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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to resign, officials say

Johnson agreed to resign Thursday after days of defections crippled the controversial leader and left him unable to govern.

EPA warns company dismantling Pilgrim plant against dumping potentially radioactive waste water into Cape Cod Bay

In a stern letter, the Environmental Protection Agency warned the company dismantling the decommissioned Pilgrim nuclear power plant against proceeding with its plan for waste water.

Man allegedly assaulted by white nationalist group in Boston calls for investigation into police response

Charles Murrell, who said he was assaulted by the Patriot Front group in Boston on Saturday, is calling for an investigation into why police officers did not intervene and make arrests as the alleged attack was unfolding.

Cape Cod woman captures video of great white shark devouring seal off Nauset Beach
Kim Reilly, 52, was celebrating Independence Day with her family when they spotted the apex predator thrashing around in the water as it chomped down on an unsuspecting seal.

A T employee looked over new Blue Line tracks in May.

Three T derailments in three days. Lots of questions. A curious delay.

Three MBTA construction derailments — with no passengers and no injuries — would not be publicly confirmed until the T’s top official faced questions from reporters days later.

Shirley Leung: ‘We deserve a better T’: Red Line rider launches a quiet protest

When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
State officials say the PFAS likely spread through ground water from the 240-acre composting facility, which has been accepting tens of thousands of tons of organic waste every year and selling it as loam, potting soil, and mulch.

A new era for Kelly’s: The North Shore staple is rebranding and franchising outside of Mass.
The 71-year-old roast beef and seafood business is starting to franchise for the first time in its history, based on the belief that it can compete with the most well-known food chains in the country.

Former FBI DIrector James Comey testified at a Senate hearing on June 8, 2017.

Comey and McCabe, two Trump foes, both faced intensive IRS audits

Former FBI director James Comey and Andrew McCabe, who was acting FBI director after Comey's firing, were subjected to intense IRS audits. Both of them had run afoul of former president Trump.

Rookie Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello who made his major league debut Wednesday, heads to the dugout after giving up three runs in the top of the third inning to the Rays.

Rays 7, Red Sox 1

Difficult debut for Brayan Bello as Red Sox fall to Rays

The 23-year-old righthander was signed in 2017 in the Dominican Republic and has since played in the Dominican Summer League, Single A Greenville, Double A Portland, and Triple A Worcester.

Brayan Bello will have better days than his debut for the Red Sox, but his talent is evident

Problem Pregnancy, a crisis pregnancy center, is located near a Planned Parenthood center on Pleasant Street in Worcester.

With Roe overturned, criticism of crisis pregnancy centers intensifies

Abortion providers and their supporters have been on the defensive for decades, but now the shaming is aimed in the opposite direction — at the abortion opponents themselves who are accused of interfering in women’s choices and diverting them with bad information.

Crime scene tape hangs from a pole near a child's bicycle in downtown Highland Park, Ill., on July 5, one day after a gunman killed several people and wounded dozens more at a Fourth of July parade.

A warning light flashes on ‘red flag’ laws

Suspect in Illinois mass shooting slipped through state’s red flag law, sending an alarm to other states, including Massachusetts: Passing the law is only the first step — police, prosecutors, and the public also have to know how to use the law.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Advice for Washington’s young staffers

‘If this were a Black Lives Matter protest, would the response have been different?’

Roberta Kaplan and Yotam Barkai

The Patriot Front march in Boston is a wake-up call to America

River safety message should be obvious: Rename the Merrimack

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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High court justices seem wary of GOP effort to nix new law that expanded voting access
At stake: permanent “no-excuse” mail-in voting in Massachusetts.

A 6-8 freshman from Maine is the nation’s third-ranked basketball prospect in the Class of 2025
15-year-old Cooper Flagg, a member of the US U17 national team, is wowing evaluators, who aren't used to finding that kind of talent in that part of the country.

Boston Police issues community alert for package thief
One package theft occurred in the area of 70 Parker Hill Avenue on Friday, July 1 at approximately 4:45 P.M., police said in a statement.

Chris Sale says he’s ready to return to Red Sox but control is spotty in fourth rehab start
Sale showed good pitch life over 3⅔ innings but struggled to remain in the strike zone, walking five.

Yankees come to Fenway for the first time this season

Suspect in Chicago-area shooting confessed to attack in police interview, contemplated second shooting
The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wis., area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.

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Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? An international fight over the answer has turned personal.

For some, the story of the debate over Captain Cook’s Endeavour was not Rhode Island versus Australia — it was archaeologist D.K. Abbass versus the world. And it’s been that way for years.

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Senator Bernie Sanders endorses in Vermont’s Democratic primary
Senator Bernie Sanders waded into his home state’s at-large congressional race on Wednesday, announcing he will endorse Vermont state Senator Becca Balint, who he described as a progressive willing to challenge the status quo.

Cambridge microbiome company looks beyond fecal transplants
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Vance Gilbert will be making multiple appearances at the New Bedford Folk Festival, celebrating its 25th year July 9-10.

Five not-to-miss artists at the New Bedford Folk Festival

Audience members watch the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's production of "The Tempest" on Boston Common in July 2021.

It’s a midsummer night’s dream: Seven ways to experience Shakespeare this season

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event on June 11, 2022, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.

Countering America’s top homeland security threat

"As far as we could see . . . the beach was littered with quahogs and sea clams, all sizes, tossed like stars, fragments of an inordinate explosion."

IDEAS | TOM SHEEHAN

A once-in-a-lifetime catch of the day

From left: US Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.

It’s the ill-gotten seats that make this Supreme Court illegitimate

Robert D. Putnam

On abortion and gun control, it’s the politicians who are polarized

A patient with a pulse oximeter in San Antonio in 2020. Britain's health secretary has been reviewing whether medical devices have perpetuated racial and gender biases.

IDEAS | SIMAR BAJAJ

A blood-oxygen detector without racial bias

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

Delete your period app. Get a burner phone. How your digital data can be used against you in a post-Roe world.

Metro

As school violence returns to prepandemic levels, frustrated law enforcement officials say Boston Public Schools leaving them in the dark

Schools are providing far less information to investigators voluntarily than in previous years because of a 2020 school policy meant to protect students’ privacy.

COMMENTARY | ELLIE BEARGEON

Supreme Court taking away the constitutional right to abortion is not the America she fought for

For Ellie Beargeon, a veteran and board member of The Womxn Project, the high court’s recent actions are hard to reconcile with the freedoms she fought to defend.

Boston Police issues community alert for package thief

One package theft occurred in the area of 70 Parker Hill Avenue on Friday, July 1 at approximately 4:45 P.M., police said in a statement.

Man allegedly assaulted by white nationalist group in Boston calls for investigation into police response

Charles Murrell, who said he was assaulted by the Patriot Front group in Boston on Saturday, is calling for an investigation into why police officers did not intervene and make arrests as the alleged attack was unfolding.

Sports

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on July 1.

Griner’s Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal

Griner was detained in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil allegedly were found in her luggage.

Celtics guard Marcus Smart picks up an offensive foul call trying to guard Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

AP source: Heat, Caleb Martin agree on 3-year, $20.4M deal

Martin is coming off his third NBA season, his first in Miami, and set career bests in a slew of categories.

Rookie Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello who made his major league debut Wednesday, heads to the dugout after giving up three runs in the top of the third inning to the Rays.

Rays 7, Red Sox 1

Difficult debut for Brayan Bello as Red Sox fall to Rays

The 23-year-old righthander was signed in 2017 in the Dominican Republic and has since played in the Dominican Summer League, Single A Greenville, Double A Portland, and Triple A Worcester.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Brayan Bello will have better days than his debut for the Red Sox, but his talent is evident

Chris Sale says he’s ready to return to Red Sox but control is spotty in fourth rehab start

Red Sox Notebook

Yankees come to Fenway for the first time this season

Business

Inflation pushed 71 million people into poverty since Ukraine war

The UNDP estimates that 51.6 million more people fell into poverty in the first three months after the war, living off $1.90 a day or less.

Facebook accessed deleted user data, fired screener claims

Brennan Lawson sued Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook’s parent, Tuesday in California claiming he was informed about the new protocol during a staff meeting in late 2018 and immediately questioned its legality.

FDA lets Juul appeal ban and stay on the market during a review

Biden plans to nominate Denver airport CEO to head the FAA

Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? A Rhode Island expert is fighting Australia over the answer.

I need help mentally moving on from an abusive ex

The Supreme Court’s latest decision on school prayer is supremely wrong

Blueberry Crumble With Oats and Tahini

Recipes: Three creative berry desserts for summer

metro

Pilgrim was shut down in 2019 after 46 years in operation. The water at issue was used to cool spent fuel rods and is being kept in a pool.

EPA warns company dismantling Pilgrim plant against dumping potentially radioactive waste water into Cape Cod Bay

Three T derailments in three days. Lots of questions. A curious delay.

With Roe overturned, criticism of crisis pregnancy centers intensifies

sports

The price for a long-term contract for Yankee slugger Aaron Judge, eligible for free agency after the World Series, is surely going up because he leads the major leagues with 29 homers, is second in the AL with 60 RBIs and is batting .281.

Yankees owner says Aaron Judge contract talks will come after season

Simon Clarke wins crash-marred stage 5, Wout Van Aert keeps Tour de France lead

Seekonk baseball coach Joe DeMelo refused to let appendicitis keep him from state championship game

business

Cambridge startup Vedanta is opening a new manufacturing facility to grow bacteria that they will package in pills to treat the gut microbiome.

Cambridge microbiome company looks beyond fecal transplants

Fed officials, spooked by data, fretted in June about inflation becoming entrenched

Amazon strikes a deal with Grubhub

politics

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

Democrats want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency

Biden planned to nominate antiabortion conservative before Roe overturned, emails show

Comey and McCabe, two Trump foes, both faced intensive IRS audits

Nation

Voters in Arizona.

Sentencing set for 2 in Arizona ballot harvesting case

Yellowstone flooding reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

Joe Rogan says Donald Trump is not welcome on his podcast

World

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson reached the top but was felled by his flaws

First bull run in Pamplona in 3 years takes place

Russia taking ‘operational pause’ in Ukraine, analysts say

opinion

On abortion and gun control, it’s the politicians who are polarized

It’s the ill-gotten seats that make this Supreme Court illegitimate

An earthshaking Supreme Court session

lifestyle

"SPEAK: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be" by Tunde Oyeneyi

You don’t need to be a Peloton fan to get into Tunde Oyeneyin’s new book

9 Boston-area open mics to show off your talent

This duo is building a magic tradition in Beacon Hill

food & dining

Providence Firefighter Dan Rinaldi shows off his skills on PBS show ‘The Great American Recipe’ - Courtesy of PBS/VPM

Providence firefighter has no idea how he landed on new PBS reality cooking show, ‘The Great American Recipe’

Recipe: Dan Rinaldi’s Rhode Island-style fried calamari

Here are Rhode Island’s best restaurants for wine, says Wine Spectator

travel

Fishing at sunset on the beach in West Falmouth.

Getting their toes wet on the Upper Cape

A pizza oven for anywhere, an art show takes flight, and a new hotel near SeaTac

Maine Maritime Museum celebrates 60 years

Arts

Natalie Blue, left, and Madelene Pario are co-owners of the Artful Life Counseling Center and Studio in Salem.

Why art therapy may work when other approaches don’t

At MassArt Art Museum, ‘Designing Motherhood’ explores the tools and trials of caregiving

Artists explore ‘Invisible Disabilities’ at Arthaus Art Gallery

Books

Guns, guns, guns in ‘The Tomorrow Game’

Ed Yong on reading for science and soul

Hateship, loveship, friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’

Movies

Jack Nicholson, with Mr. Turkel in a lobby card for the film 'The Shining', 1980.

Joe Turkel, the spectral bartender in ‘The Shining,’ dies at 94

In ‘Thor: Love and Thunder,’ it’s yammer of the gods

Peter Brook, celebrated stage director of scale and humanity, dies at 97

Television

Paul Walter Hauser (left) and Taron Egerton in Apple TV+'s “Black Bird."

In a chilling ‘Black Bird,’ a deal and a devil

A second — and final — season of ‘Your Honor’ is on the docket

What will the future hold for Hulu’s ‘Maggie’?

music

Maren Morris performs onstage at the 2022 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif., in April.

A baby boy, a new album, and a tour have put Maren Morris in her happy place

Jon Anderson is taking on ‘Close to the Edge’ with a band of teens? Yes indeed.

Tanglewood is back in a big way

globe local

Yard signs supporting Black Lives Matter and immigrants are displayed in front of a home on Lowell Avenue in Newton.

Newton City Council eases rules governing the display of election signs over free speech concerns

St. Mary of Carmen’s Italian-American Festival kicks off July 13 in Newton

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

Obituaries

Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo, at an event in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, in 2018.

Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC secretary-general, dies days shy of departure

Bill Squires, 89, went the distance as the Boston Marathon’s premier coach

Joe Turkel, the spectral bartender in ‘The Shining,’ dies at 94