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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Books

Pieces of a house lost to the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir live on inside this author’s home

Many of Elena Palladino's home's most eye-catching elements had once been part of a house that stood in Enfield, one of four towns flooded nearly a century ago to create the Quabbin Reservoir. Continue reading →

Politics

This Ohio trial has big implications for corruption and campaign finance law

The former speaker of the Ohio House is facing federal corruption charges in a trial that has received little national attention but that could have wide repercussions. Continue reading →

Politics

Healey is pushing a plan to make calls free in Massachusetts state prisons — with limits

Under Governor Maura Healey’s new budget plan, Massachusetts would become the third state in the country to provide calls in state prisons at no cost — a sentiment both legislative chambers had embraced, but couldn’t finalize, a year ago. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden budget will propose tax increase to bolster Medicare

President Biden, as part of his budget set for release Thursday, will propose raising and expanding a tax on Americans earning more than $400,000 as part of a series of efforts to extend the solvency of Medicare by a quarter-century. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Supreme Court hints it may duck two big cases

The court might not rule on the role of state legislatures in conducting federal elections or on whether Republican-led states may challenge a pandemic-era immigration measure. Continue reading →

Politics

Debt default would cripple economy, analysis warns

Any initial damage from failing to raise the debt limit could spiral to 7 million jobs lost and a 2008-style financial crisis in the event of a prolonged breach, analysts said. Continue reading →

Politics

Tucker Carlson’s show on Jan. 6 attack reopens a rift among Republicans

After Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson described the Jan. 6 insurrection as “mostly peaceful chaos,” GOP lawmakers on Tuesday pushed back with recollections of just how volatile and dangerous the day was. Continue reading →

The World

World

Two Americans found dead, 2 found alive in Mexico kidnapping

Two of the four Americans who were kidnapped last week in Mexico were found dead on Tuesday, while the other two were found alive, according to the governor of the border state of Tamaulipas, where the abduction occurred. Continue reading →

World

Russian mercenary group may be running out of prison conscripts

Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday that Russia’s Wagner private military company had been forced to shift to using more of its professional soldiers in the battle for Bakhmut as its supply of prisoner recruits dwindled. Continue reading →

World

Intelligence suggests pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged pipelines, US officials say

New intelligence reviewed by US officials suggests that a pro-Ukrainian group carried out the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines last year, a step toward determining responsibility for an act of sabotage that has confounded investigators on both sides of the Atlantic for months. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Mental competency tests for aging politicians? Don’t count on it.

Jill Biden is right to call the proposal ridiculous. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Marijuana consumers deserve to know what they’re smoking (or eating)

Labeling on cannabis products is often inaccurate. It’s time to improve state oversight. Continue reading →

LETTERS

MassHealth rolls to get reset. Here’s how one health plan is preparing.

Supporting each current MassHealth participant through this transition will take enormous effort, requiring collaboration and coordination among consumers, providers, health plans, community organizations, and regulatory partners. Health plans serving MassHealth members play an important role. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

New statewide poll shows strong support for rent control

A majority of likely Massachusetts voters agree that cities and towns should be allowed to impose their own rent control policies, a new poll shows. Continue reading →

Politics

Felix D. Arroyo, former councilor and patriarch of Boston political family, retires as Suffolk probate register

A pioneering Latino who broke barriers on the City Council, as School Committee chairman, and most recently while serving as Suffolk County register of probate, Arroyo has been a fixture of local politics for more than 40 years. Continue reading →

Metro

Brian Donnelly never forgot where he came from

“Brian believed deeply in the promise of immigrants, that they come to the United States to make a better life and in so doing make America a better place,” his nephew said. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASKETBALL

The Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla answers to questions and criticism in his first season as a head coach

The team is second in the Eastern Conference after leading the way for most of the season, and the pressure is on Mazzulla to win a championship after Ime Udoka brought the Celtics to the NBA Finals last year. Continue reading →

on hockey

Dmitry Orlov has been sensational since joining the Bruins; now can he help the power play?

Following another lackluster power-play performance Saturday — 0 for 3 vs. the Rangers — coach Jim Montgomery noted it could be time for a change. Continue reading →

Chad Finn

Yeah, it’s just spring training, but there is value in the early victories the Red Sox have strung together

The Red Sox are the lone team without a loss this spring, and it will be interesting to see whether the good vibes carry over to the season. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Greater Boston chamber pushes Maura Healey to pay up to hire a new T boss

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is pushing for a big pay hike for the MBTA general manager job, with the hope that the governor recruits the most talented person for what promises to be a difficult but crucial job. Continue reading →

Biotech

Flagship’s latest startup aims to develop drugs with fewer side effects

Boston-based Ampersand Biomedicines launches with $50 million from the Cambridge firm to design medicines that better target the site of a disease than existing treatments. Continue reading →

Business

Fed chair opens door to faster rate moves and a higher peak

Powell, in remarks before the Senate Banking Committee, also noted that the Fed’s fight against inflation was “very likely” to come at some cost to the labor market. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Theodore Kanamine, Army’s first Japanese-American general, dies at 93

General Kanamine’s life was a paradox even to his children. When he was 12, his family was forced from their home in California. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Chuck Jackson, soul balladeer, dies at 85

His string of hits in the early 1960s included “I Wake Up Crying,” written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, “Tell Him I’m Not Home,” “Beg Me,” and "Any Day Now," another Bacharach song. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Oriana Schneps of ‘Below Deck Adventure’ anchors in Boston for a night at CLINK

Ahead of Below CLINK, an event Thursday at the Liberty Hotel that features a meet and greet with Bravo personalities and a four-course meal fit for a luxury yacht, Schneps spoke with the Globe to discuss life at sea and beyond Bravo. Continue reading →

Arts

11 streaming shows that are unexpectedly great for when you’re sick

The tripledemic threat has (thankfully) gone away, but for some people cold, flu, covid and other viruses are still making the rounds. We'll leave the medical advice to the doctors, but we can make some recommendations for what to watch if you find yourself in bed for a few days. Continue reading →

FOOD

The 1950s called. It wants this artist to keep making her kitschy Jell-O sculptures.

Leanne Rodriguez has found an audience hungry for her work. “The second I started doing this style of artwork, there was an overwhelming, positive response from people. I just cannot make it fast enough.” Continue reading →