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Representative Liz Cheney was seen on the television as people gathered in a park outside of the US Capitol to watch the Jan. 6 House committee investigation in Washington.

Liz Cheney’s anti-Trump crusade could cost her her job. But her message may be sinking in, even in deep red Wyoming.

Her unyielding stance against the former president’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election has thrust her into political peril at home, where she is battling Republicans who have no problem telling voters exactly what they want to hear about Donald Trump, whether or not it’s true.

Trump group pays for Jan. 6 lawyers, raising concerns of witness pressure

A new state climate plan shows that — even without the federal government — Massachusetts is moving ahead
The new document details the actions the state plans to take over next decade to ensure that its 2025 and 2030 emissions limits are met.

Five takeaways from the Supreme Court ruling on the EPA

Investigator’s report details extent of racial slurs at Georgetown-Roxbury Prep football game
A 53-page investigative report closes a chapter on a controversial case that generated headlines across the country, as claims that Georgetown’s overwhelmingly white players, staff, and spectators peppered Roxbury Prep’s predominantly Black and Hispanic team with racial epithets reverberated amid the national reckoning over race relations.

Will Roe decision lead to interstate travel bans?

Three lines, buried within Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s 12-page opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, have sparked a debate.

Biden backs filibuster carveout for abortion rights

Sheldon Whitehouse has no FOMO about the Supreme Court
In 2010, the US Senator and former Rhode Island attorney general was considered a potential candidate for the bench. Now, he says, “I think the court’s legitimacy is in free fall.”

‘I wouldn’t say this is justice’: Second woman in East Boston assault gets probation, prompting disappointment from victims

Victims of an attack in East Boston that drew national attention in 2020 say they’re disappointed after a judge ruled Thursday that one of the perpetrators, while guilty of assault and battery, was innocent of civil rights violations.

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.

Russian missiles kill at least 19 in Ukraine’s Odesa region
Russian missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Friday killed at least 19 people.

Bruins to hire Jim Montgomery as their coach
Montgomery is the former Dallas Stars coach who spent the last two years as a St. Louis Blues assistant.

Kevin Durant reportedly has listed the Suns and Heat as preferred destinations, but there are no guarantees that the Nets will even trade him.

Gary Washburn I On basketball

As NBA free agency opened, Kevin Durant’s trade demand stole the show

His status does freeze the market to a certain extent with a top-five player surprisingly available.

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has committed a huge amount of money to quarterback Deshaun Watson — who may not be available for some or most of the 2022 season.

ben volin | on football

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

It would be difficult to find a worse quarterback situation than the one the Browns have cornered themselves into.

Red Sox lefthander Chris Sale, scheduled to throw three innings, delivered four dominant frames on Thursday night for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine.

Chris Sale pitches four dominant innings in rehab start for Portland Sea Dogs

Sale tossed four innings, allowing four hits, one run, no walks while racking up seven strikeouts against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Afterward he declined to address his vaccination status.

Opinion

Newly appointed Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper spoke at a press conference on Thursday outside TechBoston Academy in Dorchester. Skipper once was principal of TechBoston.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A new day for Boston Public Schools

A new superintendent equipped with a clearly defined blueprint to improve longstanding issues represents a remarkable opportunity for BPS to turn the page.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

After the abortion decision, American politics is guerrilla warfare

Now can we all agree that Jan. 6 was an insurrection?

The United States of Paralysis

MARCELA GARCÍA

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

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

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Mayor Wu is celebrated at delayed inauguration block party
Politicos, advocates, and families alike celebrated Mayor Michelle Wu at a Thursday block party.

MATTHEW GILBERT

12 actors whose performances are must-see TV right now
These actors have stood out in recent months, in both leading and supporting roles, reminding me that TV continues to offer plenty of gems even in an era of bloat.

Home of the Week: Cape design on the South Coast capitalizes on its perch by the sea
Three-bedroom home comes with private beach on Buzzards Bay.

Plane from N.J. to Mass. makes emergency landing in Quinnipiac River in Conn.
The small plane originated in New Jersey and was bound for Massachusetts, officials at Tweed Airport in New Haven, Conn., said on Twitter Thursday evening.

One baby swan rescued from Charles River Esplanade dies

The other four cygnets, Mertz said, are doing “reasonably well.” The cygnets were taken to the center by Boston Animal Control safely for assessment and care, officials said in a Facebook post Wednesday.

Robotic Mayflower arrives in Plymouth after crossing Atlantic

Using AI technology from IBM, the 50-foot vessel made the 40-day voyage with almost no human intervention.

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A video of Donald Trump was played during Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony on Tuesday.

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.”

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.

New oversight board decertifying few police, disappointing reformers
So far, the commission has reviewed the records of more than 6,000 officers, with fewer than 10 deemed unfit to serve.

Wu wants to bring the buzz back downtown
The contract with local event planner Rosemark Production will support variety of weeknight events in Downtown Crossing, Copley Square, Dewey Square, Post Office Square, and City Hall Plaza through mid-October.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

Ipswich through the eyes of Arthur Wesley Dow

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.

Feeling weird about socializing? Skip the Small Talk wants to help

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

With a new season of ‘Pause,’ Sam Jay keeps the conversation going

Canadian singer k.d. lang shown performing in Sydney in 2020.

10 singers and bands on this Canadian’s ‘Eh’ list

Special Projects

Back to Boston

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

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.

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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.

IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES AND EMILY DREYFUSS

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

Metro

Will Roe decision lead to interstate travel bans?

Three lines, buried within Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s 12-page opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, have sparked a debate.

Sheldon Whitehouse has no FOMO about the Supreme Court

In 2010, the US Senator and former Rhode Island attorney general was considered a potential candidate for the bench. Now, he says, “I think the court’s legitimacy is in free fall.”

Portsmouth’s longtime Common Fence Music is now Newport Live, with an outdoor concert series at Norman Bird Sanctuary

They’ve got a new address and a new mission: “to celebrate diverse music traditions by offering access to all our vibrant performances.”

Mayor Wu is celebrated at delayed inauguration block party

Politicos, advocates, and families alike celebrated Mayor Michelle Wu at a Thursday block party.

Sports

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on June 27.

Trial for US basketball star Brittney Griner begins in Moscow-area court

Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns drives on Toronto Raptors center Khem Birch during the first half of an NBA basketball game.

Towns agrees with Timberwolves on $224 million extension

Karl-Anthony Towns is under contract for six more years, after agreeing to an extension Friday to remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Ja Morant agreed to a five-year supermax rookie extension Friday.

Grizzlies, Ja Morant agree to 5-year supermax deal

The deal is worth at least $193 million and potentially up to $231 million.

Check out the Astros’ Kyle Tucker trying to steal home while the Yankees’ Luis Severino tinkers with PitchCom device

Agency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12 billion ballpark plan

Sept. 11 families protest as LIV Golf event in Portland tees off with Carlos Ortiz taking the lead

Business

Inflation in 19 countries using euro hits record 8.6%

Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency hit a record 8.6% in June.

Agency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12 billion ballpark plan

The vote is the first in a series of legal hurdles the team would have to overcome to get permission to break ground for the project.

4 Atlantic City casinos reach deal with union, avert strike

Revere tank farm sold

magazine

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

Former Framingham mayor Yvonne M. Spicer (center) met with friends and supporters at B Sisters Cafe. She sat with Robert Adamson and Norma Shulman.

Out of city hall, but still loving their cities: 5 former mayors embark on their next acts

‘I wouldn’t say this is justice’: Second woman in East Boston assault gets probation, prompting disappointment from victims

Should school committees in Massachusetts be appointed?

sports

Kevin Durant reportedly has listed the Suns and Heat as preferred destinations, but there are no guarantees that the Nets will even trade him.

As NBA free agency opened, Kevin Durant’s trade demand stole the show

J.T. Poston shoots 9-under-par 62 and leads by two at John Deere Classic

Celtics quiet in the early hours of free agency

business

A hiring sign was displayed at a gas station as a customer walks past in Buffalo Grove, Ill. The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending June 18 was 1,328,000, down 3,000 from the previous week. That figure hovered near 50-year lows for months.

Slightly fewer Americans apply for jobless claims last week

Airbnb announces a permanent ban on parties

Spirit Airlines postpones a reckoning on Frontier’s bid

politics

Representative Liz Cheney was seen on the television as people gathered in a park outside of the US Capitol to watch the Jan. 6 House committee investigation in Washington.

Liz Cheney’s anti-Trump crusade could cost her her job. But her message may be sinking in, even in deep red Wyoming.

Abortion, women’s rights grow as priorities, new poll finds

Trump group pays for Jan. 6 lawyers, raising concerns of witness pressure

Nation

Several police officers were shot and wounded while trying to serve a warrant in eastern Kentucky on Thursday, authorities said.

Several police officers wounded in eastern Kentucky shooting

4 Atlantic City casinos reach deal with union, avert strike

Driver charged in Texas truck smuggling tragedy was high on meth, official says

World

First responders try to extinguish flames at a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, early July 1, following Russian missile attacks.

Russian missiles kill at least 19 in Ukraine’s Odesa region

Cups, straws, spoons: India starts small on plastic ban

Palestinians torture detainees with impunity, rights group says

opinion

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

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

The unsung Black Patriots of Revolutionary Boston

What we get wrong about the Fourth of July

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

Former Framingham mayor Yvonne M. Spicer (center) met with friends and supporters at B Sisters Cafe. She sat with Robert Adamson and Norma Shulman.

Out of city hall, but still loving their cities: 5 former mayors embark on their next acts

Should school committees in Massachusetts be appointed?

Police sergeant helps a turtle cross the road

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