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Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point Action, spoke during a meeting on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson in 2024.

On deep-blue New England campuses, Charlie Kirk made students ‘more motivated to make a place for the right’

The Turning Point founder helped embolden conservative students on traditionally liberal colleges and universities before his assassination on Wednesday, some say.

A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspectWhat to know about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA

Director Kash Patel attends a news conference in Orem, Utah, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.

FBI director draws criticism from the right over handling of Kirk shooting

Right-wing online influencers - some of whom helped propel Patel to his position - are now questioning whether he should continue leading the FBI.

Do stricter gun laws in states like Mass. make it safer? The Charlie Kirk fatal shooting sparks fresh debate.

Arizonans mourn Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters on Sept. 12, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder charge

The 22-year-old Utah man was also booked on felony weapons and obstruction of justice charges.

Mourners gather at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, for a prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

From scholarship winner to wanted man: The path of the Kirk shooting suspect

People who knew Tyler Robinson struggled to reconcile their memories of him and his seemingly ordinary suburban upbringing with his notorious new image.

Broad Institute employee fired after posting ‘deeply offensive’ message on Charlie Kirk assassination

President Trump walks from Marine One before boarding Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

The moves is the president's latest expansion of military forces into American cities that has tested the limits of presidential power and drawn sharp criticism from local leaders.

Kavanaugh says no one has too much power in US system. Critics see Supreme Court bowing to Trump.

Investigators photograph the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after he drove his car at the officers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill.

ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say

The shooting just outside the city follows days of threats by the Trump administration to surge immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city.

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1
Red Sox struggle to muster two hits in series-opening loss to Yankees
The Yankees took a no-hitter two outs into the seventh before Nate Eaton homered. The Sox advanced only one other runner as far as third.

The Red Sox have missed Wilyer Abreu at the plate and in the field.

Red Sox Notebook

Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu nearly up to speed as he recovers from strained right calf

Abreu is running at 85 percent and getting close to coming off the injured list.

Hasbro’s current headquarters in Pawtucket, R.I., and its future home in Boston.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Hasbro’s move to Boston was years in the making. Here’s how it went down.

Luring the toymaker over the Massachusetts state line, an effort that started under the Baker administration in 2018, was not a trivial pursuit after all.

Who convinced Josh Kraft that running for mayor was a good idea? Here are a few likely suspects.

From Mayor Michelle Wu’s political rivals to his own family, the list is long.

After Kraft exits race, who will appear on the November ballot for Boston mayor? Third-place finisher wants a recount

The Lynn waterfront was a dump. Literally. But what if it became a park?
A festering landfill blanketed by swarming seagulls that was so massive it took more than a million tons of soil to cover up is becoming ... something nice.

16-year-old high school student arrested by ICE near Milford police station, friends say

The Brazilian student at Milford High School was arrested Friday but released a few hours later.

Community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to plead guilty in federal fraud case
Cannon-Grant was accused of defrauding people who donated to her anti-violence nonprofit and spending much of the money on herself.

Advocates, lawmakers urge Gov. Maura Healey to halt $360 million rebuild of women’s prison in Framingham

The project is an expensive misstep that ignores what inmates inside the state’s only women’s prison actually say they need, it said.

Special prosecutor wants to search Karen Read’s phone for evidence of witness intimidation

“It’s something we’re going to fight to the end,” a lawyer for Read said.

Brian Walshe, charged with killing wife in Cohasset, attacked in jail

The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office said “an individual in custody” at the Dedham jail was treated for injuries after being assaulted Thursday night.

Federal government sues Uber over alleged discrimination against people with disabilities

The Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including those with service dogs.

Teenager held without bail for allegedly threatening to shoot up Falmouth school

Ian Fotheringham, 18, pleaded not guilty in Barnstable District Court to a charge of threatening to use a deadly weapon in a public building, authorities said.

Providence woman charged with allegedly neglecting disabled woman in her care

Providence teacher arrested, charged with biting 6-year-old boy

Water flowing again in Boxford subdivision after Governor Healey declares water emergency, officials say

Kane’s Donuts, Sam Adams beer brew up special Oktoberfest doughnut

A fan is ejected for heckling the Rays' Yandy Diaz during the fifth inning of a game against the White Sox in July in Tampa.

GARY WASHBURN

Unruly fan behavior is reaching new levels and sapping the spirit and enjoyment out of the games

Fans who get tossed should also be banned for life. There has to be a consequence more than being ejected.

Stars rotate in the night sky over the East Branch of the Penobscot River, in this time exposure file photo taken at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument near Patten, Maine, in August 2017.

TRAVEL

Looking for starry, starry nights? You can find them here.

Welcome to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, the starriest place in New England.

This water fountain in the Public Garden is reportedly where baby alligators lived in the summer in 1901.

From the archives

Boston Public Garden used to have baby alligators — yes, alligators — and people fed them rodents

Great Floridian beasts these were not. But the alligators were, as you’d expect, quite a spectacle in often-chilly New England.

Opinion

From top left, clockwise: Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Abdul El-Sayed, Dan Osborn, Graham Platner, Nathan Sage, and Mallory McMorrow.

IDEAS | ROBERT B. REICH

Democrats should forget about appealing to some mythical center

Only big new ideas will save the party — and our country.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

What lies ahead at the Supreme Court, part 1

Ashish K. Jha

The problem with RFK Jr.’s MAHA report

IDEAS | YASCHA MOUNK

How Democrats can win elections again

Eugene Scott

Adult illiteracy may be one reason students can’t read

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False active shooter report at Naval Academy leaves 1 injured
Authorities are investigating a false report of an active shooter at the US Naval Academy that led to one person being injured at the Maryland military college on Thursday

North Andover police officer shot by colleague returns to jail 3 days after release

Kelsey Fitzsimmons had been ordered to comply with alcohol testing, which her lawyers argued she could not do because of her injuries.

Police officer shot in Roxbury; alleged gunman shot multiple times by officers

Daiquan Rice, 31, was part of a group loitering in the African American Veterans Memorial Park, the department said in a statement late Friday afternoon.

Former doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital pleads guilty to child porn charges

Christopher Sheerer, 37, a cardiac anesthesiologist, pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials, federal prosecutors said.

Fair or unfair, the pressure is quickly mounting on Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, and other thoughts

There’s been a lot of post-opener noise about Maye having too much on his plate.

‘There’s still a hole’: Officials mark anniversary of Sept. 11 attack, read names of victims at State House ceremony
Family members of victims joined public figures for a ceremony commemorating the victims of the terror attacks, including nearly 300 people with local connections who were killed.

Two years after Mass. expanded doula coverage, here’s what’s working — and what’s not
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Ethan Hawke as Lee Raybon and Kaniehtiio Horn as Samantha in "The Lowdown."

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Winslow Homer, "The Adirondack Guide," 1894.

At the MFA in November, a rare glimpse of Winslow Homer’s depiction of an unstable world

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

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SJC Justice Dalila Wendlandt heard arguments on June 25 at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston over whether to invoke a protocol that could result in the dismissal of some criminal cases against people who do not have representation.

EDITORIAL

Some 4,000 poor defendants need lawyers now, not some day

General Ulysses S. Grant, seen at Cold Harbor, Va., in June 1864, offered a rare example of repentance and reform in his treatment of Jews.

JEFF JACOBY

The rarest political comeback: repentance

Recognizing Hanks’s contribution to this nation’s veterans would not interfere with the military’s core mission. But it would deeply bruise Trump’s fragile ego.

RENÉE GRAHAM

The president’s snub of Tom Hanks is a badge of honor

Wind turbine foundation components at the Revolution Wind construction hub at the Port of Providence in Providence on June 13, 2024.

EDITORIAL

The human cost of Trump’s attacks on wind farms

The New England Revolution wants to build a professional soccer stadium on the site of a former power plant in Everett.

Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu wants more facts on Everett stadium, but what about White Stadium?

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Kane’s Donuts, Sam Adams beer brew up special Oktoberfest doughnut

The Oktoberfest Donut will be fluffy, flavored with Sam Adams reduced Octoberfest beer, the companies said.

16-year-old high school student arrested by ICE near Milford police station, friends say

The Brazilian student at Milford High School was arrested Friday but released a few hours later.

Governors’ spouses call for unity, condemn political violence in wake of Charlie Kirk’s shooting

“Peacemakers are needed in every corner of our society, especially in our politics," the group of 38 First Spouses said in the statement.

Man convicted of raping teenager at Rockland emergency migrant shelter in 2024

A Plymouth Superior Court jury on Friday convicts Cory B. Alvarez of rape of a child.

Sports

Stoneham and Arlington went head-to-head as Stoneham played, and won, its first game on its new turf.

high schools

A 7-TD day and a pair of top-10 showdowns among five high school football takeaways from Friday night

After a Week 1 that featured a flurry of wild finishes and a handful of top-20 upsets, Friday night saw little of that, but plenty of impressive stat lines.

Rob Refsnyder and the Red Sox will have to weather some turbulence in the last month of the regular season as they attempt to wing their way into the postseason.

Alex Speier | On baseball

In a flawed American League, anyone — including the Red Sox — can win

The Sox do not have a great team, but they have a team that is capable of being as good as any other in the AL.

Aaron Judge got the Yankees off to a smashing start with a first-inning home run.

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

Red Sox struggle to muster two hits in series-opening loss to Yankees

The Yankees took a no-hitter two outs into the seventh before Nate Eaton homered. The Sox advanced only one other runner as far as third.

SCITUATE 27, DUXBURY 15

Now Grayson Foley, Scituate have a regular-season win to savor against rival Duxbury, too

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

H.S. Football Roundup: Ryan Foley had been waiting for his moment to shine for Foxborough and delivered against Walpole

STONEHAM 12, ARLINGTON 6

Boxed in on its new turf, Stoneham airs out Arlington with a win to savor

Business

Federal government sues Uber over alleged discrimination against people with disabilities

The Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including those with service dogs.

Unemployment, inflation, and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says

The Congressional Budget Office released new economic projections for the next three years, updating the outlook it originally released in January, before President Trump’s inauguration.

Broad Institute employee fired after posting ‘deeply offensive’ message on Charlie Kirk assassination

BOLD TYPES

M&T Bank chief executive René Jones talks up his Mass. roots

magazine

education

AI in the classroom? These Latino teens want Boston schools to do more training — now.

appreciation

Celia Cruz would’ve celebrated her 100th birthday in October. I’ll always dance to her music.

Heloísa Galvão holds up the flag of her homeland at the Brazilian Independence Day festival in Medford.

culture

She’s a Brazilian in Boston. Now, she says, ‘I feel more Latina than ever.’

This week's daters: Margaret and Elliot.

DINNER WITH CUPID

Blind date: ‘Neither of us had ever been on a blind date’

metro

Advocates, lawmakers urge Gov. Maura Healey to halt $360 million rebuild of women’s prison in Framingham

College students react to Charlie Kirk's death

After Kraft exits race, who will appear on the November ballot for Boston mayor? Third-place finisher wants a recount

sports

John Daly made a 19 on the par-5 12th hole in the first round of the Sanford International and finished at 18-over 88.

John Daly makes a 19 to set wrong kind of PGA Tour Champions record

Central Catholic football commits to its ground game and churns up a win over BC High

Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu nearly up to speed as he recovers from strained right calf

business

WLNE-TV, the ABC-affiliate in Providence, will be operated by WJAR-TV, the NBC affiliate after a sale of ABC6’s non-licensed assets to parent company Sinclair.

Providence’s NBC10 will take over ABC6, reshaping TV market in Southeastern New England

Nasdaq fires employee over social media post on Kirk shooting

On deep-blue New England campuses, Charlie Kirk made students ‘more motivated to make a place for the right’

politics

This undated combination of images provided provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah.

What to know about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA

ICE officer shot, killed suspect who dragged officer with car, Homeland Security said. Here’s how Friday unfolded.

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

Nation

Baton Rouge Police block the entrance of Southern University's campus at the corner of Harding Boulevard and Scenic Highway, Thursday, Sept. 11, after a threat led administers to announce a lockdown, in Baton Rouge, La.

Waves of fake threats to colleges are putting students on edge and testing dispatchers

Schools tried to ban phones and avoid politics. Then came Charlie Kirk’s assassination

From scholarship winner to wanted man: The path of the Kirk shooting suspect

World

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte looks on during a press conference on the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday.

NATO steps up defenses after Russian drones violate Polish airspace

Why is France’s new PM head-butting colleagues? A teenage interest in monks is part of the answer

At least 193 passengers killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo

opinion

The new title for Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was on display at the Pentagon this week in Arlington, Va. Last week President Trump signed a series of executive orders that included the renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

No salutes here as Trump runs ‘Department of War’ up the flagpole

Without crowd-control curbs, BPD has a license to harm

The killing of Charlie Kirk: A generational conservative voice

lifestyle

Step back from the screens and start a new hobby. Tips on finding the right one.

I want to send a care package to my ex

It’s not about you, really: How parents can stay calm during college admissions season

food & dining

Sabrina Carpenter poses in the press room during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7.

Dunkin’ to give away Sabrina Carpenter cups on Friday

The Big E 2025: Everything you need to know about New England’s massive annual fair

New listening bar to open in downtown Providence, echoing city’s rich music past

travel

Looking for starry, starry nights? You can find them here.

As travelers seek escape, kitsch makes a comeback

A crafty weekend in Maine and a grand debut in Chicago

Arts

Heinrich Schwartz, "Idealized drawing of Karlsruhe, Germany," 1720.

Thinking of cities as green machines

At the MFA in November, a rare glimpse of Winslow Homer’s depiction of an unstable world

At the MFA, close-up with a Dutch golden age master and a world in flux

Books

William J. Kole, a Providence resident, is the author of "In Guns We Trust: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms."

‘Locked and loaded Christianity’: A R.I. author looks at white evangelicals, politics, and guns

Does it matter that St. Augustine, author of Christianity’s foundational texts, was African?

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 7

Movies

Channing Tatum stars in Paramount Pictures' "Roofman."

At this year’s TIFF, Magic Mike and The Rock bid for Oscar glory

The 10 most fun movies about rock ’n’ roll

There’s hell toupee in ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues′

Television

Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

The sitcom perfection of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’

2025 Emmy predictions: Who will win, who should, and more thoughts on Sunday’s ceremony

2025 Emmy Awards: Five nominated shows worth streaming this weekend

music

Dunkin’ to give away Sabrina Carpenter cups on Friday

David Bowie archive opens in London chronicling five decades of icon’s restless creativity

Soprano Lexi LoBianco was told not to talk about her vocal injury - so she’s speaking even louder

Theater/Dance

The cast of "Mrs. Doubtfire," featuring Craig Allen Smith in the lead role.

In ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ a house — and a man — divided

‘The View’ host Joy Behar delves into the complexities of divorce in ‘My First Ex-Husband’

Effervescent Irish steppers the Gardiner Brothers and Scottish folk trio Talisk team for ‘Unleashed’

Health

Doula Laura Pichardo held 3-week-old Lilliana Saint Cyr during a home visit in Boston as the baby’s mother, Lisa Saint Cyr, looked on. Pichardo attended Lilliana’s birth and now provides postpartum support through MassHealth’s expanded doula coverage.

Two years after Mass. expanded doula coverage, here’s what’s working — and what’s not

Takeda recruits Lilly executive to run US operations out of Cambridge

Tracking COVID, RSV, and the flu in Massachusetts

Obituaries

Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Ms. Roisinblit (left), 95, and Estela de Carlotto hugged during a news conference in Buenos Aires, in 2014.

On deep-blue New England campuses, Charlie Kirk made students ‘more motivated to make a place for the right’

FBI director draws criticism from the right over handling of Kirk shooting

Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder charge

From scholarship winner to wanted man: The path of the Kirk shooting suspect

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say

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Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu nearly up to speed as he recovers from strained right calf

Hasbro’s move to Boston was years in the making. Here’s how it went down.

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The Lynn waterfront was a dump. Literally. But what if it became a park?A festering landfill blanketed by swarming seagulls that was so massive it took more than a million tons of soil to cover up is becoming ... something nice.

16-year-old high school student arrested by ICE near Milford police station, friends say

Community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to plead guilty in federal fraud caseCannon-Grant was accused of defrauding people who donated to her anti-violence nonprofit and spending much of the money on herself.

Advocates, lawmakers urge Gov. Maura Healey to halt $360 million rebuild of women’s prison in Framingham

Special prosecutor wants to search Karen Read’s phone for evidence of witness intimidation

Brian Walshe, charged with killing wife in Cohasset, attacked in jail

Federal government sues Uber over alleged discrimination against people with disabilities

Teenager held without bail for allegedly threatening to shoot up Falmouth school

Providence woman charged with allegedly neglecting disabled woman in her care

Providence teacher arrested, charged with biting 6-year-old boy

Water flowing again in Boxford subdivision after Governor Healey declares water emergency, officials say

Kane’s Donuts, Sam Adams beer brew up special Oktoberfest doughnut

Unruly fan behavior is reaching new levels and sapping the spirit and enjoyment out of the games

Looking for starry, starry nights? You can find them here.

Boston Public Garden used to have baby alligators — yes, alligators — and people fed them rodents

Democrats should forget about appealing to some mythical center

What lies ahead at the Supreme Court, part 1

The problem with RFK Jr.’s MAHA report

How Democrats can win elections again

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Mount Holyoke College to waive tuition for families who earn less than $150,000 a year Tuition at the South Hadley school is nearly $68,000 this year.

Dunkin’ to give away Sabrina Carpenter cups on FridayThe free cups feature a red lipstick imprint on a pink and orange background, with the name Sabrina in stylized type.

False active shooter report at Naval Academy leaves 1 injuredAuthorities are investigating a false report of an active shooter at the US Naval Academy that led to one person being injured at the Maryland military college on Thursday

North Andover police officer shot by colleague returns to jail 3 days after release

Police officer shot in Roxbury; alleged gunman shot multiple times by officers

Former doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital pleads guilty to child porn charges

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Some 4,000 poor defendants need lawyers now, not some day

The rarest political comeback: repentance

The president’s snub of Tom Hanks is a badge of honor

The human cost of Trump’s attacks on wind farms

Wu wants more facts on Everett stadium, but what about White Stadium?

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Kane’s Donuts, Sam Adams beer brew up special Oktoberfest doughnut

16-year-old high school student arrested by ICE near Milford police station, friends say

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In a flawed American League, anyone — including the Red Sox — can win

Red Sox struggle to muster two hits in series-opening loss to Yankees

Now Grayson Foley, Scituate have a regular-season win to savor against rival Duxbury, too

H.S. Football Roundup: Ryan Foley had been waiting for his moment to shine for Foxborough and delivered against Walpole

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Federal government sues Uber over alleged discrimination against people with disabilities

Unemployment, inflation, and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says

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Yankees 4, Red Sox 1
Red Sox struggle to muster two hits in series-opening loss to Yankees
The Yankees took a no-hitter two outs into the seventh before Nate Eaton homered. The Sox advanced only one other runner as far as third.

The Lynn waterfront was a dump. Literally. But what if it became a park?
A festering landfill blanketed by swarming seagulls that was so massive it took more than a million tons of soil to cover up is becoming ... something nice.

Community organizer Monica Cannon-Grant to plead guilty in federal fraud case
Cannon-Grant was accused of defrauding people who donated to her anti-violence nonprofit and spending much of the money on herself.

Mount Holyoke College to waive tuition for families who earn less than $150,000 a year
Tuition at the South Hadley school is nearly $68,000 this year.

Dunkin’ to give away Sabrina Carpenter cups on Friday
The free cups feature a red lipstick imprint on a pink and orange background, with the name Sabrina in stylized type.

False active shooter report at Naval Academy leaves 1 injured
Authorities are investigating a false report of an active shooter at the US Naval Academy that led to one person being injured at the Maryland military college on Thursday

Two years after Mass. expanded doula coverage, here’s what’s working — and what’s not
The program has built one of the most racially and linguistically diverse doula networks in the country. But it's still working through early challenges.

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It’s not about you, really: How parents can stay calm during college admissions season
We talked to two down-to-earth experts about how to maintain perspective (and peace at home) during these stressful months.