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From organic farm to armed standoff, Wakefield suspect took unexpected path

A tough transition out of the military led Jamhal Latimer to Blue Skys Farm in Cranston, R.I., more than five years ago. What took him from there to an armed standoff in Wakefield is unclear.

Parents of Wakefield suspect stunned by standoff, arrest State police identify men arrested in standoff What is ‘Rise of the Moors,’ the R.I. group that broadcast live from the I-95 standoff?

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from errant fireworks

Police in Novi, Mich., said the firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby Sunday night.

Demolition widens search at Florida condo site, but storms threaten

Rescuers searched through fresh rubble Monday after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished, which allowed crews into previously inaccessible places, including bedrooms where people were believed to be sleeping at the time of the disaster, officials said.

What is known about Frank Morabito, structural engineer who worked with Champlain Towers South condo board

17-year-old lifeguard stabbed while on duty at Bell Pond in Worcester; four men arrested

LePage announces run for Maine governor in 2022, setting up contest with clues for Trump’s own comeback

Red Sox reliever Adam Ottavino stands barefoot on the lip of the mound at Fenway Park, five hours before game time. He believes the process, called Earthing, grounds him and helps him prepare for the game.

‘I want all the spirits that are in here to favor me.’ How Adam Ottavino uses Earthing to help him focus on pitching

"Basically, I’m just trying to connect with the environment I’m going to be in every day and it just kind of helps," the Red Sox reliever said.

TOM FARRAGHER

‘It kind of gives me a little escape from reality’: Baseball on the Cape a welcome summertime salve

The deadly pandemic that has rearranged lives around the world has not defeated the 2021 edition of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a breeding ground for sluggers and aces who made it big.

Weather | Dave Epstein

More heat is on the way with temperatures in the 90s expected Tuesday and Wednesday

We're going to see a return of hot weather and high humidity, and rain is possible Tuesday and later in the week.

Xaverian's starting pitcher Marc Cedrone reacts after striking out Leominster, ending the fifth inning of the Division 1 title game at Doyle Field.

Xaverian’s Marc Cedrone finds his groove to shut out Leominster for Division 1 state title

He fired a shutout, struck out 13 batters with no walks, and allowed just three hits.

Sam Hyun, with his mother, Donna, at her Newton laundromat business. The two have always been close, but they have recently begun to confide more honestly with one another.

Young Asian Americans struggle to get immigrant parents to open up about a painful issue: racism

Amid swelling anti-Asian sentiment, propelled by rhetoric surrounding COVID-19, second-generation Asian Americans are talking to their parents about subjects they never dared to broach before: race, racism, and identity.

A woman and child used hand sanitizer at CambridgeSide mall earlier this year.

Hand sanitizer is here to stay, but it’s not without risks. Here’s what doctors have to say

The near-ubiquitous nature of hand sanitizer is a net positive, several doctors said. But it does have some drawbacks and should not be overused.

Red Sox notebook

Angels’ two-way All-Star Shohei Ohtani on the mound Tuesday against the Red Sox

The last time Ohtani pitched against the Sox, in 2018, he was soundly beaten, as Mookie Betts greeted him with a home run.

Free swimming lessons program in Mass. opens amid wave of recent drownings

The Department of Conservation and Recreation’s “Learn to Swim” program, which occurs annually, is open to people older than 4 and is held Monday through Friday at locations across the state.

Aly Raisman asks for help finding dog after he ran off during fireworks in Boston’s Seaport District

Massachusetts native and two-time Olympian Aly Raisman said her dog, Mylo, became frightened by fireworks in the Seaport District on Saturday night.

Tropical Storm Elsa crosses west Cuba and heads for Florida

Tropical Storm Elsa swept across a mostly rural section of western Cuba with strong rain and winds Monday, then moved into the Florida Straits for a possible close brush with the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on Tuesday.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Mass. retailers get potential boost from Senate in fight over commission-based overtime pay

A rider in the Senate's budget bill would sharply reduce damages paid by retailers in the state for paying salespeople incorrectly.

Police release sketch of suspect in Merrimac assault

Police have released a sketch of a man who allegedly assaulted a woman multiple times after breaking into her Merrimac home Saturday night.

Opinion

Weston High School senior Eche Onwuama performs a rap he wrote for the METCO Advocacy Day at the Massachusetts State House on March 19, 2019.

School integration is back. Congress should embrace it.

And here in New England, school officials should make a vigorous play for the federal dollars attached to the White House’s proposal.

Teacher Deborah Garcia Weitz works with Denzel Bobbitt in her kindergarten classroom at Mozart Elementary School, June 15. Mozart Elementary has a diverse teaching staff compared with its students, making it an outlier among Boston Public Schools. Principal Michael Baulier says hiring and retaining great teachers of color is one of his top priorities in running the school.

Massachusetts DEI directors

Diversity, equity, and inclusion education should be included in public schools

An email from the Wellesley Public Schools inviting students to a "Healing Space" is subject to a federal civil rights complaint from Parents Defending Education.

Richard L. Cravatts

There’s cause for concern in teaching critical race theory

A Trump supporter (left) and a demonstrator argue outside the convention center at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Feb. 28 in Orlando, Fla.

DEI initiatives leave out the people who voted for Trump

The Declaration of Independence inspires

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Marshfield Police chief Phillip A. Tavares at his desk in March.

The secret he carried

For more than 30 years, Phillip Tavares, now Marshfield’s police chief, has never stopped working to secure justice for his father.

Biden hopes IRS will catch tax dodgers to help pay for his infrastructure bill

A deal struck by President Biden and a bipartisan group of 21 senators calls for pumping $40 billion into the much-maligned agency. The funding is projected to result in the collection of $140 billion in additional revenue over a decade.

Geoff Diehl announces bid for governor; he’s first Republican to enter race

Diehl made the announcement during a Fourth of July barbeque in Hadley organized by the Western Mass GOP Patriots Political Action Committee, according to his campaign manager, Amanda Orlando.

Battle for the GOP

They kept the wheels on democracy as Trump tried to steal an election. Now they’re paying the price

As President Trump and his allies looked for the pressure points in the country’s sprawling election system, hoping to overturn his loss, they met resistance from Democrats but also a cadre of Republicans who acted as the guardrails of American democracy by prioritizing truth and law over political allegiance.

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Editorial: Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance: Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt

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.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting

Blind Spot

An 11-month Globe investigation found that people nationwide are dying in crashes caused by drivers who should have had their licenses suspended. One in 10 US drivers has at least one offense — from speeding to vehicular homicide — that isn’t reflected on their driving record.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Still No. 1.

Lincoln was the best. Buchanan was the worst. What about the others?

French President Emmanuel Macron at the inauguration of the French Cultural Center in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 27. He acknowledged that France bears some responsibility for the 1994 genocide in the central African country.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Hey, America, how about an apology?

Should you know if your neighbor owns a gun?

NASA and some of the world’s leading engineers and space scientists are at work on a plan to avoid the destruction of Earth by an errant asteroid.

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

The following asteroid collision is only a test

A Black Voters Matter’s “Freedom Ride for Voting Rights” bus, at the National Mall, in Washington, June 26. This year is the 60th anniversary of the launch of the original Freedom Rides from Washington, D.C. throughout the South to challenge segregation in busing and public facilities.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The Supreme Court took a hammer to voting rights, proving Douglass’s words still true

Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, June 25, 2011, before the rain.

IDEAS | RYAN DAVIS

Taylor Swift’s miracle in the rain and the mystery of shared experience

Metro

Richard Donner, director of ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ films, dies at 91

Richard Donner, the tough, single-minded but playful film director who made Christopher Reeve’s Superman fly, Mel Gibson’s deranged detective lethal and the young stars of “The Goonies” pirate-adorable, died on Monday. He was 91.

Police release sketch of suspect in Merrimac assault

Police have released a sketch of a man who allegedly assaulted a woman multiple times after breaking into her Merrimac home Saturday night.

RI ARTS

Bristol Fourth of July Parade returns, bigger and better, for 2021

Crowds turned out in full force for the 236th annual parade in Bristol, R.I. -- the longest-running, continuous Fourth of July celebration in the United States

KEVIN CULLEN

Matt Gilbert can’t review everything on TV, so . . .

The Globe’s ace TV critic can’t be expected to review everything on the tube. So in the spirit of collegiality, and in desperate search of a subject on a long holiday weekend, I’ll take the commercials for him.

Sports

The Canadiens' Josh Anderson takes a slide on the ice celebrating his winning goal in Game 4.

Canadiens avoid Stanley Cup sweep, tip Lightning in overtime

Josh Anderson scored his second goal 3:57 into overtime to force a Game 5.

Kylean Plumb (front) and her Taunton teammates wanted to share their celebration with one and all after Monday's 1-0 win over Wachusett at Jack Tripp Field for the MIAA Division 1 championship.

Five days later, no delaying the celebration for Taunton softball in Division 1 final

When play resumed in sixth inning of suspended title game , Hannah Aldrich doubled, Mckenzie McAloon delivered an RBI single, and Kelsey White closed out Wachusett in the 7th for a 20-0 season.

The Medfield baseball team finished a 20-2 season as the runner-up in Division 3.

Taconic derails Medfield with a 10-run sixth inning in Division 3 baseball final

Making its first state final appearance, Medfield (20-2) responded with four late runs at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, but the rally ended there.

Xaverian’s Marc Cedrone finds his groove to shut out Leominster for Division 1 state title

Providence Bruins looking for new coach: Jay Leach joins Seattle Kraken as assistant

Red Sox notebook

Angels’ two-way All-Star Shohei Ohtani on the mound Tuesday against the Red Sox

Business

Massive redo of Government Center Garage could now include a life-sciences building

Developer HYM is trading hotel, retail, and office space for the hottest commodity in Boston's commercial real estate market: lab space.

Fox’s new channel changes the climate for weather TV

Weather is taking the media industry by storm.Amid a waning appetite for political news in the post-Trump era, media executives are realizing that demand for weather updates is ubiquitous and, for an increasing swath of the country, a matter of urgent concern.

Fallout continues from biggest global ransomware attack

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Mass. retailers get potential boost from Senate in fight over commission-based overtime pay

Comfort Zone

What can we learn from wedding announcements? Cate Doty answers with "Mergers and Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned on the Wedding Pages"

What we can learn from wedding announcements

Conductor Keith Lockhart was photographed Friday at Symphony Hall. The 2021 Boston Pops July Fourth Spectacular will mark the conductor's reunion with live audiences.

Keith Lockhart on July 4: ‘The theme of this concert, in my mind, is about rebirth’

Carolina Aragón's "FutureSHORELINE" represents climate threats as well as solutions proposed by scientists.

In Fort Point, public art helps visualize rising sea levels

From left: Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson in "The Office."

Why we’re still in a relationship with some classic sitcoms

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We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions

More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic

In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race

Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder

Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

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Among the top stories for the magazine so far in 2021 have been a piece about the origins of William Shakespeare's work (left), a story on Black joy (top right), and the annual Top Spots to Live story (bottom right).

Recommended reading

Ten of the best Globe Magazine stories from 2021 (so far)

Titi, a 6-year-old rescue dog, gazes adoringly at the writer’s husband, actor Chris Cooper, in their Massachusetts home.

A father’s soothing ways

The owners of this Ogunquit summer house asked the designer to create a loft in their young daughters' bedroom.

Home design ideas: A bedroom with a loft provides an escape for young sisters

Squam Lake attracts naturalists, canoers, and kayakers right through autumn. “It’s the quiet coffee shop to Lake Winnipesaukee’s loud nightclub,” says homeowner Sam Kachmar.

A 1970s fixer-upper on a New Hampshire lake draws new owners with its ‘family vibe’

metro

Matt Gilbert can’t review everything on TV, so . . .

Janey’s address a part celebration, part state of the city, part campaign rally

Chicago’s exam schools offer lessons to Boston’s evolving admission process

sports

Xaverian's starting pitcher Marc Cedrone reacts after striking out Leominster, ending the fifth inning of the Division 1 title game at Doyle Field.

Xaverian’s Marc Cedrone finds his groove to shut out Leominster for Division 1 state title

Providence Bruins looking for new coach: Jay Leach joins Seattle Kraken as assistant

Angels’ two-way All-Star Shohei Ohtani on the mound Tuesday against the Red Sox

business

Some retailers that pay based on commissions are watching the State House closely for signs that a Senate provision that could limit their legal liability will survive House-Senate negotiations.

Mass. retailers get potential boost from Senate in fight over commission-based overtime pay

Give Boston a landmark to honor the big ideas that made it great — and guide us to the future

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role

politics

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, a mob supporting Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington.

Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6

Twenty years after 9/11, lawsuit against Saudis hits key moment

LePage announces run for Maine governor in 2022, setting up contest with clues for Trump’s own comeback

Nation

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, a mob supporting Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington.

Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6

What is known about Frank Morabito, structural engineer who worked with Champlain Towers South condo board

Demolition widens search at Florida condo site, but storms threaten

World

Lines of vehicles waited to fuel up in Beirut, Lebanon, in May.

As Lebanon’s crisis deepens, lines for fuel grow, food and medicine are scarce

England to lift most virus restrictions, including those for masks

Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike

opinion

French President Emmanuel Macron at the inauguration of the French Cultural Center in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 27. He acknowledged that France bears some responsibility for the 1994 genocide in the central African country.

Hey, America, how about an apology?

State’s housing woes don’t just extend to the Cape — they’re rife there

Just think of the energy savings from a digital currency backed by a central bank

lifestyle

Vanessa Zoltan, founder of Not Sorry Productions and author of "Praying With Jane Eyre," out this week from Penguin Random House.

Vanessa Zoltan on ‘Praying With Jane Eyre’ and how pop culture can be sacred

Willing to enter a ‘throuple’ relationship for her

Should I e-mail my ex for closure?

food & dining

Butter rice ssam is served at Cloud & Spirits restaurant near Central Square.

At Cloud & Spirits, one chef’s vision of Korean cuisine

The Red Hat may reopen in early fall under new ownership

A Dunkin’ iced coffee has become a fixture at the Ashmont T station — and Boston Reddit is invested

travel

Kiddie shampoo was a lot more fun when it came in bottles like these, as seen at the Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum.

Museum or giant toybox? One family’s vast collection of playthings and artifacts is the stuff of childhood memories

This Rhode Island hotel has been named one of the 15 best beach resorts in the US

What’s new (and not to miss) in Newport

Arts

Virgil Abloh's “You’re Obviously in the Wrong Place,” from 2015.

Moving fast, thinking deeply at the ICA’s Virgil Abloh show

Art that crystallizes the past

With sculpture, Edith Wharton’s estate becomes open field for the imagination

Books

Battling the patriarchy’s censor in ‘The Man Who Hated Women’

Reading Chinese authors, and trying to learn Mandarin

Lessons in how to fool yourself in ‘Nobody, Somebody, Anybody’

Movies

Chris Pratt in "The Tomorrow War."

In ‘The Tomorrow War,’ on Amazon, the future is now

Two cheers for the red, white, and blue

The Civil War monumentalized; seeing the death penalty in action

Television

Shark Week returns to Discovery and some shows will also appear on Discovery+.

Discovery’s Shark Week returns Sunday

This week’s TV: ‘Gossip Girl’ returns, sharks are everywhere, and cops trail the supernatural

Julia Roberts to lead star-filled cast in Starz’s ‘Gaslit’

music

Connie C. Chin, shown in the Global Arts Live offices in Cambridge, is a former professional dancer with an MBA from Yale. Most recently she has been president of the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library.

Once an artist, now an administrator, Connie C. Chin prepares to lead Global Arts Live into a new era

Keith Lockhart on July 4: ‘The theme of this concert, in my mind, is about rebirth’

For ’80s heartthrob Richard Marx, it’s all about the music

Theater/Dance

BOSTON, MA - 07/04/2019 Confetti falls on the audience attending the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Despite the heat, a large crowd came out to celebrate one of the countryÕs largest and oldest public Fourth-of-July events that took place on the Esplanade.Erin Clark for the Boston Globe

How to watch the July Fourth Pops celebration and fireworks from home

For ArtsEmerson, a less busy but ambitious season

Christopher Lloyd’s journey, from kooks to King Lear

globe local

Haverhill Sign Company's city limits sign in 1910.

Big shoes to fill: Film tells how a Haverhill union activist became America’s first socialist mayor

Should the state phase out Mass Save rebates for new oil-fired systems for heat and hot water?

Somerville moves to honor military heroes still among us

Obituaries

Mr. Donner mastered the buddy comedy with the “Lethal Weapon” franchise.

Richard Donner, director of ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ films, dies at 91

Theresa Parks, Mission Hill housing advocate who stood up to Harvard, dies at 84

Tom Reich, pioneering baseball and hockey agent, dies at 82