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Dianne Wilkerson left Beacon Hill under a cloud of disgrace. Now, she’s asking voters for another shot.

Years after she was caught slipping cash into her bra as part of an explosive bribery scandal, Dianne Wilkerson wants voters of the Second Suffolk state senate district to send her to Beacon Hill again.

What we know about the victims of the Buffalo grocery store shooting
A grandmother who volunteered every weekend at her church's food pantry. An octogenarian who was a devoted caregiver to her husband of 68 years. A retired police officer and amateur inventor who tried to stop the shooter.

After a weekend of gun violence, here is where the gun control debate stands

In its first COVID-19 data report since Friday, Mass. reports 10,789 confirmed cases; 9 deaths reported Friday

 No relief yet: Levels of coronavirus in Mass. waste water continue to rise ‘COVID-19 is back in Rhode Island,’ Central Falls health strategist warns

Thunderstorms are rolling across Mass. Monday evening. These maps show what to expect.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Massachusetts until 11 p.m. Monday as storms make their way across the region.

On Thursday, the T said there had been a construction vehicle derailment. Now it says there were three.

“Derailments are never a good thing," said MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, who underscored that the carts that went off the rails were carrying tools not passengers.

Red Sox big bats come through late, take down Houston to open homestand

After the teams traded single runs for most of the middle innings, which included a 98-minute rain delay and Houston starter Jake Odorizzi being carted off, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts delivered in the eighth.
Alex Cora steers into potential turnaround comparisons with Celtics
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With the Buffalo massacre, Fox News has blood on its hands — again

Tucker Carlson dredged replacement theory from extremist cesspools to America’s living rooms and corridors of power.
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Buffalo shooting and the politics of hate
Joan Vennochi

How many white Americans will do anything more than shake their heads about the Buffalo massacre?
Peniel Joseph

The politics of white backlash and the endless cycle of racial violence, division, and anger
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Why are Massachusetts Latinos struggling more than everybody else?
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health
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‘Representation does matter’: Karine Jean-Pierre holds first briefing as White House press secretary
“I am obviously acutely aware that my presence at this podium represents a few firsts,” Karine Jean-Pierre said before taking questions from reporters. “I am a Black, gay, immigrant woman, the first of all three of those to hold this position.”

Lisa Donovan, ‘Matty in the Morning’ cohost, returns to the airwaves after month-long hiatus
The Kiss 108 morning show cohost told listeners she had been taking care of her parents during her time off, a period that coincided with Matt Siegel's on-air retirement.

The MBTA is proposing a new bus map. Here’s what it would look like.
This is the first time the MBTA will comprehensively change its bus network map since the 1920s, according to MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo.

Judge sentences former MIT business prof John Donovan Sr. to two years in prison in forgery plot
An Essex Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced a former MIT business professor to serve two years in state prison following his conviction earlier this month of trying to pilfer millions from his late son’s estate, according to prosecutors and legal filings.

Train carrying hazardous cargo derails in Fall River, causing diesel fuel to leak
A freight train carrying hazardous cargo hit a tree on the tracks in Fall River on Monday evening, causing it to derail and its fuel tank carrying thousands of gallons of diesel to puncture and leak, police said.

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Report: Rajon Rondo pulled gun, threatened to kill mother of his children
Ashley Bachelor wrote that the 36-year-old Rondo “has a history of volatile, erratic, explosive behavior" and "has made several threats on my life, saying at various times he will shoot me or shoot up my car.”

The Globe turns 150

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On Thursday, the T said there had been a construction vehicle derailment. Now it says there were three.

“Derailments are never a good thing," said MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, who underscored that the carts that went off the rails were carrying tools not passengers.

Forest fire in N.H. White Mountains recedes following rain, but officials warn of dry conditions ahead

The Bemis Fire was first reported Saturday morning and has been burning in a section of Crawford Notch State Park, the White Mountain National Forest, and on private land, officials said.

Six newborn puppies found abandoned in a box in Holliston

The puppies were left in a box on the side of Cedar Street sometime between 8 and 9 p.m., police said in a statement. It is illegal to abandon animals in Massachusetts, police said.
RI CRIME

Rhode Island crime news: May 2022

Regular updates from police and the Rhode Island courts.

Sports

STATE VOCATIONAL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tauzanaya Shearrion steps up at right time, helps Southeastern to sweep of Vocational Schools track and field championship

The senior pulled out a late victory in the 400-meter hurdles to spark the Hawks, who took both girls and boys large schools team titles.
RED SOX 6, ASTROS 3

Red Sox big bats come through late, take down Houston to open homestand

After the teams traded single runs for most of the middle innings, which included a 98-minute rain delay and Houston starter Jake Odorizzi being carted off, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts delivered in the eighth.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Led by first-year coach Megan Johnston, North Quincy boys’ volleyball posting a breakout season

After dropping their first match, the Red Raiders have run off 11 victories in a row and have lofty goals in the South Alliance and for the MIAA postseason.
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Business

Ukraine mounts effort to rescue last fighters at steel mill

The Ukrainian fighters who doggedly defended a steel mill in the devastated port city of Mariupol have completed their mission, Ukrainian officials said, and efforts were underway to rescue the last of the defenders who remained inside.

Vertex doubles down on Seaport lab space

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After 32 years, McDonald’s plans to sell its Russia business

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Boston superintendent search yields 31 applicants

Thunderstorms are rolling across Mass. Monday evening. These maps show what to expect.

‘We’re losing lives.’ Black, Latino leaders tackle racial health disparities

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Alex Cora steers into potential turnaround comparisons with Celtics

Can’t stop the Yankees: New York wins in Baltimore to reach MLB-best 26-9

Johnny Gaudreau boosts Flames over Stars in overtime

business

US reaches deal to reopen shuttered baby formula plant

Kendall Square musicians bring their orchestra to Symphony Hall

Gordon-Conwell moving main campus to Boston

politics

In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he’s vowed to fight

Republicans who helped advance racist theory connected to Buffalo shooting don’t repudiate their rhetoric

‘Representation does matter’: Karine Jean-Pierre holds first briefing as White House press secretary

Nation

Buffalo shooter’s previous threat raises red-flag questions

Six months in, Biden’s infrastructure plan has 4,300 projects

Hate against Taiwanese people motivated California church attack, authorities say

World

Ukraine mounts effort to rescue last fighters at steel mill

Biden administration lifting some Trump-era restrictions on Cuba

More than 260 fighters evacuated from Mariupol mill, Ukraine says

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Cliff Diving World Series to return to the ICA and Boston Harbor

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McDonald’s to close Russian business due to the region’s economic isolation

Who’s ready for outdoor dining on Federal Hill in Providence? It’s here

PiANTA: A new plant-based restaurant blooms on Federal Hill in Providence

travel

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Arts

At the ICA, ‘A Place For Me’ breathes new life into an old art form

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Can art inspire environmental action?

Books

‘It’s made me increasingly paranoid:’ LGBTQ-themed library in Waltham reports books stolen for fourth time this year

‘The Wild Robot’ wins Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

An artistic revolution by the seaside in ‘The Shores of Bohemia’

Movies

Tom Cruise is at his Tom Cruise-iest in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Matt Damon slammed for crypto commercial amid market meltdown

DocYard ends its season with ‘Nuclear’ option

Television

This week’s TV: What’s been renewed and canceled, Emmy Rossum’s back, and remembering George Carlin

Selena Gomez exuded confidence on SNL... and oh she’s looking for love

‘Married … With Children’ to return as animated show

music

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops have some spring in their step

At the Orpheum, Tori Amos and an enthralled crowd share more than a feeling

From the New Orleans Jazz Fest to New England: 13 electrifying artists there who’ll be coming here

Theater/Dance

Tom Cruise is at his Tom Cruise-iest in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Boston Ballet announces its 59th-anniversary season

Jean Appolon Expressions works through ‘Traka’

globe local

Woman wanted for allegedly fatally stabbing elderly man, stealing his car, in Manchester, N.H.

Rep. McGovern urges defense of democracy at UMass Amherst commencement

Cardinal O’Malley reaffirms Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion in new blog post

Obituaries

Peter Nicholas, cofounder of Boston Scientific, dies at 80

Lil Keed, up-and-coming Atlanta rapper, dies at 24

Sheikh Khalifa, UAE ruler, is dead at 73