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Fetterman wins Pennsylvania’s Democratic US Senate primary; Mastriano wins Republican nomination for governor

Doug Mastriano, a state senator who secured a late endorsement from Donald Trump and has trumpeted the former president’s lies about nonexistent, widespread voter fraud costing him the 2020 election, won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s open governor’s office on Tuesday.
John Fetterman wins Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for Senate, days after having a stroke

N. Carolina Representative Cawthorn concedes GOP primary to Edwards

First-term US Representative Madison Cawthorn conceded his Republican primary race Tuesday to state Senator Chuck Edwards, ousting the pro-Donald Trump firebrand from Congress after his personal and political blunders translated into constituent unhappiness.

Another month, another record for home prices in the Boston area
The typical single-family house now costs a staggering $845,000, but there are signs that the market may be reaching its top.

As pollution worsens on Cape Cod, some are investing hopes in a new type of septic system

A coalition of groups in Cape Cod is pressing local and state officials to consider installing a new kind of septic system that they say would curb the vast majority of nitrogen that leaks from traditional systems.

Astros 13, Red Sox 4
Astros trot off with win over Sox by blasting five homers off Nate Eovaldi
Eovaldi joined Toronto’s Chase Anderson (2020) and Milwaukee’s Michael Blazek (2017) as the only pitchers to give up five homers in a single inning.

Red Line passenger ran alongside train before being dragged to his death, preliminary police report says

The preliminary report provides the most detailed account to date of the April 10 incident that killed Robinson Lalin, 39, and reveals that after the incident the train stopped for a short time in the tunnel outside Broadway Station for an “unspecified mechanical issue” before proceeding.
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The importance of a grocery store

Supermarkets are centers of culture and community. In America, that also makes them targets.

Mass General Brigham says it will reduce spending by $70m annually

The announcement is part of the system’s “performance improvement plan,” which the state’s healthcare watchdog agency required of it to curb excess spending.
Opinion
Nancy Gertner and John Reinstein

Abortion rights are protected in Massachusetts — or so we thought

And then we read Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft.
IDEAS | Pacifique Irankunda

I grew up during a time of civil war. My childhood was among the casualties.
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Lingering at the table long after the meal has been served

Joan Vennochi

How many white Americans will do anything more than shake their heads about the Buffalo massacre?
RENÉE GRAHAM

With the Buffalo massacre, Fox News has blood on its hands — again
Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.
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Tech Power Players 50

The Tech Power Players 50 is a list of the most influential — and interesting — people in the Massachusetts technology scene, as ranked by the Globe’s business journalists and an external advisory committee.
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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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Arrest warrant issued for suspect in rape in downtown Boston

Boston police on Tuesday obtained warrants for a suspect in a rape that occurred Saturday morning in the downtown area.

Video: Lawmakers open hearing on unexplained aerial sightings — see for yourself
Pentagon officials testifying at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday showed a previously classified video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, a fleeting color video of a reflective spherical object speeding past a military fighter jet.

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Keeping up with the Crawleys in ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’
The long-anticipated second movie sequel to Julian Fellowes Emmy-Award-winning period drama will satisfy adoring fans.

Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden says he is reviewing nine deadly force cases involving police
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Tuesday he is prepared to determine whether to bring criminal charges against police officers as he reviews nine deadly force incidents in Revere, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester dating to 2017.

Two manholes catch fire in Back Bay, cause unknown
Two manholes caught fire Tuesday near 755 and 800 Boylston St., where Eversource Energy repair crews will remain overnight, a company spokesman said.

Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant
Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city.

150 years of The Boston Globe
Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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The MBTA is proposing a new bus map. Here’s what it would look like.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority published a map Monday of the new bus service network it plans to roll out over the next five years to increase service and reliability.

Dianne Wilkerson left Beacon Hill under a cloud of disgrace. Now, she’s asking voters for another shot.
Years after she was caught slipping cash into her bra as part of an explosive bribery scandal, Dianne Wilkerson wants voters of the Second Suffolk state senate district to send her to Beacon Hill again.

Brookline classes resume Tuesday after one-day strike
The union agreed to pay $50,000 in damages in exchange for the district not pursuing fines related to the contempt order,

Jeneé Osterheldt
We should all celebrate Haitian Flag Day
As we celebrate Haitian Heritage Month, we must remember America's role in Haiti's past and present.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Missed connections in ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’

Pinkies up! 6 great spots for a spot of tea around Boston

Recipes: Take your cookout to the next level with spicy burgers from around the world

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops have some spring in their step

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Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

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

IDEAS | Pacifique Irankunda

I grew up during a time of civil war. My childhood was among the casualties.
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Lingering at the table long after the meal has been served

Joan Vennochi

How many white Americans will do anything more than shake their heads about the Buffalo massacre?
RENÉE GRAHAM

With the Buffalo massacre, Fox News has blood on its hands — again
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why are Massachusetts Latinos struggling more than everybody else?
IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Our totally healthy true crime obsession

Metro

State Auditor Suzanne Bump endorses Chris Dempsey to succeed her in the role

Dempsey is running against state Senator Diana DiZoglio for the Democratic nomination for auditor.

The new, highly transmissible Omicron variant, BA.2.12.1, is dominating in Massachusetts. Now what?

What’s fueling Omicron to become so much more transmissible? And what is the best approach to testing amid all this uncertainty?
RI POLITICS

House passes bill making mail ballots easier to use in R.I.

Democratic-led House votes 52 to 13 for the Let RI Vote Act while rejecting amendments proposed by Republicans. Governor McKee vows to sign the bill into law.

‘I was middle class, and now I feel like I’m at the poverty line.’ Inflation is hitting Mass. residents painfully hard, despite rosy big-picture stats.

A 40-year-high inflation rate — layered onto the already high cost of living in Massachusetts — is forcing many people to forgo grocery staples, skip creature comforts, scuttle vacation plans — and even consider leaving the state.

Sports

Astros 13, Red Sox 4

Astros trot off with win over Sox by blasting five homers off Nate Eovaldi

Eovaldi joined Toronto’s Chase Anderson (2020) and Milwaukee’s Michael Blazek (2017) as the only pitchers to give up five homers in a single inning.
Live updates

How it happened: Celtics drop Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals after disastrous third quarter

Miami's Jimmy Butler scored 41 points – 27 in the second half – against a short-staffed Boston team in the series opener.
Game 1 | lightning 4, panthers 1

Andrei Vasilevskiy (34 saves), Lightning beat Panthers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference semifinals

Over his last three games — all of them wins, including Game 7 at Toronto on Sunday — Vasilevskiy has stopped 94 of 99 shots.
Game 1: Heat 118, Celtics 107 I Instant Analysis

Celtics allow 22-2 run at start of third quarter, lose Game 1 to Heat
TUESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

No. 1 Needham boys’ volleyball pushed hard by Natick, but keeps lengthy winning streak alive in three sets
Baseball notebook

Orioles’ Matt Harvey suspended 60 games for distributing drugs

Business

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Nine ways the startup world is reacting to markets tanking

Whatever you call the tumble in the public markets that began in November, its impact is beginning to be felt in the world of tech and biotech startups.

Prosecutors: NYC investment adviser blamed in $5b fraud

Allianz Global Investors US agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to its role in a fraud that had lasted over half a decade as part of a deal with prosecutors. The deal also entails the payment of $3.2 billion in restitution, $2.3 billion fine, and having to forfeit $463 million.

‘I was middle class, and now I feel like I’m at the poverty line.’ Inflation is hitting Mass. residents painfully hard, despite rosy big-picture stats.

Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ without more information
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Globe Magazine

What happens when you tell the truth about racism in America?
LOVE LETTERS

I live with my elderly mother. Will anyone want to date me?

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She dramatically talked with her hands and spilled a martini on me’
YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do in and around Boston, May 16-22

metro

Chef Douglass Williams to serve as Newton Mayor’s Community Breakfast keynote speaker

America is locked in a battle, and the haters must lose

Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden says he is reviewing nine deadly force cases involving police

sports

Garrett Whitlock can officially start to call himself a member of the Red Sox rotation

O’Bryant, East Boston boys share Boston City League track championship title; O’Bryant, Latin Academy girls tie too

Celtics were game, but without Marcus Smart and Al Horford, they didn’t have enough against Heat in opener

business

Wayfair freezes hiring for 90 days citing economic uncertainty

Former Haemonetics headquarters in Braintree leased

Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant

politics

Fetterman wins Pennsylvania’s Democratic US Senate primary; Mastriano wins Republican nomination for governor

N. Carolina Representative Cawthorn concedes GOP primary to Edwards

At House hearing, videos of unexplained aerial sightings and a push for answers

Nation

Doug Mastriano, far-right 2020 election denier, is Pennsylvania Republicans’ choice for governor

John Fetterman wins Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for Senate, days after having a stroke

New York City placed on high alert over rise in cases

World

As Ukraine orders surrender of plant, Russia seeks stronger hold in south

Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant

Biden administration lifting some Trump-era restrictions on Cuba

opinion

The $8 figure that shamed Boston gets an update

Another abortion horror story, etched in memory — and policy

In fever to cut taxes, Mass. first should tackle crisis in human services

lifestyle

Cambridge singer-songwriter Alisa Amador wins NPR Tiny Desk Contest

From GOAT to ‘GROAT’? Tom Brady will executive produce a new Netflix comedy series. And yes, he’ll be in it.

‘Too much mustard’: DJ Steve Aoki airmails first pitch at Fenway

food & dining

The importance of a grocery store

The Salon, a downtown lounge, finally reopens with an emphasis on local Providence music

New England has another strong showing in annual specialty food awards

travel

I canceled my flight to Frankfurt, but now I can’t use my credit

This bed and breakfast on Cape Cod was ranked the best in the country by Tripadvisor

A perfect afternoon at Gilmanton Winery

Arts

At the ICA, ‘A Place For Me’ breathes new life into an old art form

6 art-school stars from around Boston to watch in 2022

Can art inspire environmental action?

Books

In new memoir, Viola Davis shares feeling ‘invisible’ growing up in poverty in Central Falls

‘It’s made me increasingly paranoid:’ LGBTQ-themed library in Waltham reports books stolen for fourth time this year

‘The Wild Robot’ wins Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

Movies

Netflix, struggling with subscriptions, lays off about 150 workers

Keeping up with the Crawleys in ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’

Tom Cruise is at his Tom Cruise-iest in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Television

From GOAT to ‘GROAT’? Tom Brady will executive produce a new Netflix comedy series. And yes, he’ll be in it.

Missed connections in ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’

Netflix, struggling with subscriptions, lays off about 150 workers

music

Cambridge singer-songwriter Alisa Amador wins NPR Tiny Desk Contest

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops have some spring in their step

At the Orpheum, Tori Amos and an enthralled crowd share more than a feeling

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet announces its 59th-anniversary season

Jean Appolon Expressions works through ‘Traka’

In ‘Sea Sick,’ an expert on oceans sees a world of trouble

globe local

Chef Douglass Williams to serve as Newton Mayor’s Community Breakfast keynote speaker

Woman wanted for allegedly fatally stabbing elderly man, stealing his car, in Manchester, N.H.

Rep. McGovern urges defense of democracy at UMass Amherst commencement

Obituaries

Dr. Barbara Herbert, public health ‘change-maker’ for the at-risk and marginalized, dies at 73

Peter Nicholas, cofounder of Boston Scientific, dies at 80

Lil Keed, up-and-coming Atlanta rapper, dies at 24