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Harvard, Yale remove employees amid pressure from Trump administration

Harvard Professor Cemal Kafadar, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies' head, will step down at the end of the academic year, according to a memo the school sent to staff Wednesday obtained by the Globe.
Columbia president is replaced as Trump threatens university’s funding

Top FDA vaccine official resigns, citing Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’

The FDA’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Kennedy's stance on vaccines poses a danger to the public.

Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda

Three times in the past week, and six since Trump took office, the Justice Department has asked the high court to step into cases much earlier than usual.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor calls for ‘fearlessly independent’ judges

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial cease-fire

In neighboring Thailand, the death toll increased to 10.
See photos of the earthquake that devastated Myanmar and Thailand

N.H. left the American Library Assocation. What does it mean for book bans and other battles in the Granite State?
Republicans in other states celebrated the exodus from the ALA. In New Hampshire, they didn’t even realize it had happened.

As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Workers and health care facilities say assaults by patients is a growing problem, amid a ballooning mental health crisis and strained emergency departments.
Music

Ed Sheeran charms Ipswich, performs in streets and pop-up pub as he films music video

Locals and visitors had a chance to catch the superstar singer-songwriter visiting shops and cafes and filming in multiple locations in town.

Pro-Israel groups take credit for aiding Trump in arrests of international college students

Organizations that created lists of campus activists said they provided the Trump administration with a roadmap for locating international students to detain and deport.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Democracy dies in silence – Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest is a warning
Democracy isn’t something we are. It’s something we do. And too few people in this country are doing it right now.

‘Absolutely unacceptable’ New Bedford residents call on local officials to protect immigrants
New Bedford residents lined the steps and surrounding sidewalks in front of their City Hall to denounce immigration raids and demand that the mayor and City Council take action to protect immigrants.

For visa and green card holders, immigration lawyers offer advice: Don’t travel outside of the US right now

What are your rights if you’re detained by immigration authorities?

Boston judge launches inquiry after ICE agents apprehend defendant mid-trial

ICE has arrested hundreds of people across Massachusetts in recent days, sending shockwaves through the state’s immigrant communities.

A doctor, a pharmaceutical head named as frequent customers of Cambridge brothel

Friday is the third and final day of initial hearings for the more than two dozen men who authorities say are among the most frequent patrons of the brothel network.

Teenager killed and two others injured in Falmouth crash

Youth jobs fair canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Developer Thomas O’Brien set to jump in to Boston mayor’s race, sources say

Dan Shaughnessy

Something’s amiss in Rafael Devers’s move to DH

Devers swung and missed 13 times in the Red Sox' first two games. It’s hard to watch this and not wonder if the switch to DH is playing mind games with him.
Alex Bregman’s Spanish language skills helping break barriers with new Red Sox
John Powers | On figure skating

US women poised to take over after Alysa Liu’s victory at World Figure Skating Championships

After the Americans' showing Friday, for the first time since 2002, when Michelle Kwan was reigning world champ, an American woman will be favored going into the Olympic Games.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

The onside kick is broken and needs to be fixed, and other thoughts ahead of the NFL meetings

The NFL’s 32 owners won’t have many rule changes to vote on this week when they gather in Palm Beach, Fla., for the annual league meetings.
Opinion
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT

Vanishing protectors and predators

Tuna fishing ships in the Saya de Malha Bank are pulling up sharks in huge numbers. Catching them is not easy, nor is it usually inadvertent.
Part 1: Robbing a bank when no one's looking
Matthew Bunn

Trump is attacking free speech. Don’t let him.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The state stepped in to fix the Boston Public Schools. Now it’s giving up.

LETTERS

A host of ways to lower Mass. health care costs

Rob Henderson

The paradox of social media: So connected, so autonomous

Illustration of 2 people talking in a parking garage
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These maps show where rounds of rain, snow showers will hit New England this weekend
The forecast is looking quite active, bringing all types of wintry precipitation mainly to Northern New England.

Spring’s blooming magnolias take off along Boston streets

Federal judge refuses to recuse himself from Boston Marathon bomber’s bid to overthrow death sentence
"Recusal would be at odds with the direction of the Court of Appeals," US District Court Judge George O'Toole wrote Friday.

How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound)
Deborah Sampson dressed in men's clothes and went by the name Robert while serving in the Continental Army.

American woman held in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been released, AP source says

Faye Dail Hall, who was detained in February on charges of using a drone without authorization, was released Thursday.

Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport

A jetliner and a military jet were ordered to change their flight paths at National airport near Washington, D.C., on Friday.

New Hampshire ski resort Ragged Mountain put up for sale after 60 years of operation

A listing for the resort, located in Danbury, N.H., was posted by CBRE Golf & Resort Group.

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Now boarding: a dazzling portal into the golden age of aviation

The Delta Flight Museum, chock-a-block with airline eye candy, reopens next month after a $16 million refresh.

Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE for undeclared ‘frog embryo samples’
Kseniia Petrova has spent the last six weeks in immigration detention and is facing possible deportation.

This town on the Cape is a hub for climate scientists. Under Trump, its local economy is shaking.
The small upper Cape community has been a sort of company town for environmental scientists for more than a century.

Spotlight
As the consequences of Ralph de la Torre’s Steward reign ricochet across the world, he’s settling nicely in Florida
The man who helped make — and break — Steward Health Care has carried on with the life of a very wealthy man.

Culture & Lifestyle

Getting ready for the Boston Marathon? Here’s the ultimate playlist for your long run this weekend.

‘Holland,’ ‘The Last Anniversary,’ plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

At the MFA, van Gogh’s brief time in the sun

They wed at the Sinclair in January — and so did six other couples, with a bash for 400 guests

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

MARCELA GARCÍA

The state stepped in to fix the Boston Public Schools. Now it’s giving up.

EDITORIAL

The chilling arrest of a Tufts graduate student

THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT

Vanishing protectors and predators

JOAN VENNOCHI

Can Josh Kraft separate from his father’s Trump connections in his bid for Boston mayor?

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

How the Supreme Court can curb one Trump attack on judges

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Harvard, Yale remove employees amid pressure from Trump administration

Harvard Professor Cemal Kafadar, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies' head, will step down at the end of the academic year, according to a memo the school sent to staff Wednesday obtained by the Globe.
ADRIAN WALKER

Youth jobs fair canceled after fight breaks out at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

At 12:55 p.m., the police received calls reporting a fight at the athletic center in Roxbury.

‘Absolutely unacceptable’ New Bedford residents call on local officials to protect immigrants

New Bedford residents lined the steps and surrounding sidewalks in front of their City Hall to denounce immigration raids and demand that the mayor and City Council take action to protect immigrants.

Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

Harris was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed the Triple Nickles.

Sports

CHARGE 2, FLEET 1

Tereza Vanišová’s two late goals send Charge past Fleet

Vanišová's 14th and 15th goals of the season, just 32 seconds apart with under four minutes to go, turned a one-goal deficit into a one-goal Ottawa victory.
REVOLUTION 2, RED BULLS 1

Captain Carles Gil delivers twice to hand Revolution first win of MLS season

The midfield maestro buried a free kick, then finished from the penalty spot in the match's dying minutes to give the hosts a 2-1 win over New York.
HIGH SCHOOLS

Sunday Sitdown: Dighton-Rehoboth coach Bill Cuthbertson on how high school baseball has changed over his 45 seasons

Our first Sunday Sitdown interview is with Dighton-Rehoboth baseball and boys' basketball coach Bill Cuthbertson, who is entering his 45th baseball season and has the most wins of any active Eastern Mass. baseball coach
YANKEES 20, BREWERS 9

Aaron Judge blasts three as Yankees go deep on Cortes’s first three pitches, hit nine HRs vs. Brewers

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Alex Bregman’s Spanish language skills helping break barriers with new Red Sox teammates

ST. JOHN'S PREP 11, ACTON-BOXBOROUGH 7

Acton-Boxborough was game, but seniors the difference for top-ranked St. John’s Prep lacrosse in opener

Business

Under pressure from Trump administration, Harvard and Yale remove employees

The federal government has threatened to withhold funding after GOP lawmakers and President Trump accused universities of fostering antisemitism.

As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Workers and health care facilities say assaults by patients is a growing problem, amid a ballooning mental health crisis and strained emergency departments.

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

New Hampshire ski resort Ragged Mountain put up for sale after 60 years of operation

magazine
Your Home | Renovations

An architect with a talent for woodworking remakes his 1840s East Boston home

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘What a relief it was that we saw the world the same way’

CONNECTIONS

Unexpected lessons in a Jamaica Plain high rise

PERSPECTIVE

Baseball season is back. It won’t be the same without Joe Castiglione.

metro

N.H. left the American Library Assocation. What does it mean for book bans and other battles in the Granite State?

These maps show where rounds of rain, snow showers will hit New England this weekend

Who are the international students the Trump administration has targeted for deportation across the country?

sports

US women poised to take over after Alysa Liu’s victory at World Figure Skating Championships

Something’s amiss in Rafael Devers’s move to DH

The onside kick is broken and needs to be fixed, and other thoughts ahead of the NFL meetings

business

Middleborough drops lawsuit against controversial state housing law

Trump administration cancels clean energy grants as it prioritizes fossil fuels

As firms sue to stop Trump’s executive orders, a split emerges in Big Law

politics

Top FDA vaccine official resigns, citing Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’

Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda

Columbia replaces president a week after university accepted demands from White House. Here’s how Friday unfolded.

Nation

In cities’ rush to clear homeless camps, people have been crushed to death

After fasting for Ramadan, only doughnuts will do

Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport

World

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial cease-fire

Jailing of presidential candidate energizes the opposition to Erdogan

New US strikes against Houthi rebels kill at least 1 in Yemen

opinion

Big Pharma, big business, and larger questions

Helping hands, warm hearts offer a man hope in Bridgewater

The Signal chat, and the dangers of a president who believes his administration is beyond accountability

lifestyle

An update about relaxing in a relationship

Shy at dinner parties? Afraid to surf? Here’s how to change your personality in five steps.

‘Bachelor’ winner Juliana Pasquarosa can’t wait to bring fiance to family dinners in Newton

food & dining

After fasting for Ramadan, only doughnuts will do

A first look at Ed Sheeran’s pop-up Ipswich pub, set to open today

Cisco Brewers Seaport opens for the season; Cardullo’s expands to Chestnut Hill

travel

A new-and-improved Vienna waits for you

Now boarding: a dazzling portal into the golden age of aviation

Veteran skiers — let’s call them super seniors — are all around us

Arts

Fitchburg looks to the arts to jump-start its economy

At the MFA, van Gogh’s brief time in the sun

Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with ‘improper ideology’

Books

N.H. left the American Library Assocation. What does it mean for book bans and other battles in the Granite State?

Author readings around Boston through April 5

Befuddled by ‘adulting’? Gretchen Rubin has some words of wisdom for you!

Movies

‘Holland,’ ‘The Last Anniversary,’ plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ — and our critic likes ‘Bob Trevino’

The Sundance Film Festival will move to Colorado in 2027 after spending 40 years in Utah

Television

Michelle Buteau’s ‘Survival of the Thickest’ returns, with trademark heart

Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren anchor Guy Ritchie’s ‘MobLand’

‘Holland,’ ‘The Last Anniversary,’ plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

music

Ed Sheeran charms Ipswich, performs in streets and pop-up pub as he films music video

A show of unity with Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus

A first look at Ed Sheeran’s pop-up Ipswich pub, set to open today

Theater/Dance

‘Carousel’ gets a new look at Boston Lyric Opera

Dawn M. Simmons named new artistic director at SpeakEasy Stage Company

John Krasinski will star in off-Broadway play

Health

As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law

Mass. lawmakers propose sweeping new limits on sports gambling

Wave Life Sciences to submit Duchenne drug for approval after Phase 2 success

Obituaries

Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

David M. Childs, architect of One World Trade Center, dies at 83

Herb Greene, 82, dies; his photographs captured the San Francisco sound