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With Elizabeth Warren running again, where does that leave the state’s ambitious young politicians?

The question facing today’s younger and ambitious members of Congress, including Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Jake Auchincloss, Seth Moulton, and Lori Trahan, is just how long they want to wait to rise through the ranks.

Victims in Nashville school shooting are identified as three 9-year-old children and three adults
Police said the shooter was a 28-year-old woman who was a former student and was armed with two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol. They said she had a map of the school and had done surveillance.

Highland Park survivor heads to scene of Nashville shooting See photos from the scene in Nashville

Ben Volin
Meek Mill tells Robert Kraft that Lamar Jackson wants to be a Patriot. Don’t count on it.
On Monday, Jackson issued a trade demand, a couple of days after Kraft received a text from Meek Mill informing him of Jackson's interest.

Tell us: Do you think the Patriots should try to acquire Lamar Jackson? Bill Belichick doesn’t elaborate much on Patriots’ offseason moves, roster competitions

Robert Kraft, at NFL owners meetings, backs Bill Belichick but maintains high standard: ‘You either execute and win or you don’t’

Kraft said he wants Belichick to break the all-time wins record, but also noted the Patriots are in what he called a "transtion phase."
TOM FARRAGHER

Scituate lighthouse gets a million-dollar face-lift

When Julie and Bob Gallagher applied to live in the lighthouse in 2009, they could only imagine the adventures that would accompany life as the 19th lightkeepers since Scituate Light’s beacon began to sweep the restless sea in 1811.

Phillip Eng, former LIRR president, will be the next MBTA general manager, Healey announces
Phillip Eng, former president of the Long Island Rail Road, will take over as general manager of the MBTA starting April 10, the Healey administration announced Monday.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Fidelity’s money market funds are killing it

Customers have added $153 billion to the money market funds of the Boston-based financial services giant since September, bringing its total money fund assets to $1.1 trillion.

Flirting with another presidential bid, Chris Christie knocks Trump and DeSantis in N.H.

In a town hall Q&A, the former New Jersey governor told voters that to do better in 2024 than they did in 2022, Republicans need to pick better candidates.

Celtics Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon, and Grant Williams meet with Biden administration officials to press social justice issues

As the nation reeled from another school shooting, the players met for about an hour at the White House and discussed the continued gun violence, among other topics.

Jury awards $20 million to man who lost a leg after hospital missed blood clot

The patient twice went to Lowell General complaining of pain, but his blood clot was misdiagnosed as sciatica.

Cause of fire in Scituate that destroyed five beachfront homes is still under investigation

Five homes were destroyed in the blaze on Friday night and three were damaged.

Netanyahu delays bid to overhaul Israel’s judiciary as protests rage
By backing down, Netanyahu may be able to restore calm to the streets, but he now risks destabilizing the political coalition that he labored to assemble, finally forming a government in December.

How Netanyahu judicial plan sparked massive unrest in Israel

Introducing Boston Globe New Hampshire, a new local journalism initiative

A great story transcends location, and New Hampshire is full of great stories. We’re looking forward to bringing readers more of them.
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Spotlight Follow-up

The last words of Aaron Hernandez: Imprisoned Patriots star showed no hints of suicide in final phone calls

Hernandez seemed upbeat and optimistic, while making ominous references to concussions and a dangerous prison drug.
2023 baseball preview

Will the Red Sox make the playoffs? Our staff doesn’t think so.

Who will win the divisions, the wild cards, the championship series, and the World Series? Here are our expert opinions.
Infielder Bobby Dalbec and catcher Jorge Alfaro headed to Worcester as Red Sox take steps to finalize roster

Rare ‘planetary parade’ with five planets best visible in Mass. Wednesday night

Most of the celestial display — featuring Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Marscq — can be seen for two weeks, though it will get gradually get harder to see all the planets each night, according to Silas Laycock, a UMass Lowell astronomer and associate professor.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Here’s hoping MBTA chief Phillip Eng is where the buck stops, the empathy starts

Changing the perception of the T as an unresponsive, uncaring bureaucracy that ducks public accountability is the heart of the challenge faced by Eng. Hopefully he gets that.
MARCELA GARCÍA

In the Maine undocumented workers’ case, what about the Mass. company that employed them?
Thomas J. Brennan

Media need to do better at telling the story of military life
EDITORIAL

As sports betting ads push the limits, regulators need to push back
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Republicans would be wise to drop the talk of bombing Mexico
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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Revere students march against city council’s decision to kill a new high school at Wonderland
Dozens of students marched through Revere Monday to demand City Council definitively declare Wonderland dog track as the site for a new high school.

‘This is a sham:’ Harvard faulted for response to abuse claims in women’s hockey program run by Katey Stone
According to specialists in student rights and safety, the university prioritized its image and financial liability over the student-athletes' charges of abuse.

Boston teenager who died after N.H. skiing accident remembered as ‘academically gifted’ and ‘always kind’

Christopher DiPrima, 15, died Saturday after a skiing accident at the Pats Peak ski area in Henniker, N.H. The boy was skiing with his family when the accident took place, officials said.

As Wu mulls incentives for affordability, climate resiliency, BPDA asks developers what they already do

A survey of 250-plus builders asks how projects will incorporate the city’s housing and climate goals.

18-year-old injured in police shooting after allegedly pointing BB gun at officer in Manchester, N.H.

Waleed Al Thuwayni was reportedly “acting irate” at the police station earlier in the day before callers reported that his car was doing donuts on downtown streets. Then, police say, he pulled out what appeared to be a handgun.

Man killed after being struck by motor coach at Logan Airport

The man suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
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Landlords rarely hike the rent by 10 percent. So why do they hate Mayor Wu’s cap proposal?
Landlords say they fear the kind of blunt force rent control regime that squeezed landlords in Boston and neighboring cities decades ago.

‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
Migrant children gut fish in New Bedford, roof houses in the Boston suburbs, toil deep into the night in greenhouses in Central Massachusetts, and work in restaurant kitchens across the state.

Genetic genealogy and a bottle of Fireball led to arrest of suspected rapist
Legal and criminal justice analysts predict investigative genetic genealogy — the technique of identifying criminals and victims by searching genealogy databases for people who share their DNA — will ultimately become a mainstream law enforcement tool.

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Here’s hoping MBTA chief Phillip Eng is where the buck stops, the empathy starts
Thomas J. Brennan

Media need to do better at telling the story of military life
EDITORIAL

As sports betting ads push the limits, regulators need to push back
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Republicans would be wise to drop the talk of bombing Mexico
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NH Politics

Flirting with another presidential bid, Chris Christie knocks Trump and DeSantis in N.H.

In a town hall Q&A, the former New Jersey governor told voters that to do better in 2024 than they did in 2022, Republicans need to pick better candidates.

Cause of fire in Scituate that destroyed five beachfront homes is still under investigation

Five homes were destroyed in the blaze on Friday night and three were damaged.

Revere students march against city council’s decision to kill a new high school at Wonderland

Dozens of students marched through Revere Monday to demand City Council definitively declare Wonderland dog track as the site for a new high school.

Photos: Police respond, students evacuate after woman fatally shoots six at Nashville school

See photos and videos taken at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., after three children and three adults were fatally shot at the school.

Sports

NFL

Packers not requiring a first-round pick for Aaron Rodgers, but want ‘fair value’ from Jets

The Packers and Jets have discussed trade talks involving Rodgers, who has said he intends to play for the Jets in 2023.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum still searching for his 3-point stroke as the Celtics are finding their footing again

Tatum is shooting just 29.4 percent from beyond the arc since the All-Star break, and the Celtics need him back to his best as the games really start to count.
Baseball

In a bizarre episode involving a pitch clock violation, Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto ejected from spring game

Realmuto was kicked out for after the plate umpire tried handing him a new ball, but the catcher blindly turned his glove away and the ball dropped to the ground.
bruins notebook

Jake DeBrusk showed winning form for Bruins in Sunday’s shootout
NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Worcester’s Aliyah Boston, South Carolina women reach Final Four
PATRIOTS

Meek Mill tells Robert Kraft that Lamar Jackson wants to be a Patriot. Don’t count on it.

Business

SVB itself was main cause of bank’s failure, Fed official says

The nation’s top financial regulator is asserting that Silicon Valley Bank’s own management was largely to blame for the bank’s failure earlier this month and says the Federal Reserve will review whether a 2018 law that weakened stricter bank rules also contributed to its collapse.
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Federal regulators sue Binance, executives

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With Denterlein’s help, Main Streets Foundation aims to staff up

Silicon Valley Bank sold to First Citizens in government-backed deal
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What do Boston's college students worry about today?

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A carefully considered shade of blue helps turn a staid den into an all-day haven
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Immediately, I was like, Dang — he’s TALL’
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 27-April 2

metro

Scituate lighthouse gets a million-dollar face-lift

Rare ‘planetary parade’ with five planets best visible in Mass. Wednesday night

Former opponent of R.I. legislator who asked colleague, “Are you a pedophile?” calls for him to step down

sports

‘This is a sham:’ Harvard faulted for response to abuse claims in women’s hockey program run by Katey Stone

Robert Kraft, at NFL owners meetings, backs Bill Belichick but maintains high standard: ‘You either execute and win or you don’t’

Monday’s spring training report: Bats are quiet again in Red Sox’ penultimate Grapefruit game

business

Twitter celebs balk at paying Musk for blue check mark

As other pandemic stars stumble, Crocs still stride on

Jury awards $20 million to man who lost a leg after hospital missed blood clot

politics

House GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable

Flirting with another presidential bid, Chris Christie knocks Trump and DeSantis in N.H.

Celtics Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon, and Grant Williams meet with Biden administration officials to press social justice issues

Nation

Victims in Nashville school shooting are identified as three 9-year-old children and three adults

Idaho Senate passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Highland Park survivor heads to scene of Nashville shooting

World

Russia says it has test-fired missiles in the Sea of Japan

Family of US couple kidnapped in Haiti pleads for release

How Netanyahu judicial plan sparked massive unrest in Israel

opinion

Worcester area stays course on free buses but needs state support

How one neighborhood puts free stuff on display

Righting wrongful convictions a worthy fight for DA

lifestyle

Argentine dance troupe Malevo brings saucy exuberance, drill-like precision to Berklee Performance Center

‘Complicated Identities’ at the forefront of upcoming Belmont World Film series

Six art students receive Stephen D. Paine Scholarship for work exploring personal identities across media

food & dining

How a $2 hot dog changed everything for a Michelin-star restaurateur

Row 34 will open in Kendall Square; Borrachito Taqueria and Spirits comes to the Seaport

Stuffed to the gills at Kenmore Square’s Pescador, a New York coastal grill with hometown talent

travel

New York City ad campaign takes a swipe at Boston: ‘We get more done by 8 a.m. than Boston does in a day’

‘He guided me from heaven.’ A Rockport man retraces his grandfather’s path through WWI France.

This Curacao resort is redefining ‘all-inclusive’

Arts

Tillie Walden will be Vermont’s fifth — and youngest — ‘cartoonist laureate’

‘Visionary Boston’ celebrates undersung trio

At the Met, comparing and seriously contrasting

Books

The two sides of author Jessica Olien

Loss, feminism, snail metempsychosis, death: the best of Margaret Atwood in ‘Old Babes in the Wood’

In ‘Dust Child,’ Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai uses a silken touch in a tale of those left behind after the occupation of Vietnam

Movies

A shared bank account, taking out the trash, and growing up in Cambridge: Six takeaways from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s interview

Apple to splash $1 billion a year on films to break into cinemas

‘Rye Lane’ is for lovers

Television

This week’s TV: Apple binge-ables, Rob Lowe and son, and more Joni Mitchell love

Nantucket-set ‘The Perfect Couple’ will have plenty of star power

‘Great Expectations,’ and how to ruin a classic

music

From hell to paradise with a new ‘Dante’

At Jordan Hall, Chineke! Orchestra proves worthy of its exclamation mark

Newport Jazz Festival announces its 2023 lineup

Theater/Dance

As Little Red Ridinghood, Gloucester’s Katy Geraghty is living her own fairy tale

In Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s,’ comedy is on the menu at a hard-luck cafe

Huntington, SpeakEasy to team up on coproduction of ‘The Band’s Visit’

globe local

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

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

Obituaries

Rev. Elinor Lockwood Yeo, reproductive rights advocate and clinic director, dies at 88

Greg Wittine, once a hero for disabled Boy Scouts, dies at 67

Intel co-founder, philanthropist Gordon Moore dies at 94