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NBA Finals Game 3: CELTICS 116, WARRIORS 100

Game 3: Celtics 116, Warriors 100 I Instant Analysis

Celtics set the tone and never stopped, and other observations from the Game 3 win over Warriors

The Celtics withstood another subpar third quarter to a take a 2-1 series lead.
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown key Celtics to Game 3 win over Warriors in NBA Finals
Tara Sullivan

With some help from the home crowd, the Celtics rebounded in Game 3, just as they have all postseason

In front of a boisterous TD Garden, the Celtics responded once more with a huge bounce-back win.
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Watch: Warriors’ Draymond Green fouls out, and the TD Garden crowd can’t get enough
Green didn’t go quietly — after he was whistled, he spent an extended stretch yelling at the officials before he sat on the bench. The crowd couldn't wait to see him walk off.

Bill Walton took the Orange Line to Celtics-Warriors Game 3
Walton’s ability to notice what are in fact new cars on the Orange Line did not go unnoticed by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Remarks of bereaved parents before Congress bring America’s shame home
What kind of country forces the bereaved parents of massacred children to beg for mercy?

Jeneé Osterheldt: Our children don’t feel safe. Gun control, not more guns, is the way forward.

House votes to set minimum age of 21 for buying semi-automatic weapons in response to Buffalo, Uvalde shootings

The House passed a wide-ranging gun control bill Wednesday in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.
‘I just stayed quiet’: 11-year-old survivor of Texas elementary school shooting recounts moment gunman entered classroom

Provocative new ad campaign highlights strict hunting rules to push for better gun control
The March for Our Lives movement's campaign, launched Thursday, came as Congress held hearings on gun regulations and as the movement planned demonstrations across the country on Saturday, following the recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas.

Supreme Court decision could unravel key plank of vaunted Mass. gun safety law

Coronavirus levels in E. Mass. waste water send mixed signals

Coronavirus levels in Eastern Massachusetts waste water are sending mixed signals, with numbers dropping precipitously in one area but not in another.
Boston Public Schools ends mask mandate

Harvard president Lawrence Bacow to step down next year
Bacow — who assumed leadership of the university during the political tumult of the Trump administration and then guided the school through a global pandemic — will step down in June 2023, according to a letter he sent to the university community Wednesday.

R.I. health department official arrested on child porn charges helped compile state’s adolescent sexual health report

Jeffrey Hill, who was arrested on child pornography and child erotica charges this week, used the same email for personal and work purposes, Rhode Island State Police said, and had been among those to make recommendations to the state on how to improve sexual health and care access for minors.
Globe Magazine

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.

When our baby was diagnosed with fatal Tay-Sachs disease, we decided to celebrate Havi with a lifetime’s worth of birthdays.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Another rainy morning and pleasant evening likely Thursday

Reasonable temperatures will linger in New England through the weekend and Friday and Sunday especially could be great days for outdoor activities, with plenty of sunshine.

They offered hundreds of thousands of dollars over the asking price. But was it enough?

With inventory tight, desperate buyers are offering “over asks” so large they’re more than the price of most entire homes in the state.
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

Shelby Scott, a TV reporter buffeted by storms and sexism

She was pounded not just by the forces of nature, but by the forces of an industry that put looks and age ahead of news savvy.
Mary Tamer

Boston families have waited long enough for better schools
IDEAS | KAREN PAUL

Sheryl Sandberg’s real legacy
SCOT LEHIGH

Dispelling gun-law disinformation and deflections
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The Supreme Court may take territories off the map of the US
Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

150 years of The Boston Globe

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Trump is set to be questioned under oath by New York attorney general next month
Donald Trump and two of his adult children have agreed to be questioned under oath in mid-July by lawyers from the New York state attorney general’s office, unless the state’s highest court intervenes.

Security worker dies in fall at The Country Club in Brookline
Authorities identified the man as David McConnell, 60, of Revere, who was working an overnight security shift at The Country Club in Brookline, where the US Open is set to begin June 16.

Everett’s diversity director had warned City Hall could be considered a hostile work environment just before recent resignations

Everett city officials who were seen making racially offensive comments did not resign until the city's diversity director warned that continued inaction could expose the city to legal action, an e-mail obtained by the Globe shows.

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★½
‘Jurassic World Dominion’: An extinction-level event
Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum from ‘Jurassic Park’ join Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and a whole lot of dinosaurs.

Boston City Council sends Wu an amended budget that includes $13 million cut to BPD
That budget included nearly $10 million in reductions to police overtime, something that has proven to be a tricky proposition in recent years since it is one of the few spending categories that can exceed its budget.

‘It’s pretty terrifying’: Mass. opioid-related overdose deaths surged to an all-time high last year

"People are not back on their feet. They’re struggling with death, loss, the ongoing fear of infection," one doctor said.
Charts: A town-by-town look at how the opioid epidemic has hit Massachusetts

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Play — the new low-cost airline — promises you’ll ‘pay less, play more.’ So we put it to the test.

A barebones Icelandic airline aims to capture the Boston to Europe budget market. Here's what it was like to fly with them.

Here’s what you need to know about Thursday’s hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee
A US House select committee will hold a televised hearing during prime time Thursday on its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol and the events that led up to it. Here's a rundown of what you need to know.

Analysis
4 general election clues from Tuesday’s primary contests around the country
The themes that emerged may tell us quite a bit about where we are headed this fall.

THE FINE PRINT
Getting insurance coverage for the latest medical technology isn’t always easy
Daniel and Elizabeth Salls heard no repeatedly when they tried to get their health insurance to cover a new state-of-the-art insulin pump for their 14-year-old daughter.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Under Amy Brand’s command, the MIT Press celebrates 60 years of mobilizing knowledge

‘Globe Live’ storytelling event comes to the Emerson Paramount Center this weekend

How author Sulari Gentill wrote her Boston Public Library mystery from a continent away

Malpaso steps out at the Majestic

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Mary Tamer

Boston families have waited long enough for better schools
IDEAS | KAREN PAUL

Sheryl Sandberg’s real legacy
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The Supreme Court may take territories off the map of the US
SCOT LEHIGH

Dispelling gun-law disinformation and deflections
RENÉE GRAHAM

The Jan. 6 hearings are must-see TV. Will America tune in?
IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

Metro

Police seek to identify man in connection with assault on Fenway security guard

Police say a security officer was “sucker-punched” in the head during an “unprovoked attack” about 5:46 p.m. on May 29 in the area of 49 Landsdowne St. The security officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Public interviews for Boston superintendent finalists could begin in two weeks

Public interviews could take place on June 22, 23, and 24[cq], although details are still being ironed out.
Jeneé Osterheldt | Commentary

Our children don’t feel safe. Gun control, not more guns, is the way forward.

Kelly green Converse. High-top shoes with a hand-drawn heart over her right toes. This is how the parents of 10-year-old Maite Rodriguez identified their daughter’s body in Uvalde. By her sneakers.

‘It’s pretty terrifying’: Mass. opioid-related overdose deaths surged to an all-time high last year

"People are not back on their feet. They’re struggling with death, loss, the ongoing fear of infection," one doctor said.

Sports

Celtics 116, Warriors 100

How it happened: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown key Celtics to Game 3 win over Warriors

Brown scored 27, and Tatum added 26 in the first NBA Finals game at TD Garden since 2010. The Celtics lead the series, 2-1.
CELTICS 116, Warriors 100

Watch: Warriors’ Draymond Green fouls out, and the TD Garden crowd can’t get enough

Green didn’t go quietly — after he was whistled, he spent an extended stretch yelling at the officials before he sat on the bench. The crowd couldn't wait to see him walk off.
Tara Sullivan

With some help from the home crowd, the Celtics rebounded in Game 3, just as they have all postseason

In front of a boisterous TD Garden, the Celtics responded once more with a huge bounce-back win.
Game 3: Celtics 116, Warriors 100 I Instant Analysis

Celtics set the tone and never stopped, and other observations from the Game 3 win over Warriors
celtics

Mayor Michelle Wu is no bandwagon Celtics supporter — she’s a superfan
WEDNESDAY'S MIAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Not a walkoff, but BC High baseball finishes its home run with solid win over Walpole

Business

Bluebird Bio nears moment of truth as FDA evaluates its gene therapies

The approval or rejection of Bluebird's gene therapies will be a make-or-break moment for the struggling Cambridge biotech firm.

More bodies found in Mariupol as global food crisis looms

Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” inside the devastated city of Mariupol, authorities said Wednesday, while fears of a global food crisis escalated over Ukraine’s inability to export millions of tons of grain through its blockaded ports.

EU nations warn European Commission over crisis plan for supply-chain gaps

Lovin’ Spoonfuls delivers its 25 millionth pound of rescued food
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Globe Magazine

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.
Globe Magazine

A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.
LOVE LETTERS

I inherited a house. My wife says she needs to be on the deed — or else.
Cooking

Recipes: We figured out the perfect Father’s Day menu. It starts with steak.

metro

R.I. House passes bill to regulate electric bikes, allow them on bike paths

Remarks of bereaved parents before Congress bring America’s shame home

Boston Public Schools ends mask mandate

sports

Bill Walton took the Orange Line to Celtics-Warriors Game 3

Red Sox place Kiké Hernández on 10-day injured list with right hip flexor strain

Andre Iguodala available for the Warriors in Game 3 against the Celtics

business

Hasbro fends off Texas investment firm in proxy battle

Apple will handle the lending itself with new pay later service

Moderna’s Omicron-targeted shot bolsters antibodies in trial

politics

What we know about Trump’s actions as insurrection unfolded

Jan. 6 panel’s 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to rioters

House votes to set minimum age of 21 for buying semi-automatic weapons in response to Buffalo, Uvalde shootings

Nation

New lawsuit filed over Texas trans family investigations

‘I just stayed quiet’: 11-year-old survivor of Texas elementary school shooting recounts moment gunman entered classroom

Trump is set to be questioned under oath by New York attorney general next month

World

Smashed buildings in Mariupol produce ‘caravan of death’

Mexican megachurch leader faces more than 16 years in prison

Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault claims

opinion

Biden’s burden: temper the fury of his doubters and meet the moment

Inaccessible outpatient services pile a heavy caseload on ERs

The Jan. 6 hearings are must-see TV. Will America tune in?

lifestyle

Bird sightings on Cape Cod

Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for lawmakers to ‘act on gun responsibility’

How author Sulari Gentill wrote her Boston Public Library mystery from a continent away

food & dining

An early visit to Faccia Brutta on Newbury Street

Recipe: The popular Cantonese pak cham gai, ‘white-cut chicken,’ is steamed and served with soy-ginger sauce

Recipe: Don’t fuss with pastry for this crustless quiche with asparagus and goat cheese

travel

Airline lost my luggage but won’t reimburse my expenses

As gas prices soar, destinations are inviting visitors to leave the car at home

Play — the new low-cost airline — promises you’ll ‘pay less, play more.’ So we put it to the test.

Arts

Pop-up show in East Providence beckons with ‘OddKin’

When a mural is a mirror: In Dewey Square, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs pays tribute to youth around the city

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Books

A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.

Hip-hop historian and ‘Dilla Time’ author Dan Charnas comes to CitySpace

Looking at a horse, from all the angles

Movies

‘Jurassic World Dominion’: An extinction-level event

Extraordinary animals, an extraneous wall, a musical celebration

See Jane run (an underground abortion network) in ‘The Janes’

Television

In ‘Dark Winds,’ a vivid portrait of Indigenous culture elevates a murder mystery

In ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust,’ Ken Burns looks at the nation’s response

‘Jurassic World Dominion’: An extinction-level event

music

With big feelings and guitars, emo bands line up for Vagrant Records’ anniversary show in Worcester

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

Paul McCartney turns back time at Fenway Park

Theater/Dance

Malpaso steps out at the Majestic

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence moves in every way

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

globe local

Nearly 100 groups performed as Newton’s largest PorchFest put out the welcome mat

New program aims to help make Newton’s industrial, commercial buildings eco-friendly

Families organizing for racial justice plan Juneteenth celebration at Newton North High School

Obituaries

Urvashi Vaid, LGBTQ activist from Boston to the national stage

Renowned Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego dies at 87

Jim Seals of ’70s group Seals and Crofts dies at age 80