Today's Headlines
All of the headlines from today's paper.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Higher Education

How a researcher from Medfield created the go-to database of federal research cuts

A lawyer-turned-Harvard scientist built what was known as Grant Watch from a Google spreadsheet over a matter of months. Continue reading →

Business

Fenway Park workers launch strike before Red Sox game

The strike comes after Unite Here Local 26, the union representing the workers, and the ballpark’s concession company, Aramark, failed to reach a contract agreement. Continue reading →

Politics

Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard

As a senior policy official for President Trump, May Mailman has become a key point person on the administration’s campaign to bring higher education to heel. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Most cases dismissed because of the work stoppage by lawyers were misdemeanors. Should prosecutors reopen them?

In a musty room in a back corner of BMC’s downtown division that resulted in a hundred cases being dismissed was unprecedented. Continue reading →

Politics

Ahead of shutdown deadline, Democrats face a dilemma on spending

With a government funding deadline looming in September, Democrats face the same quandary that dogged them earlier this year: Should they cut a spending deal or filibuster into a shutdown? Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Did Columbia’s deal with Trump save its stature or sacrifice it?

The university agreed Wednesday to pay a $200 million fine and meet other demands in exchange for federal research funding being restored. Continue reading →

Politics

RFK Jr. rescinds endorsements for some flu vaccines

Federal guidelines no longer recommend flu vaccines containing a preservative, used in a small percentage of vaccines, that has been falsely linked to autism. Continue reading →

The World

World

European and Iranian diplomats meet in Istanbul

Talks between Iranian and European diplomats in Istanbul have ended with the sides agreeing to meet again to unpick the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear program. Continue reading →

World

Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clash

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis later Friday in New York while Malaysia called for an end to hostilities and offered to mediate. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s Zelensky says defenses are holding firm against Russia’s summer push

With the war now in its fourth year after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its neighbor, the effort is draining resources on both sides, although Russia has more resources and people to sustain its fight. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

In defense of the Anti-Defamation League

What the ADL is saying is that many people today are using opposition to Israel as a fig leaf for antisemitic prejudice. Continue reading →

OpEds

The truth about our aging ears

Hearing loss is an indisputable sign of aging, and the fix is going to show. Continue reading →

Letters

Bar advocates are making a strong case for themselves in pay dispute

State lawmakers have known for quite some time about this pay issue and have repeatedly chosen not to address it. Continue reading →

Metro

Cambridge and Somerville

‘A tragic and unprecedented situation’: Cambridge takes charge of condo demolition after residents forced to flee

The "unprecedented," and costly, work of prepping for the demolition has already begun, say officials, who expect to recoup their costs when the parcel on the Charles River is sold. Continue reading →

Health