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Testimony continues in Trump’s hush-money trial after judge holds him in contempt over gag order. Follow live updates.

The judge fined Donald Trump $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors, and others connected to the case.

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Davidson describes repping former Playboy model regarding a ‘personal interaction’ with Trump
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In the jury box
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The next to testify is a lawyer who represented Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels in hush money negotiations

WBZ lays off veteran radio reporter Kim Tunnicliffe

“Some personal news to share. After 26 yrs at WBZ Radio, I’ve been let go due to corporate budget cuts,” Tunnicliffe posted Monday on X.

Former MIT biologist David Sabatini, forced out after sexual harassment accusations, to lead new Boston team

Sabatini, forced out of the Whitehead Institute after being accused of sexual harassment in 2021, is part of a new Boston-area research laboratory affiliated with the Czech scientific institute that hired Sabatini last fall.

Read the Spotlight report: Fate and the fallen star

PERSPECTIVE

Boston rats aren’t going anywhere. You might not love the solution.
It might sound like a call for mayhem, but hear me out.

National Guard armory in Lexington to be converted into emergency housing for homeless families, officials say

The site will be renovated to ultimately house 55 homeless families with children or if the mother is pregnant, according to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities.

Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

Ahead of visit to Israel, US’s Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire

Karen Read arrives for the second day of her murder trial. Read is accused of backing her SUV into her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, and leaving him to die in a blizzard.

Canton firefighter takes stand as testimony in Karen Read murder trial continues. Follow live updates.

Read is on trial for second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe.

Watch live: Testimony continues in the Karen Read murder trial

Karen Read supporters reacted to an attorney’s statement as they gathered around a phone plugged into a speaker and listened to opening arguments in her trial.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

The email came from France. ‘Do you think Karen Read killed her boyfriend?’ it asked.

Inside the intense world of Karen Read supporters: Psychic readings, estranged friends, the dirt on where to buy the defendant’s courtroom wardrobe.

Canton forms committee to hire outside auditors for police amid criticism over Read case

MIT faculty voice support for pro-Palestinian encampments, as others continue at Harvard, Tufts, UMass Amherst
A group of MIT faculty said in a statement that they believe the administration will move against the protestors encamped on Kresge Lawn within the next 48 hours.

Protesters take over Columbia University building in escalation of Israel-Hamas war demonstrations As student protesters dig in, colleges ratchet up pressure to end pro-Palestinian encampments

From left: Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi, and Josh O'Connor as Patrick in "Challengers," directed by Luca Guadagnino.

Meet the world’s sexiest, steamiest, horniest tennis court

It’s the one from “Challengers” — and it’s in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Movie Review: In ‘Challengers,’ sets are tied at love

Tom Brady during a ceremony honoring him at Gillette Stadium in 2023.

Jerod Mayo on Tom Brady return rumors: ‘Doubt he’s going to be walking through these doors’

Brady is welcome to join his staff as a coach, Mayo said during a recent appearance on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show.

Restaurateur Phil Frattaroli will open a new cafe in Winchester this fall, and a tiki bar in East Boston this spring.

North End restaurateur Phil Frattaroli will open a cafe and a takeaway pizza spot in Winchester this fall

And a cocktail bar in East Boston in time for patio season. Just don’t ask for mayonnaise on your Italian sub.

Forget the radishes. At farms across the state, the flower business is blooming.

Inside The Alna Store.

Market driven in Maine: Restaurant owners are adding shops to the menu, too

So now, after your meal, you can peruse the aisles of a store and find the fish sauce, kewpie mayo, and orange blossom water the chefs used to make it.

Gabriela Ramos loaded fresh produce onto a mobile market at Fresh Truck's Roxbury warehouse. Fresh Truck is a nonprofit that increases access to high-quality produce.

Grocery costs are higher than ever. That means big demand for food assistance nonprofits.

As the demand for free and affordable food surges, the Greater Boston Food Bank now serves more than double the number of people it did pre-pandemic.

While Theo Epstein acknowledges that he could seek a more prominent role in an ownership group in the future, he says he is content in his current position with Fenway Sports Group.

Theo Epstein talks about his new role with Fenway Sports Group and the Red Sox

The former GM believes the Red Sox have "a lot of important ingredients in place" for a return to prominence before long.

Al Horford scored 7 points in Game 4.

The Celtics did what they had to do in Game 4, but the injuries make it imperative that this series ends Wednesday

On Basketball: An empowered Derrick White was the Celtics’ savior in Game 4 Garden Party: The Heat tossed up bricks like they were building seawalls in Biscayne Bay

Opinion

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden deserved a higher civil penalty for ethics violation

A $5,000 fine seems like an awfully low penalty to pay given that Hayden went on to win the combative race — a very soft slap on the wrist.

IDEAS | JOHN GOVE

What it takes to save nature’s candy from a spring freeze

Police reform law means what it says about disclosure

Steven Pinker and Jeffrey Flier

Harvard should shut down campus occupations

Court weighs presidential immunity. Details to follow.

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Face ID for Android phones? Here it comes, says Boston startup.
Metalenz says its tiny, inexpensive “metasurface” lenses can replace thicker and more complex lenses in a variety of tasks.

Five things the Bruins need to do to close out Maple Leafs in Game 5
With a 3-1 series lead, the Bruins have Toronto on the brink of elimination.

‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ lead Tony Award nominations, shows honoring creativity’s spark
The final list of almost 40 new plays and musicals vying for Tony Award nominations this year are ready and hoping for their closeups.

Judge: Criminal case against coach Aaron Thomas in ‘naked fat tests’ of boys can proceed

Former North Kingstown High boys basketball coach Aaron Thomas facing charges of child molestation, sexual assault, for his behavior during self-designed "fat tests" of naked teen boys.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Unsettled weather pattern will prompt scattered showers today and Wednesday
Showers should remain sporadic as temperatures stay cool along the coast.

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

The incident is not being treated as terror-related.

Student loans blocking your retirement savings? A change to federal law might help.

A federal retirement reform law that took effect this year authorizes employers to match employees’ student loan payments with retirement contributions.

Is Helena Foulkes running for governor of Rhode Island again?

The former CVS exec who finished second to Governor McKee in the 2022 Democratic primary says she hasn’t made up her mind about running for governor in 2026, but she sure seems to be comfortable with asking her supporters for campaign donations.

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Protesters at Harvard University in June 1976 touched on civil rights and Middle East issues.

For generations, student protests have shifted public opinion. Could it happen on the Middle East?

If the past is any indication, the current protests roiling campuses could help change public perception about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

Mission impossible? If you’re not already a Bruins fan, can you become one?
Is adult-onset Bruins fandom possible? If you didn’t grow up playing hockey, or come from a hockey family, your window may be closed. But why?

Rockport residents file lawsuit, allege plan to comply with MBTA zoning law is unconstitutional
The lawsuit marks the latest opposition to the controversial law, which requires 177 municipalities served by the MBTA to permit more multifamily housing in an effort to ease the state’s housing crunch.

In the Seaport, Marvin’s showroom invites you to live like ‘The Jetsons’
The Minnesota-based company sells windows, doors, and skylights with sensors that can quietly open and close, depending on the temperature, weather, or time of day

Culture & Lifestyle

Frontman Chris Robinson leads the Black Crowes at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday night.

Black Crowes at full throttle at MGM Music Hall

Magda Leon photographed in her studio at Massachusetts College of Art and Design surrounded by some of her work. She is a printmaker who prints on banana leaves and is sewing a quilt with them.

The Guatemalan printmaker who leaves an impression — on plantain leaves

Sidney Outlaw as the title character in Boston Baroque's production of "Don Giovanni" at the Huntington Theatre.

An extraordinary Don Giovanni uplifts a messy ‘Don Giovanni’

Muriel Hasbun, "Pulse: Seismic Register 2020.02.26.135 (Peace, 1992)," 2020.

Five Hispanic photographers tackle matters of home, identity, and migration

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

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.

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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, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Consolidation shouldn’t be a dirty word for public universities

The ‘demographic cliff’ is coming. Colleges must be prepared.

Meaghan Jackson, a music therapist in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, uses Minecraft in therapy sessions with children who have lost a loved one.

IDEAS | ADRIANA BARTON

Can Minecraft’s virtual world help grieving children cope with real loss?

New York University students and faculty participated in a protest against Israel's war in Gaza at Washington Square Park on Tuesday. NYU students have joined a growing number of students at colleges around the country calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and for their schools to divest from Israel.

What happened when a young Israeli walked into an anti-Israel protest

Parents and children at Peabody Elementary School rode in the bike bus on Oct. 27, 2023, in Cambridge.

Want your kids to jump out of bed to get to school? Put them on the bike bus.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

1974 murder of a Swampscott teenager

WATCH: Reporter Emily Sweeney details the shocking killing of 15-year-old Henry Bedard, what investigators know, and how the public can help.

Canton firefighter takes stand as testimony in Karen Read murder trial continues. Follow live updates.

Read is on trial for second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe.

WBZ lays off veteran radio reporter Kim Tunnicliffe

“Some personal news to share. After 26 yrs at WBZ Radio, I’ve been let go due to corporate budget cuts,” Tunnicliffe posted Monday on X.

R.I. Ethics Commission will investigate nepotism complaint against Cranston mayor

Mayor Kenneth Hopkins rejects the allegations in the complaint, which comes amid what is shaping up to be Rhode Island’s mostly hotly contested political race, Cranston’s Republican mayoral primary.

Sports

Brad Stevens was named NBA Executive of the Year on Tuesday.

Celtics’ Brad Stevens named NBA Executive of the Year

The last Celtics executive to win the award was Danny Ainge in 2007-08.

While Theo Epstein acknowledges that he could seek a more prominent role in an ownership group in the future, he says he is content in his current position with Fenway Sports Group.

Theo Epstein talks about his new role with Fenway Sports Group and the Red Sox

The former GM believes the Red Sox have "a lot of important ingredients in place" for a return to prominence before long.

Tom Brady during a ceremony honoring him at Gillette Stadium in 2023.

Jerod Mayo on Tom Brady return rumors: ‘Doubt he’s going to be walking through these doors’

Brady is welcome to join his staff as a coach, Mayo said during a recent appearance on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show.

Garden Party: The Heat tossed up bricks like they were building seawalls in Biscayne Bay

Five things the Bruins need to do to close out Maple Leafs in Game 5

Business

WBZ lays off veteran radio reporter Kim Tunnicliffe

“Some personal news to share. After 26 yrs at WBZ Radio, I’ve been let go due to corporate budget cuts,” Tunnicliffe posted Monday on X.

innovation beat

Face ID for Android phones? Here it comes, says Boston startup.

Metalenz says its tiny, inexpensive “metasurface” lenses can replace thicker and more complex lenses in a variety of tasks.

Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

Grocery costs are higher than ever. That means big demand for food assistance nonprofits.

magazine

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

The writer as a baby in 1953, held by his mother on the shores of Puerto Rico, with their dog Carly.

My parents are gone, but my journey to Puerto Rico brought me back to them

The play "Clue" is being staged at Emerson Colonial Theatre Tuesday to Sunday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, April 29-May 5

On April Fools' Day 2023, Gerry Brown (right) and Gene Hurley set out from a pond in Bellingham with the goal of kayaking the Charles River by summer's end.

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

metro

Former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes speaks during a gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce in Warwick, in September 2022.

Is Helena Foulkes running for governor of Rhode Island again?

Judge: Criminal case against coach Aaron Thomas in ‘naked fat tests’ of boys can proceed

Karen Read trial: highlights of testimony from opening day

sports

Former North Kingstown High School basketball coach Aaron Thomas was arraigned at Washington County Superior Court House in August 2022 on felony charges of second-degree sexual assault and second-degree child molestation after an investigation into his "naked fat tests" of teenage boys at the school. PICTURED IS: Aaron Thomas, left, before the court with his lawyer, John MacDonald, right. Glenn Osmundson—For The Boston Globe

Judge: Criminal case against coach Aaron Thomas in ‘naked fat tests’ of boys can proceed

Celtics’ first-round series vs. Heat: Schedule and results

Game 30: Giants at Red Sox lineups and notes

business

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an event titled "Microsoft Build: AI Day" in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30.

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money laundering

Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets

politics

Former president Donald Trump awaited the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday in New York.

Testimony continues in Trump’s hush-money trial after judge holds him in contempt over gag order. Follow live updates.

Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer

Nation

Pro-Palestinian student protestors and activists sat outside of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York City on Tuesday.

Protesters take over Columbia University building in escalation of Israel-Hamas war demonstrations

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing; US seeks 3-year term for allowing money laundering

New York special election will fill vacancy in Congress created by resignation of Democrat Higgins

World

The area in London where police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on April 30, in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested.

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

Ahead of visit to Israel, US’s Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire

opinion

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier performed some tricks as part of a magic show in 2006 to commemorate his 30 years of fashion shows.

Want to find out if someone is a psychopath? Take them to a magic show.

Is focusing too much on mental health making our kids more neurotic?

Why Boston will continue to lose young people to other cities

lifestyle

Dating while public

Ralph Lauren goes minimal for latest fashion show, with muted tones and a more intimate setting

Noah Kahan, Patrick Dempsey brought the star power to Fenway Park over the weekend

food & dining

Lemon Pudding with Rhubarb Compote

Recipe: For a bright spring dessert, top individual lemon puddings with zesty rhubarb compote

Recipe: Add a little zip to your Cinco de Mayo celebration with spicy Mexican chicken tinga tacos and slaw

Recipe: A little crunch, sweetness, and heat go into this curried brown basmati rice salad

travel

A view of the Spirit of Boston at a ribbon cutting and dockside showcase event at Commonwealth Pier on April 24.

After last year’s two-alarm fire, a renovated Spirit of Boston is ready to sail again

There’s a lot of money floating around Miami. Here’s what to do there if very little of it is yours.

Two nights, three provinces, and 1,600 miles. A sleeper train through Maritime Canada is slow travel at its best.

Arts

Child's coffin, 1295-1186 BC. Pottery. Helen and Alice Colburn Fund.

MFA returns Egyptian child’s coffin to Sweden after determining it was stolen

The Guatemalan printmaker who leaves an impression — on plantain leaves

Giant Troll artist Thomas Dambo on turning trash into treasure

Books

Nell Freudenberger, author of "The Limits."

Nell Freudenberger tests ‘The Limits’ of ambition, empathy, and knowledge in a story centered around a missing girl

In Elizabeth O’Connor’s ‘Whale Fall,’ a remote island community clashes with outsiders seeking to preserve their customs

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 21

Movies

From left: Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi, and Josh O'Connor as Patrick in "Challengers," directed by Luca Guadagnino.

Meet the world’s sexiest, steamiest, horniest tennis court

Actor Gérard Depardieu briefly detained by French police, reportedly on sexual assault allegations

Anonymous donor is gifting $5.2 million to West Newton Cinema

Television

Retta, left, and Carrie Preston in "Elsbeth."

Quirky ‘Elsbeth’: formulaic, fun, just fine

In ‘Baby Reindeer,’ when a struggling comic and his stalker meet in a bar, cringe drama ensues

Noah Kahan, Patrick Dempsey brought the star power to Fenway Park over the weekend

music

Frontman Chris Robinson leads the Black Crowes at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday night.

Black Crowes at full throttle at MGM Music Hall

Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ tour to stop in Boston this fall

Noah Kahan, Patrick Dempsey brought the star power to Fenway Park over the weekend

Theater/Dance

The nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday.

‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ lead Tony Award nominations, shows honoring creativity’s spark

Boston Ballet scores with ‘Kingdom of the Shades’ and ‘Carmen’

Boston stars will shine on the Common this summer in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Health

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

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

Mr. Schey, shown in 2005, won several landmark cases that increased protections for migrants who entered the country illegally.

Peter Schey, tenacious lawyer who defended migrant rights, dies at 77

Franklin Dalembert, who fostered dignity and respect for Haitian immigrants, dies at 65

Cecil Williams, whose San Francisco church became a haven, dies at 94