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"The City of Boston, the Boston Public Schools, and [state education department] agree to work together in a targeted, strengthened partnership to immediately address systemic barriers to educational opportunity,” said Wu's counterproposal, obtained by the Globe.

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Boston police responded to a report of a person shot at a busy downtown intersection Thursday afternoon.

‘It’s so scary,’ hearing someone shouting after MBTA passenger takes control of public address system on Red Line train, rider says

Kate Darling boarded a Red Line train at Park Street around 1 p.m. Wednesday and was enroute to Cambridge when she and other passengers in the crowded car started hearing shouts coming over the public address system, a voice that clearly did not belong to an MBTA employee.

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Red Sox sock it to White Sox, take two out of three in explosive finale of set

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Superintendent: Geoff Diehl’s daughter wasn’t forced to sign a ‘white privilege’ pledge
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Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez has an AL-high 16 doubles (through Wednesday).

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Like Tom Brady, Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez understands what it’s like to have the answers to the test

Martinez, 34, is relying on the mental part of the game and was leading the majors in hitting at .372 through Wednesday.

Family walks the beach at Colonial Gables in the late afternoon.

A summer escape to a cabin in Maine is the very best way to do nothing

There will be occasions for adventure. For now, a cabin by the sea in East Belfast will do.

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Celtics can finish off the Heat Friday night at TD Garden.

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The Celtics have been close before, but this feels different

The Celtics were up, 3-2, in the Eastern Conference finals in 2018 and couldn’t close out the Cavaliers. They lost the 2020 conference finals to Miami in six.

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Barack Obama, then a senator, waved during a rally for his presidential campaign in Philadelphia on Oct. 11, 2008.

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As a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama was blasted for telling truths about white America that it still struggles to admit.

Gun violence is a disease. Health care can help.

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Even if Congress won’t act on gun safety, states can

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Community members in Uvalde, Texas, embrace each other at a vigil on Wednesday for the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Rob Elementary School.

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Members of Gays Against Guns in New York City held pictures of individuals murdered in anti-gay violence.

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The floating pools in Paris's Bassin de la Villette waterway have provided an in-lake swimming spot, but some locals are reluctant to take the plunge.

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A family grieves outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

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Republicans return to their roots as the antiwar party

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Texas elementary school shooting: The latest

Questions emerge about police response to Texas gunman

A gunman on Tuesday killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which is located about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Here are the latest updates.

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With control of Boston Public Schools on the line, Wu’s counterproposal advocates for a stronger state partnership

"The City of Boston, the Boston Public Schools, and [state education department] agree to work together in a targeted, strengthened partnership to immediately address systemic barriers to educational opportunity,” said Wu's counterproposal, obtained by the Globe.

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Anania Williams just finished his bachelor’s degree at Emerson College, and is planning to move to New York City to look for work on the stage. But he’s already making a decent living as a social media influencer.

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The Solid Sound festival at Mass MoCA features dozens of musical acts, including Wilco, in addition to comedy performances, food, and more.

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The "Conjuring" house, in Burrillville, R.I., is a 3,100 square foot farmhouse and eight-acre property made famous by the movie series that began in 2013.

Rhode Island’s ‘Conjuring’ house sold, with one stipulation: No one can live there year-round

Man shot in downtown Boston; police search for suspect

MGH vaccinating workers against monkeypox, the first time the shots have been used in the US

sports

For the first time in his career, all of Kiké Hernández's starts have come at one position: center field.

Versatile Kiké Hernández improves prospects for Gold Glove by staking his claim at one position: center field

Simona Halep falters after panic attack at French Open

Like Tom Brady, Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez understands what it’s like to have the answers to the test

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Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the measures Thursday as the government has come under increasingly intense pressure to help households with rapidly rising inflation and energy bills.

Britain announces tax on oil and gas profits to fund cost-of-living payments

Broadcom to acquire VMware in $61b enterprise computing deal

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., departs as the Senate breaks for the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022.

Senators grasp for a bipartisan gun deal, facing long odds

Republicans face heat for ideas to stop mass shootings that avoid gun restrictions

Republicans block domestic terrorism bill after shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde

Nation

Victor Escalon, regional director of the Texas Department of Safety, spoke at a news conference addressing the police response timeline to the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 26, 2022.

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Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list

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Ukrainian soldiers from the 95th Air Assault Brigade loaded a weapon onto an armored vehicle near the city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, May 25, 2022.

Russia slams sanctions, seeks to blame West for food crisis

Scientists try to bring Australian ‘tiger’ back from extinction

US aims to constrain China by shaping environment around it, Blinken says

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Republicans return to their roots as the antiwar party

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Maggie Rogers.

‘I want to be in school forever’: Maggie Rogers graduates from Harvard Divinity

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to return to the Esplanade this July 4

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The Seafood Platter at Salt + Stone restaurant on Assembly Row.

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Installation view of "Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms," currently at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston's Watershed in East Boston. Left, Ebony G. Patterson, "...and the dew cracks the earth, in five acts of lamentation ... between the cuts ... beneath the leaves ... below the soil...," 2020; center, Madeline Hollander, "Heads/Tails: Walker & Broadway 2," 2020; right, El Anatsui, "Area B," 2007.

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At the MFA, a camera-ready country

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Movies

Jimmy Pesto Jr. (left, voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) and Tina Belcher (voiced by Dan Mintz) in "The Bob's Burgers Movie."

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‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67, reports say

World Cinema Film Festival offers passport to intriguing stories

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Ben Whishaw in "This Is Going to Hurt."

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Kristen Wiig says hi, hi (to) ‘Mrs. American Pie’

Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault

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Mr. Fletcher, performing with Depeche Mode in Washington, D.C., in 2017.

Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60

Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock’s Yes, dead at 72

‘I want to be in school forever’: Maggie Rogers graduates from Harvard Divinity

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Dorrance Dance will appear at the Emerson Cutler Majestic on June 2.

A high-profile dance fest rises again

Out of the past and onto the stage

In Concord, ‘The Colored Museum’ puts racial stereotypes on exhibit

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Kate Darling posed for a portrait in Cambridge.

‘It’s so scary,’ hearing someone shouting after MBTA passenger takes control of public address system on Red Line train, rider says

Safety at the beach and around the barbeque paramount this Memorial Day weekend, state officials say

Newton city councilors call on mayor to use more federal aid money to avoid school job cuts

Obituaries

Mr. Fletcher, performing with Depeche Mode in Washington, D.C., in 2017.

Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60

Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock’s Yes, dead at 72

‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67, reports say