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The week that Trump pushed the global economy to the brink with tariffs — and then pulled back

It was unclear what President Trump had accomplished. No new trade deals have been reached, although administration officials said negotiations are underway.

Global shares jump after US stocks soared to historic gains when Trump paused most of his tariffsFollow live updates on the Trump administration

THE FINE PRINT

Phones and other electronics will be hit hard by tariffs. Should you buy now or wait?

With those devices heavily sourced from China, people are wondering when and how much prices will go up.

Trump’s ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened

After Trump announced a 90-day pause on nearly all his tariffs, stocks soared on the news, and the markets were up 9.5% by the end of trading.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to reporters at a press conference to reintroduce the Raise the Wage Act at the US Capitol on Tuesday, in Washington.

Five takeaways from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ town hall on CNN

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs present challenges to local restaurants
Restaurant owners across Greater Boston are wondering whether an already tenuous industry can withstand the threats of the current political climate.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Trump’s performative cruelty on immigrants will cost us all
No army of white American workers is going to swoop in to do backbreaking personal care assistance for lousy money.

Globe Magazine

‘We’ve been vindicated’: The return of the college Republican

Young conservatives are back on campus – and they won’t let you forget it.

Starting Point: Gen Z isn’t as progressive as you think

A handful of college presidents emerge as leaders of burgeoning resistance movement against Trump

Several N.H. public school districts are bucking the Trump administration’s anti-DEI directivesIn face of Trump’s order to ban DEI in public schools, divides form in New England

A scene from "Sophie’s Surprise 29th," a combination cabaret-circus show, performed at Montréal Complètement Cirque in July 2024.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Welcome to Montreal, 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.

In December, Herb Chambers donated $100 million for the Mass General Hospital expansion, a cancer treatment tower that will bear his name.

Auto dealer Herb Chambers agrees to pay $11.8 million to settle federal COVID-19 fraud allegations

“There was mass confusion" from the federal government during the COVID-19 epidemic with "vague and unclear language" about loan requirements, the Herb Chambers Companies said.

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.

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

Ken Burns will host a preview of his upcoming "American Revolution" series at Symphony Hall, with clips of the film and performances of its music

With 1:32 left in Sunday's championship game, Geno Auriemma called a timeout and met Paige Bueckers along the sideline.

TARA SULLIVAN

When Paige Bueckers closed out her UConn career as a champion with Geno Auriemma, this moment said it all

When Bueckers hugged her coach, she was about to etch her name alongside the exclusive club of Connecticut champions. “My journey became hers, so to speak,” Auriemma said.

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 country’s migrant crisis.

US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington

A US-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman’s lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

DOJ officials to visit Boston City Hall in advance of antisemitism taskforce’s proposed meeting with Wu

The meeting is scheduled for April 23 to discuss Boston's response to antisemitic incidents not yet identified to the city by federal authorities.

‘The flood gates are open’: In the wake of Fernandes Anderson’s bombshell plea agreement, what happens now?

At least three candidates are already running for the District 7 city council seat.

ADRIAN WALKER
Fernandes Anderson’s demise could be a fresh start for her City Council district

Man accused of 9 rapes while posing as rideshare driver now charged with assaulting an officer in jail

Mass. House passes language barring students from playing on teams of the opposite sex, but requires state analysis

Most of Massachusetts pulls out of severe drought. Boston area, Cape rainfall still lags.

Roman Anthony (left) and Marcelo Mayer were in the mix with the Red Sox throughout big league spring training.

What does the Red Sox farm system now look like beyond the Big Three? A look at the system at outset of 2025 season.

With Kristian Campbell in the majors with Red Sox and signed to a long-term contract extension, Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony step to the plate as the top prospects.

Bruins head athletic trainer Dustin Stuck (left) and head physical therapist Joe Robinson are deserving of a hat tip for their preservation efforts.

Scally caps and squid hats: Inside the Bruins’ hat-trick trophy collection

“We've gotten asked so many times: ‘Hey, what do you do with those hats?’" Here's the story.

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard drives against Magic guard Cory Joseph in Orlando. Pritchard had a rare start.

Magic 96, Celtics 76

Celtics rest starters in lopsided loss to Magic

With Payton Pritchard the most experienced and established Celtic on the floor, the offense struggled to find cohesion, committed turnovers and couldn’t keep up with the Magic.

Address | Spring House Hunt

Pros and cons of buying a fixer-upper

Jasmine Edo bought a two-bedroom condo in Revere in 2020 and locked into a low interest rate of 3.5 percent.

Stuck in your home? Low-cost home improvements can make it feel new again.

Somerville City Councilor-at-Large Willie Burnley Jr. at Diesel Cafe.

Buying property with your chosen family

From the sidewalk, a walkway framed by trimmed bushes leads to the entry.

Home of the Week: Start with a ranch near the sea in Quincy

Opinion

Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard in 2020.

EDITORIAL

Mass. has 66,000 foreign students. Colleges must be ready to help them navigate the Trump era.

Schools can’t stop the administration from cancelling student visas. But they can assist students with the fallout.

IDEAS | Andrew Geneslaw

Canceling research funding is not the answer to antisemitism

David Leonard

The assault on libraries must end

David Shribman

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

Alex Beam

Resisting Trump: The revival of tax protest

Spotlight

Explore the project: Snitch City

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

Listen to the Snitch City podcast

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Magic 96, Celtics 76
Celtics rest starters in lopsided loss to Magic
With Payton Pritchard the most experienced and established Celtic on the floor, the offense struggled to find cohesion, committed turnovers and couldn’t keep up with the Magic.

Warren, two Senate colleagues demand answers on Social Security website problems, agency cuts
The senators said they are concerned disruptions and efforts to “hollow out” the agency are “a precursor to attempts to make further cuts to Social Security, or privatize it entirely.”

‘I really don’t know what I exactly did.’ Man charged with killing wife in Dover home concludes testimony.
Tuerk, who is accused of first-degree murder, has admitted to killing his wife but said it wasn't premeditated.

Former athletic director testifies he saw North Kingstown coach alone with half-naked student
"I don’t think its appropriate for anyone to be meeting with a student alone," former school superintendent Philip Auger testified during the trial of Aaron Thomas on Wednesday.

SJC upholds conviction of man who poisoned ice coffee of Bulger victim
William J. Camuti was convicted of putting a fatal dose of cyanide in his business partner's ice coffee in 2013.

Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapse
Crews in the Dominican Republic were digging through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 184 people, but hope of finding survivors was slim.

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

An existential crisis triggered nearly two decades ago has silently been creeping up on colleges: the so-called demographic cliff.

Healey’s budget calls for steep cuts to mental health care for kids and adults
Residential programs could lose funding and mental health workers could lose their jobs in proposed budget cuts.

As Trump doubles down on Chinese tariffs, this Framingham shoe company has nowhere to run
Topo's chief executive worries that the painful math of the trade war could mean a hike of more than $100 to the retail cost of a pair of kicks.

The first Karen Read jury bonded over jigsaw puzzles, Keurig coffee, and sweets. But they couldn’t agree on a verdict.
“You kind of agree to disagree,” Ronald Estanislao said of deliberations during the first trial. “It wasn’t heated, I would say it was more like a dinner table argument.”

Culture & Lifestyle

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’

Jeremy Strong (left) and Jeremy Allen White promote the upcoming film "Deliver Me From Nowhere" during CinemaCon in Las Vegas April 3.

Author Warren Zanes was on set with Springsteen to see his book about the musician adapted for film

Chino Moreno, right, of Deftones performs during the Sick New World heavy metal music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 13, 2023.

Deftones dazzle Boston with energetic TD Garden show

Dan Nadel and the cover to his book “Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life."

R. Crumb helped invent modern comics, but we haven’t known much about his life … until now

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

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.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy listened as President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 4.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Coney Barrett offers a glimmer of hope in fight against Trump polices

Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville addresses assistant district attorneys as he accuses Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “obstructing justice” when its agents arrested defendant Wilson Martell-Lebron mid-trial.

EDITORIAL

Justice denied in a Boston courtroom and ICE is to blame

A first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'? $360,000. Not changing the author's words to make his masterpiece more digestible for students? Priceless.

IDEAS | MG Prezioso

Teachers are using AI to make literature easier for students to read. This is a terrible idea.

A photo of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, which was removed and then restored on the NPS webpage. (Harvey B. Lindsley/Library of Congress)

RENÉE GRAHAM

Yes, even small victories against a tyrannical Trump matter

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

Forecast | Ken Mahan

A touch warmer and mostly dry Thursday, with showers arriving late

It's another brisk start to the day with temperatures at or below freezing. Mostly sunny skies will turn cloudy before the workday wraps up.

Check out the names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Is yours on the list?

The pre-selected list of names, chosen by an international committee of meteorologists, is repeated every six years.

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs present challenges to local restaurants

Restaurant owners across Greater Boston are wondering whether an already tenuous industry can withstand the threats of the current political climate.

Starting Point

Gen Z isn’t as progressive as you think

Young Americans aren't as progressive as you think. Some students say: it's "never been a better time to be a conservative on campus."

Sports

Lisa Burgess (right) and her son Ben Burgess pose for a portrait together. They are both running the Boston Marathon on April 21.

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.

BRUINS

Scally caps and squid hats: Inside the Bruins’ hat-trick trophy collection

“We've gotten asked so many times: ‘Hey, what do you do with those hats?’" Here's the story.

MINOR DETAILS

What does the Red Sox farm system now look like beyond the Big Three? A look at the system at outset of 2025 season.

With Kristian Campbell in the majors with Red Sox and signed to a long-term contract extension, Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony step to the plate as the top prospects.

TARA SULLIVAN

When Paige Bueckers closed out her UConn career as a champion with Geno Auriemma, this moment said it all

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Duxbury and Reading get defensive about their boys’ lacrosse success

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' LACROSSE

Eastern Mass. boys’ lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week for April 3-9

Business

Trump’s ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened

After Trump announced a 90-day pause on nearly all his tariffs, stocks soared on the news, and the markets were up 9.5% by the end of trading.

Global shares jump after US stocks soared to historic gains when Trump paused most of his tariffs

World markets soared on Thursday, with Japan's benchmark jumping more than 9% as investors welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to put his latest tariff hikes on hold for 90 days.

THE FINE PRINT

Phones and other electronics will be hit hard by tariffs. Should you buy now or wait?

China reaches out to others as Trump layers on tariffs

magazine

Globe Magazine

College decision time is always stressful for students. Trump is making it a lot worse.

LOVE LETTERS

Men think I’m coming on to them, but I’m just being friendly

Perspective

It starts by silencing the free speech of foreign students like Rümeysa Öztürk. It won’t end there.

Miss Conduct Classics

Can I use express checkout with more than 10 items if I’m shopping for an elderly neighbor?

metro

The playground at Meeting Street, the largest provider of early intervention in Rhode Island.

R.I.’s waitlist for Early Intervention services sees big drop after funding boost

Collaboration is key to easing Rhode Island’s housing crisis

From the land to the sea, R.I.’s Farm Coast offers a bounty of fresh, local food

sports

Nolan Sullivan (26) and Reading kept rolling with an 11-4 win over fellow Division 2 contender Scituate.

Globe Top 20 boys’ lacrosse poll: Hingham and Walpole climbing, Marshfield and Catholic Memorial sliding

Red Sox hitters go cold in extra-inning setback against Blue Jays

Seven high school sports takeaways from the busiest day of the spring thus far, plus MIAA baseball committee

business

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

EU chief welcomes Trump’s tariff pause but is quiet about the bloc’s own retaliatory duty plan

Trump reverses course on global tariffs, announcing 90-day pause

The week that Trump pushed the global economy to the brink with tariffs — and then pulled back

politics

Chef Jianjun Peng makes a dish for family meal before the dinner rush at District Kitchen.

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs present challenges to local restaurants

Maura Sullivan launches 2026 bid for Congress in key New Hampshire swing district

Trump’s ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened

Nation

A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, in December 2021 in Jackson, Miss.

One-third of maternal deaths occur long after delivery, study finds

Senate Republicans express relief after Trump pauses tariff plans

Scientists map part of a mouse’s brain that’s so complex it looks like a galaxy

World

Soldiers prepare to assist with security during the rescue effort at Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on April 9.

Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapse

China reaches out to others as Trump layers on tariffs

Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on a future Ukraine force

opinion

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

Justice denied in a Boston courtroom and ICE is to blame

Canceling research funding is not the answer to antisemitism

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

I went looking to see if any Karen Read supporters had secretly flipped. Here’s what happened next.

My friend is too picky

food & dining

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs present challenges to local restaurants

From the land to the sea, R.I.’s Farm Coast offers a bounty of fresh, local food

Asian supermarket customers brace for price hikes as Trump tariffs take effect

travel

Welcome to Montreal, circus capital of the world, where clowns are sexy and performances are larger-than-life

Make America Go Away? American tourists worry how Canadians will receive them this summer.

Booking.com won’t refund a room after an on-time cancellation

Arts

Timothy Martin Minot, "A View of the Town of Concord, April 19, 1775," circa 1825.

1775 and all that

Practicing what they teach: Faculty work on display at the Photographic Resource Center

Marcia Marcus, painter rediscovered in her last decade, dies at 97

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

Art Spiegelman at the National Book Awards.

‘Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse’ dives into the work of the creator of ‘Maus’

This thriller is bad to the last ‘Drop’

A ‘wonderful and strange’ tribute to David Lynch

Television

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in season 4 of "Hacks."

‘Hacks’ is back, and asking big questions about what happens to a dream achieved

Mike Birbiglia is living ‘The Good Life’ on Netflix

AMC to adapt ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ as a TV show

music

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

Joe Lovano on the art of assembling a quartet

Deftones dazzle Boston with energetic TD Garden show

Theater/Dance

Director Audrey Seraphin (center) gives stage directions to Matthew Feldman-Campbell (left) and Chingwe Padraig Sullivan (right) as they rehearse a scene from their production of “Sugar” in the group’s space at the Boston Center for the Arts Artist Studios Building.

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

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

In Lyric Stage’s ‘The Great Reveal,’ a cake whose main ingredient is identity

Health

President Trump has long bemoaned a lack of domestic pharmaceutical production and has repeatedly promised tariffs to bring more capacity into the country.

Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs coming ‘very shortly’

Commonwealth Care Alliance finds a new owner as CEO steps down

Healey’s budget calls for steep cuts to mental health care for kids and adults

Obituaries

Mr. Finn, playing piano at his home in Pittsfield in 2013.

The week that Trump pushed the global economy to the brink with tariffs — and then pulled back

Phones and other electronics will be hit hard by tariffs. Should you buy now or wait?

Trump’s ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened

Five takeaways from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ town hall on CNN

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs present challenges to local restaurantsRestaurant owners across Greater Boston are wondering whether an already tenuous industry can withstand the threats of the current political climate.

YVONNE ABRAHAMTrump’s performative cruelty on immigrants will cost us allNo army of white American workers is going to swoop in to do backbreaking personal care assistance for lousy money.

‘We’ve been vindicated’: The return of the college Republican

A handful of college presidents emerge as leaders of burgeoning resistance movement against Trump

Welcome to Montreal, circus capital of the world, where clowns are sexy and performances are larger-than-life

Auto dealer Herb Chambers agrees to pay $11.8 million to settle federal COVID-19 fraud allegations

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.

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

When Paige Bueckers closed out her UConn career as a champion with Geno Auriemma, this moment said it all

Massachusetts welcomed migrant families with open arms. But is the state prepared to teach their children?

US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington

DOJ officials to visit Boston City Hall in advance of antisemitism taskforce’s proposed meeting with Wu

‘The flood gates are open’: In the wake of Fernandes Anderson’s bombshell plea agreement, what happens now?

ADRIAN WALKERFernandes Anderson’s demise could be a fresh start for her City Council district

Man accused of 9 rapes while posing as rideshare driver now charged with assaulting an officer in jail

Mass. House passes language barring students from playing on teams of the opposite sex, but requires state analysis

Most of Massachusetts pulls out of severe drought. Boston area, Cape rainfall still lags.

What does the Red Sox farm system now look like beyond the Big Three? A look at the system at outset of 2025 season.

Scally caps and squid hats: Inside the Bruins’ hat-trick trophy collection

Celtics rest starters in lopsided loss to Magic

Address | Spring House Hunt

Pros and cons of buying a fixer-upper

Stuck in your home? Low-cost home improvements can make it feel new again.

Buying property with your chosen family

Home of the Week: Start with a ranch near the sea in Quincy

Mass. has 66,000 foreign students. Colleges must be ready to help them navigate the Trump era.

Canceling research funding is not the answer to antisemitism

The assault on libraries must end

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

Resisting Trump: The revival of tax protest

Explore the project: Snitch City

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Magic 96, Celtics 76Celtics rest starters in lopsided loss to MagicWith Payton Pritchard the most experienced and established Celtic on the floor, the offense struggled to find cohesion, committed turnovers and couldn’t keep up with the Magic.

Warren, two Senate colleagues demand answers on Social Security website problems, agency cutsThe senators said they are concerned disruptions and efforts to “hollow out” the agency are “a precursor to attempts to make further cuts to Social Security, or privatize it entirely.”

‘I really don’t know what I exactly did.’ Man charged with killing wife in Dover home concludes testimony. Tuerk, who is accused of first-degree murder, has admitted to killing his wife but said it wasn't premeditated.

Former athletic director testifies he saw North Kingstown coach alone with half-naked student"I don’t think its appropriate for anyone to be meeting with a student alone," former school superintendent Philip Auger testified during the trial of Aaron Thomas on Wednesday.

SJC upholds conviction of man who poisoned ice coffee of Bulger victimWilliam J. Camuti was convicted of putting a fatal dose of cyanide in his business partner's ice coffee in 2013.

Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapseCrews in the Dominican Republic were digging through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 184 people, but hope of finding survivors was slim.

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Healey’s budget calls for steep cuts to mental health care for kids and adultsResidential programs could lose funding and mental health workers could lose their jobs in proposed budget cuts.

As Trump doubles down on Chinese tariffs, this Framingham shoe company has nowhere to runTopo's chief executive worries that the painful math of the trade war could mean a hike of more than $100 to the retail cost of a pair of kicks.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

Coney Barrett offers a glimmer of hope in fight against Trump polices

Justice denied in a Boston courtroom and ICE is to blame

Teachers are using AI to make literature easier for students to read. This is a terrible idea.

Yes, even small victories against a tyrannical Trump matter

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

A touch warmer and mostly dry Thursday, with showers arriving late

Check out the names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Is yours on the list?

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs present challenges to local restaurants

Gen Z isn’t as progressive as you think

Sports

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

Scally caps and squid hats: Inside the Bruins’ hat-trick trophy collection

What does the Red Sox farm system now look like beyond the Big Three? A look at the system at outset of 2025 season.

When Paige Bueckers closed out her UConn career as a champion with Geno Auriemma, this moment said it all

Duxbury and Reading get defensive about their boys’ lacrosse success

Eastern Mass. boys’ lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week for April 3-9

Business

Trump’s ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened

Global shares jump after US stocks soared to historic gains when Trump paused most of his tariffs

Phones and other electronics will be hit hard by tariffs. Should you buy now or wait?

Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs present challenges to local restaurants
Restaurant owners across Greater Boston are wondering whether an already tenuous industry can withstand the threats of the current political climate.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Trump’s performative cruelty on immigrants will cost us all
No army of white American workers is going to swoop in to do backbreaking personal care assistance for lousy money.

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.

ADRIAN WALKER
Fernandes Anderson’s demise could be a fresh start for her City Council district

Magic 96, Celtics 76
Celtics rest starters in lopsided loss to Magic
With Payton Pritchard the most experienced and established Celtic on the floor, the offense struggled to find cohesion, committed turnovers and couldn’t keep up with the Magic.

Warren, two Senate colleagues demand answers on Social Security website problems, agency cuts
The senators said they are concerned disruptions and efforts to “hollow out” the agency are “a precursor to attempts to make further cuts to Social Security, or privatize it entirely.”

‘I really don’t know what I exactly did.’ Man charged with killing wife in Dover home concludes testimony.
Tuerk, who is accused of first-degree murder, has admitted to killing his wife but said it wasn't premeditated.

Former athletic director testifies he saw North Kingstown coach alone with half-naked student
"I don’t think its appropriate for anyone to be meeting with a student alone," former school superintendent Philip Auger testified during the trial of Aaron Thomas on Wednesday.

SJC upholds conviction of man who poisoned ice coffee of Bulger victim
William J. Camuti was convicted of putting a fatal dose of cyanide in his business partner's ice coffee in 2013.

Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapse
Crews in the Dominican Republic were digging through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 184 people, but hope of finding survivors was slim.

Healey’s budget calls for steep cuts to mental health care for kids and adults
Residential programs could lose funding and mental health workers could lose their jobs in proposed budget cuts.

As Trump doubles down on Chinese tariffs, this Framingham shoe company has nowhere to run
Topo's chief executive worries that the painful math of the trade war could mean a hike of more than $100 to the retail cost of a pair of kicks.