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Sahar Fatima
5 months ago
U.S. policies including Trump's travel ban, sanctions, are arms sales to the UAE are hurting civilians in Sudan, advocates and experts say. Zeina Mohammed and Ragad Babiker for
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U.S. policy on Sudan hurts civilians rather than warring factions, experts say
Trump’s travel ban includes Sudanese nationals, and the administration also imposed sanctions on Sudan, which faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
https://prismreports.org/2025/06/26/u-s-policy-on-sudan-hurts-civilians-rather-than-warring-factions/
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The Boston Globe
6 months ago
Through this initiative, we will consider updating past coverage with new information and changing how accessible stories are in search engines. Learn more here:
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The Globe’s Fresh Start initiative: Frequently Asked Questions - The Boston Globe
Globe journalism was never meant to be a permanent obstacle to someone’s success, with the worst decisions and moments in regular people’s lives accessible by a few keystrokes for the rest of time. Th...
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The Boston Globe
6 months ago
Globe journalism was never meant to be a permanent obstacle to someone’s success, with the worst decisions and moments in regular people’s lives accessible by a few keystrokes for the rest of time. Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
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The Boston Globe
6 months ago
Have a question about Steward Health Care's downfall? A team of Globe reporters who have been investigating the saga over the last year are here to bring you answers. Join them on Reddit for a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting. Submit questions here:
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The Boston Globe
8 months ago
Housing, childcare, education, healthcare — and now even eggs — are all more expensive in a region that already has a high cost of living. How are you making ends meet in New England? Tell us for a series about affordability and the middle class.
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Tell us: With costs rising, how are you getting by? - The Boston Globe
Do you feel squeezed by the rising cost of living in New England? The Globe wants to hear from you for a series about affordability.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/06/metro/cost-of-living-new-england-survey/?s_campaign=audience:bluesky
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The Boston Globe
9 months ago
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Dorchester has closed until further notice after some workers were let go, officials said.
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JFK Library in Dorchester temporarily closed ‘until further notice’ due to workers' ‘sudden dismissal’ - The Boston Globe
“The sudden dismissal of federal employees at the JFK Library forced the museum to close today,” the JFK Library Foundation said in a statement.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/18/metro/jfk-library-closed-dorchester/?s_campaign=audience:bluesky
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ProPublica
9 months ago
🧵 THREAD: In the second Trump administration, we’re devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans. Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
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Kaitlan Collins
9 months ago
"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office."
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AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs
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Aidan Ryan
9 months ago
Employees rejoiced when the nonprofit National Trust for Local News bought the Portland Press Herald and 21 other Maine papers in 2023. But following financial losses, execs can't rule out layoffs, underscoring the challenges facing all media outlets.
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Once seen as savior, the nonprofit owner of Portland Press Herald is now weighing layoffs - The Boston Globe
The struggles at the Maine Trust for Local News underscore the enormous difficulties of building and maintaining a sustainable local news business — regardless of who owns it.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/11/business/maine-trust-local-news-portland-press-herald-layoffs/
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Phil Lewis
9 months ago
The cast member who displayed the Palestinian, Sudanese flags during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show will not face charges, New Orleans police said
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Halftime dancer won't face charges for protest
The dancer who displayed the Palestinian flag with the word "GAZA" in protest during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show will not face charges.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43781256/super-bowl-half-dancer-face-charges-flag-protest
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Heather Ciras McCarthy
9 months ago
Come for all this … Stay for the very meta
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Meredith Goldstein
10 months ago
Thank you
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Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Altadena, population nearly 42,000, is the town where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited. Where sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler is buried alongside abolitionists. Where a park is named after Charles White, a local artist whose work portrayed Black history.
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Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-24/altadena-black-residents-impacted
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The Boston Globe
10 months ago
President Trump’s executive order calling for an end to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies singles out colleges and universities for enforcement, an opening bid to remake higher education institutions that Trump and his allies see as the original source of progressive values they deride.
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‘Nothing short of a bombshell.’ Trump takes aim at DEI — and universities. - The Boston Globe
The president's sweeping executive order threatens investigations of universities with endowments over $1 billion.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/23/metro/trump-dei-universities/?s_campaign=audience:bluesky
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Christopher Gavin
10 months ago
Amid rumors of raids carried out by ICE agents in New England this week after President Donald Trump began his second term on Monday, there has been “no evidence” of any such raids in Rhode Island, either, Governor Dan McKee says. w/
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‘No evidence’ of ICE raids in R.I., Governor McKee says, as rumors swirl around New England - The Boston Globe
Still, local immigrants are on edge. “People are worried. People are afraid,” said the executive director of the Latino Policy Institute.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/24/metro/ri-no-evidence-ice-immigration-raids-governor-mckee-says/
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Omar Mohammed
10 months ago
The Office of Attorney General Andrea Campbell in Massachusetts is working with schools to help protect children, as fear spreads across immigrant communities that undocumented parents could be separated from their kids.
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Mass. immigrants with American-born kids may face an awful choice as Trump inauguration nears - The Boston Globe
Immigration lawyers and state officials scramble to protect families that may face separation.
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The Boston Globe
10 months ago
Glynnette and Beverly Byron, then preteens, marched hand in hand down Columbus Avenue on April 23, 1965, for a march protesting segregation and discrimination in Boston led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. They, like others, vividly recall it today.
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Sabrina Shankman
10 months ago
Heat pumps are a critical part of the energy transition, and the great news is, they're proving they are up to the test of our cold New England winters. But with sky-high electric rates, will MA be able to entice homeowners to make the switch? My latest here:
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Heat pumps are efficient and better for the climate. But with sky-high electric rates in Mass., will consumers buy in? - The Boston Globe
While many homeowners say they’re happy with their purchase, and saw just slightly higher bills during cold months in recent years, many hit with big bills this winter say they’re feeling buyer's remo...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/17/science/heat-pumps-electricity-rates-in-winter/
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Rebecca Ostriker
10 months ago
Snitch City: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report coming soon
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Snitch City: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report coming soon
In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants. This is the story of an American city that, like so many others, is enmeshed in the war on drugs.
https://apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investigations/spotlight/2025/01/coming-soon-snitch-city/
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The Boston Globe
12 months ago
How does a Boston family transform their 19th-century home into an energy-efficient machine? Last year, a couple in Roslindale saw an opportunity to make a change many Bostonians, and residents across Massachusetts, are still debating.
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This family made a change to their house that many people are debating: They got their home off fossil fuels - The Boston Globe
“There was something satisfying about shutting off the gas and getting rid of the oil,” said Roslindale homeowner Tim Maher. “But a lot of it’s just been a necessity: what’s broken or not working righ...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/24/science/roslindale-boston-homeowner-electrification-heat-pump-clean-energy/?s_campaign=audience:bluesky
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