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Atop the Hub, a new View will open next month

At the top of the Prudential Tower, a new view of Boston opens to visitors next month.

From college to the working world, a ‘hybrid’ life has become the norm for many 20-somethings
Graduates this spring are stepping into a working world that may be just as remote as their college experience was.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Celtics’ predicament isn’t all on Joe Mazzulla. The players need to rediscover their pride to avoid an embarrassing sweep.
Pride is a personal trait and it’s not something Mazzulla can coach into Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown in 48 hours.

It is telling that Joe Mazzulla's players have had no qualms about publicly acknowledging his mistakes along the way.

Joe Mazzulla has shown he is out of his league. He’s got to go.

Mazzulla was a good story, but he is not ready for prime time. He doesn’t belong in this arena, and he never should have been asked to.

Hate crimes in Mass. grew by 1/3 in 2022, ADL report finds

The Anti-Defamation League found Massachusetts faced the nation’s second-highest rate of white supremacist propaganda in 2022, while antisemitic incidents rose by 41 percent, and LGBTQ+ events were targeted by extremists throughout the state.

Under pressure from patients, FDA faces tough choices on experimental gene therapy

The prospect of “accelerated approval” for a single-dose treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has drawn criticism from some scientists and health research experts who say the FDA is loosening its standards.

What you need to know before the Supreme Court rules on the future of affirmative action

The Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action in the college admissions process could reverberate far beyond academia.

Rick Hoyt, who pioneered duo wheelchair road racing to ‘motivate people and inspire them,’ dies at 61
"He was my motor, I was his heart," Mr. Hoyt said of his years-long teaming with his late father, Dick, who pushed his wheelchair in 32 Boston Marathons.

It started as a promise over Celtics tickets. But for Rachael Rollins, it got a lot more complicated.
A Boston Celtics staffer later sent two free tickets to Rachael Rollins’s personal e-mail with a face value of $350 each, according to the report.

Who is Joshua Levy, acting US attorney for Mass.?

Danvers police officer accidentally fires gun while investigating hoax threat at St. John’s Prep

Judge finds ‘overwhelming evidence to support’ award of damages to Watertown’s first female detective

For months, Stephen and Laurie Morris have been battling Pacific Life; the insurance and financial services company is demanding the return of $3,453, even though that demand is premised on an erroneous date of death for Laurie's mother.

Couple says insurance company’s clawback letters overlook mother’s date of death

Pacific Life has failed to acknowledge that it wrongly demanded thousands of dollars in payments after a South Easton woman’s death.

With Thursday Night Football eligible for flex scheduling, the NFL can seemingly do what it likes with moving games around.

Ben Volin | On Football

The NFL’s new Thursday flex scheduling has one major loser: The fans

The league passed new scheduling rules that will allow Sunday games to be moved to Thursday and vice-versa, which could throw huge wrenches into plans for traveling fans.

Tanner Houck had his best start of the season on Monday.

Angels 2, Red Sox 1

Tanner Houck makes his best bid for a Red Sox rotation spot, but Angels win it late

Houck allowed just one run on three hits in six innings in a no-decision, his strongest start of the season to date.

Opinion

Guilt is correlated with empathy and can lead to exhaustion and other symptoms of burnout. But the solution is not to replace empathy and compassion with cold professionalism.

IDEAS | DANIELLE MARGALIT

I did everything I could. I still feel guilty.

After more than 10 years as an oncologist and treating thousands of patients, I know I cannot fully control my patients’ outcomes. I still feel responsible for them.

Far right sets its sights on gutting the Constitution

Avoiding medical errors must become a priority

Mexico, South America, and Europe love gondolas. Why do Americans reject them?

Blue sky Boston: Where inspiration meets aspiration for the city’s future

More recent News

Patriots players among the audience at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Thousands of Swifties danced in their best dress at Gillette Stadium last weekend for the tour — including New England Patriots players Mac Jones and Mike Gesicki.

Here are the setlists for Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ shows at Gillette Stadium (plus surprise songs)

Trendlines | Larry Edelman

Has Massachusetts lost its economic mojo?
It’s easy to assume that the successes of the past 40 years will continue in the years ahead. Yet as they warn, in the investment world, past performance doesn’t guarantee future results.

Why are skies hazy in Mass.? Blame smoke from Canadian wildfires, experts say.
Hazy skies and a reddish sunrise can be traced back to heavy smoke from wildfires sweeping through parts of Alberta, said Kyle Pederson, a meteorologist with National Weather Service in Norton.

ACLU calls for Ludlow school leaders to reject proposed library policy

The library policy “raises numerous legal issues, including free expression, vagueness and discrimination,” the ACLU of Massachusetts said.

No agreement yet on debt ceiling, but Biden and McCarthy say they’re optimistic after meeting

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default.

Watertown father, son sentenced to federal prison for near-decade-long lottery scam

Ali Jaafar, 63, was sentenced to five years in prison and Yousef Jaafar, 29, was sentenced to 50 months behind bars, and they were ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,082,578 and to forfeit their profits from the scheme, officials said.

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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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A class-action lawsuit was filed last month in Suffolk Superior Court against CVS Health Corp. by Milton resident Brendan Baker, who failed to get a job at the Rhode Island-based drugstore chain after completing an AI-assisted video interview conducted using the platform HireVue, according to the complaint.

A Milton resident’s lawsuit against CVS raises questions about the use of AI lie detectors in hiring

The use of artificial intelligence is spreading through the employment landscape, fueling questions about the role emerging technology plays in the workplace, and the potential harm it could cause.

YouTubers film, insult public workers in towns across Mass. for self-declared ‘First Amendment audits’
For municipal workers, the stunts add to the rash of hostile behavior many face these days.

Watch: The T slow zones explained
We wanted to know: just how slow are the MBTA's slow zones and what’s being done to fix them?

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

Janet Jackson performs at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., at an earlier date in her Together Again tour.

All hits, no misses from Janet Jackson at Xfinity Center

From left: Nick Mohammed, Anthony Head, and Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso."

‘Ted Lasso’ stays positive to the (likely) end

Kristine Giarrusso and her daughter, Quinn, who is turning 13 soon, are heading to Gillette Stadium this weekend to see Taylor Swift. It'll be Quinn's first concert ever.

For many mothers and daughters, instead of a rift, there’s Taylor Swift

Clockwise, from left: Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Han (Sung Kang), Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel), Dom (Vin Diesel), Little Brian (Leo Abelo Perry), Abuelita (Rita Moreno), Mia (Jordana Brewster), Tej (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, back to camera) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson, back to camera) in "Fast X," directed by Louis Leterrier.

‘Fast X’ reunites the family

Special Projects

Main marathon 10th anniversary gif

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Caribbean flamingo's necks appear intertwined in their exhibit at the Stone Zoo, in Stoneham.

Does Greater Boston really need two zoos?

Henry Kissinger, then the national security advisor, briefed the press on May 14, 1969.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Henry Kissinger at 100: A contradictory legacy of peace and terror

Melissa Ekvall of the MSPCA watched over Jellybean during a press conference at the Massachusetts State House in 2022 in support of Ollie's law.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Barking up the right tree: Regulate doggy day cares in Massachusetts

A scrum of photographers at the 76th annual Cannes film festival last week.

Coffee runs, car chases, and the insatiable celebrity-industrial complex

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EDITORIAL CARTOONS

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Perimenopausal Margaret.

"I want to sound an alarm," the author writes, "that our health care system is set up in a way that makes emergency rooms doomed to fail to meet patients’ expectations."

IDEAS | BRIAN MCGUIRE

America broke George Clooney’s ER

Metro

COMMENTARY | WEAYONNOH NELSON-DAVIES

With legislative proposals to further equity, Rhode Island has an opportunity to create transformational change

Does talking about equity really create meaningful impact for Rhode Islanders who have been left behind and continue to struggle? The answer is Yes, when we take action for equity.

COMMENTARY | DAVID CAPRIO

Rhode Island’s early learning crisis limits our state’s future

The state has an opportunity now to act on several measures that would drastically improve the outlook for families.

Hate crimes in Mass. grew by 1/3 in 2022, ADL report finds

The Anti-Defamation League found Massachusetts faced the nation’s second-highest rate of white supremacist propaganda in 2022, while antisemitic incidents rose by 41 percent, and LGBTQ+ events were targeted by extremists throughout the state.

Danvers police officer accidentally fires gun while investigating hoax threat at St. John’s Prep

A Danvers police officer fired their gun inside a bathroom in a middle school building, Chief James Lovell said. No one was inside the bathroom and no injuries were reported, he said.

Sports

Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid looks on during the LaLiga Santander match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Mestalla on May 21 in Valencia, Spain.

4 people arrested on suspicion of hanging Vinícius Junior effigy off bridge

Four people suspected of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior off a highway bridge in Madrid in January have been arrested, Spanish police said Tuesday.

Tanner Houck had his best start of the season on Monday.

Angels 2, Red Sox 1

Tanner Houck makes his best bid for a Red Sox rotation spot, but Angels win it late

Houck allowed just one run on three hits in six innings in a no-decision, his strongest start of the season to date.

An undated photo provided by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club showed Mr. Melges in 1953. “"Buddy was one of the best sailors the world has ever seen,” famed yachtsman Dennis Conner said.. “He will not be matched.”

Buddy Melges, American sailing champion, dies at 93

Mr. Melges, a Wisconsin native, became the first sailor to win both an Olympic gold medal and the sport’s top prize, the America’s Cup.

Game 4: Nuggets 113, Lakers 111

Nuggets sweep Lakers, advance to first NBA Finals

Game 3: Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0

Sergei Bobrovsky has first playoff shutout as Panthers push Hurricanes to brink of elimination

KING PHILIP 1, TAUNTON 0 (10 INN.)

A 10-inning pitching duel between No. 1 Taunton’s Sam Lincoln (16 Ks) and No. 2 King Philip’s McCoy Walsh (17 Ks) lived up to its billing

Business

Stung by election defeat, Greek opposition forced to pass on chance to form government

Greece’s opposition leader received — and summarily rejected — an invitation Tuesday to form the country’s next government, two days after a general election produced no majority in parliament and is widely expected to trigger a new vote next month.

Atop the Hub, a new View will open next month

At the top of the Prudential Tower, a new view of Boston opens to visitors next month.

No agreement yet on debt ceiling, but Biden and McCarthy say they’re optimistic after meeting

Amazon employees plan to walk off the job as tech worker tension rises

magazine

This week's daters: Jonah and Surabhi.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We follow the same meme accounts’

The Public Radio Exchange and Cambridge Community Television will offer a class in podcasting.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 22-June 4

The French King Bridge, opened in 1932, spans the Connecticut River between Erving and Gill.

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

The author with his older sister and grandfather, who are wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, on New Year’s Day in 1984.

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

metro

Copies of banned books from various states and school systems around the county were displayed during a press conference by US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol on March 24. A library policy was introduced to the Ludlow School Committee that would prohibit materials deemed inappropriate.

ACLU calls for Ludlow school leaders to reject proposed library policy

Short documentary shows deep bonds, ‘souls’ of St. John’ Seminary basketball team

What you need to know before the Supreme Court rules on the future of affirmative action

sports

Stanford's Rose Zhang (second from right) celebrated with teammates after she won the NCAA Division 1 women's golf championship.

Stanford’s Rose Zhang first woman to win back-to-back NCAA golf titles

Boston Latin girls’ tennis team ‘over the moon’ after taking down defending Division 1 champion and top-ranked Lexington

Tampa Bay Rays stay hot, beat reeling Blue Jays and extend AL East lead

business

Hayley Kalukin, 22, is a Web designer for Boston Medical Center who primarily works from home.

From college to the working world, a ‘hybrid’ life has become the norm for many 20-somethings

Andover-based solar panel maker plans big factory in Oklahoma

Under pressure from patients, FDA faces tough choices on experimental gene therapy

politics

The White House is seen from Lafayette Park on July 10, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Driver detained after truck crashes into square near the White House

Biden and McCarthy describe ‘productive’ meeting, but no agreement is reached

No agreement yet on debt ceiling, but Biden and McCarthy say they’re optimistic after meeting

Nation

Irish born actor Ray Stevenson poses for a photo in New York on March 7, 2011.

Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies at 58

Family of Colorado man killed by police during mental health crisis gets $19 million settlement

Shelters start to fill in Guam as US territory in Pacific braces for Typhoon Mawar

World

Police officers talk by an operation tent near Barragem do Arade, Portugal, on May 23.

Police in Portugal resume search for Madeleine McCann, British child missing since 2007

Cars set on fire in Welsh capital as police face ‘large scale disorder’

3 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli West Bank raid; US slams latest settlement expansion

opinion

Near the end of his second term as governor, Charlie Baker gathered with judicial nominees he's appointed and had a photo taken at the Grand Staircase at the Massachusetts State House on Dec. 5, 2022. This image was captured with a slow shutter speed.

In adding probate judges, seize moment to increase diversity on bench

Rollins was forging vital path. This makes misstep more egregious.

Availability of alternatives should guide decision on skin shock treatment

lifestyle

Boston Fashion Week's runway show in Downtown Crossing will return on May 24. This model wears a design by designer AK Liesenfeld and photographer Bob Packert from the show in 2019.

Boston Fashion Week returns Wednesday with Downtown Crossing Open Runway

No sex, just sleep

‘The Friday Night Club’ spotlights pioneer of abstract paintings Hilma af Klint

food & dining

Patrons enjoyed dinner at Lehrhaus in Somerville last month.

A new kind of Jewish space, where all are served

Sisters, their Mass. businesses collaborate for AAPI Heritage Month

Bar Toscana and Stubbys arrive in the Seaport; Mass Hole Donuts debuts in Somerville

travel

A Delta airplane takes-off from Boston Logan International Airport on March 8, 2023.

Airlines and FAA try to head off summer travel meltdowns

American Airlines and JetBlue must abandon their partnership in the Northeast, federal judge rules

A Northampton arts festival, a poncho for chilly times, and a gravel race for all ages

Arts

Texas Isaiah, "My Name Is My Name I," 2016, from As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic (Aperture, 2021).

Picture by picture, a Canadian dentist built a photography collection by artists from the Black Atlantic

10 museum shows you’ll want to wander this summer

Zhang Xiao’s photos look at rural life during Lunar New Year celebrations in northern China

Books

illo for sunday books 5/21

In R.F. Kuang’s ‘Yellowface,’ intellectual theft by a white writer unleashes hauntings of all kinds

Millennials, in Brandon Taylor’s ‘The Late Americans,’ confront a broken world through sex and theory

Burkhard Bilger on German Westerns and his favorite historical novels

Movies

Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid."

Halle Bailey makes ‘The Little Mermaid’ her own

Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies

Cast of ‘Good Burger 2′ greets fans during filming in North Providence

Television

Ray Stevenson, at the world premiere of "Thor: Ragnarok" in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2017.

Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies

This week’s TV: Spoiler-free thoughts on the end of ‘Succession,’ and memories of Mary Tyler Moore

Royal intrigue on the way in ‘Mary & George’

music

Members of Chameleon Arts Ensemble — Deborah Boldin, flute and artistic director; Nancy Dimock, oboe; Hazel Dean Davis, French horn; Nik Hooks, bassoon; and Gary Gorczyca, clarinet — rehearsing a chamber work by Hindemith last week at First Church in Boston.

Chameleon celebrates a quarter-century of musical adventure

Was Charlie Baker at the Blink-182 concert in Boston Sunday night? Of course he was.

Foo Fighters announce new drummer ahead of Boston Calling, N.H. shows

Theater/Dance

Janaka Stucky outside Vilna Shul, where he'll be performing his poems from "Ascend Ascend" on Thursday.

The heavy-metal mysticism of poet Janaka Stucky

Dorrance Dance at the ICA has all the right moves

July offers a rare chance to see the celebrated Dutch National Ballet in New England

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

The Hoyts, Dick and Rick, were joined by Team Hoyt members as they crossed the finish line of the 118th Boston Marathon in 2014.

Rick Hoyt, who pioneered duo wheelchair road racing to ‘motivate people and inspire them,’ dies at 61

C. Boyden Gray, White House counsel to President George H.W. Bush, dies at 80

Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies