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Larry Edelman

Baker administration loses bid to waive all $2 billion in overpaid federal jobless claims

But the US Labor Department said the state can forgo recovery of a portion of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments for a smaller group of recipients.

Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls.

Somerville landlord’s lawsuit against Tufts student journalists is dismissed
A Somerville landlord and orthodontist had claimed that a Tufts Daily story defamed him and caused emotional harm by suggesting he had lied.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Bombardment near Kyiv continues despite Russian promises to scale back, city’s mayor says

Analysis

Biden just gave Democrats a potential self-imposed quandary that could haunt them over the midterms

Democrats were already staring into a deeply rough midterm election in six months. Then the Biden Administration decided to make a move that could result in huge negative political consequences it isn’t prepared to handle.
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World Cup 2022 analysis: US men should have a good chance of advancing out of Group B

If the Americans can win their opener, they might need only a draw in the second game, against England, or the concluding match, against Iran.

Vermont has lost over 100 country stores. But in some small towns, there is hope yet.

To the passing tourist, Vermont's general stores may appear as mere souvenir shops where you can stock up on maple syrup and a Bernie Sanders mug before heading south. But to locals, they are as crucial as a watering hole in the African Sahara. And their future is increasingly uncertain.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

‘Remember the Ladies’ — and put Abigail Adams back where she belongs

She was the Adams with a bigger, bolder, more inclusive vision for America. That makes her worthy of more recognition, not less.
Elaine C. Ray

What happens to rage repressed?
IDEAS | JESSICA ULLIAN

I turned my talk therapy into walk therapy, and I may never go back
SCOT LEHIGH

As the West closes ranks against Putin, Trump asks the Russian war criminal for political help
Richard E. Neal

A boost for Americans’ retirement funds
Globe Magazine

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘She loves boating. I get very seasick.’
Will this sea-loving dater find her first mate?

MISS CONDUCT
Advice: I muddled through the pandemic. Why do I still not feel like myself?
The fatigue you’re feeling isn’t failure. Here’s what you should do for yourself.

CONNECTIONS
What’s a mother supposed to do when Dad’s the ‘fun one’?
I’d like to say parenting isn’t a competition. The truth is, I was losing to my husband.

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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health
The Globe turns 150

150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe. We revisit some of the most impactful stories Globe journalists have covered, look back at 150 significant front pages, reflect on how the newsroom and Boston have changed, and much, much more.
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School, police investigating ‘disturbing’ physical altercation inside restroom at Wilmington High School

Police expect to file charges next week in connection with the incident, though they haven’t yet been finalized, Wilmington police Chief Joseph Desmond said on Friday.

Before he scored his first NHL goal, hard-working Bruins rookie Marc McLaughlin was practicing like a pro
The Billerica native drew the attention of veterans on the team by arriving early and leaving late.

A day after new protest restrictions took effect, a handful of demonstrators are fined near Wu’s home

Wu signed the city ordinance into law on Thursday, a day after Boston City Coucil approved it. Wu introduced the hotly-debated proposal following months of near daily anti-vaccination protests outside the two-family house she shares with her husband, two children, and mother.

MUSIC REVIEW
BSO and a host of voices deliver a timely ‘War Requiem’
As the Boston Symphony Orchestra, guest conductor Antonio Pappano, and a battalion of vocalists demonstrated Thursday evening, time has not made the “War Requiem” into a museum piece. If anything, its resonance can only increase.

Trinity College student killed, 2 hurt in hit-and-run crash

Jillian Hegarty, 20, from St. Johnsbury, Vermont, was pronounced dead at a hospital, Lieutenant Aaron Boisvert said.

Taste of Iceland festival to bring Nordic culture to Boston
The Taste of Iceland festival returns to Boston April 7-11.

Recommended reads

THE BIG IDEA | KARA MILLER

The college gender gap has transformed the dating world

Women now outnumber men on US college campuses by a large amount. That's led to a numerical mismatch for singles with diplomas: In Suffolk County, there are almost 20 percent more college-educated young women than men.

stan grossfeld
All over the map: Husband-wife team runs 5K in all 351 Mass. cities and towns in a year
Lisa and Thomas Mikkelsen of Holliston dealt with foul weather, road rage, and even an aggressive bird of prey, but they kept on going.

MATTHEW GILBERT
How did TV shows get so bloated? It’s a long story.
Artistic freedom on cable networks and streaming services is a good thing, but too often writers and creators test our patience.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Every flavor of Worcester’s Table Talk Pies, ranked
Forget the seltzer; Worcester’s finest culinary export is its pie. But which is best? And which is most likely to remind you of hand soap from Bath & Body Works?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Grammy Awards 2022: Who will win, and who should

ART REVIEW

Restless and uncertain, the first Whitney Biennial since the pandemic began begs the question: Where do we go from here?
THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond
Q&A

Ken Burns talks about his latest documentary, ‘Benjamin Franklin,’ ahead of its PBS premiere

Special Projects

Spotlight Team investigation

Unfinished Justice

The state’s high court in 2017 struck down a murder law that had condemned men who never killed to die behind bars. But what about those already facing that dire penalty? They are waiting.

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

At 12, the ACA is alive and well — and getting steadily better
Alex Beam

The Doublespeak awards can’t return soon enough
IDEAS | KATHERINE HU

My generation isn’t looking to make friends at work
IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Vladimir Putin’s fans are happier than you are
Joan Vennochi

Let’s talk about Boston school violence
IDEAS | BEN KISSAM

Confessions of a professional clickbait writer

Metro

Nancy Lane, spirit behind studio museum in Harlem, dies at 88

NEW YORK — Nancy Lane, a trailblazing corporate executive who promoted the works of Black artists as a champion of the Studio Museum in Harlem for a half-century, died Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 88.

Patrick Demarchelier, fashion photographer, dies at 78

A photographer whose work helped define fashion and celebrity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Patrick Demarchelier was the personal portraitist of Princess Diana.

With climate change accelerating and despair growing, how far are activists willing to take their protests?

Climate activists in Boston and beyond are feeling a mix of resignation and desperation. What else, they ask, can they — or should they — do to call attention to the urgency of the warming planet?

1,442 confirmed cases and 10 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

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

Sports

stan grossfeld

All over the map: Husband-wife team runs 5K in all 351 Mass. cities and towns in a year

Lisa and Thomas Mikkelsen of Holliston dealt with foul weather, road rage, and even an aggressive bird of prey, but they kept on going.
world cup 2022 | qatar

World Cup 2022 analysis: US men should have a good chance of advancing out of Group B

If the Americans can win their opener, they might need only a draw in the second game, against England, or the concluding match, against Iran.
NCAA MEN'S FINAL FOUR PREVIEW

Duke, North Carolina bring their fierce Tobacco Road rivalry to New Orleans, Final Four

In Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's final season, the neighboring rivals meet in the NCAA semifinals for the first time, while Kansas and Villanova square off again in the other matchup.
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

That’s so Mets: Jacob deGrom shut down with shoulder woes, with no timetable on return
Bruins notebook

Before he scored his first NHL goal, hard-working Bruins rookie Marc McLaughlin was practicing like a pro

spring training report

Friday’s Red Sox spring training report: Rays rough up Rich Hill

Business

Mass General Brigham withdraws plans for suburban surgical centers

The decision eliminates the most controversial aspect of Mass General Brigham’s plans.

Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize in landmark win for labor

Possibly heralding a new era for labor unions in the United States, the Staten Island Amazon workers cast 2,654 votes to be represented by Amazon Labor Union with 2,131 against, giving way to a union win by more than 10 percentage points, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
Larry Edelman

Baker administration loses bid to waive all $2 billion in overpaid federal jobless claims

Amazon workers in New York vote to unionize, a first for the company
magazine

He lost his arm in an accident. A new surgery and a bionic prosthetic are giving him back unprecedented control.
The Medical Issue

How pandemic isolation helped solve a medical mystery with our preschooler
The Medical Issue

They said I might have breast cancer. Why would I need to wait weeks for a biopsy?
Cooking

Recipes: Make polenta, then fry it, use it in soup, or serve with sauce

metro

What does it take for refugees to settle in Rhode Island?

A day after new protest restrictions took effect, a handful of demonstrators are fined near Wu’s home

Somerville landlord’s lawsuit against Tufts student journalists is dismissed

sports

MLB uniforms will have advertising beginning in the 2023 season

NFL sets dates for Patriots’ offseason program

World Cup 2022: US draws Iran, England, and maybe even Ukraine in Group B

business

N.Y. Amazon workers bring historic win for unions

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is said to be in talks to join MSNBC

New vehicles must average 40 miles per gallon by 2026, up from 28

politics

Biden just gave Democrats a potential self-imposed quandary that could haunt them over the midterms

House votes to decriminalize marijuana, but Senate fate dim

Jan. 6 panel pressures Attorney General Merrick Garland to charge higher-ups

Nation

Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction

Nancy Lane, spirit behind studio museum in Harlem, dies at 88

Patrick Demarchelier, fashion photographer, dies at 78

World

Bombardment near Kyiv continues despite Russian promises to scale back, city’s mayor says

Russia praises India’s neutral stance on Ukraine fighting

Talks resume as Ukraine denies hitting depot on Russian soil

opinion

Her daily weather outlook: brilliant

As the West closes ranks against Putin, Trump asks the Russian war criminal for political help

Vladimir Putin’s fans are happier than you are

lifestyle

TikTok-famous makeup artist Mikayla Nogueira to make a stop at the Pru

Taste of Iceland festival to bring Nordic culture to Boston

Harry Styles’s lead single from his third album, ‘Harry’s House,’ goes in a new direction

food & dining

A brasserie comes to the Greenway; Grafton Street returns to Cambridge

Pouring out their passion at the Koji Club

10 exciting new restaurants for spring

travel

Melanie Moore on cappuccino, carbs, and the California coast

The Federal opens in Maine; book highlights accessible national parks; and Colorado gets a hotel/hostel combo

Can I be charged an extra $1,360 for changing my flight?

Arts

Restless and uncertain, the first Whitney Biennial since the pandemic began begs the question: Where do we go from here?

Candice Lin turns survival, solitude, and loss into art

The art of tattooing on ‘an ever-changing canvas’

Books

Consciousness raising in Jennifer Egan’s ‘The Candy House’

Reclaiming Black life, and joy, in ‘The Trayvon Generation’

Family politics in Grant Ginder’s ‘Let’s Not Do That Again’

Movies

Issa Rae and the art of making space

Actor Bruce Willis had to stop working because of aphasia. What is it, and what does it do?

Paul Herman, mainstay of gangster movies, is dead at 76

Television

Dennis Lehane bringing ‘Black Bird’ to Apple TV+

Issa Rae and the art of making space

British version of ‘Call My Agent!’ to premiere soon

music

BSO and a host of voices deliver a timely ‘War Requiem’

Could this be a paranormal link to the Beatles? Check today’s date, then decide.

The Grammys put on their Sunday best

Theater/Dance

How Aaron Sorkin found Atticus Finch’s flaw

No slap-shtick from Chris Rock, just jokes

At Wheelock, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ team is delighted we’re not in lockdown anymore

globe local

Landmark status won’t be pursued for Newton Senior Center building

With pop-up markets, vendors forge friendships and community in Newton

A sheepshearing festival, Indigenous artifacts, and painted trees

Obituaries

Nancy Lane, spirit behind studio museum in Harlem, dies at 88

Patrick Demarchelier, fashion photographer, dies at 78

Paul Herman, mainstay of gangster movies, is dead at 76