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Friday, April 14, 2023
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boston marathon

‘I’m ready to start my own story:’ Jane Richard and her family reflect on grief and moving forward 10 years after tragedy

Jane Richards's brother was the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy. She's never spoken about what she experienced on Boylston Street on that day — until now. Some of what happened is seared into her. Other memories have faded. Continue reading →

Politics

An FSB meeting, Steven Seagal, and spies everywhere: The story of how Bill Keating investigated a Boston Marathon bomber in Russia

The investigation left an important legacy, identifying numerous failings in the nation’s counter-terrorism efforts that, had they been corrected earlier, might have made it possible to stop the bombing and following rampage that ultimately killed five people and injured nearly 300. Continue reading →

celtics

You have questions about the Celtics? We have all the answers.

It's playoff time. Need a primer on what to expect from the Celtics as they take on the Hawks in the first round? Adam Himmelsbach weighs in. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Mass. Guardsman arrested in leak of US intelligence documents

Jack Teixeira is a low-level technology staffer who worked in an intelligence unit and was stationed at Otis Air National Guard Base, part of the Joint Base Cape Cod complex, according to reports. Continue reading →

Nation

Justice Department to seek emergency Supreme Court action on abortion ruling

Less than a year after the Supreme Court declared it was ceding the matter of abortion to elected officials, the justices are poised to consider whether the most common method of ending pregnancies can be sharply curtailed, even in states where abortion remains legal. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin’s actions before Floyd

Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move to kill George Floyd. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden administration to widen Medicaid and ACA health coverage to DACA immigrants

The Biden administration is proposing new rules that would allow immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to qualify for health insurance through Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces, the White House announced Thursday. Continue reading →

Nation

EPA awards $177 million to environmental justice groups

Better training on how to navigate the complex federal grant-making process is something environmental justice organizations have been demanding since the beginning of the Biden administration. Continue reading →

The World

World

New leaked documents show broad infighting among Russian officials

The depth of the infighting inside the Russian government appears broader and deeper than previously understood, judging from a newly discovered cache of classified intelligence documents that has been leaked online. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas

Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently, for the war to end. Continue reading →

World

Protests persist in France as pension law nears last hurdle

According to French authorities, protests on Thursday attracted about 380,000 people, although labor unions said that the number was 1 million to 1.5 million. Both the authorities and the unions had estimated that turnout at demonstrations last week was higher. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Why the GOP won’t moderate on abortion or guns

Primary constituencies matter more than general election concerns. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Lexington seizes opportunity to pass inclusive zoning reforms

On Wednesday night, Town Meeting passed zoning reforms that pave the way for more multifamily housing in the wealthy suburb. Continue reading →

OPINION

New faculty-led organization at Harvard will defend academic freedom

The new Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard is devoted to free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse. Leaders are diverse in politics, demographics, disciplines, and opinions, but united in their concern for academic freedom. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

‘It’s possible that in Massachusetts nothing will change’ after abortion pill ruling

Healey’s executive order may protect providers from the recent court rulings restricting medication abortions. Continue reading →

Metro

In Brockton, a man wonders if he’ll see his wife in heaven

“She was the heart and soul of our family,” he said. “Not a mean bone in her body. A heart of gold, a kind word for everyone.” Continue reading →

K-12

Dozens of BPS students were wrongly informed about their exam school eligibility. What went wrong?

In a letter sent to rising seventh-grade families this week, BPS said it discovered there was a miscalculation in the grade point averages to determine eligibility for the prospective students. Continue reading →

Sports

bruins notebook

Patrice Bergeron & Co. opt to play and stay sharp rather than rest vs. Canadiens

The Bruins captain and other veterans were in the lineup for the regular-season finale, though Linus Ullmark and David Krejci sat out. Continue reading →

rays 9, red sox 3

Rays overpower Red Sox and tie MLB record by improving to 13-0

Tampa Bay erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning en route to a four-game sweep and equaled the best start in major league history. Continue reading →

Bruins 5, Canadiens 4

Bruins will face Panthers in first round of playoffs after beating Canadiens to close record-setting regular season

Among the goal scorers for Boston was David Pastrnak with his 61st of the season. Continue reading →

Business

Residential

With high costs and little new housing, Lexington becomes first town to meet ambitious new zoning law

The affluent suburb this week became the first Eastern Massachusetts community to approve new zoning required of towns served by the MBTA, easing the way to build more than 1,200 new units of denser housing. Continue reading →

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

A push in D.C. to keep Boston’s drydock busy

A congressional delegation will urge the Navy to send ship repair work to South Boston drydock, arguing that keeping it open is worth the higher cost. Continue reading →

Startups

Fewest Mass. startups since 2016 got VC funding in the first quarter

Venture capital financing activity for startups in Massachusetts fell to the lowest level in seven years, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank added another drag on the innovation economy. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Edwin Artzt, Procter & Gamble CEO in 1990s overhaul, dies at 92

Mr. Artzt “had the foresight and competitive spirit to position P&G for success, and he led with conviction and courage,” current CEO Jon Moeller said in a statement. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TELEVISION REVIEW

In ‘The Last Thing He Told Me,’ the thrill is gone

Alas, there’s not a lot to distinguish this particular version of the spouse-gone-missing tale, except, perhaps, for some acting by Jennifer Garner that elevates her character. Continue reading →

Arts

BSO unveils 2023-24 season, the 10th under music director Andris Nelsons

On tap: a marathon of Beethoven piano concertos, a multisensory music fest, a symphonic celebration of Wayne Shorter, and much more. Continue reading →

Art Review

‘American Perspectives’ at the Portland Museum of Art begs the question: What is folk art?

The genre has always been a repository for misfits. Could the label soon become obsolete? Continue reading →