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Monday, October 13, 2025
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Crime & Courts

‘Whitey’ Bulger poster greets patrons at Dorchester bar once owned by man he killed

The image was part of a restaurant makeover by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay featured on a television series over the summer and intended to embrace the history of the building. Continue reading →

North Shore

The woman, the tires, and a journey to the bottom of the earth

Monet Eliastam has been dragging two tires across beaches and through the woods the last couple years. But it’s not a fitness fad; it’s a quest to become the first American woman to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. Continue reading →

Healthcare

MGB is turning to AI to ease shortage of primary care doctors. Some of them don’t like it.

Several providers said the app — which questions patients, reviews medical records, and produces a list of potential diagnoses — sidesteps real solutions. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Tariff unknowns are a new uncertainty for Massachusetts manufacturers

Almost nine months into President Trump’s effort to foster more manufacturing in the United States, businesses that make things in Massachusetts face continuing confusion. Continue reading →

Middle East

First 7 hostages released as part of the Gaza cease-fire deal

While major questions remain about the future of Hamas and Gaza, the exchange of hostages and prisoners marked a key step toward ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and the militant group. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump administration is bringing back scores of CDC experts fired in error

The Trump administration Saturday raced to rescind layoffs of hundreds of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were mistakenly fired Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse. Continue reading →

Nation

Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress. Continue reading →

Nation

California expands privacy protections as Democratic-led states resist Trump’s immigration agenda

Immigrants selling food, flowers, and other merchandise along the sidewalks of California will have new privacy protections intended to keep their identities secret from federal immigration agents. Continue reading →

The World

World

Madagascar’s president says a coup is underway after soldiers joined antigovernment demonstrations

President Andry Rajoelina’s office offered no details on who was behind the attempt, and no signs of violence were immediately visible on the streets on Sunday. Continue reading →

World

Overnight violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan threatens a wider conflict

Afghan officials said Sunday that their security forces had targeted Pakistani military outposts along the border in what they described as “retaliatory operations,” following what Afghanistan said were Pakistani airstrikes in the country last week. Continue reading →

World

A test now for Israel: Can it repair its ties to Americans?

American Jews, long Israel’s strongest domestic backers, have turned sharply critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government over the Gaza conflict. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Verify, but trust

The city should conduct criminal and sex-offender background checks on all its job applicants. But it should also continue to hire people with criminal records, with appropriate exceptions. Continue reading →

OpEds

How thrill-seeking mountain bikers are ravaging our shared trails

A favorite Medford stretch in the Middlesex Fells is a magnet for adrenaline-seeking mountain bikers who don’t realize or care about the damage they cause. Continue reading →

OpEds

Mass. Democratic establishment should welcome newcomers, not protect the status quo

A robust antiestablishment energy is visible in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

As Gabriel House fire lawsuits continue to mount, owner expects more litigation to come

The latest lawsuit, f