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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the Senate chamber at the Capitol on Wednesday, a day after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school.

After the latest mass shooting, it’s time for an uncomfortable silence from Democrats

Instead of Democrats trying (and failing) to pass laws controlling guns, it could very well be worth turning the tables on the GOP with one simple question: Republicans, what’s your plan?

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Living in a country where the unthinkable has become the predictable

Nineteen children and two teachers were gunned down by an 18-year-old because lawmakers gave him unfettered access to war weaponry. We can be shocked at these massacres, but none of them are unthinkable anymore.

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What measures could be taken to curb the scourge of gun violence in America — and why has so little changed despite the continued onslaught of mass shootings? Here are steps federal and state leaders could take now.

Mass shootings are taking a toll on our mental health

Talking about it, taking action, and engaging in enjoyable or relaxing activities can help, experts say.

Trump loses appeal, must testify in New York civil probe

A four-judge panel in the appellate division of the state’s trial court upheld a February ruling enforcing subpoenas for Donald Trump and his two eldest children to give deposition testimony in Attorney General Letitia James’ probe.

National Grid worker killed, three police officers injured in Medford underground accident

A National Grid worker was fatally electrocuted while working underground by himself in Medford early Thursday and three police officers were treated for smoke inhalation, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office and the utility.

Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault

British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The alleged incidents took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and in western England in April 2013.

How inequality makes climate change worse
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Norm Abram of "This Old House" and "The New Yankee Workshop."

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Legendary carpenter Norm Abram, 72, and "This Old House" helped pave the way for the wildly popular home improvement TV genre after the show launched in 1979. A one-hour tribute to Abram, “The House That Norm Built,” will premiere this fall.

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Game 5 was ugly, but the Celtics are sitting pretty against the Heat
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After two years of cancellations, Boston Calling opens Friday at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, with a lineup that includes 20 artists from Boston and New England.

At Boston Calling, local artists will make themselves at right at home

The festival lineup includes 20 acts from Boston and New England. Twelve of those artists will perform on the new Orange Stage, a showcase intended to introduce festival-goers to homegrown talent

Boston Calling: If you go, here’s what you need to know Who’s playing when at Boston Calling

Family walks the beach at Colonial Gables in the late afternoon.

A summer escape to a cabin in Maine is the very best way to do nothing

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Beyond Bean: 10 things to love about Freeport, Maine Beal’s Lobster Pier is turning 90 (and it’s still a catch)

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She wanted a refund for her Vrbo rental. The owner blocked her.

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Opinion

A child crossed under caution tape at Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

There is nothing left to say

You’ve heard it all before. We’ve said it all before. After the latest school shooting tragedy in Texas, this editorial is composed entirely of past editorials calling for gun control.

We live with the carnage of gun violence because that’s what America wants

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Republicans return to their roots as the antiwar party

Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting on Tuesday, in Uvalde, Texas.

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Voters fill out their ballots in the Georgia primary at the Metropolitan Library on May 24.

Georgia voters expose the ‘Jim Crow’ smear as a lie

A guard holds the door as Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, walks out of the West Wing of the White House on May 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

America let George Floyd’s death fester in vain

In a joint news conference with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan in Tokyo on Monday, President Biden indicated that the United States would use military force to defend Taiwan if it were ever attacked by China.

Biden takes the ‘ambiguity’ out of defending Taiwan

Registered traveling nurse Patricia Carrete, of El Paso, Texas, walked down the hallway during a night shift at a field hospital set up to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I., on Feb. 10, 2021.

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THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston may need interim superintendent after all, School Committee members say

Officials with Boston Public Schools have had conversations about hiring an interim superintendent, in case there is a gap between when Brenda Cassellius leaves and when the new hire can start.

Texas elementary school shooting: The latest

Police were unprepared, father of child killed in shooting says

A gunman on Tuesday killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which is located about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Here are the latest updates.

Mass. Senate moves to protect abortion providers from legal action brought in other states

The action comes amid an increasingly pitched battle over access to abortion and other reproductive health services and over how states support their LGBTQ residents.

Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault

British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The alleged incidents took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and in western England in April 2013.

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BC women’s lacrosse team again must go through rival Maryland at Final Four

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Trips in the home run cart are becoming a regular occurrence for Sox star Rafael Devers.

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Yoán Moncada was a star prospect, but the Red Sox held on to Rafael Devers — and it’s paying off

It’s hard not to link the paths of the two third basemen, who came through the Sox farm system together as youngsters.

Michael Wacha is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA in three career starts against the White Sox.

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Michael Wacha will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to win the rubber match of their series at Chicago.

NBA Eastern Conference Finals

No excuses: Banged up Miami Heat will have to ‘tape up, brace up’ for Game 6

Game 5: Celtics 93, Heat 80

‘We can’t think that it’s over with,’ although it’s hard to envision Celtics not reaching NBA Finals

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jaylen Brown struggled, then came alive to lead the Celtics to a pivotal Game 5 win

Business

Moderna CEO Bancel says he’ll give most of his money away

Moderna's CEO, Stephane Bancel, said he plans to donate the bulk of his family wealth, focusing his philanthropy on issues such as health care and global food security.

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Mass. startup has better way to recycle EV batteries

Ascend Elements, founded out of WPI, is building a new kind of recycling plant in Georgia. Tesla and other companies are competing in the sector.

Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

Broadcom to buy VMware for $61 billion in big tech tie-up

magazine

Anania Williams just finished his bachelor’s degree at Emerson College, and is planning to move to New York City to look for work on the stage. But he’s already making a decent living as a social media influencer.

College & Careers

Lots of young people dream of being an influencer. He’s really doing it.

College & Careers

The 4 fastest growing jobs for college graduates in 2022

Love Letters

I have a crush on the person I carpool with. At risk: My heart and my ride.

This week's daters: Desire' and Kevin.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He has a dog who was popping in and out of the Zoom’

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National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre.

‘Republicans are owned by them’: Gun lobby unmoved despite mass shootings

Personal experience prompted Felix to champion automatic expungements

Massachusetts House poised to outlaw ‘revenge porn,’ following 48 other states

sports

Marcus Smart drives to the basket on Heat guard Gabe Vincent during the second quarter.

How it happened: Celtics get past sloppy first half, beat Heat 93-80 in Game 5

Brittney Griner’s wife makes plea for WNBA star

Red Sox strand a dozen base runners in narrow setback to White Sox

business

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker at an event in Worcester in March.

First life sciences, now clean energy: Baker eyes next big industry for Mass.

‘This one is different’: Tech companies brace for impact amid market plunge

US moves to make antiviral drug more available against COVID

politics

Former president Donald Trump.

Trump loses appeal, must testify in New York civil probe

Uvalde’s congressman dodges gun-control questions on CBS after shooting

After the latest mass shooting, it’s time for an uncomfortable silence from Democrats

Nation

The US Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on gun measures after Texas school shooting

After man rushed to school to help after shooting, he learned stepdaughter died

Police face questions over delays in storming Texas elementary school during rampage

World

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, spoke during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 26, 2022.

UN official expresses concern on women’s rights in Afghanistan

Russia takes steps to bolster army, tighten grip on Ukraine

China pushes for regular mass testing in ‘zero-COVID’ pursuit

opinion

Pedestrians pass the wall of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston by South Station in 2019. Business leaders are working with the Boston Fed on revisiting its oft-cited 2015 "Color of Wealth" report.

There is a systemic set of needs to fill in tackling racial wealth gap

State’s higher-ed system needs more than an internship boost

In Mass. politics, it’s a war of words, and a game of how low can you go

lifestyle

Actor Kevin Spacey.

Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault

‘It’s been a true privilege’: Harvey Leonard, longtime WCVB chief meteorologist, presented his final forecasts Wednesday

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food & dining

The Seafood Platter at Salt + Stone restaurant on Assembly Row.

At Assembly Row’s Salt + Stone, something for everyone, with a smile

Faccia Brutta opens on Newbury Street; Telegraph Hill returns to Southie

It’s National Wine Day 2022. Visit one of these Rhode Island vineyards

travel

Oneika Phillips at Annandale Falls in Grenada.

Her travel advice? Keep your papers safe, ‘mind your manners,’ and eat like vacation calories don’t count

A Beaux-Arts bash in Providence, a stylish base camp in N.H., and a Grand Canyon getaway

Beyond Bean: 10 things to love about Freeport, Maine

Arts

Unknown, "Photographer and Sitter with Dog," 1907

At the MFA, a camera-ready country

You can judge an album by its cover

MFA hires curator of folk art, a first for the museum

Books

Mark Vonnegut's new book is "The Heart of Caring"

Dr. Mark Vonnegut laments the problems of today’s medical system in ‘The Heart of Caring’

Feeding on fairy tales in ‘How to Be Eaten’

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

Movies

A still from "So Foul a Sky."

World Cinema Film Festival offers passport to intriguing stories

Birds of a feather; feeding the spirit

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

Television

Norm Abram of "This Old House" and "The New Yankee Workshop."

‘This Old House’ star Norm Abram to hang up his tool belt after more than 40 years on television

Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault

With Roe hanging in balance, ‘The Janes’ takes on added significance

music

After two years of cancellations, Boston Calling opens Friday at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, with a lineup that includes 20 artists from Boston and New England.

At Boston Calling, local artists will make themselves at right at home

Nighttime is the right time for Aussie trio Rüfüs Du Sol, performing Friday at Boston Calling

Two Boston Calling artists connect over careers, guitars, and the view from the festival stage

Theater/Dance

From left: Nael Nacer, John Kuntz, and Marianna Bassham in "People, Places & Things." The SpeakEasy Stage Company production won three Elliot Norton Awards, including Bassham as outstanding actress in the midsize theater category.

SpeakEasy, Huntington, Gloucester Stage lead the honorees at a virtual Norton awards ceremony

ArtsEmerson’s 2022-2023 season leans into social justice

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

globe local

Newton teachers and their supporters held a protest outside of City Hall in March to express their opposition to proposed cuts to the schools' budget.

Newton city councilors call on mayor to use more federal aid money to avoid school job cuts

‘It’s opening up the doors’: Advocates push to make remote participation in public meetings permanent

Biologists work to make box turtles feel more at home in Massachusetts

Obituaries

Dr. Corrigan worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. after he retired from the Fed.

E. Gerald Corrigan, who helped ease ’87 stock crash, dies at 80

Ex-Brooklyn Dodgers catcher, Mets coach Joe Pignatano dies at 92

Simon Preston, Acclaimed Organist and Conductor, Dies at 83