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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Metro

Tyler Lawrence’s family did everything in their power to keep him safe. Yet it wasn’t enough.

The murder is unsolved, and its motive is unknown. But his family would like to make it clear that Tyler Lawrence was not mixed up in anything. Continue reading →

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

This time, we believe him: Tom Brady is done, and the moment is right

Why would Brady have considered coming back for Year 24? The folks in Foxborough should get started on that statue for Patriot Place. Continue reading →

Politics

Sexual abuse in JROTC programs much higher than previously known, new documents show

Officials documented 114 allegations over the past decade, nearly double the previously known cases involving abuse of students enrolled in the military-led program. Continue reading →

Future of Work

A push to make pay more transparent, and equitable, in Mass.

Bills recently reintroduced on Beacon Hill call for companies to provide pay ranges in job postings and make larger organizations’ collective wage data public — measures advocacy groups say would put job seekers on more equal footing. Continue reading →

Health

The national COVID-19 public health emergency will end in May but some of its provisions may survive in Mass.

President Biden’s move to lift the COVID-19 emergency means a sweeping series of changes to the health care system will come to an end May 11. Officials in Massachusetts are sorting through what the effect will be here. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

FBI search of Biden beach house finds no classified documents

An FBI search of President Biden’s family vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, found no classified documents but investigators took some materials, including handwritten notes from his time as vice president, Biden’s personal lawyer said Wednesday. Continue reading →

Nation

Impassioned calls for police reform at Tyre Nichols’s funeral

Tyre Nichols’s family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral that blended a celebration of his life with outrage over the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police and heated calls for police reform. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Haley closer to officially entering presidential race

When she enters the race, Haley will be the first contender to join the contest against her former boss, who is currently the sole Republican seeking his party’s 2024 nomination. Continue reading →

The World

World

Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later

The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say. Continue reading →

World

Radioactive capsule found in Australian desert after ‘relentless’ search

A tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that sparked an urgent, days-long search after it went missing in Western Australia has now been found, officials there said Wednesday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Will a new census proposal bring needed visibility — or racialized blowback?

It would give better visibility to populations long ignored or mischaracterized in federal demographics data. It would also decrease the white population count at a time when the backlash against the racial justice movement is particularly palpable. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Bye-bye, Jim Lyons. Can the MassGOP remake itself now?

The surest way to win elections is to recruit electable candidates. But the ousted head of the state party seemed to view losing as a badge of honor. Continue reading →

LETTERS

To and from the Cape, we can do more to take cars out of the mix

There would be much less traffic congestion — and there would be big benefits to our climate and public health — if there were significant improvements in public transit and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Tyler Lawrence’s family did everything in their power to keep him safe. Yet it wasn’t enough.

The murder is unsolved, and its motive is unknown. But his family would like to make it clear that Tyler Lawrence was not mixed up in anything. Continue reading →

Politics

A new bill would let Mass. prisoners donate organs for reduced sentences. Critics call it ‘coercive.’

The legislative proposal has opened a debate about not only how to address a widespread shortage of available organs for those in need, but what the moral and legal limits are for doing so. Continue reading →

Higher Education

History professors assail changes to AP curriculum in African American studies after attack by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

The College Board, which published the new course framework to mark the first day of Black History Month, denies that politicians influenced the revisions. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 2

Bruins beat Maple Leafs in Toronto to end three-game skid and enter All-Star break on winning note

Pavel Zacha scored a pair of third-period goals for Boston. Continue reading →

NFL

An emotional Tom Brady bids farewell to the NFL — ‘for good’ this time

Coming off his first losing season as a starter, Brady will hang it up at 45. His announcement comes a year to the day after his first retirement. Continue reading →

Bruins Notebook

In Providence, Jakub Lauko has been working on the defensive side of his game

Assistant Providence coach Trent Whitfield made work along the wall a consistent point of emphasis. Continue reading →

Business

THE FINE PRINT

Attorney General in $7.6 million settlement with Toyota Credit

Much of the money — about $5.5 million — will go toward wiping out debts owed to Toyota by as many of 500 borrowers in Massachusetts, according to the attorney general’s office. Continue reading →

THE BIG IDEA

America is running out of working-age adults. Here’s how to solve the labor shortage.

There are two potential solutions to America’s incredible shrinking labor pool: Have more babies, or bring in more immigrants. Continue reading →

Commentary

Deleted e-mails, wiped phones: the latest in John Fish’s legal fight over a failed condo tower

Suffolk Superior Court Judge Kenneth W. Salinger's action is the latest turn in the more than three-year legal fight between Fish and Steve Weiner, two of the most prominent players on the local real estate scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ann McLaughlin Korologos, Reagan-era labor secretary, dies at 81

She also led a counterterrorism panel that warned of security gaps in US air travel over a decade before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Annie Wersching, star of ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ dies at 45

Actress Annie Wersching, best known for her roles on the television series “Star Trek: Picard,” “24,” “Bosch” and “Timeless,” died Sunday morning in Los Angeles. She was 45. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

ASK AMY

Traumatized veteran seeks healing

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Another cancellation to lament: ‘Reboot’ gets the boot

The ax came down from Hulu on Monday, inspiring a grief-filled social media post from cast member Johnny Knoxville. Continue reading →

Music

Tanglewood announces summer 2023 programming

"Ragtime," the Emerson String Quartet, and a Mozart opera are among the season’s highlights. Continue reading →