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MBTA is considering nightly Blue Line shutdowns for a month to try to eliminate slow zones by November, GM says

Once considered the most reliable T subway line, now 43 percent of the Blue Line’s tracks — 5.37 miles — currently have defects, according to the T’s slow zone tracker. That’s up from just two percent, or 0.2 miles, on March 1.

Members of racially diverse running clubs say police singled them out at Boston Marathon

Newton Police said in a statement that they showed up after the Boston Athletic Association called them multiple times following reports that spectators were impeding runners.

Tyre Nichols’s family sues Memphis police over beating, death

The family of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the city of Memphis, individual officers, and emergency medical personnel involved in his case, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Memphis.

Man accused of killing four people in Maine to be arraigned Thursday; police to hold press conference

A 34-year-old man who is accused of fatally shooting four people in a home in this rural town Tuesday and then shooting three more people on a highway in Yarmouth, Maine, will be arraigned Thursday on four counts of murder, officials said.
Game 2: Panthers at Bruins, 7:40 p.m.

Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron is out again for Wednesday’s Game 2 vs. Panthers

Coach Jim Montgomery told media members around 11:30 a.m. that Bergeron is out, and the reason is injury, not illness.

Corean Reynolds is on a mission: Make Boston vibrant after hours
The “nightlife czar,” whose role is to repair Boston’s reputation for being dull after dark, is charged with a lot more than schmoozing all night.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Temperatures in New England will begin to climb this week

State’s second largest insurer suffers cyber security attack

Wreckage of submarine found by Conn. divers in Long Island Sound
Peter Abraham | RED SOX 5, TWINS 4 (10 INNINGS)

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.
Tell us: Does last night's win give you hope for the rest of the season? Game 19: Twins at Red Sox lineups and pregame notes
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‘Eli would have wanted me to be there’: Cheri Blauwet returned to the Marathon finish line weeks after her husband died

The physician and Paralympian is mourning her husband, an advocate for athletes with disabilities who died two weeks ago. But she knew it was important to still show up for race day.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★½
‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ captures what the cameras left out
Lisa Cortés’s smartest move is to let her subject tell his own story whenever possible in this exceptionally well-made documentary.

The Ticket: Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

New England researchers use ‘treasure trove’ of historic whaling logbooks to study climate shifts
“The idea that you could use whaling logbooks to unlock secrets about weather hundreds of years ago had not occurred to the ocean scientists that I knew,” said Timothy Walker, a history professor at UMass Dartmouth and guest investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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Celtics are finding that the No. 2 seed surely has its benefits

Sure, they wanted the Eastern Conference's top spot, but for now they are in excellent position.
Trae Young was voted ‘most overrated’ player in the NBA by his peers. Then Celtics fans let him hear it.

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.
After three months in decline, Boston-area home prices are on the rise again
TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Nothing small about Harrison Ford’s performance in ‘Shrinking’

Ford’s grouchy gravitas has worn quite well in the decades since “Star Wars” made him a movie star. “Shrinking” leans toward glib and cutesy banter, so Ford’s curmudgeonly demeanor — including that trademark baleful stare — is a particularly welcome astringent.
Opinion
Nancy Gertner

There aren’t Obama judges or Bush judges, but there are Trump-era judges

Not all of Donald Trump’s judicial appointees fit the pattern, nor do they behave as Trump appointees in every case, but there are clear patterns.
IDEAS | Adam Hochschild

The shunning of lawmakers who are on the right side of history
IDEAS | Jane C. Ballantyne and Mark D. Sullivan

Four myths that helped cause the opioid epidemic
JEFF JACOBY

Felons are locked up for a reason, and it isn’t so they can vote
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More recent News

Protestors say Google’s Chromebooks stop working too soon
Consumer protection activists in Cambridge demanded that Google provide additional years of software support for its laptops.

Guardsman charged with leaking classified military documents appears in court Wednesday; detention hearing postponed

Jack Teixeira is accused of removing top secret documents from Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod and sharing them on a private server on the social media website Discord.

East Providence ‘bridge to nowhere’ is now gone
After decades of doing little but collecting rust, the last remaining section of the India Point Railroad Bridge was removed even more quickly and easily than expected.

After a nine-year pause, Nickel Creek is flowing again
Reunited for the first time since 2014, the left-of-center bluegrass trio has returned with a new album, "Celebrants," and a tour that arrives at MGM Music Hall Saturday.

MISS CONDUCT
The state of restaurant tipping in 2023: You’re not giving enough
Plus, what to do when you have a personality clash with a co-worker.

Man in upstate New York charged with murder in shooting of woman who went up wrong driveway

The woman who was killed and her three friends were turning around after realizing their error when the man, Kevin Monahan, 65, stepped out of his house and fired at least two shots at the car, the sheriff said.
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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.

Many electric vehicles don’t qualify for the new federal tax break. Here’s what to know.
The US government issued a new list of vehicles eligible for the credits, which take effect Tuesday, and quite a few EV models aren’t on it, including some that were eligible under the old rules.

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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.

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SCOT LEHIGH

Republican presidential hopefuls miss a Sister Souljah opportunity at NRA confab
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White America’s ‘sundown town’ mentality almost claims another Black teen’s life
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Metro

Man accused of killing four people in Maine to be arraigned Thursday; police to hold press conference

A 34-year-old man who is accused of fatally shooting four people in a home in this rural town Tuesday and then shooting three more people on a highway in Yarmouth, Maine, will be arraigned Thursday on four counts of murder, officials said.

New England researchers use ‘treasure trove’ of historic whaling logbooks to study climate shifts

“The idea that you could use whaling logbooks to unlock secrets about weather hundreds of years ago had not occurred to the ocean scientists that I knew,” said Timothy Walker, a history professor at UMass Dartmouth and guest investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Nightly Blue Line shutdowns for a month under consideration as MBTA aims to eliminate slow zones by November, GM says

Once considered the most reliable T subway line, now 43 percent of the Blue Line’s tracks — 5.37 miles — currently have defects, according to the T’s slow zone tracker. That’s up from just two percent, or 0.2 miles, on March 1.

Guardsman charged with leaking classified military documents appears in court Wednesday; detention hearing postponed

Jack Teixeira is accused of removing top secret documents from Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod and sharing them on a private server on the social media website Discord.

Sports

chad finn

Marcus Smart is showing some good signs, and other thoughts on Celtics-Hawks

After some ill-advised shots in Game 1, Smart pretty much played a complete floor game Tuesday, finishing with 14 points.
nba playoffs | celtics vs. hawks

Celtics are finding that the No. 2 seed surely has its benefits

Sure, they wanted the Eastern Conference's top spot, but for now they are in excellent position.
bruins

Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron is out again for Wednesday’s Game 2 vs. Panthers

Coach Jim Montgomery told media members around 11:30 a.m. that Bergeron is out, and the reason is injury, not illness.
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Alabama linebacker Henry To’oTo’o spells trouble for ball carriers
celtics

Trae Young was voted ‘most overrated’ player in the NBA by his peers. Then Celtics fans let him hear it.

‘Eli would have wanted me to be there’: Cheri Blauwet returned to the Marathon finish line weeks after her husband died

Business

Protestors say Google’s Chromebooks stop working too soon

Consumer protection activists in Cambridge demanded that Google provide additional years of software support for its laptops.
ADDRESS

Guilty as charged? Lithium-ion batteries pose increasing fire threat. Should multifamily buildings ban e-bikes and e-scooters?

‘When they burn, they burn extremely hot, release toxic gases, and can reignite even after the fire has been extinguished.’

Netflix will finally stop mailing DVDs. These people will miss them.

Supreme Court poised to rule on abortion pill restrictions
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Why springtime asparagus reminds me of a childhood friendship
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do in and around Boston, April 17-23
The Marathon Issue

26.2 tales of personal triumph from the Boston Marathon

metro

Temperatures in New England will begin to climb this week

Signs of protest in N.H.: ‘Do vulnerable kids have rights?’

East Providence ‘bridge to nowhere’ is now gone

sports

Game 19: Twins at Red Sox lineups and pregame notes

At long last, Chris Sale pitched a gem, and the Red Sox rallied in extra innings to post a victory

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

business

Corean Reynolds is on a mission: Make Boston vibrant after hours

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

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

politics

Supreme Court to issue abortion pill ruling on Wednesday. Here’s what to know.

Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed

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

Nation

Tyre Nichols’s family sues Memphis police over beating, death

Alabama police arrest two teenagers in connection with birthday party shooting that killed four

Man in upstate New York charged with murder in shooting of woman who went up wrong driveway

World

India on track to become world’s most populous country, UN says

Death toll in Beijing hospital fire rises to 29

Eight Indonesian fishermen feared dead, 11 rescued off Australia

opinion

The ‘climate president’

May I have a word: Melightful distakes and other tips of the slongue

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

lifestyle

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

Yoga Reaches Out hopes to raise $825,000 for Boston Children’s Hospital Every Child Fund

My husband had an emotional affair at work

food & dining

Just opened and coming soon: A guide to the newest restaurants and bars in Rhode Island this spring

With the Quiet Few, the neighborhood dive bar evolves

Lakon Paris Patisserie croissants are worth lining up for

travel

How to explore the 3 newest national monuments

Airbnb banned me because they think I still live in Russia

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

Arts

When in Rome . . .

Galleries: Making magic at Fountain Street Gallery

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

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

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ captures what the cameras left out

Netflix will finally stop mailing DVDs. These people will miss them.

Forming an unbreakable bond in Afghanistan

Television

Nothing small about Harrison Ford’s performance in ‘Shrinking’

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

music

After a nine-year pause, Nickel Creek is flowing again

Aerosmith plans to get back in the saddle with a tour later this year, including a date in Boston

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

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet’s 60th anniversary season to include four world premieres — and a trip to Paris

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

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

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