US colleges need international students. Trump’s policies may drive them away.
Visa crackdowns and political rhetoric are making foreign students feel increasingly unwelcome, which can have major implications for higher ed.
As global attitudes toward the US sour, Boston braces for drop in tourism
The city's tourism agency is expecting a 10% drop in international visitors this year.
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Mass. commissioner of public health pushes back on RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism
“We need to be resolute," says Robbie Goldstein, the state commissioner of public health. "Vaccines are safe, vaccines are effective, vaccines are the best way for parents to protect their children from measles.” -
Boston City Council to debate special election for Roxbury district
The debate is raising questions about whether votes that come from Fort Hill, Nubian Square and Madison Park Village matter. -
Attorneys ask federal judge to weigh in after immigration court denies Öztürk bond
Her attorneys argue the judge had an “untenable conclusion” Öztürk was a flight risk and danger to the community. -
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Old broadsides and receipts offer hints to America's Black Revolutionary War soldiers
Their stories were not well preserved in art or textbooks, yet recent scholarship in Concord and Lexington aims to uncover more about these men and their families.
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