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Federal officials reject MBTA worker safety plan, calling it ‘insufficient’

In a May 19 letter to MBTA general manager Phillip Eng, the FTA said the Right of Way Rules Compliance and Safety Work Plan submitted by the T on May 5 was deemed “insufficient and must be resubmitted."

Forecast | Dave Epstein
The warmth of summer is nearly upon us. Let’s look at the weather June has in store for New England.
More likely than not, June will be warmer than average and daylight will increase steadily throughout the month and we get into climatological summer.

Man dies after falling under Green Line trolley at North Station

A man was killed when he fell under the wheels of a Green Line trolley as the MBTA train was leaving North Station shortly after midnight Tuesday, a tragedy that took place about an hour after the Boston Celtics lost Game 7 at TD Garden.

New details in debt limit deal: Where $136 billion in cuts will come from

The bill cuts so-called nondefense discretionary, which includes domestic law enforcement, forest management, scientific research and more — for the 2024 fiscal year.
Key test ahead on federal debt deal that could prevent a disastrous default

One justice explained absence from case. Another didn’t. Ethics questions are vexing Supreme Court.

The difference shows how difficult forging consensus over even small steps on ethics can be at the Supreme Court, which is facing new calls to adopt an ethics code following revelations about undisclosed gifts from a Republican megadonor to Justice Clarence Thomas.

Healey administration gives $24.4 million in incentives to create life sciences jobs in state

Elizabeth Holmes to report to prison in Texas today

Man charged with killing woman in car wash had once slashed her with knife, court records show

Local brand ReFleece finds new uses for worn, ‘used up’ outdoor gear and garments

Blankets, lunch bags, and pet accessories are in the works for this fall.
MUSIC REVIEW

A celebratory last blast brings Boston Calling to a close

From the surgical festival rock of Queens of the Stone Age and the country chill of Maren Morris to the tenacity of top-billed Paramore, the final-day lineup had, as usual, something for everybody.
Scenes from the final day of Boston Calling

Following Rachael Rollins’s resignation as US attorney, selecting her successor may be challenging

Several legal experts predict choosing Rollins's successor will be done cautiously, with the next nominee likely to face intense scrutiny in the Senate and possibly trigger another contentious, partisan battle.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Nipping litter in the bud

Boston has already taken steps to phase out the mini bottles of alcohol that are preferred by teens, litterbugs, and drunk drivers. Now it should take the policy citywide.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Ron DeSantis, unlikable as he is, can still win

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Don’t rule out a national abortion ban in 2025
Ken Goldberg

Let’s give AI a chance
LETTERS

Councilors’ slave-trade apology cites Faneuil by name. Why won’t they act?

More recent News

One-third of Mass. residents struggle with hunger, new report finds

Respondents of a new survey frequently reported having to choose between buying food and other essentials.

AI poses ‘risk of extinction,’ industry leaders warn

Recent advancements in so-called large language models have raised fears that AI could soon be used at scale to spread misinformation and propaganda, or that it could eliminate millions of white-collar jobs.

Five people unaccounted for including two likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building, mayor says

The mayor of Davenport, Iowa, says five people remain unaccounted for including two people who could still be in the wreckage of a partly collapsed apartment building.

Meet Edward Blum, the man behind the Harvard affirmative action case

Edward Blum has crafted a second-act career in multiple attempts to remove race as a factor from public policy, education, voting, and the private sector.

Florida deputy faces trial for alleged failure to confront Parkland school shooter
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school five years ago.

MISS CONDUCT
Should you give the gift of cash to new graduates?
Plus, why you should honor people’s requests for no presents on their birthday and other special occasions.

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?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR
Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

Recommended reads

TOM FARRAGHER

They’re building an ‘ice penetrator’ on a hillside in Westford

What Chester A. Ruszczyk and his teammates at the MIT Haystack Observatory are doing now at the edge of the Earth is worthy of the imagination of Hollywood’s most creative science fiction scriptwriters.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: How ‘Ted Lasso’ might end, anticipating ‘The Idol,’ and ‘After Uvalde’
“Ted Lasso” is coming to an end, and we have some theories about how the show will wrap up the season, and perhaps the series.

Amid lifeguard shortage, Boston officials, DCR ramp up recruitment efforts
“It’s not the easy summer day at the beach that many might think it is,” said Shawn DeRosa, director of pool and waterfront safety for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. “There’s quite a lot of training . . . and not everyone is up to that challenge.”

Pork-pocalypse now? In wake of Supreme Court ruling and 2016 vote, pork prices could soar in Mass.
A 2016 animal welfare ballot measure that would prohibit most US pork from being sold in Massachusetts could finally take effect as soon as next month. And pork purveyors here say that means prices are about to pop.

Culture & Lifestyle

Ex-Bosstones frontman Dicky Barrett has a new band

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Dressing for movie success: A new book celebrates Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter

When Michael Feinstein plays a Gershwin program at the Pops, he’ll have an old friend in mind

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Memorial Day 2023: Remembering those who died, doing right by the living
Alex Shieh

Affirmative action hurts Asian American kids like me
Natasha Warikoo

If affirmative action in college admissions ends, here’s who will fill those spots
IDEAS | DAVID ORWIG

Saving the forest for the trees
Vincent D. Rougeau

Clarence Thomas was a beneficiary of race-based admissions at my school
IDEAS | SETH MOULTON

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Metro

Forecast | Dave Epstein

The warmth of summer is nearly upon us. Let’s look at the weather June has in store for New England.

More likely than not, June will be warmer than average and daylight will increase steadily throughout the month and we get into climatological summer.

Two Massachusetts children to compete in National Spelling Bee

Two children from Massachusetts are competing in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, testing their acumen against more than 200 other kids from around the country and the globe, according to the contest’s official website.

Federal officials reject MBTA worker safety plan, calling it ‘insufficient’

In a May 19 letter to MBTA general manager Phillip Eng, the FTA said the Right of Way Rules Compliance and Safety Work Plan submitted by the T on May 5 was deemed “insufficient and must be resubmitted."
RI POLITICS

The race is on in Rhode Island’s Senate District 1

Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin, a Providence Democrat, represented Senate District 1 for 36 years until she died on April 15 after a long battle with cancer. Now, three Democrats and one Republican say they are planning to run.

Sports

christopher l. gasper

Living and dying by the 3-pointer is not a championship formula for these Celtics

Their stubbornness in sticking with that strategy proved to be their undoing. They are not Golden State East.

Your view: What one word sums up the 2022-2023 Celtics season?

Celtics fans are still trying to wrap their head around Monday night’s loss to the Heat which officially put an end to their season.

Charles Barkley, other former NBA players rip Celtics after Game 7 loss

Barkley and the rest of the “Inside The NBA” TNT crew ripped Boston for their putrid performance, especially on offense.
NH NEWS

New Hampshire town recognized for historic role in racially integrating baseball in the 1940s
celtics

Jayson Tatum wants the Celtics to give Jaylen Brown his contract extension: ‘It’s extremely important’
Heat 103, Celtics 84

Jaylen Brown says he ‘came up short’ after Jayson Tatum got hurt in Game 7

Business

Key test ahead on federal debt deal that could prevent a disastrous default

The House Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the package and vote on sending it to the full House for a vote expected Wednesday.

Healey administration gives $24.4 million in incentives to create life sciences jobs in state

The awards come as industry leaders wait for Governor Maura Healey to unveil "Life Sciences 3.0."

Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits

AI poses ‘risk of extinction,’ industry leaders warn
magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

24 perfect foods worth a New England road trip this summer

Globe Magazine

A groundhog invaded my vegetable garden. It was the start of an all-out war.
CONNECTIONS

My dad flew B-29s in WWII. An air show let me reconnect with his memory.
Globe Magazine

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

metro

New Hampshire town recognized for historic role in racially integrating baseball in the 1940s

Candidates in Senate District 1 weigh in on R.I. legislation

‘They’ll walk in the street’: Commuters leaving North Station face a daily bottleneck along the sidewalks

sports

‘We let the whole city down:’ With momentum on their side, the Celtics tried to make history. Instead, it’s just another bitter end.

The Celtics finally ran out of gas in Game 7, but it never should have come to this

The Celtics’ run through the Eastern Conference finals is over after falling apart in Game 7 loss to Heat

business

Elizabeth Holmes to report to prison in Texas today

One-third of Mass. residents struggle with hunger, new report finds

New details in debt limit deal: Where $136 billion in cuts will come from

politics

One justice explained absence from case. Another didn’t. Ethics questions are vexing Supreme Court.

Key test ahead on federal debt deal that could prevent a disastrous default

Most in US say don’t ban race in college admissions but that role should be small, new poll shows

Nation

Five people unaccounted for including two likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building, mayor says

Florida deputy faces trial for alleged failure to confront Parkland school shooter

Trial opens for accused gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

World

Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack

Norway says Beluga whale with apparent Russian-made harness spotted off Sweden

At least 10 dead, 55 injured as bus of Hindu pilgrims falls into gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir

opinion

If affirmative action in college admissions ends, here’s who will fill those spots

Saving the forest for the trees

Affirmative action hurts Asian American kids like me

lifestyle

Local brand ReFleece finds new uses for worn, ‘used up’ outdoor gear and garments

Boston Calling 2023 Festival Fashion: Coordinated cowgirl hats, pink tulle, and a Pat Smear tiara

All my friends have found love. Do I need new friends?

food & dining

Recipe: Hearty bowls of Korean-style vegetable and noodle soup are spicy and flavorful

Recipe: Broil thick swordfish steaks and set them on a white bean stew with asparagus and mint

Recipe: Bake store-bought pizza dough with cheese and asparagus, top with prosciutto and salad, serve dinner

travel

More people are looking to travel on the cheap — and discovering it’s priceless

American Queen Voyages takes five months to process refund

A taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles

Arts

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

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

Books

‘The Soldier’s Truth,’ a biography of Ernie Pyle, chronicles the World War II correspondent’s efforts to connect the soldier’s experience of war to a distant public

Rachel Louise Snyder’s memoir ‘Women We Buried, Women We Burned’ recounts a dark past and holds out the possibility of transformation

On the benefits of reading for work

Movies

‘The Little Mermaid,’ Black girls, and a wave of memories

‘The Eight Mountains’: This film talks about Bruno (and Pietro)

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ is a gentle cringe comedy

Television

How ‘Ted Lasso’ might end

In a ‘Succession’ finale to savor, the Roys save their worst for last

This week’s TV: How ‘Ted Lasso’ might end, anticipating ‘The Idol,’ and ‘After Uvalde’

music

A celebratory last blast brings Boston Calling to a close

Scenes from the final day of Boston Calling

Noah Kahan, Lumineers, Alanis Morissette spread the sunshine at Boston Calling

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ is alive and well

‘Little Amal’ leads the way to ArtsEmerson’s 2023-24 season

The heavy-metal mysticism of poet Janaka Stucky

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

Ian Hacking, eminent philosopher of science and much else, dies at 87

William S. Edgerly, who revived State Street Bank’s fortunes, dies at 96

John A. Curry, first Northeastern graduate to serve as university’s president, dies at 88