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‘Lots of rotation’: EF-1 tornado confirmed in southern New Hampshire

The EF-1 tornado was reported at 5:09 p.m. with peak winds of 90 miles per hour.

Advisory in effect for ‘dangerous swimming’ conditions in parts of Cape Cod and Rhode Island Forecast: Here's what the week ahead looks like

Defense rests at Karen Read trial, closing arguments set for Tuesday

Both the prosecution and the defense will have an hour to make closing arguments in the closely watched trial.

Death of Sandra Birchmore was a homicide, prominent pathologist says
The finding contradicts the 2021 conclusion of the state medical examiner, who ruled that Birchmore, a young woman who was allegedly groomed by three former Stoughton police officers, died of suicide.

Mindy Kaling reveals she secretly gave birth to her third child earlier this year
The Cambridge native shared the first public images of her new daughter, Anne, in a social media post Monday.

‘This is definitely hitting the community very hard.’ Vigil planned for two cyclists killed two weeks apart in Cambridge.
On Friday morning, a 24-year-old MIT grad student died after the driver of a box truck turned right and collided with her, officials said.

Cambridge woman killed in bike crash remembered by family for ‘unbreakable spirit’

Collapsed Roxbury porch may not have been inspected in decades
The last available inspection of the third-floor balcony at 527 Dudley St. took place in August 1998, according to an Inspectional Services Department's online portal.

Westford boy, 6, dies after being found in lake

Fatal house fire that killed Georgetown woman caused by faulty small refrigerator, officials say

A 13-year-old girl in Taunton has been missing for more than a week, police say

An office building at Devonshire, Water ,and Washington streets in Downtown Crossing is one of several being proposed for overhaul into housing under a city pilot program that offers property tax breaks for office-to-residential conversion.

Healey offers $15 million to help Boston convert downtown office buildings into housing

Developments that have been proposed so far would bring 400 units to the central business district.

Advocates at the State House in May 2023 called on lawmakers to take steps to create more affordable housing.

Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee

The Senate's version dashes the hopes of housing advocates and pleases the powerful real estate industry that had lobbied hard against the idea.

Lawmakers seek more than $1 billion in life sciences, climate tech investments

SHIRLEY LEUNG | HIGH & DRY

‘Durgin-Park, I can’t believe that’: How a Mattapan restaurant got its liquor license from the historic Faneuil Hall spot
Mello Vibez's experience highlights a Boston liquor license system that squashes opportunities to build both wealth and community life in underserved neighborhoods.

"Janet Planet," written and directed by Annie Baker.

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

"I think one of the reasons I made the movie is that I don’t know how to describe the Pioneer Valley," Baker says. "It has a really specific aesthetic."

Globe Magazine

A new twist in the saga of Shelby Hewitt, high school imposter
What did therapist Rebecca Bernat know about the 32-year-old who impersonated a teen student in Boston schools?

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Sony Music is among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

Record companies accuse AI music startup Suno of ‘copyright infringement on an almost unimaginable scale’

The Cambridge-based company insists that it has stayed within the boundaries of copyright law.

Angel Foster, inside her office at the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project.

How Massachusetts became the center of resistance to anti-abortion forces

“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.

Healey says she would ‘absolutely not’ enforce a national abortion ban ‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says as debate nears

Busing at 50: Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

Students had to walk the last 100 yards to South Boston High School after the first school bus in line ran out of gas on Sixth Street on Oct. 1, 1974. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe Staff)

This is Boston’s busing era captured through photos

Djembe teacher Nko Fallou Small watched Alaia Greaves dance in his African drumming class. He brought some of the drums back from trips to his native Senegal. The Paige Academy, an independent school that's been in Roxbury for almost 50 years, was founded during the busing crisis. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)

At Boston’s independent schools, parents offer their own solutions to city’s education gaps

Adrienne Alston, Lorraine Johnson-Graham, and Richard Yarde (Erin Clark/Globe Staff)

Meet the families whose lawsuit forced BPS to integrate

Opinion

Joe Biden, then a candidate to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, debated fellow Democratic candidates in Washington, D.C. ,on March 15, 2020.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What happens when Biden’s immigration record comes into focus on the debate stage?

Voters say that immigration is the top problem facing the United States. I asked three experts how the president should address his record on the hotly contested political issue.

Rachel Hall-Clifford

Long COVID is like having a gun to my head

EDITORIAL

The Cannabis Control Commission has gone to pot

Jarred Johnson

Benefits of a new rail link would far outweigh the costs

William Straus

Years later, rail link plan still a bad idea

LGBTQ Pride Month

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery, right, in character as Serena, Samantha's sassy cousin on the beloved sitcom Bewitched, on location in Gloucester in 1970. She is talking to the famed Gloucester fisherman, whose statue came to life in a memorable episode, "Darrin on a Pedestal."

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

The rainbow flag flies over Boston during the Pride Week (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff)

Boston Globe Today

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

The Boston Pride for the People parade and festival, held Saturday in Boston, is estimated to draw more than 1 million people.

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

Members of Island Pride Boston dance during the Boston Pride for the People parade.

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

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President Biden has spent days at Camp David practicing for Thursday night's debate against former president Trump.

For first presidential debate, Trump sets a very low bar for Biden

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘The Bear’ is back, the first debate arrives, and ‘Interview’ for all
Now comes the news that AMC is putting “Interview With the Vampire” on Netflix, and I’m very happy about it. Here's what else to watch this week.

New MBTA program will give some Tufts University students unlimited subway and bus rides for two years
Tufts University is the first school to join the pilot program, called University Pass, officials said.

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center was the house Menino built. Soon, it could carry his name.
Included in the Mass. House’s economic development bill unveiled Monday is a proposal to rename the Seaport convention center after its biggest champion.

Here are the fastest-growing communities in New Hampshire
An analysis by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute of recently-released US Census data found communities near the Lakes Region or the White Mountains and those in hubs of economic activity grew fastest.

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many respects, half the states have pushed back with laws banning certain health care services for transgender kids.

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.

Experts say Gaza is at ‘high risk’ of famine despite increased aid to the north

A draft report from the leading international authority on hunger crises says an influx of aid appears to have eased conditions in northern Gaza for now.

Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people

Islamic militants killed more than a dozen people, most of them police, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.

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.

GLOBE RI + RI PBS

Institutionalized in R.I.: A thousand nights stuck in a system that fails kids
The US Department of Justice has accused Rhode Island of warehousing children at Bradley Hospital, the state’s only pediatric psychiatric facility. Families hope the investigation finally means help for their children is on the way.

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.

FOOD

Clear ice, can’t lose: A retiree went down a scientific rabbit hole and emerged a successful entrepreneur
Let's raise a glass to the Hingham man responsible for that perfectly clear ice cube in your favorite cocktail. It's not as easy as it sounds to make that happen.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri return for the third season of FX's "The Bear" on June 27.

‘The Bear’: 5 questions we need answered in season 3

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

Artist Patrick Shearn of Poetic Kinetics installed the aerial artwork "Flora in Flight" at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

Patrick Shearn’s ‘Skynet’ takes flight at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston

Danza Orgánica dancers perform at a past event.

Freebies, deals on Boston fun: dance lessons, Camp Fest, and workouts for the whole family

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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.

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | CHRISTINE MEHTA

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

Cigarettes carry warning labels. But courts might see it as a different matter if the government requires labels on services that provide speech itself.

JEFF JACOBY

Will a government warning label really make social media safer?

RENÉE GRAHAM

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

During the debate, President Biden should telegraph the contrast between himself and Trump in three key areas.

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

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘Lots of rotation’: EF-1 tornado confirmed in southern New Hampshire

The EF-1 tornado was reported at 5:09 p.m. with peak winds of 90 miles per hour.

$5,000 reward offered for fugitive sought in 2017 Boston murder, police say

US Marshals issued the reward for the arrest of Alan Lewis, 38, who is wanted on a warrant for murder in the killing of Brent Stevenson, 37, of Boston, on Nov. 6, 2017., police said.

Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee

The Senate's version dashes the hopes of housing advocates and pleases the powerful real estate industry that had lobbied hard against the idea.

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1

The flooding brought additional misery to parts of Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota during a vast and stubborn heat wave.

Sports

Kenny Atkinson led the Nets to the playoffs in his third season as a head coach, but last just 62 more games in Brooklyn.

NBA

Cavaliers reportedly hiring former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson

The 57-year-old Atkinson checked all the boxes the Cavaliers were looking for: head coaching experience, offensive-minded, and a strong reputation for player development.

Connor Wong has been swinging a hot bat most of the season and will miss 1-3 games on paternity leave.

RED SOX

Red Sox shuffle bullpen and send Connor Wong on paternity leave

The Red Sox called up two familiar righthanders and a backup catcher heading into a three-game slate with the Blue Jays.

Tanner Houck is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA in six career outings (five starts) against the Blue Jays.

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

Game 79: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tanner Houck will get the start as the Red Sox return to Fenway Park for a three-game series with Toronto.

Bruins

Which free agents should the Bruins be targeting this summer?

Red Sox

After battling injuries, Tyler O’Neill is healthy and producing for the Red Sox

Bruins

A Jeremy Swayman trade an interesting thought for Bruins

Business

Prosecutors recommend Justice Dept. charge Boeing over 737 Max crashes, sources say

Criminal charges are only one of several options the department is considering and no final decision has been made, one of the sources said. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.

Bold Types

Jordan’s boss Eliot Tatelman hands out 1,000 free bikes to city kids — plus a life lesson or two

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

BlackSuit cybercrime gang blamed in CDK hack that roiled car dealers

Yellen announces efforts to boost the housing supply as high prices create a crunch

magazine

Check out the June Boston Comedy Blowout at Norwood Theatre on Friday, June 28.

Your Week Ahead

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

GLOBE MAGAZINE

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains

MISS CONDUCT

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

Dinner with Cupid

Hiking safety tips that could save your life

‘Lots of rotation’: EF-1 tornado confirmed in southern New Hampshire

Defense rests at Karen Read trial, closing arguments set for Tuesday

Death of Sandra Birchmore was a homicide, prominent pathologist says The finding contradicts the 2021 conclusion of the state medical examiner, who ruled that Birchmore, a young woman who was allegedly groomed by three former Stoughton police officers, died of suicide.

Mindy Kaling reveals she secretly gave birth to her third child earlier this year The Cambridge native shared the first public images of her new daughter, Anne, in a social media post Monday.

‘This is definitely hitting the community very hard.’ Vigil planned for two cyclists killed two weeks apart in Cambridge. On Friday morning, a 24-year-old MIT grad student died after the driver of a box truck turned right and collided with her, officials said.

Collapsed Roxbury porch may not have been inspected in decades The last available inspection of the third-floor balcony at 527 Dudley St. took place in August 1998, according to an Inspectional Services Department's online portal.

Westford boy, 6, dies after being found in lake

Fatal house fire that killed Georgetown woman caused by faulty small refrigerator, officials say

A 13-year-old girl in Taunton has been missing for more than a week, police say

Healey offers $15 million to help Boston convert downtown office buildings into housing

Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

Globe Magazine A new twist in the saga of Shelby Hewitt, high school imposter What did therapist Rebecca Bernat know about the 32-year-old who impersonated a teen student in Boston schools?

Record companies accuse AI music startup Suno of ‘copyright infringement on an almost unimaginable scale’

How Massachusetts became the center of resistance to anti-abortion forces

This is Boston’s busing era captured through photos

At Boston’s independent schools, parents offer their own solutions to city’s education gaps

Meet the families whose lawsuit forced BPS to integrate

What happens when Biden’s immigration record comes into focus on the debate stage?

Long COVID is like having a gun to my head

The Cannabis Control Commission has gone to pot

Benefits of a new rail link would far outweigh the costs

Years later, rail link plan still a bad idea

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

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

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

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MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS This week’s TV: ‘The Bear’ is back, the first debate arrives, and ‘Interview’ for all Now comes the news that AMC is putting “Interview With the Vampire” on Netflix, and I’m very happy about it. Here's what else to watch this week.

New MBTA program will give some Tufts University students unlimited subway and bus rides for two years Tufts University is the first school to join the pilot program, called University Pass, officials said.

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center was the house Menino built. Soon, it could carry his name. Included in the Mass. House’s economic development bill unveiled Monday is a proposal to rename the Seaport convention center after its biggest champion.

Here are the fastest-growing communities in New Hampshire An analysis by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute of recently-released US Census data found communities near the Lakes Region or the White Mountains and those in hubs of economic activity grew fastest.

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many respects, half the states have pushed back with laws banning certain health care services for transgender kids.

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

Experts say Gaza is at ‘high risk’ of famine despite increased aid to the north

Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people

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FOOD Clear ice, can’t lose: A retiree went down a scientific rabbit hole and emerged a successful entrepreneur Let's raise a glass to the Hingham man responsible for that perfectly clear ice cube in your favorite cocktail. It's not as easy as it sounds to make that happen.

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‘The Bear’: 5 questions we need answered in season 3

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

Will a government warning label really make social media safer?

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What Biden needs to say to win the debate with Trump

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

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Metro

‘Lots of rotation’: EF-1 tornado confirmed in southern New Hampshire

$5,000 reward offered for fugitive sought in 2017 Boston murder, police say

Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1

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Cavaliers reportedly hiring former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson

Red Sox shuffle bullpen and send Connor Wong on paternity leave

Game 79: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Which free agents should the Bruins be targeting this summer?

After battling injuries, Tyler O’Neill is healthy and producing for the Red Sox

A Jeremy Swayman trade an interesting thought for Bruins

Business

Prosecutors recommend Justice Dept. charge Boeing over 737 Max crashes, sources say

Jordan’s boss Eliot Tatelman hands out 1,000 free bikes to city kids — plus a life lesson or two

BlackSuit cybercrime gang blamed in CDK hack that roiled car dealers

Yellen announces efforts to boost the housing supply as high prices create a crunch

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

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains

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

Death of Sandra Birchmore was a homicide, prominent pathologist says
The finding contradicts the 2021 conclusion of the state medical examiner, who ruled that Birchmore, a young woman who was allegedly groomed by three former Stoughton police officers, died of suicide.

Mindy Kaling reveals she secretly gave birth to her third child earlier this year
The Cambridge native shared the first public images of her new daughter, Anne, in a social media post Monday.

‘This is definitely hitting the community very hard.’ Vigil planned for two cyclists killed two weeks apart in Cambridge.
On Friday morning, a 24-year-old MIT grad student died after the driver of a box truck turned right and collided with her, officials said.

Collapsed Roxbury porch may not have been inspected in decades
The last available inspection of the third-floor balcony at 527 Dudley St. took place in August 1998, according to an Inspectional Services Department's online portal.

Globe Magazine

A new twist in the saga of Shelby Hewitt, high school imposter
What did therapist Rebecca Bernat know about the 32-year-old who impersonated a teen student in Boston schools?

An inside look at Biden’s preparations at Camp David for upcoming debate against Trump
President Biden has spent days at Camp David practicing for Thursday night's debate against former president Trump.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘The Bear’ is back, the first debate arrives, and ‘Interview’ for all
Now comes the news that AMC is putting “Interview With the Vampire” on Netflix, and I’m very happy about it. Here's what else to watch this week.

New MBTA program will give some Tufts University students unlimited subway and bus rides for two years
Tufts University is the first school to join the pilot program, called University Pass, officials said.

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center was the house Menino built. Soon, it could carry his name.
Included in the Mass. House’s economic development bill unveiled Monday is a proposal to rename the Seaport convention center after its biggest champion.

Here are the fastest-growing communities in New Hampshire
An analysis by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute of recently-released US Census data found communities near the Lakes Region or the White Mountains and those in hubs of economic activity grew fastest.

Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many respects, half the states have pushed back with laws banning certain health care services for transgender kids.

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.

FOOD

Clear ice, can’t lose: A retiree went down a scientific rabbit hole and emerged a successful entrepreneur
Let's raise a glass to the Hingham man responsible for that perfectly clear ice cube in your favorite cocktail. It's not as easy as it sounds to make that happen.