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Health

In a first, Mass. General surgeons transplant a pig kidney into a man

The operation is another step in research into xenotransplantation — the transplantation of organs or tissues from one species to another — that has accelerated in recent years. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

Then: a homeless encampment near the BU Bridge. Now: hundreds and hundreds of jagged rocks.

State officials say it’s to fight erosion. Advocates aren't so sure. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sarah-Ann Shaw, advocate-journalist who broke barriers at WBZ, dies at 90

“I tried to do stories that showed positive events in the Black community,” Ms. Shaw, who joined WBZ-TV in 1969, said of her work as the first Black reporter hired to work on a local network news show. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Man originally accused of planning David Ortiz shooting found dead in Dominican Republic

The long-running saga of the 2019 shooting has taken several twists lately, with the arrest this week of a longtime fugitive and the suspicious death in January of a man originally named as the mastermind of the attack. Continue reading →

RI BUSINESS

As the private-equity-firm owners look to sell, the future of two safety-net hospitals in R.I. is at stake

Prospect Medical Holdings has hollowed out Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center. But will being owned by a private foundation be any better for patients and workers? Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today: Sports | March 22, 2024

WATCH: Globe writers Jim McBride and Nicole Yang join Boston Globe Today: Sports host, Chris Gasper with sports news for the week of March 18. Continue reading →

Racing to end food insecurity

WATCH: Usha Narayana is running the world's oldest annual marathon to help fuel her local community. Continue reading →

Fair or Foul? Ex-Patriots players feel duped by 'The Dynasty'

WATCH: Writer Jim McBride says it's fair that Devin McCourty and Rodney Harrison feel negatively about the docu-series. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Trump Media merger wins investor approval, netting Trump potential windfall

Shareholders voted Friday to take former president Donald Trump’s media company public, a long-delayed move that will open the owner of Truth Social to stock-market investors and grant Trump a stake worth billions of dollars he could use to pay down his legal debts. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump says he has nearly $500 million in cash but doesn’t want to use it to pay New York judgment

He didn’t provide any documentation for his cash claim, and his lawyers have suggested it’s not feasible to tie up so much cash on a bond while also keeping his businesses running and meeting other obligations. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Republican lawmaker to resign from US House

Roundup of national political news. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia and China veto US-led cease-fire resolution at UN

A US resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” as part of a deal in the Gaza Strip failed in the U.N. Security Council on Friday. Continue reading →

World

As gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds

The majority of those displaced have traveled to Haiti’s southern region, which is generally peaceful compared with Port-au-Prince, which has an estimated population of 3 million and remains largely paralyzed by gang violence. Continue reading →

World

Russia hits energy targets in Ukraine, showing need for more air defenses

The strikes, which hit Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power plant in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, amounted to “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times,” Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

TikTok is propaganda for our adversary

TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X, YouTube, Twitch, Discord, Reddit, and other platforms have wealth and power that is unprecedented, but they are not using it responsibly. Continue reading →

OPINION

Banning TikTok is a terrible idea

Congress can do better than this bill. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The ills of our primary care system are spreading

Readers — health care providers and consumers alike — react to a recent Globe article on the exodus of PCPs from the field and the resulting gaps in access to care. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Court ruling allows White Stadium renovation project to proceed

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy filed its lawsuit last month against the city of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Unity Soccer Partners, and others, arguing that the plan was rushed through the approval process and would illegally privatize the land by housing a professional sports team. Continue reading →

Health

‘Preventative’ chemo for Kate, Princess of Wales, is likely an effort to lower risk

The effects of chemo vary depending on the cancer being treated, and the Princess of Wales did not reveal what kind of cancer she has. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell agrees to ban with state oversight agency

Matthew G. Farwell said in a statement that he "made no admission of wrongdoing" by agreeing to not work in law enforcement. Continue reading →

Sports

CELTICS 129, PISTONS 102

Jaylen Brown powers shorthanded Celtics past Pistons for eighth win in a row

With Jayson Tatum sitting out to rest, and Al Horford (toe) and Jrue Holiday also absent, Brown stepped in as the primary option, making 13 of 19 shots and scoring 33 points. Continue reading →

on baseball

Why aren’t Red Sox going after established starters following Lucas Giolito’s injury?

It appears that they have some confidence in Tanner Houck and Garrett Whitlock taking spots in the rotation. Continue reading →

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Jrue Holiday is nursing a ‘dead arm,’ but the Celtics have no need to rush him back

Holiday said the team’s record makes it a bit easier to sit out, but he wants to get back onto the floor whenever he is able. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Investors pour money into Wall St. as stocks set new highs

The S&P 500 is on course for its best week of the year so far, up more than 2 percent. Continue reading →

Jobs

Massachusetts added 6,300 jobs in February despite drop in labor force

The unemployment rate declined to 2.9 percent last month from 3 percent in January Continue reading →

Real Estate

Wu administration doles out $69m in affordable housing funds

The city's annual funding round will support 14 projects — a few of them controversial — in many corners of Boston. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Sarah-Ann Shaw, advocate-journalist who broke barriers at WBZ, dies at 90

“I tried to do stories that showed positive events in the Black community,” Ms. Shaw, who joined WBZ-TV in 1969, said of her work as the first Black reporter hired to work on a local network news show. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Julie Robinson Belafonte, dancer, actress and activist, dies at 95

Julie Robinson Belafonte, with singer Harry Belafonte, was one half of an interracial power couple who used their high profiles to aid the civil rights movement and the cause of integration in the United States. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75

For more than five decades, Frans de Waal was distinguished for his wide-ranging curiosity — from studying acts of altruism in chimps to questions of fluid gender roles in primates — as well as his storytelling flair. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Dance

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Korea’s leading dance agency — which boasts more than 26 million YouTube subscribers — visited Boston to celebrate the launch of "Hallyu! The Korean Wave." Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

It’s Wayne’s world at the BSO, and it’s excellent

The Boston Symphony Orchestra fetes the life of jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter with several of his longtime collaborators-turned-torchbearers. Continue reading →

Books

Allison Pataki explores explores life of trailblazing Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller in new book

The author, who conducted much of her research in Concord, will read from the book Saturday at An Unlikely Story in Plainville. Continue reading →