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2024 Total Solar Eclipse

‘Almost life-changing’: Historic solar eclipse awes crowds across New England

The eclipse plunged a ribbon of the US into an eerie afternoon darkness, bringing millions together in shared awe and wonder.
A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality Watch a replay as the eclipse moved across the United States Video: A glimpse at the eclipse of a lifetime Eclipse watchers in R.I. soaked up the sun (and the moon)

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
The moon’s shadow did something extraordinary to the Keene family in Vermont
Vermonters are used to having flatlanders invade their brave little state, but the total eclipse of the sun brought it to a whole other level.

On Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine, it’s dark side of the moon
The late-season skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine on Monday was really secondary to the main event: They came for the show in the sky.

Photos: New England has a front-row seat for the eclipse

Photos: North America watches total solar eclipse

Video: Medfield first graders react to the eclipse

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL
Red Sox need to make Fenway Park less beloved to opposing teams and their fans
“We haven’t made Fenway uncomfortable to the opposition in a long while,” Alex Cora said. “[Fenway] is awesome. I love it. ‘Sweet Caroline’ in the eighth [inning] and all that stuff. But when we’re down seven, ‘Sweet Caroline’ doesn’t sound all that great.”

Forecast: A mix of sun and clouds on tap for Red Sox home opener Ceddanne Rafaela agrees to eight-year, $50 million extension with Red Sox

‘He just saw himself as a man of Boston’: Remembering Tim Wakefield’s iconic, one-of-a-kind contract with the Red Sox

Beginning in 2006, each time the team picked up Wakefield’s contract option for another year, they’d get another option for the following season.

Amazon debuts $400 million robotic warehouse in North Andover, biggest in the state
The nearly four-million-square-foot fulfillment center on the site of a former telephone company factory will employ 1,500 people — and thousands of robots.

Wu proposes $4.6 billion budget for next fiscal year

The plan prioritizes ‘improving existing processes,’ and represents an eight percent, or $344 million, increase from the previous year.

Massachusetts House budget plan includes $739m for cash-strapped transit agencies

The proposal has about $555 million for the MBTA and $184 million for the state’s 15 regional transit authorities, according to a preview provided by the office of House Speaker Ronald Mariano.

After warning of ‘political theatre,’ Goldberg to close hearing to determine cannabis regulator’s fate

Shannon O’Brien, the state's top cannabis regulator, is scheduled to appear in a two-day administrative hearing on Beacon Hill, during which she can challenge state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg’s decision to suspend her.

Trump’s abortion announcement sparks rare dissent among MAGA faithful

The former president said he was in favor of abortion laws on the state level and made no mention of a federal ban.
Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states Biden and Healey slam Trump’s abortion stance: ‘Don’t let Donald Trump lie his way out of this’

UCONN 75, Purdue 60
UConn smothers Purdue, capping a dominant NCAA tournament run with back-to-back titles
The Huskies won the sixth national title in program history and became the first team since Florida in 2006-07 to repeat as national champions,

‘It’s nonstop’: Striking BU grad workers struggle to balance teaching, studying, life
The Boston University grad students, who have been on strike since late March, are also university employees, which not only adds to their workload but complicates their relationship with the school.

What to know about the strike

Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters

Biden detailed the initiative during a trip to Wisconsin, one of a handful of battleground states that could decide the outcome of Biden’s likely rematch with Donald Trump.
What to know about Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation

Mother of woman killed in alleged act of road rage in Hopkinton hails medical staff who tried to save her
Destini Decoff died Saturday from injuries she sustained when she was hit by a car on Route 85 on Thursday, officials said.

Explosive device thrown onto porch at Satanic Temple in Salem, police say

Stoneham police sergeant resigns after probe confirms use of racist language on duty, officials say

Senator Elizabeth Warren says she thinks Israel’s actions in Gaza will be legally ruled genocide

In comments at a Boston-area mosque, the Massachusetts senators said she preferred to speak about what exactly what Israel is doing in Gaza rather than focus on a “labels argument."
Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city
ADDRESS | Spring House Hunt

Assessing the flood risk: Tips for home buyers from real estate and insurance experts

“There is a house that one of my clients is trying to buy, and I’m trying to get flood insurance on it. And it’s been denied by a lot of our carriers.”

Everything you need to know about Boston College and Boston University in the Frozen Four

Boston College will take on Michigan, and Boston University will face Denver in the semifinals. The winners will compete for the national title.
Opinion
Alan Sokal and Richard Dawkins

Sex and gender: The medical establishment’s reluctance to speak honestly about biological reality

It is never justified to distort the facts in the service of a social or political cause, no matter how just.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Hillary Clinton to students on Gaza: Can we talk with, not shout at, each other?
Peter Brown

A Red Sox parade 86 years in the making with only 72 hours to prepare
IDEAS | MIMI ZIEMAN

Climbing Mt. Everest just got a little less dangerous
EDITORIAL

Don’t punish marijuana workers in bankruptcy proceedings

More recent News

Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Ohio, the state’s election office says
Ohio’s deadline to certify presidential candidates for the general election is Aug. 7, nearly two weeks before the Democratic National Convention, at which Biden is expected to be nominated to run against Donald Trump.

New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
Trump’s lawyers had argued at an emergency hearing that the trial should be postponed while they seek a change of venue to move it out of heavily Democratic Manhattan.

Mass. man charged with falsifying Matos nomination papers
Christopher Cotham faces two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts in connection with nomination papers filed in East Providence, Newport, and Jamestown during last year’s First Congressional District race.

NCAA president Charlie Baker calls prop betting on college athletes ‘enormously problematic’
"We really need to take seriously the fact that student-athletes are surrounded by a huge percentage of their classmates and schoolmates who bet on sports, which is a problem all by itself," Baker said.

Maryland governor and members of Congress to meet to discuss support for rebuilding collapsed bridge
The bridge collapsed March 26 after being struck by the cargo ship Dali, which lost power shortly after leaving Baltimore, bound for Sri Lanka.

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of the globe's oceans contributing.

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PERSPECTIVE

The FAFSA debacle has millions of families stuck in college limbo. Mine is one of them.

As a parent going through the college aid process for the first time, everything related to this form has felt like an unmitigated disaster.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
How to prevent a Steward repeat? Senators Markey and Warren push to restrict private equity in health care.
But with Congress getting little done, it will likely be up to Beacon Hill to act.

The House impeachment articles against the Homeland Security secretary are headed to the Senate. Now what?
The shelf life of articles in the Democrat-controlled Senate isn’t expected to be long.

Your guide to the 2024 Boston Marathon: What to know, how to watch, and more
Can Evans Chebet make it a three-peat on Boylston Street? Here's everything you need to know.

Culture & Lifestyle

A comic feast in Lyric Stage’s ‘Drowsy Chaperone’

Sculptor Morgan Faulds Pike tries to ‘let the wood do the talking’

On the 50th anniversary of ‘Carrie’, Stephen King talks about how his first horror novel came to be

Esther Perel hits Boston for one night to talk love, sex, and relationships

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

EDITORIAL

The ‘demographic cliff’ is coming. Colleges must be prepared.
RENÉE GRAHAM

An unexpected glimmer of hope in a dark political moment
JEFF JACOBY

Science says race isn’t real. How long will the US Census keep pretending otherwise?
IDEAS | BART TOCCI

I can’t afford you anymore: A letter to the place where I was born
Jon Kingsdale

How to prevent another Steward-like health care crisis
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Timelapse video shows Monday’s eclipse as seen from Mount Washington

The Mount Washington Observatory has released a time-lapse video showing the moon as it passed by the sun, blotting out most of its light, before moving on, a sight that won’t be seen again in these parts for 55 years.

‘Almost life-changing’: Historic solar eclipse awes crowds across New England

This natural phenomenon will plunge a swath of the US into an eerie afternoon darkness, bringing millions together in shared awe and wonder.

A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come.

The first of nearly 1,200 lawsuits alleging decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center goes to trial this week.

Massachusetts House budget plan includes $739m for cash-strapped transit agencies

The proposal has about $555 million for the MBTA and $184 million for the state’s 15 regional transit authorities, according to a preview provided by the office of House Speaker Ronald Mariano.

Sports

UCONN 75, Purdue 60

UConn smothers Purdue, capping a dominant NCAA tournament run with back-to-back titles

The Huskies won the sixth national title in program history and became the first team since Florida in 2006-07 to repeat as national champions,

Jerry Grote, star Mets catcher on 1969 championship team, dies at 81

Mr. Grote, who played for the Mets for more than a decade, was known for targeting would-be base stealers with his powerful arm, and for his savvy in calling pitches.
WOMEN'S WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

Americans warm up for women’s world hockey championship by defeating rival Canada on Kirsten Simms’s OT goal

Simms scored 3:38 into overtime to clinch the Americans the Group A title with a perfect 4-0 record.
COLLEGES

NCAA president Charlie Baker calls prop betting on college athletes ‘enormously problematic’
High schools

Boys’ volleyball roundup: No. 4 Natick rides Killer B’s kills to BSC sweep of Brookline
High schools

Boys’ lacrosse roundup: AJ Pescara, Arlington Catholic stymie Bishop Stang

Business

From overcapacity to TikTok, the issues covered during Janet Yellen’s trip to China

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her team are returning to Washington after a visit to China where they tried to tackle the biggest economic issues between the countries.

TSMC will receive $6.6 billion to bolster US chip manufacturing

The funds, which come from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, will help support the construction of TSMC’s first major US hub, in Phoenix.
bold types

Factorial Energy prepares for big move, as battery maker makes tracks for Methuen

‘It’s nonstop’: Striking BU grad workers struggle to balance teaching, studying, life
magazine
Your Home: Renovations

Eight common interior design myths and mistakes, and how to fix them
Your Home: Renovations

A ‘micro-addition’ made a big difference in a Jamaica Plain home renovation
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We shared roommate stories — a classic Boston experience’
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, April 8-14

metro

Explosive device thrown onto porch at Satanic Temple in Salem, police say

Seeking totality, many eclipse chasers hit traffic around New England

The moon’s shadow did something extraordinary to the Keene family in Vermont

sports

Celtics ensure they will have backup big Neemias Queta for playoffs by signing him to NBA contract

Augusta National in bloom and the conditions dry for Masters. So far.

Red Sox need to make Fenway Park less beloved to opposing teams and their fans

business

Culinary diplomacy: The internet is obsessed with what Janet Yellen eats in China

Two years after its historic win, a divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward a leadership election

Assessing the flood risk: Tips for home buyers from real estate and insurance experts

politics

What to know about Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation

Trump’s abortion announcement sparks rare dissent among MAGA faithful

Senator Elizabeth Warren says she thinks Israel’s actions in Gaza will be legally ruled genocide

Nation

Facing likely prison sentences, Michigan school shooter’s parents seek mercy from judge

Biden to meet Japan’s PM Kishida amid shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal

Maryland governor and members of Congress to meet to discuss support for rebuilding collapsed bridge

World

Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs

From overcapacity to TikTok, the issues covered during Janet Yellen’s trip to China

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

opinion

The ‘demographic cliff’ is coming. Colleges must be prepared.

An unexpected glimmer of hope in a dark political moment

Science says race isn’t real. How long will the US Census keep pretending otherwise?

lifestyle

Vertigo finds its place with ‘Makom’

Saw my friend’s wife on a dating app

My husband isn’t brushing his teeth

food & dining

Ziggy Bombs opens in Brookline; Nightshade Clam Shack prepares for summertime in Lynn

Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Vermont made a special eclipse beer. (You have to make a special trip to get it.)

No more bright lights, big ziti: Stella, once a South End staple, is all grown up and living in Newton

travel

So much beauty, so many sieges in Girona, Spain

Keep a fresh eye: Six strategies for visiting some of New England’s art museums

Britney Coleman on Oprah, energy bars, travel agents, and getting back to Boston

Arts

Sculptor Morgan Faulds Pike tries to ‘let the wood do the talking’

At the ICA, the powerful, personal histories of Firelei Báez

The National Black Doll Museum celebrates 20 years and a new home, in North Attleborough

Books

‘He was without a doubt one of the most fascinating people I’ve interviewed’: Readers share their Stephen King memories

Maggie Nelson contemplates freedom through words and art in ‘Like Love’

Amanda Montell lays bare your ‘mental magic tricks’ in ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking’

Movies

In ‘The Beast,’ the past is another country — and the future is, too

Actor Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoiding jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

‘Coup de Chance’: Woody Allen revisits one of his go-to themes: men getting away with murder

Television

Everything we learned from the new episode of ‘Quiet on the Set’

Actor Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoiding jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

This week’s TV: Michael Douglas as Ben Franklin, an animated ‘Good Times,’ and the cast of ‘SNL 1975′

music

Billie Eilish announces new album: ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ arrives next month

Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off of the roof of a 6-story bar

Jelly Roll dominates the 2024 CMT Music Awards with host Kelsea Ballerini and a Toby Keith tribute

Theater/Dance

A comic feast in Lyric Stage’s ‘Drowsy Chaperone’

At the Opera House, the pleasure of Sondheim’s ‘Company’

Playwright Christopher Durang mastered the art of misbehaving

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

Jerry Grote, star Mets catcher on 1969 championship team, dies at 81

Rev. Cecil ‘Chip’ Murray, voice of calm during L.A. riots, dies at 94

Mary Ann Zielonko, partner of Kitty Genovese, dies at 85