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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Higher Education

Harvard funding cuts approach $3 billion as more federal agencies join Trump’s pressure campaign

In a new court filing, Harvard revealed the breadth of the Trump administration's campaign against the university. Continue reading →

Celtics

Jayson Tatum undergoes surgery to repair ruptured right Achilles’ tendon, ending his season

Tatum is expected to make a full recovery and no timetable was given for his return, but players who have suffered similar injuries are typically sidelined for nearly a season. Continue reading →

Climate

After weeks in the ICU, they finally got a diagnosis: It was a tick bite

Climate change has led to a rise in tick-borne illness in New England. For one family, the impact was deadly. Continue reading →

Climate

Healey unveils plan to target billions in savings for Mass. energy bills

The legislation includes sweeping reforms that, according to the state, would save ratepayers some $10 billion over the course of the next decade. Continue reading →

World

In private, some Israeli officers admit that Gaza is on the brink of starvation

For months, Israel has maintained that its blockade on food and fuel to Gaza did not pose a major threat to civilian life in the territory, even as the United Nations and other aid agencies have said a famine was looming. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Trump’s plan to accept luxury jet from Qatar strains bounds of propriety

The second Trump administration is showing striking disdain for onetime norms of propriety and for traditional legal and political guardrails around public service. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump says he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to restore relations with new leader

President Trump said the effort at rapprochement came at the urging of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi de facto ruler, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Continue reading →

Nation

Austin welcomed Musk. Now it’s weird (in a new way).

In this changing city, the split is pronounced between those who hate his actions in Washington and those who love his role as a technology entrepreneur. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia is responsible for downing MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, global aviation agency’s council finds

A Dutch-led international investigation concluded in 2016 that the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur airliner was shot down on July 17, 2014, from Ukrainian territory held by separatist rebels using a Buk missile system delivered from Russia. Continue reading →

World

Zelensky asks Trump to attend peace talks, but Putin’s plans remain unclear

The talks in Turkey would be the first direct negotiations between the two warring nations. The Kremlin declined to say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend the meeting. Continue reading →

World

French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault and given 18-month suspended sentence

The 76-year-old Depardieu must also pay both accusers a total of around $32,350 in fines, and the court ordered that his name be listed in the national sex offender database. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El: A farewell to 88 years of Jewish history

Houses of worship come and go, but Jewish communities like the one in my hometown don’t die. Instead, remaining Jews find new communal homes. Continue reading →

Editorials

Endowment tax hike would cost Harvard, MIT hundreds of millions

GOP proposal targets elite institutions. Continue reading →

Columns

Trump loves immigrants — so long as they’re white

The administration is fast-tracking white South Africans on the path to citizenship. People of color need not apply. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Protesters rally in Worcester over ICE arrest of immigrant

More than 200 people protested on Worcester Common against the Trump administration‘s immigrant deportations that resulted in the chaotic arrest of a Brazilian immigrant last week. Continue reading →

K-12

‘Right now, there is no accountability’: Some residents concerned about transparency in probe of deadly Boston school bus crash

Boston police and the Suffolk District Attorney’s office are investigating the crash, but have not identified the driver, or said whether charges are being sought in the case.  Continue reading →

K-12

Lawsuit challenges Nantucket’s delay in adopting state leave program

Nantucket Town Meeting voters overwhelmingly approved joining the state’s paid medical leave program but officials haven't followed through. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

After rough outing Monday, Tanner Houck still on track to start Sunday against the Braves

Houck, who allowed 11 earned runs over 2 1/3 innings in a 14-2 loss against the Tigers on Monday night, is enduring the worst stretch of his career. Continue reading →

Celtics

Jaylen Brown has long wanted to be ‘the man’ for the Celtics, and Game 5 against the Knicks is his chance to show it

He is their last man standing, the best player on the roster, the only Jay left to take the court. Continue reading →

Celtics

Jayson Tatum’s injury may be an impetus for a Celtics rebuild as they prepare for the next few years

Considering Tatum is expected to miss the 2025-26 season, it could help accelerate the process of dipping below the second apron. Continue reading →

Business

Business

China and US agree to slash tariffs, and online retailers get a reprieve

The Trump administration’s tariff campaign has destabilized a common business model, perhaps for years to come. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

If you don’t see the perils of AI, Pope Leo XIV has a warning

The first US-born pope started off sharing his concerns that AI could threaten "human dignity, justice, and labor." Continue reading →

Business

US inflation mild ahead of expected jump from tariffs

US inflation cooled slightly in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices stemming from President Trump’s trade war. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Robert Benton, Oscar-winning filmmaker of ‘Kramer vs. Kramer,’ dead at 92

He was widely appreciated by actors as attentive and trusting, and he directed Oscar-winning performances by Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Sally Field. Continue reading →

Obituaries

José Mujica, Marxist rebel in Uruguay who became president, dies at 89

As president from 2010 to 2015, Mr. Mujica oversaw an economic boom as well as a reduction in poverty and the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage, and marijuana. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Kendrick Lamar and SZA gave a wall-to-wall showcase at Gillette

The duo was in town on the Grand National Tour. Continue reading →

Pop Culture

Is Cardi B dating Patriots star Stefon Diggs?

The duo was spotted together at the Celtics-Knicks game on Monday night. Continue reading →

Restaurants

Allie Catlin left a career in martial arts to become a cheesemaker with her high-school sweetheart

She and her husband learned how to milk cows, make cheese, and wake up at 2:45 a.m. (really) to start the day. And it’s all Gouda. Continue reading →