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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Massachusetts

‘Our town looks like a trash yard’: Delayed and missed garbage pickups plague Mass. communities

Republic Services, an Arizona-based waste management company, has failed to fulfill its contract requirements across several towns and cities in Greater Boston. Continue reading →

Health

With few options, DCF has had children sleep overnight in its offices at times, workers say

The state agency won't disclose how many children sleep in its offices. But it's happening often enough that the union that represents child welfare workers and the state public defenders organization have begun attempting to track occurrences. Continue reading →

Health

Inside the race to unlock the mysteries of long COVID

Nearly three years after COVID-19 first surfaced, there is no approved medication for the puzzling constellation of debilitating symptoms that plague millions of Americans after their infection. Continue reading →

Elections

Women are poised to decide key races in Massachusetts, and potentially break centuries-old glass ceilings

Women look poised to decide contests up and down the ballot this November, where there is potential, if not a likelihood, for history-making elections and sweeping change to state tax law on the strength of their vote. Continue reading →

World

Martial law will allow Russia to impose tighter restrictions in occupied Ukraine

President Putin declared martial law Wednesday in four regions of Ukraine, a move that would allow pro-Russian authorities to impose even tighter restrictions as Moscow fights to hold off Ukraine’s military advances. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

FDA panel recommends pulling preterm birth drug from the market

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Wednesday recommended removing the drug Makena from the market, after years of study showed the fast-tracked drug had failed to prevent preterm birth. Continue reading →

Nation

Facing tough midterms, Biden releasing oil from US reserve

High gasoline prices are the problem that President Biden keeps trying to fix — and roughly a year’s worth of extraordinary efforts have done little to significantly lower costs. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Sanders plans 8-state trip to boost voter turnout

“It is about energizing our base and increasing voter turnout up and down the ballot,” Sanders said in an interview. “ Continue reading →

The World

World

Truss fires home secretary hours after being jeered in UK Parliament

Fighting for her political survival after the collapse of her economic agenda, Prime Minister Liz Truss of Britain suffered another heavy blow Wednesday after she was forced to fire one of her most senior Cabinet ministers, the second major ouster in a six-week-old government that has tumbled into chaos. Continue reading →

World

India bars Kashmiri photographer from traveling to receive Pulitzer

A Kashmiri photojournalist who was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize this May has been barred by Indian authorities from traveling to the United States to receive her award, the latest case of brazen harassment of the country’s news media. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Lew Finfer, a quiet leader for social and economic justice in Boston

Community organizer leaving his post at Massachusetts Communities Action Network. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Maura Healey for governor

The attorney general’s agenda as a candidate for governor shows a clear-eyed sense of the Commonwealth’s major problems. Continue reading →

OPINION

Republicans aim to minimize abortion in midterms

In an appeal to independent women voters, a conservative group claims there are “bigger deal’' issues that women should care about more than losing their constitutional right to bodily autonomy. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Quiet Rooms documentary reframes the narrative about gun violence in Boston

The 20-minute film explores the culture and impact of gun violence through the experience of Boston families. It was created as a joint initiative by Emerson College, the MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention, and the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘I’ll never meet someone like her again.’ Friends mourn shooting victim, 24, killed in Dorchester while making music video.

Quaaneiruh Goodwyn was the mother of a five-month-old boy. She started her own clothing line. She rapped. She was the glue binding together a group of friends from Newton South High School six years after they graduated. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

State Ethics Commission dismisses conflict of interest case against Worcester district attorney and former State police officials

Ethics Commission lawyers in April had charged that officials abused their positions to help a Dudley District Court judge after his daughter was arrested in October 2017 and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Continue reading →

Sports

Tara Sullivan

Tom Brady looks miserable, like a guy who has stayed around a year too long

This season, Brady has taken his misery to new lows. He is hurting his reputation, and it is sad to watch. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots receiver DeVante Parker grabbed some attention with an acrobatic catch against the Browns

Parker, who is second in the NFL in yards per reception at 21.1, twisted backward to haul in a 29-yarder from Bailey Zappe. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

It was clear on opening night: Celtics look like they can live up to the hype

The Celtics have unfinished business after losing in the NBA Finals, and Tuesday's victory showed they are determined to write a new ending to the story this season. Continue reading →

Business

Startups

After turmoil, DataRobot’s new boss looks to turn AI startup around

CEO Debanjan Saha, who previously worked at Google and Amazon, has slashed expenses at the Boston firm and laid off one-quarter of employees in August. Continue reading →

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Are venture capitalists giving Boston the cold shoulder?

Plenty of money is still being invested here, but the region faces rising competition from cities such as New York and Los Angeles. Continue reading →

TECH LAB

Local tech firms are analyzing sweat to track your health

Boston-area startups Epicore and Nix are making wearable sensors to measure chemicals in perspiration during exercise. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Charles W. Duncan Jr., energy secretary in oil crisis, is dead at 96

Charles W. Duncan Jr. got into the energy business as a young Texas roustabout digging pipeline ditches in 1947, and at the height of America’s oil-shortage crisis in 1979 became President Carter’s secretary of energy. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi dies at 100

He is the only member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to have 1,000 yards rushing, receiving, and passing in his career. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Books

Six revelations from Paul Newman’s posthumously published memoir

“The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir” came out this week. Continue reading →

Movies

This year’s Boston Asian American Film Festival spotlights art as activism and intergenerational conversations

Screenings range from short documentaries about "artivism" in Chinatown to feature films that focus on family dynamics. Continue reading →

Dance

A propulsive score and water itself inspire Liz Gerring Dance Company’s ‘Harbor’

The new work, with a score by John Luther Adams, has its world premiere at the ICA this weekend. Continue reading →