What would become of this picturesque community five hours north of Boston if a powerful local family’s proposal to turn hundreds of acres of nearby wilderness into a billion-dollar patriotic theme park — complete with a 1,461-foot flagpole — moves ahead? Continue reading →
Ed Wingenbach, president of Hampshire College, said his team reached out to student organizers at New College in Sarasota, Fla., because the two colleges are “very similar institutions.” Continue reading →
Silicon Valley Bank’s risky practices were on the Federal Reserve’s radar for more than a year — an awareness that proved insufficient to stop the bank’s demise. Continue reading →
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president. Continue reading →
School districts across the country are increasingly taking on social media, filing lawsuits that argue that Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube have helped create the nation’s surging youth mental health crisis and should be held accountable. Continue reading →
Ben Barnes said he went to one Middle Eastern capital after another before the 1980 election, meeting with a host of regional leaders to deliver a blunt message to be passed to Iran: Don’t release the hostages before the election. Ronald Reagan will win and give you a better deal. Continue reading →
Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Egypt on Sunday, along with other Middle Eastern and United States representatives, in an effort to lower tensions and the potential for violent conflict during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts this week. Continue reading →
President Vladimir Putin of Russia made his first trip to territory captured by his forces since they invaded Ukraine more than a year ago, traveling late Saturday to the ravaged city of Mariupol, where Russia staged some of its most brutal attacks of the war. Continue reading →
Insurance premiums rose on average 6.6 percent between 2020 and 2021, raising costs for families and businesses and highlighting the stubborn challenge of rising health costs. Continue reading →
The breakfast was held at the Ironworkers Local 7 Hall and hosted by state Senator Nick Collins kicked off with a festive start, featuring live music and plenty of humor. Continue reading →
“It’s St. Patrick’s Day,” said Maddie Vinjng during the parade. “It’s a great time to be Irish, It’s a great time to be in Boston, It’s a great time to be alive.” Continue reading →
Most cases are transmitted to humans by bites from blacklegged ticks also known as deer ticks, the same insects that carry Lyme disease. Continue reading →
Ultimately, the WBC is about baseball, not politics, and the baseball has been very good. The tournament isn’t perfect, but it has become an event worth diverting some attention away from basketball or hockey. Continue reading →
Anderson, who spent a decade each as a head coach in Divisions 2 and 3, struggles to get Division 1 teams interested in his experience before four-win FDU gave him a chance before this season. Continue reading →
Silicon Valley Bank’s risky practices were on the Federal Reserve’s radar for more than a year — an awareness that proved insufficient to stop the bank’s demise. Continue reading →
Massachusetts has a lengthy to-do list of big-ticket transportation projects to replace dangerously obsolete infrastructure and speed commutes by car, subway, and rail. Continue reading →
GPT-4, the new AI system from the creators of ChatGPT, could be a godsend for millions of people with vision disabilities by making sense of images in real time. Continue reading →
Among convention center designs, “this may well be the best of its kind in the country,” Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell wrote. Continue reading →
Among convention center designs, “this may well be the best of its kind in the country,” Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell wrote. Continue reading →
Giancarlo Guerrero led the BSO in a potent new work by Julia Wolfe dramatizing the struggle for women’s rights across the centuries. Continue reading →
The company is in the midst of its first national tour, and Global Arts Live brought it to the Institute of Contemporary Art this weekend for three intriguing Boston premieres. Continue reading →
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