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April 23, 2026 MassLive.com Latest Headlines Education Graduating into uncertainty: How colleges are responding to a tougher job market College students face a tough job market, shaped by AI, economic uncertainty and rising experience expectations. By Juliet Schulman-Hall | JSchulman-Hall@masslive.com Read more News Lottery Powerball: See the winning numbers in Wednesday’s $100 million drawing Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Wednesday's jackpot. By National Desk MORE    Obituaries Man killed in paramotor crash at Berkley airport remembered as proud grandfather A 63-year-old man who was killed in a paramotor crash at a Massachusetts airport earlier this month is being remembered for his passion for the open skies. By Susannah Sudborough | SSudborough@masslive.com MORE    Subscriber Exclusive   Springfield housing study: Residents say more homes, and affordable ones, needed The city is asking residents to fill out a housing survey at HousingSpringfield.org. By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com MORE    See more news Sports Patriots Putting the GM hat on, here’s what Patriots should do at No. 31 | Karen Guregian Laying out the Patriots top priority in the first round. By Karen Guregian | KGuregian@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Top Red Sox prospect belts fifth homer in six games; Vaughn Grissom trade return hits big grand slam Red Sox top positional prospect Franklin Arias went deep again Wednesday, his fifth home run in the past six games. By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Boston Red Sox’ Jarren Duran: ‘We’re putting pressure on ourselves’ One positive came out of another dreadful performance by the Red Sox' offense. By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com MORE