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Sunday, February 19, 2023
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Sports

A reckoning, decades in the making: Famed Olympic runner Lynn Jennings chases down the renowned coach who abused her as a teen

John Babington was sexually abusing the future Olympian while he helped turn her into a world-class athlete. He then abused a fellow runner. Years later, their paths crossed as part of Jennings's pursuit of justice. Continue reading →

Business

‘People are leaving’: Massachusetts has lost 110,000 residents since COVID began. Is life better out there?

Citing housing costs and remote work, among other factors, 110,000 more people have moved out of Massachusetts than moved in since the start of COVID. Continue reading →

Politics

As Wu policies alarm the real estate industry, business leaders turn to Healey

Some industry officials are betting that Maura Healey will serve as a check on the more progressive Michelle Wu — and hoping that if the Boston mayor’s farthest-reaching proposals land on the governor’s desk, they can count on a veto. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Drones, stingrays, hidden microphones: Law enforcement in Massachusetts is increasingly using surveillance technology

Advances in technology have made it easier for law enforcement agencies to keep tabs on us. But the public is mostly unaware of what high-tech systems police are using on them, and what rules, if any, may apply. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

FBI records deepen mystery of dig for Civil War-era gold

A dispute with the FBI is playing out in federal court, where a judge overseeing the case must decide whether the FBI will have to release its operational plan for the gold dig and other records it wants to keep secret. Continue reading →

Nation

Meet the climate scientist helping guide Biden on spy agencies

The U.S. intelligence community has grappled with global warming for years, but its climate work has expanded and taken on extra urgency as heat waves, drought and disasters exacerbate political tensions around the world. In 2021, spy agencies published their first National Intelligence Estimate focused on climate change - a declassified rundown of many of the issues they're worried about. Continue reading →

Nation

In a treacherous corner of the Northwest, a classroom with 40-foot waves

To the Coast Guard, all of that hazardous, churning turbulence has become a prized asset: It's National Motor Lifeboat School was founded here because the danger of the water is so extreme that it is perfect for training. Continue reading →

The World

World

He’s energized Nigeria’s young voters. Will they turn out for him?

As the convoy of SUVs pulled up to the biggest electronics market in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, word quickly spread that inside one vehicle with tinted windows was Peter Obi, one of the front-runners in the upcoming presidential election, on a surprise campaign stop. Within minutes, a large crowd of mostly young men had gathered. Continue reading →

World

Stories of survival: Quake victims tell of moments of terror, hours of passing time under tons of rubble

One survivor, a high school student, has captured Turkish hearts after he filmed a farewell message to his loved ones as he was trapped under the rubble of his home. Continue reading →

World

Caves, tents and shipping containers: quake survivors’ desperate hunt for shelter

Two weeks ago, Lutfiye Yuce hosted a 30th birthday party for her daughter Yesim in the southern Turkish city of Antakya. She bought an iced cake and invited a handful of neighbors. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

It’s a tragedy that a criminal record dashes one’s aspirations

I hope that someone reads George Halfkenny's story and offers him a job. But that would not change the lives of so many like him. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Jan. 6? Pence doesn’t want to talk about it.

The more comprehensive headline might have been: "Pence refuses to cooperate with criminal probe of attempted coup that targeted him for hanging." Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The world is allowing a famine to unfold in Somalia — again

A lack of financial will on the part of the international community may cause the country’s hunger crisis to devolve into its worst famine. Wealthy nations must step up. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

One month into office, Andrea Campbell wants to tackle abortion, gun violence, and corruption as AG

In her first sit-down interview with the Globe as attorney general, Campbell said she is making government accountability, reproductive rights, and economic justice core priorities for the office. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

How to talk to kids about violence involving children

Dr. Neena McConnico, executive director of Boston Medical Center’s Child Witness to Violence Project, gives some advice on how to talk to kids about violence occurring to other children. Continue reading →

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Fear and loathing in America

Some superpower we are. We can’t even protect our kids from being mowed down in their classrooms Continue reading →

Sports

Sports

A reckoning, decades in the making: Famed Olympic runner Lynn Jennings chases down the renowned coach who abused her as a teen

John Babington was sexually abusing the future Olympian while he helped turn her into a world-class athlete. He then abused a fellow runner. Years later, their paths crossed as part of Jennings's pursuit of justice. Continue reading →

BRUINS 6, ISLANDERS 2

Jake DeBrusk makes an immediate impact, and the NHL-best Bruins unload on the Islanders

The Bruins scored six goals for the sixth time this year, with Trent Frederic connecting for a pair. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

For the good of college basketball, it’s time for the NBA to permanently put the one-and-done rule on the bench

We’ve reached a tipping point where the prevalence of the one-and-done trend has robbed the college game of chemistry, continuity, and recognizable and reliable star power. Continue reading →

Business

Business

‘People are leaving’: Massachusetts has lost 110,000 residents since COVID began. Is life better out there?

Citing housing costs and remote work, among other factors, 110,000 more people have moved out of Massachusetts than moved in since the start of COVID. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

In Russia’s assault on Ukraine, an echo of my grandparents’ ordeal at Stalin’s hands

Their exile to the gulag foreshadowed the deportations of more than a million people taken by Russia since its invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago. Continue reading →

IDEAS

People are falling in love with chatbots

For users of companionship apps, AI can be a therapist, friend, and even a lover. These relationships feel real — but are they ethical? Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu dies in Turkey earthquake

Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey. He was 31. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Eileen Sheridan, who dominated cycling in postwar Britain, dies at 99

Eileen Sheridan dominated women’s cycling in Britain during the decade after World War II and is still considered one of the best cyclists, male or female, that the country ever produced. Continue reading →

Obituaries

WBZ-TV’s Bill Shields, who covered the news, and his cancer diagnosis, dies at 70

"It was a dream come true when I got this job," Mr. Shields said of working as a WBZ-TV reporter for 41 years. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Books

The write stuff: With their new books, four local authors seek to inspire, thrill, entertain, and educate.

Jothy Rosenberg of Wayland is among several Greater Boston authors with new books that serve to inspire, thrill, entertain, and educate. Continue reading →

Beverly Beckham

How the West was won has become lost to me

I did not like“Yellowstone,” which is set not in the 1800s, but in the now. And I am living in the now. I’m stuck in the now, and the now is already too full of real drama. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

At the Gardner, groundbreaking artist Betye Saar unpacks her travels

‘Heart of a Wanderer’ has a softer edge than the explicitly political work that made Saar’s name, but it has an edge all the same. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL TRENDSPOTTING

New on the spa menu: Treatments for your mental health

The pandemic has significantly affected people’s mental health, the National Institutes of Health reports. Nearly half of Americans say they are experiencing anxiety or depression. Ten percent say their mental health needs are not being met. That’s a giant market, and one that many spas are seizing on. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Traveling with a pet? These websites make it easier for animal lovers.

Whether you’re leaving your pets behind, bringing them with you, or just want to pet-sit in some far-away location, these sites can help. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

All together now: Multiple generations can live together in harmony

‘What’s different is COVID-19. It required so many emerging adults to go home, including my own kids.’ Continue reading →

Real Estate

Ask the Remodeler: These cabinet doors are delaminating

Plus, dealing with water damage on plaster. Send your home improvement questions to [email protected]. Continue reading →