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Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after loud noises rang through the crowd

Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. There appeared to be blood on his face.

Community colleges riding high after first year of free tuition for adult students
Leaders of the two-year schools hope news of the enrollment spike will spur lawmakers to expand the program to people of all ages.

‘Some of it looks like a storybook’: Why it’s been a remarkable year for hydrangeas in New England

By all accounts, this season has brought one of the most stunning displays of hydrangeas in many years, particularly for the macrophylla variety.

‘Strongest maestro in the world!’: The conductor who can snuff out a candle with a kick

Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons, who recently earned his second-degree black belt in taekwondo, has a few secrets up his sleeve.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes
Jaylen Brown is not upset with teammate Derrick White, but he does have issues with USA Basketball and Nike
Brown was passed over for a spot on the Olympic team, a decision he finds curious and, perhaps, political.

Tara Sullivan: Rivals already have gained on the Celtics, but will it make much of a difference?

Summer camps in New England are adapting as they feel the effects of rising temperatures

They are adding misting stations to keep campers cool and lake dams to prevent flooding from more-frequent rainstorms.
Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here’s what to know.

Breaking
Richard Simmons, a fitness personality who mixed laughs and sweat, has died
Simmons was television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better.

A plan to rein in summer traffic mayhem in Provincetown stirs debate
The plan would bar bicycles, electric bikes, scooters, and other motorized devices from traveling on a five-block portion of Commercial Street from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Obituary
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died.

Steward doesn’t own its hospitals’ real estate. So what, exactly, is for sale?
With the company in bankruptcy and bids due Monday, the appetite for buying the hospitals appears to be tepid.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Kneecapping Congress
The Supreme Court majority are not fans of the separation of powers.

8-year-old girl dead, brother critically injured, in head-on crash in Loudon, N.H.

An Israeli attack targeting the Hamas military commander kills at least 71 in southern Gaza

 How Hamas’s ghost army keeps Israeli forces on edge in Gaza

Kate, Princess of Wales, to attend Wimbledon men’s final Sunday in rare public appearance
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

It’s a big week for baseball. Here are the story lines to follow.

The All-Star Game, the draft, and the Hall of Fame inductions are on the upcoming slate.
Will one of the top draft prospects be available to the Red Sox at No. 12?
John Powers | Olympics notebook

US swimmers and USADA disgusted that doped Chinese athletes are allowed in Olympics

“It’s really frustrating for athletes to always have in the back of our minds that maybe this sport is not fair,” said Olympic breaststroke champion Lilly King.
Nicole Yang | Sunday football notes

Netflix’s ‘Receiver’ docuseries begs the question: Why can’t the Patriots find a top pass catcher?

The Patriots last season were the only team without a pass catcher registering at least 600 receiving yards.
Opinion
IDEAS | MIKE ORCUTT

A First Amendment fight for the future of the internet

A case emerging from a cryptocurrency heist is testing the claim that computer code is speech.
Jean McGuire and Louis Elisa

Don’t sell out the people who use Franklin Park
Herby Duverné, Juan Fernando Lopera, Frederick Lowery, and Linda Whitlock

White Stadium renovation is a commitment to Boston youth
SCOT LEHIGH

Readers, over to you: What should President Biden do?
LETTERS

Should President Biden run? Answers to the question Americans are asking.
Best of the Best

Uni and 6 more of the best sushi spots in and around Boston

9 best craft breweries and taprooms to visit in Greater Boston

10 best Italian restaurants in Boston’s North End and beyond

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Here’s what to know about the two-week partial Red Line shutdowns until July 26
Train service will be shut down on portions of the Red Line in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston over the next two weeks as the MBTA works to reduce the number of slow zones.

N.H. drowning victim from Cambridge ‘wanted to be a blessing’
Amin Tehar, 33, couldn't be revived after he was pulled Friday evening from Crystal Lake in Manchester, N.H., police said.

Boston to pay $1 million in Arroyo sexual harassment settlement
Hilani Morales, a former city employee, filed the high profile sexual harassment lawsuit against the city and former city health chief Felix G. Arroyo in 2018.

Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam trophy by beating Jasmine Paolini
Krejcikova won her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Paolini.

Driver killed after collision with tractor-trailer in Conway, N.H.
A tractor-trailer crossed the center line of East Main Street late Friday afternoon and struck a Ford F150 pickup truck, killing its driver, officials said.

Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial
The judge dismissed the case based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense.

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Stop & Shop set to close 32 stores, including 15 in New England. Here’s where they are.

It’s part of the Quincy-based grocery chain’s plan to weed out underperforming stores.

James Pindell | Analysis
Trump is picking a VP. Biden is fighting for his future. RFK Jr.? Four months to election, he went fishing in Maine.
President Biden’s woes have created an opening for Kennedy, but he might not be taking advantage of the moment.

Somerville life sciences building put on hold as developers confront lab space glut
Developers have halted construction on the nine-story life sciences building off McGrath Highway, a sign of the sluggish market for new lab space in the Boston area.

People on food assistance increasingly turn to grocery delivery. But not without a price tag.
While the services add convenience for households, they can also add significant costs to food budgets for families already struggling to make ends meet.

Culture & Lifestyle

How do you say ‘binge-watching’ in French?

Camille A. Brown, a longtime Jacob’s Pillow star, returns to present world premiere of ‘I AM’

Kevin Bacon on finding love in Boston and rocking out with his brother as their band tours New England

Broadway-bound musical ‘The Queen of Versailles’ comes to Boston

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?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
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

Say More podcast | Shirley Leung

What’s next for Karen Read? Five things you need to know.
IDEAS | MIKE COTTER

How to get your baby to sleep — well, like a baby
EDITORIAL

Here’s a way to prevent foreclosures
Renée Graham

The rapid and unsurprising redemption of Will Smith

JEFF JACOBY

Readers offer their designs for a new Massachusetts flag
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Richard Simmons, a fitness personality who mixed laughs and sweat, has died

Simmons was television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better.

Tessie Prevost Williams, heroine of school desegregation, dies at 69

On same morning that Ruby Bridges faced white mobs to enter the first grade at a New Orleans elementary school, three other 6-year-old Black girls, including Tessie Prevost, braved the same gauntlet at a school just two miles away.

Joe Engle, last of the X-15 test pilots who touched space, dies at 91

Within the annals of space exploration, Joe Engle was hailed as the first person to reach beyond the atmosphere aboard two different winged craft

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died.

Sports

RED SOX 5, ROYALS 0

Kutter Crawford spins another gem to outperform All-Star Seth Lugo as Red Sox shut out Royals

Crawford worked seven innings and allowed only two hits and a walk. Rafael Devers homered to take over 11th place all time for the Red Sox with No. 194.
golf

For some, the British Open is a chance for another major title. For others, it’s a chance for their first.

Rory McIlroy sees the British Open as little more than the next opportunity to end 10 years without a major, not atonement for his late collapse in the US Open.
NASCAR

Ty Gibbs takes the top spot at Pocono Raceway in search of his first NASCAR Cup victory

The 21-year-old grandson of NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner Joe Gibbs enters Sunday in solid position to make the 16-driver playoff field on points.
Tara Sullivan

Rivals already have gained on the Celtics, but will it make much of a difference?
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

MLB adds the Red Sox’ Triston Casas to All-Star Game roster … of media members
John Powers | Olympics notebook

US swimmers and USADA disgusted that doped Chinese athletes are allowed in Olympics

Business

Steward doesn’t own its hospitals’ real estate. So what, exactly, is for sale?

With the company in bankruptcy and bids due Monday, the appetite for buying the hospitals appears to be tepid.

The son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year.

AT&T says phone data of ‘nearly all’ customers was breached in 2022

Somerville life sciences building put on hold as developers confront lab space glut
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Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She said she brought a book to read so she could seem scholarly’
MISS CONDUCT

Should out-of-town guests be invited to the wedding rehearsal dinner?
PERSPECTIVE

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

metro

Pockets of heavy rain will move in tonight for a soggy start to the weekend

In unusual move, Republican leaders in N.H. sideline candidate convicted of murder

BPS launches Summer EATS free meals program

sports

Will one of the top draft prospects be available to the Red Sox at No. 12? Is this the year they take a pitcher in the first round?

Game 94: Royals at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tadej Pogacar conquers mountainous 14th stage of Tour de France to extend lead over Jonas Vingegaard

business

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Brokers’ fees for rentals may soon be shifted onto landlords

People on food assistance increasingly turn to grocery delivery. But not without a price tag.

politics

Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after loud noises rang through the crowd

Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after loud noises rang through the crowd

Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency

Nation

What to expect as a punishing heat wave shifts east

How George Clooney and the big donors in Hollywood ditched the Biden campaign

In a first, sea-level rise drove a cactus to extinction in U.S.

World

Israel says it launched major attack against a senior Hamas commander; scores killed

Taliban try reconciling science and religion in facing climate change

Shelling kills 4 in Ukraine as a drone attack sparks fire at an oil depot in Russia

opinion

What’s next for Karen Read? Five things you need to know.

The rapid and unsurprising redemption of Will Smith

A judge’s sound decision in the Karen Read case

lifestyle

The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River

Shoot my shot?

Erin and Travis Jean’s son, Felix, died in infancy from a rare skin disorder. Here’s what they’d like other families to know about losing a child.

food & dining

People on food assistance increasingly turn to grocery delivery. But not without a price tag.

Rebelle, a Providence bagel pioneer, spreads out in Kendall Square

Qué Mas opens in Beverly from Scampo scion Alex Pineda; Smoke Shop closes two locations while planning a suburban expansion

travel

Three summer music festivals, a Palm Springs spa, and relief from tired legs

Making the most of a skip-gen vacation

Legoland New York Resort: Plastic overload or a brickin’ good time?

Arts

Five museum shows to visit during your late summer travels

The Clark Art Institute brings Guillaume Lethière’s remarkable, singular story to light

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

Books

‘Every age gets the Arthur it deserves,’ says Lev Grossman

Author readings around Boston through July 20

Deborah Harkness writes fiction about witches, reads nonfiction about Shakespeare

Movies

This summer at the movies, you can tangle with ‘Twisters,’ party with Prince, go old school with Godzilla, and more

‘John Williams’ Film Night’ is so nice, this year they’ll do it twice

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville’ dies at 75

Television

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96

How do you say ‘binge-watching’ in French?

‘Only Murders in the Building’ returns, ‘Time Bandits’ debuts, plus more new TV shows to watch this summer

music

Kevin Bacon on finding love in Boston and rocking out with his brother as their band tours New England

John Cafferty brings his rocking R.I. roots — and his Beaver Brown band — back to where it all began

12 concerts to enjoy this summer

Theater/Dance

Eight enticing dance events to enjoy before fall

10 promising theatrical productions in the offing, including ‘Westminster,’ ‘Hoops,’ and ‘Tootsie’

Boston Comedy Blowout offers something for every comedy fan

Health

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

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

Obituaries

Richard Simmons, a fitness personality who mixed laughs and sweat, has died

Tessie Prevost Williams, heroine of school desegregation, dies at 69

Joe Engle, last of the X-15 test pilots who touched space, dies at 91