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R.I. Republicans endorse Fung for Congress, Kalus for governor

Republicans also endorsed Aaron Guckian for lieutenant governor, Charles Calenda for attorney general, Pat Cortellessa for secretary of state, James Lathrop for treasurer, and Allen Waters for the first congressional district.

Buttigieg launches $1b pilot to build racial equity in roads

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.

Mass. House passes sweeping reproductive rights bill

More than a dozen representatives took to the House floor one-by-one Wednesday afternoon to argue in favor of a bill designed to ensure access to reproductive health care.

Tell us: How have you changed your approach to birth control after the reversal of Roe?

Newport police release some information, identify officers in Sunday’s violent arrest

The police have not yet said whether officers were using body-worn cameras, nor addressed the violence captured in a viral video: an officer shoving bystanders and striking a passerby.

Man arrested while leaving Newburyport court in SUV loaded with marijuana, police say
Yves Duboc, 43, of Biddeford, Maine, was held on $15,000 cash bail following his second arraignment of the day on Wednesday in Newburyport District Court, according to court documents. He was sent to the Essex County House of Corrections.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
School Committee names Mary Skipper Boston’s next superintendent
Mary Skipper, who worked in Boston for decades before Somerville, will return to the 49,000-student district at a critical time in its history.

A video of Donald Trump was played during Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony on Tuesday.

A potential legal bombshell in the Jan. 6 hearing that you might have missed

Representative Liz Cheney disclosed samples of the outreach some witnesses received from Trump associates, messages that not-so-subtly encouraged those contacted to remain “loyal.”

About half say Trump should be charged for role in Jan. 6 insurrection, new poll shows

Legal experts say Cassidy Hutchinson revelations could move Trump closer to criminal charges

The bombshell testimony Tuesday from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson could be key to bringing a possible criminal case against former president Donald Trump, legal experts said.

Wu wants to bring the buzz back downtown
The contract with local event planner Rosemark Production will support variety of weeknight events in Downtown Crossing, Copley Square, Dewey Square, Post Office Square, and City Hall Plaza through mid-October.

Lanita Cullinane promoted to BPD Superintendent of Bureau of Field Services, first woman to serve in role
Cullinane, who first joined the department as an officer in June 1995, replaces Superintendent Gerard Bailey, who has retired, according to Sergeant Detective John Boyle, a department spokesman.

Alex Verdugo delivered a two-run blast to help power the Red Sox offense Wednesday night in Toronto.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox have bounced back recently, now they just have to figure out the American League East

The Sox have played seven series against AL East teams this year and lost ‘em all.

The Red Sox blew another late lead to the Blue Jays, but an extra-inning rally helped Boston avoid the sweepAlex Cora suggests more players will be vaccinated when Red Sox return to Toronto in September

Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens will have to ponder what moves to make next during free agency.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

The Celtics will be active players in the free agent market

With several traded player exceptions, the Celtics will be an attractive club coming off an NBA Finals appearance. But they will have competition for these players.

Here are some free agents and potential trade targets the Celtics could pursue

Mike Vellucci is an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Two new names emerge in Bruins’ search for a head coach

The list of possible coaches stands at seven as the team searches for a replacement for Bruce Cassidy, who was fired in early June.

How former Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is enjoying himself in retirement

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the cellphone location data collected and retained by tech companies like Google could be used by law enforcement officials looking to crack down on those seeking abortions.

IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES AND EMILY DREYFUSS

A chilling post-Roe reality in an age of digital tracking

Here’s what you need to know about your data trail now that the Supreme Court has taken away the right to an abortion.

When police departments go off the rails

I. Glenn Cohen, Judith Daar, and Eli Y. Adashi

What the Supreme Court’s abortion reversal means for in vitro fertilization

Could Trump splatter the wall with ketchup and not lose a vote?

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Democrats are almost out of time to protect democracy and the rights of Americans

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Malden captain appointed as city’s new police chief
Captain Glenn Cronin, who joined the Malden Police Department in 1994 as a patrol officer, will be sworn in by the city clerk on Friday as he replaces Chief Kevin Molis, who is retiring, officials said in a statement.

Swampscott-Marblehead rivals become fast friends as Agganis All-Star teammates
Swampscott's Xaviah Bascon and Marblehead's George Percy teammed up in Agannis All-Star game to lead North to 49-12 victory over South.

New Zealand designates Proud Boys a terrorist organization
New Zealand’s government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.

Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm
The Western military alliance was wrapping up a summit in Madrid, where it issued a stark warning that the world has been plunged into a dangerous phase of big-power competition and myriad threats.

Boston City Council approves $3.99 billion budget
The council did not make any cuts to the Boston Police Department budget, backing away from a $13 million trim that just three weeks ago every member of the body had supported.

Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault
Moscow’s push to take control of the entire Donbas region from Ukraine is focused on Lysychansk, the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the Luhansk province.

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Ashley Kirsner, founder of Skip the Small Talk, leads one of the socializing events at Trident Booksellers & Cafe. Kirsner, who has studied social psychology, says many believe they need to polish their conversational skills after two years disrupted by pandemic isolation.

Feeling weird about socializing? Skip the Small Talk wants to help

Ashley Kirsner’s social nights help people build community — and learn to talk to strangers again.

SHIRLEY LEUNG
Another summer of discontent for MBTA riders casts a long shadow on downtown Boston’s rebound
Massachusetts is emerging out of COVID-19, and our recovery depends on the T. Anyone who has spent time in the city lately knows trains have been fuller, tourists have arrived, and major employers have started to bring workers back into the office.

Natalie Portman becomes (a) Thor in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
The actress spoke to the Globe about reinventing her role in "Thor: Love and Thunder," the newfound multitude of women in the Marvel universe, and why she loves Cambridge in the springtime.

10 singers and bands on this Canadian’s ‘Eh’ list
It's fair to say that Canadians feel a particular pride about many of their homegrown musical artists. Here are some who have made the most indelible impression on this fellow Canadian.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Sam Jay interviews a Satanist on a duck boat on her HBO show "Pause With Sam Jay."

With a new season of ‘Pause,’ Sam Jay keeps the conversation going

Canadian singer k.d. lang shown performing in Sydney in 2020.

10 singers and bands on this Canadian’s ‘Eh’ list

The exterior of Farthest Star Sake in Medfield on June 25.

At Farthest Star Sake, something new is brewing

The Huntington Entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Unionized employees ratify first contract with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

One hopes that the more thoughtful Trump types can muster a fraction of the courage and honesty of 26-year-old Cassidy Hutchinson, who on Tuesday showed us what true American patriotism actually looks like.

A heroic young woman puts real American patriotism over allegiance to MAGA

Abortion rights demonstrators chant outside the US Supreme Court in Washington on June 25.

Overturning Roe does not make the Supreme Court ‘illegitimate’

Some $230,000 seized by Boston Police during a 2021 drug raid in Hyde Park and Roxbury could end up in a special forfeiture fund with few strings attached on how it can be used. That needs to change.

Police can seize your property too easily in Massachusetts

When US Representative Mary Miller thanked Donald Trump for "the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court," the overwhelmingly white audience didn't gasp. They cheered.

The end of Roe v. Wade and ‘victory for white life’

Eight-year-old Dylan Raudales Gomez was born without eyes, is partially deaf, and has serious developmental disabilities. Lacking legal status, he has limited health care coverage under MassHealth.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why thousands of undocumented children deserve comprehensive MassHealth coverage

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Boston was once a wildly ambitious city. It’s time to go big again.

Metro

A new oversight board is rushing to certify thousands of police officers by July 1

The July 1 deadline has forced the commission to rely on the recommendation of local police chiefs, whose character assessment of their officers weighs heavily in the process.

Best things to do in R.I. this week: July 1-8

You’ll have the best times! Of course, we’re focusing on parades and fireworks. But there are plenty of great options before and after July 4 as well.

Breaking down the new Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll in Rhode Island

On Rhode Island Report podcast, columnist Dan McGowan explores how a Republican could win a R.I. congressional seat and the good news/bad news for Helena Foulkes.

Man arrested while leaving Newburyport court in SUV loaded with marijuana, police say

Yves Duboc, 43, of Biddeford, Maine, was held on $15,000 cash bail following his second arraignment of the day on Wednesday in Newburyport District Court, according to court documents. He was sent to the Essex County House of Corrections.

Sports

Alex Verdugo drove in four runs — including a trip in the home run cart after a two run blast — as the Red Sox staved off the sweep in Toronto.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5 | 10 innings

The Red Sox blew another late lead to the Blue Jays, but an extra-inning rally helped Boston avoid the sweep

The Red Sox struck for three runs in the 10th inning to reclaim second place in the AL East.

North quarterback Cam O'Brien of Swampscott (right) runs past an unidentified South defender on his way to a long first-quarter gain in Wednesday's 60th Agganis All-Star football game at Manning Field in Lynn. The North defeated the South, 49-12.

Swampscott-Marblehead rivals become fast friends as Agganis All-Star teammates

Swampscott's Xaviah Bascon and Marblehead's George Percy teammed up in Agannis All-Star game to lead North to 49-12 victory over South.

Alex Verdugo delivered a two-run blast to help power the Red Sox offense Wednesday night in Toronto.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox have bounced back recently, now they just have to figure out the American League East

The Sox have played seven series against AL East teams this year and lost ‘em all.

Red Sox, Blue Jays clear benches after Nick Pivetta hits Alejandro Kirk

Red Sox Notebook

Alex Cora suggests more players will be vaccinated when Red Sox return to Toronto in September

Gary Washburn | On basketball

The Celtics will be active players in the free agent market

Business

China’s factory activity improves after Shanghai reopens

Factories, offices and shops were allowed to reopen but economists say it might take months for activity to return to normal.

Wu wants to bring the buzz back downtown

The contract with local event planner Rosemark Production will support variety of weeknight events in Downtown Crossing, Copley Square, Dewey Square, Post Office Square, and City Hall Plaza through mid-October.

Eversource electricity bills going up

Bayer AG opens Kendall Square research center focused on cancer

Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

‘It’s a lost cause’: Inside the last stand of New England’s soft-shell clam

He has a sexual function problem. Could this scare potential partners away?

Turkish Chickpea Salad

Recipes: Bean salads perfect for your next cookout

Cambridge Crossing will host an evening of family-friendly movies on June 30.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, June 27-July 10

metro

Ashley Kalus, left, greets people on March 22, 2022, during a campaign stop at a sporting goods store, in Cranston, R.I., after announcing Tuesday morning that she is seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Rhode Island.

R.I. Republicans endorse Fung for Congress, Kalus for governor

School Committee names Mary Skipper Boston’s next superintendent

Orange Line train service back on schedule after vandalism caused delays

sports

Deshaun Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment as significant as one year.

NFL insists on indefinite suspension for Deshaun Watson in second day of hearing

Former UFC star Cain Velasquez suing man who he claims molested his 4-year-old son

Rebuilding Spurs to send All-Star Dejounte Murray to Hawks for draft assets that includes three first-round picks

business

The 41-year-old Bowie Blade-News of Bowie, Md., published its final newspaper in July 2021.

Over 360 newspapers have closed since just before the start of the pandemic

Powell says Fed will find price stability in a new economy

Stratus Technologies bought for $225 million

politics

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Buttigieg launches $1b pilot to build racial equity in roads

About half say Trump should be charged for role in Jan. 6 insurrection, new poll shows

A potential legal bombshell in the Jan. 6 hearing that you might have missed

Nation

Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Fauci believes Paxlovid kept him out of the hospital

Friday strike deadline looms for 4 Atlantic City casinos

Nevada GOP governor candidate to pay for statewide recount

World

Russian ordinance on the ground of a concert hall damaged by strikes, in Yahidne village, northern Chernihiv region, Ukraine, on June 29.

Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

Israel’s parliament dissolves, sets 5th election in 4 years

Russia and China slam NATO after alliance raises alarm

opinion

Changemakers

Could Trump splatter the wall with ketchup and not lose a vote?

Police can seize your property too easily in Massachusetts

lifestyle

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in "Hocus Pocus 2."

Watch: Disney releases ‘Hocus Pocus 2′ trailer

In New Bedford, DATMA presents ‘programming without walls’

You don’t have to get married to be happy

food & dining

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.

Steven Tyler tours Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, takes photos with fans

At Farthest Star Sake, something new is brewing

We have the code to get into a secret bar in Providence

travel

The band ABBA at the 1974 Eurovision song contest and those same outfits on display at ABBA: The Museum in Stockholm.

An ABBA-obsessed guide to Stockholm

A guide to some of the best beaches on Cape Cod

A guide to some of the best beaches in Rhode Island

Arts

Emily Lombardo, "And Her Mother Before Her," 2022, drypoint, in "Emily Lombardo: Soft Butch Blues" at Childs Gallery.

At Childs Gallery, the privacy of parenthood and the constancy of change

Germany returns artifacts taken from 3 African nations

At the Met, ‘Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents’ offers a completist’s view

Books

In short pieces, Hilary Mantel recalls her difficult past

Building a library for a better life

Twilight of the white guys

Movies

Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, in "Minions: The Rise of Gru."

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ tells the story of Gru, and how he, you know, grew

Natalie Portman becomes (a) Thor in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’: If you wanna be his lover, you gotta get with his highly specific criteria

Television

Each of the four episodes of "My Life as a Rolling Stone" will focus on a member of the band (from left): Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Charlie Watts (pictured in 2016).

Epix to carry series marking the Rolling Stones’ 60th anniversary

With a new season of ‘Pause,’ Sam Jay keeps the conversation going

Watch: Disney releases ‘Hocus Pocus 2′ trailer

music

Canadian singer k.d. lang shown performing in Sydney in 2020.

10 singers and bands on this Canadian’s ‘Eh’ list

Steven Tyler tours Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, takes photos with fans

Ludacris’ manager and 2 others shot, 1 fatally, in Georgia

Theater/Dance

Rachel Bertone at a rehearsal for "West Side Story," her first production as Reagle Music Theatre's artistic director. She is also directing and choreographing the show, which runs July 8-16 at Waltham High School.

Rachel Bertone has been preparing for her leading role at Reagle Music Theatre

Troupe brings a bilingual Taiwanese ghost story to the Greenway

Massachusetts native James Jackson Jr.’s head-spinning journey into ‘A Strange Loop’

globe local

Jesse Tauriac, chief diversity officer and assistant vice president at Lasell University.

‘Juneteenth must be used to strategize and mobilize’

Two ‘true leaders’ at Newton North High School receive prestigious award

All aflutter in Newton: Public art project brings awareness of butterflies

Obituaries

Ms. Rowland, with producer Sheri Hellard at the "Behind The Burly Q" screening on May 05, 2010, in Los Angeles.

Betty Rowland, one of burlesque’s last queens, dies at 106

Hershel Williams, last Medal of Honor recipient from WWII, dies at 98

Margaret Keane, painter of sad-eyed waifs and subject to a pop culture fraud, dies at 94