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GAME 4 | Celtics 129, Hawks 121

Marcus Smart made an emphatic statement after an uncontested layup in the third quarter.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics make it a clean sweep on Boston’s tripleheader road-show Sunday

The Celtics put away the Hawks in the fourth quarter to join the victorious Bruins and Red Sox.

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Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown embrace challenge of delivering the Celtics a win when needed most
Tatum and Brown have been chasing the crown for years, this year may be their best chance, and they have to be great when the moments call for greatness.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

After critical comment, Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon attempts to get back in good graces of his hometown Atlanta fans
For Brogdon, a proud son of Atlanta who has never really been good enough or sinister enough to be a target of opposing fan bases, Friday's boos stung.

GAME 4 | Bruins 6, Panthers 2

Tara Sullivan

The fight in Linus Ullmark boils over against Matthew Tkachuk’s stick work
The Panthers, desperate after losing Game 3 at home Friday night, came out swinging, firing off 10 shots before the Bruins managed even one. Ullmark turned them all away.

Bruins take Game 4 from the Panthers and head home with a chance to close out the series Wednesday

Bruins react to Linus Ullmark trying to fight Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk: ‘He can beat up anybody’
“Linus is an animal,” Brandon Carlo said. “Deep down in him, he can beat up anybody.”

Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci will not rest despite Bruins’ series lead; they’ll play Game 5 if they are cleared
Coach Jim Montgomery said Bergeron is more likely to play, but neither player was ruled out returning by the coach.

A New England badge of honor, or peak cringe? People on the internet take aim at Mount Washington bumper stickers.
On TikTok and Instagram, the ubiquitous stickers have become the subject of skits and jokes.

Ashland woman stranded in Sudan with toddler as violence rages
Trillian Clifford, of Ashland, and her daughter, Alma, have been hiding for more than a week in their apartment in the Soba region of the capital city of Khartoum, where Clifford is a teacher, according to her family.

Special forces swiftly evacuate US embassy staff from Sudan

A year after SCOTUS decision, Mass. towns and cities are wrestling with flaps over flags
A year after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional for the City of Boston to deny a Christian group’s flag-raising request, selectboards and city councils across Massachusetts are navigating the legal and political thicket left in the decision’s wake.

Rent control battle looms but it’s never been easy to pass tenant protections on Beacon Hill
In the aftermath of the pandemic, housing costs and displacement in Boston are on the rise, reigniting a movement for stronger tenant protections.

NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’

Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal and one of the media industry’s renowned executives, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, parent company Comcast announced Sunday.

Website posing as fake Massachusetts university draws attention of authorities

A convincing website listing student testimonials and degree offerings is posing as a legitimate online university based in Boston.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Retailers put up a fight as state prepares to finally usher in online lottery

Retailers are fighting plans to create an online version of the Massachusetts Lottery, worried it would eat into sales of scratch-off tickets, which bring lots of customers to small stores around the state.

Natick residents unite against antisemitism after swastika found near bridge

“One of our main ideas is, in general, to move forward, and to double our efforts in good things,” Rabbi Levi Fogelman said. “That itself makes negativity dissipate when you shed light. ... So what we did was we met at the bridge, and we sort of reclaimed the bridge as a positive place.”

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‘Something is going to break’: 8 things to know about a startling new report detailing the housing crisis in Rhode Island

A new, independent review finds decades of underinvestment, a lack of state incentives, and unnecessary red tape put Rhode Island dead last in the country for housing production per capita.

Masataka Yoshida watches his grand slam fly into the right-field seats during the eighth inning Sunday, his second of two home runs in the frame.

RED SOX 12, BREWERS 5

Masataka Yoshida homers twice in nine-run eighth to emphatically hand Red Sox series in Milwaukee

Boston's big winter acquisition hit the back half of back-to-back homers with Justin Turner, then came up with the bases loaded and smashed a 407-foot blast for the first two-homer inning by a Red Sox since 2008.

As inequality has surged over the last 50 years, middle- and upper-middle-class parents have increasingly worried that if their kids don’t have the right kinds of credentials, the consequences will be dire.

kara miller | the big idea

Could helicopter parenting jeopardize kids’ success — and fuel inequality?

In countries with higher income inequality, parents tend to push their kids harder. In countries where people are more equal, parents are a lot more relaxed.

Opinion

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an event at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on April 17.

Abolish the debt ceiling

The fight between Republicans and the White House over raising the debt limit is enormously risky. It’s also entirely unnecessary.

An ideal muse for Healey’s mantel

Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

Five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling

Hari Srinivasan

Is it better to describe someone as ‘autistic’ or as a ‘person with autism’?

Kathleen Hirsch

The car fire that helped save the planet

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Hanover firefighters use Jaws of Life to rescue person trapped in SUV after collision
A driver was seriously injured but expected to survive following a crash in Hanover on Sunday evening that required firefighters to use the Jaws of Life to extricate the victim from their vehicle, officials said.

Man charged in fatal crash at Hingham Apple Store to appear in court Monday
Bradley Rein, 53, of Hingham, was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury last month on 25 charges in connection to the Nov. 21 crash. His arraignment is scheduled for Monday morning in Plymouth County Superior Court in Brockton.

Two men fatally shot Saturday night, and the shootings may be connected, police say
Officers responded Saturday night to a report of a person shot in Hyde Park, where they discovered a man inside a car suffering from a gunshot wound. A second man died at a hospital in Milton.

MBTA investigates RIDE driver who took Malden man on hours-long detour
The T apologized to the passenger for “his troubling experience” and said it has launched an investigation into what occurred during the RIDE trip.

Boston’s first law to expand the city’s tree canopy is in the works
The main purpose behind the ordinance is to improve urban tree canopy for communities that are disproportionately affected by lack of it, said City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, a co-sponsor of the proposal.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

Making too little to get affordable housing — and other problems with trying to stay in Boston

"Again and again as I read Ferrante, I had the experience of encountering passages that sparked my uneasy recognition."

IDEAS | NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF

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Migrants from Ukraine waited to be allowed to enter the United States at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 4, 2022.

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Senator Tim Scott, Republican from South Carolina, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

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A man walks past the "missing child" poster for Harmony Montgomery on Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Manchester, N.H.

Let Harmony Montgomery be an example: Children’s needs must be prioritized in court cases

The author's blood sugar at mile 7 of the 2022 Boston Marathon was at a 137 mg/dl, right in his performance zone.

IDEAS | HILMAR SCHMUNDT

Techno-doping my way through the Boston Marathon

Metro

‘Something is going to break’: 8 things to know about a startling new report detailing the housing crisis in Rhode Island

A new, independent review finds decades of underinvestment, a lack of state incentives, and unnecessary red tape put Rhode Island dead last in the country for housing production per capita.

Hanover firefighters use Jaws of Life to rescue person trapped in SUV after collision

A driver was seriously injured but expected to survive following a crash in Hanover on Sunday evening that required firefighters to use the Jaws of Life to extricate the victim from their vehicle, officials said.

Ashland woman stranded in Sudan with toddler as violence rages

Trillian Clifford, of Ashland, and her daughter, Alma, have been hiding for more than a week in their apartment in the Soba region of the capital city of Khartoum, where Clifford is a teacher, according to her family.

Man charged in fatal crash at Hingham Apple Store to appear in court Monday

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Sports

Jayson Tatum battled the Hawks' De'Andre Hunter for a loose ball in the second half and teamed with fellow star Jaylen Brown to assure the Celtics of a Game 4 win.

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Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown embrace challenge of delivering the Celtics a win when needed most

Tatum and Brown have been chasing the crown for years, this year may be their best chance, and they have to be great when the moments call for greatness.

Jaylen Brown (left) shed his mask and Marcus Smart overcame back soreness to lead Boston within one win of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

GAME 4: CELTICS 129, HAWKS 121

Celtics overcome maladies to beat Hawks with a sense of urgency

If the Celtics were dealing with hindrances, they certainly were not going to show it during a 129-121 win that gave them a 3-1 series lead.

Dejounte Murray has averaged 25.2 points per game during the series.

Hawks guard Dejounte Murray bumps referee, putting Game 5 status into question

As the clock expired, Murray leaned close into referee Gediminas Petraitis’s face, his chest bumping into the official’s shoulder.

NBA announces potential dates for Celtics-Sixers playoff series

Dan Shaughnessy

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GAME 4: CELTICS 129, HAWKS 121

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Business

Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing

A growing number of developers are considering converting empty office towers into housing as part of an effort to revive struggling downtown business districts that emptied out during the pandemic.

‘Something is going to break’: 8 things to know about a startling new report detailing the housing crisis in Rhode Island

A new, independent review finds decades of underinvestment, a lack of state incentives, and unnecessary red tape put Rhode Island dead last in the country for housing production per capita.

NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’

Baltics condemn China envoy’s stance on ex-Soviet nations

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Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston 2023

Will real estate prices on Cape Cod and the Islands ever come back to earth?

A billboard from Stop Handgun Violence, a Massachusetts based organization, in 2018.

The brutal calculus of life expectancy and where you can afford to live

This week's daters: Merrick and Mary

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both go to the same university’

metro

Flags fly outside Town Hall in Wakefield.

A year after SCOTUS decision, Mass. towns and cities are wrestling with flaps over flags

Virtual communication left seniors feeling anxious, depressed during pandemic, according to Brigham and Women’s study

MBTA investigates RIDE driver who took Malden man on hours-long detour

sports

The Bruins celebrated their 3-1 series lead after defeating the Panthers in Game 4.

Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci will not rest despite Bruins’ series lead; they’ll play Game 5 if they are cleared

The fight in Linus Ullmark boils over against Matthew Tkachuk’s stick work

Bruins react to Linus Ullmark trying to fight Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk: ‘He can beat up anybody’

business

As inequality has surged over the last 50 years, middle- and upper-middle-class parents have increasingly worried that if their kids don’t have the right kinds of credentials, the consequences will be dire.

Could helicopter parenting jeopardize kids’ success — and fuel inequality?

Retailers put up a fight as state prepares to finally usher in online lottery

Rent control battle looms but it’s never been easy to pass tenant protections on Beacon Hill

politics

Julie Rodriguez, a senior White House adviser.

Biden expected to tap Julie Rodriguez to run 2024 campaign

Special forces swiftly evacuate US embassy staff from Sudan

Kevin McCarthy says House will pass GOP debt-limit bill this week

Nation

A motorist drove past the house in Kansas City, Mo., where 84-year-old Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl.

In wake of Ralph Yarl shooting, Black teens face fear and resignation

Barry Humphries, who performed as the iconic Dame Edna, is dead at 89

Eureka! After California’s heavy rains, gold seekers are giddy.

World

In startling remarks, China's ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, suggested in a French television interview Saturday that former Soviet republics aren't sovereign nations after he was asked if the Crimean Peninsula belongs to Ukraine.

Baltics condemn China envoy’s stance on ex-Soviet nations

Ukraine says Russian troops are evacuating civilians from occupied areas of south

Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting the COVID-19 story

opinion

Reporters surrounded attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems during a news conference outside the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Del., after the defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News was settled just as the jury trial was set to begin on April 18.

Fox News ponies up. So why do some feel let down?

US needs to protect Ukrainian refugees in the United States

Feinstein resignation holds key to Biden’s judicial nominees

lifestyle

Angela Burke Kunkel's new picture book, "Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings," illustrated by Claire Keane, follows the story of the two creatives behind Boston's beloved bronze ducks.

A new picture book explores the creators behind the most beloved ducklings in Boston

My husband has always been critical of my physical appearance

I was rude and I want to apologize

food & dining

Tim McNulty with his brother Shawn McNulty outside their Lobster Pot restaurant in Provincetown.

Lobster for sale. So is the Lobster Pot, the restaurant

Mahaniyom team plans a new restaurant; Soleil comes to Boston Public Market

At Central Square’s Shōjō, Chinatown favorites and bold new flavors

travel

Variations of “This Car Climbed Mt. Washington” bumper stickers are seen on cars, motorcycles, wagons, and a dog.

A New England badge of honor, or peak cringe? People on the internet take aim at Mount Washington bumper stickers.

Lobster for sale. So is the Lobster Pot, the restaurant

Can Norman Rockwell and fly fishing revive tourism in this tiny Vermont town?

Arts

Gioacchino Altobelli, "The Piazza of Santa Maria Maggiore With a Photographer," 1860s.

When in Rome . . .

Galleries: Making magic at Fountain Street Gallery

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

Books

Author Stephen King said on Twitter Thursday that he had not paid for the app's Twitter Blue service, despite a blue check next to his name that indicated he had. Elon Musk has claimed he is paying for the Maine horror writer's subscription himself.

Stephen King’s blue check on Twitter was apparently an unwelcome gift from Elon Musk

With ‘Small Mercies,’ Dennis Lehane is telling the Boston story he’s always wanted to tell

In Dennis Lehane’s latest novel, ‘Small Mercies,’ a Southie woman searches for her missing daughter in a Boston on the brink of change

Movies

“BlackBerry” will be shown May 2 at the Somerville Theatre during Independent Film Festival Boston.

The Independent Film Festival Boston marks 20 years

In ‘Ghosted,’ starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, rom-com becomes bomb-com

Phoenix still rising

Television

Ray Romano and Laurie Metcalf in "Somewhere in Queens."

The range of Ray Romano

From ‘Stranger Things’ to ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Matarazzo has what it takes

The Nicholas Alahverdian story gets the ‘Dateline’ treatment tonight

music

South African soprano Golda Schultz performing Sibelius's tone poem "Luonnotar" in Symphony Hall on Thursday night.

At BSO, a high-flying homage to Sibelius

‘Iphigenié en Tauride’ is mythological melodrama at its finest

Despite his name, Louis Prima Jr. wasn’t always a hep cat, and that’s no jive

Theater/Dance

From left: Sara Burd, Luis Negron, and Jaime Jose Hernandez in "The House of Ramón Iglesia" at Moonbox Productions.

An immigrant family’s tensions boil over in ‘The House of Ramón Iglesia’

Ultimately, this ‘My Fair Lady’ is quite ‘loverly’

Taylor Mac on ‘Joy and Pandemic,’ the play he’s been thinking about his whole life

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Valda Setterfield in a revival of David Gordon's "The Matter" at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan on Oct. 18, 2018.

Valda Setterfield, a star in the postmodern dance world, dies at 88

Bud Shuster, unabashed ‘asphalt king’ of Congress, dies at 91

Jessica Burstein, whose camera captured New York, dies at 76