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On campus, the next generation of antiabortion activists is optimistic about what’s to come

Advocating against abortion on campuses in New England can be a lonely calling, but students involved in the work now have real hope that a court decision will allow some states, at least, to outlaw abortion.

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Stranded: Bus woes hamper Boston student-athletes
Curbside strandings in some cases have triggered challenging treks to unfamiliar places.

Monkeypox is not highly contagious, scientists say. So why is it suddenly in nine countries?

The Boston case is one of more than 100 confirmed and suspected cases across nine countries in Europe and North America.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Boston health officials urge residents to take precautions

Citing rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Boston health officials on Thursday urged residents to take precautions to stave off the coronavirus, including getting tested, wearing masks, and getting vaccinated and boosted.

CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

Russian troops likely to redeploy from Mariupol, Britain says
With the number of defenders left holed up in a Mariupol steel factory dwindling, Russian commanders will be coming under increasing pressure to reallocate troops from the strategic southern port city to bolster their offensive in eastern Ukraine, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Friday.

Senate sends $40b Ukraine aid bill to Biden’s desk

GAME 2: CELTICS 127, HEAT 102

Grant Williams was on his game, with 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s only one game, but the Celtics responded emphatically in Game 2 against the Heat

There’ll be a temptation to get carried away after what we watched at FTX Arena Thursday night.

Celtics silenced the Heat fans in Game 2, and now the series shifts to Boston Al Horford and Marcus Smart make an impact with their return and other observations

Celtics center Robert Williams III (left) was an imposing figure while blocking the shot of Miami's P.J. Tucker in the first quarter.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Coach Ime Udoka had a plan, and the Celtics responded as they have after tough losses all season

The Celtics exemplified their resilience and bounce back on a big stage in Game 2

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston Latin School apologizes for ‘disparaging’ student assignments about neighborhoods posted in library
For the assignment, students had been asked to write about stereotypes about their neighborhoods with the goal of countering biases, school leaders wrote in an apology letter to the school community.

New Orange Line trains taken out of service after brake problem found
The setback is but the latest in a series of incidents that have hit the beleaguered agency in the past few months.

Tanner Houck came through for scuffling Red Sox starter Rich Hill with four scoreless innings of relief in Thursday's 12-6 win over the Mariners.

Peter Abraham | RED SOX 12, MARINERS 6

Tanner Houck delivered a sterling effort in relief of struggling starter Rich Hill

Houck made the longest relief appearance of his career with four scoreless innings and recorded six strikeouts, his most in relief.

This map shows the afternoon high temperatures for Sunday.

This weekend’s heat could break records. These maps show what to expect.

Temperatures in most parts of Massachusetts are expected to reach the mid- and upper-90s on Saturday and Sunday, potentially breaking records in communities across southern New England, the National Weather Service said.

Boston is one of the best cities to live in the country, according to a new ranking.

Here’s where Boston ranks among the nation’s top places to live, according to US News & World Report

While Boston moved up on the list this year, one other New England city ranked higher.

Opinion

The hypocrisy of Samuel Alito

Despite the Supreme Court justice’s sunny claims about women’s lives being improved since Roe v. Wade, he has voted to restrict protections for them time and again.

In prison, phone calls home aren’t a frill. They’re as important as food and clothes.

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

Radical menders vs. disposable everything

IDEAS | KELLY HORAN

Shadow histories come into the light

IDEAS | THE EDITORS

Let’s build a better Boston

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

Tech Power Players 50

Tech Power Players 50

The Tech Power Players 50 is a list of the most influential — and interesting — people in the Massachusetts technology scene, as ranked by the Globe’s business journalists and an external advisory committee.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirms she’s engaged
The 32-year-old New York congresswoman met her now-fiancé, Riley Roberts, while they were both undergraduates at Boston University.

Ringling Bros. circus prepares for a new ‘Greatest Show on Earth’
“We wanted to make a dramatic change,” said Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, which operates the iconic circus. “There are all new audiences around and new generations of kids. We want to do what’s right for today and the future.”

Home of the Week: A Winnipesaukee vacation compound accessible only by boat
The property, on the market for $1.69 million, consists of a main house, a cottage, a bathhouse, and a boathouse.

Woman, 94, will (finally) receive her master’s degree, more than 70 years after earning it

In the summer of 1948, Mildred Greenbaum started taking classes at Simmons College, and by 1951 she completed the required coursework in the master of library science program. But there was one problem: she didn’t have her bachelor’s degree yet, so she wasn’t able to receive a master’s.

Vermont native slain in Texas had plans for a swim in the hours before she was killed, court documents say

Anna Moriah Wilson, the 25-year-old Dartmouth graduate and professional gravel cyclist slain May 11 in Austin, Texas, days before a race, told a friend hours before her death that she was going for a swim with a male cyclist, according to legal filings that detailed Wilson’s final hours.

Jan. 6 panel asks GOP lawmaker to testify about Capitol tour

The congressional committee investigating the Capitol insurrection sent a letter Thursday to a Representative Barry Loudermilk of Georgia in an effort to learn more about a tour he led of the building the day before the deadly attack.

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Fotios "Freddy" Geas, shown in 2009, is a suspect in the slaying of James "Whitey" Bulger in 2018.

Suspect in Whitey Bulger murder has been in solitary ever since

Fotios “Freddy” Geas, a Mafia enforcer from West Springfield serving a life sentence for two gangland murders, has been held in solitary confinement at a West Virginia federal prison since Bulger was beaten to death by inmates in 2018.

Kevin Cullen: The feds protected Whitey Bulger for decades. Now they’re protecting themselves.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Trumpists, Tucker Carlson cultists, white supremacists: When will you finally feel satisfied, unafraid?
It feels good to find villains to blame when life is complicated or hard. And it sure as heck works as an electoral strategy.

Michelle Wu was asked about Patrick Rose’s internal affairs file. Her answer raises more questions.
Mayor Wu, speaking on a local news show, implied she was prevented from accessing the full, unredacted internal affairs report of Patrick Rose, the former Boston police officer and union president who last month pleaded guilty to molesting half a dozen children over several decades.

Larry Edelman

Gas station owners also hate sky-high prices. Here’s why.
When oil prices spike, retailers try to hold on to customers by eating some — and sometimes all — of their higher fuel costs.

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Titcomb's Bookshop in East Sandwich

Your guide to the indie bookstores of Cape Cod and the islands

Roger Daltrey (left) and Pete Townshend led the Who in concert at the TD Garden.

The Who strike a familiar chord at TD Garden

Anamaria Vartolomei as Anne in Audrey Diwan’s "Happening."

‘I didn’t intend to do an abortion drama,’ says ‘Happening’ director

"Champion" is the first opera written by jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard.

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Welcome Back to Boston

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The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Karyn Polito and James Peyser

Massachusetts students need employers to provide internships

A man carrying a US flag and a Trump 2024 flag makes his way to a rally at the State House in Boston on Jan. 5.

Numbers don’t lie: Even in Mass., GOP candidates are outpacing Democrats

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying to sell a global tax agreement to the international community. But she may have to sell it to Congress first.

Congress shouldn’t let global tax deal fail

Attendees raise their fists during a rally hosted by NextGen in Houston on Oct. 2, 2021. NextGen is targeting nearly 2 million young voters in Texas to help Democrats win the state.

How to get Gen Z to the voting booth

Is George Washington fit only for contempt?

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Metro

‘I’m not interested in reconciliation’: One Navajo family’s Indian Boarding School legacy

'I’m interested in the truth coming out,' said endawnis Spears, a Navajo woman married to a Narragansett tribe leader. 'That has to happen first.'

One woman’s path to Providence: How a refugee’s persistence propelled her from Somalia to the United States

Despite her physical limitations, Ubah Kahiye presses on, taking advantage of everything the country has to offer.

Bob Neuwirth, colorful figure in Dylan’s circle, dies at 82

Mr. Neuwirth, a singer-songwriter himself, also was a conduit for two of Janis Joplin’s best-known songs.

With a hot weekend on tap, State Police to increase patrols on Revere Beach

The increased patrols come after a large fight broke out among youth near the bandstand last Saturday evening at the popular North Shore beach.

Sports

David Perron of the Blues celebrates with teammate Pavel Buchnevich after his third-period goal Thursday night against the Avalanche.

Game 2: Blues 4, Avalanche 1

David Perron scores twice, Blues even series with 4-1 win over Avs

Jordan Binnington made 30 saves to help lift St. Louis to the win.

Celtics center Robert Williams III (left) was an imposing figure while blocking the shot of Miami's P.J. Tucker in the first quarter.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Coach Ime Udoka had a plan, and the Celtics responded as they have after tough losses all season

The Celtics exemplified their resilience and bounce back on a big stage in Game 2

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 27 points in Game 2 against the Heat.

Game 2: Celtics 127, Heat 102

Celtics silenced the Heat fans in Game 2, and now the series shifts to Boston

The Celtics wiped away an early 10-point deficit and did whatever they pleased after that.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Tanner Houck delivered a sterling effort in relief of struggling starter Rich Hill

THURSDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Lily Newhall throws a curve: St. Mary’s topples No. 1 Bishop Feehan for Catholic Central Cup title

How it happened: A massive first half propels Celtics to rout of Heat in Game 2

Business

Biden starts Asia trip with global issues and tech on agenda

President Biden is opening his trip to Asia with a focus on the computer chip shortage that has bedeviled the world economy, touring a Samsung computer chip plant that will serve as model for a $17 billion semiconductor factory that the Korean electronics company plans to open in Texas.

Driver must stand trial for deadly Tesla crash in California

The driver of a Tesla operating on autopilot must stand trial for a crash that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, a judge ruled Thursday.

SpaceX paid $250,000 to settle Musk sexual harassment claim, Insider reports

Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol registered as prisoners of war

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College & Careers

The 4 fastest growing jobs for college graduates in 2022

Perspective | Book Excerpt

Charlie Baker: What happened to reaching across the aisle to get things done?

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?

Spiced Lamb Burgers With Feta and Tahini Sauce

Take your cookout to the next level with spicy burgers from around the world

metro

The newer Orange Line cars have been taken out of service.

New Orange Line trains taken out of service after brake problem found

Four of five R.I. counties now at ‘high’ levels of COVID-19

Monkeypox is not highly contagious, scientists say. So why is it suddenly in nine countries?

sports

Grant Williams was on his game, with 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

It’s only one game, but the Celtics responded emphatically in Game 2 against the Heat

Al Horford and Marcus Smart make an impact with their return and other observations as the Celtics dominate Heat in Game 2 to even Eastern Conference finals

Trevor Story arrives, crushes three home runs in comeback Red Sox win over Mariners

business

Workers loaded produce onto trucks in New York City. The Labor Department reported more out-of-work Americans applied for jobless aid last week. Despite the increase in applications, last week's total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits is the fewest since Dec. 27, 1969.

More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

Maker of smallpox vaccine says it’s approved for monkeypox

Spirit urges shareholders to reject JetBlue’s takeover bid

politics

President Biden arrives at Osan Air Base on May 20, 2022 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

Biden starts Asia trip with global issues and tech on agenda

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby moving to White House

Senate gives final congressional approval to $40 billion Ukraine aid package, sending measure to Biden’s desk

Nation

A Tesla Model S is plugged in at a vehicle Supercharging station.

Driver must stand trial for deadly Tesla crash in California

Alleged Chappelle tackler also charged in roommate stabbing

CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

World

Ed Sheeran.

Ed Sheeran announces birth of second daughter

Russian troops likely to redeploy from Mariupol, Britain says

Israeli military IDs gun that may have killed journalist

opinion

Boost in digital access for low-income Americans is welcome — now sustain it

Biden can stop White supremacist violence. Or he can support the police unconditionally.

Numbers don’t lie: Even in Mass., GOP candidates are outpacing Democrats

lifestyle

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 2022.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirms she’s engaged

Pictures of the year on display in Copley Square

Abortion-friendly states prep for more patients if Roe falls

food & dining

Cool off at Shore Leave's new cocktail garden.

Cocktail gardens in bloom; a star pastry chef comes back to Boston

The importance of a grocery store

The Salon, a downtown lounge, finally reopens with an emphasis on local Providence music

travel

The free Lowell Folk Festival, July 29-31, includes about 20 performers on four stages in downtown Lowell. Performances feature blues, polka, Cajun, and more than a dozen other types of traditional music. Pictured here: Mariachi Mexico Antiguo.

A music fest in Lowell, a wellness fest in Sun Valley, and a speaker to go

Gardens, art, and whimsy combine to offer a place of solace — and delight

A design-forward hotel finds a home in Somerville

Arts

Milton Avery, "Husband and Wife," 1945. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,
Hartford.

Milton Avery’s color sense and sensibility

Missing children and maligned mothers

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

Books

‘Either/Or’: When the college novel deserves a second look

Peter Swanson: reading scary books at a young age

Young love is in bloom in ‘Avalon’

Movies

From "Hold Your Fire."

‘Hold Your Fire’: finding high drama in ‘dynamic inactivity’

Rosmarie Trapp of the ‘Sound of Music’ family dies at 93

Jessie Buckley stars in ‘Men,’ the horror movie as meditation on masculinity

Television

Costars Jack Davenport, Lydia Leonard, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Maggie Steed attended the "Ten Percent" press launch in London in April.

‘Ten Percent’ borrows too much narrative, not enough satire

Amid twists and turns, ‘Now and Then’ loses its way

Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford go west for ‘Yellowstone’ origin series

music

Mr. Neuwirth (right), with Bob Dylan at a benefit concert for boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter in 1976.

Bob Neuwirth, colorful figure in Dylan’s circle, dies at 82

The Who strike a familiar chord at TD Garden

New Bedford blues guitar whiz kid Quinn Sullivan is now his own guy

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

Brooks Veling, just 2 months old, gets some nap time on the back of her mother, Mary Liz Veling, while she works in the field planting different type of herbs at Clark Farm in Carlisle.

‘I can picture the people who eat the food I grow.’ Amid worldwide supply threats, local farmers keep feeding Greater Boston.

Should Massachusetts raise MCAS graduation requirements?

Police come to the rescue of trapped ducklings

Obituaries

Mr. Neuwirth (right), with Bob Dylan at a benefit concert for boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter in 1976.

Bob Neuwirth, colorful figure in Dylan’s circle, dies at 82

Vangelis, Oscar-winning composer of ‘Chariots of Fire’ theme, dies at 79

Rosmarie Trapp of the ‘Sound of Music’ family dies at 93