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After outcry, Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5 million film fee


Mark Wahlberg said he'll donate the money to Time's Up in the name of his co-star, Michelle Williams, who reportedly made less than $1,000 on the reshoots. By the Associated Press January 13, 2018. NEW YORK — Following an outcry over a significant ...

How Haiti saved America


The United States has been leading the response to the Haitian earthquake for all of the reasons that we would expect: our geographical proximity, our competence at emergency response, and our innate generosity. That fits the narrative most of us hold ...

Aly Raisman calls out US Gymnastics on Twitter


Aly Raisman, the Olympic gold medalist who was a member of 2016's decorated “Final Five” in Brazil, railed against US Gymnastics in a series of tweets Wednesday, saying the organization was “100% responsible” for the recent sexual abuse scandals within ...

Amazon is seeking up to 1 million square feet in Boston


Amazon is on the hunt for as much as 1 million square feet of office space in Boston, adding a new level of intrigue to the retail giant's plans as it whittles down the list of the cities competing for its second headquarters. The Seattle company is ...

Can these 'smart glasses' make cyclists go faster?


Westborough-based Kopin Corp. has been developing “augmented reality” technology since 1991. Its latest product, Solos “smart glasses,” shows cyclists information about their workout on a tiny digital display. By Scott Kirsner Globe Correspondent ...

Brian Gionta will captain US men's Olympic hockey team


Sled hockey player Declan Farmer (left) and hockey players Brianna Decker and Brian Gionta were among players selected to the official US rosters for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. From wire reports January 01, 2018. Veteran winger Brian Gionta will ...

At MatzoBall, the guests were in a festive mood


The Jewish singles event MatzoBall drew 1,200 guests as it marked its 31st year on Christmas Eve at Royale Nightclub. The bash has been dubbed “The Number 1 Holiday Party of the Year” by USA Today. Advertisement. From left: Alex Caramanica of Waltham ...

Dementia patients often need hospitals, which are often ill-prepared


Judy and Steve Johanson (left) with their daughter Carly and son Luke at the Alzheimer's Association's office in Waltham in April 2016. By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff January 02, 2018. Steve Johanson had a fierce and knowledgeable advocate at his side ...

Basketball is now important in the American Athletic Conference


The American Athletic Conference is really an orphanage. It's filled with schools unwanted and neglected by the Power 5 football conferences and abandoned by the Big East basketball schools. All 12 schools really want to be somewhere else, like the ACC ...

Iran shuts down Instagram and messaging app as two protesters killed


TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday blocked access to Instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists to organize and publicize the protests now roiling the Islamic Republic, as authorities said two demonstrators had been killed overnight in ...

The Ticket: What's happening in the arts world


Artist Salvador Jiménez-Flores recently conducted pop-up printmaking workshops around the city, using a tortilla press to make prints and food, building community through art and eating. The prints, the press, and a documentary about the project are on ...

The 2017 Boston-area restaurant awards


If ever there were a year that proved food is newsworthy, 2017 was it. Prominent chefs and restaurateurs such as Mario Batali and John Besh faced accusations of sexual harassment, beginning a conversation about the dark side of the hospitality industry ...

Big Data: 45 minutes


45 minutes: That's how long watercress plants, embedded with nanoparticles, glowed in the dark during an early series of trials by MIT researchers looking to change the way we illuminate our lives. Glowing trees to replace street lights? A plant as a ...

The rain, it's plain, has no effect on pain


But after comparing huge databases on doctor's appointments and daily rainfall totals from weather stations across the United States, a team of Harvard University researchers has found no correlation between the two. “It's hard to imagine why these two ...

Gymnast McKayla Maroney says settlement covered up sex abuse


LOS ANGELES — Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney says the group that trains US Olympic gymnasts forced her to sign a confidential settlement to keep allegations of sexual abuse by the team's doctor secret. The settlement was for $1.25 million ...

Johnny Fox, 64; sword-swallower once ran Freakatorium museum


NEW YORK — Johnny Fox, a sword-swallowing magician who presented his quirky art form to enthusiastic audiences around the world, has died. The 64-year-old had been battling cancer and died Sunday at a home in Maryland, according to close friend ...

MIT researchers create plants that glow


Imagine a highway lined with trees that glow as opposed to street lamps, or using the plant on your nightstand as a reading light. A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they've figured out a way to make those things ...

Yankees ship Headley, Mitchell to Padres


Switch-hitter Chase Headley returns to his original team following a trade between the Yankees and Padres on Tuesday. From staff and wire reports December 13, 2017. 'Tis the season for podcasts: “Season Ticket”. The Yankees traded third baseman Chase ...

President Trump calls accusations of sexual misconduct 'false'


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, pushing back against women accusing him of sexual misconduct, insisted Tuesday he's the target of ''false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don't know and/or have never met.'' Trump lashed out ...

Dancing around a 'Crown' cast change


Did you love season 1 of “The Crown”? If so, you'll probably love season 2 just as much. It's a sweeping look at history, coupled with an intimate look at the marriage of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. It's riveting. Just so you know, though, don't ...

Trump hails civil rights heroes; protesters pan his record


As Trump gazed at an exhibit on Freedom Riders at the new Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, demonstrators near the site held up signs that said ''Make America Civil Again'' and ''Lock Him Up.'' Some shouted ''No ...

Giggles Comedy Club offers laughs for Globe Santa benefit


At Fenway Park on Dec. 16 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., bring the kids to meet Wally and Globe Santa. A donation of new hats, mittens, gloves, or scarves for children is requested. By Felicia Gans Globe Staff December 09, 2017. It's a combination most would ...

Aly Raisman releases statement against gymnastics doctor


Denied an opportunity to deliver her victim impact statement in the trial of US Olympic doctor Larry Nassar, gold medal gymnast and Needham native Aly Raisman shared her statement on Thursday, just as Nassar was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison ...

Chelsea resident celebrates 109th birthday


Joe Bach celebrates his 109th birthday with his daughters, Anita Bloch (left) and Naomi Fayman. Joe Bach turned 109 on Nov. 4, and the Leonard Florence Center for Living, where he has resided for nearly three years, celebrated his birthday. Bach, a ...

New work by Kara Walker at Harvard Art Museums


Mary Schneider Enriquez, the Harvard Art Museums curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, and Edouard Kopp, the curator of drawings, were in Somerville with Kara Walker's piece last month to discuss the installation. The Harvard Art Museums announced ...

Trump slump? US tourism is down almost 4 percent


Protestors demonstrated at John F. Kennedy International Airport in January against President Trump's executive order halting refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. By Christopher Muther Globe Staff ...

On Second Thought: The phantom menace


Turns out, the article was intended to be a formatting reference for authors writing for journals from Elsevier, one of the world's largest science publishers. It's the scientific equivalent of those online resume templates on which “John Q. Public ...

Number of foreign students coming to US colleges drops


The price of Saudi Arabian oil has plummeted. Brazil is recovering from recession. Anti-immigrant rhetoric has spooked young people across the globe. These are just a few factors that led to a historic drop in the number of new foreign college students ...

Rallies and protests on Boston Common, but little violence


“No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!” the counterprotesters returned. Advertisement. Rally organizers, a group called Resist Marxism, were denied a permit for Saturday's event, but carried on regardless. City officials said they rejected the permit ...

UMass Lowell student hopes to engineer Miss Massachusetts crown


When Rachel Miller was younger, she'd don a tutu, grab a toy hammer, and follow her grandfather around as he worked. He was a general contractor, and she's always known she wanted to one day fill his shoes (or, more accurately, work boots). Now Miller ...

UMass Amherst student diagnosed with meningitis


University of Massachusetts Amherst officials say a student on campus has been diagnosed with meningitis weeks after another student fell ill with a related illness and are suggesting students consider an additional vaccination as a precaution. A ...

Mass. Senate unanimously passes free birth control bill


The Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday to ensure access to free birth control in the state and shield state residents from changes to federal law regarding contraceptive coverage requirements. The bill, which was overwhelmingly ...

Trump chooses drug executive as health secretary


WASHINGTON — President Trump has tapped Alex M. Azar II, a former pharmaceutical executive and a top health official during the George W. Bush administration, to lead the Health and Human Services Department. Azar, 50, served as president of Lilly USA ...

Another chance for 'Good Girls Revolt'


From left: Anna Camp, Erin Darke, and Genevieve Angelson in “Good Girls Revolt,” an Amazon series about sexism in the 1960s magazine business. The show lasted one season. By Matthew Gilbert Globe Staff November 12, 2017. A few TV series have become ...

NATO is headed for a very messy break-up


If you're an American citizen, cancel plans for that vacation in Turkey. Don't invite your Turkish friends to the United States, either. Recently Turkey and the United States stopped issuing visas to each other's citizens. This is more than just ...

Man fatally shot on Massachusetts Avenue identified


The man who was fatally shot in his car on Massachusetts Avenue near Symphony Hall in Boston on Monday has been identified by police as 37-year-old Brent Stevenson of Boston. Stevenson was shot while driving on Massachusetts Avenue near Boylston Street ...

Boston shatters 116-year cold weather record


Commuters waited for buses in the early morning cold at Bellingham Square in Chelsea on Saturday. By Andrew Grant Globe Correspondent November 11, 2017. Temperatures in Boston hit 23 degrees Saturday morning, making it the coldest Nov. 11 since 1901 ...

Hand over your weapons


In the AFTERMATH of the Texas church shooting last week, Democratic lawmakers did what they always do: They skewered their Republican colleagues for offering only “thoughts and prayers,” and demanded swift action on gun control. “The time is now,” said ...

Ten restaurants to try in New England this winter


Some people claim that winter is ski season. Or hockey season. Or skating season. Some of us know better. In New England, it's eating season. Share via e-mail. To Add a message. Your e-mail. Print; 21 Comments. 21. Top row: Ocean House chef Jennifer ...

ICE detains mother from Morocco living in Nahant


Immigration authorities took a 40-year-old single mother from Nahant who originally hails from Morocco into custody Tuesday and are looking to deport her, her attorney confirmed. Siham Byah, who has lived in the United States since 1999, was taken into ...

3 steps we can take on gun violence — now


Texas Department of Public Safety troopers stood outside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday. By Sandro Galea November 06, 2017. At least 26 people were killed Sunday after a gunman opened fire on a church in a rural Texas ...

Scores gather for antifascism rally on Boston Common


Scores of protesters gathered at the Parkman Bandstand late Saturday afternoon to protest President Trump and the rise of what they described as fascism in the United States. They waived signs that read “NO ALT RIGHT, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA” and ...

Wollaston T station to close in January


MBTA passengers who board the Red Line at Wollaston station need to make other plans beginning Jan. 2. The T has announced the station will be closed for 20 months while it carries out a $33 million renovation project. It also alerted passengers to ...

Trump announces Broadcom's return to US


House majority leader Kevin McCarthy and President Trump listened as Broadcom CEO Hock Tan spoke Thursday. By Zeke Miller and Matt O'Brien Associated Press November 02, 2017. WASHINGTON — A $100 billion semiconductor company based in Singapore will ...

Can Boston's affordable housing shortage be eased?


They gathered outside the Fenway's Burbank Garden Apartments one recent breezy morning to celebrate. Dignitaries lined up with praise and fanfare, and police closed a street to traffic. But this was no ribbon-cutting — not even a groundbreaking ...

Meet New England's Winter Olympics hopefuls


Susan Dunklee of Barton, Vt., will compete in biathlon at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. By Rachel G. Bowers Globe Staff October 31, 2017. Sports talk, done right on the “Season Ticket” podcast. A beekeeper from Vermont, a plumber from the North ...

Xi whiz


Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the the unveiling of the Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee in Beijing on Oct. 25. By Niall Ferguson October 30, 2017. An emperor who is a dotard. A population in the grip of opium addiction. An ...

New screenings for US-bound passengers on global airlines


Emirates is one of the airlines that says it is starting new screening procedures for US-bound passengers after it received “new security guidelines” from American officials. By Jon Gambrell Associated Press October 25, 2017. DUBAI, United Arab ...

South Shore Strypers hosting Bob McGillicuddy Invitational


The South Shore YMCA Strypers swim team is hosting the inaugural Bob McGillicuddy Invitational this weekend at the Lincoln-Hancock Pool in Quincy. Approximately 460 swimmers, ages 6-18, will participate in the three-day USA Invitational. The meet ...

A lifetime of connection with Bruce Springsteen


He performed the once-anthemic “Born in the USA'' in near-darkness as a slashing blues song that left no doubt (though there never should have been any) that it's fundamentally a protest song. He made the post-9/11 “The Rising'' even more prayerful and ...

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