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‘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.

GOP leader McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel, a spokesman for the senator said.

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.

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

Downtown Waltham theater to be reborn as a gymnastics school, with movie screens
Smaranda Albeck is getting ready to raise the curtains on the shuttered Embassy cinema, but this sequel features a big twist: Four theater rooms will be remade for Albeck’s rhythmic gymnastics school, Boston Rythmic.

Russian missile barrage slams into cities across Ukraine

A new study found 59 percent of long-COVID patients had organ damage, but experts say it’s not that simple
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.
Celtics defeat the Trail Blazers, 115-93

‘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
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.
Opinion
IDEAS | JASON MIKLIAN

Crazy rich autocracies: What are they doing better than democracies?

Some authoritarian regimes have figured out open economies, social safety nets, and how to make their people feel more happy and secure. It’s time to pay attention to what they do well.
EDITORIAL

In Israel, the rule of law teeters on the brink
RENÉE LOTH

The culture war targets libraries
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Abortion foes twist criminal laws in push for fetal personhood
IDEAS | LEAH CAMPBELL

The toxic myth of the Gold Rush
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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Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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Jackpot prize from $31 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Woburn claimed by trust
S & L Trust, based in Waltham, claimed the prize Wednesday at Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester, lottery officials said.

Man charged with attacking flight crew had sued a psychiatric facility because it didn’t provide a vegan menu
The Leominster man accused of attacking a United Airlines flight crew while the plane was still airborne demanded $500 million last December from a private psychiatric hospital for failing to provide him with a vegan menu.

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

Allergies hitting early? Climate change may be to blame, report says.

Winters across much of the United States are getting shorter and springs longer, giving plants more time to grow, flower, and release pollen.

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.

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.
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‘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?

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.

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.

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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.

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

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Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

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

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
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A Beautiful Resistance

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Tom Keane

Texts between Boston politicians shouldn’t be public record
RENÉE GRAHAM

Understanding the intersectionality of hate
IDEAS | CEZMI A. AKDIS, MD

Scrubbing away our collective health
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Marijuana consumers deserve to know what they’re smoking (or eating)
JEFF JACOBY

Mental competency tests for aging politicians? Don’t count on it.
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R.I. House Speaker Shekarchi says Raimondo encouraged him to run for Congress

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Warwick Democrat also details the 14-bill legislative package unveiled last week, saying, “We have a crisis at every level of the housing spectrum.”

Tell us what memories have stuck with you from the 2013 Marathon bombing

As we remember the lives lost, and forever changed, we also want to know what you remember about the tragedy.

After surviving the Boston Marathon bombing, she avoided the race for years. Now she’s running it.

Last year, Michele Blackburn returned to the marathon for the first time since she was injured by the bombing in 2013 to watch Peloton instructor Jess Sims run in her honor. Next month, Blackburn is running the long road from Hopkinton to Boston.

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.

Sports

After surviving the Boston Marathon bombing, she avoided the race for years. Now she’s running it.

Last year, Michele Blackburn returned to the marathon for the first time since she was injured by the bombing in 2013 to watch Peloton instructor Jess Sims run in her honor. Next month, Blackburn is running the long road from Hopkinton to Boston.
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What’s cooking with Triston Casas? The Red Sox rookie has the fires burning this spring.

Casas is fanatical about nutrition and loves to prepare food. He also is dedicated to improving his craft on the field. And he has some quirks, too.
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.
NBA

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

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Downtown Waltham theater to be reborn as a gymnastics school, with movie screens

Smaranda Albeck is getting ready to raise the curtains on the shuttered Embassy cinema, but this sequel features a big twist: Four theater rooms will be remade for Albeck’s rhythmic gymnastics school, Boston Rythmic.

Cambridge biotech testing experimental ALS drugs based on Harvard research

QurAlis says it has raised $88 million for early-stage clinical trials of two treatments for the devastating condition.

Norfolk Southern CEO bringing apology, aid to Senate hearing

Court records show political pressure behind Fox programming
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Globe Magazine

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

MISS CONDUCT

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

My husband tells me I need to budget better and not buy coffees. Meanwhile, he’s buying a fancy car and bike.
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An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

metro

Support your local sheriff? It’s complicated.

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

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

sports

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

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

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

business

Boston City Council approves rent control proposal, BPDA restructuring

Sony asks UK regulator to block Microsoft deal

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

politics

GOP leader McConnell hospitalized after fall, spokesman says

Biden budget seeks big deficit cuts in challenge to GOP

Congress members warned of significant health data breach

Nation

Three Los Angeles K-9 officers wounded; suspect dead in standoff

Norfolk Southern CEO bringing apology, aid to Senate hearing

House GOP prepares to slash federal programs in coming budget showdown

World

Russian missile barrage slams into cities across Ukraine

Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin arrested, faces graft charges

Georgia withdraws foreign agent bill after days of protests

opinion

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

Scrubbing away our collective health

MassHealth rolls to get reset. Here’s how one health plan is preparing.

lifestyle

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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