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Eroding protections for public lands Trump policies reshape the role of federally owned land, against the tide of U.S. public opinion

This piece is stunning.

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Market Basket board puts CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on paid leave in dispute over management approach - The Boston Globe The board’s executive committee is investigating whether Demoulas was considering plans to lead a work stoppage that could disrupt the supermarket chain’s business.

Eleven years after the Artie v. Artie saga, there is another twist in Market Basket management: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/28/b...

How Pope Francis did — and didn’t — address the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis - The Boston Globe Francis did more than past popes. But he didn't do nearly enough, some victims' advocates say.

The church sex abuse crisis, a priest wrote in the Globe the day before Francis became pope, was “spreading radioactive moral ruin.” And if the scandal was Chernobyl, Boston was its festering core. A complicated part of Francis’s legacy, by @ianprasad.bsky.social

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Scams are getting more sophisticated. Here’s how to stay safe. - The Boston Globe Americans lost more money to fraudsters last year than ever before, new data shows. But there are several ways to protect yourself.

Scams have become more complex. One way to stay safe: Know the signs.

More news in Starting Point:

• Tom Homan pledged to bring “hell” to Boston. He said he was here last week.
• The World Figure Skating Championships begin at TD Garden tomorrow.

Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million A quarter-century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.

One possible explanation for Trump targeting Columbia University:
 
Decades ago, Columbia refused to pay Trump $400 million. The university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.

Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, made a deal with President Trump to escape an executive order that would have prevented it from representing many clients before the federal government. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.

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Is this a ridgeback?!

Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian energy could wallop New England, especially the north - The Boston Globe With Canada supplying a significant portion of the electricity, refined petroleum, and natural gas used in New England, many experts agree that consumers will likely bear the brunt of Trump’s tariff.

With Canada supplying a significant portion of the electricity, refined petroleum, and natural gas used in New England, many experts agree that consumers will likely bear the brunt of Trump’s tariff.

Measles cases are up. Vaccinations are down. Do you need a booster shot? - The Boston Globe Measles was thought to be eliminated two decades ago. But growing mistrust in vaccines has changed that, and now some people may need booster shots for protection.

You might need a measles booster if you were born between 1957 and 1989, a pretty wide stretch of time. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/28/m...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, wearing a navy blue pinstriped blazer, a white shirt and a cross necklace, speaks during a press briefing at the White House as reporters raise their hands. Text reads: "White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump." Eric Lee/The New York Times

Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0

Is this the fix for Massachusetts’ housing crisis? - The Boston Globe Faced with a supply crunch and rising costs, the state has taken steps to make housing more plentiful and more affordable.

In Starting Point: What is Mass. doing about the housing crisis?

But first, more top stories:

• The JFK Library in Dorchester closed after workers were fired. The National Archives said it would reopen today.
• The latest in New York Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal case

RFK Jr. is poised to take over HHS. Here’s what he can and cannot do. - The Boston Globe The expectations for Kennedy range from fabulous to catastrophic, but the actual power he would wield over Americans' health varies.

What power would RFK Jr. have over Americans' health? Today's Starting Point explains.

More top stories:

• Senate Republicans confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
• Here's what a new return-on-investment tool can tell students.

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A tangled tale of tech, veganism, and murder - The Boston Globe Takeaways from a Globe investigation into a string of deaths linked to a cultlike group.

A string of deaths. A cultlike group. Read takeaways from a new investigation in today's Starting Point.

But first, some top stories:

• Mass General Brigham plans large layoffs.
• The Trump administration's moves foreshadow a possible constitutional crisis.

DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration There are differing views among those close to the Elon Musk-led group about exactly how far to go with cuts.

🟡 NEW: The Social Security Administration is an upcoming focus of Elon Musk's DOGE.

‘Their lives are awful’: More doctors are quitting medicine, citing burnout and workplace issues - The Boston Globe Large numbers of physicians are leaving, or looking to leave, clinical practice. How will our health care system survive?

Among specialists, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, and ER doctors reported high levels of burnout.

According to one report, more than 70,000 physicians — over 6 percent of the country’s physicians — left medicine just between 2021 and 2022.

Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning two minutes before the aircraft collided, radio transmissions show. wapo.st/3CzLwmS

Thousands of migrants legally fled to Mass. under a Biden-era policy. Trump’s latest directive could change everything. - The Boston Globe Many of the migrants under threat spent months waiting in Mexico, at migrant shelters or in rented rooms, in cities that are rife with cartel violence and kidnappings, in order to enter the US with pe...

Thousands of migrants who arrived in Massachusetts legally in recent years could now be at risk of potential deportation under new Trump administration directives, according to an internal government memo shared with the Globe.

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A view at Boston's Post Office Square of "Mr. Pink" on a tree, part of the free art happening "WINTERACTIVE," presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. Photo credit: David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Notice these giant, pink, blowup men appearing around Boston?

They have a name: Mr. Pink.

The pink men, the creation of French artist Philippe Katerine, are on view as part of “WINTERACTIVE,” a free, interactive art exhibit presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. trib.al/sCdJXsL

Cambridge tried to get better racial and economic diversity among students. Now it has one of the most segregated schools in the state. - The Boston Globe Data show wide disparities in the distribution of low-income students and those of different racial backgrounds among the district’s schools, according to a Globe review.

Two decades ago, Cambridge embarked on a novel approach to integrating its schools, using family income rather than race to help determine which schools students attend.

But that approach has fallen well short of its goal. Cambridge now has one of the most segregated schools in the state.

The Northern Lights are making another comeback tonight. Here’s where you can catch them in New England. - The Boston Globe This is the strongest geomagnetic storm watch since the Northern Lights were spotted dancing over New England back in early October.

Talk about a way to end 2024. The Northern Lights are forecast to make an appearance across parts of New England tonight and during the early-morning hours of New Year’s Eve.

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. It's a lesson for what might unfold if a US ban goes ahead.

"However, the users and experts the BBC spoke to say something was lost in the post-TikTok transition."

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