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The Dennis White-Kim Janey legal standoff brings with it a host of questions

Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s attempt to oust Police Commissioner Dennis White was thwarted for the time being last week, when White filed a request for a restraining order and preliminary injunction in Suffolk Superior Court to stop his removal.
11 disturbing revelations in the investigative report on suspended BPD commissioner Dennis WhiteActing police head, used to working under the radar, now thrust into public spotlightRead more from the Globe on police accountability

GAME 2: BRUINS 4, CAPITALS 3
Brad Marchand celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime Tuesday night that lifted the Bruins past the Capitals.
On Brad Marchand overtime goal, Bruins jump right back into series with Game 2 victory
The left wing scored on a one-timer 39 seconds into overtime for Boston, which rallied to head back to TD Garden all even with the Capitals.

Kevin Paul Dupont: Combination of grit and finesse serve Bruins well as they even series with CapitalsTara Sullivan: Brad Marchand still has plenty of edge to his game, but he’s added a welcome touch of refinement

Family members held their candles up high during a candlelight vigil for Rafael Andrade, 13, and Tiago De Pina, 12, who drowned Saturday evening at Waldo Lake in D.W. Field Park.
Candlelight vigil held for two Brockton boys who drowned in lake
Rafael Andrade, 13, and Tiago De Pina, 12, drowned at Waldo Lake in Brockton on Saturday.

President Biden on Monday.

Biden expresses ‘support’ for cease-fire in call with Netanyahu

President Biden stopped short of joining the growing demands from Democrats and others for an immediate cease-fire in the fighting.
Israel strikes Gaza tunnels as truce efforts remain elusive
The Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Supreme Court to take up major abortion rights challenge

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to a showdown over abortion in a case that could dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights.
Legal experts debate whether Supreme Court will modify Roe vs. Wade decision
The Supreme Court justices posted for a photo in April 2021.
Analysis | James Pindell

Republicans might finally get their dream of ending Roe. Politically, however, timing is horrible

The newly conservative Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a Mississippi law that could effectively gut Roe v. Wade. The decision could not only change the nation’s abortion laws, but also energize abortion rights activists.
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Providence public schools Superintendent Harrison Peters.
‘I thought I knew him’: Providence superintendent apologizes for hiring administrator charged with assault
Parents, teachers, and state lawmakers say the superintendent has betrayed the community’s trust.

Ariana Grande at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020.
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez tie the knot
Ariana Grande's rep told People that they tied the knot in a small and intimate wedding, where less than 20 people attended.

An architectural rendering shows the proposed redevelopment of The Garage, in Harvard Square.
New life for an old ‘Garage?’ Plans filed to remake a Harvard Square landmark
Trinity Property Management, which owns The Garage, has filed plans to redevelop the funky multistory shopping center into a more modern retail and office complex.

President Biden on Monday.
Bidens release tax returns, revealing 25.9 percent rate and $607,336 in earnings
President Biden on Monday revived the long-standing presidential tradition of releasing his tax filings, in yet another contrast to his predecessor, Donald Trump.

In this Tuesday, July, 28, 2020, photo provided by the University of Rhode Island, Cooper Monaco holds the large quahog he found while clamming with his grandfather in Westerly, R.I.
Craving Quahogs? For the first time in at least 75 years, you can harvest them from the Providence River
Thanks to environmental improvements, clams from coves along parts of the river are fine to eat — just in time for Quahog Week.

Boston police officer Joe Abasciano spoke at a rally against the Massachusetts Police Reform Bill in Burlington on Aug. 12, 2020.
Officer behind ‘Back the Blue’ events under scrutiny for social media posts, alleged attendance at Jan. 6 rally
Joe Abasciano is one of a handful of area residents under scrutiny following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Opinion

Maura Maroquia (left), a single mother with a 14-year-old daughter and 16-year-old daughter, is a recipient of the Chelsea Eats program, seen here loading food boxes on May 6 with Brenda Gonzalez at the Salvation Army food pantry, where Maroquia works as a volunteer.
EDITORIAL

A solution for hunger takes shape in Chelsea and Cambridge

Food insecurity in Massachusetts increased 55 percent during the pandemic, requiring policy makers to look for new ways to get food to the hungry.
Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine an update from federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19 on May 11.
Joan Vennochi

Rochelle Walensky has a credibility problem

A family member offers prayers during cremation of his loved one who died of COVID-19 at a cremation ground in Allahabad on May 8.
Navjot Singh and Pooja Kumar

India’s tragedy reverberates around the world

Workers in Qatar load 300 tonnes of medical aid to be flown in a three-flight cargo aircraft convoy directly to destinations in India.
Jonathan Bush

Every one of us needs to help India

A laborer works at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on March 7.
Megha Desai

In India, the pandemic may turn back the clock on women’s empowerment

Recommended reads

Brockton City Council candidate Bri Nichols (left) lit candles as Michael Nunes (center) of Brockton and his wife, Marlene, placed flowers at a makeshift memorial at Waldo Lake in D.W.Field Park, where two boys drowned Saturday night.
‘I would have given my life for those two kids’: Brockton community mourns drowning of young cousins
The victims have been identified as Rafael Andrande, 13, and Tiago Depina, 12, both of Brockton. The tragedy at Waldo Lake left the city heartbroken and those who tried to save the boys stunned.

‘I live on Zillow these days’: Pandemic briefly gave Boston tenants the upper hand, but the old crush is back

Not so long ago, in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston-area renters had a rare advantage in their long-running struggle with landlords to find a good apartment they can afford. That time is ending.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

As high schools reopen, Chelsea students divided over safety of return

Chelsea High School students, who return to campus Monday, are deeply divided on whether to go back. Fifty-one percent said they will return to school for in-person learning.
Jeneé Osterheldt | A Beautiful Resistance

The AAPI History I Carry With Me: Diti Kohli

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and AAPI joy as told to Jeneé Osterheldt. Diti Kohli just finished her final week as digital arts producer and reporter at The Boston Globe.

‘The community deserves better’: Shattuck closure in Franklin Park stirs fight over green space vs. social services

With the aging Lemuel Shattuck Hospital slated to close in three years and city officials considering sweeping changes at Franklin Park, tensions are mounting over the fate of the state-owned property.

metro

Family members held their candles up high during a candlelight vigil for Rafael Andrade, 13, and Tiago De Pina, 12, who drowned Saturday evening at Waldo Lake in D.W. Field Park.

Candlelight vigil held for two Brockton boys who drowned in lake

Rafael Andrade, 13, and Tiago De Pina, 12, drowned at Waldo Lake in Brockton on Saturday.
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

As gun violence rattles R.I., politicians need to offer more than words

RI EDUCATION

‘I thought I knew him’: Providence superintendent apologizes for hiring administrator charged with assault

Sports

Brad Marchand shows his displeasure as he's guided to the penalty box after being whistled for roughing in the first period Monday night.
tara sullivan

Brad Marchand still has plenty of edge to his game, but he’s added a welcome touch of refinement

Hockey’s ultimate love-hate player, Marchand remains a man who continually toes the line between aggravation and admiration.
NHL Playoffs | Hurricanes 5, Predators 2

Jordan Staal, Nino Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators in first-round opener

kevin paul dupont | on hockey

Combination of grit and finesse serve Bruins well as they even series with Capitals

business

A satellite image provided by CNES and Airbus shows the Apple data center in Guiyang, China. Apple planned to store the personal data of its Chinese customers there on computer servers run by a state-owned Chinese firm.

Censorship, surveillance, and profits: A hard bargain for Apple in China

Cuomo set to earn $5M from book on COVID-19 crisis

Apple censors apps, stores data locally in China, NYT says

politics

Activists demonstrated for and against abortion rights in front of the Mississippi state capitol in Jackson, Miss., on May 21, 2019.

Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms

Amid threats to members, House to vote on new security

Trump Justice Dept. tried to use grand jury to identify Nunes critic on Twitter

Living Arts

Mount Otemanu stands over the palm trees and clear water in Bora Bora, which ranked number 3 on the list of World's Best Places to Visit.
TRAVEL

Boston and Bar Harbor get some love on U.S. News & World Report’s annual best vacations lists

ASK MATTHEW

‘Girls5eva’ is funny? A reader finds that laughable

HBO’s ‘Hacks’ has its clever moments, thanks to Smart

education

A line of boys, led by 6-year-old Teddy Anderson, played with the hula hoops at Quincy After School, held at Merrymount Elementary School in March.

How Massachusetts’ new mask guidance affects schools

Harvard urges Supreme Court to sit out affirmative action case

Most Mass. high schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning in final stage of state’s school return

rhode island

The Nonviolence Institute says it does not support violence in any form, "full stop."
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

As gun violence rattles R.I., politicians need to offer more than words

RI EDUCATION

‘I thought I knew him’: Providence superintendent apologizes for hiring administrator charged with assault

RI CRIME

Four men arraigned in gang shootout that injured nine in Providence

Newton

Special Projects

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
The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.
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.
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 in John Lam's "moving pARTs," filmed at the Ashmont and Alewife MBTA stations
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.

Jake Garcia paints landscapes around Boston and leaves them for people to find, a pursuit that is both making people happy and making him popular on social media. He is pictured on Constitution Beach in East Boston.
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
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in "Gigli" in 2003.
Ben Affleck is a good muse
Do you remember 'I'm Glad' by Jennifer Lopez? I do. Thank you, Ben Affleck.

Dance
Boston Ballet in Lex Ishimoto's "What Happens If..."
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

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Don’t despair, liberals

Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin.
IDEAS | MICHAEL JAVEN FORTNER

Don’t let the moment for police reform slip away

An empty classroom at Boston International High School in February.
EDITORIAL

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

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

JEFF JACOBY

Sunsets are beautiful — in government too

ideas

The radical hope of Black motherhood

STAT

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle (UK B.1.1.7 variant), isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
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.

Boston, MA -- 03/16/21 -- The cover of the summary report of the review hearing for Jospeh Messere, is seen on March 16, 2021, provided by his attorney David Apfel.(Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
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.

JAMA illo
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.

SCT illo
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.

magazine
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)
Publishing

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

MISS CONDUCT

Advice: When her husband moved out of state, his family forgot about him

Chris and Hannah on their blind date on Zoom.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: He ‘is the GM of a restaurant that I have been wanting to try’

sports

Brad Marchand celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime Tuesday night that lifted the Bruins past the Capitals.

On Brad Marchand overtime goal, Bruins jump right back into series with Game 2 victory

Patriots will be re-signing quarterback Brian Hoyer

Playing fast, St. John’s Prep lacrosse strikes early, bounces BC High

metro

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey said Monday she was scheduling a hearing “as soon as the court allows to remove” Dennis White from his post as commissioner.

The Dennis White-Kim Janey legal standoff brings with it a host of questions

Acting police head, used to working under the radar, now thrust into public spotlight

Four men arraigned in gang shootout that injured nine in Providence

Nation

(L-R) Attorneys Chance Lynch, Bakari Sellers, and Harry Daniel held a news conference about police video footage of the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. on May 11, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Announcement expected in probe of Black man shot by North Carolina deputies

2 South Carolina deputies are fired for their role in death of Black man in jail

US makes concessions to ease asylum restrictions, attorney says

World

A fire burned at a coffee shop along the beachfront in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, as a result of Israeli bombings on Monday.

Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza as war enters 2nd week

Israel-Gaza conflict: What you need to know

Nations must drop fossil fuels, fast, world energy body warns

politics

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) spoke to reporters during a roll call vote at the Capitol in Washington on May 13, 2021.

Democrats, growing more skeptical of Israel, pressure Biden

Congressional votes set up another internal clash for Republicans

Biden expresses ‘support’ for cease-fire in call with Netanyahu

business

Eastern Bank Foundation to commit $2 million more to pandemic causes

‘Massachusetts is open for business’: Lifting of pandemic restrictions brings surprise, elation

Bidens release tax returns, revealing 25.9 percent rate and $607,336 in earnings

lifestyle

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrived to speak during the taping of the "Vax Live" fundraising concert in California on May 2.

Prince Harry thought about quitting royal life in his 20s

He’s going to move. Do we break up now?

Racist attacks revive Asian American studies program demand

marijuana

Leading experts acknowledge the phenomenon of some users not reacting to edible cannabis is real, but they can’t definitively explain it. They called for further research.

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

A pedestrian crosses Main Street in Worcester on Dec. 19, 2015.

Mass. needs to make a major investment in Gateway Cities

MFA finds fertile ground for reengaging with ‘Great Spirit’ sculpture

Cannabis host communities need more than just foggiest notion for fees they demand

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

Mount Otemanu stands over the palm trees and clear water in Bora Bora, which ranked number 3 on the list of World's Best Places to Visit.

Boston and Bar Harbor get some love on U.S. News & World Report’s annual best vacations lists

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

Lark Hotels remakes four historic properties in Kennebunkport, Maine

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

From left: Paula Pell as Gloria, Sara Bareilles as Dawn, Renée Elise Goldsberry as Wickie, and Busy Philipps as Summer in the Peacock comedy "Girls5eva."

‘Girls5eva’ is funny? A reader finds that laughable

HBO’s ‘Hacks’ has its clever moments, thanks to Smart

Coming up: the return of ‘In Treatment’ and ‘Master of None,’ plus a musical trip back to 1971

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

The Supreme Court.

Legal experts debate whether Supreme Court will modify Roe vs. Wade decision

Expect a gorgeous weekend ahead

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

Obituaries

Susan Cole.

Susan Cole, pioneering advocate for traumatized children in schools, dies at 72

Chad Kalepa Baybayan, seafarer who sailed using the stars, dies at 64

Janine Brookner, ousted CIA officer who challenged agency in court, dies at 80