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Extra spring COVID-19 booster cleared for certain Americans

US regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring.

Southwest temporarily grounds flights nationwide due to technical issues; nearly half of airline flights out of Boston Logan are delayed

Forty-seven percent of flights out of Logan were delayed late Tuesday morning, according to FlightAware.

Medford man ordered held without bail after his arraignment in deaths of couple found slain in Brighton storage unit
Leonid Volkov, 37, was arrested and charged with murder after police located the bodies of Pavel Vekshin and Kiryl Schukin in a storage unit in Brighton.

With opponent out of race, South End consultant John Moran is poised to fill Santiago’s state House seat

The consultant and community advocate is the last remaining candidate in the special election race after his primary opponent, Amparo “Chary” Ortizcq, suspended her campaign last week

Snowboarder survives harrowing fall into waterfall hole on Mount Washington

A snowboarder had a close call on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington after falling into waterfall hole during a Saturday run down Tuckerman Ravine.

Two hikers rescued after they got lost in deep snow in the White Mountains

Oklahoma governor calls on officials to resign after ‘hanging’ and racist remarks on tape

After offering superintendent job to another candidate following ‘ladies’ comment, Easthampton’s new pick withdraws

15-year-old girl dies nearly a week after being hit by vehicle in Middleton driveway

Celtics fans made their way to TD Garden on Canal Street before Game 1 of the first-round playoff series between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks in Boston on April 15, 2023. Canal Street will be a car-free “playoff hub” for all Celtics and Bruins home games for the remainder of their respective seasons, allowing bars and restaurants to extend their patios and — they hope — benefit from extra foot traffic.

On a car-free Canal Street, bars and restaurants hope for a long playoff season

With both the Bruins and the Celtics in the playoffs, the establishments near TD Garden are hoping for a particularly big wave of foot traffic.

Long playoff runs by Bruins and Celtics aren’t just good for fans, they’re good for business

Eliud Kipchoge explains what went wrong in his first attempt at the Boston Marathon
The question now is where he goes from here, and Kipchoge said he "absolutely" wants another shot at Boston.

Is it an upset when the defending champ wins the Boston Marathon? On Monday, the answer was yes. Read more coverage from the Boston Marathon

Wendy Petersen stops to kiss her husband, Dan, on Heartbreak Hill on Monday.

A bald eagle suit, a ‘running-moon,’ an assist at the finish line: 16 stories you may have missed from the Boston Marathon

Marathon Monday is chaos. It’s easy to miss the little moments.

Complete list of Boston Marathon finishers

BETH TEITELL | COMMENTARY

The interior-designer world has turned on gray. What finally killed the color?
Was it gray fatigue? The pandemic — when everyone was home alone staring at their gray walls? Either way, the world’s drabbest tyrant has been toppled.

A billboard from Stop Handgun Violence, a Massachusetts based organization, in 2018.

The brutal calculus of life expectancy and where you can afford to live

Massachusetts policies can add years to one’s life. The problem is too few can afford to live here.

From left: Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, and Ellie Kemper in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

It’s back to the theater for Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess

Pair to star in off-Broadway show.

Various shapes of pasta.

There are hundreds of shapes of pasta. Here’s the long and short of why — and how to use them.

With all the choices of pasta shapes, sizes, and textures, there are many cases when just a few stand up to or host or cradle a particular sauce in the best possible way.

Opinion

Middleborough, MA - 2/14/2023 : Middleborough, is a South Coast town of about 24,000, has become the first community to vote against complying with the state's new multifamily housing law. Officials there complain that the law requires them to zone for too many multifamily units, and say that kind of development would destroy the town's rural character. Middleborough's new commuter rail station, part of the South Coast Rail project, is currently under construction. (Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff)

Is your blood stirred by the T’s $9.2 billion spending plan? No? Join the club.

The MBTA's draft capital investment plan contains hundreds of millions of dollars for things like bridge inspections, replacing signal equipment, and tie replacement — which, however important they may be, are not exactly the stuff of far-sighted, visionary leadership.

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The search for your missing single-cell ancestor is heating up

Despite stable jobs and decent wages, essential workers still can’t afford the rent

MARCELA GARCÍA

How Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux aims to save lives

What’s the future for Joseph Kennedy III?

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Jury seated in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox for false election claims
A jury was seated Tuesday to hear a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020 presidential election.

Many electric vehicles don’t qualify for the new federal tax break. Here’s what to know.
The US government issued a new list of vehicles eligible for the credits, which take effect Tuesday, and quite a few EV models aren’t on it, including some that were eligible under the old rules.

New England Aquarium releases two dozen rehabilitated sea turtles in North Carolina after stranding in Cape Cod Bay
On Monday, biologists drove the turtles to Fort Fisher, North Carolina, and released them as a crowd of onlookers gathered on the beach, according to a statement from the aquarium.

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Big Mass. employers land a long-awaited win with House approval of corporate tax change

The bill would cut corporate taxes for many companies, while raising them for others. But the House is just the start.

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With trans health care, ‘There are not two sides to the story’
Two New Hampshire health care providers talk about what the media gets wrong when it comes to covering care for transgender youths.

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Mo Willems and the art of big feelings
On the 20th anniversary of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!,” Willems reflects on his beleaguered bird, bad ideas, and being part of a community of picture-book authors in Western Massachusetts.

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A Maine mother’s lawsuit over her child’s gender transition highlights tension between student protections and parental rights

Amber Lavigne’s suit is the latest legal challenge in New England over schools’ ability to protect the privacy and safety of transgender and gender-nonconforming students and their parents’ right to know.

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Two of sport’s best — Eliud Kipchoge and Shohei Ohtani — were in town, but rain fell on their parade
The great marathoner was no match for our hills, and the great ballplayer was foiled by weather that limited him to two innings on the mound.

On a misty morning in Lexington, muskets ring out, recalling first shots of Revolutionary War
Before dawn Monday morning, crowds gathered on Lexington Common to commemorate 248 years since the skirmish between colonial militia and British soldiers that resulted in the “shot heard ’round the world” and kickstarted a fierce seven-year war for independence.

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Still writing checks? You might want to reconsider as check fraud skyrockets.
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Worcester high school counselor a finalist in the John Lennon songwriting contest

British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly singing Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" at Symphony Hall on Friday night with the Boston Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Benjamin Zander.

Boston Philharmonic finishes season with the unfinished

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Paul Taylor Dance Company performs "Company B" at the Shubert Theatre.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Ron DeSantis campaigns at a rally in Hialeah, Fla., on Nov. 7, 2022.

Students lose out in the politicization of education

Smoke was seen in Khartoum, Sudan, after clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15.

David L. Phillips

US must pull Sudan back from the brink of civil war

The U.S. Marine Corps Memorial outside Washington is a rendition of Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

World War II analogies are about as useful today as carrier pigeons

Dave Fortier, of Newburyport, president of One World Strong Foundation, trained for the 2023 Boston Marathon as he ran along a path to a beach April 4, in Newburyport. Fortier was hit in the foot by shrapnel in the 2013 bombing and doesn't remember finishing the race.

Boston did summon the strength to ‘finish the race’

Morry Taylor shopped for footwear in Plymouth, N.H., on Jan. 16, 1996.

The ghosts of Morry Taylor

The author's blood sugar at mile 7 of the 2022 Boston Marathon was at a 137 mg/dl, right in his performance zone.

IDEAS | HILMAR SCHMUNDT

Techno-doping my way through the Boston Marathon

Metro

Gabe Amo launches campaign for Congress in Rhode Island

Gabe Amo, a Pawtucket native who recently left his job as a top aide to President Biden, has joined the crowded field seeking to succeed US Representative David Cicilline in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District.

New England Aquarium releases two dozen rehabilitated sea turtles in North Carolina after stranding in Cape Cod Bay

On Monday, biologists drove the turtles to Fort Fisher, North Carolina, and released them as a crowd of onlookers gathered on the beach, according to a statement from the aquarium.

Snowboarder survives harrowing fall into waterfall hole on Mount Washington

A snowboarder had a close call on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington after falling into waterfall hole during a Saturday run down Tuckerman Ravine.

With opponent out of race, South End consultant John Moran is poised to fill Santiago’s state House seat

The consultant and community advocate is the last remaining candidate in the special election race after his primary opponent, Amparo “Chary” Ortizcq, suspended her campaign last week

Sports

Eliud Kipchoge met the media on Tuesday at the Fairmont Copley Hotel, one day after he finished sixth in the 2023 Boston Marathon.

Boston Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge explains what went wrong in his first attempt at the Boston Marathon

The question now is where he goes from here, and Kipchoge said he "absolutely" wants another shot at Boston.

On game days during the playoffs, Canal Street is closed to traffic, allowing local restaurants to increase their outdoor seating.

sports business

Long playoff runs by Bruins and Celtics aren’t just good for fans, they’re good for business

Past analyses have shown that each game in the NBA Finals or Stanley Cup Finals generated nearly $5 million in economic impact.

Wendy Petersen stops to kiss her husband, Dan, on Heartbreak Hill on Monday.

boston marathon

A bald eagle suit, a ‘running-moon,’ an assist at the finish line: 16 stories you may have missed from the Boston Marathon

Marathon Monday is chaos. It’s easy to miss the little moments.

In Game 1, Tyler Bertuzzi confirmed the Bruins’ hunch that he is ‘made for the playoffs’

Twins at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

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Boston Marathon

Is it an upset when the defending champ wins the Boston Marathon? On Monday, the answer was yes.

Business

Jury seated in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox for false election claims

A jury was seated Tuesday to hear a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020 presidential election.

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Dozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years.

On a car-free Canal Street, bars and restaurants hope for a long playoff season

Happy Tax Day. Here’s what you need to know about filing this year.

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Clockwise from left: The Hoyts during one of their races; Spencer the dog; ultramarathoner Verna Volker; and Micah Herndon.

The Marathon Issue

26.2 tales of personal triumph from the Boston Marathon

US President Barack Obama speaks during the "Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service" dedicated to those who were gravely wounded or killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2013. Obama is in Boston to mourn victims of the deadly marathon attacks, as investigators study images of a suspect who may have planted the bombs. No arrests have been made in connection with Monday's twin bombings near the finish line of the race, which sent metal fragments and nails into a crowd of thousands of runners and spectators, killing three people and wounding 180. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SamadJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

The Marathon Issue

How President Obama wrote his 'love letter to Boston' after the bombing

Britain’s Geoff Smith limps through the tape to win the 1985 Marathon.

The Marathon Issue

The forgotten story of how the Boston Marathon almost collapsed

This week's daters: Benny and Liz.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We discovered we have the same birthday’

metro

Hampden Superior Court, where Roberson will enter his plea.

Conn. man to plead guilty to manslaughter in three homicides in Springfield, DA says

Medford man ordered held without bail after his arraignment in deaths of couple found slain in Brighton storage unit

With trans health care, ‘There are not two sides to the story’

sports

Danny Riordan ran a new marathon PR on Monday, competing in the non-binary division.

At the Boston Marathon, non-binary runners finally had their day. It meant the world.

Patrice Bergeron may be on the sideline but the Bruins feel his presence on the ice and in the locker room

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey power 76ers over Nets to forge a 2-0 series lead

business

Checking in on Rhode Island’s publicly traded companies

Providence-based developer proposes mixed-use building in Fox Point

Volkswagen unveils electric luxury sedan at China auto show

politics

Stories making headlines in Washington, and their impact closer to home

With leak case, Massachusetts Air National Guard is thrust into the spotlight

Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary

Nation

A Southwest Airlines ground crew directed a plane out of the terminal at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, Calif., in February.

Southwest temporarily grounds flights nationwide due to technical issues; nearly half of airline flights out of Boston Logan are delayed

Extra spring COVID-19 booster cleared for certain Americans

Oklahoma governor calls on officials to resign after ‘hanging’ and racist remarks on tape

World

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stood in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy stood on the right.

US reporter held by Russia on spying charges to stay in jail

China calls US accusations of police stations ‘groundless’

Jailed US reporter in Russian court to appeal detention

opinion

In this 1998 file photo, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahearn, Senator George Mitchell, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair posed after they signed the Good Friday Agreement for peace in Northern Ireland.

Remembering the compromise required of the Good Friday Agreement

Boston did summon the strength to ‘finish the race’

Students lose out in the politicization of education

lifestyle

My husband had an emotional affair at work

I want her to be my wife ... someday

The 10 people you meet at kids’ sporting events

food & dining

Confident Cook
Photo: Sheryl Julian for The Boston Globe
Recipe from “Bread and How to Eat It”
Recipe for Torta di Pane (Italian Bread Pudding Cake)

Recipe: Torta di Pane bakes into an alluring cake with a nutty bread pudding texture

Recipe: Egg canoes filled with cheese and bacon are fun to make, especially with kids

Recipe: Tuck this rustic loaf cake with apricots, almonds, and pistachios into your picnic basket

travel

In 1999, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places designated Spirit Mountain, which the Mojave people refer to as "Avi Kwa Ame," as a Traditional Cultural Property, the first of its kind in Nevada.

How to explore the 3 newest national monuments

Airbnb banned me because they think I still live in Russia

Cycling for a cause on the Cape, celebrating in Sydney, and a watch that goes the distance

Arts

Paul Goesch’s “Architectural composition (Triumphal arch) or Visionary design for a gateway,” c. 1920-21.

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Identical twins Sydnie and Haylie Jimenez pair ceramics with themes of identity

Books

Children's book author and illustrator Mo Willems, photographed at the R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton.

Mo Willems and the art of big feelings

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

In Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘Cursed Bread,’ desire unleashes death and madness upon a French village

Movies

Hong Chau as the artist and landlord Jo in "Showing Up."

Boston University alumna Hong Chau on ‘Showing Up’ and life beyond her Oscar nomination

‘American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing’ documentary released on Netflix

‘Renfield’ is a bloody mess

Television

A view of the atmosphere during Netflix’s Love Is Blind: The Live Reunion Official Watch Party at The Vermont Hollywood on April 16 in Los Angeles, California.

A live ‘Love Is Blind’ special on Netflix got delayed, vexing fans

This week’s TV: Keri Russell’s new series, A.I. creepiness in ‘Mrs. Davis,’ and King Charles’s big day approaches

‘SNL’ gets serious with message for trans youth as Ana de Armas hosts

music

British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly singing Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" at Symphony Hall on Friday night with the Boston Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Benjamin Zander.

Boston Philharmonic finishes season with the unfinished

Worcester high school counselor a finalist in the John Lennon songwriting contest

Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

Theater/Dance

From left: Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, and Ellie Kemper in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

It’s back to the theater for Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess

Gaining power, step by step, in Apollinaire’s ‘Dance Nation’

Paul Taylor Dance Company shines in its Boston return

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Mr. Koren was a longtime resident of Brookfield, Vt.

Edward Koren, 87, whose cartoon creatures poked fun at people, dies

Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

Eli Wolff, leading advocate for athletes with disabilities, dies at 45