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Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states, without action from Congress first, cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots.

Read the Supreme Court’s ruling that Donald Trump can remain on primary ballots

Supreme Court ruling restoring Trump to Colorado ballot will end similar challenge in Mass., Galvin says
The high court released its decision a day before Super Tuesday, during which Massachusetts and more than a dozen other states will hold presidential primary elections

Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to six felony counts in leaked documents case

Teixeira's plea agreement with prosecutors calls for a prison sentence between 11 and nearly 17 years. Prosecutors plan to seek the high end of the range, according to the agreement.

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud case

Weisselberg pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury and will be sentenced to five months in jail — which would be his second stint behind bars after 100 days last year in an unrelated tax fraud case.

Mother of 3-year-old who was strapped to chair at Condon School said she’s ‘still in shock’ over incident
A spokesperson for the Boston Public Schools said that multiple employees had been placed on leave after nylon straps and duct tape were used to restrain the child.

BPS staff members placed on leave after child strapped to chair at Condon K-8 School, officials say

Forecast | Dave Epstein

A cloudy, mild Monday in the 50s before the rain returns
Anywhere from 2 to 5 inches of precipitation may fall from all of these storms — that’s a lot of water in just a week or so.

Demonstrators against war in Gaza march to South Station before dispersing

About 150 people protesting the war in Gaza marched through South Boston to South Station Monday morning before peacefully dispersing, according to Boston police and social media posts.

‘It’s an invasion.’ In towns across Eastern Mass., resistance grows against ambitious state housing law.

Tyler Hanson, of Fort Rucker, Ala., watches the sun moments before the total eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.

7 spots in New Hampshire to watch the total solar eclipse

Massachusetts Trump supporters cite border as key issue ahead of Super Tuesday vote

Here’s what to know about Super Tuesday in Mass.

Climber involved in mountain rescue recounts lessons learned above the tree line of Mt. Washington

Michael Wejchert of Mountain Rescue Service guided a team of Globe journalists up Mount Washington and provided tips on hiking during the winter.

Brian McGrory

Dan Shaughnessy was scheduled for emergency heart surgery. Writing on deadline, he still got the job done.
What this is about is the 16 or so hours between when he was told he needed heart surgery and when he was wheeled into the OR. That stretch of time pretty much captures Dan Shaughnessy to perfection.

An ageist incident at work made my blood boil. Then I realized something essential.

I needed to believe in my own narrative, not the ones foisted on me by a youth-obsessed society.

My friend saw him on a dating app. He said it was his twin brother.

What should I believe?

Anthony Morales (left) is having a breakout senior season on a team with NCAA Tournament aspirations.

men's college basketball notebook

Roslindale’s Anthony Morales continues to make his dreams come true with BU basketball

With four younger siblings in his shadow, and a village behind him, he mapped out a blueprint that included playing Division 1 basketball and becoming his family’s first college graduate.

In this Oct. 5, 2014 file photo, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performed in Milan, Italy. O'Connor's estate is denouncing former president Donald Trump for using her song "Nothing Compares 2 U" during campaign rallies.

Sinéad O’Connor estate outraged by Donald Trump’s use of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at rallies

"It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted," the Irish singer-songwriter’s estate said in a statement.

Loomis, Sayles, which manages $335 billion of assets, has spent some $250 million over the last decade to bolster its investment management platform, proprietary operating services, and other technology, said operations chief John Gidman.

Old money meets new approaches as Boston’s asset managers update their offerings

Titans like Fidelity and State Street are developing technologies and algorithms to customize investment strategies, increase returns, and squeeze out more profit.

B.J. Novak being "pardoned" by Director of the Museum of Fine Arts Matthew Teitelbaum on Friday night.

B.J. Novak ‘officially pardoned’ by MFA over 1997 high school prank

The Newton native returned to the scene of his 27-year-old crime on Friday night.

This week’s TV: An early start to the Oscars, Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen,’ and an Xfinity annoyance | Matthew Gilbert

People inspect damage and recover items from their homes following Israeli airstrikes, on March 4, in Rafah, Gaza.

Gaza cease-fire talks face stand-off as hunger and pressure grow

Israel delayed sending a high-level delegation to Cairo for talks on a cease-fire in the war against Hamas for a second day, putting a damper on hopes for an imminent deal.

Harris is to meet with Israeli Cabinet official who is in Washington despite Netanyahu’s rebuke

Opinion

A pedestrian walked along Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands, a business neighborhood where multifamily housing has been proposed, and where there is a Green Line station.

Lydia Edwards and James Jennings

Housing for all must include equity

The call for production of more affordable housing must be conjoined with strategies to enhance the monitoring and enforcement of fair housing.

Diane Foley with Colum McCann

A decade after my son was killed by ISIS, a renewed hope has begun to shine

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

What it will take for robots to start doing our chores

For Lent (or any other time), I’m giving up on giving up

All eyes on the state’s next move on prison health care

More recent News

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Lost in the fight over immigration: The economy needs immigrants

New arrivals — those here legally and those who are undocumented — are playing an increasingly pivotal role as the American workforce ages and birth rates decline, leaving many employers shorthanded.

Man and woman found fatally shot inside home in Haverhill, authorities say

Police received a call requesting a well-being check at a home on Broadway Street at about 5:43 p.m. Sunday and arrived to find the bodies of the man and woman, officials said.

‘It’s a nightmare’: One of the most common children’s asthma meds is no longer available, leaving families scrambling

Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the drug's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, of “price gouging.”

Is New Hampshire’s Dylan Laube ready for the NFL? He did his best to convince teams at the Combine.

Boston College and Holy Cross also had players at the NFL Combine last week in Indianapolis to show their stuff to scouts and NFL front office personnel.

Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities

Across the US, trillions of gallons of drinking water are lost every year, especially from decrepit systems in communities struggling with significant population loss and industrial decline that leave behind poorer residents, vacant neighborhoods, and too-large water systems that are difficult to maintain.

Man who fled with his two daughters after allegedly killing their mother due in N.H. court

Dustin M. Duren was captured by police in Keene, N.H., on Friday, bringing an end to an Amber Alert initiated after the body of Caitlyn Naffziger was found by police in Berlin last Thursday night, officials said.

Harwich man indicted on 46 charges in connection with alleged sexual abuse of seven people

A Harwich man previously arraigned on 13 charges of rape and other offenses was indicted Friday on nearly four dozen charges in connection with the alleged abuse of seven people between May and November last year, officials said.

New Hampshire man, 64, dies while snowmobiling with coworkers in Pittsburg, N.H.

The man was riding with a group of coworkers on rented snowmobiles near Diamond Ridge in the northern New Hampshire town when his snowmobile tipped on its side as he slowly navigated a turn, authorities said.

Standoff in Wellesley ends ‘peacefully’ after SWAT team, bomb squad called in, police say

Residents were evacuated from a Wellesley public housing complex Sunday as police and a SWAT team responded to a report of an armed person barricaded inside an apartment, but the situation was “resolved peacefully” after a few hours, officials said.

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As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaigned in Grand Rapids, Mich., in February, a billboard launched by the Democratic National Committee said Robert F. Kennedy's Super PAC was receiving millions from Donald Trump's largest donor, Timothy Mellon.

Meet the donor who gave millions to outside groups supporting Trump and RFK Jr.

“He doesn’t come to all the Washington political balls and gatherings,” David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club for Growth, said of the donor.

Archaic prostitution laws can hold back those seeking to leave the trade, advocates say. New bill seeks to change that.
Authorities in Mass. have charged nearly twice as many people with selling sex as buying it over the past five years, according to state court data, including bringing dozens of charges under what advocates say are particularly archaic “common streetwalker” laws.

Critics assail Healey plan to cut funding for gambling addiction amid betting surge
The cuts would come as a new era of legalized sports betting takes root in Massachusetts, and researchers are scrambling to understand the public health effects.

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The tragic deaths of Tim and Stacy Wakefield leave the world to make sense of the senseless
Stacy Wakefield died this week of cancer, the same disease that took her husband five months ago.

Culture & Lifestyle

Recording artist Burna Boy at TD Garden in Boston on March 2 — the date was also officially declared Burna Boy Day by Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune.

At TD Garden, an undiluted vision from Burna Boy

Sydney Mancasola and Mark S. Doss in "Eurydice."

Excellence goes only so far in ‘Eurydice’

A scene from the 1968 science-fiction movie "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Celebrate the music of the movies with these (debatably) 50 best soundtracks of all time

Sharmin Faeq Sadiq from Kurdistan, Iraq, and Tugba Gula of Turkey contribute to "The Red Dress" in 2022. Created by textile artist Kirstie Macleod,"The Red Dress" was crafted by hundreds of embroiderers around the world. It's on view at Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton.

At Fuller Craft Museum, ‘The Red Dress’ speaks intimately to the experiences of women

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.

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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

A still from “Judy Blume Forever” by Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Behind the battle over what children can read

IDEAS | SHIRLEY LEUNG

Downtown advice from other cities

Failure to Communicate

Christopher Weyant

Failure to communicate

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell sued the town of Milton for violating a new state housing law.

Amid a housing crisis, Milton can’t be allowed to flout new zoning law

A passer-by walks through a portion of the Cass Recreational Complex, in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, that has been turned into a temporary shelter site for families experiencing homelessness.

If Biden wanted to see the migrant crisis up close, he should have come to Massachusetts

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

College Basketball

Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, Rhode Island native, to miss at least final two games of regular season with abdominal injury

Marquette announced Monday that Kolek will be re-evaluated before the start of next week’s Big East Tournament in New York.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

In Vermont’s biggest and most progressive city, a referendum on the Progressive Party

Burlington will make history Tuesday, with the election of a woman as mayor, but questions about crime and quality of life are the driving issues behind the campaign.

Supreme Court ruling restoring Trump to Colorado ballot will end similar challenge in Mass., Galvin says

The high court released its decision a day before Super Tuesday, during which Massachusetts and more than a dozen other states will hold presidential primary elections

Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to six felony counts in leaked documents case

Jack D. Teixeira, 22, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who had been accused of leaking vast amounts of classified information in an internet chat group, pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges in connection with the disclosures.

Sports

An abdominal injury will keep Tyler Kolek out through at least the end of the regular season.

College Basketball

Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, Rhode Island native, to miss at least final two games of regular season with abdominal injury

Marquette announced Monday that Kolek will be re-evaluated before the start of next week’s Big East Tournament in New York.

Senior defenseman Eamon Powell showed some veteran savvy in BC's win over UNH.

men's college hockey notebook

BC grabs the inside track in Hockey East, and other takeaways from the weekend in men’s hockey

The top-ranked Eagles clinched their 18th regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Anthony Morales (left) is having a breakout senior season on a team with NCAA Tournament aspirations.

men's college basketball notebook

Roslindale’s Anthony Morales continues to make his dreams come true with BU basketball

With four younger siblings in his shadow, and a village behind him, he mapped out a blueprint that included playing Division 1 basketball and becoming his family’s first college graduate.

Eight defensemen the Bruins could target before NHL trade deadline

Four things to know about infielder C.J. Cron, whom the Red Sox signed to a minor league deal

Bruins at Maple Leafs | 7 p.m. (NESN)

Bruins at Maple Leafs: Inconsistent Boston heads to Toronto

Business

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud case

Weisselberg pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury and will be sentenced to five months in jail — which would be his second stint behind bars after 100 days last year in an unrelated tax fraud case.

Old money meets new approaches as Boston’s asset managers update their offerings

Titans like Fidelity and State Street are developing technologies and algorithms to customize investment strategies, increase returns, and squeeze out more profit.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Lost in the fight over immigration: The economy needs immigrants

JetBlue, Spirit ending $3.8b deal to combine after court ruling blocked their merger

magazine

Illustrations for magazine's March 3, 2024, cover story about an ice climbing accident on Mount Katahdin in Maine in 1974.

An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate rescue mission.

Globe Magazine.

I disapprove of my daughter’s affair, but now it’s hard to see my grandkids

Prepare for the 96th Academy Awards during a discussion with Robin Young and best-selling author Michael Schulman, on Wednesday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 4-10

The writer's grandmother with her freshly baked rolls hot from the oven.

My grandmother in Kansas could’ve held her own at the best bakeries in Rome

metro

Tyler Hanson, of Fort Rucker, Ala., watches the sun moments before the total eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.

7 spots in New Hampshire to watch the total solar eclipse

Mother of 3-year-old who was strapped to chair at Condon School said she’s ‘still in shock’ over incident

Demonstrators against war in Gaza march to South Station before dispersing

sports

Rafael Devers runs drills last month.

Rafael Devers is aggravated by his errors at third base, and other Red Sox thoughts

Here’s our latest projection for the Red Sox’ Opening Day roster

A Celtics title this year? Warriors’ Steve Kerr thinks ‘they have everything that it takes.’

business

Apple fined nearly $2b by EU over music streaming competition

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

Arkhouse and Brigade up Macy’s takeover offer to $6.6 billion following rejection of previous deal

politics

Allen Weisselberg, right, was escorted to Manhattan criminal court on Monday, March 4, in New York.

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud case

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

Harris will meet with Israeli Cabinet official who is in Washington despite Netanyahu’s rebuke

Nation

A Prichard water tower stands near downtown Prichard, Ala., on Dec. 6.

Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities

More mountain snow expected even as powerful blizzard moves out of Northern California

Texas firefighters battle flames stoked by strong winds as warnings are issued across the region

World

People inspect damage and recover items from their homes following Israeli airstrikes, on March 4, in Rafah, Gaza.

Gaza cease-fire talks face stand-off as hunger and pressure grow

Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling government funds

4 people are dead and at least 21 injured in a nursing home fire in western Germany

opinion

A protester stood outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Feb. 21 as Julian Assange's lawyers challenged the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder to the United States to face spying charges.

Sympathy for Navalny, hypocrisy over Assange

Antisemitism … Islamophobia … a spectrum of safety concerns

For Lent (or any other time), I’m giving up on giving up

lifestyle

My friend saw him on a dating app. He said it was his twin brother.

On Leap Day, couples leaned into novelty at micro wedding venue Dearly Studio

BLOWW: A queer community built on trust and taking up space in the world of professional wrestling

food & dining

Recipe for Provencal Vegetable Soup with Pistou by Sheryl Julian.

Read all of the Winter Soup Club newsletters

Our final chapter is chowder

Everyone has an opinion about chicken soup

travel

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum opens for only two open houses a year, and the next one is March 2-3. It has an elaborate collection of model trains that run on their several tracks inside.

There’s a perfect little model train world hiding in Roslindale, and this weekend it’s open for all to see

The Caribbean’s overlooked gem: Here’s why Grenada should be high on your list of islands to visit

Why not go solo? How to travel alone . . . and like it.

Arts

The Wawaloam Bee statue outside Wawaloam Elementary School in Exeter, R.I.

One woman’s quest to find every Mr. Potato Head statue in Rhode Island

At Fuller Craft Museum, ‘The Red Dress’ speaks intimately to the experiences of women

Brookline painter Leslie Sills brings women’s art history to life

Books

Prepare for the 96th Academy Awards during a discussion with Robin Young and best-selling author Michael Schulman, on Wednesday.

Five things to do around Boston, March 4-10

Preserving the history of New England’s LGBTQ+ communities online; ‘Whale Fall’ wins children’s science book award

Author readings around Boston through March 9

Movies

A scene from the 1968 science-fiction movie "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Celebrate the music of the movies with these (debatably) 50 best soundtracks of all time

Now that we’re done with that viral Dunkin’ ad, let’s talk about J.Lo

Are you ready to place your Oscar bets for best documentary short?

Television

For the fourth time, Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the Oscars Sunday night. This year's telecast will begin an hour earlier, at 7 p.m.

This week’s TV: An early start to the Oscars, Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen,’ and an Xfinity annoyance

Sydney Sweeney hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Kacey Musgraves performs

Talent to spare on Netflix’s ‘Ripley’

music

In this Oct. 5, 2014 file photo, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performed in Milan, Italy. O'Connor's estate is denouncing former president Donald Trump for using her song "Nothing Compares 2 U" during campaign rallies.

Sinéad O’Connor estate outraged by Donald Trump’s use of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at rallies

At TD Garden, an undiluted vision from Burna Boy

Excellence goes only so far in ‘Eurydice’

Theater/Dance

Brian Boruta, producing artistic director of Umbrella Stage in Concord.

Umbrella Stage keeps stepping up

International stars of flamenco music and dance kick off four-night festival on Saturday

In ‘Golda’s Balcony,’ the Israeli prime minister in crisis in 1973

Health

Dr. Athar N. Malik, left, is a neurosurgeon with the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I.

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

In R.I. nursing homes, deficiencies are on the rise. Advocates demand better standards.

‘An extremely aggressive timeline’: Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub to hire inaugural CEO by May

Obituaries

Dr. Howard Hiatt practiced and taught medicine at many leading institutions, mentoring thousands of students and physicians in the United States and abroad.

Howard Hiatt, former Harvard dean who championed global health efforts, dies at 98

Arthur D’Angelo, the all-star of Fenway souvenirs and apparel, dies at 97

Andy Russell, a star outside linebacker who helped turn the Steelers into champions, dies at 82