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More than half of Massachusetts residents have been infected with COVID-19, and an even higher percentage nationwide

The data show wide variation among New England states, with 53 percent of Massachusetts and Rhode Island residents infected by mid-February, but only 29 percent of those in Vermont.

What we know about the new Omicron mutant BA.2.12.1

United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says
The United States is finally “out of the pandemic phase,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert said, as cases and hospitalizations are notably down and mask mandates are all but extinct.

Wealthy nations falter on global vaccine commitments
For a number of reasons, the pace of Western aid commitments — particularly from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe — has slowed considerably since last year.

Municipal electric companies lag on using clean energy

The state’s 40 municipal light plants make up 14 percent of the state’s energy grid. According to a new report from the Massachusetts Climate Action Network, they may represent some of the dirtiest energy in the state.

Former MIT professor who resigned over sexual harassment allegations considered for job at NYU
Dr. David Sabatini, 54, resigned from MIT on April 2 after university leaders reviewed the allegations against him and recommended that his tenure be revoked, MIT officials said at the time. Officials at NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine confirmed that Sabatini is under consideration in a statement Tuesday.

Empty seats at Calderwood Pavilion in July 2021.

Two years into the pandemic, nearly $800 million lost in Mass. cultural sector, new report finds

Though much of the cultural sector in Massachusetts has reopened in the past year, the fiscal consequences of the pandemic endure.

Clinton tells Brown audience Putin’s invasion of Ukraine could not have been prevented
The former president largely touched on his relations with foreign leaders as president, climate change, and creative writing.

A destroyed hospital building on April 26, 2022 in Novyi Bykiv, Ukraine.

Russia cuts off Poland and Bulgaria from its gas in war escalation

Russia opened a new front in its war in Ukraine on Wednesday, cutting two European Union nations that staunchly back Kyiv off from its gas, a dramatic escalation in the conflict that is increasingly becoming a wider battle with the West.

European nations accuse Russia of natural gas ‘blackmail’

‘This report is unflinching’: Harvard University confronts its ties to slavery
The university will spend $100 million to provide educational opportunities for communities descended from enslaved people and to continue researching slavery and its legacy in the modern world.

Harvard President Lawrence Bacow’s letter to the university community on the report Read the full Harvard report on the school’s ties to slavery

Ime Udoka is making the most of his opportunity to be an NBA head coach, orchestrating the Celtics' sweep of the Nets in the first round of the playoffs.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Ime Udoka’s calm demeanor draws praise from Jayson Tatum, who calls him ‘definitely a player’s coach’

Said Jaylen Brown: "Credit to Ime, he didn’t panic. We weren’t playing as well in the first half and we stuck with it and found a way to win in the end.”

Taylor Hall (right) scored six seconds after teammate Erik Haula, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead in the first period.

Bruins 4, Panthers 2

With win over league-leading Panthers, Bruins know they can defend against any team come the playoffs

Erik Haula and Taylor Hall scored six seconds apart in the first period to give Boston a 2-1 lead.

Toronto's George Springer celebrates as he rounds the bases after his two-out, ninth-inning, game-tying home run Tuesday.

Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 5

Bullpen falters in ninth, Red Sox lose to Blue Jays in 10th

Jake Diekman had a three-run lead in the ninth, but was touched for two doubles and a homer to send the game into extras.

Just as 19th-century antislavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, The Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Black wealth series | Part 1

Black grads aren’t making bad decisions about student loan debt

Explore the brand-new Emancipator →

Opinion

An election worker holds an election envelope during a tour of Utah County's election equipment and review processes for administering secure elections, April 19, in Provo.

The Constitution protects your right to vote — and your right not to

Why a mandatory voting law would make Americans less free.

France, and the world, dodge a bullet

French lessons for American democracy

Twitter: Should I stay or should I go?

If Democrats ran Ukraine, the Russians would be in Kyiv by now

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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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison Wednesday.

Bridgewater police break up ‘massive’ house party with more than 500 guests
Bridgewater police broke up what they described as a “massive” house party that was attended by hundreds of people on Saturday afternoon.

Federal government authorizes 5-day period for ropeless lobster fishing in Massachusetts Bay

Federal officials gave Massachusetts lobstermen a temporary exemption Tuesday to allow them to use ropeless lobster gear in a restricted area of the South Shore through Saturday after state regulators rejected a similar proposal earlier this month.

Here’s a look at the top-ranked Massachusetts high schools, according to the 2022 US News & World Report
Nearly half of the high schools in Massachusetts were ranked in the top quarter of the report’s national rankings; Boston Latin School earned the highest rank nationally at No. 26.

After questions, Healey OK’s Fenway’s new cashless payment system
The baseball park switched to a cashless payment system earlier this month, a move that angered some critics.

What we know (and don’t know) about the murders of retired Concord, N.H., couple

Details surrounding the murders of Stephen and Djeswende Reid on a quiet hiking trail in Concord, N.H., remain scant. Here’s a quick primer on what we know about the killings — and some of the unanswered questions in the case.

Recommended reads

The Encore Boston Harbor in Everett.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Boston has a new five-star hotel, and this one might raise some eyebrows

Encore Boston Harbor joins a list of familiar, posh names with a prestigious new five-star rating from Forbes.

What should Mass. do with $50 billion? A debate in the House highlights a philosophical divide.
As it rolls in cash, should the state spend more of it, including to help those in need, or should it “give back,” as Governor Charlie Baker has argued, by lessening the tax burden on residents?

At MIT’s ‘Banana Lounge,’ it’s not just the free food that’s a-peeling
It’s called the “Banana Lounge,” and from its conception a few years back to its data-driven logistics that help it run 24/7, it’s quintessential MIT, part of its inventive yet practical culture.

More kids report carrying handguns, with largest rise among white, wealthy, and rural teens, new study finds
Over the past two decades, amid heated debates about gun control, the number of teenagers nationwide who acknowledge carrying a gun has jumped significantly, according to a new study from Boston researchers.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Empty seats at Calderwood Pavilion in July 2021.

Two years into the pandemic, nearly $800 million lost in Mass. cultural sector, new report finds

Paul and Jade Schuyler in "Red River Road."

Cape Cod family is cast and crew in psychological thriller ‘Red River Road’

Harvard Art Museums will begin hosting evening hours on the last Thursday of every month.

Harvard Art Museums at Night to kick off this Thursday

Lil Nas X performs onstage during the 64th annual Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lil Nas X announces fall show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway

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.

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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

A woman attempts to haul down a yellow cab taxi on March 24, in New York. Uber announced that it will begin to list all New York City taxis through its app, starting this spring, to a limited number of users before a full rollout in the summer.

Uber, Lyft, and taxis: There should be an app for that

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why bringing the former president of Honduras to justice matters

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with reporters at a hangar loaded with supplies headed for Ukraine, in Poland, April 25, after the two returned from Kyiv on Sunday. It was the first visit by high-level American representatives to Ukraine since Russia invaded.

An Easter visit to Kyiv offers more than mere symbolism

Ashley Borges, and Jahmarie Davis hold up a gift shirt from the Benjamin Franklin Cumming Institute of Technology after a surprise announcement to entire 2022 Dearborn STEM Academy graduating class that they are admitted to Benjamin Franklin Cumming Institute of Technology for the fall term

Julia Mejia, Gretchen Cook Anderson, Johannes Fruehauf, and Richard Taylor

Boston’s biotech boom must bring along Black and brown residents

Bernie Sanders speaks to the crowd while campaigning at the Derry Opera House on Feb. 5, 2020, a week before the New Hampshire primary.

Dems tackle a presidential primary revolution

Epidemiologists credit nuclear power with saving far more lives — from reduced emissions — than it has ever cost.

IDEAS | JEFF HOWE

It’s time to see nuclear power in a different light

Metro

The Blind Boys of Alabama and Amadou & Mariam bring cross-continental beats to Providence

FirstWorks presents “From Bamako to Birmingham,” with music that bridges cultures from West Africa to the American South.

Childcare costs consume up to 27 percent of average household income in Rhode Island, new report says

Families in Providence County are the most burdened by childcare costs at 27 percent of their income, while families in Bristol County are the least cost burdened in the state.

What we know (and don’t know) about the murders of retired Concord, N.H., couple

Details surrounding the murders of Stephen and Djeswende Reid on a quiet hiking trail in Concord, N.H., remain scant. Here’s a quick primer on what we know about the killings — and some of the unanswered questions in the case.

More than half of Massachusetts residents have been infected with COVID-19, and an even higher percentage nationwide

The data show wide variation among New England states, with 53 percent of Massachusetts and Rhode Island residents infected by mid-February, but only 29 percent of those in Vermont.

Sports

Toronto's George Springer celebrates as he rounds the bases after his two-out, ninth-inning, game-tying home run Tuesday.

Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 5

Bullpen falters in ninth, Red Sox lose to Blue Jays in 10th

Jake Diekman had a three-run lead in the ninth, but was touched for two doubles and a homer to send the game into extras.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts gets the force on Santiago Espinal, but was unable to turn the double play in the third inning Tuesday.

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox infielders bouncing back thanks to daily drills

Xander Bogaerts and third baseman Rafael Devers cost the Red Sox 19 runs last season, but through Monday, it was only one.

The Grizzlies' Ja Morant (right), who scored the game-winner on a last-minute layup, handles the ball against the Timberwolves' Patrick Beverley.

Grizzlies 111, Timberwolves 109

Grizzlies rally to beat Timberwolves and take 3-2 series lead

Ja Morant turned it on in the fourth quarter, scoring 18 points — including 9 of 10 at the free-throw line.

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews becomes second American to reach 60 goals in a season

Heat 97, Hawks 94

Miami clinches series with Hawks in Game 5 without injured Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry

Bruins 4, Panthers 2

With win over league-leading Panthers, Bruins know they can defend against any team come the playoffs

Business

Poland, Bulgaria denounce Russian gas ‘blackmail’

Polish and Bulgarian leaders accused Moscow of using natural gas to blackmail their countries after Russia’s state-controlled energy company abruptly announced it would stop supplying the two European nations Wednesday.

LastPass has a new CEO

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Alphabet revenue misses estimates on YouTube, Europe ads

Fidelity’s new 401(k) offering will invest in bitcoin

magazine

High prices at the pump hurt. Here’s why they should be even higher.

At left: Buffy awaits customers at Wilson Farm in Lexington in February 2020. Top right: Buffy at home. Bottom right: The Buffy book featured at Browseabout
Books in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Saying goodbye to Buffy the three-legged pit bull, my miracle dog

An in-law set up trust funds for my kids; my wife and I disagree about them

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

metro

Providence City Hall

With property values skyrocketing, many Providence residents will see tax hike

Former MIT professor who resigned over sexual harassment allegations considered for job at NYU

Clinton tells Brown audience Putin’s invasion of Ukraine could not have been prevented

sports

Jimmy Butler watches Tuesday's Game 5 from the bench.

Miami’s Jimmy Butler out for Game 5 because of a right knee issue

Ime Udoka’s calm demeanor draws praise from Jayson Tatum, who calls him ‘definitely a player’s coach’

NCAA president Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023

business

The JetBlue terminal at Logan Airport. The airline is further dialing back its growth plans after struggling with a high number of canceled flights.

JetBlue shares tumble after airline slashes 2022 growth plan

GE slumps as supply woes weigh on 2022 profit forecast

Senate confirms Biden Fed nominee, Lael Brainard, as vice chair

politics

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., center, flanked by Representative Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., left, and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., made a statement.

House Jan. 6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio

Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not a ‘close contact’

Harris tests positive for coronavirus

Nation

Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, Jan. 11, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

Supreme Court struggles over Biden’s bid to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ program

World

A destroyed hospital building on April 26, 2022 in Novyi Bykiv, Ukraine.

Russia cuts off Poland and Bulgaria from its gas in war escalation

Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption

US urges more arms for Ukraine amid fears of expanding war

opinion

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21.

Why bringing the former president of Honduras to justice matters

If Democrats ran Ukraine, the Russians would be in Kyiv by now

Dems tackle a presidential primary revolution

lifestyle

Empty seats at Calderwood Pavilion in July 2021.

Two years into the pandemic, nearly $800 million lost in Mass. cultural sector, new report finds

Harvard Art Museums at Night to kick off this Thursday

What to know about the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial

food & dining

Spring Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

Recipe: Soft lettuces, fresh mint, asparagus, and sugar snaps garnish this spring chicken salad

Later, lobster: It’s Seaweed Week in Portland

Recipe: In this vegetarian version of Sloppy Joes, simmer tofu in the classic sweet-tomato sauce

travel

The Encore Boston Harbor in Everett.

Boston has a new five-star hotel, and this one might raise some eyebrows

Aegean Airlines refunds one ticket but not the other

A new habitat for gorillas, images from Armenia, and ‘Golden Girls’ fans go cruising

Arts

Rixy, whose exhibition "Enter the Cúcala" is up at Simmons University's Trustman Gallery through May 13.

In Rixy’s world, cardboard beats canvas and the femmes are fierce

The figure as foundation in ‘You Had Me at Hello’

Mechanic finds paintings in Conn. dumpster, sparks appreciation for a forgotten artist

Books

Barnes & Noble announced it would be closing its Prudential Center location this June.

Barnes & Noble to close two Boston-area locations

Saying goodbye to Buffy the three-legged pit bull, my miracle dog

In ‘Paradise Falls,’ home sweet, polluted home

Movies

Paul and Jade Schuyler in "Red River Road."

Cape Cod family is cast and crew in psychological thriller ‘Red River Road’

Lil Nas X announces fall show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway

‘Memoria’: What you hear is what you get

Television

Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades in Billions (Season 1, Episode 1). - Photo: JoJo Whilden/SHOWTIME - Photo ID: Billions_101_8066.R 20crit

How referential can ‘Billions’ be? We kept track.

Meet the artist representing Rhode Island on NBC’s ‘American Song Contest’

Why ‘The First Lady’ is second-rate

music

Members of the gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama flank Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia, a musical duo from Mali.

The Blind Boys of Alabama and Amadou & Mariam bring cross-continental beats to Providence

Lucius emerges from lockdown and heads straight to the dance floor

How ‘Russian’ is Russian music?

Theater/Dance

Ramona Lisa Alexander

In ‘Black Super Hero Magic Mama,’ comic-book fantasy meets all-too-common reality

SpeakEasy, Huntington lead Norton Award nominations honoring excellence in theater

Struggling to build a better world in ‘Parable of the Sower’

globe local

Rabbi Shlomo Noginski was stabbed in July 2021 outside the Shaloh House, a Jewish day school on Chestnut Hill Avenue.

Antisemitic incidents in Mass. reached historic high in 2021, report says

Brockton educators to share ‘Poetry of the City of Champions’

As spring begins to bloom, so do community gardens

Obituaries

Ms. Tanaka, then 116 years old, reacted after receiving a Guinness World Records certificate.

World’s oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 119

L. McCrae Dowless Jr., 66, dies; operative at heart of election scandal

Native American artist, chief, Oklahoma lawmaker Haney dies