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Monday, July 21, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Money, Power, Inequality

After passage of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ some low-income workers ask: How will I support my family?

Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid benefits could hurt low-income workers, while tax breaks will disproportionately benefit wealthy business owners, adding to the gap between rich and poor. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

A Cambridge venue gets a new life, even as the Boston-area music ecosystem feels pressure

As small venues have gone by the wayside, hit by the housing and cost of living crises, the beat goes on at a re-vivified Toad. Continue reading →

Politics

In GOP-led states like New Hampshire, communities feel the fallout of staying silent on Trump’s funding cuts

Red states could sometimes benefit from the work of Democratic attorneys general when judges blocked federal policies nationwide. A Supreme Court ruling in June makes such instances less likely. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Prosecutions for unlawful reentry after deportation spike in Massachusetts

Since President Trump took office, prosecutors have filed unlawful reentry charges against 105 people in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

World

Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders

Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 85 Palestinians have been killed while trying to reach food on the deadliest day yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Number of missing from floods in Texas county drops from nearly 100 to 3

The number of missing in this month’s catastrophic flooding in Kerr County, Texas, has dropped to three, local officials said, but provided few details on why the figure had fallen so significantly. Continue reading →

Nation

Republicans and Democrats call for more information on Epstein case

Days after the Justice Department asked a federal judge to unseal grand jury testimony related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Republicans and Democrats suggested that the move was insufficient. Continue reading →

Nation

Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways

A diverse group has been showing up at immigration courts across the nation to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by masked ICE officials. Continue reading →

The World

World

Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Syria’s armed Bedouin clans' withdrawal from the Druze-majority city of Sweida brought a cautious calm to the area, with humanitarian convoys on their way. Continue reading →

World

Faint signs of life appear in effort to halt Ukraine war

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine proposed over the weekend to revive peace negotiations with Russia, brokered by the Trump administration. Continue reading →

World

As Trump courts a more assertive Beijing, China hawks are losing out

Officials throughout the government say the Trump administration is putting more aggressive actions on China on hold, while pushing forward with moves that the Chinese will perceive positively. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

How a DIY invention helped me conquer a 333-mile bike trip

Design innovation wasn’t my calling card, but willfulness is. Continue reading →

Editorials

Tragedies highlight caregiver shortages

Health and human services fields struggle to attract workers. Continue reading →

Letters

Lawmakers, reject Healey’s bid for state purse strings

The Boston Bar Association has opposed similar proposals from past governors because they raise serious constitutional concerns. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Thousands of homeless students left in the lurch after Job Center closures put on hold

Kary had no idea of the bad news that awaited her when she filed into the gym of the Shriver Job Corps Center, a residential career training program in Devens.