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Models predict US coronavirus infections could surge this fall if vaccination rates lag, former FDA chief says

The more contagious Delta variant in the United States could spur a fall surge in coronavirus infections if only 75% of the country's eligible population is vaccinated, former Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb said Sunday.

One man is dead and another injured when pickup truck driver crashes into crowd at Pride parade in Florida

The driver who slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another, did so accidentally, local officials and the leader of one of the groups involved in the parade said Sunday.

Graham says bipartisan infrastructure deal has taken shape

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said a $579 billion bipartisan accord on infrastructure is on the table and he challenged President Joe Biden to decide whether he wants to pursue it.

Police identify 1-year-old boy who drowned Saturday in Wrentham family’s pool

Despite resuscitation efforts by family and first responders, Angelo Nicoloro was pronounced dead at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I.

Nine children and one adult are killed in Alabama crash
Ten people died in Alabama on Saturday afternoon when a van of children returning from a beach vacation and a car collided and the van burst into flames, authorities said.

Gevvie Stone (left) and Kristi Wagner are pulling with all their might to reach the podium in Tokyo.

A powerful pair of Massachusetts rowers team up to train their sights on Tokyo Olympics

Gevvie Stone, 36, of Newton, will compete in her third Olympics, while Kristi Wagner, 28, of Weston, will be in her first.

With his trademark goggles and pommel horse, Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik is one routine from an Olympic dream

Father's Day

Groucho Marx in "Duck Soup."

TY BURR | MOVIES

From fan favorites to deep cuts, films with Dad make for lasting memories

Going to the movies with dad is a lasting memory for many people, providing a window into the world and a window into a man. And there is definitely a Dad Movie Hall of Fame.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten from your dad?

IN THE FAMILY WAY

The best advice Dad ever gave

In honor of Father’s Day, readers share family wisdom.

For Patriots’ James White, his father always will be in his memoriesMagazine | A father's soothing ways

In Chinatown, more than 7,000 voters must share a single polling place.

Arcane voting maps leave some Boston voters waiting in long lines while others zip through

Even as Boston’s population has swelled and shifted, the city hasn’t overhauled its voting precincts in decades.

Opinion | Voter suppression happens in Massachusetts, too

The 18th green and the clubhouse at The Country Club in Brookline, which will host the 2022 US Open golf tournament.

Next on the tee for the US Open: The Country Club of Brookline

TCC has undergone renovations in preparation for a major championship in the Boston area for the first time in 34 years.

Scenes from "Blue Hill Avenue."

‘The best Boston movie no one’s ever seen’: ‘Blue Hill Avenue’ at 20

The groundbreaking film lit up Boston screens in 2001, only to temporarily vanish. In an oral history, director Craig Ross Jr., actors Allen Payne and Angelle Brooks, and more talk about how it went on to became a classic.

One intern’s email mishap spurred a Twitter storm of support
An HBOMax intern is feeling the love from a range of people who are sharing their own anecdotes of on-the-job mistakes.

$3.7 million will fund loon restoration projects in New England and New York
Six projects aimed at restoring the population of common loons affected by a 2003 oil spill in Buzzard’s Bay are receiving $3.7 million, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Boston-area revelers celebrate Juneteenth in its first year as a national holiday
Revelers in Greater Boston marked this year’s historic Juneteenth on Saturday with joy and resolve to rid society of the racism that has persisted since the US abolished human bondage during the Civil War.

Scenes from Juneteenth celebrations across the country

love letters
He doesn’t want to spend time with his son
"I’m not sure I can stay in this relationship if he won’t step up, let alone consider having kids with him."

Driver rams racing cyclists in Arizona, 6 critically injured

Authorities were trying to determine why a 35-year-old man driving a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road race in Arizona, critically injuring six riders.

MBTA adds more service starting Sunday
The MBTA is adding service on the subway and buses beginning Sunday to support increased travel across the region.

Opinion

The author and his father, Leonard Nimoy, in 1967.

IDEAS | ADAM NIMOY

I absolutely adored Spock. Loving Dad was much more complicated.

A son of Boston, Leonard Nimoy was also my father.

A portion of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, seen from space in 2015.

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Q&A: Can we edit nature to save it?

Gresin Henderson, age 2, plays on the 6300 block of Redland Street in Philadelphia. The street was closed as part of the Philadelphia Playstreet recreational program.

Boston’s kids need a summer of fun

Stefanie Rocknak's statue of Edgar Allan Poe near Boston Common.

IDEAS | ADAM COLMAN

Edgar Allan Poe, science reporter

A sign reading "No circus election" at a rally in Costa Rica by Nicaraguans who are living there and protesting the government back home.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The unreal has become reality in Nicaragua

Recommended reads

In a treehouse, a Maine school studies the good life
Two brothers climbed a tree, and found it changed their perspective. Now, the Seguinland Institute is inviting gap year students to do the same.

Local officials say Baker is failing to invest in state’s broken public health system

Governor Baker said last week that not a single dollar out of $2.8 billion in federal pandemic relief funding that he plans to allocate would go toward public health programs.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Negro League players gain modern-day relevance as their history is revealed

The move was a result of MLB recognizing Negro League players as major leaguers. Tetelo Vargas of the 1943 New York Cubans is now credited with the single-season batting average record of .471.

‘Unprecedented’ blood shortage forces hospitals to delay or reschedule surgeries

A surge in demand has collided with a slowdown in blood collection — both trends exacerbated by the pandemic and expected to last for weeks or months.

We asked Globe readers about their favorite lobster rolls. They did not disappoint

Turns out people have very strong feelings about hot butter vs. cold mayo, how much they’ll fork over for a good seafood sandwich, and whether dill really needs to be involved. (No.) Read on for more answers.

metro

People reached a circulation of 2.35 million readers during Mr. Stolley’s eight years as managing editor and became the most profitable magazine in the United States.

Richard Stolley, who launched People magazine and secured JFK film, dies at 92

The journalist obtained the Zapruder film footage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination for Life in 1963 and later built a newsstand juggernaut as the founding editor of People.

$3.7 million will fund loon restoration projects in New England and New York

MBTA adds more service starting Sunday

Sports

After a decade behind the Northeastern bench, Jim Madigan will be calling the shots from above as athletic director.

Jim Madigan discusses his tenure as Northeastern’s men’s hockey coach, and his future as athletic director

Jim Madigan has worn many different hats in 35 years at Northeastern - now he's swapping coaching for administrating.

With his trademark goggles and pommel horse, Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik is one routine from an Olympic dream

MIAA DIVISION 2 SOUTH TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Bishop Stang’s Jacob Cookinham makes most of his final shot; Stoughton boys, Norton girls capture team titles

business

A shopper looked at greeting cards at a New Jersey Target store.

E-cards are back, thanks to the pandemic

No Uber, no problem. How to navigate the city when hailing a ride seems impossible

Wormtown Brewery’s ownership steps back amid allegations of workplace misconduct

politics

Construction is ongoing on the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge and ramps that will connect to Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Graham says bipartisan infrastructure deal has taken shape

VA moves to offer gender confirmation surgery to vets

Justice Breyer, under pressure from left to retire, takes the long view

Living Arts

Love Letters

He doesn’t want to spend time with his son

One intern’s email mishap spurred a Twitter storm of support

TY BURR | MOVIES

From fan favorites to deep cuts, films with Dad make for lasting memories

education

At the Otis Elementary School in East Boston, second graders Sky Feliz, left, and her friend, Malak Mariane, held each other as they left school.

Photos: The last day of school in Boston

School this fall will look ‘a lot more like it did before the pandemic,’ Baker says

Where were coronavirus cases reported in Mass. schools during the 2020-21 school year? Check our map

rhode island

The Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I.

Disability rights advocates note that Eleanor Slater Hospital review isn’t really independent

What to do in Rhode Island to celebrate Juneteenth 2021

‘Defund the police’ was a rallying cry after George Floyd’s murder, but police budgets have mostly gone up in R.I.

Newton

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Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.

On the Street

The MBTA commuter rail overpass frames the mural “The Stories of Lynn” by David Fichter, Yetti Frenkel, and Joshua Winer in Central Square.

North of Boston, an old industrial city gets a second look

A bicyclist made his way across Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner.

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development

A man repacked the food he got from a food pantry on Broadway in Chelsea. Chelsea has been one of the places in Greater Boston hardest hit by the pandemic.

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

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A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Here’s your official summer reading list
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting
Blind Spot
An 11-month Globe investigation found that people nationwide are dying in crashes caused by drivers who should have had their licenses suspended. One in 10 US drivers has at least one offense — from speeding to vehicular homicide — that isn’t reflected on their driving record.

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COMFORT ZONE
An EDM whiz kid from Lynnfield cracks a million streams on Spotify
Brandon Greenstein has been creating music under the moniker The BreakBomb Project since he was 15.

DAD'S DAY OUT
Step away from the house and into the fun zone with one of these father-friendly outings
We have some ideas for what to do with dad this Father’s Day.

BOOKS
The Boston Lit Crawl pops up in Central Square
Mingle with poets, writers, and scientists at this roving party in Cambridge.

Podcast
Ibram Kendi’s new podcast, ‘Be Antiracist,’ encourages listeners to help build a ‘just and equitable society’
"It’s about each of us entering these conversations not only with an open mind but also in openness to transform ourselves."

MURRAY WHYTE
At twilight, Mass MoCA’s new Skyspace becomes a roller coaster for the eyes
James Turrell's "C.A.V.U." reserves its best show for dawn and dusk.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Young men registering for military conscription, New York City, June 5, 1917.

Women don’t register for the draft, and men shouldn’t either

Natanael Monroy takes part in a November 2019 protest march by Cosecha Massachusetts. Participants walked from East Boston to Winthrop to build support for the Work and Family Mobility Act.

Larry Fish and Atsuko Fish

Legislature should approve driver’s licenses for undocumented residents

The Harvard College campus in 2013.

The Harvard affirmative action case has already been decided

House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina celebrates with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday after passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.

A Juneteenth holiday is symbolic. Don’t confuse it with racial justice.

Ñ Solwazi Browne-Vargas, 7, of Boston, gives his mother a thumbs-up after Black legislators raised the Juneteenth flag on Wednesday to commemorate Massachusetts' first observation of the holiday.

The unintended consequences of making Juneteenth a national holiday

Roca educator Sutton Bradbury-Koster (right) pauses with program participant Alexis Feliciano outside the organization’s office in Lynn. Roca is using a version of cognitive behavioral therapy to teach young people how to recognize and stop self-destructive behavior.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

A cure for violence

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We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions
More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic
In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race
Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder
Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

A child runs across a field at Bug Light Park in South Portland, Maine.

Is there something wrong with the air in this Maine town?

Lucio Perez in Springfield, after his years in sanctuary.

Lucio Perez found sanctuary in a Mass. church. He'd live there for over 3 years

Allison and Ben on their Zoom blind date.

Dinner with Cupid

"I went through the classic Zoom routine of trying to unmute myself"

Panzanella with fresh mozzarella.

Recipes: 3 salads that give new life to leftover bread

sports

Jacob Kao of Acton-Boxborough reacts as he takes first place in the 100-meter dash in Saturday's MIAA Division 1 North track & field championships. Teammate Ryan Forrest (left) finished third.

Acton-Boxborough boys win first sectional championship in 10 years; Newton North girls pull away late

Game 72: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes

A powerful pair of Massachusetts rowers team up to train their sights on Tokyo Olympics

metro

Medway Public Schools students competed in Special Olympics activities recently. Activities ranged from the 50/100 meter dash and long jumps to strength exercises and ball throwing.

Medway students participate in virtual Special Olympics

As Mass. approaches 4.1 million vaccinated goal, holding small local clinics will be ‘long-haul process’

Salem High School seniors celebrate Pride through community service, compassion

Nation

Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration.

Models predict US coronavirus infections could surge this fall if vaccination rates lag, former FDA chief says

One man is dead and another injured when pickup truck driver crashes into crowd at Pride parade in Florida

The push for LGBTQ civil rights stalls in the Senate as advocates search for Republican support

World

Palestinian demonstrators hold up a portrait of Israel's former premier Benjamin Netanyahu upside down with the slogan "Netanyahu Out" during a protest on June 15, 2021 over the Israeli ultranationalist March of the Flags in Jerusalem's Old City which celebrates the anniversary of Israel's 1967 occupation of Jerusalem's eastern sector. Netanyahu will leave the Prime Minister's residence by July 10. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu to leave prime minister’s residence by July 10

U.S. Sending 2.5 Million Doses of Moderna’s Vaccines to Help Taiwan

Iranian hard-liner Raisi wins presidential vote

politics

Champ was photographed on the South Lawn of the White House on March 31.

Bidens announce that their dog, Champ, has passed away

How Republican states are expanding their power over elections

Targeting Biden, Catholic bishops advance controversial communion plan

business

Renderings of new redevelopment plans for Quincy. An aerial rendering shows how the planned projects might change the west side of Quincy Center.

Quincy Center development set to accelerate with plans for Hancock Street high-rises

Hiring remains slow in Massachusetts; state added only 9,200 jobs in May

OneUnited to host conference on closing racial wealth gap

lifestyle

Love Letters

We’re supposed to get married next year, but I have doubts

Hilaria Baldwin acknowledges ‘mistakes along the way’ in new podcast with husband Alec Baldwin

The best advice Dad ever gave

marijuana

Steven Hoffman, chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, listens during a meeting of the commission in February 2020.

Massachusetts regulators fine marijuana firm TILT Holdings $275,000 over license scheme

Paul Pierce to launch ‘Truth’ marijuana brand in Massachusetts

Taunton microbusiness makes state’s first-ever recreational marijuana delivery — to founder’s house

opinion

Gresin Henderson, age 2, plays on the 6300 block of Redland Street in Philadelphia. The street was closed as part of the Philadelphia Playstreet recreational program.

Boston’s kids need a summer of fun

Q&A: Can we edit nature to save it?

Edgar Allan Poe, science reporter

food & dining

Daniel Kurtrz, 7, and his sister Lauren, 9, look at the bounty of strawberries they picked at Wards Berry Farm in Sharon.

Picking strawberries? Here’s where to go and what to make

Seltzerland, a hard seltzer festival, will bubble up in Massachusetts this July

Revolution Hall is the food court of the future

travel

Sunset sail on Lake Champlain.

Two New England lakes named top destinations by U.S. News & World Report

10 Boston-area spots to be a kid again

Sheena Collier on feeling changed by Ghana, trying french fries everywhere, and giving in to relaxation

Books

Local histories, rewritten

Poet Michael Robbins on reading while walking

Writerly delusions in ‘Dream Girl’

Movies

Groucho Marx in "Duck Soup."

From fan favorites to deep cuts, films with Dad make for lasting memories

In ‘The Sparks Brothers,’ meet the best British band ever to come out of America

Hollywood past, Hanover present

Television

Netflix reportedly paid more than $500 million for the international rights to all 180 episodes of "Seinfeld." Pictured: Castmates Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, and Jason Alexander in 1997.

Old series’ staying power can be seen on streaming services

TV’s newest heroines are a reply to all the Kevins who can [expletive] themselves

A family on the brink: this is ‘Us’ on ‘Masterpiece’

music

Taylor Swift shocked fans Friday when she announced her next re-recorded album would be "Red," her 2012 foray into pop music.

Taylor Swift surprises fans by announcing that ‘Red’ will be her next re-recorded album

Mark Volpe looks back at 23 years of running the BSO

Dorchester Art Project’s spin on Tiny Desk amplifies big voices

Theater/Dance

Katori Hall, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for drama for "The Hot Wing King," is also the showrunner for the Starz TV series "P-Valley."

Black women playwrights claim a leading role

The Boston Center for the Arts returns with live dance performances

In ‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ hard-earned words of wisdom

globe local

A poster memorializing K-9 Kitt was placed at the entrance to the Braintree Police Department.

Memorial service for fallen Braintree K-9 to be held at Gillette Stadium

A fathers’ group forms to share life with an autistic child

In Concord, a museum preserves signs of the times

Obituaries

People reached a circulation of 2.35 million readers during Mr. Stolley’s eight years as managing editor and became the most profitable magazine in the United States.

Richard Stolley, who launched People magazine and secured JFK film, dies at 92

Milkha Singh, India’s ‘Flying Sikh’ ace runner, dies at 91

Consuewella Dotson Africa dies; mother of children killed in MOVE bombing