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Harvard donor’s support of Fla. governor DeSantis prompts criticism from students, alumni

For critics, bankrolling DeSantis essentially aligns Ken Griffin with the governor’s controversial policies.

As donations to colleges climb, the divide between have and have-nots widens

In rocky campaign event, Warren signals focus on Democrats' 2024 agenda as she runs for third term

Warren appears poised to continue pushing the party leftward, her own re-election campaign offering another platform from which to work at molding the Democratic agenda.

After calls to resign, Feinstein seeks Judiciary Committee replacement

Two House Democrats called on US Senator Dianne Feinstein to resign Wednesday after her extended absence from Washington, saying she was no longer able to properly do her job.

Louisville shooter’s mother warned 911 her son was heading to bank
The Louisville shooter’s mother called 911 on Monday morning to warn that her son was armed and headed to Old National Bank, according to more than an hour’s worth of 911 call audio released Wednesday.

Louisville holds vigil Wednesday evening after mass shooting

Lawyers say new evidence will clear girlfriend of Boston police officer charged with his murder

Lawyers for Karen A. Read, who allegedly hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, with her SUV in 2022, leaving him to die in a snowbank, said Wednesday that they have uncovered evidence to clear her of degree murder and other charges.

‘Extremely organized’ crew charged with stealing 470 catalytic converters across Mass., US Attorney announces

Here's the the list of Mass. and N.H. towns where hundreds of catalytic converters were allegedly stolen

The American Bar Association has called for the Supreme Court to formally adopt an ethics code similar to one that covers all other federal judges on matters such as disclosure and recusal.

Luxury trips, an opera costume, and a fishing rod: the strange world of Supreme Court ethics comes under fire after Clarence Thomas disclosures

Pressure has been building on Chief Justice John Roberts and the court to tighten its ethics rules.

Boston Marathon | Globe Magazine

The Marathon bombing changed Boston. It also changed Twitter.
The Marathon bombings helped cement Twitter’s role as an interactive town square, giving users a place to amplify public safety resources, seek out places to take shelter, and connect with loved ones after phone lines jammed.

How President Obama wrote his ‘love letter to Boston’ after the Marathon bombing
In his address at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, the president sought to put words to the city’s resilience.

Globe Magazine

26.2 tales of personal triumph from the Boston Marathon
Every year, elite runners perform stunning feats of athleticism. But some of the most inspiring moments have nothing to do with record times.

More coverage marking 10 years since the Boston Marathon bombing

Making his second career start at shortstop, Bobby Dalbec made an error in the first inning.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With few exceptions, Red Sox a collection of spare parts and aging veterans, and it has showed against unbeaten Rays

The Sox' ceiling is likely no better than 500 and they are 5-7 after a 9-7 loss at Tropicana Field.

Red Sox rally but still can’t beat Rays, who improve to 12-0 to start the season

Quin Snyder (left) is tasked with getting the best out of Trae Young and the Hawks.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Hawks are built from the inside-out, but Quin Snyder has the Celtics’ playoff opponent in transition

The Hawks beat the Heat inside and on the boards, as one of the few teams in the league that shies away from 3-point shooting.

Chad Finn: Some thoughts on each Celtics player as the playoffs arrive

Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in March 2023.

Fewest Mass. startups since 2016 got VC funding in the first quarter

A resolution urging Cornell instructors to provide warnings on the syllabus about “traumatic content” that might be discussed in class was vetoed by the university president.

Tennessee state Representative Justin Pearson posed for a selfie with the Rev. Charlene Zuill (bottom left), fiancée Oceana Gilliam (center), and Cynthia Moore (right).

Before Justin Pearson was a Tennessee politician at the center of the national gun debate, he was a beloved Boston resident

Pearson was one of the two Tennessee state representatives who were expelled from that state’s legislature last week for their participation in a protest against gun violence in the House chambers. He also has close ties to Boston.

Tennessee expulsions prompt Senate Democrats to call for DOJ inquiry

Customers shop for eggs at a Sprouts grocery store on Wednesday in San Rafael, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation in March slowed to its lowest rate in nearly two years, with prices rising 5 percent, down from 6 percent in February.

Inflation is cooling, giving the Fed Reserve some breathing room as a recession looms

The Consumer Price Index CPI rose 5 percent in March, the smallest year-over-year gain since May 2021, the government said on Wednesday.

Boston Marathon

Participants take off from the start line in Hopkinton for the 2022 Boston Marathon.

Your guide to the 2023 Boston Marathon

Street, parking, T restrictions, changes See more marathon coverage

At age 38, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

He’s the world’s greatest marathoner. He’s finally taking on the world’s most famous marathon.

In 2018, Desiree Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in 33 years.

The Boston Marathon has never been easy. That’s why Des Linden keeps coming back: ‘I’ll take the tough one every time.’

As an Allston resident, Erika Kemp can train on the Boston course — or at the Chestnut Hill reservoir (above).

For Erika Kemp, running the Boston Marathon is about representation as much as competition

Opinion

Governor Maura Healey, at lectern, was surrounded by Representative Ayanna Pressley (far left), Senator Elizabeth Warren (in blue), Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll (in pink), Attorney General Andrea Campbell (in red, behind Healey), Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, April 10.

With women running the political show in Massachusetts, is it over for men?

As women hold the spotlight, the future for ambitious men is, for once, a little cloudier.

Steven Pinker and Bertha Madras

New faculty-led organization at Harvard will defend academic freedom

OPINION | Brian McGrory

Gannett’s CEO called to say ‘the cuts are behind us.’ Is that a commitment, Mike Reed?

The Afghanistan withdrawal was a shambles. Why is Biden pretending it wasn’t?

The end of the Republican Party

The Emancipator

Move over cancel culture: Gen Z is seeking its due process

A New York firm hopes a lawsuit will bring lasting change to a hostile work environment at Dos Toros, a popular Mexican-style food chain allegedly engaging in unchecked bigotry and casual use of the N-word.

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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

‘Tranq,’ used in a deadly drug combo, threatens Massachusetts users

Experts say it’s another sign the drug supply is becoming less predictable and higher risk.

Ahead of Boston Marathon, Concord to host ‘Tough Ruck’ marathon to support Military Friends Foundation
Before dawn on Sunday, nearly 1,000 people, many dressed in military gear and carrying heavy rucksacks, will run a 26.2 mile course along historic paths in Concord and Lexington.

N.H. woman facing OUI charge after crashing car into Methuen home
A 31-year-old woman from Kingston, N.H., will be summonsed to court on a charge of operating under the influence, second offense, after she allegedly was huffing a toxic substance, when she crashed her Volvo wagon into a house at 91 Broadway on Wednesday, Methuen police said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Warm air continues to dominate New England but changes are on the horizon
The warm, dry spell that Greater Boston is experiencing continues for the rest of the week and into the weekend, although there will be some differences depending on your location.

Mass. under 'red flag' fire warning for second straight day

Mass. House unveils state budget bill, diverging from Healey’s plans for ‘millionaires tax’ revenue
House Democratic leaders, for example, want to funnel $161 million into permanently making meals free in the state’s K-12 schools, and put another $100 million behind a new grant program for public schools to build new clean energy projects.

Patriots’ Bailey Zappe on QB competition with Mac Jones: ‘If my opportunity presents itself, I’m going to take full advantage of it’
"I’m going to do everything I can to help the team win," Zappe said Wednesday in Rhode Island.

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LOVE LETTERS

I’ve been waiting six years for my live-in boyfriend to get divorced
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NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label; WBUR and GBH respond
Last week, Twitter labeled NPR’s main account as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site, a label also used to identify media outlets that are controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments.

In the MBTA’s proposed $9.2 billion spending plan, transit advocates argue more funds are needed for expansion
Advocates say with a new administration in place, the transit agency should be aggressive in addressing long-term needs for its subway, train, and bus lines.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Loretta Greco, artistic director of The Huntington

The Huntington’s new season to include ‘Toni Stone,’ ‘The Band’s Visit,’ and ‘Fat Ham’

Currier & Ives, "The Great Fire at Boston," 1872.

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Selin Hizli and Daisy May Cooper in "Am I Being Unreasonable?"

A bond is tested in Hulu thriller ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’

The book covers for “Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life” and “The Lioness of Boston.”

Two very different takes on Isabella Stewart Gardner

Special Projects

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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.

Back to Boston

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.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard in Cambridge.

Steven Pinker and Bertha Madras

New faculty-led organization at Harvard will defend academic freedom

Despite his overall reputation as a good-government type, Governor Charlie Baker, using his control of the state Republican Party, took dark-money maneuvers to new heights.

Ways to combat dark money in Massachusetts politics

Taliban security personnel stand guard along a street to remove the window tint films from the cars of the commuters at a checkpoint in Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on April 4.

The Afghanistan withdrawal was a shambles. Why is Biden pretending it wasn’t?

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz, center, holds hands with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, Rebecca Dallet, left, ,and Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, right, at a watch party in Milwaukee, Wis., on April 4. Protasiewicz, 60, defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the state’s leading anti-abortion groups.

The end of the Republican Party

Do we really honor the idea of free speech?

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

The totally normal but not entirely rational fear of being duped

Metro

Ahead of Boston Marathon, Concord to host ‘Tough Ruck’ marathon to support Military Friends Foundation

Before dawn on Sunday, nearly 1,000 people, many dressed in military gear and carrying heavy rucksacks, will run a 26.2 mile course along historic paths in Concord and Lexington.

In rocky campaign event, Warren signals focus on Democrats' 2024 agenda as she runs for third term

Warren appears poised to continue pushing the party leftward, her own re-election campaign offering another platform from which to work at molding the Democratic agenda.

N.H. woman facing OUI charge after crashing car into Methuen home

A 31-year-old woman from Kingston, N.H., will be summonsed to court on a charge of operating under the influence, second offense, after she allegedly was huffing a toxic substance, when she crashed her Volvo wagon into a house at 91 Broadway on Wednesday, Methuen police said.

Lawyers say new evidence will clear girlfriend of Boston police officer charged with his murder

Lawyers for Karen A. Read, who allegedly hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, with her SUV in 2022, leaving him to die in a snowbank, said Wednesday that they have uncovered evidence to clear her of degree murder and other charges.

Sports

Making his second career start at shortstop, Bobby Dalbec made an error in the first inning.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With few exceptions, Red Sox a collection of spare parts and aging veterans, and it has showed against unbeaten Rays

The Sox' ceiling is likely no better than 500 and they are 5-7 after a 9-7 loss at Tropicana Field.

Zach Lavine (right) led the way as the Bulls kept their playoff hopes alive.

Bulls 109, Raptors 105

Zach LaVine scores 39, Bulls beat Raptors 109-105 in play-in game

The Bulls will visit the Heat on Friday night for the chance to earn the eighth seed and a first-round playoff matchup with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.

Franklin senior Justin Alexander has won 70 percent of his faceoffs, helping propel the fourth-ranked Panthers to an unbeaten start.

BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Elite faceoff specialists often separate the great boys’ lacrosse teams from the rest in the state

At Franklin, coach Lou Verrochi believes his starting trio of Luke Davis, Jayden Consigli, and Tyler Sacchetti form the best attack in the state, but faceoff specialist Justin Alexander is the engine that makes that offense run.

Rays 9, Red Sox 7

Red Sox rally but still can’t beat Rays, who improve to 12-0 to start the season

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Gyan Mistry (9 kills), Kyler Shea (6 kills, 5 blocks, 8 digs, 3 aces) lead the way for North Andover in Merrimack Valley win over Central Catholic

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Hawks are built from the inside-out, but Quin Snyder has the Celtics’ playoff opponent in transition

Business

Fewest Mass. startups since 2016 got VC funding in the first quarter

Venture capital financing activity for startups in Massachusetts fell to the lowest level in seven years, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank added another drag on the innovation economy.

Inflation is cooling, giving the Fed Reserve some breathing room as a recession looms

The Consumer Price Index CPI rose 5 percent in March, the smallest year-over-year gain since May 2021, the government said on Wednesday.

Judge imposes sanction on Fox for withholding evidence in defamation case

Vox Media spins off NowThis, the viral politics site, a year after buying it

magazine

Britain’s Geoff Smith limps through the tape to win the 1985 Marathon.

The forgotten story of how the Boston Marathon almost collapsed

I’ve been waiting six years for my live-in boyfriend to get divorced

5 habits to build a sustainable future — without breaking the bank

Pinto Beans With Bacon and Chipotle

Recipes: Make quick meals with canned beans from your cabinet

metro

Ken Griffin has donated about $500 million in total to Harvard since graduating in 1989.

Harvard donor’s support of Fla. governor DeSantis prompts criticism from students, alumni

‘Extremely organized’ crew charged with stealing 470 catalytic converters across Mass., US Attorney announces

BPS miscalculated GPAs, wrongly informing students of their exam school eligibility

sports

Red Sox relief pitcher Zack Kelly was checked on after appearing to suffer an arm injury Wednesday night against the Rays.

Red Sox reliever Zack Kelly leaves game with elbow injury

Patriots’ Bailey Zappe on QB competition with Mac Jones: ‘If my opportunity presents itself, I’m going to take full advantage of it’

Pirates’ Rich Hill improves, but loses to Astros

business

Ethernet cables in a supercomputer.

MIT adjunct wins prize in computing

The Marathon bombing changed Boston. It also changed Twitter.

Fox News faces investigation over withholding evidence in Dominion case

politics

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) at the US Capitol on Feb. 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Two House Democrats called for her resignation Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2023.

After calls to resign, Feinstein seeks Judiciary Committee replacement

Luxury trips, an opera costume, and a fishing rod: the strange world of Supreme Court ethics comes under fire after Clarence Thomas disclosures

Three Massachusetts lawmakers join President Biden on trip to Ireland

Nation

Cars plow through a flooded 14th Avenue, April 12, in Hollywood, Fla.

Torrential storms batter South Florida, close key airport

Donald Trump sues former counsel Michael Cohen for $500 million

Tennessee expulsions prompt Senate Democrats to call for DOJ inquiry

World

Ukrainian and U.S. officials said this week that only Ukrainians know some battle plans and other operational information, not the Americans, their most important ally.

US, Ukraine say many war secrets safe from intel leaks

US intelligence leak complicates summit with South Korea

In Belfast, Biden marks Good Friday accord despite Irish tensions

opinion

A Chinese microchip as seen through a microscope.

Bankrolling subsidy megadeals or investing in affordable housing

There are jobs waiting for Massachusetts youth to fill

Originalism and the Second Amendment

lifestyle

Jeremy Renner, the host and executive producer of "Rennervations," poses at the premiere of the four-part Disney+ docuseries, April 11, at the Westwood Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jeremy Renner attends premiere, months after snowplow crush

How not to stage your home: One seller left behind gun reloaders (plural!)

Lisa Ann Walter gets into South Philly’s love for her character in ‘Abbott Elementary’

food & dining

The Shojonator burger at Shojo, which has opened a branch in Central Square.

Ten new restaurants to visit this spring

Recipes: Make quick meals with canned beans from your cabinet

Recipe: Break up lasagna noodles to make this quick pasta with asparagus and lemon cream

travel

The best-tasting drinks to order on a plane

Trying to find the best food in Tucson is a fool’s errand. It’s all so good.

Why Medellín should be your next South American destination

Arts

Paul Goesch’s “Architectural composition (Triumphal arch) or Visionary design for a gateway,” c. 1920-21.

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Identical twins Sydnie and Haylie Jimenez pair ceramics with themes of identity

Books

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) and Chasten Buttigieg arrive for a state dinner at the White House in Washington last December. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

In Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘Cursed Bread,’ desire unleashes death and madness upon a French village

David Grann’s ‘The Wager’ looks beneath the veneer of civilization in a tale of mutiny and empire

Movies

“It’s Spring” is the opening night film of the 21st Boston International Film Festival.

Boston International Film Festival returns for 21st year

Toni Collette plays an American mom-turned-mob boss in ‘Mafia Mamma’

Coolidge Corner and Brattle theaters launch 35mm Film Fund

Television

Ali Wong and Joseph Lee in "Beef."

Making the case for more ‘Beef’

Mark Wahlberg bags groceries in Quincy, two months after selling LA estate for $55 million

A bond is tested in Hulu thriller ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’

music

Julius Eastman, Philip Glass, and Midori Takada.

Press Play: This minimalist music makes a maximal impression

Students from Boston classical musical program to be featured on ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’

A passion statement from Bikini Kill at Roadrunner

Theater/Dance

From left: Jonathan Grunert as Professor Henry Higgins, Madeline Powell as Eliza Doolittle, and John Adkison as Colonel Pickering in the national tour of "My Fair Lady."

This ‘My Fair Lady’ revival knows what time it is

Madelyn Ho performs with Paul Taylor Dance Company this weekend; on the side, she’s a Harvard MD

‘Angels in America’ is still speaking to us

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

Michael Lerner, a Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including crime bosses, CEOs, politicians, protective fathers, and the monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink,” died Saturday at age 81.

Michael Lerner, ‘Elf’ and ‘Barton Fink’ actor, dies at 81

Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

Craig Breedlove, once the fastest man on earth, dies at 86