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Aidan Kearney, the blogger known as ‘Turtleboy,’ is indicted on new charges

Kearney, who has written extensively about the Karen Read murder case, was accused of witness intimidation and illegal recording, court records show.
Forensic evidence implicates Karen Read in death of Boston police officer, prosecutors say in court filing

BRIAN McGRORY
As a hospital system crashes, Steward’s CEO rises above it all
Ralph de la Torre, the proud owner of a $40 million, 190-foot superyacht and the most sophisticated sportfish boat ever built, is cruising the skies in one of the biggest and most luxurious private jets that money can buy.

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Lawrence High School coach accused of sexually assaulting student in 2022

Manchester, N.H., police accused Jesus Moore, who is the head coach of the Lawrence High School boys basketball team, of arranging to transport the student, who was a minor, to New Hampshire, where she was given alcohol and sexually assaulted.

During contentious public meeting, Dedham panel narrowly rejects plan to expand kitchen making meals for migrants

The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-2 Wednesday against the controversial measure as townspeople hurled accusations of racism and hypocrisy at one another.

The sun just launched three huge solar flares in 24 hours. What it means.
All three of the X-class solar flares disrupted shortwave radio communications on Earth.

Can solar flares cause cell phone outages? Here’s what experts say.

Red Line closed this weekend between Harvard and Broadway

The closures overlap with the ongoing track work on portions of the Green Line’s B, C, and D branches from Feb. 20 to March 8.

Providence police investigating homicide after woman’s body found in river

Child critically injured in head-on-crash involving ambulance and SUV in Foxborough

Revere man arrested after police recover 30 illegal firearms

The ski hill that is ‘the biggest baby sitter on the North Shore’

For generations, Ski Bradford has been a warm and wild rite of passage for children.

The grooming of an NFL head coach: Why Jerod Mayo was destined for this position

Since his days as a high school standout, Mayo has demonstrated the qualities of a natural leader and teacher.

‘Some cars have a shelf life of days’: Falling prices give a jolt to used EV market
Inventories of used EVs are rising and prices are falling, while many consumers are taking advantage of federal and state subsidies.

Mass. Clean Energy Center completes $30 million deal for Salem port land to help build wind farms
The transfer underscores how state policy makers are doubling down on offshore wind even amid escalating costs.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Facing America’s traumatic history head-on through tourism

Some plantations in the South are finally dropping the hoop skirts and mint juleps and telling a different story — from the perspective of those who were enslaved.
TRAVEL

Breathless in the South of France

An off-season zip trip across the south of France unveils its vast beauty and treasures, minus the crowds. You should plan on spending seven days to take it all in. We had three. Here's how we spent them.
Check-in: It’s all things Scotland at the historic Fife Arms hotel
MATTHEW GILBERT

The days of ad-free TV streaming are over, and viewers are paying the price

You may be paying for a streaming service subscription, but that no longer means you aren’t going to see commercials.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark continues her pursuit of additional scoring records

After setting the NCAA women's basketball record last week, Clark is now 57 points away from Lynette Woodard’s major college scoring record.
Tara Sullivan: From Caitlin Clark to Sabrina Ionescu, women’s basketball is hitting one high point after another
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He likes music and singing karaoke with friends’

Will a cinematographer and his date have a Hollywood ending?

Stop & Shop responds to Boston youth group’s letter on price inequities

The company stuck to its pricing strategy in a written statement Thursday morning, calling the public letter “misleading.”
Opinion
Lee Drutman and Farbod Faraji

The two-party doom loop

The US electoral system continues to amplify and reinforce divisions, feeding a tit-for-tat escalation of distrust, bad faith, and demonization.
EDITORIAL

Israeli and Palestinian leaders should negotiate a cease-fire
Joan Wickersham

My mother-in-law’s clivia and its descendants
LETTERS

What’s the matter with Milton?
IDEAS | GRETCHEN CLARK

Wild horses dragged me away

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Life, death, and a houseplant: Mourning my mom through her purple shamrock
As I struggled without my best friend, a plant named Frida became the outlet for my grief.

Remember your landline? In these Massachusetts households, they never stopped ringing.

In cases of emergencies, like Thursday's AT&T outage, landlines are still the most reliable way to communicate. But many have held on to the retro technology for reasons of comfort, simplicity, and nostalgia.
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‘This feels like a big wake-up call’: What does Alabama’s frozen embryos ruling mean for IVF in Mass.?

Massachusetts experts say last week’s Alabama Supreme Court decision declaring that frozen embryos must be considered children poses a risk to the future of infertility treatment nationwide.
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CVS executive criticizes ‘egregious’ pricing of obesity drugs
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Soggy, gray day for Boston but plenty of sun for the weekend
Drier weather will sweep back in Saturday into Sunday and so will a late winter chill.

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NESN’s Jack Edwards opens up about his speech issues: ‘I’m slowing down all the time’
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Lawrence High School coach accused of sexually assaulting student in 2022

Manchester, N.H., police accused Jesus Moore, who is the head coach of the Lawrence High School boys basketball team, of arranging to transport the student, who was a minor, to New Hampshire, where she was given alcohol and sexually assaulted.
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CVS executive criticizes ‘egregious’ pricing of obesity drugs

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During contentious public meeting, Dedham panel narrowly rejects plan to expand kitchen making meals for migrants

The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-2 Wednesday against the controversial measure as townspeople hurled accusations of racism and hypocrisy at one another.

Aidan Kearney, the blogger known as ‘Turtleboy,’ is indicted on new charges

Kearney, who has written extensively about the Karen Read murder case, was accused of witness intimidation and illegal recording, court records show.

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CRIME

Lawrence High School coach accused of sexually assaulting student in 2022

Manchester, N.H., police accused Jesus Moore, who is the head coach of the Lawrence High School boys basketball team, of arranging to transport the student, who was a minor, to New Hampshire, where she was given alcohol and sexually assaulted.
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Women's Basketball

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark continues her pursuit of additional scoring records

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Mass. Clean Energy Center completes $30 million deal for Salem port land to help build wind farms

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Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer makes trip to Ukraine as US aid hangs in the balance

Nation

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music

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Obituaries

Charles Stendig dies at 99; introduced fanciful furniture from abroad

Steven M. Wise, pathbreaking attorney for animal rights, dies at 73

Marnia Lazreg, wide-ranging scholar of women in Muslim world, dies at 83