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Protest outside Emerson president’s inauguration results in 13 arrests, including a dozen students

Emerson Students for Justice in Palestine said they were demonstrating against tuition hikes and the college’s ‘silence on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.’

Man seeks new trial in murder case linked to 1995 police beating of Michael Cox
The night he was assaulted, Michael Cox was pursuing a gold Lexus that had fled from a Roxbury restaurant where a 22-year-old man was fatally shot.

Putin says gunmen who killed at least 133 people tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement.

Russian agencies appeared to suggest the attack was linked to Ukraine even though the Islamic State group claimed responsibility in a statement.
What we know after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Moscow massacre Analysis: Deadly Moscow attack shatters Putin’s security promise to Russians

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Spring storm packing snow, wind, and rain hits New England
It’s a 'typical early-spring storm' with heavy mountain snowfall, a mix in the middle, and occasional heavy rain for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Here’s the hour-by-hour timeline for the storm New England ski report

Flood watch in effect in Eastern Mass. as storm brings rain, and even some snow

 Severe weather tracker in New England

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed
Raise a Fribble and toast the late, sometimes great Friendly’s. We won’t entirely miss the food, but we will miss the comfort of the restaurant’s nostalgic presence.

A quiet Maine county braces for the eclipse. ‘Where are 20,000 people going to pee?’

UN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage

MBTA resumes Red Line service at Park Street after Broadway Station derailment

After initial outcry, neighbors say overflow shelters housing migrants hardly affect community life

After weeks of resistance and increasingly public hostility, neighborhoods that saw new shelters open in recent months appear to be experiencing minimal disruptions to their daily routines.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Inside the NFL’s radical proposed rules to revive the kickoff play while making it safer
In an effort to make the kickoff safer — the NFL says the rate of concussion is roughly twice the rate of a regular play from scrimmage — the league essentially killed it.

Dan Shaughnessy: Why the Patriots docuseries ‘The Dynasty’ is a farce
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Salem has welcomed new offshore wind terminal, giving us glimpse of the future more of us must embrace

For over six decades, Salem was home to one of the country’s dirtiest coal-fired power plants. Now the future will rise in its place.

Coolidge Corner Theatre unveils $14m expansion that’s nothing short of cinematic
The 14,000-square-foot expansion is the brick-and-mortar embodiment of the Coolidge’s twin ambitions: It promises to secure the art house’s financial future by strengthening its earning potential, while also burnishing the theater’s reputation as a leading regional center for film and culture.

DEVRA FIRST

Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.

Why is the cooperative movement seeing a renaissance? The answer is different this time around.

People recently out of jail find success in local reentry program

None of the first cohort of 19 graduates of Justice 4 Housing's SHARP program, officials said, have reoffended during the 18-month session.

‘Preventative’ chemo for Kate, Princess of Wales, is likely an effort to lower risk

The effects of chemo vary depending on the cancer being treated, and the Princess of Wales did not reveal what kind of cancer she has.
Catherine’s cancer disclosure shows her lessons from previous media ordeals ‘Just a human’: Londoners offer sympathy on Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnosis
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Early projections for award winners and other story lines for the 2024 baseball season

 Red Sox sign veteran righthander Chase Anderson for rotation depth Red Sox name Ceddanne Rafaela to Opening Day roster
Chad Finn | Sports Media

NESN’s Red Sox broadcast team being more streamlined would be better for fans

Of the current group, Lou Merloni is best suited to be the No. 1 analyst.
Flyers 3, Bruins 2

Bruins twice battle back against Flyers, only to lose on a late third-period goal

The Bruins return to action Tuesday night in Florida for a showdown against the Panthers.
Sunday hockey notes: Chris Simon’s sad end shows it’s time to end fighting in the NHL for good
Opinion
Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature

Standards do not just dictate how state auditors conduct audits; they also detail how auditors conduct themselves.
MARCELA GARCÍA

A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa
LETTERS

The ills of our primary care system are spreading
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?
Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Ugliness to the rescue?

More recent News

Healey flew to Puerto Rico last month during four-day trip, aides say
Aides to Governor Maura Healey said Friday that she now intends to regularly disclose the location of her out-of-state travels, including for personal trips.

Prosecutors weighing next step in death penalty case against Boston Marathon bomber
Marc Fucarile, a Marathon survivor who lost his leg in the blast, said it was “ridiculous” that Tsarnaev is able to appeal his death sentence by claiming juror bias even though he admitted to the bombing.

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles
In the rural reaches of America, where few public charging stations exist, the notion of an all-electric future feels fanciful — another element to the urban-rural divide that underlies the nation’s polarization.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA 91, HOLY CROSS 65
Despite Caitlin Clark’s cold shooting, Holy Cross women can’t keep up with top-seeded Iowa
Clark struggled to make shots early, but finished with 27 points and 10 assists.

LSU’s Kim Mulkey slams Washington Post for brewing ‘hit piece,’ threatens defamation lawsuit

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94
Angelos had been ill for several years. His family announced his death in a statement thanking the caregivers “who brought comfort to him in his final years.”

Court ruling allows White Stadium renovation project to proceed
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy filed its lawsuit last month against the city of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Unity Soccer Partners, and others, arguing that the plan was rushed through the approval process and would illegally privatize the land by housing a professional sports team.

Recommended reads

Steward Health Care tried to expand internationally. Here’s what happened next.

The health care company’s first foray into international markets ended in controversy and created a pile of documents that shed light on its tactics.

Mass. has seen a 26 percent increase in the number of abortions since 2020, new data show
Medication abortions in the US have risen substantially in recent years, even amid bans in more than a dozen states, underscoring the stakes of a Supreme Court case next week that could restrict access to a widely used abortion medication.

MATTHEW GILBERT
10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season
New projects feature the likes of Julianne Moore, Andrew Scott, Colin Farrell, Michael Douglas, Suranne Jones, Andre Holland, Amy Ryan, and Jeff Daniels.

Maine town voted top vacation spot for 2024, according to Real Simple magazine
Less than 80 miles from Boston, this location topped a list of the eight best vacation destinations chosen by “travel pros."

Culture & Lifestyle

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Even if sci-fi isn’t your thing, ‘3 Body Problem’ might be

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ serves nostalgia, lukewarm

Special Projects

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Two Iranian women, two very different views on how the West should deal with Iran
Mary Z. Connaughton

The state auditor should have the authority to audit the Legislature
Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature
Renée Graham

The last time Trump feared Republicans would turn against him
SCOT LEHIGH

Chuck Schumer’s important speech on Israel
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Man seeks new trial in murder case linked to 1995 police beating of Michael Cox

The night he was assaulted, Michael Cox was pursuing a gold Lexus that had fled from a Roxbury restaurant where a 22-year-old man was fatally shot.

People recently out of jail find success in local reentry program

None of the first cohort of 19 graduates of Justice 4 Housing's SHARP program, officials said, have reoffended during the 18-month session.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Salem has welcomed new offshore wind terminal, giving us glimpse of the future more of us must embrace

For over six decades, Salem was home to one of the country’s dirtiest coal-fired power plants. Now the future will rise in its place.

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Angelos had been ill for several years. His family announced his death in a statement thanking the caregivers “who brought comfort to him in his final years.”

Sports

spring training report

Saturday’s spring training report: Brayan Bello impressive in final tuneup before Opening Day

He allowed one run on five hits (all singles) while striking out seven in 5⅓ innings.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

LSU’s Kim Mulkey slams Washington Post for brewing ‘hit piece,’ threatens defamation lawsuit

The coach of the defending women's national champions says the paper has been trying to get her to sit for an interview for two years, and that its reporter promised anonymity to players who will "say negative things about me."
Bruins notebook

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy got the message: shoot more

“The power play,” coach Jim Montgomery said late Saturday morning, “is where we think he can be more shot-ready.”
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

LSU’s Kim Mulkey slams Washington Post for brewing ‘hit piece,’ threatens defamation lawsuit
HIGH SCHOOLS

These winter sports teams were tops in their field in the final Top 20 polls
REVOLUTION 1, FIRE 1

Revolution settle for tie with Fire on Nacho Gil’s first MLS goal of the season

Business

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Angelos had been ill for several years. His family announced his death in a statement thanking the caregivers “who brought comfort to him in his final years.”

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles

In the rural reaches of America, where few public charging stations exist, the notion of an all-electric future feels fanciful — another element to the urban-rural divide that underlies the nation’s polarization.

Easter egg price hikes are just the start as cocoa soars

With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?
magazine
Globe Magazine

For years, no one noticed body parts disappearing from Harvard’s morgue. Then came a phone call.
Globe Magazine

My father donated his body to Harvard. What happened after was horrifying.

PERSPECTIVE

Ted Landsmark on racism, the flag attack photo, and seizing a chance to make change
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Despite the biker jacket, he seemed really approachable’

metro

Spring storm packing snow, wind, and rain hits New England

Here’s the hour-by-hour timeline for Saturday’s storm

After initial outcry, neighbors say overflow shelters housing migrants hardly affect community life

sports

Despite Caitlin Clark’s cold shooting, Holy Cross women can’t keep up with top-seeded Iowa

Why the Patriots docuseries ‘The Dynasty’ is a farce, and other thoughts

UConn women celebrate Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with comfortable first-round win over Jackson State

business

Trump’s social media company approved to go public, potentially netting former president billions

Congressional Republicans attack $1.8m in federal funding for R.I.’s Women & Infants Hospital

Trump says he has nearly $500m in cash but doesn’t want to use it to pay New York judgment

politics

Millions of low-income families set to lose internet subsidies

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early-morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

Finding money: How the Pentagon dug down and found $300M for Ukraine but is still deep in the red

Nation

A quiet Maine county braces for the eclipse. ‘Where are 20,000 people going to pee?’

Rain helps contain still-burning wildfires in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley; state sending more aid

Republicans who do not regularly watch Fox Are less likely to back Trump

World

Russia arrests 4 suspects in Moscow attack as death toll climbs to 133

Deadly Moscow attack shatters Putin’s security promise to Russians

What we know after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Moscow massacre

opinion

The last time Trump feared Republicans would turn against him

Chuck Schumer’s important speech on Israel

The Read case: The whole truth and nothing that sounds like the truth

lifestyle

I got ‘sloppy drunk’ in front of his friends

Everything you wanted to know about edibles but were afraid (or too old) to ask

My friend and I matched on Tinder. Now what?

food & dining

Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.

At Bandoleros in Concord, an American dream worth waiting for

Jamie Bissonnette opens a trio of Downtown Crossing destinations; a ‘Cupcake Wars’ star sweetens the South Shore

travel

Maine town voted top vacation spot for 2024, according to Real Simple magazine

‘Name a fun city and there’s a cool motel popping up’

In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed

Arts

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Five things to do around Boston, March 25-April 7

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

Books

Allison Pataki explores explores life of trailblazing Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller in new book

Poetry Out Loud state champion headed to Washington, D.C.; Jane Yolen publishes anthology celebrating a kid’s world

12 years, a docuseries, and one book later, author still looking for answers on 2011 Waltham triple murder

Movies

There was something strange in my neighborhood — the day I saw ‘Ghostbusters’

Where Taipei ends and imagination begins: Harvard Film Archive presents an Edward Yang retrospective

M. Emmet Walsh, actor who shined in seedy, menacing roles, dies at 88

Television

Despite renewals, ‘Bupkis’ and ‘Uncoupled’ won’t move on to season 2

10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season

Seeing a big screen connection to ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’

music

It’s Wayne’s world at the BSO, and it’s excellent

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

The songs of Sinead O’Connor and Shane MacGowan fill Carnegie Hall in a fiery salute

Theater/Dance

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Boston Comedy Festival honoring a local legend (but please don’t call him that)

Lewis Black has no complaints about getting off the road

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

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

Obituaries

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98

Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75