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Boston Latin School student Lauren Choy (second from right) led a discussion on the experience of Asian American students at Boston Public Schools. She was joined by (from left) Boston Latin Academy student Phuong To, Josiah Quincy Upper School student Qiwen Su, and John D. O'Bryant School of Math and Science student Ngan Huynh. The discussion was part of an event at VietAID in Dorchester.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘Asians are an afterthought’: Asian American students at BPS report feeling less safe, more undervalued

“The dominant narrative out there in Boston Public Schools, as well as many other places, is that Asian students are doing fine,” said former BPS teacher Go Sasaki. “Based on our experiences and anecdotes, we know that is not the case.”

A Trump indictment wouldn’t test democracy, but experts warn Republican resistance just might
Experts in democracy say the real test will come not with the prosecution itself, but with the response from Trump and the rest of the Republican Party.

Company offering new AI body scans slated to open in Mass. Experts warn about cost, false positives.
Some experts are concerned that these new body scans for the “worried well” are surging ahead of the current science on AI.

A member of staff cleaned ATMs at the headquarter of Credit Suisse bank in Zurich on Monday.

kara miller | the big idea

After another week of turmoil, how safe are banks?

First, we’re likely to see more consolidation and regulation. And second, there is the potential for more pain as banks adjust to a new, higher-interest-rate reality.

World has less than a decade to stop catastrophic warming, UN panel says
Earth is likely to cross a critical threshold for global warming within the next decade, and nations will need to make an immediate and drastic shift away from fossil fuels to prevent the planet from overheating dangerously beyond that level, according to a major new report released Monday.

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Former president Donald Trump.

House GOP, defending Trump, targets New York DA ahead of expected indictment

House Republicans on Monday rallied around former president Donald Trump ahead of his expected indictment by a Manhattan grand jury, using their investigative power to scrutinize active criminal inquiries targeting him as at least one other GOP lawmaker endorsed his 2024 presidential campaign.

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Concervatice Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., on March 4.

Trump’s Georgia lawyers seek to quash special grand jury report

As former president Donald Trump awaits a possible indictment in New York, his lawyers pushed back on Monday at another criminal investigation swirling around him in Georgia, filing a motion to quash the final report of a special grand jury that considered whether Trump and some of his allies interfered in the 2020 election results in the state.

A sign expressing opposition to the proposed carbon pipeline in Valley Springs, S.D., on Dec. 20, 2022.

A different kind of pipeline project scrambles Midwest politics

For more than a decade, the Midwest was the site of bitter clashes over plans for thousand-mile pipelines meant to carry crude oil beneath cornfields and cattle ranches.

Jennifer Wilson, a Largo High School English teacher, wears a shirt against banning books at the Pinellas County School Board meeting in Largo, Fla., Feb. 14, 2023. In Florida, some schools have covered or removed books under a new law that requires an evaluation of reading materials and for districts to publish a searchable list of books where individuals can then challenge specific titles. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content

DES MOINES — Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material.

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in a school in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 8, 2016. Prosecutors say Douglass Mackey went too far by trying to dissuade people from voting in the 2016 presidential election.

Trial of 2016 Twitter troll to test limits of online speech

The images appeared on Twitter in late 2016 just as the presidential campaign was entering its final stretch. Some featured the message “vote for Hillary” and the phrases “avoid the line” and “vote from home.”

South Carolina Senators hear from the parents of people who died from fentanyl overdose on Jan. 19, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. State lawmakers across the nation are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

States look at harsher fentanyl penalties

State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in US history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year.

Former Haitian Mayor Jean Morose Viliena departs federal court, Monday, March 20, 2023, in Boston. Viliena, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. who now lives in Malden, Mass., was sued by three Haitian citizens who say they or their relatives were persecuted by him and his political allies. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Attorneys make divergent closings in trial of Haitian mayor

The case against Viliena, a lawful permanent resident of the US who now lives in Malden, Mass., shed light on the broader issue of political violence in the Caribbean nation and its ineffective judicial system.

The World

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin posed for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday.

Putin and Xi celebrate ties unbroken by Russia’s war in Ukraine

Standing side by side in a show of partnership unshaken by Russia’s yearlong war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, began talks in Moscow on Monday with boasts of their close ties and only understated mention of the conflict itself.

Far-left lawmakers held papers reading "64 years. It is no" at the National Assembly in Paris on Monday. The French National Assembly rejected a no-confidence motion against the government of President Emmanuel Macron, ensuring that a fiercely contested bill raising the retirement age to 64 from 62 becomes the law of the land.

Macron’s retirement overhaul becomes law of the land

The French National Assembly rejected a no-confidence motion against the government of President Emmanuel Macron, ensuring that a fiercely contested bill raising the retirement age to 64 from 62 becomes the law of the land.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, right.

Top Israeli minister: ‘No such thing’ as Palestinian people

A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people as Israel’s new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday with a part of its plan to overhaul the judiciary.

Editorial & Opinion

Protesters gather to demand justice for Arif Sayed Faisal during a protest held by The Bangladesh Association of New England in January.

Protesters won’t let Cambridge sweep fatal police shooting ‘under the rug’

A coalition of college students is helping to keep the cause for more transparency alive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin participates in an annual extended meeting of the Board of the Russian Interior Ministry in Moscow on March 20.

Putin now a pariah on the world stage

International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for making children pawns of war has value beyond a courtroom.

Stanford University in Stanford, Calif.

Conflating diversity with civility

Well-designed DEI policies enrich and uplift all voices.

Climate news is important news

The Globe’s “Into The Red” series is excellent.

US Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts

A veteran’s veteran

Not only does Seth Mouton have my vote, he has my deepest respect and my thanks.

Just say ‘no’ to cocktails to-go

There must be better and safer ways to help out Massachusetts restauranteurs.

Metro

Stash's Pizza owner Stavros "Steve" Papantoniadis held an "A" certificate after a final inspection by the Health Division of the Inspectional Services Department in November 2016.

US prosecutors ask judge to hold Stash’s Pizza owner, charged with exploiting workers, pending trial

US Magistrate Judge Judith Dein took the question of whether to release Stavros Papantoniadis on bail under advisement Monday after a three-hour hearing in federal court in Boston.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Massachusetts hospitals spent $1.5 billion on temporary labor in 2022, up 610 percent over 2019.

Hospitals plead for flexibility on spending amid soaring costs of temporary nurses

Massachusetts hospitals spent $1.5 billion on temporary labor in 2022, up 610 percent over 2019.

In recent months, current and former faculty and students have raised concerns about the operation of Bay State College, in the Back Bay.

Bay State College to lose accreditation after appeal fails

After Aug. 31, students will not be able to access federal financial aid and credits may not transfer to other institutions.

Monica Cannon-Grant leaves the federal courthouse after she was indicted in connection with a series of schemes to defraud the state Department of Unemployment Assistance.

Monica Cannon-Grant arraigned in federal court on new fraud charges

Cannon-Grant and her husband were arraigned Monday on nine new counts, including the filing of false tax returns, that a federal grand jury added to an 18-count indictment filed against them a year ago.

Skier dies after hitting tree on Wachusett Mountain Ski Area trail

The Monday morning crash happened on an advanced trail, mountain officials said, and ski patrollers "gave emergency care and evaluation to the skier before handing his care over to first responders." He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Today in History: March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach is born

Today is Tuesday, March 21, the 80th day of 2023. There are 285 days left in the year.

Maura Howley said her dog, Rose McNugget, was wearing a striped turtleneck when she was snatched from the sidewalk on Beacon Hill Monday.

Owner reunited with dog that was snatched from sidewalk on Beacon Hill

A Beacon Hill resident said her dog, Rose McNugget, a small, tan mixed-breed terrier, was snatched from the sidewalk while her walker went inside another building to pick up another dog.

Business

Roger Berkowitz showed off some of the new items from his new online food company.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Roger Berkowitz’s next act

The former CEO of Legal Sea Foods is taking the wraps off Roger's Fish Co., an online purveyor of flash-frozen fish, live and cooked lobsters, and ready-to-heat meals for the let’s-eat-out-at-home set.

A First Republic branch bank in midtown Manhattan on Thursday.

Fate of First Republic uncertain as shares plummet again

First Republic, a midsize bank based in San Francisco, had lost roughly $70 billion in deposits in recent weeks, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Sebastian Belfanti, executive director of the West End Museum.

Mass. General Hospital grant enables West End Museum to hire its first salaried executive director

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

Customers outside Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

Silicon Valley Bank successor’s auction extended by FDIC

The bidding process for the successor of SVB is being extended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to give more time to work out a potential deal.

Jonathan Bush, pictured here when he was CEO of athenahealth, is now the head of Zus Health, a firm that’s building a shared data platform for healthcare providers and has closed a $40 million round of financing.

Bush’s ZUS Health raises largest funding round yet

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Obituaries

Carole Sloane, with Peter Bernstein on guitar and Ray Drummond on bass, at a concert of Duke Ellington’s music in New York in 2006. (Hiroyuki Ito/The New York Times)

Carol Sloane, graceful jazz singer for decades, dies at 85

In a 60-year recording career, Ms. Sloane said she would only sing “the most beautiful songs.”

FILE - Rep. John Jenrette, D-S.C., right, accompanied by his lawyer Kenneth Robinson, walk outside the house Ethics Committee room in Washington on Dec. 10, 1980. Jenrette, who had been in declining health, died Friday, March 17, 2023 according to his obituary from Goldfinch Funeral Home in Conway, S.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/ John Duricka, file)

Former US representative John Jenrette, jailed in Abscam scandal, dies

Mr. Jenrette served three terms as a Democrat in the U.S. House, and while his crime and escapades received the most attention, he also was known for securing federal help for his mostly rural district.

Cruz Miguel Ortíz Cuadra, ‌face of Puerto Rican culinary history, dies at 67

Cruz Miguel Ortíz Cuadra, a food historian who as Puerto Rico’s leading gastronomy expert sought to define the island’s cuisine and educate the world about it, died March 8 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was 67.

Sports

On the surface, the deal the Patriots gave JuJu Smith-Schuster (above) looks very similar to what Jakobi Meyers got from Las Vegas, but there are differences.

ben volin | on football

Diving deep on six moves the Patriots made in the first week of free agency

Not only is JuJu Smith-Schuster an upgrade over Jakobi Meyers at receiver, he also signed a team-friendlier contract.

Joe Mazzulla (left) and Jayson Tatum each have some improving to do if the Celtics are to return to their best.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Celtics have been wobbly since the All-Star break, and it all starts in the fourth quarter

Struggles in the clutch have made the Celtics a middling team since they returned from the break.

Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a game-tying three-run home run for Team Japan in the seventh inning.

peter abraham | on baseball

In a thrilling World Baseball Classic semifinal, two Red Sox players had a massive impact

Outfielders Masataka Yoshida and Alex Verdugo played pivotal roles in the outcome of the Japan-Mexico game in Miami on Monday.

Bill Belichick's Patriots are 25-26 (including playoffs) over the last three seasons.

christopher l. gasper

Patriots’ offseason moves have been OK, but they aren’t nearly enough to make the team a contender

Bill Belichick may be making the mistake — again — of thinking his team isn't that far from challenging the Bills for AFC East supremacy.

Garrett Whitlock has been working hard to get into the Red Sox rotation as soon as possible and might miss just one turn.

red sox notebook

Garrett Whitlock, feeling strong and hitting 95 as he ramps up, could miss just one turn in Red Sox rotation

In his second Grapefruit League start, Whitlock worked mostly at 92-94 miles per hour and topped out at 95, though he gave a mixed review of his arsenal.

Justin Turner was hit in the face by a fastball March 6 but has made it back into the lineup.

spring training report

Monday’s spring training report: Justin Turner gets a hit in return to Red Sox lineup

"I got in there, took the first pitch, and then it was kind of like a sigh of relief and, ‘All right, let’s go,' " said Turner, back in action for the first time in two weeks.

Jakub Lauko has jumped between Providence and the varsity club all season.

It’s been a yo-yo season for the Bruins’ Jakub Lauko. Is his time in roster-bubble purgatory coming to an end?

He put quality over quantity in his limited minutes in Thursday's win over the Jets, and could be sticking around on the fourth line.

Jeremy Swayman notched his second consecutive shutout Sunday in Buffalo.

bruins notebook

Bruins see no reason to stray from their 1-2 goaltending punch

Coach Jim Montgomery indicated earlier that he might go mostly with one goalie as the playoffs approached but has backed off that idea.

After winning a Division 3 boys' hockey state championship on Sunday, Norwell's Austin Shea, Timmy Ward, and Nolan Petrucelli earned the chance to watch Monday's first lacrosse practice instead of suiting up.

Spring practices start with a well-earned respite for winter champions

Across the state spring teams convened for the first time under sunny skies, symbolic of the hope inherent in the start of a new season.

Arts & Lifestyle

I’m waiting on his divorce

“He can’t move out of the house until the divorce is final.”

Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey leans into the crowd at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Saturday night.

With Dropkick Murphys at full roar, it must be that time of year again

Night three of the band's annual hometown St. Patrick's Day extravaganza — this year, a run of four sold-out shows — featured their big-hearted songs played with customary ferocity.

James McMurtry plays a sold-out show at City Winery Tuesday night.

James McMurtry lets the characters in his songs do the talking

The singer-songwriter, in Massachusetts this week for four shows, calls himself a “fiction writer” whose least interesting subject is himself.

Ryan McKinny and Naomi Louisa O'Connell in rehearsal for BLO's "Bluebeard's Castle"/"Four Songs."

Director, dancers, and singers build BLO’s ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ together

"I wouldn’t do a production if it wasn’t collaborative," says Anne Bogart, a veteran theatrical director who previously helmed 2019′s "The Handmaid’s Tale."