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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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Politics
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Healey takes more than $2.9 million to fund inaugural party, the most ever by a governor
The numbers top former governor Charlie Baker’s 2015 bash as the most lucrative inaugural fund-raising effort.
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Social Justice
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Boston’s slavery ties deepened by findings at First Church in Roxbury
A 55-page report presented at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry in Roxbury Monday night provides evidence of at least 58 Africans and Indigenous people enslaved by white parishioners of the First Church in Roxbury from 1631 to 1775, eight years before Massachusetts abolished slavery.
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Crime & Courts
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Boston man facing murder charge in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan, authorities say
Sean Alexander Skerritt, 34, is expected be arraigned “in the very near future” in Dorchester Municipal Court, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden said at a Monday news conference.
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Massachusetts
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Lucky Girl Syndrome is a hot new self-help craze. One woman put it to the test in Boston.
TikTok Influencers promise that all you have to do is believe and your wishes will come true. One woman used the method to find and rent an apartment in Boston.
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World
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Powerful earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria, killing more than 4,000
The toll of the dead and injured appeared certain to rise as rescue crews battled rain and snow to find survivors and dig bodies out of the ruins, while families fearing aftershocks desperately tried to find shelter in cars, tents, factories, and schools.
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The Nation
Nation
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Americans not feeling impact of Biden agenda, Post-ABC poll finds
Two years into a presidency that the White House casts as the most effective in modern history, President Biden is set to deliver a State of the Union address Tuesday to a skeptical country with a majority of Americans saying they do not believe he has achieved much since taking office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Nation
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Pair is charged with plotting to ‘destroy Baltimore’ by attacking electrical grid
Sarah Clendaniel, 27, of Catonsville, Md., and Brandon Russell, 34, of Orlando, Fla., planned to inflict “maximum harm” by targeting facilities operated by Baltimore Gas and Electric, which serves 1.2 million customers in central Maryland, according to a complaint filed in federal court.
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Nation
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White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
US officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped to identify last week’s spy balloon — and to determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
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The World
World
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Russian forces keep up pressure as Ukraine anniversary nears
Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with attacks in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow assembles additional combat power there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks, Ukrainian officials said Monday.
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World
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Israeli raid kills at least 5 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli military forces killed at least five Palestinian fighters near the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank on Monday, during a firefight that the Israeli army said began after soldiers sought to arrest gunmen accused of recently attempting an attack at a nearby Israeli settlement.
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World
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China’s balloon dispute aims attention at Xi’s leadership
The Chinese balloon that bumbled its way across the United States has launched a thousand questions about its real intent.
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Editorial & Opinion
EDITORIAL
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Raising the financial cost of bad policing for municipalities
Getting rid of qualified immunity wouldn’t put officers at financial risk — but it would put municipalities at risk. And that’s the point. Fear of lawsuits could be the motivator that gets localities to do what protests haven’t: fire abusive officers, reform hiring practices, and set higher standards going forward.
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OPINION
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Biden’s State of the Union on immigration? Not great.
The Biden administration has struggled with its messaging on immigration, the majority of the time treating the contentious issue as a political liability rather than sticking to a coherent, humane approach to border management.
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OPINION
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A call to Easton police for a wellness check ends with death
Was there a better way to respond to this call? In cases involving mental health emergencies, that is a common question.
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Metro
Higher Education
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Harvard researchers and non-tenure faculty to push for union
The group, which represents up to 6,000 non-tenure-track workers, aims to raise wages, address job insecurity, and improve working conditions and benefits.
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Metro
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‘Most plumbers aren’t even picking up the phone now.’ Burst pipes cause backlog after Boston deep freeze.
The extreme cold front this weekend brought extreme temperatures to Boston and resulted in pipes freezing across the region.
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K-12
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Woburn teachers, students return to class after weeklong strike shuttered schools
The union’s strike began Jan. 30, after the city and educators failed to reach an agreement on a new contract following more than a year of talks.
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Sports
Celtics Notebook
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Jaylen Brown’s absence gave Sam Hauser his first Celtics start, and the sharpshooter made the most of it
Hauser had 15 points, all on 3-pointers and all in the first half to help the Celtics to an early lead.
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men's beanpot | harvard 4, bc 3 (ot)
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Marek Hejduk strikes late in overtime, lifting Harvard past Boston College in men’s Beanpot semifinals
Hejduk scored with 1.5 seconds left in overtime to put the Crimson, who last won the title in 2017, into next week’s final, where they will face Northeastern.
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men's beanpot | northeastern 3, bu 1
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Devon Levi (33 saves) backstops Northeastern in win over BU in men’s Beanpot semifinals
Northeastern's win, coupled with Harvard’s earlier OT triumph over BC, produced the first final between the Huskies and Crimson in the 70 years of the tournament.
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Business
BOLD TYPES
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Karyn Polito’s life after the State House will include work in the banking sector
Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers around Boston's business scene.
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Retail
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Hardly over easy: Local breakfast spots scramble to cope with egg costs and shortages
Egg prices were up by nearly 60 percent in December from the prior year, according to Consumer Price Index data, with the average price of a dozen eggs sitting at $4.25.
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Business
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Eastern Mass. has some of the highest child care costs in the US
The annual cost of infant center-based child care in Middlesex and Norfolk counties was more than $26,000, according to the data, eating up nearly 20 percent of median family budgets.
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Obituaries
Obituaries
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Jackie Rogers, jet-setting fashion designer, dies at 90
Her eye for elegance and her boundless (if at times abrasive) personality propelled a five-decade career as a go-to couturier for film stars and socialites.
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Obituaries
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Harry Whittington, Texas lawyer shot by Cheney, dies at 95
Mr. Whittington said he had “no hard feelings toward the vice president,” but he kept the bloodstained vest he was wearing when Cheney shot him.
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Arts & Lifestyle
LOVE LETTERS
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Should I continue these coffee dates?
He’s a flirt around the office.
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ASK MATTHEW
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Sorry, book snobs, you’ve come to the wrong place
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Looking at TV as a wasteland is a pretty dated point of view.
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Arts
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IFFBoston screening a ‘Mothers + Daughters’ trilogy at Somerville Theatre
The three films by Joanna Hogg — “The Eternal Daughter,” “The Souvenir,” and “The Souvenir Part II” — star Tilda Swinton.
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