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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Healthcare

Steward hospitals are on the brink of financial disaster. Health care executives say it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

While Steward’s for-profit ownership structure has put its hospitals at a disadvantage, the system’s troubles, in many ways, represent a symptom of bigger problems. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

A Mass. fund was meant to help human trafficking victims. Over a decade later, there’s little money coming in.

The Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund is supported by fines against pimps, human traffickers, and people buying sex. But it has been stymied, experts say, by the realities of prosecuting such crimes. Continue reading →

Commentary

A ‘shaman’ told me a cold plunge would fix me. But would it?

A cold plunge tub has touched down on Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway. It’s cold, popular — and daunting. Continue reading →

Politics

Governor Healey to seek ‘blanket’ pardons of marijuana possession convictions

“This has been an albatross around folks’ necks. There’s a lot of Black and brown people” affected by this, said one supporter. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden tries to make up with N.H. after primary mess with first visit to state since 2022

The president skipped the contest after state officials ignored his push for South Carolina to hold the first-in-the nation primary and went ahead with theirs first anyway. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | March 11, 2024

WATCH: Monday's show. Stories include: Why travel writer Chris Muther recommends Grenada to everyone. And, is cold plunging a wellness trend? or trash? Watch →

Can loneliness kill you?

WATCH: Researchers are still tallying the long-term effects of COVID isolation. Health reporter Adam Piore breaks down the lessons learned. Watch →

Elite schools’ decision to revive admissions tests reignites debate

WATCH: Is it a sign of greater inclusion, or a step back? Higher education reporter Hilary Burns explains. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Biden’s budget underscores divide with Republicans and Trump

The document, which stands little chance of being taken up in the House, will instead serve as a draft of Biden’s policy platform as he seeks reelection in November. Continue reading →

Nation

Most teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones, Pew survey finds

Pew also found that despite the positive associations with going phone-free, most teens have not limited their phone or social media use. Continue reading →

Nation

For this rookie judge, a pivotal decision looms in the Georgia Trump case

Whatever he decides, Judge Scott McAfee has earned the respect of a variety of legal experts. Continue reading →

The World

World

Blinken attends an urgent meeting with Caribbean leaders as Haiti’s violent crisis grows

Attacks by powerful gangs on key government targets began last month across Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince. Gunmen have burned police stations, closed airports, and raided the country's two biggest prisons. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine could deploy F-16s as soon as July, but only a few

A delay in training pilots is part of the confusion and chaos that has confronted the military alliance’s rush to supply the F-16s. Continue reading →

World

Russia’s air power roars back into the war with devastating guided bombs

Plentiful Soviet-era bombs have been fitted with wings and guidance systems to fly long distances with some accuracy, allowing the Russian jets that release them to operate away from Ukrainian antiaircraft systems. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Local fees imposed on marijuana firms are too high. Now what?

Businesses shouldn’t hold up negotiations by asking for retroactive repayment. Continue reading →

OPINION

Was Biden’s ‘illegal’ remark a mistake or a signal?

Immigration can no longer be written off as a purely Republican issue, and that explains why Biden is struggling to finesse it. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The State of the Union and the state of the presidential race

Readers share reactions, from cheers for Biden's delivery to jeers for how the annual speech has become a noisy campaign rally. And then there was the sight of George Santos in the crowd. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Fugitive sought in Worcester killing of woman and 11-year-old daughter arrested in California

A fugitive wanted in the shooting deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in Worcester last week was arrested Monday afternoon in California after a nationwide manhunt, officials said. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘The Karen Read case lit a match and started a wildfire.’ Canton split over high-profile prosecution.

The sensational case has divided families and friends and put the town in the spotlight. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Many Jewish college students say they face a ‘social penalty’ if they support Israel, survey finds

More than a quarter of Jewish college students surveyed feel they need to hide their Jewish identity to fit in. Some of their peers say they won't befriend Israel supporters. Continue reading →

Sports

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Trade winds died out with passing of deadline, leaving Bruins’ Jake DeBrusk to breeze right along

Patrice Bergeron checked in around the trade deadline with DeBrusk, who appreciated his ex-teammate's doing so and looks forward to continuing on in Boston. Continue reading →

patriots

Patriots are signing former Commanders running back Antonio Gibson

Gibson, who spent four seasons in Washington, joins a crowded backfield in New England, with veteran Rhamondre Stevenson leading the way. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

Ceddanne Rafaela forcing Red Sox to consider their options in the outfield

The 23-year-old was told he would have to earn a spot on the Red Sox roster, and he’s in the process of doing that with a strong spring training performance. Continue reading →

Business

Future of Work

As higher-education unions grow, library employees at Smith College form one

Employees sent a letter to the Northhampton university Friday, asking it to voluntarily recognize the Smith College Libraries Workers Union. Continue reading →

THE BIG IDEA

So you think coding can make you lots of money? AI may change that.

With all the talk about AI’s promise and peril, there may be enormous upheaval coming to software jobs — and the people and places that rely on them. Continue reading →

bold types

Frank McCourt goes from real estate magnate to tech-book author

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Paolo Taviani, half of acclaimed Italian filmmaking duo, dies at 92

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani co-directed more than 20 movies together in a career that lasted more than half a century. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Malachy McCourt, actor, memoirist, and gadabout, dies at 92

Relatively few entries on his resume are verifiable. Among Mr. McCourt’s intimates, though, his feats — bona fide, embellished, or even fabricated, but by now folkloric — seem perfectly plausible. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

I still check his TikTok, Instagram, Spotify ... and Pinterest

Post breakup, I can’t block him. Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

What we liked about the Oscars telecast: Good vibes, human touches, and wrapping up at 10:30

The night was a mostly winning affair, with enough good cheer and smart production decisions to make for a pleasing telecast. Continue reading →

Movies

With ‘I’m Just Ken,’ Ryan Gosling brings down the Mojo Dojo Casa House at the Oscars

The Globe’s film critic’s post-mortem on the winners and losers, plus a kvetch about the moment the Oscars never gets right. Continue reading →