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An aerial view looking south of Manhattan’s Columbia University campus, which occupies six city blocks, in New York, on March 14.

Columbia president is replaced as Trump threatens university’s funding

The exit of Columbia’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, made way for the its third leader since August: Claire Shipman, co-chair of the university’s board of trustees.

Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations under wartime law

US Vice President JD (C R) and Second Lady Usha Vance (C L) eat a meal with soldiers at the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025.

Vance accuses Denmark of underinvesting in Greenland as Trump presses for US takeover of the island

The remarks came as Vance visited US troops on Pituffik Space Base alongside his wife and other officials for a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes.

Rescuers searched for survivors amid the rubble of the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay on March 29.

See photos of the earthquake that devastated Myanmar and Thailand

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, causing massive destruction in both countries.

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000

Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28.

Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in ‘shambles.’

The effects of the Trump administration’s deep cuts in foreign assistance will be tested in any response to the first big natural disaster of his second term.

The BU Bridge over the Charles River, the elevated section of the Mass. Pike, and the Beacon Park Yard in Allston, as seen from View Boston, the viewing platform on the upper floors of the Prudential Tower.

chesto means business

In Mass. Pike realignment saga, Harvard and Boston push housing instead of train parking

This decade-long construction project, like the Big Dig, isn’t just about transportation. It would open up roughly 100 acres for development — a whole new neighborhood, sandwiched between Harvard and Boston University.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
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.

Weekend forecast: Raw, wet weather for Boston; snow, wintry mix up north

Arlene Quaratiello, former Republican lawmaker, stands between rows of bookshelves at Kimball Library in Atkinson, N.H. Quaratiello claims she led efforts that resulted in New Hampshire quietly withdrawing from the American Library Association, becoming at least the eighth Republican-led state to leave the nation's oldest library trade organization amid ongoing culture wars over books.

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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.

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.

This contributed photo shows Rumeysa Ozturk on an apple-picking trip in 2021. (AP Photo)

Federal judge rules Tufts student should remain in US until ruling on jurisdiction issues

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Democracy dies in silence – Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest is a warning

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

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

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

“The impact on immigrants is dramatic,” one immigration lawyer said. “I can’t overstate that, and it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen in my 25 years of practice.”

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.

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.

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

O’Brien, one of Boston’s most prominent real estate developers, plans to enter the race before Mayor Wu holds her own re-election kick off next Saturday.

Conn. woman who facilitated sex trafficking of homeless women sentenced to more than 4 years in prison

Two firefighters injured in 3-alarm fire at Brookline triple-decker

When Joe Castiglione (left) retired at the end of last season, he passed the baton to Will Flemming (center).

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Will Flemming excited to answer the call in Red Sox’ radio booth

The 45-year-old broadcaster is sliding into the spot left when Joe Castiglione retired after 42 years.

Red Sox fall to Rangers, 4-1

Alysa Liu of United States reacts to the TD Garden crowd after her showstopping routine in the women's free skate that vaulted her to the World Championship.

World Figure Skating Championships

With a dazzling women’s free skate, American Alysa Liu caps comeback with world championship victory

Liu scored a 222.97 to complete her improbable return from retirement with a world championship Friday at TD Garden.

Helping bring the Larry O'Brien Trophy back to Boston last year brought a smile to Jayson Tatum's face.

Christopher L. Gasper

As long as Jayson Tatum chases NBA titles instead of MVP awards, he’ll be just fine

Leading the Celtics to back-to-back NBA titles would do more for Jayson Tatum’s legacy than bringing home the MVP.

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“The Yellow House (The Street)” by Vincent van Gogh, 1888.

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Sarah Messeck and Avery Condon married on Jan. 5 at the Sinclair in Cambridge. Their wedding was one of seven officiated as part of the Queerly Beloved Ball, a micro ceremony event created by a group of Greater Boston wedding professionals.

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

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Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey at a press conference in 2024 in Boston.

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

In this image taken from security camera video, Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by Department of Homeland Security agents on a street in Somerville on March 25.

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Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts (center) greets President Trump as Trump arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4.

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The photos on these banners in a Beirut suburb say a lot about the governance of Lebanon. On the left is the speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri. On the right is Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Sept. 27. Lebanon hasn’t had a president for two years because Hezbollah keeps blocking candidates.

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

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver continues to try to find the right formula for the All-Star Game.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

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Michael Callahan and the Bruins had some fight in them on Wednesday against Jansen Harkins and the Ducks.

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Jaylen Brown scored 24 points Wednesday against the Suns.

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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

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city

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

Middleborough drops lawsuit against controversial state housing law

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Architect/homeowner Lyle Bradley swapped the home’s exterior siding, rebuilt the porch, and bent wood for the portico’s fan detail.

Your Home | Renovations

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

Dinner with Cupid

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A view of the Jamaicaway Tower and Townhouses from across Jamaica Pond.

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Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Castiglione addresses fans before a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in late September.

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A system will traverse New England Saturday, prompting rain to the south and snow up north.

Weekend forecast: Raw, wet weather for Boston area, with rounds of snow, wintry mix up north

Federal judge refuses to recuse himself from Boston Marathon bomber’s bid to overthrow death sentence

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

sports

Rose Mirakian-Wheeler, who started at NESN as a receptionist more than 40 years ago, is a coordinating director of Boston Bruins hockey telecasts.

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Latin Academy boys’ volleyball has been on the rise. Now it’s ready to make a statement.

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Liam Sawyer, of Indianapolis, charges his 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E on March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio.

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

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politics

Columbia University's campus pictured in New York on March 24.

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

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

Nation

Columbia president is replaced as Trump threatens university’s funding

A look at who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on mostly pro-Palestinian protesters

Trump orders Smithsonian Institution to promote ‘American greatness’

World

Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28.

Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead.

US revives tough demands in reworked deal for Ukraine’s minerals

Vance makes quick trip to Greenland, a place that doesn’t want him

opinion

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

lifestyle

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

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food & dining

Ed Sheeran's temporary pub in Ipswich was nearing completion Thursday night in a parking lot at EBSCO.

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

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Vienna is filled with grand buildings and boulevards.

A new-and-improved Vienna waits for you

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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

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Movies

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Television

From left: Tasha Smith as Marley, Michelle Buteau as Mavis, and Tone Bell as Khalil in "Survival of the Thickest."

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

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music

Conductor Dima Slobodeniouk leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Mozart's "Requiem," with soloists Erin Morley, Avery Amereau, Jack Swanson, and Morris Robinson.

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

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Theater/Dance

Jamie Barton (left) performed during a rehearsal of Boston Lyric Opera's production of "Carousel."

‘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

Karen Coughlin is a retired nurse who says she was bitten, kicked, punched, slapped, stabbed, spit on, threatened, and had weapons pulled on her during her time as a nurse at Taunton State Hospital.

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

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Mr. Childs in his office with model variants in Manhattan in 2006.

Columbia president is replaced as Trump threatens university’s funding

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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.

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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.

Former Haitian mayor found guilty of visa fraud for hiding violent past to get into US
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Father and son restaurant owners in Woburn sentenced in migrant smuggling scheme
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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.

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Blind date: ‘What a relief it was that we saw the world the same way’
Will these two former college athletes go the distance?

Congressman Seth Magaziner reverses pledge to move to R.I. district he represents
Elected in 2022, the U.S. representative has said he intended to move from Providence’s East Side to Cranston, R.I.

Marlborough fired one of its only police officers of color. A firestorm followed.
The firing of officer Rafael Faria exemplifies a growing problem among smaller, suburban police departments that are struggling to build trust with the diversifying communities they serve.

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