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Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts

Former president faces criminal charges stemming from a 2016 hush-money payment

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Former president Donald Trump sat at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on Tuesday.

Read the unsealed indictment against former president Donald Trump

Trump’s arraignment was a solemn proceeding. Outside the courthouse, the sideshows reigned.

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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, 60, defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the state’s leading anti-abortion groups.

Brandon Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives

Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s third-largest city grapples with high crime and financial challenges.

Denver’s more moderate mayoral candidates pull ahead

Head of Mass. Commission for the Blind steps down following Globe report of turmoil within the agency

The report detailed allegations of verbal abuse, questionable spending, and subpar services.

Civil Rights office closes complaint filed against Newton by conservative parent group

In a letter sent to Newton Public Schools last week, the civil rights office said there was no evidence the high school was in violation of the law for its production of “Lost and Found” at Newton North High School.

A job offer was revoked for this superintendent finalist. The reason? For using the word ‘ladies’ in an e-mail, he said.
The Easthampton School Committee revoked its job offer to Vito Perrone after meeting in executive session last Thursday.

Ten students hospitalized after consuming gum with ‘levels of pepper’ at school in Orange

A student allegedly purchased “a gum product” online and offered it to other students during recess, according to a joint statement from the town’s superintendent of schools, Orange police, and Orange fire/ambulance.

Police investigation into racist graffiti in N.H. comes months after it was reported and only after community pressure

Records obtained by the Globe show the graffiti was reported to the police on Dec. 25, 2022, about two months before the investigation launched.

Dedham police warn residents after reports of aggressive turkeys

Watertown preschool employee put on leave after allegations of neglect

Woburn man, his son and brother in Brazil indicted on forced labor charges, officials say

Chefs Ming Tsai and Irene Li.

Ming Tsai’s controversial comments onstage were just the start of the conversation

What came after was disappointment and an apology, as well as important questions about cancel culture vs. accountability, generational differences, and the responsibility to speak up.

Pirates 4, Red Sox 1

The same problems keep haunting the Red Sox in another loss to red-hot Bryan Reynolds and the Pirates
Reynolds homered in his fourth consecutive game against the Red Sox, and drove in another run to clinch the series for Pittsburgh.

Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta looked for another baseball after giving up a two-run home run to the Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae (background).

peter abraham | on baseball

After one disheartening turn through starting rotation, it’s clear the Red Sox’ arms need reinforcements

Sox starters have worked 20⅓ innings over five games and allowed 23 earned runs on 29 hits, 12 of them home runs and another four going for doubles.

76ers 103, CELTICS 101

Celtics come up just short of an improbable win in Philadelphia after MVP-inspired Joel Embiid scores 52
The potential playoff preview of a second-round matchup with the 76ers came down to the wire. Derrick White stepped up to score 26 points for the Celtics, but Jayson Tatum's last-second shot was long.

Watch: Celtics nearly pull off last-second comeback against Sixers

Joel Embiid was near unstoppable from midrange, scoring 52 points on 20-for-25 shooting, in Tuesday night's 103-101 victory over the visiting Celtics.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

On a night when Joel Embiid was extraordinary (52 points), the Celtics still came close to stealing a season sweep of the 76ers

Any anxiety about a potential second-round series with the 76ers should have dissipated after this one. The 76ers were fortunate to pull out a 103-101 victory over the Celtics.

Adrienne Dunlap of Food For Free packs up food following the New England Food Show at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston on Tuesday.

After New England Food Show, a nonprofit ‘rescued’ leftovers to distribute to food pantries in Greater Boston

Following the annual New England Food Show in Boston on Tuesday, more than ten volunteers and employees from the nonprofit Food for Free loaded up a truck with more than 50 boxes full of unused food.

John McColgan, a deputy archivist at the City Archives, with a fire helmet in the collection of Ray Flynn artifacts in 2002. .

After 28 years, Boston city archivist John McColgan is history

The city’s history was always in good hands with Dorchester’s John McColgan.

Governor Maura Healey read a proclamation to Merrick for recognition of his 8 1/2 years of service to Carl Richardson, who is the ADA coordinator at the State House. Merrick will be retiring, and Richardson has a new dog.

‘He’s my best friend’: Guide dog of State House ADA coordinator retires

Carl Richardson's guide dog of over eight years, Merrick, an 11-year-old black Labrador, retired March 16. Now Richardson has begun the intricate transition from one guide dog to another.

Hip replacements are no longer for those over a certain age.

BETH TEITELL | COMMENTARY

How the hip replacement became the hot Gen-X surgery

Grandma surgery is no longer just for grandmas. So many people are getting hip replacements in their 40s or 50s that a remake of “The Breakfast Club” would be set in a physical therapy facility.

Opinion

New York City police officers stood outside Manhattan Criminal Court on April 4.

Cameras were on for Lindsay Clancy’s arraignment. Why was Trump’s different?

The public was robbed of the opportunity to hear from the lips of the prosecutor the numerous charges leveled against the former president.

A time of reckoning for Donald Trump — and for America

Another ‘Teflon Don’ finally gets scratched in court

Trump is dishonorable. His indictment is, too.

The case against Trump: It’s a start

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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For anyone in New York in the 1980s, Donald Trump and John Gotti were unavoidable. I’ve always considered them to be brothers of other mothers under the skin, suckled by the city’s voracious tabloids.

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Trump is dishonorable. His indictment is, too.

While he said he personally supports the LGBTQ community, “At the end of the day, it’s up to the individual about what they want to do. If a player doesn’t want to wear a jersey in warm-up, they shouldn’t be forced to. I think that’s something that’s important,” Walsh said at his first press conference in his new position.

Marty Walsh skates away from his values supporting the LGBTQ community

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"This is crazy, I thought. Enough of the 'creamy crack' to look 'professional' (read: non-threatening) at work."

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Metro

Donald Trump heads back to Florida after pleading not guilty to 34 counts in N.Y. court

A stone-faced Trump entered the courtroom shortly before 2:30 p.m. without saying anything.

Experts say Trump prosecution far from sure thing

The arraignment of former president Donald J. Trump marked a watershed moment in American political and legal history, experts said, but the outcome is far from certain.

After New England Food Show, a nonprofit ‘rescued’ leftovers to distribute to food pantries in Greater Boston

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PC basketball player Alyn Breed released from custody

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Sports

Joel Embiid was near unstoppable from midrange, scoring 52 points on 20-for-25 shooting, in Tuesday night's 103-101 victory over the visiting Celtics.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

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It was a rough night for Max Scherzer in Milwaukee.

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Max Scherzer surrenders three straight home runs as Brewers rout Mets

Rowdy Tellez, Brian Anderson ,and Garrett Mitchell hit consecutive home runs off Scherzer in the sixth inning, only the second time he'd allowed three straight long balls.

Josh Lowe (No. 15, right) of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates his go-ahead solo home run with Taylor Walls (No. 6, left) against the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Rays 10, Nationals 6

Rays remain unbeaten by unloading on Nationals with three homers in the ninth to rally for a comeback victory for the ages

Luke Raley, Josh Lowe and Yandy Díaz homered in the ninth inning as the undefeated Tampa Bay Rays (5-0) rallied for a 10-6 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

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Home design ideas: Light fixtures made from natural fibers

The expanded Rose Kennedy Greenway Food Truck Program officially kicks off April 3.

Your Week Ahead

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metro

David D'Arcangelo will remain in an advisory capacity during the search for his successor.

Head of Mass. Commission for the Blind steps down following Globe report of turmoil within the agency

Civil Rights office closes complaint filed against Newton by conservative parent group

After 28 years, Boston city archivist John McColgan is history

sports

North Attleboro senior Kelly Colleran struck out 211 batters as a junior, compiling a .70 earned run average.

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business

Boston University issued new standards last week to guide students and faculty on how to use AI systems in academic settings.

BU creates standards for chatbots in the classroom

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politics

Former president Donald Trump sat at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on Tuesday.

Donald Trump heads back to Florida after pleading not guilty to 34 counts in N.Y. court

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Nation

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Brandon Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives

Judge Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, giving liberals majority with fate of abortion law looming

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A Venezuelan migrant sits on the sidewalk where an altar was created with candles and photos outside the Mexican immigration detention center that was the site of a deadly fire, as migrants wake up after spending the night on the sidewalk in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on March 30.

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Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war

Antiwar officer from Putin’s elite security team defects

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While he said he personally supports the LGBTQ community, “At the end of the day, it’s up to the individual about what they want to do. If a player doesn’t want to wear a jersey in warm-up, they shouldn’t be forced to. I think that’s something that’s important,” Walsh said at his first press conference in his new position.

Marty Walsh skates away from his values supporting the LGBTQ community

Disasters will happen, and Massachusetts isn’t prepared

Unionization at Mass General Brigham puts doctor training at risk

lifestyle

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food & dining

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Karmimadeebora McMillan, “Generations,” 2023. Acrylic, collage on canvas.

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Under Spain’s thumb, a mysterious art took root

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

Books

Lan Samantha Chang (top left), Matthew F. Delmont (top center), Geraldine Brooks (top right), Saeed Jones (bottom left), and Charlayne Hunter-Gault (bottom right) are the recipients of the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

Three New England authors receive Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards from the Cleveland Foundation

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’

Movies

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Television

J.K. Rowling would reportedly be involved with the series, but not on a day-to-day basis or as a writer.

Harry Potter’s next stop? It looks like HBO Max.

John Oliver rips solitary confinement and its lasting impacts on prisoners

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music

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A punk-era class reunion, with Rick Berlin as its maestro

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Theater/Dance

A scene from "Shadows Cast."

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Obituaries

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