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Saturday, May 24, 2025
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K-12
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Bus driver in death of 5-year-old had yet more driving incidents city discloses as it launches investigation of contractor
Boston will turn to a former federal prosecutor to conduct an independent investigation of its public schools transportation contractor.
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Higher Education
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Lawyers question legality of Trump’s Harvard campaign
The court battle over Harvard's foreign students tests both the legality of the White House's tactics and the judicial system’s ability to rein in alleged government overreach.
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Massachusetts
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250 years later, Battle of Chelsea Creek receives its due
When Chelsea and East Boston commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution’s first naval battle this weekend, organizers are hoping the event does more than bring attention to a little-known Colonial victory.
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Health
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Trump’s sweeping bill targets gender-affirming health care for all ages
Provisions buried in a bill Washington lawmakers approved early Thursday would strip gender-affirming care for transgender Americans. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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Nation
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Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism
Five years on, many of the murals are still maintained by activists and community groups, while wear and tear, construction, and vandalism spelled the end of others.
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The Nation
Nation
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Pro-Palestinian movement faces an uncertain path after D.C. attack
The suspect's ties to the wider pro-Palestinian movement remain unclear. But the killings of two Israeli Embassy works cast a harsh spotlight.
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Nation
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The Pacific Coast Highway, a mythic route always in need of repair
The road has inspired rock bands and novelists. It has promised freedom, opportunity for introspection, or the perfect selfie. But it keeps breaking.
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Nation
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One type of mammogram proves better for women with dense breasts
Women with dense breast tissue are at elevated risk for breast cancer, but mammograms often miss tumors buried in dense breasts, and insurers often resist paying for additional scans that may help find the masses.
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The World
World
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Ukraine and Russia begin largest exchange of prisoners of war
Russia and Ukraine began their largest exchange of prisoners of war Friday, with each side returning 390 soldiers and civilians, according to both governments. More swaps were expected Saturday and Sunday, as the two countries have committed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each.
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World
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As Trump demands more military spending, NATO reconsiders what counts
Some NATO countries have in principle backed a new plan to broaden NATO spending beyond traditional items such as troops and weapons.
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At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in
Gaza's health ministry says at least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes in a 24-hour period as Israel let in minimal aid to the strip and many Gazans face a high risk of famine.
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Editorial & Opinion
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An uproar over a homeless shelter in West Roxbury
The controversy is another classic NIMBY drama. But it’s also about expectations, and the way that “the process” becomes an end in itself.
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OpEds
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Massachusetts’ primary-care crisis requires urgent action
The state needs to prioritize and organize partnerships between large academic institutions and community-based institutions, particularly community health centers.
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Letters
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Of two minds: Biden’s decline and Trump’s current state
Readers debate the respective health and fitness of the former and current president in the wake of reports throwing light on Joe Biden's decline at the end of his term.
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Metro
K-12
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Boston announces new safety measures after fatal school bus crash
The district's school buses have about 400 crashes per year, according to data released by the city.
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Trump won’t win his battle against Harvard — but his sheer ruthlessness is far more anti-American than anything
That Trump’s second term would turn into a grievance fest was predictable. But I’m not sure anyone anticipated that he would train so much firepower on a single university.
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Retired Boston employees push for city to approve larger cost of living increase to pension checks
The Boston Retirement Board rejected a proposal to increase the COLA base for pensioners last summer, after the mayor's office pushed for the board to deny it.
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Sports
Colleges
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Northwestern rallies in fourth quarter to upset BC women’s lacrosse in NCAA semifinals
Madison Taylor scored four goals to fuel a six-goal frenzy to lead the Wildcats to a 12-11 upset of the defending champion Eagles.
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Celtics
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Celtics roster evaluation, Part 3: Highlighting the starters
This is the third of a three-part series, looking at Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis, and Jrue Holiday.
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Red Sox
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Playing nine innings with the Red Sox: figuring out first base, and how to get their best lineup on the field
Their won-lost record isn’t exactly confirmation, but the Red Sox have the talent to be an excellent team.
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Business
Energy
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Tufts to innovate clean energy materials in creation of $11.5 million institute
The Epsilon Institute is set to develop new chemical compounds for batteries that power everything from cell phones to electric vehicles.
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Healthcare
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Baystate Health board stands by its CEO after plagiarism allegations
The board of trustees of Western Massachusetts’ biggest health system said it stands by chief executive Peter Banko after he repeatedly used passages from other writers’ work in his weekly blog.
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Mass General Brigham residents union approves new contract
The union representing about 2,600 doctors-in-training at MGB overwhelmingly approved its first contract with the health system, a three-year deal that will raise wages by a total of 7.5 percent.
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Obituaries
Obituaries
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Yuri Grigorivich, giant of Soviet ballet, is dead at 98
Yuri Grigorivich, one of the most significant choreographers of the 20th century, who served as the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, reshaping Russian ballet in the late Soviet era, died on Monday. He was 98.
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Judith Hope Blau, who turned bagels into art, dies at 87
Judith Hope Blau, a painter whose accidental detour into bagel art -- necklaces, napkin rings, wreaths and candleholders fashioned from, yes, bagels -- led to a career as a children's book author and illustrator and a toy designer, died May 4 at her home in Eastchester, New York. She was 87.
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Dave Shapiro, groundbreaking music executive, dies in San Diego plane crash at 42
The agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro was onboard the jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday, along with two employees.
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Arts & Lifestyle
Books
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In ‘An American Girl Anthology,’ dolls still teach us how to be girls
Former Boston academics Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith explore American Girl’s lingering impact on history, politics, and young women in the US.
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Theater
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‘How to Read by Moonlight’ has a lot of light to go with the darkness
A young Filipino immigrant escapes into his own imagination to get through challenging times.
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Arts
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Billy Joel reveals brain disorder diagnosis, cancels shows
The singer shared the information on Instagram.
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