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Friday, April 19, 2024
Today's Headlines
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Economy

People are leaving Massachusetts in droves. Who are they?

For a state with a rapidly aging population and a relatively low birth rate, the loss of working-age adults spells trouble. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Judge’s order could send Braintree special education student back to public school

An attorney representing Samantha Frechon said the decision would leave the eighth-grader “in a worse position than she was in.” Continue reading →

Boston Marathon

Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, Vermont woman vowed to run the Boston Marathon. This week, she did.

The mother of three crossed the finish line with her partner by her side in a feat of resilience emblematic of the storied event. Continue reading →

Politics

Kennedy family members endorse President Biden, in rebuke to RFK Jr.

Prominent members of the Kennedy dynasty are standing with President Biden even as their relative pursues the White House in a campaign that has traded on the family name. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | April 18, 2024

WATCH: Thursday's show. Stories include: Jazz, Broadway and movies this spring at the Pops, and foodies have a lot to love about Fenway. Watch →

Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary has fans calling foul

WATCH: The 1st overall draft pick will make 160 times less than her NBA counterpart. Columnist Tara Sullivan digs in to closing the pay gap. Watch →

Are self-checkout registers doomed?

WATCH: Is it a fantastic fast-track? Or a flawed system? Correspondent Kara Baskin and reporter Hiawatha Bray debate if self-service should stay. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

The US just changed how it manages a tenth of its land

Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has long offered leases to oil and gas companies, mining firms, and ranchers. Now, it will auction off “restoration leases” and “mitigation leases” to entities with plans to restore or conserve public lands. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Senate moves to reauthorize surveillance law

The measure enjoys backing from Republicans and Democrats, but it is strongly opposed by libertarians on the right and progressives on the left who are deeply skeptical of granting the government broad spying powers without strict oversight and limits. Continue reading →

Nation

A lab chief’s sentencing for meningitis deaths is postponed, extending grief of victims’ families

Peggy Nuerenberg, whose 88-year-old mother, Mary Plettl, died after getting a tainted steroid injection for pain, said she was “absolutely blindsided.” Continue reading →

The World

World

NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine

Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel’s demands for its dissolution

The head of the UN agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades is urging the UN Security Council to ensure its survival as Israel again demands its dissolution. Continue reading →

World

After months of cocaine washing ashore, Australian police make an arrest

The Australian Federal Police said at a news conference that they had arrested a 36-year-old Queensland man, whom they accused of being the ringleader of an organized crime network that had tried to smuggle the cocaine into the country. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Karen Read trial ‘buffer zone’ essential to delivering justice, fairness

Keeping demonstrators "less than a minute away" from the courthouse is a small price to pay. Continue reading →

OPINION

Friends of the Public Garden: ‘We are a democracy in trees and dirt’

Boston’s parks create space for people of all types to get out of their pixelated bubbles and, simply, be together. Continue reading →

OPINION

Six reasons why $90,000 college costs are bad news even if few pay that amount

Colleges do not always meet the full financial need of accepted students, even when they claim to do so. Continue reading →

Metro

New Hampshire

Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 married Dartmouth professors

More than two decades after he pleaded guilty to his role in the 2001 murders of two beloved Dartmouth College professors, James Parker was granted parole Thursday after telling a state panel he now views his crime as “unimaginably horrible.” Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

12 jurors picked in Karen Read trial as selection concludes for week

The session in Norfolk Superior Court concluded in the early afternoon with 12 total jurors seated. Sixteen will hear the evidence at trial and four will randomly be designated as alternates before deliberations begin. Continue reading →

Politics

Homeless, migrant families being transferred to Lowell shelter as part of state’s continued ‘consolidation’ effort

State officials say 68 families will be transferred from a shelter site at the Bedford Plaza Hotel to the Lowell Inn and Conference Center by the end of the month. Continue reading →

Sports

bruins

On eve of playoffs, Don Sweeney has high praise for Bruins’ work this season

The general manager noted the efforts of Jim Montgomery, Brad Marchand, and Danton Heinen, among others. Continue reading →

sports business

She went from selling hats to running the whole store: Meet new WooSox GM Brooke Cooper

The 31-year-old Cooper started as an intern at the team's merchandise shop in 2015 but rapidly rose to the front office. Continue reading →

beat writer's notebook

Celtics’ path through the East seems to get less daunting by the day, and other pre-playoff thoughts

Now Jimmy Butler is injured, and even if the Heat advance, their chances of beating the Celtics without him are very small. Continue reading →

Business

Trendlines

Ron Iacobucci has a good idea for helping jobless workers. The state doesn’t seem to care.

MassHire career centers would be good sites for the Department of Unemployment Assistance to provide much-needed in-person customer service. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Steward temporarily shuts cancer unit at Good Samaritan hospital, in latest sign of stress

Financially troubled Steward Health Care has closed a standalone hematology oncology infusion center in Brockton, forcing scores of patients being treated for cancer and blood disorders to look elsewhere for care. Continue reading →

Jobs

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady as labor market remains strong

Massachusetts reported 4,484 “advance” initial claims for unemployment insurance last week. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist, dies at 80

Mr. Betts shared lead guitar duties with Duane Allman in the original Allman Brothers Band to help give the group its distinctive sound and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Meet Ruby Golden Tiger, Needham’s 12-year-old electric bass sensation

This talented sixth-grader earned a following with contagious enthusiasm for throwback funk and an Instagram account that will make you smile. Continue reading →

Arts

Farewell, Park City? Sundance Film Festival may be coming to your town.

The Sundance Institute announced that it has begun exploring potential new host cities for the annual Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027, signaling a breakaway from its longtime home of Park City, Utah. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Plenty of pomp, but only one Bad Bunny at TD Garden

The singular superstar whirled through more than 30 songs from his formidable catalog during his two-hour-plus set Wednesday night. Continue reading →