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An American soldier on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flew over Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on May 2, 2021. The US military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31
‘Speed is safety’: Biden says US war in Afghanistan will end August 31
President Biden on Thursday said the US military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.

Man who allegedly stabbed rabbi in Brighton faces hate crime, civil rights charges

The Egyptian national who allegedly attacked a rabbi outside a Jewish day school in Brighton is now charged with violating the civil rights of Rabbi Shlomo Noginski who was stabbed multiple times during an attack on July 1.

FDA narrows recommended use of Biogen Alzheimer’s therapy after flood of criticism

The drug, which has been marred by controversy since its approval in June, is being recommended for patients with early symptoms of the disease.

Rise of the Moors member sued Danvers police, then sought to pay filing fees with a silver coin

Much of the language in the 2019 lawsuit foreshadowed arguments made by Rise of the Moors members in Malden District Court this week.
Rise of the Moors group arose from a growing, national sovereign citizen movement, experts say Letters: A standoff on the highway, a riddle in our midst

Two Haitian Americans detained in slaying of Haiti president

Boston police officer shoots man in struggle over gun during traffic stop
J.D. Martinez is batting .299 this season.
Chad Finn

This Red Sox season has been a delight, and four players who have exceeded expectations are a big reason why

There have been many pleasant surprises dotting the roster of the first-place Red Sox, but four stand out.
In 2018, the Red Sox got a good early look at Jack Leiter. Will they get a chance to draft him Sunday?
Fried seafood at B&B Fish in Marblehead.
IN THE FAMILY WAY

Picks for summertime dining with kids

Comforting menus, fun diversions, and deep-fried goodness.
Fun things to do with kids on the Cape Where (and what) to eat in Newport this summer
In this June 7, 2021, photo, people board an American Airlines flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Masks are mandated on all flights, and everyone who buys a ticket has agreed to comply.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

There’s only one side to the saga of American Airlines Flight 893

This whole story is starting to smell like an airplane bathroom in the last leg of a flight. Here is why I think there is only one side to it.
American Airlines says group disrupted flight from Boston to Bahamas, refused to wear masks Tour organizer says graduates from Boston-area high schools were wrongly blamed
Mass. coronavirus at a glance
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Attorney General Maura Healey comforted Wendy Werbiskis of Easthampton at an event in August 2019 to remember opioid overdose victims.
Massachusetts and other states reach $4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma over company’s role in opioid crisis
In 2018, Attorney General Maura Healey sued Purdue and its executives for misleading physicians and patients about the risks of opioids in order to increase their profits.

Barry Cadden arrived at the federal courthouse for his original sentencing in 2017.
Barry Cadden, compounding pharmacy owner, gets 14 years in case of tainted drugs that killed more than 100
The former owner of the notorious Framingham compounding pharmacy that sent out tainted drugs that killed more than 100 people has been resentenced to more than 14 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.

Michael Avenatti arrived for a scheduled sentencing at Manhattan federal court on Thursday in New York.
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in Nike extortion case
A New York judge sentenced Michael Avenatti to 2.5 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to use his popularity to damage the company’s reputation.

Christopher Ahlberg, founder and chief executive of Recorded Future, posed for a portrait at his facility in Somerville.
One of the nation’s top lines of cyber defense runs through this company in Davis Square
Recorded Future, which operates out of a former laundromat, has provided Washington’s top officials with intelligence on the country’s biggest breaches, from the Jan. 6 insurrection to recent ransomware attacks.

MISS CONDUCT
Advice: The salon owner won’t let me ask my hair stylist if she’s vaccinated
Plus, how much of your home life should be on display in Zoom meetings?

State high court says judges can be paid when facing felony charges, but the rules are different for court employees

The Thursday decision by the Supreme Judicial Court came in the case of Daphne Moore, an assistant clerk magistrate in Hampden Superior Court who has been without pay since 2019 when she was charged with federal felony drug crimes.

Opinion

When freelance ​work dried up after COVID-19 hit, Boston trombonist Skye Dearborn​ ​had to live off her savings and eventually qualified for unemployment benefits and food stamps.
Jonathan Kaledin

America needs a Department of Arts and Culture

It has the enormous, tantalizing potential to democratize and make much more egalitarian the reach and role of arts and culture in American society.
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Libel laws, the Supreme Court, and Donald Trump’s not-so funny campaign pledge
Alex Beam

Back again, digitally enhanced
To beat Governor Charlie Baker, a challenger must inspire a massive voter defection away from a governor who has stayed popular no matter what happened on his watch.
Joan Vennochi

If Baker runs for a third term, he’ll win. Unless...
Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson (second from left) accompanies volunteers and staffers during a door-knocking outreach effort to inform residents about an upcoming COVID-19 vaccination event, on June 30, in Birmingham, Ala.
Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht

Respect the Delta variant, but don’t fear it — unless you’re not vaccinated

THE GREAT DIVIDE ⟶

See the latest from our education team focused on race, class, and opportunity in schools.

RHODE ISLAND ⟶

See the latest from Globe Rhode Island.

NEWTON ⟶

See the Globe’s expanded Newton coverage in partnership with Boston University.

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Katio Barbosa (center), a senior at Jeremiah Burke High School, spoke as he stood beside his fellow students on the Boston Student Advisory Council during a news conference to voice grievances, list demands, and share the experiences with Re-evaluation Counseling that they were subjected to as part of being on the council.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Organization calls Boston students sharing their unlicensed counseling experiences an ‘attack’

The international organization that promotes Re-evaluation Counseling, an unorthodox brand of peer counseling, is dismissing criticism by Boston students who said they were pressured to participate in traumatizing sessions, calling it an “attack” on what they consider a powerful form of therapy.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Outgoing Sharon Public Schools Superintendent Victoria Greer's contract was not renewed by the Sharon School Committee last year in the middle of a national reckoning on race. She's spent the past several months looking for a new job.
‘I have never seen a Black superintendent retire ... There’s a systemic problem’
There's a lack of racial diversity among the state’s educators, particularly superintendents of color whose numbers and tenure are low. Especially at a time of national racial awareness, education advocates are pushing to cut down on that disparity, saying it is critical for Black, Latino, and Asian students to see themselves reflected in their teachers and school leaders.

CAPE TRAVEL
A flatbread with braised short rib? Why yes — if it’s the one they’re making in the pizza ovens at Crisp or Crisp Too in Osterville.
13 top places to eat on Cape Cod
Discover these tasty places on your next trip over the bridge.

Katy Slininger spent two weeks creating this intricate embroidery depicting the famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist of 1990.
She fell down the Gardner Museum heist rabbit hole. So she turned the crime scene into her own work of art
Former Boston resident Katy Slininger, 31, embroidered an intricate reconstruction of the Gardner Museum heist after watching the Netflix docuseries, “This Is a Robbery.”

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Special Projects

EDITORIAL

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Ashish K. Jha

Masking indoors in the age of the Delta variant
Walden Pond swimmer Peter Halpert from Lincoln was upset about the state's ban on open-water swimming. "This is holy water. It's a spiritual and religious event to swim in this pond," Halpert said. The state announced on Wednesday that it was lifting the ban.
EDITORIAL

Give people safe access to public waters

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing about the court's budget in Washington on March 23, 2015.
LETTERS

As court’s term ends, inquiring minds turn to Justice Breyer’s retiring mind
A crew of inmate firefighters work to contain the Springs Fire as it burns along a hillside in the Angeles National Forest in Valyermo, California, April 5.
ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The United States has yet to fully abolish slavery
The container ship Ever Lively, registered in Singapore, ties up at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in South Boston in July 2020.
Scott A. Hodge and Daniel Bunn

Biden’s infrastructure plan could unfairly tax Northeast businesses

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

Metro

Should Massachusetts have a two-month sales tax holiday this year?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Boston police officer shoots man in struggle over gun during traffic stop

Acting Police Commissioner Gregory Long said the man was taken to an area hospital with injuries that weren’t life-threatening.

Police trying to find the owners of two lost rings

A piece of string becomes a cause for concern, a strange dog wanders into a home, and other odd tales from local police blotters.

Maps: What to expect from Tropical Storm Elsa

Here’s what to expect as Elsa hits Massachusetts.

Sports

The Bruins have yet to hear from David Krejci about his plans for 2021-22.
Beat writer's notebook

For Bruins, action should pick up on Tuukka Rask, David Krejci and Taylor Hall with NHL expansion draft looming

The Bruins must submit their protected list July 17, and four days later the Kraken pick their team.
Jose Altuve (right) was named to the All-Star team for a seventh time, while Carlos Correa (left) earned his second nod.
Baseball notebook

Astros’ Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa will skip All-Star Game

Both players were named reserves for the game Tuesday night in Denver.
Harry Kane celebrated with fans after England's 2-1 win over Denmark in a Euro 2020 semifinal.

Here’s why England fans have been singing ‘Sweet Caroline’ at Euro 2020

It all started with a DJ's selection after England's Round of 16 win over Germany earlier in the tournament.
Chad Finn

This Red Sox season has been a delight, and four players who have exceeded expectations are a big reason why

See more Olympics coverage

Join us for a subscriber-only event to preview the Tokyo Summer Olympics

Business

Two Haitian Americans detained in slaying of Haiti president

Two men believed to be Haitian Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port au Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti’s president, a senior Haitian official said Thursday.

James Carmody heads for Boca Raton after long run as GM of the Seaport Hotel

Carmody, a respected leader in Boston’s hospitality industry, is taking a senior management role at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida.

Volkswagen and BMW are fined nearly $1 billion for emissions colluding

Critics: Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers

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
Maria Vasco, pictured here, runs zero-waste shop Uvida in the North End with the help of two employees.
COMFORT ZONE

The North End’s Uvida is a zero-waste wonderland
Vanessa Zoltan, founder of Not Sorry Productions and author of "Praying With Jane Eyre," out this week from Penguin Random House.
COMFORT ZONE

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

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

STAT

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle (UK B.1.1.7 variant), isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
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.

Boston, MA -- 03/16/21 -- The cover of the summary report of the review hearing for Jospeh Messere, is seen on March 16, 2021, provided by his attorney David Apfel.(Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
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.

JAMA illo
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.

SCT illo
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.

magazine
Perspective | Magazine

Talking to strangers, it turns out, is very good for us
Vietnamese Grilled Lemon Grass Pork (Thit Nuong).
Cooking

Grilled pork and eggplant shine in these flavorful Vietnamese dishes
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)
Summer Entertainment Guide

25 outdoor events to help fill your summer weekends with fun

metro

Police are hoping to find the owner of these two rings that were found at World’s End reservation in Hingham.

Police trying to find the owners of two lost rings

Maps: What to expect from Tropical Storm Elsa

When words fail, offering comfort to an old friend

sports

J.D. Martinez is batting .299 this season.

This Red Sox season has been a delight, and four players who have exceeded expectations are a big reason why

See more Olympics coverage

Join us for a subscriber-only event to preview the Tokyo Summer Olympics

business

The impact of the periodical rate increase is expected to be felt most by small daily and weekly newspapers, as well as rural newspapers, which depend on the Postal Service since they have shifted from using independent contractors for deliveries.

Critics: Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers

Safety agency sues to force recall of home elevators tied to crushed children

Biden seeks to strengthen options for workers with new order

politics

An American soldier on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flew over Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on May 2, 2021. The US military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31

‘Speed is safety’: Biden says US war in Afghanistan will end August 31

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid 2020 pitfalls

Giuliani’s DC law license suspended until NY case resolved

Nation

An American soldier on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flew over Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on May 2, 2021. The US military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31

‘Speed is safety’: Biden says US war in Afghanistan will end August 31

‘Overdue’: Biden sets Aug. 31 for US exit from Afghanistan

In Michigan, pro-impeachment Republicans face voters’ wrath

World

Gravediggers carried the coffin of a COVID-19 victim during a burial at Vila Formosa cemetery in São Paulo. The world’s known coronavirus death toll passed four million on Thursday, a loss roughly equivalent to the population of Los Angeles, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

World’s reported COVID death toll passes 4 million

Pope temporarily had fever 3 days after intestinal surgery

Haiti’s future uncertain after brazen slaying of president

opinion

Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson (second from left) accompanies volunteers and staffers during a door-knocking outreach effort to inform residents about an upcoming COVID-19 vaccination event, on June 30, in Birmingham, Ala.

Respect the Delta variant, but don’t fear it — unless you’re not vaccinated

Give people safe access to public waters

Masking indoors in the age of the Delta variant

lifestyle

Tuna tartare served at Talise in Annisquam.

A beautiful view of the water from every table at Talise in Gloucester’s Annisquam

A sustainable bridal shop in Newton sells greener gowns

There’s only one side to the saga of American Airlines Flight 893

food & dining

Tuna tartare served at Talise in Annisquam.

A beautiful view of the water from every table at Talise in Gloucester’s Annisquam

Shrubbly from Vermont is a new summer thirst-quencher

New owners keep Portuguese Bakery traditions going in Provincetown

travel

In this June 7, 2021, photo, people board an American Airlines flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Masks are mandated on all flights, and everyone who buys a ticket has agreed to comply.

There’s only one side to the saga of American Airlines Flight 893

An outdoor fest in N.H., a Cape Cod redo, and Road Scholar hits the road once again

Exploring the Elizabeth Islands (and swimming with cows)

Arts

Artist Firelei Báez calls her installation "To breathe full and free: a declaration, a re-visioning, a correction (19°36'16.9"N 72°13'07.0"W, 42° 21'48.762" N 71°1'59.628" W)."

At the ICA Watershed, artist Firelei Báez draws history from the deep

At Brown University, a gallery show with absorbing newsprint

What artists see in wake of the Mayflower

Books

Matt Haig, the author of the best-selling “The Midnight Library,” a novel in which a deeply despondent young woman happens on a magical archive of the many routes her life could have taken, now offers readers more inspiration and hope in a confusing time with his essays in his just published “The Comfort Book.”

Matt Haig on finding comfort in books of all kinds

A book about non-violence, a new collection of writing about recovery and addition, and the return of a music-and-literature event series

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 4

Movies

Robert Downey Jr., left, with his father Robert Downey Sr., in 2008.

Directing done very differently

Doc Talk: taking a Lunch break, finding eternity in grains of sand

A study in Scarlett

Television

"The White Lotus" writer-director Mike White with cast members Sydney Sweeney, center, and Alexandra Daddario at the premiere of the HBO limited series Wednesday in Los Angeles.

‘The White Lotus’ takes ‘Fantasy Island’ to a different plane

‘Gossip Girl’ revival doesn’t have a lot to say

With movie sequel, there’s no stopping the ‘Downton Abbey’ brand

music

Sheffield Chamber Players kick off an ambitious five-year commissioning project with a new work by Kevin Day.

Sheffield Chamber Players seek local living rooms for world premieres

Gillette Stadium announces return to live music with Garth Brooks concert in October

Buskers to blanket Great Barrington all summer

Theater/Dance

Harriet Harris is shown during a 2020 filming of "Eleanor," a role she'll be reprising onstage for live audiences at Barrington Stage Company.

Juggling two major roles, Harriet Harris has returned to the Berkshires in earnest

A teller of tales, buffeted by waves of ridicule

Emerson Colonial Theatre will reopen to a jam-packed slate of shows beginning in September

globe local

David and Pam Griffin are owners of Chocolate Therapy in Framingham.

Sweet summer memories are made at local candy stores

Should Massachusetts have a two-month sales tax holiday this year?

Police trying to find the owners of two lost rings

Obituaries

Dr. Lewontin was a pioneer in the study of genetic variation among humans and other animals.

Richard C. Lewontin, eminent geneticist with a sharp pen, dies at 92

Gerald W. Blakeley Jr., visionary developer of Boston’s ‘high-tech highway,’ dies at 100

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