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Three major factors in meeting between Biden and Kevin McCarthy over the debt ceiling

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are expected to hold their first in-person meeting about the debt ceiling at the White House on Tuesday.
President Biden to meet with congressional leaders in urgent bid to avoid default

Federal judge grants injunction in Boston redistricting case: ‘The ball is back in the City Council’s court.’

The preliminary injunction is a victory for those who had been challenging the freshly redrawn Boston City Council districts.

Mass. Senate would tap ‘millionaires tax’ to cover community college tuition for nursing students and others

Massachusetts Senate leaders say they will seek $55 million to begin covering tuition costs for a wide swath of community college students.

Mother of professor who fell to his death through a dilapidated metal staircase urges lawmakers to create new T oversight agency
Debra Bingham, whose son, David K. Jones, died while climbing the stairs by Dorchester’s JFK/UMass Station on Sept. 11, 2021, implored state legislators to take action on safety proposals.

Man charged with killing 59-year-old woman in Chelsea, DA says

A man has been arrested and charged with killing a 59-year-old woman in a Chelsea apartment on Monday, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said Tuesday.

Imran Khan arrested in court in Islamabad, party officials say

Pakistani security agents arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases, officials from his party said.

Ex-Woburn police officer decertified over alleged role in 2017 Charlottesville white supremacy rally

Psychiatric patient who died at Shattuck Hospital was victim of ‘neglect,’ report says

The inside of this pink house for sale in Somerville is like a ‘Gustav Klimt painting’

“It is absolutely beyond-belief beautiful,” said Shannah Hall Franckum, the listing agent for the property.

Globe reporter, editor Janelle Nanos named Pulitzer finalist in feature writing

Boston Globe reporter and editor Janelle Nanos was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing Monday for her story about a woman’s long journey to prove the unthinkable childhood abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her father.
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Toast plans to vacate its Fenway headquarters

The restaurant technology company will pay $16 million to get out of its lease in a Fenway office building more than five years ahead of schedule.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The Supreme Court should tread carefully as it reconsiders its agency deference standard

Overturning yet another longstanding precedent would not only threaten the ability of federal agencies to act based on expertise but also further erode the court’s legitimacy.
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New Bedford lawsuit probably won’t stop South Coast Rail. But it could embolden T expansion critics.
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The specter of hate in Texas
JOAN VENNOCHI

The power of law enforcement to influence the justice system
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Biden administration employs Trump-style immigration tactics
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After Texas mall shooting, searching for motive and grieving for children
Investigators trying to learn why a gunman fatally shot at least eight people at a Texas mall are examining a social media profile, rife with hate-filled rants against women and Black people, that they believe belonged to the gunman.

Charts: Mass killings are on the rise in the US

New England Aquarium releases aerial images of marine life off Cape Cod
Over the course of the five-hour flight, the team documented two endangered sperm whales, two fin whales, two True’s beaked whales, hundreds of dolphins, dozens of ocean sunfish, and several basking sharks.

Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents due in court for second hearing on possible bail

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents, will be back in federal court Thursday for a second hearing on whether he should remain jailed pending his trial, according to the court docket.

Mass. Senator Adam Gomez recovering after kidney transplant
The Springfield Democrat said the kidney donation happened swiftly last week. He is still receiving care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

For N.H. ski areas on National Forest lands, a chance to reinvest locally
The bipartisan Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act would allow fees paid to the U.S. Treasury to be reinvested at the local level through the Forest Service.

Four shot, two killed in Boston Sunday night. ‘It’s awful. It’s scary,’ resident says.

One of the first warm weekends of this year ended in violence, with police officers scrambling to several different neighborhoods across the city over the course of a few hours on Sunday night as they responded to multiple shootings that left two people dead, two wounded, and communities shaken.

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.
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Ex-Woburn police officer decertified over alleged role in 2017 Charlottesville white supremacy rally

John Donnelly entered a “Voluntary Decertification Agreement” with the state Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission in April. A Woburn police investigation found Donnelly did “indeed attend, help plan and provide security” at the white supremacist gathering.

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Lakers rally past Warriors, take 3-1 series lead

Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4.
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Golden Knights are all over Oilers to take a 2-1 series lead

Vegas held Edmonton stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scoreless and shut down the Oilers' vaunted power play.
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Colts owner Jim Irsay warns NFL teams about tampering with Andrew Luck
Game 4: Heat 109, Knicks 101

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ANALYSIS | James Pindell

Three major factors in meeting between Biden and Kevin McCarthy over the debt ceiling

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are expected to hold their first in-person meeting about the debt ceiling at the White House on Tuesday.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks dismissal of indictment

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seeking a dismissal of criminal charges against him, saying prosecutors have improperly turned civil and regulatory issues into federal crimes.

Disney updates lawsuit against DeSantis to add new events
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metro

Mass. Senate would tap ‘millionaires tax’ to cover community college tuition for nursing students and others

Psychiatric patient who died at Shattuck Hospital was victim of ‘neglect,’ report says

Goncalves calls for opponents to reject fossil fuel money

sports

Blackhawks win NHL Draft lottery and the right to select junior phenom Connor Bedard

With buy-in across the roster, No. 15 English baseball pens another win, besting Latin Academy to keep its record unblemished

Bills’ Damar Hamlin will put the $10 million raised into his nonprofit charity

business

Takeda to cut as many as 180 jobs in Mass.

Lawsuit calls on Yellen to ignore ‘unconstitutional’ debt limit

Remote work opportunities may have crested

politics

President Biden to meet with congressional leaders in urgent bid to avoid default

Three major factors in meeting between Biden and Kevin McCarthy over the debt ceiling

Disney updates lawsuit against DeSantis to add new events

Nation

Ohio constitution overhaul faces deadline, backlash

After Texas mall shooting, searching for motive and grieving for children

Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings

World

Imran Khan arrested in court in Islamabad, party officials say

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 senior militants, 10 others

Putin tells Red Square parade ‘real war’ unleashed on Russia

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Republicans passed a debt-limit bill. What are Democrats waiting for?

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food & dining

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Mei Mei launches dumpling campaign for AAPI Heritage Month

Some Block Island restaurants are getting a refresh, the mall could become cool again, and more food notes

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US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays

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Arts

Every breath she takes: Ming Smith at MoMA

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Books

In Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s debut novel, ‘Chain Gang All-Stars,’ the darkest features of American society come together in a horrific — and horrifically plausible — reflection of dystopian greed and racist voyeurism

Julia Lee, in ‘Biting the Hand,’ traces the fallout of straddling two different worlds

Newbery Award-winning author Meg Medina on public libraries and how to get kids to read

Movies

Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips

‘American Graffiti,’ turning 50, delivers happy days with a white gaze

Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal are red-hot in ‘Carmen’

Television

This week’s TV: A Quantico thriller, revisiting ‘SNL’ with Spade and Carvey, and ‘The Great’ returns

Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips

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music

BLO’s ‘Omar’ is a prayer answered

Grace Bumbry, opera singer of lustrous power, dies at 86

Propulsive pop from MUNA at Roadrunner

Theater/Dance

‘K-I-S-S-I-N-G,’ Front Porch star at the Elliot Norton Awards

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual return pairs ‘Revelations’ with visions for the future

‘Beetlejuice’ has the time of its afterlife

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

Grace Bumbry, opera singer of lustrous power, dies at 86

Viola Osgood, pioneering Black woman writer at the Globe, dies at 75

Chris Strachwitz, founded Arhoolie label, preserved America’s melodic history, dies age 91