Morning Updates: MBTA overhaul hits snag, end of a TV era, more
Good morning, Boston. Here’s what you need to know for the day ahead.
Nepal hit by another major earthquake: “‘I can still see massive clouds of mud and dust around, as massive landslides continue to happen,’ Bharat Shrestha, who was participating in rescue operations in a town about seven miles west of Chautara, said by telephone. ‘Concrete houses in Chautara have crumbled, and the main road leading to Chautara is completely blocked with debris.’’’ (The New York Times)
The end of a TV era: American Idol will be no more after its 15th and final upcoming season. “Idol was, for much of its run, the most dominant show on television — by a mile.’’ (Vulture) Not to be outdone by Fox, CBS cancelled long-running drama CSI. (Vulture)
CSI: Connecticut: “Police say seven people found dead in a small stretch of woods in New Britain, Connecticut, are all the victims of the same serial killer. The conclusion has been 12 years in the making. … Authorities said they have a suspect in the case, but would not release his name. According to the Hartford Courant, he is currently in prison and no danger to the public.’’ (Boston.com)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Rosa DeLauro attack Obama’s Asian trade deal: “The president argues that the [Trans-Pacific Partnership] is about who will ‘write the rules’ for 40 percent of the world’s economy — the United States or China. But who is writing the TPP? The text has been classified and the public isn’t permitted to see it, but 28 trade advisory committees have been intimately involved in the negotiations. Of the 566 committee members, 480, or 85 percent, are senior corporate executives or representatives from industry lobbying groups. … A rigged process leads to a rigged outcome.’’ (The Boston Globe)
State Senate resists Gov. Baker’s MBTA overhaul attempts: “The [Senate] leadership, which plans to roll out its own, more modest T legislation Tuesday, is spurning the governor’s high-profile push for a special board to oversee the public transit agency’s finances and operations. … ‘There’s an old maxim that if nothing changes, then nothing will change,’ [Baker] said. ‘And it is as simple as that.’’’ (The Boston Globe)
The New York Times story on Boston and Deflategate misses the mark: “Let’s take the lede, in which J.M. Curly’s reelection from jail is referenced, a hackneyed favorite of Boston’s walking-tour guides and graying politicos. It’s an early indication that readers should abandon all hope for a depiction not skewed to the 1890s.’’ (Boston Magazine)
Speaking of walking-tour guides – 9 tourist traps Bostonians should revisit:
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The Goodbye:
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