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This faux-Nantucket just might be the perfect Cape town

For a Netflix series, Chatham is being transformed into Nantucket, but we think it’s great just the way it is.
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Commentary

Cambridge Crossing arrives after two decades. It was worth the wait.

Located in an abandoned rail yard at the far eastern reaches of Cambridge, with some acreage in Somerville and Boston, CX, as it is also known, is a win both for Cambridge and Greater Boston.

‘One of the worst hours I’ve seen’: CNN faces blowback for airing town hall with Trump
Media analysts, observers, and politicians alike were withering in their denunciation of CNN for holding the town hall event in front of an apparently pro-Trump crowd, calling the decision “profoundly irresponsible” and “disgraceful.”

Yvonne Abraham: With Trump, the more things change... Even by Washington standards, Wednesday was one weird day

How was the audience for the CNN Trump town hall selected?

The nine attendees who asked questions of the former president during the event were all New Hampshire voters who plan to participate in the GOP presidential primary.
Game 6: Celtics at 76ers | 7:30 p.m.

Can the Celtics keep their season alive? Follow along.

With the 76ers up 3-2 in this Eastern Conference semifinal series, it's win or go home for Boston.
Can Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown take over a game if they score from only two places on the floor?

Northern lights might make an appearance in New England Thursday night

The Northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are likely to be visible in northern New England on Thursday night, and southern New England has a slight chance of catching the light show as well.

Elon Musk says he’s found a person to lead Twitter as new CEO

Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called. He did not name the person but said she will be starting in about six weeks.

Peloton recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes. Here’s why.

The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold from January, 2018, through May, 2023.

What to know about the Peloton bike recall

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto

House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more US-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.
Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires Title 42 is ending. Here’s what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changing.

Man who choked NYC subway passenger to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say

Manhattan prosecutors say they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a deadly chokehold on a fellow passenger aboard a New York City subway train.

Firefighters battle three-alarm blaze in Watertown

Residents should avoid Galen Street and Maple Street while public safety workers work to put out the fire, the town said late Thursday afternoon.

Death of Andover girl leaves ‘an impossible void in our lives,’ family says

979 confirmed cases and 15 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

For years, Mass. Senate has set aside thousands to pay interns. This summer, it will actually pay some student workers.

Despite Feinstein’s return, Delaney’s controversial nomination to be a judge on the Boston federal appeals court remains stalled

Several Democrats remain undecided as to whether they'll support Delaney's nomination.
A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The AAPI History I Carry With Me: Brad Czarnowski

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

NFL schedule release: See which teams the Patriots will play in 2023

We already know Tom Brady will be in attendance for the Patriots' home opener — whenever that is.
Patriots will honor Tom Brady at this year’s home opener
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Jennifer Finney Boylan

What’s next, banning the Bible?

There’s some pretty racy stuff in the Good Book. Should it pass muster with new state laws intended to shield students from, well, racy stuff?
MARCELA GARCÍA

Undocumented immigrants get the job done. But at what cost?
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Doctors, not government, should decide when to require masks in health care
LETTERS

The verdict is in, yet again, on Trump
SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump’s wacky comedy night in New Hampshire
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Lowell city agencies still recovering from cyber attack
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"I’m in a constant state of exhaustion," Farmer says. "The exhaustion, however, does not stop me from doing what I have to do, which is make art."

EEOC sues Attleboro manufacturer for sex discrimination

LeachGarner, which fabricates and supplies precious metals for mass-produced jewelry, violated federal law by relegating female manufacturing employees to lower-paying departments.

FDA makes it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood

Gay rights groups have long opposed blanket restrictions on who can give blood, saying they discriminate and medical societies have said such exclusions are unnecessary.

Proposed affordable housing campus could transform part of East Providence. A collaborative of nonprofits is seeking $28m to do it.
The collaborative – Crossroads, One Neighborhood Builders, Foster Forward and Family Service – want the state to invest in a $60 million plan to convert a long-vacant nursing home into 160 affordable housing units.

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TV Critic's Corner: Expect reinvention and flirtation in season 2 of ‘Somebody Somewhere’

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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Proposed affordable housing campus could transform part of East Providence. A collaborative of nonprofits is seeking $28m to do it.

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For years, Mass. Senate has set aside thousands to pay interns. This summer, it will actually pay some student workers.

After years of advocacy by elected officials and legislative staff, the Massachusetts Senate will pay student fellows for the first time this summer and fall.

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Rookie Enmanuel Valdez makes most of opportunity to show Red Sox he can produce as second baseman

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With the 76ers up 3-2 in this Eastern Conference semifinal series, it's win or go home for Boston.
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After replacing the legendary Pat Cronin, first-year baseball coach Matt Henriksen trying to ‘carve my own path’ at Whitman-Hanson

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Boston College women’s lacrosse standout Jenn Medjid is named a finalist for Tewaaraton Award
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US wholesale price data for April offers hope on inflation

From March to April, the government’s producer price index rose just 0.2 percent after falling 0.4 percent from February to March, held down by falling prices for food, transportation, and warehousing.

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After dozens of standoffs with Congress over government spending in recent decades, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that in her opinion, the United States should adopt a different system for national finances.

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T bus riders can now check out Boston Public Library digital books outside 20 stops across Boston

R.I. DEM investigating racist signs posted at Lincoln Woods State Park

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Flyers name Keith Jones team president, Danny Briere general manager

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Musk picks a CEO for Twitter, but doesn’t ID her

EEOC sues Attleboro manufacturer for sex discrimination

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Experts see lessons for next pandemic as COVID emergency comes to an end

Man who choked NYC subway passenger to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say

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Arts

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Books

‘Sky Above Kharkiv’ is an intimate account of the earliest months of war from Serhiy Zhadan, Ukraine’s most beloved poet

Abraham Verghese’s long-awaited ‘The Covenant of Water’ chronicles three generations of an Indian family haunted by a water curse

Elizabeth Benedict’s ‘Rewriting Illness’ injects tragicomedy into a personal account of cancer diagnosis and treatment

Movies

Long walk back to the big screen: ‘The Way’ returns to theaters for one day

The story of ‘BlackBerry,’ the phone before the iPhone

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Television

Who’s the most interesting character on ‘Succession’? Shiv, big time.

Expect reinvention and flirtation in season 2 of ‘Somebody Somewhere’

‘Class of ’09’ is three times more complicated than it should be

music

A thrill a minute from Kali Uchis at MGM Music Hall

In Medford Square, a new live music venue aims to fill a void

25 years after his band’s debut, Joe Pernice is giving ‘Happiness’ another shot

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In the revival of ‘Evita’ at the ART, a tango between the two sides of Eva Peron

You’ll want to accept this invitation to ‘The Prom’

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