charge of overseeing safety at the MBTA vowed to double its staff of T auditors Wednesday in response to questions from lawmakers about ongoing safety incidents on the transit system two weeks after federal inspectors excoriated the Department of Public Utilities for failing to provide proper subway oversight. Continue reading →

Sports

on baseball

There’s no defense for Red Sox’ shoddy play in the field in this loss to Yankees

All too often the Red Sox look like a team hoping for the best in the field. Presumably they’ll take a long, hard look this winter at what needs to be accomplished defensively in spring training. Continue reading →

Patriots notebook

Just as he said he would, Mac Jones returns to Patriots practice

The quarterback, who injured his back Sunday vs. the Dolphins, joined teammates as they began to get ready for Sunday's game vs. the Steelers. Continue reading →

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Brayan Bello had another strong start for the Red Sox, but his defense let the rookie down in loss to the Yankees

Bello threw five innings without giving up an earned run, but the defense behind him fell apart in an embarrassing fifth inning and a forgettable ninth. Continue reading →

Business

GLOBE SUMMIT

Jamie Dimon urges far-reaching, equitable job training efforts at Globe Summit

At the Globe Summit on Wednesday, business leaders shared their insights on what employers, educational institutions, and the government can do to prepare future generations of workers. Continue reading →

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Olympia Sports CEO explains why the athletic goods retailer is going out of business

A long string of acquisitions and missteps spells the end for former powerhouse of New England sporting goods. Continue reading →

Technology

EU scores major legal victory against Google

The decision, by the General Court in Luxembourg, provides fresh momentum to European regulators who have investigated companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple for anticompetitive business practices. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Irene Papas, actress in ‘Zorba the Greek’ and ‘The Guns of Navarone,’ dies at 96

Ms. Papas was also made her name in Greek film versions of classical plays, often directed by countryman Michael Cacoyannis. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Javier Marías, acclaimed Spanish novelist, dies at 70

Javier Marías, a Spanish novelist whose elegant style and intricate plots centered on espionage, murder and betrayal won him comparisons to Marcel Proust and Ian Fleming, died Sunday at his home in Madrid. He was 70. Continue reading →

Obituaries

William Klein, who photographed the energy of city life, dies at 96

Exterior. Daylight. Two boys in a doorway. The older, 11 or 12, holds a revolver aimed at your left eye. He is snarling, ready to kill you. The younger, maybe 8, has the face of an angel. It is a grainy black-and-white photograph, staged circa 1954, titled “Gun 1, New York.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

PBS alters Holocaust documentary airings due to queen's funeral

Instead of airing on consecutive nights, “The U.S. and the Holocaust” will be shown on Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

‘Mean’ mom has extreme regrets

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →

Culture

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

From festivals and films to art and music, here are some ways to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Continue reading →