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Somerville landlord’s lawsuit against Tufts student journalists is dismissed

A Somerville landlord and orthodontist had claimed that a Tufts Daily story defamed him and caused emotional harm by suggesting he had lied.

Mass General Brigham withdraws plans for suburban surgical centers

The decision eliminates the most controversial aspect of the health care giant’s expansion plans.

Larry Edelman

Baker administration loses bid to waive all $2 billion in overpaid federal jobless claims

The US Labor Department said the state can forgo recovery of a portion of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments for a smaller group of recipients.

Demonstrators fined near Wu’s home after new protest restrictions take effect
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu introduced the hotly-debated proposal following months of near daily anti-vaccination protests outside the two-family house she shares with her husband, two children, and mother.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Evacuation operations blocked in Mariupol; Zelensky accuses Russians of leaving mines behind

6:07 a.m.
Ukraine recaptures city of Brovary near Kyiv
5:32 a.m.
Bulgaria expels Russian diplomat
2:32 a.m.
Chinese diplomat suggests moves to end war

Judith Black protested in Peabody Square with a group against the proposal to build an a new gas and oil-based power peaker plant in Peabody in November.

With climate change accelerating and despair growing, how far are activists willing to take their protests?

Climate activists in Boston and beyond are feeling a mix of resignation and desperation. What else, they ask, can they — or should they — do to call attention to the urgency of the warming planet?

‘I’m not in favor of actions or tactics that cause direct physical harm to people or animals, but I’m not opposed to action that causes major disruptions.’

Marla Marcum

director of the Climate Disobedience Center

Crystals, cards, and chakra bowls: Psychic businesses boom during the pandemic
Without “normal” life to lean on during COVID-19, customers turned to what is often considered an unconventional method of coping: the supernatural.

No April Fools: South Boston resident wins $1 million Publishers Clearing House prize
Mark Adair was expecting a Teriyaki House delivery driver to give him the spicy chicken bowl and deluxe sushi combo he had ordered for dinner Friday night. Instead, when he stepped onto the porch of his South Boston home around 6 p.m., a representative of Publishers Clearing House handed him an oversized check for $1 million.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leaves Federal court, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in New York.

Sarah Palin announces she’s running for Congress in Alaska

Palin released a statement on Friday that she was entering the race to replace Representative Don Young, who died last month.

Analysis

Biden just gave Democrats a potential self-imposed quandary that could haunt them over the midterms

Democrats were already staring into a deeply rough midterm election in six months. Then the Biden Administration decided to make a move that could result in huge negative political consequences it isn’t prepared to handle.

Will Smith accepted the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday, minutes after slapping Chris Rock on stage.

Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

“I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable,” Will Smith said in the statement.

Opinion

Scientist Scott Smith and actor Mark Ruffalo work in the Charles River in 2014. The actor, in town to film the movie "Spotlight," helped with water testing near an outfall pipe into the river.

Patrick Herron and Emily Norton

The cleanup of Boston Harbor is incomplete

Largely unknown to the public, raw sewage is still dumped into the Mystic and Charles rivers, which empty directly into the harbor.

IDEAS | QAIS AKBAR OMAR

After enduring war in Afghanistan, I think it’s a mistake to arm Ukraine

Richard E. Neal

A boost for Americans’ retirement funds

EDITORIAL

‘Remember the Ladies’ — and put Abigail Adams back where she belongs

IDEAS | JEFF BOLSTER

A final act of devotion, raw and real

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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Gary Washburn | Celtics 128, Pacers 123

Interior defense should be at the center of the Celtics’ thoughts
The consistent theme after Friday will be that the Celtics need to make more adjustments to compensate for the absence of the league’s second-leading shot blocker.

Got goals? Alex Verdugo has a litany of plans to build a bounceback 2022 for Red Sox
Verdugo hit .289/.351/.486 with 13 homers in the 2021 regular season. Good, by most standards. Yet his struggles against lefties, coupled with the natural lows of a season, got to him.

Before he scored his first NHL goal, hard-working Bruins rookie Marc McLaughlin was practicing like a pro
The Billerica native drew the attention of veterans on the team by arriving early and leaving late.

Despite overall lower participaton, Mass. graduating seniors achieved top marks on AP exams in 2021

Massachusetts ranked No. 1 in the country for the percentage of graduating seniors who scored a three or higher on Advanced Placement exams in 2021, according to data from College Board.

School, police investigating ‘disturbing’ physical altercation inside restroom at Wilmington High School

Police expect to file charges next week in connection with the incident, though they haven’t yet been finalized, Wilmington police Chief Joseph Desmond said on Friday.

Trinity College student killed, 2 hurt in hit-and-run crash

Jillian Hegarty, 20, from St. Johnsbury, Vermont, was pronounced dead at a hospital, Lieutenant Aaron Boisvert said.

The college gender gap has transformed the dating world

Women now outnumber men on US college campuses by a large amount. That's led to a numerical mismatch for singles with diplomas: In Suffolk County, there are almost 20 percent more college-educated young women than men.

stan grossfeld

All over the map: Husband-wife team runs 5K in all 351 Mass. cities and towns in a year
Lisa and Thomas Mikkelsen of Holliston dealt with foul weather, road rage, and even an aggressive bird of prey, but they kept on going.

MATTHEW GILBERT

How did TV shows get so bloated? It’s a long story.
Artistic freedom on cable networks and streaming services is a good thing, but too often writers and creators test our patience.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Every flavor of Worcester’s Table Talk Pies, ranked
Forget the seltzer; Worcester’s finest culinary export is its pie. But which is best? And which is most likely to remind you of hand soap from Bath & Body Works?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, shown at the Grammy Awards in 2015, are nominated for record of the year and best pop duo/group performance for "I Get a Kick Out of You," and album of the year for "Love for Sale."

Grammy Awards 2022: Who will win, and who should

Coco Fusco, still from "Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word," 2021, at the 2022 Whitney Biennial, "Quiet as It's Kept."

ART REVIEW

Restless and uncertain, the first Whitney Biennial since the pandemic began begs the question: Where do we go from here?

Vijay Iyer (center) performs with Tyshawn Sorey and Linda May Han Oh April 7 at the ICA.

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Benjamin Franklin portrait by Joseph Siffred Duplessis, 1778.

Q&A

Ken Burns talks about his latest documentary, ‘Benjamin Franklin,’ ahead of its PBS premiere

Special Projects

Spotlight Team investigation

Unfinished Justice

The state’s high court in 2017 struck down a murder law that had condemned men who never killed to die behind bars. But what about those already facing that dire penalty? They are waiting.

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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

One hopes that more and more everyday Republicans will finally come to see Donald Trump for the callous, amoral opportunist he is.

SCOT LEHIGH

As the West closes ranks against Putin, Trump asks the Russian war criminal for political help

\Will Smith accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "King Richard" onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 27, 2022.

Elaine C. Ray

What happens to rage repressed?

"There’s a growing contingent of Gen Z knowledge workers who are test-driving a new version of adult social life — one centered outside of the workplace."

IDEAS | KATHERINE HU

My generation isn’t looking to make friends at work

"I can’t remember what we discussed during my first walk therapy session, but I do recall the bliss of leaving the pressure cooker where my home and work and family lives simmered uncomfortably together."

IDEAS | JESSICA ULLIAN

I turned my talk therapy into walk therapy, and I may never go back

A bus arrives at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester on March 17. Two teenagers were arrested and charged in connection with the March 15 shooting of a teacher and student at the school.

Joan Vennochi

Let’s talk about Boston school violence

IDEAS | BEN KISSAM

Confessions of a professional clickbait writer

Metro

No April Fools: South Boston resident wins $1 million Publishers Clearing House prize

Mark Adair was expecting a Teriyaki House delivery driver to give him the spicy chicken bowl and deluxe sushi combo he had ordered for dinner Friday night. Instead, when he stepped onto the porch of his South Boston home around 6 p.m., a representative of Publishers Clearing House handed him an oversized check for $1 million.

Remains of soldier killed in WWII returning to Massachusetts

The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Charles G. McMackin will arrive at Boston's Logan International Airport on Friday night and a procession will bring them to city hall in his hometown of Revere, Mayor Brian Arrigo said. The procession will later travel to Brookline, he said.

Nancy Lane, spirit behind studio museum in Harlem, dies at 88

Nancy Lane, a trailblazing corporate executive who promoted the works of Black artists as a champion of the Studio Museum in Harlem for a half-century, died Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 88.

Patrick Demarchelier, fashion photographer, dies at 78

A photographer whose work helped define fashion and celebrity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Patrick Demarchelier was the personal portraitist of Princess Diana.

Sports

Daniel Theis makes like the man he was playing in place of, Robert Williams, in blocking this shot in the second quarter of the Celtics' victory Friday.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Interior defense should be at the center of the Celtics’ thoughts

The consistent theme after Friday will be that the Celtics need to make more adjustments to compensate for the absence of the league’s second-leading shot blocker.

Paige Bueckers celebrates during the fourth quarter of UConn's win over Stanford.

NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR | UCONN 63, STANFORD 58

UConn holds off Stanford, will play for 12th women’s basketball national championship

Paige Bueckers scored 14 points for the Huskies, who survived a frantic comeback attempt by the defending champion Cardinal in the final minute.

A 6-foot-5-inch lefthander from Rowley, Thomas White is the top-ranked high school pitcher for the Class of 2023.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Philips Andover junior lefthander Thomas White verbally commits to Vanderbilt

The nation's top-ranked pitching prospect for the Class of 2023, the 6-foot-5-inch pitcher from Rowley compiled a 1.08 earned run average in 2021.

Celtics 128, Pacers 123

Celtics turn aside scrappy Pacers

FRIDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

For openers, Lowell boys’ volleyball nets five-set road win at Westford

NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR | SOUTH CAROLINA 72, LOUISVILLE 59

South Carolina tops Louisville, advances to NCAA women’s basketball championship game

Business

Amazon workers in in New York vote to unionize in historic labor win

The victory was an uphill battle for the independent group, made up of former and current workers who lacked official backing from an established union and were out-gunned by the deep-pocketed retail giant.

Mass General Brigham withdraws plans for suburban surgical centers

The decision eliminates the most controversial aspect of the health care giant’s expansion plans.

Crystals, cards, and chakra bowls: Psychic businesses boom during the pandemic

Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize in landmark win for labor

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He lost his arm in an accident. A new surgery and a bionic prosthetic are giving him back unprecedented control.

The Medical Issue

How pandemic isolation helped solve a medical mystery with our preschooler

The Medical Issue

They said I might have breast cancer. Why would I need to wait weeks for a biopsy?

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Somerville landlord’s lawsuit against Tufts student journalists is dismissed

Mass General Brigham withdraws plans for suburban surgical centers

Baker administration loses bid to waive all $2 billion in overpaid federal jobless claims

Demonstrators fined near Wu’s home after new protest restrictions take effect Boston Mayor Michelle Wu introduced the hotly-debated proposal following months of near daily anti-vaccination protests outside the two-family house she shares with her husband, two children, and mother.

With climate change accelerating and despair growing, how far are activists willing to take their protests?

Crystals, cards, and chakra bowls: Psychic businesses boom during the pandemic Without “normal” life to lean on during COVID-19, customers turned to what is often considered an unconventional method of coping: the supernatural.

Sarah Palin announces she’s running for Congress in Alaska

Biden just gave Democrats a potential self-imposed quandary that could haunt them over the midterms

Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

The cleanup of Boston Harbor is incomplete

After enduring war in Afghanistan, I think it’s a mistake to arm Ukraine

A boost for Americans’ retirement funds

‘Remember the Ladies’ — and put Abigail Adams back where she belongs

A final act of devotion, raw and real

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Demonstrators fined near Wu’s home after new protest restrictions take effect
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu introduced the hotly-debated proposal following months of near daily anti-vaccination protests outside the two-family house she shares with her husband, two children, and mother.

Crystals, cards, and chakra bowls: Psychic businesses boom during the pandemic
Without “normal” life to lean on during COVID-19, customers turned to what is often considered an unconventional method of coping: the supernatural.

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Interior defense should be at the center of the Celtics’ thoughts
The consistent theme after Friday will be that the Celtics need to make more adjustments to compensate for the absence of the league’s second-leading shot blocker.

Got goals? Alex Verdugo has a litany of plans to build a bounceback 2022 for Red Sox
Verdugo hit .289/.351/.486 with 13 homers in the 2021 regular season. Good, by most standards. Yet his struggles against lefties, coupled with the natural lows of a season, got to him.

Before he scored his first NHL goal, hard-working Bruins rookie Marc McLaughlin was practicing like a pro
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All over the map: Husband-wife team runs 5K in all 351 Mass. cities and towns in a year
Lisa and Thomas Mikkelsen of Holliston dealt with foul weather, road rage, and even an aggressive bird of prey, but they kept on going.

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How did TV shows get so bloated? It’s a long story.
Artistic freedom on cable networks and streaming services is a good thing, but too often writers and creators test our patience.

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Every flavor of Worcester’s Table Talk Pies, ranked
Forget the seltzer; Worcester’s finest culinary export is its pie. But which is best? And which is most likely to remind you of hand soap from Bath & Body Works?