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Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment rights by refusing to fly Christian flag at City Hall Plaza

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a West Roxbury man by refusing to fly a Christian flag with a cross on it at City Hall Plaza as the city had done numerous times without rejecting a single applicant.

Analysis

Why Joe Biden hasn’t canceled student debt yet — and why he won’t go big if he does
Giving away free money to people who borrowed for their education might seem like a no-brainer. But it’s not that simple.

Elizabeth Warren’s advice for Democrats: More, not less, talk of inflation

Republicans have moved the issue to the very center of their floor speeches, political ads, and social media posts, as they seek to pin the rising prices of gas and other goods on President Joe Biden and his party.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Baker pushes unfinished business with economic development bill

Before he bids goodbye to Beacon Hill, the governor has turned to the bill — a measure lawmakers are expected to pass in every two-year session — into the opportunity to accomplish unfinished priorities.

DA Hayden to offer alternate route for those arrested at Mass. and Cass

Amid increasing incidents of violence and vagrancy in the area of Mass. and Cass, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden is taking a new approach to address crimes there that are related to substance abuse and mental illness: Help, instead of prosecution.

Vertex stock falls after FDA halts diabetes study in surprise move

Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares tumbled after US regulators placed its study of a key new treatment for type 1 diabetes on clinical hold.

The operator of an inbound Red Line train watches activity on the platform before departing Broadway station on April 12, two days after Robinson Lalin was killed.

Fault in door control system cited in Red Line accident that left man dead, NTSB report says

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that a fault in a door control system on a Red Line train contributed to the death of Robinson Lalin, who was killed April 10 after he got stuck in the doorway of a train at Broadway station and was dragged more than 100 feet.

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Game 1 against the Bucks was ugly, but the Celtics can remedy things
The Celtics got a dose of their own medicine — suffocating defense — early in the series, but they are a resilient team.

Ben Volin | On Football

The Patriots’ draft was universally panned by NFL analysts
The experts said the Patriots reached on several of their 10 draft picks.

The Patriots selected Tyquan Thornton in the second round.

Meet the Patriots’ 2022 NFL Draft class

New England picked up some reinforcements on the offensive line, and the fastest running back and wide receiver in the draft.

Then-Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House of Representatives Republican leader Kevin McCarthy spoke with the press following a meeting with President Biden on May 12, 2021.

Book excerpts: The Trump era

Trump suggested shooting protesters in June 2020, former defense secretary Esper alleges in new book

Snippets from several new books about the Trump administration provide an inside look at explosive encounters between members of Trump’s Cabinet and White House officials on a variety of topics.

Flames and smoke billow out of the south wing of the Red Jacket Mountain Resort as people watch from the lawn and sidewalks in North Conway on Saturday afternoon.

Red Jacket resort plans to reopen at later date, director says, after blaze in North Conway, N.H.

The popular New Hampshire resort located in the Mount Washington Valley had no sprinklers in the wing where the fire broke out on Saturday, officials said.

Deva Doshi, 3, from Woburn ran through some of the tulips now ready to be picked at the Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Exeter, R.I.

Photos: As spring blossoms, it’s time to tiptoe through the tulips

About 450,000 bulbs from Holland were planted last November at the Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Exeter, R.I., where acres of open fields are transformed into a carpet of glowing colors. It is the largest u-pick tulip field in New England.

Just as 19th-century antislavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, The Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Black wealth series | Part 2

Giving credit where it’s due

“Credit scores are the perfect example of how structural racism works,” says Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center.

Opinion

At Suffolk Superior Court on Monday, former Boston Police officer Patrick M. Rose Sr. pleaded guilty to molesting six children over several decades.

Many questions remain in the case of former Boston police union leader Patrick Rose

After a plea deal, Rose will serve at least 10 years in prison. But the public deserves more answers around who at the Boston Police knew what, and when, regarding Rose’s criminal behavior.

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The 2,000-year-old practice that saved me

Boston’s police watchdog has real teeth. It’s time to use them.

Canceling student debt will make things worse

Student loan forgiveness is a savvy political move — and the right thing to do

The Globe turns 150

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150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe. We revisit some of the most impactful stories Globe journalists have covered, look back at 150 significant front pages, reflect on how the newsroom and Boston have changed, and much, much more.

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Dog rescued after falling off of cliff at summit of Monument Mountain in Great Barrington
Great Barrington fire crews were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. for a report of a dog that fell off of a cliff at the summit of Monument Mountain, officials said. Monument Mountain has a 1,642-foot summit, according to the Trustees of Reservations.

MyPillow CEO gets banned from Twitter, again
Mike Lindell was banned from Twitter for a second time after attempting to use a new account to access the social media platform.

Inside a growing mission to reduce toxic chemicals in schools, homes, and offices

Ever since he heard a talk about health problems stemming from flame retardants, stain repellents, and other potent building chemicals, Jack McCarthy has been on a mission to slash the number of such concerning chemicals in the state’s schools.

How you can reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals

‘We belong here. We have a place here.’ Artist Wen-ti Tsen brings his vision to Chinatown.
For more than 30 years, Wen-ti Tsen has been making art that pays homage to Chinatown’s century and a half history as a working-class immigrant enclave. Now, at 86, the artist is embarking on his most ambitious project yet.

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Ukrainians fleeing war seek refuge in Massachusetts
Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia are being helped in myriad, grass-roots ways in Massachusetts. Some are being housed in volunteers’ homes; others have received help from churches and already established Ukrainian communities.

First civilians leave Mariupol steel plant; hundreds remain

In 2020, Biden was a political juggernaut in Massachusetts. A new poll shows voters have soured on him. A lot.
Just 46 percent of registered Massachusetts voters say they approve of the job Biden is doing as president, with about the same proportion giving him a thumbs down, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe survey.

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7Ink is the last building of the mixed-use Ink Block development. They are calling it inclusive living — furnished apartments that can be rented by bedroom, with all utilities — and a cleaning service — included in rent, along with shared kitchen and amenities spaces.

Ink Block is finished, and the South End has never been the same

The last building in the seven-building complex that transformed the “New York Streets” — and ushered in a wave of mixed-use mega-developments — is complete.

These 3 New England beaches were named among the best in the US by Travel + Leisure
Stretches of sandy paradise in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont made this year's list.

‘Our presence continues to be revolutionary’: Boston celebrates 200th anniversary of city’s incorporation
On May 1, 1822, Boston officially became a city — no longer governed by a collection of residents, but a mayor and a city council.

5 standout moments from Biden’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Biden took a stab at matching Barack Obama’s “comedian-in-chief” legacy at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday evening, his first as president and the first since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Philip Guston's "Couple in Bed" from 1977. The work of the late artist has been given a major show at the Museum of Fine Arts. The show had been delayed over questions around disturbing imagery, including depictions of the Ku Klux Klan.

Are we ready to look at ‘Philip Guston Now’?

Abby Hykin, Robert P. and Carol T. Henderson Head of Objects Conservation, and Victoria Reed, Monica S. Sadler Senior Curator for Provenance, examined "Portrait of a man" before it was packed at the Museum of Fine Arts in February.

MFA returns looted sculpture to Italy

Dafna Krouk-Gordon and her husband, Les Gordon, at Fine Arts Theatre Place in Maynard.

Could buying an old movie theater be the perfect retirement gig? This Lincoln couple is about to find out.

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Special Projects

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Spotlight Team investigation

Unfinished Justice

The state’s high court in 2017 struck down a murder law that had condemned men who never killed to die behind bars. But what about those already facing that dire penalty? They are waiting.

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Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Students arrive at the Mission Hill School in Jamaica Plain in October. The overarching question remains: Why did BPS let so many warnings go unheeded?

MARCELA GARCÍA

What took so long for BPS to act on Mission Hill School?

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene testified on April 22 at a hearing in Atlanta regarding a challenge filed by voters who say she shouldn't be allowed to seek reelection because she helped facilitate the attack on the Capitol that disrupted certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.

Blueprint for a coup comes into focus

Kelvin Lalin, the nephew of Robinson Lalin, holds a sign that reads “The MBTA slaughtered my uncle . . . safety over profits!” while standing next to a memorial that he set up outside the entry gates to the Broadway Red Line, on April 14.

Robinson Lalin’s family deserves answers about the Red Line accident that killed him — and compassion, too

An electronic highway sign on on Interstate 93 in Boston in 2014: “Changing Lanes? Use Yah Blinkah.”

Observations from a Tocquevillian tour of post-pandemic America

A depiction of North America in an atlas from around 1620, credited to cartographer Augustin Roussin.

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The story of their lives

Metro

Dog rescued after falling off of cliff at summit of Monument Mountain in Great Barrington

Great Barrington fire crews were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. for a report of a dog that fell off of a cliff at the summit of Monument Mountain, officials said. Monument Mountain has a 1,642-foot summit, according to the Trustees of Reservations.

Photos: As spring blossoms, it’s time to tiptoe through the tulips

About 450,000 bulbs from Holland were planted last November at the Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Exeter, R.I., where acres of open fields are transformed into a carpet of glowing colors. It is the largest u-pick tulip field in New England.

Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment rights by refusing to fly Christian flag at City Hall Plaza

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a West Roxbury man by refusing to fly a Christian flag with a cross on it at City Hall Plaza as the city had done numerous times without rejecting a single applicant.

Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment rights of Christian group by refusing to fly flag at city hall

The justices unanimously said Boston couldn’t discriminate against the religious group once the city decided to make the flagpole available to other organizations.

Sports

The Country Club in Brookline will host the 122nd US Open next month.

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With ticket demand high for US Open, USGA enters secondary market

“It’s a place where we can control the ebb and flow of tickets, and hopefully avoid some price gouging,” said a USGA official.

Jaylen Brown (12 points on 4-of-13 shooting) was off his game in the opener against the Bucks.

Game 1 against the Bucks was ugly, but the Celtics can remedy things

The Celtics got a dose of their own medicine — suffocating defense — early in the series, but they are a resilient team.

Chattanooga guard Cole Strange, the Patriots' top pick, was rated as a second- or third-round prospect.

Ben Volin | On Football

The Patriots’ draft was universally panned by NFL analysts

The experts said the Patriots reached on several of their 10 draft picks.

Adam Himmelsbach | Analysis

The Celtics faced a whole new challenge in the Bucks’ defense in Game 1 loss, and other observations

Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to Monday

No Draymond Green, no problem as Warriors overcome adversity to edge Grizzlies in Game 1

Business

Vertex stock falls after FDA halts diabetes study in surprise move

Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares tumbled after US regulators placed its study of a key new treatment for type 1 diabetes on clinical hold.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Baker pushes unfinished business with economic development bill

Before he bids goodbye to Beacon Hill, the governor has turned to the bill — a measure lawmakers are expected to pass in every two-year session — into the opportunity to accomplish unfinished priorities.

Apple hit with EU antitrust complaint over Apple Pay

MyPillow CEO gets banned from Twitter, again

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From rock climbing to race car driving, let an expert be your guide for a New England adventure

The Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst is expected to reopen this summer.

A great time to visit Amherst is after the students clear out

I can’t tell if my boss wants to date me or if she’s just flirty

Artichoke Tart With Gouda and Herbs

Recipes: A brunch menu to impress mom on Mother’s Day

metro

The operator of an inbound Red Line train watches activity on the platform before departing Broadway station on April 12, two days after Robinson Lalin was killed.

Fault in door control system cited in Red Line accident that left man dead, NTSB report says

‘We have always prayed for justice’: Family of girl killed in Lawrence in 1988 reacts to arrest of murder suspect

An important night for Providence schools and the state’s takeover

sports

The connections have been strong for Aaron Judge this season, as the Yankees slugger (and free agent to be) crushed a 453-foot home run in the first inning of another victory Sunday.

Yankees run win streak to nine behind two more Aaron Judge home runs

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown must rise to semifinals occasion if Celtics have any hopes of turning series around

Forget the triple-double, a freak dunk on a self-pass off the backboard was the highlight of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s day

business

7Ink is the last building of the mixed-use Ink Block development. They are calling it inclusive living — furnished apartments that can be rented by bedroom, with all utilities — and a cleaning service — included in rent, along with shared kitchen and amenities spaces.

Ink Block is finished, and the South End has never been the same

Spirit rejects JetBlue takeover bid, sticks with Frontier offer

Vote tally begins in 2nd Amazon union election in NYC

politics

Then-Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House of Representatives Republican leader Kevin McCarthy spoke with the press following a meeting with President Biden on May 12, 2021.

Trump suggested shooting protesters in June 2020, former defense secretary Esper alleges in new book

MyPillow CEO gets banned from Twitter, again

Supreme Court won’t hear Lundergan illegal contribution case

Nation

Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on May 7, 2018, in New York.

Met Gala returns to traditional spot on first Monday in May

Strong winds keep fueling New Mexico wildfire

Loss of pandemic aid stresses hospitals that treat the uninsured

World

Women from the frontline town of Orikhiv wait on a bus after arriving at an evacuation point for people fleeing Mariupol, Melitopol and the surrounding towns under Russian control on Monday in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Dozens of refugees were expected to arrive here from Mariupol, including the Azovstal steel facility, following extensive negotiations between representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the United Nations, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

First civilians leave Mariupol steel plant; hundreds remain

New Zealand welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules eased

Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry

opinion

Construction on a luxury apartment complex is underway at 120 Commerce Way in Woburn. A year-old-state law requires 175 cities and towns in Greater Boston to form new districts for condos and apartments surrounding MBTA stations.

Baker’s bid to boost housing runs into wall of cities and towns

Consider this: Panel discussions around Boston, April 30 - May 6

What took so long for BPS to act on Mission Hill School?

lifestyle

Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish at the pandemic-delayed Met Gala in New York, Sept. 13, 2021.

Everything you need to know about the Met Gala 2022

Boston Children’s Museum celebrates trans children’s dreams in new exhibit

Where to celebrate 2022 Independent Bookstore Day in Greater Boston

food & dining

School of Mom founder Sarah Harmon will lead a group decompression session on World Maternal Mental Health Day.

Therapist Sarah Harmon led a primal mom-scream at the height of Omicron. Now, she’s ushering in a season for healing.

In a new location, Hei La Moon lives on

Serafina Seaport replaces Babbo; Eva moves into the former Cafeteria space

travel

Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester made Travel + Leisure's list of the best beaches in the US.

These 3 New England beaches were named among the best in the US by Travel + Leisure

A Brutalist beauty, the power of picture books, and an intimate Alaskan cruise

Chef Spike Mendelsohn’s recipe for a great trip includes margaritas, plenty of sleep, and his GoPro camera

Arts

The exhibit "Protect Trans Dreams: A Portrait Project" by Noah Grigni is on display in the Boston Children's Museum's gallery space through July 24.

Boston Children’s Museum celebrates trans children’s dreams in new exhibit

Are we ready to look at ‘Philip Guston Now’?

In Rixy’s world, cardboard beats canvas and the femmes are fierce

Books

Exposing mysteries of a small seaside town in ‘Vigil Harbor’

Reading when you’re looking for a challenge

Money, legacy, family, and lies all matters of ‘Trust’

Movies

Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syrian Kurdistan in "The Will to See."

Willing ourselves to see; looking back at Marilyn Monroe; and listening to John Wayne Gacy

In Boston, the craft of film projection is staging a bit of a cultural comeback

In ‘Petite Maman,’ a small-scale tale of childhood shifts into a fairy tale of sorts

Television

Julia Garner as Anna Delvey in "Inventing Anna."

Julia Garner puts the accent on versatility

James Corden’s decision to step down opens door to diversify late-night TV time slot

Creative opening sequences give shows a head start

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Blaise Déjardin performing Saint-Saens's Cello Concerto No. 1 with the orchestra at Symphony Hall, with BSO music director Andris Nelsons conducting, on April 28, 2022.

BSO closes out Symphony Hall season with a hometown special

Streaming station Oh, Hello Boston plays homegrown music past and present, 24/7

I fell in love with classical music thanks to video games

Theater/Dance

Alvin Ailey's "Revelations" from 1960 closes out each of the Boston performances.

Even the oldest work on Alvin Ailey’s programs feels contemporary

World premieres from William Forsythe and Jorma Elo highlight Boston Ballet’s ‘MINDscape’ program

After a three-year absence, Alvin Ailey returns to Boston April 28-May 1

globe local

Allison Brock, 19, cuts the ribbon Saturday near the Rail Trail in Newburyport, where nine trees were planted in her honor with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Newburyport teen granted environmental wish

Former State Police head and three others violated ethics law by altering arrest report for judge’s daughter, Ethics Commission alleges

Making it safe for kids to take the plunge

Obituaries

Kathleen Casavant, secretary-treasure of the AFL-CIO, visited an apparel factory in Chinatown in 1998.

Kathleen Casavant, former highest-ranking woman in state’s unions, dies at 70

Literary agent, editor, and much more, Jill Kneerim dies at 83

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76