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Jayson Tatum is fouled in a sea of Heat players in the first half.

Heat 111, Celtics 101 | Instant Analysis

Celtics are dazed and confused, and Heat are again their nemesis in Game 2

Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and Jayson Tatum had 28 for the Celtics, who led by 3 at the half. The Heat connected on 23 of 43 3-pointers, with Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin combining to hit 11 of 17.

Video: Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla talk Celtics’ Game 2 loss to Heat Photos: Celtics drop Game 2 at TD Garden

Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2 | Game 3

Bruins captain Brad Marchand couldn’t wait for Game 3 to begin, and it showed as he scored twice in a victory over the Maple Leafs
Toronto scored first, but Boston responded and held on to move back ahead in the series.

Bruins ended season in a funk on the power play, but suddenly the (red) light has gone on in the playoffs, and other observations Memo to Jim Montgomery: Jeremy Swayman should be the Bruins starting goaltender in Game 4

State officials are bracing for Steward Health Care to possibly file for bankruptcy and change top management

A bankruptcy filing by Steward could allow the hospitals to continue running while Steward worked with creditors to turn them over to new operators.

Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows

The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. They include the former state party chair, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state lawmakers, who are charged with nine counts each of conspiracy, fraud and forgery.

Mass. lawmakers unveil plan to fund cash-strapped emergency shelter system, limit shelter stays to 9 months

The announcement of a supplemental budget agreement comes as officials warn the system is nearly out of money.

A look at the immigrant population in Massachusetts — and how it compares with the rest of the nation

Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law

In visit with Zelensky in Ukraine, Representative Keating touts bipartisan US support for military aid

Emerson College students continue pro-Palestine encampment amid warnings of "law enforcement action"

An Emerson student-led tent encampment in protest of the war on Gaza continues for its third day in Boylston Place alley amid police warnings. ( Olivia Yarvis/Globe Staff )

Harvard and Brown are latest New England universities to see tent encampments

Tents at Harvard and Brown went up three days after encampments at MIT, Emerson College, and Tufts University. The protesters are calling on the schools to divest from companies that support Israel.

Pro-Palestinian encampment set up in Harvard Yard Brandeis University extends deadline for transfer students amid protests

Just how close are MIT and other universities to Israel? Protesting students want schools to cut research ties.

Students blocked the entrance to Boylston Place where Emerson College pro-Palestine student protesters set up a tent encampment.

Boston police warn law enforcement action ‘imminent’ at Emerson College, where students protest war in Gaza

A police officer closed the door on protesters who were arrested for trespassing inside UMASS Amherst’s Whitmore Administrative Building where they staged a sit-in outside of the Chancellor’s office in October.

UMass Amherst joins ranks of universities under federal scrutiny for discrimination

USC public safety officers detain a pro-Palestine demonstrator during clashes after officers attempted to take down an encampment in support of Gaza at the University of Southern California on April 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist

Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university violently detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide.

Former president Donald Trump spoke to the media outside the courtroom Tuesday in New York City.

‘An eye for an eye’: In pushing back against his gag order, Trump relies on his old playbook

The strategy presents high-stakes risks for him and complex challenges for the judge as Trump pushes the envelope with comments that experts say would land other defendants behind bars.

Trump will be in New York for hush money trial while Supreme Court hears his immunity case in DC

Dairy cows feed through a fence on a dairy farm in Washington's Yakima Valley on Nov. 28, 2023. Federal regulators on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, said that samples of pasteurized milk from around the country had tested positive for inactive remnants of the bird flu virus that has been infecting dairy cows.

Is our milk safe? Here’s what to know about bird flu particles in dairy products.

The USDA noted that viral fragments have likely been inactivated by pasteurization.

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WBUR lays off seven employees, as 24 staffers take buyouts

The decision to lay off staff comes two months after WBUR chief executive Margaret Low first informed staff that the station was facing financial challenges.

North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye is one of 13 prospects to accept the NFL’s invitation to attend the draft.

Ben Volin I On football

Draft day is nigh. So ... will the Patriots take Drake Maye or not? Here’s what they’re saying in Detroit.

Will New England stay at 3 and take Drake Maye? Or will they trade back and try to find their next QB at a later spot? Twenty-four hours before the draft, both options appeared to be open.

Everything you need to know about the 2024 NFL Draft

Rafael Devers watches his fifth-inning solo shot sail out of Progressive Field for his third homer of the season Wednesday night in Cleveland.

RED SOX 8, GUARDIANS 0

Rafael Devers returns with a bang, helps Red Sox roll Guardians

In his first game back after missing five with a bone bruise, Devers had three hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored as Boston ended Cleveland's five-game win streak.

Georgina Miles lives next to the Dunkin' on Beacon Street across from the Massachusetts State House.

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Living next to a Dunkin’ can boost property values, but don’t glaze over the downside

Deeply woven into the fabric of New England, the chain’s presence can have a profound effect on the real estate that surrounds it.

Stephanie Mertsiotis (left) and her friend Shannon Donovan rested inside a tent at the large homeless encampment in Salem.

‘It’s out of control’: Salem seeks solution to homeless encampment

The city is developing an ordinance, based on the one used in Boston, that would ban camping — but only if there's a place to put the tent city occupants.

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Judge Beverly J. Cannone briefly addressed a defense motion Wednesday seeking to reconfigure the jury box so each juror can have a clear view of witnesses’s faces when they testify.

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After a ‘doozy’ of a rescue, 10 stranded dolphins released back into ocean off Wellfleet

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Terry Carter, New England’s first Black news anchor, at WBZ, dies at 95
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Episcopal bishop of Mass. apologized for removing female priest’s collar during Easter Vigil at Boston cathedral

Bishop Alan M. Gates, the highest ranking official in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, snatched a female priest’s clergy collar from around her neck when she momentarily forgot the religious wording.

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Billy Ruane, shown at Bunratty's, is the subject of the new documentary "The Road to Ruane."

‘The Road to Ruane’ tells the story of an antic, unforgettable character in Boston’s music scene

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Donna McGee, one of the founders of the Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail, working on a piece inside her studio in Hadley last April.

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From left: Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O'Connor in "Challengers."

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Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

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People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

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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.

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Heat guard Delon Wright buried a 3-pointer in front of the Celtics bench during the fourth quarter.

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One game after the Celtics hit a franchise-playoff record 22 threes in a wire-to-wire 114-94 victory, the Heat sank a franchise record 23.

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