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Wednesday, October 8, 2025


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Investigations


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Pete Hegseth railed against diversity and equity to generals. As a Harvard student, he had a much different take.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth once described closing minority achievement gaps as a “laudable goal.”
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Politics


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N.H. Senator Jeanne Shaheen plays a key role in the search for a deal to end the government shutdown

The retiring Senate Democrat has credibility on both sides of the aisle as she participates in back-channel discussions to resolve the stalemate.
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‘Extremely dangerous’: Trump’s latest push to send troops to blue states is unprecedented in modern military history

Legal and military scholars say we are watching an unprecedented erosion of constitutional limits and checks designed to prevent the deployment of the US military against its own citizens.
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Rhode Island


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What could rent control look like in Providence? Portland, Maine, offers clues.

Portland has a complicated rent control system that has ratcheted up tensions between landlords and tenants.
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World


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A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish

Nearly 400 Israelis were killed and dozens abducted from the Nova music festival in the border community of Reim.
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Politics


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Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she’s weaponized Justice Department

Bondi brushed aside with seeming disdain questions about her tumultuous tenure, flatly refusing to answer time and again as Democrats pressed her on politically charged investigations.
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Nation


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Supreme Court sharply questions law banning conversion therapy

The Supreme Court sounded deeply skeptical Tuesday about a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors, suggesting the justices may scuttle the statute and similar restrictions in nearly 30 states.
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National Guard from Texas move to Illinois

The Associated Press saw military personnel in uniforms with the Texas National Guard patch at the US Army Reserve Center in Elwood, 55 miles southwest of Chicago.
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Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip

Leo will travel first to Turkey from Nov. 27-30, then to Lebanon from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
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Three scientists at US universities earn Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology

The trio’s research focused on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling.
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World


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Deadly clashes erupt between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters

A deadly outburst of fighting in Syria's second largest city, Aleppo, signaled rising tensions between the central government and the Kurdish-led militia that controls much of the country's northeast.
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Editorial & Opinion






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Why is Trump so obsessed with Portland, Ore.?

Perhaps he feels betrayed that this majority-white city doesn’t support him.
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Editorials


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Trump troop deployments persist in the face of a judicial smackdown

How soon before Texas guardsmen are shipping up to Boston?
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An impossible choice: How Trump’s ‘compact’ threatens our universities

Former MIT president: This isn’t a compact. It’s an ultimatum.
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Crime & Courts


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Healey ‘disgusted’ by chaotic ‘street takeovers,’ pledges law enforcement crackdown on such events

The governor plans Wednesday to discuss further the chaos that unfolded in several Eastern Massachusetts communities over the weekend.
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Health


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State hospital at Tewksbury gets a security overhaul and it’s showing results after escapes and violence

A $400,000 safety improvement plan included renovations, new cameras, and additional staff training.
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‘All American Boys’ book stirs controversy in Danvers Public Schools

School officials said parents can opt out of having their eighth-graders read the 2016 young adult novel that deals with race and police brutality.
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Celtics


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Celtics’ roster reshuffle should provide more opportunities for Jordan Walsh in his third NBA season

He has tried to develop a better grasp of how he can help his talented teammates.
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Patriots


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Three up, three down, and three to watch for the Patriots in Week 6 against the Saints

Sunday night's win over the Bills doesn’t happen without rookie Andy Borregales drilling a big-time field goal in a hostile environment on the road.
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The Red Sox say their window is here. But it’s fair to be skeptical they’re turning the page to a new era.

Craig Breslow, Alex Cora, and Sam Kennedy said little that screamed the Sox are eager to abandon mid-market tactics and get aggressive.
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N.H. leaders seek new guardrails on help for foreign investors after outcry over Chinese bottled beverage business

Questions were raised after Nongfu Spring made a $67 million purchase in Nashua. Some worried about the property’s proximity to US military facilities and defense contractors.
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AI/Robotics


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Recruiters use AI to scan resumes. Applicants are trying to trick it.

As companies increasingly turn to AI to sift through thousands of job applications, candidates are concealing instructions for chatbots within their resumes in hopes of moving to the top of the pile.
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New York Stock Exchange parent to buy stake in Polymarket, as prediction markets go mainstream

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.
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Chris Dreja, a founding member of the Yardbirds, dies at 78

The rhythm and bass guitarist was called a "glue guy" by one author and his work provided a foundation for the band's holy trinity of lead guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
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Obituaries


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Belva Davis, West Coast trailblazer in TV news, dies at 92

Ms. Davis overcame early hostility and career roadblocks on the way to becoming a respected figure in broadcast news in the Bay Area for nearly 50 years.
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Pop Culture


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Matt Damon praises Patriots, shows off his cooking skills at Boston culinary benefit with Ming Tsai

“How do you like them apples?” took on a new meaning this week, as Damon was back in town, serving as a celebrity sous chef opposite Tsai at a special culinary benefit.
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Theater


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American Repertory Theater’s ‘300 Paintings’ unpacks an artistic manic episode

Sam Kissajukian's one-man show looks back at a six-month period when he painted constantly.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra celebrates Symphony Hall then and now

BSO is celebrating 125 years at Symphony Hall with music including “Missa solemnis," which was played when the building first opened.
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