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Friday, December 20, 2024
Today's Headlines

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Elections

In helping upend spending deal, Elon Musk foreshadows his power in Trump’s administration

The SpaceX founder and Tesla chief executive has demonstrated his money, megaphone, and misinformation can act like a rocket booster to the typical Trump chaos. Continue reading →

COURTS

‘Skeleton crews.’ ‘Endless tasks.’ What employees said about working conditions at CVS, according to a federal lawsuit.

The Department of Justice says the pharmacy giant unlawfully dispensed opioids and other controlled substances. The staffers who worked there paint a vivid picture of how conditions that allowed it to happen. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘There are very serious problems’: Federal lawsuits lay out allegations against Worcester police

Advocate groups welcomed the report, saying it finally vindicated longstanding complaints they say the city and police have historically refused to acknowledge. Continue reading →

Politics

Government lurches toward shutdown after House tanks Trump’s spending plan

The vote sent Speaker Mike Johnson back to the drawing board before a Friday night deadline with no clear path to keeping the government open. Continue reading →

World

With guilty verdicts, victim’s rape ordeal in France becomes a message of hope

Every one of the 51 accused men, including her ex-husband, were convicted, most of them for raping Gisèle Pelicot in her own bedroom. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Holiday weekend forecast

The weather can be summed up by one word: cold. Lead meteorologist Ken Mahan breaks down the forecast. Plus, will it be a white Christmas? Watch →

2024 in Politics: Wild year on college campuses

Political reporter James Pindell talks with higher education reporter Hilary Burns about student protests, Washington pushback, and resignations. Watch →

Most popular ‘Love Letters’ in 2024

A married woman struggles with desire. A student fears confessing to a friend. Columnist and features writer Meredith Goldstein lists the year's top letters. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Former top aide to New York City’s mayor pleads not guilty in bribery case

“This was an unfettered, on-call, quid pro quo arrangement” in which the top aide and her son raked in over $100,000 and got other help in exchange for her speeding approvals for construction projects, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. Continue reading →

Nation

Appeals court disqualifies Fani Willis from prosecuting Georgia Trump case

If the lower court’s decision stands, it could doom the case, which is the last active criminal prosecution involving charges against President-elect Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Politics

Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad’s fall

A spokesman said the increase in forces was temporary and they are there to augment the US operations against the Islamic State group. Continue reading →

The World

World

With Assad gone, Syrians in Homs assess the destruction

As those who stayed shaked off the terror of living under dictatorship, those who are returning expressed shock at the destruction. Continue reading →

World

Zelensky raises prospect of European peacekeepers in Ukraine

The Ukrainian president, however, added that only NATO membership could prevent future Russian attacks. Continue reading →

World

Putin glosses over Russian setbacks, including Syria

At his four-hour, year-end news conference, the Russian leader also made a fresh appeal to Donald Trump that he was ready to talk to the president-elect “anytime.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Keep up the good work, Phil Eng!

"One only wonders why the Globe didn’t name Eng Bostonian of the Year?" says one writer. Continue reading →