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The Mattahunt children's choir helped celebrate Haitian Flag Day Breakfast at Boston City Hall.

Jeneé Osterheldt

We should all celebrate Haitian Flag Day

As we celebrate Haitian Heritage Month, we must remember Haitians are Black, too. And our histories live together.

A memorial was created for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo.

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

Even the charge Monday by Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, that the “House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and antisemitism” was met largely with silence.

In Buffalo, Biden condemns racism, mourns victims of white supremacist attack

A mural depicting George Floyd with makeshift memorials in his honor in Minneapolis on March 30, 2021.

What happens when you tell the truth about racism in America?

After George Floyd’s murder, Black activists rose up and spoke out. Two years later, it’s not clear who was listening.

As pollution worsens on Cape Cod, some are investing in hopes in a new type of septic system
A coalition of groups in Cape Cod is pressing local and state officials to consider installing a new kind of septic system that they say would curb the vast majority of nitrogen that leaks from traditional systems.

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Person of interest sketch released in Concord, N.H., double slaying probe
Authorities in New Hampshire released an artist’s sketch of a man they described as a person of interest in the slayings of Stephen Reid, 67, and Djeswende Reid, 66, whose bodies were found April 21 in a wooded area of Concord, N.H.

The new, highly transmissible Omicron variant, BA.2.12.1, is dominating in Massachusetts. Now what?

What’s fueling Omicron to become so much more transmissible? And what is the best approach to testing amid all this uncertainty?

FDA clears COVID booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Brookline strike ends, schools reopen after early-morning agreement

The strike by the teachers union in Brookline ended after one day when both sides announced classes will resume Tuesday.

‘You don’t see this everyday, folks’: Fishermen spot orca swimming off coast of Cape Cod
Two fishermen in the waters off Cape Cod on Sunday afternoon took video and photographs of a large orca — better known as a killer whale — swimming nearby.

Defensive stalwart Vince Wilfork is elected to Patriots Hall of Fame
Wilfork spent the first 11 seasons of his 13-year career with the Patriots, winning two Super Bowls and appearing in two others.

House panel opens public hearing on unexplained aerial sightings
Pentagon officials testifying at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday showed a previously classified video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, a fleeting color video of a reflective spherical object speeding past a military fighter jet.

Mariupol fighters in Russian hands; both sides claim wins

Russia on Tuesday called the operation a mass surrender. The Ukrainians avoided using that word — but said the garrison had completed its mission, and that they were working to pull out the fighters that remain.

Proposed frequent-service bus routes on the MBTA's new bus network map, released on Monday.

The MBTA is proposing a new bus map. Here’s what it would look like.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority published a map Monday of the new bus service network it plans to roll out over the next five years to increase service and reliability.

An aircraft passes the full moon over Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 15, 2022.

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

I canceled my flight to Frankfurt, but now I can’t use my credit

Melissa Crespo received a $2,060 ticket credit when she canceled her flights to Frankfurt. But now her online agency has told her she can only use 25 percent of the credit at a time. Can it do that?

DJ Steve Aoki delivered the first pitch before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros at Fenway Park.

‘Too much mustard’: DJ Steve Aoki airmails first pitch at Fenway

Steve Aoki’s first pitch at Fenway Monday sailed waaaaaay high onto the netting over the seats behind home plate. But was it the worst first pitch ever? He has some tough competition.

Opinion

Virginia O'Brien and Carol Deanow joined the Boston Red Cloaks at the State House on May 7 to advocate for women’s rights. The women are all part of the Bad Old Days Posse — a group of women, some of whom have had illegal abortions, who educate college students about what life was like before Roe v. Wade.

Nancy Gertner and John Reinstein

Abortion rights are protected in Massachusetts — or so we thought

And then we read Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Lingering at the table long after the meal has been served

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

With the Buffalo massacre, Fox News has blood on its hands — again

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why are Massachusetts Latinos struggling more than everybody else?

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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Former Boston state senator Dianne Wilkerson plans to run for her old Senate seat, despite her conviction 12 years ago on federal corruption charges.

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On Thursday, the T said there had been a construction vehicle derailment. Now it says there were three.
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Judge sentences former MIT business prof John Donovan Sr. to two years in prison in forgery plot
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A woman covers her mouth with her hand as people gather outside of Tops market on Sunday in Buffalo, New York. The day before a gunman opened fire at the store, killing ten people and wounding another three.

The politics of white backlash and the endless cycle of racial violence, division, and anger

A 2017 Globe’s 2017 Spotlight series on race in Boston highlighted a major wealth gap problem in Massachusetts. Here, a laborer passes an advertisement at the Pier 4 project on Northern Ave in the Seaport District on Sept. 27, 2017.

The $8 figure that shamed Boston gets an update

Pro-choice demonstrators outside the house of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Alexandria, Va., on Monday.

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Why it’s wrong to protest at a judge’s home

In this undated photo provided by Al Jazeera Media Network, Shireen Abu Akleh stands next to a TV camera in an area where the Dome of the Rock shrine at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem is seen at left in the background.

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Protestors prepare to take abortion pills as they demonstrate in front of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. The court was hearing arguments in an abortion-rights case from Mississippi. A ruling from the court in that case this term is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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THE GREAT DIVIDE

Brookline strike ends, schools reopen after early-morning agreement

The strike by the teachers union in Brookline ended after one day when both sides announced classes will resume Tuesday.

‘You don’t see this everyday, folks’: Fishermen spot orca swimming off coast of Cape Cod

Two fishermen in the waters off Cape Cod on Sunday afternoon took video and photographs of a large orca — better known as a killer whale — swimming nearby.

Person of interest sketch released in Concord, N.H., double slaying probe

Authorities in New Hampshire released an artist’s sketch of a man they described as a person of interest in the slayings of Stephen Reid, 67, and Djeswende Reid, 66, whose bodies were found April 21 in a wooded area of Concord, N.H.

Jeneé Osterheldt

We should all celebrate Haitian Flag Day

As we celebrate Haitian Heritage Month, we must remember Haitians are Black, too. And our histories live together.

Sports

Vince Wilfork was voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Defensive stalwart Vince Wilfork is elected to Patriots Hall of Fame

Wilfork spent the first 11 seasons of his 13-year career with the Patriots, winning two Super Bowls and appearing in two others.

DJ Steve Aoki delivered the first pitch before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros at Fenway Park.

‘Too much mustard’: DJ Steve Aoki airmails first pitch at Fenway

Steve Aoki’s first pitch at Fenway Monday sailed waaaaaay high onto the netting over the seats behind home plate. But was it the worst first pitch ever? He has some tough competition.

Patrice Bergeron finished with a plus-26 rating this season.

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Patrice Bergeron is named a Selke Trophy finalist for the 11th consecutive season

The Bruins captain has won the award as the NHL's best defensive forward four times.

David Pastrnak joining Team Czechia at World Championships

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Ed Cooley, Providence College’s basketball coach, is getting a key to the city

Business

Democrats propose $28 million for FDA to bolster baby formula supply

House Democrats propose providing $28 million in emergency funding for the Food and Drug Administration to address the shortage of infant formula in the US and provide tighter oversight of the industry.

INNOVATION BEAT

Globe fetes the top power players in Boston tech

On Monday, we gathered high above the Back Bay to honor leading lights in business, investing, academia, and non-profits.

Nestle airlifts baby formula to US from Europe to ease shortage

Mariupol fighters in Russian hands; both sides claim wins

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Homeowner Sarah Reilly and rescue pup, Piper, relax in the living room. Her partner, Per Ostman, climbs to the loft that they use as a TV room. The upper stairs lead to the common roof deck. A still life by William Ciccariello and landscape by Lynne Foy punctuate the main level, while a giant Roy Lichtenstein print left behind by the prior owners makes a statement from above.

Make It Your Own

A funky Cambridge loft with a mirrored shower that’s like being in ‘a Picasso’

I live with my elderly mother. Will anyone want to date me?

Jim C. and MaryKate K.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She dramatically talked with her hands and spilled a martini on me’

Pedal over to Downtown Crossing to celebrate National Bike to Work Day on Friday.

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Fishermen spot Orca swimming off coast of Cape Cod

Vermont Republican Governor Phil Scott to seek fourth term

BU police investigating sexual assault; suspect at large

sports

Jake Odorizzi left the game after the fifth inning.

Astros starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi leaves game vs. Red Sox with leg injury

Against an opponent they know well, Red Sox recover from blown leads, rally for a victory

Led by Mylee Ramer’s one-hitter, No. 1 Bishop Feehan tops Austin Prep in Catholic Central League Cup

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Head coach Ed Cooley of the Providence Friars looks on before the game against the Creighton Bluejays during the 2022 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 11 in New York City.

Ed Cooley, Providence College’s basketball coach, is getting a key to the city

Remix Therapeutics raises $70m to develop drugs that reprogram RNA

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politics

Democratic Representative Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, listened during a hearing before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of House Appropriations Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill May 11, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Democrats propose $28 million for FDA to bolster baby formula supply

In Buffalo, Biden condemns racism, mourns victims of white supremacist attack

House panel opens public hearing on unexplained aerial sightings

Nation

President Biden and Jill Biden spoke to families of victims of Saturday's shooting, law enforcement and first responders, and community leaders at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday.

Watch live: President Biden speaks from Buffalo

Amber Heard cross-examined about fights with Johnny Depp

FDA expected to soon authorize Pfizer-BioNTech’s booster for 5- to 11-year-olds

World

The eastern end of Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on May 12.

Mariupol fighters in Russian hands; both sides claim wins

Biden administration lifting some Trump-era restrictions on Cuba

More than 260 fighters evacuated from Mariupol mill, Ukraine says

opinion

Abortion rights activists held a demonstration at Boston City Hall Plaza on Oct. 3, 1991, to commemorate the death of Rosie Jimenez, who died in 1977 following an illegal abortion she had sought after passage of the Hyde Amendment barring the use of Medicaid funds.

Another abortion horror story, etched in memory — and policy

In fever to cut taxes, Mass. first should tackle crisis in human services

A robot weeding my garden? That does not compute

lifestyle

DJ Steve Aoki delivered the first pitch before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros at Fenway Park.

‘Too much mustard’: DJ Steve Aoki airmails first pitch at Fenway

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

Lisa Donovan, ‘Matty in the Morning’ cohost, returns to the airwaves after month-long hiatus

food & dining

Fried Eggs in Chile Oil

Recipe: Fry eggs in chile oil, set them on slabs of toast, and you have dinner

Recipe: Turn pita rounds into a ‘crust’ for this easy, fun turkey pie

Recipe: Shrimp, rice, and tomatoes in this skillet supper is a cinch to make

travel

An aircraft passes the full moon over Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 15, 2022.

I canceled my flight to Frankfurt, but now I can’t use my credit

This bed and breakfast on Cape Cod was ranked the best in the country by Tripadvisor

A perfect afternoon at Gilmanton Winery

Arts

Celeste Rapone, "Spring Couple," 2021.

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

6 art-school stars from around Boston to watch in 2022

Can art inspire environmental action?

Books

Viola Davis discusses her book "Finding Me" at the 92nd Street Y on April 27 in New York.

In new memoir, Viola Davis shares feeling ‘invisible’ growing up in poverty in Central Falls

‘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

Movies

Tom Cruise in "Top Gun: Maverick."

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

Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams in ABC's “Abbott Elementary,” which has been renewed for another season.

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

Conductor Keith Lockhart will lead the Boston Pops in an in-person spring season that runs May 19 to June 11.

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

Boston Ballet's 59th-anniversary season will feature Stephen Galloway’s “DEVIL’S/eye” (pictured) as part of “My Obsession” (Oct. 6–16).

Boston Ballet announces its 59th-anniversary season

Jean Appolon Expressions works through ‘Traka’

In ‘Sea Sick,’ an expert on oceans sees a world of trouble

globe local

Stephanie Beard was last seen driving this silver Subaru Impreza on Interstate 293 near Manchester, N.H.

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

Founder of Boston Scientific Peter Nicholas in his office. Photo courtesy of Boston Scientific.

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