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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.

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.

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.

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.

US pulls diplomats from Sudan, and exodus begins

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

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.

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.
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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.

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.
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.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Gateway Cities want to help solve the state’s housing crisis. We need to let them.

Unlike wealthier suburbs, places like Brockton welcome housing. But it’s hard to attract developers without help from the state.
IDEAS | SALLY GAO

I left the States to renew my visa. Now I’m stuck in bureaucratic limbo.
Maitland Jones Jr.

Turning ‘weed out’ students into successes
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Abolish the debt ceiling
Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

Five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge Len Goodman dies
Len Goodman, the long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing,” has died, his agent said Monday. He was 78.

LOVE LETTERS
My husband has always been critical of my physical appearance
He makes me feel ugly.

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.”

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.

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.

Investigation ordered after Florida shooter fires at delivery driver

A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation into shots being fired at a couple who mistakenly turned onto the wrong property in a Fort Lauderdale suburb.
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Jack Teixeira spent years honing his online warrior skills. Then an armored car rolled up his driveway.

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Lobster for sale. So is the Lobster Pot, the restaurant
The original Lobster Pot restaurant, locally famous for its neon sign and to-die-for vistas of Provincetown Harbor, is up for sale for $14 million — the end of an era for Tim McNulty, whose family members have poured their hearts and souls into the venerable, old place since the 1970s.

A distant crisis: Top MBTA managers live hundreds — or thousands — of miles from the troubled system they’re trying to fix
Los Angeles, Chicago, and South Florida are among the places T executives call home.

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Two deaths on the staff at Menton, and the famous chef’s response, are triggering a reckoning in one of Boston’s best-known restaurant groups.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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What Elena Ferrante knows about the lingering pain of inequality
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Making too little to get affordable housing — and other problems with trying to stay in Boston
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Techno-doping my way through the Boston Marathon

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INNOVATOR Q&A

After struggling as a new mom, founder developed platform to match expecting parents with doulas

Melissa Bowley is the founder and CEO of Flourish Care, a platform that matches expecting parents with wellness programs and doulas.
RI HOUSING

‘Something is going to break’: Eight 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.

Sports

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.
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.
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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.
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NBA announces potential dates for Celtics-Sixers playoff series
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Celtics make it a clean sweep on Boston’s tripleheader road-show Sunday
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After struggling as a new mom, founder developed platform to match expecting parents with doulas

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Net asset outflows topped $68 billion in first quarter, Credit Suisse reported

Credit Suisse says investors are continuing to withdraw assets this month as it reported over 61 billion Swiss francs (over $68 billion) in net asset outflows in the first quarter.

Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing
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The brutal calculus of life expectancy and where you can afford to live
Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

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

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

sports

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

NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’

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

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

politics

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

Jury to hear closing arguments in Proud Boys leaders’ trial

Trial to begin in 2018 killing of 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

World

Drones attack Sevastopol, crashed drone found near Moscow

Diplomats flee Sudan fighting as citizens struggle to escape

Florida Governor DeSantis in Japan ahead of expected US presidential bid

opinion

Five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling

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

What Elena Ferrante knows about the lingering pain of inequality

lifestyle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Morgan Wallen cancels Ole Miss show after losing his voice

At BSO, a high-flying homage to Sibelius

‘Iphigenié en Tauride’ is mythological melodrama at its finest

Theater/Dance

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

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, 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