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Boston traffic: the only predictable thing is that it?s unpredictable

Got to be there on time? Better allow for a truck roll-over or a massive jam in the tunnel. 35 minutes ago

One way to get back at that invasive plant strangling your garden? Eat it
If you can?t beat them, eat them. That?s the approach Cambridge restaurant Forage is taking to invasive species. 42 minutes ago

State library needs help identifying ?mystery photos? of old construction sites
Think you know when and where these pictures were taken? Help state officials fill in the blanks. 27 minutes ago

Why is oat milk suddenly so popular?
After Swedish brand Oatly made inroads into the US, HP Hood brought its own oat milk to market.

Ed Markey faces Senate challenge: high-profile labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan
Massachusetts voters officially have a 2020 Senate primary on their hands. 3 hours ago

It?s Amazon vs. Braintree in suit over delivery signage

The lawsuit could have broad implications for a booming business: getting stuff to your front door fast.

Police seek suspect in shooting of Attleboro gas station clerk

An Attleboro police sergeant on patrol provided life-saving aid to the clerk, who flagged her down just after he was shot during an attempted robbery early Monday morning.

Do you recognize this woman?
Police are looking to identify a woman who was caught on video rummaging through a mailbox on Hamilton Avenue in Quincy. 2 hours ago

Dave Epstein
Humidity brings with it chance for strong storms
Temperatures Monday reached 80 degrees for the first time this year, a few weeks later than average. 2 hours ago

In Fox News town hall, Pete Buttigieg calls out Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham

Less than a week after Senator Elizabeth Warren refused to do a Fox News town hall, Mayor Pete Buttigieg chose to appear and rip the network hosting him.
Kamala Harris proposes plan to fine companies that pay men more than women

Deutsche Bank staff saw suspicious activity in Trump, Kushner accounts

But the bank never filed reports on accounts connected to Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face ?official end?
Matthew Gilbert

After a season of stumbles, a graceful exit for ?Game of Thrones?

Unlike too much of the season, the series finale progressed slowly and surely, giving us the human story that had previously been getting short shrift.
Instant analysis: 'Game of Thrones' finale

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?I found the ending unsatisfying ? I wanted better for Jon Snow.?

NAMES
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are engaged
This is the first marriage for the 36-year-old Jost, the ?Saturday Night Live? star and former Harvard Lampoon president, and Johansson?s third. 3 hours ago

BOOKS
Howard Stern can talk. This new book shows he?s also a good listener
Howard Stern?s hefty all-star tutorial on the art of the interview draws on his work over the past two decades. 2 hours ago

TOM RUTLEDGE
The secret to ?Jeopardy? champ James Holzauer?s million-dollar run
No one has ever played the game like James Holzhauer. I know because, more than 30 years ago, I was a ?Jeopardy? champion. 57 minutes ago

NAMES
Pete Holmes has a few choice words for his conservative alma mater, Gordon College
Discussing his new autobiography, ?Comedy Sex God,? Holmes spoke about his lifelong fascination with all forms of spirituality. 50 minutes ago

Dan Shaughnessy
The Legend of Michael Chavis continues
A dynamic force since he was called up from the minors last month, Chavis was once again a central figure in a Red Sox victory on Sunday.

Sox snap Astros' 10-game win streak

Marijuana
Vermont, New Hampshire both could delay marijuana proposals
Pot proponents have come up against unexpected stumbling blocks in New Hampshire and Vermont. an hour ago

Coming to Greater Boston: organ-carrying drones

An organ transplant team in Baltimore plans to test organ-carrying drones in metropolitan Boston.
Thomas Farragher

Sister Janet Eisner has been the heart and soul of Emmanuel College ? for 40 years

With a blend of humanity and practicality, the college?s longtime president led the institition through some tough times. And she?s not done.

College Commencements

Adrian Walker
From newcomer to graduation speaker: an immigrant?s story
Regis Lino-Kelly experienced serious culture shock when he arrived in Dorchester as a 5-year-old from Honduras. That didn?t stop him from realizing his dream of becoming an engineer.

concerts

Five summer music festivals that span tastes and trends

From Boston Calling to Solid Sound to the Super Mega Ultra Giant Mad Decent Block Party, there?s plenty on offer for pop music fans.
movies

Oh, the horror (and drama and comedy) of summer

Summer 2019 is here to tell you that popular culture matters and it?s more digital than ever.
music

With just her voice and a cello, Helen Gillet has created a new vocabulary

The core of her work is solo performance with live looping, layering cello parts and vocal lines.

recommended reads

Morehouse College?s commencement speaker says he?ll pay all of graduates? student debt

Billionaire technology investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith said he expected the graduates to ?pay it forward.?
Red Sox CEO gifts Trinity College grads with game tickets

Metro

sports

Kevin Paul Dupont

Here?s how Don Sweeney built the Bruins into Stanley Cup contenders

Sweeney made some shrewd moves among some missteps, but he may someday be best known as the GM who drafted Charlie McAvoy.

Moulton unveils national service education plan
The plan includes a guarantee of tuition assistance or job training benefits for young Americans who take part in national service.

the color of money | michelle singletary
Don?t keep debt around like it?s a Pet Rock
For many people, their debt has become like a Pet Rock. It has matured into a faithful companion that has been hanging around for years.

COLLEGE ADMISSION SCANDAL

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.
Read the Harvard statement on fencing coach Peter Brand Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin appear in Boston court in college cheating scandal

Know about college admissions wrongdoing? Tell us

In light of the recent college admissions scandal, we?re looking for the public?s help better understanding how families and students play the admissions game.