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Massachusetts residents blame federal government, not state leaders, for strained shelter system, poll shows

The new survey comes on the backdrop of a close presidential election rematch in which immigration and border security have proven to be top issues, particularly among GOP voters.
Explore the data: The full Suffolk/Globe poll results Mass. lawmakers unveil plan to fund cash-strapped emergency shelter system, limit shelter stays to 9 months

A look at the immigrant population in Massachusetts — and how it compares with the rest of the nation
In Massachusetts, the foreign-born population rose by about 28 percent from 2010 to 2022, according to the US Census.

Colleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near

Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university violently detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide.
Just how close are MIT and other universities to Israel? Protesting students want schools to cut research ties. Pro-Palestinian encampment set up in Harvard Yard, following protests at other Boston-area campuses

This part of Massachusetts ranked as the third most competitive rental market in the country. It’s not the Boston area.

Toronto scored first, but Boston responded and held on to move back ahead in the series.

Trump will be in New York for hush money trial while Supreme Court hears his immunity case in D.C.

Toronto scored first, but Boston responded and held on to move back ahead in the series.

‘An eye for an eye’: In pushing back against his gag order, Trump relies on his old playbook

WBUR lays off seven employees, as 24 staffers take buyouts

State officials are bracing for Steward Health Care to possibly file for bankruptcy and change top management

THE FINE PRINT

Lunch with friends at a Chinatown restaurant? Not for a young blind woman who showed up with her service dog.

Joicee Gordillo said she regularly encounters restaurants that are hesitant to allow her and her service dog, Junie, in. But her experience at Jade Garden was the first time she was outright denied service.
HEAT 111, CELTICS 101

Celtics fall victim to 3-point barrage by shorthanded, undersized Heat in Game 2

The Celtics were unable to answer the Heat's 23-for-43 shooting effort from behind the arc. With the teams tied at one win apiece, the series shifts to Miami for Game 3 on Saturday night.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla stymied by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s game plan

Spoelstra had two full days to prepare for Game 2 and completely dominated his matchup with Mazzulla, bringing back painful memories of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals.
Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2

Bruins captain Brad Marchand couldn’t wait for Game 3 to begin, and it showed in a victory over the Maple Leafs

The Bruins will now sit on a 2-1 series lead for two days before returning here for Game 4 Saturday night in prime time.
Bruins ended season in a funk on the power play, but suddenly the (red) light has gone on in the playoffs, and other observations Memo to Jim Montgomery: Jeremy Swayman should be the Bruins starting goaltender in Game 4

‘It’s out of control’: Salem seeks solution to homeless encampment

The city is developing an ordinance, based on the one used in Boston, that would ban camping — but only if there's a place to put the tent city occupants.

Is our milk safe? Here’s what to know about bird flu particles in dairy products.

The USDA noted that viral fragments have likely been inactivated by pasteurization.
STAT: Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?
Ben Volin I On football

Draft day is nigh. So ... will the Patriots take Drake Maye or not? Here’s what they’re saying in Detroit.

Will New England stay at 3 and take Drake Maye? Or will they trade back and try to find their next QB at a later spot? Twenty-four hours before the draft, both options appeared to be open.
Everything you need to know about the 2024 NFL Draft

Influencer Marius Johnson talks Boston fashion and social media as storytelling

He calls his social media presence “a part-time thing I’m working on making full time,” with the ambitious goal of reaching 50,000 followers.
ADDRESS

Living next to a Dunkin’ can boost property values, but don’t glaze over the downside

Deeply woven into the fabric of New England, the chain’s presence can have a profound effect on the real estate that surrounds it.
Opinion
IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are women becoming so much more liberal than men?

Perhaps counterintuitively, gender equality is leading to greater gender-related differences.
EDITORIAL

Mike Johnson saved the day. Democrats should be ready to save Johnson.
IDEAS | BRANDON DEL POZO

What the drug reform movement missed
Joan Wickersham

What the future looked like 60 years ago
LETTERS

Tie shocking tuition increases to inflation rate

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Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the financial hub of Shanghai
Blinken met with Shanghai’s top official, Communist Party Secretary Chen Jining, and “raised concerns about (Chinese) trade policies and non-market economic practices,” the State Department said in a statement.

Arizona House advances a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban to the Senate
Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats Wednesday to repeal a law that predated Arizona’s statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest. If the Senate approves as expected, Arizona would allow abortions up to 15 weeks.

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

RED SOX 8, GUARDIANS 0
Rafael Devers returns with a bang, helps Red Sox roll Guardians
In his first game back after missing five with a bone bruise, Devers had three hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored as Boston ended Cleveland's five-game win streak.

Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law

The announcement marked an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine, with Biden promising that US weapons shipment would begin making the way into Ukraine “in the next few hours.”

Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham honored for series on homeless families

The Mike Royko Award for Commentary and Column Writing is named for the legendary Chicago columnist and is among the most coveted in the news business. It recognizes excellence in writing by an individual expressing a personal point of view and is sponsored by the Chicago Tribune.

After a ‘doozy’ of a rescue, 10 stranded dolphins released back into ocean off Wellfleet

“When we put the last animal in the water, there was definitely a big cheer from the group and lots of happy faces,” said Lauren Cooley, a stranding biologist for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Yarmouth.

Terry Carter, New England’s first Black news anchor, at WBZ, dies at 95
New England's first Black news anchor at WBZ in Boston from 1965-68, Terry Carter also broke color barriers onstage in the 1950s and ’60s and later produced multicultural documentaries.

Jury selection complete in Karen Read trial, with openings expected on Monday

Judge Beverly J. Cannone briefly addressed a defense motion Wednesday seeking to reconfigure the jury box so each juror can have a clear view of witnesses’s faces when they testify.

Freeze warning issued for Southern New England as surge of arctic air descends into region
Tonight will see temperatures as low as 27 degrees in some areas, with Boston on track to see its coldest night of April.

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Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows

The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. They include the former state party chair, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state lawmakers, who are charged with nine counts each of conspiracy, fraud and forgery.

‘It’s all bad news’ when it comes to waste in Massachusetts. (But there’s some good news, too.)
Massachusetts, known as a leader on climate and environmental policies, is running out of room for its trash.

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to US News & World Report
The annual rankings evaluated more than 17,600 public high schools on factors such as college readiness, college curriculum, and results on state assessments.

‘It was pandemonium.’ Residents left stunned by late-night racing in Back Bay.
Shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, police responded to a flurry of 911 calls reporting a raucous scene in the stately neighborhood — more than 40 vehicles blocking off a section of Marlborough Street for racing.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Road to Ruane’ tells the story of an antic, unforgettable character in Boston’s music scene

‘How to Look at a Bird’? Start by opening your eyes to what’s all around you, says Cambridge author Clare Walker Leslie.

Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail returns this weekend

In ‘Challengers,’ sets are tied at love

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Brendan Little

My mother died by suicide. I don’t regret my estrangement from her.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Wu’s fumble on White Stadium renovation
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The darker meaning of gaslighting
RACHELLE G. COHEN

Transportation secretary becomes a household name, but not in a good way
EDITORIAL

State definition of ‘juvenile offender’ should follow the science
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

This part of Massachusetts ranked as the third most competitive rental market in the country. It’s not the Boston area.

At less than 2 percent, the metro area had the second-lowest rental vacancy rate in the country, a study has found.
RI NEWS

A R.I. country club built a seawall. Outrage ensued. Now they’re asking for permission.

Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown, which allegedly built a seawall along Narragansett Bay conservation waters without asking permission, has started the process of trying to get it after the fact.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Frosty start to the day yields to abundant sunshine with seasonal highs

Mostly sunny skies with cooler air will keep high temperatures a bit lower today.

Massachusetts residents blame federal government, not state leaders, for strained shelter system, poll shows

The new survey comes on the backdrop of a close presidential election rematch in which immigration and border security have proven to be top issues, particularly among GOP voters.

Sports

revolution

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the greatest is here. Lionel Messi is coming to town.

The transcendent Argentinian superstar, a quasi-religious figure in his homeland, has nothing less than a magical effect in his appearances.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Catcher Connor Wong did it all for the Red Sox in a victory over the Guardians

He went 4 for 4 with two home runs and three RBIs and caught a four-hit shutout.
PWHL: Ottawa 3, Boston 2 (SO)

Ottawa gains ground in race for final PWHL playoff spot with shootout win over Boston

Goals from Hillary Knight and Jamie Lee Rattray weren't enough as PWHL Boston fell to Ottawa 3-2 in a shootout.
HEAT 111, CELTICS 101

Celtics fall victim to 3-point barrage by shorthanded, undersized Heat in Game 2
Christopher L. Gasper

Heat had the hot hand from 3-point land, and beat the Celtics at their own game

Business

This part of Massachusetts ranked as the third most competitive rental market in the country. It’s not the Boston area.

At less than 2 percent, the metro area had the second-lowest rental vacancy rate in the country, a study has found.
THE FINE PRINT

Lunch with friends at a Chinatown restaurant? Not for a young blind woman who showed up with her service dog.

Joicee Gordillo said she regularly encounters restaurants that are hesitant to allow her and her service dog, Junie, in. But her experience at Jade Garden was the first time she was outright denied service.
TALKING POINTS

Boston Real Estate Board readies campaign against transfer fees

State officials are bracing for Steward Health Care to possibly file for bankruptcy and change top management

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GLOBE MAGAZINE

We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.
LOVE LETTERS

Forget serious — I want to be burned by desire
Perspective

We’re all one overhead bin battle away from an in-flight meltdown. Yes, you too.
Cooking

Three classics — spaghetti carbonara, Venetian shrimp, and chicken salmoriglio — that offer a tour of Italy

metro

Explore the data: The full Suffolk/Globe poll results

Is our milk safe? Here’s what to know about bird flu particles in dairy products.

UMass Amherst joins ranks of universities under federal scrutiny for discrimination

sports

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla stymied by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s game plan

Video: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla talk Celtics’ Game 2 loss to Heat

Memo to Jim Montgomery: Jeremy Swayman should be the Bruins starting goaltender in Game 4

business

Unilever ice cream sale won’t change us, says Ben & Jerry’s

TikTok ban in US looms as Biden kicks off 270-day countdown

Billionaire Ellison is moving Oracle to Nashville from Texas

politics

No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president.

Biden says weapons will flow to Ukraine within hours as he signs aid bill

‘An eye for an eye’: In pushing back against his gag order, Trump relies on his old playbook

Nation

Trump will be in New York for hush money trial while Supreme Court hears his immunity case in D.C.

Third man is detained in a major bribery case that involves Russia’s deputy defense minister

Columbia’s president, no stranger to complex challenges, walks tightrope on student protests

World

Hamas official says group would lay down its weapons if a two-state solution is implemented

Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the financial hub of Shanghai

Israeli American hostage is seen in a Hamas video

opinion

State definition of ‘juvenile offender’ should follow the science

My mother died by suicide. I don’t regret my estrangement from her.

The darker meaning of gaslighting

lifestyle

Influencer Marius Johnson talks Boston fashion and social media as storytelling

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship

She left me for someone from Instagram

food & dining

High Street Place hosts the Big Queer Food Fest, featuring big-name chefs

Vegetarian fast food chain Clover is emerging from bankruptcy — with an eye on expanding

Recipe: For the creamiest scramble, stir these eggs low and slow, then add ricotta and chives

travel

Airlines must now pay automatic refunds for canceled flights

A far cry from the buffets of old: Cruises are catering to foodies

Katharine McPhee on gummy bears, Kris Jenner, and what travel has taught her about perspective

Arts

At the MFA, ‘Songs for Modern Japan’ is music for the eyes

Yoko Ono to be honored at Edward MacDowell Medal ceremony in New Hampshire

‘Dress Up’ at the MFA explores how costumes we wear create the image of ourselves

Books

Après le rave, c’est moi? Geoffrey Mak examines his pursuit of social status and identity in ‘Mean Boys’

Liana Finck on reading when you can’t sit still

Amy Tan, author of ‘The Joy Luck Club,’ logs her obsession with birds in a new avian book of days

Movies

‘The Road to Ruane’ tells the story of an antic, unforgettable character in Boston’s music scene

In ‘Challengers,’ sets are tied at love

‘Challengers’ stars say Boston Marathon, city commute inspired them while filming new movie with Zendaya

Television

Another movie star returns to TV

Tom Brady’s busy spring includes cheers and jeers

Watch the new trailer for Tom Brady comedy roast, coming to Netflix in May

music

‘The Road to Ruane’ tells the story of an antic, unforgettable character in Boston’s music scene

Artists and fans mark Bandcamp Fridays on their calendars

In 1989, Dukakis declared April 24 New Kids on the Block Day. Here’s how the band is celebrating its 35th anniversary.

Theater/Dance

Variety is the spice of his comic life

Boston Conservatory grad Eleri Ward’s folk-inspired Sondheim TikToks opened a path that led to ‘Gatsby’

Comic Matt Rife is thriving as a repeat offender

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

Obituaries

Howie Schwab, ESPN researcher and trivia star, dies at 63

US Representative Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat from New Jersey, has died after a heart attack

Helen Vendler, a towering presence in poetry criticism, has died