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Newly released federal reports fault Rachael Rollins’s conduct as US attorney for Mass.

The findings of two federal agencies conducting ethics investigations of US Attorney Rachael Rollins were released Wednesday, giving the public some insight into why she decided to resign after 16 months in office.
Timeline: Allegations of ethics violations Here are some findings of the ethics probes

YVONNE ABRAHAM
The damage Rachael Rollins has done
After she was confirmed as US attorney, by the narrowest possible margins, Rachael Rollins’s worst enemy was herself.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Five Democrats who could still challenge Biden for the presidential nomination

Joe Biden is the weakest incumbent running for president in decades. But the list of candidates who could (or would) mount a challenge is very short.

Air National Guardsman was warned by superiors to stop ‘deep dives’ into classified information

Superiors of the Massachusetts National Guard Airman charged with leaking classified documents online had warned him three times in the months leading up to his April arrest to stop making “deep dives” into classified information not related to his duties, according to a Wednesday court filing.

Cape Cod bridges get a promise of up to $700 million from Healey
Governor Maura Healey’s pledge marks a major escalation in the state’s willingness to devote its own funding to the estimated $4 billion plan to replace the Sagamore and Bourne bridges, the 88-year-old arching structures that traverse the Cape Cod Canal.

Man charged with murdering Jeremiah Oliver, Fitchburg boy who went missing in 2013

A month after ransomware attack, Point32 still struggling to restore services

Fans recall the ‘magical’ night Taylor Swift danced in the pouring rain with all of Gillette Stadium

A rain-soaked 2011 concert in Foxborough has achieved almost legendary status for Taylor Swift fans and for the artist herself, who has called the performance one of her greatest memories.
Despite hype, nothing new for Foxborough officials
RED SOX 12, MARINERS 3

Red Sox cap uneven homestand with big-swinging beatdown of Mariners

As Brayan Bello had Seattle hitters flailing on his 24th birthday, his lineup was into the bullpen in the second inning, with Justin Turner leading a all-sides battery that quickly ended all doubt about the series finale.

Ousting of teachers at St. Thomas Aquinas school sparks outrage in N.H.

Parents, students, and alumni point to a shift in ideology at the Catholic school in Dover, N.H., claiming that contracts for four well-liked teachers were not renewed because they were supportive of the LGBTQ community.
AAPI Heritage Month

Wu, city councilors, and community members celebrate the first AANHPI Heritage Month on City Hall Plaza

I struggled with my Korean-American name. Now I realize it was a gift.

Mei Mei launches dumpling campaign for AAPI Heritage Month

The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America
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Biden and Garland should play it safe in choice to replace Rollins

After the resignation of US Attorney Rachael Rollins following two explosive reports, the office needs a leader who is above ethical reproach and has no political connections.
IDEAS | KARA MILLER

Public colleges should be truly public again
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Richard North Patterson’s tortured artist effect
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

DeSantis’s anti-woke laws can’t stand up to the First Amendment. They’re still dangerous.
JOAN VENNOCHI

The case against Rachael Rollins — she waged it herself
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In Roxbury, Nubian Markets shows ‘what’s possible’ for grocery stores
Wednesday, dozens rejoiced as Bartlett Place inRoxbury became the official home to Nubian Markets, a fast-casual eatery, grocery store, and community space informed by the African diaspora.

At least eight recent fires in Lynn Woods were intentionally set, officials say

Multiple brush fires that have destroyed hundreds of acres at Lynn Woods Reservation since Friday were intentionally set, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey’s office said Wednesday.

Hospital injuries to patients and health care workers rose significantly during pandemic

A new report from the Mass. Department of Public Health found steep increases in assaults on health care workers, as well as suicides and falls among patients.

Cranston councilman facing calls to resign after arrest, drug charge

City Council President Jessica Marino, a Democrat, said Wednesday that she had formally requested Reilly resign his position, “for his sake, for that of his family and for the city as a whole.”

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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Multiple brush fires that have destroyed hundreds of acres at Lynn Woods Reservation since Friday were intentionally set, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey’s office said Wednesday.
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New Hampshire House voting on whether parents who ask must be told about transgender talk at school

The national debate surrounding transgender students and parental rights returns to the New Hampshire Statehouse on Thursday.

Air National Guardsman was warned by superiors to stop ‘deep dives’ into classified information

Superiors of the Massachusetts National Guard Airman charged with leaking classified documents online had warned him three times in the months leading up to his April arrest to stop making “deep dives” into classified information not related to his duties, according to a Wednesday court filing.

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Game 1: Heat 123, Celtics 116

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Celtics serve up dreadful second half to lose to Heat, 123-116, in Eastern Conference finals Game 1

Boston allowed 46 points to Miami in the third quarter, all but erasing the momentum they’d gained in the first half.
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Dinorá Justice turns to ‘Mother/Nature’ to reimagine artists’ objectification of women

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Books

Amy Silverstein, who chronicled a life of three hearts, dies at 59

Penguin Random House sues Fla. school district over book bans

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Movies

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‘The Starling Girl’ is a provocative drama set in an evangelical community

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First ‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch on taxes, Trump, and reality TV

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