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Cambridge woman killed in bike crash remembered by family for ‘unbreakable spirit’
Minh-Thi Nguyen, 24, a third-year graduate student studying experimental physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was identified by her family on Sunday as the victim of Friday's crash.

Cambridge confronts road safety after second fatal bicycle crash in two weeks

Teacher in N.H. fired for secretly helping pregnant student access abortion services

The teacher, who has since secured a position at a public school in the state, admitted she lied about having food poisoning when she called in sick from work and drove the student to a medical facility, according to records.

Funnel clouds reported in New Hampshire during tornado watch Sunday night
At least one funnel cloud was reportedly spotted in southern New Hampshire around 6 p.m. Sunday.

Five injured in Roxbury porch collapse
Five people were injured and three were taken to the hospital after they fell about 12 feet when a third-floor porch collapsed during a birthday party in Roxbury on Saturday night, officials said.

RED SOX 7, REDS 4
Reliever Zack Kelly starts Red Sox off right in series-clinching win over Reds that ends 5-1 road trip
Kelly threw 2⅔ shutout innings and was followed by seven other bullpen arms. Jarren Duran and Connor Wong paced the offense again and improved their hitting streaks to 13 games.

Wardrobe change: Red Sox will dress for success for some return flights home

Death toll at hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures

More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday.

Juvenile victim stabbed outside Five Below store at Dartmouth Mall, police say

Plymouth DA investigating death of man whose body was found four days after leaving hospital

Many Israelis feel little sympathy for Gaza and blame Hamas

The cannabis industry is fighting over how many stores one company can own. Here’s why.

A debate over the cap on weed permits has sparked worries of broken promises for entrepreneurs of color and fears of creating a marijuana monopoly.

Not-so-great expectations: For first presidential debate, Trump sets a very low bar for Biden
Setting the bar so low for Biden means he could clear it simply by finding his way on and off the CNN debate stage and answering questions coherently.

‘I can’t work alone’: On the state’s largest public campus, Javier Reyes battles a loss of trust
After no-confidence votes and calls to resign as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Javier Reyes is focused on building and repairing relationships with a campus that hardly met him before turning sour.

The first-title timeline for Jayson Tatum (age 26) and Jaylen Brown (27) puts them among excellent historical company

Who else was 27 years old during the season in which they claimed their first championship? Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, and Nikola Jokic, to name a few.

Jaylen Brown lost a ring at Celtics championship parade, promises reward if found

The ring isn’t the Celtics’ championship ring. Members of the team will likely get those rings on the opening night of the 2024-25 season, as is tradition in the NBA.
Celtics fans vandalize Boston firefighters’ vehicles during championship parade, police say

One way to combat chronic absenteeism? Make school fun.
How one Salem school is reimagining middle school, and reducing absenteeism rates in the process.

Why is the Travelers Championship one of the PGA Tour’s most beloved stops? We checked it out.

From the moment a charter jet whisked the best players on the PGA Tour from the US Open to the Travelers Championship, players and fans entered what has turned into an annual feel-good zone.
Climate protesters force delay at Travelers Championship, deface 18th green

Busing at 50: Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

With new busing curriculum, BPS tackles its own history. But will all students get a chance to learn?

In the order to integrate Boston schools, Latinos were an afterthought. They’re still fighting for equal education today.

To close the achievement gap, some schools take a holistic approach
Opinion
IDEAS | CHRISTINE MEHTA

Man or bear? Which would women rather encounter on a hiking trail?

I have run into men and bears while alone in the woods, and I know which one I would rather contend with almost every time.
RENÉE GRAHAM

A famous father won’t let haters dim his pride in his trans son

John Sasso

What Biden needs to say to win the debate with Trump
EDITORIAL

Clarence Thomas’s ethical lapses bring shame on the nation’s highest court
JEFF JACOBY

Will a government warning label really make social media safer?
LGBTQ Pride Month

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom
Boston Globe Today

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

More recent News

United States 2, Bolivia 0
Christian Pulisic got the United States off on the right foot in Copa America opener
Pulisic joined Clint Dempsey as the only American players with a goal and an assist in a Copa America match and reached 30 goals in 69 international appearances.

More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia’s southern Dagestan region
More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, have been killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, its governor says.

BAA Boston 10K
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe, Ethiopia’s Melknat Wudu lead sweeps at B.A.A. Boston 10K
Thousands of runners took the streets to race the new course on a rainy Sunday morning.

Person shot in Dorchester’s Harbor Point neighborhood, police say
The shooting was reported about 9 p.m. at 80 Westwind Road where police found a male victim suffering non-life threatening injuries, Boston police said

20-year-old man dies after going underwater while fishing in Marlborough, officials say
A 20-year-old man died Sunday after he went under the water and did not resurface while fishing with friends at the Fort Meadow Reservoir in Marlborough, officials said.

Woman dies in 4-alarm house fire in Georgetown
Firefighters rescued her through a second floor window of the home at 238 East Main St., where crews responded to a report of a fire at about 11 p.m. Saturday. She was pronounced dead at a Newburyport hospital.

Recommended reads

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★

‘Thelma’ is the action movie you need this summer

June Squibb and Richard Roundtree are double trouble and tons of fun in this story about a senior citizen who gets scammed and gets revenge.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
In boost to Mass. arts economy, theater tax credits could finally take center stage
The industry, which has sought this help from Beacon Hill for years, now appears to be poised for a breakthrough with the latest economic development bill.

If even the secretary of transportation won’t take the train, who will?
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt opts to drive a MassDOT-provided electric car to downtown Boston when the job demands.

Don’t mess with Mass.: How the state became a center of post-Dobbs resistance
“I will do everything I can to protect access to care here in Massachusetts, and help nationally to ensure that women have access to medicated abortions,” Governor Maura Healey told the Globe.

Culture & Lifestyle

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

Donald Sutherland defied categorization

Please (don’t) ask me about my newly published book

Josh Gad and the Berkowitz brothers talk penning ‘The Writer,’ a Boston-set comic book rooted in Jewish folklore

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

MARCELA GARCÍA

An overdue recognition for Boston’s Vietnamese diaspora
SCOT LEHIGH

A withering heat wave frames climate as a key presidential campaign issue
Chris Ferguson

Surgeon general is wrong; social media apps don’t need warning labels
IDEAS | ALAN LEVINOVITZ

We are all Big Brother now
EDITORIAL

This Celtics championship team inspired us

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Celtics fans vandalize Boston firefighters’ vehicles during championship parade, police say

Authorities are investigating after a large crowd of rowdy Celtics fans climbed on top of four vehicles belonging to Boston firefighters and damaged them during the team’s championship parade Friday, according to a Boston police report.

Thomas J. McCormack, who transformed St. Martin’s Press, dies at 92

Mr. McCormack was an iconoclastic CEO and editor who transformed St. Martin’s Press into a publishing behemoth with bestselling books such as “The Silence of the Lambs” and “All Creatures Great and Small.”

Funnel clouds reported in New Hampshire during tornado watch Sunday night

At least one funnel cloud was reportedly spotted in southern New Hampshire around 6 p.m. Sunday.
NH EDUCATION

Teacher in N.H. fired for secretly helping pregnant student access abortion services

The teacher, who has since secured a position at a public school in the state, admitted she lied about having food poisoning when she called in sick from work and drove the student to a medical facility, according to records.

Sports

METS 5, CUBS 2

Mets closer Edwin Díaz ejected without throwing a pitch after failing sticky stuff check in Chicago

Díaz said he does “the same thing always” before he pitches: a mix of rosin and sweat on his hand, which he also rubs in the dirt. Per Major League Baseball’s rules, a player faces a 10-game suspension if using illegal foreign substances.

Celtics fans vandalize Boston firefighters’ vehicles during championship parade, police say

Authorities are investigating after a large crowd of rowdy Celtics fans climbed on top of four vehicles belonging to Boston firefighters and damaged them during the team’s championship parade Friday, according to a Boston police report.
US OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD TRIALS

Noah Lyles wins 100 meters at US trials, locks in spot at Paris Olympics

Lyles overcame a slow start to beat 200-meter specialist Kenny Bednarek by 0.04 seconds. Fred Kerley, the 2022 world champion, finished in third and will also go to Paris.
US OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD TRIALS

Kendall Ellis already had a signature moment on the track. On Sunday at the US Olympic trials, she created another.

NASCAR CUP SERIES

Christopher Bell weathers rain and field to claim 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
STANLEY CUP FINAL

Connor McDavid and the Oilers can make history in Stanley Cup Final Game 7 against the Panthers

Business

The cannabis industry is fighting over how many stores one company can own. Here’s why.

A debate over the cap on weed permits has sparked worries of broken promises for entrepreneurs of color and fears of creating a marijuana monopoly.

How to help your smartphone survive a heat wave

Just like humans, most smartphones function best within a certain temperature range.

Pilots fear collisions as staffing crisis leaves Australian control towers empty
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

In boost to Mass. arts economy, theater tax credits could finally take center stage
magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains
Globe Magazine

Why librarians at Harvard and elsewhere are racing to save vintage porn
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He’s a vegetarian, so appetizer sharing options were somewhat limited’
MISS CONDUCT

My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding?

metro

Taylor Wily, ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ actor, dies at 56

One way to combat chronic absenteeism? Make school fun.

Plymouth DA investigating death of man whose body was found four days after leaving hospital

sports

Amy Yang survives despite late errors to win Women’s PGA Championship, her first major title

Christian Pulisic got the United States off on the right foot in Copa America opener

Wardrobe change: Red Sox will dress for success for some return flights home

business

McDonald’s in Brighton gives shout-out to Jayson Tatum, Celtics star and loyal customer

More than 500 Mass. auto dealerships affected by nationwide software hack

Are millionaires leaving Massachusetts? Survey (by their accountants) says yes.

politics

Not-so-great expectations: For first presidential debate, Trump sets a very low bar for Biden

The Insiders: The 3 men at the core of Biden’s brain trust

Former CNN anchor takes on professor in primary aimed at finding Democrat who can win on Long Island

Nation

Former first lady Melania Trump stays out of the public eye as Donald Trump runs for president

Michael Flynn has turned his Trump-world celebrity into a family business

Former first lady Melania Trump stays out of the public eye as Donald Trump runs for president

World

More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia’s southern Dagestan region

Death toll at hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures

Many Israelis feel little sympathy for Gaza and blame Hamas

opinion

How would you redesign the Massachusetts flag?

The need to do more to prevent overdoses among Black people in Boston

Esperada conmemoración para la diáspora vietnamita

lifestyle

I have no relationship experience

I’m paying almost $1 per message

New England’s 16 best beaches for families

food & dining

McDonald’s in Brighton gives shout-out to Jayson Tatum, Celtics star and loyal customer

Top Boston liquor lawyer fired for allegedly falsifying a license

With La Padrona, Jody Adams returns to Italy

travel

Ready to take the wheel and cruise Boston Harbor? Here’s your chance to play captain.

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line

A coastal Maine tip: Don’t bypass Belfast

Arts

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

An artist’s ordinary day, in extraordinary woodblock prints

Some different looks for a most famous book — that book being ‘Moby-Dick’

Books

Author readings around Boston through June 29

Zach Williams’s ‘Beautiful Days’ is a debut story collection of electrifying originality

On authors against breast cancer, a story of radical hospitality, and the Maine Literary Awards

Movies

Ron Simons, who brought Black stories to Broadway, dies at 63

A Cambridge dance party and more things to do around Boston, June 24-30

Donald Sutherland defied categorization

Television

‘Blue Bloods’ cast members react after filming final episode

Why we fall for cult TV

Will ‘Mid-Century Modern’ be as good as ‘Golden’?

music

Lana Del Rey plays ball despite weather delays at historic Fenway show

With a sold-out concert at The Sinclair, Paris Paloma is just getting started

Angela Bofill, R&B balladeer with a dreamy, dynamic voice, dies at 70

Theater/Dance

‘MJ the Musical’ is startin’ somethin’ astonishing at Citizens Opera House

‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Health

R.I. attorney general approves sale of 2 safety-net hospitals with strict ‘non-negotiable’ conditions

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest health care system, to become Brown University Health. The deal includes millions in investments.

Dozens of CVS generic drug recalls expose link to tainted factories

Obituaries

Thomas J. McCormack, who transformed St. Martin’s Press, dies at 92

Taylor Wily, ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ actor, dies at 56

Ron Simons, who brought Black stories to Broadway, dies at 63