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Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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Higher Education

Harvard’s largest division eliminates requirement for DEI statements in hiring

Critics, including liberal academics who have championed diversity, say requiring such statements amounts to extracting loyalty oaths to a particular worldview. Continue reading →

Cambridge and Somerville

Calling 911 in Cambridge? Soon, the city may send social workers instead of police.

The effort's anticipated launch has raised thorny questions about when people in crisis actually need the police, and when a behavioral health team can show up instead. Continue reading →

Technology

A new EV charging station in Weymouth found a hack around a two-year backlog

The fast-charging station uses lithium-ion batteries to charge cars at high speed without needing a high-voltage connection to the electrical grid. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. House unveils $6.2 billion bond bill for housing, leaves out real estate transfer fee championed by Wu, others

It leaves out a key proposal championed by both Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: a provision to allow cities and towns to impose a fee on the sales of high-end properties. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden expected to announce new asylum restrictions at border

President Biden plans to issue an order Tuesday that would shut off access to the US asylum system when illegal border crossings exceed a daily threshold, according to four administration officials and people with knowledge of the plans. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Why Kyrie Irving will always be Boston's enemy

WATCH: The NBA Finals start Thursday against the Mavericks. Can Luka Doncic pull off a Larry Bird impersonation? Columnist Dan Shaughnessy makes the case. Watch →

Food delivery frenzy in Boston

WATCH: Delivery drivers cause traffic chaos. Correspondent Scott Kirsner went undercover as a DoorDash driver to learn how the city can improve. Watch →

Menthol cigarette ban lights up detractors

WATCH: The minty-flavored smokes are often marketed to Black communities. STAT reporter Nicholas Florko explains why ban advocates might have to wait forever. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Fauci says the idea that he covered up a lab leak is ‘preposterous’

In a tense appearance before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Fauci was grilled on the origin of the virus and on recommendations his agency gave early in the pandemic. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden, as president and patriarch, confronts his son’s trial

Facing a situation unlike any president before him, Biden will have to navigate the trial as president, candidate, and father. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump’s harder line on immigration appears to resonate, polls show

About half of Americans have said they would support mass deportations of immigrants in the country illegally, according to a CNN poll conducted by the research firm SSRS in January. Continue reading →

The World

World

A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next president and its first woman leader in more than 200 years of independence, captured the post by promising continuity. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s seizure of Gaza border zone strains ties with Egypt

The Israeli military revealed an additional four hostages were “no longer alive.” Hamas had said they were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Continue reading →

World

Abnormally dry Canada taps US energy, reversing usual flow

The abundance of Canada’s hydroelectric power had been a cornerstone of the trade, providing relatively low-cost renewable energy to New England, among other areas. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

What friends of Israel and the Palestinians should be demanding now

The fighting needs to stop. Hostages must return home. Israel and the Palestinians both need new leaders. And the diaspora of both sides should be pressing for lasting peace in the form of a two-state solution. Continue reading →

OPINION

Mexico elected its first female president. Here’s what you need to know about her.

Is Claudia Sheinbaum as progressive as her historic victory would suggest? Continue reading →

LETTERS

It’s taken too long for Mass. lawmakers to address home equity theft

That it took a decision by the US Supreme Court outlawing this activity should not disguise the reality that the Legislature could have, and should have, outlawed this practice years ago. Continue reading →

Metro

New Hampshire Primary Election

Mass. head of Elder Affairs, responsible for 1.7 million seniors, departs abruptly

Elizabeth Chen left as Secretary of Elder Affairs after five years in the job. Continue reading →

AS I SEE IT

Ruth is a thinker; Emily snores. Meet the longtime elephant ‘roommates’ at New Bedford zoo.

It’s good that they have each other. Asian elephants are an endangered species. Continue reading →

K-12

Metco student frequently encountered racial slurs and bias, while Melrose school officials ignored them, according to US civil rights complaint

Officials in Melrose Public Schools failed to investigate complaints of racial bullying, forcing a 12-year-old Black student to leave the district for his own safety, according to complaint filed Monday. Continue reading →

Sports

celtics

Got several thousand dollars to spare? Get yourself a ticket to TD Garden for the NBA Finals — if you’re lucky.

The demand for Games 1 and 2 on Thursday and Sunday is being heightened by the presence of Garden villain Kyrie Irving of the Mavericks. Continue reading →

red sox

Red Sox are taking an aggressive approach to teaching their young players in-season

With one of the youngest teams in the majors, the Sox make sure that "player development" doesn't stop in the minors. Continue reading →

NBA Finals

‘That is Luka Magic’: Unraveling the legend of Luka Doncic, the Mavericks’ prodigious superstar

Before he was drafted into the NBA, he seemed like a myth: A 6-8 Slovenian teenager who was dominating European basketball. Continue reading →

Business

Finance

Four things to know about Keith Gill, a.k.a. ‘Roaring Kitty,’ the Mass. man driving a ‘meme stock’ rally — again

Gill, a Brockton native, is continuing his comeback on social media, posting on a screenshot on Reddit on Monday that appeared to show more than $180 million in GameStop stock holdings. Continue reading →

Business

Steward sweetens offer to lenders as it runs low on cash to keep running

Steward, which filed for bankruptcy on May 6, is scrambling to line up at least $225 million in new financing by early next week. Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

At SharkNinja, Mark Barrocas has cooked up big sales and a hot stock

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

Obituaries

NFL

Larry Allen, Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, dies suddenly at 52

A six-time All-Pro who was inducted into the Hall in 2013, Allen said few words but let his blocking do the talking. Continue reading →

Obituaries

David Levy, ex-laborer who became a top Israeli leader, dies at 86

As he worked the levers of power in Israel's coalition governments, Mr. Levy often embodied the resentments of Jews of North African and Middle Eastern origin who felt ill-treated by Europe-rooted elites. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Clarence Sasser, 76, Vietnam medic honored for lifesaving valor, dies

Clarence Sasser was one of 61 living recipients of the Medal of Honor, a majority of whom fought in Vietnam. He was one of just three living Black recipients. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

Three dates with a Trump supporter

They were good dates. But ... can it work? Continue reading →

Music

Cyndi Lauper announces farewell tour, including a stop in Boston this fall

For one last time, Boston will be singing the hits of Cyndi Lauper all through the night. Continue reading →

Arts

Ann Leary’s people-pleasing days are over

The author’s new book of essays, “I’ve Tried Being Nice,” renegotiates her terms as “a lifelong people pleaser.” Continue reading →