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John Paul Stevens, liberal leader on Supreme Court, dies at 99
His term on the court lasted nearly 35 years, making him the third-longest serving justice.

Somerville Hospital to shutter emergency department, open urgent-care center
Hospital officials said they have considered the plan for three years and that it was not related to the 2016 case of Laura Levis. She found a locked door when she arrived at Somerville Hospital, collapsed outside, and later died.

Blue Line service resumes after shutdown
About 200 passengers were forced to disembark a train in a tunnel between stations and frustration grew as shuttle buses were slow to arrive in downtown traffic. 2 hours ago

Trump focuses on race, returning to his electoral strategy ahead of 2020

Voters delivered President Trump a victory in 2016 after he called for a border wall but returned the Democrats to the House majority in 2018 after he sent active-duty military to the border.

Facing their toughest challenge, members of ‘the Squad’ turned to Pressley for her ‘positive, loving tone’
Ayanna Pressley has been in the limelight in recent days after President Trump attacked her and three other Congressional women of color, and her star is shining.

Adrian Walker: Ayanna Pressley has done more than weather Trump’s attacks. She’s winning

House votes to condemn Trump’s racist tweets

In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted to condemn President Trump’s racist comments against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t ‘‘a racist bone in my body.’’
Kellyanne Conway asks reporter’s ethnicity as she defends Trump’s racist remarksThe long, sordid history behind Trump’s ‘go back’ to your country comments

opinion

Jeff Jacoby

How Democrats and Republicans rig the rules against independents

editorial

Children with mental illness need an advocate

Renée Graham

The immorality of Mike Pence

ERIC MACLEISH

Xaverian Brothers’ disclosure on past sexual abuse falls short

Companies look to wearable tech to increase productivity, but privacy is at risk
Researchers are tracking employees’ brain activity and sleep to measure productivity — and opening a Pandora’s box of privacy concerns.

Hot, muggy, rainy weather on tap
Thursday is looking like it will be cooler than today, but the hot, humid weather will return this weekend with a vengeance. 2 hours ago


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  6. The immorality of Mike Pence
  7. A look back at JFK Jr.’s life and death on the 20th anniversary of his plane crash off Martha’s Vineyard
  8. Zuma vs. Zuma: In name dispute, court finds in favor of Faneuil Hall Tex-Mex joint
  9. Somerville Hospital to shutter emergency department, open urgent-care center

We’re examining end-of-life medical care in Mass. Please share your loved ones’ experiences to help our reporting

The Globe is looking into the end-of-life medical care that Massachusetts residents receive. We want to examine how the healthcare system can improve care for dying patients.

50th Anniversary of First Moon Landing

Shirley Leung

Behind the men on the moon, there were thousands of women

How Massachusetts made the Apollo 11 moon landing possible

Photos: A look back at the 1969 moon landing

Buzz Aldrin took a tiny book on his historic voyage to the moon. Here’s the backstory

Sports

Red Sox send Ryan Brasier to Pawtucket, call up Darwinzon Hernandez

Gerry Callahan’s ouster finally gives WEEI a face lift

Riding along on Sam Mewis’s whirlwind World Cup victory tour

Politics

Congresswomen targeted by Trump vow to fight his ‘hateful’ policies

Roger Stone must stay off social media, judge decides

Governor Baker calls Trump tweets ‘racist’ and ‘shameful’

Lifestyle

Where to take your kids to eat this summer vacation

What the Emmys got right (‘Fleabag,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’) and wrong (‘Game of Thrones’)

List of nominees for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards

Rare albino porcupine spotted in Maine
A rare albino porcupine was spotted at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport Tuesday afternoon.

East Boston building evacuated after buckets of human waste found
According to a Boston Public Health Commission violation notice, inspectors found “buckets filled with feces/urine” and detected “an “obnoxious sickening feces odor” both in the basement and first floor of the building.

Driver of car dragged underneath truck suffers ‘only minor injuries’
A driver whose car was dragged by a tractor-trailer early Tuesday sustained only minor injuries.

Man shot in Roxbury early Wednesday

A 911 caller reported hearing six to seven shots during the incident on Codman Park, Boston police said. 2 hours ago

A Revere veteran’s legal marijuana job cost him a VA loan. Now, Congress is stepping in

In response to the veteran’s experience, the US House passed a measure banning the VA from considering veterans’ legal cannabis income as a reason to deny them their benefits.

Head of Planned Parenthood forced out after eight months

Leana Wen was forced out of her job in a dispute over the direction of the organization amid growing political and legal challenges to abortion. 2 hours ago

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‘I got lucky, man.’ Dennis Eckersley on surviving his tough times

The outspoken Red Sox broadcaster and Hall of Famer talks about getting through his worst moments and why baseball has never lost its joy.

Photos
A look back at JFK Jr.’s life and death on the 20th anniversary of his plane crash off Martha’s Vineyard
The nation was shocked and devastated after the Kennedy family was beset by yet another tragedy on July 16, 1999: A plane flown by John F. Kennedy Jr. had gone missing off Cape Cod, and all three occupants inside were presumed dead.

Video depicts how rising seas will affect South Boston
It’s part of a presentation showing resiliency of proposed development at L Street Power Station site.

Rhode island

Federal Hill is a destination, but longtime residents say that trouble follows

They’re urging the closure of a nightclub that police say is a magnet for violence.
Photos: Providence’s Federal Hill neighborhood

Care New England withdraws from merger talks with Lifespan, Brown
The announcement is a blow to Governor Gina Raimondo, who has been urging the three institutions to reach a deal.

Going Quiet: Rhode Island among the states hiding 911 recordings from families, lawyers, and the general public
Troy Phillips has tried everything to piece together his brother’s final moments and figure out if he received CPR. Rhode Island’s secretive 911 laws have gotten in the way.

Opinion, Ideas & Commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

Congrats to Trump and Biden

Opinion | Marcy Reed and Carol Fulp

Building the New Boston through corporate diversity

JOAN VENNOCHI

Chappaquiddick at 50: Ted Kennedy’s long life in public service was a privilege of different times

EDITORIAL CARTOON | DAN WASSERMAN

Trump fashions his own flag

Opinion | Swanee Hunt

Don’t call victims of sex trafficking ‘young women’

Ideas | Rita Indiana

The David Ortiz shooting and the corruption of the Dominican dream

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‘I am my dog’s emotional support animal’

Some dogs arrive at their new home with intense behavioral or emotional issues, upending their owners’ lives — and the problem is growing.

Globe Magazine
‘I got lucky, man.’ Dennis Eckersley on surviving his tough times
The outspoken Red Sox broadcaster and Hall of Famer talks about getting through his worst moments and why baseball has never lost its joy.

It was a parking lot. Now it’s a park, and the ‘center of gravity’ in reimagined Fenway neighborhood
Over the last two decades, developer Steve Samuels has transformed the Fenway neighborhood into a retail mecca. His latest project aims to add new vibrancy to the streetscape.

Lulu Wang draws on family history in ‘The Farewell’
Lulu Wang’s new feature draws on her own family history.

Man arrested in slaying of La. African-American history museum founder

No charges for officer in Eric Garner chokehold death

Encore Boston Harbor took in $16.8 million in gaming revenue during opening week

Brace yourself: It’s going to get even hotter

In first year of medical parole, just four inmates granted reprieve

Boston supermarket cited $300K for failing to pay employees minimum wage

Metro

France honored Bob Cleverdon for saving it from the Nazis; he honors us just by being Bob

Jim Kurtz and Bob Cleverdon met last year by chance. Turns out Kurtz’s father and Cleverdon were brothers in arms who never met but defeated the Nazis and saved the world.

Blue Line service resumes after shutdown during morning commute

About 200 passengers were forced to disembark a train in a tunnel between stations and frustration grew as shuttle buses were slow to arrive in downtown traffic.

Man shot in Roxbury early Wednesday

A 911 caller reported hearing six to seven shots during the incident on Codman Park, Boston police said.

Hot, muggy, rainy weather on tap

Stormy weather is in our future, followed by some oppressive heat this weekend.

Driver of car dragged underneath truck suffers ‘only minor injuries’
A driver whose car was dragged by a tractor-trailer early Tuesday sustained only minor injuries.

Nantucket police search for man connected to stabbing
Damion Allen is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

STAT

How pharma, under attack from all sides, keeps winning in Washington

Trump claims ‘tremendous’ progress on opioids. Reality is more complicated

Opinion: Newborn screening saves lives. Congress needs to reauthorize the program

Trump abandons proposal that would have ended certain drug rebates

sports

TARA SULLIVAN

Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer Wimbledon finale was simply tennis at its very best

Djokovic picked up his 16th career Grand Slam title in winning the longest final at the All England Club.

Herbie Aikens claims top seed at Massachusetts Amateur golf championship

Aikens had five birdies in his round at The Country Club, and will begin the match play portion of the tournament on Wednesday.

Andrew Cashner’s assessment of his Red Sox debut: ‘I didn’t think I was very sharp’

The Red Sox newest starter struggled to get into a groove against a divisional foe he’s had success against in the recent past.

Benches clear before Yankees KO Rays

No punches were thrown following a shouting match between CC Sabathia and Avisail Garcia.

Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 4
‘We just gave it to them.’ Red Sox lose in Andrew Cashner’s debut
The righthander was roughed up in his first start for the Red Sox, allowing six runs on eight hits.

Darwinzon Hernandez may get a longer look this time
In previous stints in Boston, the 22-year-old lefthander displayed his potential and his deficiencies.

Politics

Trump focuses on race, returning to his electoral strategy ahead of 2020
Voters delivered President Trump a victory in 2016 after he called for a border wall but returned the Democrats to the House majority in 2018 after he sent active-duty military to the border.

Business

Frequency signs $80m deal with Japan’s Astellas Pharma
Woburn biotech is working on a drug to restore hearing.

Marijuana

CCC extends Boston lease at nearly $27,000 a month
The Cannabis Control Commission has re-upped the lease for its temporary digs in the Financial District, but expects to move into its Boston satellite office next month and get settled into its new Worcester headquarters by the end of 2019.

magazine
Cover Story

Sharks on Cape Cod: Just how scared should we be?

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ‘I appreciated her asking if the 10-year age difference bothered me’

Cooking

Recipes: Three new ways to love grains

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do in and around Boston, July 15-21

sports

Red Sox demote struggling Ryan Brasier to Pawtucket

Jimmy Garoppolo says there is no comparison to learning from Tom Brady

Revolution look to continue upward swing against Vancouver

metro

Photos: The changing face of Federal Hill

This RWU Law student thinks he has the solution to R.I.’s pension problems

Blue Line service resumes after shutdown during morning commute

Nation

Divided House votes for resolution condemning Trump’s racist remarks

Trump administration sued for blocking asylum applications

Planned Parenthood to defy Trump abortion referral rule

World

UAE-based oil tanker disappears in Iranian waters in the Strait of Hormuz

Japan to subsidize fishermen’s disposal of ocean plastic

Italian police seize missile and Nazi paraphernalia from suspected extremist fighters

politics

House votes to condemn Trump’s racist tweets

‘I abandon the chair’: House debate delayed over Pelosi’s condemnation of Trump tweets

Kellyanne Conway asks reporter’s ethnicity as she defends Trump’s racist remarks

business

Frequency signs $80m deal with Japan’s Astellas Pharma

Zuma vs. Zuma: In name dispute, court finds in favor of Faneuil Hall Tex-Mex joint

Fidelity launches index mutual funds with lower expense ratios

arts

TV marks the moon landing milestone

What the Emmys got right (‘Fleabag,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’) and wrong (‘Game of Thrones’)

South African musician Johnny Clegg dies at 66 after cancer battle

lifestyle

You can visit, as long as you promise not to sing ‘Walking in Memphis’

‘Most incredible thing we’ve found’: Aerosmith’s long-lost van gets restored to groovy glory

Cool cruising along the Cape Cod Rail Trail

marijuana

CCC extends Boston lease at nearly $27,000 a month

Congressman files marijuana bill after leaving Republican Party

A Revere veteran’s legal marijuana job cost him a VA loan. Now, Congress is stepping in

opinion

Jeers for Trump, a cheer for ‘the Squad’

Children with mental illness need an advocate

Xaverian Brothers’ disclosure on past sexual abuse falls short

food & dining

Mr. Tamole team brings authentic tamales to town

This is nuts: Peanut butter, now in powder form

Gift from the sea: New Bedford’s bounty starts with scallops

travel

You can visit, as long as you promise not to sing ‘Walking in Memphis’

Cool cruising along the Cape Cod Rail Trail

Some of the Cape’s finest hours: On the big screen and printed page

Books

In Pulitzer-winner Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ a childhood lost to Jim Crow

Professor and clinician Sharon Lamb explores how mothers mother

‘The Ghost Clause’ peers through the walls of loss and memory

Movies

Lulu Wang draws on family history in ‘The Farewell’

In Focus: Some truth about true crime

From his podcast to movies, it’s all personal for Marc Maron

Television

TV marks the moon landing milestone

List of nominees for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy nods

music

South African musician Johnny Clegg dies at 66 after cancer battle

At Tanglewood, Andris Nelsons and BSO shake the Shed with long-awaited Verdi Requiem

Aimee Mann’s voice does the talking in Beverly show

globe local

For dam on Hanover/Norwell line, the days are numbered

Newton mayor seeks limits on e-cig sales

Cops call this meals-on-wheels a steal

Obituaries

John J. Landers Jr., award-winning photographer and Boston Herald picture editor, at 82

Mortimer Caplin, charismatic and hard-driving IRS commissioner, dies at 103

Pernell Whitaker, tactical, defensive boxing champ, dies at 55