In a bruising setback, GOP delays vote on health bill

Republicans were forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation.

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President Donald Trump says that if the health care bill fails to pass in the Senate, he won?t like it ? but ??that?s OK.??

GROUND GAME

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2191d06fa5224b4587c6ec854ce5c0c7-2191d06fa5224b4587c6ec854ce5c0c7-0.jpg Why Susan Collins won?t vote yes on health care bill even after delay

Politically, the Maine senator has no incentive to ever vote for a healthcare bill like this.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/837402d2881f46d3bae67420ec97f17e-837402d2881f46d3bae67420ec97f17e-0.jpg How Warren turned into an enthusiastic supporter of single-payer health care

Senator Elizabeth Warren is telling fellow Democrats to endorse a single-payer health insurance system for the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at the press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMMNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Rick Perry had a whirlwind of a time at the White House press briefing

The former Texas governor was so entertaining that reporters actually cried, ?Please come back!? after he was finished.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-3778.jpg The left?s health care rhetoric is unhinged

Liberals say that repealing Obamacare means more people will die. But the death rate went up after Obamacare was enacted.

At the Animal Rescue League of Boston?s Dedham location, Amanda McGuire held a feral kitten in a vest pouch. This technique helps to socialize feral kittens.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Kitten pouches soothe whiskered wild things

The large red apron boasts a mesh pocket on the front. It makes Animal Rescue League staffers look a little pregnant ? with a feral kitten.

NAMES

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She?s not even playing and people still only want to talk about Serena Williams ? especially her new Vanity Fair cover shoot.

PLYMOUTH, MA - 4/13/2017: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth (David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo) SECTION: BUSINESS TOPIC stand alone photos

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Powering up in New England

The fate of New England?s largest power plant could rest in the hands of Connecticut lawmakers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DDWprFRUwAAmldd.jpg Moose tranquilized after tour of Worcester neighborhood

The sleeping moose was a yearling who weighed between 400 and 500 pounds.

Gisele Bundchen?s ?rock star? Instagram post.

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Gisele is ?a rock star for a day?

Tom Brady?s better half posted a photo of herself with a guitar on Instagram Tuesday.

Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday in N Magazine.

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Belichick smiles (sort of) in magazine profile pics

The Pats coach and longtime girlfriend Linda Holliday are featured in Nantucket?s N Magazine.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/2d6963e807b44ed28305751a705e69a1-2d6963e807b44ed28305751a705e69a1-0.jpg Famed lawyer F. Lee Bailey files again for bankruptcy

The attorney, whose high-profile clients have included O.J. Simpson, is tying up loose ends following his bankruptcy filing last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DDVvOdQWAAEbNxi.jpg Torrential rain and hail are possible in Boston area

Forecasters issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Middlesex County.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ferry-11301.jpg Ferry captain mistook boats, pole for buoys before crash

The accident earlier this month sent 15 people to the hospital.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_20clowns-8_metro.jpg Boston Children's named best pediatric hospital for 5th year in row

The ranking by U.S. News and World Report was determined from surveys and by examining 10 specialities.

Rendering of HubWeek installation at City Hall. The HUB is being designed and developed in collaboration with award-winning design firm, CBT, and will feature more than 60 shipping containers, dozens of art installations, and 4 geodesic domesÐone of which will be taller than the Green Monster itself. (Hub Week)

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A huge installation is coming to City Hall Plaza for the HUBweek festival

The week-long innovation festival in October will feature a new central site and headliners that include authors, journalists, and researchers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_baker4_met-U8328296148420MB--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Not even close: Charlie Baker leads Democratic rivals in new poll

Governor Baker performs well in a new poll against the three Democrats who have declared challenges to him. But, warns the pollster, it?s still early.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_fireworks_security1_met-11464-U832829614842ZcE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Here?s a list of the things you can?t bring to Fourth of July in Boston

Security will be tight, and officials are serious about some items that you can?t bring with you.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Reynolds_04quickbite13_liv.jpg Two local restaurant names on Zagat?s 30 Under 30 list

The restaurant rater is putting together a list of young and exceptional hospitality pros across the country and calling it the Zagat 30 Under 30. So which locals make the cut?

The Boston Globe

Ground Game

Why it?s time for Trump to stop calling Warren ?Pocahontas?

?Pocahontas? is a racially tinged insult President Trump has hurled dozens of times at this point.

President Donald Trump made a phone call to Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office Tuesday.

Trump says he feels like he knows all of the Irish people in America

President Donald Trump made the remark during his first telephone conversation with Ireland?s new prime minister, Leo Varadkar.

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Opioids.jpg STAT forecast: Opioids could kill nearly 500,000 in U.S. in next decade

Opioids could also cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions as the crisis of addiction accelerates.