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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Today's Headlines
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THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston Public Schools administrator says she was pushed out for raising concerns over how English learners are taught

The administrator in charge of English learning said she resigned when threatened with firing after she repeatedly complained the district was improperly steering students into regular classes instead of special smaller programs designed just for them. Continue reading →

Politics

Even in Massachusetts, GOP politics are all about Trump

A quite conservative party convention in a reliably blue state raises questions about the future of moderate Republicans. Continue reading →

Investigations

Ballooning case backlog at the state’s anti-discrimination agency forces people to wait years for justice

The backlog of discrimination complaints that have been waiting more than 18 months for resolution has climbed more than five-fold since 2019 as staff members left the MCAD and were not replaced. Continue reading →

Business

Summer’s here, and tourists are returning to the Cape and Islands

Seasonal businesses are readying for a busy season despite high prices and the tight labor market. Continue reading →

Nation

Uvalde: Visitations, funerals, and burials, one after another

It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead on Monday, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Lawyer who plotted to overturn Trump loss recruits election deniers to watch over the vote

Working with a well-funded network of organizations on the right, including the Republican National Committee, Cleta Mitchell is recruiting election conspiracists into an organized cavalry of activists monitoring elections. Continue reading →

Nation

Maloney vs. Nadler? New York must pick a side

The primary matchup between Nadler and Maloney may be one of the most bruising political spectacles in living memory, a crosstown clash between two respected party elders in the twilight of their careers. Continue reading →

Nation

Jimmy Carter, at 97, steps into a big fight over a small road in Alaska

Because it would be cut through a federal wildlife refuge, the road has been a simmering source of contention since it was first proposed decades ago. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russian troops entering Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine

The Russian military’s focus on Sievierodonetsk has already left the city ‘’completely ruined,’’ Mayor Oleksandr Striuk said. Continue reading →

World

Europe agrees to ban most Russian oil imports

The deal is the most far-reaching demonstration that over more than three months of war — and mounting Russian aggression and atrocities — European leaders have grown willing to take steps they considered too extreme when the invasion began. Continue reading →

World

Historic hurricane makes landfall in southern Mexico

Agatha was the first Category 2 to ever make landfall in the eastern Pacific basin, said a meteorologist. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Rollins picks a fight worth fighting

Quincy officials face a civil rights probe over their NIMBY response to rebuilding the Long Island Bridge. Continue reading →

OPINION

Questions surrounding the origins of COVID-19 remain unanswered

Why did some components of the Intelligence Community lean toward a laboratory release as the source of the pandemic? Continue reading →

OPINION

Things fall apart and get rebuilt. Things get built and fall apart.

In 1941 war broke out again between Finland and Russia. Control of Viipuri/Vyborg went back and forth between the two armies; in the fighting, most of the town’s buildings were destroyed. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

State transportation leaders confident in MBTA leader Steve Poftak amid federal safety review

Despite a series of safety incidents and a nearly unprecedented federal review of safety at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, state and local elected officials and transit advocates say they remain supportive of MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak to lead the agency. Continue reading →

Social Justice

Support for Black Lives Matter and police reforms is waning two years after George Floyd’s murder, poll finds

Support for the Black Lives Matter movement’s goals fell to 41 percent, from 48 percent when UMass Amherst researchers conducted the same poll last April. Continue reading →

RI NEWS

These dancing witches are casting a spell over Rhode Island

With costumes complete with brooms and pointy hats, the ‘Witches of Chase Farm’ are sharing their choreography and camaraderie. Continue reading →

Sports

Alex Speier | On baseball

When it comes to the Red Sox bullpen, it’s clear they’re operating with no set roles

The Red Sox lack the late-innings firepower of most playoff aspirants, which begs the question: Outside of their current bullpen, are there options on the horizon? Continue reading →

ORIOLES 10, RED SOX 0

Red Sox, Rich Hill out of control in Baltimore blowout to cap series at Fenway

While the Orioles' Tyler Wells shut down the hot Red Sox offense, the Orioles teed off on Hill, whose command was nowhere to be found in lasting just four innings. Continue reading →

NBA FINALS: CELTICS VS. WARRIORS

10 things to watch in this star-filled Celtics-Warriors Finals series

No Boston player has experience on a stage this big, while the Warriors core will be playing in its sixth NBA Finals. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Summer’s here, and tourists are returning to the Cape and Islands

Seasonal businesses are readying for a busy season despite high prices and the tight labor market. Continue reading →

AAPI Heritage Month

Local Asian American business owners get groups to call their own

The ABEC — as the new council will be known — arises out of the Boston Foundation’s Asian Community Fund and hopes to become a standalone nonprofit within five years. Continue reading →

Business

McConney Scheepers steps up at Mass. Bar Foundation

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87

With his gregarious stage presence, Mr. Hawkins rode a rowdy career that spanned more than a half-century and spawned such stars as the members of the Band. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

At Solid Sound, Wilco contemplates a ‘Cruel Country’

Wilco hosted the band's biennial festival at Mass MoCA, played every track from their new double album, and curated three days of live music that included the Sun Ra Arkestra, Japanese Breakfast, Angel Bat Dawid, Neko Case, and a surprise guest. Continue reading →

Names

This ice skater plays it cool in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Crystal’

Cirque du Soleil performers are known for their acrobatic and aerial feats, but “Crystal” is the company’s first production on — and sometimes above — the ice. For former Disney On Ice skater Michael Helgren, it's a whole new world. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Metallica emphatically brings Boston Calling to a close

The festival's final day also featured sets by Cliff Notez, Oompa, Weezer, Japanese Breakfast, Glass Animals, and many more. Continue reading →