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Lifestyle

The cult of the classic Boston Whalers

As boating season begins again in the Northeast, tens of thousands of those classic Whalers are still afloat and remain perhaps the most popular boats in New England waters. Continue reading →

Politics

As lawmakers weigh solutions for child care emergency, some wonder: Why not help political candidates, too?

Amid promises to tackle the mushrooming emergency in child care, state leaders are facing a renewed push to allow Massachusetts political candidates to spend their own campaign funds to help cover such costs while they run for office. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston’s LGBTQ+ Pride parade returns after 3-year hiatus with new organizers, inclusive mission

Organizers say the parade has brought roughly 1 million visitors to Boston in the past and they expect a similar turnout this year. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Matthew Nilo rape arrest is sixth under Boston cold-case initiative

Unlike many jurisdictions, Boston does not have a backlog of untested evidence, freeing the department to re-examine unsolved cases. Continue reading →

World

China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing

China’s defense minister has defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials in Singapore that so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Inside the complicated reality of being America’s oldest president

A focus is on President Biden's age. Yet that question is complicated. He shows evidence of his 80 years, but people who deal with him regularly say he is sharp in private meetings. Continue reading →

Nation

Transgender adults in Florida `blindsided’ that new law also limits their access to health care

Many are now facing tough choices, including whether to uproot their lives so that they can continue to access gender-confirming care. Continue reading →

Nation

In a year of Capitol feuds, Oregon has a political breakdown

The Republican boycott that has gridlocked the state Senate since May 3 — one in a series of boycotts since 2019 — signals the degree to which bipartisanship has taken a back seat to strategic dysfunction. Continue reading →

The World

World

Error in signaling system led to train crash that killed 275 people in India, official says

The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday. Continue reading →

World

‘Everything changed’: The war arrives on Russians’ doorstep

Over the last five days of May, Ruslan, an English teacher in a Russian town near the Ukrainian border, heard the distinct sound of a multiple rocket launcher strike for the first time. Shelling would begin around 3 a.m., sometimes shaking his house, and continue through the morning. Continue reading →

World

Hundreds of thousands march in Warsaw antigovernment protest to show support for democracy

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in an antigovernment protest in Poland’s capital on Sunday, with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger at officials who they say have eroded democratic norms and created fears that the nation is following Hungary and Turkey down the path to autocracy. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Emergency shelters are overtaxed and overcrowded

There is no magic bullet solution to the shelter overload, barring the creation of far more housing, but there are still steps Massachusetts can take. Continue reading →

LETTERS

That ‘ideal world’ is now: Expand the bottle bill, lawmakers

Voters rejected the expansion of the bottle bill — almost 10 years ago, by the way — in part because the bottlers spent almost $10 million promising "better, more efficient ways to increase recycling." Continue reading →

LETTERS

A new life for the vintage nurse romance novel

Some years later, I found myself considering careers I could do anywhere and thought of Cherry Ames. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Rachael Rollins’s resignation comes as progressive prosecutors face national backlash

A number of progressive prosecutors across the country have been removed, impeached, resigned, and, in at least one case, indicted on criminal charges. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘I don’t think God made the fire’: Parishioners mourn loss of historic Spencer church in Sunday service

On Friday afternoon, a lightning strike during thunderstorms sparked a blaze that quickly engulfed the building — long a treasured source of pride for both the congregation and the wider town community. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Sligo, a longtime pub in Davis Square, closes its doors after 75 years

“This is one of the greatest bars that ever existed,” said Henry Lima, a longtime patron and former bartender. Continue reading →

Sports

RAYS 6, RED SOX 2

Thanks to a few embarrassing defensive plays, Red Sox drop another one to the Rays

A ludicrous trip around the bases by Yandy Diaz in the sixth inning had the Fenway Park crowd booing. “It’s not good baseball, bottom line,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. Continue reading →

NBA FINALS | HEAT 111, NUGGETS 108

Fourth-quarter surge just enough as Miami evens NBA Finals with Game 2 victory in Denver

The Heat opened the fourth quarter on a 25-10 run, then survived a late answer by the Nuggets to become the first visitor to win at Ball Arena in the playoffs. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

The Celtics need urgency, but sticking by Joe Mazzulla shows needed patience, too

No one will benefit from a full off-season as much as Mazzulla, who was thrown into the fire at the last possible second last season. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Digital finances were a boon for the legal adult industry. Now, they’re shutting out sex workers.

In an industry with a history of exploitation, access to banking can help workers build a life. But banks and digital payment platforms are excluding sex workers at a rapid clip. Continue reading →

Commercial

Boston developer plans massive film studio complex on Braintree-Weymouth line

The project would put seven sound stages and other facilities at Banner Park. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Mary-Catherine Deibel dies at 72; UpStairs on the Square co-owner was ‘unofficial mayor of Harvard Square’

At UpStairs on the Square, Ms. Deibel made “every event and occasion a festive pleasure,” said food writer Corby Kummer. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

A symphony of typewriters? These machines are the offbeat instrument of choice for the Boston Typewriter Orchestra.

The group sways to the sound, a hum of clicking keys and shifting carriage returns, as they bang intently on their old-fashioned machines. Continue reading →

Names

Debut author Kate Fussner sends Orpheus and Eurydice to a Boston middle school

The classic Greek myth gets a modern, in-verse retelling in the Roslindale resident’s new novel, “The Song of Us.” Continue reading →

ASK AMY

A large family has divided loyalties

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →