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Zelensky looks to Congress for help as Russian forces try to crush Ukraine defenses

Russia’s military forces blasted Ukraine’s capital region and other major cities Wednesday as they tried to crush a Ukrainian defense that has frustrated their progress nearly three weeks after invading. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations would continue.
Key things to know about the conflict in Ukraine
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Biden to announce another $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine

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Russian on-air protester fined, faces possible prison term
Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee of Russian state television who interrupted a live news program to protest the war in Ukraine, told reporters she was not allowed to sleep while held in police custody and that she was interrogated for 14 hours.

In return to Rhode Island, Raimondo says sanctions against Russia won’t stop until war ends

IDEAS | JULIA A. MINSON

How to reach a Russian (or American) who is lost in a sea of disinformation

‘It’s a very specific kind of pain’: A year after Atlanta spa shootings, Asian American women look back — and ahead
The Globe asked five Asian American women in Greater Boston to reflect on the year since the tragedy in Atlanta. They shared their own stories of immigration and survival in a country that feels increasingly hostile, and their connection with the six women last March.

As the Fed starts to hike interest rates, Americans should brace for some pain

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has signaled publicly that the central bank will raise its rock-bottom benchmark interest rate by at least one quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, the first increase since 2018.

Everett city councilor criticized for sharing racist meme
Everett residents are denouncing City Councilor Anthony DiPierro and calling for him to resign after he acknowledged circulating a racist meme online.

Senator Whitehouse on Daylight Saving Time: ‘The whole thing is kind of a silly exercise’

The “Sunshine Protection Act,” sponsored by the Rhode Island senator, passed the Senate on Tuesday, but will still have to pass the House of Representatives and be signed by President Biden before people can forget about springing ahead and falling back.
Senate passes bill to make DST permanent

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19
The White House says that the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, has tested positive for COVID-19. Harris continues to test negative.

Veterans hospitals, clinics to be shuttered, shifted in consolidation plan

Some veterans and advocates voiced concern that the VA had not consulted with enough veterans before issuing its report.

Teacher and 17-year-old student shot outside TechBoston Academy in Dorchester
A teacher and a student at TechBoston Academy were shot in the parking lot of the school early Tuesday evening, and police were searching to locate a shooting suspect who fled the scene, officials said.

ADRIAN WALKER

Cannon-Grant’s indictment will reverberate

Even before there was a federal investigation, the walls were starting to close in on Monica Cannon-Grant, and she seems to have known it.
Founder of Violence in Boston and husband are charged with fraud in federal indictment

Patriots trade guard Shaq Mason to Bucs, linebacker Chase Winovich to Browns

Both players were drafted by the Patriots, Mason in 2015 and Winovich in 2019.
NFL free agency tracker: Jordan Whitehead headed to the Jets

Xander Bogaerts, still happy with Red Sox, but now in position to lead contract discussion

Team president Sam Kennedy said the 29-year-old shortstop “represents everything that’s great about the Red Sox.”
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

The West should call China’s bluff on Ukraine

Xi Jinping might feel moved to be a productive mediator in this war.
EDITORIAL

The Iran nuclear deal was working. Restoring it is the right course.
JEFF JACOBY

The Iran nuclear deal may be imploding. Good.
RENÉE GRAHAM

The crumbling myth of Putin the ‘strongman’
LETTERS

That’s Tom. Brady. That’s B as in boy, R as in retired, A as in actually . . .
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health
The Globe turns 150

150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe. We revisit some of the most impactful stories Globe journalists have covered, look back at 150 significant front pages, reflect on how the newsroom and Boston have changed, and much, much more.
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Project Takeout

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.
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Bruins 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT)
Matt Grzelcyk’s overtime winner helps Bruins grind out win over Blackhawks
Matt Grzelcyk scored 100 seconds into the extra period to win it for Boston, who were stymied by Marc-Andre Fleury all evening.

First person
Year of the tiger, year of my reclamation
A transracial adoptee who grew up in a predominantly white city in Indiana is learning to reclaim a part of herself.

Former WCVB anchor Natalie Jacobson to publish a memoir
“Every Life A Story” is about Jacobson’s 40-year career in broadcast journalism, 35 of which she spent as a reporter and anchor on Channel 5. The book will be released on May 2.

Broadband providers offer free Internet to low-income families
It’s made possible by subsidies from the federal infrastructure bill combined with budget offerings from companies.

In court ruling, minor league baseball players’ class-action lawsuit gains favorable ruling against MLB
A federal court in California said the players are employees of MLB and set up a June trial.

A year after Suez blockage, another Evergreen ship is mired in the Chesapeake
The Ever Forward ran aground after leaving Baltimore on Sunday, nearly a year after the Ever Given became lodged in the Suez Canal, disrupting global trade for nearly a week.

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Surging rents and scarce inventory are driving Greater Boston apartment-hunters to their wits’ end

Costs have surged to record highs after the COVID-19 pandemic sent rents to lows the area hadn’t seen in years, and a slew of factors are making an always-challenging market even more frenetic.

The Lower Neponset River is a Superfund site now. What does that mean?
If you're wondering if it's okay to fish, swim, or row a boat in the river, here's what you need to know.

Boston plans to replace historic gas lamps with LEDs in effort to reduce carbon emissions
In a first step toward replacing its gas lamps, city officials last week installed Boston’s first faux gas lamp, which simulates a flame with highly energy efficient LED lights.

Harvard’s big plans in Allston face growing pushback from the neighbors
A coalition of community groups sent a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu over the weekend, requesting additional income-restricted housing, tree canopy coverage, and more on the acres the university intends to develop.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Former WCVB anchor Natalie Jacobson to publish a memoir
TELEVISION

‘Minx’ is very much a different kind of ’70s show

The show will go on: Boston’s newest music venue is opening into a changed world for concerts
STAGE REVIEW

The death-defying feats of a buoyant ‘Once on This Island’

Special Projects

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Under the wheel

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

MARCELA GARCÍA

Ukrainian refugees arriving at the US-Mexico border raise questions for Biden

Joan Vennochi

Tom Brady is all about Tom Brady
EDITORIAL

An American journalist martyred in Ukraine
Tara D. Sonenshine

Social media can help stop the spread of misinformation — and Putin
Stephan Pechdimaldji

The world failed to act in 2020 when Azerbaijan attacked Armenia. Now history repeats itself in Ukraine.
IDEAS | JULIE WITTES SCHLACK

Leaving Cambridge for the comfort of strangers

Metro

RI BUSINESS

In downtown Providence, a cobbler brings a street — and the art of shoe repair — back to its roots

The art of shoe repair tends to be an old world affair as cobblers and the shoemaking trade flourished over the course of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Veterans hospitals, clinics to be shuttered, shifted in consolidation plan

Some veterans and advocates voiced concern that the VA had not consulted with enough veterans before issuing its report.

In return to Rhode Island, Raimondo says sanctions against Russia won’t stop until war ends

During a lecture at Brown University, the former Rhode Island governor said the US has taken a measured approach with its sanctions, focusing on ways to hobble Russia’s military without directly punishing innocent civilians by prohibiting the sale of all goods to the country.
ADRIAN WALKER

Cannon-Grant’s indictment will reverberate

Even before there was a federal investigation, the walls were starting to close in on Monica Cannon-Grant, and she seems to have known it.

Sports

MIAA GIRLS' BASKETBALL DIVISION 3 SEMIFINALS

In Division 3 girls’ basketball, St. Mary’s and Rockland earn their tickets to final

Top-seeded St. Mary's survived another challenge from Catholic Central rival Bishop Fenwick. Rockland shut down Medway with a stellar defensive effort.

In court ruling, minor league baseball players’ class-action lawsuit gains favorable ruling against MLB

A federal court in California said the players are employees of MLB and set up a June trial.
Baseball notebook

Kyrie redux: Aaron Judge will wait and see about vaccination rules in New York

Unvaccinated players on the Yankees and Mets will not be allowed to suit up at home due to the city’s private employer mandate.
Bruins 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT)

Matt Grzelcyk’s overtime winner helps Bruins grind out win over Blackhawks
Capitals 4, Islanders 3 (SO)

Alex Ovechkin scores 767th goal to pass Jaromir Jagr for third place all time
MIAA DIVISION 1 BOYS' HOCKEY | ST. JOHN'S PREP 2, BC HIGH 1 (2 OT)

Time’s not up for St. John’s Prep hockey after thrilling double-OT comeback win over BC High

Business

RI BUSINESS

In downtown Providence, a cobbler brings a street — and the art of shoe repair — back to its roots

The art of shoe repair tends to be an old world affair as cobblers and the shoemaking trade flourished over the course of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Airline ticket sales exceed a 2019 milestone for the first time

The airline industry turned a corner last month, according to an index analysis of online sales from six of the top 10 US airlines. According to the analysis, domestic flight ticket sales last month exceeded those in February 2019, a first since the pandemic began in spring of 2020.

China’s COVID lockdowns set to further disrupt supply chains

Broadband providers offer free Internet to low-income families
magazine
CONNECTIONS

Losing a longtime friend to COVID changes the stakes, even for an obit writer
Spring Arts Preview

36 of the best arts events coming to New England this spring

Inside the workshops of some of the region’s premier musical instrument makers

COOKING

Recipes: Three takes on Irish soda breads

metro

Tennessee man arrested with 11 handguns in backpack at South Station, Boston police say

‘It’s a very specific kind of pain’: A year after Atlanta spa shootings, Asian American women look back — and ahead

Senator Whitehouse on Daylight Saving Time: ‘The whole thing is kind of a silly exercise’

sports

Kyrie Irving scores career-best 60 points, Nets score 150 in rout of Magic

Canton boys’ hockey wastes no time in locking up return trip to TD Garden, Division 2 state final

Patriots trade guard Shaq Mason to Bucs, linebacker Chase Winovich to Browns

business

Seaplane service returns between Boston and New York

Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws from Fed consideration after support crumbles

Exxon loses bid to revive lawsuit over Mass. and New York climate change probes

politics

As the Fed starts to hike interest rates, Americans should brace for some pain

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19

On Wednesday, Zelensky will be center stage as he talks to Congress and asks for help

Nation

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

As the Fed starts to hike interest rates, Americans should brace for some pain

A year after Suez blockage, another Evergreen ship is mired in the Chesapeake

World

UK lawmaker: Zaghari-Ratcliffe on her way to airport in Iran

WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17 percent last week, but cases rising

Biden to announce another $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine

opinion

Given housing woes, no wonder Newton school enrollment is dropping

Public, or at least shared, transportation: our great connector

An American journalist martyred in Ukraine

lifestyle

Year of the tiger, year of my reclamation

Think spring with an egg platter

Game to try kombucha? The varieties from Luluna are good picks

food & dining

Think spring with an egg platter

Game to try kombucha? The varieties from Luluna are good picks

A gluten-free cascatelli soon to hit shelves

travel

Curling on the Cape, stars in Sun Valley, and Americans in Australia

How do you actually get those cheap flights from airline sales? We asked deal experts.

It’s better for the future of Yellowstone if tourists spread out their visits. Here’s how and why to go in winter.

Arts

Georgia O’Keeffe, behind the lens

Not your grandmother’s needlework: Sam Fields stretches boundaries in ‘Space Between the Warps’

16 rare Rock & Roll photos from the 1960s-70s

Books

Former WCVB anchor Natalie Jacobson to publish a memoir

You don’t want to miss Mark Arsenault’s new book

Chasing out the old horse

Movies

Zendaya, in Boston for new movie, does some shopping on Newbury Street

William Hurt, star of ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Body Heat,’ dies

‘Why was it ever not normal?’

Television

‘Minx’ is very much a different kind of ’70s show

Zendaya, in Boston for new movie, does some shopping on Newbury Street

‘The Julia Child Challenge’ to premiere on the Food Network

music

In Dorchester, the quiet virtuosity of Vietnamese guitarist An Tran

Dolly Parton to Rock Hall of Fame: Thanks but no thanks

16 rare Rock & Roll photos from the 1960s-70s

Theater/Dance

The death-defying feats of a buoyant ‘Once on This Island’

What ‘Constitution’ means to this pair of young actors

‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ returns Lin-Manuel Miranda and friends to their roots

globe local

International films, a quilt exhibit, and understanding your cat

Scientists examine Sparrow-Hawk, the wrecked ship believed to have brought Irish servants to Plymouth

In Newton, West Suburban YMCA purchases Wells Ave. property for second location

Obituaries

Scott Hall, bad guy leader of wrestling’s NWO, dies at 63

Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton counsel and defender, dies at 84

William Hurt, star of ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Body Heat,’ dies