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Metro

Amid series of scandals, police reform moves to forefront of Boston mayoral campaign

The six major candidates have redoubled their efforts to show they’re up to the job of revamping a department that has proven resistant to change. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

Things you need to know about returning to work now that COVID is receding

Here are answers to some of the questions people may be wondering about as the moment of going back to the office gets nearer. Continue reading →

Metro

As pandemic restrictions draw to a close, a joy and relief tinged with fear

After all this time living with worry, many people still see danger signs flashing in crowds, on the streets, and above every stranger’s face without a mask. Continue reading →

Business

Closing racial wealth gap could grow the Massachusetts economy by $25b over five years, according to report

If Massachusetts could close the wealth gap in Black and Latino communities, the state could grow its economy by $25 billion over five years, the equivalent of adding up to 100,000 jobs, according to a 29-page analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Graduation speakers face a bigger challenge this year

Imagine being a commencement speaker, standing in front of graduating students who have spent the last year of their academic tenure in a pandemic. What could that commencement speaker say to them? Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

North Carolina prosecutor calls shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. justified

A North Carolina prosecutor said the fatal shooting of a Black man by sheriff’s deputies was justified, because the man, Andrew Brown Jr., used his car as a “deadly weapon” as he tried to evade arrest. The deputies will not face criminal charges, he said. Continue reading →

Nation

FBI investigates Asian-American teen’s death as hate crime

The FBI has revealed that it is investigating the 2017 death of an Asian-American teenager in Colorado as a possible hate crime, a grisly case in which local authorities said she was purposefully set on fire and burned alive in her family’s mountain community home. Continue reading →

Politics

Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans

Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Biden a bipartisan denunciation of the spate of brutal attacks that have proliferated during coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading →

The World

World

Palestinians go on strike as Israel-Hamas fighting rages

Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-ruled territory fired dozens of rockets that killed two people. Continue reading →

World

Nations must drop fossil fuels, fast, world energy body warns

Nations around the world would need to immediately stop approving new coal-fired power plants and new oil and gas fields and quickly phase out gasoline-powered vehicles if they want to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change, the world’s leading energy agency said Tuesday. Continue reading →

World

Monet’s gardens are reopening, a picture-perfect pandemic tonic

After a closure of more than six months, the gardens at Giverny in France that inspired Monet's world-famous paintings of water lilies and other masterpieces reopen on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

US aid to Israel should be a force for peace

The $3.8 billion the United States sends to Israel every year should make a two-state solution more, not less, likely. Continue reading →

OPINION

GOP leaders can’t finesse the party’s Trump problem

To scheme or redeem, that is the question. Continue reading →

OPINION

No going back to ‘Taxachusetts’

The state’s already overflowing coffers will soon receive billions from the federal government. Instead of raising taxes, the focus should be on restoring jobs. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Amid series of scandals, police reform moves to forefront of Boston mayoral campaign

The six major candidates have redoubled their efforts to show they’re up to the job of revamping a department that has proven resistant to change. Continue reading →

Metro

As pandemic restrictions draw to a close, a joy and relief tinged with fear

After all this time living with worry, many people still see danger signs flashing in crowds, on the streets, and above every stranger’s face without a mask. Continue reading →

Metro

Medical examiner rules that Mikayla Miller died by suicide

Mikayla Miller, the 16-year-old whose body was found last month in Hopkinton, died by suicide, according to a death certificate obtained by the Globe. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics 118, Wizards 100

Jayson Tatum (50 points), Celtics play their way in to the playoffs

Jayson Tatum scored 50 points and Kemba Walker 29 for Boston. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Red Sox face Blue Jays for critical series in modest setting of TD Ballpark in Dunedin

There are only 20 rows of seats from the field to the top of the grandstand and no seats in the outfield, only standing room. Continue reading →

BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 0

Blue Jays batter Red Sox in meeting of early AL East leaders

Toronto's high-performing offense kept Eduardo Rodriguez reeling in May, while Hyun Jin Ryu shut down the visiting bats in Dunedin, Fla. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Closing racial wealth gap could grow the Massachusetts economy by $25b over five years, according to report

If Massachusetts could close the wealth gap in Black and Latino communities, the state could grow its economy by $25 billion over five years, the equivalent of adding up to 100,000 jobs, according to a 29-page analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. Continue reading →

Business

Macy’s workers in Boston win backpay after the company’s ‘Scan and Pay’ app skirts commissions

Unionized employees at Boston-area Macy’s stores won an arbitration dispute and backpay from their employer after arguing that the company’s “Scan and Pay” mobile app cost them commissions they’d normally receive from sales. Continue reading →

Business

Teenagers as young as 13 can start trading stocks with Fidelity

The Boston-based financial services firm says it wants to encourage responsible investing at an early age. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Charles Grodin, star of ‘Midnight Run,’ ‘Heartbreak Kid,’ dies

Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in “The Heartbreak Kid” and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller “Midnight Run” to the bedeviled father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

BOOKS

Books to boost your kid’s passion for the outdoors

More than a few titles to inspire interest in birds, trees, sea life, and more. Continue reading →

WELLNESS

I’m a 20-something who moved home with my parents. Here’s why it’s so hard

The pandemic sent many young adults back home. For many, it also set back their progress. Continue reading →

CELIAC AWARENESS MONTH

14 gluten-free bakeries and restaurants in honor of Celiac Awareness Month

Here are some ideas of where to eat, without wheat. Continue reading →