john hilliard
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In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.
The results were stark:
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The results were stark:
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Boston built a global biotech empire. Now the talent is quietly drifting away. - The Boston Globe
In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.
The results were stark:
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The results were stark:
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Asked how the federal research cuts have affected science, one Boston Children’s Hospital researcher said, “This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals?”
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They came to Massachusetts to cure disease. Now they’re packing up their labs. - The Boston Globe
In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Asked how the federal research cuts have affected science, one Boston Children’s Hospital researcher said, “This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals?”
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An aide to Governor Maura Healey, who is an immigrant from Venezuela currently on a work visa, is suing the Trump administration, arguing she could lose her job in state government unless federal immigration officials quickly approve her work authorization. via @bostonglobe.com
An aide to Governor Healey is set to lose her work authorization. She’s suing Trump to keep it. - The Boston Globe
Valentina Amaro Bowser, an immigrant from Venezuela, is in limbo after the federal government paused certain visa applications.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
An aide to Governor Maura Healey, who is an immigrant from Venezuela currently on a work visa, is suing the Trump administration, arguing she could lose her job in state government unless federal immigration officials quickly approve her work authorization. via @bostonglobe.com
Nearly two months after a deadly shooting at Brown University killed two students and injured nine others, released body-worn camera footage of a responding officer. via @bostonglobe.com
Video: Police release body camera footage from Brown University shooting - The Boston Globe
The heavily redacted video begins at 4:16 p.m. on Dec. 13, about 10 minutes after the first call came in. The 20 minutes that follow show police rushing to clear the building and get victims out.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Nearly two months after a deadly shooting at Brown University killed two students and injured nine others, released body-worn camera footage of a responding officer. via @bostonglobe.com
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The city's project to overhaul White Stadium will cost taxpayers $135 million, up from the most recent $90 million estimate — an increase Mayor Michelle Wu has attributed to inflation and the rising costs of materials and labor.
Mayor Wu says White Stadium overhaul’s cost to taxpayers rising to $135 million - The Boston Globe
Boston Legacy FC, the new professional women’s soccer team that is partnering with the city for the project, will put in more than $190 million for its portion of the redevelopment.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The city's project to overhaul White Stadium will cost taxpayers $135 million, up from the most recent $90 million estimate — an increase Mayor Michelle Wu has attributed to inflation and the rising costs of materials and labor.
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An estimated 10,000 lives have been lost at sea in Gloucester’s long history. The industry’s fatality rate is 28 times greater than the national average for all occupations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In Gloucester, remembrance and resilience after a familiar tragedy - The Boston Globe
“You see more fishermen with one arm or one hand than in any other job,” said Tom Scola, a Gloucester lobsterman, as he talked with a friend in the predawn dark on the State Fish Pier.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
An estimated 10,000 lives have been lost at sea in Gloucester’s long history. The industry’s fatality rate is 28 times greater than the national average for all occupations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Today's Starting Point explores a (faint) silver lining for bummed-out Patriots fans after a tough Super Bowl loss.
The one thing that should make Patriots fans feel a little better after a brutal Super Bowl defeat - The Boston Globe
Few expected New England to make it so far this season. Each unexpected win was a gift, a collective dopamine drip, a happy surprise in a year full of so many unpleasant ones.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Today's Starting Point explores a (faint) silver lining for bummed-out Patriots fans after a tough Super Bowl loss.
Cold weather alone doesn’t guarantee safe conditions for pond hockey, ice fishing, and other activities. So how do you test the ice? And what should you do if you fall in? A pro explains via @bostonglobe.com
Is the ice safe for winter fun? A pro shares how to check. - The Boston Globe
Cold weather alone doesn't guarantee that a pond or lake is safe for winter recreation.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Cold weather alone doesn’t guarantee safe conditions for pond hockey, ice fishing, and other activities. So how do you test the ice? And what should you do if you fall in? A pro explains via @bostonglobe.com
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NEW: Gov. Healey's plan to counter ICE in Massachusetts drew a standing ovation from supporters and derision from conservative critics. It’s since elicited something else: Demands for more.
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After months of escalation, Healey took action to counter ICE. Fellow Democrats ask: Is it enough? - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's proposal to block ICE agents from arresting people in courthouses, churches, or schools, hasn’t stopped calls from within her own party for the state to go furthe...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
NEW: Gov. Healey's plan to counter ICE in Massachusetts drew a standing ovation from supporters and derision from conservative critics. It’s since elicited something else: Demands for more.
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Several Boston-area immigrant-advocacy organizations sued the federal government, seeking to halt immigration-enforcement authorities’ new stated practice of forcibly entering homes without a judicial warrant.
Local groups sue ICE over policy on warrantless home entries - The Boston Globe
Advocates say an ICE policy on home entry collides with constitutional protections against search and seizure.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Several Boston-area immigrant-advocacy organizations sued the federal government, seeking to halt immigration-enforcement authorities’ new stated practice of forcibly entering homes without a judicial warrant.
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Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
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New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
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‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
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January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Every leader should study what happened. The importance of listening to dissent is a key lesson every leader should learn. This is essential reading.
40 years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Every leader should study what happened. The importance of listening to dissent is a key lesson every leader should learn. This is essential reading.
A Plymouth company that makes iris-scanning software has joined the ranks of technology firms helping federal immigration authorities assemble a vast surveillance apparatus to identify targets for arrest. @bostonglobe.com
ICE ups investment in surveillance technology with $4.5 million contract with Mass. tech firm - The Boston Globe
New technologies would help federal immigration officers identify people faster and more easily.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A Plymouth company that makes iris-scanning software has joined the ranks of technology firms helping federal immigration authorities assemble a vast surveillance apparatus to identify targets for arrest. @bostonglobe.com
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Warning from many of Maine's religious leaders come as the country were roiled by the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Minnesota, where two US citizens were shot by federal agents. @bostonglobe.com
On a Sunday, Maine pastor says parishioners fear attending Mass due to immigration status, race - The Boston Globe
Dozens of religious leaders in Maine signed an open letter denouncing the immigration crackdown that was launched this week.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Warning from many of Maine's religious leaders come as the country were roiled by the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Minnesota, where two US citizens were shot by federal agents. @bostonglobe.com
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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John Williams made an appearance on stage at the Boston Symphony Orchestra last night. This man deserves every bit of the love and adoration he gets.
January 24, 2026 at 3:17 AM
John Williams made an appearance on stage at the Boston Symphony Orchestra last night. This man deserves every bit of the love and adoration he gets.
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Images of the episode drew millions of views online, made the front page of The Minnesota Star Tribune and elicited blistering condemnation from local officials.
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Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage
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January 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Images of the episode drew millions of views online, made the front page of The Minnesota Star Tribune and elicited blistering condemnation from local officials.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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We're annotating Governor Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth speech live. Watch the speech and follow here: apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/metr...
Governor Maura Healey's state of the Commonwealth speech, annotated
Follow along with reporters analyzing the governor's speech, and watch live.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:12 AM
We're annotating Governor Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth speech live. Watch the speech and follow here: apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/metr...
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The layoffs have been broadly unpopular within an organization known for its passionate and highly dedicated workforce. Many strongly objected to a move to lay off recovery coaches who provide one-on-one support to homeless people struggling with addiction.
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Boston Health Care for the Homeless CEO resigns amid staff layoffs, internal discord - The Boston Globe
The city’s largest homeless services provider is under pressure from looming Medicaid cuts and staff dissent.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:12 AM
The layoffs have been broadly unpopular within an organization known for its passionate and highly dedicated workforce. Many strongly objected to a move to lay off recovery coaches who provide one-on-one support to homeless people struggling with addiction.
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I don't have the words for how intense it is to live in the Portland area right now. Thankfully, I get paid to ask questions, listen to people, and pass their words along. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/m...
Maine officials denounce ‘secret arrests’ in latest ICE operation - The Boston Globe
Officials from Lewiston to Portland expressed a common frustration that they are contending with as the administration remains steadfast in its determination to carry out its immigration agenda.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I don't have the words for how intense it is to live in the Portland area right now. Thankfully, I get paid to ask questions, listen to people, and pass their words along. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/m...
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We're back for another live annotation of the Goveror's third State of the Commonwealth address!
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Governor Maura Healey's state of the Commonwealth speech, annotated
Follow along with reporters analyzing the governor's speech, and watch live.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
We're back for another live annotation of the Goveror's third State of the Commonwealth address!
Follow along here for commentary: apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/metr...
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ICE has descended on Maine. Today's Starting Point explains what we know — and don’t know — so far.
ICE has descended on Maine. Here’s what we know — and don’t know — so far. - The Boston Globe
Maine officials expressed solidarity with the state’s immigrant communities and urged residents to keep protests peaceful.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
ICE has descended on Maine. Today's Starting Point explains what we know — and don’t know — so far.
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