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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Politics

Amid dismal revenue forecast, Healey administration plans to freeze state hiring

The freeze comes just hours before the administration is slated to release its latest revenue projections, and could indicate that revenue collections continue to lag behind expectations. Continue reading →

Obituary

Larry Lucchino, Red Sox president when team won three world championships, dies at 78

Red Sox owner John Henry called Mr. Lucchino “one of the most important executives in baseball history.” Continue reading →

Healthcare

Cerberus says its investment in Steward hospitals yielded an $800 million profit

The disclosure could present a striking example of how private equity investors cashed in even as Steward struggles financially while trying to sell its hospitals in the state. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass General Brigham to stop filing neglect reports solely because a baby is born with drugs in its system

That an infant has been exposed to a substance — including methadone or buprenorphine, which are used to treat opioid use disorder — alone will not require a report of abuse or neglect if there aren’t other “protective concerns,” hospital officials said. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | April 2, 2024

WATCH: Tuesday's episode. Stories include: How a harrowing tragedy on Mount Katahdin created a life-saving service. Watch →

Cancer among younger people on the rise

WATCH: Healthcare reporter Felice Freyer analyzes the connection between the environment and a rising number of cancer cases among people under 50. Watch →

Taxing meat to fight climate change

WATCH: Americans love meat, but it is a major contributor to global warming. Reporter Sabrina Shankman explains the push to tax meat production. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Second channel opened allowing some vessels to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

The channels are open primarily to vessels involved in the cleanup effort, along with some barges and tugs that have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore. Continue reading →

Nation

With abortion ballot question, a ‘path to relevance’ for Democrats in Florida?

Three rulings from the Florida Supreme Court on abortion and marijuana may inject new life into Democratic campaigns before the general election on Nov. 6. Continue reading →

Nation

The technique reshaping organ transplantation

The transplantation field is undergoing a paradigm shift, driven by technologies in widespread use that allow clinicians to temporarily store organs outside the body. Continue reading →

The World

World

With famine looming, Israeli strike kills 7 aid workers and halts food charity’s operations in Gaza

Some of Israel’s closest allies on Tuesday condemned the deaths of seven aid workers who were killed by airstrikes in Gaza, and multiple charities suspended food deliveries to Palestinians on the brink of starvation. Continue reading →

World

Fears grow that Syria strikes could spur retaliatory attacks on Israel and US

An analyst said the deadly strike in Syria fits Israel’s “longer-term strategy of degrading” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and its Quds Force unit. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s arms industry is growing, but is it growing fast enough?

It is widely agreed that Ukraine needs to rebuild its domestic defense industry so that its military will not have to rely for years to come on the West, which has at times hesitated to send sophisticated weapons systems. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Lawsuits challenge how those internet cookies crumble

But efforts to use the Massachusetts Wiretap Act against two hospitals is a cynical misuse of an admittedly outdated law. Continue reading →

OPINION

The Great Trumpkin returns!

Because Donald Trump’s campaign is sometimes too surreal for anything but satire. Continue reading →

OPINION

Louis Gossett Jr.’s forgotten gem — a ‘comedy’ about slavery

In “Skin Game,” the late actor gave a performance as nuanced and poignant as any in his long and varied career. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

One person killed, several injured, in six-alarm blaze in East Boston that displaced an estimated 30 residents, officials say

A major fire engulfed two multifamily buildings in East Boston early Tuesday, killing one person and forcing some residents to jump for their lives, while Boston firefighters used towering ladders to rescue several others from roaring flames. Continue reading →

Politics

Wu celebrates vote creating city planning department, but critics still have questions

The mayor sees the ordinance as delivering on a key campaign promise to overhaul the agency, which historically has faced criticism for its role in overseeing development across the city. Continue reading →

Metro

Chancellor Suarez-Orozco wants to make UMass Boston the city’s university

The school, with its deeply diverse student body and deep ties to the city, feels poised for an important new chapter. Continue reading →

Sports

RED SOX

Larry Lucchino is recalled as a tough negotiator, an astute executive, and a man who got things done

“Larry leaves behind a giant baseball legacy full of historic accomplishments with three different organizations,” said Theo Epstein. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

Former Bruins defenseman Jeremy Lauzon has been a hit in Nashville

Lauzon was one of Boston’s three second-round picks in the 2015 draft. Continue reading →

on baseball

Larry Lucchino’s impact on the success of the Red Sox was vast

As president, he was the team's fiercest advocate, and it was his vision that led to the revitalization of Fenway Park. Continue reading →

Business

innovation beat

Quantum computing. Generative AI. Harvard startup Zapata goes public with all the buzzwords.

This week, the Boston-based company’s stock started trading on the Nasdaq, a notable feat in a quiet market for IPOs. Continue reading →

Business

‘Nothing of the size of the ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore’: How the Tobin is different from the Francis Scott Key

A boat tour under the span that connects Charlestown and Chelsea suggests it isn’t too vulnerable to a big collision. Continue reading →

Real Estate

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett

At last, the Krafts are ready to show images and discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Funeral Mass set for William Delahunt

The funeral Mass for Mr. Delahunt, a former seven-term congressman, will be said at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Gregory Parish in Dorchester. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘SCTV’ star and comedian Joe Flaherty dies at 82

Mr. Flaherty spent seven years at The Second City in Chicago and was introduced to later generations through memorable turns as a jeering heckler in "Happy Gilmore” and as an old-fashioned dad in “Freaks and Geeks.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Books

From page to screen, 90-Second Newbery Film Fest fires up kids’ imaginations

"Kids make things that are unintentionally much stranger than an adult could make," says author and festival founder James Kennedy. "There is a kind of a beautiful naivete to them." Continue reading →

BOOKS

Attention, hoarders: Becca Rothfeld thinks minimalism is misguided

The Washington Post critic takes aim at contemporary trends that elevate reduction and restriction above appetite, thought, mess, and delight. Continue reading →

Arts

The National Black Doll Museum celebrates 20 years and a new home, in North Attleborough

“I’ve always wanted to find something that looked like me — representation is important,” says museum founder and executive director Debra Britt. Continue reading →