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Keeping Carfax honest over vehicle history claims

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Keeping Carfax honest over vehicle history claims

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Forecast | Dave Epstein

Weather whiplash: Temps hit near 60 today, and then will sharply plummet amid heavy wind and rainstorm
A cold front will send low temperatures crashing into the 20s by Wednesday night for the Boston area as strong and damaging winds move in.

Is winter finished, or will we see more snow?

Utility companies alerting residents of possible outages ahead of storm and damaging wind gusts

Amid recusal questions, panel readies vote on Healey’s former romantic partner to Supreme Judicial Court

A Governor's Council member said she felt “uncomfortable to come out and blatantly” ask Gabrielle Wolohojian about how she would handle matters involving Governor Maura Healey on the state's highest court.

Night watchman who buzzed in Gardner Museum thieves decades ago has died

Richard “Rick” Abath, 57, steadfastly maintained that he played no role in what remains the largest art heist in history and one of Boston’s most notorious unsolved mysteries.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Listen: What happened during the Gardner art heist?

Cambridge elementary school principal under outside review after complaints from some parents, officials say

The Cambridge Public Schools have launched an outside review of an alternative elementary school principal following complaints by a parent group about her leadership style, according to officials and published reports.

Two men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after rap star’s death

An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury delivered the verdict in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington.

Campbell sues Milton over snub of state housing law

The lawsuit comes two weeks after town voters rejected zoning plan that would’ve complied with MBTA Communities Act.

Ex-law partner is evasive as attorneys press for details on Willis and Wade’s romance in Trump case

People found dead in Theater District hotel room identified as woman, 25, and man, 43, prosecutors say

As North End reservation feud makes headlines, here’s what to know about restaurant cancellation fees

A would-be patron of Table in the North End has raised questions about the propriety of a $250 cancellation fee.

With vinyl making a big comeback since the start of the pandemic, the concept of gathering for a shared vinyl-listening experience has gained steam around the country, and now Boston seems to be seeing an influx.

FOOD

Listening bars are popping up around Boston. So what are they exactly?

Chef Jamie Bissonnette recently announced he's opening a listening bar in Downtown Crossing, and it's not the only upcoming concept that combines drinking and listening to music in Boston. Here's what to expect.

ben volin | on football

With Eliot Wolf in charge, the Patriots are bringing the Packer Way to New England
“My time in Green Bay meant everything,” Wolf said. “It’s prepared me for this moment to help the New England Patriots get back to where we need to go.”

Six takeaways from Eliot Wolf’s press conference at the NFL Scouting Combine

Massachusetts GOP chair Amy Carnevale is among the party's state committee members facing a challenge on next week's ballot.

Conservatives mount effort to retake control of Mass. GOP

The battle is playing out in a little-watched corner of Massachusetts’ March 5 presidential primary ballot: The races for state committee, the 80-seat panel that picks the GOP’s leader and oversees its finances.

Election workers sort through absentee ballots on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Warren, Mich.

ANALYSIS

Why today’s Michigan primary is sneakily interesting

The Democratic and Republican races aren't competitive, but there are several reasons the Michigan primary is a must-watch.

Biden and Trump are marching toward their nominations, but Michigan could reveal significant perils

Two Mass. schools in national spotlight after injuries allegedly involving transgender basketball player
While some are calling for more guidance from the state on how to handle transgender participation in sports, civil rights advocates warn that the incident is being blown out of proportion.

The exterior facade of the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Oct. 29, 2022.

Liquor license stalls for Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton

The club can’t get a liquor license because its previous owner Eric Suher doesn’t have a ‘certificate of good standing’ from the state Department of Revenue.

Juan Chavez handles baggage as is comes off a United Airlines aircraft upon landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Houston. United Airlines said on Feb. 23, 2024, that it is raising its fees for checking bags.

Several airlines just raised their baggage fees. Here’s how much you’ll now pay to check a bag.

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue, and United Airlines have raised their fees in 2024. That’s bad news not only for those who check their bags, but also for those who prefer to save money by using carry-ons.

EV drivers could see hundreds of new locations for curbside charging installed around Boston over the next two years, under a plan discussed on Tuesday by Mayor Wu’s administration.

Boston unveils plan for hundreds of new curbside EV chargers

Electric vehicle drivers who park in Boston could see 250 new locations for curbside charging installed over the next two years, Mayor Wu’s administration said Tuesday.

Opinion

San Francisco Mayor London Breed (right) celebrates with couple Stuart Gafney (center) and John Lewis after renewing their vows during a "Winter of Love" ceremony at San Francisco City Hall on Feb. 1

SCOT LEHIGH

Don’t take gay marriage for granted

With constitutional privacy rights eroded, the Supreme Court could do an about-face on marriage equality.

RENÉE GRAHAM

No, Trump, ‘the Black people’ aren’t on your side

Cass R. Sunstein

Taylor Swift never bores her fans — never ever, ever, ever

EDITORIAL

Republicans need to put up or shut up over the IVF mess they created

JOAN VENNOCHI

Healey, Willis, and the dangers of hiring someone you slept with

More recent News

Macy’s to close 150 unproductive namesake stores amid sales slip as it steps up luxury business
The company plans to close 150 stores with 50 of the closures coming this year, it said Tuesday after posting a fourth quarter loss and declining sales.

Breeze Airways adding flights from Manchester, N.H., to South Carolina and Florida
The move was in the works long before Spirit Airlines announced it would suspend its operations at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Breeze officials said.

Healey outlines plan to focus jobs bill on boosting climate tech, life sciences, AI
In a speech to the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the governor previewed the economic development package she’s expected to file later this week.

Army personnel file shows Maine reservist who killed 18 people received glowing reviews

The annual evaluation from April 2023 indicated Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, was “a consummate professional” who “excelled as a squad leader” and whose mentoring of troops “among the best,” according to the documents released under an open records request. Six months later, Card killed 18 people in a mass shooting before killing himself.

South End day-care operator kept license despite cocaine trafficking conviction
Prosecutors alleged Jenny Vicente-Desoto “provided a safe haven” for drug distribution from her day-care center in Boston and served as “a facilitator” who identified customers for a sprawling drug organization, according to court filings.

Biden signals there could be a truce in Gaza soon but Israel and Hamas indicate no deal is imminent

President Biden signaled that a cease-fire in Gaza could be at hand, but both Israel and Hamas downplayed on Tuesday the idea that a breakthrough was imminent.

‘Now is our moment to seize!’: Lawmakers, leaders honor Dominican community at first annual Independence Day breakfast.
The first Dominican and Afro-Latina to be elected to the Boston City Council, Councilor Julia Mejia, along with fellow Dominican councilors Enrique Pepén and Henry Santana, hosted the event.

Rhode Islanders have until Sunday to register to vote in presidential primary
The April 2 ballot will include Democrats Biden and Phillips and Republicans Trump and Haley.

Trucker involved in fatal N.H. crash in 2019 wants to drive again; hearing scheduled for Tuesday

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a commercial trucker from Ukraine who in 2022 was acquitted of criminal charges in a crash that killed seven people in New Hampshire, is seeking to have his driving privileges reinstated.

A Florida man, two abandoned boats in Nantucket and Provincetown, and one big question: Why?

For two harbormasters, trying to get an answer has been a long and tedious headache.

‘It frankly disgusts me.’ Governor Healey steps up criticism of Steward.
Governor Maura Healey has intensified her criticisms of the troubled Steward Health Care hospital system and its chief executive, Ralph de la Torre, saying that decisions he made had put patients and providers at risk.

Judge delays start of Karen Read trial until April
Judge Beverly Cannone ruled Monday during a brief hearing in Norfolk Superior Court that the high-profile trial, which had been slated to begin March 12, will now start on April 16.

‘Our hearts are broken’: 12-year-old girl killed in Middleborough fire identified
Around 2 a.m. Saturday, firefighters and police responded to a report that residents were trapped inside a burning two-story home at 27 Pearl St. in Middleborough, officials said.

Culture & Lifestyle

The Hundred-Year Retroactive Book Award of 1922 debate, which featured "Harlem Shadows," "Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home," and "Ulysses."

At the Boston Public Library, a literary debate 100 years in the making

Mass. native Brynn Cartelli will release her debut album, "Out of the Blue," on March 1.

Brynn Cartelli, winner of ‘The Voice,’ lifts heartache ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ in debut album

Social media sensation Jordan Howlett has amassed over 12 million followers on Tik Tok, in part, due to his popular videos breaking down the secrets behind famous fast food recipes.

TikTok star ‘Jordan The Stallion’ dishes on his fast food secrets club

Joe Cocker performs for hundreds of thousands of attendees at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y., in August 1969.

If you were at Woodstock, here’s a chance to share your story

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Women & Infants Center halted in vitro fertilization procedures after a state Supreme Court's ruling that embryos in test tubes should be considered children, on Feb. 22.

Antonio Gargiulo

Six lessons the US can learn from Italy’s restrictions on IVF treatments

Human eggs on a computer screen during the fertilization process in a laboratory for in vitro fertilization.

Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos

Alabama lawsuit reveals what happens when IVF industry wants it both ways

Dominic Sessa, left, and Paul Giamatti in a scene from "The Holdovers."

RENÉE LOTH

Will ‘The Holdovers’ return us to a time when exalted public school buildings were valued?

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, second from right, left a courthouse in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Smirnov is charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme about President Biden, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company, and prosecutors say he had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Being a Republican means never having to say ‘I was wrong’

Governor Maura Healey sat for an interview in her office in December 2013.

LETTERS

Protest outside Healey’s home shows need for governor’s residence

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87

The one-time chair of the Rothschild investment firm, Jacob Rothschild was also chairman of the board of trustees at London's National Gallery and chair of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Convicted felon pleads guilty to possessing gun linked to killing of mom and toddler in Franklin, N.H.

Police said they found the weapon in the back yard after a man killed a woman and their young daughter in a horrific burst of domestic violence last June

Army personnel file shows Maine reservist who killed 18 people received glowing reviews

RI NEWS

OSHA fines painting company $60k for lead paint exposure at Providence parking garage

A company hired to do recoating and refinishing work at the PPAC garage in downtown Providence was fined for failing to protect workers from lead paint exposure.

Sports

Shohei Ohtani celebrates with Freddie Freeman after he hit a two-run home run during his first game in a Dodger uniform.

MLB

In his first game after signing a $700 million contract, Shohei Ohtani homers for the Dodgers

Batting second in the lineup, the 29-year-old homered after going hitless in his first two at-bats.

In 2019, Noah Song looked like one of the best pitching prospects the Red Sox had in years.

Peter Abraham I On baseball

Tuesday’s outing didn’t go his way, but Noah Song will be given more chances by the Red Sox

Song came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth against the Cardinals and threw 24 pitches, only eight of them strikes.

Cambridge senior Jeffery White Jr., the reigning Dual County League MVP, takes the court after player introductions for a senior night game against Bedford.

HS boys' basketball

To honor his late parents, and a supportive aunt, Cambridge Ridge & Latin’s Jeffery White Jr. found his purpose on a basketball court

The senior captain is focused on leading the Falcons (17-3), the 11th seed in the Division 1 bracket, on a deep run in the MIAA boys' basketball tournament.

ben volin | on football

With Eliot Wolf in charge, the Patriots are bringing the Packer Way to New England

spring training report

Tuesday’s spring training report: Red Sox give up pair of late runs in tie against Cardinals

NFL

Former Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith reportedly released by the Falcons

Business

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87

The one-time chair of the Rothschild investment firm, Jacob Rothschild was also chairman of the board of trustees at London's National Gallery and chair of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Consumer confidence slips in February as anxiety over potential recession reappears

The decline comes as somewhat of a surprise as the economy continues to show resilience in the face of higher interest rates and inflation.

Apple cancels work on electric car, ending decadelong effort

Big Tech’s roaring profit machine eases fears of rally reversal

magazine

PERSPECTIVE

I used to live in a Michigan child-care desert. Then I came to Cambridge.

Richard Evans Schultes in the Cerro Campana mountains in Colombia, in June 1943.

Globe Magazine

The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits

Singer and composer Fabiola Méndez will perform during The Folk Collective: Women’s History Month at Passim on Friday.

Your WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do in Boston, Feb. 26-March 3

GLOBE MAGAZINE

Keeping Carfax honest over vehicle history claims

Forecast | Dave Epstein Weather whiplash: Temps hit near 60 today, and then will sharply plummet amid heavy wind and rainstorm A cold front will send low temperatures crashing into the 20s by Wednesday night for the Boston area as strong and damaging winds move in.

Utility companies alerting residents of possible outages ahead of storm and damaging wind gusts

Amid recusal questions, panel readies vote on Healey’s former romantic partner to Supreme Judicial Court

Night watchman who buzzed in Gardner Museum thieves decades ago has died

Cambridge elementary school principal under outside review after complaints from some parents, officials say

Two men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after rap star’s death

Campbell sues Milton over snub of state housing law

Ex-law partner is evasive as attorneys press for details on Willis and Wade’s romance in Trump case

People found dead in Theater District hotel room identified as woman, 25, and man, 43, prosecutors say

As North End reservation feud makes headlines, here’s what to know about restaurant cancellation fees

Listening bars are popping up around Boston. So what are they exactly?

ben volin | on football With Eliot Wolf in charge, the Patriots are bringing the Packer Way to New England “My time in Green Bay meant everything,” Wolf said. “It’s prepared me for this moment to help the New England Patriots get back to where we need to go.”

Conservatives mount effort to retake control of Mass. GOP

Why today’s Michigan primary is sneakily interesting

Two Mass. schools in national spotlight after injuries allegedly involving transgender basketball player While some are calling for more guidance from the state on how to handle transgender participation in sports, civil rights advocates warn that the incident is being blown out of proportion.

Liquor license stalls for Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton

Several airlines just raised their baggage fees. Here’s how much you’ll now pay to check a bag.

Boston unveils plan for hundreds of new curbside EV chargers

Don’t take gay marriage for granted

No, Trump, ‘the Black people’ aren’t on your side

Taylor Swift never bores her fans — never ever, ever, ever

Republicans need to put up or shut up over the IVF mess they created

Healey, Willis, and the dangers of hiring someone you slept with

More recent News

Macy’s to close 150 unproductive namesake stores amid sales slip as it steps up luxury business The company plans to close 150 stores with 50 of the closures coming this year, it said Tuesday after posting a fourth quarter loss and declining sales.

Breeze Airways adding flights from Manchester, N.H., to South Carolina and Florida The move was in the works long before Spirit Airlines announced it would suspend its operations at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Breeze officials said.

Healey outlines plan to focus jobs bill on boosting climate tech, life sciences, AI In a speech to the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the governor previewed the economic development package she’s expected to file later this week.

Army personnel file shows Maine reservist who killed 18 people received glowing reviews

Biden signals there could be a truce in Gaza soon but Israel and Hamas indicate no deal is imminent

Rhode Islanders have until Sunday to register to vote in presidential primary The April 2 ballot will include Democrats Biden and Phillips and Republicans Trump and Haley.

Trucker involved in fatal N.H. crash in 2019 wants to drive again; hearing scheduled for Tuesday

Recommended reads

A Florida man, two abandoned boats in Nantucket and Provincetown, and one big question: Why?

‘It frankly disgusts me.’ Governor Healey steps up criticism of Steward. Governor Maura Healey has intensified her criticisms of the troubled Steward Health Care hospital system and its chief executive, Ralph de la Torre, saying that decisions he made had put patients and providers at risk.

Judge delays start of Karen Read trial until April Judge Beverly Cannone ruled Monday during a brief hearing in Norfolk Superior Court that the high-profile trial, which had been slated to begin March 12, will now start on April 16.

‘Our hearts are broken’: 12-year-old girl killed in Middleborough fire identified Around 2 a.m. Saturday, firefighters and police responded to a report that residents were trapped inside a burning two-story home at 27 Pearl St. in Middleborough, officials said.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Boston Public Library, a literary debate 100 years in the making

Brynn Cartelli, winner of ‘The Voice,’ lifts heartache ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ in debut album

TikTok star ‘Jordan The Stallion’ dishes on his fast food secrets club

If you were at Woodstock, here’s a chance to share your story

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Six lessons the US can learn from Italy’s restrictions on IVF treatments

Alabama lawsuit reveals what happens when IVF industry wants it both ways

Will ‘The Holdovers’ return us to a time when exalted public school buildings were valued?

Being a Republican means never having to say ‘I was wrong’

Protest outside Healey’s home shows need for governor’s residence

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87

Convicted felon pleads guilty to possessing gun linked to killing of mom and toddler in Franklin, N.H.

Army personnel file shows Maine reservist who killed 18 people received glowing reviews

OSHA fines painting company $60k for lead paint exposure at Providence parking garage

Sports

In his first game after signing a $700 million contract, Shohei Ohtani homers for the Dodgers

Tuesday’s outing didn’t go his way, but Noah Song will be given more chances by the Red Sox

To honor his late parents, and a supportive aunt, Cambridge Ridge & Latin’s Jeffery White Jr. found his purpose on a basketball court

With Eliot Wolf in charge, the Patriots are bringing the Packer Way to New England

Tuesday’s spring training report: Red Sox give up pair of late runs in tie against Cardinals

Former Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith reportedly released by the Falcons

Business

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87

Consumer confidence slips in February as anxiety over potential recession reappears

Apple cancels work on electric car, ending decadelong effort

Big Tech’s roaring profit machine eases fears of rally reversal

I used to live in a Michigan child-care desert. Then I came to Cambridge.

The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits

Five things to do in Boston, Feb. 26-March 3

Gut health explained: 5 things to know for a better microbiome

metro

Night watchman who buzzed in Gardner Museum thieves decades ago has died

Utility companies alerting residents of possible outages ahead of storm and damaging wind gusts

Amid recusal questions, panel readies vote on Healey’s former romantic partner to Supreme Judicial Court

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Weather whiplash: Temps hit near 60 today, and then will sharply plummet amid heavy wind and rainstorm
A cold front will send low temperatures crashing into the 20s by Wednesday night for the Boston area as strong and damaging winds move in.

ben volin | on football

With Eliot Wolf in charge, the Patriots are bringing the Packer Way to New England
“My time in Green Bay meant everything,” Wolf said. “It’s prepared me for this moment to help the New England Patriots get back to where we need to go.”

Two Mass. schools in national spotlight after injuries allegedly involving transgender basketball player
While some are calling for more guidance from the state on how to handle transgender participation in sports, civil rights advocates warn that the incident is being blown out of proportion.

Macy’s to close 150 unproductive namesake stores amid sales slip as it steps up luxury business
The company plans to close 150 stores with 50 of the closures coming this year, it said Tuesday after posting a fourth quarter loss and declining sales.

Breeze Airways adding flights from Manchester, N.H., to South Carolina and Florida
The move was in the works long before Spirit Airlines announced it would suspend its operations at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Breeze officials said.

Healey outlines plan to focus jobs bill on boosting climate tech, life sciences, AI
In a speech to the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the governor previewed the economic development package she’s expected to file later this week.

Rhode Islanders have until Sunday to register to vote in presidential primary
The April 2 ballot will include Democrats Biden and Phillips and Republicans Trump and Haley.

‘It frankly disgusts me.’ Governor Healey steps up criticism of Steward.
Governor Maura Healey has intensified her criticisms of the troubled Steward Health Care hospital system and its chief executive, Ralph de la Torre, saying that decisions he made had put patients and providers at risk.

Judge delays start of Karen Read trial until April
Judge Beverly Cannone ruled Monday during a brief hearing in Norfolk Superior Court that the high-profile trial, which had been slated to begin March 12, will now start on April 16.

‘Our hearts are broken’: 12-year-old girl killed in Middleborough fire identified
Around 2 a.m. Saturday, firefighters and police responded to a report that residents were trapped inside a burning two-story home at 27 Pearl St. in Middleborough, officials said.