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Sunday, May 4, 2025
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Metro

A Mass. football player’s catastrophic brain injury shattered his life — and perhaps could have been prevented

As Rohan Shukla adjusts to his new normal, his family’s grief gives rise to concerns about what might have been done to prevent or mitigate such a tragedy. Continue reading →

Politics

Does the status quo sell? Republicans who want to make Trump’s tax cuts permanent are about to find out.

The task for Republicans now is to frame the tax fight largely around what won’t happen rather than what will. Continue reading →

Higher Education

At MIT, leaders discussed a strategy for navigating Trump administration funding cuts in private meeting

Under one scenario presented at the meeting, MIT risks losing the equivalent of 23 percent of revenues for its central budget. Continue reading →

Business

‘It’s really killing our industry’: For the Massachusetts marijuana market, the money tree has dried up

The state’s cannabis industry has come up against hard times because of oversupply and federal restrictions. Continue reading →

World

Witnesses and aid groups report a surge in looting in desperate Gaza

Israel has blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, throwing the territory of over 2 million people into what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis in nearly 19 months of war. Continue reading →

The Nation

National Wires

Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a Dartmouth professor fought back with kindness

The professor began replying to some of the angry emails, asking the senders why they were mad at her and inviting them to speak face-to-face via Zoom. Continue reading →

Nation

In Montana, a rare sight: Republicans and Democrats voting together

The unusual alliance shows that for all the seeming unanimity in the MAGA movement, Republicans can still clash over policy objectives and the wielding of power. Continue reading →

Nation

Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump’s elections order, memo says

A new mission statement redefines the mission around conspiracy theories pushed by Republican President Trump to explain away his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Continue reading →

The World

World

These contentious issues could determine who becomes the next pope

More than any single issue, the choice of the next pontiff will be dominated by a philosophical question: Who deserves a say in determining the Catholic Church’s future? Continue reading →

World

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term

Anthony Albanese and his center-left party claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday. Continue reading →

World

Russia and Ukraine clash over cease-fire proposals as fighting rages

Moscow accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of threatening the safety of dignitaries attending Victory Day celebrations after he dismissed Russia’s unilateral 72-hour cease-fire. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

How a Newton woman became an enemy of ExxonMobil, the nation’s largest oil company

Data and climate scientist Lindsey Gulden loved her job at ExxonMobil. Then everything changed. Continue reading →

Meet the team of soccer ‘grannies’ from Mass. who took a world tournament by storm

At the Grannies International Football Tournament in South Africa, a chance to prove any doubters wrong. Continue reading →

They’re thought of as Korean ‘Karens.’ But ajummas are misunderstood.

How I stopped worrying and embraced my inner ajumma. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Three-year medical schools show promise

More efficient training graduates students with less debt. Continue reading →

Letters

Before Harvard took on Trump, there was Georgetown dean

This timeline is important because it underscores the need for institutions and people to step up for each other to protect foundational pillars of our representative government. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Criminalizing clients would harm sex workers, not help them

It makes the industry more dangerous because clients are less willing to participate in safety screening, and it makes sex workers poorer by targeting their livelihoods. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

A Mass. football player’s catastrophic brain injury shattered his life — and perhaps could have been prevented

As Rohan Shukla adjusts to his new normal, his family’s grief gives rise to concerns about what might have been done to prevent or mitigate such a tragedy. Continue reading →

Social Justice

‘A massive win’: After Stop & Shop lowers Jamaica Plain store prices, youth organizers rejoice

Members of the Hyde Square Task Force and the Massachusetts delegation are pressing for the corporation to drop prices in more low-income neighborhoods. Continue reading →

Metro

It’s been a good week for the Constitution

Two very different judges in very different jurisdictions cited the Constitution in checking the power of a president who is determined to push the boundaries of executive authority. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

In first Fenway Park appearance, Kody Clemens homers to lift Twins past his father’s former club

Clemens made it memorable with his 15th career homer, 15 more than his father had in 179 at-bats. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Is requesting Rafael Devers make another move — to first base — too much for Red Sox to ask?

With Triston Casas out for the season with a ruptured left patellar tendon, the Red Sox are deciding how to proceed at first base. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics-Knicks in the playoffs (for the 16th time) is what Basketball America wants to see, and other thoughts

The Celtics and Knicks haven’t matched up in any series beyond the first round since Larry Bird and Co. won a thrilling seven-game conference semifinal over Bernard King and Co. in 1984. Continue reading →

Business

Business

‘It’s really killing our industry’: For the Massachusetts marijuana market, the money tree has dried up

The state’s cannabis industry has come up against hard times because of oversupply and federal restrictions. Continue reading →

Ideas

Ideas

The Vatican conclave has something to teach the world’s democracies

The Catholic Church is known for its rigid hierarchy. But the process for choosing a pope is surprisingly egalitarian. Continue reading →

IDEAS

De-extinction is a colossal disappointment

Bringing back extinct animals may sound like a great idea — until you look more closely. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Andy Bey, jazz singer renowned for his vocal range, dies at 85

Even long into his 70s, Mr. Bey had a commanding, compelling voice, projecting from his baby face beneath his signature porkpie hat. Continue reading →

Obituaries

George Ryan, Illinois governor who halted prison executions, dies at 91

The moderate Republican governor defended his decision to suspend the death penalty in Illinois as an act of conscience. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jiggly Caliente, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star and judge, dies at 44

Ms. Caliente, a fiercely humorous "RuPaul's Drag Race" star and a judge of the show's Philippines spinoff, died Sunday. She was 44. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’: Lauren Cohan talks turning the Bay State into a zombified Big Apple

The second season of AMC’s post-apocalyptic spinoff, premiering Sunday, filmed around the Boston area last year. Continue reading →

Television

‘Miss Austen’ explores the life of the woman who protected Jane’s legacy

Cassandra Austen chose to destroy many of Jane's letters, and "Miss Austen" tries to imagine why. Continue reading →

Music

Michelle Zauner is ready to take some big swings

The Japanese Breakfast frontwoman released a moodier, more subtle album and has a more theatrical stage show planned for tour. Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

Manchester-Boston Regional has won accolades, but does it live up to the hype?

After a lackluster decade, airlines are returning to the small airport. Now all that’s missing are passengers. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Thinking about dual citizenship? Here’s how to get it.

Currently, 63 countries offer dual citizenship to US residents. (Obviously, that number could change any day.) Here’s a look at how some popular destinations do it. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Selling your home? Avoid these staging screwups.

Don’t go cheap on listing photos, which can either help or hinder attracting buyers. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: For $1.29m, a Boxborough Colonial with a sweet suite

Property comes with four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a lower level with its own entrance, and a koi pond. Continue reading →