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Will this trio of Boston police officers stay fired?
The Boston Police Department recently fired three officers, who may file challenges tied to the arbitration process.

Boston Police Department fires anti-vax sergeant, two officers who made Jan. 6 posts
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Arrested or not, Trump may have already won this round

Donald Trump’s rambling, all caps, run-on social media post over the weekend was not just newsworthy because he announced he’d be arrested. It was also the first stroke of political brilliance from Trump’s team in a very long time.
Trump waits and New York braces for protests

Springfield mother says she hopes to be a foster parent for child left on her doorstep

The baby boy, bundled in blankets, was left outside a home on Entrybrook Drive Friday night or early Saturday, Springfield police wrote in a post on Facebook.

Boston hit an all-time graduation high in 2022, but can the rate be trusted?

Massachusetts students saw an uptick in graduation rates after the MCAS exams were canceled due to the pandemic. But Boston’s graduation rates remain unreliable after being faulted for wrongly removing students from would-be graduating classes.

Man suffers life threatening injuries in Downtown Crossing assault, police say

Boston police are investigating after a man suffered life threatening injuries and was found lying unconscious with a possible small abrasion on the back of his head Friday night in the city’s Downtown Crossing section, according to police and an incident report.

Several students from Dorchester school hospitalized after ingesting edibles

A Boston Public Schools spokesperson said the district is “deeply concerned” by the incident.

Romance scammer sentenced to 4 and 1/2 years in federal prison in scheme that targeted elderly victims

Doctor accused of possessing child pornography, secretly recording pediatric patients, agrees to remain in federal custody

Firefighters battle three-alarm fire at Senator Warren’s son’s house in Medford

Colorado dentist killed wife by lacing pre-workout shakes with poison, police say

Double your money if the Celtics score? Eye-popping sports betting offers are hard to ignore.

As half a dozen mobile sportsbooks have competed for Massachusetts gamblers’ attention the last few weeks, they’ve promoted deals that come as close to handing out cold, hard cash to new customers as legally possible.
Dan Shaughnessy: We could use a break from these endless sports betting commercials

Willis Reed, Hall of Famer and leader on Knicks title teams, dies at 80

Nicknamed “The Captain,” Willis Reed was the undersized center and emotional leader on the Knicks’ two NBA championship teams, with a soft shooting touch from the outside and a toughness to tussle with the era’s superstar big men on the inside.
DEVRA FIRST

During Ramadan, restaurants help break the fast

From Somali sambusas to Indian biryani to Yemeni desserts, halal establishments offer options for the iftar meal.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Normalize indicting Donald Trump

Compared to other accusations, a hush money scandal is minor. But it could be the motivation other prosecutors need to make their own cases against Trump’s malfeasance.
John Yoo

Prosecuting Trump for hush money undermines more serious investigations
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: And they danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon
EDITORIAL

Putin now a pariah on the world stage
NEWSLETTER

People are going to bring animals onto the subway. Should the T fight it or accept it?
The Emancipator

How to tell if a film or TV Show is antiracist

While conversations about representation are essential, we also need to talk about the way racism itself is portrayed. The stories we tell can help solve the problem — or can perpetuate it.
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Special reports

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

Metco advocates lobby lawmakers to increase spending for program
Advocates are seeking a $2.8 million boost in funding, citing increased operational expenses, such as transportation costs, due to inflation.

chesto means business
Next stop for Wonderland? A lawsuit and a City Council vote have upended plans for old dog track.
The city of Revere is in the unenviable position of defending against a lawsuit over a property it may no longer need, the latest twist in the saga of the former Wonderland dog track.

‘We were very fortunate’: Crane collapses in Chelsea; no injuries reported, police say
“It was a good outcome from a terrible accident,” said Chelsea Deputy Fire Chief Michael Masucci who responded to the scene on Sixth Street Tuesday. “The alternative could have been disastrous.”

Boston startup uses AI to untangle health insurance problems

CodaMetrix’s software is designed to speed up the reimbursement process and cut down on the many frustrating denials.

Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic

US cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it.

Former WBZ-TV news anchor from the 1960s has film clip in new ‘Boston Strangler’ movie

Former WBZ news anchor Joanne Desmond is featured in the new “Boston Strangler” movie.
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First came the weight loss. Then came the drama around Ozempic.

Ozempic started life as a drug to treat Type 2 diabetes. But ever since Hollywood and TikTok discovered it was a miracle weight loss treatment, things have gotten intense.

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THE GREAT DIVIDE
‘Asians are an afterthought’: Asian American students at BPS report feeling less safe, more undervalued
“The dominant narrative out there in Boston Public Schools, as well as many other places, is that Asian students are doing fine,” said former BPS teacher Go Sasaki. “Based on our experiences and anecdotes, we know that is not the case.”

Hospitals plead for flexibility on spending amid soaring costs of temporary nurses
Massachusetts hospitals spent $1.5 billion on temporary labor in 2022, up 610 percent over 2019.

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Community members restore mural in Chinatown

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

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

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The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
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A Beautiful Resistance

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

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John Yoo

Prosecuting Trump for hush money undermines more serious investigations
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May I have a word: And they danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon
EDITORIAL

Putin now a pariah on the world stage
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People are going to bring animals onto the subway. Should the T fight it or accept it?
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Protesters won’t let Cambridge sweep fatal police shooting ‘under the rug’
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R.I. housing secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ for Memorial Hospital

The former Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket is still being considered to house families who are homeless, Stefan Pryor said Tuesday, though questions remain about its ownership and connection to R.I. businessman Michael Mota.

Several students from Dorchester school hospitalized after ingesting edibles

A Boston Public Schools spokesperson said the district is “deeply concerned” by the incident.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston hit an all-time graduation high in 2022, but can the rate be trusted?

Massachusetts students saw an uptick in graduation rates after the MCAS exams were canceled due to the pandemic. But Boston’s graduation rates remain unreliable after being faulted for wrongly removing students from would-be graduating classes.

Metco advocates lobby lawmakers to increase spending for program

Advocates are seeking a $2.8 million boost in funding, citing increased operational expenses, such as transportation costs, due to inflation.

Sports

Tennis

Martina Navratilova says she is cancer-free, describes ‘total panic’ of diagnosis

Two months after publicly sharing a diagnosis of breast and throat cancer that left her in a "total panic," tennis great Martina Navratilova revealed that she is "cancer-free."
red sox notebook

Despite some hard hits, Chris Sale comes away from this start encouraged

"For the most part, everything was sound, everything felt clean, efficient," said Sale, who gave up two home runs and six earned runs against Baltimore.
spring training report

Tuesday’s spring training report: Red Sox reliever John Schreiber shows improvement

Working on back-to-back days for the first time this spring, Schreiber pitched a scoreless inning in a loss to Baltimore,

Willis Reed, Hall of Famer and leader on Knicks title teams, dies at 80
bruins notebook

Derek Forbort’s injury will keep him out at least until Bruins start the playoffs
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

Ed Cooley’s move to Georgetown really stings

Business

Larry Edelman

Questions loom on banks, inflation as Fed readies rate decision

The Wall Street consensus is for a quarter-point increase, but two big questions loom: How concerned are policy makers about bank stability? And is inflation easing or getting worse?

Biden to stunt growth in China for chipmakers getting US funds

The Biden administration is set to unveil tight restrictions on new operations in China by semiconductor manufacturers that get federal funds to build in the United States.

Push to insure big deposits percolates on Capitol Hill

SVB’s loans to insiders tripled to $219 million before it failed
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How to get the most out of a visit to London, before the coronation crowds take over
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Learning to relax at the Kripalu retreat in the Berkshires
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Blind date: ‘We both enjoy music; he is much more into classical music’

metro

Of Sisyphus and guns

Will this trio of Boston police officers stay fired?

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

sports

Dont’a Hightower, a defensive centerpiece on three Patriots champion teams, officially retires

In a thrilling World Baseball Classic semifinal, two Red Sox players had a massive impact

Another step toward sports equality: Women’s Beanpot title game to be held at TD Garden in 2024

business

Boston startup uses AI to untangle health insurance problems

High interest rates are keeping Boston-area housing market down this spring

Beacon Street townhouse across from Boston Common sold for more than $28 million

politics

D.C. braces for ‘robust oversight’ after criminal code fiasco

Arrested or not, Trump may have already won this round

Virginia man sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Nation

‘The circus continues’: For Trump, legal woes resurrect old habits

Stuart Hodes, who danced with Martha Graham, is dead at 98

Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike

World

Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

First US Army garrison on NATO’s east flank formed in Poland

US tells China not to overread likely Taiwan president visit

opinion

How to attend a concert without breaking the bank

How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter

Protesters won’t let Cambridge sweep fatal police shooting ‘under the rug’

lifestyle

Boston Underground Film Festival screens ‘strange and unusual’ films for the 23rd year

I’m waiting on his divorce

Tooth gems are sparking joy in Greater Boston

food & dining

During Ramadan, restaurants help break the fast

She grew up all over the world, but now Rokeya Chowdhury is committed to creating gathering places in Boston neighborhoods

Recipe: If you’re tired of winter vegetables, try parsnip puree with leeks as a bed for salmon

travel

A proposal to build the ‘world’s tallest flagpole’ looms over a small community in Maine

Visiting Zermatt and the Mighty Matterhorn

Why you should visit Alexandria, Va.

Arts

A doctor and painter shows what life is like ‘In the Fourth Trimester’

Community members restore mural in Chinatown

To search, to seek, to see: Betye Saar brings her travels to the Gardner Museum

Books

Spotlighting Cambridge’s Blacksmith House Poetry Series, Dan Levitt’s ‘What’s Gotten Into You,’ and a new Eric Carle exhibit

Matthew Desmond’s ‘Poverty by America’ turns its lens on those who profit from it

John Sayles on reading for and during the making of a film

Movies

Bova’s Bakery closes this week for Damon, Affleck movie shoot

How accurate is Hulu’s ‘Boston Strangler’? Here’s what to know.

Five things we learned from Ben Affleck’s Hollywood Reporter interview

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Succession’ is back, a Dickens adaptation arrives, and Kiefer Sutherland stars in new thriller

Keri Russell returns to TV in ‘The Diplomat’

Five things we learned from Ben Affleck’s Hollywood Reporter interview

music

Bruce Springsteen shows a lot of faith, and there’s magic in the night

At TD Garden, Bruce Springsteen loves that ‘Dirty Water’

Director, dancers, and singers build BLO’s ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ together

Theater/Dance

‘A Beautiful Noise’ to launch a national tour in the fall of 2024

Connection and disconnection in SpeakEasy’s ‘Wild Goose Dreams’

Gibney Company’s engaging Boston debut explores what separates us, what brings us together

globe local

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

What else is drifting away from us besides the moon?

Obituaries

Stuart Hodes, who danced with Martha Graham, is dead at 98

Willis Reed, Hall of Famer and leader on Knicks title teams, dies at 80

Carol Sloane, graceful jazz singer for decades, dies at 85