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Why the business of small colleges no longer adds up

As the population of high school graduates continues to decline and more young people are skeptical of, or unable to bear, the hefty cost of a college degree, the business model for the small, intimate liberal arts school is much less viable these days.

Judge deciding whether to grant Jack Teixeira pretrial release or keep him jailed

Both sides in the federal case against Jack Teixeira are awaiting a ruling from a magistrate judge as to whether the 21-year-old, accused of leaking classified documents online, will be released to his father’s home.

After being twice denied, Jack Teixeira touted security clearance to get gun license Read more coverage of the Jack Teixeira leaked documents case

Guns and threats of violence: A darker picture emerges of accused leaker Jack Teixeira

Ana Walshe gave ‘some sort of ultimatum’ to husband now charged with her murder, prosecutors say
With his mother’s financial assistance, Brian Walshe hired a private investigator to follow his wife, Ana, prosecutors said.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

GPA issue just latest in series of exam school admissions errors parents have noticed this year

The district hired auditors to avoid the incorrect admissions decisions it had in 2019 and 2020: Ernst & Young last year, and the local consultant firm Borderland Partners this year. But it was parents, not the auditor, that caught the mistakes.

Family of Milton teen killed in Aruba boating incident joins with US officials to press for safety reforms
The family of 13-year-old Cassidy Murray, a Milton girl killed last year in a tubing incident while on vacation in Aruba, has joined forces with Congressman Stephen Lynch to push for recreational safety reforms on the Caribbean island.

Ethics probe of US Attorney Rachael Rollins complete, Justice Dept. watchdog has yet to release findings

The office of US Inspector General Michael Horowitz recently provided Rollins with a voluminous report detailing its findings and offered her an opportunity to provide a written response.

MBTA finishes safety inspections of its tracks, a key step toward trains returning to normal speed

Cambridge venue to lose liquor license for one day; staff allegedly failed to help patron who suspected she had been drugged

GUARDIANS 5, RED SOX 2

Guardians battle past Nick Pivetta, Red Sox to open series at Fenway
Nick Pivetta needed 100 pitches to get through five innings against a relentless Cleveland offense, and the Red Sox offense didn't have enough answers to begin a three-game weekend series.

NFL Draft

Keion White, a pass rusher out of Georgia Tech, was the Patriots' second-round pick.

Recap

NFL Draft: Winners, losers, and Patriots takeaways from Night 2

After three rounds of the NFL Draft, the Patriots have three new defenders — and have yet to add a weapon for quarterback Mac Jones.

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Marte Mapu visited Foxborough before draft
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The Patriots' second-round pick, Keion White has the measurables to be an elite edge rusher, measuring 6 feet 5 inches and 285 pounds.

Keion White wasn’t expecting the Patriots to draft him out of Georgia Tech, but he’s ready to get down to business

White said he’s not somebody who’s into the “glitz and glamour of football, I want to work, and I want to win, and I feel like that’s what the Patriots offer.”

Scouting report: What new Patriots DL Keion White brings on the field

Marte Mapu credited playing in the Senior Bowl with increasing his visibility coming out of Sacramento State.

A late bloomer at Sacramento State, third-round pick Marte Mapu hopes to be a versatile playmaker for the Patriots

Mapu started his collegiate career quietly but came on over his final two seasons, piling up 141 tackles (13 for losses), 20 passes defensed, and 6 interceptions.

Scouting Marte Mapu, the Patriots’ third-round draft pick

Game 6: Panthers 7, Bruins 5

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Bruins’ puck management left much to be desired, and other takeaways from Game 6 loss to Panthers
The usually sure-handed Bruins, after finally moving out to a 5-4 lead in the third, twice failed to move the puck out of their own end, resulting in goals.

Tara Sullivan: Will Bruins stick with Linus Ullmark in the net after seven-goal disaster in Game 6?

Linus Ullmark was beaten high to the blocker side for the goal by Eetu Luostarinen (27) that gave the Panthers the lead for good with 5:38 to play.

GAME 6: PANTHERS 7, BRUINS 5

Bruins pushed to Game 7 after losing again as Panthers prevail in high-scoring third period

The teams combined for seven goals in the third, with Eetu Luostarinen burying the final go-ahead tally for Florida. Game 7 is Sunday at TD Garden.

Umbrellas with varying degrees of functionality were employed by two women walking along the Charles River as a light rain fell.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Two weather systems will bring plenty of rain to New England this weekend

What started as a dry April has turned more typical, with nearly average rainfall the second half of the month — and more showers are on the way.

It’s peak tulip time in the Boston Public Garden — and the city’s horticulturist wants you to enjoy them

Building a case: John Fish, CEO of the Suffolk construction company, is suing his former partner Stephen Weiner over their failed condo project.

Stephen Weiner used unauthorized ‘memory refreshers’ during deposition, judge says

The judge in John Fish’s lawsuit over failed condo project says Weiner violated protocol and rules agreed to by both parties.

A team flipped their canoe in the rapids at Six Mile Falls in the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race.

In northern Maine, a spring canoe race of spills and chills

The crowd let out a cheer when a boat made it through. But it was nothing like the cheer they let out for the first boat that did not.

After his team lost its first-round series in six games, Hawks star Trae Young (right) pointed to Jayston Tatum and the Celtics as championship favorites.

Is Joel Embiid healthy? Will anyone step up? What to watch as the Celtics prepare to take on the 76ers.

Embiid (knee) was out of the lineup when Philadelphia completed a first-round sweep of the Nets. The Sixers will also need to find answers to secondary-scoring issues and figure out how to stop key components to the Celtics' offense.

MFA designer creates playoff art in support of Celtics, Jaylen Brown

Opinion

Francisco Magaña sublet a room in his East Boston basement apartment to Reina Carolina Morales Rojas. He packed up most of her belongings in a large box, seen here on the table, surrounded by some of her makeup and perfumes.

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Family and friends of Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, missing for 5 months, cling to hope

The 41-year-old Salvadoran immigrant was last seen the evening of Nov. 26. She got into a vehicle on Bennington Street in East Boston and was later dropped off in Somerville.

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Where things stand with Congress, the debt limit, and the possibility of a national default

A looming — and totally preventable — crisis over the national debt ceiling hasn’t been dominating the news yet, but in the last few months it has increasingly put Washington and Wall Street on edge.

Dozens of Haitians fleeing turmoil shelter at Boston Medical Center

After a winter lull, the numbers of homeless refugees seeking shelter at the South End hospital has “risen dramatically,” in recent weeks, Boston Medical Center said in a statement.

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After woman’s death outside hospital, new ‘Laura’s Law’ rules will require ERs to be more accessible

Laura Levis died in 2016 at age 34, alone on a bench outside a hospital emergency room, unable to get inside.

Boston police officers acquitted in overtime fraud case
Lawyers for the officers had previously told jurors that there’s no dispute they were paid for overtime hours they didn’t work, but said they were merely following longstanding practices accepted by department leadership.

‘If I were a fish’: These two Berklee College grads wrote the hit song that’s taken over social media
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SJC reinstates criminal charges against managers of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where 76 died early in pandemic
The SJC decided that while the deaths may not constitute a crime, the state attorney general’s office should have the opportunity to present its criminal case against the two men in Hampden Superior Court.

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At MoMA, a free and fluid Georgia O’Keeffe

Singer-songwriter Will Dailey was at Q Division, the recording studio where Aimee Mann, Pixies, Wiz Khalifa, and James Taylor, among others, recorded, which just reopened in a new location in Cambridge.

Upgraded Q Division recording studio reopens in spiffy new Cambridge digs

TV personality Jerry Springer died Thursday at 79.

Jerry Springer, a sower of TV chaos whose impact was also felt in Trump-era politics

Alonzo Bodden hosts the Wait Wait Stand-up Tour at Medford's Chevalier Theatre on April 28.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

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US actor Burt Lancaster (L), US singer Harry Belafonte (C) and US actor Charlton Heston (R) chat inside Lincoln Memorial during the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" on August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C., United States. - During the march of August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Remembering Harry Belafonte

Representatives such as Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia are now coupling supporting bans on gender-affirming health care with disinformation on commonly used, life-saving antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

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A protest outside the Supreme Court urged the cancellation of student debt on Feb. 28, as the court heard arguments over President Biden's plan to forgive some student debt.

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Young voters expect Democrats to hold Supreme Court justices accountable

James A. West's "Point Of View" sculpture in Pittsburgh depicts a 1770 meeting between the Seneca leader Guyasuta and George Washington.

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Children showed drawings as they waited for the arrival of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, at Liverpool Central Library, on April 26 in Liverpool, England.

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A new fire escape was added as part of the renovations to the historic Harvard Lampoon building.

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GPA issue just latest in series of exam school admissions errors parents have noticed this year

On Arbor Day, Roxbury elementary students plant five new trees and other flora

On Friday morning, dozens of Ellis Elementary School students got their hands dirty planting five new trees and other plants in the schoolyard.

Ethics probe of US Attorney Rachael Rollins complete, Justice Dept. watchdog has yet to release findings

The office of US Inspector General Michael Horowitz recently provided Rollins with a voluminous report detailing its findings and offered her an opportunity to provide a written response.

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Sports

Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark is caught in a traffic jam while making a save on Panther Anton Lundell.

Tara Sullivan

Will Bruins stick with Linus Ullmark in the net after he allowed six goals in disastrous Game 6?

Nothing is more troubling than Ullmark’s obvious struggles in net, the inability he had early to handle the puck with any confidence, or the inability he had late to protect multiple Bruin leads.

Bill Belichick and his staff have never had more pressure than they face in this year's draft.

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NFL Draft: The Patriots have nine picks on Saturday. Here’s a rundown.

The Patriots are coming off their second losing season in three years and need to find some immediate contributors.

Jake DeBrusk (right) scored a shorthanded goal in the third period on Friday.

Bruins

Jake DeBrusk on the hand-pass ruling that negated a Bruins goal, plus what the rule book says

"They obviously looked at it and they called it what it was," DeBrusk said after Boston's 7-5 loss Friday.

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BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Sibling rivalry: Brothers Jensen and Curran Farnworth to test their bond opposing each other in New Bedford-Greater New Bedford boys’ volleyball match

MSTCA Division 4/6 relays

Newburyport girls, Burlington boys track reign in MSTCA Division 4 Relays

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Legislation introduced to allow online casino gambling in R.I.

“Our state casinos provide an important source of revenue to fund vital programs and investments that benefit all Rhode Islanders,” Senate President Ruggerio and House Speaker Shekarchi said in a joint statement about iGaming.

A key inflation gauge tracked by Fed remained high in March

Given the still-high levels of hiring and wage growth, economists expect the Fed to raise rates again next week and to keep them high through the end of the year.

After weathering COVID, Jamaica Plain yoga studio embraces accessibility, community

NYC transit agency ends Twitter alerts, says it’s unreliable

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A colorful illustration of some popular foods of summer. From left to right: a lobster, a soft serve ice cream cone, a cup of Del's frozen lemonade, a hotdog and a cheeseburger.

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24 perfect foods worth a New England road trip this summer

The Russian Orthodox Church on Unalaska Island, part of the Aleutians.

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A journalist, her father, and a quest for family history in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: We ‘bonded over attempting to Google each other . . . unsuccessfully’

PERSPECTIVE

‘Love you brother, but despise your politics’: How families can teach us to get along

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University of Rhode Island men's basketball coach Ryan "Archie" Miller.

For URI’s basketball team to succeed, it should look to its past

Antelope escapes from zoo, and is still on the loose

How to move beyond climate disinformation in the N.H. State House

sports

Malik Monk and the Kings had a lot to be excited about after pushing the Warriors to Game 7.

Malik Monk, De’Aaron Fox drive the offense as Kings force Game 7 against defending champion Warriors

Girls’ lacrosse roundup: No. 13 Walpole upsets No. 10 Duxbury in epic matchup highlighted by Caitlyn Naughton’s seven goals

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Nick Heitman (18 kills, 4 aces) helps No. 8 Acton-Boxborough (8-0) remain unbeaten in Dual County win over Wayland

business

The Cranston Street Armory, which is expected to become an around-the-clock temporary warming station for Rhode Island homeless population this winter, is facing hurdles in order to open.

Despite city’s concerns, state plans to extend shelter at Cranston Street Armory

EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer

Federal Reserve faults Silicon Valley Bank executives and itself in bank failure

politics

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to reporters after the House passed the debt limit bill at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. House Republicans approved a bill aimed at capping government spending and rolling back parts of President Biden’s agenda in return for a one-year increase of the country’s debt limit. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Where things stand with Congress, the debt limit, and the possibility of a national default

North Carolina justices hand GOP big win with election rulings

2nd study commissioned by Trump also finds no widespread voter fraud, author says

Nation

Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, who lost their daughter in the mass shooting at a theatre in Aurora, Colo., held hands as Colorado state Senator Sonya Jacquez Lewis, left, spoke before Governor. Jared Polis signed four gun control bills into law during a ceremony Friday.

Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre

Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rolls

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska

World

Some Sudanese who can afford the trip are traveling to Egypt to escape the conflict at home.

Cease-fire is extended in Sudan, but bombardments and gunfire ensue

BBC chairman resigns over role in $1 million loan for Boris Johnson

Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills at least 23 people

opinion

OPINION: Why Dominion’s settlement with Fox News is good for journalism

How to fix a funny building

The GOP’s new political tricks: silencing, censure, expulsion

lifestyle

Author Sarah Maslin Nir will be holding book readings in barns across the US for her middle-grade novel "The Flying Horse," released on March 14.

Children’s book author Sarah Maslin Nir embarks on an unconventional book tour — reading from barn to barn

His children despise me, and his ex is still in the picture

At-risk kids need underwear, but it’s rarely donated. Cocotree Kids is changing that.

food & dining

The Sinclair in Cambridge, photographed in 2012.

Cambridge venue to lose liquor license for one day; staff allegedly failed to help patron who suspected she had been drugged

24 perfect foods worth a New England road trip this summer

Deep Ellum’s triumphant return

travel

Cassidy Murray (right) pictured with (from left) her father Dave, older brother Adam, and her mother Linda. (Provided by Murray Family)

Family of Milton teen killed in Aruba boating incident joins with US officials to press for safety reforms

What to know about Vantage Travel, the embattled Boston cruise ship company

New England hostels, an app to make travel more accessible, and hats that protect from the sun

Arts

Celtics playoff art created by MFA Boston's senior graphic designer Evan Baumeister.

MFA designer creates playoff art in support of Celtics, Jaylen Brown

At MoMA, a free and fluid Georgia O’Keeffe

At the Griffin: pandemic associations, US-Philippine relations, cross-cultural concerns

Books

Independent Bookstore Day in R.I.: 7 places where you can celebrate

Claire Dederer’s ‘Monsters’ wrestles with the dilemma of great art made by morally flawed people

‘The Rediscovery of America,’ a new US history by Ned Blackhawk, aims to reorient accounts of the past by grounding them in the experience of Native Americans

Why the business of small colleges no longer adds up

Judge deciding whether to grant Jack Teixeira pretrial release or keep him jailed

Guns and threats of violence: A darker picture emerges of accused leaker Jack Teixeira

Ana Walshe gave ‘some sort of ultimatum’ to husband now charged with her murder, prosecutors say With his mother’s financial assistance, Brian Walshe hired a private investigator to follow his wife, Ana, prosecutors said.

GPA issue just latest in series of exam school admissions errors parents have noticed this year

Ethics probe of US Attorney Rachael Rollins complete, Justice Dept. watchdog has yet to release findings

MBTA finishes safety inspections of its tracks, a key step toward trains returning to normal speed

Cambridge venue to lose liquor license for one day; staff allegedly failed to help patron who suspected she had been drugged

GUARDIANS 5, RED SOX 2 Guardians battle past Nick Pivetta, Red Sox to open series at Fenway Nick Pivetta needed 100 pitches to get through five innings against a relentless Cleveland offense, and the Red Sox offense didn't have enough answers to begin a three-game weekend series.

NFL Draft: Winners, losers, and Patriots takeaways from Night 2

Keion White wasn’t expecting the Patriots to draft him out of Georgia Tech, but he’s ready to get down to business

A late bloomer at Sacramento State, third-round pick Marte Mapu hopes to be a versatile playmaker for the Patriots

kevin paul dupont | instant analysis Bruins’ puck management left much to be desired, and other takeaways from Game 6 loss to Panthers The usually sure-handed Bruins, after finally moving out to a 5-4 lead in the third, twice failed to move the puck out of their own end, resulting in goals.

Bruins pushed to Game 7 after losing again as Panthers prevail in high-scoring third period

Two weather systems will bring plenty of rain to New England this weekend

Stephen Weiner used unauthorized ‘memory refreshers’ during deposition, judge says

In northern Maine, a spring canoe race of spills and chills

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The usually sure-handed Bruins, after finally moving out to a 5-4 lead in the third, twice failed to move the puck out of their own end, resulting in goals.

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Boston police officers acquitted in overtime fraud case
Lawyers for the officers had previously told jurors that there’s no dispute they were paid for overtime hours they didn’t work, but said they were merely following longstanding practices accepted by department leadership.

‘If I were a fish’: These two Berklee College grads wrote the hit song that’s taken over social media
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