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Massachusetts

One of Boston’s two remaining strip clubs wants to move. Chinatown is leery.

Some residents and community leaders worry the move could represent a backslide to a time they would rather forget. Continue reading →

Metro

More than 1 in 4 Lynn residents receive SNAP benefits. Food banks fear they won’t be able to fill the gap.

More than 1 million state Mass. residents could lose access to federal food benefits beginning on Saturday — including children, the elderly, and residents with disabilities. Continue reading →

Politics

‘I think that we can come closer to a deal’: Lawmakers express cautious optimism for shutdown end

Some rank-and-file senators have been talking across the aisle about how to reach an agreement to reopen the government. Continue reading →

Politics

Federal judge in R.I. blocks Trump administration from halting SNAP payments

Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the government to tap $6 billion in contingency funds to make the SNAP payments, rejecting the argument that the money should be saved for other emergencies. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: How one Boston mom is bracing for SNAP cuts

Soup kitchens and food pantries across the city report a drastic rise in demand as 1 million Mass. residents brace for SNAP cuts amid government shutdown. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

California has its own Louvre heist

Those items and roughly 1,000 others disappeared on Oct. 15 in an overnight burglary of an off-site storage facility belonging to the Oakland Museum of California. Continue reading →

Nation

In response to cheating accusations, students use AI to apologize

The students got their comeuppance in a large lecture hall on Oct. 17, when the professors read aloud their identical, less-than-genuine apologies from a projector screen, video from that class showed. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump’s call to resume nuclear testing after decades revives a Cold War debate

News analysis: Critics say a testing restart would incite a global arms race. Continue reading →

World

Will the unmaking of a prince mark the making of a king?

King Charles III’s decision this week to strip Andrew of his title as a prince, turning him into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, is a watershed in the history of the royal family. Continue reading →

World

Xi delivers veiled warning to nations not to take the US’ side

Xi’s remarks on supply chains were a way to urge governments not to follow in the United States’ footsteps in using tariffs, imposing export restrictions, and making excessive appeals for national economic security. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

New high school would be a responsible investment in Lexington’s future

Lexington voters face a clear choice: Invest in a modern, sustainable facility that will serve Lexington for generations or continue patching a 70-year-old facility that no longer meets our students’ needs. Continue reading →

OpEds

The problem with Lexington’s proposed new high school

The Massachusetts School Building Authority should send Lexington officials back to the drawing board. Continue reading →

OpEds

A game for turbulent times

Cribbage requires humility, an understanding that all players are equals, and an implicit faith that even though it may take a while, the pendulum will always swing. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

More than 1 in 4 Lynn residents receive SNAP benefits. Food banks fear they won’t be able to fill the gap.

More than 1 million state Mass. residents could lose access to federal food benefits beginning on Saturday — including children, the elderly, and residents with disabilities. Continue reading →

Politics

Former Healey aide ‘violated’ public trust, prosecutors say, as judge orders him held on cocaine trafficking charges

A prosecutor said LaMar Cook “represents a danger to the community at large” and argued that he should be held for up to 120 days. A judge agreed. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Coast Guard suspends controversial plan to remove hundreds of buoys in northeast

The proposal, billed as a way to update the maritime navigation system for the GPS era, had received overwhelming opposition from boaters. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Let’s face it, Celtics fans: We have no idea what we’re going to get from this team on any given night

In order to win, especially against good teams, the Celtics absolutely must have at least one player shoot the lights out. If they all shoot poorly, they literally have no shot at winning. Continue reading →

High Schools

This Harvard-educated engineer is trying to keep girls from quitting sports. She’s starting by redesigning the sports bra.

Sara Falkson's company, Robyn, has two goals: redesigning the sports bra, and presenting a body confidence curriculum that keeps girls active throughout their teenage years. Continue reading →

Patriots

Has Kayshon Boutte’s performance this season been a surprise? Not to Stefon Diggs and the rest of his Patriots teammates.

Boutte is happy about what’s been accomplished, but his focus remains on making week-to-week gains as part of a team that’s in first place in the AFC East. Continue reading →

Business

Retail

Is Downtown Boston coming back? Business leaders are hopeful safety improvements will help.

Downtown now has its lowest retail vacancy rate since 2020, and office vacancies are starting to improve as well, according to a local business group. Continue reading →

Healthcare

A $33,000 increase for a Vermont family? Obamacare marketplace insurance prices slated to skyrocket.

Those who use the marketplace for their health insurance are about to experience sticker shock, just as open enrollment begins. Continue reading →

Business

Veteran political analyst Jon Keller among layoffs at WBZ

The layoffs were part of cuts by station owner Paramount, which are affecting employees across news, film, and cable divisions. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Dictionary.com’s 2025 word of the year is ‘6 7.’ (Don’t get it? That’s the point.)

The phrase, pronounced "six seven," is popular among Generation Alpha. Continue reading →

Arts

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover

Nearly nine months into the president’s oversight, sales for orchestra, theater, and dance performances are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to The Washington Post. Continue reading →

Love Letters

Caregiving for my wife has taught me a lesson

She did everything. Continue reading →