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Judge rules that two competing lawsuits involving former MIT professor David Sabatini and a female scientist can move forward

A state judge has ruled that two competing lawsuits involving former MIT biology professor David Sabatini and a female scientist with whom he had a relationship can move forward, though the judge dismissed some of the claims.
Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Massachusetts students receive top ranking for achievement and participation in AP classes

State education leaders announced Massachusetts has seen double digit gains among the number of Black and Latino students enrolled in AP courses.

MBTA contractors charged with stealing more than $8 million
A former Keolis official and another man were indicted on federal charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud the commuter rail operator of more than $8 million, according to legal filings and US Attorney Rachael S. Rollins’s office.

Former top officials at Mass. company charged with knowingly selling defective lead-testing machines used by tens of thousands of children

US Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins said the three former top officials of Magellan Diagnostics "deceived customers and the FDA about the reliability of medical tests that detected lead levels."
Read the indictment of trio charged with knowingly selling defective lead testing machines

Harvard dean calls hoax emergency calls to student dorm ‘deeply troubling and unnerving’

Three hoax phone calls made to Harvard University this week came from an anonymous male caller who said he had taken a female student hostage in a dormitory and had tried to kill her, the university said in an update sent to students Wednesday night.

MBTA bus collides with vehicle on Forest Hills Avenue in Jamaica Plain

Defense department training session goes wrong when agents enter the wrong room in Boston hotel

Tenn. lawmaker faces backlash after asking students what gun they’re ‘comfortable being shot with’

Democrats put abortion on the ballot in Wisconsin and won. They hope to do it again

Democrats are eager to apply the lessons of Wisconsin to swing states in 2024 and beyond.

Greater Boston’s Black population actually increasing, not dropping, new report says
“Great Migration to Global Immigration: A Portrait of Black Boston” examines the everchanging makeup of Boston’s Black community, and it shows that more Black people of different birthplaces, educational attainment, and socioeconomic status are calling Greater Boston home.

Sununu: No pathway for a Donald Trump presidency
“He’s not going to win,” the New Hampshire governor told business leaders on Wednesday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester. “He didn’t win in 2020. He caused a lot of seats to be lost that we should have won in ‘22.”

Judge should avoid issuing gag order on Trump in criminal case, legal experts say Pence won’t appeal order compelling grand jury testimony
Gary Washburn | On basketball

No need for an envelope . . . The Celtics know they have a winner for Sixth Man of the Year: reserve guard Malcolm Brogdon

Brogdon came off the bench for the 67th time this season. He attacked the rim. He swished 3-pointers. He bailed the Celtics out of late shot-clock situations with creative drives and floaters in a 97-93 victory over the Raptors.
Celtics wrap up the No. 2 seed by scraping past the Raptors
Pirates 4, Red Sox 1

A few rough minutes tell the story as the Red Sox get swept by Pirates at Fenway

“We didn’t play good baseball,” rued manager Alex Cora. “Games like this, they’re disappointing to everybody, not just me.”
Josh Winckowski showing he could be a valuable piece in Red Sox bullpen
Odie Henderson Review | ★

Owen Wilson plays a toxic public-television artist in ‘Paint’

You’ll have more fun watching paint dry — or better yet, rewatching Bob Ross.

How to blow up a heist film? Make it about climate warriors instead.

That’s the idea behind Daniel Goldhaber’s new movie, "How to Blow Up a Pipeline."

‘He is very, very generous’: Tom Hanks gifts Arlington store a typewriter from his vast collection

Tom Hanks, a typewriter enthusiast, has a history of gifting the machines from his personal collection.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Hey, you guys, don’t call us ‘ladies’

While the use of ‘ladies’ can sound patronizing, I think it’s extreme to call it a microaggression. But even if you are so inclined, should one microaggression cancel out everything else that’s worthwhile about a person?
RACHELLE COHEN

Cameras were on for Lindsay Clancy’s arraignment. Why was Trump’s different?
SCOT LEHIGH

A time of reckoning for Donald Trump — and for America
EDITORIAL

Tax relief: Reading Mariano’s tea leaves
JEFF JACOBY

Working-class voters didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party left them.
The Emancipator

DEI Denial is the modern day lynching

Where lynching was an arbitrary and barbaric act to terrorize Black people, modern attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion threaten the livelihoods of those challenging oppressive systems and keep us all in the dark.
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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

Newly formed nonprofit rallies to save cherished West Newton Cinema
Community members have until August of next year to raise funds and buy back the building.

More change coming to Charlestown as BPDA eyes housing development on community college parking lots
The Boston Planning and Development Agency plans to seek redevelopment proposals for a swath of surface parking lots along Interstate 93 just south of Bunker Hill Community College.

Driving school owner pleads guilty to bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say

A driving school owner pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he bribed an RMV worker to issue driver’s licenses to people who didn’t pass or even take the road test, US Attorney Rachael S. Rollins’s office said.

California man pleads guilty in 2016 death of Brockton toddler

Timy Jo Griffin, 28, of Long Beach, Calif. was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Bob Lee, Cash App founder and MobileCoin exec, slain at 43
Lee was the chief technology officer at digital payments company Square in 2013 when it launched a money transfer application now known as Cash App.

Report details ‘staggering’ church sex abuse in Maryland
More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children over the past 80 years, according to a state report.

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BETH TEITELL | COMMENTARY

How the hip replacement became the hot Gen-X surgery

Grandma surgery is no longer just for grandmas. So many people are getting hip replacements in their 40s or 50s that a remake of “The Breakfast Club” would be set in a physical therapy facility.

A job offer was revoked for this superintendent finalist. The reason? For using the word ‘ladies’ in an e-mail, he said.
The Easthampton School Committee revoked its job offer to Vito Perrone after meeting in executive session last Thursday.

Boston City Council votes to adopt new climate-friendly state building code
Boston City Council on Wednesday voted 8-4 to approve a new climate-friendly state building code that strongly discourages the use of fossil fuels in new construction and major renovations citywide.

FOOD
Ming Tsai’s controversial comments onstage were just the start of the conversation
What came after was disappointment and an apology, as well as important questions about cancel culture vs. accountability, generational differences, and the responsibility to speak up.

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Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Beef,’ a road rage incident, followed by twists and turns

Scientists and creatives alike worked with choreographer Nanine Linning on Boston Ballet’s ambitious new commission ‘La Mer’

Front Porch, Huntington top the list of nominees for the Elliot Norton Awards

A punk-era class reunion, with Rick Berlin as its maestro

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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

RACHELLE COHEN

Cameras were on for Lindsay Clancy’s arraignment. Why was Trump’s different?
SCOT LEHIGH

A time of reckoning for Donald Trump — and for America
EDITORIAL

Tax relief: Reading Mariano’s tea leaves
IDEAS | WENDY TOWNSEND

Have you kissed an iguana today?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Another ‘Teflon Don’ finally gets scratched in court

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

The totally normal but not entirely rational fear of being duped

Metro

Harvard dean calls hoax emergency calls to student dorm ‘deeply troubling and unnerving’

Three hoax phone calls made to Harvard University this week came from an anonymous male caller who said he had taken a female student hostage in a dormitory and had tried to kill her, the university said in an update sent to students Wednesday night.

Massachusetts weighs letting judges order mental health care

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would give judges the authority to order adults with a severe mental illness into mandatory outpatient care, after being released from a health care facility.

Greater Boston’s Black population actually increasing, not dropping, new report says

“Great Migration to Global Immigration: A Portrait of Black Boston” examines the everchanging makeup of Boston’s Black community, and it shows that more Black people of different birthplaces, educational attainment, and socioeconomic status are calling Greater Boston home.

Judge rules that two competing lawsuits involving former MIT professor David Sabatini and a female scientist can move forward

A state judge has ruled that two competing lawsuits involving former MIT biology professor David Sabatini and a female scientist with whom he had a relationship can move forward, though the judge dismissed some of the claims.

Sports

Gary Washburn | On basketball

No need for an envelope . . . The Celtics know they have a winner for Sixth Man of the Year: reserve guard Malcolm Brogdon

Brogdon came off the bench for the 67th time this season. He attacked the rim. He swished 3-pointers. He bailed the Celtics out of late shot-clock situations with creative drives and floaters in a 97-93 victory over the Raptors.
Bruins

Bruins prospect Mason Lohrei solid in debut with Providence

Lohrei had a 0-0–0 stat line hiding some strong offensive plays, a big blocked shot and a goal-saving stick.
HS baseball: Boston Latin 3, Latin Academy 0

Douglas George goes the distance — and then some — in masterful 14-strikeout, no-hitter for Boston Latin baseball in season-opening win over Latin Academy

George fanned the side in the seventh inning, finishing with 14 strikeouts on 110 pitches and the no-hitter as the Wolfpack earned a 3-0 win over the Dragons.
Masters notebook

Tom Hoge posts hole-in-one, wins Masters Par 3 Contest
High schools

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Senior Victor Lam (38 assists, 4 aces) submits all-around effort for Chelmsford in Merrimack Valley win over Methuen
Celtics 97, Raptors 93

Celtics wrap up the No. 2 seed by scraping past the Raptors, and earn some clarity in the process

Business

Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so

Are robot waiters the future? It’s a question the restaurant industry is increasingly trying to answer.

Global takedown of cybercriminals behind malware operation

Officials seized 11 domain names tied to the Genesis Market and arrested about 120 users across the world, including some in the United States, according to the FBI and Justice Department.

UBS chiefs see risks ahead in Credit Suisse takeover

Bob Lee, Cash App founder and MobileCoin exec, slain at 43
magazine
Your Home | Renovations

After a divorce, a mother of three goes all in on her own home style
MISS CONDUCT

If I’m in town visiting one friend and don’t tell the other, I feel traitorous
Style Watch

Home design ideas: Light fixtures made from natural fibers

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, April 3-16

metro

Former top officials at Mass. company charged with knowingly selling defective lead-testing machines used by tens of thousands of children

Whale tales

Massachusetts students receive top ranking for achievement and participation in AP classes

sports

As the regular season winds down, the Celtics — with their playoff seed sewn up — are playing it smart

Josh Winckowski showing he could be a valuable piece in Red Sox bullpen

At Natick High, lacrosse has been a way of life, and labor of love for the Kittler family

business

Johnson & Johnson offers $8.9 billion to settle talc baby powder claims

Twitter labels NPR as ‘state-affiliated media’ in policy change

US companies add fewer jobs than forecast, ADP data show

politics

Democrats put abortion on the ballot in Wisconsin and won. They hope to do it again

Sununu: No pathway for a Donald Trump presidency

Pence won’t appeal order compelling grand jury testimony

Nation

Robert Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, files to run for president

Trump’s charges bring doubts, hopes, and uncertainty among both Republicans and Democrats

Report details ‘staggering’ church sex abuse in Maryland

World

Violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site for 2nd night

Blinken says he has ‘no doubt’ Wall Street Journal reporter was ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia

US flies nuclear-capable bombers amid tensions with North Korea

opinion

Another ‘Teflon Don’ finally gets scratched in court

May I have a word: Talking about one’s own devices

Enshrine Affordable Care Act protections into state law

lifestyle

Jurassic World Live Tour brings 24 life-size dinosaurs to Boston

Should I move to a city with more single men?

Boston indie-rockers Q-Tip Bandits will bring a taste of Boston Calling downtown

food & dining

Bon Ami is a pop-up dinner in Concord with a house party vibe

Recipe: Deviled eggs for Easter dinner just got an upgrade with this rustic, zesty sour cream filling

Recipe: For Easter, bake old-fashioned custards, with a familiar, comforting, silky texture

travel

You can rent Emily Dickinson’s bedroom by the hour

I paid Aer Lingus for extra luggage I didn’t need. Can I get a refund?

‘No one says you have to answer e-mails or texts!’ and other great advice from Globe readers who travel

Arts

At Cooper Hewitt, infographics and design ahead of their time

In ‘Black Futures: How to See in Total Darkness,’ visions of hope spring forward

Under Spain’s thumb, a mysterious art took root

Books

Three New England authors receive Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards from the Cleveland Foundation

The heroine of Victor LaValle’s western gothic ‘Lone Women’ wrestles with a horror from her past

Amid colonial rule and Japanese occupation, young lovers pay the price of modernity in Rachel Heng’s ‘The Great Reclamation’

Movies

Owen Wilson plays a toxic public-television artist in ‘Paint’

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ plumbs the depths, and dregs, of fandom

‘Air’ is the origin story of the Air Jordan — and one of this year’s best films

Television

In ‘Beef,’ a road rage incident, followed by twists and turns

Embracing the seedier side of ‘Schmigadoon!’ in season 2

Harry Potter’s next stop? It looks like HBO Max.

music

From Joshua Bell at Symphony Hall, more of the same

Madison Cunningham is trying to master the art of being vulnerable

A punk-era class reunion, with Rick Berlin as its maestro

Theater/Dance

Scientists and creatives alike worked with choreographer Nanine Linning on Boston Ballet’s ambitious new commission ‘La Mer’

Front Porch, Huntington top the list of nominees for the Elliot Norton Awards

In ‘Shadows Cast,’ a haunting dreamscape where secrets go to hide

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

Klaus Teuber, Catan board game creator, dies at 70

Bing Newcomb, whose code transformed stock trading, dies at 79

Free-market ex-UK Treasury chief Nigel Lawson dies