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Evans Chebet, Peres Jepchirchir win elite races

Manuela Schär, Daniel Romanchuk win wheelchair titles

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Evans Chebet hits the tape at the finish line.

These celebrities and notables are running the 2022 Boston Marathon

20-year-old Henry Richard, older brother of Martin Richard, running 2022 Boston Marathon
His father told WBZ News Radio that he believes Martin will be watching his 20-year-old sibling as the family gathers at the finish line to cheer him on.

CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski runs Boston Marathon again in honor of his daughter who died of cancer
CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski is running the Boston Marathon again in honor of his late daughter while raising money for other children who are fighting brain cancer.

MARATHON WINNERS

Wheelchair champions Daniel Romanchuk (left) and Manuela Schӓr show off their hardware at the finish line.

WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR

Manuela Schär

Wheelchair champions Daniel Romanchuk (left) and Manuela Schӓr show off their hardware at the finish line.

MEN'S WHEELCHAIR

Daniel Romanchuk

Evans Chebet hits the tape at the finish line.

Peres Jepchirchir

Evans Chebet hits the tape at the finish line.

Evans Chebet

Jayson Tatum celebrated after banking in the winning layup at the buzzer in Game 1.

Chad Finn | CELTICS 115, NETS 114

The final sequence to beat the Nets is a microcosm of why the Celtics became worthy of admiration and trust

Is there a better time to prove your mettle than in a sequence that separates the winner from the loser?

Lexington Minutemen fired a round in honor of those who died in Battle of Lexington Green, honoring both American and British soldiers in a ceremony in Ye Old Burying Ground after the reenactment of the battle.

Battle of Lexington reenactment returns with fanfare after a two-year hiatus

The sunrise reenactment of the “shot heard ‘round the world,” launching the first battle of the American Revolution, drew thousands of spectators Monday.

Kevin Plawecki is in his third season with the Red Sox.

Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki, two staff members, test positive for COVID-19

Plawecki could miss up to 10 days, but could return sooner if he meets certain conditions outlined in MLB's virus protocols.

Opinion

A class at Ayesha Durkhani girls school in Kabul on March 23. These students are in the sixth grade, the highest class the Taliban is allowing girls to attend.

The world must help the girls of Afghanistan

The Taliban is once again restricting education for girls, but the West still has some levers it can use to change that.

Are we ready for the Philip Guston exhibit at the MFA?

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Abolishing MBTA bus fares is about more than improving transit access

LESLEE SHERRILL

I stayed at the party too long, or why I left the GOP

Waiting for liquor license reform in Boston

The Globe turns 150

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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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“Anatomy of a Scandal,” the new David E. Kelley series on Netflix, is the kind of show you don't want to think about too much. It was made for a quick thrill, which it more or less delivers.

Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19
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Quincy woman charged with conducting loansharking operation at Encore Boston Harbor casino
A Quincy woman is facing charges that she allegedly ran a loansharking operation that preyed on troubled gamblers at the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, according to the attorney general’s office.

Russian strikes kill at least 7 in Lviv, Ukrainian officials said
Lviv’s regional governor said the Russian strikes hit three military infrastructure facilities and a tire shop. He said the wounded included a child, and emergency teams were battling fires caused by the strikes

White House Easter Egg Roll returns for the first time since 2019
Under rainy skies Monday, President Biden and his wife, Jill, were hosting some 30,000 kids and adults for an event the first lady has dubbed the “egg-ucation roll.”

Officers and volunteers hike four miles to reach injured hiker on trail in White Mountains
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The new golden age of wildlife in New England

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Survey finds widespread grief among children from COVID-19 losses
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For the US ambassador to Moscow, a long journey from South Boston
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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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Violist Kim Kashkashian and pianist Donald Berman performed a piece by Robert and Clara Schumann, presented Thursday by Winsor Music at First Church in Boston.

Winsor Music’s deeply satisfying, well-timed evening with Schumanns and Kurtág

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

Dicky Barrett performs with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the House of Blues in December 2019. The band broke up in February.

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

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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.

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

Jeneé Osterheldt

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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

President Biden at Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday.

‘Putin’s price hike’ is just the latest Biden inflation myth

A sign in a store in Philadelphia in February.

COVID isn’t making a comeback — it never left

BPDA director Brian Golden, seen here at a coronavirus briefing in April 2020, led the city's planning process during a period of rapid growth and equally rapid climate change.

BPDA head leaves big shoes to fill

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

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

CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski runs Boston Marathon again in honor of his daughter who died of cancer

CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski is running the Boston Marathon again in honor of his late daughter while raising money for other children who are fighting brain cancer.

20-year-old Henry Richard, older brother of Martin Richard, running 2022 Boston Marathon

His father told WBZ News Radio that he believes Martin will be watching his 20-year-old sibling as the family gathers at the finish line to cheer him on.

Supreme Court denies Native American control of Maine’s Penobscot River

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined an appeal by the Penobscot Indian Nation in its fight with Maine over ownership and regulation of the tribe’s namesake river.It was a bitter defeat for the tribe that sued a decade ago, claiming the Penobscot River is part of its reservation.

N.H. snowboarder rescued by helicopter

A National Guard helicopter rescued an injured backcountry snowboarder in northern New Hampshire who had fallen and struck some rocks, state Fish and Game conservation officers said.

Sports

Evans Chebet hits the tape at the finish line.

Evans Chebet and Peres Jepchirchir win elite races in 126th Boston Marathon

It was a Kenyan sweep in the top divisions of the iconic race, which returned to its traditional April running.

Peres Jepchirchir won the women's elite race.

Boston Marathon: In thrilling finish, Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir edges Ethiopia’s Ababel Yesaneh to win

It's Patriots Day, and the Boston Marathon has returned to its spring start for the first time in three years. Competitors are taking to the course, and we'll have live updates from Hopkinton all the way to Boylston Street.

CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski captioned his finish line Twitter selfie "We did it Beans" in honor of his late daughter after finishing the Boston Marathon in 2021.

CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski runs Boston Marathon again in honor of his daughter who died of cancer

CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski is running the Boston Marathon again in honor of his late daughter while raising money for other children who are fighting brain cancer.

20-year-old Henry Richard, older brother of Martin Richard, running 2022 Boston Marathon

marathon notebook

Daniel Romanchuk and Manuela Schär capture Boston Marathon wheelchair races

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Here’s how to keep track of your favorite runners during the 2022 Boston Marathon

Business

After five weeks, the Ever Forward container ship is freed in the Chesapeake

Loaded with nearly 5,000 containers, the Ever Forward was on its way to Norfolk, Virginia, from Baltimore when, according to the United States Coast Guard, it ran aground in the bay near the Craighill Channel on March 13.

Tax Day is tomorrow. Here’s what you need to know to file your return.

Massachusetts taxpayers have until Tuesday, April 19, to file their federal and state returns this year.

Shanghai quarantine: 24-hour lights, no hot showers

China’s economic data hints at cost of zero COVID-19 strategy

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

A droplet falls from a syringe after a person was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Providence, R.I.

Survey: Rhode Islanders still strongly support a COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Your up-to-date 2022 Boston Marathon weather forecast

Startup is making children’s books accessible online, while supporting refugees

sports

Kathrine Switzer entered the 1967 Boston Marathon under the name K. Switzer. Race director Jock Semple tried to force her off the course, but failed. Five years later, women were finally allowed to run as registered participants.

2022 Boston Marathon: Women trailblazers will be along the course to celebrate one of their own

Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki, two staff members, test positive for COVID-19

These celebrities and notables are running the 2022 Boston Marathon

business

Cheryl Rafuse, the owner of Plant Magic in Beverly.

Balenciaga, books, blooms: Here’s what’s new in Greater Boston

Logan finally bouncing back as traffic approaches pre-pandemic levels

Disney, built on fairy tales and fantasy, confronts the real world

politics

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden took part in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

White House Easter Egg Roll returns for the first time since 2019

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

Nation

Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle, associate director of the OB-GYN residency program at Wright State University's medical school in Dayton, Ohio, lead a lecture of OB-GYN residents in the Wright State program Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The physician said his aim to boost abortion training “has been an uphill battle” because of legislative obstacles.

Abortion training under threat for med school students, residents

Police search for suspects after 2 killed in mass shooting in Pittsburgh

US rocked by 3 mass shootings during Easter weekend; 2 dead

World

Firefighters battled a blaze after a civilian building was hit by a Russian missile on Monday in Lviv, Ukraine.

Russian strikes kill at least 7 in Lviv, Ukrainian officials said

A vow to ‘fight to the end’ in Mariupol

Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol defy Russian deadline to surrender

opinion

A sign in a store in Philadelphia in February.

COVID isn’t making a comeback — it never left

DCR lacks the resources it needs to rescue our parks from decay

There are solutions to struggles of working family caregivers

lifestyle

Ramadan street lighting on Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem as Christians, Jews, and Muslims — and Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains, and Hindus — marked the rare overlap of the holy days in April, a convergence that happens only rarely.

Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations

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

He promised he wouldn’t watch porn

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

Michelle Dockery in Netflix's "Anatomy of a Scandal," a new mystery from David E. Kelley.

This week’s TV: Shows born to be binged, Julia Roberts in ‘Gaslit,’ and ‘Barry’ is back

Lizzo shined like a star as she hosted and performed on ‘SNL’

Lee Daniels to bring Sammy Davis Jr. series to Hulu

music

Violist Kim Kashkashian and pianist Donald Berman performed a piece by Robert and Clara Schumann, presented Thursday by Winsor Music at First Church in Boston.

Winsor Music’s deeply satisfying, well-timed evening with Schumanns and Kurtág

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

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