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Transition to second Trump term begins

President-elect makes first key appointment, naming Susie Wiles chief of staff

Maine Second Congressional District race headed for a runoff

The state will conduct a ranked choice tabulation in Augusta next week to determine whether US Representative Jared Golden, a Democrat, defeated state Representative Austin Theriault, the Republican challenger, the Maine Secretary of State's office announced Thursday night.

President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff, first woman in the post

Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running what was, by far, his most disciplined and well-executed campaign.

‘His legacy is in tatters’: Biden gets some of the blame as Democrats grapple with Trump’s victory

In his first public address since the election, Biden took the high road even as he became the center of the blame game among fellow Democrats for Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss.
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Party control of House is last major unknown of election. Here is what you need to know.
There's suspense as the nation waits to see if Democrats have any official ability to rein in President-elect Donald Trump during a second term.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

MCAS result is another big ballot question loss for business community

With the passage of Question 2, what happens to Mass. education now?

Healey vows to shield Mass. residents if Trump follows through on mass deportation threat

Sorry, N.H. judges: Voters say you still can’t work a day past 70 years old

Even in usually blue New England, Trump made significant gains. What happened?

Based on preliminary returns, he got some 48,000 more votes in Massachusetts this year than in 2020.
Shirley Leung

I thought women would save us from another Trump presidency. I was wrong.

Women came out to elect Kamala Harris, but not enough of them, as economic concerns outweighed abortion rights and worries about Trump’s demeanor.

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Trump voters and me
Talking to Trump voters over the past year helped me understand why he won so decisively.

SCOT LEHIGH
A sober look at America after Trump’s win
We have entered a dark, democracy-eroding era.

TV Critic's Corner
‘It was a terrible night’: Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and more late-night hosts react to Donald Trump’s election win
Try as they might to make jokes about Trump’s election victory, late-show hosts had a hard time concealing their bitterness Wednesday.

DCF routinely mismanaged mental health care for children, new report states

The state auditor report found poor record keeping and a lack of therapy to accompany psychotropic medications.

Teachers in two North Shore communities vote to strike

Public school educators in Beverly and Gloucester plan to go on strike starting Friday morning as contract agreements with their respective district and city leaders stalled.

Stoughton High School students receive racially charged spam text

The text, sent from an unknown number, was sent to several students of color, according to a statement from Stoughton Public Schools.

‘Graphic, deviant, consensual’: Providence middle school teacher accused of sex with student claims it was a relationship

Joseph Gannon, a teacher at Nathanael Greene Middle School in Providence, is seeking bail.

Top BPS transportation official apologizes for late buses during City Council hearing

New judge assigned to case charging Cohasset man with dismembering wife

Prosecutors in Karen Read case seeking notes, messages from Boston magazine reporter
Bruins 4, Flames 3 (OT)

Brad Marchand’s determination pays off with another overtime goal as Bruins defeat Flames at Garden

The Bruins are back in action Saturday night, when they host the Ottawa Senators.
Alex Speier | On baseball

At the baseball GM meetings, the Red Sox made one thing clear: they are determined to pursue top pitching

It’s a deep free-agent pool with lots of top-end pitchers who could slot at the front of the Red Sox rotation.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Weekend forecast: Autumn chill returns after midweek heat. But could we finally see rain?

Cold front to bring cooler temps after a dry and warm Friday.
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

How Trump grew his Latino support in Massachusetts

How did the former president manage to score double-digit gains with Hispanic voters, an immigrant group that he has constantly demonized from the beginning of his political career?
PODCAST | SAY MORE

‘Did Trump win, or did Harris lose it?’: 5 takeaways from the 2024 election
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Trump won. Here’s what Democrats — and Republicans — need to do next.
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Can Democrats win back working-class voters? (And other questions about the election.)
RENÉE GRAHAM

America f-ed around. Now, it’s about to find out.

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Man charged with killing 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan gets new lawyer, will stand trial in October
The man charged with fatally shooting 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan last year was appointed a new lawyer Tuesday and will stand trial in the high-profile case in October 2025, legal filings show.

Investigators find no working smoke alarms at scene of fatal Nantucket house fire

Firefighters found six disabled smoke alarms that had been removed from their bases, contained dead batteries, or had no batteries at all, officials said Thursday.

Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people linked to the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne
A prosecutor charged the three suspects with ​​the crimes of “abandonment of a person followed by death” and “supplying and facilitating the use of narcotics,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Middleborough woman facing 20 counts of animal cruelty; left dogs in crates inside home, police say
“It appeared that the dogs had not been out of the crates for an extended period of time and were without food and water,” police said.

Dead minke whale found on Hull beach; officials investigating cause of death
The 20-foot mature female was placed on a truck and taken to a local landfill where a necropsy was performed.

Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid post-election uncertainty
The rate cut follows a larger half-point reduction in September, and it reflects the Fed’s renewed focus on supporting the job market as well as fighting inflation.

MIT scientists study particles from distant asteroid for clues to the outer solar system’s origin

“We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to where the sun and planets were forming,” said Benjamin Weiss, MIT’s Robert R. Shrock professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Months later, Mass. lawmakers say they have a deal on stalled economic development package

In a statement, the Massachusetts House and Senate’s chief negotiators said they reached an agreement “in principle” on a stalled economic development bill, and plan to push it to the floor for a vote next week.

Boston tow truck driver charged with trying to extort car owner, prosecutors say

Tyrone Rutledge was charged with extortion by false report of a crime and witness intimidation.

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