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The rise and fall of Rachael Rollins

Critics and supporters alike have pored over Rollins’s record, highlighting her successes and missteps, and reexamining warning signs that might have foretold her spectacular fall.
Rachael Rollins officially resigns as US attorney in brief letter to President Biden

Jenna Bush Hager, family among the crowd during Friday’s Taylor Swift concert at Gillette Stadium
Hager, 41, was at the Friday night show at Gillette Stadium with her husband Henry, and her two daughters, 10-year-old Mila and 7-year-old Poppy. Friday’s show was the first of three slated for this weekend.

Here are some of the best Taylor Swift Eras Tour fan looks: They never go out of style See more news and information about the concerts

MUSIC REVIEW
At Gillette, Taylor Swift leads fans on a dazzling tour through every era
Swift's 45-song set, encompassing all of her albums, provided moments of catharsis complemented by big-tent pop blowouts.

Taylor Swift gets fans singing at Gillette during first of three ‘Eras Tour’ shows
The pop country superstar performed Friday night at Gillette Stadium in what she cheekily dubbed "foxy" Foxborough.

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All hits, no misses from Janet Jackson at Xfinity Center

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Mayor Wu’s big plans for Boston’s development agency has run up against an uncertain economy. But she’s pushing ahead.

Some people in the real estate world warn now is not the time to overhaul the powerful Boston Planning & Development Agency. The mayor disagrees.
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The GOP work requirement for social safety net programs requires work

Republicans’ debt-ceiling ultimatum: Either poor people get whacked, or the global economy will.

Boston Common rally protests GOP efforts to force US to default on debt

Martin Amis, acclaimed author of bleakly comic novels, dies at 73
Martin Amis's caustic, erudite, and bleakly comic novels redefined British fiction in the 1980s and ’90s with their sharp appraisal of tabloid culture and consumer excess, and his private life made him tabloid fodder himself.

Plan to expand hangar space for private jets at Hanscom sparks concerns about a surge in climate pollution

Private jets are among the most polluting forms of transportation on the planet, catering mainly to the wealthy and powerful, and in recent years, their use has soared at airports such as Hanscom Field.

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A new kind of Jewish space, where all are served
Lehrhaus, a "Jewish tavern and house of learning" in Somerville, connects all comers in a cultural celebration. “No space exists like this in the world."

New hope for bill to ban size discrimination, after three decades of trying

Massachusetts residents could demand better treatment in medical settings, the workplace, and recreational areas under a bill before the state Legislature that would ban discrimination based on weight or height — a proposal that may have fresh momentum after a similar measure passed the New York City Council this month.

‘We can never forget the sacrifices of our neighbors’: Boston re-dedicates square honoring soldier killed in WWI

Eugene Thomas Zanni was awarded a Purple Heart for his heroism more than a century ago, and left behind a large family, including his parents and nine siblings.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Jackie Bradley Jr. enjoys baseball. But he won’t talk about it once he’s done.

The former Red Sox, now with Kansas City, made $55.5 million, helped win a World Series, and has a locker full of memories, even if he doesn’t plan to brag about them.
Peter Abraham: Rob Refsnyder may be a part-time player, but the Red Sox have the utmost confidence in him
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Analyzing the 10 best moves of the NFL offseason

By mid-May, 95 percent of a team’s roster is more or less set for the season.
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The AAPI History I Carry With Me: Sheena Melwani

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

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

Give in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants

After more than 20 years of advocacy, it’s time to finally make the policy law.
IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

The beauty of ugliness
MARCELA GARCÍA

Who else should be accountable for Rachael Rollins’s brazen abuse of power?
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Reading the tax-relief tea leaves
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How ‘anti-woke’ laws are awakening Florida’s students

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Man found fatally shot in Mansfield Saturday morning

Samuel P. Waters, 23, was identified Saturday night as the man killed in the shooting that occurred in the area of 42 West Church St. in the late morning, officials said.

Two-alarm fire destroys YMCA pool clubhouse in Plainville

The fire at the YMCA Family Pool Club at Park Terrace on Berry Street broke out around 5 p.m. Saturday. Heavy fire was already showing when firefighters arrived at the building, which was under renovation, Plainville fire said in a statement.

PREAKNESS STAKES
National Treasure holds off Blazing Sevens to make winner of Bob Baffert in return to Triple Crown racing
Kentucky Derby winner Mage finished third in the Preakness, meaning there will not be a Triple Crown winner for a fifth consecutive year. Baffert, National Treasure's trainer, was back after serving a suspension related to the 2021 Derby.

Ukraine’s Zelensky at center of last day of high-level diplomacy as G7 looks to punish Russia
World leaders ratcheted up pressure Sunday on Russia for its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the center of a swirl of diplomacy on the final day of the Group of Seven summit of rich-world democracies.

Russia says Wagner private army, with help from Russian troops, seized Bakhmut

For one Somali immigrant, graduating college is just the start of his American Dream
Abdi Nor Iftin, the Somali immigrant well known for his 2018 memoir of growing up in a war torn country and resettling in the US, is graduating from Boston College. But for the 37-year-old, his work is not over yet.

Charlie Baker tells Bentley graduates life is a series of choices and challenges
The former governor said he’s drawn purpose from aspects of his life beyond the public sphere, like his marriage and children.

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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