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The scene at Congress and Sleeper Street where a 4-year-old girl was fatally struck on Sunday while walking with family.

Intersection where 4-year-old was hit by pickup truck has been identified for safety upgrade

The girl fatally struck in the Fort Point neighborhood on Sunday was killed in an area that the Wu administration has targeted for a pedestrian safety upgrade, including building a raised sidewalk at the intersection where the crash took place, according to city records.

Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

Two properties belonging to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.

Trump’s New York hush money case is set for trial April 15

The judge earlier had scolded the former president’s lawyers as he weighed when to reschedule the trial after a last-minute document dump caused a postponement of the original date.

Court agrees to block collection of Trump’s $454m civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175m within 10 days

‘A miracle,’ says father of Stonehill College student injured in bicycle accident in Spain
Lauren Rauseo, a junior, suffered a traumatic brain injury but has made significant progress in recent days, her father said.

Lawyer for Canton detective calls allegations from Karen Read’s lawyers ‘reckless and disparaging’

Read's lawyers are asking a judge to order the detective to turn over phone communications he has had with witnesses in the case.

Healey to impose one-month limit on overflow shelter stays, mandate that families reapply to stay
Homeless and migrant families must also show they are also seeking work authorization or new housing in order to stay in the shelters.

UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began

Putin blames Islamic extremists for last week’s concert massacre

Byron O. Champlin, mayor of Concord, N.H., gestures as he speaks during a gathering of 12 mayors from across New Hampshire held at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce on Monday to discuss pertinent issues relating to their cities. From left to right: Franklin Mayor Desiree McLaughlin, Claremont Mayor Dale Girard, Champlin, and Somersworth Mayor Matt Gerding.

Mayors from across N.H. meet up for ‘unvarnished’ talk of their challenges

As six recently elected mayors settle in, the politically diverse group has been finding common cause.

Niki Thomas, a graduate student at Northeastern University (C) cheered as Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (not pictured) spoke to a crowd who gathered in support of Boston University graduate worker students striking for fair pay, better healthcare coverage, and stronger benefits.

What to know about the Boston University grad student workers’ strike starting today

Graduate student workers walked off the job Monday, pushing for a union contract that would guarantee them pay increases, stronger health care coverage, and a boost in other benefits.

Frank McClelland in the dining room of Frank in Beverly in April 2022.

L’Espalier restaurateur Frank McClelland quietly shutters his namesake Somerville restaurant

It's the latest twist in an up-and-down journey for McClelland, who, in August, closed his farm-to-table restaurant and market in Beverly. The Somerville location was open for just a few months.

Patriots open to trading No. 3 pick and asking for patience, and other takeaways from Jerod Mayo at the owners meetings
Mayo knows fans are hoping for a big splash to shore up positions such as wide receiver, but he said these things take time.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect cool temperatures and cloudy skies this week, with a chance of rain
The jet stream will bring us clouds and chilly conditions, along with likely rain in some places. Meanwhile, up north, the skiing looks good. And for everyone, the sun is now setting after 7 p.m.

Residents in Maine and New Hampshire await power restoration after major snowstorm
Saturday's powerful spring ice storm brought several feet of snow to parts of Maine and New Hampshire and knocked out power to more than 300,000.

Animation of coronal mass ejection or solar flare propelling toward Earth.

What is a geomagnetic storm and how does it impact Earth?

The storms produce the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, but can also disrupt satellites and radio communications, something space weather forecasters warned of on Sunday.

Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create a striking aurora

The headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston's Seaport District.

A decade after sparking the Seaport’s boom, Vertex is considering leaving Fan Pier

The life science giant is mulling a more consolidated campus in the outer Seaport.

Ms. Bean, with one of her Maine lobster rolls outside her lobster kiosk in Freeport, Maine.

Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist, and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers warmed up before a preseason game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on March 24.

BASEBALL

Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, former translator ‘has been stealing money . . . and told lies’

Shohei Ohtani made his first public comments Monday since his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Los Angeles Dodgers star.

Protestors gathered outside Quincy City Hall during a vigil to show their opposition to the closing of Quincy Medical Center on Dec. 15, 2014.

On Steward’s path to financial ruin, a series of missed opportunities

Time and again, state officials have lacked the tools to hold Steward Health Care to account, handcuffed by a fragmented oversight system and a lack of political will to take a tougher approach.

A student places his phone inside a Yondr pouch, which has a locking device. The pouch can only be unlocked with a strong magnet.

GLOBE RI + RI PBS

The device debate: Fed up, some schools are banning cell phones

Smartphone bans are taking off across the country, and in Rhode Island they are so far being hailed as a success. But not everyone is on board.

Opinion

Then Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel spoke before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. Former NBC News “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd criticized his network for hiring the former RNC head McDaniel as a paid contributor, saying on the air that many NBC journalists are uncomfortable with the decision.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Will Ronna McDaniel’s loyalties lie with journalism — or Trump?

The door between politics and broadcast journalism has been revolving and evolving for a long time.

Joan Meschino and Jamie Eldridge

Massachusetts needs a regional drought plan

Scott Jasechko and Debra Perrone

Groundwater levels are plummeting around the world

Terry M. McGovern and Ayman El-Mohandes

Supreme Court shouldn’t undermine FDA’s authority on medication abortion

IDEAS | NICHOLAS TAMPIO

The problem with making all academic research free

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Activists are spreading misinformation about whale deaths to obstruct clean energy policies, researchers find
A web of anti-offshore wind organizations are spreading misinformation about whale deaths, researchers say.

Iguanas, snakes, and hissing cockroaches are rescued in fire at Wakefield pet store

The fire was contained to the North Shore Animal Academy, where crews saw iguanas and “hissing cockroaches,” and some firefighters were “freaked out” by snakes, an official said.

‘Morning Joe’ hosts add to internal NBC criticism of Ronna McDaniel’s hiring as a contributor
The internal furor over NBC News’ decision to hire McDaniel as a paid contributor spread Monday, with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts saying on the air that they strongly objected and wouldn’t have her on their show.

Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
The US Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A Steve Martin doc, a Holocaust drama, and throwing the book at ‘3 Body Problem’
Fans of the novel that “3 Body Problem” is based on aren’t happy with the changes. It’s a good time to remember that a TV adaptation shouldn’t be judged according to how loyal it’s been to its source.

Dog walker accused of animal cruelty pleads not guilty at arraignment
Frederick Ingrando, 33, of Medford, was working as a dog walker when he allegedly hit a golden retriever.

Israeli company transforming trash into new type of plastic eyes Massachusetts for recycling plant

UBQ uses a mix of food scraps and plastic to create a material that it sells to companies as a greener plastic.

Police seeking four suspects in St. Patrick’s Day attack in South Boston
Police said the attack occurred on March 17 in the area of E. 2nd and M streets. They urged anyone with relevant information to call detectives.

One man dead following Newton fire; other residents escape unharmed

At around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Newton firefighters responded to 911 calls reporting a blaze at a two-family home on the corner of Walnut and Boylston streets and arrived to find heavy flames visible through the first-floor windows, officials said.

Goodbye diesel, hello electric. Battery-powered, improved service could be coming to MBTA’s commuter rail in 2027.

Electric trains, common throughout much of the world, can accelerate faster and hit higher maximum speeds, run cleaner than diesel and produce a quieter ride.

A Massachusetts man, detained by ICE for four years, says he was beaten and abused before being deported
The man is accusing immigration officials of beatings that dislocated his jaw, gave him a concussion, and sprained multiple ligaments, as well as extended periods of solitary confinement.

Larry Summers was ousted as Harvard president. He has a lot to say about what’s wrong with the university now.
Nearly 20 years after he was forced to step down as Harvard University president, Larry Summers has plenty of advice to offer his successors. Some at Harvard are shocked by the way he has been offering it publicly.

Culture & Lifestyle

Arlo Parks will perform at Royale on Thursday.

Arlo Parks’s bedroom pop is ‘braver than ever’

Mindy Kaling at the 34th annual Producers Guild Awards on Feb. 25, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kaling will host a fundraiser in New York City this week for President Biden.

Mindy Kaling to host Biden fundraiser featuring Obama, Clinton, Lizzo, and more stars

Easthampton-based author and sex educator Emily Nagoski.

Let’s talk about sex — with our partners — says ‘sex nerd’ and author Emily Nagoski

Photographer and public installation artist Zhidong Zhang has a new image-based sculpture, "Far Away, From Home," on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Photos of the artist's balloon sculptures adorn the wall in their South End studio. Larger prints of the photos are in "Far Away, From Home."

Zhidong Zhang plays with balloons

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Americans are unhappier than ever

Former president Donald Trump at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on March 16.

JEFF JACOBY

The phony feeding frenzies over ‘bloodbath’ and ‘hamstringing’

IDEAS | Christine Mehta

Why today’s youths are ‘The Anxious Generation’

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?

Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Ugliness to the rescue?

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Mayors from across N.H. meet up for ‘unvarnished’ talk of their challenges

As six recently elected mayors settle in, the politically diverse group has been finding common cause.

Residents in Maine and New Hampshire await power restoration after major snowstorm

Saturday's powerful spring ice storm brought several feet of snow to parts of Maine and New Hampshire and knocked out power to more than 300,000.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect cool temperatures and cloudy skies this week, with a chance of rain

The jet stream will bring us clouds and chilly conditions, along with likely rain in some places. Meanwhile, up north, the skiing looks good. And for everyone, the sun is now setting after 7 p.m.

RI POLITICS

All Providence school board terms will end in 2024 as first election takes shape

The process of transitioning to a half-elected school board has been fraught with confusion and legal questions.

Sports

Jaromir Jagr had his banner raised to the rafters at Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena on Feb. 18.

NHL

Score! Penguins recover stolen Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads

A special cargo recovery team negotiated the return of the stolen property to a secure warehouse located in Ontario, Calif., according to the team.

BASEBALL

Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, former translator ‘has been stealing money . . . and told lies’

Shohei Ohtani made his first public comments Monday since his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Los Angeles Dodgers star.

Chris Sale has pitched to a 3.07 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 14⅔ Grapefruit League innings.

RED SOX

Chris Sale, wearing No. 51, finds a sense of renewal with Braves

On an Atlanta club that won 104 games last year, he’s a complementary player on a loaded roster that features stars at nearly every turn.

NFL

Hip drop dropped: NFL owners vote unanimously to ban maligned tackling technique

Bruins

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery warns, ‘I don’t think our team’s ready yet for the playoffs’

college basketball

Meet the four teams headed to Boston for men’s Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games this week

Business

Florida’s DeSantis signs one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds.

bold types

ButcherBox CEO Mike Salguero leads charge to protect 2016 ballot question on pork and eggs

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Exercise in force or futility? US trustbusters go after Big Tech like never before.

Trump’s social media company to start trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday

magazine

Globe Magazine

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

The writer, at right, with her father and sister at his 70th birthday party in 2009.

Globe Magazine

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

Ted Landsmark, a Black lawyer, was on his way to a meeting at City Hall on April 5, 1976, when he was attacked at an anti-busing protest. This photo of a white youth striking at him with a flagpole sparked change.

PERSPECTIVE

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

Dinner with Cupid

What to look for in a credit card rewards program

Intersection where 4-year-old was hit by pickup truck has been identified for safety upgrade

Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

Trump’s New York hush money case is set for trial April 15

‘A miracle,’ says father of Stonehill College student injured in bicycle accident in Spain Lauren Rauseo, a junior, suffered a traumatic brain injury but has made significant progress in recent days, her father said.

Lawyer for Canton detective calls allegations from Karen Read’s lawyers ‘reckless and disparaging’

Healey to impose one-month limit on overflow shelter stays, mandate that families reapply to stay Homeless and migrant families must also show they are also seeking work authorization or new housing in order to stay in the shelters.

UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began

Putin blames Islamic extremists for last week’s concert massacre

Mayors from across N.H. meet up for ‘unvarnished’ talk of their challenges

What to know about the Boston University grad student workers’ strike starting today

L’Espalier restaurateur Frank McClelland quietly shutters his namesake Somerville restaurant

Patriots open to trading No. 3 pick and asking for patience, and other takeaways from Jerod Mayo at the owners meetings Mayo knows fans are hoping for a big splash to shore up positions such as wide receiver, but he said these things take time.

Forecast | Dave Epstein Expect cool temperatures and cloudy skies this week, with a chance of rain The jet stream will bring us clouds and chilly conditions, along with likely rain in some places. Meanwhile, up north, the skiing looks good. And for everyone, the sun is now setting after 7 p.m.

Residents in Maine and New Hampshire await power restoration after major snowstorm Saturday's powerful spring ice storm brought several feet of snow to parts of Maine and New Hampshire and knocked out power to more than 300,000.

What is a geomagnetic storm and how does it impact Earth?

A decade after sparking the Seaport’s boom, Vertex is considering leaving Fan Pier

Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist, and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died

Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, former translator ‘has been stealing money . . . and told lies’

On Steward’s path to financial ruin, a series of missed opportunities

The device debate: Fed up, some schools are banning cell phones

Will Ronna McDaniel’s loyalties lie with journalism — or Trump?

Massachusetts needs a regional drought plan

Groundwater levels are plummeting around the world

Supreme Court shouldn’t undermine FDA’s authority on medication abortion

The problem with making all academic research free

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Activists are spreading misinformation about whale deaths to obstruct clean energy policies, researchers find A web of anti-offshore wind organizations are spreading misinformation about whale deaths, researchers say.

Iguanas, snakes, and hissing cockroaches are rescued in fire at Wakefield pet store

Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill? The US Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.

Dog walker accused of animal cruelty pleads not guilty at arraignment Frederick Ingrando, 33, of Medford, was working as a dog walker when he allegedly hit a golden retriever.

Israeli company transforming trash into new type of plastic eyes Massachusetts for recycling plant

Police seeking four suspects in St. Patrick’s Day attack in South Boston Police said the attack occurred on March 17 in the area of E. 2nd and M streets. They urged anyone with relevant information to call detectives.

One man dead following Newton fire; other residents escape unharmed

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Goodbye diesel, hello electric. Battery-powered, improved service could be coming to MBTA’s commuter rail in 2027.

A Massachusetts man, detained by ICE for four years, says he was beaten and abused before being deported The man is accusing immigration officials of beatings that dislocated his jaw, gave him a concussion, and sprained multiple ligaments, as well as extended periods of solitary confinement.

Culture & Lifestyle

Arlo Parks’s bedroom pop is ‘braver than ever’

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Zhidong Zhang plays with balloons

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Americans are unhappier than ever

The phony feeding frenzies over ‘bloodbath’ and ‘hamstringing’

Why today’s youths are ‘The Anxious Generation’

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?

Ugliness to the rescue?

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Mayors from across N.H. meet up for ‘unvarnished’ talk of their challenges

Residents in Maine and New Hampshire await power restoration after major snowstorm

Expect cool temperatures and cloudy skies this week, with a chance of rain

All Providence school board terms will end in 2024 as first election takes shape

Sports

Score! Penguins recover stolen Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads

Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, former translator ‘has been stealing money . . . and told lies’

Chris Sale, wearing No. 51, finds a sense of renewal with Braves

Hip drop dropped: NFL owners vote unanimously to ban maligned tackling technique

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery warns, ‘I don’t think our team’s ready yet for the playoffs’

Meet the four teams headed to Boston for men’s Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games this week

Business

Florida’s DeSantis signs one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors

ButcherBox CEO Mike Salguero leads charge to protect 2016 ballot question on pork and eggs

Exercise in force or futility? US trustbusters go after Big Tech like never before.

Trump’s social media company to start trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday

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

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

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

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

metro

MLB pitcher Dennis Eckersley’s daughter reunited with her son after giving birth in woods in 2022

Intersection where 4-year-old was hit by pickup truck has been identified for safety upgrade

Doing right by whales

‘A miracle,’ says father of Stonehill College student injured in bicycle accident in Spain
Lauren Rauseo, a junior, suffered a traumatic brain injury but has made significant progress in recent days, her father said.

Healey to impose one-month limit on overflow shelter stays, mandate that families reapply to stay
Homeless and migrant families must also show they are also seeking work authorization or new housing in order to stay in the shelters.

Patriots open to trading No. 3 pick and asking for patience, and other takeaways from Jerod Mayo at the owners meetings
Mayo knows fans are hoping for a big splash to shore up positions such as wide receiver, but he said these things take time.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect cool temperatures and cloudy skies this week, with a chance of rain
The jet stream will bring us clouds and chilly conditions, along with likely rain in some places. Meanwhile, up north, the skiing looks good. And for everyone, the sun is now setting after 7 p.m.

Residents in Maine and New Hampshire await power restoration after major snowstorm
Saturday's powerful spring ice storm brought several feet of snow to parts of Maine and New Hampshire and knocked out power to more than 300,000.

Activists are spreading misinformation about whale deaths to obstruct clean energy policies, researchers find
A web of anti-offshore wind organizations are spreading misinformation about whale deaths, researchers say.

Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
The US Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.

Dog walker accused of animal cruelty pleads not guilty at arraignment
Frederick Ingrando, 33, of Medford, was working as a dog walker when he allegedly hit a golden retriever.

Police seeking four suspects in St. Patrick’s Day attack in South Boston
Police said the attack occurred on March 17 in the area of E. 2nd and M streets. They urged anyone with relevant information to call detectives.

A Massachusetts man, detained by ICE for four years, says he was beaten and abused before being deported
The man is accusing immigration officials of beatings that dislocated his jaw, gave him a concussion, and sprained multiple ligaments, as well as extended periods of solitary confinement.