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‘This hit like a ton of bricks’: Troubles at Silicon Valley Bank ripple across Boston tech scene

Startups and investors who depended on SVB face the reality that their accounts are frozen after the California-based bank, a key player in the tech economy, was seized by regulators.
SVB fallout spreads around the world as UK firms plea for help

Ron DeSantis dips a toe in Iowa, with Trump in his sights

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was greeted on Friday by a crowded casino ballroom of Iowans eager to get an in-person look at the potential presidential contender.
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

It was a week when Republicans and Democrats did battle — within their own parties

For decades, not a week has gone by where America’s two political parties haven’t sniped at one another. But this week, the fighting went to another level with intense battles within the parties themselves.

Tweet by UK soccer hero Gary Lineker on asylum seekers kicks up a huge culture war and BBC boycott
Gary Lineker, a soccer commentator in Britain and a former star player, criticized a government decision on asylum seekers, setting off a controversy.

Maine college goes into lockdown after shot fired on campus

The campus of Colby College, a liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, was put on lockdown early Saturday morning after a shot was fired in a student housing complex during what one student called a massive annual party.

NH state representative arrested after video shows him yelling at plow driver

Jeffrey Greeson, 51, a Republican lawmaker from Wentworth, is facing charges after he was seen on video berating a snow plow driver with profanity and vulgar name-calling during a snowstorm last weekend.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

New England dodges a storm Saturday but another system poses a threat for next week

Fifth man is sentenced in gang rape of teenage girl in Providence
John Powers | On Skiing

The incomparable Mikaela Shiffrin has a solid case for greatest skier ever, male or female

With her 87th World Cup victory, she eclipsed the mark of the great Ingemar Stenmark, who himself has stated, “She’s much better than I was."
Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup record with 87th career win, surpassing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark

Opinion | BRIAN MCGRORY
The little boots inside Lindsay Clancy’s house make clear none of it makes any sense at all
A photo of the boots arrived on my phone one night last week, part of a batch of more than two dozen pictures of the inside of the Clancy’s house taken a few days after the children’s deaths.

After T slowdown, more questions about track safety
The MBTA ordered speed restrictions on subway lines after managers realized they could not say whether corrective actions were taken following a safety inspection of train tracks conducted in February.

Beth Teitell: Out of an ‘abundance of caution’ the MBTA should slow trains further — to zero miles per hour
COMMENTARY

Where do Black women in film go from here?

Were Black women surprised that “The Woman King” and “Till” weren’t nominated for best picture for this year’s Academy Awards? No, the advancement of Black women in film hasn’t proven to be a priority for Hollywood’s most prestigious award-giving body.

2023 Oscars: Who will win, who should win, and who shouldn’t be here

Will "Everything Everywhere All at Once" win ... almost everything?
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Going deep inside the Ravens’ complicated negotiations with Lamar Jackson

The Ravens are risking losing their franchise quarterback without having a valid backup plan, and getting two first-round picks in return is a pittance for losing a player such as Jackson.
Patriots safety Devin McCourty announces his retirement after 13 seasons
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

There’s a world of interest in this year’s World Baseball Classic

Is there interest in the World Baseball Classic? Some 36 million people in Japan watched an exhibition game between the national team and the Orix Buffaloes, and Taiwan celebrated wildly Friday when its team won its first WBC game since 2013.

Seven thoughts on the Celtics, and why we need to start talking about load management

It may well mean ceding the No. 1 seed to the Bucks, but it is paramount for the Celtics to be as physically ready for the playoff grind as possible.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Boston’s police watchdog should be doing more

The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency has been off to a slow start since it was established in 2020. It needs to make better use of its investigative authority.
IDEAS | ERIC BEALL

Beautiful ruins: What about those 1 euro houses in Italy?
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Did a 21st-century pharmacy really just cave to the threat of a 19th-century antiabortion law?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Fox News and Tucker Carlson’s big lies
EDITORIAL

As Congress mulls permanent daylight saving time, the Bay State should signal it’s ready
The Emancipator

We need to talk about Tár’s racist ending

In a time of rising anti-Asian hate, Tár, starring Cate Blanchett as a world-famous conductor, carelessly relies on Asian stereotypes to portray its White protagonist’s fall from grace.
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Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Boy arrested after allegedly stealing car, crashing into a home in Stoneham
A boy from Woburn was taken into custody Friday after he and a few other juveniles allegedly stole a car in Winchester, fled from police and eventually crashed into a home in Stoneham, authorities said.

Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart gets 25 years to life
The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison.

An old horse rescued by MSCPA adopted by a long ago owner
Merlin, a 34-year-old American Paint horse, was rescued from an alleged abusive owner on Martha's Vineyard. He was recently adopted by one of his first owners, who has taken him to her Ohio farm.

UK: Russian advance in Bakhmut could come with heavy losses
Russian forces have made progress in the front-line hotspot of Bakhmut, a key target of Moscow’s monthslong campaign in eastern Ukraine that has resulted in staggering casualties, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without further harsh losses, UK military officials said in an assessment Saturday.

Roslindale man, 19, was racing in lead up to fatal crash on I-93 in Braintree, State Police say

Hedweens Quetant was allegedly racing another vehicle on I-93 in Braintree the night of Feb. 19 when he crashed into an SUV driven by Michael Wojdag, 46, of Houston, State Police said.

Robert Downey Jr. joins Boston-based cybersecurity company’s board of directors
The “Iron Man” star has joined the board of Aura, a cybersecurity firm based in the Seaport District, the company announced Thursday.

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At 80, Doris Kearns Goodwin has a whole new life

The famed historian lives in a condo in the city and hangs out with illustrious pals at the ’Quin, as she works on a different kind of book.

Are chatbots useful tools, game changers, or a threat to democracy? All of the above, AI experts say.
The tech industry may be moving too fast to be able to distinguish between safe uses and dangerous applications, according to experts in AI and security.

She survived Boston Marathon bombing. Now, with help from Peloton’s Jess Sims, she’ll be back at the Hopkinton start.
Last year, Michele Blackburn returned to the marathon to watch Peloton instructor Jess Sims run in her honor. Next month, Blackburn is running the long road from Hopkinton to Boston.

Tell us what memories have stuck with you from the 2013 Marathon bombing

Globe Magazine
In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community
Artists John O’Reilly and James Tellin built an extraordinary life together at a time when gay couples rarely lived openly.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck to film at Bova’s Bakery in the North End

Bill Janovitz goes deep to tell the story of Leon Russell, a rock showman teetering on a tightrope

8 of the most memorable fictional TV music makers

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

The GOP’s two wings: Reality-based vs. bamboozled

MARCELA GARCÍA

Is Mexico a lawless place?
Heather Hopp-Bruce

The missing puzzle piece
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The incalculable moral cost of proxy wars
EDITORIAL

In Israel, the rule of law teeters on the brink
IDEAS | JASON MIKLIAN

Crazy rich autocracies: What are they doing better than democracies?

Metro

An old horse rescued by MSCPA adopted by a long ago owner

Merlin, a 34-year-old American Paint horse, was rescued from an alleged abusive owner on Martha's Vineyard. He was recently adopted by one of his first owners, who has taken him to her Ohio farm.

Boy arrested after allegedly stealing car, crashing into a home in Stoneham

A boy from Woburn was taken into custody Friday after he and a few other juveniles allegedly stole a car in Winchester, fled from police and eventually crashed into a home in Stoneham, authorities said.

NH state representative arrested after video shows him yelling at plow driver

Jeffrey Greeson, 51, a Republican lawmaker from Wentworth, is facing charges after he was seen on video berating a snow plow driver with profanity and vulgar name-calling during a snowstorm last weekend.
PROVIDENCE

Fane Tower developer scraps plans for what would have been Providence’s tallest skyscraper

New York developer Jason Fane said the $300 million Fane Tower project at 250 Dyer St. in the city’s Jewelry District, first proposed in 2016, is no longer “feasible.”

Sports

NFL FREE AGENCY

Your Patriots free agency primer: Who could walk, what they need, and players to know

The Patriots need a receiver and a tackle. They've got 16 free agents — including Jakobi Meyers and Damien Harris — who could walk. Our reporters offer their insight and analysis as things begin to heat up.
John Powers | On Skiing

The incomparable Mikaela Shiffrin has a solid case for greatest skier ever, male or female

With her 87th World Cup victory, she eclipsed the mark of the great Ingemar Stenmark, who himself has stated, “She’s much better than I was."
nfl free agency

With the market about to open, here’s where things stand with the Patriots’ 16 free agents

NFL free agency opens next week (legal tampering March 13, legal for real March 15), and all 32 teams will have decisions to make.
Revolution

The Revolution have started well, but face a formidable foe in Los Angeles FC
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Pete Sheppard, once a staple on WEEI, is still talking sports on Florida radio
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Jalen Rose tries to set record straight on Fab Five

Business

SVB fallout spreads around the world as UK firms plea for help

SBV’s UK unit is set to be declared insolvent, has already ceased trading and is no longer taking new customers.

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy

China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.

SVB China venture says operations have been stable, independent

The strong job market is becoming its own worst enemy
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spring preview

30 of the best dance, theater, book, art, and classical music events
Globe Magazine

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

Academy Awards

After a bruising 2022 ceremony, Oscar could use some advice
PERSPECTIVE

Why I reserve special, ornery ire for the ‘we owe you’ Oscar nomination

metro

Boston archdiocese launches 2023 Catholic Appeal

‘When you change your clocks, check your alarms,’ Mass. fire marshal recommends

After T slowdown, more questions about track safety

sports

Connor McDavid is expected to run away with it, but Linus Ullmark is worthy of Hart Trophy consideration

There’s a world of interest in this year’s World Baseball Classic

Going deep inside the Ravens’ complicated negotiations with Lamar Jackson

business

Fane Tower developer scraps plans for what would have been Providence’s tallest skyscraper

Silicon Valley Bank seized by FDIC as depositors pull cash

‘This hit like a ton of bricks’: Troubles at Silicon Valley Bank ripple across Boston tech scene

politics

It was a week when Republicans and Democrats did battle — within their own parties

Ron DeSantis dips a toe in Iowa, with Trump in his sights

Michael Cohen, former Trump lawyer, to testify before grand jury next week, sources say

Nation

Maine college goes into lockdown after shot fired on campus

House votes unanimously to declassify US intelligence on COVID origins

Missing from Biden’s budget: His plan for Social Security

World

Tweet by UK soccer hero Gary Lineker on asylum seekers kicks up a huge culture war and BBC boycott

Farmers, environmental activists hold demos in The Hague

UK: Russian advance in Bakhmut could come with heavy losses

opinion

The little boots inside Lindsay Clancy’s house make clear none of it makes any sense at all

Contrasting views of rent control from two small landlords

Governor needs to make welfare of those in jail her concern, too

lifestyle

She never left her husband

The envelope (or e-mail), please: How to brace for college admissions season

Freshman at Brown wins $100,000 in ‘Jeopardy!’ high school reunion tournament

food & dining

Where you should eat, drink, and celebrate for Saint Patrick’s Day in Rhode Island

D.C. standout Del Mar will open downtown; Hue brings colorful nightlife to the old Storyville space

It’s a new season for Season to Taste

travel

Coffee, tea, or cats? A new cafe in Peabody caters to feline fanatics.

The Newport Car Museum is ‘not only a car museum . . . it’s an art museum’

A Costa Rican getaway turns into a 17-hour road trip to Texas

Arts

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light in ‘Hear Me Now’

Abstraction is women’s work, too, at Addison Gallery of American Art

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360

Books

Nancy Hopkins and her colleagues challenged a culture of male dominance at MIT in the 1990s — and won. Kate Zernike’s ‘The Exceptions’ tells us how.

Sabrina Orah Mark seeks the place where old and new collide

An eccentric matriarch takes in the family black sheep in Cathleen Schine’s tender ‘Kunstlers in Paradise’

Movies

Robert Downey Jr. joins Boston-based cybersecurity company’s board of directors

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

Good Will (apartment) Hunting: Unit in triple-decker where Matt Damon’s character lived costs $4,500 a month

Television

Can-do attitude prevails, as ‘Shrinking’ earns a second season

8 of the most memorable fictional TV music makers

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

music

A clarinet’s right to remain silent, and to speak out

Bill Janovitz goes deep to tell the story of Leon Russell, a rock showman teetering on a tightrope

In demand and on the move, Ambrose Akinmusire’s explorations lead to Boston and beyond

Theater/Dance

For comedian Fortune Feimster, ‘live, laugh, love’ is a way of life

Comedian Sam Morril on elevating his game and teaming up with Julian Edelman

A free spirit soars beyond convention in ART’s ‘The Wife of Willesden’

globe local

‘Remember that time when there was nowhere else we needed to be?’

The Argument: Should Massachusetts provide rental assistance for all who qualify?

Police help the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Obituaries

Eugene Kohn, architect of skyscraping ambitions, dies at 92

Jean Faut, star pitcher in women’s baseball league, dies at 98

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89