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Smugglers dumped millions in drugs off Maine’s coast. Struggling fishermen saw a jackpot.

The fishermen called the illicit haul “sea hash.” But what would they do with it?

GAME 1 | 76ers 119, Celtics 115

Dan Shaughnessy

What did we do to deserve this? Celtics are stunned at home by 76ers less than 24 hours after record-setting Bruins were bounced at the Garden.
It's only Game 1, and the Celtics are still the best NBA team still standing, but Boston is officially traumatized.

Sixers coach Doc Rivers used his array of tricks and wrinkles to baffle first-year Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla (left) in Monday's Game 1, and it resulted in Philadelphia stealing home-court advantage to begin the second-round series.

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Consider the advantage of Joel Embiid’s injury wasted after Celtics defensive debacle

It’s not that the Celtics lost this game, it’s they lost because of stubbornness. They tested James Harden, who averaged nearly 37 points per game five years ago and who is third all-time in 3-pointers, to shoot with an aging Al Horford defending him.

Here’s what celebrities wore on the 2023 Met Gala red carpet, from cats to Chanel
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Met Gala puts a focus on legacy of Karl Lagerfeld

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry sang together as Aerosmith played at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield in 2014.

After more than 50 years, Boston rock gods Aerosmith saddle up for very last tour

Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford, and Joey Kramer formed the band in 1970 out of a Commonwealth Avenue apartment and went on to sell 150 million albums.

‘This is unjust and wrong’: Amid economic downturn, state program slashes elite golf clubs’ property taxes

“That’s a huge deal. That could pay for teachers, firefighters, and police,” said Victoria Danberg, a Newton city councilor who opposes the tax breaks. “The taxpayers of the city of Newton are 100 percent footing the bill for these private clubs.”

In a new shift, Massachusetts district attorneys are asking witnesses who are police officers about complaints against them

In a significant change in the way prosecutors handle police witnesses, district attorneys in Massachusetts are more thoroughly screening officers who testify for the prosecution for any pending complaints against them.

First Republic is gone but banking turmoil may linger

Even if no other large banks fail in the coming months, the industry will remain under pressure, a prospect that doesn’t bode well for the economy.

Yellen says US could hit debt ceiling as soon as June 1 Larry Edelman: First Republic’s collapse felt in Boston

Woman struck by falling support brace at Harvard MBTA station 2 months after ceiling panel fell
The woman was standing on a subway platform near a column shortly after 4:30 p.m. when she was struck by a supporting brace as a utility box attached to the column slid down to the bottom, officials said.

Lindsay Clancy transferred to Tewksbury Hospital, according to court records and her attorney

The Duxbury woman who allegedly killed her three young children and then tried to end her own life is now a patient at Tewksbury Hospital, according to court records, her lawyer, and prosecutors.

‘We’re just going to come back’: Tents removed at Mass. and Cass as Wu administration sweeps area

Driver convicted of murder for running down man with his truck in 2021 racist attack in Belmont

Hingham officer on leave, accused of brandishing gun, using racist slurs during Stoneham altercation

Alex Verdugo gets doused by Christian Arroyo after his second walkoff homer in three days.

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Thanks to Alex Verdugo’s late-game heroics, the Red Sox are suddenly relevant again

The Sox have four walk-off victories this season, three on hits by Verdugo. They've won three in a row to escape the AL East basement.

Productive forward Tyler Bertuzzi didn't cost the Bruins much this year, but that will change next season.

After the quick playoff exit, it’s time to take stock of the Bruins roster

The futures of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci are uncertain, but those aren't the only questions facing the team.

Kevin Paul Dupont: In very un-Bruin-like fashion, their undoing this time was largely the defense

Tucker Carlson owns a home in Bryant Pond, part of Woodstock, in Maine. Route 26 cuts through the village.

In Maine village, locals ponder future of summer resident Tucker Carlson following ouster from Fox News

Tucker Carlson has referred to Bryant Pond as his “favorite place in the world” and described the time he has spent in town, about 60 miles north of Portland, as the “one constant” in his life.

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Hollywood writers, slamming ‘gig economy,’ to go on strike

Television and movie writers declared that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era

Longtime head of Mass. CPAs group to retire, deputy will step into top job

First Republic is gone but banking turmoil may linger

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The Writers Guild of America said that its 11,500 unionized screenwriters will head to the picket lines on Tuesday.

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What did we do to deserve this? Celtics are stunned at home by 76ers less than 24 hours after record-setting Bruins were bounced at the Garden.
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Here’s what celebrities wore on the 2023 Met Gala red carpet, from cats to Chanel
Who received an invite, and what did they wear? It all went down on the red carpet.

Treat mom to maple-glazed muffins and a Spanish egg tortilla on Mother’s Day
Start with the muffins inspired by a Maine restaurant, and then dazzle with the frittata-like tortilla and refreshing salad.

Folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
Most of his songs are deeply autobiographical with lyrics that probe his own experiences in a frank manner and explore issues surrounding the Canadian national identity.

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Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

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As foot traffic downtown plateaus in the wake of the pandemic, owners of empty storefronts are thinking about ways to reinvent their space.