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In this 2018 file photo, activist Jahaira DeAlto speaks during a vigil for murder victim Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, in North Adams. DeAlto was one of two women fatally stabbed Sunday in Dorchester, officials said. Friends say she was a tireless advocate for the transgender community in Boston and the Berkshires.

Jahaira DeAlto, killed in Dorchester stabbing, was a staunch advocate for marginalized communities and transgender visibility

Friends said DeAlto dedicated her life to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer population and other vulnerable groups. “She wanted nothing more than to advocate for people who were desperate,” her mother said.

‘We have really heart-wrenching facts.’ As community mourns Dorchester stabbing victims, gruesome details emerge from arraignment of man charged

dan shaughnessy

Unstoppable and unforgettable: Recalling Larry Bird’s 60-point night in 1985

Bird's record-setting performance in New Orleans against the Hawks has been a hot topic since Jayson Tatum tied his team mark last week.

Chad Finn: With the playoffs looming, here’s a player-by-player look at the state of the Celtics

Boston city councilors propose big fines for house parties that violate COVID-19 protocols

Boston City Councilors Michael Flaherty and Ed Flynn want tougher fines for large house parties that violate the state’s pandemic-related protocols, asserting in an order for a hearing on the matter that the unruly confabs have a “negative impact on the quality of life” for neighbors.

Normalcy is on the horizon. But will we run to meet it?

After more than a year of stress, isolation, and loss, the transition to post-pandemic life will be far from easy, strained by residual fear and safety precautions that have become hard-wired.

US to reallocate COVID-19 vaccine doses to states with greater interest

The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates COVID-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with stronger interest in vaccines, an administration official said.

Analysis: The lack of COVID herd immunity could lock in the red state-blue state divide for a long time The vaccine skeptics who changed their minds

International travel is still very low at Logan, but slowly creeping up

There are currently 24 international flights out of Logan, about half the number from before the pandemic, though more than double from the chaotic days of last spring.

Muslim people held placards as they prayed during a gathering on Oct. 30, 2020 in central Rome, speaking out against Islamophobia.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘I was too scared to tell anyone’: In new survey, 61 percent of Muslim students say they’ve been bullied in school

Fourteen percent of Massachusetts students surveyed said they don’t feel comfortable telling others at school that they are Muslim.

E-mails seeking personal information such as a Social Security number are a common tactic of tax scammers.

Be on alert for the IRS’s list of the ‘dirty dozen’ tax scams

With the filing deadline less than two weeks away, criminals are busy trying to steal your money.

Alexinah Nyaigoti, 3, uses a heavy shovel to help her family at The Flats Mentor Farm.

How a farmer’s sales strategy turned her parents’ garden into a family business

When the Nyaigotis came to Massachusetts from Kenya, they brought the seeds they would need to keep growing their favorite vegetables. Those seeds also grew a business.

Governor McKee wants to give $25 gift cards to thousands of Rhode Islanders

During a virtual event hosted by the Globe, McKee said he’d like to see the gift cards used during the month of June, which includes Father’s Day, as well as many school graduation events.

Perspective | Magazine

Elizabeth Warren on why we need universal child care now

In an essay adapted from her new book, Warren says the pandemic made it clear: The economy depends on child care and caregivers.

Love Letters Podcast

Let’s stay together

A vow renewal is about reaffirming love and mutual commitment after years of lived experience. So why not do it over and over again? That’s what Cindy Brown and Sharon McMahon did.

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It’s Star Wars Day and MassDOT wants drivers to celebrate safely on the roads

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has made a special effort to celebrate Star Wars Day this year, posting May the Fourth messages on the electronic signs that flank roadways around the state.

Harvard study says potential collapse of ice sheet in Antarctic will result in sea level rise

The study, led by two graduate students at Harvard and published in the journal Scientific Advances, shows the ocean level would rise by an additional 3 feet than previously predicted over the next 1,000 years in the event that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapses entirely.

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce with $146 billion at stake

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, who launched the world’s largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, but are ending their marriage after 27 years.

Opinion

Acting Mayor Kim Janey speaks during a press conference on April 20.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Can Kim Janey ‘act’ her way into the job?

The idea that communities of color must coalesce behind a single candidate of color is as antidemocratic as it is insulting. It also raises questions about the perceived advantages of “acting” incumbency.

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell announced her bid for mayor in Roxbury on Sept. 24.

Who lives in ‘glass houses’? Not Andrea Campbell.

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey speaks to reporters about public safety efforts in Boston, providing an update on the implementation of police reform and the creation of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, April 13.

Police transparency in Janey’s hands

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Call Republican opposition to D.C. statehood what it is: Racist

A row of triple-deckers in Mattapan.

How to make rent affordable in Boston

Recommended reads

Elected officials rebuke Boston police union for tweet targeting City Councilor Andrea Campbell

A tweet from the Boston police union containing an apparent reference to City Councilor Andrea Campbell’s brother prompted sharp criticism from a number of local elected leaders.

The first family of BC sports — the Hasselbecks — continues to flourish on campus

Matt and Sarah’s daughter Annabelle is on the nationally ranked lacrosse team, and will be joined next season by sister Mallory.

At WPI, the task was to fashion a hand prosthetic for a student in need. They built more than that

“They’re all so motivated and kind and driven. Not just for the project though. But for me.”

Stop trying to push Black candidates out of the mayor’s race

For years, a small group of activists have pushed the idea that Black voters can only support one person at a time, and that everyone else should stand down.

As DCF answers for Fall River teen’s death, advocates see a ‘nightmarish cycle’ replaying

The Department of Children and Families has been thrust back into legislative and public crosshairs following the death of David Almond, a Fall River teen who authorities say was starved and abused by his father and his father’s girlfriend while under the watch of the agency and others.

metro

Left to right, Fatima Varela, her daughters Alyssa Gomes and Jalissa Gomes, and their aunt, Maize Varela, waited for transportation after arriving from Cape Verde at Logan Airport.

International travel is still very low at Logan, but slowly creeping up

There are currently 24 international flights out of Logan, about half the number from before the pandemic, though more than double from the chaotic days of last spring.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘I was too scared to tell anyone’: In new survey, 61 percent of Muslim students say they’ve been bullied in school

RI NEWS

Governor McKee wants to give $25 gift cards to thousands of Rhode Islanders

Sports

Larry Bird was at the height of his powers in 1985.

dan shaughnessy

Unstoppable and unforgettable: Recalling Larry Bird’s 60-point night in 1985

Bird's record-setting performance in New Orleans against the Hawks has been a hot topic since Jayson Tatum tied his team mark last week.

Tigers at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 30: Tigers at Red Sox lineups and notes

Here’s how the Bruins will handle ticketing for playoff games at TD Garden

business

Outside Moderna's Norwood plant.

Moderna will double the size of its Norwood plant

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce with $146 billion at stake

Be on alert for the IRS’s list of the ‘dirty dozen’ tax scams

politics

Light traffic flowed through cones as people arrived at the Dodger Stadium parking lot to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles.

The lack of COVID herd immunity could lock in the red state-blue state divide for a long time

Meet Richard Cordray, the man now at the center of the debate over student debt

Top general drops opposition to change in military sexual assault policy

Living Arts

The group will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a free Celebrity Series of Boston virtual concert.

Mariachi is high art for Verónica Robles and her all-woman band

RECIPES

Recipe: Toss golden potatoes with shaved asparagus, arugula, and a bright lemon dressing in this spring salad

RECIPES

Recipe: Trendy quesatacos, filled with chicken tinga, are crispy, juicy, messy, a little hot, and delicious

education

Muslim people held placards as they prayed during a gathering on Oct. 30, 2020 in central Rome, speaking out against Islamophobia.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘I was too scared to tell anyone’: In new survey, 61 percent of Muslim students say they’ve been bullied in school

How should Boston Public Schools spend $400 million in federal funds? The district launched a commission to figure it out

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Biden’s universal preschool plan a ‘game-changer’ for Mass., but final version could look very different

rhode island

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee addressed the media at the weekly COVID-19 press conference in Providence, R.I., on April 29.

Governor McKee wants to give $25 gift cards to thousands of Rhode Islanders

RHODE MAP

TODAY: Grab some 🍿 and watch Governor McKee discuss how small businesses can save Rhode Island’s post-pandemic economy

RI VOICES

A Black father wonders: Is ‘The Talk’ enough?

Newton

Newton

Newton mayor ‘frustrated’ over pace of 52 bus route’s return to service

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to the 2021 rankings from US News & World Report

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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 project Follow @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

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: Goat cheese gives a tangy boost to omelets, pasta, and salad

Try the powerhouse ingredient in these three simple dishes.

FOOD

A Vermont athlete created a beer for the foundation that gave him a running blade

Born 2 Run launched recently at the Boston Marathon finish line and will benefit the Born To Run Foundation.

MUSIC

‘I wish my dad was here to see it.’ Berklee student Grace Kinstler turns grief into gold on ‘American Idol’

Kinstler has been wowing the judges all season. Now she's the last local standing, having been voted into the Top 9 by viewers.

Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter to be honored at Boston Arts Academy event

The Springfield native has personal reasons for supporting the school.

Norwell High School senior well versed for Poetry Out Loud nationals

Rose E. Hansen recorded — and rerecorded — her entry for this year's virtual competition.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Members of the news media report from the memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, as the jury deliberates in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

Press freedom fight never stops

Musicians rehearse at the Liceu opera house in Barcelona in June, 2020.

Joan Wickersham

The possibility of being an audience

A pedestrian passes murals on Ruggles Street in Nubian Square during January.

Joseph Rosenbloom

A complementary plan for King Boston, the Franklin Institute, and Nubian Square

Protestors in support of transgender rights gathered outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on March 30. Gender-affirming health care for transgender people is not a scientific argument; it’s a moral argument.

Gender-affirming care offers a model for all of health care

Demonstrators in Huntington Beach, Calif., in November.

A jewel in the crown of California’s democracy

This former bank building in Cleveland is being converted into "workforce housing" for people who make less than the city's median income.

What if we turned empty offices into housing?

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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.

magazine

Massachusetts 54th Regiment reenactors in front of the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial in 2018.

The Black Heritage Trail: A walking tour deep into Boston history

Illustration for vacation travel guide for summer. Image of summer vacation scenes, including beach umbrella, car towing a trailer, an amusement park, a plane, etc.

Here's how to make the most of your summer vacation

Wellfleet, MA- July 1, 2014- Globe Staff Photo by Stan Grossfeld- Damon Wolf, 13, New Paltz, N.Y. does a handstand as the sun sets into Cape Cod Bay in Wellfleet.

Pack patience along with sunblock when heading to Cape Cod

Illustration of a house, key, and outdoor activities to go with a story about how the pandemic has affected the real estate market, causing people to want more space and outdoor space in particular.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2021

sports

The Celtics are 34-31 this season.

With the playoffs looming, here’s a player-by-player look at the state of the Celtics

Quick turnarounds no problem for Acton-Boxborough boys’ lacrosse captains

A win, and they’re in: Bruins blank Devils to clinch spot in Stanley Cup playoffs

metro

Antarctica's retreating Knox Coast ice shelf exposes the barren Windmill Islands of Vincennes Bay. Global warming could accelerate the loss of ice shelves, resulting in higher sea levels.

Harvard study says potential collapse of ice sheet in Antarctic will result in sea level rise

Boston city councilors propose big fines for house parties that violate COVID-19 protocols

It’s Star Wars Day and MassDOT wants drivers to celebrate safely on the roads

Nation

Baskets of syringes at the Atlantic County COVID-19 vaccination megasite in Atlantic City, New Jersey last month.

US to reallocate COVID-19 vaccine doses to states with greater interest

The coronavirus vaccine skeptics who changed their minds

The coronavirus vaccine skeptics who changed their minds

World

A health worker took a swab at a COVID-19 testing site in Mumbai, on April 27.

India’s official COVID case count surpasses 20 million, with ‘horrible’ weeks ahead

Subway train derails in Mexico City, killing at least 23

Australia tells its citizens in India amid COVID crisis: Don’t come home

politics

President Biden spoke Monday at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, Va. The president had faced criticism from Democrats and advocates after he said he would leave Donald Trump’s limit of 15,000 refugees in place.

Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash

Democrats must find narrow path to curb high medicine prices

Facebook oversight board to rule on suspended Trump account

business

Vials of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s CoronaVac SARS-CoV-2 vaccine are displayed at a media event in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.

EU regulators start review of China’s Sinovac vaccine

Shaw’s, Star Market truckers go on strike; company says it will resume negotiations, maintain service

GE chief executive Larry Culp’s compensation faces scrutiny in shareholder vote

lifestyle

Mussels with Lemon and Herbs

Recipe: Satisfying bowls of mussels with lots of lemon juice and garlic toasts take very little prep

Bay State Milling brings us Flourish, a healthier all-purpose flour

This outstanding Spanish red earns a thumbs up

marijuana

Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia leaves Moakley Courthouse.

At federal corruption trial, marijuana vendor details alleged bribe to former Fall River mayor

‘We feel like the ugly stepchildren of cannabis’: Mass. hemp farmers wait in a regulatory purgatory

On 4/20, Boston’s acting mayor turns to marijuana industry for campaign cash

opinion

People watch as two workers with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife release 900 rainbow trout into Forest Lake in Methuen in March.

There’s got to be a better way to fund conservation in Mass.

Can Kim Janey ‘act’ her way into the job?

Police transparency in Janey’s hands

food & dining

Spring Potato Salad with Shaved Asparagus

Recipe: Toss golden potatoes with shaved asparagus, arugula, and a bright lemon dressing in this spring salad

Recipe: Trendy quesatacos, filled with chicken tinga, are crispy, juicy, messy, a little hot, and delicious

Cheese and more, in a box to your door

travel

A Southwest Airlines plane taxis to the gate after landing at Midway International Airport in Chicago last month.

Most of us were grounded in 2020, but complaints against airlines soared 400 percent

HGTV star David Bromstad loves his annual tan, his pillow, and the Cape

Traveling with an autistic child is hopefully becoming less restrictive and stressful

Books

Around the world

On finding freedom for every body

Reading Raymond Chandler and other mysteries

Movies

Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him in April 1988.

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter to be honored at Boston Arts Academy event

Meet Ruth E. Carter, the costume designer behind ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Malcolm X,’ and more

Television

From left: James Franco, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Seth Rogen, John Francis Daley, Martin Starr, and Samm Levine in "Freaks and Geeks."

‘Freaks and Geeks’ and clueless network suits

This week’s TV: A girl-group comedy, ‘Ziwe,’ and reeling through the years at WBCN

Flipping the script in true-crime series ‘The Staircase’

music

The group will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a free Celebrity Series of Boston virtual concert.

Mariachi is high art for Verónica Robles and her all-woman band

Man-of-a-thousand-interviews Larry Katz is sharing his tapes with the world

‘I wish my dad was here to see it.’ Berklee student Grace Kinstler turns grief into gold on ‘American Idol’

Theater/Dance

Reece Cotton

Reece Cotton’s online comedy festival celebrates ‘Love for Humans’

Giving the structures of racism a shake in ‘TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever’

Playwright James Ijames on ‘TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever,’ reimagining history, and who gets to tell the story

globe local

Vichet Chum, performing in his show, "KNYUM," at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre.

In new play, a Cambodian American teenager finds her voice as a modern-day Kerouac

Nonprofit outfits ‘smart home’ in Norwell for people with disabilities

Nomination papers for Newton’s city election in November available starting Monday

Obituaries

Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him and his wife, Kitty, in April 1988.

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur, has died

Anne Douglas, widow of late actor Kirk Douglas, dies at 102