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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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Higher Education

How should universities quell campus turmoil? Some say the answer is silence.

After months of controversies over the Israel-Hamas war, some university leaders have concluded that their schools should not “have a foreign policy.” Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Maine shooter had signs of traumatic brain injury before Lewiston rampage, according to BU study

Robert Card is believed to have been exposed to thousands of low-level blasts in his work on an Army hand grenade training range. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden has a lot riding on his State of the Union address, and it’s not just about what he says

The TV audience has the potential to be the largest Biden speaks to all year. Continue reading →

Red Sox

What to know about the Red Sox’ trip to the Dominican Republic: An important homecoming ... and a breath of fresh air

The Sox should enjoy significant support against the Rays, given the presence of Rafael Devers and Brayan Bello as well as the legacies of David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez. Continue reading →

Politics

Nikki Haley suspends presidential bid, clearing path for Donald Trump

Her decision to drop out came after she lost nearly every state on Tuesday night. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

James Pindell analyzes Super Tuesday results. What did we learn?

WATCH: The Globe's political reporter also discusses Trump's Supreme Court battle, and the high stakes for Biden's State of the Union address. Watch →

The 2024 Oscar nominees with surprising New England ties

WATCH: The region is dominating the “best picture” category and it’s not just “The Holdovers.” Associate producer Anna Guaracao has the movies to watch. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law

Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Continue reading →

Politics

McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack

The two men have not spoken since 2020, when McConnell declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of that year’s presidential election. Continue reading →

Nation

Chemical linked to cancer found in acne creams including Proactiv, Clearasil

Acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to contain high levels of benzene. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russian missile strike hits near Zelensky motorcade in Odessa

A Russian missile strike appeared to target Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, landing near his motorcade in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, where the president was meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Continue reading →

World

Houthi missile attack kills three crew members in Yemen rebels’ first fatal assault on shipping

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, the US military said. It was the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading →

World

Israel rejects far-right plan for new limits on access to important mosque

The Israeli government has decided against putting new restrictions on access to an important mosque in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a move that may reduce tensions at a site that has long been a flashpoint for unrest. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Biden’s State of the Union address, and the day after

The president, his campaign, and his surrogates must find the words to sell the country on his accomplishments, his fundamental decency, and his mental and physical soundness. Continue reading →

OPINION

Republican voters embrace a disgrace in Trump

Super Tuesday highlighted the chasm that divides the American electoral middle, with a sharp wall of revulsion facing a steeply pitched slope of fear. Continue reading →

OPINION

The threat of theocracy in the United States

Is it time to move on from the threat to America posed by autocracy and start taking seriously the threat of theocracy? Continue reading →

Metro

Gateway Cities

Worcester police searching for man wanted for murder of mother and daughter, second suspect in custody

Dejan Belnavis, 27, is wanted on charges connected to the murders of Chastity Nunez and her daughter, Zella Nunez, Worcester police said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Continue reading →

Politics

Amid migrant arrivals, Mass. House votes to limit how long homeless families can stay in state-run shelters

The proposed limits underscore the mounting political tensions caused by the rising numbers of new arrivals to the state, which has strained the system to a breaking point. Continue reading →

Politics

Booting families from emergency shelter is cruel — and self-defeating

Almost everybody who enters the shelter system — especially those in hotels and motels — is desperate to get out of it. But forcing people out would make matters worse. Continue reading →

Sports

Hockey East women's semifinals

Northeastern women advance to play for seventh straight Hockey East title

Northeastern will meet UConn in the title game for the fourth time in six years. UConn defeated No. 4 Boston College, 2-1, in overtime in the second semifinal. Continue reading →

red sox

Red Sox are deep in talks with Brayan Bello about a long-term extension

The deal would keep the 24-year-old with the team beyond 2028, when he would first be eligible for free agency. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

Tuesday’s loss to Oilers was symbolic of Bruins’ season, and of Linus Ullmark’s

All of Ullmark’s work — and that of his dogged teammates — was undone by the type of top-end talent the Bruins are short on. Continue reading →

Business

Real Estate

As budget season looms, Boston councilors push to examine future of downtown, and city’s tax base

One recent study estimated that if Boston office values drop by 20 percent to 30 percent, tax revenue could fall $1.5 billion below prior projections over the next five years. Continue reading →

Tech Lab

A solar eclipse is coming next month. Here’s how to take pictures of it safely.

Buy your safety glasses now — for you and your smartphone — if you plan to photograph this unusual event. Continue reading →

Economy

Fed chair Powell still expects to cut rates this year, but not yet

Policy makers raised interest rates in 2022 and 2023 to slow growth and bring inflation under control, and they have been signaling for months that they could soon begin to lower those rates as price increases cool. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Robert M. Young, filmmaker who indulged his wanderlust, dies at 99

Robert M. Young, an eclectic director whose documentary subjects included civil rights lunch counter sit-ins and sharks, and whose feature films included one about a Mexican American farmer who kills a Texas lawman and one about a woman who takes revenge on her attacker, died Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. He was 99. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, who saw ecology as God’s work, dies at 70

Ellen Bernstein, a river guide turned rabbi who blazed a spiritual trail in the environmental movement by undergirding it with the Hebrew Bible’s veneration of nature, died on Feb. 27 in Philadelphia. She was 70. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Antoine Predock, architect who channeled the Southwest, dies at 87

Antoine Predock, an Albuquerque-based architect who became known for buildings that resonated with the landscape of the American Southwest, earning him international acclaim and prestigious commissions as far away as Canada, Costa Rica and Qatar, died Saturday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 87. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TELEVISION

Dorchester’s Renovation Husbands win $56K on HGTV’s ‘Battle on the Mountain’

The self-taught designers built a big Instagram following for their own home renovation. They competed against two other teams to win the prize. Continue reading →

Television

‘Love Is Blind’ star talks Boston roots, Matthew vs. Clay, and what surprised her on the Netflix series

Former Patriots cheerleader and Dorchester native Amber Desiree "AD" Smith opens up about her experience finding love on Netflix’s dating reality series. Continue reading →

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Jamaica Plain will amplify queer women’s history this March

“One of the shortcomings of Wikipedia is that most of the volunteers who edit Wikipedia are men,” said Joan Ilacqua, executive director of The History Project, which is hosting the edit-a-thon. Continue reading →