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Monday, March 6, 2023
Today's Headlines
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STAT NEWS

With a push from pharma, new weight loss drugs are changing the narrative on obesity

A two-part message is permeating the halls of medicine and the fabric of society, sliding into medical school lectures, pediatricians’ offices, happy hours, and social feeds: Obesity is a chronic biological disease — and it’s treatable with a new class of medications. Continue reading →

Climate

Inside the high-stakes battle over dimming the sun’s light to cool the planet

In recent days, letters from dozens of climate scientists argue for increased research into altering the sun’s rays to save the planet. Others say doing so could doom us all. Continue reading →

Politics

Republicans use scare tactics on Americans about the impact of new investing rule that allows retirement funds to consider climate risks

A dispute in Washington over the practice of environment, social, and governance investing, or ESG, has become the latest flashpoint in the nation’s culture wars. Continue reading →

World

Nations agree on ‘world-changing’ deal to protect ocean life

More than 190 countries have reached a landmark deal for protecting the biodiversity of the world's oceans, agreeing for the first time on a common framework for establishing new protected areas in international waters. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

President Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme Court has undermined a landmark voting law. Continue reading →

Nation

Florida bills would ban gender studies, transgender pronouns, tenure perks

Florida legislators have proposed a spate of new laws that would reshape K-12 and higher education in the state, from requiring teachers to use pronouns matching children's sex as assigned at birth to establishing a universal school choice voucher program. Continue reading →

Nation

Army boss’s mission: Persuade schools to welcome recruiters

Army recruiters are struggling to meet enlistment goals, and they say one of their biggest hurdles is getting into high schools so they can meet students one on one. Continue reading →

The World

World

Zelensky calls fight for east ‘painful’ as options dwindle in Bakhmut

Ukrainian forces clung to their positions in Bakhmut on Sunday, fiercely resisting a Russian push to encircle the city in the eastern Donetsk region and prolonging a fight that has become a symbol of Ukraine’s battlefield defiance. Continue reading →

World

They’re exporting billions in arms. Just not to Ukraine.

A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war has spurred a global effort to produce more missiles, tanks, artillery shells, and other munitions. And few countries have moved as quickly as South Korea to increase output. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

As long as paper checks remain a thing, banks need to fight fraud

A very old crime is on the rise: crooks who steal checks from the mail, then counterfeit a new payee and cash the check. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Gen Z is more than the sum of its social anxieties

The pandemic came at a crucial point for Gen Z, when they would be making their first real friend, having their first kiss, or starting their first job. Most of these social interactions were replaced with social media, which bombards them with tragedy after tragedy. Continue reading →

LETTERS

An outsider to lead State Police? We’ll have to see.

Can we find any good candidates from police forces out there who don’t match the State Police culture? Would they be willing to put that behind them to tackle the tough multiyear job of changing a deeply rooted and pervasive culture while still maintaining an effective police force? Continue reading →

Metro

Health

House approves $1 million public education campaign on the dangers of crisis pregnancy centers

An identical proposal was vetoed by then-Governor Charlie Baker in November. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

South Boston officials to meet with police on concerns over St. Patrick’s Day parade security

“This is a city that respects people of color and our immigrant roots,” Boston City Council President Edward Flynn said in an interview. “We are an inclusive city, and we treat everyone with respect and dignity.” Continue reading →

Health

What does Eli Lilly’s insulin cap mean for Massachusetts?

The company announced Wednesday that it would lower the price of Humalog, its most commonly prescribed insulin, and another insulin called Humulin, by 70 percent. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

Jarren Duran excited to play for his dad’s native Mexico in the World Baseball Classic

The outfielder leaves spring training in a better place with the Red Sox, too, after a strong start to camp. Continue reading →

KNICKS 131, CELTICS 129 (2 OT)

Immanuel Quickley, Knicks make another statement in double-OT win over Celtics

Both teams blew double-digit leads in the second half, with New York ultimately pushing its win streak to nine when Al Horford's potential game-winner at the double-OT buzzer came up short. Continue reading →

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Hamstring strain could cost Celtics’ Robert Williams 7-10 games

Williams, who missed the first 29 games of the season and whose playing time has ramped up recently, suffered the injury during the third quarter of the Friday loss to Brooklyn. Continue reading →

Business

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Top Healey aide chastizes Avangrid for falling short of offshore wind promise

The state’s new energy and environmental affairs secretary said Avangrid's CEO and his company misrepresented the status of its contracts for the massive Commonwealth Wind project. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Brian Donnelly, former US representative and ambassador, dies at 76

Brian Donnelly was 76 when he died Tuesday in his East Dennis home, several days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Judy Heumann, disability rights activist, dies at age 75

The renowned activist was one of the architects to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

Artist Alex Cook hides ‘illusion’ paintings along nature trails in Boston’s Franklin Park

If you look at the murals at just the right angle, it's almost as if they aren't there. Continue reading →

Names

The TikTok star known as ‘The Hebridean Baker’ dishes on the story behind traditional Scottish cuisine

Coinneach MacLeod is coming to town to talk about his new cookbook. Continue reading →

Names

Recipe: Coinneach MacLeod’s shortbread

Recipe for Coinneach MacLeod’s Shortbread. Continue reading →