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Operator of sober homes in Massachusetts and associate arrested in ‘numerous’ fraud schemes, officials say

An operator of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts was arrested Tuesday morning along with an associate for their alleged roles in “numerous fraud schemes” involving sober homes, the Mass Save energy program, and a federal loan program meant for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said.

From 2019: Unwatched, a sober home business boomed. Then they found the bones.

Cardinal O’Malley, other church leaders failed to prevent abuse of three former Arlington Catholic students, lawsuit claims

In what appears to be part of a new legal strategy, three former Arlington Catholic High School students are suing Cardinal Sean O’Malley of the Archdiocese of Boston and others for failing to protect them from alleged sexual abuse by a former vice principal.

Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged, Illinois investigation finds

After ransomware attack, state’s second-largest health insurer says patient data were stolen

The data taken may contain personal information and potential protected health information belonging to current and former subscribers and dependents, including names, Social Security numbers, and provider taxpayer identification numbers.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Here’s the pitch Ron DeSantis will make to the GOP when he launches his presidential campaign

By looking at what Ron DeSantis is already telling donors and activists, we can glean a few things, including a rationale that may be more interesting than anyone else’s in the field.

Ron DeSantis will reportedly launch 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter Wednesday with Elon Musk

Immigration advocates ‘hopeful’ new Healey hires will bring better coordination to migrant response

She’s plucked the new hires from the front lines of dealing with Americas broken immigration system — two heavily involved in nonprofit work and one with more than two decades of experience defending immigrants in court.

Billionaire Harlan Crow, benefactor to Justice Thomas, rebuffs Senate on ethics probe

The site of the proposed restaurant on Nantucket.

On Nantucket, billionaire Charles Johnson brings fight against the clam shack to court

Despite community support, a clam shack overlooking the harbor on Nantucket continues to face opposition from a group of wealthy residents, including billionaire Charles Johnson.

Game 4 | Celtics at Heat | 8:30 p.m.

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With the Celtics in a 3-0 series hole, it’s time for some perspective from the expert: Kevin Millar
The Celtics were hoping to pull a page from the Red Sox playbook of 2004 as they faced elimination in Miami.

The Heat are daring the Celtics to shoot mid-range jumpers. That’s why they’re up 3-0.

She couldn’t find a perfect cookie, so she baked some in her South Boston kitchen. Then people started lining up.
Maude Gagnon is all in on her buzzy, gooey, and booming baking business, Southie Cookie.

John Berg raised a hand above the crowd, searching for his parents on graduation day.

Ukraine ambassador urges Boston College students to find their inner strength in commencement address

About 4,400 Boston College students received a diploma during Monday's commencement, and Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, delivered this year’s address.

A collage of Indian home cooking and Globe reporter Diti Kohli with her mother.

AAPI HERITAGE MONTH

Lessons on the stove: What my mother taught me about cooking, and about herself

Globe reporter Diti Kohli spent a month learning how to make her favorite Indian dishes over FaceTime.

Want to try Indian cooking? Start with these dishes.

5 things to know about the US surgeon general’s warning on social media use by children

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the most common question parents ask him is whether social media is safe for their children.

The new Prudential sign with individual, illuminated letters replacing what had been single signs. View Boston, the new observatory on top of the Prudential tower where Top of the Hub used to be, has three levels: "The View" on the 52nd floor, with an elevated viewing platform called "The Lookout"; "The Cloud Terrace" on the 51st floor, with a 360-degree open air roof deck, and an indoor/outdoor cocktail lounge called Stratus; and "The City" on the 50th floor, with a variety of interactive exhibits, including an immersive theater.

Three years after the Top of the Hub closed, View Boston takes its place

View Boston, an observatory, open-air terrace, and immersive tour through the city’s nearly two dozen neighborhoods spans the top three floors of the Prudential Tower.

The old freight rail line known as Track 61 — shown here in a 2013 photo — runs through the Seaport.

MassDOT must pay up for little-used Southie rail line, SJC rules

The state lost an eminent domain case involving Track 61, an old freight line that runs through South Boston and the Seaport.

Tiffany Freeman performs at Grace by Nia in the Seaport.

A first look at Grace by Nia

With live music and lush decor, the restaurant and club helps usher in a Seaport revision.

Opinion

Senator Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate on May 10 after a more than two-month absence.

The familiar horror of Dianne Feinstein’s decline

What’s happening with the ailing California senator echoes a painful dilemma faced by many families.

The fate of the US economy is in Kevin McCarthy’s hands

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: We are literally abusing ‘literally’ to death

An Alzheimer’s drug is slowing my disease, but Medicare and Medicaid won’t cover it

Far right sets its sights on gutting the Constitution

More recent News

Blueprint Medicines says its newly approved drug for a rare life-threatening disorder could be a blockbuster
The Cambridge biotech’s treatment combats an immune and blood condition that causes severe allergic reactions to ordinary things, like a whiff of perfume or an elevated heart rate.

Alzheimer’s Association chief calls on Medicare to pay for new class of drugs
She is visiting Massachusetts on eve of a Boston rally aimed at getting the federal agency to act.

Baby boom: Nearly a dozen nurses in the surgical services unit are pregnant at a New Hampshire hospital
Ten registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, surgical technologists, anesthesia technicians, and nurse practitioners are expecting at the hospital in Dover.

innovation beat

ChatGPT and AI dominate top tech conversations

Everywhere you turn, from earnings calls to product launches to boardroom discussions, artificial intelligence is a top priority in business.

Florida man arrested for driving 171 miles per hour in New Hampshire, police say

Christopher Unghire of Port St. Lucie, Fla., was traveling eastbound in Exeter on Sunday when he caught the attention of a New Hampshire State Police trooper. The speed limit on the road is 55 miles per hour.

Hate crimes in Mass. grew by a third in 2022, ADL report finds

The report found Mass. faced the nation’s second-highest rate of white supremacist propaganda in 2022, while antisemitic incidents rose by 41 percent.

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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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The "pornstar martini" — vanilla vodka, fresh passion fruit, passion fruit liqueur, vanilla syrup, and lime juice, plus a shot of Champagne on the side — could be a contender for the "Drink of the Summer," some say.

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How does a cocktail become the ‘Drink of the Summer’? And will 2023 be the year of the ‘pornstar martini’?

Who makes the call — is there a governing body? Or does it bubble up from the people, like “most likely to be a reality TV star” or “best teeth” awards of the high school yearbook?

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.

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.

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Learning to treat long COVID could help those struggling with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, too
Chronic fatigue syndrome is something of a mystery to modern medicine; researchers don’t know what causes it, most doctors don’t learn about it in medical school, and it goes undiagnosed in around 90 percent of cases.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

Halle Bailey makes ‘The Little Mermaid’ her own

Dorrance Dance performers in "SOUNDspace" at the ICA on May 19.

Dorrance Dance at the ICA has all the right moves

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

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

Special Projects

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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

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.

Six-month-old Jackson Kekula was brought to Boston Children’s Hospital for what should have been a routine procedure. He died after a series of medical errors. Jackson’s case was tragic and egregious, but medical errors at hospitals are unfortunately and inexcusably common.

Avoiding medical errors must become a priority

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

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

Does Greater Boston really need two zoos?

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

"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

N.H. lawmakers make last-ditch effort to legalize recreational marijuana

Governor Sununu signaled openness to state-run cannabis stores, so state representatives mounted a last-gasp bid to strike a deal this year. Stakeholders have voiced concerns.

48 states, D.C. file lawsuit against Avid Telecom over billions of illegal robocalls

The complaint alleges that Avid Telecom sent or attempted more than 24.5 billion calls nationwide, among them, 25 million calls to numbers in Rhode Island.

How defaulting on the nation’s debt would affect N.H.

“It would really create chaos and uncertainty for our economy,” Senator Jeanne Shaheen said.

Ukraine ambassador urges Boston College students to find their inner strength in commencement address

About 4,400 Boston College students received a diploma during Monday's commencement, and Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, delivered this year’s address.

Sports

The Nuggets celebrated their Western Conference win and the MVP performance of Nikola Jokic (center) on Monday night in Los Angeles.

For these Nuggets, this year’s NBA Finals are all that matters and the rest is (team) history

After 47 years, Denver will finally play for its first league championship. The Nuggets swept the Lakers out of the Western Conference finals behind series MVP Nikola Jokic.

If Monday night's Game 4 loss to the Nuggets was his final NBA game, LeBron James went out with a 40-point effort.

Lakers hope LeBron James will decide to continue NBA career after Nuggets end 38-year-old’s season

James didn’t meet with the media on the day after the top scorer in league history said he needed time to think about his basketball future.

Jimmy Butler (center) was happy to talk with his teammates on the Heat bench during a Game 3 rout of the Celtics.

Jimmy Butler fined $25,000 by NBA for not doing postgame media after Game 3 win over Celtics

NBA TV teased that Butler would be coming to the podium during its coverage, but the star forward never appeared.

Warriors star Steph Curry adds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion to his NBA titles

Red Sox at Angels | 9:38 p.m. (NESN)

Game 49: Red Sox at Angels lineups and notes

United States 4, Sweden 3 (OT)

Dylan Samberg leads US men’s hockey to perfect Group A mark with overtime win against Sweden

Business

Companies in China want ‘clarity’ after raids on consultants, survey finds

The British Chamber of Commerce in China said a survey of its members indicated they want to invest but are waiting for steps to “restore the trust and certainty” in China amid tension with Europe and Washington and official plans to promote economic self-reliance.

Missouri man accused of deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into security barrier near White House

Authorities say a Missouri man’s truck repeatedly struck a barrier across from the White House.

MassDOT must pay up for little-used Southie rail line, SJC rules

Corporate bankruptcies are creeping up as pressures in the economy grow

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

Bernard Joseph Sirr, 47, of North Kingstown, is seen here, circled in yellow, in a screengrab from footage taken at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

R.I. Proud Boys member who attacked the Capitol sentenced to federal prison

For helping poor kids thrive, Mary Walsh deserves a medal

Immigration advocates ‘hopeful’ new Healey hires will bring better coordination to migrant response

sports

Downing a knee in the end zone won't be the only way to get a touchback on a kickoff in the 2023 season.

NFL makes change to kickoff rule for player safety, but not everyone likes it

Boston College baseball opens ACC tournament with win over Virginia Tech

US men’s hockey beats Sweden in OT to stay unbeaten at world championships

business

Glauber Morare, general manager of Nossa Radio Station, a (1260 AM) Portuguese language station in Somerville.

Amid controversy, AM radio is back — in Fords, anyway

More Americans struggling with their finances, Fed survey shows

Citizens Financial to pay $9m to settle consumer-protection lawsuit

politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reportedly plans to enter the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday.

Here’s the pitch Ron DeSantis will make to the GOP when he launches his presidential campaign

Ron DeSantis will reportedly launch 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter Wednesday with Elon Musk

Donald Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case; trial date tentatively set for late March

Nation

Republican Representative Maria Salazar of Florida spoke during a press conference on immigration outside the US Capitol on Tuesday.

Hispanic women to introduce bipartisan immigration bill in House

5 things to know about the US surgeon general’s warning on social media use by children

Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged, Illinois investigation finds

World

On Tuesday, members of Congress and the European Parliament called for the expulsion of Sultan Al Jaber, an oil executive from the UAE who is intended to lead the next United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates this fall.

US, European lawmakers call for ouster of oil executive leading next world climate talks

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

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

opinion

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.

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

Does Greater Boston really need two zoos?

It’s time to restore legislative democracy on Beacon Hill

lifestyle

Aura photographs of HausWitch Home + Healing staff. The store opened its Personal Rainbow aura photography booth in March.

Salem’s HausWitch hopes to provide self-reflection through aura photographs

A local campaign calls on music festival organizers to Book More Women

8 tips for parents and teens on social media use — from the US surgeon general

food & dining

Tiffany Freeman performs at Grace by Nia in the Seaport.

A first look at Grace by Nia

How does a cocktail become the ‘Drink of the Summer’? And will 2023 be the year of the ‘pornstar martini’?

Long live soup season

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

Angourie Rice and Jennifer Garner in "The Last Thing He Told Me." The suspense drama is now Apple TV+’s most-watched limited series ever.

A look behind the numbers for ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’

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

music

Beach balls were flying when Jimmy Buffett performed at Fenway Park in August 2018.

Jimmy Buffett, out of Boston hospital, says he’ll return to performing ‘once I am in shape’

Chameleon celebrates a quarter-century of musical adventure

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

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

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

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

Terry McDermott, 500-meter speedskating champion for the United States in 1964 Olympics, dies at 82