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Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with the militant group Hamas.

After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?

This food magazine analyzed America’s best and worst cities for BBQ. People disagreed.

The results raised some eyebrows among readers, as the top of the list featured several cities not exactly known for their barbecue.

celtics
Celtics great Paul Pierce to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame as part of 2021 class
Pierce remains the Celtics' second all-time leading scorer and is 16th on the NBA's list. He helped lead Boston to the title in 2008, and came within one win of another in 2010.

Kevin Garnett has no hard feelings about Hall of Fame induction delay

Gary Washburn | on Basketball
Top five places where Celtics need to make positive changes
There needs to be adjustments in the Celtics' front office, coaching staff, and roster.

Baker has resisted setting separate rules for vaccinated and unvaccinated Mass. residents. New CDC guidelines may test that

The CDC's surprise announcement that fully vaccinated Americans may forgo masks in most settings immediately prompted questions about whether Governor Baker should ease Massachusetts’ rules, layering in potential new complications to what’s largely been a straightforward order.

Then Commissioner William Gross (right) with Dennis White at the Bowdoin Geneva Peace Walk in 2018.

White report triggers political fallout, criticism of past police scrutiny

The release of the findings of an outside investigation into the decades-old domestic violence allegations against suspended police commissioner Dennis White triggered a flood of reactions from community and political leaders, who questioned how White was able to rise through police ranks and head the nation’s oldest police force.

Behind the Shield: Read more investigations into the state's criminal justice system

11 disturbing revelations in the investigative report on suspended BPD commissioner Dennis White
The report on past allegations of domestic violence against Dennis White, named Boston Police commissioner in February, uncovered more graphic and startling details than earlier reports, and pointed to attempts at secrecy by BPD and City Hall.

City releases scathing review of police commissioner; Dennis White files injunction to stop his removal

Yvonne Abraham
Dennis White and Boston’s blue wall of silence are at the center of a crisis that could have been avoided
Nobody looks good in the report by an independent investigator into Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White, placed on leave in February. Not White, that’s for sure. Not former mayor Marty Walsh. Not even Acting Mayor Kim Janey, who inherited the mess. And certainly not the obstructionist Boston Police Department.

Walsh back in the spotlight after critical report on Dennis White appointment

Boston, MA - 5/14/2021-. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II (cq) leaves Federal Court, after being convicted on multiple counts. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff)

‘Our city was for sale’: Fall River officials react after former mayor Jasiel Correia found guilty of extortion, fraud

After former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia was found guilty on a litany of corruption charges in federal court, city officials expressed disdain for his actions but confidence that the community will rebound from the embarrassment of his crimes.

Jury convicts ex-Fall River mayor Jasiel F. Correia II of extortion, wire fraud, filing false tax returns

Authorities respond to the scene where multiple people were wounded in a shooting, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Providence.

9 victims in 20 minutes: How Rhode Island Hospital responded to Thursday’s shooting in Providence

Less than 15 minutes after the Thursday evening shooting on Carolina Avenue, wounded victims started arriving at the hospital, and the emergency room locked down.

Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick spoke during a state Democratic party forum in Las Vegas in 2019.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Deval Patrick leads effort to advise Biden administration on the future of technology

It looks like the former Massachusetts governor will get the opportunity to shape policy in Washington after all — at least when it comes to the future of technology.

Two injured, four displaced after Saturday morning fire in Mattapan
The fire started around 6:45 a.m. at a two-story building that housed four elderly people at 120 Hazelton St..

MIT grad student, suspect in killing of Yale student, arrested after months-long search

MIT graduate student Qinxuan Pan, who was sought in connection with the February murder of Yale student Kevin Jiang, was captured Friday morning in Montgomery, Ala. after a months-long search, according to the US Marshals Service.

SUV crashes into Yarmouth hotel room where guests were sleeping
A car slammed into an occupied room at the Cape Sands Inn in Yarmouth Saturday morning — the same hotel that had its roof torn off by a tornado in 2019, officials said.

The outer edge of the Seaport is getting a makeover
The city has signed off on a plan to renovate and expand an old warehouse near the Black Falcon cruise ship terminal.

Red Sox 4, Angels 3
Bobby Dalbec has his moment, lifts Red Sox over Angels
Dalbec and Renfroe launched a two-run homer each to extend Boston's lead atop the AL East.

Game 41 Preview: Angels at Red Sox lineups and notesPeter Abraham: World Series hangover seems to have hit the Dodgers

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY
As Bruins and Capitals prep for intense showdown in playoffs, the ‘bad blood’s already there’
The teams met eight times during the regular season, and Boston needs to be wary of big Washington winger Tom Wilson.

Opinion

An empty classroom at Boston International High School in February.

The Boston Public Schools are getting a giant stimulus check. Time to think big.

The district will have to think creatively, take some chances, and find a way to sustain any successful new programs in the long term.

Roxbury resident Francell Simmons receives the COVID-19 vaccine from EMT Alex Honrado at the Reggie Lewis Center, in Boston in February.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why vaccine equity still matters

Sunsets are beautiful — in government too

Katherine Gergen Barnett

Why we should wear masks post-pandemic

California, mon amour (still)

Recommended reads

‘It’s official!’ First trailer for long-awaited ‘Friends’ reunion is out
The show also has a premiere date: May 27.

Brad Marchand and the art of the shorthanded goal

The Bruins’ scrappy left wing has a knack for turning an opponent’s power play into a disadvantage. See how he does it.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Vulnerable and long neglected, many English learners with disabilities languish with unmet needs in city schools

Though state and federal laws require schools to address both language and disability, Boston schools too often accommodate just one.

Under new mayor, Boston continues to fight a lawsuit alleging police lieutenant exam was discriminatory

Even with a new acting mayor who has emphasized racial equity and called for a substantial overhaul of Boston’s approach to policing, the city appears to be pressing forward with its fight against a group of 10 Black police sergeants who sued over a lieutenants promotional exam.

Do police still have political pull in Boston?

Support from police unions is no longer the political treasure it once was in Boston. But has the city reached a point where such backing would actually be disqualifying? This year’s election will show us how much the city has really changed.

metro

Hundreds gathered through the streets of the North End in August, 2019 to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the St. Anthony's Feast.

St. Anthony’s Feast is coming back in person to the North End

The city has approved a plan for the popular religious festival to be held Aug. 26-29, organizers announced Friday.

‘Our city was for sale’: Fall River officials react after former mayor Jasiel Correia found guilty of extortion, fraud

Walsh back in the spotlight after critical report on Dennis White appointment

Sports

Taylor Hall (right), with just 14 career playoff games entering Saturday night, doesn't take the opportunity for granted.

As the NHL playoffs begin, why not the Bruins?

They are Boston’s best hope for returning another crown to Titletown.

School notebook

How Dorchester’s Rivaldo Soares made it from O’Bryant to the highest levels of college basketball

A Bruins-centric guide to the NHL playoffs: Schedule, how to watch, and storylines to follow

business

Lawmakers are increasingly looking at boosting the IRS to help pay for infrastructure improvements.

IRS to the rescue? Tax audits eyed for infrastructure cash

Pfizer CEO urges Babson graduates to aim high

Target, citing safety, suspends in-store sales of sports cards

politics

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, arrived for a meeting to consider a replacement for Representative Liz Cheney on Thursday.

Representative Greene harasses AOC in newly-surfaced video clip, tells her to ‘stop locking your door and come out’

Book advance helped boost income for Elizabeth Warren and her husband to nearly $900,000 last year, financial disclosures show

Representative Ayanna Pressley questions US aid to Israel ‘that is used to demolish Palestinian homes’

Living Arts

This map shows the top cities for BBQ in America, according to a Chef's Pencil analysis of TripAdvisor data.

This food magazine analyzed America’s best and worst cities for BBQ. People disagreed.

Sam Jay’s moment of truth

Boston Ballet gets creative with its virtual-season finale

education

University of Massachusetts Amherst students danced to the university's anthem during the commencement ceremony.

UMass Amherst chancellor praises graduates for persevering through year’s struggles

How many coronavirus cases have been reported in Mass. schools? Check our map

Mass. pressing pause on school accountability

rhode island

A taproom server fills a customers order at the brewery in Providence.

Rhode Island beer gardens and breweries to visit right now

Investigation continues in Providence shooting, charges expected soon

‘An oasis in the city’: Discovering the Big Lakes Trail at Roger Williams Park

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A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE

The AAPI History I Carry with Me

A Beautiful Resistance is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and AAPI joy, as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

See the full projectFollow @abeautifulresistance on Instagram

On the Street

A bicyclist made his way across Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner.

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development

A man repacked the food he got from a food pantry on Broadway in Chelsea. Chelsea has been one of the places in Greater Boston hardest hit by the pandemic.

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

A mural on the side of the Mayor Bill Carpenter Garage in Brockton.

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST
Get takeout. It’s your civic duty.
Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

Boston Globe Spotlight Report
Boston’s hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at rates far beyond the national level
Hospital chiefs and trustees defend this as boosting public-private partnerships, but critics say these board positions — some paying millions of dollars — raise troubling issues of conflict of interest and hospital priorities.

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Comfort Zone

IN THE FAMILY WAY
Mom jeans make a comeback — to the chagrin of actual moms
Call it the sisterhood of the unflattering pants. This Mother’s Day, wear whatever makes you comfortable.

DANCE REVIEW
Boston Ballet gets creative with its virtual-season finale
The program of four dance premieres hints at the promise of dance films for Boston Ballet.

Meet the painter leaving plein air presents around Boston
“If I can make somebody’s day, that’s worth it,” said nursing student and self-taught artist Jake Garcia.

MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN
Ben Affleck is a good muse
Do you remember 'I'm Glad' by Jennifer Lopez? I do. Thank you, Ben Affleck.

Dance
Boston Ballet closes its virtual season with four creatively produced premieres
Works from European choreographers Nanine Linning and Ken Ossola, Boston Ballet II alum Lex Ishimoto, and principal dancer John Lam make up the hour-long "Process and Progress" program.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Students on the lawn outside the Charles Deering Library at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in September 2020. Because of the pandemic, Northwestern and other universities extended deadlines for faculty members to publish work that would help them earn tenure.

The tenure question

House minority leader Kevin McCarthy said that “raising taxes would be the biggest mistake we can make."

As the Gipper might say, there they go again

The Belgica in 1898, in what would later become known as the Gerlache Strait.

IDEAS | JULIAN SANCTON

The explorer who led the way to peace in Antarctica

Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday, after her fellow Republicans voted to remove her rom a leadership position in the House.

Does Liz Cheney really care about democracy?

On Nov. 16, a woman is silhouetted as she takes in the faces in the photographs that make up the "Say Their Names" memorial on Boston Common. According to its website, "The Say Their Names Memorial is a nationwide initiative to honor Black lives lost to racial injustice, police brutality, and racism."

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

We actually know very little about police brutality

The radical hope of Black motherhood

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We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions
More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic
In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race
Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder
Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

Illustration of a family looking off at all the outdoor summer activities they can do around New England.

Summer Entertainment Guide

25 outdoor events around New England from Memorial Day to Labor Day

05/06/2021 BOSTON, MA Author Sapir Englard (cq) poses for a portrait near Berklee in Boston. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Meet the 26-year-old superstar of smartphone beach reading

Jophiel Ramirez, left, distributes boxes of food outside La Colaborativa in Chelsea.

Why a guaranteed minimum income makes sense for hard-hit communities

Vietnamese Caramel Fish (Cá Kho Tô. ).

Create a chef-like seafood dish with these 3 fail-proof recipes

sports

Paul Pierce holds up the 2008 championship trophy at a 2018 ceremony in which the Celtics retired his No. 34 jersey.
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Celtics great Paul Pierce to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame as part of 2021 class

Top five places where Celtics need to make positive changes

World Series hangover seems to have hit the Dodgers

metro

Jasiel F. Correia II left court after his conviction on Friday. The former Fall River mayor is to be sentenced in September.

Jury convicts ex-Fall River mayor Jasiel F. Correia II of extortion, wire fraud, filing false tax returns

White report triggers political fallout, criticism of past police scrutiny

A picture postcard 400th birthday celebration for revered Salem Witch Trials victim

Nation

Body diagrams used for marking areas of trauma on a female body in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on April 30. Sickle cell trait has been cited in dozens of police custody deaths ruled accidental or natural, even though the condition is benign on its own, a New York Times investigation found.

How a genetic trait in Black people can give the police cover

Cash windfall helps Newsom shake California recall election

Florida politician to cooperate in Gaetz probe

World

Israeli security forces stood guard as hundreds of residents of Jaffa protested against the wave of violence in the region, and marking the 73rd anniversary of what the Palestinians call the "Nakba," or catastrophe, the in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Jaffa, Israel, on Saturday.

After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?

Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media

Tensions rise in Paris as Palestinian march aims to defy city's protest ban

politics

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., arrives as House GOP members hold an election for a new chair of the House Republican Conference to replace Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for criticizing former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2021. Stefanik is a key Trump ally who was endorsed by Republican leaders. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to replace Cheney

Trump dispatched a Bush, a Clinton, a Cheney, and many others. Is McConnell next?

Biden to meet DACA recipients in immigration overhaul push

business

Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick spoke during a state Democratic party forum in Las Vegas in 2019.

Deval Patrick leads effort to advise Biden administration on the future of technology

Biden’s IRS blocks Developer push to expand a Trump tax break

Trader Joe’s to follow CDC’s guidance on letting fully vaccinated customers drop their masks

lifestyle

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex speaks at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" on May 2.

Prince Harry thought about quitting royal life in his 20s

Bill Maher taping canceled after host’s positive virus test

This Boston-based literacy group is helping kids read through the pandemic

marijuana

Brownies at a marijuana processing facility in Denver, Colo., in 2016 were stamped with a THC warning.

Ediblocked: Some people can’t get high from eating marijuana, and scientists aren’t sure why

Lawmakers again weigh reforms to local marijuana agreements

Massachusetts sets marijuana sales records around 4/20 holiday

opinion

Sunsets are beautiful — in government too

The Boston Public Schools are getting a giant stimulus check. Time to think big.

Why vaccine equity still matters

food & dining

This map shows the top cities for BBQ in America, according to a Chef's Pencil analysis of TripAdvisor data.

This food magazine analyzed America’s best and worst cities for BBQ. People disagreed.

Shore Leave renounces tiki concept, Dorchester gets a new seafood spot, and the Union Square Farmers Market returns

Recipe: A tall, regal, mile-high quiche Lorraine is ideal for a brunch or supper buffet

travel

Fred Freeman and his fiancee, Sharon Leone, on the Rialto Bridge in Venice.

Hanover fire official on his Profile in Courage award — and his absolute love of travel

Lark Hotels remakes four historic properties in Kennebunkport, Maine

That feeling when you’re a travel writer who’s actually traveling again

Books

Illustration for review of "PROJECT HAIL MARY" by Andy Weir. 16Project; BOOKS; 5-16-21

Science lessons in ‘Project Hail Mary’

Burning for freedom

Aminatta Forna’s essays about people and place and motion

Movies

Amy Adams in "The Woman in the Window."

‘The Woman in the Window’ is an inside job

After 25 years and six movies, it’s still one impossible ‘Mission’

Satan on the South Coast, the death of Stalin, a tree museum grows in Georgia

Television

Sam Jay debuts her new series, "Pause With Sam Jay," on HBO on May 21.

Sam Jay’s moment of truth

‘Friends’ reunion special has quite a guest list

Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it

music

“Sound on Mystic” is a 2-mile, GPS-triggered sound walk that stretches from Medford to Arlington.

Along the Mystic River, an audio installation primes the senses for good things to come

Got a driveway? ‘Camper Van Connolly’ will bring the concert to you

Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Go-Go’s in Rock Hall on first try

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet in John Lam's "moving pARTs," filmed at the Ashmont and Alewife MBTA stations

Boston Ballet gets creative with its virtual-season finale

Abilities Dance Boston’s ‘The Firebird’ takes flight

Boston Ballet closes its virtual season with four creatively produced premieres

globe local

Opened in 1867, The Boston Public Garden Foot Bridge still carries myriad strollers over the lagoon in the heart of the park on May 13, 2021.

Expect a gorgeous weekend ahead

She’s been writing her own success story against all odds; now, she’ll collect her college diploma

Close-knit circle creates comfort during pandemic

Obituaries

A photo provided by Efrain John Gonzalez shows Pat Bond, founder of The Eulenspiegel Society, at the organization's annual convention in Piscataway, N.J., in 2017.

Pat Bond, a sexual-subculture pioneer, dies at 94

Billie Hayes, memorable witch on ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ dies at 96

Myrna Kaye, astute writer and ‘savvy sleuth’ in the antiques world, dies at 90