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Crime & Courts

Tents long gone, but Mass. and Cass crime still a big problem

Two men were charged with human sex trafficking in the area over the last week, the latest incidents to underscore neighbors’ concerns that the area remains plagued by vagrancy, crime, and open-air drug use weeks after a sprawling homeless encampment was cleared. Continue reading →

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Providence College men’s basketball team has captivated — and lifted — the entire state

Some may say the Friars are an underdog team on a “lucky” streak. But making it to the Sweet 16 took more than luck: Along with all of the hard work, the Friars have rallied the support of the entire state of Rhode Island. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Edward C. Johnson III dies; his leadership of Fidelity helped transform investing

Mr. Johnson positioned Fidelity at the leading edge of the mutual fund industry’s dramatic rise, which began in the 1970s, and pioneered the practice of selling fund investments directly to individuals. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

A ‘demographic perfect storm’: Suffolk County had one of the steepest population declines in the US, census data show

Suffolk County lost 3.3 percent of its population in just 15 months after tens of thousands of people moved out of Boston and its surrounding communities. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden promises new Ukraine aid, warns Russia on chemical weapons

Biden also announced the US would welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees — though he said many probably prefer to stay closer to home — and provide an additional $1 billion in food, medicine, water, and other supplies. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Biden administration prepares sweeping change to asylum process

Under the new policy, which the administration released Thursday as an interim final rule, some migrants seeking asylum will have their claims heard and evaluated by asylum officers instead of immigration judges. Continue reading →

Politics

QAnon supporters cheer GOP attacks on Jackson, Democrats see a signal

When Senator Josh Hawley tweeted that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Biden administration’s Supreme Court nominee, had handed down sentences below the minimum recommended in federal guidelines for possessing images of child sexual abuse, the online adherents to the QAnon conspiracy theory frenzied almost immediately. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Virginia Thomas pressed Meadows on efforts to overturn election

Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, repeatedly in 2020 pressed White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the presidential election in a series of urgent text exchanges in the critical weeks after the vote, according to copies of the messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News. Continue reading →

The World

World

With US focus on Ukraine, North Korea launches a powerful new ICBM

North Korea on Thursday launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017, dramatically escalating tensions with the Biden administration at a moment when the world has been gripped by the devastation in Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

China’s push to isolate Taiwan demands US action, report says

The United States should organize a diplomatic campaign among partner nations to push back against China’s increasingly forceful efforts to shut Taiwan out of United Nations agencies and other international organizations, according to a new report. Continue reading →

World

‘A frightening repeat’: Ukrainian World War II survivors face conflict again

Most Ukrainians watched in shock in recent weeks as their country was hit by violence and destruction on a scale they had never seen before, with children killed, mass graves, and bombing of homes and hospitals. For some older Ukrainians, Russia’s invasion has revived painful memories of World War II, in which more than 5 million people were killed in Ukraine, even if the toll and scale of the current conflict is incomparable. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

An ugly incident raises this question: How do you respond to sudden bigotry?

E-mail suggestions, please, readers. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Price gouging is rare. But about that $70 COVID test...

Regulators need more power to protect consumers from price gouging. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Urgent need to teach kids media literacy

Elementary school students are now carrying smartphones with access to all that the Internet offers. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

With $300,000 grant, Chelsea’s La Colaborativa celebrates

It wasn’t quite a giant sweepstakes-style check, but it represented a windfall for the organization: $300,000 in federal funds to help connect members of their communities with jobs. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Sons of Boston loses entertainment license in wake of killing of former Marine

Boston police seized the entertainment license of the Sons of Boston bar Wednesday as part of the city’s response to the management’s failure to notify police that one of their bouncers was allegedly involved in the fatal stabbing of a Marine veteran in downtown Boston last Saturday. Continue reading →

Social Justice

Cory Booker to Ketanji Brown Jackson: ‘The United States of America will be better because of you’

Why Senator Cory Booker’s words of love mattered at the Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court hearing. Continue reading →

Sports

NCAA men's hockey | minnesota state 4, harvard 3

This time, Harvard men’s hockey can’t complete the comeback and falls in NCAA regional

The Crimson rallied after going down by three, but Minnesota State kept things just out of reach for a 4-3 victory in the regional semifinal. Continue reading →

bruins notebook

Bruins are without Patrice Bergeron for a fourth straight game

Still dealing with the effects of an arm infection, the Bruins captain sat out vs. the Lightning, with hopes of returning Saturday. Continue reading →

patriots

There still are some big-name free agents out there who could help the Patriots

The Patriots still have needs at a few positions — including linebacker, cornerback, and wide receiver — and reinforcements are available. Continue reading →

Business

Business

In the North End, the kerfuffle over outdoor dining continues

The city told restaurateurs to pay $7,500 to participate in the outdoor dining program this summer. Now, they’re fighting back. Continue reading →

Business

SJC rules 7-Eleven franchisees can be considered employees

Owners of 7-Eleven franchises can be considered employees in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a decision issued Thursday, allowing them to be covered by state labor laws regarding wages, overtime, and other employment protections. Continue reading →

Business

There was something about Ned

Ned Johnson, the former Fidelity Investments chief who died on Wednesday, played the long game with more smarts and attention to detail than perhaps any of his competitors. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Edward C. Johnson III dies; his leadership of Fidelity helped transform investing

Mr. Johnson positioned Fidelity at the leading edge of the mutual fund industry’s dramatic rise, which began in the 1970s, and pioneered the practice of selling fund investments directly to individuals. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TELEVISION REVIEW

‘The Girl From Plainville’ adds a human dimension to texting suicide case

The Hulu miniseries has no explicit point of view to justify itself. What it does offer, though, is an extraordinary cast led by Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter and some tasteful scripting. Continue reading →

ON BROADWAY

When Broadway hitches its wagon to a star, the ride can get bumpy sometimes

“The Music Man,” “Company,” “MJ,” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” illustrate the obvious upside, the less obvious downside, and the general complications of several different brands of stardom. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Welcome to the woodshop: Alison Croney Moses is expanding access to the craft she loves

The artist, a recent United States Artist Fellowship recipient, also cofounded the Black Mamas community group. Continue reading →