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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Climate

As flash floods intensify, current alert systems put lives at risk, including in New England

Flash floods are a hallmark of climate change, and they can come on fast, seemingly without warning. The ability of officials to get a warning out can be the difference between life and death. Continue reading →

K-12

An autistic Newburyport teen hasn’t attended school in three years. The district is denying her a free public education.

Her story, in many ways, illuminates the strides left to be made 50 years after the US pledged to educate all disabled children. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Pediatricians are stuck in a world of vaccine anxiety amid health leadership of RFK Jr.

As federal immunization policies shift, pediatricians say the parents of their young patients are more confused than ever, not sure if they will have access to vaccines for their children or if the vaccines are safe. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce

The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Putin and blames him for ‘killing a lot of people’ in Ukraine

The president also acknowledged that his plan to cajole Russia's president into ending the war in Ukraine has "turned out to be tougher." Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

More than 160 people are still missing after deadly Texas floods, governor says

Those reported missing are in Kerr County, where most victims have been recovered so far, Governor Greg Abbott said. Many were likely visiting or staying in the state’s Hill Country but did not register at a camp or hotel. Continue reading →

Nation

Are ‘alpha males’ a myth? For most primates, the answer is yes.

The study’s authors say their research could pave the way to a deeper understanding into one of science’s murkiest questions: the origins of power inequities between men and women. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump’s budget would clip bird banding. Hunters are not happy.

The lab falls under the US Geological Survey’s Ecosystem Mission Area, the agency’s major ecology program, which under President Trump’s 2026 proposed budget. would see funding reduced to $29 million from $293 million. Many hunters are unhappy at the prospect. Continue reading →

The World

World

Militants kill 5 Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Israeli strikes kill 51 Palestinians

The bloodshed came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting President Trump about a cease-fire plan to pause the Gaza fighting. Continue reading →

World

Land mines, a Cold War horror, could return to fortify Europe’s borders

For decades, borders seeded with antipersonnel mines divided the Soviet bloc from the West, deterring citizens from fleeing across the Iron Curtain. Continue reading →

World

The wild Russian plot to burn a London restaurant and kidnap its owner

When Hide opened in London's exclusive Mayfair district in 2018, the restaurant made headlines for its twisting bespoke timber staircase, its lavish wine menu and its rapidly won Michelin star. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Silent streets: ICE sweeps are emptying Los Angeles

Today the car wash is closed. The taco stand by the gas station is gone. There’s no one waiting at the bus stop, and the sidewalks are oddly empty. Continue reading →

Editorials

Beacon Hill faces the fiscal reckoning of that ‘big beautiful bill’

Governor Healey needs more budget cutting powers should a crisis hit. Continue reading →

Columns

Washington state targets the confessional seal

If attorneys, doctors, and spouses can’t be compelled to testify, can priests? Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Federal bill imperils $335 million set aside for massive Mass. Pike project, state officials say

State transportation officials said they were “awaiting clarification” on the grant’s status from their federal counterparts.