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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Business

Amid toxic workplace allegations, Barbara Lynch restaurants drift on

Lynch has continued to deny the allegations of a toxic workplace culture within her restaurants, but many who have invested in the famed chef are wondering whether her future is adrift. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘He was just a sweet kid’: Body of 4-year-old boy who went missing on Castle Island is found

Authorities on Monday recovered the body of 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana on Spectacle Island, bringing a tragic end to an intensive law enforcement search that started Sunday night when the boy went missing from Castle Island. Continue reading →

NH Politics

Historical marker for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in Concord, N.H., has been removed

Republican officials fiercely objected to the sign honoring labor leader and feminist organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, citing her leadership role in the American Communist Party. Two weeks after the marker was unveiled, it was taken down. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘Accountability needs to be taken’: Women hit by Boston police van file for criminal charges

The officer who was driving had been arrested twice on charges of reckless and negligent driving, before being hired by Boston police. Continue reading →

Music

BSO names Chad Smith next president and CEO

Smith, who is currently the chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has roots at Tufts and Tanglewood. He takes over after Gail Samuel abruptly stepped down in December. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | May 15, 2023

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Tatum’s record-breaking Game 7

Celtics reporter Gary Washburn talks about Jayson Tatum’s record-breaking performance in Game 7 vs the Sixers, and previews the upcoming Celtics-Heat series. Watch →

Previewing the biggest local names during Tech Week

Business editor Gregory Huang previews the biggest local names in the technology sector as Tech Week runs from May 15 - May 19. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Supreme Court to weigh South Carolina plan that ‘exiled’ Black voters

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider South Carolina's attempt to reinstate a congressional redistricting plan that a lower court found had "exiled" 30,000 Black voters to create a district safer for a White Republican candidate. Continue reading →

Nation

Prosecutor ends probe of FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges

A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far short of the former president’s prediction that the “crime of the century” would be uncovered. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden plan would open leases to conservation, not just drilling and grazing

The Biden administration wants to put conserving vast government-owned lands on equal footing with oil drilling, livestock grazing, and other interests, according to a top administration official who defended the idea against criticism that it could sideline industry. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia aims to obtain more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile, White House says

The White House on Monday said Russia is looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran for use in its war against Ukraine after using up most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased from Tehran. Continue reading →

World

UK pledges attack drones, more missiles as Ukraine’s Zelensky meets prime minister on European tour

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed the British government at the end of a whirlwind European tour Monday to join a “fighter jet coalition” that would help strengthen his country’s aerial capabilities, but instead secured a commitment for attack drones and hundreds more missiles. Continue reading →

World

Takeaways from Turkey’s presidential election, as it goes to a runoff

Turkey’s nail-biter election will go to a runoff, election officials announced Monday, extending a pivotal vote that has demonstrated that the incumbent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is still a formidable political force, despite his failure to secure a first-round victory. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The mayor, the business community, and so many fragile egos

A certain part of Boston’s business community is freaking out. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A glimmer of democracy shines in Turkey

Two decades of Erdogan’s autocratic rule haven’t vanquished the hope for something better for the people of Turkey. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mass. nursing homes should be subject of ‘excess deaths’ COVID study

Was every COVID death in the nursing facilities a premature, excess death? One way to answer that is to discover which facilities, if any, had no deaths in the pre-vaccination period. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

With the clock ticking, Boston council bats around redistricting — again

Now the chief question looms: can the Boston City Council, known for nasty acrimony in recent months, work together to approve a new map, and do so swiftly? Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston Public Schools’ improper billing practice wasted $25,000, opened avenues for potential corruption, city finds

The missteps by BPS amounted to a “breach of policy, procedures, and public trust,” the report said. Continue reading →

Politics

Amid high political tensions, Healey administration weighs in on federal protections for trans student athletes

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler submitted public comment in support of the Biden administration’s proposed changes to a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in schools. Continue reading →

Sports

Mariners 10, Red Sox 1

Red Sox pitching unravels again in another uncompetitive loss to mark fourth straight defeat

Tanner Houck fell apart in his second turn through the order, and the bullpen didn't fare much better in a shellacking. Continue reading →

tara sullivan

Is Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla the next Erik Spoelstra? There’s reason to think so.

When he took the Heat job, Spoelstra was a young, relatively unknown coach with a talented roster that had title aspirations — and things worked out well. Continue reading →

on baseball

With a crowded rotation and beat-up bullpen, Red Sox pitching staff is coming to crossroads

Boston is currently rolling with a six-man rotation thanks to James Paxton joining the quintet of Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, Nick Pivetta, Tanner Houck, and Brayan Bello. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Amid toxic workplace allegations, Barbara Lynch restaurants drift on

Lynch has continued to deny the allegations of a toxic workplace culture within her restaurants, but many who have invested in the famed chef are wondering whether her future is adrift. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

She keeps getting boxes of food she never ordered from HelloFresh

A Back Bay woman has been getting boxes of food from the meal kit company HelloFresh for months, though she never ordered them and the company promised to stop. Continue reading →

Residential

Healey names former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus as housing secretary

Augustus will serve as the state's first Housing Secretary in more than 30 years, working as a a cornerstone of the Healey administration’s promise to tackle the spiraling housing crisis. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

I’m concerned about his pacing

He’s taking his time, while I’m speeding ahead in life. Continue reading →

Music

He’s not old enough to drive, but this Salisbury 10th-grader already has a record album

It’s easy to forget Gavin Marengi is 15. Listening to the 10 originals on his debut album, “Southbound,” you notice that while he sounds young, he writes songs as if he has some miles under his tires — about union jobs, John Deere tractors, empty bank accounts, hitting the bottle. Continue reading →

ASK MATTHEW

A ‘Succession’ without Logan Roy is exactly what the show needed

I’m finding it compelling to watch the kids in the wake of their abuser. Now, without him, we can more clearly see Kendall, Shiv, and Roman as themselves. Continue reading →