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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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Sports

‘I don’t want to fight no more’: Members of the Outlaws take stock of the destruction — and seek atonement

They discovered allegiances and enemies as tormented youths on the streets of Dorchester. Now, as adults, they find the spark of hope more appealing than violence. Continue reading →

K-12

Despite push to scale back leveled courses, most Mass. districts retain advanced high school classes

More than 100 superintendents responded to a Globe survey, with every K-12 district having at least some sorting of students in math. Continue reading →

NH BUSINESS

In New Hampshire, Manchester works to remake itself

An onslaught of campaign ads depicting the city as unsafe reopened old wounds, but it also gave leaders a chance to tout positive changes. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the US

The apparent leader of a Bay Area cultlike group that is linked to six deaths, including of a Vermont border patrol agent last month, was arrested in Maryland Sunday night on charges including having a handgun in a vehicle and trespassing charges, according to online court and booking records. Continue reading →

World

European leaders meet in Paris as US pushes ahead with Ukraine plan

The meeting in Paris was pulled together hastily after the first visit to Europe last week by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which left European leaders alarmed by both the tone and message of the new Trump administration and what it might hold for the Continent. Continue reading →

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The Nation

Nation

Democrats fear they are missing the moment to remake their party

Democratic insiders are at odds over what went wrong on Nov. 5 and the best way to move forward. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Certifiably, categorically, and unquestionably wrong’: Markey, legal leaders blast Trump attacks on courts

US Senator Ed Markey and a group of local lawyers agreed that Trump's stance "inches us closer to authoritarianism." Continue reading →

Climate

Warming temperatures in Boston appear to have another drawback, study says: More rats

Several cities saw more rats in recent years due to warming temperatures and neighborhoods becoming more densely populated with people — and trash, researchers say. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel says it will keep troops ‘temporarily’ in 5 points in Lebanon

The specter of renewed conflict looms once more after the Israeli military announced that it will keep some troops in Lebanon beyond the Tuesday deadline, potentially preventing some Lebanese civilians from returning home. Continue reading →

World

Palestinian displacement in the West Bank is highest since 1967, experts say

Palestinians fear the Israeli raids are a veiled attempt to permanently displace them from their homes and exert greater control over areas administered by the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading →

World

Many weary Ukrainians long for an end to the war but now fear it will come on unfavorable terms

Many Ukrainians are watching a barrage of developments from the United States with apprehension. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Trump stands up — for the right of American business to bribe foreign officials

A law that used to be the "gold standard" against international corruption now on hold. Continue reading →

OPINION

Is poetry useless?

Massachusetts will finally get its first poet laureate. Continue reading →

LETTERS

LA fire victims’ insurance woes are a climate reckoning

"We could still significantly reduce wildfire risks and stabilize insurance markets by transitioning to clean energy sources, which are now more economical than fossil fuels," writes one reader. Continue reading →

Metro

AS I SEE IT

In the shadows of hope, fear shatters their American dreams

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. Continue reading →

K-12

A new coalition says Massachusetts school districts don’t have enough money. Here’s why.

A new coalition of superintendents, teacher unions, and school committees want lawmakers to overhaul the state's school funding formula. Continue reading →

Health

Who is getting hit by the flu? See the latest data and charts.

COVID, RSV, and the common cold are also wreaking havoc. Continue reading →

Sports

Sports

‘I don’t want to fight no more’: Members of the Outlaws take stock of the destruction — and seek atonement

They discovered allegiances and enemies as tormented youths on the streets of Dorchester. Now, as adults, they find the spark of hope more appealing than violence. Continue reading →

NBA

The Clippers’ Intuit Dome is a spectacular creation and fan experience. Could that happen in Boston for the Celtics?

It took 10 years for the Intuit Dome to transform from an idea to a reality and it’s now the league’s model facility. Continue reading →

Red Sox

‘Third base is my position’: Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers’s feelings are clear about a possible change

Following the Red Sox’ recent signing of Alex Bregman, a Gold Glove third baseman, one could presume there would be difficult conversations regarding Devers’s future position. Continue reading →

Business

NH BUSINESS

In New Hampshire, Manchester works to remake itself

An onslaught of campaign ads depicting the city as unsafe reopened old wounds, but it also gave leaders a chance to tout positive changes. Continue reading →

Energy

Amid rising energy bills, senators ask Mass. regulators to revisit natural gas rates

A group of 22 state senators sent a letter to the Department of Public Utilities, urging regulators to revisit already-approved rates after constituents reported sticker shock with their recent utility bills. Continue reading →

Nonprofit

Boston-based global health firm lays off half its staff, citing USAID funding freeze

Approximately 1,100 employees of JSI were laid off across the company’s US and international offices, a spokesperson said in an email to the Globe. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Eleanor Maguire, memory expert who studied cabbies, dies at 54

Her studies revealed that the hippocampus can grow and can be strengthened and that memory is not a replay of the past but rather an active reconstructive process that shapes how people imagine the future. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Paquita la del Barrio, whose songs empowered women, dies at 77

Paquita broke through in the Mexican ranchera genre, a field typically dominated by men, demonstrated through intense songs centering on love, revenge, and nationalism. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Graham Nickson, 78, dies; passionate steward of the New York Studio School

Mr. Nickson was known for his boldly figurative paintings rendered in lush, saturated colors. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra

Landmarks including the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by years of conflict, but local tourists are returning to the sites, and conservationists hope their historical and cultural significance will eventually draw international visitors back. Continue reading →

Music

The Lumineers to play Fenway Park this summer

The alternative folk band will light up Boston later this year. Continue reading →

Names

USA Hockey dreams on in locker room after beating Canada

Cameras caught the celebrating players rocking to the Aerosmith classic. Continue reading →