All of the headlines from today's paper.
Monday, October 17, 2022
Today's Headlines
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Immigration

‘We’re all dispersed’: Migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have now settled throughout Eastern Mass.

As they find temporary homes, the migrants also receive official status as crime victims, which could help them remain in US. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Along US-Canada border, pandemic leaves deeper divide

The pandemic border closure forced people on both sides of the line, who once considered themselves one community, to alter their routines. And even as the last of the restrictions were lifted Oct.1, the new patterns have stuck around, and in the process, some of the deep links — economic, cultural, and personal — that bound the two sides of the world’s longest international frontier have frayed. Continue reading →

Climate

These communities want to lower residents’ electric bills — and carbon emissions. Here’s what’s stopping them.

Here's how municipalities say the Department of Public Utilities is delaying its ability to bring cleaner, more affordable energy to residents. Continue reading →

Residential

In East Boston, a big move to keep renters in their homes

In one of the biggest deals of its kind, a nonprofit group and the city team up to buy $47 million portfolio of rental properties in bid to combat displacement. Continue reading →

World

China’s leader strikes a defiant note, warning of ‘stormy seas’

President Xi Jinping of China defended his hard-line reign Sunday, presenting himself to a congress of China’s ruling elite as the leader whose tough policies had saved the nation from the ravages of the pandemic and was now focused on securing China’s rise amid multiplying global threats. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

LA’s Black-Latino tensions bared in City Council scandal

Cross-cultural coalitions have ruled Los Angeles politics for decades, helping to elect both Black and Latino politicians to top leadership roles in the huge racially and ethnically diverse city. Continue reading →

Nation

Inmate stole $11 million in gold coin scheme while in prison, officials say

Contraband cellphones are invaluable to inmates, but in the hands of Arthur Lee Cofield, who is serving a 14-year sentence for armed robbery at a Georgia state prison, a mobile phone turned out to be worth $11 million, federal prosecutors said. Continue reading →

Nation

Muslims suing over watch-list status say US tactics block scrutiny

Saadiq Long was only allowed to visit his mother after FBI agents questioned her. He was strip-searched at an airport in Amsterdam and arrested when visiting Turkey. He was banned from two Gulf states and fired from a trucking company. Continue reading →

The World

World

Tens of thousands march in Paris to protest rising living costs

Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest rising living costs, amid an increasingly tense political atmosphere marked by strikes at oil refineries and nuclear plants that threaten to spread further. Continue reading →

World

Strikes hit staging ground for troops in Russia’s border region

Struggling on the battlefield in southern and eastern Ukraine, Russia felt war on its own territory Sunday as more than a dozen explosions ripped through a Russian border region, and a series of blasts severely damaged the offices of Russia’s puppet government in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Continue reading →

World

UK seeks to expand police powers to target disruptive climate activists

Britain’s government is moving to crack down on environmental activists who have sparked widespread disruption in recent months, including gluing themselves to key roads and buildings, blocking bridges, hurling soup on a Vincent van Gogh painting, and pouring cow’s milk across supermarket floors. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Teens shouldn’t have to navigate social media alone

I fear for my children’s long-term happiness. Deep, meaningful connections are life-sustaining, and I’m not sure they have them. Continue reading →

LETTERS

On Trump, pay attention to the man behind the curtain already

If you say something long enough and loud enough, many people, too many, will believe it. Now that the curtain has been drawn aside, all that remains to be seen is how many people will see the wizard for what he is. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Yes on Question 3

The ballot measure offers a reasonable if imperfect compromise in the state’s long-running alcohol wars. Continue reading →

Metro

Marijuana

Mass. marijuana regulators started investigating a Holyoke facility over safety complaints. Then a worker collapsed and died in a dust-filled room.

The Cannabis Control Commission was already probing a Trulieve plant in Holyoke when 27-year-old worker Lorna McMurrey’s died there in January. Continue reading →

Elections

Millionaires tax debate pivots on who, exactly, would end up paying new levy

At the dispute’s center is the prospect of many so-called one-time millionaires — the small business owner or retiree finally selling their company or home — suddenly eating a higher tax bill, all because of a measure being touted as a way to make our tax system fairer. Continue reading →

Education

Teachers in Haverhill, Malden to strike Monday after contract talks fail

Educators and school officials were back to bargaining tables in both Haverhill and Malden Sunday morning, as the sides in both school districts face the prospect of teacher strikes starting Monday. Continue reading →

Sports

celtics

Malcolm Brogdon knows life goes beyond basketball. He’s still figuring out how far he can go.

The newest Celtic has a dynamic and fulfilling off-court life, and hasn't even tapped into his potential. “It’s been in my blood,” he said of his approach when it comes to activism, civil rights, and social justice causes. Continue reading →

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

It took six games, but the Patriots showed they’re rounding into form nicely in dominant victory

It took six games, but the Patriots looked a lot like the Patriots of old in their impressive win. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Get ready for another week of debating Bailey Zappe vs. Mac Jones after Patriots rout Browns

Zappe threw two touchdown passes, did not throw an interception, and is 2-0 as a starter. Continue reading →

Business

Energy

Here are five no-electricity products to lower your energy bills this winter

As colder months near and the cost of heating your home soars, these devices may make it easier to avoid raising your thermostat. Continue reading →

Business

A new plan for Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College is looking to partner with a developer by offering its prime real estate in exchange for new buildings. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

James Wright, historian and champion of diversity as Dartmouth College’s president, dies at 83

The only Marine to serve as president of an Ivy League college, Dr. Wright was a historian who had worked his way through school working in lead mines. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dan Wieden, adman of Nike ‘Just do it’ fame, is dead at 77

Beyond putting a message behind Nike’s swoosh logo, the agency has spun out widely hailed campaigns that were often as counterintuitive as they were memorable, including the "This is SportsCenter" promos for ESPN. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

DANCE REVIEW

In Fouad Boussouf’s ‘Näss,’ communal unity and imbalance create an emotionally riveting tour de force

On Friday night, Global Arts Live presented the work's US premiere at the ICA. Continue reading →

Music

LA trio Automatic have ‘Excess’ on their minds

The band is back on the road, including a show at Lilypad in Cambridge on Oct. 18, after dropping a fresh record, “Excess,” in June. Continue reading →

Arts

BTS, facing uncertain future, reunites for its last scheduled concert

On Saturday, the septet reunited for its first concert since the surprise announcement in June that its members are taking a break to focus on their solo careers, which sent shock waves across the band's global fan base. Continue reading →