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Panthers 6, Bruins 1

David Pastrnak accepted Matthew Tkachuk's challenge and they went at it in the third period.

Bruins and Panthers have become fierce rivals, and the gloves are off in mayhem of Game 2

There were 23 combined penalties, 17 in the third period alone, for a total of 150 minutes of punishment.

Bruins dominated by Panthers in penalty-filled Game 2 to even series heading back to Boston

‘A popularity contest in Google’s eyes’: Massachusetts prom dress stores turn to search engine optimization to boost sales
That formal dress shops, which specialize in sequins and satin, are focused on keywords and metadata highlights the importance of digital marketing tactics for retailers today.

‘You must leave campus immediately’: MIT suspends protesters as encampment tensions escalate
The suspension notices came as the unauthorized encampment on the school’s lawn moved into a third week. Three mass arrests have occurred on Massachusetts campuses during the protests.

33 arrested at George Washington University as D.C. mayor’s congressional hearing is canceled Rally draws 250 people at UMass Amherst, day after about 130 protesters arrested on campus

A Northeastern student was confronted by police while protesting during commencement at Fenway Park.

‘The university has blood on its hands’: Debate over imagery of bloody hands at protests divides community

From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, spoke next to Karla Silvestre, President of the Montgomery Count (Md.) Board of Education, Emerson Sykes, Staff Attorney with the ACLU, and Enikia Ford Morthel, Superintendent of the Berkeley United School District, during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant

Guster performing in 2015.

‘This has gotta be a scam.’ How a Somerville resident found out Guster wanted to perform on his porch at Porchfest.

Local indie icons Guster have toured the world. On Saturday, they just announced, they'll play from a smaller stage, er, porch.

Vote in the Globe's "SNL" Showdown bracket to help pick the best "Saturday Night Live" cast member of all time.

Matthew Gilbert | 'SNL' Showdown

Who’s the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member of all time? You decide.

Vote in the Globe’s "SNL" Showdown bracket to help pick the best cast member from the past five decades.

Testimony in Karen Read trial moves to night before John O’Keefe’s death
Read is accused of drunkenly and intentionally running over O’Keefe after dropping him at a friend's home for an afterparty and leaving him to die in the snow.

Read about Wednesday's testimony in the trial Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?

Steward can’t even get bankruptcy right, state says
“As with all things Steward, this too was horribly mismanaged,” Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office wrote.

Larry Edelman: Even before Steward went bust, its landlord and financial lifeline paid a steep price

Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah

President Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah over concerns for the more than 1 million civilians there.

‘Using the tools at my disposal’: JFK’s grandson explains anti-RFK Jr. Instagram posts
If nothing else, Jack Schlossberg hopes his unconventional social media posts will help reelect Joe Biden.

Brain worms are more common than you think. Here’s what doctors who’ve treated them say.

RFK Jr. says doctors found a dead worm in his brain

Two people shot in Dorchester, taken to hospital

Two people were shot on Fuller Street in Dorchester Wednesday night, according to the Boston Police Department.

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy testifies at hearing on his request to resume driving in N.H.
Zhukovskyy for the first time publicly discussed his role in the 2019 crash that killed seven motorcyclists.

Three men arrested in $400K armed robbery of courier in Swansea

Amid growing worry about city tax base, chamber pushes back on Wu’s proposed budget hike

Chris Sale allowed six hits and struck out 10 with one walk in his first game against the Red Sox since 2016.

Peter Abraham | BRAVES 5, RED SOX 0

‘I love those guys,’ Chris Sale said of the Red Sox. All feelings aside, then he went out and dominated them.

Sale took care of business, stuffing the Red Sox over six innings in the Braves' 5-0 win.

Nick Pivetta returns for Red Sox but he is taken deep by the Braves in a 5-0 loss

Renee and Tommie Dublin took in more than 300 children more than four decades as foster parents. Renee died on Saturday.

Renee and Tommie Dublin took kids in, and then even more. And they gave all of them all the love they had.

Any child who walked through their door was their kid, period. Everybody got all the couple could give.

Psychotherapist and Gay Sons & Mothers founder Rick Miller (right) used to pose for photos like his mother, Suzanne (left), with a bent knee.

A Boston therapist assumed gay sons and their mothers had strong bonds. Then he heard more of their stories.

Rick Miller will share what he’s learned after a performance of “A Strange Loop” on Saturday at the Calderwood.

AAPI Heritage Month

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

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8 things to buy at Providence’s new Japanese grocery store Maruichi

Yvonne Hao, secretary of economic development in Governor Maura Healey's administration.

‘This is the moment’: Yvonne Hao stepped up just in time for Mass. tech

President Biden speaks before a screening of the series "American Born Chinese" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 8, 2023.

Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice

Opinion

Tom Brady listened as Bill Belichick roasted him during the Netflix special, “The Greatest Roast of All Time,” on May 5 in Inglewood, Calif.

The very unfunny roast of Tom Brady

Gisele Bündchen, Bridget Moynahan, and Aaron Hernandez were fair game, but Robert Kraft’s prostitution charges were off-limits. What a bad joke.

Why is Healey pretending everything at Steward will be OK?

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Stormy Daniels is an imperfect witness. I still believe her.

The Massachusetts GOP seems to be getting its act together. Is it?

Emerson College tarnished by police raid on protest

More recent News

House rejects Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers
Hardline Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Democrats and Republicans does not guarantee an end to the political chaos.

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants.

Boston Archdiocese announces new superintendent of Catholic schools

Eileen M. McLaughlin, a Brighton resident who currently serves as a leadership coach with the Lynch Leadership Academy at Boston College, will officially take the role of superintendent on June 1, the archdiocese said in a statement.

Randolph man allegedly threatened woman with hypodermic needle at Boston bus stop

Marquis Alexander, who has a long history of previous arrests and convictions, has been charged with threatening a woman with a hypodermic needle at a bus stop outside Boston’s South Station on Monday, officials said.

Quincy man admits hiding $10 million in corporate income from IRS; now faces 20 months in prison

A Quincy man pleaded guilty to hiding $10 million in corporate income from a temporary employee business he owned, and is now facing up to 20 months in federal prison, records show.

Tripadvisor stock plunges 28 percent after board scuttles sale
Shares of the Needham travel company fell on Wednesday after the company backed away from a possible acquisition.

Recommended reads

Members of the Know Nothing Party burned down the Charlestown Nunnery in 1834.

Riots, arson, and executions: Immigrants have long faced a hostile reception in Mass.

Xenophobia. Racism. Riots. Murder. In Boston’s immigration story, it’s all there. Also courage, resilience, privation, and pluck — and the gradual acceptance of some newcomers and their rise to to social and political influence.

Could bird flu become the next COVID? How worried should we be?
As a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza spreads through the nation’s farms, local scientists are racing to answer that key question.

For teens living with chronic illness, a prom night to remember
The annual event, organized by The Adolescent Leadership Council at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in R.I., is a night of normalcy and fun for those who rarely get to experience it.

Shattuck’s cottage community, a relief to the unsheltered at Mass. and Cass, to close this summer
Residents in the shelter program are being offered alternative housing, officials said.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston Ballet music director Mischa Santora conducts the orchestral rehearsal of “Toccata,” for the ballet “The Space Between.”

Boston Ballet orchestra adds live electronics to the mix for ‘The Space Between’

Northampton -04/30/2024 -Friendly’s in Northampton has a nostalgia feel and family atmosphere with traditional food favorites and their famous ice cream. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

At our busy little neighborhood Friendly’s, SuperMelts with a side of nostalgia

Buddy Guy is shown at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2022. The 87-year-old blues great is on a farewell tour that arrived at the Wilbur in Boston on Monday and moves on to the Chevalier Theatre in Medford on Wednesday.

Buddy Guy’s mojo was working just fine at the Wilbur

Parker Jennings as Sarah and Kody Grassett as Simon in "Touching the Void" at Apollinaire Theatre Company.

From the highest high to the horrific in Apollinaire’s ‘Touching the Void’

Special Projects

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

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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

Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota falsely claims in her new book that she met Kim Jong Un, the ruler of North Korea.

Deep in a hole, Kristi Noem keeps digging

Popular chain restaurants have long relied on family-style menus, but independent fine-dining operations are starting to see the wisdom behind the approach as well.

A mountain of food at the restaurant? No thanks.

IDEAS | CHRISTOF KOCH

I almost died. Here’s what I learned from the experience.

Governor Maura Healey and Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh (left) held a news conference at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on the Steward Health Care bankruptcy, May 6.

A bankruptcy shield won’t hide Steward Health’s moral failings

Colleges should keep prices down

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Connecticut lawmakers adjourn session, fail to pass AI regulations but pass absentee ballot reforms

Legislation regulating artificial intelligence is one of several major bills didn’t survive Connecticut’s three-month legislative session.

Chelmsford police seek man who shot ATM

In surveillance video from the area, a man is seen approaching the ATM and shooting it multiple times, police said.

Rally draws 250 people at UMass Amherst, day after about 130 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on campus

About 130 people protesting the war in Gaza were arrested at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Tuesday night, the university said, after demonstrators established an encampment on campus and police in riot gear moved in.

‘The university has blood on its hands’: Debate over imagery of bloody hands at protests divides community

The red hand imagery has sparked a new debate in the already fraught conversation on campuses.

Sports

David Pastrnak accepted Matthew Tkachuk's challenge and they went at it in the third period.

Bruins and Panthers have become fierce rivals, and the gloves are off in mayhem of Game 2

There were 23 combined penalties, 17 in the third period alone, for a total of 150 minutes of punishment.

The former Arizona Coyotes were introduced to the fans at the sold out Delta Center in Salt Lake City last month.

Introducing the Utah . . . see the choices for how to rechristen the Arizona Coyotes

The team will have a name starting with Utah, but will feature jerseys with only the name of the state on them in its inaugural season in Salt Lake City. A name, logo, and colors are to debut for 2025-26.

Juan Soto and Aaron Judge each had home runs just three innings into Wednesday's Yankees victory over the visiting Astros.

YANKEES 9, ASTROS 4

Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton all homer as Yankees hitting their stride

It was the first time the power trio all connected in the same game for the Yankees, who won their fifth straight overall and ninth straight against Houston (12-24) dating to last season.

The Panthers blew out the Bruins as things turned ugly in the third period. Here’s how it unfolded.

Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman pulled for Linus Ullmark in third period of Game 2 loss to Panthers

Business

‘A popularity contest in Google’s eyes’: Massachusetts prom dress stores turn to search engine optimization to boost sales

That formal dress shops, which specialize in sequins and satin, are focused on keywords and metadata highlights the importance of digital marketing tactics for retailers today.

Disney, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle will soon become available

In a rare moment of solidarity, two entertainment giants are teaming up to try to get consumers to stop canceling their streaming services so frequently.

Tripadvisor stock drops on news it won’t be sold, at least not yet

Steward can’t even get bankruptcy right, state says

magazine

Kristi Noem’s Cricket, Mitt Romney’s Seamus, and the GOP dog problem

Photos of Shelby Hewitt, including her 2023 booking photo (center).

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Ginger-Lime Grilled Snapper With Herb Sauce

Take your grilling to the next level with these bold sauces

Celebrate steampunk at the Watch City Steampunk Festival on Saturday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 6-12

metro

MIT police stood at the entrance to a pro-Palestinian tent encampment on campus on Wednesday.

‘You must leave campus immediately’: MIT suspends protesters as encampment tensions escalate

‘This has gotta be a scam.’ How a Somerville resident found out Guster wanted to perform on his porch at Porchfest.

Hail and powerful wind gusts reported as line of severe thunderstorms moved through the region

sports

Steven Lorentz beat Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman with a tip to make it 1-1 early in the second period.

Bruins dominated by Panthers in penalty-filled Game 2 to even series heading back to Boston

Bruins lost their discipline and defensive structure, and other observations from Game 2 loss to Panthers

‘I love those guys,’ Chris Sale said of the Red Sox. All feelings aside, then he went out and dominated them.

business

President Biden discussed economic initiatives for semiconductor manufacturing at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Ariz., in March. Due to the 2022 CHIPS Act, the United States will triple its domestic chip manufacturing capacity by 2032, according to a report released Wednesday.

Billions in chips grants are expected to fuel industry growth, report finds

FTX customers poised to recover all funds lost in collapse

Amid growing worry about city tax base, chamber pushes back on Wu’s proposed budget hike

politics

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.

House rejects Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers

Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border

Nation

Utility crews repair overhead lines along Pacific Coast Highway just west of Malibu, Calif., on Nov. 25, 2018.

California regulators to vote on changing how power bills are calculated

Defense attacks Stormy Daniels’ credibility as she returns to the stand in Trump’s hush money trial

Advocates ask Supreme Court to back Louisiana’s new, mostly Black House district

World

Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 7.

Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam

Ukraine prepares nationwide electricity rationing after Russian airstrikes

In Serbia, Xi underlines close ties with ally that shares wariness of US

opinion

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered by a poster taped to a column in the Los Angeles Police Department Van Nuys Station as they waited for the release of protesters who were arrested May 6 at the University of California Los Angeles.

Protesters’ motivations are an issue for some

Boston area gains from helix-like entwining of AI, biotech talent

Social Studies: What made farming appeal; eliminating college uncertainty; sheriffs put their feet up

lifestyle

Harris Reed, left, and Demi Moore attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on May 6, in New York.

Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers

Photos: See Zendaya, Matt Damon, Ayo Edebiri, and more stars hit the Met Gala red carpet

Watch live: Celebrities arrive at the 2024 Met Gala red carpet

food & dining

Emeril Lagasse, a Fall River native, recently took a tour of some local Portuguese restaurants as he prepares to open one in New Orleans. Here, he’s pictured with Natalia Paiva-Neves of O Dinis in East Providence.

Emeril Lagasse — ‘hard-core Fall River’ — talks new Portuguese restaurant

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

At Satellite Bottle Shop, a cozy spot to explore natural wines

travel

With a certified home watcher, you’re sitting pretty on vacation

Laconia, N.H., is a city on the lakes — and on the rise

Exeter, N.H.: Come for the history, stay for the food

Arts

Visitors at "Harry Potter: The Exhibition."

Ready your wands: ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ makes its New England debut this fall

Something old, something new: Meet bridal stylist and BU artist Linda Obobaifo

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Met Gala

Books

Kaliane Bradley, author of "The Ministry of Time."

‘The Ministry of Time’ relocates immigrants from history to the present day. The future will never be the same.

Lesley Hazleton, writer who tackled religion and fast cars, dies at 78

A.J. Jacobs, in ‘The Year of Living Constitutionally,’ read by candlelight to channel the mind-set of Founding Fathers

Movies

Mr. Gelder attended the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2022.

Ian Gelder, ‘Game of Thrones’ actor, dies at 74

Coolidge to honor ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ director Jane Schoenbrun as second annual Breakthrough Artist

‘Evil Does Not Exist’: A battle for the soul of a Japanese mountain village

Television

Disney, Hulu, and Max are combining forces into a streaming bundle.

Disney, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle will soon become available

Remarkable British actresses pair up in ‘MaryLand’

Who’s the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member of all time? You decide.

music

Mr. Albini, in the control room of his studio, Electrical Audio, in Chicago in 2005.

Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana and the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61

Boston Ballet orchestra adds live electronics to the mix for ‘The Space Between’

A new season’s afoot as Keith Lockhart and the Pops spring into action

Theater/Dance

Psychotherapist and Gay Sons & Mothers founder Rick Miller (right) used to pose for photos like his mother, Suzanne (left), with a bent knee.

A Boston therapist assumed gay sons and their mothers had strong bonds. Then he heard more of their stories.

From the highest high to the horrific in Apollinaire’s ‘Touching the Void’

Who’s the region’s funniest firefighter? Six hopefuls are warming up their acts.

Health

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

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

Obituaries

Mr. McCloskey, shown at his law office in Redwood City in 2006.

Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who called for Nixon’s resignation, dies at 96

Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana and the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61

Ian Gelder, ‘Game of Thrones’ actor, dies at 74