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‘Parents are terrified the whole family will be labeled as racist.’ Amid rising hate, Mass. group provides lifeline for children on verge of extremism.

Pandemic isolation provided a fertile climate for online groups to lure vulnerable kids toward radical ideology, experts say.

Wisconsin court mega-fight crashes to an end, with a Trump coda
A contentious Supreme Court justice election in Wisconsin has been awash in cash and the result could impact how the state votes for the foreseeable future. The stakes were already sky high, then Trump got indicted.

How Alvin Bragg resurrected the case against Donald Trump See the latest updates related to Trump’s indictment

Justice Dept. said to have more evidence of possible Trump obstruction at Mar-a-Lago

Justice Department and FBI investigators have amassed fresh evidence pointing to possible obstruction by former president Donald Trump in the investigation into top-secret documents found at his Mar-a-Lago home, according to people familiar with the matter.

Red Sox 9, Orioles 5
Adam Duvall and the Red Sox bats stay hot to take first series of the season over the Orioles
Boston racked up double-digit hits in another slugfest, led by Duvall’s three-hit day; the center fielder was one of four Sox with multiple RBIs.

Stan Grossfeld: ‘That’s when I fell in love with baseball.’ As a new season starts, the Red Sox remember their own first ballpark memories

How a new NBA collective bargaining agreement could change the calculus on Jaylen Brown’s next contract

An increase in the veteran's extension in the proposed new CBA could ultimately help Boston retain star forward Jaylen Brown.
NCAA Championship | LSU 102, Iowa 85

LSU dominates Iowa to win NCAA women’s basketball championship

Both LSU and Iowa were in the championship game for the first time.

Will online sports betting increase problem gambling?

Since sports betting on mobile phones was legalized in Massachusetts on March 10, advocates worry that this new form of gambling, so easily accessible in the palm of one’s hand, might lead to an increase in problem gambling in Massachusetts.

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed at unprecedented speed. Can Washington prevent another viral bank run?

Bank runs used to take several days or even weeks before they toppled an institution. But accelerated by social media and online banking, SVB imploded in roughly 24 hours, forcing regulators to quickly step in.

Ohio is gearing up for what could be the biggest abortion battle of the year

A citizen-led effort to enshrine the right to an abortion in Ohio's constitution would need to bypass the Legislature in a state that has a real possibility of restrictions looming and where the antiabortion side is looking to match the reproductive rights movement’s show of force.

A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life
The groundbreaking treatment is one of six gene therapies cleared since 2017 that have transformed the outlook for disorders once considered hopeless — and also renewed questions about how the health care system can afford such breathtakingly expensive medicines.

Lithium is becoming more crucial in a warming world, but Maine’s huge deposits may never be mined because of environmental concerns
By some estimates, the lithium deposits near Newry may be the largest in the country — with the potential to become a critical domestic supply for automakers and so valuable that they could provide a needed boost to Maine’s economy. But there's more to the story.

Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson launches GOP 2024 bid, calls on Trump to drop out

Man stabbed during fight in MBTA’s Ashmont station in Dorchester

Cambridge mail carrier attacked by turkey had to have hip replaced

“They’re mean,” Ed Mitchell said. “I don’t know if something’s happened to them. Maybe one of them got killed by a mail truck.”

Cape Cod Canal closed to accommodate right whale mother and calf

Massachusetts Environmental Police escorted the whales through the canal, a spokesperson for the US Army Corps of Engineers’ New England District wrote in an e-mail Sunday afternoon.
Nearly 80 endangered North Atlantic right whales spotted off coast of Cape Cod

‘Saturday Night Live’ sends up Trump indictment in cold open

“Saturday Night Live” featured first-time host Quinta Brunson, known for “Abbott Elementary,” and musical guest Lil Yachty of “Yacht Club” fame.
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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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Providence College’s Alyn Breed suspended from basketball team amid gun charges
Breed is accused of pointing a gun at his girlfriend during a dispute early Saturday morning, according to police.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
The GOP has decided the path to victory at the ballot box goes through the nation’s school committees. Even in Massachusetts.
For the most part, Massachusetts is mercifully resistant to Critical Race Theory hysteria and other attempts to dictate education policy by conservatives bent on turning back progress in this country. That doesn’t mean they’re not trying here, though.

Jurassic World Live Tour brings 24 life-size dinosaurs to Boston
All ticketholders can attend the pre-show experience to get up close with dinosaur Bumpy.

Northeastern student seriously injured in fall from window in Mission Hill Saturday night

A Northeastern University student was seriously injured Saturday evening after falling from a window in Mission Hill, according to officials.

Former Melrose resident killed in Phoenix murder-suicide

Sarah Scott, 37, was found dead March 21 by Phoenix Police conducting a welfare check at a home in the area of 8600 South 16th Place shortly before 11 a.m., said Sergeant Brian Bower, a police spokesperson, in a statement.

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Providence College’s Alyn Breed suspended from basketball team amid gun charges

Breed is accused of pointing a gun at his girlfriend during a dispute early Saturday morning, according to police.

Will online sports betting increase problem gambling?

Since sports betting on mobile phones was legalized in Massachusetts on March 10, advocates worry that this new form of gambling, so easily accessible in the palm of one’s hand, might lead to an increase in problem gambling in Massachusetts.
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Trump to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday, court officials say

The exact nature of the charges was unclear Friday because the indictment remained under seal, but they stem from payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

Cambridge mail carrier attacked by turkey had to have hip replaced

“They’re mean,” Ed Mitchell said. “I don’t know if something’s happened to them. Maybe one of them got killed by a mail truck.”

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NCAA president Charlie Baker says the women’s basketball tournament could be part of separate media deal

Viewership for the women’s Final Four has been on the rise.
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Don Zimmer first inductee into the Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Fame

Zimmer, the onetime Red Sox manager who passed away in 2014, spent the final 11 years of a 66-year baseball career with the Rays.
NCAA Championship | LSU 102, Iowa 85

LSU dominates Iowa to win NCAA women’s basketball championship

Both LSU and Iowa were in the championship game for the first time.
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Rays pull Jeffrey Springs after six hitless innings, complete opening-series sweep of the Tigers
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A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life

The groundbreaking treatment is one of six gene therapies cleared since 2017 that have transformed the outlook for disorders once considered hopeless — and also renewed questions about how the health care system can afford such breathtakingly expensive medicines.

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A medieval English village is being swallowed by the sea

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Cape Cod Canal closed to accommodate right whale mother and calf

Northeastern student seriously injured in fall from window in Mission Hill Saturday night

33rd First Literacy Spelling Bee raises over $230k to support adult literacy

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Adam Duvall and the Red Sox bats stay hot to take first series of the season over the Orioles

‘That’s when I fell in love with baseball.’ As a new season starts, the Red Sox remember their own first ballpark memories

Game 3: Orioles at Red Sox lineups and notes for the series finale

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Clean Harbors founder Alan McKim steps aside as CEO after 43 years

Italy privacy watchdog blocks ChatGPT, citing data breach

New federal rules will make many electric cars ineligible for tax credits

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Trump to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday, court officials say

Trump to deliver remarks Tuesday night after his arraignment

Ohio is gearing up for what could be the biggest abortion battle of the year

Nation

States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting

As Trump arraignment looms, New York City braces for a day of tumult

Justice Dept. said to have more evidence of possible Trump obstruction at Mar-a-Lago

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The children’s rights advocate accused of Russian war crimes

Bulgarians head to polls for 5th time in 2 years

Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone

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Trump’s 50-year playbook of lie, deflect, and deny

How Massachusetts can protect trans people

Trump’s indictment lands in two separate media realities

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Jurassic World Live Tour brings 24 life-size dinosaurs to Boston

Should I move to a city with more single men?

Boston indie-rockers Q-Tip Bandits will bring a taste of Boston Calling downtown

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10 restaurants to eat at near Fenway Park

Drag brunch is a celebration

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Does Amtrak owe me anything for a forced downgrade?

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

Arts

Under Spain’s thumb, a mysterious art took root

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

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

Books

The heroine of Victor LaValle’s western gothic ‘Lone Women’ wrestles with a horror from her past

Amid colonial rule and Japanese occupation, young lovers pay the price of modernity in Rachel Heng’s ‘The Great Reclamation’

Blythe Roberson sorts her unread books by color and credits her love of reading to Pizza Hut

Movies

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

Donald Glover participated in a panel discussion at Berklee ‘Career Jam’ event

Loretta McLaughlin is famous for breaking the Boston Strangler case, but coworkers remember so much more

Television

‘Saturday Night Live’ sends up Trump indictment in cold open

Catch up on ‘Happy Valley’ before the final season arrives

Donald Glover participated in a panel discussion at Berklee ‘Career Jam’ event

music

‘The Glittering World’ shines with perpetually fresh A Far Cry

Ryuichi Sakamoto, eclectic composer who saw no borders, dies at 71

Born into a cult, singer Mikel Jollett is reaching out to students about turning their own trauma into art

Theater/Dance

In ‘Shadows Cast,’ a haunting dreamscape where secrets go to hide

A chef’s kiss for ‘Clyde’s’

After more than 30 years, Central Square’s Dance Complex still has the moves

globe local

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

Nelson Kiang, groundbreaking researcher at Mass Eye and Ear, dies at 93

Ryuichi Sakamoto, eclectic composer who saw no borders, dies at 71

Suzanne Rheinstein, designer of classic American interiors, dies at 77