Carter played ?sick game of life and death,? state says

Michelle Carter was a needy teenager anxious to improve her social standing whose ?sick game? triggered the suicide of Conrad Roy III, prosecutors said.

Live updates

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Michelle Carter is accused of encouraging her friend, Conrad Roy, to kill himself in 2014.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ninivaggi_06carter14_met.jpg Read the texts at the center of the teen suicide case

The text messages between teenagers Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy III tell a bizarre, disturbing story.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Harvard%20seal-6263089-10335.jpg Major donor?s daughter among those with rescinded Harvard acceptance

The school has revoked admission to at least 10 students for offensive posts in a private Facebook group.

Nestor Ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Nester-10368.jpg At Harvard, a stiff price for some very bad jokes

It?s easy to LOL at the supposedly brightest bulbs doing something so dim, but that response isn?t quite right.

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Paris police say the operation at the Notre Dame cathedral is over and one attacker has been wounded.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/GettyImages-615581046.jpg Mass. is finally getting a TV series

Hollywood has tried to bring a series to the commonwealth for years. Hulu will finally make it happen.

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When the comedian walked into the courthouse for the start of his sexual assault trial, Keshia Knight Pulliam was on his arm.

The Trump presidency

News Analysis

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The White House is facing a big recruiting problem, and it may just be because of the boss.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AP17157008308971.jpg Some diplomats are quietly revolting against Trump

The resignation of an official in the embassy in Beijing may be the latest sign of tension with career Foreign Service officers.

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Pan-seared halibut at Liquid Art House.

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dining out

Beauty everywhere you look at Liquid Art House

This intimate dining room attracts business types, neighbors, and well-heeled foodies, who?ve heard about Johnny Sheehan?s exquisite ? albeit expensive ? food.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_sta3_biz.jpg 2nd Time Around customers left hanging as stores close

Customers expressed outrage at the prospect of losing thousands of dollars from the sales of their clothing, shoes, and handbags.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Weather_02.jpg Warmth will return ? but not anytime soon

The coldest June 6 on record in Boston is 52 degrees. Highs today will be around this number.

Magazine | Perspective

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/perspective0611mag.jpg What happens when parents loosen up a bit? Look to the Dutch

Free-range kids are a reality in the Netherlands. To one American, that means freedom for parents as well.

Opinion | George Donnelly

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Massachusetts finds itself at a remarkable economic moment. Holding us back is an ample supply of labor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/02/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/Tzanev_11weconcord10_we.jpg Concord may tighten leash on dog walkers

The town may join private landowners and make 1,200-acre Estabrook Woods off limits to off-leash dogs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/06012565.jpg What we know about the London victims

One of the seven victims of the weekend terrorist attack in London has been publicly identified, along with two of the attackers

Pete Townshend with The Who performing in concert at the TD Garden in Boston in 2012.

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NAMES

Pete Townshend to bring ?Classic Quadrophenia? to Tanglewood

Pete Townshend is returning to Tanglewood this September to perform an orchestral version of The Who?s great rock opera.

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The restaurant chain b.good made the pledge Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/3325fe20bd6c4fde83c90d0973475426-3325fe20bd6c4fde83c90d0973475426-0.jpg Running backs will be a big challenge for Patriots too

Many of their opponents for 2017 already had an impressive rushing attack, while others appeared to make significant upgrades.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Orsillo02.jpg The return of Don Orsillo: He?ll call a Red Sox game on Fox

The game is June 17 against the Astros at Houston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AFP_P8327.jpg Tobacco wholesalers want in on recreational marijuana

Advocates said making cigarette delivery firms marijuana middlemen is ?the last thing this state needs.?

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In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Actemra.jpg Hundreds died while taking an arthritis drug, but nobody alerted patients

A STAT investigation found that the risks of Actemra, a rheumatoid arthritis drug, might be greater than patients are led to believe.