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Protestors linked arms during the protest encampment on Centennial Common on Northeastern University's campus Friday night.

Police begin clearing pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University

State Police and campus officers in riot gear began clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University in Boston as the sun rose Saturday morning.

Student anti-war protesters dig in as faculties condemn university leadership over calling police Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

Demonstration leader Khymani James, center right, and other protesters addressed the media outside a tent camp on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Wednesday. James apologized Friday morning for a video he had taken in January where he said "Zionists don't deserve to live."

Columbia protester who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ was fiery student representative on Boston School Committee

Khymani James is a Boston Latin Academy graduate and former Boston School Committee student representative. While James was a high school student in Boston, he was outspoken in public spaces and didn’t shy away from confrontation.

Police and pro-Palestinian supporters face off next to Emerson College after a protest camp was cleared by police in Boston early Thursday morning.

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.

2024 nfl draft

Winners, losers and Patriots takeaways after Day 2 of the NFL Draft
The NFL Draft continues Saturday at noon, with Rounds 4-7 in Detroit.

Five things to know about Caedan Wallace, the Patriots’ pick at No. 68

The draft grades and scouting report for Wallace

Chad Finn | Sports Media

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

Five things to know about Ja’Lynn Polk, the newest Patriots receiver

The draft grades and scouting report for Polk

A black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick, is a carrier of Lyme Disease.

Tick activity has surged early amid New England’s unusually warm winters

Being judicious about ticks will limit your exposure and let you enjoy the outdoors many of us love so much.

Weekend Pollen Forecast — Look out, allergies. Warming temperatures may accelerate spread

Midwife Sabrina Pereira felt for the baby during a prenantal checkup with expectant mother Laurie Cormier.

Midwives want to be formally licensed in Mass. What does that mean?

Supporters say bills to license the birthing professionals would be transformative for the state reproductive health care workforce and maternal mortality outcomes.

How a Tesla EV charging station ended up next to a shelter for migrant children

The strange scene in Foxborough reflects the state’s efforts to address two of its biggest challenges: migrants and climate change.

Can private landlords help ease the shelter crisis in Mass.? A new program is trying to find out.

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.

Former Miss Hall’s School teacher investigated after four former students allege sexual assault

Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue’s office said it is investigating allegations against Matthew S. Rutledge, a history teacher at Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield who resigned last month.

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.

Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa
Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska.

inter miami at revolution | saturday, 7:30 p.m. (AppleTV)

Can the Revolution get back on track against the great Messi and Inter Miami?
The last-place Revolution (1-6-1) will be playing before a huge home crowd on what promises to be a special night in Foxborough.

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the greatest is here. Lionel Messi is coming to town.

Billerica police sergeant killed in excavator accident at road construction site

Boston man sentenced to prison for trying to hire hitman to murder ex-wife, her boyfriend

The Boston brass had intentions on having Shota Imanaga in the home dugout at Fenway Park this season, instead he carved through the Red Sox lineup for the Cubs on Friday.

Cubs 7, Red Sox 1

Before rookie Shota Imanaga pitched the Cubs past the Red Sox, he was one of their top offseason targets

The Sox, according to a major league source, were the first team to make an offer to Imanaga last offseason, putting a two-year, $26 million deal on the table.

Is adult-onset Bruins fandom possible? If you didn’t grow up playing hockey, or come from a hockey family, your window may be closed. But why?

Beth Teitell | Commentary

Mission impossible? If you’re not already a Bruins fan, can you become one?

Is adult-onset Bruins fandom possible? If you didn’t grow up playing hockey, or come from a hockey family, your window may be closed. But why?

Veteran Al Horford (left) and coach Joe Mazzulla both understand what the Celtics have to do to prevent the Heat from having another massive shooting performance from 3-point range like they did when they won Game 2 on Wednesday night.

Celtics must pick up intensity, effort in defending 3-point line vs. Heat

The Celtics had plenty of breakdowns that helped the Heat hit a franchise playoff record 23 3-pointers during Game 2 Wednesday night.

Opinion

Parents and children at Peabody Elementary School rode in the bike bus on Oct. 27, 2023, in Cambridge.

Want your kids to jump out of bed to get to school? Put them on the bike bus.

Kids arrive at school smiling and feeling energized. The bike bus is a great way for kids and parents to exercise together and build confidence.

IDEAS | MARIANNE MOLLMANN AND EDUARDO GONZALEZ CUEVA

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

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

Readers respond to student protests against war in Gaza

Christopher Weyant

New school mascot?

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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.

Philip Chism, convicted of killing his Danvers High School teacher, changes plea in unrelated assault case on youth worker
While Chism was awaiting trial on the murder charge at a juvenile detention facility in Dorchester, he attacked and seriously injured a female counselor with the Department of Youth Services on June 2, 2014.

Most Republicans join in passing $58 billion House budget
The Massachusetts House voted 153-4 late Friday to pass a $58 billion fiscal 2025 budget that invests in K-12 education, child care and public transit, shifting debate on spending priorities to the Senate.

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.

Man found dead on floor in Greenfield apartment identified as 35-year-old Pittsfield man, officials say

Christopher Hairston, 35, was found on the floor of a Greenfield apartment on Monday night after a “foul odor” was reported, officials said.

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.

Man, 24, arrested in fatal shooting of woman in Conway, N.H.

Connor J. Macleod is charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Alexis M. Leach, 23, officials said.

Man who fatally shot himself after barricading inside North Andover home identified

Sean Deadder allegedly fired at responding officers and injured one when he struck a police cruiser, which resulted in “metal shards striking him in the head,” officials said.

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.

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A view of the sunset in New Brunswick from Via Rail Canada's Ocean route.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana, Adrian Martinez as Tom Carvel, Jack McBrayer as Steve Schwinn, Thomas Lennon as Harold Von Braunhut, Bobby Moynihan as Chef Boyardee, and James Marsden as Jack LaLanne in "Unfrosted."

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

Leading the cast for this summer's Free Shakespeare on the Common production of "The Winter's Tale" are (from left) Marianna Bassham, Nael Nacer, and Omar Robinson.

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

From left: Ralph Carter, Esther Rolle, John Amos, Jimmie Walker, and Bern Nadette Stanis gather in the kitchen in a scene from the television show "Good Times," Los Angeles, 1975.

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

A scene from "Janet Planet," directed by Annie Baker.

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

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

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.

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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, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

"Coup de Chance" is the fifth collaboration between Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Woody Allen, the headache no one wants

Neighbors raise a metal gate as they work to install it as a barricade against gangs, in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 20, 2024.

Ruthzee Louijeune

Unlocking Haiti’s potential

A man opposed to abortion argued with a woman who supports abortion rights at the March for Life in Washington on Jan. 24, 2020.

IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are women becoming so much more liberal than men?

House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke with members of the media following passage of a series of foreign aid bills April 20 in Washington, D.C.

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

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

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Police begin clearing pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University

State Police and campus officers in riot gear began clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University in Boston as the sun rose Saturday morning.

Tick activity has surged early amid New England’s unusually warm winters

Being judicious about ticks will limit your exposure and let you enjoy the outdoors many of us love so much.

Weekend Pollen Forecast — Look out, allergies. Warming temperatures may accelerate spread

Tree pollen is peaking across the area with the emergence of grass pollen next

Beth Teitell | Commentary

Mission impossible? If you’re not already a Bruins fan, can you become one?

Is adult-onset Bruins fandom possible? If you didn’t grow up playing hockey, or come from a hockey family, your window may be closed. But why?

Sports

Is adult-onset Bruins fandom possible? If you didn’t grow up playing hockey, or come from a hockey family, your window may be closed. But why?

Beth Teitell | Commentary

Mission impossible? If you’re not already a Bruins fan, can you become one?

Is adult-onset Bruins fandom possible? If you didn’t grow up playing hockey, or come from a hockey family, your window may be closed. But why?

Washington wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk runs against Michigan during the first half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game.

Winners, losers and Patriots takeaways after Day 2 of the NFL Draft

The NFL Draft continues Saturday at noon, with Rounds 4-7 in Detroit.

Drake Maye poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Patriots.

2024 NFL Draft: Meet the Patriots’ draft class

New England will add at least eight new players through the draft.

Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss’s brother Jonah has been part of an NFL Draft family affair so far

Five things to know about Caedan Wallace, the Patriots’ pick at No. 68

Business

How a Tesla EV charging station ended up next to a shelter for migrant children

The strange scene in Foxborough reflects the state’s efforts to address two of its biggest challenges: migrants and climate change.

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.

MassDevelopment chief Dan Rivera abruptly resigns after 3 years

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

magazine

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

On April Fools' Day 2023, Gerry Brown (right) and Gene Hurley set out from a pond in Bellingham with the goal of kayaking the Charles River by summer's end.

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

For some, it can raise red flags about revealing personal information.

What to do when someone overshares details on a first date

This week's daters: Nate and Jim

Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

Demonstration leader Khymani James, center right, and other protesters addressed the media outside a tent camp on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Wednesday. James apologized Friday morning for a video he had taken in January where he said "Zionists don't deserve to live."

Columbia protester who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ was fiery student representative on Boston School Committee

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

Former Miss Hall’s School teacher investigated after four former students allege sexual assault

sports

Ja'Lynn Polk goes up against Michigan in the national title game in January.

The draft grades and scouting report for new Patriots receiver Ja’Lynn Polk

The draft grades and scouting report for new Patriots tackle Caedan Wallace

Commanders draft Everett’s Mike Sainristil with 50th pick in NFL Draft

business

Canna Provisions in Holyoke.

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

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

politics

Former president Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on Friday.

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

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit

Student anti-war protesters dig in as faculties condemn university leadership over calling police

Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa

World

A man checks the damage in a house destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 27.

Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia

Blinken to return to Israel to discuss hostages and planned Rafah incursion

opinion

"Coup de Chance" is the fifth collaboration between Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Woody Allen, the headache no one wants

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

Don’t wait until you stop working to truly live

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

Seared cod and crispy potatoes in a caldo verde-inspired sauce at Baleia, a new Portuguese restaurant on the edge of the South End.

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

You’ll find a selection of whimsical art at the Wynwood Walls museum.

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

Viewers inside Joseph Grigely's "White Noise (polychrome),” 2023, at Mass MoCA this month.

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

From left: "James" by Percival Everett and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas.

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

A scene from "Janet Planet," directed by Annie Baker.

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 in 2020.

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

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

Kendrick Perkins, superstar?

music

Andris Nelsons led principal trumpet Thomas Rolfs and the rest of the BSO during Thursday's program.

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 in Jorma Elo's "Carmen"

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

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

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 (second from right) with other members of the Moody Blues in London in 1971.

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