The elections are a crucial moment for President Biden and Donald Trump, who are the overwhelming front-runners for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, respectively.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inElections, New England, Politics
Vermont town grants 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote in local elections
Some voters in Brattleboro, population 7,500, could have a hand in choosing major party nominees.
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Posted inNation & World
Putin threatens nuclear response if Western troops are sent to Ukraine
‘What they are now suggesting and scaring the world with, all that raises the real threat of a nuclear conflict that will mean the destruction of our civilization,’ the Russian president said in a state-of-the-nation address.
Posted inNation & World
Palestinians say Israeli troops fired at people seeking food, killing dozens; Israel says stampede caused shooting
More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials.
Posted inNation & World
What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
For political prisoners, life in Russia’s penal colonies and labor camps is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, insufficient food, poor health care, sleep deprivation and arbitrary rules that are impossible to obey.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
David Pastrnak nets hat trick but Kraken top Bruins 4-3 in shootout
It was Boston’s sixth straight game that went beyond regulation time.
Posted inBusiness
Toyota recalls some pickups, SUVs because transmissions can deliver power even in neutral
Toyota said Wednesday that certain parts of the vehicles’ automatic transmissions may not immediately disengage when shifted into neutral.
Posted inNation & World
U.S., Europe pile new sanctions on Russia for Ukraine war anniversary, Navalny death
The U.S. Treasury plans to impose more than 500 new sanctions in the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Flames edge Bruins 3-2 as Kadri pots the winner in overtime
Charlie Coyle scored both goals for Boston, which extended its road point streak to 11 games (7-0-4).
Posted inNation & World
Dump of Chinese hacking documents offers rare window into pervasive state surveillance
On Monday, Mao Ning, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said the U.S. government has long been working to compromise China’s critical infrastructure.