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Monday, May 16, 2022
Today's Headlines
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Real Estate

‘We walked into a buzzsaw’: This spring, Greater Boston’s housing market is tougher than ever.

Prices have risen to record highs — with the typical single-family house in Greater Boston now routinely topping $750,000 — and once unthinkable steps, such as waiving inspections or mortgage contingencies, are now commonplace. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

30 years after the Morning Star Baptist Church stabbing, religious leaders carry on the fight for peace

In the aftermath of a 1992 attack, Black clergy led a coalition of leaders from various religions and ethnicities in a nonviolence campaign whose effects have lasted decades. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

School takeovers by the state haven’t worked, Globe analysis shows

A Globe analysis of test scores, graduation rates, college enrollment, and a dozen other metrics in Lawrence, Holyoke, and Southbridge shows the state has failed to meet almost all its own stated goals for the districts. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

The Celtics wore out the great Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, and they did it with defense

The Celtics held Antetokounmpo to 8 points in the second half, 2 in the final quarter. Continue reading →

Nation

Grief, anger sweep Buffalo after massacre

A day after one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent US history, law enforcement officials in New York descended on the home of the accused gunman and probed disturbing hints into his behavior. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

US set to remove 5 groups from foreign terrorism blacklist

The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including several that once posed significant threats, killing hundreds if not thousands of people across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Continue reading →

Nation

Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen hit Billboard Music Awards stage

Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen made controversial returns on the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday, while Mary J. Blige was honored for her musical excellence. Continue reading →

Nation

Buffalo supermarket shooter sought Black neighborhood, official says

The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics while looking for places with a high concentration of Black residents, arriving there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Continue reading →

The World

World

Ailing Lebanon votes for new parliament, but big shift unlikely

When Lebanon’s economic collapse accelerated six months ago, Abdul-Hamid Yamout lost his job at Beirut’s international airport — and with it all sense of security. Since then, he's struggled to provide for his family, worrying constantly about the future of his two children. On Sunday, he planned to use the ballot box to punish the ruling class by voting for a list of independents. Continue reading →

World

Somalia elects next president, but terrorists hold true power

Every month, Abdow Omar, who runs a business importing flour and sugar, gets a call from Somali militant group Al Shabab reminding him that it is time to pay them taxes — or risk losing his business or even his life. Continue reading →

World

Independent probe points to Israeli fire in journalist death

As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes. One open-source research team said its initial findings lent support to Palestinian witnesses who said she was killed by Israeli fire. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

The $8 figure that shamed Boston gets an update

Seven years after a Fed study exposed just how wide the region’s wealth gap remains, a welcome follow-up is in the works. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A robot weeding my garden? That does not compute

Weeding gets one closer to the varied wonders of nature, from dirt to daffodils. It encourages getting to the root of problems. Continue reading →

LETTERS

In fever to cut taxes, Mass. first should tackle crisis in human services

If Massachusetts’ rainy day fund is nearing an all-time high of $6.55 billion, then we should recognize that the community mental health and human services workforce crisis is a rainy day. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

New life for a beloved, old covered bridge

The wooden covered bridge is a regional touchstone that carries schoolchildren, soccer moms, truck drivers, and memories that stretch back to the days of the Model T, the souped-up hot rods of the 1950s, and those classic big-finned convertibles enshrined in the technicolor movie magic of Hollywood. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Duke student under scrutiny for graduation speech similar to Harvard student’s remarks

Some themes and turns of phrase in a May commencement speech by a Duke graduate seemed to closely mirror those used by then-graduating Harvard senior Sarah Abushaar in 2014. A Duke spokesman said Friday the university is investigating. Continue reading →

Education

Brookline teachers to strike Monday after weekend negotiations with School Committee fail

The union, Brookline Educators Union, has said the move comes after three years of back-and-forth negotiations with the School Committee that have turned up little agreement. Continue reading →

Sports

CELTICS 109, BUCKS 81

‘We didn’t want it to be over:’ How the Celtics marched past the defending champs and into the Eastern Conference finals

The Bucks deployed their big men on Williams and essentially dared him to make a shot by sagging back in the paint. He scored a game-high 27, breaking the NBA Game 7 record with 18 3-point attempts. Continue reading →

Christopher L. Gasper

Grant Williams is the catalyst in Celtics’ victory

Williams led the Celtics in scoring for the first time in his career with a 7 for 18 3-point outing that couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Celtics navigated three tough days — and a tough season — with trust and belief in each other

Despite a heartbreaking Game 5 loss, the Celtics have been resilient and mentally tough. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum

KYIV, Ukraine — Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faces a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed Sunday by wins on and off the battlefield. Continue reading →

TECH LAB

MIT, Harvard scientists find AI can recognize race from X-rays — and nobody knows how

As artificial intelligence is increasingly used to help make diagnostic decisions, the research raises the unsettling prospect that AI-based health systems could generate racially biased results. Continue reading →

INNOVATION ECONOMY

How much do you know about Cambridge inventions? Take the quiz to find out.

If you fail, two new books on the city’s outsized role in changing the world are here to help. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Peter Nicholas, cofounder of Boston Scientific, dies at 80

As a creative chief executive, "was an absolute master," said his cofounder John E. Abele. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Netflix announces premiere of final Norm Macdonald comedy special, recorded in his living room

Months after Norm Macdonald’s passing, fans will get a final farewell with the premiere of his last comedy special, Netflix announced Thursday. “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” will be released May 30. Continue reading →

Dance Review

Jean Appolon Expressions works through ‘Traka’

The company performs the world premiere of the evening-length work at the ICA, presented by Global Arts Live. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Parents want to give daughter a nudge

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →