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Man charged with raping teenager at Rockland hotel used to house migrant families, prosecutors say

Cory B. Alvarez was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on March 22,

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial.

Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying start of Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial

 Ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds

Washington Bridge in R.I. must be rebuilt; won’t reopen until 2026
An engineering firm said the new highway bridge could be completed in two years at the earliest. It could cost up to $300 million.

New questions have emerged in the Karen Read case. Here’s the latest.
Lawyers for Karen Read, the Mansfield woman accused of backing her SUV into her boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a blizzard in Canton in 2022, presented new details in court this week as they asked the judge to dismiss the charges against her.

‘Turtleboy’ blogger charged with violating restraining order, released on personal recognizance

Lead State Police investigator in Karen Read case, criticized by defense, is subject of an internal affairs probe

If White Stadium deal with professional soccer team falls apart, Mayor Wu suggests the city would spend its money elsewhere

The city would likely spend the $50 million it’s committed on other badly needed renovation projects in Boston Public Schools, Mayor Michelle Wu said.

Six eighth-grade Southwick Regional School students face criminal charges for ‘racist’ Snapchat posting, prosecutors say

The chat included “notions of violence toward people of color, racial slurs, derogatory pictures and videos," Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni said.

Bernie Sanders introduces bill to establish 4-day workweek without cut in pay: ‘Not a radical idea’

Old Rochester boys’ basketball player off team for spitting on Pittsfield player in state semifinal

996 confirmed cases and 15 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

As Boston’s winters melt away, an identity crisis looms: Without our snow and cold, who are we?

Our winters are famous in movies and literature, and they’ve forged legends of the chilly New England temperament. Now, we’re what? Delaware?

The most Irish state in America? It’s not Massachusetts.
Nearly 10 percent of the US population claims at least some Irish ancestry. See where they live today.

11 ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Boston and beyond What is Boston’s Irish music scene without Brian O’Donovan?

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ lifts profile of bodybuilders across a gender spectrum
In Boston, women, nonbinary, transgender, and queer lifters are getting to know their strength.

Movie review: ‘Love Lies Bleeding’: Sex, lies, and weightlifting tape
MATTHEW GILBERT

Remember four years ago? When TV was our best friend?

Four years ago this month, we retreated inside our homes as the pandemic erupted. And whatever we needed in that moment — distraction, uplift, or just something to talk about — television provided.
What the pandemic taught us about the costs of loneliness
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

In the City of Brotherly Love, a search for standout sandwiches.
TABLES

James Beard award-winner Karen Akunowicz opens a Logan Airport restaurant

Cambridge’s Forage follows up with Few & Far in Dedham; plus, a big-name D.C. restaurant bows out of Boston.
Meet a friend and grab a bite or a pastry at Mia’s Bakery in Chestnut Hill

Braintree invested nearly half a million dollars in pickleball courts. Now it’s paying the cost of angry neighbors.

The town recently approved another $22,000 to install acoustic panels because of noise complaints. But neighbors say it won’t be enough.

Mac Jones says ‘mutual parting’ with Patriots was best move for both parties

The quarterback, a first-round pick in 2021, spoke with media for the first time since being traded to Jacksonville for a sixth-round pick.
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Off Portugal’s beaten path, I found culture, family — and belonging

Tucked away from the country’s more touristy destinations, there’s tradition, beauty, and for this writer, a sense of belonging.
Travel Troubleshooter: What’s a Delta SkyMile worth in the case of a refund?
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Can Mass. General and Brigham work as one? We’re going to find out.

The scale of Dr. Anne Klibanski’s integration proposal is sweeping and its implications are profound.
Salem Hospital physicians vote overwhelmingly to unionize

Late night hosts react to potential TikTok ban: ‘I don’t think we understand how crazy these kids are going to go’

 TikTok is how retailers reach younger consumers. A ban would be devastating. TikTok fight is just getting started
Opinion
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Milton isn’t a ‘rapid transit community,’ no matter how many times the state says it is

The requirement that Milton zone for thousands of new housing units is based on a false premise.
SCOT LEHIGH

The teachers association’s anti-MCAS crusade gets curiouser and curiouser
EDITORIAL

Wu should be making the pitch for school consolidation
JOAN VENNOCHI

Bad feelings over Mayor Wu’s rejected vision for O’Bryant School
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Hur’s testimony was another blow to the Justice Department’s reputation

More recent News

‘No documents, no vote’ measure clears N.H. House
Voting rights advocates say the bill would make it harder for residents to vote.

Seven more N.H. towns reject a ban on voting machines

sports media
NBCSB will have an all-female broadcast team for upcoming Celtics-Pistons game
Zora Stephenson, Abby Chin, and DiJonai Carrington will be on the call Monday, in honor of Women's History Month.

Amina Smith is leaving NBC Sports Boston for ESPN

Red Sox still have important decisions to make about their rotation, second base, outfield
Cooper Criswell and Tanner Houck are the leading candidates to fill out the starting staff, while the number of outfielders is in question.

In a first, Vice President Harris tours Minnesota clinic that performs abortions
Vice President Kamala Harris has toured a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care.

Man shot in attempted carjacking in Haverhill, another man arrested

A 20-year-old man was shot during an attempted carjacking Wednesday in Haverhill, and police arrested another man in connection with the crime, officials said.

School bus driver charged after allegedly driving drunk with children on board in Westborough, police say

There were 25 to 30 children on the bus at the time, a police report said.

The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
The lawsuit seeks to prevent those who sent robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to New Hampshire voters from using artificial intelligence for future deceptions.

Nevada Republican who lost 2022 Senate primary seeking Democratic Senator Rosen’s seat in key US match
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown has been considered the early GOP front-runner in a crowded primary field since he announced he was running last summer.

Orange Line train came dangerously close to track workers on March 1, MBTA reports
The incident is the latest in a long series of “near-miss” incidents on the T's subway system.

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TRAVEL

On the slopes, more close calls than usual this year. Can’t we just be kinder skiers?

Sliding down a mountain is exhilarating, to be sure. But it’s risky enough in itself. Must we all make it more so? Efforts are underway to keep everyone safe.

‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away,’ the result of a 20-museum partnership, opens in Boston this week
Of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis during the Second World War, nearly 20 percent died at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious death camp.

‘Nothing else that has had this effect’: New treatment shrinks brain tumors in small clinical trial at Mass. General
The treatment involved a new form of CAR-T cell therapy, which extracts and reprograms a patient’s immune cells to help fight the disease.

See the schedule for this weekend’s high school championship games in basketball and hockey
Basketball title games will take place at the Tsongas Center, while hockey games will be played at TD Garden.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ lifts profile of bodybuilders across a gender spectrum

What is Boston’s Irish music scene without Brian O’Donovan?

Ahead of ‘The Cher Show,’ designer Bob Mackie dishes on those costumes the diva dared to wear

At TD Garden, a hometown AEW debut for wrestling star Mercedes Moné

Special Projects

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Robert A. Pape

Understanding antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses
CARINE HAJJAR

Iran is a menace. The Biden administration can do more to deter it.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Katie Britt isn’t the only one who owes a sex trafficking survivor an apology

JEFF JACOBY

How to ‘feel better’ about Ukraine (according to John Kerry)
MARCELA GARCÍA

What would we lose if TikTok were banned?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Six eighth-grade Southwick Regional School students face criminal charges for ‘racist’ Snapchat posting, prosecutors say

The chat included “notions of violence toward people of color, racial slurs, derogatory pictures and videos," Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni said.

Seven more N.H. towns reject a ban on voting machines

A conservative group led an effort to put the initiative on ballots around the state. So far, it’s found little success.

‘Turtleboy’ blogger charged with violating restraining order, released on personal recognizance

A Dedham District Court judge denied two motions by the commonwealth that sought to have Aidan Kearney return to jail, according to court records.

‘No documents, no vote’ measure clears N.H. House

Voting rights advocates say the bill would make it harder for residents to vote.

Sports

COLLEGE BASKETBALL | VCU 73, UMASS 59

VCU bounces UMass men from Atlantic 10 tournament in quarterfinals

Down, 42-25, at the half, the Minutemen closed within 65-59 on a Rahsool Diggins 3-pointer with 4:24 to go. It was their last made field goal, however, as they missed their final six attempts — all from distance.
NFL

Commanders, expected to draft quarterback at No. 2, ship Sam Howell to Seattle for picks

Howell started all 17 games for the Commanders during the 2023 season, threw 21 interceptions, and was sacked 65 times behind an offensive line that was ravaged by injuries and poor play.
BASEBALL

Adam Duvall officially an ex-Red Sox, returning to Braves as outfield platoon option

Duvall hit .247 with 21 homers and 58 RBIs last season with the Red Sox. He had four homers and 14 RBIs in his first eight games before breaking his wrist in the outfield on April 9 at Detroit.
red sox

Red Sox still have important decisions to make about their rotation, second base, outfield
HIGH SCHOOLS

Old Rochester boys’ basketball player off team for spitting on Pittsfield player in state semifinal
red sox notebook

A hopeful Lucas Giolito is back with Red Sox, pointing toward next year

Business

NYC’s $264 billion in pension funds fail to boost investment in affordable housing

The city's finance chief, who oversees roughly $264 billion in retirement assets for teachers, firefighters, and other civil workers, has failed to get the city’s five pension funds to increase their share of investments in the cause.

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come

Achieving commercial scale is a turning point for the industry. Experts say the nation needs a major buildout of this type of clean electricity to address climate change.

The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
TALKING POINTS

US offers massive loan to shore up lithium supply
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LOVE LETTERS

I don’t know if I can get past her beliefs about sexual identity
MISS CONDUCT

A friend gave me a ticket to an event, then nearly accused me of stealing
COOKING

Game plan for March Madness with chicken wings three ways
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 11-17

metro

The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters

Washington Bridge in R.I. must be rebuilt; won’t reopen until 2026

Best things to do in Rhode Island: March 15-22

sports

Rick Pitino awaits UConn after national champs get hot in Big East quarterfinals

Mac Jones says ‘mutual parting’ with Patriots was best move for both parties

Thursday’s spring training report: Josh Winckowski is roughed up by Phillies

business

Former Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok

CVS pharmacy at South Boston health center to close

If White Stadium deal with professional soccer team falls apart, Mayor Wu suggests the city would spend its money elsewhere

politics

In a first, Vice President Harris tours Minnesota clinic that performs abortions

Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying start of Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial

Ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds

Nation

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

996 confirmed cases and 15 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

California prosecutors filing murder charges in more fentanyl deaths

World

New UK extremism policy raises concerns over free speech

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say

opinion

Biden comes out swinging

Hur’s testimony was another blow to the Justice Department’s reputation

Bad feelings over Mayor Wu’s rejected vision for O’Bryant School

lifestyle

Teen pregnancy linked to risk of earlier death in adulthood, study finds

We went furniture shopping with a pro thrifter. Here’s what we learned.

At TD Garden, a hometown AEW debut for wrestling star Mercedes Moné

food & dining

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

Meet a friend and grab a bite or a pastry at Mia’s Bakery in Chestnut Hill

Service charges in restaurants: Equity for workers or ‘junk’ fees that should be eliminated?

travel

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

Wait, are pilots allowed to sleep during flights?

Off Portugal’s beaten path, I found culture, family — and belonging

Arts

‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away,’ the result of a 20-museum partnership, opens in Boston this week

For artist John Shen, a room of one’s own means a studio that doubles as a giant camera

Exhibit at Rosecliff mansion highlights African heritage stories during Newport’s Gilded Age

Books

In Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ Jim from ‘Huckleberry Finn’ moves out of the shadows and into full personhood

Ramie Targoff gives voice to women writers of the Renaissance in ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’

Author readings around Boston through March 23

Movies

‘Shayda’ is a tribute to writer-director Noora Niasari’s own mother

‘Love Lies Bleeding’: Sex, lies, and weightlifting tape

Plagiarism claims surface against Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’

Television

‘Nolly’ a treat, thanks to Helena Bonham Carter

Remember four years ago? When TV was our best friend?

Late night hosts react to potential TikTok ban: ‘I don’t think we understand how crazy these kids are going to go’

music

What is Boston’s Irish music scene without Brian O’Donovan?

A two-night Gary Smith tribute celebrates the Fort Apache studios community he built

For Sleater-Kinney and Carrie Brownstein, it’s been 30 years and change

Theater/Dance

‘Girl From the North Country’: Tangled up in Bob

Ahead of ‘The Cher Show,’ designer Bob Mackie dishes on those costumes the diva dared to wear

In Umbrella Stage’s ‘The Minutes,’ it’s time for the truth

Health

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

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

Obituaries

Ira M. Millstein, corporate lawyer with public impact, dies at 97

Dorie Ladner, dauntless civil rights activist, dies at 81

Paul Alexander, who spent seven decades using iron lung, dies at 78