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Claudia Franc Williams, daughter of Red Sox legend Ted Williams, dies at 52

Williams died in December, but the Red Sox held off announcing it to honor her family’s wish to mourn privately before sharing the news, according to Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Beware the Wolves of WhatsApp investment scam
No, Advent International isn’t offering to teach you how to “double your income” in the stock market.

Steward paid surveillance firm $1.6 million in months before it filed for bankruptcy

A recent Globe Spotlight Team investigation revealed how Steward has relied on Audere International to surveil and gather dirt on people viewed as problematic by the hospital chain’s executives.
Spotlight: Steward Health Care spent millions on surveillance of its critics — even amid financial crisis

Biden’s candidacy faces new peril, as first Senate Democrat says he should exit race
Vermont Senator Peter Welch called on Biden to withdraw from the election, becoming the first Senate Democrat to do so. Welch said he is worried because “the stakes could not be higher.”

Biden’s press conference will be a key test for him. But he’s no master of the big rhetorical moment. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos apologizes after appearing to say he does not believe Biden ‘can serve four more years’ on camera

Karen Read lawyers say a 4th juror has come forward, saying the panel cleared her of murder, leaving scene charges
Read’s lawyers said that four jurors have now contacted them, either directly or through intermediaries.

Man arrested after allegedly attempting sexual assault on 5-year-old at soccer game in Yarmouth

Ryan Evans, 27, of South Yarmouth, is due to be arraigned Thursday in Barnstable District Court on multiple charges, including assault to rape a child, Yarmouth police said.

Five shot at gathering in Dorchester, including one juvenile, police say

How Project 2025, a once-obscure right-wing blueprint for Trump’s second term, became Biden’s rescue plan

With Biden's faltering reelection effort under immense strain, Democrats are leaning on Project 2025 to refocus attention on Trump.
Project 2025, the far-right agenda for a second Trump administration, explained
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Project 2025 is coming for us

Is this state ready for a second Trump administration’s assault on our rights?

BEAT WRITER'S NOTEBOOK | ADAM HIMMELSBACH
Cooper Flagg’s ascension, Jaylen Brown’s omission, and other nuggets from Team USA training camp
“Everybody on the team is just, like, people I’ve dreamed about playing in the same league against since I was 5, 6 years old,” Flagg, a 17-year-old from Maine, said. “So it’s just a crazy experience to be able to be out here and competing.”

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Showers and storms exit, but the heat and humidity will hang around
Winds will pick up across Boston today as temperatures near 90 once again.

As city sizzles, these spaces serve as fleeting refuges
Dave Epstein

Weekend weather forecast: Is there relief on the way or will it stay hot?

Expect a chance of showers, but fear not, the weekend will be far from a washout.
Alex Speier | A'S 5, RED SOX 2

With trade deadline looming, the Red Sox have glaring needs to address with potential upgrades

Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow will likely have to solve the need for pitching and, as Wednesday night's 5-2 loss to the A's showed, some righthanded thumpers.
Red Sox stumped in setback against A’s, lefthanded starter JP Sears

‘Latino prosperity is American prosperity.’ Amplify LatinX wants to increase resources for locals.

Since Amplify LatinX launched in 2020, it has prioritized helping entrepreneurs stay open during the pandemic and assisted businesses with growth.

Attleboro’s Zuri Ferguson is headed to the Olympics. Now the tricky part: making sure her family gets there, too.

Ferguson, 17, is heading into her senior year at Attleboro High School and will swim the 100-meter backstroke at the Paris Olympics.

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert says goodbye to his job of 27 years, and to you, his readers

He writes: “For years, I’ve been relentlessly critical of series that overstay; now it’s time for me to take my own damn advice.”
Opinion
EDITORIAL

A judge’s sound decision in the Karen Read case

Their names are now under seal, but their thoughts begin to leak out.
IDEAS | MIKE ORCUTT

A First Amendment fight for the future of the internet
Linda J. Bilmes and Cornell William Brooks

US has a history of paying reparations. Why won’t it pay Black Americans?
JOAN VENNOCHI

Press tells Biden it’s time to go. He says no.
LETTERS

All eyes on the T

More recent News

Happy hour? More licenses for Boston? Senate set to take up liquor reform.
The House unanimously approved a measure to create 205 new liquor licenses; now the Senate is eyeing amendments that would improve nightlife and increase access in underserved communities.

Money, Power, Inequality
Asian Community Fund awards $450,000 to local nonprofits in business, empowerment spaces
The Asian Community Fund has doled out more than $1 million since the grant program launched in 2022, according to the announcement.

‘Why choose this particular issue?’ Mass. life sciences industry frets over Senate’s scaled-back proposal.
The Massachusetts Senate’s economic development package dramatically scaled back what Governor Maura Healey and the House sought for life sciences, proposing to borrow $225 million over five years for the sector — less than half of the $500 million that Healey and House lawmakers sought.

Former Boston police officer sentenced to probation, restitution in OT fraud scandal
Craig Smalls, 58, of Roxbury, was sentenced to two years’ probation, ordered to pay a $16,000 fine and $16,252 in restitution, the US Attorney's office said Wednesday.

Lynn man sentenced to 12 years for sexually exploiting children in Laos

Michael Sebastian, 56, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for exploiting children to whom he was teaching English in Laos.

Judge orders Volodymyr Zhukovskyy kept off N.H. roads for two more years
The Ukrainian trucker’s driving privileges were suspended after he was involved in a 2019 accident that killed seven motorcyclists.

Recommended reads

Days before Rick Kamal killed his Dover family, his wife’s life insurance policy saw a shakeup

Rick Kamal’s brother became a beneficiary on Teena Kamal’s $1.25 million policy less than a week before the shocking murder-suicide.

Here are the five statewide questions likely to appear on November’s ballot
Unions, advocates, and out-of-state groups are pushing to put five ballot questions before Massachusetts voters this fall, creating what would be the largest single slate in 24 years.

‘All the emotions came flooding’: Mass. researcher amazed after seeing rare blue whale for first time in decades
Surfacing in the waters off Cape Ann, the behemoth let out a deep exhale, shooting water high into the air, close to the height of a three-story building.

Devra First
Where to really eat by the water in and around Boston this summer
Here are some waterside restaurants to visit when you’re not a tourist (or just don’t want to feel like one).

Culture & Lifestyle

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

A TV career that grew and grew and … Gru

‘Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition’ comes to Boston for the first time this fall

The next generation of jazz, coming right up

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

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.

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

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Biden and Trump are showing their stark contrast out in the open. But is anyone seeing it?
Rich Barlow

Oklahoma mandates Bible study; here’s how to do it right
JEFF JACOBY

Readers offer their designs for a new Massachusetts flag
EDITORIAL

Why was Steward paying millions to spy on critics while its business was suffering?
David Lat

It’s John Roberts’s Supreme Court after all
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

PODCAST

R.I. soda pop presidential poll: A preference of politics or palate?

Rhode Island Report podcast host Ed Fitzpatrick headed to North Providence, where Yacht Club Soda has recently launched its latest Soda Pop Poll from its bottling works in Centerdale. It’s a rematch pitting Donald’s Trumpian Punch against Joe’s Bidenomics Berry.
RI FOOD & DINING

A centuries-old method for tastier fish is catching on in Providence

The owner of a popular fish market in Rhode Island is using ikejime, a Japanese slaughter method that leads to longer shelf life and enhanced flavor.

‘Latino prosperity is American prosperity.’ Amplify LatinX wants to increase resources for locals.

Since Amplify LatinX launched in 2020, it has prioritized helping entrepreneurs stay open during the pandemic and assisted businesses with growth.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

Showers and storms exit, but the heat and humidity will hang around

Winds will pick up across Boston today as temperatures near 90 once again.

Sports

BEAT WRITER'S NOTEBOOK | ADAM HIMMELSBACH

Cooper Flagg’s ascension, Jaylen Brown’s omission, and other nuggets from Team USA training camp

“Everybody on the team is just, like, people I’ve dreamed about playing in the same league against since I was 5, 6 years old,” Flagg, a 17-year-old from Maine, said. “So it’s just a crazy experience to be able to be out here and competing.”
olympics

Attleboro’s Zuri Ferguson is headed to the Olympics. Now the tricky part: making sure her family gets there, too.

Ferguson, 17, is heading into her senior year at Attleboro High School and will swim the 100-meter backstroke at the Paris Olympics.
Alex Speier | On baseball

With trade deadline looming, the Red Sox have glaring needs to address with potential upgrades

Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow will likely have to solve the need for pitching and, as Wednesday night's 5-2 loss to the A's showed, some righthanded thumpers.
COPA AMéRICA | COLOMBIA 1, URUGUAY 0

Colombia wins contentious Copa América semifinal to set up Lionel Messi showdown; Uruguay players brawl in crowd
Red Sox notebook

Rafael Devers looking forward to resting his sore left shoulder during All-Star break
A's 5, Red Sox 2

Red Sox stumped in setback against A’s, lefthanded starter JP Sears

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

A centuries-old method for tastier fish is catching on in Providence

The owner of a popular fish market in Rhode Island is using ikejime, a Japanese slaughter method that leads to longer shelf life and enhanced flavor.

Is inflation still cooling? Thursday’s report on June prices will provide clues.

Optimism is rising among economists, investors, and Federal Reserve officials that US inflation is nearly under control, with the latest report on consumer prices expected to show another month of mild increases.

EU accepts Apple pledge to let rivals access ‘tap to pay’ iPhone tech to resolve antitrust case

Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in eight states
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

$50 for what?! Junk fees are everywhere, and consumers are fed up.
Cooking

Summer recipes: Three delicious cherry desserts
GLOBE MAGAZINE

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, July 1-14

metro

Man arrested after allegedly attempting sexual assault on 5-year-old at soccer game in Yarmouth

New coalition led by MSPCA -Angell seeks to increase dog adoptions, relieve stress, on shelters

Asian Community Fund awards $450,000 to local nonprofits in business, empowerment spaces

sports

Claudia Franc Williams, daughter of Red Sox legend Ted Williams, dies at 52

Framingham champion Matthew Naumec reaches final eight of Massachusetts Amateur at his home course

Terms solid on NBA’s new media deal — 11 years, $76 billion — with Turner Sports still able to stay in the game

business

Biden administration goes bigger on funding apprenticeships, hoping to draw contrast with GOP

IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

Beware the Wolves of WhatsApp investment scam

politics

How Project 2025, a once-obscure right-wing blueprint for Trump’s second term, became Biden’s rescue plan

Biden faces fresh calls to withdraw as Democrats fear electoral rout

Biden’s press conference will be a key test for him. But he’s no master of the big rhetorical moment.

Nation

Prosecutors seek restitution for families of 34 people killed in 2019 scuba boat fire in California

Pressure mounts on Houston power company to quickly restore service as city sweats after Beryl

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US

World

The UK mulls tighter crossbow laws after 3 women were slain in an attack. The suspect is in hospital.

Two Australians and a Filipina killed in Philippine hotel, officials say

Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows

opinion

Press tells Biden it’s time to go. He says no.

New mothers should not be penalized for taking prescription medications

Biden’s age isn’t the Democrats’ only liability

lifestyle

The Power of Story

This week’s deals and free stuff: Live comedy, a JP night market, and more

I want to be able to contact my boyfriend’s friends

food & dining

A centuries-old method for tastier fish is catching on in Providence

Happy hour? More licenses for Boston? Senate set to take up liquor reform.

Where to really eat by the water in and around Boston this summer

travel

Travel surges in New England over July 4 weekend as US air travel breaks records

Hydrangea heaven: Nine places to see the season’s most spectacular blooms

Tick-borne illnesses exploded in New England with climate change. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Arts

Hope Alswang, 77, who transformed Florida’s largest art museum, dies

When what you see is what you buy

At the Gardner, two photo shows celebrate LGBTQ community from the West Village to Boston and beyond

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended July 7

A terrifying dystopia built from our own past and present

Showcase Cinemas brings back Bookworm Wednesdays, inviting children to embrace summer reading

Movies

‘Longlegs’ is a creepy serial-killer movie with a Cage-y twist

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum flop when they should soar in ‘Fly Me to the Moon’

Showcase Cinemas brings back Bookworm Wednesdays, inviting children to embrace summer reading

Television

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert says goodbye to his job of 27 years, and to you, his readers

A TV career that grew and grew and … Gru

‘Sunny’ shines and stumbles

music

With their 12th album out now, the Bacon Brothers take the mic in Lynn on Saturday

The next generation of jazz, coming right up

Joe Bonsall, tenor in the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76

Theater/Dance

From the Royal Ballet, a heaping serving on a hot summer night at Jacob’s Pillow

BosTix booth reopens at Faneuil Hall on July 10

A solo musical for an exploding world

Health

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Prospect Medical Holdings, the owner of 2 Rhode Island hospitals, was under investigation by DOJ

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

Obituaries

Hope Alswang, 77, who transformed Florida’s largest art museum, dies

Former senator Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a ‘hoax,’ dies

Joe Bonsall, tenor in the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76