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The state’s COVID-era cash bonanza is over

In April, the excess revenues tied to the pandemic finally washed out of the state’s tax system.

Four shot, two killed in Boston Sunday night. ‘It’s awful. It’s scary,’ resident says

Kay Chambers has lived on Wildwood Street in Mattapan for 50 years, but Sunday night she could not get to her home because Boston police had shut down the street while they investigated the shooting of two men, one of whom later died at a hospital.

THE FINE PRINT
Here are the airlines with the most (and least) complaints from passengers last year
The number of complaints per 100,000 passengers was more than five times higher than before the pandemic, according to an analysis by US PIRG Education Fund.

Your view: What are the best and worst airlines? US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays

New website reveals your car’s data secrets

A free website called Vehicle Privacy Report provides car owners with basic information about the kinds of information being collected and stored by their automobiles.

Texas congressman slammed for prayers comment after mall shooting: God ‘is absolutely in control of our lives’

The Texas congressman who represents the latest community reeling from a mass killing has pushed back against Americans who say more than prayers are needed to curb the violence, labeling them "people that don't believe in an almighty God."
Why so many mass killings? Families and experts seek answers.

Texas bill that would permit poll workers to carry guns moves forward

Driver in deadly Texas crash that killed 8 charged with manslaughter

Delta flight en route to Amsterdam was diverted to Boston on Friday due to unruly passenger

Sligo Pub, beloved Somerville watering hole, to close in June

Mayor Michelle Wu takes the stage for the Concert for the City at Symphony Hall

Michelle Wu became the first sitting mayor of Boston to appear as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, during the orchestra’s free Concert for the City event.

‘My grampa told me about him’: Read the student essays urging Healey to hang a portrait of their favorite past governor

The results of Governor Maura Healey's essay contest were charming, with students pleading for a visit to the State House, drawing personal connections to figures well before their time.

For new unions, the thrill of victory is often followed by the agony of negotiation

A wave of unionization at Massachusetts companies like a Trader Joe’s in Hadley and a Hyatt Centric hotel in downtown Boston are running into frustration as initial contract talks drag on — and on.
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Audrey Robert-Ramirez, Jill Seeber, and Anita P. Sharma

Biden administration employs Trump-style immigration tactics

President Biden has “distorted” the meaning of “safe third country” to broadly bar asylum eligibility, reviving one of his predecessor’s most harmful and illegal policies.
Bruce Marks

Stop bailing out the rich and their banks
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With the pandemic emergency ending, state should revisit work-from-home rules
JEFF JACOBY

Republicans passed a debt-limit bill. What are Democrats waiting for?

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Why COVID was bad for New York but good for Boise
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Overshadowed by rent control debate, proposals for transfer taxes pick up steam in housing discussions

Roughly a dozen cities and towns in Massachusetts are asking lawmakers for permission to impose a local transfer tax on the sale of real estate to raise revenue for affordable housing.
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Officials say they expect more migrants as US prepares for end of Title 42

The US is preparing for the end of Title 42, a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.

War, weapons and conspiracy theories: Inside Jack Teixeira’s online world

A trove of previously unreported chat logs fills in substantial gaps left by court filings and offers important clues about the mindset of the 21-year-old charged with leaking classified documents.
Jack Teixeira spent years honing his online warrior skills. Then an armored car rolled up his driveway.

Cracking an intriguing secret of centenarians: Why so few are ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease
Increasingly, scientists believe that genes, and not necessarily good habits, determine who lives past 100. But which genes?

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He’s cheated so many times
“It has always felt like he’s searching to replace me.”

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

More cities join push to diversify the development industry

The hope is to make developers more deliberate and thoughtful about opening new doors and making new connections, by and bring more people of color into the lucrative business of real estate development.

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.
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Islamophobia incidents are rising in Massachusetts public schools, report finds

The Massachusetts’ chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations is reporting a 72 percent jump in requests for its help from parents and students experiencing an Islamophobia incident in public schools.

In U.S., overdose prevention centers are a tough sell, despite successes
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Four shot, two killed in Boston Sunday night. ‘It’s awful. It’s scary,’ resident says

Kay Chambers has lived on Wildwood Street in Mattapan for 50 years, but Sunday night she could not get to her home because Boston police had shut down the street while they investigated the shooting of two men, one of whom later died at a hospital.
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Get ready for a whole lot of sunshine in New England

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In U.S., overdose prevention centers are a tough sell, despite successes

Rhode Island officials recently announced the proposed location of a place where people could safely use illegal drugs under the watch of staff trained to reverse overdoses. But in Pennsylvania, the state Senate just voted to ban such centers, six days after Colorado lawmakers killed a bill that would have authorized them.

No Mow May: What to know about the campaign to help your garden become a pollinators’ paradise

The campaign encourages garden owners not to mow their lawns for the month, which can help create a better habitat for pollinators like bees to find nutritious food sources.

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Here’s what horse racing is doing to try to prevent injuries and deaths

The deaths of seven horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing.
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Anatomy of the 76ers’ game-winning play: Jaylen Brown made a ‘bad read,’ and the Celtics paid the price

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Derrick White has always bet on himself. Finally, it’s paying off.

White was considered too small to make an impact in college, let alone the NBA. But a combination of investing in himself and taking an opportunity when given one led him to where he is now.
Celtics

‘It was a push-off.’ Doc Rivers goes off on the officiating late in 76ers’ Game 4 win
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Panthers push Maple Leafs to the brink, riding an overtime victory to a 3-0 series lead

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines

The state’s COVID-era cash bonanza is over

In April, the excess revenues tied to the pandemic finally washed out of the state’s tax system.

US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays

The rulemaking pledge comes just weeks before the start of the peak summer travel season.
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Here are the airlines with the most (and least) complaints from passengers last year

New website reveals your car’s data secrets
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A groundhog invaded my vegetable garden. It was the start of an all-out war.
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Smoking is horrible. Yet it sure made it easy to meet new friends.

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Would Sununu sign N.H. parental rights bill? ‘We’ll see,’ he says.

New baby? Here are the most popular names in Rhode Island

‘My grampa told me about him’: Read the student essays urging Healey to hang a portrait of their favorite past governor

sports

BC women’s lacrosse team draws No. 3 seed for NCAA tournament

The Celtics made three critical errors on their final two possessions, and that’s why they lost Game 4

Celtics fail to finish in Philadelphia, and with series tied 2-2, it’s anyone’s to lose

business

For new unions, the thrill of victory is often followed by the agony of negotiation

More cities join push to diversify the development industry

Top Places to Work deadline extended

politics

Officials say they expect more migrants as US prepares for end of Title 42

Texas bill that would permit poll workers to carry guns moves forward

GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs

Nation

Driver in deadly Texas crash that killed 8 charged with manslaughter

US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays

Texas congressman slammed for prayers comment after mall shooting: God ‘is absolutely in control of our lives’

World

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for royal coronation concert

Tourist boat capsizes in southern India, at least 22 dead

Ukraine shoots down 35 drones over Kyiv as attacks kill 3

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Why COVID was bad for New York but good for Boise

Against weeds: Guard against the invasion of non-native species

Fatal hospital errors raise concern over culture of safety

lifestyle

Bingo beats the weeknight slump, bringing new fans to bars and restaurants

He’s cheated so many times

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food & dining

Some Block Island restaurants are getting a refresh, the mall could become cool again, and more food notes

At Brighton’s Pizza Project, Sicilian slices and memorable snacks

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

travel

US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays

Making sure ‘everything is tickety-boo.’ Here’s what it’s like at London’s top hotels ahead of the coronation.

Who needs a big city getaway when there’s Vergennes?

Arts

Every breath she takes: Ming Smith at MoMA

In Portland, looking back at a continent on the cusp of change

‘Sound in Space, Sound in Place’ is an aural experience

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

Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips

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

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

Television

This week’s TV: A Quantico thriller, revisiting ‘SNL’ with Spade and Carvey, and ‘The Great’ returns

Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips

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

music

Propulsive pop from MUNA at Roadrunner

Mayor Michelle Wu takes the stage for the Concert for the City at Symphony Hall

Chris Strachwitz, founded Arhoolie label, preserved America’s melodic history, dies age 91

Theater/Dance

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

‘Beetlejuice’ has the time of its afterlife

In the Huntington’s ‘Joy and Pandemic,’ the scourge of sicknesses seen and unseen

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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

Viola Osgood, pioneering Black woman writer at the Globe, dies at 75

Chris Strachwitz, founded Arhoolie label, preserved America’s melodic history, dies age 91

Ex-FCC chief, public TV advocate Newton Minow dead at 97