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Chef Mario Batali (center) is seated next to defense attorney Anthony Fuller (left) at Boston Municipal Court for the first day of Batali's trial on Monday in Boston.

Woman testifies Chef Mario Batali was ‘grabbing me in a way that I was never touched before.’

Tene, who works in the software industry, was the leadoff witness in Batali’s indecent assault and battery trial that began Monday in Boston Municipal Court where Judge Stephen Stanton is presiding over the jury-waived case.

Man accused of fatal kidnapping of Jassy Correia heads to trial
Louis D. Coleman III, 36, is heading to trial on a single charge of kidnapping resulting in death in US District Court in Boston.

‘We are caught in an inflationary vise.’ At BU, tuition surges past $61,000 in largest hike in 14 years.

Boston University will raise undergraduate tuition by 4.25 percent in the fall to $61,050, marking the highest tuition hike at the school in the past 14 years, according to the university’s president, Robert Brown. With room and board, that brings annual costs to just shy of $80,000 a year.

Police seek suspect in attempted kidnapping in Burlington

Police received a call from a driver who said they saw the suspect dragging a victim away on foot near Great Meadow Road, Burlington police said.

Russian ambassador to Poland hit with red paint
Russia’s ambassador to Poland was splattered with red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the war in Ukraine, preventing him from paying respects on Monday at a Warsaw cemetery to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II.

No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails Victory Day

Vic Son sent his damaged Apple Watch back to Apple by FedEx, but it was lost. That created a nightmare among the corporate titans, as Apple and FedEx kept pointing the finger of responsibility at the other.

An Apple-FedEx debacle had a local man caught in the middle, batted back and forth

Vic Son placed his trust in two of the country’s mightiest corporate titans, Apple and FedEx, and both let him down badly.

If leaked draft becomes final, national abortion ban ‘possible’, Mitch McConnell says
Democrats rang alarm bells on Sunday about the likelihood that Republicans would try to restrict abortion nationwide, two days after an interview was published in which Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, said a ban was “possible” if his party gained control in Washington.

Mississippi governor doesn’t rule out banning contraception if Roe falls If Roe falls, is same-sex marriage next?

US Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Abortion-rights protest targets homes of Kavanaugh, Roberts

About 100 protesters took the battle over abortion rights to the homes of two conservative US Supreme Court justices Saturday night, five days after a leaked draft opinion suggested the court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.

‘A Strange Loop’ earns a leading 11 Tony Award nominations
“A Strange Loop,” Michael R. Jackson’s critically cheered theater meta-journey, earned a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Monday as Broadway joined the national discussion of race by embracing an envelope-pushing Black-written and Black-led musical.

Select list of nominees for 2022 Tony Awards

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (left) are partnering with local business groups on a comprehensive survey of the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts.

Fed, business groups to update study that found average Black Boston household had net worth of $8

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and business groups aim to take deeper look at the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, after a high-profile 2015 study found that the average Black household in Boston had only $8 in assets.

Priced out of the city, Black Bostonians are finding their dream homes on the South Shore Massachusetts is segregated. Here’s why.

Sterling K. Brown (left) as Randall and Justin Hartley as Kevin in "This Is Us."

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This week’s TV: ‘This Is Us’ gets ready to go, Claire Danes returns, and the Kids in the Hall reunite

With three episodes to go before the NBC drama concludes, "This Is Us" has provided one of TV’s broadest, yet most detailed portraits of an extended family.

The GFS model has some areas near 90 Saturday, but the coast remains quite chilly.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

It’ll be cool early this week, but summer heat is on the horizon

Depending on your perspective, this week will either be a great week of weather or a little too much of summer too early.

Opinion

Apart from her leadership position, Karen Spilka is still a state senator with constituents, who have a right to know how she is representing them on Beacon Hill.

Massachusetts lawmakers should put their name where their vote is

By passing a bill to legalize sports betting by a voice vote instead of a roll call, the Massachusetts Senate failed in that duty.

It’s not enough to shut down ‘failed’ Mission Hill School. BPS owes the public some answers on the scandal.

Massachusetts should have a state-owned bank

Boston’s ignominious record of disrespecting free speech

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Iraqi immigrants still stuck in Trump’s cruel and pointless purgatory

Just as 19th-century antislavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, The Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Black wealth series | Part 3

When Black-owned businesses fail, it hurts everybody

Breaking the cycle of failed, sputtering Black businesses needs an all-hands-on-deck approach.

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Alabama man charged in slaying of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in 1988 will be arraigned Friday

A former Massachusetts corrections officer charged with killing 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in Lawrence in 1988 is slated for arraignment Friday, after he last month waived his right to challenge extradition from Alabama where he currently lives, authorities said.

Civil rights group files complaint against Medford police, alleging illegal traffic stop of two Black residents
A civil rights group filed an “internal complaint” Monday against the Medford Police Department on behalf of two Black residents whom the organization says were unlawfully stopped and detained at gunpoint by officers on a public street last July based on a “vague anonymous tip” about a firearm in their car.

Workers can be just as productive away from the office, study finds
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Family faces ‘unbearable’ loss after father, son die in Mendon car crash Friday

A father and teenage son killed together in a late-night car crash while leaving work in Mendon Friday were mourned Sunday by family members, who worry for their remaining loved ones, including the man’s 10-month-old daughter.

Mass. hiker rescued, carried two miles down trail in White Mountain National Forest
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Goodwill sold a bust for $34.99. It’s an ancient 2,000-year-old Roman relic.

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Marie Charles helped her daughter, Layla Nicolas, 17, with her hair while getting ready for prom. The family is packing up their Hyde Park home and getting ready to move to a house they are buying in Brockton, where they will have more space and a yard – things they couldn’t afford in Boston.

Priced out of the city, Black Bostonians are finding their dream homes on the South Shore

The shift of Boston residents to Brockton and a few other nearby towns underscores the challenges the city of Boston faces in keeping Black and brown residents who were born there and want to stay, but have been priced out of the city’s sizzling real estate market.

After fleeing to Salem, a Ukrainian museum director leads a global effort to preserve her country’s heritage
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This engraving, based on a photograph, shows Ellen Craft in her disguise as a white man, which she used to escape slavery with her husband.

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Students prepare to go to Mission Hill School on Oct. 15, 2021.

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Alabama man charged in slaying of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in 1988 will be arraigned Friday

A former Massachusetts corrections officer charged with killing 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in Lawrence in 1988 is slated for arraignment Friday, after he last month waived his right to challenge extradition from Alabama where he currently lives, authorities said.

Maine baby eel industry wraps up season of high success

Maine’s baby eel fishing industry is wrapping up one of the most successful seasons in its history.

‘We are caught in an inflationary vise.’ At BU, tuition surges past $61,000 in largest hike in 14 years.

Boston University will raise undergraduate tuition by 4.25 percent in the fall to $61,050, marking the highest tuition hike at the school in the past 14 years, according to the university’s president, Robert Brown. With room and board, that brings annual costs to just shy of $80,000 a year.

Maine lawmakers return to deal with 5 vetoes

The Maine Legislature is returning to work for one day to deal with five vetoes by Governor Janet Mills.

Sports

Arlington's Miles Robinson started for the United States in 11 World Cup qualifier, but will likely miss the tournament after rupturing his Achilles.

Arlington native Miles Robinson likely to miss World Cup with Achilles injury

Robinson had started 11 of the United States' 14 World Cup qualifiers, but will likely miss the tournament in Qatar this winter.

Bob DeFelice has been the only baseball coach Bentley has ever had.

Bob DeFelice is the only baseball coach Bentley has ever had. He’s retiring after 54 years.

Days shy of his 80th birthday, DeFelice coached his 1,868th, and final, game. “He’s the heart and soul of Bentley baseball,” one person said.

The Lightning celebrate Ross Colton's goal in the second period of Game 4.

Game 4: Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3

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Wall Street’s losses worsen as markets tumble worldwide

Wall Street is tumbling toward its lowest point in more than a year on Monday as renewed worries about China’s economy pile on top of markets already battered by rising interest rates.

Tyson gets subpoena as meat pricing pressure mounts

New York State is adding to pressure on meat companies already facing heat in Washington for elevated prices.

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An A.D. Makepeace solar array in Wareham.

A solar battle in sleepy Wareham is pitting environmentalists against each other

At Nuggets in Kenmore Square, Ekenedilichukwu Uwanaka (left) and Stephanie Laporte browse vinyl for their new record player.

Why it seems like everyone you know is buying vinyl and record players

The rush to ‘back to normal’ at college and work is ignoring disabled people

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Chef Mario Batali (center) is seated next to defense attorney Anthony Fuller (left) at Boston Municipal Court for the first day of Batali's trial on Monday in Boston.

Woman testifies Chef Mario Batali was ‘grabbing me in a way that I was never touched before.’

A closer look at the contract for the superintendent of Providence schools

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sports

Golden State's Jordan Poole (left) reaches for the right knee of Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who was injured on the play. Morant will likely miss Monday night's Game 4.

Injured Memphis star Ja Morant unlikely to play in Game 4 vs. Golden State

NBA rules officials were correct to award Marcus Smart two and not three foul shots

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President Biden speaks at United Performance Metals in Hamilton, Ohio, Friday, May 6, 2022.

White House says internet providers to discount fee for poor

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Graffiti at the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison, Wis., on Sunday, May 8, 2022. The headquarters of an anti-abortion group in Madison, Wis., was set on fire on Sunday morning in an act of vandalism that included the attempted use of a Molotov cocktail and graffiti that read “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either,” according to the police.

Police investigate fire at Wisconsin anti-abortion office as arson

‘A Strange Loop’ earns a leading 11 Tony Award nominations

QAnon supporters claim immigrants are being sex trafficked, question children at southern border

World

A Ukrainian serviceman and a worker carry the body of a Russian soldier into a refrigerated train in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 5, 2022.

No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails Victory Day

Russian ambassador to Poland hit with red paint

South Korea’s Moon Jae-in calls for peace with North in farewell speech

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Iraqi immigrants still stuck in Trump’s cruel and pointless purgatory

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Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson star in "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande," which will open this year's Provincetown International Film Festival.

Provincetown International Film Festival announces Jenny Slate and Bowen Yang are part of 2022 lineup

Seaport to host an open-air market for four weekends this summer

How do I talk to my wife about her weight?

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Customers eat and drink in the cozy booths near the back of Anchovies in 2019.

Favorite restaurants (old and new) in Boston

Beat Brew Hall reopens in Harvard Square; R.F. O’Sullivan & Son returns to Somerville

9 of the best rooftop bars and restaurants around Boston

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Back to Boston

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An independent bookstore tour through Boston

A frugal guy spends a day on the cheap in Boston

Arts

"Watermark," 2022, two-channel video installation with sound.

‘Rights Along the Shore’ probes painful history of segregation and swimming

Boston Children’s Museum celebrates trans children’s dreams in new exhibit

Are we ready to look at ‘Philip Guston Now’?

Books

"Young Rich Widows" is set in Providence

‘Young Rich Widows’: This Providence-based thriller has a twist of its own

Stealing back what’s been stolen in ‘Portrait of a Thief’

Seeing where the wild things are in ‘The Lioness’

Movies

Rock band Spinal Tap, with Mr. Parnell on drums, performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis in 1992. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

Ric Parnell, real drummer in a famous fake band, dies at 70

Can I learn to love Doctor Strange?

Building a house and ‘Building a Bridge’

Television

Sterling K. Brown (left) as Randall and Justin Hartley as Kevin in "This Is Us."

This week’s TV: ‘This Is Us’ gets ready to go, Claire Danes returns, and the Kids in the Hall reunite

SNL addresses Roe v. Wade as Benedict Cumberbatch hosts

Return of ‘Justified’ will be limited — for now

music

Rock band Spinal Tap, with Mr. Parnell on drums, performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis in 1992. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

Ric Parnell, real drummer in a famous fake band, dies at 70

Two decades on, Interpol is still shining brightly

Mickey Gilley, country music star whose club inspired ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86

Theater/Dance

This image released by O & M Co./DKC shows Myles Frost during a performance of the musical "MJ."

Select list of nominees for 2022 Tony Awards

Livestream: Nominations announced for the 2022 Tony Awards

Boston Ballet surveys dance’s ‘MINDscape’

globe local

Burlington police released surveillance images of a suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a female victim.

Police seek suspect in attempted kidnapping in Burlington

Methuen man convicted of child rape who fled trial arrested in Maine

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Obituaries

Rock band Spinal Tap, with Mr. Parnell on drums, performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis in 1992. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

Ric Parnell, real drummer in a famous fake band, dies at 70

Dr. Waldo L. Fielding, who wrote of pre-Roe v. Wade’s medical horrors, dies at 100

Mickey Gilley, country music star whose club inspired ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86