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Demonstrators protest in front of State House following leaked Supreme Court draft opinion

“We’re out here today demonstrating to oppose these attacks on women’s bodily autonomy and the antidemocratic nature of the Supreme Court,” said Gabby Ballard, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
A majority of Americans have supported abortion rights for decades, polling shows Scenes from the Roe v. Wade for abortion rights rally in Providence See live updates about the response to the Supreme Court draft decision

Thousands gather at protests in cities across US in response to possible Roe ruling

People in more than a dozen cities in the US rallied for abortion rights on Tuesday, a day after the leak of a draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Draft opinion could ultimately unravel other rights, legal experts warn
ADRIAN WALKER

The Supreme Court is coming after democracy itself

What the abortion landscape looks like in the US if Roe is overturned

Mainers assail Collins anew on past confirmation votes

The senator reasserted that Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch had both told her they did not believe in tampering with the legal precedent set by the Roe ruling in 1973.
Susan Collins suggests Supreme Court justices hid their Roe views
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Politico published Roe v. Wade draft opinion after ‘extensive review process’

Leaked Roe decision rips through Washington, prompting accusations of betrayal

Republicans fumed about the breach but expressed muted enthusiasm for the prospect of a ruling that would clear the way for states to ban abortion. Democrats articulated their rage but failed to coalesce around a plan to save the nearly 50-year-old right.
Here’s what Trump’s Supreme Court picks said during their confirmation hearings Analysis: Here’s how American politics would change if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Game 2 I Celtics 109, Bucks 86
Celtics were determined that Game 2 against the Bucks would not be a repeat of the series opener
“We haven’t been outmuscled like [we were in Game 1] all year,” coach Ime Udoka said, “and I think our guys took pride in that, took that to heart.”

Giannis Antetokounmpo looks to put Game 2 loss to Celtics behind him after rough shooting night
Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics got the message, then went out and made a statement in Game 2 win over Bucks

Jaylen Brown was torrid in a dominant first half for the Celtics.

JD Vance wins Ohio’s GOP Senate primary

JD Vance, the author and venture capitalist, won Ohio’s contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary on Tuesday, buoyed by Donald Trump’s endorsement in a race that was an early test of the former president’s hold on his party as the midterm season kicks into high gear.
Brown wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner

Layoffs hit Bose as the company focuses on its ‘most popular’ products

The Framingham-based audio firm’s workforce has been reduced by about 2,000 people in recent years.
Boston’s tech stocks decimated by post-lockdown economy

‘As of now, I am retired.’ KISS 108’s Matt Siegel steps down after 41 years
Matt Siegel, host of the longtime “Matty in the Morning” show on Kiss 108 FM, told listeners Tuesday morning that he’s retiring, emotionally capping a four-decade run in which he amassed a huge following on the airwaves but more recently stirred controversy over impolitic remarks on gender issues.

Boston man allegedly pulls gun during altercation at Westford basketball tournament

Jose Mow is facing a half-dozen charges, including carrying a firearm without a license, assault with a dangerous weapon, and disturbing a public assembly, the Middlesex district attorney’s office said in a statement Monday.

Nantucket residents vote to allow people to go topless at beaches

After about 30 minutes of debate, residents at the Annual Town Meeting voted Tuesday 327 to 242 to approve the measure drafted by resident Dorothy Stover, a sex educator who runs the online Nantucket Love School.
Peter Abraham | RED SOX 4, ANGELS 0

With Fenway Park dotted with All-Stars, Michael Wacha really shined as Red Sox blank Angels

Wacha worked into the sixth inning of a 4-0 victory against the Angels.
Rafael Devers, J.D. Martinez provide the power as Red Sox open homestand with shutout of Angels

A hulking safe in a R.I. school building possibly held secrets — if they could get it open

Nobody could remember the last time the safe had been opened. And of course, nobody knew the combination.

InterSystems plans to double HQ size with move to downtown

The Cambridge company on Tuesday confirmed a 420,000-square-foot lease at One Congress, a 43-story office tower now under construction. It will lease the top 14 floors.
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 2

Giving credit where it’s due

“Credit scores are the perfect example of how structural racism works,” says Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center.
Opinion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Annotating Justice Alito’s draft abortion opinion

“If Alito honestly believes that this ruling would end enflamed debate and deep divisions on the issue, the public reaction in the hours since the leak of this document should disabuse him of that notion.”
JEFF JACOBY

Alito’s first draft is a good one. But first drafts change.
RENÉE GRAHAM

This could be the unsettling end of Roe v. Wade as ‘settled law’

SCOT LEHIGH

Supreme Court’s activism could make much of US an antiabortion vigilante state

Laurence H. Tribe

The new Supreme Court’s iron fist
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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
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150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Authorities search for Methuen man convicted of raping two teenage girls

Stephen Corbin Jr., 38, was convicted on eight counts of aggravated rape of a child in Middlesex Superior Court on April 14. Authorities say he disappeared after the first three days of his trial and removed his GPS monitoring device in Andover.

Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety

Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said, just as scores of civilians evacuated from the bombed-out plant over the weekend reached relative safety.

Three patient deaths, and many others in misery, prompt $250,000 in fines at 5 Mass. nursing homes

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey cited the deaths, along with repeated instances of neglect, in settlements with five nursing homes on Tuesday.

Biogen CEO to resign, Alzheimer’s drug sales division is dismantled
Michel Vounatsos will stay on until a replacement is found, and the Cambridge biotech will continue research on Alzheimer's despite the failure of Aduhelm.

Starbucks workers at four more Mass. locations vote to unionize
Less than a month after employees at two Boston-area Starbucks cafes voted to formally unionize, workers at four other locations in Greater Boston have followed suit.

LARRY EDELMAN
The Fed is about to ratchet up its inflation fight. Here’s what to expect.
It's a big week for economic news. The Federal Reserve is expected to boost interest rates, and the April jobs report will likely show continued gains in employment.

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Suffolk DA probe of events leading to Juston Root’s death complicated by conflict of interest, e-mail shows

A leadership change in the Suffolk district attorney’s office has led to a delay into the investigation of the death of Juston Root, who was fatally shot by police in 2020 after brandishing a fake gun.

Ink Block is finished, and the South End has never been the same
The last building in the seven-building complex that transformed the “New York Streets” — and ushered in a wave of mixed-use mega-developments — is complete.

Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment rights by refusing to fly Christian flag at City Hall Plaza
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the City of Boston in the First Amendment rights case.

Attorney general’s investigation faults Danvers school officials in boys’ hockey scandal
Danvers school officials failed in many ways to properly respond to racist, homophobic, antisemitic, and sexually abusive behavior in the high school boys’ ice hockey program, creating “a toxic team culture,” according to an investigation by the state attorney general’s office.

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6 ways you can celebrate Star Wars Day

Three Massachusetts scholars named 2022 Carnegie fellows

Bruno Mars to open new MGM Music Hall at Fenway in September

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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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Joan Vennochi

A second chance for Dianne Wilkerson? Think twice about it.
MARCELA GARCÍA

How Texas’ busing of migrants is backfiring
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Memo to Dems: Don’t play chicken with aid for Kyiv
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Demonstrators protest in front of State House following leaked Supreme Court draft opinion

Thousands of people turned out at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday evening to defend abortion rights.
Gloucester

‘Perfect Storm’ author to speak in Gloucester on May 13

Sebastian Junger, author of the “The Perfect Storm,” is returning to Gloucester May 13 for a special event benefiting the city’s planned 400th anniversary celebrations in 2023.

Nantucket residents vote to allow people to go topless at beaches

After about 30 minutes of debate, residents at the Annual Town Meeting voted Tuesday 327 to 242 to approve the measure drafted by resident Dorothy Stover, a sex educator who runs the online Nantucket Love School.
SCOTUS & Roe v. Wade: The latest

Politico published Roe v. Wade draft opinion after ‘extensive review process’

A draft opinion suggests the US Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report. Here are the latest updates.

Sports

astros 4, mariners 0

Dusty Baker reaches 2,000 career wins as Astros shut out Mariners

Baker is the 12th manager in major league history to reach the milestone.
Celtics

Giannis Antetokounmpo looks to put Game 2 loss to Celtics behind him after rough shooting night

Antetokounmpo shot just 2 of 12 in the first half, one of the worst shooting lines of his career.
Game 2 I Celtics 109, Bucks 86

Celtics were determined that Game 2 against the Bucks would not be a repeat of the series opener

“We haven’t been outmuscled like [we were in Game 1] all year,” coach Ime Udoka said, “and I think our guys took pride in that, took that to heart.”
Game 1: Capitals 4, Panthers 2

Capitals do what no team has done to Panthers this season — rally to win in third period
peter abraham | on baseball

With Fenway Park dotted with All-Stars, Michael Wacha really shined as Red Sox blank Angels
TUESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Weston girls’ lacrosse prevails in OT against Boston Latin in matchup of Dual County League unbeatens

Business

Ukraine hopes for more evacuations from besieged steel mill

Ukrainian officials and the United Nations held out hope for more evacuations from the bombed-out steel mill in Mariupol as scores of civilians reached relative safety after enduring weeks of shelling that targeted city’s last pocket of resistance.

Thousands gather at protests in cities across US in response to possible Roe ruling

People in more than a dozen cities in the US rallied for abortion rights on Tuesday, a day after the leak of a draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

FirstLight Power expanding

Biogen CEO to resign, Alzheimer’s drug sales division is dismantled
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Summer Travel

Four great places to learn to surf in New England. Yes, New England.
Summer Travel

From rock climbing to race car driving, let an expert be your guide for a New England adventure

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was nervous beforehand and almost backed out’
Style Watch

Mother’s Day gift guide: Seven ideas from local shops to show mom you care

metro

Ex-MIT business professor convicted of trying to steal millions from late son’s estate

Scenes from the Roe v. Wade rally for abortion rights in Providence

Draft opinion could ultimately unravel other rights, legal experts warn

sports

Rafael Devers, J.D. Martinez provide the power as Red Sox open homestand with shutout of Angels

How it happened: Celtics beat Bucks, 109-86, to even series at 1-1

Celtics got the message, then went out and made a statement in Game 2 win over Bucks

business

InterSystems plans to double HQ size with move to downtown

4.5 million Americans quit or changed jobs in March, matching previous highs

Starbucks workers at four more Mass. locations vote to unionize

politics

Brown wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner

JD Vance wins Ohio’s GOP Senate primary

Politico published Roe v. Wade draft opinion after ‘extensive review process’

Nation

Thousands gather at protests in cities across US in response to possible Roe ruling

Is that an outlaw lawn? Las Vegas revamps how it monitors water usage.

Colorado River reservoirs are so low, government delays releases

World

North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities

Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety

Russia’s war has been brutal, but Putin has shown some restraint. Why?

opinion

This is no time to raise testing bar for graduation

Take that, gift card scammers!

How Texas’ busing of migrants is backfiring

lifestyle

Our guide to making this Mother’s Day the best one yet

For their first YA, ‘I Kissed Shara Wheeler,’ Casey McQuiston turned to classic teen movie tropes and TikTok

6 ways you can celebrate Star Wars Day

food & dining

‘We’re bringing back community. This is a place to bond.’

Sparkling Botanicals takes tea to a bubbly new level

Sake delights wine lovers at The Koji Club

travel

Planning a trip to Provincetown? Boston travelers can soon hop on a seaplane.

These 3 New England beaches were named among the best in the US by Travel + Leisure

A Brutalist beauty, the power of picture books, and an intimate Alaskan cruise

Arts

‘Rights Along the Shore’ probes painful history of segregation and swimming

Boston Children’s Museum celebrates trans children’s dreams in new exhibit

Are we ready to look at ‘Philip Guston Now’?

Books

Exposing mysteries of a small seaside town in ‘Vigil Harbor’

Reading when you’re looking for a challenge

Money, legacy, family, and lies all matters of ‘Trust’

Movies

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will perform in Providence in September

In ‘Dr. Strange 2,’ Benedict Cumberbatch is back as the sourest of Marvel superheroes

Willing ourselves to see; looking back at Marilyn Monroe; and listening to John Wayne Gacy

Television

Latest ‘Scandal’ exposes more real-life notoriety

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will perform in Providence in September

Too much of a good thing on TV right now? There’s a reason for it.

music

Bruno Mars to open new MGM Music Hall at Fenway in September

Conductor Tianhui Ng clears a path with the New England Philharmonic

H&H bids farewell to Harry Christophers

Theater/Dance

Even the oldest work on Alvin Ailey’s programs feels contemporary

World premieres from William Forsythe and Jorma Elo highlight Boston Ballet’s ‘MINDscape’ program

After a three-year absence, Alvin Ailey returns to Boston April 28-May 1

globe local

‘Perfect Storm’ author to speak in Gloucester on May 13

Newton’s PorchFest returns in June with an afternoon of free music

Former Patriots player Matt Light loses bid for Foxborough School Committee

Obituaries

Norman Mineta, who served two presidents in Cabinet, dies at 90

Kathy Boudin, radical imprisoned in a fatal robbery, dies at 78

Régine, whose discotheque gave nightlife a new dawn, dies at 92