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Monday, April 3, 2023
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Health

‘Parents are terrified the whole family will be labeled as racist.’ Amid rising hate, Mass. group provides lifeline for children on verge of extremism.

Pandemic isolation provided a fertile climate for online groups to lure vulnerable kids toward radical ideology, experts say. Continue reading →

Politics

Ohio is gearing up for what could be the biggest abortion battle of the year

A citizen-led effort to enshrine the right to an abortion in Ohio's constitution would need to bypass the Legislature in a state that has a real possibility of restrictions looming and where the antiabortion side is looking to match the reproductive rights movement’s show of force. Continue reading →

Health

Since mobile sports betting recently became legal in Mass., advocates worry it could increase problem gambling

It’s too soon to know the full consequences of the state’s expanded gambling landscape. Continue reading →

Politics

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed at unprecedented speed. Can Washington prevent another viral bank run?

Bank runs used to take several days or even weeks before they toppled an institution. But accelerated by social media and online banking, SVB imploded in roughly 24 hours, forcing regulators to quickly step in. Continue reading →

Nation

As Trump arraignment looms, New York City braces for a day of tumult

Even for a city accustomed to celebrity appearances, the two-day visit during which Donald Trump is expected be arraigned in Manhattan is likely to be a striking spectacle. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting

In the wake of an elementary school shooting in Tennessee last week that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead, state legislatures across the country are moving forward with bills aiming to improve school safety. Continue reading →

Nation

At least 32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware

Residents across a wide swath of the country raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. Continue reading →

Nation

Harris finds new connections in Africa as historic figure

Vice President Kamala Harris may have traveled halfway around the world to reach this corner of Africa, but she was welcomed as a “daughter of our own country” when she sat down with Zambia’s leader. Continue reading →

The World

World

Blinken urges Moscow to immediately free 2 detained Americans

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, the State Department said Sunday. Continue reading →

World

Influential Russian military blogger is killed in St. Petersburg bombing

An influential Russian military blogger who called for an escalation of the war in Ukraine was killed when a bomb exploded in a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, in what appeared to be one of the most high-profile attacks on a supporter of Moscow’s invasion. Continue reading →

World

Russian shelling kills 6 as assault stalls in Ukraine’s east

Russian shelling blasted apartment blocks, homes, and a preschool in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, killing six civilians, even as evidence mounted that Moscow has failed to make much progress in its campaign to seize the whole of the region. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

A teachable moment in Wayland, but will it be a learnable one?

Perhaps Wayland wanted to be a more inclusive town when it hired Omar Easy, a Black man, as superintendent of schools, but possibly the town wasn’t ready. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The misleading arguments of MCAS foes

No, the MCAS exam alone hasn’t kept 50,000 seniors from graduating. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Lawmakers, be bold and lift the crushing burden of child-care costs

I’ve had to juggle raising my daughter and working a part-time job while attending school full time and working toward a certificate. Paying for child care on top of that is a burden that forces me to make impossible decisions. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Still ‘authentic’: Lizzie Borden house renovations preserve history behind infamous unsolved murders

The Victorian-era home where Lizzie Borden was accused — and acquitted — of murdering her parents has undergone numerous renovations since US Ghost Adventures took ownership of the house in May 2021, and it continues to see upgrades nearly two years on. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Cape Cod Canal closed Sunday to safeguard right whale mother and calf

Massachusetts Environmental Police escorted the whales through the canal, a spokesperson for the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs wrote in an e-mail Sunday afternoon. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History: April 3, Jesse James killed by Robert Ford

Today is Monday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2023. There are 272 days left in the year. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox 9, Orioles 5

Adam Duvall and the Red Sox bats stay hot to take first series of the season over the Orioles

Boston racked up double-digit hits in another slugfest, led by Duvall’s three-hit day; the center fielder was one of four Sox with multiple RBIs. Continue reading →

NCAA Championship | LSU 102, Iowa 85

LSU dominates Iowa to win NCAA women’s basketball championship

Both LSU and Iowa were in the championship game for the first time. Continue reading →

Stan Grossfeld

‘That’s when I fell in love with baseball.’ As a new season starts, the Red Sox remember their own first ballpark memories

Even big-league superstars were once awestruck kids in the crowd. Continue reading →

Business

Trendlines

Businesses still want a break on the COVID unemployment surcharge 

Local employers have a legitimate gripe about being required to bear all of costs the state decided to incur. Continue reading →

Residential

Five charts that show where the housing market is headed this spring.

Sales are down. Mortgage rates are up. And it’s not getting any easier to buy around here. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Nelson Kiang, groundbreaking researcher at Mass Eye and Ear, dies at 93

“You might say that I'm a linguist in science,” Dr. Kiang said of his ability to bridge divides between engineering and medicine. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ryuichi Sakamoto, eclectic composer who saw no borders, dies at 71

He was an acclaimed composers of dozens of scores, sharing Grammy and Academy awards for “The Last Emperor.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

Loretta McLaughlin is famous for breaking the Boston Strangler case, but coworkers remember so much more

Where an editor saw a handful of unrelated deaths, Loretta McLaughlin saw a series of connected murders that were likely committed by a single person. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

‘The Glittering World’ shines with perpetually fresh A Far Cry

The Friday concert’s second half was dedicated to the debut performance of the work, which the orchestra commissioned from Navajo composer Juantio Becenti. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

In ‘Shadows Cast,’ a haunting dreamscape where secrets go to hide

Director and choreographer Raphaëlle Boitel, whose “When Angels Fall” in 2019 left Boston audiences gasping, returns to ArtsEmerson for a too-brief run of “Shadows Cast,” a stunning combination of sound, light, and movement delivered by six extraordinary performers. Continue reading →