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Trump officials testify his election night victory claims were premature

Barr thought Trump was ‘detached from reality’ if he believed voter fraud conspiracies
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is delving deeper into what it calls “the big lie,” Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud that fueled his relentless effort to overturn the 2020 election and led a mob of his supporters to lay siege to the US Capitol.

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Trump campaign manager no longer testifying, Jan. 6 panel says

Bill Stepien abruptly pulled out of Monday’s appearance before the House committee, citing a family emergency.

Watch live: Jan. 6 panel holds second day of public hearings

More local tech companies are cutting jobs

Amid the stock market downturn and tough economic conditions, the wave of tech companies announcing job cuts and office closures is accelerating.

‘The Marshals are not going to stop looking for her.’ Suspect in killing of Vt. cyclist in Texas still at large

The alleged killer of Vermont cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, a 25-year-old Dartmouth graduate who was shot to death last month in Austin, Tex., remains at large, and investigators believe she traveled by plane to the East Coast in the days following the slaying.

Employers piece together a hodgepodge of COVID-19 safety policies to stay open and healthy
Amid the ever-changing COVID landscape, businesses have adopted a panoply of approaches attempting to keep workers healthy and the doors open.

Tell us: Are you among the lucky minority who never got COVID-19?

US futures point to a bear market. Here’s what that means.

The last bear market happened just two years ago, but this would still be a first for those investors that got their start trading on their phones during the pandemic.
Larry Edelman: Coming to terms with this inevitable bear market
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Jan. 6 hearings resume, a new Jeff Bridges drama, and an escape to the Italian Riviera

The House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol resumes its televised hearings this week, although not in primetime. Here's a glimpse at what the panel will be focusing on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Universities face mounting pressure to stop taking fossil fuel funds

Climate activists, emboldened by their success in pushing wealthy universities to divest their stocks from fossil fuel companies, are now looking to a new and even thornier target: the billions of dollars universities accept from those companies for climate research.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Celtics need Jayson Tatum to save a tied series so many believe they’ve already lost

Monday is a critical game on the resumes of Jayson Tatum, Ime Udoka, and the Celtics, as there may have never been such a lopsided public opinion on a 2-2, best-of-seven series.
The Celtics may have the top-ranked defense — but even that can’t stop Stephen Curry
Opinion
EDITORIAL

BPD needs more safeguards for its growing drone surveillance program

The increased use of drones by Boston Police has raised concerns about people’s privacy rights. BPD needs better answers to reassure the public.
Jane Steinmetz

Blue is the new green: How business can protect the ocean
Tara D. Sonenshine

Why worry about water?
EDITORIAL

The mental health crisis afflicting American youth demands health care reforms
JEFF JACOBY

The freedom to uphold an unpopular opinion
Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

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Kayaker finds body believed to be missing 6-year-old boy in Merrimack River

A body believed to be that of a missing 6-year-old boy from Lowell who fell into the Merrimack River Thursday was found by a kayaker during a days-long search by investigators Sunday, authorities said.

Man dies after being shot in Roxbury

A man was shot and killed in Roxbury Sunday night, the 13th homicide in Boston this year, according to Boston police.

Multi-car crash reported on Route 128 in Woburn, causing delays
A multi-car crash was reported on Route 128 south in Woburn on Monday morning, according to published reports.

The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war

Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor.

Leominster woman seriously injured in ATV rollover in New Hampshire state park
The single-vehicle ATV rollover on Erik’s Way in Jericho Mountain State Park was first reported to Fish and Game by New Hampshire State Police Troop F at around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, officials said Monday.

Red Sox 2, Mariners 0

Rafael Devers just couldn’t resist taking a chance on a bad pitch, and the result was a game-winning homer

The Red Sox went 8-2 on their West Coast road trip, their most victories on a road trip since 2017 and their best West Coast swing since going 8-3 in 1995.

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At 200, Frederick Law Olmsted continues to shape public space

It’s impossible to imagine Boston without its Emerald Necklace, designed by the man considered the father of landscape architecture on principles that the city struggles to live up to today.
Maps: What Boston could have looked like if Olmsted’s original plans were realized Want to learn more about Frederick Law Olmsted? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

‘This is the story of a crime,’ father of boy who drowned at Martha’s Vineyard club tells court in video
An Edgartown tennis and pool club pleaded guilty Friday in the drowning death last July of a 3-year-old boy who was left unattended in a pool without flotation aids while participating in a summer program.

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Anna Lin started teaching English in the fifth grade. Now as a junior in high school, she has a student-run nonprofit dedicated to educating hundreds of people around the world.

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Al Horford’s brother Jon doesn’t get many breaks from campaigning for the Michigan House of Representatives, but he made it to Game 4
Jon spends hours each day walking the neighborhoods of the state’s 77th district, knocking on doors to introduce himself to potential constituents.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events

Author readings around Boston June 12-18

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Margaret H. Marshall and Joan Lukey

The end of Roe v. Wade could put Mass.-based employers in a tough spot
EDITORIAL

Justice demands a look-back at felony-murder cases
SCOT LEHIGH

The Kennedy Institute and Senators Sanders and Graham hope to rekindle real Senate debates
Joan Ilacqua

The changing face of Pride
EDITORIAL

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Sure. But how about a sandy spot for the modest among us too?
RENÉE GRAHAM

A nation held hostage by Republican cowardice on gun reform

Metro

Jan. 6 hearings: The latest

Barr thought Trump was ‘detached from reality’ if he believed voter fraud conspiracies

The Jan. 6 committee is convening Monday for its second public hearing. Follow along for the latest news, updates, and analyses.
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Ocean House’s Chef Will Rietzel aims to ‘compose a symphony’ on your dinner plate

The famed chef talks about his journey from dishwasher to James Beard semifinalist, his thought process in the kitchen, and more.
RI FOOD & DINING

We asked you to tell us your favorite underrated restaurants in the Providence area. Here’s what you picked.

There are lots of great dishes being served at restaurants you might not have heard about.
RI FOOD & DINING

8 must-attend food and wine festivals in Rhode Island this summer

From dining inside one of the Newport mansions to chowing down classic New England seafood, here’s a roundup of the major festivals for foodies taking place in summer 2022.

Sports

Jim McBride | On golf

Rory McIlroy had extra incentive to win the Canadian Open, and now he’ll highlight the US Open field

“Yeah, I wanted [this win] a lot. I wanted it at the start of the day and there was a few different incentives in there,’’ said McIlroy.
Sports Log

NASCAR revved up to return to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Clash had been held at Daytona, but NASCAR relocated it to the West Coast in a bid for attention in an eye-catching venue.
Red Sox 2, Mariners 0

Rafael Devers just couldn’t resist taking a chance on a bad pitch, and the result was a game-winning homer

The Red Sox went 8-2 on their West Coast road trip, their most victories on a road trip since 2017 and their best West Coast swing since going 8-3 in 1995.
SUNDAY'S MIAA TENNIS TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

With a fresh start, Lexington girls’ tennis continues its perfect season by sweeping Arlington
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Brooke Henderson claims ShopRite playoff with eagle
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Drawing a big assignment, Mike Calvo provides a boost for Acton-Boxborough boys’ lacrosse

Business

Bitcoin plunges as major crypto lender halts operations

It is the second collapse of a part of the cryptocurrency world in the last two months. The stablecoin Terra imploded in early May, erasing tens of billions of dollars in a matter of hours.

Amazon accused of intimidation tactics to stop unionization

Employees at Amazon facilities around the country whose union hopes were buoyed by the labor victory at a warehouse in Staten Island in April say in labor board filings and interviews that the company has been calling police, firing workers, and generally cracking down on labor organizing since that historic win.

5 things to know about Massachusetts gunmaker Smith & Wesson

More local tech companies are cutting jobs
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Dinner with Cupid

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PERSPECTIVE

The surprising reasons we should cheer the return of great white sharks
Globe Magazine

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.
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A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.

metro

‘The Marshals are not going to stop looking for her” - suspect in killing of Vt. cyclist in Tex. still at large

Advocates want Boston to conserve this wooded parcel on the edge of Hyde Park. But is it too late?

Tell us: Are you among the lucky minority who never got COVID-19?

sports

With Nate Eovaldi added to injured list, Kutter Crawford answered the call and delivered for the Red Sox

The Celtics may have the top-ranked defense — but even that can’t stop Stephen Curry

With one swing of the bat, Connor Stick helps Newburyport baseball stun Medfield

business

The best food trucks in R.I. serve up just about everything

US futures point to a bear market. Here’s what that means.

Biden becomes increasingly frustrated with soaring prices

politics

Trump campaign manager no longer testifying, Jan. 6 panel says

Dad who carried Confederate flag into Capitol heads to trial

Senators reach bipartisan deal on gun safety

Nation

Watch live: Jan. 6 panel holds second day of public hearings

Many baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of COVID

List of winners at 75th Tony Awards

World

Iraqi leaders vow to move ahead after dozens quit parliament

India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil

Tough questions for West as Ukraine cities teeter

opinion

Play it, Keith

In both US and Mass., there’s much more to do on gun laws

Consider this: Panel discussions around Boston, June 11-17

lifestyle

#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began

Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events

King Boston’s Embrace Ideas Festival to deliver five days of education, discussion, and togetherness across the city

food & dining

Ocean House’s Chef Will Rietzel aims to ‘compose a symphony’ on your dinner plate

We asked you to tell us your favorite underrated restaurants in the Providence area. Here’s what you picked.

The best food trucks in R.I. serve up just about everything

travel

8 must-attend food and wine festivals in Rhode Island this summer

How to eat through Blackstone Valley in a weekend

A splashy waterfront resort in Maine, a youthful music fest, and Juneteenth in New Orleans

Arts

Everything’s scary — but don’t let it break you

Power and prototypes: Matthew Angelo Harrison at MIT List Visual Arts Center

Documenting Amazonia — and the amazing resilience of the earth

Books

Summer Reading 2022

David Duchovny — yes, that David Duchovny — writes a tale for our time

A debut from Donna Gordon, the 10th anniversary of the Nantucket Book Festival, and awards for Maine authors

Movies

Sins of the father, a son’s recollections, and the near extinction of a seminal band

‘Hustle’: Adam Sandler stars as a scout in this NBA-heavy Netflix drama

I never liked ‘E.T.’ as a kid, but 40 years later I’ve changed my mind

Television

This week’s TV: Jan. 6 hearings resume, a new Jeff Bridges drama, and an escape to the Italian Riviera

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65

‘American Rust’ to return for second season

music

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65

Country music star Toby Keith announces he has stomach cancer

For the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, an introspective opening

Theater/Dance

‘A Strange Loop’ wins Tony for best musical, ‘Lehman Trilogy’ for best play as Broadway celebrates its comeback

In the Huntington’s ‘Common Ground Revisited,’ Boston’s busing crisis is part of a much larger story

At the Opera House, ‘Wicked’ still casts a spell

globe local

Brockton ‘Rox’ baseball with famous names and fun

Should Massachusetts raise welfare benefits?

Cheers for unstoppable Lucy, as she graduates from high school

Obituaries

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65

Don Perkins, 6-time Pro Bowl RB with Cowboys, dies at 84

Nancy Clark Reynolds, a player in Reagan’s Washington, dies at 94