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Saturday, June 15, 2024
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Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics getting blown out by the Mavericks in Game 4 has an upside: They can win Banner 18 on the fabled parquet floor Monday

The Celtics were embarrassed Friday, and it might serve as motivation to put away the Mavericks for good. Continue reading →

Metro

Hopeful Celtics fans now pin hopes on Monday

”I hope it’s pure chaos,” said Stacey Sylvain-Parent, who drove down from Maine for the watch party. “It’s going to be a roller coaster game, it’s not going to be easy.” Continue reading →

Massachusetts

So help us God. Thanks to Trooper Proctor, the Karen Read trial gets even uglier.

The lead investigator was forced to read his vile texts out loud. He used vulgar words for women and people with intellectual disabilities. Said he hoped Read “kills herself.” He’s sorry now. That he’s been caught. Continue reading →

Politics

Supreme Court rejects Trump-era ban on gun bump stocks

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a ban on bump stocks, which enable semiautomatic rifles to fire at speeds rivaling those of machine guns, erasing one of the government’s rare firearm regulations to result from a mass shooting. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Celtics on the brink of historic NBA Finals sweep

WATCH: Do they even need Kristaps Porzingis tonight? Boston.com’s Khari Thompson checks in from Dallas. Continue reading →

Is Jaylen Brown the new king of Boston basketball?

WATCH: Is Tatum lacking a true signature moment? Does a title validate the Celtic’s faith in coach Mazzulla? Boston.com’s Khari Thompson weighs in. Continue reading →

Future looks bright for the Red Sox

WATCH: Reporter Alex Speier updates us on top prospects Marcelo Mayer, Kyle Teel, and Roman Anthony and when they could ship up to Boston. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Catholic bishops apologize for church’s role operating Indian boarding schools

By a 181-2 vote, the bishops approved a document, called “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry.” Three people abstained. Continue reading →

Politics

Candidates prepare for debate in two weeks

The candidates are already at work, conferring with close advisers before the first face-to-face showdown of 2024 on June 27 in Atlanta Continue reading →

Nation

Court blocks enforcement of Title IX rules protecting transgender students

US District Judge Terry A. Doughty, chief of the Western District of Louisiana, who wrote that protecting “biological males” as if they were female subverts the purpose of Title IX. He said the regulation represented an “abuse of power” on the part of the Biden administration. Continue reading →

The World

World

Putin makes cease-fire offer with sweeping demands on Ukraine’s territory

President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia would be ready to order a cease-fire in Ukraine and enter negotiations with its government if Ukraine were to withdraw troops from the four regions that Moscow has claimed as its own and drop its aspirations to join NATO. Continue reading →

World

Biden, Meloni meet on sidelines of G7 summit but one notable matter wasn’t on the table: abortion

The final statement, released Friday, omits the word “abortion” but does reference the need to promote “reproductive health and rights.” Continue reading →

World

Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program

Since the collapse of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the accord in 2018, it has pursued nuclear enrichment just below weapons-grade levels. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The Karen Read trial and TikTok bias

Consuming news on TikTok is becoming an irresponsible endeavor because most news-related content on the platform is basically infotainment. Continue reading →

OPINION

Donald Trump’s self-fulfilling crusade

The philosopher Thomas Hobbes is our best guide to the underlying logic of current American politics, that is, as to how and why extreme civil strife seems to invite one-man rule. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Two eras, two protests, decades apart, but what of it? The horror.

Readers react to a recent op-ed that found stark contrasts between the Israel-Hamas war protests and those against the Vietnam War. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Hopeful Celtics fans now pin hopes on Monday

”I hope it’s pure chaos,” said Stacey Sylvain-Parent, who drove down from Maine for the watch party. “It’s going to be a roller coaster game, it’s not going to be easy.” Continue reading →

Animals

Large and venomous Joro spiders are moving up the East Coast. Experts share what to know about the invasive species.

The invasive species is not native to North America and has been spreading since it was first spotted in Georgia nearly a decade ago. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Trooper testifies that data from Karen Read’s SUV was ‘consistent with’ pedestrian strike

A digital forensic expert also testified as the the seventh week of the murder trial came to a close Friday. Continue reading →

Sports

Gary Washburn | On basketball

It’s not that the Celtics squandered a chance to win an NBA title, it’s how they did it that’s become the real concern for Game 5

The Celtics made it clear they didn’t want this game bad enough, knowing they had four games to win one and perhaps the lure of clinching their 18th title in Game 5 at home. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox righthander Tanner Houck is making his case for the All-Star Game

“What Tanner has done throughout the season is impressive,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after Houck helped the Red Sox defeat the Phillies Thursday. Continue reading →

YANKEES 8, RED SOX 1

Alex Verdugo throws his own welcome-back party against Red Sox, knocking in four as Yankees keep Brayan Bello reeling

New York (50-22) became baseball's first team to 50 wins by taking its first of 13 meetings with the Red Sox, who returned to .500 at 35-35. Boston has not been more than a game above or below the .500 mark since May 22. Continue reading →

Business

Business

City of Boston approves new measures to protect Long Wharf from flooding

The agency approved two measures that would shore up a seawall and continue floodproofing of the nearby Aquarium MBTA station, as the city works to protect the historic wharf from the effects of climate change. Continue reading →

Business

Pine Street Inn graduates 75 students from its job training program

Many of the graduates spent time in Pine Street’s homeless shelter, and all of them are leaving the program with new vocational skills and financial literacy training. Continue reading →

Business

Appeals court rules for worker in back-pay lawsuit against Herb Chambers auto dealerships

Decision could open the door for class-action suit over back pay; Chambers plans to file appeal with SJC. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Mark James, ‘Suspicious Minds’ songwriter, is dead at 83

Mark James, a genre-defying and Grammy Award-winning songwriter whose hits included “Suspicious Minds,” “Hooked on a Feeling” and “Always on My Mind,” died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. He was 83. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Lynn Conway, microchip pioneer who overcame transgender discrimination, dies at 86

“She overcame so much, but she didn’t spend her life being angry about the past,” said Valeria Bertacco, computer science professor and University of Michigan vice provost. “She was always focused on the next innovation.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Christophe Deloire, the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, has died. He was 53

Mr. Deloire negotiated to free imprisoned journalists around the world and promoted the free flow of information. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Franklin’s Marcella DiChiara showcases Sicilian culture, cuisine on new season of ‘The Great American Recipe’

The first-generation Sicilian American is out to share family recipes — and thank her parents — on the PBS cooking competition show. Continue reading →

Television

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

The hit “Game of Thrones” prequel series is set for a fiery return, with more big battles, more royal drama, and, of course, more high-flying, CGI-dragon action. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Expect performances aplenty on Tony Awards telecast

Those scheduled to appear include Pete Townshend, Nicole Scherzinger, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Bebe Neuwirth. Ariana DeBose will host the proceedings. Continue reading →