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Mahmoud Khalil speaks during a press conference about students who were arrested and suspended for protesting at Columbia University, near the campus in April 2024.

Mahmoud Khalil ruling tests Trump deportation tactic of sending detainees to Louisiana

Advocates have accused the Trump administration of strategically isolating college students and professors at remote ICE detention centers in Louisiana and Texas.

Judge rules Khalil can be deported. Here’s how Friday unfolded.‘Extremely troubling’ that US can’t provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge says

Rumeysa Ozturk shown on an apple-picking trip in 2021.

Tufts student says she was ‘in pain and very scared’ in ICE detention, suffered 4 asthma attacks with little treatment

A photo provided by Polina Pugacheva shows Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine, in 2021.

Russian scientist detained by ICE warns of shift in US policy: ‘This is not the kind of America I used to know’

The Trump administration is paying close attention to Boston. Why?
In the past, cities like San Francisco and Chicago have attracted the ire of conservatives for their liberal policies; yet Boston tended to fly under the radar. Until now.

As Trump’s tariffs hit imported goods, I tried buying only American-made products. Here’s how it went.
Poring over labels at Stop & Shop, Famous Footwear, and Etsy highlighted the ubiquity of the global supply chain — and the perils of imported goods becoming pawns in President Trump’s trade war.

P&G unveils master plan with waterfront park for its Gillette campus in South Boston
The 31-acre campus along the Fort Point Channel, an ambitious 20-building development, is slated to include space for housing, offices, labs, shops, restaurants, and hotel rooms.

Rain every weekend in New England. Why can’t we seem to catch a break this spring?

This Saturday and Sunday mark the fifth weekend in a row Boston has seen rainy weather. Is it bad luck, or are we stuck in a crummy weather pattern?

Fans wait out a rain delay during the Red Sox game against the Cardinals on Saturday, April 5, at Fenway Park.

First look: Boston Marathon forecast hints at cooler, unsettled weather

R.I. Supreme Court rules congregation can be evicted from Newport’s Touro Synagogue, the nation’s oldest synagogue

The court ruled a New York congregation can evict Congregation Jeshuat Israel, which has worshipped at Touro Synagogue for more than a century

Feds arrest Cape Cod lawmaker on charges he stole from employer to pay campaign expenses, for psychic services

Christopher Flanagan, a Dennis Port Democrat, was on indicted five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records, according to the Massachusetts US Attorney’s office.

Spotlight follow-up

Prosecutors toss major trafficking case after New Bedford police accused of misconduct with informant

The dismissal stems from a Globe investigation that exposed the troubling ties between a detective and an informant.

Explore the complete Spotlight Snitch City project

From the Globe Magazine archive
A math problem stumped experts for 50 years. A grad student from Maine solved it in days.
“That’s ridiculous,” Lisa Piccirillo thought when she first learned about the Conway knot problem. “We should be able to do that.”

Cold Case Files

A mother of three left her Newton home to return some clothes. She was found dead in a vacant lot in Roxbury.

Blake Sabol was called for catcher's interference twice and his mask wasn't the only thing askew for the Red Sox Friday night.

WHITE SOX 11, RED SOX 1

Red Sox sloppy and out of whack in dropping series opener by 10 runs to previously woeful White Sox

Five Red Sox errors led to six unearned runs for the White Sox. Since the start of last season, the Red Sox have allowed 109 unearned runs, 30 more than any other AL team.

Al Horford had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds as the Celtics rolled past the lowly Hornets.

CELTICS 130, HORNETS 94

Celtics dominate Hornets in second half for second consecutive 60-win campaign

Payton Pritchard poured in 22 points and Sam Hauser added 20, with the duo combining to hit 10 of 14 3-pointers.

State Senator Julian Cyr believes Massachusetts’ ban on happy hours is outdated and undermines efforts to draw people back to downtowns diminished by the pandemic and the persistence of remote work.

A Cape Cod lawmaker is trying to bring happy hour back to Massachusetts

State Senator Julian Cyr earlier this year filed his third attempt to overturn Massachusetts’ more than 40-year-old ban on happy hour drink specials meant to lure in customers.

Opinion

US Customs and Border Protection agents watch pedestrians crossing the border with Mexico into Southern California at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, July 12, 2024.

MARCELA GARCÍA

To travel or not to travel? The green card holder’s dilemma

The message is chillingly clear: Even having legal status is no longer a guarantee of safe passage.

Gwen Egan

‘Severance’ and ‘The White Lotus’ — Are phones killing our love for slow TV dramas?

LETTERS

Trump doesn’t let up in his attacks on universities

Jonah Orion Wheeler

Why I changed my stance on NH transgender bill

Avi Shafran

My father’s matzah: Surviving Passover in a Siberian labor camp

Spotlight

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

Listen to the Snitch City podcast

More recent News

BPDA board OK’s project that will revive Great Scott, much-loved Allston music venue
A new zoning district surrounding the Roslindale Village MBTA Commuter Rail station and housing projects in five neighborhoods also got the go-ahead.

Death by poutine? Nah, but we came close. Here’s the skinny on Quebec’s favorite comfort food.
How could such a simple dish become a classic? And how are local chefs giving poutine a creative twist? We spent a long weekend on our own Tour de Poutine to find out.

‘I’m very appalled’: In wake of her guilty plea, constituents express disgust, sadness at Tania Fernandes Anderson
The city councilor's constituents are grappling with a range of emotions after she pled guilty to federal corruption charges.

Tragic New York City helicopter crash hits home in Barcelona where victims were well-known

Condolences were pouring in Friday for the Barcelona family that perished in a helicopter accident an ocean away.

‘Now that I am smarter, I would’ve cheered at that acquittal.’ Karen Read likens her case to O.J. Simpson’s in interview.

“I’m not saying I believe O.J. was innocent, but I believe that it was not a completely above-board investigation," she said.

Family of nonverbal woman with autism who went missing for 5 days files lawsuit against group home operator, caregiver

Co-guardians of Linda DaLomba, 45, filed the civil complaint in Providence Superior Court on Friday, accusing the Seven Hills Foundation of negligence

After a suicide, running helped a Framingham mother and son cope. This will be their first Boston Marathon together.

Lisa Burgess and her son Ben, 24, have relied on long-distance running for nearly a decade to process their grief and find hope.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Trump backed down on tariffs, but not before scorching investors and damaging the economy
The country faces inflation, less trust in its financial markets, and a long trade fight with China.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Massachusetts welcomed migrant families with open arms. But is the state prepared to teach their children?
The state’s population of English learners has grown 25 percent since 2019, a dramatic uptick fueled by the large number of migrants arriving here in the last several years.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Welcome to Montréal, circus capital of the world, where clowns are sexy and performances are larger-than-life
This summer, North America’s largest circus festival fills Montreal with an artform like nothing you’ve seen before.

Culture & Lifestyle

Sam Mintz and Kerri Kelleher of Brighton met while working at the Cape Cod Times in 2015 and wed in what they call a “Jew-ish” ceremony on March 15, 2025.

Between bylines and banter, a romance unfolds

Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore in "Fever Pitch."

Green Monster brews and real-life romance: Jimmy Fallon, Peter Farrelly, and more talk 20 years of ‘Fever Pitch’

Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, co-directors and producers of the upcoming miniseries “The American Revolution.” (Stephanie Berger)

‘I won’t work on a more important film,’ says Ken Burns about ‘American Revolution’ series

Elisabeth Moss in the final season of "The Handmaid's Tale."

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ plus more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

Special Projects

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

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

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

An Ambulance passes Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA on August 28, 2024.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The 379 other books removed from the US Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library last week include “Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World” by Wil Haygood, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou, and “The Religion of White Supremacy in the United States” by Eric A. Weed.

David Shribman

Eisenhower’s warning echoes in today’s Naval Academy book ban

Abortion rights protesters, including one wearing a MIFE abortion pill costume, demonstrate outside the Supreme Court as oral arguments are delivered in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

After SCOTUS ruling, new battle begins in Trump’s war on Venezuelan immigrants

Mike Kennealy, who served as housing and economic development secretary under former governor Charlie Baker, spoke at an event in 2021.

Carine Hajjar

Who is the Republican who wants to unseat Maura Healey?

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Tariffs are dumb . . . right?

Mike Kennealy, a former adviser to Charlie Baker, announced his 2026 candidacy for governor on April 7.

JOAN VENNOCHI, ALAN WIRZBICKI, AND CARINE HAJJAR

Can a Baker Republican still win? Three writers on the Mass. governor’s race.

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.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Mahmoud Khalil ruling tests Trump deportation tactic of sending detainees to Louisiana

Advocates have accused the Trump administration of strategically isolating college students and professors at remote ICE detention centers in Louisiana and Texas.

Russian scientist detained by ICE warns of shift in US policy: ‘This is not the kind of America I used to know’

For nearly eight weeks, Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist who was recruited to work at Harvard Medical School, has been captive to the hard-line immigration policies of the Trump administration.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Another round of rain for Boston, light snow across the interior arrives tonight

Southern New England will see a break in the rain today, with mostly cloudy skies but still chilly with temperatures only reaching the 40s.

Trump is revoking student visas. How many foreign students are there in New England?

More than 78,000 international students hold visas in Massachusetts, the third highest in the US.

Sports

WHITE SOX 11, RED SOX 1

Red Sox sloppy and out of whack in dropping series opener by 10 runs to previously woeful White Sox

Five Red Sox errors led to six unearned runs for the White Sox. Since the start of last season, the Red Sox have allowed 109 unearned runs, 30 more than any other AL team.

CELTICS 130, HORNETS 94

Celtics dominate Hornets in second half for second consecutive 60-win campaign

Payton Pritchard poured in 22 points and Sam Hauser added 20, with the duo combining to hit 10 of 14 3-pointers.

Garrett Crochet will be back in the road grays Sunday when the Red Sox wrap up a three-game series against his former team.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Garrett Crochet downplays return to Chicago, his first MLB home, for first time since trade to Red Sox

Crochet, a former first-round pick who pitched four seasons for the White Sox, will start Sunday's series finale. “I didn’t really think much of it, coming back here,” he said.

WNBA

In Monday’s WNBA Draft, it’s Paige Bueckers, but then what?

MASTERS

Justin Rose maintains place atop star-studded leaderboard after 36 holes at the Masters

MASTERS

Bernhard Langer misses cut by a shot in his final Masters appearance; Fred Couples also out despite opening 71

Business

Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoes on this year’s Easter spread

With egg prices stubbornly high, the internet has offered up a host of alternatives, with crafters painting rocks and influencers dyeing everything from marshmallows to potatoes.

US stocks jump and the bond market swings to cap Wall Street’s chaotic and historic week

The S&P 500 rallied 1.8 percent, after veering repeatedly between gains and losses, to cap a week full of monstrous swings.

A Cape Cod lawmaker is trying to bring happy hour back to Massachusetts

Navy veterans’ new startup is building captainless ships

magazine

A Harvard student after a debate between the Harvard Republican Club and Harvard College Democrats on April 1.

College in 2025

The return of the college conservative: ‘It’s never been a better time to be a Republican on this campus’

College in 2025

The reason dozens of Mass. colleges could close within a decade (hint: it’s not Trump)

college in 2025

Trump bump: At least one Canadian university is already seeing surging interest from US students

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We shared a few laughs that helped break the ice right away’

metro

Damage caused by flooding from Hurricane Helene is seen around Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tenn., on Oct. 4, 2024.

Hurricane names Beryl, Helene, and Milton being retired

Feds arrest Cape Cod lawmaker on charges he stole from employer to pay campaign expenses, for psychic services

Tufts student says she was ‘in pain and very scared’ in ICE detention, suffered 4 asthma attacks with little treatment

sports

Cole Hutson has had at least one point in 19 of BU's 22 games since the holiday break.

BU’s Cole Hutson wins national rookie of the year on eve of Terriers’ shot at sixth men’s hockey championship

Despite not much of a history between one another, coaches know what to expect in national championship game

Boston College’s Jacob Fowler wins Mike Richter Award as nation’s best college goalie

business

The US Food and Drug Administration will encourage researchers to use computer modeling and artificial intelligence to predict how a drug will perform, as well as organs-on-a-chip, which are miniaturized devices that mimic organs and tissues.

‘Paradigm shift’: FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drugs

Trump reaches deals with 5 law firms, allowing them to avoid prospect of punishing executive orders

P&G unveils master plan with waterfront park for its Gillette campus in South Boston

politics

Immigration judge rules that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. Here’s how Friday unfolded.

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules

Mahmoud Khalil ruling tests Trump deportation tactic of sending detainees to Louisiana

Nation

Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas.

US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know.

3 people killed and 1 injured when plane crashes in South Florida near a major highway

Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five’s defamation case against President Trump

World

A visitor walked through the Dien Bien Phu Military Cemetery in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, in 2019.

50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

Trump tries to fix the Iran nuclear deal he broke

European countries vow billions in military support for Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin

opinion

Electric rice cookers for sale at the H Mart in Niles, Ill., on April 3.

Oui, je regrette giving away that rice cooker

After SCOTUS ruling, new battle begins in Trump’s war on Venezuelan immigrants

80 years later, Sinatra’s song about diversity — and an ensuing right-wing backlash — still resonates

lifestyle

We’re twins, but not the same in our dating lives

LeBron James becomes first professional male athlete to have likeness depicted in a Ken doll

I have a crush on a fellow teacher

food & dining

Eggs are displayed for sale at a grocery store on March 12 in Chicago, Ill.

Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoes on this year’s Easter spread

A Cape Cod lawmaker is trying to bring happy hour back to Massachusetts

Nine, with a well-known restaurateur and a pedigreed chef, will replace No. 9 Park this spring

travel

Poutine newbie? Start with the classic, like this one made at Patati Patata. Ninety percent of their poutine orders are for this version (the tofu poutine is not so popular.)

Death by poutine? Nah, but we came close. Here’s the skinny on Quebec’s favorite comfort food.

Family origins, an around the world cruise, and travel-sized skincare

A brief (possibly accurate) poutine origin story

Arts

From left: Albert Einstein; Helen Keller and Polly Thompson; and Ernest Hemingway, photographed by Yousuf Karsh.

BPL receives major donation of Yousuf Karsh photographs

MFA announces longtime curator Pierre Terjanian as new leader

The Museum of American Finance, coming to the Seaport next summer, tries to put the ‘fun’ in mutual funds

Books

Nancy Kricorian’s novels tell the stories of the Armenian diaspora, exiled but always seeking community

Author readings around Boston through April 19

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 6

Movies

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ plus more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

M. Night Shyamalan to film ‘supernatural romantic thriller’ in R.I. this summer with Jake Gyllenhaal

‘A Nice Indian Boy’ is an even nicer romantic comedy

Television

Anna Lambe as Siaja in "North of North."

‘North of North’ invites you to travel, well, pretty far north

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ plus more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

Netflix announces cast for its starry ‘Pride & Prejudice’ miniseries

music

Record Store Day comes to Boston

John Nelson, conductor who championed Berlioz, dies at 83

American music, Symphony Hall’s 125th anniversary, and the natural world: Inside the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 season

Theater/Dance

Maya Lagerstam as Storyteller 1 and Tyler Joseph Ellis as Storyteller 2 in "Shucked."

In ‘Shucked,’ an impressive rate of puns per minute

Fresh Ink’s ‘Sugar’ offers a modern look at the oldest profession

The Ufot Family Cycle comes away with 18 Elliot Norton Award nominations

Health

‘Paradigm shift’: FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drugs

Is Wall Street and Washington, D.C., tumult getting to you? Here are 8 ways to reduce your stress.

‘We just won’t be able to save everyone’: Legislators weigh Healey budget as threats from D.C. loom

Obituaries

Mr. Nelson, conducting the Handel & Haydn Society in Mozart's "Requiem" at Symphony Hall in 2008.

Mahmoud Khalil ruling tests Trump deportation tactic of sending detainees to Louisiana

Tufts student says she was ‘in pain and very scared’ in ICE detention, suffered 4 asthma attacks with little treatment

Russian scientist detained by ICE warns of shift in US policy: ‘This is not the kind of America I used to know’

The Trump administration is paying close attention to Boston. Why?In the past, cities like San Francisco and Chicago have attracted the ire of conservatives for their liberal policies; yet Boston tended to fly under the radar. Until now.

P&G unveils master plan with waterfront park for its Gillette campus in South BostonThe 31-acre campus along the Fort Point Channel, an ambitious 20-building development, is slated to include space for housing, offices, labs, shops, restaurants, and hotel rooms.

Rain every weekend in New England. Why can’t we seem to catch a break this spring?

R.I. Supreme Court rules congregation can be evicted from Newport’s Touro Synagogue, the nation’s oldest synagogue

Feds arrest Cape Cod lawmaker on charges he stole from employer to pay campaign expenses, for psychic services

Prosecutors toss major trafficking case after New Bedford police accused of misconduct with informant

From the Globe Magazine archiveA math problem stumped experts for 50 years. A grad student from Maine solved it in days. “That’s ridiculous,” Lisa Piccirillo thought when she first learned about the Conway knot problem. “We should be able to do that.”

A mother of three left her Newton home to return some clothes. She was found dead in a vacant lot in Roxbury.

Red Sox sloppy and out of whack in dropping series opener by 10 runs to previously woeful White Sox

Celtics dominate Hornets in second half for second consecutive 60-win campaign

A Cape Cod lawmaker is trying to bring happy hour back to Massachusetts

To travel or not to travel? The green card holder’s dilemma

‘Severance’ and ‘The White Lotus’ — Are phones killing our love for slow TV dramas?

Trump doesn’t let up in his attacks on universities

Why I changed my stance on NH transgender bill

My father’s matzah: Surviving Passover in a Siberian labor camp

Explore the project: Snitch City

More recent News

BPDA board OK’s project that will revive Great Scott, much-loved Allston music venueA new zoning district surrounding the Roslindale Village MBTA Commuter Rail station and housing projects in five neighborhoods also got the go-ahead.

Death by poutine? Nah, but we came close. Here’s the skinny on Quebec’s favorite comfort food.How could such a simple dish become a classic? And how are local chefs giving poutine a creative twist? We spent a long weekend on our own Tour de Poutine to find out.

‘I’m very appalled’: In wake of her guilty plea, constituents express disgust, sadness at Tania Fernandes AndersonThe city councilor's constituents are grappling with a range of emotions after she pled guilty to federal corruption charges.

Tragic New York City helicopter crash hits home in Barcelona where victims were well-known

‘Now that I am smarter, I would’ve cheered at that acquittal.’ Karen Read likens her case to O.J. Simpson’s in interview.

Family of nonverbal woman with autism who went missing for 5 days files lawsuit against group home operator, caregiver

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After a suicide, running helped a Framingham mother and son cope. This will be their first Boston Marathon together.

Larry Edelman | TrendlinesTrump backed down on tariffs, but not before scorching investors and damaging the economyThe country faces inflation, less trust in its financial markets, and a long trade fight with China.

THE GREAT DIVIDEMassachusetts welcomed migrant families with open arms. But is the state prepared to teach their children?The state’s population of English learners has grown 25 percent since 2019, a dramatic uptick fueled by the large number of migrants arriving here in the last several years.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHERWelcome to Montréal, circus capital of the world, where clowns are sexy and performances are larger-than-lifeThis summer, North America’s largest circus festival fills Montreal with an artform like nothing you’ve seen before.

Culture & Lifestyle

Between bylines and banter, a romance unfolds

Green Monster brews and real-life romance: Jimmy Fallon, Peter Farrelly, and more talk 20 years of ‘Fever Pitch’

‘I won’t work on a more important film,’ says Ken Burns about ‘American Revolution’ series

‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ plus more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Eisenhower’s warning echoes in today’s Naval Academy book ban

After SCOTUS ruling, new battle begins in Trump’s war on Venezuelan immigrants

Who is the Republican who wants to unseat Maura Healey?

Tariffs are dumb . . . right?

Can a Baker Republican still win? Three writers on the Mass. governor’s race.

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Mahmoud Khalil ruling tests Trump deportation tactic of sending detainees to Louisiana

Russian scientist detained by ICE warns of shift in US policy: ‘This is not the kind of America I used to know’

Another round of rain for Boston, light snow across the interior arrives tonight

Trump is revoking student visas. How many foreign students are there in New England?

Sports

Red Sox sloppy and out of whack in dropping series opener by 10 runs to previously woeful White Sox

Celtics dominate Hornets in second half for second consecutive 60-win campaign

Garrett Crochet downplays return to Chicago, his first MLB home, for first time since trade to Red Sox

In Monday’s WNBA Draft, it’s Paige Bueckers, but then what?

Justin Rose maintains place atop star-studded leaderboard after 36 holes at the Masters

Bernhard Langer misses cut by a shot in his final Masters appearance; Fred Couples also out despite opening 71

Business

Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoes on this year’s Easter spread

US stocks jump and the bond market swings to cap Wall Street’s chaotic and historic week

A Cape Cod lawmaker is trying to bring happy hour back to Massachusetts

Navy veterans’ new startup is building captainless ships

The return of the college conservative: ‘It’s never been a better time to be a Republican on this campus’

The reason dozens of Mass. colleges could close within a decade (hint: it’s not Trump)

Trump bump: At least one Canadian university is already seeing surging interest from US students

Blind date: ‘We shared a few laughs that helped break the ice right away’

metro

Hurricane names Beryl, Helene, and Milton being retired

Feds arrest Cape Cod lawmaker on charges he stole from employer to pay campaign expenses, for psychic services

Tufts student says she was ‘in pain and very scared’ in ICE detention, suffered 4 asthma attacks with little treatment

sports

BU’s Cole Hutson wins national rookie of the year on eve of Terriers’ shot at sixth men’s hockey championship

Despite not much of a history between one another, coaches know what to expect in national championship game

Boston College’s Jacob Fowler wins Mike Richter Award as nation’s best college goalie

business

The Trump administration is paying close attention to Boston. Why?
In the past, cities like San Francisco and Chicago have attracted the ire of conservatives for their liberal policies; yet Boston tended to fly under the radar. Until now.

P&G unveils master plan with waterfront park for its Gillette campus in South Boston
The 31-acre campus along the Fort Point Channel, an ambitious 20-building development, is slated to include space for housing, offices, labs, shops, restaurants, and hotel rooms.

From the Globe Magazine archive
A math problem stumped experts for 50 years. A grad student from Maine solved it in days.
“That’s ridiculous,” Lisa Piccirillo thought when she first learned about the Conway knot problem. “We should be able to do that.”

BPDA board OK’s project that will revive Great Scott, much-loved Allston music venue
A new zoning district surrounding the Roslindale Village MBTA Commuter Rail station and housing projects in five neighborhoods also got the go-ahead.

Death by poutine? Nah, but we came close. Here’s the skinny on Quebec’s favorite comfort food.
How could such a simple dish become a classic? And how are local chefs giving poutine a creative twist? We spent a long weekend on our own Tour de Poutine to find out.

‘I’m very appalled’: In wake of her guilty plea, constituents express disgust, sadness at Tania Fernandes Anderson
The city councilor's constituents are grappling with a range of emotions after she pled guilty to federal corruption charges.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Trump backed down on tariffs, but not before scorching investors and damaging the economy
The country faces inflation, less trust in its financial markets, and a long trade fight with China.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Massachusetts welcomed migrant families with open arms. But is the state prepared to teach their children?
The state’s population of English learners has grown 25 percent since 2019, a dramatic uptick fueled by the large number of migrants arriving here in the last several years.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Welcome to Montréal, circus capital of the world, where clowns are sexy and performances are larger-than-life
This summer, North America’s largest circus festival fills Montreal with an artform like nothing you’ve seen before.