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Game 3: CELTICS 114, 76ERS 102

Instant analysis: Celtics’ group effort, led by Jayson Tatum’s 27 points, produces a Game 3 win and series lead

Tatum came up with three key productive possessions down the stretch, Jaylen Brown had 23 points, and Al Horford made five 3-pointers and added 17 points. Joel Embiid had 30 points and 13 rebounds for the 76ers, but Game 1 star James Harden was held in check for a second straight game.
Joe Mazzulla aggravated with himself for failing to recognize Marcus Smart’s NBA Hustle Award Inside the secret practice fueling Joe Mazzulla’s intensity
Dan Shaughnessy

Can Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla relax now with a series lead against the 76ers? No chance.

The Celtics led almost from wire to wire and beat Philadelphia, 114-102, in Game 3.

The end of an era — all year round — as Christmas Tree Shops files for bankruptcy protection
The Massachusetts-based discount chain said it will close up to 10 stores amid financial restructuring.

‘Stunning’ revelations about Clarence Thomas unlike anything Supreme Court has seen before, legal experts say
“The revelations showcase how both wealthy and narrow interests cultivate their own relationships with justices with life tenure with the capacity to entrench or undermine policies for generations,” said Robert Tsai, professor at Boston University School of Law.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell says Clarence Thomas should resign over payments to his wife

“There have been concerns about the integrity and the credibility of the court for some time,” Campbell said on GBH’s Boston Public Radio.
Red Sox 5, Phillies 3

With sharper command and increased velocity, Red Sox’ Chris Sale shuts down Phillies

Sale had not hit 98.6 miles per hour since Aug. 12, 2018. He reached 99 mph later in the game.
Spectator tumbles over railing into Red Sox bullpen in top of first inning at Philadelphia

COVID global health emergency declared over as CDC director announces her resignation

Both developments may be the clearest signals yet that COVID-19 is receding.
WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Georgia election probe

The prosecutor investigating possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election in Georgia has agreed to immunity deals with at least eight Republican fake electors who signed a certificate falsely stating that then-President Donald Trump had won the state.

A Black 9-year-old was handcuffed in class, a family demands answers

A Walpole family is seeking answers from the local school district and police department after a 9-year-old Black student with special needs was allegedly handcuffed while having a mental health crisis during class.

‘My time is being wasted.’ Blue Line riders endure shutdowns as MBTA promises repairs.
Blue Line commuters already weary from service cuts and slowdowns endured the elimination of most weeknight train service over the last two weeks as the MBTA said it was working to repair its tracks.

As Green Line Extension maps across MBTA remain out of date, some people draw updates on with marker

‘You really hate unions, huh?’: BU community angered after Warner Bros. CEO announced as commencement speaker amid writer strike

“I think it’s just a very ‘read the room’ moment for BU,” said one alumnus, who is now striking with the Writers Guild of America, about the university's decision to choose David Zaslav as commencement speaker.

Prosecutors say they don’t believe Harvard extortion suspect ‘acted alone’
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Joe Manchin upended the Senate. Here’s how (and why) he could do the same to the 2024 presidential race.

Worcester teachers union votes ‘no confidence’ in School Committee amid lengthy contract negotiations
Reader Response

What is the history of your name?

For a reader response article, we want to know the story of your name and what it means to you.

A fisherman looking for bass in the Charles River found an abandoned car instead. Then he found another — and another.

Amateur fisherman Jim Thames uses a fish-finding sonar system to look for fish. But he's also been finding something else under the murky surface.
LOVE LETTERS

I’ve spent a lot on him

“I tend to want to be the knight in shining armor...”

The 24 best albums of the year (so far)

We're not even halfway through 2023, and the Globe's music experts have already found two dozen albums for a "best-of" list. Here are their favorites, spanning pop, rock, alt-country, Americana, hip-hop, punk, ska, and R&B.
50 standout songs from 2023
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

A new seat at the table for a behind-the-scenes Latina power player

In a win for diversity and Latinx representation, President Biden nominated Nathalie Rayes, a local Latina leader, to be US ambassador to Croatia.
ERNESTO BARBIERI WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JESS RULIFFSON

Tenderness and brutality: True stories from an ICU nurse
RENÉE GRAHAM

A Black man desperate for help instead finds death on a N.Y. subway
EDITORIAL

Ending the culture of police overtime abuse

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Akeem Lahens, 32, of Dorchester, was arrested Friday on warrants charging him with armed robbery with knives and kidnapping, in connection to two armed robberies last month, police said.

MBTA commuter rail tickets for Taylor Swift concert sell out in hours
The $20 round-trip tickets for the trains, which run from Boston or Providence, sold out Friday afternoon, according to the MBTA Commuter Rail.

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Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, leaving five workers hospitalized and sending up a huge plume of smoke visible for miles.

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Investigation into Newburyport explosion underway after authorities identify worker killed in blast
Fire investigators returned Friday to the scene of a deadly explosion at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Newburyport and have preliminarily determined it does not appear suspicious, a state official said.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

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A hard cap on liquor licenses often means the way for a new place to open is to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars buying one from an existing establishment.

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Employers added 253,000 jobs in April and the jobless rate dipped to 3.4 percent from 3.5 percent the previous month.

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Investigation into Newburyport explosion underway after authorities identify worker killed in blast

Fire investigators returned Friday to the scene of a deadly explosion at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Newburyport and have preliminarily determined it does not appear suspicious, a state official said.

MBTA commuter rail tickets for Taylor Swift concert sell out in hours

The $20 round-trip tickets for the trains, which run from Boston or Providence, sold out Friday afternoon, according to the MBTA Commuter Rail.

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Both developments may be the clearest signals yet that COVID-19 is receding.

‘You really hate unions, huh?’: BU community angered after Warner Bros. CEO announced as commencement speaker amid writer strike

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GAME 3: CELTICS 114, 76ERS 102

Sum of Celtics’ parts again too much for Joel Embiid, 76ers to overcome in Game 3

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They might not have been as perfect — or as flawless — as in Game 2, but the Celtics were ‘locked in’ from the start of Game 3

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Seniors Lucas Tan and Nick Heitman have spearheaded a revolutionary turnabout towards success at Acton-Boxborough

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GAME 3: CELTICS 114, 76ERS 102

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Prosecutors say they don’t believe Harvard extortion suspect ‘acted alone’

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Attorney General Andrea Campbell says Clarence Thomas should resign over payments to his wife

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Tyrell Hatton in three-way tie for lead at Wells Fargo as big names lurk

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business

Massachusetts makes its case to host coveted federal health research agency

DraftKings stock soars on increased online betting

America’s job machine keeps on cranking

politics

At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Georgia election probe

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma

Joe Manchin upended the Senate. Here’s how (and why) he could do the same to the 2024 presidential race.

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Bruce McCall, satirical illustrator who conjured a ‘retrofuture,’ dies at 87

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Russia’s Wagner boss threatens Bakhmut pullout in Ukraine

King Charles III surprises crowd outside Buckingham Palace

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Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence

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Back Bay could soon get a new, bigger Trader Joe’s

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Books

In Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s debut novel, ‘Chain Gang All-Stars,’ the darkest features of American society come together in a horrific — and horrifically plausible — reflection of dystopian greed and racist voyeurism

Julia Lee, in ‘Biting the Hand,’ traces the fallout of straddling two different worlds

Newbery Award-winning author Meg Medina on public libraries and how to get kids to read

Movies

‘American Graffiti,’ turning 50, delivers happy days with a white gaze

Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal are red-hot in ‘Carmen’

When documentarian Davis Guggenheim met Michael J. Fox, the actor had one request: ‘No violins’

Television

‘You really hate unions, huh?’: BU community angered after Warner Bros. CEO announced as commencement speaker amid writer strike

Writers’ strike brings end to 48th season of ‘SNL’

Will you take comfort in King Charles’s coronation, or is hate-watching your thing?

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Concert to celebrate ‘Three Women’ of the Boston Women’s Memorial

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual return pairs ‘Revelations’ with visions for the future

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Obituaries

Petr Klima, whose triple-OT goal vs. Bruins propelled Oilers to a Stanley Cup in 1990, dies at 58

Robert Patrick, early, and prolific, playwright of gay life, dies at 85

John Stobart, celebrated maritime painter, dies at 93