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Members of the NYPD detained protesters from the pro-Palestinian protest encampment and Hamilton Hall where demonstrators barricaded themselves inside on Tuesday n New York City.

Dueling groups clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia

Pro-Palestinian protests have been cleared from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Columbia University in New York.

Despite arrests at Columbia, protesters at Boston-area colleges stay put

A pro-Palestinian protest encampment behind a gate of Harvard Yard at Harvard University on Tuesday.

In student newspapers, a glimpse of campus attitudes toward the pro-Palestinian protests, encampments

A person walked past an encampment set up in Harvard Yard as Harvard students protest the war in Gaza.

On protesting campuses, the shine of commencement dulls

The clearing of student-occupied buildings at Columbia University during antiwar protests in 1968 made the Globe's front page.

Tuesday police raid at Columbia came 56 years after Vietnam protesters were cleared from campus buildings

James Pindell | ANALYSIS

Republicans are winning the messaging war as university administrations battle campus protesters

The House Republican power play is all at once deeply cynical, classic “us versus them” politics, and a wedge issue to divide Democrats. But, so far, it has worked.

Globe Magazine

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter
Why did a state social worker pose as a teen in three Boston schools and a treatment center? And how could nobody notice for so long?

Watch: Why did a 32-year-old woman with a job, a car, and a condo pose as a high school student?

Craig Breslow was hired as Red Sox chief baseball officer in October.

Red Sox conducting external audit as baseball boss Craig Breslow considers changes

Breslow is trying to get a feel for how the Red Sox have been running and how they are now running to inform decisions about the future of his department.

Red Sox 4, Giants 0: Starting rotation continues to dominate

Asperitas clouds as seen from Cambridge on Tuesday.

Rare asperitas clouds rolled into the Boston area Tuesday. See stunning photos and videos.

The dramatic formations look like the swirling brushstrokes of a Vincent van Gogh painting come to life.

Did you see them? Rare asperitas clouds spotted throughout New England

A young shopper read a book while her mother browsed at the Boomerangs thrift store in Cambridge in 2013.

Boomerangs thrift stores to close in Jamaica Plain, South End, and Central Square

The beloved thrift stores that have supported HIV/AIDS programs in the Boston area since the 1990s will be closing down in June.

Former State Police sergeant sentenced to three years in federal prison in overtime scheme

A former State Police sergeant received a three-year federal prison sentence Tuesday for his role in a sprawling overtime fraud scheme that rocked the agency, according to authorities and legal filings.

Records reveal grisly details about discovery of four infants in South Boston apartment freezer
The documents, which had previously been sealed, describe the 911 call made to police on Nov. 17, 2022, after Alexis Aldamir's brother and sister-in-law made the discovery.

First responders testify during trial day two in Karen Read case
The second day of testimony in the high-profile case centered on prosecution witnesses who set the scene of O’Keefe’s body being discovered that snowy morning on Jan. 29, 2022.

Here’s a recap of the second day of testimony Tracker: Who has testified in the Karen Read murder trial so far, and what did they say?

These Massachusetts landmarks made a new list of the ‘most endangered sites’ in the US

The country’s 11 most endangered historic sites are “of great significance in American history,” according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump’s hush-money trial

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial are working on filling in the details of how they say the Republican pulled off a scheme to bury damaging stories to protect his 2016 campaign.

Trump returns to campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8 billion after hitting price benchmarks

Marjorie Taylor Greene promises effort to oust Speaker of the House next week

The latest effort to oust Speaker Johnson comes as Republicans hold on to their single-digit majority by a thread, and after top House Democratic leaders announced they would step in to save the speaker.

State Police identify 31-year-old man killed in Interstate 95 crash in Needham involving two pickup trucks

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Sterling Baptiste Jr., 14, in Worcester last Friday.

Father of slain 14-year-old Worcester boy: ‘He stayed on the right path the whole time’

Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers in "The Fall Guy," directed by David Leitch.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★½

Hey Girl, Ryan Gosling is the unknown stuntman in ‘The Fall Guy’

“The Fall Guy” is a rare bird indeed — a crowd-pleasing, very successful romantic action comedy.

★★★ ½: ‘Nowhere Special’: a deeply felt father-and-son story about life, death, and parental love

Evolv Technology cofounders Mike Ellenbogen (left) and Anil Chitkara with the company's weapons detection system at company headquarters in Waltham.

This weapons detection system is used at Fenway, TD Garden, and Gillette. But does it live up to the hype?

A chorus of critics say Waltham-based Evolv Technology has made false and misleading claims about the performance of its system, while selling it for a far higher price than rival products.

Milford seventh-grader Andrew Flockton joined Governor Chris Sununu for the Executive Council meeting in Concord, N.H., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Flockton was named kid governor for a day.

New Hampshire’s ‘Governor for a Day’ wants a new Granite State flag

After winning a compeition, seventh-grader Andrew Flockton of Milford, N.H., was by Governor Chris Sununu’s side observing official business on Wednesday.

Opinion

A hiring sign was displayed in Riverwoods, Ill., April 16.

Try telling out-of-work journalists the economy is booming

Unemployment is low, employers are bullish, and people are back to work. So why are my social media feeds full of people saying they can’t find a job?

IDEAS | JANE EISNER

Here’s how to get more young people to vote

Healey’s ADU proposal: small homes, big impact

IDEAS | WILLIAM SCHULZ

A eugenicist history of the county fair

Campuses buffeted by winds of unrest over the war in Gaza

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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.

Bee swarm halts Diamondbacks-Dodgers for nearly two hours before Arizona wins in walkoff
Bee swarms are common during the spring in Arizona and have caused numerous spring training delays through the years.

It’s International Workers’ Day. That means advocacy by Boston teachers, nurses, hotel workers, and drivers.
Several workers groups plan to rally in Boston on Wednesday, ranging from Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses, to hotel workers, to teachers, to Uber and Lyft drivers.

ADDRESS

The fast and the furiously packing: Tips for moving in a hurry
From the questions to ask realtors and movers to how to pack efficiently, we’ve got you covered. But we won’t be there to cart your couch.

A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane
A woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 6 miles, alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane.

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.

Recommended reads

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.

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.

Meet the world’s sexiest, steamiest, horniest tennis court
It’s the one from “Challengers” — and it’s in Bedford, Massachusetts.

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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.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Schanaya Barrows, Sydney Jackson, and Aislinn Brophy in "Morning, Noon, and Night."

In Kirsten Greenidge’s ‘Morning, Noon, and Night,’ there’s light at the end of the pandemic

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’

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.

stuart landing page illustration

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

The US Department of Agriculture is ordering dairy producers to test cows that produce milk for infections from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) before the animals are transported to a different state following the discovery of the virus in samples of pasteurized milk taken by the Food and Drug Administration.

With avian flu, it’s time to prepare, not panic

The pro-Palestinian encampment on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, April 26.

Steven Pinker and Jeffrey Flier

Harvard should shut down campus occupations

IDEAS | JOHN GOVE

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

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden.

MARCELA GARCÍA

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

Consolidation shouldn’t be a dirty word for public universities

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

The latest campaign finance reports from R.I., in terms of Gregg’s Death by Chocolate cake

Politicians across Rhode Island were required to report their campaign donations and expenditures for the period between Jan. 1 and March 31 by Tuesday night.

Former State Police sergeant sentenced to three years in federal prison in overtime scheme

A former State Police sergeant received a three-year federal prison sentence Tuesday for his role in a sprawling overtime fraud scheme that rocked the agency, according to authorities and legal filings.

Boomerangs thrift stores to close in Jamaica Plain, South End, and Central Square

The beloved thrift stores that have supported HIV/AIDS programs in the Boston area since the 1990s will be closing down in June.

Records reveal grisly details about discovery of four infants in South Boston apartment freezer

The documents, which had previously been sealed, describe the 911 call made to police on Nov. 17, 2022, after Alexis Aldamir's brother and sister-in-law made the discovery.

Sports

The Maple Leafs kept Bruins captain Brad Marchand quiet throughout Game 5.

Garden Party: This feels familiar

Tuesday’s Game 5 felt eerily similar to a year ago, when the Bruins crashed spectacularly out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after going up 3-1 on the Panthers.

Craig Breslow was hired as Red Sox chief baseball officer in October.

Red Sox conducting external audit as baseball boss Craig Breslow considers changes

Breslow is trying to get a feel for how the Red Sox have been running and how they are now running to inform decisions about the future of his department.

Jeremy Swayman (center) and Hampus Lindholm defended the net against the Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies during the second period.

Jeremy Swayman says the Bruins will ‘be a different team come Thursday.’ Can they fend off Toronto’s momentum?

The Maple Leafs, playing without star Auston Matthews, were gifted new life with an overtime win in Game 5.

Bruins’ first-round series vs. Maple Leafs: Schedule and results

Bee swarm halts Diamondbacks-Dodgers for nearly two hours before Arizona wins in walkoff

Business

Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8 billion after hitting price benchmarks

That brings his total ownership to more than 114 million shares, which based on Wednesday morning’s stock price, are worth $5.7 billion.

Boomerangs thrift stores to close in Jamaica Plain, South End, and Central Square

The beloved thrift stores that have supported HIV/AIDS programs in the Boston area since the 1990s will be closing down in June.

Home of the Week: Don’t let the outside fool you. This Walpole Colonial is pastel perfection.

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

magazine

Boston rats aren’t going anywhere. You might not love the solution.

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

Yayo cocktails with a few nibbles.

Raise a toast on Mother’s Day with elegant cocktails and appetizers

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

Asperitas clouds taken on the MIT campus in Cambridge Tuesday afternoon.

How unusual are these asperitas clouds that were spotted in New England?

Rare asperitas clouds rolled into the Boston area Tuesday. See stunning photos and videos.

In student newspapers, a glimpse of campus attitudes toward the pro-Palestinian protests, encampments

sports

Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out of Game 5 after exiting late in the first half of Boston's 102-88 victory on Monday.

Heat at Celtics Game 5 preview: Can Boston close out Miami without Kristaps Porzingis?

These were Derrick White’s finest moments in a Celtics uniform, according to his teammates

Kristaps Porzingis to miss Celtics’ Game 5 vs. Heat with calf injury

business

Uber drivers and union and political representatives rallied outside the Uber Greenlight Hub in Saugus in February.

It’s International Workers’ Day. That means advocacy by Boston teachers, nurses, hotel workers, and drivers.

This weapons detection system is used at Fenway, TD Garden, and Gillette. But does it live up to the hype?

Powell likely to signal that lower inflation is needed before Fed would cut rates

politics

The examination room in A Woman's Choice clinic provides abortion care in Jacksonville, Florida.

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

Trump returns to his campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order

Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8 billion after hitting price benchmarks

Nation

Members of the NYPD detained protesters from the pro-Palestinian protest encampment and Hamilton Hall where demonstrators barricaded themselves inside on Tuesday n New York City.

Dueling groups clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77

World

98-year-old Lidia Lomikovska sat in a shelter after she escaped Russian-occupied territory in the Donetsk region.

A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane

Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says ‘the time is now’

Highway collapse in China’s southern Guangdong province leaves at least 19 dead, state media says

opinion

A camera was set up on a tripod outside the Supreme Court in Washington on April 25 as justices heard arguments on whether former presidents have some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution.

Court weighs presidential immunity. Details to follow.

Light shines on male artists’ work, not their mistreatment of women

In (sort of) defense of Monica Tibbits-Nutt

lifestyle

Gund Kwok Asian Women's Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe performed a lion dance in Chinatown Aug. 14, 2016. The group will perform during AAPI Month celebrations around Boston in May.

Five ways to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month around Boston

Dating while public

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

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

Visitors took photos in front of a convenience store in Fujikawaguchiko, Japan. The town began to set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block view of the mountain.

To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

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.

Arts

Nicholas Galanin, "Never Forget," 2021. Made for Desert X. (Lance Gerber)

Boston Public Art Triennial reveals artist lineup

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

The Guatemalan printmaker who leaves an impression — on plantain leaves

Books

Sylvia Brownrigg

Sylvia Brownrigg rescues her father’s side of the family from oblivion in ‘The Whole Staggering Mystery’

Claire Messud, in ‘This Strange Eventful History,’ shadows her own family history in a sweeping generational epic

Sean Carroll, author of the series ‘Biggest Ideas in the Universe,’ on reading cookbooks and sci-fi

Movies

Daniel Lamont and James Norton in "Nowhere Special."

‘Nowhere Special’: a deeply felt father-and-son story about life, death, and parental love

Hey Girl, Ryan Gosling is the unknown stuntman in ‘The Fall Guy’

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

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

Portrait of sculptor Edmonia Lewis taken between 1870 - 1879.

Bill Banfield’s ‘Edmonia’ celebrates a sculptor who carved her own niche

Black Crowes at full throttle at MGM Music Hall

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

Theater/Dance

From left: Schanaya Barrows, Sydney Jackson, and Aislinn Brophy in "Morning, Noon, and Night."

In Kirsten Greenidge’s ‘Morning, Noon, and Night,’ there’s light at the end of the pandemic

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

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

Health

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

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

Obituaries

Ukraine coach Mykhailo Fomenko during a Euro 2016 soccer match between Germany and Ukraine at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille, France, on June 12, 2016.

Mykhailo Fomenko, former Ukraine coach and a Soviet-era player for Dynamo Kyiv, has died at 75

South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, ‘The Rose of Soweto,’ dies aged 57

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