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Friday, May 10, 2024
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Politics

As campus protests put Israel-Hamas conflict on center stage, Democrats urge Biden to listen to young voters

Some party activists worry that if rage over the Middle East continues on campus, it could cost Biden the election. Continue reading →

K-12

Teaching their teachers: At Lexington High, these teens are redefining what it means to have a learning difference

A new student club is providing a haven for neurodivergent students while educating others at the school about what it means to have various differences, including autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. Continue reading →

Arts

After being wrongly incarcerated for nearly four decades, Jabir Pope is back in Dorchester performing

Younger inmates dubbed them The OG’s. “It became our therapy, to a large extent,” Pope says. Continue reading →

Crime

Adam Montgomery sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for daughter Harmony’s murder

The judge imposed the sentence after hearing heart-wrenching victim impact statements from Harmony’s mother, stepmother, and other family members. Continue reading →

World

Breach grows between Biden and Israel’s leaders over Rafah invasion

Israeli leaders declared Thursday that they would not be deterred by President Biden’s threat to withhold more arms shipments if the military launched a major assault on densely populated areas of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Could bird flu be the next human pandemic?

WATCH: Avian influenza is spreading through the nation's farms. Heath reporter Adam Piore unpacks the science and potential risks to humans. Watch →

A week of tech talk

WATCH: Business editor Greg Huang breaks down what to expect at the Globe’s Tech Week, happening May 13-16. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

VA improperly approved nearly $11 million in bonuses for execs, watchdog finds

The bonuses came from funds that Congress earmarked to recruit and keep staff needed to process billions of dollars in new veterans benefits. Continue reading →

Nation

Stormy Daniels, echoing Trump’s style, pushes back at lawyer’s attacks

Donald Trump, the onetime president, and Stormy Daniels, the longtime porn actor, despise one another. But when Daniels returned to the witness stand at Trump’s criminal trial Thursday, his lawyers made them sound a lot alike. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Barron Trump to be delegate to GOP convention

The youngest Trump will be joined in the delegation by his two more politically active brothers, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. Continue reading →

The World

World

Ukraine strikes Russian oil facilities, including one far over the border

Ukrainian drones struck two oil depots and a refinery across Russia in a 24-hour period, including one deep in Russian territory, officials on both sides said Thursday, as Kyiv presses a campaign aimed at hampering the country’s military operations and putting strain on its most important industry. Continue reading →

World

At Victory Day parade, Putin seeks to keep Ukraine in the distance

About 9,000 service members marched through the Red Square as snow fell, compared with about 8,000 in 2023. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s shutdown of Al Jazeera highlights long-running tensions

When Israel ordered Al Jazeera on Sunday to shut down operations there, the network had a reporter covering a government meeting in west Jerusalem, another in an east Jerusalem hotel room, a third in northern Israel to cover clashes on the border with Lebanon, and a fourth in Tel Aviv. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

White Stadium plan deserves support

The administration answers more of the community concerns about the proposal. Continue reading →

OPINION

The sum of all borezzzzz

It dawned on me that I could provide a useful public service: A Field Guide to the American Bore. Continue reading →

OPINION

Readers respond: There are ways to talk to family and friends who support Trump

It takes a patient, nonconfrontational approach. And don’t expect miracles. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

After five years of prep, New York to charge drivers $15 to enter Lower Manhattan. There’s no such plan for Boston.

With worse car traffic and public transit service, the Boston region is still not moving forward with congestion pricing. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘Something’s happened to John’: Witness at Karen Read trial recalls learning that O’Keefe had been left for dead

A witness recounted driving to her relative’s Canton home only to learn Read’s boyfriend had been found left for dead on the front lawn of the property hours earlier. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Police confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked traffic outside MIT building; several protesters arrested

Globe reporters at the scene observed MIT and Cambridge police placing several people in restraints, sometimes forcefully, as officers were seen shoving some protesters to the ground. Continue reading →

Sports

celtics notebook

Hornets hire Charles Lee, Celtics’ top assistant, as head coach

Lee, 39, was hired away from the Bucks in 2023 to join Joe Mazzulla on the bench. He is expected to remain with the Celtics for the rest of their playoff run. Continue reading →

On basketball

Celtics were embarrassed by Cavaliers in Game 2, and an old question resurfaces: Are they tough enough?

The Celtics missed shots, got frustrated, then essentially gave up when the Cavaliers continued to mount resistance. Continue reading →

bruins

Jeremy Swayman was hardly to blame for the Game 2 loss, but is the net still his for Game 3?

Wednesday marked Swayman's seventh straight start, and it was a lopsided loss riddled with defensive breakdowns by the Bruins. Continue reading →

Business

Deals

Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen.

The Cambridge firm would likely be Google’s biggest acquisition to date. But the deal would draw intense scrutiny from regulators. Continue reading →

Gambling

Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett

The mayor and the casino company are at odds over how much more money should be paid to the city. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Steward’s landlord sees new hospital operators lined up by September

Medical Properties Trust also reported a big loss on loans to the bankrupt health system. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bill Holman, Grammy-winning jazz composer and arranger, dies at 96

Ken Poston, director of the Los Angeles Jazz Institute, called Mr. Holman “one of the great jazz arrangers of all time.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

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

Lesley Hazleton, a British-born, secular Jewish psychologist turned journalist and author, whose curiosity about faith and religion led her to write biographies of Muhammad, Mary and Jezebel and examine her own passions in books about agnosticism and automobiles, died on April 29 at her home, a houseboat in Seattle. She was 78. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★

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

The latest installment blows up the franchise and damns it all to hell. Continue reading →

Music

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

The spring season that opens Friday with Harry Connick Jr. will also include guests Sutton Foster and Branford Marsalis, a Pride celebration with drag performer Thorgy Thor, Gospel Night, and live-scored presentations of “Encanto” and “Jurassic Park.” Continue reading →

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more. Continue reading →