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Judge declares mistrial in case of man accused of killing Weymouth Officer Michael Chesna and woman in 2018

Lopes was facing two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna and 77-year-old Vera Adams and will be retried in court at a later date.

James Lewis, longtime suspect in 1982 Tylenol poisonings of seven people, dies in Cambridge, officials say
Lewis, who was long suspected of lacing Tylenol bottles in the Chicago area with poison in 1982, a crime that forever changed how thousands of products are packaged and sold, died in the Cambridge condominium where he lived since the mid-1990s, police said.

Boston City Council president calls for review of employee parking procedures, after Councilor Lara crashes car with revoked license

Less than two weeks after a Boston city councilor whose driver’s license had been revoked crashed into a Jamaica Plain home, City Council President Ed Flynn is calling for a review of employee parking procedures at Boston City Hall.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

We can make commuting great again

There are reasons to hope that the mess on the state’s roads and rails can be cleaned up.
Officials warn Sumner shutdown delays will get worse later this week

Larry Nassar reportedly stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison

Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed in the back and chest during an altercation with another incarcerated person, according to the Associated Press.

Dozens of Massachusetts beaches closed to swimmers due to high bacteria levels

The state Department of Public Health listed 70 beaches online that were flagged for water safety issues as of Friday — from Beverly on the North Shore down to the Cape, along with numerous inland freshwater swimming areas.

The New York Times to disband its sports department, rely on coverage from The Athletic

Lexington middle school student dies in N.H. boating accident during camping trip, officials say

Maine father drowns while trying to rescue his daughters
Flash flood warnings continue in Vermont as state enters second day of emergency declaration
Governor Philip B. Scott on Sunday declared a state of emergency for Vermont amid punishing rains that have caused flooding across much of the state.

Flash flooding alert in Vermont on day two of state of emergency

Some parts of southern Vermont had received up to 3.65 inches of rain by Monday. Flash flood warnings will remain in effect until the afternoon.

See photos and videos of ‘life-threatening’ flooding in Vermont amid torrential rains

As torrential rains swept across much of Vermont Monday, inundating roads and fields with severe flooding, residents and local agencies shared astonishing visuals of the weather barreling through the state.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Downpours today west of Boston as flood warnings continue in northern New England

Radar Monday indicated heavy downpours, especially west of Boston. There are more showers possible late this week and over the upcoming weekend, too.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
I spoke about climate change as a TV meteorologist. Then came the death threat.
After a torrent of harassing e-mails, a scientist reimagines his role in fighting for the environment.

13 ways people in the Boston area are using artificial intelligence right now

From an AI-generated beer recipe to meal-planning for Marathon training, local early adopters are finding new ways to make the most out of the buzzy technology.
A technophobe’s guide to AI chatbots

Which Patriots veterans will be under pressure during training camp to make the roster?

For any number of reasons — position battles, injury, scheme — there are a handful of veterans who need to play with a sense of urgency if they want to stick around.

6 things to know about Red Sox 2023 first-round draft pick Kyle Teel

Teel, who spent some time in the Cape League, grew up a Yankees fan in New Jersey.
The Red Sox didn’t think Kyle Teel would still be available at No. 14, so they jumped at the chance to take him

From athletes to clarinetists: Who gets preferential treatment in top college admissions?

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to end race-based affirmative action in the college admissions process doesn’t impact those who benefit most from preferential treatment at elite schools: the children of donors, alumni and faculty and, most especially, recruited athletes.

Jonah Hill’s ex says his texts are ‘a warning to all girls’

On Friday, surfer Sarah Brady posted screenshots on her Instagram and accused her ex-partner, the actor Jonah Hill, of misogyny and emotional abuse.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Emmy nominations, Steven Soderbergh’s thriller, and a Wilt Chamberlain docuseries

Expect to see a lot of “Succession” when the Emmy nominations are announced on Wednesday. But I hope voters make room for some less obvious choices, too.
Opinion
JOHN ROSENTHAL

Don’t let an assault weapon end another life. Ban them.

More than 350 people, many representing organizations with hundreds of thousands of members, call for a nationwide ban on military-style assault weapons.
EDITORIAL

Five days, 26 US mass shootings. Here’s a proposal to slow the bloodshed.
IDEAS | ROWLAND CHEN

Progress in AI may hit a wall — unless we can push it past the ‘imitation barrier’
RENÉE GRAHAM

Domestic violence isn’t just a ‘family matter.’ It’s ‘community violence.’

JEFF JACOBY

It is long past time for NATO to admit Ukraine

More recent News

Lowell police ask for public’s help to find missing 7-year-old girl
Anna, who lives in Lowell, was last seen between Sunday afternoon near East Merrimack Street in the Belvidere neighborhood, police said.

Amid hiring slump, Massachusetts police departments look to leave civil service

In the past decade, 37 departments have left the system — two as recently as last year — and several more have filed petitions with the legislature to remove from the hiring process. And Boston, the largest municipal department in the system, says it’s considering it, too.

‘It’s a thrill’: Yacht crews from N.H. join in race from Massachusetts to Halifax
The eight-member crew of Jump, from Portsmouth Yacht Club, is split into two shifts that switch off every four hours for the multi-day international ocean race.

shirley leung
Time, money, tax breaks. What Boston can learn about creating a downtown that never sleeps.
The commercial real estate industry is looking at how the world’s most famous Financial District became a 24-7 neighborhood and whether the strategy of converting office buildings to housing can be replicated in other cities.

Tech entrepreneur launches the ‘Open Table’ of private events
Nick Cianfaglione previously founded and sold VC Social and Artist Republik. Now he’s started Providence-based Restaurent.

Biden, King Charles III zero in on climate change in Windsor Castle meeting

President Biden and King Charles III used their first meeting in their respective roles Monday to highlight the generational issue of climate change as they prod private companies to do more to bolster clean energy in developing countries.

Recommended reads

Billerica condo residents tormented by stray golf balls demand action: ‘It’s a losing battle’

When she moved into a condo near the first tee of the Swanson Meadows golf course in Billerica, Mary Conway was not quite prepared for just how errant a duffer’s aim can be. Many of the golfers, she quickly learned, could use some serious work improving their drive.

Can Joe Biden make it ‘Morning in America’ again? Reagan’s ‘84 campaign offers a potential blueprint for reelection.
Ronald Reagan won a second term by running on a theme of economic renewal. Now, some political experts said Reagan’s legendary turnaround offers a potential template for victory for Joe Biden 40 years later.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
As conservative activism targets sex ed, new Mass. guidelines are on the horizon
After five years of working on new standards, the state is bringing some clarity on sex education to the classroom.

The MBTA’s new leader is more optimistic about Boston’s subway than you are
Can Phil Eng actually turn the dumpster fire of a transit agency around? “People think I’m crazy, but I’m happy I’m here,” he said.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

‘The Bear’ upends the TV-mom trope

Concerts create discord between Northampton arts center and city

MFA’s 2023 Boston French Film Festival returns July 6

Special Projects

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

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

More can be done to ease the heavy burden of student debt
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Polarization will put Spain’s young democracy to the test
EDITORIAL

Make way for bicycles on Boylston
Jim Braude

Why should state legislators control the fate of rent control in Boston?

NEWSLETTERS

Latino groups challenge Harvard’s legacy admissions
IDEAS

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

Metro

Flash flooding alert in Vermont on day two of state of emergency

Some parts of southern Vermont had received up to 3.65 inches of rain by Monday. Flash flood warnings will remain in effect until the afternoon.

See photos and videos of ‘life-threatening’ flooding in Vermont amid torrential rains

As torrential rains swept across much of Vermont Monday, inundating roads and fields with severe flooding, residents and local agencies shared astonishing visuals of the weather barreling through the state.
RI POLITICS

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District

Judge declares mistrial in case of man accused of killing Weymouth Officer Michael Chesna and woman in 2018

Lopes was facing two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna and 77-year-old Vera Adams and will be retried in court at a later date.

Sports

Red Sox Notebook

The Red Sox have a roster crunch. Could Pablo Reyes, Kiké Hernandez, or Christian Arroyo be on the way out?

Pablo Reyes could be designated for assignment once activated from the injured list, but two other names to look out for are Christian Arroyo and Kiké Hernández.
Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals

Also on Monday, American Chris Eubanks reached the quarters in his first Wimbledon appearance, beating fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Patriots

Which Patriots veterans will be under pressure during training camp to make the roster?

For any number of reasons — position battles, injury, scheme — there are a handful of veterans who need to play with a sense of urgency if they want to stick around.
Red Sox

6 things to know about Red Sox 2023 first-round draft pick Kyle Teel

Larry Nassar reportedly stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison
GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT

‘It’s a thrill’: Yacht crews from N.H. join in race from Massachusetts to Halifax

Business

The New York Times to disband its sports department, rely on coverage from The Athletic

The move represents a further integration into the newsroom of the Athletic, which the Times bought in January 2022 for $550 million.

Passwords are here, there, and everywhere: How do we manage them all?

WATCH: Boston Globe technology reporter Hiawatha Bray joins us to explain the best and worst practices of password security and management.

Is Corporate AI coming for our jobs?
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

We can make commuting great again

magazine
Globe Magazine

As a former cop, I know better policing isn’t easy. But it can happen in Boston.
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, July 10-16
Globe Magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

COMMENTS

Gardeners share their personal battles with groundhogs

metro

James Lewis, longtime suspect in 1982 Tylenol poisonings of seven people, dies in Cambridge, officials say

Flash flood warnings continue in Vermont as state enters second day of emergency declaration

Boston City Council president calls for review of employee parking procedures, after Councilor Lara crashes car with revoked license

sports

MLB Draft 2023: Red Sox select Kyle Teel at No. 14 and Nazzan Zanetello at No. 50

Cleveland picked a R.I. pitcher No. 58 in the MLB draft

Matt Turner saves the day in shootout as US men advance to Gold Cup semifinals

business

Tech entrepreneur launches the ‘Open Table’ of private events

13 ways people in the Boston area are using artificial intelligence right now

A technophobe’s guide to AI chatbots

politics

Trump and DeSantis begin eyeing Super Tuesday states as they prepare for 2024 long game

Stymied by the Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda

NATO unity will be tested at upcoming summit. Ukraine’s possible entry may be the biggest challenge.

Nation

Larry Nassar reportedly stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison

Extreme flooding overwhelms New York roadways, killing 1 person

Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills

World

Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin pledges loyalty at the Kremlin after short-lived mutiny

Biden, King Charles III zero in on climate change in Windsor Castle meeting

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking the end of political era

opinion

Not to fear — human hands and minds are at the heart of AI

Welcome to the drive-in. Tonight’s feature is — ‘airplane!’

The painter Ingres, tuned to something beyond his palette

lifestyle

Claire McMillan explores the friendship, rituals, and collaborative artistic process of two female Surrealist masters

Should I tell his family why we split up?

Extremely overdue book returned to New Bedford library 119 years later

food & dining

The FDA is being asked to look into Logan Paul’s energy drink, which has the caffeine of 6 Coke cans

How Chris Viaud returned to his Haitian roots and reshaped NH’s food scene

A Taste of Ethnic Boston returns to Big Night Live

travel

This Mass. beach camping site ranked as one of the best in the country

Spotlight on Dover, N.H., as it celebrates its 400th anniversary

Shine bright like a diamond in Rihanna’s neighborhood

Arts

In his scant six years of painting, Matthew Wong built a vision all his own

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

John Guthrie’s ‘Evolution’ brings together the unexpected

Books

Authors Paul Tremblay, Mona Awad file lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI

The prosperous Brookline family of Andrew Ridker’s ‘Hope’ struggles in the aftermath of their own spectacular misjudgments

David Lipsky’s ‘The Parrot and the Igloo’ details the forces behind decades of climate change denial

Movies

‘Desperate Souls, Dark City, and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy’ has a lot to say — maybe too much

‘Joy Ride’: Four friends road trip through China in this raunchy comedy

Everyone is talking about the ‘Barbie’ movie. Here’s a guide to all the hype.

Television

I spoke about climate change as a TV meteorologist. Then came the death threat.

This week’s TV: Emmy nominations, Steven Soderbergh’s thriller, and a Wilt Chamberlain docuseries

Watch for HBO series landing on Netflix

music

Peter Nero, pianist who straddled genres, is dead at 89

An American portrait in disparate voices

The Eagles’ farewell tour is coming to Boston

Theater/Dance

Uri Geller has been bending reality for 50 years

Meet the ‘Lehman Trilogy’ cast, three actors juggling dozens of roles

In ‘The Normal Heart,’ the AIDS crisis and a battle against an epidemic of indifference

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

Judge Edward Ginsburg, whistleblower for Big Dig failings, dies at 90

Peter Nero, pianist who straddled genres, is dead at 89

Jack Goldstein, a savior of Broadway theaters, dies at 74