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Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some of charges against Trump

The judge wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Donald Trump.

House passes bill that would lead to TikTok ban if Chinese owner doesn’t sell, but it faces an uncertain path in the Senate

Lawmakers contend that ByteDance, TikTok's owner, is beholden to the Chinese government, which could demand access to the data of TikTok’s consumers in the US any time it wants.

Everything to know about the bill Boston social media users have mixed feelings on TikTok ban: ‘We’re the product’

Mass General Brigham to integrate clinical operations
Thirty years after joining forces, Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s hospitals are taking their most ambitious step toward creating a more unified hospital system.

Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch

President Biden and former president Donald Trump clinched their parties’ presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want.

The US has its first presidential rematch since 1956, and other facts about the Biden-Trump sequel Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura top Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s list for running mate, per report

Controversial Springfield officer Gregg Bigda back on city payroll while panel mulls recertification

Bigda, the controversial Springfield cop who’s been sidelined from his department since 2018 over a series of alleged disciplinary infractions, was returned to the payroll in January.

Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans’ invitation to appear for a public hearing

Man, 35, shot to death on highway in ‘apparent-car-to-car shooting’ in Chicopee, police say

University of New Hampshire to end ‘unsustainable’ English/journalism major

More than half of nearby residents support White Stadium renovation project, survey finds

The dunes in front of property owners homes on Salisbury Beach were destroyed after Sunday's storm washing away almost $300,000 of a privately-funded initiative.

Coastal flooding washes away 7,500 tons of sand designed to save sand dunes on Salisbury beach, citizens group says

The flooding destroyed half of a month-long $600,000 dune restoration effort to save the beach front, paid for by property owners, according to the president of Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change.

Tyler Bender, a Bad River member who was part of the production crew on "Bad River," on the Kakagon Sloughs.

Mary Mazzio’s ‘Bad River’ chronicles Wisconsin Native American community’s pipeline fight

Co-produced by former NBA star Grant Hill and narrated by model/actress Quannah ChasingHorse and actor Edward Norton, the David-and-Goliath documentary opens in theaters Friday.

A visitor enjoys the sun while sitting on a bench at Castle Island on Friday.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Enjoy the outdoors: Temperatures inching to 60 by Thursday

‘Take that break’ before another system heads our way on Friday, bringing rain and cloudy conditions.

Spring outlook: What weather conditions can we expect in the Boston area?

Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours. Baby boomers rediscover the joy of having a roommate.
“Financially, it works out great. And I don’t think I want to live alone.”

Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown is accused of building an unauthorized seawall — technically, a riprap revetment — along the 14th hole, seen here on a recent Monday. (BRIAN AMARAL)

R.I. environmental group to country club: Tear down this seawall

Leading environmental group Save The Bay is calling on state regulators to require the Quidnessett Country Club here to completely remove a seawall that was allegedly constructed without permission.

At the Immigrant Family Services Institute in Mattapan, Jacques Doutchy passed his one-month-old baby, Atalinda Nefertari, to his wife, Gigie Zaldo.

‘It was getting impossible to live’: In Mattapan, a front line of the humanitarian crisis fueled by Haiti’s unrest

Here, in a nondescript office building on Blue Hill Avenue, newly arrived migrants learn to navigate the bureaucracy of their new world while recounting the terrors that forced them to flee the old one.

Migrant crisis in Mass. highlights anti-immigrant sentiments, need for security Haiti is preparing itself for new leadership. Gangs want a seat at the table.

Fed up with no-shows and last-minute cancellations, restaurants are increasingly charging fees as high as $100 a head. And some diners are pushing back.

When canceling your reservation costs as much as dinner

Even a few missed reservations, restaurateurs say, can upset all the careful planning restaurants do to manage operations and balance the books.

Roger Clemens pitched a third of an inning for the Bananas during a stop in Houston.

Roger Clemens, at 61, takes the mound for the Savannah Bananas

The former Red Sox ace had a tough outing in his cameo appearance but was warmly received by the Houston crowd.

The Patriots still need a traditional No. 1 option, but Kendrick Bourne should continue to garner significant targets.

From bringing back Jacoby Brissett to letting Mack Wilson go, what do we think of the Patriots’ moves?

The team has begun to take shape under de facto general manager Eliot Wolf and coach Jerod Mayo.

Linebacker Anfernee Jennings agrees to terms to return to the Patriots

Globe Magazine.

I don’t know if I can get past her beliefs about sexual identity

“I feel like I’m dating someone with internalized homophobia, but . . . I’m confused about what to do.”

Opinion

President Biden walked to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 8.

Joe Biden needs to explain his slow and cautious walk

More than jokes are needed to allay voters’ concerns about the president’s age.

IDEAS | CHRISTINE MEHTA

Dictators ignore borders in their pursuit of critics

Katie Britt isn’t the only one who owes a sex trafficking survivor an apology

Only Haitians can fix Haiti

MARCELA GARCÍA

What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

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ADRIAN WALKER

A college rises in Nubian Square
The school, rebranded “Franklin Cummings Tech” after a philanthropic windfall, has been the subject of a stunning turnaround. Now, it will have a new campus.

Unnecessary violence remains the norm at state psych facility, new report finds
Patients at Massachusetts’ hospital for the criminally insane experience routine violence, breathe air that’s contaminated with mold, and are illegally subjected to forced injections as a form of restraint, according to a new report.

‘A second chance.’ Healey unveils effort to pardon hundreds of thousands for marijuana-related convictions.

People briefed on the first-term Democrat’s plans previously told the Globe that she would seek “blanket” pardons of simple marijuana possession charges dating back years.

New Hampshire AG’s office to play both offense and defense in youth center abuse trials

Lawyers defending New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center against allegations of horrific abuse will be allowed to undermine an accuser’s credibility when the first of more than 1,000 lawsuits goes to trial next month.

Ever heard of ‘supermarket syndrome’? Here’s how it complicates shopping.
Some people feel immediately dizzy and overwhelmed inside a visually stimulating and jam-packed big box store. The reason why that happens may be hiding in their inner ear.

‘We’re stoked’: Ski operators rejoice over abundant fresh snowfall in northern New England
Over 2 feet of snow on many slopes is allowing resorts to stay open through the spring.

Dave Epstein: What weather conditions can we expect in the Boston area this spring?

A 10-bladed saw dangled below a Hughes 369D helicopter in a campaign by Eversource to trim trees near its transmission lines.

Need some trees trimmed? Time for the helicopter with the massive saw.

Mount Washington records highest wind gusts for the season at 150 miles per hour

Lucas Giolito won't throw his first pitch for the Red Sox until 2025 after suffering a major elbow injury on March 1.

Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito undergoes successful UCL surgery

Alaska Airlines flight was scheduled for safety check on day panel blew off

Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 stores

‘There was denial of medical care,’ says lawyer for family of woman who died after Springfield arrest

Massachusetts school funding overhaul hits an inflation glitch

Kate Middleton’s photo fumble shows humans aren’t always that easy to fool

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Matilda Lieber hired architect Dudley Newton and builder J.D. Johnston to design and build the cross-gable-roof Queen Ann House at 69 Rhode Island Ave. Once women were legally able to own property, the houses they arranged to build reshaped Newport, R.I.

The women who helped build Newport, R.I.

Fascinated by trail-blazing women, Catherine Zipf wondered: “Could there be a history that is not often told, that women are not participating in?” She found answers in the neighborhoods of Newport’s Gilded Age.

‘Alarming’: One in four young people plans to leave Greater Boston in the next five years, report finds
A survey released Monday by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation found the high cost of rent, the availability of jobs, and the ability to buy a home in the area clocking in as the most important variables in young people's decision to stay or go.

Primary care access is declining in Mass., new data show: ‘We have never, ever seen numbers fall like this’
Primary care physicians say they are weary of administrative tasks mandated by insurance companies all while receiving lower salaries compared with physicians in other specialties.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Tessa Hulls, author/illustrator of the graphic memoir “Feeding Ghosts."

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Richard Thompson headlines the final day of the Back Porch Festival in Northampton.

Back Porch fest headliner Richard Thompson made great use of all that free time

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The Horn Book magazine celebrates a century of children’s art and literature, and lively debate

Martha Wash (center) is joined by Linda Clifford (left) and Norma Jean Wright on the First Ladies of Disco tour that arrives at Arlington's Regent Theatre on Saturday.

‘Queen of Clubland’ Martha Wash insisted on being seen as well as heard

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Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry, addressing journalists in Washington, said lower emissions from Russia would make the world 'feel better' about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

How to ‘feel better’ about Ukraine (according to John Kerry)

Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, joined by TikTok supporters, led a rally to defend the social app at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 22.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

President Biden delivered the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol, March 7, in Washington, D.C. Standing are Vice President Kamala Harris, background center, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, background right.

Was Biden’s ‘illegal’ remark a mistake or a signal?

Marissa Shackleton

Prioritize patients over insurer profits

A mosaic artwork by Marko Rupnik in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal.

IDEAS | MATTIA FERRARESI

A rare example of art worth canceling

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

R.I. environmental group to country club: Tear down this seawall

Leading environmental group Save The Bay is calling on state regulators to require the Quidnessett Country Club here to completely remove a seawall that was allegedly constructed without permission.

Unnecessary violence remains the norm at state psych facility, new report finds

Patients at Massachusetts’ hospital for the criminally insane experience routine violence, breathe air that’s contaminated with mold, and are illegally subjected to forced injections as a form of restraint, according to a new report.

Man, 35, shot to death on highway in ‘apparent-car-to-car shooting’ in Chicopee, police say

A 35-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday night on a Chicopee highway, according to State Police.

N.H. town meeting results: Pro-LGBTQ+ candidate wins in Littleton, five towns defeat ban on voting machines

Following months of controversy over anti-LGBTQ+ comments, Littleton, N.H., elected a pro-LGBTQ+ candidate to the select board. And a conservative group’s effort to ban voting machines failed in the first five towns that voted on it Tuesday.

Sports

Anfernee Jennings stops Steelers running back Najee Harris short of a first down. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff)

NFL free agency live updates: The Patriots are hanging onto Anfernee Jennings

Teams can officially sign players beginning Wednesday at noon.

Can BU repeat as Hockey East champs?

The Hockey East tournament opens Wednesday. See the schedule and how to watch.

Boston College is the team to beat, but Boston University will try to repeat as champs.

Lucas Giolito won't throw his first pitch for the Red Sox until 2025 after suffering a major elbow injury on March 1.

Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito undergoes successful UCL surgery

Giolito tore his ulnar collateral ligament while facing the Twins on March 1.

From bringing back Jacoby Brissett to letting Mack Wilson go, what do we think of the Patriots’ moves?

Roger Clemens, at 61, takes the mound for the Savannah Bananas

Linebacker Anfernee Jennings agrees to terms to return to the Patriots

Business

House passes bill that would lead to TikTok ban if Chinese owner doesn’t sell, but it faces an uncertain path in the Senate

Lawmakers contend that ByteDance, TikTok's owner, is beholden to the Chinese government, which could demand access to the data of TikTok’s consumers in the US any time it wants.

When canceling your reservation costs as much as dinner

Even a few missed reservations, restaurateurs say, can upset all the careful planning restaurants do to manage operations and balance the books.

What to know about a bill that could lead to a nation-wide TikTok ban

Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 stores

magazine

A friend gave me a ticket to an event, then nearly accused me of stealing

Harissa Hot Wings

Game plan for March Madness with chicken wings three ways

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at the Irish Culture Centre Greater Boston from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 11-17

Judith Carr holds her new baby, Elizabeth, in 1982.

I was America’s first IVF baby. After attending the State of the Union, here’s what I want you to know.

metro

The dunes in front of property owners homes on Salisbury Beach were destroyed after Sunday's storm washing away almost $300,000 of a privately-funded initiative.

Coastal flooding washes away 7,500 tons of sand designed to save sand dunes on Salisbury beach, citizens group says

House approves bill that could ban TikTok in the US

Controversial Springfield officer Gregg Bigda back on city payroll while panel mulls recertification

sports

While establishing himself as a fan favorite at TD Garden, Isaiah Thomas averaged 24.7 points in 179 games for the Celtics.

Former Celtic Isaiah Thomas wants another shot at the NBA. He’s in Utah trying to earn it.

Is women’s college basketball bigger than men’s right now? The stage is set for a dramatic March.

More than half of nearby residents support White Stadium renovation project, survey finds

business

The corporate offices of Massachusetts General Brigham in Assembly Square in Somerville.

Mass General Brigham to integrate clinical operations

Alaska Airlines flight was scheduled for safety check on day panel blew off

University of New Hampshire to end ‘unsustainable’ English/journalism major

politics

Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, listened as his attorney Abbe Lowell makes a statement to the press following a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O'Neill House Office Building on Feb. 28.

Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans’ invitation to appear for a public hearing

What to know about a bill that could lead to a nation-wide TikTok ban

Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura top RFK Jr.’s list for running mate, per report

Nation

Former president Donald Trump.

Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some of charges against Trump

Alaska Airlines flight was scheduled for safety check on day panel blew off

Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened

Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up

Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt has exploded shortly after takeoff

opinion

Each piece of paper tells a story from a different chapter of the author's life.

A memory palace of paper

Massachusetts needs a robust child-care system

What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

lifestyle

Meredith Goldstein and Dan Shaughnessy, in rare selfie.

Dan Shaughnessy on the Love Letters podcast

80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed

I still check his TikTok, Instagram, Spotify ... and Pinterest

food & dining

Fed up with no-shows and last-minute cancellations, restaurants are increasingly charging fees as high as $100 a head. And some diners are pushing back.

When canceling your reservation costs as much as dinner

Ever heard of ‘supermarket syndrome’? Here’s how it complicates shopping.

Where you should eat, drink, and celebrate for St. Patrick’s Day in Rhode Island

travel

Airbnb said it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy.

Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in the platform’s listings worldwide

Southwest plans to cut 2024 capacity, citing Boeing challenges

My phone got stolen on vacation. It turned out to be a blessing.

Arts

This painting by artist Beck Lane was painted in 2021 from an original photograph of the Barclay children, c. 1913.

Exhibit at Rosecliff mansion highlights African heritage stories during Newport’s Gilded Age

Which trailblazing woman with Massachusetts ties should be memorialized with a permanent bust in the State House?

Rhode Island stained-glass window showing Christ as a man of color finds new home at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Books

Tessa Hulls, author/illustrator of the graphic memoir “Feeding Ghosts."

‘Feeding Ghosts,’ by Tessa Hulls, maps a family’s journey from Mao’s China to the United States today

Philippa Gregory on her favorite historical fiction writers

Red Sox fans, avert your eyes. Kevin Baker pitches a raucous blend of baseball and city history in ‘The New York Game’

Movies

Mark Wahlberg in "Arthur the King."

‘Arthur the King’: Where Camelot is competition

Mary Mazzio’s ‘Bad River’ chronicles Wisconsin Native American community’s pipeline fight

Why gentlemen (ladies, too) prefer Jane Russell

Television

Ben Mendelsohn as designer Christian Dior in "The New Look."

‘The New Look’ fashions a compelling drama about Nazi complicity

Lori Loughlin pokes fun at college admission scandal on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

What we liked about the Oscars telecast: Good vibes, human touches, and wrapping up at 10:30

music

Carrie Brownstein (left) and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney. The band, now beginning its fourth decade, plays the Paradise Sunday.

For Sleater-Kinney and Carrie Brownstein, it’s been 30 years and change

Karl Wallinger, a Waterboys member who formed World Party, dies at 66

Back Porch fest headliner Richard Thompson made great use of all that free time

Theater/Dance

Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s "Deep River," with dancers Adji Cissoko and Shuaib Elhassan in the spotlight.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet flows together in ‘Deep River’

At SpeakEasy, a moving ‘Cost of Living’ reveals its riches

For ‘Cost of Living’ playwright Martyna Majok, the struggle to survive and connect isn’t fiction

Health

In this May 1966 file photo, a US Air Force C-123 flies low along a South Vietnamese highway spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Because of concerns about Agent Orange, more than one-quarter of the 1 million Vietnam veterans receiving disability checks are getting compensation for diabetes and other common ailments of age, with erectile dysfunction among them, according to millions of VA claims records.

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

Obituaries

Holocaust survivor Ben Stern spoke to a crowd during a rally against hate in Berkeley, Calif., in August 2017.

Ben Stern, Holocaust survivor who challenged neo-Nazis, dies at 102

Karl Wallinger, a Waterboys member who formed World Party, dies at 66

Eric Carmen, Raspberries frontman and ‘All By Myself’ singer, dies