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Monday, May 18, 2026


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Today's Headlines

Prom prices are out of control. The ticket, outfit, limo, and other costs can add up to $1,000 per student.
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Tell us your tips and tricks to make it more affordable.

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There’s one day that reflects Boston’s changed downtown. It’s Monday.

Talk to people out and about, and a more hopeful picture emerges from the early-week sleepiness.
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Higher Education


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Harvard and MIT sold edX for $800m five years ago. How are they spending the money?

Axim operates almost like an early-stage venture capital firm for education, investing in promising ideas and inspiring leaders who are working to improve student outcomes.
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K-12


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City scrambles to save teen employment as Boston faces fiscal crunch

Facing the steepest fiscal challenges since the Great Recession, Boston’s proposed budget would preserve the summer jobs program but cut city-funded positions during the school year.
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Money, Power, Inequality


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For kids in public housing, connections to higher-income neighbors can lead to increased earnings

A $17 billion public housing revitalization project helped connect isolated low-income residents with wealthier neighbors, and generated greater economic mobility.

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Healthcare


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AI startups can succeed in Massachusetts. This billion-dollar deal shows why.

AI companies here hope to wrest some of the attention and investment away from Silicon Valley.
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Nation


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US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

Indigenous leaders say that in the Trump administration’s rush to build border walls, contractors are desecrating Native American sacred places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace.
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Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge.

At least 67 million registrations, primarily from Republican-controlled states, have gone through a beefed-up verification program at the US Department of Homeland Security.
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Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market

Officials are pleading with farmers not to give up, stressing that local agriculture is crucial for the isolated archipelago.
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The World






World


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Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized pages and found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem.
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World


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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

In a post on X, the WHO said the outbreak does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war

The cease-fire remains tenuous, with diplomatic efforts for a more durable peace having faltered.
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Editorials


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In Chelsea, a budget crunch prompts leaders to consider a third rail: loosening inclusionary development rules

Massachusetts needs a lot more housing, and Chelsea sees it as a way to expand its tax base, too. But if rules are too strict, developers will invest elsewhere.
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What RFK Jr. gets right – and wrong – about mental health

Make America Healthy Again recognizes the dangers of overmedicalization while ignoring the conditions fueling mental illness.
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Letters


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There’s a remote chance you’ll be called back in to the office

"Work shouldn’t be our primary opportunity to interact with other humans," writes one reader. Another: "Serendipitous problem-solving was largely lost during COVID-19."
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Crime & Courts


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When a man got stuck at the bottom of an MBTA escalator, people who saw him did almost nothing. He ended up dying.

“I’ll be honest, I have never had such a lack of faith in humanity ever,” Steven McCluskey's sister said.
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Crime & Courts


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Accused serial rapist Alvin Campbell, brother of state Attorney General Andrea Campbell, faces trial

On Monday, Alvin Campbell will stand trial in Suffolk Superior Court on a litany of charges for allegedly attacking nine women.
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Fired Mass. immigration judge sues Trump administration, alleges wrongful termination

George D. Pappas is one of many fired immigration judges who are challenging their removal by the Trump administration.
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Sports






Bruins


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Here are seven contracts the Bruins could look to unload this offseason

Boston has a little more than $15 million in cap space, but shedding more money would allow them to be bold.
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Red Sox


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One pitch from a first-inning escape, Brayan Bello came apart, and Red Sox routed to close series with Braves

Brayan Bello allowed seven earned runs over five innings of work in another loss.
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Aaron Rai finishes strong, pulls away from world-class field to win PGA Championship

Rai, who won by three shots, is the first player from England to win the Wanamaker Trophy since 1919.
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Obituaries


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Koji Suzuki, sometimes called the Stephen King of Japan, dies at 68

His bestselling "Ring" series spawned a multimedia franchise that included a 2002 blockbuster Hollywood movie.
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Koji Suzuki, sometimes called the Stephen King of Japan, dies at 68

His bestselling "Ring" series spawned a multimedia franchise that included a 2002 blockbuster Hollywood movie.
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Arts & Lifestyle






Music


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Alec Baldwin to narrate ‘Lincoln Portrait’ with BSO at Tanglewood

The actor will read excerpts from Lincoln’s speeches during a program that includes Phillip Glass’s new ‘Lincoln’ symphony.
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Adults relive the camaraderie of youth at band camps for grown-ups

Some adults are turning to music camps as an antidote to a world of increased isolation as they decide on their summer plans
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Author Ann Patchett urges a ‘breath’ for books as PEN gala raises $2M amid ban surge

Author Ann Patchett and film producer Jason Blum are among those who spoke at PEN America’s annual gala, which raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization.
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