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‘Everybody should be concerned’ about monkeypox, Biden warns

President Biden raised the alarm Sunday about monkeypox, a viral infection fast spreading around the world, and warned that the disease, which can be spread as easily as through handling a contaminated object, is something “that everybody should be concerned about.”

What is monkeypox, the rare disease now confirmed in Mass.?

US Attorney investigates Quincy’s efforts to block Long Island Bridge

Quincy's mayor rejected the premise of the inquiry, saying the city has never objected to the plan to restore the treatment program but has serious concerns about the impact the bridge would have on the community.

Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied about secret database, report says

The findings of nearly 300 pages include shocking new details about specific abuse cases and shine a light on how denominational leaders for decades actively resisted calls for abuse prevention and reform.

Red Sox 8, Mariners 4 (10 inn.)

Red Sox blow ninth-inning lead, but Franchy Cordero walks it off with a grand slam in the 10th
The Sox bullpen blew another save, but Cordero delivered with the bases loaded in extras.

The Jan. 6 insurrection is the reason this year’s PGA Championship is in Tulsa. Let us explain.
A Trump golf course had been awarded the event before he was ever elected president.

The US Supreme Court is poised to hear two cases this fall about the use of race in selective college admissions, including one focused on Harvard University’s admissions policy.

As affirmative action decision looms, colleges look for alternative ways to achieve diversity

Admissions experts said although there is no direct substitute for race, other factors and methods can help to admit people from diverse backgrounds — including some strategies that the complainants in the case, Students for Fair Admissions, have suggested as “race-neutral” alternatives.

Shirley Leung

Traveling out of state for an abortion: A nightmarish journey that some Massachusetts women face, too
One morning last July, Kate Dineen sat in the kitchen of her Boston home awaiting the results of a fetal MRI. She was 33 weeks pregnant and had been feeling mild abdominal pain, but there was no real reason to be worried ― the scan was merely a precaution.

The last abortion clinic in Mississippi only employs out-of-state doctors. Two are from Massachusetts.

Heat 109, Celtics 103

Christopher L. Gasper

The Celtics know they can flip the switch, but they can’t afford to switch off at this stage of the playoffs
While the Celtics haven’t lost back-to-back playoff games, they have lost focus when they think they’ve established their dominance.

Dan Shaughnessy: There's no telling what to expect from the Celtics in Game 4 Chad Finn: Celtics-Heat has become a war of attrition, but don’t count Boston out just yet

Kylie Bennett, 18, of Norwood takes a customer’s order for ice cream at Furlong’s Candies in Norwood.

This summer, teens have the upper hand in the job market

The younger generation hasn’t necessarily been the saving grace businesses had hoped for to solve their labor shortage, and filling summer positions in retail and restaurants, for example, is harder than ever.

Kate McKinnon.

‘SNL’ celebrates veteran comedians Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney as they say goodbye

In the final episode of the season last night, Saturday Night Live bid farewell to four key cast members, marking the end of an era for the storied late-night sketch comedy show.

Delegates cheered for Geoff Diehl during the the 2022 Republican State Convention in Springfield.

At convention, Mass. Republicans endorse Trump-backed candidate for governor, vow to overtake ‘evil’ Democrats

Activists were about two hours from Governor Charlie Baker’s Swampscott house. But in rhetoric and policy, the convention showed a party straying far from the moderate, non-confrontational playbook the two-term Republican used to sweep into office and retain the support of a vast majority of Massachusetts residents.

Trump’s lies about 2020 election take root in statehouses

Opinion

Demonstrators outside the White House on May 11 protested against new rules proposed by the Education Department governing a federal grant program for charter schools. Critics say the proposed rules are overly restrictive and would thwart the growth of charter schools, whose 3.6 million students are largely Black and Hispanic.

Proposed federal changes would hurt charter schools

The DOE proposals would make it more onerous for schools to receive federal startup grants hurt existing charters, which serve mostly Black and Latino families.

The mystery of the Patrick Rose file

For Putin, a self-own for the history books

Calling out the GOP’s dangerous emboldening of white supremacy

The hypocrisy of Samuel Alito

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

Summer Arts Preview

Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon in "House of the Dragon," HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel.

10 TV shows we’ll be watching this summer

The summer's highlights include a thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Steve Carell in a new series from the creators of "The Americans," as well as shows for fans of "Lord of the Rings," "Game of Thrones," and "Star Wars."

Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, in "Lightyear."

Summer’s hottest movies, from ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Nope’

In addition to blockbuster titles like "Jurassic World Dominion" and "Thor: Love and Thunder," look for a spate of animated features — Pixar’s "Lightyear" among them — and the return of several first-rate directors.

Boston Ballet's 'Swan Lake' begins May 26.

10 terrific dance events to catch this summer

No matter your taste, there's a dance performance to satisfy it, with companies and performers from local to international taking the stage.

See all the recommendations and explore the full feature

Globe writers and critics pick the season’s top TV shows, films, music, art, theater, dance, and more.

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.

See the ranking More from the Globe's technology team

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Police commissioner search committee aims to choose three top candidates from 30 applicants

The mayor can expect a slate of candidates by late June or early July, according to chair of the search committee.

Man dies after being struck by MBTA commuter rail train in Hanson

A 31-year-old man died after he was struck by an MBTA commuter rail train near the Monponsett Street crossing in Hanson early Sunday morning, according to Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan.

National Grid spars with nearby officials and activists on the banks of the Malden River

A state environmental agency said the utility has to build a half-mile riverwalk. National Grid says no.

WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’

The U.N. health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials that “declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evolution of the virus.”

Maine man, 19, charged with murder in fatal shooting of 2-year-old girl

Andrew Huber Young, of Wells, allegedly shot the three people at a home in the town about 4:20 p.m. Saturday, the Maine Department of Public Safety said in a statement. The child was identified as Octavia Huber Young of Wells, but officials did not disclose her relationship to Andrew Huber Young.

Buffalo shooting’s wounds need a strong salve, residents say
The shooter, whose racist attack deeply wounded east Buffalo’s Black community, has stolen much more than the neighborhood’s only grocery store and the sense of peace many residents felt in the community gathering spot.

150 years of The Boston Globe
Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Anna Moriah Wilson during the cycling event Mid South in Stillwater, Okla., in mid-March. The bicyclist and Vermont native was killed in Austin, Texas, days before a race.

Police in Texas issue arrest warrant for woman in connection with killing of Vermont cyclist

Austin, Texas, police have issued an arrest warrant charging a woman with the fatal shooting of Anna Moriah Wilson, a 25-year-old Dartmouth graduate and professional gravel cyclist killed May 11 in Texas days before a race.

‘It will be a miracle if we can avoid a recession’: More bad economic news stalks Biden, Democrats
Less than six months before crucial midterm elections, President Biden and the Democrats aren’t getting much good news lately on the issue that Americans say matters the most to them: the economy.

In connecting the busing era to today, ‘Common Ground Revisited’ follows a long, complicated path to the stage
For more than a decade, playwright Kirsten Greenidge and director Melia Bensussen have been wrestling J. Anthony Lukas’s epic "Common Ground" into theatrical form. The premiere of that play is finally at hand.

Billy Baker

The guy who wants you to catch a fish on the Quabbin
I’m not sure I’ve ever met anyone who loves something more than Syd Sydla loves watching people catch their first fish on the Quabbin Reservoir.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Garth Brooks performs at Gillette Stadium Friday night, the first of his two shows in Foxborough.

Garth Brooks gets rowdy with his friends in Gillette’s low places

From left: Melody Buyukozer Dawkins, a researcher with Slover Linett, joined arts leaders Doneeca Thurston, executive director of Lynn Museum/LynnArts; Marquis Victor, founder and executive director of Elevated Thought; and Catherine T. Morris, founder and artistic director of BAMS Fest, to discuss the survey on Wednesday at the Boston Public Library.

Mass. residents both value the arts and see racism in them, new survey shows

Titcomb's Bookshop in East Sandwich

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

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

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

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

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

IDEAS | THE EDITORS

Let’s build a better Boston

Karyn Polito and James Peyser

Massachusetts students need employers to provide internships

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.

The AG, the DPU, the industry, and the Future of Gas

"People have seemed perturbed by my refusal to get a smartphone, as though it personally offends them."

IDEAS | JOELLE RENSTROM

Farewell, my BlackBerry. I will miss you.

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

Bridget Harvey, an artist in the UK, bought this sweater secondhand and turned it into a statement.

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

Radical menders vs. disposable everything

Metro

US Attorney investigates Quincy’s efforts to block Long Island Bridge

Quincy's mayor rejected the premise of the inquiry, saying the city has never objected to the plan to restore the treatment program but has serious concerns about the impact the bridge would have on the community.

The Rev. Nancy Taylor of Old South Church: her last sermon

She writes like a poet and preaches like a prophet,” the Rev. Shawn M. Fiedler, acting associate minister, said at the outset of the Sunday morning service.

As affirmative action decision looms, colleges look for alternative ways to achieve diversity

Admissions experts said although there is no direct substitute for race, other factors and methods can help to admit people from diverse backgrounds — including some strategies that the complainants in the case, Students for Fair Admissions, have suggested as “race-neutral” alternatives.

For the first time this year, Boston city councilors have the power to tear up the mayor’s budget. Will they?

Armed with broad new power to rewrite Boston’s annual operating budget, the city council has so far been treading lightly.

Sports

Dominic Thiem of Austria congratulates Hugo Dellien of Bolivia following his straight-sets victory at the French Open.

Dominic Thiem out of sync, out of French Open with 10th loss in a row

The 28-year-old Austrian, once ranked No. 3, has not won since May 2021, a streak that continued with his 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 loss to Hugo Dellien.

Dallas Mavericks players have not always been this subdued during this year's playoffs, incurring three fines from the NBA.

NBA fines Dallas Mavericks $100,000 for third bench violation during playoffs

The fine has doubled each time, with the latest at $100,000 after Game 2 of the Western Conference finals at Golden State.

Lightning players (from left) Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Nicholas Paul celebrate a goal during their Game 3 win over the Panthers.

Steven Stamkos scores twice, Lightning put Panthers on brink of elimination with Game 3 victory

Nikita Kucherov, Corey Perry and Erik Cernak also scored for two-time defending champion Tampa Bay, which has a 3-0 series lead on its Florida rival.

Red Sox 8, Mariners 4 (10 inn.)

Red Sox blow ninth-inning lead, but Franchy Cordero walks it off with a grand slam in the 10th

The Jan. 6 insurrection is the reason this year’s PGA Championship is in Tulsa. Let us explain.

Christopher L. Gasper

The Celtics know they can flip the switch, but they can’t afford to switch off at this stage of the playoffs

Business

This summer, teens have the upper hand in the job market

The younger generation hasn’t necessarily been the saving grace businesses had hoped for to solve their labor shortage, and filling summer positions in retail and restaurants, for example, is harder than ever.

78,000 pounds of baby formula arrives in US

Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis.

‘I feel like I’m failing him’: Mass. parents scramble to find formula for their infants as shortage continues

National Grid spars with nearby officials and activists on the banks of the Malden River

magazine

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?

College & Careers

5 ways Gen Z is insisting on changes to the workplace

Perspective | Book Excerpt

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

Making friends as an adult is hard, building a community is even harder

metro

Shelves are empty as Natalia Restrepo, 29, a member of La Colaborativa, gathered formula supplies for the up-coming pantry openings in Chelsea on May 20 as the formula shortage continues.

‘I feel like I’m failing him’: Mass. parents scramble to find formula for their infants as shortage continues

Hot, humid weather bakes the region Sunday

Creative Khamari wants to be a video game designer

sports

Ilkay Gundogan's late winner sealed Manchester City's fourth Premier League title in five years.

Manchester City scores three times in five minutes to take Premier League title, Liverpool settles for second

Celtics-Heat has become a war of attrition, but don’t count Boston out just yet

Game 41: Mariners at Red Sox lineups and notes as J.D. Martinez is scratched with back tightness

business

The prices are displayed above the various grades of gasoline available at a Conoco station Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Denver.

Average US gasoline price jumps 33 cents to $4.71 per gallon

Traveling out of state for an abortion: A nightmarish journey that some Massachusetts women face, too

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for prisoners of war

politics

Bubba Watson acknowledges his birdie putt on the fourth green during Saturday's round, with Southern Hills' iconic clock tower in the background.

The Jan. 6 insurrection is the reason this year’s PGA Championship is in Tulsa. Let us explain.

‘It will be a miracle if we can avoid a recession’: More bad economic news stalks Biden, Democrats

US sees risk of rationing COVID vaccines, treatments without more funds

Nation

The headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn. on Dec. 7, 2011.

Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied about secret database, report says

Buffalo shooting’s wounds need a strong salve, residents say

‘Everybody should be concerned’ about monkeypox, Biden warns

World

Marina Chorna, who saw the bodies of executed men when she emerged from her basement after the Russian troops occupied her house in Bucha, Ukraine. Witness testimony and videos obtained by The New York Times show how Russian paratroopers executed at least eight Ukrainian men in the Kyiv suburb on March 4, 2022, a potential war crime. (Yousur Al-Hlou/The New York Times)

‘Such bad guys will come’: How one Russian brigade terrorized Bucha

Gangs strangle Haiti’s capital as deaths, kidnappings soar

WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’

opinion

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, saw her Twitter account suspended in January after the company said she violated its policies on coronavirus misinformation.

How the Disinformation Governance Board fell victim to disinformation

How elite views cultivated in Harvard’s early days fed ideas about school segregation

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

lifestyle

Cartoonist and Malden native Keith Knight and his son, Julian, outside For Five Coffee in Boston on May 19.

How award-winning cartoonist and Malden native Keith Knight created the ‘Charlie Brown of activism’

I want more control over when we get engaged

Need to beat this weekend’s heat? Head to one of these 75+ spray fountains

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

Maurice Sendak, "Study for stage set #5 (Where the Wild Things Are)," 1979-1983.

When the wild rumpus gave way to Mozart: Maurice Sendak at the Gardner

Milton Avery’s color sense and sensibility

Missing children and maligned mothers

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

Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, in "Lightyear."

Summer’s hottest movies, from ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Nope’

9 spots around Boston to see a drive-in movie

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

Television

Kate McKinnon.

‘SNL’ celebrates veteran comedians Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney as they say goodbye

(Most of) ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 to drop next week

TV used to take the summer off. Now it brings some heat.

music

Conductor Joshua Weilerstein, recently named as music director of Phoenix, leads members of the ensemble on Thursday night at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter.

Under new leadership, Phoenix takes on Mahler and Schreker

Garth Brooks gets rowdy with his friends in Gillette’s low places

Pops open season with a beautiful beast of a show

Theater/Dance

"Common Ground Revisited” playwright Kirsten Greenidge (left) and director Melia Bensussen are shown at the Calderwood Pavilion, where the Huntington Theatre Company's production will begin performances May 27.

In connecting the busing era to today, ‘Common Ground Revisited’ follows a long, complicated path to the stage

10 dramas, comedies, and musicals on stages this summer

10 terrific dance events to catch this summer

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

Vaid, a lawyer and activist who was a leading figure in the fight for LGBTQ equality for more than four decades, died on Saturday, May 14.

Urvashi Vaid, pioneering LGBTQ activist, is dead at 63

Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies at 101

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