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Healey leads 18 AGs in lawsuit over Trump?s international student ban

Attorneys general from 18 jurisdictions including Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey are suing the Trump administration over its new rule that could prohibit thousands of international students from studying in the US this fall.

Severe thunderstorms predicted in areas of central and eastern Mass.

Forecasters said the storms are due to arrive between noon and 8 p.m.
Dave Epstein: Storms mean we'll get some relief from the humidity

Hundreds of drivers for the MBTA?s Ride service are on strike

The MBTA is asking riders with disabilities to avoid non-essential trips on the Ride, as about 350 drivers for the door-to-door service went on strike Monday morning.

Washington will ditch ?Redskins? name and logo, team announces

Native American advocates and experts have long criticized the name they call a ?dictionary-defined racial slur.? A new name has yet to be announced.

Ghislaine Maxwell waives presence at Tues. arraignment tied to Jeffrey Epstein scandal

Opinion

Nikayla Jefferson and Leah C. Stokes

Our racist fossil fuel energy system
Christine? ?K.? ?Cassel? ?and? ?Susan? ?L.? ?Graham? ?

Contact tracing is essential to preventing another spike in coronavirus infections
Gary Hart, Timothy E. Wirth, Joel McCleary, and Mark Medish

Keep America safe for democracy
EDITORIAL

Congress must bail out federal immigration agency

Chad Finn
I didn?t want the Patriots to sign Cam Newton. Now that they have, I love it
The more you look into Newton, the more you realize he?s intent on unleashing a vengeance on the rest of the league, and that he?s working with a brilliant staff that will be invigorated by working with him.

While the European Union recovers, the United States splinters
Three months after the death tolls reached their devastating peaks, the two unions are charting increasingly divergent paths.

Florida shatters national record with 15,300 new confirmed coronavirus cases in one day

Plimoth Plantation to undergo a name change
Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum re-creating a 1620s Colonial village, announced that will change its name to be more inclusive of the Indigenous history it also represents.

Kelly Preston dies at 57 after battle with breast cancer, husband John Travolta confirms
Actress Kelly Preston, whose credits included the films ?Twins? and ?Jerry Maguire,? died Sunday, her husband John Travolta said. She was 57.

Benjamin Keough, grandson of Elvis Presley, dies at age 27

Trump aides undercut Fauci as he speaks up on coronavirus concerns
President Trump?s advisers undercut the nation?s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, over the weekend, anonymously providing details to various news outlets about statements he had made early in the coronavirus outbreak that they said were inaccurate.

30-year-old man dies after attending a ?COVID party,? Texas hospital says
A 30-year-old man who believed the coronavirus was a hoax and attended a ?COVID party? died after being infected with the virus, according to a Texas hospital.

Boston enters Phase 3 of reopening today. But business owners aren?t expecting a flood of customers

Museums, gyms, and theaters are allowed to reopen today, but officials and business owners said they expect it could be months or more before many customers are comfortable resuming their pre-pandemic lives.
A running list of businesses that are reopening (and not reopening) in Boston today

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week?s TV: Peacock launches, the war comes home, and television critics? nominations
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

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Norwood-based Analog Devices buying Maxim Integrated in all-stock deal

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Comfort Zone

Harvard grad Joy Reid wants different perspectives on MSNBC show

How to mark women?s suffrage centennial? For these artists, it?s fighting for the future

MFA?s French Film Festival goes virtual this year

How to clean up your photos

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Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Have a tip about wrongdoing or injustice for the Globe?s Spotlight Team? We want to hear from you

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YVONNE ABRAHAM

Our poor, persecuted president

Has any president, living or dead, suffered as much as President Trump?

What is a homeless encampment? Don?t ask Mass. cities
Boston is among several of the state?s largest cities receiving federal money to fight homelessness that so far lack any formal definition of what constitutes an encampment.

The Great Divide
In Arlington, Black voices challenge a white suburban school district to do better
A national uprising against racism has reinvigorated criticism of persistent racial inequalities in education, in mostly-white suburbs as well as more diverse cities.

Rhode Island

Hearing set to discuss possible plea deal in R.I. money laundering case

But the lawyer for political operative Jeffrey T. Britt says he expects the case to go to trial and he'll probably call House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello as a witness.

20 years ago, R.I. lawmakers ignored calls for change after a Black Providence police officer was killed by his own colleagues. Will this time be different?

The dos and don?ts for campaign signs in Rhode Island
Newton

Special report

The virus?s tale

Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?
Seven takeaways from ?The virus?s tale,? an inside look at the spread of coronavirus in Massachusetts The first victims of coronavirus coped with an unexpected feeling: shame The virus's tale: a live discussion

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Stephen Kinzer

Sanctions-mad America turns on its friends
Renée Graham

The swift boating of Tammy Duckworth
Elissa Ely

All together now!

EDITORIAL

Mr. President, keep your hands off our kids
Cass R. Sunstein

On Trump finance rulings, the Supreme Court delivers
IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad

Welcome to the new civil rights era

VISUAL STORIES

Take a look at what the Red Sox have been up to inside Fenway Park

A night at the Wellfleet drive-in, still a Cape Cod staple

Food for the soul ... and the community

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

metro

Hearing set to discuss possible plea deal in R.I. money laundering case
But the lawyer for political operative Jeffrey T. Britt says he expects the case to go to trial and he'll probably call House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello as a witness.

DAVE EPSTEIN

Weather forecast: storms, then some relief from the humidity

Greater Boston's highest risk for storms Monday will be after 2 p.m. until about 7 p.m., moving west to east across the area. Most of the storms will likely stay south of the Mass. Pike.

Hundreds of drivers for the MBTA?s Ride service are on strike

The MBTA is asking riders with disabilities to avoid non-essential trips on the Ride, as about 350 drivers for the door-to-door service went on strike Monday morning.

Healey leads 18 AGs in lawsuit over Trump?s international student ban

Ghislaine Maxwell waives presence at Tues. arraignment tied to Jeffrey Epstein scandal

sports

Chad Finn

I didn?t want the Patriots to sign Cam Newton. Now that they have, I love it

The more you look into Newton, the more you realize he?s intent on unleashing a vengeance on the rest of the league, and that he?s working with a brilliant staff that will be invigorated by working with him.

Boston?s PGA Tour playoff tournament to be played with no fans

The Northern Trust, the first event in golf's FexEx Cup playoffs, will be held Aug. 20-23 at TPC Boston.

Washington will ditch ?Redskins? name and logo, team announces

Native American advocates and experts have long criticized the name they call a ?dictionary-defined racial slur.? A new name has yet to be announced.
Alex Speier

The PawSox were much more than just a baseball team, and the WooSox want to be the same way

PGA takeaways: With intimidation factor a thing of the past, young players showing no fear

Manchester City overturns 2-year ban from Champions League

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson?s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19?s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

Norwood-based Analog Devices buying Maxim Integrated in all-stock deal
Norwood-based Analog Devices Inc. provides technology used in everything from healthcare to transportation.

A running list of businesses that are reopening (and not reopening) in Boston today
Museums, gyms, and movie theaters have the green light to reopen in Boston today as part of Phase 3 of the state?s gradual plan to reopen the economy amid COVID-19. Here is a running list of Boston businesses that have announced their plans to reopen, or not, starting today.

Fracking firms fail, rewarding executives and raising climate fears

Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraft

New York City reaches coronavirus milestone with no reported deaths

Betsy DeVos again calls for school districts to open fully for 2020-21

Politics

Fact check: Betsy DeVos claims opening schools is not ?in any way dangerous?

Trump aides undercut Fauci as he speaks up on coronavirus concerns

Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon

Marijuana

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

MassCan?t: Board chair Samson Racioppi resigns amid outrage over his planning of ?straight pride,? pro-police, other rallies
magazine
Cover Story

They?ve been granted parole. So why can it take years for them to get out of prison?

Perspective

Why words aren?t enough from companies claiming to support Black Lives Matter

Love Letters

He cheated, but I want to get past it and have fun again

Cooking

Recipes: Three fast, flavorful takes on fish, chicken, and beef

sports

Reports: Washington NFL team will retire Redskins name Monday

ESPN suspends Adrian Wojnarowski for remarks to Missouri senator Josh Hawley

Jackie Bradley Jr. eyes shifting his approach

metro

Hearing set to discuss possible plea deal in R.I. money laundering case

Weather forecast: storms, then some relief from the humidity

Hundreds of drivers for the MBTA?s Ride service are on strike

Nation

Benjamin Keough, grandson of Elvis Presley, dies at age 27

30-year-old man dies after attending a ?COVID party,? Texas hospital says

Trump?s health officials warn more will die as COVID-19 cases rise

World

WHO: Indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible

Missing Seoul mayor?s body found after massive search

China calls US invite to nuclear talks a ploy to derail them

politics

Trump aides undercut Fauci as he speaks up on coronavirus concerns

Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

business

Norwood-based Analog Devices buying Maxim Integrated in all-stock deal

A running list of businesses that are reopening (and not reopening) in Boston today

Fracking firms fail, rewarding executives and raising climate fears

lifestyle

What and where to watch this summer

50 years later, the drive-in returns to Suffolk Downs

UNIQLO and MFA partner up on more T-shirts featuring Japanese Ukiyo-e prints

marijuana

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

MassCan?t: Board chair Samson Racioppi resigns amid outrage over his planning of ?straight pride,? pro-police, other rallies

State seeks help: What to do with 619,000 unsellable marijuana vapes?

opinion

Our racist fossil fuel energy system

Can?t blame police chiefs for calling it a day

Congress must bail out federal immigration agency

food & dining

From greaseless fried seafood to aromatic pad Thai, four delicious takeout diversions

Recipe: Rhubarb Oatmeal Scones get cheeky with buttermilk and pleasingly tart chunks of the red stalks

Want to support your favorite restaurant? Make a contribution

travel

The best gear for getting outside

Outdoor concerts are music to our ears, plus deep discounts on cars and hotels

S?mores and more: Best camping spots in New England

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 5

Masha Gessen contends with the Trump era in ?Surviving Autocracy?

?Dewey Defeats Truman? recalls when decency and courage triumphed

Movies

MFA?s French Film Festival goes virtual this year

In ?Palm Springs,? on Hulu, it?s endless love all over again

Springing some surprises with ?Palm Springs?

Television

This week?s TV: Peacock launches, the war comes home, and television critics? nominations

Paying tribute to an Asian-American icon with ?The Claudia Kishi Club'

With FX deal, expect bigger and better things from Pamela Adlon

music

Artists are demanding that Trump stop playing their songs, but they can?t always get what they want

Violinists strike a chord at Black Lives Matter protests

Dalai Lama dropped debut album on his 85th birthday

Theater/Dance

In Chelsea, a Latino theater company makes its debut

U.K. announces $2 billion bailout to help keep the arts afloat during pandemic

On its way from Broadway to the big screen, ?Hamilton? took a detour to your living room

globe local

$70m Boston City Hall Plaza project underway

A bluer shade of green: Reusable bags are out, but eco-friendly businesses press on with zero-waste goals

Should the state implement its proposed guidelines for face masks and social distancing if schools reopen this fall?

Obituaries

Brad Watson, whose writing turned an unflinching gaze toward life, dies at 64

Marga Richter, composer in a male-dominated era, dies at 93

Mike Ryan, Red Sox catcher during 1967?s Impossible Dream season, dies at 78