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Game 7: Celtics 100, Heat 96

Jayson Tatum hugs Jaylen Brown after the Celtics defeated the Miami Heat at FTX Arena on Sunday.

CELTICS 100, HEAT 96 | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Celtics claw out a Game 7 they never trailed, and other observations as they beat the Heat for a spot in the NBA Finals

The Celtics led by 15 after the first quarter and are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, but it was hardly a Sunday night stroll.

Jayson Tatum, sporting No. 24 band in honor of Kobe Bryant, awarded inaugural Larry Bird trophy A few things to know about the Warriors, who will face the Celtics in the NBA Finals

Dan Shaughnessy

Finally, the Celtics earn their chance to bring another championship to Boston
Their Game 7 victory in Miami clinched the franchise's first NBA Finals berth since 2010 and a shot at an 18th banner, which would be the city's first since the Patriots' last Super Bowl win in February 2019.

How it happened: Celtics fend off Heat in Game 7, 100-96, to advance to NBA Finals for first time since 2010
Boston will face the Golden State Warriors in a seven-game series beginning Thursday in San Francisco.

How a Boston doctor diagnosed the first US case of monkeypox
After a few days, the doctor noticed a telling change. The patient’s rash consisted of fluid-filled blisters that had a dent in the center. His rash looked like smallpox.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Robb Elementary School on Sunday.

Biden travels to Uvalde, Texas, to meet with families

A gunman on Tuesday killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which is located about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Here are the latest updates.

A church, a gathering place for generations, becomes a hub for Uvalde’s grief From concealed carry to eliminating permits, gun restrictions have loosened since Sandy Hook

Cracking the code at Brookline’s venerable and fiercely private The Country Club
The world’s best golfers and thousands of spectators will descend on the club for the US Open in June.

Boston police bought another ‘high performance’ drone — and want to create a new unit to fly it

After purchasing a new drone in early March, the Boston Police Department is seeking to train 15 officers to staff an 'on-call' drone team.

Flight cancellations pile up on busy Memorial Day weekend

Hundreds of flights worldwide were cancelled by midday Sunday, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the holiday weekend. More than 2,300 flights were canceled on Friday and 1,500 on Saturday.

Paul Pelosi arrived for a reception honoring Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Mitsotakis in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Paul Pelosi, husband of House speaker, arrested on DUI charge

Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was arrested Saturday night on a charge of driving under the influence.

Speaker Pelosi urges Brown University graduates to unify America

Mounted State Police patroled Revere Beach on Saturday, May 21.

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Sun, sand, and violence: Arrests at area beaches as summer season kicks off

More than two dozen teenagers were arrested at beaches in Boston, Revere, and Hampton, N.H., during the weekends leading to Memorial Day.

Dr. Joe DeMarco.

Drop and give me 20,000 pushups

Dr. Joe DeMarco, a North Shore chiropractor, shattered the world record for most pushups in 12 hours, averaging a pace of more than 29 per minute.

Opinion

At the Massachusetts state Republican convention, gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl pledged to send the National Guard to the southern border “to stop the lawlessness” and hire back state workers fired by Governor Charlie Baker for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

A fateful moment for Massachusetts Republicans

A hard turn to the right could snuff out one of the last vestiges of responsible conservatism in the United States.

IDEAS | TOM SHEEHAN

The empty wartime bedrooms of Saugus

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Bringing Finland into NATO is a big mistake

‘Like hearing Lincoln at Gettysburg’

MARCELA GARCÍA

We’ll move on. Uvalde won’t.

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Tech Power Players 50

Tech Power Players 50

The Tech Power Players 50 is a list of the most influential — and interesting — people in the Massachusetts technology scene, as ranked by the Globe’s business journalists and an external advisory committee.

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‘Mild’ Omicron variant was highly lethal, study finds
Massachusetts experienced 1,975 excess deaths from last year's Delta surge over 6 months. But, in just 8 weeks last winter, Omicron likely killed some 2,294.

Open-water swimming to be restricted again at Walden Pond
Open-water swimming won't be allowed at Walden Pond during the time lifeguards are on duty, officials said Saturday.

Bad blood, old friendships, political alliances run Everett, a Globe review shows
This diverse gateway city of 49,000 runs on old friendships and bad blood, a thicket of political alliances controlled by a circle of white political leaders, a Globe review found.

Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments
Russia claimed to have overrun a key rail hub while its troops fought Ukrainian defenders in the streets of another city in eastern Ukraine.

Hyannis man arrested after allegedly threatening school shooting

A Hyannis man with a history of drug and gun charges was arrested Saturday after he allegedly threatened to carry out a school shooting, according to officials and court documents.

Officials and families gather in South Boston to pay tribute to those killed in Vietnam
Mayor Michelle Wu and City Council President Ed Flynn laid a wreath while “Taps” played in the background, and bouquets of flowers were placed at the base of the memorial, which lists the names of South Boston residents who were killed in the war.

Families place flowers, flags, and remember loved ones at Everett cemetery

150 years of The Boston Globe
Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Kelin Funes, a senior at Boston International High school, poses for a portrait at school. An honors student and former English learner, Funes will attend UMass Lowell in the fall, with hopes for a career in biotechnology.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

After mastering English, bilingual students ace tests, including the MCAS

Among all Massachusetts students who took the MCAS exam as 10th-graders in 2019, former English learners had a higher passing rate on the English Language Arts portion of the test than any other group of students.

‘He’s a hero’: Woman remembers father 75 years after his death as Boston firefighter
Barbara Lima has few memories of her father, Charles A. Buchanan, a Boston firefighter who died just after she turned 5 while battling an early morning blaze in Brighton more than 75 years ago. But in a moving surprise Saturday, she was able to celebrate her father’s life during a reunion of firefighters at a firehouse in Roxbury.

MUSIC REVIEW

Boston Calling rides out a storm of misfortune
Rain and wind sent fans for cover, then another Boston Calling artist abruptly canceled because of COVID. Despite those setbacks, the festival pushed ahead, with several artists, including returning headliners Nine Inch Nails, rising to the occasion.

Sununu signals pivot for New England’s last ‘dry’ state on marijuana
The signing of a legalization bill in Rhode Island this week leaves famously libertarian New Hampshire as the sole bastion of pot prohibition in the region.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Fans dance and sing along to Marina at the 2019 Boston Calling festival at the Harvard Athletic Complex.
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Boston Calling has arrived: If you go, here’s what you need to know

Metallica (pictured in February at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas) headline Boston Calling on Sunday and will close the three-day festival.

Who’s playing when at Boston Calling

Boston Calling returns to the Harvard Athletic Complex this Memorial Day Weekend with 51 bands and artists, including 20 performers with local ties.

At Boston Calling, local artists will make themselves right at home

Rüfüs Du Sol members (from left) Tyrone Lindqvist, James Hunt, and Jon George.

Nighttime is the right time for Aussie trio Rüfüs Du Sol, performing Friday at Boston Calling

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

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A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

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A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

During a press conference at Uvalde High School on Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott spoke about the need for government "to find a way to target that mental health challenge and do something about it.”

Even if Congress won’t act on gun safety, states can

People mourn as they attend the vigil in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

State must be ready to act before the Supreme Court rolls back its gun control law

One pill, two pill, red pill, blue pill

Community members in Uvalde, Texas, embrace each other at a vigil on Wednesday for the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Rob Elementary School.

Gun violence is a disease. Health care can help.

Members of Gays Against Guns in New York City held pictures of individuals murdered in anti-gay violence.

IDEAS | MICHAEL J. STERN

I am a gay man, and I sense danger coming

Registered traveling nurse Patricia Carrete, of El Paso, Texas, walked down the hallway during a night shift at a field hospital set up to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I., on Feb. 10, 2021.

IDEAS | CLARA YIM BOLDUC

The real reason nurses are burned out

Metro

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.

How a Boston doctor diagnosed the first US case of monkeypox

After a few days, the doctor noticed a telling change. The patient’s rash consisted of fluid-filled blisters that had a dent in the center. His rash looked like smallpox.

Boston police bought another ‘high performance’ drone — and want to create a new unit to fly it

After purchasing a new drone in early March, the Boston Police Department is seeking to train 15 officers to staff an 'on-call' drone team.

Texas elementary school shooting: The latest

Biden travels to Uvalde, Texas, to meet with families

A gunman on Tuesday killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which is located about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Here are the latest updates.

Sports

The Celtics hoist the Eastern Conference trophy after beating the Heat in seven games.

Celtics 100, Heat 96

How it happened: Celtics fend off Heat in Game 7, 100-96, to advance to NBA Finals for first time since 2010

Boston will face the Golden State Warriors in a seven-game series beginning Thursday in San Francisco.

Jayson Tatum hugs Jaylen Brown after the Celtics defeated the Miami Heat at FTX Arena on Sunday.

CELTICS 100, HEAT 96 | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Celtics claw out a Game 7 they never trailed, and other observations as they beat the Heat for a spot in the NBA Finals

The Celtics led by 15 after the first quarter and are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, but it was hardly a Sunday night stroll.

The 2022 NBA Finals will open Thursday at Golden State.

NBA FINALS 2022

Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals series tips off Thursday in San Francisco; see the schedule

Golden State holds homecourt advantage throughout the series by virtue of having a better regular-season record.

A few things to know about the Warriors, who will face the Celtics in the NBA Finals

Dan Shaughnessy

Finally, the Celtics earn their chance to bring another championship to Boston

MIAA DIVISION 1 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Newton North continues winning tradition with sweep of Division 1 track championships

Business

China’s Covid outbreak wanes as restrictions eased to boost economy

China reported the fewest new Covid-19 cases in almost three months, with the easing of outbreaks in Beijing and Shanghai emboldens authorities to ease some of its strictest virus controls of the pandemic and move to stimulate the country’s faltering economy.

Flight cancellations pile up on busy Memorial Day weekend

Many forecasters believe the number of travelers will match or even surpass pre-pandemic levels. However, airlines have thousands fewer employees than they did in 2019, and that has, at times, contributed to widespread flight cancellations.

Beijing, Shanghai ease COVID restrictions as outbreaks fade

Biden lays flowers at Texas school where shooter killed 21

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Liuginsa Rosa (left) and Ersen’S Joseph.

College & Careers

These students saved big money on their college degrees. Here’s how.

Perspective | Book Excerpt

Charlie Baker: What happened to reaching across the aisle to get things done?

Spiced Lamb Burgers With Feta and Tahini Sauce

Recipes: Take your cookout to the next level with these spicy burgers

The Solid Sound festival at Mass MoCA features dozens of musical acts, including Wilco, in addition to comedy performances, food, and more.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do in and around Boston, May 23-June 5

metro

Mayor Michelle Wu participates in a wreath-laying at an event honoring Vietnam veterans in South Boston.

Officials and families gather in South Boston to pay tribute to those killed in Vietnam

Hyannis man arrested after allegedly threatening school shooting

Sun, sand, and violence: Arrests at area beaches as summer season kicks off

sports

Megan Frazee won the 100-meter hurdles for Westford Academy, which couldn't hold off Newton North at the end in the team standings.

Newton North continues winning tradition with sweep of Division 1 track championships

North Andover boys, Wellesley girls put it all together for Division 2 track championships

Mansfield girls buzzing after dominant Division 3 victory on track; Bradley Diaz rallies Wakefield boys

business

A stretch of the Harborwalk along Fort Point Channel in downtown Boston. The Conservation Law Foundation is attempting to measure the value of development on state-regulated parts of Massachusetts' waterfront in hopes of helping resident groups and advocacy groups negotiate more public benefits from the developers who build there.

Can you put a price on waterfront access? Conservation Law Foundation aims to try.

Flight cancellations pile up on busy Memorial Day weekend

Air travelers face cancellations over Memorial Day weekend

politics

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, delivers a speech after receiving an honorary degree during commencement services on the campus of Brown University, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Providence, R.I.

Speaker Pelosi urges Brown University graduates to unify America

Justice Department to review police response to school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Vermont likely to elect its 1st woman to Congress this year

Nation

Children are invited to the front of the church as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend a service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday, May 29, 2022, after visiting a memorial for those killed in Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

A church, a gathering place for generations, becomes a hub for Uvalde’s grief

Flight cancellations pile up on busy Memorial Day weekend

New Mexico wildfire burn scar has forest officials worried

World

This satellite image made available by NOAA shows Hurricane Agatha, center, off the Pacific coast of Mexico on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at 11:20 a.m. EDT.

Agatha, now a hurricane, heads to the Mexican coast

Ukraine strikes back in south; Zelensky visits eastern front

Pope names 21 new cardinals, from India, Mongolia, elsewhere

opinion

Consider this: Panel discussions around Boston, May 28-June 3

Responses to school shootings should be based on the level of risk, not the level of fear

We’ll move on. Uvalde won’t.

lifestyle

Sixteen years on, I think she was the one

‘I want to be in school forever’: Maggie Rogers graduates from Harvard Divinity

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to return to the Esplanade July Fourth

food & dining

Celtic burger at R.F. O’Sullivan & Son in Somerville.

12 Boston-area burgers you need to eat right now

At Assembly Row’s Salt + Stone, something for everyone, with a smile

Faccia Brutta opens on Newbury Street; Telegraph Hill returns to Southie

travel

The US border station in Blaine, Wash., south of Vancouver. Entering the United States by air requires a negative coronavirus test. Some people who can't provide one are using a workaround: flying to Canada or Mexico, then entering via a land border.

Testing positive and using the ‘backdoor’ to get into the US

A Beaux-Arts bash in Providence, a stylish base camp in N.H., and a Grand Canyon getaway

Her travel advice? Keep your papers safe, ‘mind your manners,’ and eat like vacation calories don’t count

Arts

Installation view of "Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms," currently at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston's Watershed in East Boston. Left, Ebony G. Patterson, "...and the dew cracks the earth, in five acts of lamentation ... between the cuts ... beneath the leaves ... below the soil...," 2020; center, Madeline Hollander, "Heads/Tails: Walker & Broadway 2," 2020; right, El Anatsui, "Area B," 2007.

Gorgeous trash and radical recycling at ICA’s Watershed

At the MFA, a camera-ready country

You can judge an album by its cover

Books

A deadly silence

Three books on Stalin that shed light on Russian history

Toni Bentley: reading everything by Edith Wharton

Movies

Bob Belcher (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) in 20th Century Studios' "The Bob's Burgers Movie."

Out of the frying pan into a film for ‘Bob’s Burgers’

‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ has heart — and (mostly) hits the spot

‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67, reports say

Television

Emerson College is located in downtown Boston.

‘Stranger Things’ features Emerson College in its new season. One student is raising thousands for Uvalde victims as a result.

Jodie Foster to star in Alaska-set fourth season of ‘True Detective’

In most TV medical dramas, doctors are heroes. This isn’t one of them

music

Run the Jewels perform Saturday at Boston Calling. The second day of the festival was interrupted for 2 1/2 hours while a storm moved through.

Boston Calling rides out a storm of misfortune

Highlighted by HAIM and Nine Inch Nails, Boston Calling gets back on its feet

The Strokes cancel Boston Calling performance after member tests positive for COVID-19

Theater/Dance

Viktorina Kapitonova and Lasha Khozashvili in Boston Ballet's presentation of "Swan Lake."

Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ is a spellbinder

A high-profile dance fest rises again

Out of the past and onto the Broadway stage

globe local

Emerson College is located in downtown Boston.

‘Stranger Things’ features Emerson College in its new season. One student is raising thousands for Uvalde victims as a result.

Boston Calling shut down for about 2 hours by severe weather

New England news in brief

Obituaries

Cardinal Angelo Sodano arrives for a meeting at the Vatican in 2013.

Angelo Sodano, once-powerful Vatican prelate, dies at 94

Morton L. Janklow, agent for best-selling authors, dies at 91

Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60