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In court filing, prosecutors reveal new details in Jack Teixeira leaked documents case

The evidence against Jack D. Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of violating the Espionage Act by sharing classified information on the Internet, is “substantial and mounting” and he should remain locked up while awaiting trial, according to court documents filed late Wednesday in US District Court.

As Teixeira prepares defense, analysts assess damage from leaks on US foreign relations

New data show who’s making all those online sports bets (and where) in Mass.

In the Top 5 city rankings for transactions in the state, Boston led the field with nearly 11 million.

Healey’s pick of gubernatorial portrait is . . . no portrait at all
Governor Maura Healey asked Massachusetts students to help her choose a State House portrait, and two of them suggested hanging an empty frame.

House Republicans pass US debt bill, push Biden on spending
House Republicans have passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending.

Nearly eight years of breath test results cannot be used in drunk-driving prosecutions, SJC rules

Roughly 27,000 OUI convictions have been thrown into question, but not automatically dismissed.

FDA approves Cambridge firm’s intestinal drug made from microorganisms in the gut

It’s the first pill to treat a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial condition.

BPS shares detail on mergers as they plan for future closures

District leaders Wednesday reiterated to the School Committee the plan to merge Dorchester and Mattapan’s Shaw and Taylor schools in September 2024 and Roslindale’s Sumner and Philbrick schools in September 2025.

BPS brings back Ernst & Young for exam school admissions after GPA error

Parents of Worcester man sue retailer that sold their son gun, ammunition that killed him

Montana lawmaker silenced but not silent, vows to fight on

Man dies after collision between car and train in Abington
Game 5: Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT)

Panthers avoid elimination by beating Bruins in overtime

Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk scored at 6:05 of OT, denying the Bruins a closeout opportunity and extending this first-round series to Friday back in Sunrise, Fla.

Tara Sullivan
Home has hardly been sweet as Bruins let a series-clinching opportunity slip away
Hard to believe the Bruins have lost two straight at home, and worse, that they can’t seem to find their identity on the rink that hosted the best regular season in league history.

Kevin Paul Dupont | on hockey
Uncharacteristic miscues lead to Bruins’ downfall in Game 5 overtime loss to Panthers
Despite carrying play for long stretches, and vastly outplaying and outshooting the Panthers for big chunks of time, the Bruins booted away their chance to clinch the series on home ice.

Through two years of cancer treatments, Celtics VP Heather Walker never lost her determination — or her humor

Walker, 52, joined the Celtics in 2006 and worked her way up to become vice president of public relations. While battling glioblastoma, she spent her spare time raising money to help fund research to fight the aggressive form of cancer.
‘A devastating day’ as media, sports figures pay tribute to Heather Walker
THE FINE PRINT

Cancellation of Vantage cruises leaves would-be vacationers fuming

The company has canceled at least four cruises in the past month, all for allegedly different reasons.

The last piece of Fan Pier is up for city review. Here’s what it looks like.

The project is the final parcel of the multi-building Fan Pier development that kicked off the Seaport’s development boom.

Artisans on Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail fired up for the weekend

Now in its 19th year, the trail has eight stops in Western Massachusetts and will feature 27 potters, including guests.
BETH TEITELL | COMMENTARY

When their croissants went viral, the pastry chefs started working at 4 a.m. But it wasn’t early enough.

TikTok and Instagram fame has touched down at the Lakon Paris Patisseries in Newton and Brookline. Do you have the fortitude to score a pastry? Do you care?
Kara Baskin: A good tip is always appreciated. Boston diners show love in unexpected ways.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?
Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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The Celtics have made things complicated against the Hawks, but the steps to rectify them are simple

The Celtics botched their chance to make things easy in Game 5; can they make things right in Game 6?
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Here’s where the Red Sox stand after a stretch of 19 games in 19 days

The Sox went 10-9 over that gauntlet and stand 13-13 for the season, which is not good enough in the AL East.
Red Sox drop series finale in Baltimore and slip back to .500
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Why killing the Chevy Bolt was the right move for GM — but it still hurts

The shift at GM and other automakers continues the move away from smaller and more efficient vehicles to larger cars and trucks, and that raises other concerns.
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The Beacon Hill tire deflators are cowardly vandals

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Nearly 30 years after Globe reporter’s shocking accidental chemo overdose, Boston center has plan to reduce medical errors

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Former Harvard research scientist Charles Lieber sentenced to six months of home confinement for lying about China ties

US District Judge Rya Zobel granted a defense request to spare Charles Lieber, who is battling cancer, a prison term, instead sentencing him to the two days he already served in jail after his arrest three years ago.

Alnylam deploys gene-silencing in early study aimed at subduing Alzheimer’s

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Boston plans to resume tent enforcement on Mass. and Cass

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Easthampton School Committee to seek interim superintendent after failed search

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31 arrests related to drug trafficking in N.H.’s rural North Country

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In court filing, prosecutors reveal new details in Jack Teixeira leaked documents case

The evidence against Jack D. Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of violating the Espionage Act by sharing classified information on the Internet, is “substantial and mounting” and he should remain locked up while awaiting trial, according to court documents filed late Wednesday in US District Court.

Parents of Worcester man sue retailer that sold their son gun, ammunition that killed him

Cabela’s violated company policy when it sold ammunition to someone under age 21, and broke the law by not checking for a firearms identification or license to carry, according to lawsuit filed by the parents of 20-year-old Justin Fillios in Worcester Superior Court.

BPS shares detail on mergers as they plan for future closures

District leaders Wednesday reiterated to the School Committee the plan to merge Dorchester and Mattapan’s Shaw and Taylor schools in September 2024 and Roslindale’s Sumner and Philbrick schools in September 2025.

Nearly eight years of breath test results cannot be used in drunk-driving prosecutions, SJC rules

Roughly 27,000 OUI convictions have been thrown into question, but not automatically dismissed.

Sports

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Uncharacteristic miscues lead to Bruins’ downfall in Game 5 overtime loss to Panthers

Despite carrying play for long stretches, and vastly outplaying and outshooting the Panthers for big chunks of time, the Bruins booted away their chance to clinch the series on home ice.
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Home has hardly been sweet as Bruins let a series-clinching opportunity slip away

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Drew Maggi makes major league debut with Pirates after toiling in minors for 13 years

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Nick Senzel’s walkoff against Rangers ends Reds’ home run drought
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Cancellation of Vantage cruises leaves would-be vacationers fuming

The company has canceled at least four cruises in the past month, all for allegedly different reasons.

FDA approves Cambridge firm’s intestinal drug made from microorganisms in the gut

It’s the first pill to treat a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial condition.
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BPS brings back Ernst & Young for exam school admissions after GPA error

Healey’s pick of gubernatorial portrait is . . . no portrait at all

Boston plans to resume tent enforcement on Mass. and Cass

sports

Knicks eliminate Cavaliers to reach second round for first time since 2013

Astros pitchers hurl two-hitter, shut out Rays for second game in a row

Guardians’ pitching coach Carl Willis taken to hospital after dizzy spell before game

business

Outcry over inclusive beer ad points to peril for big business

First Republic Bank unable to shake depositor anxiety as shares slump

Athenahealth moving to Brighton

politics

Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: ‘Donald Trump raped me’

A ‘profound impact’: Senate assesses lessons learned from Boston Marathon bombings

House Republicans pass US debt bill, push Biden on spending

Nation

Montana lawmaker silenced but not silent, vows to fight on

Trump can’t stop Pence from testifying to Jan. 6 grand jury, court rules

Trump lawyers offer detailed defense to Mar-a-Lago case

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Why the US evacuation from Sudan left Americans behind

US and South Korea agree to cooperate on nuclear weapons

Xi and Zelensky talk at last, but words are chosen carefully

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Defense of academic freedom at Harvard should bring scholars into its fold

We’re near a turning point on curbing power plant emissions

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Tim’s big secret

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

My husband has always been critical of my physical appearance

food & dining

A beloved Cambridge bar was transformed into a tiny pub on wheels — and you can rent it

When their croissants went viral, the pastry chefs started working at 4 a.m. But it wasn’t early enough.

New celebrity cooking shows won’t teach you much — and that’s fine

travel

Peak cringe? Critics take aim at ‘This car climbed 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

Celebrating Donna Summer — and 20 years of IFFBoston

Why does Boston keep showing up in dystopian storytelling? From ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ experts weigh in.

Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking singer, actor, and civil rights activist, has died

Television

Six things we learned from John Mulaney’s new ‘Baby J’ comedy special on Netflix

Peri Gilpin to join ‘Frasier’ reboot

HBO’s ‘White House Plumbers,’ stars Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as Watergate burglars E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy

music

Boston Lyric Opera announces a 23-24 season of love stories across the centuries

You may know more opera than you think

R&B artist Mac Ayres gets ‘Comfortable Enough’ on new album

Theater/Dance

American Repertory Theater announces 2023-24 season, including an aimed-for-Broadway musical based on an American classic

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

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

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

Mike Pride, Concord Monitor editor who mentored Pulitzer winners, dies at 76

Portland’s Valentine’s Day bandit revealed in death

1948 Olympic bronze medalist Herb Douglas dies at 101