All of the headlines from today's paper.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Health

Texas decision on Obamacare could imperil coverage of preventive services in Massachusetts

Though likely to be appealed, the decision voids the requirement that insurers fully cover a large swath of preventive services that the task force has recommended since 2010, when the ACA was passed. Continue reading →

Social Justice

After ‘The Embrace,’ Boston to see two more memorials to MLK and Coretta Scott King

The two projects showcase a continued commitment to cementing the Kings’ legacy in Boston, an effort to recognize grassroots organizing work by them and other Black residents that has been overlooked in a city with a historic reputation for racism. Continue reading →

Finance

A non-expert’s guide to what the banking turmoil means for you

The Globe asked economists, bankers, and business leaders to explain how all this impacts the institutions you interact with daily. Continue reading →

Arts

In Northampton — ‘where the coffee is strong and so are the women’ — Alicia Spence is building community

From barn pulling to hand raising, builder Alicia Spence loves a project that brings people together and makes them ask, “What else is possible?” Continue reading →

Nation

Trump prepares to surrender in New York as police brace for protests

Dozens of reporters and camera crews camped out across the street on Friday, while 20 court officers stood at the courthouse entrances, monitoring activity on the street. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Justice Dept. sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine derailment

The Justice Department sued Norfolk Southern late Thursday, asking it to pay cleanup costs and penalties under the Clean Water Act after the catastrophic train derailment and chemical spill in February in East Palestine, Ohio. Continue reading →

Nation

Social Security funding crisis will arrive in 2033, US projects

Medicare recipients will face automatic benefit cuts starting in 2031 and Social Security won’t be able to make full retirement payments starting in 2033 unless Congress intervenes, according to a new government report released Friday. Continue reading →

Nation

Tennessee senators won’t hear gun bills in wake of Nashville shooting

Republicans in the state senate appear poised to block gun-related bills for the rest of the year. Continue reading →

The World

World

Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary, calls for justice

Elsewhere in Ukraine, fighting continued Friday; Russia used its long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes. Continue reading →

World

Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that his country plans to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range, and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus. Continue reading →

World

Taiwan, like Ukraine, is fighting for democracy, Tsai says in New York

Taiwan’s core values — freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law — are in peril in the face of increasing authoritarianism, the democratic island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, said on Thursday, drawing direct parallels between Taiwan and Ukraine. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Trump’s 50-year playbook of lie, deflect, and deny

Trump’s long track record of questionable behavior, so excessively dishonorable and often outright heinous, practically drowns out the act of allegedly paying hush money to a porn star. Continue reading →

OPINION

Forget about TikTok, we’ve got Trump to fire us up again

The arguments about his indictment go around the usual circles and break down along the usual partisan lines. It’s already exhausting. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A middle-of-Fifth-Avenue moment for Trump

The former president’s indictment on Thursday was the first, but may not be the last, effort to finally hold him accountable. Continue reading →

Metro

RI BUSINESS

Two decades later, Brown to rename center after former president who pushed the university to examine its roots to slavery

In 2003, former Brown University president Ruth Simmons appointed a committee to investigate the school’s historical ties to slavery. Continue reading →

New England

Ski fatalities show small but marked increase in recent years, though they remain rare

Skiing and snowboarding fatalities nationwide hit a 10-year high during the 2021-2022 season, with 57 fatalities reported by the National Ski Areas Association. Continue reading →

THOMAS FARRAGHER

From the ashes, the laughter of children rises again

Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Conn., once aflame, is ready to greet kids again Continue reading →

Sports

On Basketball

The motivated Celtics refuse to stop chasing the Bucks and the No. 1 seed

The Celtics spent their evening fighting off Jazz runs, moving the ball for open 3-pointers, and valiantly defending in the paint without their top two centers. Continue reading →

CELTICS 122, JAZZ 114

After an overnight delay in Milwaukee, the Celtics figure it out together, get home, and beat the Jazz

"We just wanted to kind of go through it with the guys and rock out and play and figure it out. And it was fun," Jayson Tatum said of the Celtics' long night, day, and night again. Continue reading →

bruins

By adding a scrappy edge to his game, Bruins’ Jakub Lauko gets minutes and results

The fourth-liner is making the most of his shifts, pestering opponents into taking penalties and giving his team an emotional lift. Continue reading →

Business

Commercial

Law firm Goulston & Storrs inks 100,000-square-foot lease in Post Office Square tower

The lease is among the largest office deals downtown in recent months, bucking a trend among other employers in Boston’s Central Business District that have used relocations to downsize footprints. Continue reading →

Business

Clean Harbors founder Alan McKim steps aside as CEO after 43 years

His two deputies will take over operations of the Norwell-based environmental services company. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Boston’s startup scene tries to stay vibrant amid tech downturn

While funding for startups is down — the first quarter could be 60 percent or more below last year — some seeds of future growth have emerged in the past few days. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Peterson Zah, 85, Navajo Nation’s first president, dies

Peterson Zah led the Navajo Nation, the largest tribal reservation in the United States, for four years in the 1980s and then for another four in the ’90s, and who is widely credited with calming internal turmoil and advancing the economic and environmental interests of his tribe. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Boston indie-rockers Q-Tip Bandits will bring a taste of Boston Calling downtown

The one-night event will bring a taste of what’s to come at Harvard Athletic Complex May 26-28. Boston Calling Night will feature live music, food, and drinks hosted by High Street Place on April 6. Continue reading →

Names

Cash use is way down, so why have members of Gen Z embraced coin collecting?

Make way for the new generation of coin collectors. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

‘White House Plumbers’ satirically plumbs Watergate

The HBO limited series examines how President Nixon’s own political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), toppled the presidency they were trying to protect. Continue reading →