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In Boston’s brutal rental market, the final insult has arrived: bidding wars.

Amid record-low inventory, desperate renters are offering to pay even more than the landlord is asking. Sometimes by hundreds of dollars. Per month.

Lynn native Alex Newell leads a breakthrough for nonbinary performers at the Tonys
In the 76-year history of the Tony Awards, no openly nonbinary performer had ever won Broadway’s biggest prize. But that changed dramatically Sunday night when Alex Newell won the Tony for best featured actor in a musical, followed a short while later by J. Harrison Ghee’s victory as best lead actor in a musical.

Tony Awards telecast make inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike Select list of winners at 2023 Tony Awards

RED SOX 3, YANKEES 2 (10 INNINGS)
Runs still hard to come by, but Red Sox find enough to take Yankee Stadium series finale
Brayan Bello spearheaded an excellent pitching performance with seven strong innings and Kiké Hernández plated the winning run with an all-too-rare hit with a runner in scoring position.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox starting rotation is showing promise, but its depth will continue to be tested

Brayan Bello followed Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck with a third straight strong start in New York as the Red Sox took two of three in the series. In a quintet of Houck, Whitlock, Bello, Kutter Crawford, and James Paxton, only Paxton has ever started more than 13 games in a season.

In Roxbury, a center to accommodate neighborhood’s arts talent

Proponents called the plan an overdue investment in Roxbury’s deep pool of creative talent and a strategy to bring Roxbury back to its glory days.

New Englanders complained about the smoke. In Canada, residents battle wildfires at their door

The fires forced more than 20,000 Nova Scotians to evacuate, and more than 60,000 acres have burned. No one has died in the fires, whose cause is being investigated by provincial authorities.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
What my daily Diet Coke fix says about downtown Boston right now
The decline of the convenience store is a harbinger of a changing Financial District.

Interstate 95 bridge collapses in Philadelphia after tanker fire
All lanes of Interstate 95 are closed in both directions in Northeast Philadelphia after a highway overpass collapsed Sunday morning as a result of a truck fire, city officials said.

Photos: Tanker fire causes I-95 bridge collapse

Two-alarm Mattapan blaze displaces 25; leaves 2 firefighters, 3 residents with minor injuries
At about 7:10 p.m., heavy fire was reported on the rear porches of a building at 571 Cummins Highway. A second alarm was ordered immediately as the neighborhood filled with thick, black smoke, according to the fire department.

Brockton man faces arraignment as Boston police officer recovers from gunshot wounds

The officer, who was shot twice Friday night on Cedric Street in Roxbury and was taken to Boston Medical Center in a police cruiser, continued to recover Sunday from non-life-threatening wounds, police said.

New York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue daughter at Jersey Shore beach, authorities say

Authorities say a New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New Jersey beach.

Boston MedFlight staff reunite with trauma patients for day of ‘celebration and healing’

Dozens turned out for the return of MedFlight's annual Patient Reunion Day at its headquarters at Hanscom Field. Because of COVID-19, this was the first reunion since 2019.

Firefighters memorial has note of youth, hope

Firefighters across Boston gathered together at Forest Hills Cemetery on Sunday morning to remember those fallen.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

To the Heat’s Kyle Lowry, a veteran of 17 NBA seasons, chasing a championship never gets old

With his team trailing the Nuggets, 3-1, in the Finals, Lowry looks forward to the challenge of putting together a rally for the ages alongside his Miami teammates.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

PGA deal with Saudi funder lands golf in the rough

Morally bankrupt merger brings shame to a once proud organization.
RENÉE GRAHAM

In Florida, it’s out of the streets and into the (metaphorical) closets

JEFF JACOBY

Oklahoma says yes to a religious charter school. So does the First Amendment.
IDEAS | NICK GRABBE

A New England literary mystery: Who really wrote these best-selling guides to country living?

EDITORIAL

Republicans wanted law and order — until Trump was indicted

More recent News

Tackle Trent Brown’s status a big concern entering Patriots minicamp, while other spots will garner attention
The development of the young cornerbacks, rookie defender Marte Mapu, and the wide receivers group certainly deserve to be watched closely.

Dr. Martin A. Samuels, a neurologist with a gift for words and caring, dies at 77
Dr. Martin A. Samuels “found a way to connect in every circumstance," with patients and students, colleagues said.

Black bear spotted running through Newton neighborhood
A black bear was seen moving through Newton neighborhoods on Sunday morning, officials said.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
What CEOs make of the Inflation Reduction Act depends largely on what their company’s selling
It's earning season and CEOs have the Inflation Reduction Act on their mind.

Dorchester boy hospitalized with stab wound to torso

At around 3:39 a.m., police responded to a residence on Arion Street and found a boy suffering from a stab wound to the upper torso, according to Boston police.

LOVE LETTERS
I give these people my all
"I don’t know if I’m the problem."

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

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.
Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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Tell us: What’s your favorite spot in Boston during the summer?
For an upcoming feature in the Globe, we want to know what locations in the city our readers recommend.

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Before he was one of America’s most notorious killers, ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski was a Harvard student

Kaczynski was raised in the Chicago suburbs and skipped two grades (sixth and 11th) before entering Harvard in 1958 as a brilliant but awkward student.

Hitler wanted this painting for his personal museum — now it’s promised to the MFA
The museum and donors have reached a resolution with the heirs of two Jewish art dealers to retain a 17th-century Dutch painting by Adriaen van Ostade.

After decades of neglect, sickle cell disease could soon be transformed with gene-based therapies
Two rival gene-based treatments developed by three biotech firms with headquarters, or most of their operations, in Mass. could be approved late this year or early in 2024.

How a couple of Olin College students helped spark the AI chatbot revolution
Despite New England’s legacy of inventing the very term “artificial intelligence,” Boston-area institutions have not been credited with any of the major technologies fueling what could be the next trillion-dollar industry.

Culture & Lifestyle

As the Tonys arrive, uncertainty for Broadway lingers in the air

Nineteen ways to celebrate the historical events of Juneteenth in Boston and beyond

At the Worcester Art Museum, tracing Impressionism’s journey from France to the US

Shereen Pimentel is dazzling as the flawed heroine of ART’s re-energized ‘Evita’

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

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

JEFF JACOBY

Republicans aren’t rushing to Trump’s defense this time
IDEAS | JUDY KUGEL

Time flies. Wring the most out of every day.

SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump’s indictment and the rule of law
Jon Hurst and Barbara Anthony

Installing bike and bus lanes requires public debate
EDITORIAL

Writing Madison Park’s next chapter

IDEAS

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

Metro

Two-alarm Mattapan blaze displaces 25; leaves 2 firefighters, 3 residents with minor injuries

At about 7:10 p.m., heavy fire was reported on the rear porches of a building at 571 Cummins Highway. A second alarm was ordered immediately as the neighborhood filled with thick, black smoke, according to the fire department.

New Englanders complained about the smoke. In Canada, residents battle wildfires at their door

The fires forced more than 20,000 Nova Scotians to evacuate, and more than 60,000 acres have burned. No one has died in the fires, whose cause is being investigated by provincial authorities.

Black bear spotted running through Newton neighborhood

A black bear was seen moving through Newton neighborhoods on Sunday morning, officials said.

Boston MedFlight staff reunite with trauma patients for day of ‘celebration and healing’

Dozens turned out for the return of MedFlight's annual Patient Reunion Day at its headquarters at Hanscom Field. Because of COVID-19, this was the first reunion since 2019.

Sports

wnba

Sue Bird was a commanding presence on the court once again as the Seattle Storm retired her No. 10

The event pushed nearly three hours in total length with Bird’s speech taking up more than half that amount.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox starting rotation is showing promise, but its depth will continue to be tested

Brayan Bello followed Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck with a third straight strong start in New York as the Red Sox took two of three in the series. In a quintet of Houck, Whitlock, Bello, Kutter Crawford, and James Paxton, only Paxton has ever started more than 13 games in a season.
RED SOX 3, YANKEES 2 (10 INNINGS)

Runs still hard to come by, but Red Sox find enough to take Yankee Stadium series finale

Brayan Bello spearheaded an excellent pitching performance with seven strong innings and Kiké Hernández plated the winning run with an all-too-rare hit with a runner in scoring position.
Golf roundup

Nick Taylor puts new meaning into ‘walkoff homer’ as playoff eagle makes him first Canadian in 69 years to win country’s golf event

SUNDAY'S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Ipswich girls’ lacrosse team passes first tough test thanks to Halle Greenleaf’s four goals in Division 4 quarterfinals
MLB NOTEBOOK

Recently returned reliever Liam Hendriks on injured list for White Sox with elbow issue

Business

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

It’s the first trial of its kind in the United States, and legal scholars around the world are following its potential addition to the small number of rulings that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

What my daily Diet Coke fix says about downtown Boston right now

The decline of the convenience store is a harbinger of a changing Financial District.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

What CEOs make of the Inflation Reduction Act depends largely on what their company’s selling

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent
magazine
Your Home | Summer Living

A widower builds a net-zero home in Maine to gather with his grown children
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We go to the same gym’
PERSPECTIVE

Finding a home health aide shouldn't be this hard

MISS CONDUCT

My neighbor said no when I asked to golf with her

metro

Photos: Truck fire causes Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse

27-year-old man injured in Manchester, N.H., shooting; N.Y. man charged

In Boston’s brutal rental market, the final insult has arrived: bidding wars.

sports

To the Heat’s Kyle Lowry, a veteran of 17 NBA seasons, chasing a championship never gets old

Jarren Duran showing adaptability, and the Red Sox are rewarding him with opportunity

American Timothy Bradley Jr., former two-division champion, inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame

business

How a couple of Olin College students helped spark the AI chatbot revolution

After decades of neglect, sickle cell disease could soon be transformed with gene-based therapies

Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend experimental Lutheran church service to find out

politics

Biden to host outgoing NATO secretary-general Stoltenberg as competition to replace him heats up

Trump, allies escalate attacks on criminal case as history-making court appearance approaches

Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’ at first events since charges were unsealed

Nation

Three dead, three wounded in shooting at Maryland home stemming from dispute, police say

Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

World

Bus carrying wedding guests in Australian wine region rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25

New Englanders complained about the smoke. In Canada, residents battle wildfires at their door

Ukraine says it recaptured a village; Russia insists it is repelling attacks

opinion

Republicans aren’t rushing to Trump’s defense this time

Writing Madison Park’s next chapter

Installing bike and bus lanes requires public debate

lifestyle

Lynn native Alex Newell becomes first nonbinary actor to win a Tony

I give these people my all

Biden marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month with celebration on White House South Lawn

food & dining

Bouillabaisse and other French classics at Marseille in SoWa

The Nada Cart opens at Faneuil Hall; former Eastern Standard bartender Seth Freidus strikes out on his own

Actor Steven Skybell on Carol Burnett, rediscovering Boston’s food scene, and kicking back on vacay

travel

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot in Boston during the summer?

Fishy experience at a bar in Istanbul ends up in a $7,853 charge

A whoopie pie fest in Maine, an eclipse package for 2024, and a jacket that keeps you connected

Arts

Big changes for Providence’s PVDFest 2023

When photographers photograph themselves

‘Call and Response’ examines racism in reproductive health, history

Books

They wrote books to fill voids they felt growing up. Being banned has deepened those wounds.

‘Good Night, Irene,’ based on Luis Alberto Urrea’s mother’s experience, lays bare the double burden of women on the front lines during World War II

Chun Han Wong’s ‘Party of One’ offers a glimpse of China under Xi Jinping but limited insight into the man himself

Movies

‘Flamin’ Hot’ prints the spicy legend of a Cheeto

‘Past Lives’ asks what could have been and what may still be

Not much more than meets the eye in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

Television

Documentary recalls secret Rock Hudson kept, but ultimately awareness he raised about AIDS

Emmy voters, do not overlook these shows and stars

Boston Globe Today wins three digital video awards

music

Big changes for Providence’s PVDFest 2023

Orlando Consort takes a graceful final bow at Boston Early Music Festival

Sturdy, dependable Pixies take the stage at MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Theater/Dance

Lynn native Alex Newell leads a breakthrough for nonbinary performers at the Tonys

The honeymoon is over in a delightful ‘Private Lives’ at Gloucester Stage Company

Who’ll win at the Tonys, and who should

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

Dr. Martin A. Samuels, a neurologist with a gift for words and caring, dies at 77

Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ who attacked modern life, dies at 81

James G. Watt, interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85