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Wednesday, May 20, 2026


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Today's Headlines

Jaylen Brown vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: Our sports columnist argues why the Celtics should make this trade.
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Today's Paper
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Housing


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Massachusetts finally banned broker fees. Why are renters still stuck paying them?

As apartment hunting season enters full swing, the Globe identified dozens of online listings that include tenant-paid broker fees, oftentimes equivalent to one month of rent.
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Power Play


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How Boston’s World Cup organizers blew a sponsorship deal with Airbnb

Airbnb is sponsoring World Cup festivities in host cities all over the US. Boston's World Cup efforts need money. So why isn't the home-sharing giant donating here?
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K-12


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Tensions mount in Sudbury schools over LGBTQ+ policy and effort to oust School Committee

The School Committee faces a no-confidence vote at a Special Town Meeting on May 20.
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Politics


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Trump-approved ‘Freedom Trucks’ are doing an American history roadshow. We took a tour of one.

Although the trucks themselves lack overt political messaging, the organization that curated the exhibit, PragerU, has deep roots in the conservative education ecosystem.
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Cambridge & Somerville


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Cambridge City Council votes to nix controversial gunshot detection service

Despite pleas from the city’s top cop, councilors voted to turn off and remove the ShotSpotter devices.
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Politics


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Top Treasury lawyer resigns after creation of ‘anti-weaponization fund’

Brian Morrissey, the Treasury’s general counsel, resigned from the position seven months after he was confirmed to it by the Senate.
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Nation


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Victims of mosque shooting remembered as heroes

One of the men, a security guard, was shot at least twice and fell before he stood and made his way inside to warn others in the center, according to a witness.
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Iran war exposes shortcomings in US military industrial base

The war, and the quick pace with which the United States has burned through weapons, has exposed deep shortcomings in America’s military industrial base and weapon procurement systems.
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The World






World


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As a weakened Putin follows Trump to Beijing, Iran war offers an opening

With the upheaval in the Persian Gulf disrupting oil and gas supplies, Russia is looking to deepen its energy ties to China.


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As Ukraine hits oil refineries, Russians pay a heavy environmental toll

An ecological disaster is unfolding in Tuapse, a resort town and port on the Black Sea. Apocalyptic pictures of oil-laden rain and towering clouds of pitch-black smoke have emerged.
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Nigeria says joint strikes with the US have killed 175 Islamic State group fighters

The US sent troops to Nigeria in February in what was deemed a mostly advisory and training role, but the joint operation signals more active involvement.
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Editorials


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As online sexual exploitation grows, laws need to catch up

Feds catch a Massachusetts teacher, but state laws remain sadly behind the times.
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Op-eds


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Friendship without age limits

Old friends offer history. Younger friends offer surprise. We need both.
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Columns


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Bill Cassidy traded his conscience for capitulation to Trump. He still lost.

Cassidy learned what other Republicans have found when they thwarted Trump’s fragile ego — he will stop at nothing to destroy them politically.
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Metro






Crime & Courts


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In a rare rebuke, Governor Healey’s latest Parole Board pick faces uphill battle

Attorney Vincent J. DeMore III's nomination to the Parole Board has faced strong opposition from some who argue the panel already has enough members with law enforcement resumes.
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Immigration


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Patient care will face ‘crisis’ if Trump ends TPS for Haiti, new report from Mass. lawmakers says

Haitian health care workers provide crucial services in Massachusetts, especially to older adults and people with disabilities.
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Massachusetts


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Supreme Judicial Court rules that victims of sexual harassment can sue individuals in academia

"Nothing in the statute’s plain meaning shields individuals who perpetrate sexual harassment," Justice Dalila A. Wendlandt wrote for the court.
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Red Sox


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Jarren Duran’s home run breaks the game open as the Red Sox finish with a rout of the Royals

Duran blasted a three-run home run in a four-run ninth inning, and the Red Sox overpowered the Royals.
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Grading Kris Sparre’s first season in charge of the Fleet

He inherited a team that had lost its captain and endured a roster shakeup because of expansion.
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Celtics


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NBA proposal to reform draft lottery to combat teams tanking should be swatted, Wemby-style

There remains a fundamental reason that sports drafts are set up to help the worst teams first. Tamper with it, and you could upend the whole NBA ecosystem.
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Rhode Island Business


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Monsanto agrees to pay Rhode Island at least $25m for PCB pollution, cleanup

PCBs have been detected in the Woonasquatucket River, the Blackstone River, Mashapaug Pond, and Narragansett Bay.
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Housing


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The median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston surges north of $1 million (again)

In April, the median price for a single-family home in the area hit $1,032,500, an all-time high, according to data released by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
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Energy


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Owners of Algonquin gas pipeline, Everett LNG terminal seek more utility contracts

Two of the main sources of natural gas for New England are approaching inflection points. The maneuvering is bound to spark more debate about the future of the fuel in the region.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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Edmund Phelps, who upended the way we view inflation, dies at 92

He earned the Nobel Prize in economic science in 2006 for work that helped upend the conventional wisdom about the balance of inflation and unemployment.
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Greg Hyman, co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo, dies at 78

The giggling Muppet became a touchstone of runaway toy success.
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Arts & Lifestyle






Lifestyle


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A mop, a broom, and a calmer mind: Why some find mental health benefits in everyday tasks

Experts from Zen monks to psychologists say there are mental health benefits to be found in manual chores.
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When is an orchestra not an orchestra? By any label, Handel and Haydn’s ensemble shined at Old South Church.

In a rare visit to the historic site, H+H Orchestra brought fresh intimacy to Bach and Telemann.
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La CASA opens its doors with a weekend of bomba, salsa, and art

La CASA was created to become a space that celebrates and gives a platform for Latino art and culture.
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