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THE GREAT DIVIDE


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Conservative group says safe space for students of color in Wellesley violated white students’ civil rights

A newly formed Washington, D.C.-based conservative group is asking President Biden’s administration to investigate the Wellesley school district claiming affinity spaces for students of color amounted to racial segregation and a civil rights violation affecting the excluded white students.
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As opioid deaths surge, hundreds of children under the state’s watch witnessed an overdose last year

The state counted nearly 500 children receiving state services who were seriously injured, died, or witnessed a deadly or nonfatal incident last year. Of those, roughly 200 saw a relative or someone in their home overdose.
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Coronavirus


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Trust the science, but maybe not the humans: Retailers, patrons ponder lifting of Mass. restrictions

Wary business owners, unsure of how much they can trust the public, are extending the requirement for masking indoors beyond May 29.
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Metro


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I have birding enemies

After a year of being harassed by condescending bird nerds, I was out for blood — or at least one stupid warbler — at the Mass Audubon Bird-a-thon.
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Business


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Here are five reasons why the high cost of housing is hurting Boston

While homeowners sitting on a lot of equity may benefit from soaring values, the upward trend could have a downward drag on the city and region.
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Nation


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The federal government puts out a ‘help wanted’ notice as Biden seeks to undo Trump cuts

President Biden vowed during his campaign to restore faith in a federal bureaucracy his predecessor villainized as an unaccountable ”deep state” — and with debate stirring in Congress on $6 trillion in spending proposed by the White House, that shift now involves persuading Americans to embrace a bigger government.
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Nation


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NJ beaches paid for by all, but parking keeps outsiders away

New Jersey’s wide, sandy beaches have been paid for by taxpayers across the US, from wheat farmers in Kansas to fishermen in Alaska. But for decades, local governments in some Jersey Shore towns — and elsewhere around the country — have used a variety of tactics to keep outsiders off their sand.
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Nation


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Since leaving office, Trump has charged the Secret Service more than $40,000 to use space at Mar-a-Lago

The records show that Trump’s club charged the Secret Service $396.15 every night starting Jan. 20, the day he left the White House and moved full time into his Palm Beach, Fla., club.
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Prince Harry tells Oprah Winfrey of drinking, drug use - and says royal family made him ‘suffer’ as a child

The deeply personal narrative by the runaway prince is being rolled out in a series of episodes of a new documentary series, called “The Me You Can’t See,” that the prince is co-creating with Winfrey for the streaming service Apple TV Plus.
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BBC faces questions of integrity after Princess Diana report

Britain’s justice secretary said Friday that the government would review the rules governing oversight of the BBC after an investigation found that one of its journalists used “deceitful behavior” to secure the interview and the corporation obscured this misconduct for 25 years.
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COVID-related deaths likely two to three times higher than reported, WHO says

Some six to eight million people may have now died from COVID-19 or its effects since the start of the pandemic, compared with 3.4 million deaths recorded in countries’ official reporting, Dr. Samira Asma, assistant director of the WHO’s data division, said.
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OPINION


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Is this the end for Sheriff Thomas Hodgson? The odds look good.

Cracks in his armor beginning to show, the controversial sheriff could finally lose his seat to a Democrat.
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EDITORIAL


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Pipeline shutdown shows need for tougher cybersecurity laws

To prevent crippling attacks, private firms that control critical infrastructure must share information with authorities.
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LETTERS


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Diversity — and scrutiny — on the rise at Boston exam schools

The fact that there are only three coveted "jewels" in the Boston Public Schools is a huge problem in and of itself.
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I have birding enemies

After a year of being harassed by condescending bird nerds, I was out for blood — or at least one stupid warbler — at the Mass Audubon Bird-a-thon.
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Brian J. McKeown: A lively soul

Brian J. McKeown was dedicated to his wife Sue and had a passion for storytelling, battlefield dioramas, and the Liverpool Football Club.
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Philanthropist Rob Hale gives $1,000 to every graduate at Quincy College commencement

Robert Hale Jr., CEO of Quincy-based Granite Telecommunications and a prominent philanthropist, gave each graduate $1,000 with the hope they’ll pass half their gift on to someone else, paying it forward amid the devastating pandemic.
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Tara Sullivan


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There’s no stopping David Pastrnak as Bruins winger breaks through against Capitals

David Pastrnak was always too good to be denied a goal in this first-round playoff hockey series, but as the minutes continued to tick away between the Bruins and Capitals Friday night, fate sure seemed determined to shut the talented winger out of yet another box score.
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Top units have been a powerful combination so far in postseason

The Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak line, plus defensemen Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy, have been dominant statistically.
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Red Sox 11, Phillies 3


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High-scoring Red Sox continue road dominance, beat Phillies

The Sox have scored at least seven runs in five of their last eight games.
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Here are five reasons why the high cost of housing is hurting Boston

While homeowners sitting on a lot of equity may benefit from soaring values, the upward trend could have a downward drag on the city and region.
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Correcting misinformation on social media may spread it further

MIT researchers found that correcting a Twitter user "shifts their attention not to accuracy but toward social things like being embarrassed."
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Epic’s remedy for App Store ‘terrible’ for users, Cook says

“It would be a huge convenience issue, but also the fraud issues would go up” because customers would have to enter credit-card information multiple times, Cook testified Friday in Oakland, Calif., as a three-week trial winds toward its close.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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Alix Dobkin, who celebrated lesbian life in music, dies at 80

An outspoken folk singer who celebrated women in general and lesbians in particular, Alix Dobkin made music history in 1973 when she released "Lavender Jane Loves Women," generally considered the first full-length album by, for and about lesbians.
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Obituaries


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Roger Hawkins, drummer for ‘The Swampers’, dies at 75

Founder of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, along with his partners, Jimmy Johnson, David Hood, and Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins played on records with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Bob Seger, Clarence Carter, The Staples Singers, Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Winwood, Otis Redding, James Brown, Etta James, Levon Helm, Alicia Keys and many more.
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MUSIC


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Boston Lyric Opera to kick off 2021-22 season with return to the stage

The company also announced plans for more digital programming — and to rethink its relationship with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
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OUTDOORS


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Trees? Yes, please. How forest bathing can help you heal

Certified forest therapy guide Nadine Mazzola offered beginner tips — and some favorite spots.
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TV CRITIC'S CORNER


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‘Some Good News’ will not spread beyond original eight episodes

In an interview with The New York Times, John Krasinski, the show's creator, said ViacomCBS, which bought the series last May, is no longer bringing it back.
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