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In this GOES-16 GeoColor and fire temperature satellite image taken Tuesday and provided by CIRA/NOAA, smoke from wildfires streams southward from fires burning in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, right, and Ontario, left.

How long will it be before that smoke from Canadian wildfires clears up?

The wildfire smoke that has been plaguing New England since Tuesday is on the decline, but summer could still hold more hazy days and air quality alerts.

Orange New York skies draw comparisons to a ‘post-apocalyptic hellscape’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Experts warn of health threat from Canadian wildfire smoke Here’s what you need to know to stay safe from Canadian wildfire smoke

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Map: How bad is the air quality right now?

Poor air quality caused by smoke from wildfires: How to protect yourself

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will be in the atmosphere for foreseeable future

MBTA general manager vows more transparency after oversight board was left in dark on worker safety plan
Phillip Eng said he took responsibility for the T’s opacity.

Lack of hustle in Wednesday’s game apparently lands Alex Verdugo on the Red Sox bench
According to a league source, Verdugo was lifted from Wednesday's game and not in Thursday's lineup for not giving maximum effort.

In Single A outfielder Roman Anthony, Red Sox look past the raw numbers and see a prospect

The saltwater pool at the York Beach Surf Club in York Beach, Maine.

Christopher Muther

Where to stay in New England this summer

Looking for a hotel, tent, or even a tree house? Here are some of the newest and coolest spots for your next getaway.

Ashish Jha to leave post as White House COVID-19 czar, return to Brown University
Jha plans to leave the White House on June 15 to return to his previous position as dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health on July 1.

Residents, fellows at Mass General Brigham vote to unionize

The move creates one of the largest unions of its kind in the country.

Lawsuit claims DCF knew of Patrick Rose abuse and did nothing to protect children

In April 2022, the disgraced Boston police union leader was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen charges in connection with abusing six children over decades.

Wall Street exits down market after running 20 percent higher

After the S&P 500 on Thursday closed at a level more than 20 percent above where it was in mid-October, Wall Street can give official dates for the birth and death of its last bear market.

Cranston ex-councilman arrested with crack cocaine in his car now charged with sexual assault, molestation of girl, 12

The court granted a motion from Assistant Attorney General Shannon Signore to seal the search warrant and related documents in the case for 90 days.

Authorities investigating racist interaction in Hyannis
Barnstable police and prosecutors are investigating the matter that involved the proprietor of local business Trader Ed’s after many saw posts about the interaction on social media platforms.

Email alleges sexist, racist comments by top R.I. official on business trip

787 confirmed cases and 9 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Ariana (left) and Tyler Sutton (behind) smile for a photo with their 4-year-old daughter, Melody Ki Sutton, their twins, Everly Irene Sutton and Rowan Stephen Sutton, and Tyler's mother, Christine Sutton (right) at Newton-Wellesley Hospital on May 26, 2023.

Grieving husband wants to raise awareness of postpartum depression

Ariana Sutton, 36, took her own life on May 31, nine days after she gave birth to twins and fell into the darkness of postpartum depression.

People waited for help at the Immigrant Family Services Institute in Mattapan.

Across the country, migrant surge is often a case for emergency response. In Mass., Healey is keeping her options open.

Making an emergency declaration would give the governor latitude to loosen regulations and remove layers of bureaucracy. But it could come with a political price.

Exterior of the Dave and Busters in Braintree, MA.

Dave & Buster’s to pay $275,000 in penalties for child labor, meal break violations, AG Campbell announces

Employees at the company, which has three locations in Massachusetts, regularly worked shifts longer than six hours without meal breaks, according to the attorney general’s office.

Opinion

Former vice president Mike Pence spoke at a fundraiser in Des Moines on June 3.

GOP presidential rivals finally speak the truth about Trump

Mike Pence and Chris Christie demonstrated this week that the gloves are off when it comes to the former president.

DeSantis’s migrant transports: Justice demands a reckoning

Stick a fork in it, Boston sports fans. We’re done.

RACHELLE G. COHEN

‘Competitive’ energy scheme a boon for bottom feeders

IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKY

Mermaidcore is back. It never really went away.

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KEVIN CULLEN

At the mercy of the wind in Vermont
In Quechee, the wind is key to the balloon festival.

‘They can’t afford housing’: Mass. Senate offers $600 million tax relief bill that would boost housing support, without business-friendly cuts

“The fact that our 25- to 40-year-olds are leaving the state, it’s not because of tax policy or they’re day-trading on Wall Street," said one state Senator. “It’s because they can’t afford housing.”

‘It’s meant to be intimidating and hateful’: Jamaica Plain church hit with anti-gay graffiti

A Jamaica Plain church that prides itself on welcoming the LGBTQ community was defaced with anti-gay graffiti early Thursday, the pastor said in a phone interview.

A new installation spotlights the past — and present — of Boston Fish Pier
On Thursday, Massport debuted Boxes at the Boston Fish Pier, a lemon-yellow, 40-foot-long installation designed to spotlight the fish-mongering hub.

Outgoing mayor of Manchester, N.H., endorses candidate in the race to succeed her
Mayor Joyce Craig said she’s backing Kevin Cavanaugh, her friend since high school, for the next two-year term.

Your Home | Summer Living

Floor-to-ceiling windows with a lake view persuade a designer to rehab a Berkshires home
Designer Jess Cooney squeezed everything she could, including a soaking tub, into this cozy getaway for her family.

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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Ideas

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.
Rather than write about you, we want to hear from you.

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Matthew James Nilo, a 35-year-old lawyer, was arraigned Monday after being arrested in attacks on four women in Charlestown in 2007 and 2008.

What does a predator look like? Not what the haters want you to think.

If only abusers were as easy to spot as the haters contend.

Larry Edelman

Earlier mistakes foreshadowed the state’s $2.5 billion unemployment accounting blunder
In a 2021 review, KPMG found multiple errors in tracking federal and state money used to pay jobless claims.

The Somerville Community Path extension still isn’t open. People have been using it anyway.
The project, part of the Green Line Extension, is tantalizingly close to opening for cyclists and pedestrians. So some are hitting the long-awaited path early.

Meet the rare Massachusetts talent who could be a very high pick in this year’s MLB draft
Thomas White, a 6-foot-5-inch ace from Rowley, has the scouts riveted, a full ride to Vanderbilt, and a dream to pitch for the Red Sox.

Culture & Lifestyle

Bill Lowe has been a fixture on the Boston jazz scene for decades,

At 77, Boston jazz stalwart Bill Lowe is finally a leading man

Shereen Pimentel as Eva Perón in "Evita" at American Repertory Theater.

Shereen Pimentel is dazzling as the flawed heroine of ART’s re-energized ‘Evita’

Amanda Seyfried and Tom Holland in "The Crowded Room."

In ‘The Crowded Room,’ a tortured soul is put on trial

Celine Song wrote and directed "Past Lives," which opens in Boston this week.

Celine Song’s romantic debut film ‘Past Lives’ was a path to self-discovery

Special Projects

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Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Don’t be rude to chatbots — for your sake, not theirs

President Joe Biden talked with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on May 31 before traveling to Colorado.

Biden bests Republicans yet again with debt ceiling deal

"I was . . . advised to study the Black French poet Aimé Césaire rather than Lord Byron." Pictured: A marble statue of Byron in Rome's Villa Borghese park.

IDEAS | TYLER HARPER

I am the wrong kind of Black professor

Trying to close the gender pay gap — 60 years after the Equal Pay Act

Bolton alpaca farmer Alan DiPietro is challenging the state law in federal court, charging the town made a $310,000 profit from the sale of his property to settle a $60,000 tax debt.

Massachusetts gets a chance to kick ‘equity theft’ to the curb

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

R.I. priest pleads guilty to charge of receipt of child pornography

The Rev. James W. Jackson, who had been assigned to St. Mary’s Church, was found with thousands of images and videos depicting of child sexual abuse, according to the US attorney’s office.

Outgoing mayor of Manchester, N.H., endorses candidate in the race to succeed her

Mayor Joyce Craig said she’s backing Kevin Cavanaugh, her friend since high school, for the next two-year term.

Dave & Buster’s to pay $275,000 in penalties for child labor, meal break violations, AG Campbell announces

Employees at the company, which has three locations in Massachusetts, regularly worked shifts longer than six hours without meal breaks, according to the attorney general’s office.

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: June 9-16

This week: the Newport Pride Center opens its doors, a Billy Joel tribute in Providence, sea glass festival, PVD Porchfest, and more.

Sports

A haze settled over Belmont Park at sunrise on Thursday, and Saturday's Belmont Stakes race is in doubt if certain air quality benchmarks aren't met.

New York governor puts Saturday’s Belmont Stakes in question due to Canadian wildfires

Governor Kathy Hochul warned the Belmont Stakes could be called off if the air quality index exceeds 200. New York Racing Association vice president of communications Patrick McKenna remains optimistic.

Roman Anthony has impressive physical traits and an approach at the plate that is advanced for his level, with a mind-set to develop and improve.

In Single A outfielder Roman Anthony, Red Sox look past the raw numbers and see a prospect

The 19-year-old Anthony, in his first full season of pro ball, looks the part of a future big leaguer, even if his production doesn't reflect it yet.

Muchova fended off a match point for Sabalenka while down 5-2 in the third set, which began a run in which Muchova collected 20 of the last 24 points.

Unseeded Karolina Muchova to face No. 1 Iga Swiatek in French Open women’s final

Muchova, who defeated No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets on Thursday, will attempt to deny Swiatek a second consecutive French Open championship on Saturday.

Lack of hustle in Wednesday’s game apparently lands Alex Verdugo on the Red Sox bench

Red Sox at Guardians | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 63: Red Sox at Guardians lineups and notes

Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada

Business

New York City has lost tens of thousands of retail jobs, report finds

The study found that in the three years since February 2020, New York City lost 37,800 retail jobs, an 11.1 percent decline, while the overall private employment sector has regained all but 0.8 percent of jobs.

Does CNN’s turmoil mean there’s no room on cable for independent news?

Fired CNN leader Chris Licht’s short tenure helped demonstrate the difficulty of presenting balance in today's splintered, on-demand media era.

Binance moved billions through two US banks, regulators say

Los Angeles district attorney’s office quits Twitter due to barrage of ‘vicious’ homophobic attacks

magazine

A home health aide steadies her client as he exercises at home.

Finding a home health aide shouldn't be this hard

My boyfriend’s ex won’t let me meet their children

My neighbor said no when I asked to golf with her

Fried Eggs With Toasted Pearl Couscous and Sumac

Recipes: Eggs fried, baked, or scrambled for Father's Day

metro

Ariana (left) and Tyler Sutton (behind) smile for a photo with their 4-year-old daughter, Melody Ki Sutton, their twins, Everly Irene Sutton and Rowan Stephen Sutton, and Tyler's mother, Christine Sutton (right) at Newton-Wellesley Hospital on May 26, 2023.

Grieving husband wants to raise awareness of postpartum depression

May frost brings severe damage to spring harvest in New England

They’re building an ‘ice penetrator’ on a hillside in Westford

sports

Tom Brady took part in an NFL video designed to educate players about the league's anti-gambling rules. Brady's message: "It's just not worth it."

NFL enlists Tom Brady to get across its anti-gambling message to players

Jimmy Dunne, a power broker with 9/11 history, helped get PGA and Saudis to the table

He’s 16, the top prospect in his class, and playing for Team USA. How does AJ Dybantsa stay focused amid the hype?

business

Boston, MA — 6/8/2023 - Emma Freeman, 10, checks out the opening of the Boxes at the Boston Fish Pier, a new public space on South Boston's waterfront seeking to promote "the historic Boston Fish Pier and the local seafood industry's rich history and dynamic future." (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

A new installation spotlights the past — and present — of Boston Fish Pier

Ashish Jha to leave post as White House COVID-19 czar, return to Brown University

Return to office or else, Google says, as other firms try softer approach

politics

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attended a bilateral meeting with President Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Biden and Sunak hold White House talks on daunting challenges to Ukraine, world economy

Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case

Biden unveils LGBTQ+ proposals, but postpones White House Pride Month event due to poor air quality

Nation

Black families lost millions in wealth when their lands were seized through eminent domain. Now some are trying to get it back.

A new front in reparations: Seeking the return of lost family land

Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway arrives in US from Peru to face charges

Jan. 6 cases yield courtroom wins but no change in extremist threat

World

Joran Van der Sloot (rear center) was transferred in a police car from the Ancon I jail in Lima, Peru, Thursday.

Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway arrives in US to face extortion charges

US says it has suspended all food aid to Ethiopia after investigation finds supplies were diverted

Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelensky visits area

opinion

A recent survey found an overwhelming majority of voters polled support policies to hold big pharma accountable to lower drug prices.

Prescription prices should be addressed at BIO International Convention

We need some new drugs

To alleviate the migrant crisis, ease sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba

lifestyle

The T5 Sport Coat from SCOTTeVEST has a lot of hidden pockets.

What to buy for a father who’s always on the go

My marriage is a big personal void

Whose turn is it?

food & dining

Bouillabaisse is made with head-to-tail shrimp, mussels, clams, scallops, and fluke, with a thick slice of toast smeared with the spicy garlic sauce rouille.

Bouillabaisse and other French classics at Marseille in SoWa

The Nada Cart opens at Faneuil Hall; former Eastern Standard bartender Seth Freidus strikes out on his own

Actor Steven Skybell on Carol Burnett, rediscovering Boston’s food scene, and kicking back on vacay

travel

Nicholas Butler gets charged $7,853 at a bar in Istanbul under shady circumstances. Will his bank step up and help him undo the charges?

Fishy experience at a bar in Istanbul ends up in a $7,853 charge

A whoopie pie fest in Maine, an eclipse package for 2024, and a jacket that keeps you connected

Something big is happening in Waterville, Maine

Arts

Jess T. Dugan, "Self-portrait (reaching)," from the series "Every Breath We Drew," 2020.

When photographers photograph themselves

‘Call and Response’ examines racism in reproductive health, history

Paintings that are all about touch

Books

Kate Fussner's debut novel, "The Song of Us."

Debut author Kate Fussner sends Orpheus and Eurydice to a Boston middle school

The best new books for summer 2023

Kaija Langley, author of verse novel ‘The Order of Things,’ has built a writing career in the margins of a busy life

Movies

Jesse Garcia in "Flamin' Hot."

‘Flamin’ Hot’ prints the spicy legend of a Cheeto

‘Past Lives’ asks what could have been and what may still be

Not much more than meets the eye in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

Television

Hosts Segun Oduolowu and Christopher L. Gasper on the set of “Boston Globe Today.”

Boston Globe Today wins three digital video awards

‘Perry Mason’ and ‘I Love That for You’ canceled

‘Will & Grace’ stars’ new podcast will revisit series

music

Dancers Caroline Copeland and Olsi Gjeci performing with the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall.

Boston Early Musical Festival is an embarrassment of riches

George Winston, pianist with a soothing ‘New Age’ sound, dies at 74

At 77, Boston jazz stalwart Bill Lowe is finally a leading man

Theater/Dance

Victoria Clark and Justin Cooley in the musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” a strong contender for best musical.

Who’ll win at the Tonys, and who should

As the Tonys arrive, uncertainty lingers in the air

In ‘Shucked,’ Tony nominee and Lynn native Alex Newell is bringing — and feeling — joy

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Rev. Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson, who gave Christian conservatives clout, dies at 93

The Iron Sheik, villainous Hall of Fame wrestler, is dead

George Winston, pianist with a soothing ‘New Age’ sound, dies at 74