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Steam billowed from a coal-fired power plant in Craig, Colo.

Five takeaways from the Supreme Court ruling on the EPA

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA can’t force a restructuring of the national energy market to cleaner power without Congressional authorization. Here are five things to know about the decision and what it means for the climate.

A new state climate plan shows that — even without the federal government — Mass. is moving ahead

Supreme Court limits EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas pollution
The 6-3 ruling, which climate advocates called a devastating blow for the climate, eliminates the most effective tool the agency had for shifting power plants off of fossil fuels.

Analysis

The irony of this year’s US Supreme Court term
While individual justices may be putting themselves in a 1788 state of mind, they are acting in accordance with 2022 American tribal culture.

Bob Ryan

LIV Series has disrupted the otherwise tranquil world of professional golf
To many people — make that most people — signing on to the LIV is accepting blood money.

Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in, becomes first Black woman on Supreme Court

“With a full heart, I accept the solemn responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States and administering justice without fear or favor, so help me God,” Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a statement issued by the court.

What you need to know about Ketanji Brown Jackson

A potential legal bombshell in the Jan. 6 hearing that you might have missed

Representative Liz Cheney disclosed samples of the outreach some witnesses received from Trump associates, messages that not-so-subtly encouraged those contacted to remain “loyal.”

Legal experts say Cassidy Hutchinson revelations could move Trump closer to criminal charges

Fugitive charged in slaying of Vermont cyclist captured in Costa Rica

Kaitlin Armstrong is accused of fatally shooting Moriah Wilson, a Vermont native and prominent cyclist on May 11 in Austin, Texas, days before a race.

Man convicted in 2018 double-homicide at Jamaica Plain housing complex
Wilvin Guity-Beckels was charged in the fatal shootings of 23-year-old Christopher Joyce and 58-year-old Clayborn Blair and the injury of a 4-year-old child, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said in a statement. Guity-Beckels is scheduled to be sentenced July 12.

Co-owner of Sons of Boston bar arraigned on accessory charge in Marine veteran’s slaying

Curry College fires employee after probe of antisemitic, racist vandalism on campus

Research conducted by Nameberry found the number of babies with gender neutral names had risen by 88 percent from 1985 until 2015.

The rise of non-gendered names for kids

Parents are giving their kids unisex names to empower them with future gender flexibility.

Donna Summer had 42 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

The immortal Donna Summer gets a Boston street named after her

The queen of disco grew up in Mission Hill, found her voice at a church in the South End, and now there’s a street named after her.

LGBTQ Families and advocates kicked off Pride Month, in the rain, at the Massachusetts State House.

With LGTBQ rights in the spotlight, Senate advances bill to repeal archaic state laws that ban sodomy, ‘unnatural’ sex acts

The unanimous vote follows last week’s Supreme Court ruling that allows states to prohibit abortion for the first time in 49 years.

Mass. Senate votes to expand HIV prevention care Biden backs changing Senate filibuster rules to pass abortion, privacy protections

Opinion

Children play as migrant families live in tents at the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana in April.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why ending ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy is a good thing

Keeping the program would have meant unnecessary deaths.

Supreme Court’s EPA ruling goes far beyond climate change

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ABDALLAH FAYYAD

President Biden is considering canceling some student debt. Here’s why he should go big.

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What we get wrong about the Fourth of July

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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Stocks fell again Thursday, closing out the worst first-half of the year since 1970
The S&P 500 index lost 0.9 percent. It’s now down 21 percent since hitting a record high at the beginning of the year, having entered a bear market earlier in June.

How Tom Brady convinced Cameron Diaz to come out of retirement (something he’s quite familiar with)
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Most of Massachusetts in moderate drought
Most of Massachusetts is experiencing abnormally dry conditions and an expanding drought, according to the US Drought Monitor.

Third visitor in past month gored by bison in Yellowstone park
A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, became the third person in the past month to be attacked by a bison at Yellowstone National Park.

Wu names fire department veteran as Boston’s new fire commissioner
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Tenor saxophone player Jonte Samuel entertains crowds outside the New England Aquarium. Local outdoor buskers deal with everything from difficult weather to indifferent wanderers. Central Wharf is a favorite spot for Samuel because of the heavy foot traffic from the Harborwalk, aquarium, boat tours, and other nearby attractions.

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The salt marshes in Ipswich were a source of endless inspiration for Arthur Wesley Dow.

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Ashley Kirsner, founder of Skip the Small Talk, leads one of the socializing events at Trident Booksellers & Cafe. Kirsner, who has studied social psychology, says many believe they need to polish their conversational skills after two years disrupted by pandemic isolation.

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Sam Jay interviews a Satanist on a duck boat on her HBO show "Pause With Sam Jay."

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A march by groups in favor of canceling student loan debt outside the Department of Education in Washington in April.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

President Biden is considering canceling some student debt. Here’s why he should go big.

This 1905 artist's rendering from the Sherwood Lithograph Co. via the Library of Congress depicts President Abraham Lincoln speaking at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on Nov. 19, 1863.

IDEAS | KERMIT ROOSEVELT III

What we get wrong about the Fourth of July

The Big River Electric D.B. Wilson Station power plant, which burns coal mined by Murray Energy Holdings Co., in Centertown, Ky., Oct. 30, 2019.

Supreme Court’s EPA ruling goes far beyond climate change

A wind farm near Allen, Neb., in 2020.

Despite the Supreme Court, momentum is building to combat climate change

NRG Energy's W.A. Parish coal plant in Thompsons, Texas.

Supreme Court’s gutting of the EPA’s oversight of greenhouse gases leaves the fight to us

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the cellphone location data collected and retained by tech companies like Google could be used by law enforcement officials looking to crack down on those seeking abortions.

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Delete your period app. Get a burner phone. How your digital data can be used against you in a post-Roe world.

Metro

Man convicted in 2018 double-homicide at Jamaica Plain housing complex

Wilvin Guity-Beckels was charged in the fatal shootings of 23-year-old Christopher Joyce and 58-year-old Clayborn Blair and the injury of a 4-year-old child, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said in a statement. Guity-Beckels is scheduled to be sentenced July 12.

New oversight board rushing to certify thousands of police by Friday

So far, the commission has reviewed the records of more than 6,000 officers, with fewer than 10 deemed unfit to serve.

‘Make sure to pack your patience’: AAA predicts brutal weekend of traffic, holiday travelers should leave early

AAA is predicting a record number of 42 million holiday travelers will be on the road over the next few days, despite soaring gas prices.

Rhode Island crime news: June 2022

Regular updates from police and the Rhode Island courts.

Sports

Big Niko Kavadas (above) used former Red Sox slugger Kyle Schwarber as a role model.

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No one was hotter in June than Red Sox farmhand Niko Kavadas

The 2021 11th-round pick — who admittedly plays with a chip on his shoulder — went on a tear in Salem and Greenville.

Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (left) and first baseman Franchy Cordero (right) celebrate after the Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 6-5, in 10 innings Wednesday night in Toronto.

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Franchy Cordero flexed his power and potential in the Red Sox’ win at Toronto

Cordero had a career night on Wednesday, going 4 for 5 with a double, two stolen bases and a run scored in a 6-5 win in 10 innings over the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Nets.

NBA free agency tracker: Tracking news and rumors ahead of 6 p.m. start

You can expect lots of fireworks, as always, as NBA free agency begins. Here's a rundown of the reported moves.

Emily Engel-Natzke joins Capitals, is first woman to become NHL video coach

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Owner Jimmy Haslam has created a $70 million mess for the Browns at QB

Primoz Roglic aims to stop favorite Tadej Pogacar from winning third Tour

Business

Airbnb announces a permanent ban on parties

The move comes after Airbnb in 2019 prohibited “open-invite” gatherings advertised on social media, as well as “chronic party houses” that had become neighborhood nuisances.

Spirit Airlines calls off a Thursday reckoning on Frontier’s bid

On the eve of a planned shareholder meeting on an acquisition by Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines said Wednesday evening that it was putting off the vote and would continue to talk to both Frontier and a rival suitor, JetBlue.

After stock market’s worst start in 50 years, some see more pain ahead

Robotic Mayflower arrives in Plymouth after crossing Atlantic

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Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

‘It’s a lost cause’: Inside the last stand of New England’s soft-shell clam

He has a sexual function problem. Could this scare potential partners away?

Turkish Chickpea Salad

Recipes: Bean salads perfect for your next cookout

Cambridge Crossing will host an evening of family-friendly movies on June 30.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, June 27-July 10

metro

Alisha Dumeer was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday on a charge of accessory after the fact in connection with the murder of Marine Corps veteran Daniel Martinez outside the Sons of Boston bar.

Co-owner of Sons of Boston bar arraigned on accessory charge in Marine veteran’s slaying

Most of Massachusetts in moderate drought

Langevin backs Magaziner as his replacement in R.I.’s 2nd District

sports

During the Avalanche's Stanley Cup victory parade, Cale Makar holds up his Conn Smythe Trophy while on stage.

UMass hockey coach Greg Carvel says former Minuteman Cale Makar was a dominant force in the Stanley Cup

There will be eight US men in the third round at Wimbledon, a quarter of the 32 left in the tournament

Kevin Durant reportedly requests trade from Brooklyn Nets

business

A Border Patrol agent walked between a gap along the border wall between the US and Mexico in Yuma, Arizona on June 1.

Supreme Court lets Biden end Trump-era asylum policy

Stocks fell again Thursday, closing out the worst first-half of the year since 1970

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look

politics

Representative Liz Cheney delivered a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday in Simi Valley, Calif.

Citing ‘domestic threat,’ Cheney says it’s time for GOP to choose

Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in, becomes first Black woman on Supreme Court

The irony of this year’s US Supreme Court term

Nation

At around 3PM on May 26, 2022, the traffic heading out of Boston on Route 93 northbound for the start of the Memorial Day weekend was heavy, while the south bound lanes were not.

‘Make sure to pack your patience’: AAA predicts brutal weekend of traffic, holiday travelers should leave early

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

1,915 confirmed cases and 8 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Israel's F-35 Lightning II fighter jet took part in an aerial display during a graduation ceremony of Israeli Air Force pilots on June 23, 2022.

Greece formally requests to buy F-35 fighter jets from US

Supreme Court lets Biden end Trump-era asylum policy

Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

opinion

Dysfunction in the Stoughton Police Department has a long and sorry history that spans decades.

When police departments go off the rails

What the Supreme Court’s abortion reversal means for in vitro fertilization

Delete your period app. Get a burner phone. How your digital data can be used against you in a post-Roe world.

lifestyle

Tom Brady (r) and Cameron Diaz (l).

How Tom Brady convinced Cameron Diaz to come out of retirement (something he’s quite familiar with)

The rise of non-gendered names for kids

Eye rolls. What do they mean?

food & dining

Chile relleno with black beans, quinoa, roasted corn, and watercress in roasted tomato chipotle sauce with Mexican rice at Rosa Mexicano in Burlington.

Once the hottest Mexican restaurant in New York City, a revamped Rosa Mexicano makes a play for suburbia

The Dubliner softly opens near City Hall; Jamaica Plain gets a new neighborhood Italian spot

Steven Tyler tours Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, takes photos with fans

travel

The new Scosche Quick-Release Handlebar Phone Mount attaches to your handlebars quickly and easily without any tools.

A pizza oven for anywhere, an art show takes flight, and a new hotel near SeaTac

Maine Maritime Museum celebrates 60 years

Ming Tsai has his eye on India, McDonald’s, and making it to home plate

Arts

The salt marshes in Ipswich were a source of endless inspiration for Arthur Wesley Dow.

Ipswich through the eyes of Arthur Wesley Dow

At Childs Gallery, the privacy of parenthood and the constancy of change

Germany returns artifacts taken from 3 African nations

Books

Guns, guns, guns in ‘The Tomorrow Game’

Ed Yong on reading for science and soul

Hateship, loveship, friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’

Movies

Tom Brady (r) and Cameron Diaz (l).

How Tom Brady convinced Cameron Diaz to come out of retirement (something he’s quite familiar with)

Refuge in a bookstore; a legacy of hate; roots of conflict

Mourning and music making collide in ‘This Much I Know to Be True’

Television

Zahn McClarnon in AMC's "Dark Winds."

12 actors whose performances are must-see TV right now

In 35th season, ‘POV’ subjects will range from pandemic to disabilities

How Tom Brady convinced Cameron Diaz to come out of retirement (something he’s quite familiar with)

music

From left: Emily Strayer, Natalie Maines, and Martie Maguire of the Chicks perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., in June.

It’s been a long time coming, but the Chicks have taken ‘Gaslighter’ on the road

MassQ up: Outdoor fest to celebrate art and music from local communities of color

Buskers are back, with the sounds of summer

Theater/Dance

Demetrius Burns performs in Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE "The Equality of Night and Day."

Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence delivers stunning ‘The Equality of Night and Day’ at Jacob’s Pillow

A new beginning for actor and comedian Petey Gibson

Rachel Bertone has been preparing for her leading role at Reagle Music Theatre

globe local

Jesse Tauriac, chief diversity officer and assistant vice president at Lasell University.

‘Juneteenth must be used to strategize and mobilize’

Two ‘true leaders’ at Newton North High School receive prestigious award

All aflutter in Newton: Public art project brings awareness of butterflies

Obituaries

Mr. Barger celebrated his release from jail in San Francisco in 1980 with Sharon Gruhlke, his wife at that time.

Sonny Barger, biker outlaw and leader of Hells Angels, dies at 83

Betty Rowland, one of burlesque’s last queens, dies at 106

Hershel Williams, last Medal of Honor recipient from WWII, dies at 98