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Judge: “Sad truth” Babson College freshman missed flight, case dismissed - The Boston Globe The judge found that by offering the flight, the Trump administration had complied with his order to return Any Lopez Belloza to the US after mistakenly deporting her to Honduras in November.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Babson College freshman who had been mistakenly deported last fall, ruling that he lost jurisdiction over the case when she declined to board a flight back to the US last week.

06.03.2026 23:53 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 3
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Jayson Tatum is in the starting lineup for the Celtics. Follow along with his return to the floor. - The Boston Globe Two hundred and ninety-eight days after rupturing his Achilles, the Celtics superstar will return to the lineup against the Mavericks on Friday night.

Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum will return to the lineup against the Mavericks, a little less than 10 months after rupturing his Achilles. Follow along.

06.03.2026 23:30 👍 22 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BSO declines to renew Andris Nelsons’s contract - The Boston Globe According to the announcement, the board declined to renew Nelsons’s contract because “beyond our shared desire to continue our orchestra continues to perform at the highest levels, the BSO and Andris Nelsons were not aligned on future vision.”

The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that Andris Nelsons’s tenure as music director will end at the close of the 2027 Tanglewood season.

06.03.2026 21:48 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Patriots plane participating in airlift of Americans stranded by war with Iran - The Boston Globe A State Department official posted an image Friday of people boarding the aircraft but did not disclose the location.

A New England Patriots plane is being used in the Trump administration’s efforts to bring home Americans stranded in the Middle East amid the widening war with Iran, according to a State Department official.

06.03.2026 18:45 👍 20 🔁 8 💬 14 📌 2
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Mavericks at Celtics: Jayson Tatum set for season debut on Friday - The Boston Globe Tatum last played in an NBA game 298 days ago.

Less than 10 months after tearing his Achilles in the playoffs, Jayson Tatum is set to return to the Celtics’ lineup as they take on the Mavericks.

06.03.2026 18:10 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
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If you’re expecting Foxborough to bow to FIFA, think again. The town has a history of standing up to power. - The Boston Globe The town's select board rightfully and correctly bounced “Monday Night Football” out of Foxborough for 14 years in the 20th century.

A wonderful David vs. Goliath dustup is unfolding in Foxborough, where the town’s Select Board is telling FIFA and the Krafts to “show us the money” if they want a license to play World Cup games at Gillette Stadium, writes Dan Shaughnessy.

06.03.2026 14:30 👍 60 🔁 19 💬 3 📌 2
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Science says 57 degrees is the ideal temperature for happiness. Here’s why. - The Boston Globe Next week, we’ll see a string of days around this important number, when science says we feel "maximized" happiness.

Today's Starting Point explains why 57 degrees is the ideal temperature for happiness.

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 1
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Boston 26 proposes World Cup security funding deal for Foxborough; town’s Select Board still needs to vote - The Boston Globe The board has balked over having to pony up the millions for security and associated equipment and then wait for reimbursement from the Boston 2026 host committee.

Boston 2026 and the Kraft Group have proposed a deal to cover the security costs associated with Gillette Stadium hosting seven World Cup games this summer. Foxborough's Select Board still needs to vote on the deal's terms.

06.03.2026 02:12 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 1
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Test yourself with the Globe’s Academy Awards trivia quiz - The Boston Globe With the annual awards ceremony approaching soon, see if you can answer film critic Odie Henderson's questions.

How much do you know about the history of the Academy Awards?

Take our quiz and find out.

05.03.2026 19:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Trump says he’s replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin - The Boston Globe President Trump made the announcement on social media, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats.

President Trump says he’s removing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin.

05.03.2026 19:00 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 6
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Cambridge and Somerville borrow loads of money to pay for nice, shiny things. Why? - The Boston Globe There was a morality-driven answer to this question that surprised me.

Cambridge and Somerville borrow loads of money to pay for nice, shiny things. The Globe's Cambridge and Somerville editor explores why.

05.03.2026 17:54 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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After ambitious state law, Lexington welcomed a wave of new housing. Now people there are having second thoughts. - The Boston Globe Lexington is set to add at least 1,600 new apartments and condominiums in the coming years.

Lexington is set to add around 1,600 new apartments and condominiums in the coming years. But the reality of so much growth so quickly is complicated.

05.03.2026 16:30 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1
Text on the card reads: “Boston Fleet announce tickets for first PWHL game at TD Garden are sold out. Boston will face Montreal on April 11.”

Text on the card reads: “Boston Fleet announce tickets for first PWHL game at TD Garden are sold out. Boston will face Montreal on April 11.”

The Boston Fleet announced they have sold out their game against the Montreal Victoire at TD Garden on April 11. It's the first Professional Women’s Hockey League game to be held at the Garden. trib.al/pHSBx4Z

05.03.2026 16:24 👍 66 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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When did Southie get richy-rich? - The Boston Globe What happened to working-class South Boston? It went the way of ‘Good Will Hunting.’

Today's Starting Point explains how South Boston emerged as the city's second richest neighborhood.

05.03.2026 15:00 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Harvard names Conan O’Brien as its 2026 commencement speaker - The Boston Globe The university revealed on Thursday that the Brookline native and Harvard class of ‘85 alum will return to campus for this year's commencement ceremony.

Brookline native and Harvard alum Conan O'Brien will return to the Cambridge campus this spring, serving as the main speaker during this year’s commencement ceremony.

05.03.2026 14:30 👍 42 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 2
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Can $7.8 million really stop the World Cup from coming to Foxborough? What’s behind the standoff as deadline nears. - The Boston Globe World Cup matches planned for Gillette Stadium hang in the balance as an impasse over security funding drags on.

With World Cup matches left hanging in the balance, here’s where things currently stand in the unlikely clash between FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, and the suburban town of Foxborough, home to Gillette Stadium.

05.03.2026 00:01 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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Another messy storm slams into New England Thursday afternoon - The Boston Globe We’re going to see some trouble with a period of wintry mix, including snowflakes, sleet, and freezing rain, pushing into Greater Boston by mid to late afternoon.

Forecast: Thursday will start off quite dry, but a messy storm will push into the region with a wintry mix in the afternoon and last until early Friday, according to Globe meteorologist Ken Mahan.

04.03.2026 22:29 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 3
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Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title and captivated fans, dies - The Boston Globe Holtz became the first and so far only coach to lead six different teams to bowl games.

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died.

04.03.2026 22:18 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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Driver indicted in connection with school bus crash that killed 5-year-old in Hyde Park - The Boston Globe A grand jury indicted Jean Charles on charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless motor vehicular homicide, and negligent motor vehicle homicide.

The driver of a Boston Public Schools bus that struck and killed a kindergartner last year in Hyde Park faces manslaughter and other charges, prosecutors said.

04.03.2026 21:30 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ayotte: N.H. National Guard has been activated for Iran war - The Boston Globe She declined to answer questions about how many people have been deployed or where they’ve been deployed, saying additional messaging has to be coordinated with the Pentagon.

Governor Kelly Ayotte confirmed on Wednesday that New Hampshire’s National Guard has been activated as a result of the war in Iran.

04.03.2026 21:01 👍 17 🔁 9 💬 5 📌 3
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Patriots to release receiver Stefon Diggs ahead of free agency - The Boston Globe Diggs, 32, signed a three-year deal with the team last March. By releasing Diggs, the Patriots free up $16.8 million in cap space.

The Patriots plan to release wide receiver Stefon Diggs ahead of free agency, a league source confirmed.

04.03.2026 20:45 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 4
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Boston police officials dominate the list of highest-paid city workers in 2025 - The Boston Globe The top 10 highest-paid city employees were all Boston police lieutenants, captains, and sergeants, with each making more than $435,000 in 2025.

Boston police officers once again dominated the list of the highest-paid city workers in 2025, with overtime payments driving their take-home pay, according to newly released payroll data.

04.03.2026 17:32 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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As the US military continues operations in Iran, we want to hear from New Englanders who may be caught in the Middle East.

Fill out the form here and a reporter may be in touch. trib.al/PicYnw9

04.03.2026 16:45 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2
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RFK Jr. wants Dunkin’ to prove drinking its iced coffee is safe - The Boston Globe The warning comes as Kennedy is leaning heavily into his agenda to improve American diets.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he may potentially pull certain ingredients from the market if they can’t be proven safe, including ingredients from a Massachusetts staple: Dunkin'.

04.03.2026 16:00 👍 12 🔁 7 💬 8 📌 15
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Investigation finds R.I. Catholic Diocese concealed child sexual abuse through ‘culture of secrecy’ - The Boston Globe A new report found the Diocese protected accused priests and transferred them to new congregations where they continued to have access to children.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence handled accusations of clergy sexual abuse of hundreds of children through “inaction, concealment, and revictimization” for decades, according to an investigation.

04.03.2026 15:29 👍 17 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 1
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‘They don’t even pretend to comply’: Mass. agencies, cities, and towns openly flout open record law - The Boston Globe When requests are fought or ignored by agencies, enforcement of Massachusetts' public records law often falls to those who requested the documents.

In Massachusetts, the state law’s deadlines for fulfilling records requests can be ignored, workers can conspire to overestimate costs, elected officials can spend years fighting requests in court, or not bother releasing records at all. @bostonglobe.com

04.03.2026 12:07 👍 22 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 3
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Red Sox get glimpse of potential rivalry future: Yankees’ Elmer Rodriguez, their former prospect - The Boston Globe Fifteen months after the trade, Carlos Narváez is the Red Sox’ starting catcher, while the 22-year-old righthander is just waiting for the Yankees to call him to the majors.

“We’re going to have to deal with him at one point during his career.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/03/s...

04.03.2026 03:19 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Ended up with more than a coating to 1" last night. Cold air remained trapped at the surface & didn't really escape before the warm front arrived. This meant large wet snowflakes from plenty of moisture present & temperatures right at freezing. Rt.-2 saw totals 3-5"

#mawx #riwx #boston

04.03.2026 13:41 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Hey FOIA nerds. We made the educational puppet video you didn't know you needed about how awful Massachusetts is on public records. #foia #masspoli

You're welcome :)

04.03.2026 15:21 👍 32 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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Have a question about government records? By Massachusetts law, these are supposed to be open and accessible. All you have to do is file a request.

But it's not as easy as it sounds. Massachusetts, one expert said, “is one of the more secretive states.”

So we wrote a song about it. trib.al/EWHNLuW

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