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Wu publicizes a sweeping review of all city-owned parcels in Boston

Boston authorities have completed a comprehensive inventory of all city-owned property, identifying more than 1,200 vacant and underutilized lots.

Body of 3-year-old Lowell boy found after painstaking search

The body of the missing boy was found in about 5 feet of water in a pond about 650 feet from the house from which he disappeared.

Federal officials release startling new details about T safety failures, demand change
The Federal Transit Administration found dispatchers working 20-hour days, runaway trains injuring workers, many operators and supervisors with expired safety certifications, and no prompt plans to fix track sections that are in disrepair.

Larry Edelman | commentary

Federal Reserve escalates inflation fight with biggest rate hike since 1994

The central bank raised its benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point and said increases would continue until inflation was under control.

Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, people involved in Jan. 6 House investigation say
The emails show that Thomas’s efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, according to people involved in the committee’s investigation.

Health officials identify two new cases of monkeypox in Mass., bringing total to six

Health officials said the two new cases are not connected, and both men are isolating to prevent further spread of the virus as officials work to identify anyone who may have come in contact with the patients.

Monkeypox outbreak poses ‘real threat’, WHO says

Red Sox 10, A's 1

Rafael Devers, Red Sox provide plenty of run support in Josh Winckowski’s first career victory

Recalled from Triple-A Worcester, Winckowski pitched five shutout innings, allowing just four hits while striking out three to earn his first career victory in a 10-1 triumph at Fenway Park.

Dr. Dalia Hochman is the head of school at Gann Academy.

‘A Jewish hit list’: Antisemitic mapping project seen as incitement to violence in Massachusetts

A map of local institutions including Jewish organizations and their purported influence has set the Jewish community on edge and drawn the attention of the FBI.

On the Street: Kendall Square

In a work-from-anywhere world, how will Kendall Square adapt for the future?
Many of the 66,000 people who went to work there every day prepandemic still operate mostly from home. But the things that once brought people to the neighborhood are alive and well.

A scene is born: Kendall Square evolves into a dining destination Now, a push to bring more culture — and connection — to Kendall Square More from our On the Street series

NBA Finals Game 6 | Warriors at Celtics, tomorrow at 9 p.m.

The Celtics know where their biggest flaws are, and eight other reasons they could still win the NBA title
Boston is 14-2 when committing fewer than 16 turnovers, and 0-7 otherwise in these playoffs.

Tickets for NBA Finals Game 6 watch party at Fenway quickly sellout

The Celtics need fourth-quarter execution from Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Celtics don’t need motivation, but they do need Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to lead them in Game 6

Their leadership may not be as vocal, but it has to be present.

Mayra Flores won a special election Tuesday night to become the first Republican in history to represent Texas's 34th Congressional District, which is deeply Democratic.

james pindell | analysis

2 little-discussed contests, including 1 in Maine, might be better midterm bellwethers than anything else

The special elections in Maine and Texas featured Democrats versus Republicans - and could offer clues to what will happen in the midterm elections this fall.

Big Trump win, election deniers advance in Nevada: Five takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Jessie Mueller (left) and Jesse Mueller are the only husband/wife team in this year's US Open.

For some caddies, the US Open is a week they’ll never forget

The many amateurs and club pros in the field tend to have old friends, swing coaches, or even a family member on the bag, and it's a special treat.

Tara Sullivan: Golf’s uncertain future: The spotlight is on Boston, but it’s not all good news It’s a small group, but there are local rooting interests for New Englanders in this US Open

Then-mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci posed before the city skyline in Providence, R.I., in October, 1998.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

What it was like to dine with Buddy Cianci at the Old Canteen in Providence

Eating dinner on Federal Hill with two former mayors was an eye-opening experience for a young blogger covering Providence.

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

Opinion

At a 2015 fund-raiser for Donald Trump at the mansion of car dealer Ernie Boch Jr., Trump interacts with a weeping Maureen Maloney. Maloney’s son Matthew Denice was killed in 2011 when a truck driven by a man from Ecuador, who entered this country illegally, struck his motorcycle and dragged Denice nearly a quarter-mile.

Tapping into a mother’s heartbreak in an effort to overturn driver’s license law

You could say that Geoff Diehl — like Donald Trump — is tapping into fear, crime, and a mother’s heartbreak for political gain. But fear, crime, and heartbreak can sell.

Katherine S. Newman

What we know about rampage school shooters

A roadmap for Jew-haters

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

To all the summer books I’ve loved before

Will truth or Trumpism win out with the GOP?

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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150 years of The Boston Globe

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Gabby Giffords’ gun safety PAC endorses Maura Healey for governor
“The ripple effects of gun violence are profound . . . we can do so much better as a society, and should,” Healey said during the event.

Second employee of Sons of Boston bar charged with role in slaying of Marine veteran
A second employee of the Sons of Boston bar is facing charges in connection with the murder of US Marine veteran Daniel Martinez during St. Patrick’s Day weekend in downtown Boston.

Jan. 6 panel plans to present new details of Trump’s pressure on Pence

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to release materials detailing the threats of violence against Mike Pence, and the ways the vice president’s security team scrambled to try to keep him safe from the mob.

Confederate flag-toting man and his son convicted in Capitol riot Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, people involved in Jan. 6 House investigation say

Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’
The nation’s top infectious disease expert is experiencing mild COVID symptoms, the National Institutes of Health said in a statement. Fauci is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots.

Mass. reports 1,543 coronavirus cases and 13 deaths

Truck driver dies in accident at Conley Container Terminal, Massport says
The truck driver, a 41-year-old man from Billerica, was struck late Wednesday morning by a trailer pulled by a vehicle driven by a man from Revere, State Police said.

Infants died in Fisher-Price seats that are not for sleep, safety commission said
After at least 13 infant deaths in rockers manufactured by Fisher-Price, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission warned customers about the risks of inclined products for children in the first months of life.

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Is it time for Boston to accept we’re not ‘classy?’ Heck no!

Yeah, Celtics fans chanted the "f" word at a rival, and a duck boat tour guide cheerfully heckled the Warriors head coach on the street, but that’s just Boston being Boston.

As mental health crisis worsens, record-setting investment languishes
Squabbling over who would get to allocate $198 million put in a newly created behavioral health trust fun has slowed progress.

Hurry up and buy? Homebuyers race to beat rising rates, driving prices upward.
Boston-area housing market powering forward still, but more buyers risk being priced out, and some warn sales could slow.

Search of N.H. residence where father, stepmother of Harmony Montgomery lived has ended, authorities say
Investigators were seen wheeling what looked like a refrigerator out of the Manchester, N.H., home where the father and stepmother of Harmony Montgomery once lived.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A woman sat on a bench in the Public Garden reading a book.

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot to read a book around Boston?

Tippi Hedren (as Melanie Daniels) in the 1963 film "The Birds," directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Coolidge Corner Theatre brings free Science on the Screen events to the Greenway

Nisachon Morgan speaks onstage during the 2022 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards.

Nisachon Morgan of Saap Restaurant in Vermont wins James Beard award for Best Chef: Northeast

Tomato-Basil Risotto

Risotto can be easier than you think. These vegetarian recipes prove it.

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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.

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

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‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Boston Museum of Science is one of the organizations marked on the Mapping Project, which claims the museum "consistently promotes US imperialism and Zionism."

A roadmap for Jew-haters

"In houses we visited or rented, in inns we frequented or visited just once, and sometimes even in chain hotels, there were tucked-away jewels and gems."

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

To all the summer books I’ve loved before

A video of former president Donald Trump was shown by the House select committee on Monday, the second day of hearings to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Will truth or Trumpism win out with the GOP?

An election worker sorts mail-in ballots at Boston City Hall, Sept. 1, 2020. More than 760,000 absentee ballots that arrived by mail were prepared, processed and ready to be counted on Election Day in Massachusetts.

Pandemic voting reforms here to stay

A gazebo in the Norman B. Leventhal Park at Post Office Square frames one of the buildings that rings the park.

The man who left his mark on Boston

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Duncan Hannah, a scene-maker, as a club-hopper and an artist, dies at 69

Duncan Hannah, who immersed himself in the boisterous art-and-club scene of 1970s New York — vividly documenting it in a 2018 book drawn from diaries he kept — and then in the 1980s became a well-regarded artist himself, died Saturday at his home in Cornwall, Connecticut. He was 69.

Roxbury to celebrate Juneteenth with parade, obervances

A parade steps off at 1 p.m. Sunday in Nubian Square, followed by a speaking program at 4 p.m. featuring US Attorney Rachael Rollins.

Police search for two missing children and their father, who is wanted on child rape charges

Leon Mejia, 46, also known as Leon Mejia-Vicente, is a citizen of Guatemala who was living in New Bedford with his two children. Authorities say they believe Mejia fled the New Bedford area after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of raping and sexually abusing a child.

‘A Jewish hit list’: Antisemitic mapping project seen as incitement to violence in Massachusetts

A map of local institutions including Jewish organizations and their purported influence has set the Jewish community on edge and drawn the attention of the FBI.

Sports

Andre Burakovsky (No. 95) celebrates with his Colorado Avalanche teammates after scoring a goal against Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy in overtime.

Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 (OT)

Avalanche open Stanley Cup Final with overtime victory against Lightning

Left wing Andre Burakovsky scored the winner 1:23 into overtime to give Colorado a 1-0 series lead.

With a new contract, Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick looks forward to building on his success in Pittsburgh.

Steelers sign star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to 5-year deal

NFL Network reported the deal is worth $73.6 million, which would make Fitzpatrick the highest-paid safety in the league.

Ben Putnam (left) and Nolan Leary helped Needham raise the Division 1 state championship trophy again, ending a perfect season with a sweep of Westford.

MIAA BOYS' VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

With one last sweep, Needham boys’ volleyball finishes another perfect season with Division 1 state championship

The top-seeded Rockets took down No. 2 Westford for their 46th consecutive match victory, a run during which they won 138 of 139 total sets.

Red Sox 10, A's 1

Rafael Devers, Red Sox provide plenty of run support in Josh Winckowski’s first career victory

WEDNESDAY'S MIAA SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS

A return trip to the Division 1 state championship game is sweet music for Taunton softball

Revolution 1, Orlando City 1

Carles Gil scores a stunner, but Revolution settle for a draw with Orlando City

Business

Boston-based architecture firm names new leadership

Architecture firm SGA names a new trio of top leadership.

Larry Edelman | commentary

Federal Reserve escalates inflation fight with biggest rate hike since 1994

The central bank raised its benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point and said increases would continue until inflation was under control.

Self-driving and driver-assist technology linked to hundreds of crashes, US data shows

Boston e-commerce software firm lands big VC round

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The bittersweet triumph of a Juneteenth national holiday

Tomato-Basil Risotto

Risotto can be easier than you think. These vegetarian recipes prove it.

Myra Sack and her daughter Havi in 2020.

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.

Oblivious to the shark trolling nearby, swimmers enjoy Nauset Beach in Orleans on an August afternoon.

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

metro

Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords's PAC endorsed Attorney General Maura Healey for governor.

Gabby Giffords’ gun safety PAC endorses Maura Healey for governor

Mass. House set to pass mental health bill

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

sports

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke on the state of league during a news conference before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

NHL projected to set revenue record this season, Commissioner Gary Bettman says

Neta Leschly’s soaring last-second winner lifts Weston girls’ lacrosse over Pentucket in Division 3 quarterfinals

Now healthy, Tommy Martorano pitches in to lead King Philip baseball to Division 2 state final

business

The Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler rocker is seen left and center, and the Fisher-Price Newborn-to-Toddler rocker is at right.

Infants died in Fisher-Price seats that are not for sleep, safety commission said

California fuel prices set to soar as refineries undergo work

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

politics

John Eastman.

Trump lawyer cited ‘heated fight’ among justices over election suits

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump pressure on Pence to reject election

Jan. 6 panel plans to present new details of Trump’s pressure on Pence

Nation

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addressed supporters in April.

Palin, Begich, Gross advance in Alaska US House race

Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, people involved in Jan. 6 House investigation say

5 takeaways from Tuesday’s voting

World

Task Forces head to the place where the bodies of Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips would be buried after a suspect indicated the location, in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 15, 2022.

Amazon fisherman confesses to killing missing pair, police say

US and allies pledge additional arms for Ukraine, but Kyiv wants more

Monkeypox outbreak poses ‘real threat’ to public health, WHO official says

opinion

A video of former president Donald Trump was shown by the House select committee on Monday, the second day of hearings to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Will truth or Trumpism win out with the GOP?

Republican reputation reform disguised as gun reform

The man who left his mark on Boston

lifestyle

Jon Urquhart in his home office where he creates the majority of his videos for TikTok.

‘People think that a deaf household is quiet, but it’s not’: Foxborough native uses TikTok to share his experiences as a CODA

Coolidge Corner Theatre brings free Science on the Screen events to the Greenway

12 books with New England ties perfect to read on the beach

food & dining

Sal Marzilli, owner of Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen Italian Restaurant poses for a photo in his Atwells Avenue establishment.

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

Residents of Maine town vote to allow alcohol sales for the first time since 1970s

Gordon Hamersley, meet Gordon Ramsay

travel

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae on buying weird clothes, getting to Iceland, and looking forward to her Boston show

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test rule for South African travelers

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

Arts

Zachari Logan, "Bruising No. 1"

At PEM, Zachari Logan’s ‘Remembrance’ finds beauty in ambiguity

In ‘History Is No Mystery,’ artist Shea Justice draws parallels between American racism past and present

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

Books

A woman sat on a bench in the Public Garden reading a book.

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot to read a book around Boston?

A.B. Yehoshua, politically engaged Israeli writer, dies at 85

James Patterson’s victim complex is a tale as old as time

Movies

Chris Hemsworth, left, and Miles Teller in "Spiderhead."

Chris Hemsworth keeps audiences guessing as an evil scientist in ‘Spiderhead’

Emma Thompson finds pleasure — and the female gaze — in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’

‘Brian and Charles’ and the limits of sentience and sensibility

Television

Jeff Bridges in "The Old Man."

It’s a thrill to watch Jeff Bridges act his age in ‘The Old Man’

Ready for ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’?

‘Queer as Folk’ reboot is both timely and distant

music

Though Vadim Neselovksyi left Odesa when he was 17, he has returned to Ukraine many times since.

A Ukrainian jazz pianist’s ode to Odesa

Lake Street Dive make themselves at home at Roadrunner

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

Theater/Dance

Lisa Tucker (left) and Lauren Hallal rehearse a scene from Beau Jest Moving Theatre's "Screwball!"

From fringe companies, a timely drama, a screwball comedy, and a fairy tale

Chris Gethard is an all-of-the-above kind of comic

American Repertory Theater to present Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’

globe local

The Newton Cemetery Corporation wants to remove 219 rees from an undeveloped 4-acre grove on the cemetery’s property. The project plan includes planting 743 smaller-sized trees to replace them.

Newton Cemetery seeks exemption from city’s tree ordinance to expand burial space

Newton may hire former Brockton superintendent as interim leader of city’s schools

Newton’s later high school schedule leads to later practices for youth sports

Obituaries

Mr. Hannah, at the opening of a show of his work at New Release, a gallery in Chinatown in New York, April 6, 2016.

Duncan Hannah, a scene-maker, as a club-hopper and an artist, dies at 69

A.B. Yehoshua, politically engaged Israeli writer, dies at 85

Philip Baker Hall, master of gruff and gruffly silly character roles, dies at 90