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Emerson, MIT, Tufts students camp out in solidarity with Columbia pro-Palestinian protest
The student demonstrations at Emerson College, MIT and Tufts University, which began Sunday night, come after the arrests of more than 100 students at a similar encampment at Columbia University last week.

Robert Kraft says he’s ‘not comfortable supporting’ Columbia amid reports of antisemitism on campus Israelis prepare to mark Passover, a festival of freedom, with hostages still in Gaza

Could helicopter parenting and a decline in ‘free play’ be causing the youth mental health crisis?
Boston College professor Peter Gray says screen time and social media aren’t the problem.

Tell us: How has the nature of childhood changed since you were a kid?

Some migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis in 2022 qualify for crime victim visas
The migrants who were sent to Massachusetts by Florida officials as part of a political stunt received “bona fide determinations,” a status that allows them some freedoms until their visa becomes available.

With mortgage rates above 7 percent, here’s what home buyers should know
Despite sky-high mortgage rates, demand for home loans may be increasing in Greater Boston.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines: Fed’s hard line on inflation is hard luck for the housing market

What to know about trial of Duxbury man charged with ‘exorcism’ murder of his father

His trial began this month in Plymouth Superior Court, and jurors heard closing arguments on Friday.

Seven more jurors chosen for Karen Read trial; opening statements slated for Monday
Commentary | Beth Teitell

Trump’s trial is spawning podcasts, TikToks, and recaps. How much can a person safely ingest?

The information overload about Donald Trump's trial features so many podcasts, live updates, videos, and newsletters that it’s impossible to keep up.
Here's a look at what happened in the trial on Monday Trump’s $175m bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

In op-ed, Liz Cheney urges Supreme Court to rule ‘quickly and decisively’ on Trump’s immunity claim

Spring frost alerts stretch into the week. So when is ‘last freeze’ typically in your area?

More erratic swings in temperatures this April are making some plants especially vulnerable as temps plunge overnight.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Here’s a look ahead at the weather we can expect this week

Frost advisories are expected over the next few mornings across New England.
chesto means business

Trying to find a cheap lunch downtown? Good luck.

It wasn't that long ago that you could get a salad or sandwich for under $10 downtown. But, thanks to various COVID-induced factors, those days are long gone.

$500,000 for a parking spot? Inside the world of exclusive parking in Boston.

Parking spot sales are rare and difficult to track. But when the true cost is revealed, they can provide a stark indication of how expensive the Boston housing market is.

‘We’re slammed’: Bruins, Celtics playoff games mean big business for TD Garden retailers

TD Garden is preparing for legions of fans to spend big on souvenirs, from special Celtics playoff shirts to hockey sticks and game pucks once used by Bruins players.

CHAD FINN
Are things truly different for the Celtics this year? How they respond to the Heat in Game 2 will be telling.

maple leafs at bruins | 7 p.m. (ESPN, NESN)
Bruins vs. Maple Leafs, Game 2 preview: It’s Linus Ullmark in net as Bruins stick with goalie rotation in playoffs

Watch the new trailer for Tom Brady comedy roast, coming to Netflix in May

A trailer for the upcoming Netflix comedy roast of Tom Brady dropped on Monday, and in it the GOAT seems unperturbed about being the butt of some jokes.
Perspective

We’re all one overhead bin battle away from an in-flight meltdown. Yes, you too.

Maybe we should accept reality — this is who we are — and play to our strengths.
nfl draft

10 players with New England connections who could be selected in this week’s NFL Draft

Not surprisingly, there are some offensive linemen from BC who could be selected.
Everything you need to know about the 2024 NFL Draft Should the Patriots pursue Jayden Daniels with the No. 3 pick?
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Trump’s endless whining is wearing thin

His deep persecution complex may be more damaging to his reelection chances than any conviction might be
IDEAS | EREC SMITH

There’s a kind of racism embedded in DEI
David D’Alessandro

How do we fix the Steward Health Care disaster?
Maya Steinitz

Campus antisemitism can be addressed by encouraging more speech, not less
David J. Simon

Talk about genocide in Israel-Hamas conflict conceals as much as it reveals

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With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors
The case is considered the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue as record numbers of people are without a permanent place to live in the United States.

Black Economic Council of Massachusetts doubles grants and businesses supported last year, report says
Among the accomplishments listed in the report, BECMA supported more than 400 Black-owned businesses, an increase of 168 percent, and more than doubled the grants awarded to businesses since 2022, amounting to $609,000.

Tim McKone will be the third voice on Sports Hub’s ‘Zolak and Bertrand’
McKone should be familiar to Sports Hub listeners; he has been filling in on various programs on the station.

Drag-racing, wrong-way driving reported in Back Bay early Sunday morning

Officers were called at 2:13 a.m. to the intersection of Dartmouth and Marlborough streets, where callers said about 40 people were gathered and 15 vehicles were driving back and forth in the wrong direction while others drag-raced, police said.

Massachusetts commits $1 billion to move thousands out of nursing homes in wake of lawsuit settlement
The settlement could allow more than 2,000 people to leave nursing homes over the next eight years.

Jonathan Knight helps historic New England homes find the right stuff on ‘Farmhouse Fixer’
The New Kids on the Block star and designer Kristina Crestin open up about the new season of their hit HGTV series.

Spilka promises ‘comprehensive climate bill’ in Senate before the end of July, pushes free community college
The state Senate president made that announcement in addition to proposing education initiatives to pay for students’ school from “cradle to career” in a speech Monday morning.

Governor Healey swears in Wolohojian to Supreme Judicial Court
Confirmed 6-1 by the Governor’s Council on Feb. 28, Wolohojian spent the past couple of months wrapping up work on pending Appeals Court decisions.

Massachusetts leaders to talk climate change at the Vatican next month
Pope Francis will preside over the Vatican summit. In a statement, Healey called the invitation to attend “an immense honor.”

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Terrence Clarke died three years ago. A tidal wave of elite Mass. basketball players is keeping his memory alive.

The 19-year-old basketball celebrity from Boston was killed in a car crash in California while preparing for the 2021 NBA draft.

All 11 Brandeis women’s basketball players will leave if coach does not resign, letter says
Carol Simon, at Brandeis since 1987, was on paid administrative leave this past season. One sophomore player wrote, “I have had literal nightmares about showing up to practice with Carol suddenly our coach again."

Anxieties about Middle East conflict hover over Passover celebrations
Some Jews across Massachusetts worry this year’s celebration may be marred by a war in the Middle East that shows little sign of slowing down.

For Donald Trump, COVID has become a four-letter word
The deadly pandemic encompassed a little more than a fifth of Trump’s presidency, but you’d never know it from listening to him on the 2024 campaign trail.

Culture & Lifestyle

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Boston Conservatory grad Eleri Ward’s folk-inspired Sondheim TikToks opened a path that led to ‘Gatsby’

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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

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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 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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EDITORIAL

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Trump’s trial is spawning podcasts, TikToks, and recaps. How much can a person safely ingest?

The information overload about Donald Trump's trial features so many podcasts, live updates, videos, and newsletters that it’s impossible to keep up.

Spring frost alerts stretch into the week. So when is ‘last freeze’ typically in your area?

More erratic swings in temperatures this April are making some plants especially vulnerable as temps plunge overnight.

MIT students set up tent encampment following arrests at Columbia pro-Palestinian protest

A handful of Boston-area colleges set up tent encampments in solidarity with those in the Gaza strip and at Columbia University.

Some migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis in 2022 qualify for crime victim visas

The migrants who were sent to Massachusetts by Florida officials as part of a political stunt received “bona fide determinations,” a status that allows them some freedoms until their visa becomes available.

Sports

COLLEGES

Make your moves: NCAA, after court rules, approves new policy allowing transfers to play immediately

Transfer windows, which are sport-specific, remain in place and require undergraduate athletes to enter their names into the portal at certain times to be immediately eligible at a new school.
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Richard Fitts has shown with Triple A Worcester that he has the stuff to remain a starter

The righthander, ranked the No. 11 Red Sox prospect by Baseball America, has been getting strikes from a third pitch — a changeup.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Peabody girls’ lacrosse has never had a scorer like Brooke Lomasney before

She recently broke the program's all-time scoring record, set in 2017, and she's just a junior.
GOLF

Nelly Korda withdraws from Los Angeles LPGA event, putting run at record six straight victories on hold
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COLLEGES

Florida State ordered into mediation with Atlantic Coast Conference over lawsuit connected to its desire to leave conference

Business

Work starts on bullet train rail line from Sin City to the City of Angels

Brightline West, whose sister company already operates a fast train between Miami and Orlando in Florida, aims to lay 218 miles of new track between Las Vegas and another new facility in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators

The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire grocery supplier and operator, for $2.9 billion.

TikTok faces EU inquiry over ‘addictive’ features
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McKee proposes $1.3m for businesses hurt by Washington Bridge closure

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McKee proposes $1.3m for businesses hurt by Washington Bridge closure

Former DEI director at Providence College files discrimination charge

Robert Kraft says he’s ‘not comfortable supporting’ Columbia amid reports of antisemitism on campus

sports

Should the Patriots pursue Jayden Daniels with the No. 3 pick?

Should the Patriots take Jayden Daniels with the No. 3 pick?

Jets trade quarterback Zach Wilson to the Broncos after three disappointing seasons in New York

business

Express files for bankruptcy

Former DEI director at Providence College files discrimination charge

Biden marks Earth Day by going after GOP, announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants

politics

Supreme Court seems poised to allow local laws that penalize homelessness

Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

Nation

Biden marks Earth Day by going after GOP, announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants

These 150-foot-high sails could help solve shipping’s climate problem

Trump’s $175m bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise

World

European nations with Patriot missiles hesitate to give the air defense systems to Ukraine

Israelis prepare to mark Passover, a festival of freedom, with hostages still in Gaza

Senior Israeli military official resigns after Oct. 7 intelligence failures

opinion

With the college-age population shrinking, some schools won’t survive. There’s a right way for them to close.

Lord Byron: Mad, bad, and, now, essential to know

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lifestyle

Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’

Not your average DIY: Flower crowns, moss art, and liquid pour painting

From a tiny island in Maine, he serves up fresh media gossip

food & dining

Enough already with the jokes. Chopped liver can be very good.

Trying to find a cheap lunch downtown? Good luck.

Recipe: Homemade chopped liver is delicious, but if you serve it, expect a joke or two

travel

We’re all one overhead bin battle away from an in-flight meltdown. Yes, you too.

A modern hotel with a historic pedigree: The Gardiner House offers a glimpse of Newport’s glitterati

For a small state, R.I. offers many great places to run. Here are a few favorites.

Arts

‘Dress Up’ at the MFA explores how costumes we wear create the image of ourselves

At the Venice Biennale, Jeffrey Gibson arrives on a global stage

Mass MoCA to open Jeffrey Gibson installation this fall

Books

Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about the love of her life — and their unfinished love story with America

Somerville poets celebrate art and community; Newburyport Literary Festival takes place April 27-28; and more

Word nerd Jess Zafarris documents the darker side of language in ‘Words from Hell’

Movies

‘Challengers’ stars say Boston Marathon, city commute inspired them while filming new movie with Zendaya

Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough wear the fur in ‘Sasquatch Sunset’

When the leading man is tall, dark, and hairy

Television

Watch the new trailer for Tom Brady comedy roast, coming to Netflix in May

Stephen Colbert felt some trepidation as he transitioned to CBS’s late-night show

Jonathan Knight helps historic New England homes find the right stuff on ‘Farmhouse Fixer’

music

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall

Jonathan Knight helps historic New England homes find the right stuff on ‘Farmhouse Fixer’

At BSO, Icelandic ‘energy’ and Hahn’s return

Theater/Dance

Boston Conservatory grad Eleri Ward’s folk-inspired Sondheim TikToks opened a path that led to ‘Gatsby’

Comic Matt Rife is thriving as a repeat offender

At ArtsEmerson, ‘Book of Mountains and Seas’ renders epic tales with intimacy

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

Roberta Karmel, first woman named to the SEC, dies at 86

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died

Joyce Spector Mekelburg, second-to-last known survivor of Cocoanut Grove fire, dies at 100