MassDOT toll-free perk went on for workers, retirees, despite warning

The issue of state employee perks has taken on new urgency amid a state comptroller investigation into the untold number of untaxed benefits given to public employees.

Dante Ramos

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For people who live away from the T?s four core lines, the path forward is murky.

US President Donald Trump spoke to members of the media before departing the White House for the G7 summit.

President Trump says Russia should be allowed back in G-7

Russia was ousted from the elite group in 2014 as punishment for President Vladimir Putin?s annexation of Crimea and its support for pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.

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He once called Donald Trump ?a con man,? but Romney is predicting that Trump will ?easily? win his party?s presidential nomination in 2020 and ?solidly? win a second term.

Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali spoke in Chicago in 1966.

Trump says he may pardon Muhammad Ali ? even though late boxer may not need one

President Donald Trump is considering the pardon, even though the Supreme Court overturned the late heavyweight champion?s conviction for resisting the draft in 1971.

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City officials have selected five art finalists who will each receive a $10,000 stipend to develop design proposals that will be available for public comment.

Brookline police trying to identify people secretly recorded at Chinese restaurant

Authorities identified 20 specific dates over the past three years in which people may have been secretly recorded while using the restroom at Taam China in Brookline.

Sunglasses belonging to the 80-year-old man who was struck and killed in a crosswalk in the 1300 block of Commonwealth Avenue on Wednesday.

NESTOR RAMOS

Alleged hit-and-run driver voiced attitude many drivers adopt: Get out of my way

If Phocian Fitts feels as if he did nothing wrong, that?s in part the result of a justice system that has long been very quick to excuse motorists.

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Other recommendations will likely concern how the University of Massachusetts should be able to use the Mount Ida campus, which it purchased upon the school?s closure.

Anthony Bourdain in Las Vegas.

CNN

APPRECIATION

Remembering the ?bad-boy chef? who was so much more

Anthony Bourdain became known for his in-your-face portrayal of restaurant culture. But it was his humanity that made him matter.

Commentary

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Although I read ?Kitchen Confidential? a long time ago, several lessons from the book shaped the way I approach eating and fine dining to this day.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/2ndld-writethru-72f9b472-6b12-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637.jpg Fans remember Anthony Bourdain?s wit and fearless food explorations

News of the suicide of celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain unleashed a wave of shock and despair on social media from fans around the world.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/OBIT_BOURDAIN_2.jpg In Provincetown, where Anthony Bourdain got his start, shock over his death

?He was really trying to connect food to people in a wonderful kind of way,? said John Yingling, a Provincetown restaurant owner who knew Bourdain for about 40 years.

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INNOVATION ECONOMY

How to keep young people with great ideas from leaving

Here?s why Boston needs something like the NFL scouting combine to connect college whiz kids with local investors.

Julian Edelman missed all of last season because of a knee injury.

Julian Edelman news caught most of Patriots organization by surprise

According to ESPN?s Adam Schefter, the Patriots receiver likely tested positive for a banned substance in the past month.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_pats3_spts-11106-15376-19886.jpg Julian Edelman case gives Bill Belichick more ammunition against Alex Guerrero

The trainer?s closeness to Edelman could have repercussions with the Belichick-Tom Brady relationship.

5 p.m. | Live stream

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/logo1-16677.jpg Tune in: Smarter Cities, Smarter Skills

The Boston Globe will host a discussion with civic and business leaders about how cities are grappling with the issues of disruptive technologies and their impact on the workforce. Watch a live stream at 5 p.m.

Names

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Just six months after landing in the chair once occupied by Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather (and Katie Couric and Scott Pelley), Glor may be pushed out because of lackluster ratings.

The Boomer Issue | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/pickleball0610boom.jpg This sport has taken retirement communities by storm

As kids they loved Frisbee and Wiffle ball. As retirees they?ve taken to another oddly-named game.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/darby%20goode.jpg Chronicling ?the most significant event? in the history of Boston police

On Sept. 9, 1919, more than 1,100 Boston police officers went on strike.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/logo1-16677.jpg Smarter Cities, Smarter Skills

A Boston Globe event series on how technology and the tech economy are reshaping our world.

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

 

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_14341W.jpg Current recycling crisis is not all China?s fault

Some of the same waste management companies that fought the bottle bill are not living up to their end of the bargain.

Newsletters

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Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.

Special reports

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

The face in the waves

Jaimee was beloved. Jaimee was struggling. Then Jaimee was gone. Her family threw everything into solving the first mystery ? who killed her. The second was so much harder. How could they live on without her?

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Birth%20control.jpg Pressure mounts on drug makers to move birth control over the counter

The nation?s largest physicians group could soon join in the chorus calling to expand access to birth control.