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Traces of bird flu have made it into store-bought milk in New England, but at very low levels

A new analysis by scientists at the Broad Institute suggests milk sold locally may have lower levels of the H5N1 virus than the national average.
Tell us: What questions do you have about bird flu?
Panthers 2, Bruins 1 | Game 6

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey
Bruins were outshot, outmanned, and finally ousted by the Panthers again
The sizzling Sunrisers accumulated a massive 440-278 advantage in shot attempts across the six games.

Tara Sullivan: Even Brad Marchand’s return wasn't enough

Jeremy Swayman’s ascension as Bruins’ No. 1 netminder through playoff run is a promising sign

Swayman started 12 of Boston’s 13 playoff games this spring, with Jim Montgomery shredding Boston’s plans for a goalie rotation as Swayman’s confidence soared.

After $600,000 of sand washed away in days, a new plan arises for Salisbury Beach: Add more sand
Now, the town needs $1.75 million from the state to start the new multiphase plan: adding about 120,000 cubic yards of sand then continuing with studies to map out a long-term strategy.

State placed migrant children in hotels with registered sex offenders, Globe investigation finds

After the Globe identified sex offenders in hotels housing new migrants and homeless families, the state said it is moving the individuals.
MUSIC REVIEW

Neil Young and Crazy Horse ride again at Xfinity Center

Young’s collaborations with Crazy Horse have often been an outlet for his rawest electric missives. That held true for much of Friday’s two-hour show.
SUMMER ARTS GUIDE

10 TV shows to sit back and enjoy this summer

These are the shows Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert will be watching in the weeks ahead.
See more from our Summer Arts Guide

These local leaders struggled in school. It hasn’t held them back.
Lousy grades or a lack of college degree — or a long, winding road through higher education — haven’t kept accomplished locals from having meaningful careers.

The state’s new housing law aimed to help fix the affordability crisis. Experts say it won’t deliver.
As towns file their MBTA Communities plans with the state, many are drawing zones that will likely produce far less new housing than the law anticipates. And it’s entirely by the book.

Woman’s death after illegal medical procedure in Somerville raises concerns about underground clinics

The death of an Everett mother and the hospitalization of another woman following illicit medical procedures have renewed concerns about the dangers of underground clinics and unlicensed practitioners, who often target communities of color.

As the Massachusetts Teachers Association wades into the Israel-Hamas war, divisions rise among members
The MTA’s actions represent a rare foray into international affairs for the state’s largest teachers union, which previously had waded into the Iraq War and apartheid in South Africa.

Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in.

‘There he is. There he is,’ witness says Karen Read screamed upon finding boyfriend in snow
The testimony capped an intense week in the high-profile case that has drawn national attention.

How Friday's testimony unfolded

Marjorie Taylor Greene insults Democratic lawmaker, spiraling House committee meeting into chaos

Duxbury teenager says he and friends were attacked by group at Kenmore T station

“Once they had us cornered, they got in our faces,” Phoenix Soares, 18, said in an interview. “One pushed my friend and then another kid came up and punched me in the face.”

Twenty years after landmark Goodridge decision, same-sex couples celebrate their legal right to marriage

Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016
Peter Abraham I Sunday baseball notes

A look at some decisions that will at least be considered by struggling major league teams

The season will be closer to the All-Star break than Opening Day in a few days. For teams such as the Blue Jays and others, will it be time for change?
Ben Volin I Sunday football notes

Complexity of NFL schedule makes for some strange and potentially unfair quirks

It was only two decades ago that football fans could set their watch to consistent Sunday games at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., with an occasional Monday night matchup if their team was any good.
LOVE LETTERS

I’m concerned about my wife’s mental health

How can I keep her (and our family) safe?
More from Love Letters: The big red flag — alcohol
Opinion
Timothy Scalona

I survived homelessness and am now graduating to a better life

This month I’ll graduate from law school. A better world is possible, one where homelessness is viewed not as natural law but as a consequence of our collective failure to care for the most vulnerable among us.
Renée Loth

The much-published letter writer David English extols his craft
Kenneth R. Manning

The value of graduations during times of political turmoil
RENÉE GRAHAM

The future of marriage equality
LETTERS

Biden, Trump, the media, the moderators, and the stakes
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

More recent News

US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told
Maryam Kamalmaz said there is a high likelihood that her father died in Syria. He disappeared while traveling there in 2017.

$1.5m for a wedding venue and conference center. $250,000 for historic ships. Here’s what top Senate brass put into the budget.
The Massachusetts Senate’s budget plan includes nearly $2.4 million targeting groups and causes in Senate President Karen Spilka’s district before the bill even hits the Senate floor, a Globe analysis found.

CELTICS
Kristaps Porzingis expected to miss first two games of Eastern Conference Finals, according to report
The Celtics are hopeful Porzingis can return from a soleus strain of his right calf later in the upcoming series against the Knicks or Pacers.

‘I literally cried:’ Annual overdoses in Mass. fell for first time in four years, CDC says
Massachusetts saw 2,373 confirmed overdose deaths throughout 2023, compared to 2,647 confirmed overdoses in 2022.

Donald Trump will address the NRA in Texas. He’s called himself the best president for gun owners.

Former president Donald Trump is expected to address thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Texas a day after campaigning in Minnesota in the midst of his hush money trial.
NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.
Say what you will about the artist's rather striking, larger-than-life oil painting of the monarch. But it’s got people talking.

Man convicted of attacking former speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years in prison

Jurors found David DePape guilty in November of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official.

Moderna wins a battle in vaccine patent dispute with Pfizer-BioNTech
The Cambridge biotech said Friday that the European Patent Office has upheld the validity of one of its key patents, a victory in an ongoing dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over rival COVID-19 vaccines.

Slovak prime minister is stable after ‘miracles’ in the hospital as suspect appears in court
A government minister says Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is stable but serious as the man accused of trying to assassinate him faces his first court appearance.

Recommended reads

‘It looks really optimistic’: Boston tourist attractions anticipate strong 2024 summer season

Meet Boston, the city’s visitors bureau, anticipates nearly 2.6 million international visitors in 2024, right behind the prepandemic visitor level of close to 2.7 million people.

HIGH & DRY
A decade ago, Boston tried and failed to fix its broken liquor license system. Will this time be different?
Neighborhoods still languish in the wake of a 2014 bill that created licenses for the city. Now there’s a new push to solve the enduring problem of who is given the privilege of serving alcohol — and where.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘We grew up a town over from each other’
Will these daters bond over their hometown ties?

CONNECTIONS
‘Big loss, big dog’: The grief-hound that helped hold my family together
I like to imagine my brother going on the drive to get our new puppy, throwing his head back in laughter.

Culture & Lifestyle

Neil Young and Crazy Horse ride again at Xfinity Center

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.

‘You can illuminate this darkness’: Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston returns

Steven Tyler, in shrieking good voice, sings ‘Mama Kin’ at Black Crowes concert

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

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

I walked the entire 90-mile perimeter of Boston. It was surprising and delightful.
Kenneth R. Manning

The value of graduations during times of political turmoil
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Will the Trump team’s bigoted pandering to Black voters work?
EDITORIAL

Will the doctor be in? Massachusetts prisoners are about to find out.
SCOT LEHIGH

A brush with political death could make Mike Johnson a better speaker
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

These local leaders struggled in school. It hasn’t held them back.

Lousy grades or a lack of college degree — or a long, winding road through higher education — haven’t kept accomplished locals from having meaningful careers.

Woman’s death after illegal medical procedure in Somerville raises concerns about underground clinics

The death of an Everett mother and the hospitalization of another woman following illicit medical procedures have renewed concerns about the dangers of underground clinics and unlicensed practitioners, who often target communities of color.

State placed migrant children in hotels with registered sex offenders, Globe investigation finds

After the Globe identified sex offenders in hotels housing new migrants and homeless families, the state said it is moving the individuals.

Photos: Bruins lose Game 6 against Panthers

The Boston Bruins hosted the Florida Panthers during the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs on Friday, May 17, 2024.

Sports

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

If his playoff performance is any indication, the Stars’ Wyatt Johnston sure looks like the real deal

A 2021 draft do-over today (the 2024 class gets called in six weeks, by the way) likely would have Johnston going No. 1 overall to Buffalo.
Ben Volin I Sunday football notes

Complexity of NFL schedule makes for some strange and potentially unfair quirks

It was only two decades ago that football fans could set their watch to consistent Sunday games at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., with an occasional Monday night matchup if their team was any good.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Public Enemy’s Chuck D would like nothing more than a Knicks-Celtics Eastern Conference finals

He remembers when the teams faced each other in the Eastern Conference finals 50 years ago, when it was Frazier, Monroe, and Reed against Cowens, White, and Havlicek.
bruins

Jeremy Swayman’s ascension as Bruins’ No. 1 netminder through playoff run is a promising sign
red sox at cardinals | 7:15 p.m. (NESN)

Game 46: Red Sox at Cardinals lineups and notes

Business

These local leaders struggled in school. It hasn’t held them back.

Lousy grades or a lack of college degree — or a long, winding road through higher education — haven’t kept accomplished locals from having meaningful careers.

The state’s new housing law aimed to help fix the affordability crisis. Experts say it won’t deliver.

As towns file their MBTA Communities plans with the state, many are drawing zones that will likely produce far less new housing than the law anticipates. And it’s entirely by the book.

NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre

Moderna wins a battle in vaccine patent dispute with Pfizer-BioNTech
magazine
Globe Magazine

An identity thief stole $5,000 from me. I spent two years tracking down how.
Globe Magazine

To meet people in her new town, she wanted to start a book club. She got 200 replies.
PERSPECTIVE

Marcia Kadish recalls the day she made same-sex marriage history in Cambridge
MISS CONDUCT

Whose order should a restaurant server take first?

metro

As the Massachusetts Teachers Association wades into the Israel-Hamas war, divisions rise among members

Twenty years after landmark Goodridge decision, same-sex couples celebrate their legal right to marriage

Police investigating after Berklee student punched in the face by stranger

sports

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan takes on 7 other horses in the 149th Preakness

Bruins show support for, and belief in, Johnny Beecher after mistake and rookie is better for it

Bruins lose on late goal as playoff ride comes to an end vs. the Panthers, again

business

Despite looming tax base worries, Moody’s affirms Boston’s strong credit rating

Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South

Meet Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, which now owns Putnam Investments

politics

US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told

Donald Trump will address the NRA in Texas. He’s called himself the best president for gun owners.

Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the first debate stage under stringent Biden-Trump rules

Nation

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92

Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South

Man convicted of attacking former speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years in prison

World

Slovak prime minister is stable after ‘miracles’ in the hospital as suspect appears in court

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops

Climate activists glue themselves at Munich airport to protest pollution caused by flying

opinion

White Stadium plan is an opportunity we shouldn’t squander

$19 Big Mac meal, $20 minimum wage make a bad combo for fast-food workers

A rare peek behind Beacon Hill’s backroom doors

lifestyle

I’m concerned about my wife’s mental health

Meet the Wellesley psychiatrist who wants families to ban smartphones before 8th grade

The big red flag: alcohol

food & dining

A decade ago, Boston tried and failed to fix its broken liquor license system. Will this time be different?

Small Victories serves empanadas and caviar in Southie; Althea opens in Central Square

Michelle T. King’s ‘Chop Fry Watch Learn’ remembers Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese food to TV — and the world

travel

Funny — you don’t look two years old! This new, ‘olde’ Rockport, Maine, hotel is full of surprises

Beaches, palaces, and high culture. The unexpected and completely over-the-top pleasures of Abu Dhabi.

Biddeford — and ‘Maine’s Youngest Downtown’ — is worth a visit

Arts

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.

In a solo show at the Portland Museum of Art, Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey transforms an ancient tradition

10 museum exhibitions to enrich long summer days

Books

John Kaag, in ‘American Bloods,’ follows the sprawling branches of a powerful dynasty throughout American history

Two new poetry collections and a literary journal exploring ‘the pastoral and the passed-over’ in Maine

Author readings around Boston through May 25

Movies

‘Happy Gilmore’ sequel coming soon, according to Netflix

Ready to get your summer movies on? Here’s your guide, from ‘Furiosa’ to ‘Fly Me to the Moon.’

‘Back to Black’ star Marisa Abela on telling Amy Winehouse’s story ‘authentically’ through her music

Television

Ari Shapiro to host new season of ‘The Mole’

‘Happy Gilmore’ sequel coming soon, according to Netflix

10 TV shows to sit back and enjoy this summer

music

Neil Young and Crazy Horse ride again at Xfinity Center

Steven Tyler, in shrieking good voice, sings ‘Mama Kin’ at Black Crowes concert

For Americana fans, there’s Willie, Billy, and 8 more great shows

Theater/Dance

The weather’s heating up and so is dance: 10 shows to see in New England

10 must-see shows for theatergoers this summer

From ‘Holy Grail’ to ‘Catholic Guilt,’ 10 comedy shows to lighten up summer

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

Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas Motor Speedway, dies at 65

Katherine Porter, painter of intuitive expressionism, dies at 82

Cancer claims Iditarod champion Rick Mackey. His father and brother also won famed Alaska race