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Game 6: CELTICS 95, 76ERS 86
TARA SULLIVAN

Celtics get series to a Sunday Game 7, but how many more nights can they yank from the fire?

Every time they empty that tank, as they did in the final four minutes Thursday, they have to fill the whole thing again. The risk of only playing your best when the circumstances are most dire is that you can eventually run out of fuel.
NBA announces two possible start times for Sunday’s Game 7 showdown between Boston and Philadelphia
Gary Washburn | On basketball

‘All it took was one’: How Jayson Tatum regained his swagger with his timely turnabout at the end of Game 6

After starting the fourth with three points after missing 12 of 13 shots, Tatum never lost faith the next one would go in as he went on to score 14 of the Celtics' final 16 points in a 95-86 win in Game 6.

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.”

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was put at ease pretty early on — although I’m sure I was still kind of awkward’

Will it be puppy love for these two canine-loving daters?

State transportation secretary approached Bill Bratton, her former brother-in-law, before his firm won a $900,000 no-bid contract with MBTA

Gina Fiandaca connected with Bratton about developing a new management system at MassDOT shortly after she was appointed in January.

T slowdowns leave much of Boston running late: ‘It doesn’t matter what time you leave the house’
It used to take Tasha Duzant about an hour to get to work. Nowadays, it’s closer to an hour and a half, a frustrating delay commuters across the troubled MBTA system know all too well.

Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system

Pandemic-related asylum restrictions that expelled migrants millions of times have ended in a shift that threatens to put a historic strain on the nation’s beleaguered immigration system.
As Title 42 ends, here’s what to know about the pandemic-era immigration restrictions

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.

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

Sidney Mae Olson, a 5-year-old girl who died tragically on Tuesday when she was hit by a truck, was a bright-eyed, energetic girl who possessed “boundless love for everyone,” her family said.

Wellesley School Committee seeks state help to prevent teacher strike

The committee Thursday night filed a petition with the state Department of Labor Relations to prevent teachers from engaging in an illegal strike as contract negotiations become increasingly more acrimonious and drawn out.

Elon Musk says he has a new CEO for Twitter

Musk is in talks to hire Linda Yaccarino, the chair of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, as CEO of Twitter, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Ben Volin | On Football

Patriots will face a suberb group of quarterbacks in 2023, and they’ll be outmanned in most of them

Mac Jones and the Patriots will be at a clear disadvantage in 12 of their 17 games.
See the Patriots’ 2023 schedule
PARENTING UNFILTERED

Here’s what motherhood means in 2023

"The hardest part of being a mom is feeling like I live in a country that doesn’t value or prioritize children." Here's a snapshot of the state of American motherhood right now, in your own words.

Boston Police budget returning to the fore as council mulls amendments

This year, the issue has flown under the radar, fading into the background behind a run of major pieces of legislation, drama over council redistricting, and acrimony among members of the divided council.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Santos stands accused of being a petty con artist

But the GOP's real liar-in-chief once again hits the campaign trail.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and exposing the lie about a feud that never existed

IDEAS | ALICIA ANDRZEJEWSKI

Ode to bad mothers
NEWSLETTERS

Our gun violence cycle — shock, grief, fear, repeat

ALEX BEAM

Give war a chance
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Man who fatally choked another NYC subway rider to surrender on manslaughter charge
A man who kept a chokehold around the neck of an agitated fellow passenger on a New York City subway, leading to the other rider’s death, is expected to turn himself in to authorities on a manslaughter charge.

NOAA researchers searching for two missing whale tags along Mass. coast
Researchers are asking for the public’s help to find a pair of missing research tags used to track and study large whales. The tags could wash up anywhere along the Massachusetts Coast, NOAA tweeted.

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.

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.

How to tell if your Peloton bike had been recalled

Meet the Makers: Painter and public school art teacher Liana Farmer
“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.”

Lowell city agencies still recovering from cyberattack
The city hasn’t provided details about the nature of the attack, but a cybercrime organization called “Play” that’s believed to be based in Russia has claimed credit for it.

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.
Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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T slowdowns leave much of Boston running late: ‘It doesn’t matter what time you leave the house’

It used to take Tasha Duzant about an hour to get to work. Nowadays, it’s closer to an hour and a half, a frustrating delay commuters across the troubled MBTA system know all too well.

As Title 42 ends, here’s what to know about the pandemic-era immigration restrictions

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‘The time has come to act’: R.I. leaders push for assault weapons ban

“The time for words has passed,” said Deputy Attorney General Adi Goldstein. “The bills have been heard year after year. They have been debated again and again ... What has changed is the body count, and it keeps going up. The time has come to act.”

Boston Police budget returning to the fore as council mulls amendments

This year, the issue has flown under the radar, fading into the background behind a run of major pieces of legislation, drama over council redistricting, and acrimony among members of the divided council.

Sports

Game 5: Stars 5, Kraken 2

Roope Hintz has 2 goals, Joe Pavelski scores again as Stars take 3-2 series lead over Kraken

Roope Hintz scored two goals and had an assist, Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal of the second-round series and the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Game 5.
NBA

NBA announces two possible start times for Sunday’s Game 7 showdown between Boston and Philadelphia

Boston forced a Game 7 Thursday with a 95-86 win over Philadelphia.
Game 6: Nuggets 125, Suns 100

Nuggets blow past Suns, advance to Western Conference finals

Nikola Jokic scored 32 points, Jamal Murray added 26 and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2020 by beating the shorthanded Phoenix Suns 125-100 in Game 6 on Thursday night.
RANGERS 4, ATHLETICS 0

Nate Eovaldi fans career high 12 in third consecutive scoreless outing for Texas Rangers
Gary Washburn | On basketball

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Game 6: Celtics 95, 76ers 86

The Celtics kept believing in Jayson Tatum in Game 6, and that belief was rewarded

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Three chicken dinner recipes that use just one baking tray

metro

New Hampshire senators kill marijuana legalization bill, citing need to protect kids

Native group celebrates return of totem pole from Harvard’s Peabody Museum, seeks more artifacts

State transportation secretary approached Bill Bratton, her former brother-in-law, before his firm won a $900,000 no-bid contract with MBTA

sports

Celtics get series to a Sunday Game 7, but how many more nights can they yank from the fire?

Former Bruins forward Anton Blidh collapses during AHL playoff game, returns after intermission

After absorbing a pair of setbacks, Sky Jara finds her footing for No. 11 Hamilton-Wenham’s tennis team in Cape Ann League victory over Lynnfield

business

The Toast of tech: These entrepreneurs are revolutionizing restaurants

‘The is the moment’: Yvonne Hao stepped up just in time for Mass. tech

Commerce Department starts process to fund tech hubs across the US with $500 million in grants

politics

Title 42 has ended. Here’s what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing

As Title 42 ends, here’s what to know about the pandemic-era immigration restrictions

GOP boycott in Oregon threatens abortion, transgender bills and protesters’ own political careers

Nation

Virginia police shoot, kill man during parking lot struggle

Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system

With pandemic restrictions lifted, thousands converge on border

World

Palestinian militants fire more rockets, Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts

Pakistan on edge as court to decide whether ex-PM Imran Khan goes free or is rearrested

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Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine

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Paolo’s in Saugus is like going to the North End, but with free parking

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Meet the Makers: Painter and public school art teacher Liana Farmer

What do Indian public archives and Richard Avedon have in common?

Charles Yuen’s paintings are cosmic puzzles to be pondered

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

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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

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