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Heather Ciras McCarthy

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Audience at @bostonglobe.com. Previous stints at @themarshallproject.org, @friendlys, @dunkindonuts.

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Alvin Chang @alv9n.com · 28/07/2025
This piece is stunning. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
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Eroding protections for public lands
Trump policies reshape the role of federally owned land, against the tide of U.S. public opinion
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Eleven years after the Artie v. Artie saga, there is another twist in Market Basket management: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/28/b...
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Market Basket board puts CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on paid leave in dispute over management approach - The Boston Globe
The board’s executive committee is investigating whether Demoulas was considering plans to lead a work stoppage that could disrupt the supermarket chain’s business.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The church sex abuse crisis, a priest wrote in the Globe the day before Francis became pope, was “spreading radioactive moral ruin.” And if the scandal was Chernobyl, Boston was its festering core. A complicated part of Francis’s legacy, by @ianprasad.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/n...
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How Pope Francis did — and didn’t — address the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis - The Boston Globe
Francis did more than past popes. But he didn't do nearly enough, some victims' advocates say.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 25/03/2025
Scams have become more complex. One way to stay safe: Know the signs. More news in Starting Point: • Tom Homan pledged to bring “hell” to Boston. He said he was here last week. • The World Figure Skating Championships begin at TD Garden tomorrow.
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Scams are getting more sophisticated. Here’s how to stay safe. - The Boston Globe
Americans lost more money to fraudsters last year than ever before, new data shows. But there are several ways to protect yourself.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
One possible explanation for Trump targeting Columbia University:   Decades ago, Columbia refused to pay Trump $400 million. The university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
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Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million
A quarter-century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/03/2025
Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, made a deal with President Trump to escape an executive order that would have prevented it from representing many clients before the federal government. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.
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Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession
Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
PSA
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New @globespotlight.bsky.social investigation. Read: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest... Listen: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest... Stay tuned for more tomorrow.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 03/03/2025
With Canada supplying a significant portion of the electricity, refined petroleum, and natural gas used in New England, many experts agree that consumers will likely bear the brunt of Trump’s tariff.
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Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian energy could wallop New England, especially the north - The Boston Globe
With Canada supplying a significant portion of the electricity, refined petroleum, and natural gas used in New England, many experts agree that consumers will likely bear the brunt of Trump’s tariff.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
You might need a measles booster if you were born between 1957 and 1989, a pretty wide stretch of time. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/28/m...
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Measles cases are up. Vaccinations are down. Do you need a booster shot? - The Boston Globe
Measles was thought to be eliminated two decades ago. But growing mistrust in vaccines has changed that, and now some people may need booster shots for protection.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/02/2025
Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, wearing a navy blue pinstriped blazer, a white shirt and a cross necklace, speaks during a press briefing at the White House as reporters raise their hands. Text reads: "White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump." Eric Lee/The New York Times
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 19/02/2025
In Starting Point: What is Mass. doing about the housing crisis? But first, more top stories: • The JFK Library in Dorchester closed after workers were fired. The National Archives said it would reopen today. • The latest in New York Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal case
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Is this the fix for Massachusetts’ housing crisis? - The Boston Globe
Faced with a supply crunch and rising costs, the state has taken steps to make housing more plentiful and more affordable.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 13/02/2025
What power would RFK Jr. have over Americans' health? Today's Starting Point explains. More top stories: • Senate Republicans confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. • Here's what a new return-on-investment tool can tell students.
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RFK Jr. is poised to take over HHS. Here’s what he can and cannot do. - The Boston Globe
The expectations for Kennedy range from fabulous to catastrophic, but the actual power he would wield over Americans' health varies.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
there’s always a new england angle
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Come for all this … Stay for the very meta @reportermatt.bsky.social -style TikTok of @reportermatt.bsky.social by @adriarwatson.bsky.social
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 11/02/2025
A string of deaths. A cultlike group. Read takeaways from a new investigation in today's Starting Point. But first, some top stories: • Mass General Brigham plans large layoffs. • The Trump administration's moves foreshadow a possible constitutional crisis.
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A tangled tale of tech, veganism, and murder - The Boston Globe
Takeaways from a Globe investigation into a string of deaths linked to a cultlike group.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 06/02/2025
🟡 NEW: The Social Security Administration is an upcoming focus of Elon Musk's DOGE.
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DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration
There are differing views among those close to the Elon Musk-led group about exactly how far to go with cuts.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 03/02/2025
Among specialists, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, and ER doctors reported high levels of burnout. According to one report, more than 70,000 physicians — over 6 percent of the country’s physicians — left medicine just between 2021 and 2022.
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‘Their lives are awful’: More doctors are quitting medicine, citing burnout and workplace issues - The Boston Globe
Large numbers of physicians are leaving, or looking to leave, clinical practice. How will our health care system survive?
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 31/01/2025
Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning two minutes before the aircraft collided, radio transmissions show. wapo.st/3CzLwmS
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 24/01/2025
Thousands of migrants who arrived in Massachusetts legally in recent years could now be at risk of potential deportation under new Trump administration directives, according to an internal government memo shared with the Globe.
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Thousands of migrants legally fled to Mass. under a Biden-era policy. Trump’s latest directive could change everything. - The Boston Globe
Many of the migrants under threat spent months waiting in Mexico, at migrant shelters or in rented rooms, in cities that are rife with cartel violence and kidnappings, in order to enter the US with pe...
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Kristin Nelson @kristinaudio.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Subscribe or follow the Globe's newest podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Spotlight: Snitch City
True Crime Podcast · 1 Episodes · Series
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 09/01/2025
Notice these giant, pink, blowup men appearing around Boston? They have a name: Mr. Pink. The pink men, the creation of French artist Philippe Katerine, are on view as part of “WINTERACTIVE,” a free, interactive art exhibit presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. trib.al/sCdJXsL

A view at Boston's Post Office Square of "Mr. Pink" on a tree, part of the free art happening "WINTERACTIVE," presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. Photo credit: David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 06/01/2025
Two decades ago, Cambridge embarked on a novel approach to integrating its schools, using family income rather than race to help determine which schools students attend. But that approach has fallen well short of its goal. Cambridge now has one of the most segregated schools in the state.
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Cambridge tried to get better racial and economic diversity among students. Now it has one of the most segregated schools in the state. - The Boston Globe
Data show wide disparities in the distribution of low-income students and those of different racial backgrounds among the district’s schools, according to a Globe review.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 30/12/2024
Talk about a way to end 2024. The Northern Lights are forecast to make an appearance across parts of New England tonight and during the early-morning hours of New Year’s Eve.
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The Northern Lights are making another comeback tonight. Here’s where you can catch them in New England. - The Boston Globe
This is the strongest geomagnetic storm watch since the Northern Lights were spotted dancing over New England back in early October.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
"However, the users and experts the BBC spoke to say something was lost in the post-TikTok transition." What happens when a social media app is banned: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned
TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. It's a lesson for what might unfold if a US ban goes ahead.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Local news matters. From nearly the moment of Steward’s founding, Mass. officials failed to discipline it for regulatory violations, or respond forcefully to dire warnings as it spiraled toward financial collapse. A blockbuster investigation from @globespotlight.bsky.social:
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Tell your friends www.bostonglobe.com/newsletters/...
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Starting Point newsletter — The Boston Globe
Starting Point is a daily newsletter from The Boston Globe that will guide you through the most important stories of the morning, how they impact New England, and why they matter.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Radio Boston is ending. Story from @twallack.bsky.social: www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...
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WBUR to cancel Radio Boston, invest in morning, afternoon shows
The move follows a 13% staff cut earlier this year and a decision to focus resources on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, which draw the largest number of listeners.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
"I don’t think any industry evolves as rapidly as media does." www.status.news/p/jim-bankof...
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Jim Bankoff dishes on Vox Media's digital strategy and reveals 2024's toughest challenge and most pleasant surprise
The Vox Media boss spoke to Status about the tough reality digital publishers are facing, with "compounding changes in technology, platforms, consumer behaviors, societal shifts and audience tastes."
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 05/12/2024
Boston Globe Magazine’s list of the 2024 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts, made in partnership with the employee engagement company Energage, shows that the best employers know how to keep people happy, even as the world of work continues to change. Here’s a look at the top companies.
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Top Places to Work in Massachusetts: Explore the winners lists and more - The Boston Globe
Find out which 175 companies have the happiest employees in the state.
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Heather Ciras McCarthy @heatherciras.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The latest from all the Globe journalists on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Chad Finn @chadfinn.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
“Can Maye cut down on his turnovers? Can Mayo command situations in real time? Can some evidence emerge that more major changes won’t be needed in the near future? Can the Patriots win a fourth game and at least get even with last season in that regard?” www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/29/s...
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A lot has happened to the Patriots since last year’s loss to the Colts, and not much of it good - The Boston Globe
Here we are, and the 3-9 Patriots collide with the Colts — 5-7 and trying to remain in the postseason race — again, this time at Gillette Stadium.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 27/11/2024
Greater Boston is in line to see only rain and windy conditions with this system, but all of New England is in for a mess of a day.
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Thanksgiving storm bringing heavy rain, gusty winds to Boston area, 5-10 inches of snow up north - The Boston Globe
Winter storm warnings and watches have been issued for parts of Northern New England ahead of the system, set to arrive Thursday morning.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 26/11/2024
Steward Health Care executives used their in-house malpractice insurer like a piggy bank, pulling cash from it at will. Now some doctors wonder if they're unprotected. Some patients wonder if their claims will ever be paid. Read more from @globespotlight.bsky.social:
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Steward Health Care raided its own medical malpractice insurance company
Most of the insurer’s assets are in the form of IOUs from Steward Health Care, which went bankrupt in May.
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