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2,263 confirmed cases, 30 deaths, and 97,690 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

The total shots administered included 2,382,102 first shots and 1,353,319 second shots. Those who have gotten their second shot of the currently approved two-dose vaccines are considered fully vaccinated.

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts More COVID-19 vaccine news, resources, and guidance

COVID-19 numbers are rising again. Should you worry?

Mass. becomes state with most cases of new COVID-19 variant after Cape Cod outbreaks

The Battle For The GOP

‘An incredibly difficult balancing act:’ Will Kevin McCarthy lead the fractious House Republicans to the majority?

McCarthy is positioning himself to reach his ultimate goal — speaker of the House — if he can navigate the land mines of being a Republican leader in the post-Trump era.

Orioles 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox again lose to Orioles, start season 0-2

The Sox will look to avoid the sweep Sunday afternoon.

Massachusetts leaders push for hate crime overhaul

A bill filed in February to clarify and fortify Massachusetts’ existing law is gathering support on Beacon Hill as state and federal leaders weigh policy changes aimed at stemming hate-fueled violence.

Boston Globe Spotlight report

Boston’s hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at rates far beyond the national rate

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.

From restaurants to salons, business is coming back to life as the vaccinated venture out

For the hardest hit sectors of the state’s economy — travel and tourism, restaurants and bars, any business that relies on face-to-face interaction with customers — the combination of jabs in the arm and nearly $3 trillion in federal relief money authorized since December is offering tangible hope that more than a year of layoffs and austerity is finally coming to an end.

For Kenmore Square, does the end of an era mean a promising future?

The recently announced permanent closure of the landmark restaurant and its siblings in the lobby of the Hotel Commonwealth — Island Creek Oyster Bar and The Hawthorne — feels to many like the end of an era for Kenmore Square.

Brigham Young’s Zach Wilson, the favorite to go No. 2 to the Jets, has two main concerns: size and durability.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Five teams will take a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft. History says only one or two will end up happy

Ten times since the 1970 merger have multiple QBs been drafted in the top three picks. In each case, at least one turned out to be over-drafted.

Major League Baseball on Friday pulled this summer's All-Star Game out of Atlanta.

Dan Shaughnessy

Baseball surprisingly acted quickly in pulling All-Star Game out of Atlanta, and other thoughts

MLB traditionally moves slower than other professional sports leagues regarding issues of politics and controversy.

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz's Weston home sold on March 31, 2021.

David Ortiz’s Weston home sold for $3.5 million. Take a look inside

On the same day the Boston Red Sox reunited with fans at home for the first time in over a year, news broke that the team’s former slugger David Ortiz and his wife, Tiffany, found a buyer for theirs.

Weekend Arts

Michelle Pfeiffer in "French Exit."

Michelle Pfeiffer on making an entrance in ‘French Exit’

Idris Elba, left, and Caleb McLaughlin in "Concrete Cowboy."

Movie Review | ★★★

Idris Elba saddles up for ‘Concrete Cowboy,’ on Netflix

Ernest Hemingway and his fourth wife, Mary, at their home in Cuba in the 1950s.

This American larger than life

Maxwell continues to reign as an R&B auteur.

Maxwell’s slow-burning debut still simmers after 25 years

As pandemic fears subside, congregations celebrating Passover and Easter reflect on hope

As the pandemic again prevented most Jewish and Christian communities from observing Passover and Easter in person, joyful celebrations continued, infused with the sense of hope exemplified by both holidays — and by the progress toward ending the pandemic.

Man refuses temperature check and is arrested at Disney World after spending $15,000 to go there

A Baton Rouge, La., resident paid a small fortune for an enchanting trip to “the most magical place on Earth.” Instead, he visited Orange County, Fla., jail.

Jordanian royals are detained amid ‘threat to the country’s stability’

Jordanian authorities detained the kingdom's former crown prince and arrested nearly 20 other people Saturday after what officials called a "threat to the country's stability."

JENÉE OSTERHELDT

Hell is hot and Lil Nas X is free

Lil Nas X dancing down a pole to hell and onto Satan’s lap wasn’t about devil worship. He isn’t trying to brainwash your children. He is taking dangerous stigmas and setting them on fire.

Four-alarm fire in Somerville quickly extinguished

Fire crews from several communities converged on a four-alarm fire in Somerville on Saturday afternoon but quickly had the flames under control, officials said.

Judge’s ruling could have ramifications for coastal development in Mass.

Suffolk County judge Brian Davis this week dealt a potentially major blow to plans for a skyscraper on the edge of Boston Harbor in a ruling that could have broad implications for waterfront development all over Massachusetts.

Opinion

Josie and Lydia Jackson, Alaina Roberts's great-great-grandmother and great-great-great grandmother.

An overdue reckoning for Black Freedmen on native lands

A new book from a descendant of African Americans enslaved by Indians examines both family and American history.

Bandages and alcohol pads at a mass vaccination site at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.

The pharmacist

‘Old’ — a state of being, a state of mind, a state of grace, a state unto oneself

A voter submits a ballot in an official drop box during early voting in Athens, Ga., Oct. 19, 2020. A new Georgia law, among other constraints on voting, restricts the availability of drop boxes for absentee ballots.

MLB, corporate leaders wake up to assault on voting rights

A new red scare is sweeping the land — or certain pixilated right-wing precincts of it, anyway.

Beware the red scare

Recommended reads

Capitol Police officer killed at barricade was North Adams native

William “Billy” Evans was a native of North Adams who also lived in his teens in neighboring Clarksburg. He died on Friday when a man rammed a car into a barricade outside the Capitol building, killing him and injuring a second officer.

Elected leaders respond to Evans' death

frozen four

How UMass became a national power in men’s hockey under Greg Carvel

In five seasons, Carvel has taken the Minutemen to two Frozen Fours, and he was the national Coach of the Year in 2019.

‘It means I have a family’: N.H. woman adopts siblings who spent 4 years in state care

Jennifer Tveter, 35, had been a foster parent to Jonathan, 10, Madeline, 8, and Benjamin, 6, since January 2019.

The exhaustion of being a Black teacher in a school when you’re one of too few educators of color

As well-intentioned schools with mostly white staffs scramble to respond to a reckoning on racism, an “invisible tax” of work falls on too few teachers and administrators like Malcolm Cawthorne in Brookline.

‘It is a great investment in our institutions’: Community colleges to receive lifeline in $1.9 trillion stimulus plan

Across Massachusetts, community colleges are hoping the latest and largest infusion of aid — the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan recently signed by President Biden — will serve as incentive to keep students in school and bring back many of those who have walked away from their degree programs.

metro

A sign at the Rally & Run To Stop Asian Hate in Hopkinton last month.

Massachusetts leaders push for hate crime overhaul

A bill filed in February to clarify and fortify Massachusetts’ existing law is gathering support on Beacon Hill as state and federal leaders weigh policy changes aimed at stemming hate-fueled violence.

Mass. becomes state with most cases of new COVID-19 variant after Cape Cod outbreaks

Boston’s hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at rates far beyond the national rate

Sports

Gary Sánchez homers in the fourth inning of Yankees' 5-3 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday in New York.

Baseball notebook

Gary Sánchez homers again as Yankees win in Corey Kluber’s debut

The Yankees catcher hit his second homer in two games, matching Elston Howard (1963) with the achievement.

BOYS' BASKETBALL | LYNN ENGLISH 75, EVERETT 71

In his finale, Antonio Anderson coaches Lynn English boys’ basketball past Everett for Greater Boston League title

The Pac-12 is sitting on top of the women’s basketball world with Arizona facing Stanford for the national championship

business

Diners and strollers are returning to Newbury Street.

From restaurants to salons, business is coming back to life as the vaccinated venture out

For Kenmore Square, does the end of an era mean a promising future?

Plant-based diapers and tech for construction companies: A look at the winners from Harvard’s annual business competition

politics

Members of the US Capitol Police pause to pay their respects on Saturday at the location where fellow officer, William "Billy" Evans, was killed in an attack, in Washington, DC.

‘It was not what he signed up for’: Slain Capitol Police officer loved job, but worried after insurrection

‘An incredibly difficult balancing act:’ Will Kevin McCarthy lead the fractious House Republicans to the majority?

Vaccine passport efforts draw opposition from GOP lawmakers

Living Arts

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz's Weston home sold on March 31, 2021.

David Ortiz’s Weston home sold for $3.5 million. Take a look inside

‘Bridgerton’ Star Regé-Jean Page will not appear in Season 2

As Boston ice cream shop J.P. Licks celebrates its 40th anniversary, expect ‘flavors from the vault’

education

A line of boys, lead by 6-year-old Teddy Anderson, plays with the hula hoops. Kindergarteners from the Merrymount and Squantum schools have recess at Quincy After School, held at Merrymount Elementary School, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

Rising coronavirus cases among students and staff members don’t mean schools are unsafe, officials and health experts say

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

‘It is a great investment in our institutions’: Community colleges to receive lifeline in $1.9 trillion stimulus plan

rhode island

Pastor Howard M. Jenkins Jr. of the Bethel AME Church in Providence speaks during a March 25 news conference, calling for the state to hold a COVID-19 vaccination weekend for people of color in Rhode Island.

Clinics aim to boost vaccination rates among people of color in R.I.

CORONAVIRUS

If you’re 50 or older in RI, you can book an appointment Monday -- with a pharmacy

RI NEWS

Ancient coins found in R.I. may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate

Newton

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Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE

5 boardwalks to elevate the hiking experience

These trails are accessible, kid-friendly, and just a skip from Boston.

TELEVISION

3 singers with Boston ties advance to ‘American Idol’ all-star duets

Locals will sing April 4 and 5 with Joss Stone, Josh Groban, and Tori Kelly.

CraftBoston permanently hangs its sign online

A forever version of the popular expo kicks off with an online earrings show.

FIRST PERSON

Even in a year of staying put, I’ve gone far and wide — and even learned to folk dance

I’m taking full advantage of the virtual content that organizations have been offering during the pandemic. And it has gotten me through what would otherwise be a lonely time.

Martha Stewart wants to help you turn up the charming

The gorgeous "Martha Stewart's Very Good Things" is packed with lovely little lifehacks for your home.

Special Projects

The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

See the full project

On the Street

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

Evening light sets upon stores and restaurants on Hancock Street in Quincy Center.

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

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

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Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

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.

Globe Spotlight Investigation

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?

Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Ethiopian refugees in Hamdayet, Sudan, on Dec. 4. This is the first stop for new arrivals after crossing the border.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Is Biden afraid of appearing too soft on immigration?

Bystanders watch as demonstrators march against anti-Asian violence in New York City on March 27.

IDEAS | NOAH Y. KIM

The power and the perils of an Asian American political awakening

Anti-coup demonstrators prepare to confront police on Thursday in Yangon, Myanmar.

IDEAS | CHARLES DUNST

How to keep Myanmar from becoming another US failure

On Tuesday, mourners gathered at a makeshift memorial for the eight people who were killed on March 21 during attacks on three Atlanta-area spas.

Massachusetts’ hate crimes law needs an update

Sylvia Whitman inside the English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, in Paris on Nov. 5. In February, following months of intense lobbying on the part of booksellers and the reading public, the French government decreed bookshops to be essential businesses.

IDEAS | OLIVIA SNAIJE

Another lockdown, but this time Parisians demand bookstores stay open

Bystanders watch as demonstrators march against anti-Asian violence in New York City on March 27.

IDEAS | NOAH Y. KIM

The power and the perils of an Asian American political awakening

STAT

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The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond

In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care

The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients’ need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19’s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread

The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic

The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus — and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine

Malcolm Cawthorne at Brookline High School.

The exhaustion of being a Black teacher in a school when you’re one of too few educators of color

Illustration of someone shoveling piles of money.

The costs of a secretive ‘wealth defense industry’ of shell companies, offshore tax havens, and empty luxury condos

An illustration of a pair of scissors cutting through a pair of blue and white checked boxer shorts.

What would it take to teach my son not to leave his boxers on the bathroom floor?

Rigatoni With Roman Broccoli Sauce.

Recipes: Pasta dishes that take a break from red sauce

sports

North Attleborough quarterback Tyler DeMattio eludes a Stoughton defender during Saturday's Hockomock Davenport matchup.

Tyler Bannon’s defensive performance biggest takeaway from North Attleborough victory

Red Sox again lose to Orioles, start season 0-2

Bruins ride five-goal second period to wild victory over Penguins

metro

Henry Bjorkman carved custom baseball bats, all given to needy or local children, at his Barton, Vt. wood shop.

Baseball bats passed down through generations in Vermont, from a stockbroker who wanted to spread joy

As pandemic fears subside, congregations celebrating Passover and Easter reflect on hope

Elected leaders respond to the death of Capitol Police Officer William Evans

Nation

Members of the US Capitol Police pause to pay their respects on Saturday at the location where fellow officer, William "Billy" Evans, was killed in an attack, in Washington, DC.

‘It was not what he signed up for’: Slain Capitol Police officer loved job, but worried after insurrection

Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game

2,263 confirmed cases, 30 deaths, and 97,690 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

The Jordanian capital of Amman.

Jordanian royals are detained amid ‘threat to the country’s stability’

In Turkey’s failed coup, trainees face the same stiff punishments as generals

Philippine defense chief in verbal tussle with China on reef

politics

Authorities investigated the scene after a man rammed a car into two officers at the barricade on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing

Flags at half staff for officer killed after driver rams into two US Capitol Police officers

Few in GOP rush to defend Gaetz amid sex trafficking probe

business

Employers across the US added 916,000 jobs in March.

The US job engine shifts into high gear

Ginkgo Bioworks aims to keep growing with new building in the Seaport

Judge’s ruling could have ramifications for coastal development in Mass.

lifestyle

Here are some cheap, simple, healthy life hacks for the frazzled.

10 ways to make your days easier starting now

5 boardwalks to elevate the hiking experience

Breweries team up for a Travis Roy tribute beer

marijuana

New York legalizes recreational marijuana

Prominent executive at NETA parent company fired after husband opens competing marijuana store

New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

opinion

Bandages and alcohol pads at a mass vaccination site at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.

The pharmacist

An overdue reckoning for Black Freedmen on native lands

‘Old’ — a state of being, a state of mind, a state of grace, a state unto oneself

food & dining

Vincent Petryk, founder and owner of J.P. Licks, opened the ice cream shop's doors in Jamaica Plain in 1981. The shop has remained a Boston staple ever since.

As Boston ice cream shop J.P. Licks celebrates its 40th anniversary, expect ‘flavors from the vault’

Breweries team up for a Travis Roy tribute beer

Where to dine al fresco, plus sweet deals at J.P. Licks

travel

The author’s son, Sam Wright, 9, explores a wintery landscape while hiking along the Nooksack River in Washington’s Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, during a winter camping trip in February.

Reflecting on a winter of snow camping and its many peaceful pleasures

Love animals? Here are some things not to do on your next vacation

When she needs a break, she zips down to the Cape for a lobster roll

Books

A new biography presents the unvarnished Philip Roth, revealing a complex man

Andrea Lee on living in Italy, and reading in English

Searching for ways to understand and survive ‘Girlhood’

Movies

Michelle Pfeiffer in "French Exit."

Michelle Pfeiffer on making an entrance in ‘French Exit’

Ken Burns: many hours, special moments

Oscar shorts nominees; madame, he’s Adam

Television

From left: Brennan Hepler (whose stage name is Beane), Grace Kinstler, and Colin Jamieson have made the Top 24 on "American Idol."

3 singers with Boston ties advance to ‘American Idol’ all-star duets

Roberts, Penn sign on for Starz’s ‘Gaslit’

Going back for more ‘CSI’

music

Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones, memoirist: candid, cosmic, and so cool

Maxwell’s slow-burning debut still simmers after 25 years

Groupmuse aims for ‘structural change’ with switch to musician-owned business model

Theater/Dance

The renowned Shakespeare & Company theater group in Massachusetts plans to resume live, in-person performances this summer with a production of “King Lear,” starring Christopher Lloyd (pictured). The organization said in a statement this week that “King Lear” will run July 2 through Aug. 29.

Shakespeare & Company to resume live, in-person performances this summer

From the lived experiences of scientists, Melinda Lopez crafts ‘Young Nerds of Color’

Reagle Music Theatre founder Robert J. Eagle to retire after 52 years

globe local

Fire crews from Somerville, Cambridge, and Malden battled a four-alarm fire in Somerville, near Davis Square.

Four-alarm fire in Somerville quickly extinguished

‘Death didn’t have the final say’: Easter delivers a message of hope after a year filled with despair

Should Massachusetts require auto insurers to refund premiums with people driving less during the pandemic?

Obituaries

This Jan. 1990 file photo shows playwright Arthur Kopit in Los Angeles.

Arthur Kopit dies at 83; playwright was a Tony nominee, Pulitzer finalist

Constance Demby, prominent New Age composer, dies at 81

Michael Friedlander, urban architect of offbeat designs, dies at 63