BOSTON — Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs, and five Boston pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Thursday afternoon. Devers hit a solo shot for his sixth home run of the season, sending it into the Green Monster seats in the seventh inning. […]
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Tech billionaires promoting space exploration and colonization as the solution to humanity’s problems should be ignored, says Adam Becker. These CEOs have little to no expertise in engineering or astrophysics and have little to support their arguments beyond money, according to Becker, an astrophysicist, journalist, and author of the new book “More Everything Forever: AI
Know how those tech moguls want us to go to Mars? Ignore them. Read More »
A collection of features and profiles covering Harvard University’s 374th Commencement. An encounter with grief during summer camp set Jett Crowdis on the path to a medical career. While a Harvard undergraduate, Crowdis — who will graduate from Harvard Medical School this spring — served as a counselor at a camp for children whose parents
The boy had just lost his dad to cancer. Jett Crowdis listened. Read More »
Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season. It is Presti’s first time winning the award and the first time since 1994 that the franchise — which was then
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail. The question now is whether that test will come sooner or later. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott didn’t
CINCINNATI — Hunter Greene struck out 12, the second-highest total of his big league career, while allowing two hits over six innings and leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Friday night. Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run double in his season debut after recovering from a left oblique strain sustained during spring
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An AI tool trained to analyze multiple brain scans over time predicted risk of relapse in pediatric cancer patients with far greater accuracy than traditional approaches, according to a new study. Researchers hope the results lead to improved care for children with brain tumors called gliomas, which are typically treatable but vary in risk of
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After Harvard rejected Trump administration demands related to hiring, governance, and the viewpoints of faculty and students, the government froze more than $2 billion in grants for research in science, medicine, and technology at the University. In all, the administration has targeted more than $9 billion in Harvard funding for review. The University responded with
Funding today, entrepreneurship tomorrow. Or not. Read More »
PITTSBURGH — A fan fell from the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put the Pirates ahead 4-3, players began waving frantically for medical personnel. The fan was
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Surgeon and best-selling author Atul Gawande on Monday provided a close-up account of the damage inflicted by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency of International Development, but with a note of encouragement to students and faculty to stay committed to science and medicine. Gawande, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and faculty
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