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GOP leader McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says

A spokesman for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the senator has been hospitalized after tripping and falling Wednesday at a hotel.

Boston City Council approves rent control proposal, BPDA restructuring

Mayor Michelle Wu notched a pair of important victories, but both policy changes require sign-off from the state Legislature and governor before they go into effect.

With Boston approving rent control, Somerville could soon follow

As legal challenge lingers, Mass. AG announces enforcement of auto right-to-repair law
Campbell says she’ll start enforcing the law — approved by voters in 2020 — on June 1.

BMC’s head of spine surgery identified as recipient of alleged kickbacks

Tony Tannoury, who was once disciplined for leaving a patient on the operating table, allegedly received free medical devices for operations he performed on patients overseas.

A new study found 59 percent of long-COVID patients had organ damage, but experts say it’s not that simple
The study analyzed 536 long-COVID patients still reporting extreme shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, and poor health-related quality of life.

Arkansas Governor Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the state's child labor protections.

Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine, officials say

Ukrainian officials and media say Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across the country, targeting energy infrastructure facilities.

Man charged with attacking flight crew had sued a psychiatric facility because it didn’t provide a vegan menu

Jackpot prize from $31 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Woburn claimed by trust

President Biden greeted Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh after Julie Su, the deputy labor secretary, was nominated to replace him.

‘This is a new chapter for me’: As the puck drops on Martin Walsh’s new job, he talks about leaving Biden’s Cabinet and standing up for workers

The former mayor said President Biden understood his decision to take over the NHL Players' Association.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

The sky is not falling. Air travel is still safe.
A handful of near-misses, turbulence, and a violent traveler do not signal the end of civilization, or air travel, as we know it. But there is more we can do to make things even safer going forward.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Support your local sheriff? It’s complicated.
It’s hard not to feel sympathy for Sheriff Tompkins, yet ethics rules are here for a reason: to protect those who lack power from abuses by those who hold it.

Jayson Tatum wasn't needed in the final quarter Wednesday, hitting 11 of 17 shots as the Celtics ran away from the Trail Blazers early at the Garden and were scarcely challenged.

CELTICS 115, TRAIL BLAZERS 93

Celtics get a needed cruise against Trail Blazers to end three-game losing streak

A double-digit lead was enough at the Garden for once, as the Celtics got 30 points from Jayson Tatum, and were able to give him the fourth quarter off.

In this Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, an Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif.

2023 Oscars: Who will win, who should win, and who shouldn’t be here

Will "Everything Everywhere All at Once" win . . . almost everything?

How to watch 2023 Oscar-nominated films for best picture

People gathered at café tables placed in the closed parking lane on Hanover Street in the North End of Boston.

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: anti-Italian discrimination

Five business owners are seeking $1.5 million in damages from the city after they tightened rules for al fresco seating in the Italian enclave.

Tucker Carlson, left, and former president Donald Trump, right, during the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., July 31, 2022.

‘I hate him passionately,’ Tucker Carlson said in a text about Donald Trump, court papers show

Tucker Carlson's private text conversation was revealed in court papers at virtually the same time that the former president was hailing the Fox News host on social media.

Tucker Carlson’s show on Jan. 6 attack reopens a rift among Republicans

Josh Stein outside his home in Newton, which he bought with Katherine Pocius in 2019.

‘Stalemate’: Sellers aren’t selling, and buyers aren’t buying. Rising interest rates are locking up Boston’s housing market.

The rapid rise in interest rates over the last year has forced homeowners who were entertaining a possible move to reconsider, meaning fewer homes are coming on the market.

Tell us: How has the housing market impacted your living situation in recent years?

Opinion

A group of antiabortion protesters crashed the Women's March Action Rally for Reproductive Rights in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2022.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Abortion foes twist criminal laws in push for fetal personhood

Antiabortion groups are engaged in a messaging campaign based on their disingenuous claim that there is societal consensus that life begins before birth. That’s the first step in the push for their next objective: a nationwide ban on abortion.

IDEAS | LEAH CAMPBELL

The toxic myth of the Gold Rush

Texts between Boston politicians shouldn’t be public record

Understanding the intersectionality of hate

IDEAS | CEZMI A. AKDIS, MD

Scrubbing away our collective health

Thumbnail for Health Equity Tour of Hayti in Durham, North Carolina.

The Emancipator

Health Equity Tour: Durham’s Hayti Neighborhood

Once one of the most vibrant Black business districts in America, Durham’s Hayti neighborhood was dismantled by urban renewal efforts. Despite challenges, its residents haven’t given up on the promise that Hayti represents.

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Special reports

photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

US Rep. Lynch seeking review of flight operations at Logan Airport after safety incidents

Representative Stephen Lynch said Tuesday that he’s seeking an “urgent review” of flight operations with the FAA following “troubling” recent safety incidents at Logan International Airport.

Man shot in Lynn has life-threatening injuries; suspect arrested, police say

A security guard was arrested Tuesday night after a 46-year-old man was shot twice at an apartment building in Lynn, according to officials and a police report.

Former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp reportedly in police custody after drive-by shooting
The drive-by shooting incident was in Washington, CNN reported.

Suffolk DA drops charges against NBA trainer accused of drugging and raping woman in Boston
In a sharp reversal, Suffolk prosecutors have dropped all charges against Robert McClanaghan IV, a Rhode Island-based trainer for NBA players who had been accused of drugging and raping a woman he shared drinks with at a Boston hotel in November.

Comedian Sam Morril on elevating his game and teaming up with Julian Edelman
Morril, who raised his profile by performing sets on New York City rooftops during the pandemic and now cohosts a podcast with the ex-Pats receiver, comes to the Wilbur for five shows this weekend.

Mass. AG, other attorneys general, seeks TikTok data on youth mental health impact

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office is seeking an order forcing TikTok to preserve and turn over material from the company’s internal messaging platform and other documents relevant to the probe.

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Recommended reads

Elena Palladino, author of "Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin," stood in her Ware home between Victorian five-panel pocket doors, furnishings salvaged 85 years ago from a home destroyed before the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir.

Pieces of a house lost to the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir live on inside this author’s home

Many of Elena Palladino's home's most eye-catching elements had once been part of a house that stood in Enfield, one of four towns flooded nearly a century ago to create the Quabbin Reservoir.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community
Artists John O’Reilly and James Tellin built an extraordinary life together at a time when gay couples rarely lived openly.

KEVIN CULLEN

Brian Donnelly never forgot where he came from
“Brian believed deeply in the promise of immigrants, that they come to the United States to make a better life and in so doing make America a better place,” his nephew said.

Listen: Boston busker is living his dream
For James Bourne, AKA Jimi Blacksheep, the streets are the best venue around.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Author William Landay at his home in Newton next to a poster of the "Defending Jacob" miniseries, based on his 2012 book.

11 Years after ‘Defending Jacob,’ Newton’s William Landay is back with a new Boston-set crime thriller

Sharmarke Yusuf (left) and Regan Sims in "K-I-S-S-I-N-G," a co-production of the Front Porch Arts Collective and the Huntington running through April 2 at the Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts..

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Boston's Oriana Schneps starred in Bravo's "Below Deck Adventure," a spin-off of the popular reality series that follows crews aboard luxury yachts. She will be in Boston this Thursday for a special show-themed event at CLINK in the Liberty Hotel.

Oriana Schneps of ‘Below Deck Adventure’ anchors in Boston for a night at CLINK

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

I’m glad the politicians didn’t release their texts. Maybe what’s wrong here is not the behavior of the politicians but rather the rules that say anything as pedestrian as a text should be deemed a public record.

Texts between Boston politicians shouldn’t be public record

The Tennessee Equality Project's Dahron Johnson spoke during a news conference by the Human Rights Campaign drawing attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee Legislature, on Feb. 14 in Nashville.

Understanding the intersectionality of hate

Since 1960, more than 350,000 new chemicals purporting to make our clothing, dishes, and skin cleaner have been introduced.

IDEAS | CEZMI A. AKDIS, MD

Scrubbing away our collective health

On Friday, the research subcommittee of the Cannabis Advisory Board, which makes recommendations to the state Cannabis Control Commission that oversees state marijuana regulations, considered a slate of reforms that would impose stricter standards and oversight on marijuana testing labs.

Marijuana consumers deserve to know what they’re smoking (or eating)

During the last presidential campaign, the Trump campaign ran TV ads claiming that President Biden lacked “the strength, the stamina and the mental fortitude to lead this country.”

Mental competency tests for aging politicians? Don’t count on it.

Wei Huang applies the final press on Army dress pants in the factory in Lawrence.

IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

Threading the needle to keep clothing manufacturing alive in Massachusetts

Metro

Boston City Council approves rent control proposal, BPDA restructuring

Mayor Michelle Wu notched a pair of important victories, but both policy changes require sign-off from the state Legislature and governor before they go into effect.

On tap: Booze still allowed on Amtrak in New Hampshire

Riders on an Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston can continue buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch of the trip that goes through New Hampshire as officials work out a “creative solution” to avoid violating a state liquor law

Support your local sheriff? It’s complicated.

It’s hard not to feel sympathy for Sheriff Tompkins, yet ethics rules are here for a reason: to protect those who lack power from abuses by those who hold it.

Mass. AG, other attorneys general, seeks TikTok data on youth mental health impact

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office is seeking an order forcing TikTok to preserve and turn over material from the company’s internal messaging platform and other documents relevant to the probe.

Sports

Al Horford and the Celtics took a step in the right direction by beating the Trail Blazers.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics take a small step toward regaining their swagger and realizing their best selves

Boston led for the final 44 minutes and 6 seconds, limited its turnovers, took quality shots, and received balanced scoring. That’s a start.

Shawn Kemp played 14 seasons in the NBA from 1989 to 2003, including eight years with Seattle.

Former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp reportedly in police custody after drive-by shooting

The drive-by shooting incident was in Washington, CNN reported.

Mauricio Souza triggered a wild celebration among the Watertown-Wayland fans, making their trip to Orelans, Mass., worthwhile with his winning goal on a breakaway with five seconds remaining in a 3-2 triumph over Nauset.

HS boys' hockey: Watertown-Wayland 3, Nauset 2

Mauricio Souza delivers in the nick of time for No. 5 Watertown/Wayland boys’ hockey in Division 3 win over No. 4 Nauset

The junior scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway with 5 seconds remaining in a 3-2 win for fifth-seeded Watertown/Wayland.

HS BOYS' HOCKEY: XAVERIAN 2, CATHOLIC MEMORIAL 1

A sterling showing from goaltender Cole Pouliot-Porter powers No. 7 Xaverian’s upset of No. 2 Catholic Memorial in the Division 1 quarterfinals

HS girls' hockey: Andover 3, Sandwich 2 (OT)

Rose MacLean tallies late in overtime for No. 3 Andover girls’ hockey in Division 2 win over No. 6 Sandwich

MIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

English High boys’ basketball snaps Lowell Catholic’s nine-game winning streak to reach Division 3 quarterfinals

Business

Boston City Council approves rent control proposal, BPDA restructuring

Mayor Michelle Wu notched a pair of important victories, but both policy changes require sign-off from the state Legislature and governor before they go into effect.

Sony asks UK regulator to block Microsoft deal

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

BMC’s head of spine surgery identified as recipient of alleged kickbacks

US probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off

magazine

James Tellin and John O’Reilly in a 2017 photograph by Seth David Rubin.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

Watching TV with my partner used to be fun. Now, he watches the same sitcoms repeatedly.

My husband tells me I need to budget better and not buy coffees. Meanwhile, he’s buying a fancy car and bike.

An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

metro

State Senator Bridget Valderde, an East Greenwich Democrat

R.I. Senate votes to remove limit on retirees working as substitute teachers

US Rep. Lynch seeking review of flight operations at Logan Airport after safety incidents

Man shot in Dorchester, police say

sports

Quinten Post (left) is consoled by Boston College teammate Makai Ashton-Langford as their season likely came to a close in the ACC Tournament.

Boston College bows out with a whimper against North Carolina in second round of men’s ACC Tournament

Matty Fichera’s late tally, Chris Hanifan’s shutout goaltending was all No. 14 Reading boys’ hockey needed in Division 1 win over No. 11 Braintree

Celtics get a needed cruise against Trail Blazers to end three-game losing streak

business

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said Wednesday she will launch enforcement of the right-to-repair law approved by voters in 2020, despite ongoing litigation to overturn it.

As legal challenge lingers, Mass. AG announces enforcement of auto right-to-repair law

Powell says ‘no decision’ on the Fed’s next move on rates

FTC intensifies investigation of Twitter’s privacy practices

politics

People walk outside the US Capitol building in Washington.

Congress members warned of significant health data breach

GOP leader McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says

Arkansas Governor Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections

Nation

Police officers stand guard near a crime scene where three Los Angeles police officers were shot, March 8, in Los Angeles.

Three Los Angeles police officers shot; conditions unknown

House GOP prepares to slash federal programs in coming budget showdown

Executive sentenced for scheming to flood northeast with opioids

World

Three Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region are seen at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 9.

Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine, officials say

Indonesia landslide deaths climb to 21; dozens still missing

Afghanistan is world’s most repressive country for women, UN says

opinion

The Tennessee Equality Project's Dahron Johnson spoke during a news conference by the Human Rights Campaign drawing attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee Legislature, on Feb. 14 in Nashville.

Understanding the intersectionality of hate

The puzzles and pieces of Social Security

May I have a word: Secret codes that stump dogs and people alike

lifestyle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Harry and Meghan’s daughter christened, will use royal title

Five women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives

Oriana Schneps of ‘Below Deck Adventure’ anchors in Boston for a night at CLINK

food & dining

People gathered at café tables placed in the closed parking lane on Hanover Street in the North End of Boston.

North End restaurant owners add a new claim to outdoor dining lawsuit: anti-Italian discrimination

The odds get better with dumplings

Who has the best poutine? R.I. and Mass. restaurants compete.

travel

The International Air Transport Association released its annual safety report on Tuesday. It found that in 2022, there were five fatal accidents worldwide involving loss of life to passengers and crew, down from seven accidents the year before.

The sky is not falling. Air travel is still safe.

$452 bill charged after requesting help for lost engagement ring

Cool classes on the Cape, a winter fest in Portland, and personal alarms for travel and daily life

Arts

Aimee Gilmore’, “Insiders,” 2019 - ongoing. Reversed stuffed animals, thread.

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360

An early climate warning lies in the paintings of JMW Turner and Claude Monet, new research shows

At the MFA, a small photography show leaves a big impression

Books

Author William Landay at his home in Newton next to a poster of the "Defending Jacob" miniseries, based on his 2012 book.

11 Years after ‘Defending Jacob,’ Newton’s William Landay is back with a new Boston-set crime thriller

Pieces of a house lost to the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir live on inside this author’s home

In ‘Liliana’s Invincible Summer,’ Cristina Rivera Garza gives a searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact

Movies

In this Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, an Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif.

2023 Oscars: Who will win, who should win, and who shouldn’t be here

Our movie critic is a sucker for boxing movies. Here are 5 favorites.

‘Return to Seoul’ is a patience-testing trip

Television

Daisy May Cooper in the HBO series "Rain Dogs."

In HBO’s ‘Rain Dogs,’ desperate times and desperate measures make for a superb series

Series finales in the offing for ‘Barry,’ ‘Succession’

‘Perry Mason’ shows some improvement in season 2

music

Members of the Cookers have rich histories as sidemen for jazz greats — Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey, and Herbie Hancock, among them.

When you’re hearing jazz all-stars of a certain age bringing the heat, that’s the Cookers

Igor Levit returns to the mountaintop

David Lindley, ‘musician’s musician’ to the rock elite, dies at 78

Theater/Dance

Sam Morril

Comedian Sam Morril on elevating his game and teaming up with Julian Edelman

A free spirit soars beyond convention in ART’s ‘The Wife of Willesden’

Broadway In Boston announces 2023-24 season

globe local

Cohasset residents will decide at their May 1 Town Meeting whether to renovate the original Town Hall and replace the annex (right) built in the 1980s.

Cohasset Town Meeting will consider $22m Town Hall project

Wrentham finalizes Vision of Tomorrow master plan

With new ownership comes new beginnings for Bay State Banner

Obituaries

This photo provided by Christopher Zucchero shows Joseph Zucchero, the founder of the Chicago Italian beef shop that inspired FX’s "The Bear."

Joseph Zucchero, whose Chicago sandwich shop inspired ‘The Bear,’ dies at 69

David Lindley, ‘musician’s musician’ to the rock elite, dies at 78

Hall of Famer Bobby Goodman, who promoted two major Muhammad Ali fights in the 1970s, dies at 83