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Parents group launches campaign for ‘true diversity of thought’ in New England private schools

The campaign by the new, Boston-based group Parents United was prompted by parents’ glimpses into their children’s remote classrooms during the pandemic, said Ashley Jacobs, the group’s executive director.
What is critical race theory? A Tennessee teacher taught a Ta-Nehisi Coates essay and a poem about white privilege. He was fired for it

Person shot near Mission Hill, 10th reported shooting in Boston over weekend

Officers responded at 8:21 p.m. to 31 Smith St., where the victim was found suffering a gunshot wound, according to Officer Stephen McNulty, a Boston police spokesman.

Marcelo Mayer has been compared to Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager.
Marcelo Mayer quickly switched allegiances from Yankees to Red Sox, and other things to know about Boston’s first-round draft pick
Mayer was MLB.com's top-ranked prospect entering the draft, but slipped to No. 4 on Sunday and the Red Sox grabbed him.

Red Sox pick shortstop Marcelo Mayer with No. 4 pick in MLB Draft Brewers select Boston College’s Sal Frelick with 15th pick in MLB Draft; Conn. player chosen at No. 7

For years, in-law apartments have been discouraged in Greater Boston. The housing shortage is changing that

Fauci says there should be more coronavirus vaccine mandates at the local level
Soldiers stand guard near the residence of Interim President Claude Joseph in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, July 11, 2021, four days after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.

Florida resident detained as latest suspect in Haiti killing

The latest suspect detained amid the search for the masterminds and assassins in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse is a Haitian in his 60s living in Florida who identifies himself as a doctor and has accused the leaders of his homeland of corruption.
Vice President Kamala Harris met with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei in June and urged migrants not to travel to the United States.

‘Unprecedented level of vitriol’: Kamala Harris, embracing No. 2 role, ends up in spotlight’s glare

The honeymoon for the first Black and Asian woman to ever hold the nation’s second-highest office has been short-lived — if there was ever one at all. And it’s left Harris’s allies annoyed.
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is greeted by school children before heading to board the rocket plane that will fly him to the edge of space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos.
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Cochair Adriana Paz center, speaks with Nicole McClain of the North Shore Juneteenth Association, as they gather with fellow members of the Lynn Racial Justice Coalition at City Hall.
Lynn allocates $500,000 to set up an unarmed crisis-response team
Since the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, a handful of crisis-response teams have cropped up around the country, said Janine Perazzo, a senior director of behavioral health with New York City’s mobile crisis team.

Elderly brother and sister killed in Saugus fire mourned in two communities

Louis Gallo, 78, and Rosemarie Naples, 80, died in the fire that engulfed their home early Saturday morning, one of Naples’s daughters said Sunday.

Phillies 5, Red Sox 4
Nick Pivetta struggled against the Phillies, allowing five runs - four earned - in four innings of work.
Despite disappointing loss to Phillies, Red Sox manager Alex Cora says good teams win a lot of ballgames, and ‘We’re good.’
Despite nearly doubling Philadelphia's hit total, the Sox stranded 10 runners and lost at home before the All-Star break.

Greg and Kelly Daniell posed by their backyard pool. This summer, the Chelmsford couple have started using the app Swimply to rent out their pool by the hour.
A business in their backyard: Some Mass. residents are renting pools by the hour
With an app called Swimply, some pool owners in Massachusetts are making money by sharing their backyard amenity with others.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Schumer wants NRA investigated for bankruptcy fraud
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud.

The Brimfield Antique Flea Market takes place from July 13 to 18.
Experts share their tips for shopping the Brimfield Antique Flea Market
Thousands of buyers and dealers come from all over to visit the Brimfield Antique Flea Market. Here are some tips to help navigate it.

Opinion

A cover over construction staging on the front of the Massachusetts State House on May 17 pictures a façade of the State House.
EDITORIAL

The Mass. House dodges on transparency

Answering to the public is the job of state legislators. So why are they going out of their way to avoid doing it?
Open plans like this have come to dominate many offices, partly because they're cheaper. But they're not necessarily great for creative work.
IDEAS | ANNIE MURPHY PAUL

The open-plan office hijacks your brain
Ol Pejeta Conservancy head caretaker Zachary Mutai caresses one of the world's two remaining northern white rhinos.
IDEAS | Maja Prijatelj-Videmšek & Boštjan Videmšek.

The race to save the northern white rhino
Governor Charlie Baker stands at a social distance from other officials during a press conference marking the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
EDITORIAL

It’s time to open up the State House
Eileen Ryan campaigns for ranked-choice voting in costume, Oct. 31, 2020, in Cambridge.
MARCELA GARCÍA

The glorification of ranked-choice voting

THE GREAT DIVIDE ⟶

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See the latest from Globe Rhode Island.

NEWTON ⟶

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

Recommended reads

The Terrace at the 'Quin.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A stalwart of old Boston society is reinvented for modern sensibilities

Sandra and Paul Edgerley have given the historic Algonquin Club on Commonwealth Avenue a multimillion-dollar makeover, hoping that the 'Quin will draw a diverse mix of business, civic and nonprofit leaders, artists, scientists, and others and forge meaningful connections.

THE ESPYS
Tom Brady was named best male athlete at The ESPYs, and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers were honored as best team.
Tom Brady, Naomi Osaka named best athletes at The ESPYS
The longtime Patriots quarterback was recognized as the top male, and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers were honored as best team.

“This is a godsend, not having to wait, not having to agonize over weeks,” says Janet Humdy Morrison, who went from a screening mammogram to further tests to biopsy in a matter of four to five hours.
‘This is a godsend’: Doctors, spurred by the pandemic, try to make breast cancer screening easier and faster
A program at Massachusetts General Hospital streamlines mammography by ensuring that patients can get results on the spot, and, if additional testing is needed, can have those procedures done right away as well.

Tara Sullivan
Tommie Smith's gesture on the podium in Mexico City in 1968 — which John Carlos, right, followed — is the most famous example of athlete activism. The IOC has adapted their protest policy for this month's Tokyo Games, giving some concessions to athletes, but far fewer than they want.
Olympic athletes seem ready to defy the rules and protest in Tokyo. How will the IOC respond?
“The movement has gotten too big,” one expert explained. “Athletes know their voices are powerful.” But with the IOC banning outsized shows of activism, what happens after the fist is raised?

video

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

With the highest vaccination rates in the country, Massachusetts is largely protected from disease outbreaks.
Sylvia Fogel, Andrew Zimmerman, Charlotte Mao, and John Gaitanis

School vaccination requirements may lead to other health disparities
Anti-vaccine protesters rallied outside Houston Methodist Hospital on June 26.
RENÉE GRAHAM

The unnecessary death march of the unvaccinated
Boys are exposed to higher levels of testosterone in utero and are more likely to exhibit a preference for rough and tumble play.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Does testosterone matter?
A man with his dog drops off his mail-in ballot at Boston City Hall during the Massachusetts State Primary, on Sept.1, 2020.
EDITORIAL

Let Boston vote early and by mail
Rabbi Shlomo Noginski at his Brighton home on Sunday, three days after he was stabbed outside the Shaloh House, a Jewish day school.
JEFF JACOBY

How to speak out against antisemitism
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

In tiny Magnolia, community blood drives gets big donor support

It’s one of the Red Cross’s highest performing blood drive sites in the state, and it operates out of a small library and community center in Gloucester.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Parents group launches campaign for ‘true diversity of thought’ in New England private schools

The campaign by the new, Boston-based group Parents United was prompted by parents’ glimpses into their children’s remote classrooms during the pandemic, said Ashley Jacobs, the group’s executive director.

Amid rash of assaults, Asian American elders practice self-defense with canes and fists

On Thursday mornings, dozens of seniors gather at the VietAID community center in Fields Corner to learn defense techniques they hope will thwart anyone who’d wish them harm.

Man charged in fatal shooting in Milton

Myles King, 21, was arrested at the Milton police station on a murder warrant issued Sunday out of Quincy District Court, Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey and Milton Police Chief John King said in a statement early Sunday evening.

Sports

For the first time in 10 years, an American celebrated on the podium after Sepp Kuss of Colorado won the 15th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race.
Sports Log

American Sepp Kuss captures 15th stage at Tour de France

Tyler Farrar had been the last American to win a stage at cycling’s biggest race back in 2011.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dunks on Phoenix Suns forward Frank Kaminsky (8) and Jae Crowder (99) during the second half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals in Milwaukee on Sunday.
NBA

Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Suns in Game 3 blowout

The first NBA Finals game in Milwaukee since 1974 went to the home team in a romp, with Antetokounmpo and the bigger Bucks overwhelming the smallish Suns to the tune of a 20-2 advantage in second-chance points.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao smiles during a news conference with Errol Spence Jr., on Sunday at the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles ahead of their upcoming welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas on Aug. 21.
Boxing

Manny Pacquiao announces Aug. 21 fight with Errol Spence Jr.

Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) and Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) will fight for Spence's WBC and IBF welterweight titles in Las Vegas.
CONCACAF Gold Cup | US 1, Haiti 0

Sam Vines lifts US men’s soccer over Haiti in CONCACAF Gold Cup opener
NBA Finals

Bucks blowout: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the way with 41 in Game 3 vs. Suns

Marcelo Mayer quickly switched allegiances from Yankees to Red Sox, and other things to know about Boston’s first-round draft pick

Business

Schumer wants NRA investigated for bankruptcy fraud

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud.

For years, in-law apartments have been discouraged in Greater Boston. The housing shortage is changing that

More municipalities are mulling so-called accessory dwelling units as one way to add housing without drastically altering the feel of neighborhoods.

Cryptocurrency innovation vs. hype: A view from the inside

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

Comfort Zone

Silvia López Chavez's latest public artwork is a colorful mural wrap.
COMMUNITY

On the Common, a public restroom wrapped with beautiful art
A still from Ensemble Altera's COVID-era "Amazing Grace" video.
MUSIC

For this Providence choir, an emotional return to live music: ‘It could be overwhelming’
Fried seafood at B&B Fish in Marblehead.
IN THE FAMILY WAY

Picks for summertime dining with kids
Climb to the top of South Light and you’ll have views of its twin, North Light, and the rocky coast.
DAYTRIPPING

A visit to Thacher Island, where tragedy and beauty meet

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
summer dining

Where (and what) to eat in Newport this summer
a new appreciation

The Thoreau I didn’t know

Perspective

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

metro

Family and friends held a vigil on Belvoir Road for 25-year-old Marquis Simmons, who was fatally shot Saturday night in Milton.

Man charged in fatal shooting in Milton

A year after Justice Department’s scathing report, Springfield police will decommission narcotics unit

Lynn allocates $500,000 to set up an unarmed crisis-response team

sports

Sam Vines (right) of the US men's soccer team heads the ball past Haiti's goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre during the first half of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match on Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas

Sam Vines lifts US men’s soccer over Haiti in CONCACAF Gold Cup opener

Bucks blowout: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the way with 41 in Game 3 vs. Suns

Marcelo Mayer quickly switched allegiances from Yankees to Red Sox, and other things to know about Boston’s first-round draft pick

business

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is greeted by school children before heading to board the rocket plane that will fly him to the edge of space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

A business in their backyard: Some Mass. residents are renting pools by the hour

Average US price of gas rises 5 cents per gallon to $3.21

politics

President Biden waved as he walked from Marine One across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, late Sunday.

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide

Biden backs Trump rejection of China’s South China Sea claim

Too soon to say if Americans may need vaccine booster, Fauci says

Nation

Former president Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford Township, Mich., Oct. 30, 2020.

Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case

Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90

Fauci says there should be more coronavirus vaccine mandates at the local level

World

Soldiers stand guard near the residence of Interim President Claude Joseph in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, July 11, 2021, four days after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.

Florida resident detained as latest suspect in Haiti killing

Cubans denounce ‘misery’ in biggest protests in decades

Europe is racing to vaccinate residents - but in some countries, undocumented immigrants have been left out

opinion

Rabbi Shlomo Noginski at his Brighton home on Sunday, three days after he was stabbed outside the Shaloh House, a Jewish day school.

How to speak out against antisemitism

Let Boston vote early and by mail

The unnecessary death march of the unvaccinated

lifestyle

The Terrace at the 'Quin.

A stalwart of old Boston society is reinvented for modern sensibilities

Matt Damon tears up during 5-minute standing ovation for his new movie at Cannes

My husband is working on himself, but is that enough?

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

Silvia López Chavez's latest public artwork is a colorful mural wrap.

On the Common, a public restroom wrapped with beautiful art

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

At Brown University, a gallery show with absorbing newsprint

Books

The forest and the trees in ‘Appleseed’

‘The Outlier’ reconsiders Jimmy Carter’s presidency

A championship season in ‘Tall Men, Short Shorts’

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

A scene from season two of "This Way Up," starring the show's writer and creator, Aisling Bea.

The whip-smart British comedy ‘This Way Up’ is the perfect post-pandemic binge

Kiefer Sutherland to take on the role of FDR in ‘The First Lady’

18 shows to binge after a rainy, stormy, bad-weather day

music

Lianne La Havas performs in Los Angeles in 2017.

For music listeners stuck in the past, these 13 artists might remind you of some old favorites

For this Providence choir, an emotional return to live music: ‘It could be overwhelming’

New music for the out-of-it

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

John Voss brought his wife, Mira Voss a cup of hot tea before the show at Coolidge Corner Theater.

‘You’re just engulfed by the screen’: Movie fans relish the chance to return to beloved Coolidge Corner Theatre

Rollins moves to overturn thousands of convictions based on testing at now-closed state drug lab

Rhode Island Report

Obituaries

Esther Bejarano in 2010.

Esther Bejarano dies at 96; Auschwitz survivor fought antisemitism and racism with music

James Kallstrom, who led FBI review of TWA crash, dies at 78

Yury Dokhoian, chess coach who guided Gary Kasparov, dies at 56