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U.S. policies including Trump's travel ban, sanctions, are arms sales to the UAE are hurting civilians in Sudan, advocates and experts say.

Zeina Mohammed and Ragad Babiker for @prismreports.org.
U.S. policy on Sudan hurts civilians rather than warring factions, experts say
Trump’s travel ban includes Sudanese nationals, and the administration also imposed sanctions on Sudan, which faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
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June 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Through this initiative, we will consider updating past coverage with new information and changing how accessible stories are in search engines.

Learn more here: trib.al/JKRU8b1
The Globe’s Fresh Start initiative: Frequently Asked Questions - The Boston Globe
Globe journalism was never meant to be a permanent obstacle to someone’s success, with the worst decisions and moments in regular people’s lives accessible by a few keystrokes for the rest of time. Th...
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May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Globe journalism was never meant to be a permanent obstacle to someone’s success, with the worst decisions and moments in regular people’s lives accessible by a few keystrokes for the rest of time.

Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
Square shaped box with a dark gray background and white text with yellow bullet points. At the top of the square it says: What is Fresh Start?. The next row of text has a yellow bullet point and says: An initiative that allows all people to appeal their presence in older stories published on our site.. The bullet point that says: Cases are considered individually and, if warranted, steps will be taken to update the story and protect the privacy of the individual. The fourth bullet point says: These steps may include republishing the story with new information, or removing it from Google searches. And the final bullet point reads: All final decisions will ultimately come down to the Globe’s editorial discretion.
May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Have a question about Steward Health Care's downfall? A team of Globe reporters who have been investigating the saga over the last year are here to bring you answers.

Join them on Reddit for a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting.

Submit questions here: trib.al/83ICnxq
Square shaped box with a black background and white text. At the top of the square it says: ask us anything | reddit 10 a.m. Friday. There is a photo of the outside of outside of St. Anne’s Hospital, which was operated by Steward Health Care, in Fall River under that. The next row of text says: Reddit AMA on r/massachusetts. The text underneath that black says: A team of Boston Globe reporters will be answering questions about their year-long investigation into Steward Health Care.
May 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Housing, childcare, education, healthcare — and now even eggs — are all more expensive in a region that already has a high cost of living.

How are you making ends meet in New England? Tell us for a series about affordability and the middle class.
Tell us: With costs rising, how are you getting by? - The Boston Globe
Do you feel squeezed by the rising cost of living in New England? The Globe wants to hear from you for a series about affordability.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Dorchester has closed until further notice after some workers were let go, officials said.
JFK Library in Dorchester temporarily closed ‘until further notice’ due to workers' ‘sudden dismissal’ - The Boston Globe
“The sudden dismissal of federal employees at the JFK Library forced the museum to close today,” the JFK Library Foundation said in a statement.
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February 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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🧵 THREAD: In the second Trump administration, we’re devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.

Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
February 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office."
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AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs
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February 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Employees rejoiced when the nonprofit National Trust for Local News bought the Portland Press Herald and 21 other Maine papers in 2023. But following financial losses, execs can't rule out layoffs, underscoring the challenges facing all media outlets. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/11/b...
Once seen as savior, the nonprofit owner of Portland Press Herald is now weighing layoffs - The Boston Globe
The struggles at the Maine Trust for Local News underscore the enormous difficulties of building and maintaining a sustainable local news business — regardless of who owns it.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The cast member who displayed the Palestinian, Sudanese flags during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show will not face charges, New Orleans police said
Halftime dancer won't face charges for protest
The dancer who displayed the Palestinian flag with the word "GAZA" in protest during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show will not face charges.
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February 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Thank you @spotifypodcasts.bsky.social. Next to Charlotte and all. @lovelettersglobe.bsky.social. @bostonglobe.com
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January 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Altadena, population nearly 42,000, is the town where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited. Where sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler is buried alongside abolitionists. Where a park is named after Charles White, a local artist whose work portrayed Black history.
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Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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President Trump’s executive order calling for an end to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies singles out colleges and universities for enforcement, an opening bid to remake higher education institutions that Trump and his allies see as the original source of progressive values they deride.
‘Nothing short of a bombshell.’ Trump takes aim at DEI — and universities. - The Boston Globe
The president's sweeping executive order threatens investigations of universities with endowments over $1 billion.
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January 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Amid rumors of raids carried out by ICE agents in New England this week after President Donald Trump began his second term on Monday, there has been “no evidence” of any such raids in Rhode Island, either, Governor Dan McKee says.

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‘No evidence’ of ICE raids in R.I., Governor McKee says, as rumors swirl around New England - The Boston Globe
Still, local immigrants are on edge. “People are worried. People are afraid,” said the executive director of the Latino Policy Institute.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The Office of Attorney General Andrea Campbell in Massachusetts is working with schools to help protect children, as fear spreads across immigrant communities that undocumented parents could be separated from their kids.
Mass. immigrants with American-born kids may face an awful choice as Trump inauguration nears - The Boston Globe
Immigration lawyers and state officials scramble to protect families that may face separation.
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January 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Glynnette and Beverly Byron, then preteens, marched hand in hand down Columbus Avenue on April 23, 1965, for a march protesting segregation and discrimination in Boston led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

They, like others, vividly recall it today. trib.al/SWOp5L5
January 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Heat pumps are a critical part of the energy transition, and the great news is, they're proving they are up to the test of our cold New England winters. But with sky-high electric rates, will MA be able to entice homeowners to make the switch?

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Heat pumps are efficient and better for the climate. But with sky-high electric rates in Mass., will consumers buy in? - The Boston Globe
While many homeowners say they’re happy with their purchase, and saw just slightly higher bills during cold months in recent years, many hit with big bills this winter say they’re feeling buyer's remo...
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January 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Snitch City: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report coming soon apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest... @bostonglobe.com
Snitch City: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report coming soon
In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants. This is the story of an American city that, like so many others, is enmeshed in the war on drugs.
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January 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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How does a Boston family transform their 19th-century home into an energy-efficient machine?

Last year, a couple in Roslindale saw an opportunity to make a change many Bostonians, and residents across Massachusetts, are still debating.
This family made a change to their house that many people are debating: They got their home off fossil fuels - The Boston Globe
“There was something satisfying about shutting off the gas and getting rid of the oil,” said Roslindale homeowner Tim Maher. “But a lot of it’s just been a necessity: what’s broken or not working righ...
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November 25, 2024 at 1:37 PM