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Taylor Swift performed a 45-song set at Gillette Stadium on Friday night.

At Gillette, Taylor Swift leads fans on a dazzling tour through every era

Swift's 45-song set, encompassing all of her albums, provided moments of catharsis complemented by big-tent pop blowouts.

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Taylor Swift performs at Gillette Stadium on May 19.

Taylor Swift gets fans singing at Gillette during first of three ‘Eras Tour’ shows

The pop country superstar performed Friday night at Gillette Stadium in what she cheekily dubbed "foxy" Foxborough.

See photos as Swifties descend on Gillette

Tara Whelan, left, and Chelsea Brayman chatted with their daughters Kennedy Whelan, 7, Reilly Brayman, 9 and Rory Brayman, 13, while they rode the commuter line together to Gillette Stadium to see Taylor Swift on Friday. They have been planning their outfits for months.

Here are some of the best Taylor Swift Eras Tour fan looks: They never go out of style

Swifties are descending on Foxborough by the thousands, dressed in their concert-best.

GAME 2: HEAT 111, CELTICS 105

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s put up or shut up time for Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and other thoughts
The two Jays were no-show, turnover machines in crunch time of the stunning losses to the Heat in Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Instant analysis: The Celtics failed to come up with an answer, and the Heat leave Boston with a 2-0 lead Tara Sullivan: Did we just watch the Celtics’ final game in TD Garden this season?

Jimmy Butler of the Heat and the Celtics' Jayson Tatum hit the deck in Game 2 at TD Garden, where Butler's team collected the ball and another win.

The Celtics’ biggest issues surfaced at the worst time. The result? A provoked Jimmy Butler, a sloppy finish, and an 0-2 deficit.

The Celtics were held without a field goal for the game’s final 3 minutes, 51 seconds. Miami closed on a 24-9 run and will host Games 3 and 4.

Celtics forward Grant Williams had something to say to Miami's Jimmy Butler in the fourth quarter of Game 2.

ON BASKETBALL | Gary Washburn

The Celtics needed to prove they were better than the Heat. Instead, they wilted.

Grant Williams (left) and Jimmy Butler went nose to nose in the fourth quarter, both earning technical fouls.

Grant Williams was on the losing end of a Jimmy Butler clinic, but he has no regrets about poking the bear

A technical glitch prevented YouTube TV viewers from watching the end of Wednesday night's Celtics-Heat game on TNT.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

We got a glimpse at the future of watching sports on television, and the picture wasn’t pretty

Her staff told her not to attend a Democratic fund-raiser. Rachael Rollins went anyway.

One employee said she told the US attorney “very clearly … multiple times” that it was the staff’s recommendation that she not attend the event at all.

Rachael Rollins officially resigns as US attorney in brief letter to President Biden

DeSantis’ choreographed New Hampshire visit had babies, diners, and adoring fans. But the road ahead is far less predictable.
All the smooth staging belied the tricky territory DeSantis could face when he makes his long anticipated entry into the presidential race, likely next week.

Russian private army head claims control of Bakhmut but Ukraine says fighting continues
The head of the Russian private army Wagner claimed Saturday that his forces have taken control of the city of Bakhmut after the longest and most grinding battle of the war, but Ukrainian officials denied it.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Hiroshima for G7 summit as world leaders sanction Russia

Biden meets with Indo-Pacific leaders at G7 summit while confronting stalemate over US debt limit

Layoffs hit Nuance after Microsoft acquisition

Nuance Communications, the Burlington-based speech-to-text pioneer bought by Microsoft last year, is cutting jobs as it focuses more narrowly on the health care market.

City Council inches closer to new redistricting map, as tensions simmer
The Boston City Council on Friday inched closer to agreement on new boundaries for council districts, as the discussion narrowed from four proposed maps under consideration to one.

Dartmouth students, alumni alarmed after female professor of color denied tenure

Supporters of professor Patricia Lopez are denouncing the college for its decision to reject her bid for tenure and criticizing the hiring process, which they said lacks transparency and perpetuates white supremacy.

Singer Jimmy Buffett cancels upcoming show after being hospitalized in Boston

Even while playing part time this season, Jackie Bradley Jr. is tied for fourth in the majors among center fielders with five defensive runs saved and has three assists.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Jackie Bradley Jr. enjoys baseball. But he won’t talk about it once he’s done.

The former Red Sox, now with Kansas City, made $55.5 million, helped win a World Series, and has a locker full of memories, even if he doesn’t plan to brag about them.

The Jets' acquisition of Aaron Rodgers should be a case where one player makes all the difference.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Analyzing the 10 best moves of the NFL offseason

By mid-May, 95 percent of a team’s roster is more or less set for the season.

Rebecca Long, 29, has her picture taken during a short acclimatization hike around Everest Camp II. She reached the summit on Thursday, her twin sister said.

Boston woman summits Everest after fellow climber in expedition group dies

A graduate of Boston University, Rebecca Long quit her job in financial services in Boston to take the Everest trip after her boss wouldn’t allow her to take leave, her twin sister said.

AAPI Heritage Month

Local businesses Lemon Drop Team and Everyday Bakeshop are donating some of the proceeds from their lemon poppy mochi cake to the nonprofit Heart of Dinner.

Sisters, their Mass. businesses collaborate for AAPI Heritage Month

The beautiful resistance of Boston-based singer, songwriter and influencer, Sheena Melwani.

The AAPI History I Carry With Me: Sheena Melwani

The author with his older sister and grandfather, who are wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, on New Year’s Day in 1984.

I struggled with my Korean-American name. Now I realize it was a gift.

Yvonne Hao, secretary of economic development in Governor Maura Healey's administration.

‘This is the moment’: Yvonne Hao stepped up just in time for Mass. tech

Opinion

Students walk through UMass Boston’s campus.

Give in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants

After more than 20 years of advocacy, it’s time to finally make the policy law.

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

The beauty of ugliness

MARCELA GARCÍA

Who else should be accountable for Rachael Rollins’s brazen abuse of power?

Reading the tax-relief tea leaves

How ‘anti-woke’ laws are awakening Florida’s students

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Sixteen years later, ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ creators open up about 2007′s Mooninite panic
The creators of the cartoon "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" are opening up about the Great Mooninite Panic of 2007, and will be in Boston this weekend to air a never-before-seen episode poking fun at the fiasco.

Obama, Colbert among 500 Americans banned from going to Russia

In response to a new round of US sanctions, Russia has announced that has banned 500 Americans from entering the country, including former president Barack Obama and comedian Stephen Colbert.

‘Do what you promised’: Group delivers 3,000 signatures to Boston City Hall in support of renaming Faneuil Hall
A dozen religious leaders and activists called on city officials to follow through with their commitment to address harms caused by Boston’s participation in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and make renaming racist symbols and monuments a part of that promise.

Jim Brown, legendary NFL star and civil rights advocate, dies at 87
Brown was one of the greatest players in NFL history, but cut his career short to focus on acting and social activism. He was a contentious character, arrested a half dozen times, mostly on charges of hitting women.

Cast of ‘Good Burger 2′ greets fans during filming in North Providence
“Saturday Night Live” superstar Kenan Thompson and co-star Kel Mitchell took time during filming Friday to sign autographs and take selfies.

Mass. high court rules judge was wrong to order Boston police to unmask confidential informant

The state’s top court rebuked a judge Friday for ordering Boston police to disclose key details about a confidential informant even though doing so could put the person at risk for physical harm.

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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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Hundreds of community members and teachers gathered to demonstrate for new teacher contracts in Malden and Haverhill outside of Malden City Hall in Malden, Mass. on Oct. 15, 2022.

Senate President Spilka says no to legalizing teacher strikes

MassHealth’s Personal Care Attendant Program’s hybrid model cheats families like mine

A statue of a minuteman, the mascot of UMass Amherst, in front of the school's Old Chapel.

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Public colleges should be truly public again

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey hosted a Senate hearing in Boston on October 2022 on MBTA safety.

Nancy Gertner: Don’t scrap improved process for picking US attorney

US Attorney Rachael Rollins on Jan. 13, 2022, in Boston.

The case against Rachael Rollins — she waged it herself

"I want to sound an alarm," the author writes, "that our health care system is set up in a way that makes emergency rooms doomed to fail to meet patients’ expectations."

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America broke George Clooney’s ER

Metro

Here are some of the best Taylor Swift Eras Tour fan looks: They never go out of style

Swifties are descending on Foxborough by the thousands, dressed in their concert-best.

See photos as Swifties descend on Gillette for first of three ‘Eras Tour’ shows

“This is our Super Bowl,” said a woman wearing sequins on the commuter rail approaching the stadium. She and roughly 55,000 others will watch Taylor Swift perform in New England for the first time since 2018.

Creator of ‘Jane’s World’ speaks at Montserrat College of Art commencement

“There is no true success without risk, and when you fail, don’t be so hard on yourself,” comic strip artist Paige Braddock said told graduates of the Beverly art college Friday. “Support each other, encourage each other, be brave… and whatever your medium is, keep creating.”

City Council inches closer to new redistricting map, as tensions simmer

The Boston City Council on Friday inched closer to agreement on new boundaries for council districts, as the discussion narrowed from four proposed maps under consideration to one.

Sports

Jayson Tatum did not record a basket in the fourth quarter of either loss to the Heat in Games 1 and 2.

Dan Shaughnessy

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The two Jays were no-show, turnover machines in crunch time of the stunning losses to the Heat in Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Halina Nguyen has taken control at first singles for undefeated Boston Latin.

high school tennis notebook

Youth movement the driving force behind undefeated Boston Latin girls’ tennis

Although the Wolfpack’s starting lineup features three experienced seniors, the squad has leaned heavily on four underclassmen.

Stephen Curry and the Warriors were bounced in the second round by the Lakers.

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After a tumultuous season, can the Warriors make it back to the top?

The 2022-23 Warriors never fully recovered from Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole in the face during training camp.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

We got a glimpse at the future of watching sports on television, and the picture wasn’t pretty

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

With voters shooting down a new home in Tempe, what will happen to the Arizona Coyotes?

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

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Business

Layoffs hit Nuance after Microsoft acquisition

Nuance Communications, the Burlington-based speech-to-text pioneer bought by Microsoft last year, is cutting jobs as it focuses more narrowly on the health care market.

Biden meets with Indo-Pacific leaders at G7 summit while confronting stalemate over US debt limit

President Biden was seeking to rally regional cooperation against China on the margins of the Group of Seven summit Saturday, while confronting a stalemate in Washington over how to ensure the US avoids default.

American Airlines and JetBlue must abandon their partnership in the Northeast, federal judge rules

Mass. labor market tightened in April

magazine

The French King Bridge, opened in 1932, spans the Connecticut River between Erving and Gill.

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

The author with his older sister and grandfather, who are wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, on New Year’s Day in 1984.

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I spent $900 on Taylor Swift tickets and won’t even get inside Gillette

Chinese Beef Skewers (Niu Rou Chuan).

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metro

With Rachael Rollins's official resignation, First Assistant US Attorney Joshua S. Levy has assumed the role of acting US attorney.

Rachael Rollins officially resigns as US attorney in brief letter to President Biden

Yarmouth 7-year-old is top Girl Scout cookie seller in Eastern Mass.

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman accused of leaking secrets, will remain in custody awaiting trial, judge rules

sports

The Jets' acquisition of Aaron Rodgers should be a case where one player makes all the difference.

Analyzing the 10 best moves of the NFL offseason

‘A day of joy’: Brittney Griner makes WNBA season debut after being jailed in Russia

How it happened: Celtics lose Eastern Conference finals Game 2 to Heat

business

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announces Blue Origin as the company selected to develop a sustainable human landing system for the Artemis V Moon mission, Friday, May 19, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington.

NASA picks Bezos’ Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

Debt limit talks in standstill as Republicans, White House face ‘real differences’

Federal Reserve Chair Powell hints at a pause in rate hikes when central bank meets next month

politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, center, leaves a fundraising picnic for Representative Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa.

2024 Republican hopefuls rush to defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokehold

DeSantis’ choreographed New Hampshire visit had babies, diners, and adoring fans. But the road ahead is far less predictable.

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardsman accused of leaking secrets, will remain in custody awaiting trial, judge rules

Nation

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., Aug. 17, 2019.

D.C. police lieutenant charged with leaking information to Proud Boys leader

Bezos’s Blue Origin wins NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon

Georgia prosecutor signals August timetable for charges in Trump inquiry

World

Members of the Ukrainian 28th Mechanized Brigade were in action near Bakhmut.

Russian private army head claims control of Bakhmut but Ukraine says fighting continues

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Hiroshima for G7 summit as world leaders sanction Russia

World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine’s Zelensky travels to G7 summit

opinion

Harlan Crow and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Mark Wolf was called ‘obsessed’ with what Judicial Conference got wrong about Clarence Thomas

MassHealth’s Personal Care Attendant Program’s hybrid model cheats families like mine

Senate President Spilka says no to legalizing teacher strikes

lifestyle

Alyson Richman (left), M.J. Rose (center), and Sofia Lundberg are the authors of "The Friday Night Club," released on May 16.

‘The Friday Night Club’ spotlights pioneer of abstract paintings Hilma af Klint

Do I owe him a breakup conversation?

Dr. Nawal Nour, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, on maternal health equity

food & dining

Local businesses Lemon Drop Team and Everyday Bakeshop are donating some of the proceeds from their lemon poppy mochi cake to the nonprofit Heart of Dinner.

Sisters, their Mass. businesses collaborate for AAPI Heritage Month

Bar Toscana and Stubbys arrive in the Seaport; Mass Hole Donuts debuts in Somerville

Conversation about toxic kitchen culture takes the stage at WBUR

travel

An American Airlines plane lands on a runway near a parked JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 16, 2020.

American Airlines and JetBlue must abandon their partnership in the Northeast, federal judge rules

A Northampton arts festival, a poncho for chilly times, and a gravel race for all ages

Ellie Smart on diving into travel, a great fanny pack, and loving Oprah Winfrey

Arts

Texas Isaiah, "My Name Is My Name I," 2016, from As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic (Aperture, 2021).

Picture by picture, a Canadian dentist built a photography collection by artists from the Black Atlantic

10 museum shows you’ll want to wander this summer

Zhang Xiao’s photos look at rural life during Lunar New Year celebrations in northern China

Books

illo for sunday books 5/21

In R.F. Kuang’s ‘Yellowface,’ intellectual theft by a white writer unleashes hauntings of all kinds

Millennials, in Brandon Taylor’s ‘The Late Americans,’ confront a broken world through sex and theory

Burkhard Bilger on German Westerns and his favorite historical novels

Movies

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell cross Mineral Spring Avenue in North Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday, May 19, 2023, with security, to meet fans.

Cast of ‘Good Burger 2′ greets fans during filming in North Providence

You can observe a lot by watching the Yogi Berra doc ‘It Ain’t Over’

‘Master Gardener’ is a lot of raging bull

Television

Julianne Moore (pictured in February at the BAFTA Awards) will play Mary Villiers in "Mary & George."

Royal intrigue on the way in ‘Mary & George’

Sixteen years later, ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ creators open up about 2007′s Mooninite panic

10 TV shows we’ll be watching over the summer

music

Janet Jackson performs at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., at an earlier date in her "Together Again tour.

All hits, no misses from Janet Jackson at Xfinity Center

At Gillette, Taylor Swift leads fans on a dazzling tour through every era

Taylor Swift gets fans singing at Gillette during first of three ‘Eras Tour’ shows

Theater/Dance

Dutch National Ballet will perform at Jacob's Pillow this summer.

July offers a rare chance to see the celebrated Dutch National Ballet in New England

With her hot dog chronicle, Jamie Loftus is on a roll

10 standout shows for theatergoers this summer

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

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

This undated photo shows prominent pastor and author Timothy Keller at one of his many speaking engagements. Keller died Friday, May 19, at the age of 72. (Redeemer City to City via AP)

Prominent NYC-based pastor and best-selling author Timothy Keller dies at 72

Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies

Robert E. Lucas Jr., Nobel laureate, economist, dies at 85