Mob murder trial is a flashback to a bygone era

Frank Salemme (second from left) in South Boston.

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It?s a courtroom drama that Boston may never see again, featuring former street legends that the federal government considered the most menacing criminals of their time.

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Two recent winners of massive clean energy contracts both happen to have the same ally in their corner: the governor?s top political adviser, Jim Conroy.

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, fans cheer during the Boston Calling Music Festival on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Allston, Mass. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Invision/AP)

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At Boston Calling, first responders treated nearly 500 for medical issues, but arrested just one person

Chief of Boston EMS Jim Hooley said 42 people were taken to the hospital and 450 were treated on scene.

Woman in MIT frat house awoke to find a man touching her. It appears to be the third incident this month

The incident took place at the Phi Kappa Theta house, police said. The suspect fled down a stairwell.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/33784254_1965677300118242_378725307013660672_n-16385.jpg 2 people are ?lucky to be alive? after hitting moose on N.H. highway in a Mini Cooper

The driver and passenger were on Interstate 93 when their two-door Mini Cooper hit the moose and slid off the roadway into some trees, trapping the passenger, officials said.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Andrew%20Warhaftig_1.jpg Andrew Warhaftig, who embraced life while he fought a rare kidney disease, dies at 17

Andrew was passionate about school, Hebrew studies, and extracurricular activities.

Lawrence police: Woman dies after domestic incident

The woman, in her late 20s, and her husband both had stab wounds, police said. No charges have been filed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/29/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/IMG_3196.jpg Family, friends gather in park to remember Worcester teen gunned down Saturday night

Sidney Krow Jr. was fatally shot Saturday night as he walked on a Worcester street in the city?s first homicide of the year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/04774e73-4efe-4419-86e6-7064bb396f1b.jpg As Ivanka Trump wins China trademarks, her father helps a Chinese company. A coincidence?

China awarded President Trump?s daughter seven trademarks at about the same time that he decided to aid the Chinese company ZTE, raising questions about the developments.

News Analysis

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The president?s baseless stories of plots by powerful interests are having an effect in eroding public trust in institutions.

Runners, including venture capitalists, biotech executives, and scientists, finish a loop along Memorial Drive in Cambridge.

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For Boston?s brainy biotech crowd, there?s nothing like an early-morning run

The 4½-mile jogging loop along the Charles River is increasingly popular among venture capitalists, bio-pharma employees, and others in biotechnology in and around Kendall Square.

RED SOX 8, BLUE JAYS 3

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_052818_soxjays5_spts-19733-19799.jpg David Price shrugs off liner, Red Sox shut down Blue Jays

The lefthander was drilled with a comebacker in the first inning but went five for the win.

BOSTON, MA - MAY 15: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on in the second half of Game Two of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on May 15, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

TARA SULLIVAN

That game was exactly why Kyrie is here

The Celtics needed Irving on Sunday night against the Cavs, needed his steady hand and creative playmaking.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

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Even with their returning All-Stars, they?ll need a lot of hard work to challenge for the Finals again.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_051318_bosclev9_spts-19745.jpg Danny Ainge plans only ?small tweaks? to Celtics roster in offseason

Understandably, the Celtics? Danny Ainge likes what he has, and the most important additions will be Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/17257ac5aeba487185adecd5f2ca6931-17257ac5aeba487185adecd5f2ca6931-0.jpg ?They don?t have fun there?: Cassius Marsh sounds off on the Patriots

Marsh disliked his New England experience so much that he said it made him think about not playing football anymore.

Lexington, MA--5/28/2018-- Korean War Veteran Bob J. Tracey, of Lexington (C) salutes after laying a wreath to honor those who served in the Vietnam War during the Lexington Memorial Day Parade. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

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Memorial Day events in Boston remember service members lost and those still serving

At events across Boston and Massachusetts, military service members were remembered and honored.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/lapointe.jpg Amesbury man?s song brings to life letters of grandfather killed in World War II

Mark LaPointe took inspiration from the words of a grandfather he had never met in writing a song that he performed Saturday at the Netherlands American Cemetery.

Marzuq Muhammad and his sons Amir, 3, and Amari, who is now 7 weeks. Eight years ago, Marzuq Umar Robert Muhammad was at a crossroads in his life. Now Roxbury is mourning his death.

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Roxbury, Boston mourn and celebrate the life of one of their own

Marzuq Muhammad devoted himself to helping others. He died on May 20 at age 35.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/963348126.jpg Rudy Giuliani was at Yankee Stadium today for his birthday and the fans booed him

The fans at Yankee Stadium didn?t sing ?Happy Birthday.? They had something else in mind.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/bf66cb7bfe1a40e9b74d101012dd612f-bf66cb7bfe1a40e9b74d101012dd612f-0.jpg Former President George H.W. Bush misses Memorial Day parade

Bush traditionally attends the parade in Kennebunkport, Maine.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/high-workouts-final.jpg Forget protein shakes. The newest workout supplement? Marijuana.

A growing number of people are toking up before hitting the weight room, sports field, or mixed martial arts gym.

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French President Emmanuel Macron met Monday with a migrant from Mali lauded as a hero for scaling an apartment building to save a young child dangling from a balcony.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner052318METRO24flaggarden189.jpg Flags for the fallen on Memorial Day

Boston Common ceremony is a haunting lesson in the true consequences of war ? one that should never be lost in the joy of welcoming summer.

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Real Estate

Back Bay penthouse goes for $8 million

In our weekly roundup, the four priciest home sales were in Boston proper. A penthouse apartment on Huntington Avenue took the top spot, raking in $8,000,000, followed by a downtown high-rise that sold for $5,000,000, and units in the South End and the Seaport District that went for $3,000,000-plus.