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Chad Finn and Jim McBride discuss the Celtics trade for Kristaps Porzingis at the expense of “the heart and soul of the team,” Marcus Smart.

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THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘She was lying about something’: Burke students recall the woman who posed as a student for months

The woman’s Burke classmates said she kept changing details of her story.

Police say detective was involved in tawdry love triangle with informant and alleged drug trafficker
The story about an alleged drug trafficker, a detective, and a woman caught in the middle, seemed outlandish. Now, though, New Bedford police are acknowledging the claims have merit.

Globe Magazine: An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

Conflict over GOP fundraiser in N.H. underscores Trump-DeSantis rift

The group’s leaders chastised the Florida governor’s team for scheduling an event at the same time as Trump’s appearance. Now, members of the NH Federation of Republican Women are resigning from their posts -- and taking sides.

The boy who broke the greasy pole
Derek Hopkins spent his childhood training to be a Gloucester greasy pole champion like his father. Now, at just 22, he’s an undefeated four-time champion, and some say the best to ever do it. Others say all that practicing is cheating.

dan shaughnessy

Getting Bob Cousy’s take on a busy week for the Celtics, and other thoughts

The 94-year-old Celtics legend reflected on Marcus Smart, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, and other topics.
Brad Stevens gets emotional about Marcus Smart, talks Kristaps Porzingis, and other draft night highlights Where the Celtics stand after an evening of nonstop trades New Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart says goodbye to Boston on social media

How the unconventional design of the Titan submersible may have destined it for disaster

The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel was destined for its own disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to safety checks that are standard in the industry.
Titan implosion has searchers hunting for clues, officials grappling with complex investigation How much did Titan search cost? US Coast Guard’s bill alone will be in the millions, experts say.

As demand for COVID shots wanes, biotech superstar Moderna seeks its next success

The Cambridge company’s CEO says there is a “high probability” that it will become one of the top five drug makers in the world.

Wu says some accounts of South Boston home ‘not based on facts of what happened there’
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Friday sharply disputed allegations in some media reports about the conditions inside a South Boston apartment where first responders were called last weekend. "It’s irresponsible to be fueling conspiracy theories at this moment when we are grieving a loss of life," she said.

Amid brutal weather on Mount Washington, runner went back down to help mentor finish race
A remarkable moment of resilience was captured in a photo taken during the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire last week. It shows John McGinty, 21, and Ron Paquette, 82, clutching each other as they endured the final stretch to the summit.

Rhode Island senator arrested, accused of keying car with anti-Biden bumper sticker
Forecast | Dave Epstein

The weekend won’t be a washout, but it won’t be all that pretty, either
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I played Jean Valjean in my school’s production of “Les Misérables,” and she played Cosette in hers!’

Will these theatrical daters go for an encore?
Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

Whether you’re a surfer, foodie, or dog lover, the region offers a beach to suit your needs.

Harvard Art Museums announce free admission for all visitors

Artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Jackson Pollock have just become free to all — that is, free to view.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The sharks threatening Cape Cod don’t have fins

Large companies that buy up homes to offer as short-term vacation rentals are driving up prices and making it hard for year-round residents and workers to stay.
Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Rachel Silver

Titan rescue efforts raise questions about whether migrants’ lives are also worth saving
Arthur Caplan, Michael Pourfar, and Alon Y. Mogilner

Should we fear or encourage mind control?
IDEAS | CARLOS VILLAMIZAR

Then as now, hunger in the streets of my Venezuela
IDEAS | THOWAIBA MAKKI

The red sky in Sudan
Pride Month

Golden age: Poet-photographer flips the script at the MFA

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Cultivating community: Newport Pride founders open city’s first Pride Center

More recent News

Man drives through Harvard Square busway tunnel intoxicated, slams into pole, police say

Patrick Burke, 33, crashed around 12:30 a.m. after entering the busway on Massachusetts Avenue, authorities said. He sustained a minor knee injury, according to a tweet from Transit Police.

N.H. woman accused of sexually exploiting children at Tyngsborough daycare held without bail

A New Hampshire woman accused of sexually exploiting young children while working at a daycare in Tyngsborough is currently jailed in the Granite State but still faces federal charges in Massachusetts, according to court records posted Friday.

Former R.I. teacher accused of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old student ‘multiple times’ in his classroom

Francis Castillo, 35, of Fall River, Mass., was arrested earlier this month and faces three counts of third-degree sexual assault. On Friday, he did not enter a plea and was granted a $2,000 bail.

Simmons students upset over potential cuts to liberal arts
Some said the news had left them reeling — and worried about the college’s future.

The fight over shore access in R.I. isn’t over, even after passage of landmark bill
Passage of the historic legislation did not directly expand the right to get to the shore in the first place. Efforts are going on locally in places like Narragansett, Charlestown and Westerly.

Mass. man flees officers at 130 mph, accidentally drives into State Police parking lot in Concord, N.H., officials say

In a wild pursuit, a Massachusetts man allegedly fleeing police Thursday night exited a highway at 130 m.p.h. before entering a State Police parking lot in Concord, NH, officials said.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

Recommended reads

A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years

Despite protests and petitions, the National Park Service has told Salvatore Del Deo that an occupancy arrangement he's had since 1946 is no longer valid and he must vacate it.

It was the last clinic in Arkansas to provide surgical abortions. Now, it helps women in different ways.
A doctor and his business partners turned the facility into a part-time medical marijuana clinic with the goal of generating enough revenue to continue contributing to women’s health.

‘The real story of Nathan Carman may never be told,’ lawyer says at funeral
About two dozen people, including Carman’s lawyers and a handful of journalists attended his funeral Mass in Waterbury, Conn., on Thursday.

Movies in the park, beaches, rooftop bars, and more of Christopher Muther’s favorite Boston summertime things
Can someone please explain the fascination with getting out of Boston for the summer? There is so much here to love this time of year.

Culture & Lifestyle

Harvard Art Museums announce free admission for all visitors

I’m a TV critic all the time, an outlier some of the time

NHPR podcast expands on investigation into sexual misconduct at addiction treatment centers

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

Special Projects

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

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

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

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system
JEFF JACOBY

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

EDITORIAL

Want to cut the police budget? This isn’t how.

Carlo Ratti

Will Boston spiral into the ‘urban doom loop’? Not if we act.
LETTERS

Critical nurse shortage draws a range of prescriptions, diagnoses
IDEAS

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

Metro

NH CRIME

Former N.H. lawmaker charged with distributing child sex abuse images

Some court records that detail the allegations against former state Representative Stacie Marie Laughton remained sealed Friday afternoon

Man drives through Harvard Square busway tunnel intoxicated, slams into pole, police say

Patrick Burke, 33, crashed around 12:30 a.m. after entering the busway on Massachusetts Avenue, authorities said. He sustained a minor knee injury, according to a tweet from Transit Police.

Man sentenced for 2015 murder of NJ woman in Bridgewater

Fernando Owens, 51, of Dorchester, was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping of Ashley Bortner, 29, whose body was found bound and burned near train tracks in November, 2015.
NH POLITICS

Conflict over GOP fundraiser in N.H. underscores Trump-DeSantis rift

The group’s leaders chastised the Florida governor’s team for scheduling an event at the same time as Trump’s appearance. Now, members of the NH Federation of Republican Women are resigning from their posts -- and taking sides.

Sports

celtics

New Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart says goodbye to Boston on social media

“Boston, you are a very special place to me," he wrote.
NFL

Bills reward GM Brandon Beane, coach Sean McDermott with 2-year extensions

The 46-year-old Beane and 49-year-old McDermott have transformed what had been a floundering franchise upon their arrival in 2017 into a consistent playoff contender.
Soccer

US selected to host 2025 Club World Cup

FIFA praised the US as a proven leader in staging global events and because it would allow FIFA to maximize synergies with the delivery of the 2026 Men's World Cup.
boston globe today

Watch: Celtics trade fallout, NHL draft preview, and Jack Jones’s legal situation
Red Sox at White Sox | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 77: Red Sox at White Sox lineups and notes
Toronto at New England | Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (Apple TV)

Emmanuel Boateng has carved out a productive spot on the wing for Revolution

Business

Umbrellas made from found plastic? One Mass. entrepreneur is giving it a try

Dri, an eco-friendly company based in Berkshire County, aims to divert plastic from entering waste streams and, often, the sea.
RI COURTS

Woonsocket, R.I., sold a house at a tax sale. A lawsuit alleges it was owned by HUD and wasn’t the city’s to sell

The home that was owned by the federal government was sold at a tax sale by the city for nearly $28,000 in 2019. In April of this year, the property sold for $525,000.

As demand for COVID shots wanes, biotech superstar Moderna seeks its next success
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Diversity advocates turn their attention to nonprofit boards
magazine
Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

Dinner with Cupid

‘I played Jean Valjean in my school’s production of “Les Misérables,” and she played Cosette in hers!’
PERSPECTIVE

Three ways to improve high school education from a Mass. Teacher of the Year
Your Summer Beach Bag

10 of the best ice cream treats to try this summer around Boston

metro

‘She was lying about something’: Burke students recall the woman who posed as a student for months

For migrant and homeless families in Mass., a new resource center in Boston and shelter at Joint Base Cape Cod

Simmons students upset over potential cuts to liberal arts

sports

After a five-year hiatus from football, Darcy Leslie now aims for a championship with Boston Renegades

Getting Bob Cousy’s take on a busy week for the Celtics, and other thoughts

Q&A: NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman on possible expansion to Boston, league success, and more

business

Hasbro is bringing back Furby, as toymakers capitalize on ‘90s nostalgia

Logan Airport workers stage one-day walkout

Honda recalls nearly 1.2 million vehicles

politics

Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit from states demanding that Biden administration boost deportations

Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration

Infowars host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to Capitol insurrection charge

Nation

Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist, dies at 99

As Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing a 15-week national ban

How the unconventional design of the Titan submersible may have destined it for disaster

World

‘Beyond extreme’ ocean heat wave in North Atlantic is worst in 170 years

Russia makes a land grab ... in Canberra, Australia

Greek elections a one-horse race after conservatives topple left-wing strongholds

opinion

Every citizen should be treated equally

Republicans make conspiracy theories their go-to explanation

The scandal at the Harvard morgue is not a reason for more government

lifestyle

How ADHD has affected our marriage

Parents to this time of year: Enough, already

After a good start, she ghosted me

food & dining

Food bank, health clinic team again post-pandemic

When in Dorchester ... eat at Via Cannuccia

Gillette Stadium to open new beer hall in field-level space

travel

No car? No problem. Here’s how to breeze to the beach on the T.

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years

Arts

Why there are dozens of colorful cows on display across Boston

In ‘Trembling Earth’ at the Clark, Munch’s prescient view of nature in peril

Top that — history of hats at William Hickling Prescott House

Books

10 great New England beach reads, from old standbys to new classics

Adrienne Brodeur’s debut novel ‘Little Monsters’ explores the unraveling of a family and its secrets on the Cape

Mike Curato, author of ‘Flamer,’ one of the country’s most challenged books, on the ultimate cost of book bans

Movies

‘Gloomy, grimy, gritty’: Classic Boston crime movie ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ turns 50

‘No Hard Feelings’: Jennifer Lawrence balances raunchy humor with heart

‘Blue Jean’: Don’t say gay in Thatcher-era English drama

Television

Golden age arrives for ‘Saturday Night Live’

I’m a TV critic all the time, an outlier some of the time

Will full-season release of ‘The Bear’ lead to overconsumption?

music

On tour, Natalie Merchant finds her fans singing along to new songs, original hits

My essential Boston summer playlist from the ‘70s to the ‘90s

Lloyd Cole is blending songcraft with electronics to make a different kind of commotion

Theater/Dance

Acrobatics and adult beverages at ‘Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium’

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

globe local

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

Firouz Naderi, NASA scientist who led Mars missions, dies at 77

Haim Roet, who kept Holocaust victims’ names alive, dies at 90

Longtime AP State Department reporter George Gedda dies at 82