Today's Headlines
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Monday, October 21, 2024
Today's Headlines
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THE FINE PRINT

In Massachusetts, auto insurance rates are soaring. Here’s what you can do about it.

The cost of insurance has increased by almost 38 percent since the beginning of 2022, more than double the overall rate of consumer inflation. Continue reading →

Biotech

He just sold a biotech company for $3.2 billion. But his puzzling venture into retail puppy sales is fueling controversy.

The former CEO's unusual side gig has sparked protests by animal rights activists who say his store sells dogs bred at so-called puppy mills. Continue reading →

Elections

‘The best thing I can do for the people of Massachusetts’: Up for reelection, Elizabeth Warren works to beat Trump

In Warren’s telling, campaigning out of state is just one part of her work for Massachusetts constituents. But it’s hard not to see it as a sign of confidence about her prospects back home. Continue reading →

Health

‘I couldn’t stop it from hitting the pole’: Here’s why e-bike injuries among Gen-Xers and Boomers are spiking

New research suggests riders and city planners need to make changes to keep people safe. Continue reading →

World

Israel strikes Hezbollah-affiliated financial branches across Lebanon

The Israeli military conducted a wave of airstrikes across Lebanon on Sunday, targeting branches of Al-Qard al-Hasan, a financial association associated with Hezbollah. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Georgia authorities investigating a dock gangway collapse that killed 7 on a historic island

The gangway, installed in 2021, gave way as an estimated 700 people visited largely unspoiled Sapelo Island, about 60 miles south of Savannah and 7 miles offshore. Continue reading →

Nation

Number of young people accused of serious crimes surges in New York City

Last year, there were 4,858 major crimes where a minor was accused or arrested, up from 3,543 in 2017 — a 37 percent increase. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump serves up McDonald’s fries, but dodges question on minimum wage

Former president Donald Trump briefly manned the fry station at a McDonald’s franchise Sunday, but dodged a question about increasing the minimum wage. Continue reading →

The World

World

Tugged between East and West, Moldova makes a pivotal choice

Hoping to end an argument that has dragged on since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moldovans voted Sunday to decide whether to enshrine in their Constitution an “irreversible” commitment to leave Russia’s orbit of influence and one day join the European Union. Continue reading →

World

Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17

Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said, while 17 people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in a ballistic missile attack. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ receives mixed reactions from Western allies

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plan to end Ukraine’s nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

The key to EV adoption? A variety of EV chargers.

Lower-cost approaches like these could expand EV attractiveness beyond those with private homes. Continue reading →

LETTERS

They go together like peanut butter and Fluff

Teddie peabut butter is made by the Leavitt Corp. in Everett. Continue reading →

LETTERS

With tax break, state continues to be global leader in life sciences

Massachusetts didn’t become a global leader in life sciences by chance. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Survivors of clergy sex abuse frustrated by years-long wait for attorney general’s findings

Court approval is required for release of the report about the investigation's findings, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said. Continue reading →

Metro