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As Boston celebrates, new anxiety over COVID creeps in

It's a weekend of festivities with Easter, Passover, and the city preparing for the Marathon. All the while, though, case counts and hospitalizations have been on the rise.

Three Mass. counties have ‘medium’ level of COVID-19, CDC says Coronavirus cases strain England’s bid to reduce hospital treatment backlogs, doctors say

12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained
Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack.

Woman dies in Cape Cod car crash

The driver died on scene and was not transported to a hospital, the fire department said.

Red Sox 4, Twins 0

Red Sox post first shutout win of the season against the Minnesota Twins
Alex Verdugo, Xander Bogaerts belted two-run homers, and Tanner Houck threw 5.2 scoreless innings to pick up his first win of the season.

Learning driver crashes into Melrose cemetery, toppling gravestones
The woman apparently mistook the gas pedal for the brake, sending the vehicle off the road and crashing into a plot of graves.

Bruins 2, Penguins 1

Bruins clinch playoff berth with win over Penguins

Trent Frederick and Erik Haula scored early in the first period for Boston.

Third line answers the call in Bruins’ win over Penguins

Students headed to class at the James P. Timilty Middle School in Boston this month.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Once a crown jewel of BPS, Roxbury’s Timilty Middle School will close in June. Will its history of transformation be remembered?

Timilty's enrollment plummeted from 700 in 2012 to just 200 this year. The district will shut the school's doors in June.

Europe has yet to hit Russia where it would hurt the most: banning its oil and gas
Europe is far more dependent on Russian energy than the United States, and has been seeking alternate supplies to avoid shortages and massive price hikes if it cuts off that supply.

Smoke was seen over a forest in Kyiv, after strikes were reported to have hit the Ukrainian capital, on April 16, 2022, during Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.

Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities

Russian forces accelerated scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat despite Moscow’s pivot toward mounting a new offensive in the east.

State power limits Boston’s vision
Thanks to a striking concentration of power at the seat of Massachusetts government on Beacon Hill, the capital city and its neighbors must seek state sign-off for both substantive policy changes – like restricting how much rents may increase each year – and more routine proposals – like adjusting some speed limits.

Marcus Smart, perhaps the Celtics’ most boastful player, had few words in response to the talk coming out of Brooklyn last week as Boston gets set to open the first-round playoff series against the Nets.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Celtics ready to counter words with actions on the court in opening series against Nets

The Celtics understand they aren’t the prohibitive favorites in this series despite being the second seed.

‘Let’s go for it. We’re not sellers.’ Inside the Celtics’ February reconstruction that kick-started their revival Christopher L. Gasper: Celtics’ turnaround brought them the Nets and the expectations of a deep playoff run

Kyler Murray hasn’t won a playoff game in three seasons and has been criticized for a lack of maturity and leadership.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

If Kyler Murray wants out, the Arizona Cardinals should listen to him

Murray has a few concerning traits that should give any team pause about making a big investment.

After front office stints with the Red Sox and Cubs, Theo Epstein is now a consultant for Major League Baseball.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Talking to Theo Epstein about possible rules changes in baseball, including banning infield shifts

MLB’s new joint competition committee will make the final determination on shifts. Epstein believes the benefits are numerous.

Garrett Whitlock has worked to become an armed threat with the development of four legitimate pitches

Opinion

Then a senior adviser to the White House, Jared Kushner meets with Saudi Arabian officials during a visit in March 2018. Kushner was initially denied a security clearance due to concerns that he could be susceptible to foreign influence. President Trump overruled the decision.

As more Trump-era outrages come to light, Congress must give the emoluments clause teeth

The Trump administration’s relationship with Saudi Arabia says everything you need to know about the need for stricter enforcement of rules to prevent foreign influence on government officials.

IDEAS | TOM CHAFFIN

Charles Darwin’s enduring hold on us

MARCELA GARCÍA

Boston teachers’ demand for a contract reveals the leadership gap at BPS

BPDA head leaves big shoes to fill

IDEAS | ROBERT SULLIVAN

Elegy for baseball — and for a club of enthusiasts who still love the game

The Globe turns 150

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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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Two-alarm fire tears through Norton home

A home in Norton was deemed uninhabitable after a two-alarm fire tore through it Saturday afternoon, the fire department said.

Florida rejects math books it says have ‘references’ to critical race theory

In its latest attempt to be the nation's leader in restricting what happens in public school classrooms, Florida said it has rejected a pile of math textbooks submitted by publishers in part because they "contained prohibited subjects," including critical race theory.

Police rescue two people from vehicle submerged in Lake Noquochoke

Three officers removed their duty gear, entered the lake, and swam about 100 feet out to the car, according to Dartmouth police.

Revolution 2, Charlotte FC 1

Revolution hold on for a victory over Charlotte FC
Adam Buksa and Matt Polster scored for New England.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Hope when the world seems hopeless
But what claim on hope do we have in this broken moment?

Second-ever Boston youth poet laureate hopes to bring more of the arts into schools
As Boston’s second-ever youth poet laureate, Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett hopes to give other young people the ability to express themselves through the arts.

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Governor Charlie Baker pointed to campaign volunteer Pamela Valentine as he lent his support for GOP candidate for state auditor Anthony Amore (center). Amore's daughter, Maxine, looked on.

Governor Charlie Baker’s back on the campaign trail. You’ll never guess why.

Baker was on the hustings to support GOP candidate for state auditor Anthony Amore, who has vowed to preserve the governor’s moderate Republicanism on an increasingly liberal Beacon Hill.

Larry Edelman

Larry Summers was right on inflation. Let’s hope his recession forecast is wrong.
As the Federal Reserve scrambles to tame price increases, the Harvard economist and former US Treasury secretary sees the odds of a downturn at about two-thirds within two years.

For the US ambassador to Moscow, a long journey from South Boston
John Sullivan went from South Boston, Medfield, and Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood to one of the toughest diplomatic jobs on the planet — point-man for an outraged US government seeking to punish the Kremlin for the brutal war against Ukraine.

TOM FARRAGHER

On this old diamond, hits and homers — and the memories of a lifetime
Clinton’s claim to fame: Fuller Field, the world’s oldest baseball field in continuous use.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A.I.M's Catherine Kirk dances "Our Indigo: If We Were a Love Song"

Kyle Abraham and A.I.M soldier on at the ICA

ICA director Jill Medvedow on the eve of her departure for the Venice Biennale this month, where her institution is responsible for the US's official entry to the bi-annual "art world Olympics."

At the Venice Biennale — the art world’s version of the Olympics — Boston’s ICA is set to shine

Travis Alabanza in "Burgerz."

In ‘Burgerz,’ a trans artist looks at you looking the other away

Andy Warhol, "Lou Reed (Coke)," 1966.

Serious face time, courtesy of Andy Warhol

Special Projects

Paul Gunter.

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 illustration.

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

Some argue these conventions have value as party-building events. Actually, they are mostly opportunities for various political activists, groups, and interests to maximize their influence.

State politics would be fine without conventions

Representative Jim Jordan speaks during a July news conference ahead of the first meeting of the House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack.

Alan Solomont and Nancy Buck

AIPAC is on the wrong side of democracy

The career of the great conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler suffered because he stayed in Germany and continued to lead the Berlin Philharmonic — despite the fact that he was known to have helped Jews.

Is the Boston Marathon’s canceling of Russians denazification 3.0?

Imran Khan blamed the United States for his ouster, but there was no US conspiracy against him.

The American conspiracy against Pakistan that never existed

Serena Williams holds her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., and the ASB trophy after winning her singles finals match against Jessica Pegula at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan 12, 2020.

Allison Bryant, Makeeba McCreary, and Elsie Taveras

Giving birth while Black should not be a death sentence

A Boston Herald-Traveler article about 14-year-old Rocky Chamberlain, who ran in the 1967 Boston Marathon and whose "Beatle-type" hair style caused some to think he was the third girl running in that year's race.

IDEAS | AARON SCHMIDT

Gender panic on Heartbreak Hill

Metro

Mexico’s champion of the disappeared, Rosario Ibarra, dies

Rosario Ibarra's long struggle to learn the fate of her disappeared son helped develop Mexico’s human rights movement and led her to become the country’s first female presidential candidate.

Learning driver crashes into Melrose cemetery, toppling gravestones

The woman apparently mistook the gas pedal for the brake, sending the vehicle off the road and crashing into a plot of graves.

As Boston celebrates, new anxiety over COVID creeps in

It's a weekend of festivities with Easter, Passover, and the city preparing for the Marathon. All the while, though, case counts and hospitalizations have been on the rise.

State power limits Boston’s vision

Thanks to a striking concentration of power at the seat of Massachusetts government on Beacon Hill, the capital city and its neighbors must seek state sign-off for both substantive policy changes – like restricting how much rents may increase each year – and more routine proposals – like adjusting some speed limits.

Sports

Liam Hendriks worked around two singles and celebrated after fanning Taylor Walls to finish off another White Sox victory over visiting Tampa Bay.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

White Sox send fellow division champion Rays to fourth straight loss

José Abreu homered for the first time this season and closer Liam Hendriks left the bases loaded in the ninth, following a strong five innings from former Red Sox farmhand Michael Kopech.

The Dallas Morning News reported police detectives interviewed the Cowboys' Kelvin Joseph and that he was a passenger in the SUV from which the fatal shots were fired March 18, but was unarmed and did not shoot the victim.

Cowboys cornerback not named as a shooter after pair of arrests made

The Cowboys' cornerback “found himself in a situation that escalated without his knowledge or consent,” his attorney said.

The Revolution's Adam Buksa (9) heads the ball into the net to score in the first half of a 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC.

Revolution 2, Charlotte FC 1

Revolution hold on for a victory over Charlotte FC

Adam Buksa and Matt Polster scored for New England.

Tyrese Maxey scores 38 points to lift 76ers to a 1-0 series lead against the Raptors

Red Sox 4, Twins 0

Red Sox post first shutout win of the season against the Minnesota Twins

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Celtics ready to counter words with actions on the court in opening series against Nets

Business

FDA investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness

The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of customers complained of illness after eating it.

A 150-year-old church organ receives its Easter tune-up

Over time, the pipes of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross organ fall out of tune from dust and vibrations, so the instrument is adjusted twice each year — before Christmas and Easter services — to ensure that it sounds its best.

The Bidens paid 24.6 percent taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show

State plans $2.6 billion bond sale to bolster unemployment insurance trust fund

magazine

This week's daters: Carla and Greg.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Not everyone is comfortable with sharing plates’

The writer (right) on assignment with Ted Williams in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1955.

I spent a week filming Red Sox great Ted Williams fishing. It was a dream.

Children from the Love Canal area protest the lack of immediate relief for families advised to leave their homes in 1978.

She was determined to expose the health risks at Love Canal, whatever the cost

Are young women catching ‘TikTok tics’ from social media? The answer is complex.

metro

Youth Poet Laureate Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett posed for a portrait with a mural outside John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science.

Second-ever Boston youth poet laureate hopes to bring more of the arts into schools

Hope when the world seems hopeless

More than 60 displaced in fast-moving Friday night fire in Lawrence; lack of injuries called ‘small miracle’

sports

Trevor Story and Xander Bogaerts turned the first of what the Red Sox hope are many double plays together in the fifth inning of Saturday's win against the Twins.

After frenetic opening weeks, Trevor Story offering signs of why he’s here

Harold Varner’s 63 gives him one-shot lead after third round at Heritage Classic

Third line answers the call in Bruins’ win over Penguins

business

Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ to ward off Elon Musk takeover

London bridges and UK oil terminals blocked by climate activists

politics

Greenpeace environmental activists protested a tanker delivering Russian oil to the harbor in Antwerp, Belgium.

Europe has yet to hit Russia where it would hurt the most: banning its oil and gas

Pandas devour ice cake to celebrate 50 years at National Zoo

The Bidens paid 24.6 percent taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show

Nation

Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

Florida rejects math books it says have ‘references’ to critical race theory

Crews fight New Mexico fires as some evacuations lift

12 injured in shooting at South Carolina mall; 3 detained

World

Smoke was seen over a forest in Kyiv, after strikes were reported to have hit the Ukrainian capital, on April 16, 2022, during Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.

Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities

Coronavirus cases strain England’s bid to reduce hospital treatment backlogs, doctors say

Russia fires missile barrage at Ukrainian cities and military targets

opinion

Traffic backs up on the Evelyn Moakley Bridge on Seaport Boulevard heading into the Seaport District during morning rush hour on Nov. 7, 2019.

Seaport traffic: Rude reawakening awaits as Boston workers return

State politics would be fine without conventions

Facebook ought to be protecting democracy worldwide every day

lifestyle

Joseph Heineman, left, and his brother Theo Heineman,right, had some fun on Boylston Street at the Boston Marathon Finish line.

11 events for runners, families, and spectators to celebrate the 126th Boston Marathon

He promised he wouldn’t watch porn

‘Stranger Care’ author Sarah Sentilles on foster care, fleeting custody, and enduring love

food & dining

Tuscan Kitchen in Seaport will be serving unlimited servings of bolognese to runners, free of charge, all weekend.

A restaurant guide to Marathon Monday for runners and spectators alike

Si Cara brings canotto-style pizza to Central Square; reaper-hot chicken sets Newton aflame

Benefit dinner at Uni raises $1 million for World Central Kitchen’s Ukraine efforts

travel

Spring is here and romance is in the air at Purity Spring Resort, a sprawling lakeside property nestled between the Lakes Region and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Family fun in N.H., nonstop flights from PVD, and a Dante-inspired hotel in Italy

She doesn’t pack light and that’s just how it is

Is it possible to sleep comfortably on an overnight flight?

Arts

Patti Smith, “The River Ouse, East Sussex, England”

The Photographic Resource Center displays some of its resources

At the Venice Biennale — the art world’s version of the Olympics — Boston’s ICA is set to shine

Winners of this year’s Mass. Scholastic Art and Writing Awards explored themes that range from weighty to light

Books

Investigating a book of the dead in ‘The Unwritten Book’

For Emily St. John Mandel, it’s always fiction, no matter the genre

A mind at work and play, in a critic’s memoir

Movies

Creators and Emerson Alumni Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert bookended cast members Ke Huy Quan (2-L) and James Hong (2-R). They all attended the premiere of A24's "Everything Everywhere All At Once" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on March 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is making its mark at the 2022 box-office

Clothing allowance, blues legend, film studies, 33⅓ revolutions per minute

Serious face time, courtesy of Andy Warhol

Television

Director Lee Daniels is shown attending the Los Angeles premiere of "Lee Daniels' The Butler" in 2013.

Lee Daniels to bring Sammy Davis Jr. series to Hulu

10 TV shows that have made this a very good year in entertainment already

Have a ‘frankenhouse’ near Stoughton and a budget to fix it? HGTV is casting for a new show.

music

Alan Gilbert conducts Bernard Rands, Debussy, and Beethoven featuring violinist Joshua Bell at Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall on April 14, 2022, in Boston.

Stirring Debussy from Alan Gilbert and Beethoven from Joshua Bell at the BSO

Ex-Bosstones singer Dicky Barrett joins ‘Defeat the Mandates’ rally in Los Angeles

Big Thief at Roadrunner: Intimacy, but with intensity

Theater/Dance

Travis Alabanza in "Burgerz."

In ‘Burgerz,’ a trans artist looks at you looking the other away

Spiro Veloudos guides ‘Gentleman’ in his return to Lyric Stage

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ brings Mary Badham, the original Scout, back to Maycomb 60 years later

globe local

A fire broke out in Lawrence on Friday.

6-alarm fire in Lawrence displaces 16 families

‘Praying that soon we will all be at peace’: Greater Boston’s Jewish community offers support to people of Ukraine

Christmas in April, and the timing was perfect

Obituaries

FILE - Mexico's human rights activist Rosario Ibarra de Piedra shows a photo of her son Jesus who disappeared during Mexico's so called "dirty war", at her home in Mexico City, Nov. 5, 2003. Ibarra, whose long struggle to learn the fate of her disappeared son helped develop Mexico's human rights movement and led her to become the country's first female presidential candidate, died Saturday, April 16, 2022. She was 95. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Mexico’s champion of the disappeared, Rosario Ibarra, dies

Christopher Coover, auction expert in the printed word, dies at 72

Franz Mohr, piano tuner to the stars, dies at 94