Former Boston City Councilor sentenced to one month in prison for corruption charges
The sentencing wraps up a nine-month saga that began when Fernandes Anderson was arrested last December.

‘Important to everybody, not just Harvard’: Professors celebrate research funding restoration
Federal judge’s ruling Wednesday is a victory for academic freedom and democracy, researchers say.
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Scientists’ research again in limbo as Supreme Court rules $800 million in funding can be paused
Massachusetts’ attorney general says the ruling is “wrong and deeply disappointing.” -
Millions of immigrants could now be scrutinized for ‘anti-Americanism’ and ‘antisemitism’
Attorneys worry about what the policy change will mean for free speech. -
Santiago to leave post as veterans services secretary, citing focus on medical career
Jon Santiago, the state’s first-ever Cabinet-level veterans services secretary, will step down from his post this fall in the latest high-profile departure from the Healey administration. -
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The escalating standoff between Mayor Wu and the Trump administration
Defunding, prosecution, and military occupation have all been named as possible next steps by the Department of Justice.
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This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’

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