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Russia detains suspects in an attack that left at least 133 dead in a Moscow concert hall
Russian agencies appeared to suggest the attack was linked to Ukraine even though the Islamic State group claimed responsibility in a statement.

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown
The Senate has passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that pushes any new threats of a government shutdown into the fall

In the middle of House vote, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson

After initial outcry, neighbors say overflow shelters housing migrants hardly affect community life
After weeks of resistance and increasingly public hostility, neighborhoods that saw new shelters open in recent months appear to be experiencing minimal disruptions to their daily routines.

With Mass. Senate vote to limit time in shelter, concern around homeless and migrant families grows

Mass. has seen a 26 percent increase in the number of abortions since 2020, new data show
Medication abortions in the US have risen substantially in recent years, even amid bans in more than a dozen states, underscoring the stakes of a Supreme Court case next week that could restrict access to a widely used abortion medication.

Texas medical panel won’t provide list of exceptions to abortion ban Congressional Republicans attack $1.8m in federal funding for R.I.’s Women & Infants Hospital

UN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, and said it was time to “truly flood Gaza with life-saving aid,” calling the starvation inside the enclave a “moral outrage.”

Court ruling allows White Stadium renovation project to proceed

MBTA extends shuttle bus service to Park Street after Broadway Station derailment

Representative Mike Gallagher says he’s resigning early, leaving House Republicans with thinnest of majorities

Steward Health Care tried to expand internationally. Here’s what happened next.

The health care company’s first foray into international markets ended in controversy and created a pile of documents that shed light on its tactics.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Spring storm packing snow, wind, and rain hits New England

It’s a 'typical early-spring storm' with heavy mountain snowfall, a mix in the middle, and occasional heavy rain for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Here’s the hour-by-hour timeline for Saturday’s storm Major snowstorm will rev up the ski slopes

‘We’re pumped’: New England ski resorts prep for big weekend snowfall

For New England skiing, is spring the new winter?

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Inside the NFL’s radical proposed rules to revive the kickoff play while making it safer
In an effort to make the kickoff safer — the NFL says the rate of concussion is roughly twice the rate of a regular play from scrimmage — the league essentially killed it.

dan shaughnessy
Why the Patriots docuseries ‘The Dynasty’ is a farce, and other thoughts
Make no mistake: The Apple TV production is Bob Kraft’s authorized history of the Patriots. Nothing less.

She’s the first American woman to sail around world solo in race — and she’s from Maine

As she circumnavigated the globe by way of the three great capes, Cole Brauer documented the arduous 30,000-mile journey in full on her Instagram feed.

Healey flew to Puerto Rico last month during four-day trip, aides say

Aides to Governor Maura Healey said Friday that she now intends to regularly disclose the location of her out-of-state travels, including for personal trips.

‘Preventative’ chemo for Kate, Princess of Wales, is likely an effort to lower risk
The effects of chemo vary depending on the cancer being treated, and the Princess of Wales did not reveal what kind of cancer she has.

After disclosing diagnosis, a global outpouring of well wishes

Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

Her condition was disclosed in a video message after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery.
Kate, the reliable face of a modern monarchy, now faces a personal battle in the public eye
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Early projections for award winners and other story lines for the 2024 baseball season

Baseball is a mystery. So don’t take predictions for the coming season as being rooted in anything but semi-educated guessing. Especially these.
Why aren’t Red Sox going after established starters following Lucas Giolito’s injury?
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Here’s what’s at stake over the final few weeks of the NBA regular season

Several teams are battling to avoid the play-in tournament or playing for home-court advantage.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed

Raise a Fribble and toast the late, sometimes great Friendly’s. We won’t entirely miss the food, but we will miss the comfort of the restaurant’s nostalgic presence.
Opinion
Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature

Standards do not just dictate how state auditors conduct audits; they also detail how auditors conduct themselves.
MARCELA GARCÍA

A $2 million gift to Chelsea’s La Colaborativa
LETTERS

The ills of our primary care system are spreading
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?
Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Ugliness to the rescue?

More recent News

BU grad students’ strike threat reflects surge in higher education union activity — and it’s about more than work
The graduate student workers union of 3,000 is planning a strike that could potentially disrupt the city’s largest university.

Prosecutors weighing next step in death penalty case against Boston Marathon bomber
Marc Fucarile, a Marathon survivor who lost his leg in the blast, said it was “ridiculous” that Tsarnaev is able to appeal his death sentence by claiming juror bias even though he admitted to the bombing.

Appeals court orders judge to investigate juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case

Mother and daughter arrested at South Bay Starbucks after allegedly ‘acting aggressively’ to staff and assaulting officer
An officer intervened after two women were seen “acting aggressively to staff members and smashing items in the store,” police said.

Wu administration doles out $69m in affordable housing funds
The city's annual funding round will support 14 projects — a few of them controversial — in many corners of Boston.

‘This is the happiest day of my life’: Mass. native reunited with missing dog after story about search goes viral
On Friday, followers of the tale rejoiced and soon #Hazel was trending.

Memorial at site of deadliest landslide in US history opens on 10th anniversary
The small community of Oso, Washington, has inaugurated a memorial honoring the 43 people who died at the site 10 years ago in the deadliest landslide in U.S. history

Recommended reads

ADRIAN WALKER

What’s it like to suddenly be in MacKenzie Scott’s good graces? Two landmark local nonprofits just found out.

Earlier this week, the Lawyers for Civil Rights and La Colaborativa were both announced as recipients of unrestricted $2 million grants from Yield Giving.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
We asked, readers answered. Here are some exceptional women making a difference in the Greater Boston area.
Dozens of messages of appreciation from family members, friends, partners, and colleagues of women working in a variety of fields came pouring in.

MATTHEW GILBERT
10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season
New projects feature the likes of Julianne Moore, Andrew Scott, Colin Farrell, Michael Douglas, Suranne Jones, Andre Holland, Amy Ryan, and Jeff Daniels.

Maine town voted top vacation spot for 2024, according to Real Simple magazine
Less than 80 miles from Boston, this location topped a list of the eight best vacation destinations chosen by “travel pros."

Culture & Lifestyle

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Even if sci-fi isn’t your thing, ‘3 Body Problem’ might be

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ serves nostalgia, lukewarm

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

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Two Iranian women, two very different views on how the West should deal with Iran
Mary Z. Connaughton

The state auditor should have the authority to audit the Legislature
Suzanne M. Bump

No, the Mass. auditor cannot audit the Legislature
Renée Graham

The last time Trump feared Republicans would turn against him
SCOT LEHIGH

Chuck Schumer’s important speech on Israel
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Spring storm brings snow, heavy rain to parts of Massachusetts

The heaviest rain will pass through western and central Massachusetts between 4 and 7 p.m., then eastern Massachusetts from 7 to 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Spring storm packing snow, wind, and rain hits New England

It’s a 'typical early-spring storm' with heavy mountain snowfall, a mix in the middle, and occasional heavy rain for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Here’s the hour-by-hour timeline for Saturday’s storm

Parts of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine could receive more than a foot of fresh snowfall while other areas could see a mix of rain, sleet and snow.

After initial outcry, neighbors say overflow shelters housing migrants hardly affect community life

After weeks of resistance and increasingly public hostility, neighborhoods that saw new shelters open in recent months appear to be experiencing minimal disruptions to their daily routines.

Sports

Christopher L. Gasper

Possibly expanding the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament is about greed, plain and simple

Bigger isn’t always better. We don’t need a field of 80 or 76. It’s the college basketball version of Supreme Court packing.
Chad Finn | Sports Media

NESN’s Red Sox broadcast team being more streamlined would be better for fans

Of the current group, Lou Merloni is best suited to be the No. 1 analyst.
Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Chris Simon’s sad end shows it’s time to end fighting in the NHL for good

Members of Simon’s family contend that it was his struggle with CTE, presumably triggered by blows to the head in his years as an enforcer/pugilist, that led to his suicide.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Here’s what’s at stake over the final few weeks of the NBA regular season
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Inside the NFL’s radical proposed rules to revive the kickoff play while making it safer
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Early projections for award winners and other story lines for the 2024 baseball season

Business

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles

In the rural reaches of America, where few public charging stations exist, the notion of an all-electric future feels fanciful — another element to the urban-rural divide that underlies the nation’s polarization.

Easter egg price hikes are just the start as cocoa soars

As the Easter holidays approach, higher cocoa prices mean shoppers are paying far more for their chocolate eggs and bunnies. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?

Trump’s social media company approved to go public, potentially netting former president billions
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Globe Magazine

For years, no one noticed body parts disappearing from Harvard’s morgue. Then came a phone call.
Globe Magazine

My father donated his body to Harvard. What happened after was horrifying.

PERSPECTIVE

Ted Landsmark on racism, the flag attack photo, and seizing a chance to make change
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Despite the biker jacket, he seemed really approachable’

metro

Court ruling allows White Stadium renovation project to proceed

Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell agrees to ban with state oversight agency

‘La Ternura (Tenderness)’ at Teatro ECAS borrows the best from the Bard

sports

The Hockey East final is set. Here’s what to know and how to watch.

Celtics at Bulls: Streaking Boston travels to Chicago

Bruins at Flyers: Boston makes its first stop on a crucial six-game road trip

business

Congressional Republicans attack $1.8m in federal funding for R.I.’s Women & Infants Hospital

Trump says he has nearly $500m in cash but doesn’t want to use it to pay New York judgment

BU grad students’ strike threat reflects surge in higher education union activity — and it’s about more than work

politics

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

Finding money: How the Pentagon dug down and found $300M for Ukraine but is still deep in the red

Missouri and Louisiana will hold presidential primaries on Saturday. Their outcome is not in doubt

Nation

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles

Kamala Harris to tour blood-stained building where 2018 Florida school massacre happened

‘I will not feed a demon’: YouTuber Ruby Franke’s child abuse case rooted in religious extremism

World

UN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage

Russia detains suspects in an attack that left at least 133 dead in a Moscow concert hall

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation

opinion

The last time Trump feared Republicans would turn against him

Chuck Schumer’s important speech on Israel

The Read case: The whole truth and nothing that sounds like the truth

lifestyle

I got ‘sloppy drunk’ in front of his friends

Everything you wanted to know about edibles but were afraid (or too old) to ask

My friend and I matched on Tinder. Now what?

food & dining

Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.

At Bandoleros in Concord, an American dream worth waiting for

Jamie Bissonnette opens a trio of Downtown Crossing destinations; a ‘Cupcake Wars’ star sweetens the South Shore

travel

Maine town voted top vacation spot for 2024, according to Real Simple magazine

‘Name a fun city and there’s a cool motel popping up’

In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed

Arts

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Five things to do around Boston, March 25-April 7

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

Books

Allison Pataki explores explores life of trailblazing Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller in new book

Poetry Out Loud state champion headed to Washington, D.C.; Jane Yolen publishes anthology celebrating a kid’s world

12 years, a docuseries, and one book later, author still looking for answers on 2011 Waltham triple murder

Movies

There was something strange in my neighborhood — the day I saw ‘Ghostbusters’

Where Taipei ends and imagination begins: Harvard Film Archive presents an Edward Yang retrospective

M. Emmet Walsh, actor who shined in seedy, menacing roles, dies at 88

Television

Despite renewals, ‘Bupkis’ and ‘Uncoupled’ won’t move on to season 2

10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season

Seeing a big screen connection to ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’

music

It’s Wayne’s world at the BSO, and it’s excellent

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

The songs of Sinead O’Connor and Shane MacGowan fill Carnegie Hall in a fiery salute

Theater/Dance

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Boston Comedy Festival honoring a local legend (but please don’t call him that)

Lewis Black has no complaints about getting off the road

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

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

Obituaries

Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75

Julie Robinson Belafonte, dancer, actress and activist, dies at 95

Martin Greenfield, tailor to Sinatra, Obama, Trump, and Shaq, dies at 95