Today's Headlines
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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Health

Hot dogs, sausage, and . . . dementia? Harvard and MIT research links ultra-processed meat with new health concerns.

The scientists hoped their findings would inform new dietary guidelines expected later this year. Continue reading →

K-12

Newton’s high schools are trying a teaching method to help lower-achieving students. The results so far are unclear.

The district has for years failed to track data on the outcomes of its multilevel classes, leaving it uncertain whether they're working. Continue reading →

Politics

Amid mounting scrutiny, Governor Healey asks lawmakers to make dramatic changes to Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law

She said the right-to-shelter law's “original intent” was not to cover the “waves and waves of people,” including migrant families, who have come into the state in recent years. Continue reading →

World

Netanyahu says ‘last minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal

Netanyahu’s office accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement in an attempt “to extort last minute concessions.” It did not elaborate. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden warns in farewell address that an ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy

President Biden seized what is likely his final opportunity to address the country to spotlight the accumulation of power and wealth in the US among just a small few. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

What Trump's deportations could look like in Mass.

Reporter Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio explains how immigration raids might impact local communities with political reporter James Pindell. Watch →

Free community college comes with downsides

Reporter John Hilliard spoke to critics who say there isn’t enough faculty and staff to meet demand. Watch →

AI could become your travel agent

Correspondent Jon Marcus forecasts the future of artificial intelligence in the travel industry. (Photo courtesy of Destination Toronto) Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Windy, flame-fanning weather eases up as progress made on LA-area fires

Fire-fueling weather eased up on Wednesday as firefighters made significant gains against the two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles. Continue reading →

Politics

Rubio, Bondi make their cases on Capitol Hill

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s Cabinet picks including Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state and Pam Bondi for attorney general. Continue reading →

Nation

Manatees congregate in warm waters near power plants as US winter storms graze Florida

A polar vortex that hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population. Continue reading →

The World

World

Many Syrians want justice for regime crimes. Others want revenge.

At least 500,000 Syrians were killed during the war, most of them in airstrikes carried out by Syrian warplanes and helicopters or in prison under torture or in mass executions, according to Syrian human rights groups. Many people remain unaccounted for. Continue reading →

World

Missile attack prompts emergency power cuts in Ukraine

Ukraine said Russian forces had unleashed a “massive” missile attack on the country’s infrastructure Wednesday, forcing officials to impose emergency power cuts to relieve pressure on the country’s battered grid. Continue reading →

World

South Korea detains its president, but crisis is far from over

Seoul’s inability to deal with the question of President Yoon Suk Yeol quickly — and the fact that it had to mobilize an army of law enforcement forces to make him surrender — ​exposed how deep the fractures are in its politics. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Needham housing vote: A setback, but not a crisis

Voters rejected a rezoning plan for the town. But there’s still time to come up with a replacement. Continue reading →