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Mariano pitches Mass. House tax plan, setting up a face-off with Healey’s proposal

Roughly a month after Gov. Healey unveiled a $1 billion tax relief package, the House Speaker says his chamber will craft its own proposal, too.

Top MBTA executive, who often worked from Hawaii and other distant locales, is terminated

James “Jay” Neider often wasn’t in the state, let alone at MBTA construction sites, over the last two years, people briefed on his situation said.

Tell us: What are your thoughts on the recent changes in MBTA leadership?

Congressmen shout at each other over gun control following Nashville shooting: ‘Children are dying!’
Representative Jamaal Bowman, a progressive who was a school principal for a decade, told reporters that Republicans are “gutless” and “cowards” for not supporting gun control measures despite a litany of mass shootings.

‘Save our children!’: Tennessee protesters seek gun control

9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
A spokesperson for Fort Campbell said Thursday morning that the deaths happened the previous night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission.

Wall Street Journal reporter detailed in Russia is Bowdoin College graduate

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

Maine 19-year-old will plead guilty in mosque attack plot

‘This was an unprovoked attack’: Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly kicking person into Orange Line train pit

Suffolk County has lost 30,000 residents over three years, US Census figures show

Jake Schaub (center) serves as the Dungeon Master, the game's lead storyteller and referee, as a group of Globe colleagues, and friends, play Dungeons & Dragons at Tavern of Tales.

I’d never played D&D before — some friends helped me fix that

With "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" hitting theaters, it was time to hit the game room at Tavern of Tales.

You like D&D, you just don’t know it yet. Here’s how to start playing. Dungeons and Dragons meets the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: Take your adventurers on a module through Boston

From left: Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, and Chris Pine in a scene from "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."

Odie Henderson Review | ★★½

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’: Just roll with it

Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez headline this latest game-to-movie adaptation, and it's nowhere near as bad as it sounds.

Your Home | Renovations

Nearly 500 feet of found space: Renovating an attic into an art studio
An attic conversion in a Jamaica Plain condo creates a space fit for works of art.

Turning a cookie-cutter town house into a cheerful forever home After a divorce, a mother of three goes all in on her own home style

In Vermont, trucks keep getting stuck in Smugglers’ Notch. Locals are at their wit’s end.
Trucks getting stuck in Smugglers’ Notch is the “most unifying thing we have in this state,” one Vermont local said. And like the mishaps on Storrow Drive, the problem has also defied efforts to stop it.

Opening Day

Fenway Park has been prepared to host the opener.

Read the Globe’s 2023 Red Sox season preview

Get to know the roster, the expectations, and more about the upcoming season.

Chaim Bloom is transforming the Red Sox. What does the future hold?

Ronald Sullivan had a wet towel on his head as he sat in the shade on a bench on Beach Street in Chinatown during a summer 2022 heat wave.

With climate planning, Boston has a chance to redress racial inequity, report says

Mountains of research show that in Boston and other US cities, poor and working class people of color are disproportionately harmed by climate change and pollution. That inequality is by design, but a new report says it can begin to be undone.

A group of prominent scientists and tech industry notables are calling for a six-month "pause" to consider the risks of advanced AI systems. Their petition is a response to San Francisco startup OpenAI's recent release of GPT-4.

MIT scientists, tech leaders call for ‘pause’ in artificial intelligence deployments

Tesla founder Elon Musk, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, and former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang are among those saying it's time to hit the brakes on the development of AI systems like ChatGPT.

Of the state’s 351 cities and towns, 60 of them experienced fatal pedestrian crashes in 2022, compared with 47 in 2021, the report showed.

Pedestrians killed in crashes rose by 35 percent across Massachusetts last year, study finds

In 2022, 101 people were killed by vehicles, up from 75 people the prior year, according to a study released Thursday by WalkBoston, a statewide advocacy organization.

Opinion

The Twitter mob doesn’t discriminate, but I’d argue it’s especially attuned to those whose beliefs rest off-center.

Stacia Datskovska

Twitter is quick to attack young journalists. Take it from me.

What followed the publication of my op-ed was an onslaught of online hate.

Priscilla H. Douglas

The reawakening of ‘woke-ism’

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Harvard Square was never what it used to be

IDEAS | PETER ZURKOW

I wrote this to save a life

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Supreme Court’s new target: the Americans with Disabilities Act

New College of Florida students and supporters protest ahead of a meeting by the college's board of trustees, Feb. 28, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida. The conservative-dominated board of trustees of Florida's public honors college was meeting to take up a measure making wholesale changes in the school's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and offices.

The Emancipator

DEI Denial is the modern day lynching

Where lynching was an arbitrary and barbaric act to terrorize Black people, modern attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion threaten the livelihoods of those challenging oppressive systems and keep us all in the dark.

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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

Man in custody after State Police SWAT team responds to Ashburnham following pursuit
The man, whose name was not released, was driving a black truck when he allegedly fled police in Winchendon Thursday morning and came to a stop in a wooded area along Route 101 in Ashburnham, where he reportedly refused to get out of the vehicle, officials said.

Five charts that show where the housing market’s heading this spring
Sales are down. Mortgage rates are up. And it’s not getting any easier to buy around here.

Singer with alleged Putin ties withdraws from upcoming BSO performances
Russian operatic bass Ildar Abdrazakov, whose alleged ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin have come under scrutiny over the past month, has withdrawn engagements with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for "family reasons."

TRAVEL

For these skiers, the uphill climb is part of the fun
This weekend, Wild Corn Backcountry Shindig returns to King Pine Ski Area in Madison, N.H., for a seventh year to celebrate the growth of the vibrant culture surrounding backcountry and uphill skiing.

After three-year pause, state begins clawbacks of $719 million of jobless benefit overpayments
When Governor Maura Healey took office in January, about 171,000 people remained classified as owing jobless benefits money. As a result, their 2022 tax refunds could be intercepted by both the state and federal governments

Here are the nominees for the 2023 James Beard awards
A Lynn restaurant competes on the national level, and Greek and Yunnan cuisines are in the spotlight.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Death on the installment plan

Kay Gibbs, a friend of Mel King’s and longtime political activist, said King "was a visionary who rejected the notion that power was a zero-sum game. He thought there was enough to go around for everybody.”

I covered Mel King as a ‘radical’ instead of a visionary ahead of his time

Christopher R. Knittel

Your electric bill shouldn’t be so high. Here’s how to fix it.

Climate financing is finally here, but will there be equity?

FILE - Clouds float over the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday, May 23, 2022. More than one-quarter of state lawmakers whose seats are up for election across the U.S. are guaranteed to be gone from office next year — a statistic almost certain to grow when the votes are counted from the November general election. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski, File)

Woke is easy to define. It’s harder to fight.

A growing number of scientists, investors, and bioethicists believe we can and should engineer longer and healthier lives.

IDEAS | RAIANY ROMANNI

Want to live to 150? The world needs more humans.

Metro

Suffolk County has lost 30,000 residents over three years, US Census figures show

The population of Suffolk County, which includes Boston, dropped by roughly 5,000 residents last year, continuing a three-year trend of declining numbers totaling an exodus of more than 30,000 people during that period, according to US Census data released Thursday.

Millions poised to lose Medicaid as pandemic coverage protections end

The first states to start to cut off beneficiaries who no longer qualify are Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire and South Dakota.

Mariano pitches Mass. House tax plan, setting up a face-off with Healey’s proposal

Roughly a month after Gov. Healey unveiled a $1 billion tax relief package, the House Speaker says his chamber will craft its own proposal, too.

For these skiers, the uphill climb is part of the fun

This weekend, Wild Corn Backcountry Shindig returns to King Pine Ski Area in Madison, N.H., for a seventh year to celebrate the growth of the vibrant culture surrounding backcountry and uphill skiing.

Sports

Boston 03/28/2023 Championship banners hangs outside Fenway Park before opening day on Thursday. Boston Mayor Wu joined Red Sox officials as she toured Fenway Park ahead of Thursday’s opening day.

Readers share their predictions for the 2023 Red Sox season

Red Sox fans are split on how well they think the team will do.

There have been some changes on the roster since the Red Sox lined up for last year's home opener (which also was Jackie Robinson Day).

2023 baseball preview

Meet the Red Sox Opening Day roster

There are a lot of new faces on the team the Red Sox will send out to start the season. Here's a look at the roster.

The Red Sox took batting practice before Thursday's opener.

Orioles at Red Sox, (2:10 p.m., NESN)

It’s Opening Day at Fenway Park. Here are the starting lineups and a preview of today’s action.

Pregame ceremonies begin at 1:30 p.m., but with wind chills in the low 30s, fans heading to the game should bundle up.

peter abraham | on baseball

The Red Sox have a road map this year, but no one knows where it will lead

Masataka Yoshida was known as ‘Macho Man’ while playing in Japan. Here’s why.

Exhaustion, the No. 1 seed, and other thoughts as the Celtics take on the Bucks

Business

FTX founder likely challenging new crypto charges, lawyer says

A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried signaled that the onetime cryptocurrency darling is challenging the validity of new charges added to an indictment.

Mariano pitches Mass. House tax plan, setting up a face-off with Healey’s proposal

Roughly a month after Gov. Healey unveiled a $1 billion tax relief package, the House Speaker says his chamber will craft its own proposal, too.

A new plan to cut business taxes in Rhode Island

More Americans file for jobless claims, layoffs remain low

magazine

If I’m in town visiting one friend and don’t tell the other, I feel traitorous

The dinosaurs of Jurassic World Tour Live will be on the loose at Agganis Arena through April 9.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 27-April 2

I want to yell at a kids' coach but I can't. So what can I do?

Baked Zucchini and Gruyère Omelet

A make-ahead baked omelet for a no-fuss Easter menu

metro

Who has the right to take the life of another, or even their own life?

In Vermont, trucks keep getting stuck in Smugglers’ Notch. Locals are at their wit’s end.

Still ‘authentic’: Lizzie Borden house renovations preserve history behind infamous unsolved murders

sports

Fenway Park has been prepared to host the opener.

Read the Globe’s 2023 Red Sox season preview

Minor league baseball reaches historic five-year labor deal with Major League Baseball, report says

Rangers will have Jacob deGrom on a pitch count on Opening Day

business

A group of prominent scientists and tech industry notables are calling for a six-month "pause" to consider the risks of advanced AI systems. Their petition is a response to San Francisco startup OpenAI's recent release of GPT-4.

MIT scientists, tech leaders call for ‘pause’ in artificial intelligence deployments

Business groups up their focus on supplier diversity

Former head of research at J&J to run Cambridge biotech FogPharma

politics

Congressmen Thomas Massie (left) and Jamaal Bowman.

Congressmen shout at each other over gun control following Nashville shooting: ‘Children are dying!’

‘Save our children!’: Tennessee protesters seek gun control

Taiwan’s president speaks to her island’s safety on US stop

Nation

Emergency responders are seen near a site where two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night during a routine training mission in Trigg County, in southwestern Kentucky, on March 30.

9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky

Former congressman, Senate candidate Nick Galifianakis dies at 94

Fiery train derailment in Minnesota prompts evacuations

World

This picture shows a general view of Mandalay palace amid hazy conditions at sunrise in Mandalay township.

Myanmar resistance says military bombing kills 8 civilians

‘Sapiens’ author says Netanyahu legacy imperiled by judicial plan

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

opinion

Kay Gibbs, a friend of Mel King’s and longtime political activist, said King "was a visionary who rejected the notion that power was a zero-sum game. He thought there was enough to go around for everybody.”

I covered Mel King as a ‘radical’ instead of a visionary ahead of his time

Supreme Court’s new target: the Americans with Disabilities Act

Climate financing is finally here, but will there be equity?

lifestyle

He visited escort websites

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

How to talk to kids about gun violence

food & dining

Amarena cherry foie gras at Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn. Chef Rachel Miller is a nominee for the Outstanding Chef James Beard award.

Here are the nominees for the 2023 James Beard awards

Chowder in a pouch wins Seafood Excellence Award

Local importer is bringing Turkish foods to the Boston area

travel

Are people losing interest in sustainable travel? This study says so.

Does Amtrak owe me anything for a forced downgrade?

Learning in action in Acton, Amtrak fully reopens Northwest route, and an armchair trip around the globe

Arts

Haley Wood, “The Ogre's Beautiful Daughter,” 2022, is part of “The Familiars” exhibition at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery. Acrylic yarn, hand-tufted.

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

Tillie Walden will be Vermont’s fifth — and youngest — ‘cartoonist laureate’

‘Visionary Boston’ celebrates undersung trio

Books

Author Jessica Olien's new book centers around a cooking contest and a blueberry buckle cake recipe.

The two sides of author Jessica Olien

Loss, feminism, snail metempsychosis, death: the best of Margaret Atwood in ‘Old Babes in the Wood’

In ‘Dust Child,’ Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai uses a silken touch in a tale of those left behind after the occupation of Vietnam

Movies

Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley Adetola in a scene from "A Thousand and One."

‘A Thousand and One’: a family drama unspools across a changing city

A.V. Rockwell wants to move people with her Sundance winner ‘A Thousand and One’

Dungeons and Dragons meets the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: Take your adventurers on a module through Boston

Television

Riley Keough in "Daisy Jones & The Six."

Breezy ‘Daisy Jones’ falls squarely in the stream zone

A look back at the fantasy — and humanity — of ‘Scrubs’

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

music

Arlo Guthrie, who retired from singing in 2020, comes to the Shubert Theatre Saturday for a "conversation" he's calling "What's Left of Me."

Arlo Guthrie on aging, Alice, and why he’s unretiring . . . sort of

Singer with alleged Putin ties withdraws from upcoming BSO performances

Listen to the Allman Brothers concert that helped Jimmy Carter become president

Theater/Dance

The all-Filipino cast of "Middleton Heights" rehearse a scene from the play at Umbrella Arts Center in Concord. From left: Jude Torres, Cheryl Daro, Justin Budinoff, and Lisa Fermin-Granda.

In ‘Middleton Heights,’ a Filipino American story of assimilation across generations

As Little Red Ridinghood, Gloucester’s Katy Geraghty is living her own fairy tale

In Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s,’ comedy is on the menu at a hard-luck cafe

globe local

Firefighters at Glades Road in Scituate where multiple homes were on fire.

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

Obituaries

The art collector and patron Emily Fisher Landau, at the Whitney Museum in Manhattan on Sept. 23, 2010.

Emily Fisher Landau, theft victim turned art patron, dies at 102

British comedian and TV star Paul O’Grady dies at 67

Mel King, whose 1983 mayoral campaign ushered in a new era in Boston race relations, dies at 94