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Panthers 6, Bruins 2
Tara Sullivan

The burning question after Game 3′s debacle: Where did the Bruins’ best players go?

David Pastrnak isn’t shooting enough. turnover-prone Charlie McAvoy hasn’t established a consistent presence, and top-line center Charlie Coyle has one goal these playoffs.

Bruins show a little life in third period but it’s too little, too late in Game 3 loss to Panthers

Bruins captain Brad Marchand injured, sits out third period of Game 3 loss to Panthers
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

These Bruins again can’t seem to handle the Florida heat

Pro-Palestinian protesters march to MIT president’s home
The unrest at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology continued to mount Friday evening, some 12 hours after police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment and arrested 10 people, as a couple hundred students banded together, took to the streets, and marched to President Sally Kornbluth’s home.

What to know about Sally Kornbluth, MIT's president After nearly three weeks on campus, MIT’s pro-Palestinian student encampment ends with arrests

Hillary Clinton faces blowback for saying protesters ‘don’t know’ about Middle Eastern history

Harvard’s encampment is the last one standing in Greater Boston

At the University of Vermont, protest ends abruptly but peacefully

Here’s where and when the Northern Lights will be visible over New England tonight
Even if you don’t see the spectacular nighttime sky all aglow, your cellphone just might do the trick.

The science behind the Northern Lights

Northern Lights to make an appearance over New England tonight in ‘extraordinary’ solar event

Scientists issue the first geomagnetic storm watch in nearly 20 years due to ‘highly elevated’ conditions.

Harvard scientists unveil the most detailed map of the brain ever: ‘It’s an alien world inside your own head’

The researchers, with Google and other partners, spent a decade deciphering 1 cubic millimeter of tissue.

Karen Read and John O’Keefe ‘never entered my house,’ Canton homeowners testify

As the second week of the murder trial of Karen Read concluded, Brian and Nicole Albert testified that O’Keefe and Read did not step foot in their home, contradicting a central claim by Read’s defense team.
How Friday's testimony unfolded

Union dispute bubbles up at Harvard Book Store
The labor dispute comes just two months after management canceled the planned second location in the Prudential Center.

Massachusetts declines to renew contract with controversial prison health care company Wellpath
The Department of Correction announced a new five-year contract on Friday with a different provider.

Ginkgo Bioworks to slash labor costs, jobs

After lackluster first-quarter earnings, Ginkgo Bioworks said it will slash labor expenses by at least 25 percent, which will include an unspecified number of job cuts.

Lights, camera ... climate? Report finds Hollywood is depicting a world without climate change.

“To learn that only 10 percent of the films over the last decade — over this critical period — are even including climate change in their story worlds ... it’s disappointing.”
Massachusetts Democrats pitch energy transition to union workers: ‘This is a huge construction project’

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick buys (another) home on Nantucket

The former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick recently closed on a $4.8 million home on Fair Street, according to the Nantucket Current.

Bill Belichick will be a new member of the ManningCast show during the 2024 NFL season

US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

 UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 110,000 civilians fleeing

Crews remove tractor-trailer ‘storrowed’ beneath Bowker Overpass on Storrow Drive

Judge finds Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline

‘It feels pointless sometimes’: As hospitals grow more corporate, fed-up doctors are pushing back

Burned out and frustrated with bottom-line-oriented hospital management, doctors are starting to unionize, including at Salem Hospital.
NATIONALS 5, RED SOX 1

Flailing Red Sox bats leave Tanner Houck high and dry in loss to Nationals

 Notebook: Jarren Duran has graduated from uneven promise to steady performance for the Red Sox
LOVE LETTERS

There’s a good reason she didn’t respond …

They met on an app, but maybe they already knew each other. Maybe they knew each other very well.
Blind date: ‘I really wish I asked him what his skin care regimen was’
Matthew Gilbert | 'SNL' Showdown

Belushi vs. Wiig. Murphy vs. Murray. Vote in Round 3 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

Vote in the Globe’s "SNL" Showdown bracket to help pick the best cast member from the past five decades.
Round 2 recap

Bill Murray over Mike Myers? Voters again show that they prefer ‘SNL’ cast members of a certain vintage.

Round 2's biggest surprise was Bill Murray's lopsided win over Mike Myers. And its toughest call may have been Cecily Strong vs. Maya Rudolph.
AAPI Heritage Month

MFA reopens its Arts of Japan galleries after six years of closure

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month
COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

This AAPI Heritage Month, it’s time to get serious about teaching AAPI history in Rhode Island
Opinion
Alex Shieh

I’m a conservative student. Freedom of speech protects pro-Palestinian protesters too.

Those who curtail objectionable speech often naively believe that by doing so, they’re stopping the spread of harmful ideas. But in practice, censorship often fans the flames it’s meant to extinguish.
EDITORIAL

Despite shaky rollout, Wu’s White Stadium plan is good for student athletes
SCOT LEHIGH

Readers respond: There are ways to talk to family and friends who support Trump
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

A sensory twist in the story of human evolution

IDEAS | MAURA KELLY

How to hang out better

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ADRIAN WALKER
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and activist Denella Clark join forces to help women giving care to terminally ill loved ones
This Mother’s Day Weekend they are launching the Pressley-James Lovin’ Gestures Fund, which will provide financial help to people providing care to terminally ill close relatives.

Boston firefighters put out small engine fire on spare commuter rail train at North Station
The train was parked at the far end of the platform at North Station on Friday and there were no passengers on board at the time, Keolis, which runs the commuter rail, said in a statement.

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
Prosecutors have been building up their case ahead of crucial testimony from Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer who arranged the $130,000 payout to Stormy Daniels — he says at Trump’s direction.

How Friday's testimony unfolded

TRAVEL
Welcome to the most Vermont-ish village in the Green Mountain State
Like many small New England communities, Putney has experienced the push-pull of progress. What doesn’t seem to change: Putney’s long-standing embrace of artists and craftspeople. Here's what we love about Putney.

N.H. Attorney General ‘disappointed’ ACLU ‘has chosen to support’ neo-Nazi white supremacist group
The ACLU is arguing for free speech, while the Attorney General pursues civil charges against NSC-131 for hanging a white supremacist sign from a public highway overpass.

Oklahoma man indicted by federal grand jury for allegedly throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Salem
Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, who was arrested in his home state on April 17, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston and will be brought to Massachusetts to face charges for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb onto the porch of the Satanic Temple in Salem last month, acting US Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office said Friday.

college football
Joseph Griffin Jr. will be leaving Boston College football for Wisconsin after two seasons
The wide receiver from Springfield was the Eagles' second-leading receiver last season.

There’s a new food hall coming to Cambridge (and it will appeal to ‘90s ‘mall babies’)
The centerpiece of CanalSide Food + Drink will be a new bar from the mixologists at The Baldwin Bar, Birds of Paradise, and Grill 23.

Everett soccer stadium bill clears first committee
Everett Sen. Sal DiDomenico’s bill, which seeks to change the designation for a blighted land parcel along the Mystic River, advanced out of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies on April 25, about three weeks after its public hearing, and was shipped to the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

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The T is paying consultants up to $610 per hour — to figure out how to save money

The MBTA entered into a $450,000 contract with a consulting firm last month, with consultants charging between $244 and $610 per hour.

BILLY BAKER
In Rockport, the iconic red fishing shack gets a new look
Motif Number 1, said to be the most painted and photographed building in America, is getting a fresh coat of paint. But is the color right?

no stupid questions
Introducing No Stupid Questions, how-to guides for navigating adult life in Boston
The first installment of this series will cover five topics: Traffic, taxes, networking, finding a neighborhood to call home, and locating trustworthy services. It launches on May 13.

BLOTTER TALES
A new police dog joins the force, two guys fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, and arguments ensue over an Asteroids video game
Two men fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, people argue over an Asteroids video game, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Ballet is in shape for Paris with ‘Spring Experience’

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

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

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

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

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

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

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

JEFF JACOBY

Deep in a hole, Kristi Noem keeps digging

Karen Stabiner

A mountain of food at the restaurant? No thanks.
IDEAS | CHRISTOF KOCH

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Fake Irish heiress arrested in Maine should be extradited to UK, judge rules

Marianne Smyth, who accusers say has also fashioned herself as a witch, a psychic and a friend to Hollywood stars, has been in a Maine jail waiting to learn if she will be extradited. She faces allegations that she stole more than $170,000 from the victims from 2008 to 2010 in Northern Ireland.

Harvard scientists unveil the most detailed map of the brain ever: ‘It’s an alien world inside your own head’

The researchers, with Google and other partners, spent a decade deciphering 1 cubic millimeter of tissue.

Boston firefighters put out small engine fire on spare commuter rail train at North Station

The train was parked at the far end of the platform at North Station on Friday and there were no passengers on board at the time, Keolis, which runs the commuter rail, said in a statement.

Massachusetts declines to renew contract with controversial prison health care company Wellpath

The Department of Correction announced a new five-year contract on Friday with a different provider.

Sports

nuggets 117, timberwolves 90

Nuggets rout Timberwolves to pick up crucial road win and avoid a 3-0 deficit

Host Minnesota became the last NBA team in these playoffs to taste defeat.
Tara Sullivan

The burning question after Game 3′s debacle: Where did the Bruins’ best players go?

David Pastrnak isn’t shooting enough. turnover-prone Charlie McAvoy hasn’t established a consistent presence, and top-line center Charlie Coyle has one goal these playoffs.
High schools

Girls’ tennis roundup: Delaney Hughes’s win in third singles propelled Whitman-Hanson past Abington in nonleague match

Check out the latest high school girls’ tennis scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.
pwhl toronto 2, pwhl minnesota 0

PWHL Toronto moves one game closer to gaining a spot in the Walter Cup final
live updates

The Bruins came alive late but couldn’t overcome a slow start in Game 3 loss to the Panthers. See how it unfolded.

Business

Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8

A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower late fees on credit cards to $8 that was slated to go into effect next week.

Union dispute bubbles up at Harvard Book Store

The labor dispute comes just two months after management canceled the planned second location in the Prudential Center.

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick buys (another) home on Nantucket

Ginkgo Bioworks to slash labor costs, jobs
magazine
Tech Power Players 2024

Meet the CEOs, founders, and investors on the Globe’s third annual list of New England tech leaders
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I really wish I asked him what his skin care regimen was’
CONNECTIONS

My mom and I butted heads. But never at the Christmas Tree Shops.
Globe Magazine

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

metro

At the University of Vermont, protest ends abruptly but peacefully

Pro-Palestinian protesters march to MIT president’s home

Everett soccer stadium bill clears first committee

sports

Andrew Nembhard’s improbable 3-pointer spurs Pacers past banged-up Knicks in Game 3

Bruins captain Brad Marchand injured, sits out third period of Game 3 loss to Panthers

These Bruins again can’t seem to handle the Florida heat

business

Home prices in New Hampshire set yet another record in April

Dr. Jerome Larkin nominated as R.I. state health director

Introducing No Stupid Questions, how-to guides for navigating adult life in Boston

politics

Barron Trump, 18, won’t be serving as a Florida delegate to the Republican convention after all

US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony

Nation

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to dismiss ‘false’ claim that he, others raped 17-year-old girl

WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash

Judge finds Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline

World

US criticizes Israel for failure to protect civilians in Gaza Strip conflict

Russia mounting new border assaults in north, Ukraine says

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid

opinion

A 1920s doctor with a phony insanity cure was hailed as a hero. It’s a cautionary tale for today.

On the nature of the protests themselves

The way to a young person’s vote is through their browser

lifestyle

Juli Min’s ‘Shanghailanders’ transports readers to the root of one family’s fractured relationships

There’s a good reason she didn’t respond …

What Mother’s Day cards should really say

food & dining

There’s a new food hall coming to Cambridge (and it will appeal to ‘90s ‘mall babies’)

For Providence Brewing Company, the American Dream is within reach

What is ‘queer food’? A conference at BU explores that question and others.

travel

Waterbury, Vt.: The best little foodie town in New England

A trip to The Vermont Country Store is a trip back in time

Welcome to the most Vermont-ish village in the Green Mountain State

Arts

MFA appoints Anastasia Christophilopoulou as new chair of ancient Greek and Roman art

Two shows in Maine highlight Louise Nevelson, a giant of American Modernism

At Worcester Art Museum, photo show gives a different lay of the land

Books

Juli Min’s ‘Shanghailanders’ transports readers to the root of one family’s fractured relationships

Jamaica Kincaid’s primer on colonialism’s flora resonates with history behind Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s honeyed memories

An homage to eros in new poetry collection; Roxbury book festival returns for a second year; and more

Movies

Ryusuke Hamaguchi on letting real life frame his new film, ‘Evil Does Not Exist’

Never see R-rated films with Mom — and other life lessons I learned movie-watching with my mother

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is a simian snore

Television

Bill Murray over Mike Myers? Voters again show that they prefer ‘SNL’ cast members of a certain vintage.

Belushi vs. Wiig. Murphy vs. Murray. Vote in Round 3 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

TV’s Holocaust dramas are part remembrance, part warning

music

The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far)

Sarah Shook and the Disarmers: attitude with a twang

Crazy Horse’s Billy Talbot on Neil Young, the ragged glory of their live shows, and the road ahead

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet is in shape for Paris with ‘Spring Experience’

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’

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

Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson dead at age 86

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