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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Spotlight Follow-up

The last words of Aaron Hernandez: Imprisoned Patriots star showed no hints of suicide in final phone calls

Hernandez seemed upbeat and optimistic, while making ominous references to concussions and a dangerous prison drug. Continue reading →

Politics

With Elizabeth Warren running again, where does that leave the state’s ambitious young politicians?

The question facing today’s younger and ambitious members of Congress, including Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Jake Auchincloss, Seth Moulton, and Lori Trahan, is just how long they want to wait to rise through the ranks. Continue reading →

Transportation

Phillip Eng, former LIRR president, will be the next MBTA general manager, Healey announces

Phillip Eng, former president of the Long Island Rail Road, will take over as general manager of the MBTA starting April 10, the Healey administration announced Monday. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Genetic genealogy and a bottle of Fireball led to arrest of suspected rapist

Legal and criminal justice analysts predict investigative genetic genealogy — the technique of identifying criminals and victims by searching genealogy databases for people who share their DNA — will ultimately become a mainstream law enforcement tool. Continue reading →

Nation

Heavily armed assailant kills 6 at Christian school in Nashville

A 28-year-old from Nashville fatally shot three children and three adults on Monday at a private Christian elementary school, officials said, leaving behind writings and detailed maps of the school and its security protocols. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Former National Enquirer publisher again testifies in Trump inquiry

The former publisher of The National Enquirer testified Monday before the Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence about Donald Trump’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Continue reading →

Nation

Republicans face a spending problem

As congressional Republicans prepare for a budget showdown later this year with President Biden, they say they will insist on large cuts to federal spending. So far, though, they have left out some pretty important details: What those cuts might be. Continue reading →

Politics

Celtics Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon, and Grant Williams meet with Biden administration officials to press social justice issues

As the nation reeled from another school shooting, the players met for about an hour at the White House and discussed the continued gun violence, among other topics. Continue reading →

The World

World

Zelensky, UN official discuss nuclear plant fears

The United Nations’ atomic energy chief warned during a meeting Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the perilous situation at Europe’s largest nuclear plant “isn’t getting any better” as relentless fighting in the area keeps the facility at risk of a disaster. Continue reading →

World

Netanyahu delays bid to overhaul Israel’s judiciary as protests rage

By backing down, Netanyahu may be able to restore calm to the streets, but he now risks destabilizing the political coalition that he labored to assemble, finally forming a government in December. Continue reading →

World

Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say

Police in France have responded to a wave of recent protests with heavy-handed and sometimes brutal tactics, according to local and international rights groups, prompting calls for an independent investigation into allegations of police brutality as the country grapples with its worst unrest in years. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Here’s hoping MBTA chief Phillip Eng is where the buck stops, the empathy starts

Changing the perception of the T as an unresponsive, uncaring bureaucracy that ducks public accountability is the heart of the challenge faced by Eng. Hopefully he gets that. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Growing antisemitism is society’s problem

In the Anti-Defamation League’s annual report on antisemitic incidents, Massachusetts had the sixth-most incidents, 152, up from 108 in 2021. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Nubian Square on the threshold of a long-sought revival

It is not "development fatigue" that Roxbury residents are experiencing. Rather, it is extreme fatigue over developers’ continuing failure, with the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s encouragement, to follow Zoning Code requirements. Continue reading →

Metro

NH POLITICS

N.H. governor’s policy to destroy records within 30 days raises transparency concerns

Though emails, text, drafts, and documents must be retained if they could be responsive to a pending Right to Know request, transparency advocates note that records can be destroyed before anyone even realizes they exist, let alone requests them. Continue reading →

Metro

Scituate lighthouse gets a million-dollar face-lift

When Julie and Bob Gallagher applied to live in the lighthouse in 2009, they could only imagine the adventures that would accompany life as the 19th lightkeepers since Scituate Light’s beacon began to sweep the restless sea in 1811. Continue reading →

Commentary

First came the weight loss. Then came the drama around Ozempic.

Ozempic started life as a drug to treat Type 2 diabetes. But ever since Hollywood and TikTok discovered it was a miracle weight loss treatment, things have gotten intense. Continue reading →

Sports

PATRIOTS

Robert Kraft, at NFL owners meetings, backs Bill Belichick but maintains high standard: ‘You either execute and win or you don’t’

Kraft said he wants Belichick to break the all-time wins record, but also noted the Patriots are in what he called a “transition phase.” Continue reading →

patriots

Bill Belichick doesn’t elaborate much on Patriots’ offseason moves, roster competitions

At the NFL annual meeting in Arizona, the coach met with reporters for the first time since the end of the season. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

Meek Mill tells Robert Kraft that Lamar Jackson wants to be a Patriot. Don’t count on it.

On Monday, Jackson issued a trade demand, a couple of days after Kraft received a text from Meek Mill informing him of Jackson's interest. Continue reading →

Business

Globe NH

Introducing Boston Globe New Hampshire, a new local journalism initiative

A great story transcends location, and New Hampshire is full of great stories. We’re looking forward to bringing readers more of them. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Jury awards $20 million to man who lost a leg after hospital missed blood clot

The patient twice went to Lowell General complaining of pain, but his blood clot was misdiagnosed as sciatica. Continue reading →

Bold Types

With Denterlein’s help, Main Streets Foundation aims to staff up

Bold Types is a weekly roundup of the movers and shakers in Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Theater

As Little Red Ridinghood, Gloucester’s Katy Geraghty is living her own fairy tale

Now starring in “Into the Woods” at the Colonial, the actress has returned to the role that helped shape her when she was just starting out. Continue reading →

Music

Newport Jazz Festival announces its 2023 lineup

Herbie Hancock, Jon Batiste, Charles Lloyd, Vijay Iyer, Diana Krall, and Samara Joy are among the artists who’ll take the stage at Fort Adams State Park Aug. 4-6. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

My boyfriend doesn’t want me to get a divorce

He wants to stay in his marriage for his kids. Continue reading →