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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Today's Headlines
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Economy

Passage of the Mass. ‘millionaires tax’ amends the state’s flat tax rate

After a hard-fought campaign, voters approved an extra 4 percent tax on incomes over $1 million. Continue reading →

Politics

Abortion rights prevailed across the country in the midterms

Support for abortion rights extended from blue states like Vermont and California through the Midwestern battleground of Michigan and into deep red areas like Kentucky and Montana. Continue reading →

Politics

In a nation bitterly divided, the transfer of power from Baker to Healey in Massachusetts gets off to a warm start

For just the second time in 30 years, Democrats are seizing back control of the governor’s office. The transition from Charlie Baker's administration to that Maura Healey could hardly be more friendly. Continue reading →

Politics

Midterm elections showed that Trump seemed to be a drag on Republican Party

Republicans' showing in Tuesday's elections fell far short of their lofty expectations, with several candidates who were closely associated with former president Trump failing to win. Continue reading →

Technology

Meta and other tech giants are laying off workers and slowing down. Here’s what that means for Boston.

The local tech sector has benefited from the expanding operations of West Coast giants such as Google, Meta, and Amazon. Now, that trend is reversing. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Facing constraints at home, US makes pitch for corporate climate funding abroad

With international climate aid yet to win support in Congress, the Biden administration has orchestrated a new proposal from major philanthropies and companies for a carbon-trading system to funnel private money to developing countries for clean energy development. Continue reading →

Nation

Potential railroad strike delayed until early December

The possibility of an economically devastating railroad strike has been pushed back into early December to allow time for engineers and conductors to vote on their agreements with the freight railroads and give more opportunity for the industry to renegotiate with two unions that rejected their deals last month. Continue reading →

Nation

Tropical Storm Nicole forces evacuations in Bahamas, Florida

Tropical Storm Nicole forced people from their homes in the Bahamas and threatened to grow into a rare November hurricane in Florida on Wednesday. Continue reading →

The World

World

Inflation strikes disrupt trains, flights in Greece, Belgium

Workers walked off the job in Greece and Belgium on Wednesday during nationwide strikes against increasing consumer prices, disrupting transportation, forcing flight cancellations, and shutting down public services in the latest European protests over the rising cost of living. Continue reading →

World

Russia says it will retreat from key city of Kherson

Russia’s defense minister announced on television Wednesday that he was ordering the retreat of Moscow’s forces from the strategically important southern city of Kherson, in a potential blow to President Vladimir Putin’s war effort. But Ukraine officials expressed skepticism that the Russians were going to fully withdraw. Continue reading →

World

Griner is being moved to penal colony, lawyers say

Brittney Griner, the American basketball star who has been jailed in Russia for more than eight months, is being transferred to a penal colony, her lawyers said Wednesday. Her case has become part of a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the United States, and the Biden administration has been trying to secure a deal for her release. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Early midterm results point to a win for democracy

Whether Republicans end up controlling Congress or not, the results of Tuesday’s midterms send a clear message: It’s time to finally break free from Donald Trump’s grip on the party and pass meaningful bipartisan legislation. Continue reading →

OPINION

The election’s biggest winner? Incumbency.

Once again, Americans voted the bums back in. Continue reading →

LETTERS

This is not anyone’s father’s Republican Party

As the GOP continues its lies, the members of the party imperil our democracy. They do this as they embrace violence, but call it something else. They imperil our health as they deny climate change. Continue reading →

Metro

Elections

In state legislative races, Democrats keep wide majorities in House, Senate

Democrats held 170 of 200 legislative seats going into the election, and although votes were still being tallied Wednesday, Republicans appear to have made no gains. Continue reading →

Metro

A new sheriff in town in Bristol County, as Heroux ousts Hodgson

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, a controversial figure, conceded to Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux on Tuesday night. Continue reading →

Metro

The red tsunami never came, showing that democracy still lives

So many of us who care about decency and democracy were bracing for a horrific midterm election. How lovely it feels to be wrong. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASKETBALL

The Kyrie Irving saga likely cost Ime Udoka the Brooklyn Nets coaching job

The Nets were desperate enough to bring in Ime Udoka because of their investment in Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, and Kyrie Irving. Continue reading →

Bruins

Why has Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark been so good to start the season?

He entered Thursday leading the NHL in wins, his save percentage (.932) was sixth, and his goals-against average (2.05) seventh. Continue reading →

on baseball

Will the Red Sox face another Xander Bogaerts situation next year with Rafael Devers?

The All-Star third baseman is due for free agency after 2023, and the Red Sox say they are working now to avoid having him reach the open market. Continue reading →

Business

Technology

Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13 percent of workforce

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he had made the decision to hire aggressively, anticipating rapid growth even after the pandemic ended. Continue reading →

Business

Even in progressive Massachusetts, it was a toss-up on whether to tax the rich

The tight margin on Question 1 reflects Massachusetts' long-held reluctance to hike taxes, despite its progressive reputation. Continue reading →

Biotech

Pfizer dominates the COVID drug market. This Watertown biotech wants to change that.

Enanta Pharmaceuticals has started a clinical trial of a pill that it says could be safer than the pharma giant's Paxlovid. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Lois Curtis, artist and plaintiff who expanded disability rights, dies at 55

All Ms. Curtis sought was to return home and have a say over her health care. Her fight led her out of a state institution and up the stairs of the Supreme Court. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ernie Lazar, who trawled for secret government documents, dies at 77

He submitted what he said were some 10,000 Freedom of Information Act requests to the FBI and other sources and made them available at no cost to historians, authors, journalists, doctoral students, debaters, and the incurably curious. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Leslie Phillips, ‘Carry On’ star, voice of Sorting Hat, dies

Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the bawdy “Carry On” comedies and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 98. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

BOOKS

Jungian analysis inspired the new novel by ‘The Silver Linings Playbook’ author Matthew Quick

The author talks ‘positive masculinity,’ Carl Jung, and love vs. power ahead of his online appearance in East Sandwich Continue reading →

Names

Chris Evans is People magazine’s 2022 Sexiest Man Alive. His mom thinks it’s about time.

Lisa Evans told the Globe she was proud of her son. “I have four kids, and I feel they’re all sexy.” Continue reading →

Music

Bob Dylan’s love letters to his high school sweetheart are up for auction

Barbara Ann Hewitt kept the 42 letters, totaling some 150 pages, until her death in 2020. Her estate is now selling them through Boston’s RR Auction House, with an opening bid for the lot set at $250,000. Continue reading →