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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
In the interest of saving money, the Red Sox cut loose a proven postseason hitter.
Red Sox 6, Braves 2
On a night when the Red Sox lineup cranked out four homers, it was the production from the bottom of the lineup that gave the home team the edge.
Talking shop
Check out all the new shops opening on Newbury Street More than a dozen new storefronts are opening on the city?s best-known shopping street.
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CHAD FINN
LeBron?s one-man show, the Celtics on the doorstep, and the symmetry of it all It?s time for a new generation of Celtics to take back what LeBron James seized from their predecessors. It?s time, and there is no better place.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
It took a royal performance for the Cavaliers to survive Game 6 against the Celtics There wasn?t much to feel good about for the Celtics on a lost night in Ohio. But they can click their sneakers together and chant, ?There is no place like home.?
Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ?We both get up early (5 a.m.!) to work out? Will these two early birds stay out way past their bedtimes?
Homeland Security releases 15,000 additional H-2B visas New slots will bring some relief to employers facing a labor shortage on the Cape and Islands as the summer season begins.
Famed chef Mario Batali?s Vegas Strip restaurants will close The move came days after police in New York confirmed an investigation into a woman?s claim on ??60 Minutes?? that Batali drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2005.
The head of the Steamship Authority this week cast blame on a Rhode Island-based contractor for many of its mechanical failures.
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music review
Shorter lines and a fan-friendly lineup of artists, capped by the Killers? arena-rock set, made for a seamless first day.
Today will start sunny, but rain is possible this afternoon ? and likely on Sunday Today will see sunny skies and high temperatures in the 80s, with a chance of rain this afternoon. Sunday will be cooler and rainy. Memorial Day will see cloudy skies but less of a chance of rain.
What She?s Having
In search of a perfect brain freeze in Boston Shaved ice is a blank template on which we impose the flavors of the world.
The former chief justice of the state?s highest court will review the forcible arrest last month of a visibly distressed black Harvard University student.
North Korea?s Kim meets with South?s Moon for 2nd time North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed carrying out the peace commitments they reached in their first summit and Kim?s potential meeting with President Trump.
Exit polls in Ireland predict win for repealing abortion ban The 1983 constitutional amendment requires authorities to treat a fetus and its mother as equals under the law, effectively banning abortions.
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THOMAS FARRAGHER
Surgically correct. That?s been Bob Gardner?s workplace ethos since he first walked into the Massachusetts National Cemetery shortly after its dedication in 1980.
Ceiling collapses at Ipswich church ?It looks like a war zone in there,? said the Rev. Adam Randazzo, pastor of Living Faith United Methodist Church.
The lawsuit aims to compel a former employee to turn over details about an allegedly inappropriate text exchange with the Globe?s editor.
Love Letters Podcast
Getting over a breakup Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.
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EDITORIAL
For bike-sharing programs, it?s time to share Getting cars off the road should be as easy as riding a bike.
Calling all foodies Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.
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Connor Biscan?s family gave a Globe reporter and photographer access into his world and their struggles, believing it might help other families.
Polio eradication initiative meets resistance to appeals to destroy samples Thirty countries have indicated they plan to hold on to type 2 polioviruses, in a total of 99 facilities.
Ramirez was designated for assignment, meaning the team has seven days to trade or release him.
The former presidential candidate received something of a hero?s welcome as she accepted the Radcliffe Medal.
In our weekly roundup, the four priciest home sales were in Boston proper. A penthouse apartment on Huntington Avenue took the top spot, raking in $8,000,000, followed by a downtown high-rise that sold for $5,000,000, and units in the South End and the Seaport District that went for $3,000,000-plus.
Donald Trump?s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, met with a Russian oligarch and discussed U.S.-Russia relations just 11 days before Trump was inaugurated as president.
Search This Week's Specials
Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 5.3 million vehicles in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere because in rare circumstances, drivers may not be able to turn off the cruise control
Newly released e-mails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change.
Cambridge-based Akamai Technologies said the cricket match set a new record for live online viewership.
After the success of its live ?Jesus Christ Superstar? on Easter Sunday, NBC has chosen ?Hair? as its next live musical.
Historic New England Open House, Arlington Greek Festival, John Hodgman, and more.
Address
Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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The Big Picture
The activity of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii?s Big Island has become destructive since early May, burning dozens of homes and forcing residents to flee.
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