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Saturday, April 8, 2023
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Crime & Courts

More Boston police have been leaving the job since 2020, many joining the Fire Department

Union leaders demand more support from elected officials, but city councilors say the department must change its culture to attract new candidates. Continue reading →

Higher Education

‘There’s no easy fix to this:’ Police face quandary in dealing with ‘swatting’ calls

Police experts say more training is necessary to help officers respond appropriately in such circumstances, to maintain their guard while deescalating the situation quickly until it is peacefully resolved. Continue reading →

Technology

‘It’s not reasonable at all’: Foreign tech workers struggle to stay in US after layoffs, visa issues

After a layoff, a worker has just 60 days, not only to find another employer but also to complete the bureaucratic procedures for transferring the visa to the new employer. Continue reading →

Climate

A Maine jury will decide whether a transmission line can go forward

After years of planning, false starts, lawsuits, and a bitterly fought campaign to kill it, the fate of one of Massachusetts’ most important carbon-free energy projects is set to be decided in a Portland, Maine, courtroom where a trial begins Monday. Continue reading →

Nation

Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the US plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Justice Thomas defends against allegations of improper gifts and travel

In a statement released by the Supreme Court, the justice said that he had followed guidance from others at the court and that he believed he was not required to report the trips. Continue reading →

Nation

Tennessee vote marks latest GOP move to stifle dissent, experts say

In Montana, Texas, Florida, Virginia, and elsewhere, Republicans have moved in other ways to silence opposition in recent months, actions that might ultimately erode the country’s democratic ideals, free speech experts said. Continue reading →

Nation

Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for minors

The governor is expected to veto it, having promised LGBTQ youth during a Statehouse lobbying day last month that she would protect their rights and reject any measure “that aims to harm or discriminate against you.” Continue reading →

The World

World

Tensions subside along Israel-Lebanon border but rise again in West Bank

Two Israelis were killed Friday in a drive-by shooting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Continue reading →

World

Police: Dissidents may try attacks as N. Ireland marks peace

The US-brokered deal got Irish republican and British loyalist paramilitary groups to lay down their arms and set up a power-sharing government for Northern Ireland. Continue reading →

World

China sanctions Reagan library, others over Tsai’s US trip

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held talks Wednesday with President Tsai Ing-wen at the Reagan library in Simi Valley, Calif., in defiance of Chinese warnings. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Calls to defund FBI, DOJ erode public trust

A sensible leader would grab the bullhorn from Marjorie Taylor Greene and speak the truth. Continue reading →

OPINION

The Red Sox’ newest ‘coach’ helps players make the US their home

Hilda Ramírez used to work with young males of color, which is similar to what she does with the Red Sox. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Our planet groans, and you want to live to 150? And go planet-hopping?

Population aging is an inevitable step toward a more sustainable future. While a huge population of genetically modified, planet-hopping immortals would make an interesting sci-fi novel, it is not the solution to our problems. Continue reading →

Metro

K-12

School Committee chair responds to superintendent candidate’s claim that his offer was rescinded for using the word ‘ladies’ in an e-mail

The School Committee chair said there were too many concerns before the committee had begun negotiating with Vito Perrone for the position and “alarm bells were going off.” Continue reading →

Religion

Man out on parole for ′98 killing plays role of Jesus in Stations of the Cross in South End

“Since I cannot give that life back, I’m always hoping, if God gives me the opportunity to save someone else’s life, I’m more than willing,” said Gabriel Mercado. Continue reading →

Metro

Harmony Montgomery search along Route 107 in Revere ends, officials say

The investigation into the disappearance of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery, who authorities allege was killed by her father, shifted Friday to Revere, where members of law enforcement are searching wetlands, officials said. Continue reading →

Sports

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Former Raptors wing Justin Champagnie officially signs on to complete Celtics’ roster

Since Toronto waived Champaigne before March 1, he is eligible for the playoff roster. Most recently, Champaigne averaged 18.2 points and 8 rebounds in the G League. Continue reading →

Chad Finn

Lamar Jackson coming to the Patriots is a dream scenario. I just wish it wasn’t a pipe dream.

He is the most electrifying running quarterback the NFL has ever seen. But his cost — in picks and salary — is too high. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Jaylen Brown doesn’t want to be misunderstood: ‘I’m enjoying winning. I’m enjoying being here with my teammates, with my guys.’

While he has expressed pointed opinions about Boston, his seven-year tenure with the Celtics and his long-term future with the club, Brown aims to take nothing for granted. Continue reading →

Business

Trendlines

Jobs are plentiful in Massachusetts. Workers are not.

A labor shortage has contributed to Massachusetts having barely surpassed its pre-pandemic employment peak while national employment is up 2 percent. Continue reading →

Business

Here are 25 locals on the Forbes billionaires list

Forbes Magazine released its 2023 list of billionaires this week, and it includes 25 people in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Business

US job growth eases, but extends its streak

Employers added 236,000 jobs in the month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Friday, down from an average of 334,000 jobs added over the prior six months. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent, from 3.6 percent in February. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Paul Cattermole of UK pop group S Club 7 dies at 46

A member of early-2000s British pop group S Club 7, Paul Cattermole died just weeks after the band announced a reunion tour. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

From Provincetown to The New Yorker for courtroom artist Jane Rosenberg

She sketched Tom Brady in court during Deflategate. This week she was in the courtroom with Trump. Continue reading →

DANCE REVIEW

Boston Ballet goes boldly in ‘Our Journey’

The program begins with New York City Ballet resident choreographer Justin Peck’s “Everywhere We Go” and ends with Dutch choreographer Nanine Linning’s world premiere, “La Mer,” a cautionary tale about what we’re doing to our planet’s oceans. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

Mimi Sheraton, influential food writer and reviewer, dies at 97

A grand dame of contemporary foodie culture, Mimi Sheraton brought the influential restaurant review beat at the New York Times into a new era and spent decades writing about culinary worlds. Continue reading →