Highlights from #FreePress editorials published across the country on Thursday
On Thursday, more than 400 news outlets from across the country joined with The Boston Globe to publish editorials in support of a free press.
President Trump criticized The Boston Globe in the wake of a push from hundreds of publications around the country condemning the president’s attacks on the news media.
US Senate unanimously passes resolution affirming the press ‘is not the enemy of the people’
The move comes amid a Boston Globe-led push where more than 350 news organization published editorials promoting the freedom of the press.
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Tom Brady sharp in Patriots’ preseason win
Tom Brady made a rare pre-“PSA” appearance on the field Thursday at Gillette Stadium.
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Patriots’ first-team defense dominates Eagles
The Patriots’ front seven consistently dominated the trenches, leaving Philadelphia’s blockers gasping for air and desperately grasping at jerseys.
Philadelphia’s Stefen Wisniewski took a photo of the open area next to the Super Bowl 2016 championship banner.
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When I stopped smiling like a good immigrant, I risked becoming an angry brown woman.
Elon Musk confronts a fateful tweet and an ‘excruciating’ year
Elon Musk was at home in Los Angeles, struggling to maintain his composure. “This past year has been the most difficult and painful year of my career,” he said.
The Boston Planning & Development Agency board approved Exchange South End, a four-building, 1.6-million-square-foot complex.
FDA approves generic EpiPen that may be cheaper
The action provides new competition that could help drive down the cost of a lifesaving product that had become a notorious symbol of high drug prices.
A close encounter of the public service kind: Mike Dukakis, at 84, still walking the walk
The Duke is doing what he has done for decades: cleaning up after others, looking after his city, without anyone looking.
Office Depot may always be the one that got away. But Staples is back in buying mode.
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In one video, challenger Josh Zakim, a Boston City Councilor, is described as a progressive leader. In another, he’s a no-show at the polls who is beholden to Wall Street.
George Conway attended Marlborough High School and Harvard College but moved away after he graduated at the age of 20.
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‘Meh’ to Matt Groening’s ‘Disenchantment’
The “Simpsons” creator pokes fun at the tropes of medieval drama in his new Netflix series.
Peek inside Olivia Culpo’s airy, chic Los Angeles loft
Rhode Island native Olivia Culpo lives on the West Coast these days, but she still brings a bit of “East Coast prep” to her LA loft.
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On a picturesque summer day, the ocean off Long Nook Beach proved too enticing, as dozens of people ventured into the water Thursday, even as several new shark sightings were reported near the scene of the attack.
Springfield man indicted on murder charges after bodies of 3 women found at his home
The 52-count indictment was announced by Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni and covers crimes allegedly committed by Stewart Weldon against 11 people over a year’s time.
After Pa. report, O’Malley says church’s crisis is product of ‘clerical failures’
The church, he said Thursday, has “yet to establish clear and transparent systems of accountability and consequence for Church leadership whose failures have allowed these crimes to occur.”
Number of overdose victims near Yale rises to 76
The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people.
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As unions shrink and work stoppages dwindle, the share of companies shutting out workers rises.
Pentagon delays Trump’s veterans parade until at least 2019
US officials said earlier Thursday that the parade would cost about $92 million, citing preliminary estimates more than three times the price first suggested by the White House.
After snags in jury selection, trial is still pending for 2 teens charged in 16-year-old’s killing
The first jury in the murder trial was discharged after photos were taken in the courtroom.
Aretha Franklin’s prodigious vocal gifts and landmark recordings in the 1960s and early ’70s made her a voice of an era and an awe-inducing presence in American popular culture.
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10 essential songs from Aretha Franklin
These tracks show different facets of the Queen of Soul.
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All praise is due to the Queen of Soul
For many of us trying to find our way in a nation too often hostile to our race and gender, Aretha was a guiding light.
Whitman man charged with driving while drugged for fatal crash
Anthony Hathaway, 29, is due to be arraigned Friday in Brockton District Court, police said.
Thousands convicted of OUI could seek new trials under tentative deal on breathalyzers
The agreement is subject to judicial approval, and it’s not clear how many drunken driving convictions could be tossed as a result of the deal.
Editorial Board
A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press. Journalists are not classified as fellow Americans, but rather “the enemy of the people.”
This MBTA route showcases all of the T’s bus problems
The 111 is a rolling case study of all that ails MBTA bus service: overcrowding, delays caused by traffic and passengers who pay in cash, and frequent cancellations.
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A women’s health firm pitched a much-needed drug. Men didn’t get it
Antiva Biosciences is getting a front-row view of the challenges involved in pitching a company focused on women’s health.
Seattle’s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she’s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever
A true-crime podcast about the most valuable — and confounding — art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Leon’s 3.01 catcher ERA is the best in baseball since 2016. “I put every bit of faith and trust in him,” said Chris Sale.
The public bicycle system is adding 19 new stations, with another 60 coming over the next year or so.
Rhode Island native Olivia Culpo lives on the West Coast these days, but she still brings a bit of “East Coast prep” to her Los Angeles loft. That’s according to interior design company Homepolish’s magazine, for which Culpo recently showed off her elegantly decorated Los Angeles space.
President Donald Trump is asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to file a federal lawsuit against certain companies that supply and manufacture opioids.
Omarosa Manigault Newman has released another secret audio tape that she says proves President Donald Trump wanted to silence her after firing her from the White House.
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Federal securities regulators have served Tesla with a subpoena, according to a person familiar with the investigation, increasing pressure on the electric car company as it deals with the fallout from several recent actions by its chief executive, Elon Musk.
They now call for fewer apartments and condos, more office space and parking, and two hotels.
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He plays the leader of a special-ops team in his latest collaboration with director Peter Berg.
The theme for the second annual Beyond Walls mural festival, which continues through Saturday, is love.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?
As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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