Boston Globe Today | June 8, 2023

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Pediatric practices in crisis

Medical reporter Jessica Bartlett explains why independent pediatric practices are struggling. Watch →

Public school construction spending favors white students

Education reporter Christopher Huffaker breaks down the numbers behind Massachusetts’ public school construction and repair spending. Watch →

Nation

Hazardous air conditions continue on East Coast as US rushes firefighters to Canada

Air quality alerts remained in effect in the United States in the Northeast and Midwest and might extend into Friday, when the smoke is expected to disperse. Continue reading →

Nation

Supreme Court rejects voting map that diluted Black voters’ power

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in the 5-4 ruling, which required the state Legislature to draw a second district in which Black voters have the opportunity to elect representatives of their choice. Continue reading →

Nation

Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway arrives in US from Peru to face charges

The suspect has been serving a 28-year sentence in Peru after confessing to killing a Peruvian woman. Continue reading →

World

US suspends food aid for Ethiopia, citing widespread theft

The United States on Thursday suspended all food aid to Ethiopia, where its contributions feed an estimated 12 million people, citing “widespread and coordinated” theft of emergency rations in a countrywide scheme overseen by Ethiopian government officials. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine mounts major offensive against Russian lines in south

Ukrainian forces mounted a major attack overnight Thursday in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, as Ukraine’s army went on the offensive on multiple fronts in an operation that carries high stakes for Kyiv and its Western allies. Continue reading →

World

New York’s toxic wildfire smoke is all too familiar to Asia

As New Yorkers breathe in the most polluted air in decades, experience from places more regularly struck by wildfires suggests that avoiding the smoke is almost impossible and the health impacts are long-lasting and grim. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Writing Madison Park’s next chapter

Employers can’t find enough qualified workers. Now’s the time to invest in vocational education. Continue reading →

OPINION

GOP presidential rivals finally speak the truth about Trump

Mike Pence and Chris Christie demonstrated this week that the gloves are off when it comes to the former president. Continue reading →

LETTERS

It’s not the pedestrian’s job to keep from getting killed

The near 50 percent rise in pedestrian deaths in roughly the last 10 years is not because people started wearing black coats for the first time in history. Continue reading →

Metro

May frost brings severe damage to spring harvest in New England

Robert Sobieski, the owner of Sobieski’s River Valley Farm, said that about 75 to 80 percent of his blueberry bushes were destroyed amid below-freezing temperatures in May. Continue reading →

Metro

At the mercy of the wind in Vermont

In Quechee, the wind is key to the balloon festival. Continue reading →

Politics

‘They can’t afford housing’: Mass. Senate offers $600 million tax relief bill that would boost housing support, without business-friendly cuts

“The fact that our 25- to 40-year-olds are leaving the state, it’s not because of tax policy or they’re day-trading on Wall Street," said one state senator. “It’s because they can’t afford housing.” Continue reading →

Guardians 10, Red Sox 3

With distractions in the air, Red Sox pounded by José Ramírez and the Guardians to drop another series

Between a controversial starting pitcher and a big benching, the heads seemed elsewhere for the Sox. Continue reading →

red sox

Matt Dermody, who posted a homophobic tweet in 2021, is designated for assignment after making Thursday’s start for Red Sox

Dermody, who was with a Japan team at the time, wrote in the deleted tweet that homosexuals "will go to hell." Continue reading →

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He’s 16, the top prospect in his class, and playing for Team USA. How does AJ Dybantsa stay focused amid the hype?

St. Sebastian's AJ Dybantsa is the top-ranked prospect in his class and is currently starring for the US U16 team. Continue reading →

Business

A new installation spotlights the past — and present — of Boston Fish Pier

On Thursday, Massport debuted Boxes at the Boston Fish Pier, a lemon-yellow, 40-foot-long installation designed to spotlight the fish-mongering hub. Continue reading →

Business

Binance moved billions through two US banks, regulators say

In court filings, the SEC accountant, Sachin Verma, detailed a tangle of transactions that companies associated with the giant cryptocurrency exchange had made through Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank, both of which failed this year. Continue reading →

Technology

Return to office or else, Google says, as other firms try softer approach

In its latest attempt to lure workers back to the office, Google plans to note employees' lack of in-person attendance on performance reviews. Continue reading →

Obituaries

The Iron Sheik, villainous Hall of Fame wrestler, is dead

A Hall of Fame wrestler, The Iron Sheik became a villainous star in the 1980s, facing off against Hulk Hogan and teaming up with a wrestler who claimed to represent the Soviet Union. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Pat Robertson, who gave Christian conservatives clout, dies at 93

A Baptist minister with a passion for politics, Pat Robertson marshaled Christian conservatives into a powerful constituency and was given to statements that his detractors saw as outlandishly wrongheaded and dangerously incendiary. Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★★

‘Past Lives’ asks what could have been and what may still be

Writer-director Celine Song’s feature debut is a poignant meditation on love, friendship, and fate spanning two decades. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

Shereen Pimentel is dazzling as the flawed heroine of ART’s re-energized ‘Evita’

The American Repertory Theater’s new production of the Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical seeks less to valorize or vilify than to understand the complex woman at its heart. Continue reading →

TELEVISION REVIEW

In ‘The Crowded Room,’ a tortured soul is put on trial

The miniseries starring Tom Holland, which premieres Friday on Apple TV+, is part thriller, part family sketch, part diagnostic exercise, and, in the last third, part courtroom drama. Continue reading →