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Stories making headlines in Washington, and their impact closer to home
Washington Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich talks about the debt ceiling and 2024 presidential politics.
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Passwords: How do we manage them all?

The Art of the Brick

Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reach $787.5 million settlement over false election claims, averting trial

The announcement averts a prolonged trial in a case that exposed how the network chased viewers by spreading false claims about the 2020 presidential election.

Man facing murder charges after 4 people found dead in rural Maine, 3 others shot on highway, officials say
A Bowdoin man, identified as 34-year-old Joseph Eaton, was arrested and charged with the murder of the “four victims located in an Augusta Road residence,” Maine State Police said in a statement Tuesday night.

Running club takes issue with police response at Boston Marathon

A running club made up of people of color says it was singled out in a police response during the Boston Marathon this week in Newton.

Air Force strips unit on Cape Cod base of intelligence mission after guardsman is charged in security leak scandal

Secretary Frank Kendall said at a congressional hearing that he has directed his inspector general to assess the Cape Cod unit to determine “anything associated with this leak that could have gone wrong.”

As apartment-hunting season ramps up, finding a place in Boston is harder than ever
While rents have cooled in many US cities as the pandemic has eased, they’re accelerating in Boston.

Boston-area home prices are on the rise again

Feinstein’s absence gives opponents of Delaney nomination more time to rally opposition

On Tuesday, Democrats tried unsuccessfully to temporarily replace the ailing senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee to help confirm more of President Biden’s judicial picks.

NY woman driven to wrong address fatally shot by homeowner

Kaylin Gillis, 20, was traveling through the rural town of Hebron with three other people Saturday night when the group made a wrong turn onto the property.
Celtics 119, Hawks 106

Celtics will head to Atlanta with 2-0 series lead over Hawks. ‘We did what we were supposed to do.’

Plenty of work remains for the Celtics, of course, but they could not have asked for a more encouraging week.
Watch: Malcolm Brogdon hits thrilling half-court buzzer-beater to give the Celtics the lead at the end of the first quarter
Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics dismantle Hawks again in what is becoming the very definition of toying with your opponent

Cedric Maxwell already has his broom ready for what should be a sweep by the Celtics.

Peter Abraham | On baseball
Upon review, nobody at Fenway Park had ever seen anything like that game
Considering all that went into the 10th inning of Tuesday's game between the Twins and Red Sox, there may not be a more unusual game-winning rally this season.

Red Sox show extra effort to turn tables on Twins with 5-4 victory in 10th inning
john powers | on marathoning

After fading on Heartbreak Hill, Eliud Kipchoge explains what went wrong during the Boston Marathon

The question now is where he goes from here, and Kipchoge said he "absolutely" wants another shot at Boston.

A bald eagle suit, a ‘running-moon,’ an assist at the finish line: 16 stories you may have missed from the Boston Marathon

Marathon Monday is chaos. It’s easy to miss the little moments.

Complete list of Boston Marathon finishers

What you need to know about who is eligible for another COVID-19 booster approved by FDA

The FDA on Tuesday approved another bivalent COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems.
Extra spring COVID-19 booster cleared for certain Americans

100 days in, Healey has become Massachusetts’ new chief booster

She has governed as a business-friendly Democrat seemingly more keen on wooing people to the state than political progressives to a particular cause.

After pushback from local politicians, MCCA suspends sale of surplus Southie land and plans to rebid

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority caught flack late last year after putting the land up for development through an unusually quick auction of long-term lease rights.
BETH TEITELL | COMMENTARY

The interior-designer world has turned on gray. What finally killed the color?

Was it gray fatigue? The pandemic — when everyone was home alone staring at their gray walls? Either way, the world’s drabbest tyrant has been toppled.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Republican presidential hopefuls miss a Sister Souljah opportunity at NRA confab

A courageous speaker could have commanded national attention.
RENÉE GRAHAM

White America’s ‘sundown town’ mentality almost claims another Black teen’s life
EDITORIAL

Despite stable jobs and decent wages, essential workers still can’t afford the rent
NEWSLETTERS

Is your blood stirred by the T’s $9.2 billion spending plan? No? Join the club.
JOAN VENNOCHI

What’s the future for Joseph Kennedy III?

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MBTA inspecting 24 Green Line cars after train car broke down Monday, service not impacted by inspection

All 24 of the Green Line’s fleet of Type 9 cars, which first entered service in 2018, will be inspected.

‘They treated us like family.’ Volunteer firefighters take in Fisher College baseball team after bus fire

After the fire was put out, the fire company brought the stranded baseball team in groups of five or six to the company’s firehouse, where they were greeted with a “buffet line” of food and drinks, a movie room, and games to play until a new bus arrived about four and a half hours later.

Man who shot Ralph Yarl, 16-year-old who went to the wrong house, surrenders to authorities

“Ralph is doing considerably well,” his mother, Cleo Nagbe, told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King. “Physically, mornings are hard, but his spirits are in a good place. I borrow from his spirits.”

Easter fire at Cambridge church deemed suspicious, officials seek help from public in investigation

“No piece of information is too small to share,” Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas F. Cahill Jr. said in a statement Tuesday. “We are keenly aware that any place of worship is a cornerstone of the community, and we want to reassure residents that we’re approaching this case with the seriousness and gravity that it deserves.”

Medford man held without bail after couple is found dead in storage unit

Leonid Volkov, 37, was arrested and charged with murder after police located the bodies of Pavel Vekshin and Kiryl Schukin in a storage unit in Brighton.
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Man facing murder charges after 4 people found dead in rural Maine, 3 others shot on highway, officials say

A Bowdoin man, identified as 34-year-old Joseph Eaton, was arrested and charged with the murder of the “four victims located in an Augusta Road residence,” Maine State Police said in a statement Tuesday night.
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Easter fire at Cambridge church deemed suspicious, officials seek help from public in investigation

“No piece of information is too small to share,” Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas F. Cahill Jr. said in a statement Tuesday. “We are keenly aware that any place of worship is a cornerstone of the community, and we want to reassure residents that we’re approaching this case with the seriousness and gravity that it deserves.”

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Peter Abraham | On baseball

Upon review, nobody at Fenway Park had ever seen anything like that game

Considering all that went into the 10th inning of Tuesday's game between the Twins and Red Sox, there may not be a more unusual game-winning rally this season.
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Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face, requiring more than 75 stitches

Barron returned to the ice less than a period later.
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Warriors’ Draymond Green suspended one game for stepping on Domantas Sabonis’s chest

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Rangers throttle Devils in Game 1
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Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reach $787.5 million settlement over false election claims, averting trial

The announcement averts a prolonged trial in a case that exposed how the network chased viewers by spreading false claims about the 2020 presidential election.

After pushback from local politicians, MCCA suspends sale of surplus Southie land and plans to rebid

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Report: N.H. education spending up $1 billion over 20 years, even as enrollment declined

Running club takes issue with police response at Boston Marathon

R.I. Senate remembers Democratic Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin

sports

Red Sox show extra effort to turn tables on Twins with 5-4 victory in 10th inning

Celtics will head to Atlanta with 2-0 series lead over Hawks. ‘We did what we were supposed to do.’

Darius Garland paces Cavaliers past Knicks to tie series

business

Ben & Jerry’s supports Vermont workers’ unionization drive

Advent of online sports betting in Mass. helped send the dollar numbers skyrocketing

After three months in decline, Boston-area home prices are on the rise again

politics

Feinstein’s absence gives opponents of Delaney nomination more time to rally opposition

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema finishes another Boston Marathon

Biden signs executive order that aims to make child care cheaper

Nation

California teenager killed when stabbing suspect crashed car

Parking garage collapses in NYC, killing 1; 5 injured

Some GOP’s fiscal hawks fly far away from deficit fights

World

Nine Indonesian fishermen feared dead, 11 rescued off Australia

McCarthy and Zelensky discuss US support for the war

Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was to begin

opinion

US must pull Sudan back from the brink of civil war

What’s the future for Joseph Kennedy III?

How Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux aims to save lives

lifestyle

The Silver Unicorn Bookstore hosts its first children’s graphic novel festival

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My husband had an emotional affair at work

food & dining

With the Quiet Few, the neighborhood dive bar evolves

Lakon Paris Patisserie croissants are worth lining up for

A leather apron offers fashion and function

travel

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Cycling for a cause on the Cape, celebrating in Sydney, and a watch that goes the distance

Arts

Galleries: Making magic at Fountain Street Gallery

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Books

Mo Willems and the art of big feelings

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

In Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘Cursed Bread,’ desire unleashes death and madness upon a French village

Movies

Forming an unbreakable bond in Afghanistan

Boston University alumna Hong Chau on ‘Showing Up’ and life beyond her Oscar nomination

‘American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing’ documentary released on Netflix

Television

A live ‘Love Is Blind’ special on Netflix got delayed, vexing fans

This week’s TV: Keri Russell’s new series, A.I. creepiness in ‘Mrs. Davis,’ and King Charles’s big day approaches

‘SNL’ gets serious with message for trans youth as Ana de Armas hosts

music

Wallace Field has shaped her setbacks into songs she’s ready to share

The undoing of Blood, Sweat & Tears, and the sax player who saw it all from the horn section

Boston Philharmonic finishes season with the unfinished

Theater/Dance

It’s back to the theater for Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess

Gaining power, step by step, in Apollinaire’s ‘Dance Nation’

Paul Taylor Dance Company shines in its Boston return

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

Edward Koren, 87, whose cartoon creatures poked fun at people, dies

Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92

Eli Wolff, leading advocate for athletes with disabilities, dies at 45