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Night 2 of the NFL Draft is here, and the Patriots pick early. Follow along with live updates.

They hold the second pick in the second round (No. 34) and will pick again at No. 68 in the third round.
Resetting the draft board: 11 players to watch for the Patriots tonight
Live Updates
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Bill Belichick’s draft analysis on Pat McAfee show was top-of-the-charts stuff
dan shaughnessy

Drafting Drake Maye feels very much like a Patriots ownership selection, and other thoughts

Mayor Michelle Wu, Police Commissioner Cox agreed on tent removal ahead of Emerson arrests
Students had set up tents to protest Israel’s actions in the conflict in Gaza and call for a cease-fire there.

Emerson College student government calls on president to resign after pro-Palestinian encampment arrests

Pro-Palestinian encampment grows at Northeastern, continues at MIT

As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protesters, others quickly call the police
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Two nights, three provinces, and 1,600 miles. A sleeper train through Maritime Canada is slow travel at its best.

Via Rail’s sleepy eastern route brings travelers through rural villages and towns in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Here's what it's like.

Brandeis women’s basketball coach is retiring after players threatened to quit

The school announced Friday that Carol Simon, the longtime coach who received a letter last week from all 11 returning players asking her to resign, will retire.

MassDevelopment chief Dan Rivera abruptly resigns after 3 years

Rivera, who was the mayor of Lawrence before being appointed to the post by then-Governor Charlie Baker, told the MassDevelopment board that he was leaving to pursue other opportunities.

Testimony in Trump’s hush-money trial ends after two new witnesses called to the stand. Here’s what happened.

Michael Cohen’s former banker, Gary Farro, and Donald Trump's former assistant, Rhona Graff, testified Friday afternoon. The trial resumes on Tuesday.

Judge changes ruling following Braintree eighth-grader’s anxiety attack, trip to hospital
Fourteen-year-old Samantha Frechon had enrolled, per the judge's earlier order, at a regular public school for the first time since she was eight.

Within 14 hours, a team of Andover high schoolers tackled the housing crisis — with math
A Phillips Academy math team was named a finalist in an international competition for its models suggesting solutions to housing shortages and homelessness.

An ambitious Mass. housing law is coming to your town. Here’s what you need to know.

 Providence mayor issues first veto on proposal to fix affordable housing ‘loophole’

Burglary ring targeted Indian and South Asian families in 43 break-ins, DA says

Here’s your chance to knock down the Washington Bridge

Former State Police lieutenant sentenced to 5 years in prison for overtime fraud
Style Watch

This Cambridge kitchen design draws inspiration from the 1970s

The design team started by picking the dark color palette for the cabinets and counters, then built out the design from there.
On the block: Homes for sale in the $750,000 range

Lego is coming to Boston. Here’s what its CEO has to say about why.

As the popular toymaker keeps growing, it wanted a North American headquarters with access to a wider array of talented workers. It chose Boston.
LOVE LETTERS

We might be ‘the greatest love story ever told’

But she’s marrying someone else.
Opinion
IDEAS | MARIANNE MOLLMANN AND EDUARDO GONZALEZ CUEVA

Our daughter is a student protester at Emerson. The police went too far.

There are better ways to approach the protests roiling campuses across the country from Emerson to Columbia to USC.
CARINE HAJJAR

What happened when a young Israeli walked into an anti-Israel protest
Alex Beam

Woody Allen, the headache no one wants
Ruthzee Louijeune

Unlocking Haiti’s potential
Ward Sutton

Eternal sunshine of the MAGA mind

More recent News

Aidan Kearney, the blogger known as ‘Turtleboy,’ will be able to attend Karen Read trial, judge rules
Keaney is charged with harassing and intimidating witnesses in the case.

Mass. cannabis sales topped $1 billion for third straight year in 2023
Last week, cannabis sales in Massachusetts exceeded $6 billion since 2018.

Mike Pinder, founding keyboardist of the Moody Blues, dies at 82
The last surviving founding member of the Moody Blues, Mike Pinder's innovative use of the Mellotron — a predecessor of the sampler — helped make the band a pioneer of progressive rock.

Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
The former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday.

US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US has determined that an Israeli military unit committed gross human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza began six months ago.

Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
Charles took a break from public appearances almost three months ago to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer.

Billerica police officer seriously injured in excavator accident at road construction site

The excavator accident was reported around 2 p.m. at a work site on Boston Road near Pollard Street, according to the Billerica Police Department.
RI EDUCATION

Central Falls breaks ground for a new $108 million high school

The new school, set to be completed at the end of 2025, will replace a nearly 100-year-old building beset by leaky roofs, balky boilers, mold, peeling paint, and falling debris.

Woman fatally shot in Conway, N.H.

“There does not appear to be any threat to the general public in connection with this death,” officials said.

Recommended reads

A ‘transformational’ way to treat drug addiction gains momentum at Mass. hospitals

Embedding teams of addiction specialists within hospitals can reduce the severity of substance use, increase participation in treatment, and dramatically reduce hospital readmissions — all of which save lives and taxpayer dollars.

Who got into Boston’s exam schools this fall? BPS offers an initial glimpse at the data
The data did not include a demographic breakdown by race, ethnicity, or income status —that is expected to be released in the coming weeks as part of a more comprehensive data analysis.

SAY MORE
As Earth Week ends, here are five takeaways on the climate crisis from Elizabeth Kolbert
New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert's latest book on climate change will surprise readers. It's an illustrated book for adults.

Lowell is getting dozens of migrant families. Their struggles resonate with Cambodian community.
Welcoming Haitian migrants who have fled violence at home, local residents see themselves from another era.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jerry Seinfeld talks JFK, Bill Burr, and feeding his inner child with ‘Unfrosted’

Boston stars will shine on the Common this summer in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Damn! Damn! Damn! ‘Good Times’ turns 50

Independent Film Festival Boston turns 21: ‘We see the festival and the city as kind of intertwined’

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Mary Ziegler

Reality on abortion hits the Supreme Court
IDEAS | BRANDON DEL POZO

Why the drug reform movement looks like it’s failing
IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are women becoming so much more liberal than men?
EDITORIAL

Mike Johnson saved the day. Democrats should be ready to save Johnson.
Brendan Little

My mother died by suicide. I don’t regret my estrangement from her.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

SJC rules police officers’ names can’t be kept secret from misconduct investigation records on privacy grounds

The court also rejected an argument from prosecutors asserting that privacy exemption to the public records law can still be applied to investigations that find no misconduct by police.
RI EDUCATION

Central Falls breaks ground for a new $108 million high school

The new school, set to be completed at the end of 2025, will replace a nearly 100-year-old building beset by leaky roofs, balky boilers, mold, peeling paint, and falling debris.

Emerson College student government calls on president to resign after pro-Palestinian encampment arrests

The student government unanimously approved a no-confidence resolution in the school's president, Jay Bernhardt, days after Boston police arrested more than 100 people at a pro-Palestinian encampment on a public walkway near campus.

Burglary ring targeted Indian and South Asian families in 43 break-ins, DA says

Authorities have broken up a sophisticated burglary ring targeting families in more than two dozen Middlesex County communities, District Attorney Marian T. Ryan announced Friday.

Sports

live updates

Night 2 of the NFL Draft is here, and the Patriots pick early. Follow along with live updates.

They hold the second pick in the second round (No. 34) and will pick again at No. 68 in the third round.
AUTO RACING

Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden denies he’s a liar after being disqualified from season-opening race

At issue is Team Penske being able to use the push-to-pass system on restarts, which is illegal. Newgarden won the St. Petersburg race, and teammate Scott McLaughlin finished third.
revolution

Carles Gil is one Revolution player who has firsthand experience against Messi

In 2013-14, Gil’s first season in La Liga, his team held Messi’s FC Barcelona squad to a 0-0 tie.
bruins notebook

Bruins went to the wall for big goals in their Game 3 victory
nfl

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talks about a longer regular season, a later Super Bowl, and more games abroad

Business

Trump’s lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution’s first witness in hush money trial

David Pecker was grilled about his memory and past statements as the defense tried to poke holes in potentially crucial testimony for prosecutors in the first criminal trial of a former American president.
Larry Edelman

MassDevelopment chief Dan Rivera abruptly resigns after 3 years

Rivera, who was the mayor of Lawrence before being appointed to the post by then-Governor Charlie Baker, told the MassDevelopment board that he was leaving to pursue other opportunities.
SAY MORE

As Earth Week ends, here are five takeaways on the climate crisis from Elizabeth Kolbert

Mass. cannabis sales topped $1 billion for third straight year in 2023
magazine
Summer Travel

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

Summer Travel

We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.
MISS CONDUCT

What to do when someone overshares details on a first date
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The host actually sat us at two different tables’

metro

Burglary ring targeted Indian and South Asian families in 43 break-ins, DA says

Providence mayor issues first veto on proposal to fix affordable housing tax break ‘loophole’

Within 14 hours, a team of Andover high schoolers tackled the housing crisis — with math

sports

Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half-century, dies at 90

Game 27: Cubs at Red Sox lineups and notes

New Patriots quarterback Drake Maye arrives at Gillette Stadium ‘ready to take on anything’

business

US probes whether Tesla Autopilot recall did enough to make sure drivers pay attention

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

Lego is coming to Boston. Here’s what its CEO has to say about why.

politics

Trump’s lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution’s first witness in hush money trial

President Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ Donald Trump. Trump says he’s ready to go.

US announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package

Nation

Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that’s losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches

Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products

World

Ukraine’s farm minister is the latest corruption suspect as Kyiv aims to undo recent Russian gains

A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain.

Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says

opinion

Lessons learned from campus protests?

Next stop? Building fossil fuel infrastructure.

Sail on to a cleaner planet

lifestyle

We might be ‘the greatest love story ever told’

National College Decision Day isn’t a referendum on how well you did as a parent

Dating while my biological clock is ticking

food & dining

Baleia takes Boston on a Portuguese holiday

It’s almost Mother’s Day. Here’s where to brunch.

Jerry Seinfeld talks JFK, Bill Burr, and feeding his inner child with ‘Unfrosted’

travel

There’s a lot of money floating around Miami. Here’s what to do there if very little of it is yours.

Two nights, three provinces, and 1,600 miles. A sleeper train through Maritime Canada is slow travel at its best.

Be a part of the oldest postal system in the world

Arts

At Mass MoCA, Joseph Grigely invites visitors into his rich silence

At the MFA, ‘Songs for Modern Japan’ is music for the eyes

Yoko Ono to be honored at Edward MacDowell Medal ceremony in New Hampshire

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 21

Author readings around Boston through May 4

As Earth Week ends, here are five takeaways on the climate crisis from Elizabeth Kolbert

Movies

Independent Film Festival Boston turns 21: ‘We see the festival and the city as kind of intertwined’

Steve Carell and John Krasinski had a mini ‘The Office’ reunion while making new movie ‘IF’

In ‘We Grown Now,’ a tragic event tests the friendship between two 12-year-old boys

Television

Dan Rather returns to CBS Sunday, but not the era he embodied

Damn! Damn! Damn! ‘Good Times’ turns 50

Kendrick Perkins, superstar?

music

BSO delivers dose of history along with American premiere of ‘The Wrath of God’

Why two hours of Bach keeps selling out the house

‘Like playing in someone’s backyard’: Lowell’s annual The Town and the City Festival has a special feel.

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet scores with ‘Kingdom of the Shades’ and ‘Carmen’

Boston stars will shine on the Common this summer in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Robert Frost, with help from Gordon Clapp, takes the stage at the Calderwood Pavilion

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

Obituaries

Mike Pinder, founding keyboardist of the Moody Blues, dies at 82

Bob Cole, the voice of hockey in Canada for a half-century, dies at 90

Sheppie Abramowitz, who advocated relief for refugees, dies at 88