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Attorney general investigating Boston police gang unit and database

Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office said the investigation is ongoing and has not reached any findings or conclusions.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston Public Schools’ improper billing practice wasted $25,000, opened avenues for potential corruption, city finds

The missteps by BPS amounted to a “breach of policy, procedures, and public trust,” the report said.

‘He was just a sweet kid’: Body of 4-year-old boy who went missing on Castle Island is found

Authorities on Monday recovered the body of 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana on Spectacle Island, bringing a tragic end to an intensive law enforcement search that started Sunday night when the boy went missing from Castle Island.

With the clock ticking, Boston council bats around redistricting — again
The City Council sputtered through another discussion over redistricting Monday.

Amherst school district investigating transgender discrimination complaints, teachers union calls for resignations

The Amherst-Pelham Education Association said in a letter to the School Committee that educators “overwhelmingly” voted no confidence last week in superintendent Michael Morris and Doreen Cunningham, assistant superintendent for diversity, equity and human resources.

Amid high political tensions, Healey administration weighs in on federal protections for trans student athletes

Man with baseball bat enters Dem. Representative’s office, commits ‘act of violence’ against two staffers; suspect in custody

Representative Gerry Connolly, of Virginia, says a man with a baseball bat walked into his Fairfax office, asked for him, and then assaulted two members of his staff.
Attack on Congressional staffers comes amid high volume of threats against Congress in recent years

New Mexico gunman who killed 3 and injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say

‘Accountability needs to be taken’: Women hit by Boston police van file for criminal charges

The officer who was driving had been arrested twice on charges of reckless and negligent driving, before being hired by Boston police.

Amid toxic workplace allegations, Barbara Lynch restaurants drift on
Lynch has continued to deny the allegations of a toxic workplace culture within her restaurants, but many who have invested in the famed chef are wondering whether her future is adrift.

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Redemptive Game 7 rout put to rest some misconceptions about the Celtics
No one is calling Jayson Tatum soft now, or saying that he and Jaylen Brown don't bring out the best in each other.

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Is Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla the next Erik Spoelstra? There’s reason to think so.

When he took the Heat job, Spoelstra was a young, relatively unknown coach with a talented roster that had title aspirations — and things worked out well.
THE FINE PRINT

She keeps getting boxes of food she never ordered from HelloFresh

A Back Bay woman has been getting boxes of food from the meal kit company HelloFresh for months, though she never ordered them and the company promised to stop.
Mariners 10, Red Sox 1

Red Sox pitching unravels again in another uncompetitive loss to mark fourth straight defeat

Tanner Houck fell apart in his second turn through the order, and the bullpen didn't fare much better in a shellacking.
Alex Speier: A reckoning is on the horizon for crowded Red Sox rotation. Isn’t it?

‘A July or August pattern’: Pacific Northwest sees unusually early heat

Temperatures in the 80s and low 90s are expected in some places in Washington and Oregon, about 20 degrees above the average.
Dave Epstein: Dry, warm days this week will put southern New England under a fire weather watch
NH Politics

Historical marker for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in Concord, N.H., has been removed

Republican officials fiercely objected to the sign honoring labor leader and feminist organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, citing her leadership role in the American Communist Party. Two weeks after the marker was unveiled, it was taken down.
ASK MATTHEW

A ‘Succession’ without Logan Roy is exactly what the show needed

I’m finding it compelling to watch the kids in the wake of their abuser. Now, without him, we can more clearly see Kendall, Shiv, and Roman as themselves.
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Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Why the CNN crowd cheered Trump’s comments on E. Jean Carroll

In politics, we are all guilty of 'motivated reasoning,' aren’t we?
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Boston now allows dogs on outdoor restaurant patios. What could go wrong?
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How can humans maintain control over AI — forever?
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America broke George Clooney’s ER
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A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Forever chemical found throughout N.H., USGS study finds

Chemicals were found in the southern and northern parts of the state, including regions where PFAS contamination has made headlines like Merrimack and Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth.

Troubled Pawtucket nursing home goes into receivership after dozens of deficiencies; administrator allegedly forged patient documents
“The residents, families, and employees [of the Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center] ... deserve better,” R.I. interim health director Dr. Utpala Bandy said.

BSO names Chad Smith next president and CEO
Smith, who is currently the chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has roots at Tufts and Tanglewood. He takes over after Gail Samuel abruptly stepped down in December.

Healey names former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus as housing secretary
Augustus will serve as the state's first Housing Secretary in more than 30 years, working as a a cornerstone of the Healey administration’s promise to tackle the spiraling housing crisis.

A net negative: Haddock, a staple Atlantic fish, is in decline off New England, regulators say
Haddock. a staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is experiencing overfishing, and regulators have cut catch quotas by more than 80 percent to prevent the fish’s population from collapse.

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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Senator Bell and Rep. Newberry warn that budget proposal for housing initiatives would let the government seize private property. Housing Department says other agencies have eminent domain powers and it would go through State Properties Committee process.

Foxborough commuter rail service suspended through Monday night after truck crash at Dedham bridge

Shortly after 5:50 p.m., the MBTA tweeted that all trains starting or ending at Foxborough were canceled through the end of service Monday, adding that buses were available to connect with Franklin Line trains at Walpole for service to Foxborough.

‘He was just a sweet kid’: Body of 4-year-old boy who went missing on Castle Island is found

Authorities on Monday recovered the body of 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana on Spectacle Island, bringing a tragic end to an intensive law enforcement search that started Sunday night when the boy went missing from Castle Island.

‘Accountability needs to be taken’: Women hit by Boston police van file for criminal charges

The officer who was driving had been arrested twice on charges of reckless and negligent driving, before being hired by Boston police.

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Braves use five two-run homers to beat Rangers in interleague battle of division leaders

Charlie Morton (5-3) struck out a season-high 10 and held the Rangers to seven singles and one walk in 6⅔ innings to win consecutive starts for the first time this season.
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Red Sox reliever John Schreiber leaves game, likely bound for injured list with lat issue as bullpen keeps losing arms

Schreiber is the latest Sox reliever to be hit with the injury bug.
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Aaron Boone ejected, Aaron Judge goes deep twice to lead Yankees past Blue Jays

Judge had three RBIs and reached base five times, raising his season home run total to 10 with his third multihomer game this year.
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With the clock ticking, Boston council bats around redistricting — again

Historical marker for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in Concord, N.H., has been removed

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Matt Ryan joining CBS as an NFL analyst, though he makes clear move isn’t a retirement announcement

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Watkins takes the lead on Boston Foundation’s Business Equity Fund

Vice, decayed digital colossus, files for bankruptcy

Healey names former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus as housing secretary

politics

Russia aims to obtain more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile, White House says

Biden expresses optimism over debt limit deal, but an agreement remains elusive

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Nation

Three judges who chipped away abortion rights to hear federal abortion pill appeal

Washington state lawmakers seek to avoid decriminalizing drugs

New Mexico gunman who killed 3 and injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say

World

Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says

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Dinorá Justice turns to ‘Mother/Nature’ to reimagine artists’ objectification of women

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‘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

First-time filmmaker Amanda Kim explores the life of the ‘father of video art’ Nam June Paik

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

Television

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music

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BSO names Chad Smith next president and CEO

East Cambridge artist Skooby Laposky wants you to listen to nature

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Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

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Owen S. Walker, state’s first federal public defender, dies at 79

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