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State agrees to repay thousands of defendants who were convicted based on evidence analyzed by disgraced chemists

The settlement, expected to cost the state about $14 million, resolves a lawsuit filed on behalf o f 31,000 defendants caught up in the state drug lab scandal.

Rhode Island man found guilty in fatal kidnapping of Jassy Correia

A federal jury in Boston found a Rhode Island man guilty Wednesday of fatally kidnapping Jassy Correia from a Boston nightclub in 2019, where she was celebrating her upcoming 23rd birthday with friends.

Juror dismissed during deliberations in fatal kidnapping case for doing Internet research

Johnny Depp awarded $10m, Amber Heard $2m in split libel lawsuit verdict
A jury on Wednesday awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The jury also found in favor of Heard, awarding her $2 million in damages.

Sonia Chang-Díaz knows what it’s like to be ‘other.’ It has shaped her and her bid for Massachusetts governor.
If elected, the barrier-breaker on Beacon Hill would be the first Latina and Asian American to serve in the office.

Sheryl Sandberg, the No. 2 exec at Facebook owner Meta, says she is stepping down

“When I took this job in 2008, I hoped I would be in this role for five years. Fourteen years later, it is time for me to write the next chapter of my life,” Sandberg wrote on her Facebook page.

A couple of patients arrived by the emergency room entrance waiting for medical attention at South Shore Health in Weymouth.

ERs reach record capacity as hospitals are inundated with patients

Health systems say they are dealing with record emergency department volume, sicker patients, a compounding mental health crisis, and an ever-beleaguered workforce.

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It’s all about history with the Celtics, and the team’s old-timers feel connected to this group
Hall of Famers Bob Cousy and Tom Sanders are relishing the Celtics' latest trip to the NBA's championship round.

Jayson Tatum was the Eastern Conference finals MVP.

The Globe staff predicts the outcome of the NBA Finals

Five members of our NBA Finals coverage team like the Celtics, while the other four think the Warriors will prevail.

1,713 confirmed cases and 28 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.
Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Investigators stood outside during a moment of silence for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo.

Buffalo supermarket gunman indicted on terror, hate charge

A grand jury Wednesday charged the white 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder.

President Biden

Biden was the most experienced incoming president in US history. So why isn’t he better at this?

Pick a topic and Joe Biden “gets it.” But 16 months into his presidency, it is becoming increasingly clear that while he understands how we got here, he doesn't have a plan for what's next.

Lauren Chooljian, co-host of "Stranglehold," a podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio, reported in Nashua, N.H., a week before the state's primary, Feb. 4, 2020. Chooljian, 32, became a divisive figure in her home state over a podcast that took a not-always-flattering look at the Granite State's treasured, first-in-the-nation, presidential primary.

4 homes tied to New England journalist hit with bricks, graffitied with spray paint

Since late April, there has been five attacks on homes tied to journalist Lauren Chooljian, all hit with the same two weapons: a brick and red spray paint.

Opinion

Mayor Wu has said that she has read the complete file on former Boston Police officer Patrick M. Rose. But, like her predecessors, she has thus far refused to release it to the public.

Mayor Wu, don’t protect the culture that protected Patrick Rose

If Wu is the change agent she said she is, she should pull back the curtain on the one that protected Rose.

Kent Greenfield

Massachusetts should use Texas abortion law to bar assault weapons

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A kind gesture from my father for which I didn’t have to say thanks

The world won’t end if we enact better gun laws

‘Great replacement’ theories, as old as America, have always been nonsense

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

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Amherst College picks Emory dean as its next president
Michael A. Elliot, an Amherst alumnus, suceeds Carolyn ‘Biddy’ Martin.

Students walk out of Pawtucket schools to protest school safety issues, gun violence
Student organizer Zachary Pinto, 17, said the effort was meant to show that students are tired and scared for their safety. But when students from William E. Tolman High School returned from their march to city hall, they found that they had been locked out of their school.

Mourners say goodbye to Uvalde teacher and her husband

Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb Elementary School teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas, grade school — and her husband, Joe — who died two days later from a heart attack.

Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating with investigators

He was playing a song by The Lumineers on a public piano in Boston. Then a band member walked by and joined in
In a remarkable twist of fate, Jeremiah Fraites was walking through Downtown Crossing on his day off from touring Tuesday when he overheard Sam Spencer on the piano nearby, playing a song Fraites had co-written.

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Our greatest athlete is a 64-year-old moose antler hunter from Vermont
Over the last four decades, Will Staats has established himself as the premier moose shed hunter in New England with a simple strategy. He out-walks his competition. And one unsuspecting reporter.

Green Line Extension to Medford was set to start service in December, then May, then this summer. Now? ‘Tracking for late summer,’ T says.
“Whether it’s late summer or early fall, we know it’s within sight,” said Medford resident and community advocate Laurel Ruma.

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Boston has money sloshing around in all sorts of places: health care, tech, biotech, venture capital, finance.

THE BIG IDEA | KARA MILLER

Despite their wealth, Boston and other cities’ political power is fading

The financial power of cities may be causing them to shed political power because of the economic and cultural chasm created in rural and suburban areas.

Malden taps COVID relief funds to provide $1,000 scholarships for all high school grads heading to college
The city of Malden is planning to use some of its federal pandemic recovery funding to give $1,000 scholarships to every high school graduate this year who is heading to college.

More heat waves, rising seas, and intensifying storms will pummel the Boston area, new report finds
By the end of the century, average temperatures in the Boston area could increase as much as 10 degrees above 2000 levels, while seas could rise more than 10 feet, under the worst circumstances, a new study found.

Video: Rescuers free entangled humpback whale off Cape Cod
A team of rescuers freed a badly entangled humpback whale off the coast of Chatham on Monday.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Marcello Mastroianni as Fellini’s alterego Guido Anselmi in "8 ½."

The sins and cinematic genius of Federico Fellini

RM, center, was in Boston over the weekend visiting the "Philip Guston Now" exhibition at the MFA. On Tuesday, he and the rest of BTS were invited to the White House.

RM from BTS stops in Boston, tours MFA exhibit ahead of White House visit

People embrace for a photo while attending a pride festival that took place after the Nashua Pride parade in 2019.

Here are 12 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

I split open the fruits, took out the stones, and put the flesh in my mouth: crisp, fresh, sweet mixed with a bit of sour. I have never found a plum as delicious.

IDEAS | YING GAO

A kind gesture from my father for which I didn’t have to say thanks

A member of the National Rifle Association plugs his ears with his fingers as he walks past protesters during the NRA's annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on May 27.

The world won’t end if we enact better gun laws

"He Votado Hoy" (I voted today) stickers at a polling place in Philadelphia on May 21, 2019.

‘Great replacement’ theories, as old as America, have always been nonsense

Biden’s misguided faith in ‘rational’ Mitch McConnell on gun reform

This image supplied by the IIPA (Iran International Photo Agency) shows a view of the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr, southern Iran. There had been concerns that Iran were intending to use the plant to build a nuclear weapon, but due to international sanctions, the facility's uranium fuel will fell well below the enrichment level needed for weapons-grade uranium.

Biden shouldn’t let bad optics sink a restored nuclear deal with Iran

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

Amherst College picks Emory dean as its next president

Michael A. Elliot, an Amherst alumnus, suceeds Carolyn ‘Biddy’ Martin.

1,713 confirmed cases and 28 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

COMMENTARY | John Igliozzi

Developing the Superman building will spark a renaissance in downtown Providence

The President of the Providence City Council says tax stabilization is a tool that turns empty lots and boarded-up buildings into new mixed-use spaces, businesses, and apartments.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Sonia Chang-Díaz knows what it’s like to be ‘other.’ It has shaped her and her bid for Massachusetts governor.

If elected, the barrier-breaker on Beacon Hill would be the first Latina and Asian American to serve in the office.

Sports

Westford Academy senior Morgan Smith earned medalist honors at the MIAA North/Central/West qualifier with her 1-under-par 70 at Ellinwood Country Club in Athol.

MIAA NORTH/CENTRAL/WEST GIRLS' GOLF QUALIFIER

Westford Academy’s Morgan Smith dominates North/Central/West girls’ golf qualifier, Wellesley takes team honors

Smith's 1-under-par 70 kept her five strokes clear of the field in Athol.

Michelle Wie West walks on the 17th fairway during a practice round on Wednesday for the the US Women's Open golf tournament at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C.

Michelle Wie West set for one last stroll down memory lane at US Women’s Open

Wie West, 32, the 2014 US Women's Open champion, will be stepping back after this year's championship at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, N.C., where she captured her first and only major of her career.

Iga Swiatek plays a backhand against Jessica Pegula during the women's singles quarterfinal at French Open.

Iga Swiatek reaches French Open women’s semifinals, extends winning streak to 33 matches

The No. 1-ranked women's player beat Jessica Pegula, 6-3, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.

GIRLS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

First-year coach Vanessa Pino has Central Catholic girls’ lacrosse on the brink of a breakthrough

Baseball notebook

Mets complete perfect homestand

Red Sox place reliever Matt Barnes on 15-day IL with right shoulder inflammation

Business

US job openings decline from record number, still remains elevated

The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, showed Wednesday that April's number of available positions decreased to 11.4 million in the month, a drop from an upwardly revised 11.9 million in March.

Biden administration begins trade dialogue with Taiwan

The Biden administration Wednesday said that it would pursue negotiations to strengthen trade and technology ties with Taiwan, a move that is aimed at countering China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific region and one that is likely to rankle Beijing.

Wu hails opportunity at Allston railyard

Hospitality workers rally against potential sale of Hynes Convention Center

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An illustration of a lone woman walking superimposed over a silhouette of New Hampshire's outline.

With Roe set to fall, we must pay more attention to New Hampshire’s new abortion law

What you can do when a loved one is overcome by grief. And what you can’t.

My ex cheated on me. Then sent me an e-mail about their great new life.

Carrot-lime soup with cilantro

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

metro

Regent Craft, a Boston-based venture-backed company building all-electric, passenger-carrying vehicles to service coastal routes, announced in April 2021 their plans to build the seaglider, which will fly along coastal routes operated by airlines, ferry companies, and governments.

R.I. woos Massachusetts-based seaglider company with $13m in tax credits

Students walk out of Pawtucket schools to protest school safety issues, gun violence

Care New England could strike another merger deal this summer, outgoing CEO says

sports

Larry Bird in action during Game 1 of the 1986 Finals against the Rockets.

With the Celtics going for No. 18, here’s a look back at their first 17 championships

Game 51: Reds at Red Sox lineups and notes

It’s all about history with the Celtics, and the team’s old-timers feel connected to this group

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Globe Live.

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Care New England could strike another merger deal this summer, outgoing CEO says

Sun Life Financial buys DentaQuest

politics

President Biden

Biden was the most experienced incoming president in US history. So why isn’t he better at this?

Hinckley to get full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan

Biden says US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

Nation

From left, Admiral Linda Fagan, President Biden, and Admiral Karl Schultz participated in the US Coast Guard change of command ceremony at USCG Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Fagan is the 27th commandant of the USCG and the first woman to hold the position.

Biden swears in first woman to lead Coast Guard

Depp awarded $10M, Heard $2M in split libel lawsuit verdict

1,713 confirmed cases and 28 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Crowded with people, the Mall in London was decorated in preparation for start of the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Platinum Jubilee: a possible last bash for Queen Elizabeth II, the party Britons need

Platinum Jubilee: A last bash for Queen Elizabeth II and the party Brits need

Western nations vow to send more, better arms to Ukraine

opinion

Biden’s misguided faith in ‘rational’ Mitch McConnell on gun reform

May I have a word: What to call the familiar strangers in your midst?

Rollins picks a fight worth fighting

lifestyle

Jada Pinkett Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smith talks about hair-loss ‘shame,’ outcome of Oscar slap

RM from BTS stops in Boston, tours MFA exhibit ahead of White House visit

A COVID case overseas causes trouble at home

food & dining

Drag queen Harlow Havoc (Justin Petrie) has a cocktail as she hosts a watch party for "RuPaul's Drag Race" at Blend in Dorchester.

7 standout restaurants to eat at this Pride Month

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

A 12-year-old named Porter, raising money for cancer, and sweet peach tea

travel

Travelers queue up at the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, May 26, 2022.

Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer for US travelers

On Cuttyhunk Island, dwindling year-rounders look to recruit newcomers

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

Arts

Suzanne Moseley, "Woven Together," two-sided, repurposed clothing, woodblock, cyanotype and digital prints, and deer mesh.

Things and ‘thneeds’ — and what they say about us

Gorgeous trash and radical recycling at ICA’s Watershed

At the MFA, a camera-ready country

Books

"Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise" was published in May.

A new book considers what silence is and how it can enrich us

Rachel Zegler to star in ‘Hunger Games’ prequel

A deadly silence

Movies

Marcello Mastroianni as Fellini’s alterego Guido Anselmi in "8 ½."

The sins and cinematic genius of Federico Fellini

‘Crimes of the Future’: What’s a body to do?

Rachel Zegler to star in ‘Hunger Games’ prequel

Television

Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in “Slow Horses."

‘Slow Horses’ on fast track at Apple TV+

Let the silliness — and satire — continue in season 2 of ‘Girls5eva’

This week’s TV: Ray Liotta’s TV series, Norm Macdonald’s special, and the Sex Pistols

music

Jeff Tweedy performs with Wilco during the band's headlining set on Saturday at the Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA.

At Solid Sound, Wilco contemplates a ‘Cruel Country’

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87

Metallica emphatically brings Boston Calling to a close

Theater/Dance

Eddie Shields (left) and Jared Reinfeldt in SpeakEasy Stage Company’s "The Inheritance."

In SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance,’ a history filled with suffering is a tale that must be told

Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ is a spellbinder

A high-profile dance fest rises again

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Jared Wang and Diego Mobarak play improvisational jazz music in front of the Newton City Hall May 27 as part of a demonstration to keep Newton South’s Jazz Combo.

Newton South students, parents rally to save school’s Jazz Combo

‘We’re here to listen’: Newton reaches out with forum on mental health awareness

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

Obituaries

Ms. Colotti Ferrie, with her husband, Kevin.

Stephanie Colotti Ferrie charted a voyage for her family through illness and life

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87

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