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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Today's Headlines

🗳️ Super Tuesday Results: Democratic primary | Republican primary

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Politics

Amid big wins on Super Tuesday, North Carolina shows Trump’s tightening grip on his party

Tuesday did not provide enough delegates for him to mathematically clinch the nomination, but he's closing in. Continue reading →

North Shore

Marbles ignite a war in beachcombing

A Revere man is working to stop sea glass collectors who “seed” marbles by tossing them into the ocean so they can be transformed and found again. Continue reading →

Biotech

Low-cost versions of Humira, the nation’s top-selling drug, are off to a sluggish start

The failure of Humira’s competitors to gain much traction — so far, at least — helps illustrate the market grip maintained by brand-name drug makers like AbbVie, despite the $84,000-a-year price tag of its wildly successful anti-inflammatory drug. Continue reading →

Around New England

Basketball players at Dartmouth College vote to join a union, a precedent that could open the door

The move to join a union makes the basketball players eligible to receive compensation and other benefits, a historic precedent that is expected to change the face of American collegiate athletics. Continue reading →

Politics

For Massachusetts’ liberal leaders, migrant crisis forces hard choices

An influx of new arrivals is complicating traditional party-line politics on immigration and testing liberals’ commitment to welcoming all. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | March 5, 2024

WATCH: Tuesday's show. Stories include: The 2024 Oscar nominees with surprising New England ties, and ‘Big 3’ requirements for a successful NHL trade deadline. Watch →

Spring weather outlook: When will it stop raining?

WATCH: Can we finally put the snow shovels away? When can gardeners start planting? Meteorologist Dave Epstein breaks down what we can expect this season. Watch →

Parents aim to raise $10 million to find cure for son's rare disease

WATCH: Reporter Jonathan Saltzman describes how he discovered the Somerville toddler's story and where his parents' mission stands now. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Justice Amy Coney Barrett stakes out distinctive stance in Trump case

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s opinion was just a page long, all of two paragraphs. But in distancing herself from both blocs in Monday’s nominally unanimous Supreme Court decision rejecting a constitutional challenge to former president Donald Trump’s eligibility to hold office, she staked out a distinctive role. Continue reading →

Nation

AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up.

While a number of AI systems have been found to discriminate, tipping the scales in favor of certain races, genders or incomes, there’s scant government oversight. Continue reading →

Nation

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead

Committees in the state Senate and House approved identical bills that would protect providers from lawsuits and criminal prosecution for the “damage or death of an embryo” during IVF services. Continue reading →

The World

World

China’s big political show is back to normal. Sort of.

The country’s prolonged isolation was over, and it was once more open to the world and ready for business. Continue reading →

World

Tensions rise between Israel and UN chief over sexual violence report

The UN report released Monday, which was largely welcomed in Israel, found “reasonable grounds” to believe that sexual violence had occurred in at least three locations. Continue reading →

World

Shift in Russian tactics intensifies air war in Ukraine

As the Russian military presses on with attacks in the east, its air force has taken on a greater role. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Getting to the bottom of the safety crisis at Brockton High School

Once nationally renowned for its academic success, the state’s largest high school is now in the headlines for repeated outbreaks of violence. Continue reading →

OPINION

Navalny is gone, but the ‘virus of freedom’ is spreading

Like all brave dissidents, his courage imbues others with the courage to speak truth to power. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Supreme Court keeps the curveballs coming

The court's conservative majority has managed to provide judicial aid and comfort to a former president and his shameless, power-grabbing minions in Congress. Continue reading →

Metro

Higher Education

Liberty University agrees to unprecedented $14m fine for failing to disclose crime data

The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats. Continue reading →

New Hampshire Primary Election

Trump, Biden win Massachusetts primaries as they dominate Super Tuesday contests

In New England and elsewhere, polls suggested Biden and Trump would dominate their respective contests, and voters trudged through the damp and gray toward increasingly predictable conclusions. Continue reading →

Animals

Gray whale, long extinct in the Atlantic, spotted off Nantucket

“We were laughing because of how wild and exciting this was — to see an animal that disappeared from the Atlantic hundreds of years ago!" said researcher Kate Laemmle. Continue reading →

Sports

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

James van Riemsdyk reaches 1,000 NHL games played in first season with the Bruins

The 34-year-old van Riemsdyk is the 10th NHLer this season to hit the milestone, a list that includes Bruins teammate Brad Marchand. Continue reading →

On baseball

So, what now for the Red Sox after Lucas Giolito’s injury?

The opportunity to improve the rotation has existed since November and the Sox have passed outside of signing Giolito. Continue reading →

CAVALIERS 105, CELTICS 104

Dozen denied: Challenged in fourth, Celtics squander 22-point lead in shock loss to Cavaliers

As the Celtics shot just 8 for 25 in the final quarter, missing all eight of their attempts from distance, Dean Wade scored 20 of his career-high 23 points and Cleveland finished on a 34-11 run. Continue reading →

Business

innovation beat

Tech heavyweights remember Ed Roberts, pioneering MIT startup researcher who died at 88

Over seven decades, Roberts focused on encouraging startups and increasing MIT’s role in the tech industry ecosystem. Continue reading →

Healthcare

‘We are more than a location:’ East Boston Neighborhood Health Center is taking ‘East Boston’ out of its name

CEO Greg Wilmot believes “NeighborHealth” will better represent the places the community health center serves. Continue reading →

Business

Alnylam’s experimental drug for high blood pressure yields encouraging results

Alnylam has mostly focused on drugs that treat rare diseases. If the high blood pressure medicine wins regulatory approval, it would represent a significant pivot for the Cambridge biotech. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Juli Lynne Charlot, creator of the poodle skirt, dies at 101

Fashion conscious but hopeless with a needle, Juli Lynne Charlot stumbled by necessity onto a pattern for a striking skirt that involved no sewing and ended up creating a cultural icon. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Andy Russell, a star outside linebacker who helped turn the Steelers into champions, dies at 82

Andy Russell won two Super Bowls with Pittsburgh during a 12-year NFL career that was interrupted by a two-year stint in the military. He spent 10 years as a team captain and was named to the Pro Bowl seven times. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

B.J. Novak ‘officially pardoned’ by MFA over 1997 high school prank

The Newton native returned to the scene of his 27-year-old crime on Friday night. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Eight ways to celebrate Women’s History Month in the Boston area

From a festival highlighting female filmmakers to a walking tour spotlighting women of the West End, there’s plenty to do and see — and much of it’s free. Continue reading →

Museums

‘Passion for Postcards’ heading to Spellman Museum Sunday

The one-day show invites hobbyists and history buffs to indulge — or discover — their love of deltiology. Continue reading →