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A May rally in front of the State House urged lawmakers to support driver's licenses for undocumented residents.

Massachusetts lawmakers send Baker a bill allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented people

The governor has not said whether he would veto the bill but has indicated he fears the proposal could lead to illegal voting.

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Fans dance and sing along to Marina at the 2019 Boston Calling festival at the Harvard Athletic Complex.
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When Boston Calling returns to the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston this weekend, some things will look a little different, but most will be delightfully familiar. Here’s our advice for keeping cool, staying safe, and having an awesome 72 hours.

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Opinion

Barack Obama, then a senator, waved during a rally for his presidential campaign in Philadelphia on Oct. 11, 2008.

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As a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama was blasted for telling truths about white America that it still struggles to admit.

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Community members in Uvalde, Texas, embrace each other at a vigil on Wednesday for the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Rob Elementary School.

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The floating pools in Paris's Bassin de la Villette waterway have provided an in-lake swimming spot, but some locals are reluctant to take the plunge.

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A family grieves outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

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

Republicans return to their roots as the antiwar party

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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Massachusetts lawmakers send Baker a bill allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented people

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The home of a New Hampshire Public Radio journalist who lives in Melrose was vandalized, officials said Thursday.

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The 12,729 total cases represent a drop of 6,239, or nearly 33 percent, from those reported last week, according to data published by the state.

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The 4 fastest growing jobs for college graduates in 2022

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.

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

The Solid Sound festival at Mass MoCA features dozens of musical acts, including Wilco, in addition to comedy performances, food, and more.

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Marc Pierre as Puck, left, and Taavon Gamble as Moth in The Gamm's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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Man shot in downtown Boston; police search for suspect

Questions emerge about police response to Texas gunman

sports

Derrick White finished with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 5 assists, and 2 steals in the Celtics' win over the Heat in Game 5.

It should no longer be a surprise when Derrick White comes up big in a Celtics playoff win

A date has been set for the 2022 Fenway Bowl

Brayan Bello and Bryan Mata just two of the Red Sox’ growing number of international prospects

business

Students, families and teachers line up for COVID-19 tests at Gardena High School in Gardena, Calif., on Jan. 6, 2022.

CDC plans to stop reporting suspected COVID cases to ease burden

What’s supercharging inflation and dragging down the economy? The price of diesel.

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

politics

People gathered at a memorial for the shooting victims outside of Tops market in Buffalo, New York, on May 20.

Republicans block domestic terrorism bill after shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde

Biden to console families in Uvalde, press for action

Trump loses appeal, must testify in New York civil probe

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Letitia James, New York's attorney general, during a news conference in New York, Aug. 6, 2020. Donald Trump and two of his adult children must sit for questioning under oath as part of the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into their business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

New York attorney general can question Trump under oath, appeals court rules

Popular school security strategies have not stopped mass shootings

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A sign at the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Atlanta.

CDC monkeypox warning urges ‘enhanced precautions’ for travel

Zimbabwe’s court raises age of consent for sex to 18 years

UN official expresses concern on women’s rights in Afghanistan

opinion

Republicans return to their roots as the antiwar party

Doubts dog a Paris-prompted vision for swimming in Boston

There is nothing left to say

lifestyle

Maggie Rogers.

‘I want to be in school forever’: Maggie Rogers graduates from Harvard Divinity

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to return to the Esplanade this July 4

329 years later, last Salem ‘witch’ who wasn’t is pardoned

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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

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Formerly the Providence Biltmore, the redesigned landmark in the heart of downtown is now part of the Graduate Hotels’ hand-crafted collection of accommodations located in university towns in the US and U.K.

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

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

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Installation view of "Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms," currently at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston's Watershed in East Boston. Left, Ebony G. Patterson, "...and the dew cracks the earth, in five acts of lamentation ... between the cuts ... beneath the leaves ... below the soil...," 2020; center, Madeline Hollander, "Heads/Tails: Walker & Broadway 2," 2020; right, El Anatsui, "Area B," 2007.

Gorgeous trash and radical recycling at ICA’s Watershed

At the MFA, a camera-ready country

You can judge an album by its cover

Books

A deadly silence

Three books on Stalin that shed light on Russian history

Toni Bentley: reading everything by Edith Wharton

Movies

Jimmy Pesto Jr. (left, voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) and Tina Belcher (voiced by Dan Mintz) in "The Bob's Burgers Movie."

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‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67, reports say

World Cinema Film Festival offers passport to intriguing stories

Television

Ben Whishaw in "This Is Going to Hurt."

In most TV medical dramas, doctors are heroes. This isn’t one of them

Kristen Wiig says hi, hi (to) ‘Mrs. American Pie’

Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault

music

Mr. White had played with Yes for nearly a half century.

Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock’s Yes, dead at 72

‘I want to be in school forever’: Maggie Rogers graduates from Harvard Divinity

Making his Celebrity Series solo debut, Dashon Burton is a dream come true

Theater/Dance

Dorrance Dance will appear at the Emerson Cutler Majestic on June 2.

A high-profile dance fest rises again

Out of the past and onto the stage

In Concord, ‘The Colored Museum’ puts racial stereotypes on exhibit

globe local

Kate Darling posed for a portrait in Cambridge.

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Safety at the beach and around the barbeque paramount this Memorial Day weekend, state officials say

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

Obituaries

Mr. White had played with Yes for nearly a half century.

Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock’s Yes, dead at 72

‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67, reports say

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