Mob murder trial is a flashback to a bygone era

Frank Salemme (second from left) in South Boston.

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It?s a courtroom drama that Boston may never see again, featuring former street legends that the federal government considered the most menacing criminals of their time.

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Two recent winners of massive contracts both happen to have the same ally: the governor?s top political adviser, Jim Conroy.

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Kim Yong Chol?s trip signals that preparations for the meeting are moving forward.

Runners, including venture capitalists, biotech executives, and scientists, finish a loop along Memorial Drive in Cambridge.

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The morning run that connects Boston?s biotech community

Venture capitalists, biopharma employees, bankers, grad students ? they?re all part of a 4½-mile jog along the Charles every Thursday.

News Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_15F4G6.jpg Conspiracy theories go from the fringes to the Oval Office

President Trump?s baseless stories are having an effect in eroding public trust in institutions.

Lawrence police: Woman dies after domestic incident

The woman, in her late 20s, and her husband both had stab wounds, police said. No charges have been filed.

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EMS crews treated about 500 people at the scene, with 42 taken to the hospital, an official said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiMemorialDayFeature03.jpg ?It?s always important to celebrate our local heroes?

In events around the region, service members ? including those who made the ultimate sacrifice ? were remembered and honored.

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Puerto Ricans were fighting for US forces ?before my people were in this country,? said Representative Michael Capuano, the Somerville Democrat.

?Some people play golf or tennis. I do stone walls?

Bill Doherty is 84. Most of his contemporaries have retired. He?s out working.

Celtics: The 2017-18 season in review

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-19722.tif That game was exactly why Kyrie is here

The Celtics needed Irving on Sunday night against the Cavs, needed his steady hand and creative playmaking.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

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Even with their returning All-Stars, they?ll need a lot of hard work to challenge for the Finals again.

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The spectacular play during Monday?s game seemed like business as usual in the Red Sox outfield.

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Andrew%20Warhaftig_1.jpg Andrew Warhaftig embraced life while he fought a rare kidney disease

The Hingham teen was passionate about raising awareness about the rare kidney disease with which he had been diagnosed. He died May 6. He was 17.

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You?ve got the diploma and the proud parents. What about that dinner reservation?

During graduation season, Boston?s restaurants are some of the busiest in the country. You better have booked well in advance.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/963348126.jpg Yes, Rudy Giuliani did get a Bronx cheer at Yankee Stadium

The big Yankee fan was celebrating his birthday, but no one wanted to sing ?Happy Birthday.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/33784254_1965677300118242_378725307013660672_n-16385.jpg 2 people are ?lucky to be alive? after hitting moose on N.H. highway in a Mini Cooper

The small car was traveling on Interstate 93 when it struck the moose and slid off the roadway into some trees, trapping the passenger, officials said.

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?If the [Science Advisory Board] takes this on and does their job fairly, it?s not a trivial event,? said a former top EPA official.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/04774e73-4efe-4419-86e6-7064bb396f1b.jpg As Ivanka Trump wins China trademarks, her father helps a Chinese company

China awarded the president?s daughter seven trademarks at about the same time that he decided to aid the Chinese company ZTE.

The Telephone Museum in Waltham is among the attractions taking part in Free Fun Fridays.

If it?s a Friday, it just might be free

On its 10th anniversary, Free Fun Fridays will open the doors to 100 cultural attractions across the state throughout the summer.

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Handout_24marzuq_03_met.jpg Roxbury, Boston mourn and celebrate the life of one of their own

Marzuq Muhammad devoted himself to helping others. He died on May 20 at age 35.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_15E9EQ.jpg France?s Macron rewards migrant hero ?Spiderman? who saved dangling child

A 4-year-old boy was suspended from a balcony, and an adult standing nearby seemed powerless to help.

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Bush traditionally attends the parade in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Clea Simon

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/RUSSELL2.jpg Elizabeth Jennings: ?American,? Russian mole, and rape survivor

The trauma remains, serving as a prime motivator of all her actions, including perhaps her looming self-destruction.

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Real Estate

Back Bay penthouse goes for $8 million

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.