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Cable cars take tourists and residents up to Comuna 13 in Medellín. Once the called "the most dangerous neighborhood in the world," by Time magazine, it's now a tourist attraction.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Why Medellín should be your next South American destination

Colombia is a tourism comeback success story, and Medellín is the star of the show.

SURVEY SAYS | CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

The best-tasting drinks to order on a plane

Flying reduces our senses and can cause food and drinks to taste dull because the lower air pressure, plus drier air, interferes with our senses of taste and smell. If it's flavor you crave, go bold. Here are some suggestions.

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 Tell us: Were you affected by Mass. company’s defective lead-testing machines?

After district revoked job offer over use of word ‘ladies,’ hundreds tried to weigh in. They didn’t get the chance.
Superintendent candidate Vito Perrone was on track to be Easthampton’s next school leader before he sent the email negotiating the terms of his contract.

Is ‘ladies’ a microaggression? Diversity experts explain after superintendent candidate loses job offer.

Opinion | Joan Vennochi: Hey, you guys, don’t call us ‘ladies’

US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions

Schools and colleges across the US would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases.

Supreme Court says trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia

The justices refused to disturb an appeals court order that made it possible for the girl to continue participating with her school’s track and cross-country teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues.

Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips around the globe for more than two decades, including travel on a superyacht and private jet, from a prominent Republican donor without disclosing them, according to a new ProPublica report.

Tennessee’s House expels Democrat, declines to expel another for gun control protest; vote on third still to come
The vote Thursday to oust Representative Justin Jones was an extraordinary move the chamber has used only a handful times since the Civil War.

New report finds former Methuen police chief should face criminal charges in a ‘textbook case of public corruption’

The report found that Joseph Solomon relied on "humiliation, fear, intimidation and retaliation" in his drive to boost his salary, becoming one of the highest paid law enforcement officials in the United States.

RI BUSINESS

Providence moves to evict Michael Mota’s Skyline at Waterplace
The city filed a complaint in District Court, giving Mota’s company until May 4 to show evidence that they did the work they’d promised. Otherwise, the city will seek to have them pay back 32 months of rent, totaling more than $270,000.

1,845 confirmed cases and 34 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Firefighters rescue worker in Newton after trench collapse

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

The Celtics are locked into the second seed in the Eastern Conference.

Which team should the Celtics prefer to play in the first round of the playoffs?

Boston will face the winner of Tuesday’s play-in game involving the seventh and eighth seeds. As of Thursday afternoon, the Nets, Heat, Hawks, and Raptors could still qualify for that game.

Celtics wrap up the No. 2 seed by scraping past the Raptors

Tarzan Brown, center, wears the bathrobe given to him by the A.H. Benoit company for winning a 10-mile race in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, in 1938. Shaking hands with him are Les Pawson, left, and Hawk Zamparelli.

Granddaughter of Boston Marathon winner ‘Tarzan’ Brown searching for the trophies he sold to feed his family

The Narragansett Indian, who lived in Charlestown, Rhode Island, had to borrow $1 to enter the 1939 Boston Marathon. He won and set a new American record.

The Boston Public Library's West End branch.

Housing at the library? It may be coming to your Boston neighborhood.

The the city this week asked for redevelopment proposals for the Boston Public Library’s West End branch, one of three new BPL sites that is set to add housing in the coming years.

Opinion

One of the comments read: “I just knew the taco salad was gonna be a middle age ‘Sandy’ she’s so pure and truly thinks it’s a healthy dinner choice.”

Meredith O'Brien

On TikTok, I’m the new face of taco salad

What do you do when your photo has been used in a viral TikTok video as the face of taco salad orderers?

Voters again defend abortion rights. Republicans should be scared.

MCAS foes should correct their misleading error

IDEAS | David Robertson

Don’t blame nature if COVID-19 leaked from a lab

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

This time, the hype about AI in medicine is warranted

New College of Florida students and supporters protest ahead of a meeting by the college's board of trustees, Feb. 28, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida. The conservative-dominated board of trustees of Florida's public honors college was meeting to take up a measure making wholesale changes in the school's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and offices.

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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photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

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More recent News

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.

As R.I. House passes shore access bill again, eyes turn to Senate
The House bill sets the boundary at six feet landward of the seaweed line. The Senate bill would set the line where vegetation grows. Can the General Assembly agree on a way forward this session?

Defeated N.H. Senate candidate alleges election process violations, ‘lack of teeth’ in oversight
Secretary of State David Scanlan reassures voters about the integrity of N.H.’s electoral system.

Federal agents enter the wrong hotel room, detain guest in Boston during training exercise
A Defense Department training session at the Revere Hotel in Boston went awry Tuesday when participants entered the wrong room and mistakenly detained a guest, rather than the role player assigned to the training exercise, according to the FBI.

Eugene Mirman headlines a comedy benefit for Roslindale businesses hit hard by an accident
The lineup for the April 13 show at the Substation in Roslindale also includes Bethany Van Delft, Will Smalley, and Tooky Kavanagh.

African antelope eludes police dragnet in Ludlow after escaping zoo a week ago
Mary, a one-horned, eland antelope who usually lives at Lupa Zoo, escaped her paddock at least a week ago after a storm knocked down the fence, zoo director Wally Lupa said.

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David Bramante fixes letters on the marquee of West Newton Cinema.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, spoke at a rally for a fair teachers contract outside Weymouth Town Hall in March.

MCAS foes should correct their misleading error

Janet Protasiewicz celebrated with her supporters in Milwaukee after winning a crucial seat on the State Supreme Court on April 4. Having Protasiewicz on the state's highest court tips the balance in favor of reversing the state's abortion ban.

Voters again defend abortion rights. Republicans should be scared.

One of the comments read: “I just knew the taco salad was gonna be a middle age ‘Sandy’ she’s so pure and truly thinks it’s a healthy dinner choice.”

Meredith O'Brien

On TikTok, I’m the new face of taco salad

A portion of the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

IDEAS | David Robertson

Don’t blame nature if COVID-19 leaked from a lab

Health care is emerging as one of the fields with the most to gain from GPT-like systems — but also a domain where the risks could be high.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

This time, the hype about AI in medicine is warranted

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

The totally normal but not entirely rational fear of being duped

Metro

Mass. representatives call on First Citizens to continue SVB’s affordable housing initiatives here

Prior to its collapse in March, SVB worked to finance affordable housing construction and mortgage programs for first-time homebuyers.

Granddaughter of Boston Marathon winner ‘Tarzan’ Brown searching for the trophies he sold to feed his family

The Narragansett Indian, who lived in Charlestown, Rhode Island, had to borrow $1 to enter the 1939 Boston Marathon. He won and set a new American record.

18-year-old Angus Abercrombie wins his bid to become Town Meeting member in Belmont

Angus Abercrombie, the youngest person on the ballot for Town Meeting in Belmont this year, successfully secured a spot as a representative in the town's local election Tuesday.

Defeated N.H. Senate candidate alleges election process violations, ‘lack of teeth’ in oversight

Secretary of State David Scanlan reassures voters about the integrity of N.H.’s electoral system.

Sports

Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen finished off the Tigers with a scoreless ninth inning.

Red Sox notebook

Kenley Jansen has racked up a lot of saves, but his first with the Red Sox was special

The righthander has 392 saves, closing in on 400 for his career, a milestone only six closers have reached.

Tiger Woods's 74 might be good enough to stay in contention for the weekend, but hardly good enough to contend.

Tiger Woods limps to a 74 in a painful opening round at the Masters

Woods had his worst opening round at the Masters since 2005, coincidentally, the year he won his fourth green jacket.

Jared Shuster finished his major-league debut at Nationals Park strong on Sunday, retiring 12 of the final 17 hitters he faced.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

New Bedford native Jared Shuster getting second shot with Atlanta

The rookie lefthander was sent to Triple A after a struggling start to his major-league career, but was recalled when the Braves placed Collin McHugh on the injured list with shoulder inflammation.

Granddaughter of Boston Marathon winner ‘Tarzan’ Brown searching for the trophies he sold to feed his family

HS BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Following the lead of junior Tate Bannish and senior Connor O’Neil as captains, Wellesley baseball is determined to be a hit

European tour wins ruling against LIV Golf, further squeezing players

Business

Mass. representatives call on First Citizens to continue SVB’s affordable housing initiatives here

Prior to its collapse in March, SVB worked to finance affordable housing construction and mortgage programs for first-time homebuyers.

US tech firms struggle to lay off workers in Europe

In Europe, mass layoffs among tech companies have stalled because of labor protections that make it virtually impossible to dismiss people in some countries without prior consultations with employee interest groups.

Coal capacity climbs worldwide despite promises to slash it

FDA forces unproven premature birth drug Makena off market

magazine

An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

Clockwise from top left: A photograph from the Todd Webb in Africa exhibition; Jamez McCorkle in "Omar"; Simone Leigh’s Cupboard IX; a scene from Justin Peck's ballet "Everywhere We Go"; and The Great Mystery by Kent Monkman.

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

An illustration showing two women in separate panels. One panel shows a woman standing near a hospital bed in a hospital setting. The second shows a woman standing by herself with her head bowed as if sad.

When I lived too far to help my dying dad, a stranger stepped in to help

Baked Zucchini and Gruyère Omelet

Recipe: A make-ahead baked omelet for a no-fuss Easter menu

metro

Kelsey Barry has run the Boston Marathon several times, including in 2019. She had quit her job in marketing and became a trauma nurse after the 2013 attack on the Marathon.

After the Boston Marathon bombing, a high-flying businesswoman became a trauma nurse

After district revoked job offer over use of word ‘ladies,’ hundreds tried to weigh in. They didn’t get the chance.

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: April 7-14

sports

People attended a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in March by the Capitol in Washington.

US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions

Red Sox snap three-game skid in series opener in Detroit

Longtime assistant coach Dante Scarnecchia to be inducted into Patriots Hall of Fame

business

"Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology" is now known as “Franklin Cummings Tech” to honor the institution's legacy and the gift it received from the Cummings Foundation.

This marketing agency is helping to rebrand Boston institutions

Housing at the library? It may be coming to your Boston neighborhood.

Providence moves to evict Michael Mota’s Skyline at Waterplace

politics

President Biden speaks about the evacuation of American citizens, their families, SIV applicants, and vulnerable Afghans in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Aug. 20, 2021.

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

Stormy Daniels says she looks forward to testifying in Trump case

Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says

Nation

Representatives Justin Jones, D-Nashville, center, Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, back left, and Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, huddled on the floor of the House chamber on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn.

Tennessee’s House expels Democrat, declines to expel another for gun control protest; vote on third still to come

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

1,845 confirmed cases and 34 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took his seat in the Italian Senate on the opening session of the new parliament, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Doctors for Berlusconi say he is being treated at a hospital for a lung infection related to chronic leukemia. Berlusconi’s personal physician, Alberto Zangrillo, signed off on a medical bulletin issued Thursday, April 6, 2023 afternoon that said Berlusconi “has had for some time” leukemia in a “persistent chronic phase.”

Berlusconi in ICU for lung infection after leukemia diagnosis

Protests again hit France as striker numbers dwindle

Ukrainian groups learn about DNA use to identify war victims

opinion

Charged discussion

Hey, you guys, don’t call us ‘ladies’

Tax relief: Reading Mariano’s tea leaves

lifestyle

Hooked up with my property manager

8 Mass. residents named Guggenheim fellows

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

food & dining

Pork belly sandwich at Code 1 BBQ in Wilmington.

In a busy Wilmington shopping plaza, home-cooked barbecue awaits

Allston favorites Our Fathers and Deep Ellum return in new locations

Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so.

travel

The best-tasting drinks to order on a plane

Trying to find the best food in Tucson is a fool’s errand. It’s all so good.

Why Medellín should be your next South American destination

Arts

Alicia M. Keyes, "Monadnock."

In Concord, the art of celebrating an anniversary

At MassArt, a painter’s feminist homage and a DJ’s sonic installation invite the public in

At Cooper Hewitt, infographics and design ahead of their time

Books

National Book Award finalist Alejandro Varela renders the neurotic complexity of cosmopolitan life with humor and pathos in ‘The People Who Report More Stress’

In Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Romantic Comedy,’ the perfect man (and a global pandemic) derails an otherwise smart, funny romance

Sebastian Barry on rescuing orphaned books

Movies

Little Richard at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, September 1956. From "Little Richard: I Am Everything," a Magnolia Pictures release.

‘There wasn’t anybody like him,’ says ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ director Lisa Cortés

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

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

Television

Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso."

Embracing my inner Ted Lasso

True-crime series to look back at Marathon bombings

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

music

Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Daniil Trifonov performed a recital at Symphony Hall on April 4, presented by Celebrity Series of Boston.

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

Photos from the casts of “Sweeney Todd,” “Parade,” and “A Doll’s House.”

In these Broadway revivals, no justice for all

Eugene Mirman headlines a comedy benefit for Roslindale businesses hit hard by an accident

From Brookline to Broadway: Comic Alex Edelman reaches the next stage

globe local

Firefighters at Glades Road in Scituate where multiple homes were on fire.

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, originally a dental technician from Darmstadt, was creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island.

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