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Biden, Senator Capito end infrastructure talks without a deal

The talks concluded Tuesday after a brief phone call between the president and the West Virginia senator. Biden will instead seek to develop an infrastructure bill with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, a White House official said.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston School Committee chair Alexandra Oliver-Dávila resigns over racially charged texts

A growing number of elected officials called for Oliver-Dávila’s resignation after she disparaged West Roxbury families in text message exchanges with another School Committee member.

Read resignation letters from Boston School Committee chair Alexandra Oliver-Dávila and member Lorna Rivera Read Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s statement

Analysis

Is Kamala Harris failing, or has she been set up to fail?

It has not been a good week for Vice President Harris.

Biden, Senator Capito end infrastructure talks without a deal

Here’s what forecasters say you can expect from today’s thunderstorms

Massachusetts residents are in for a brief respite from the relentless heat Tuesday as thunderstorms are expected to move across the state.

Boston Teachers Union denounces classroom temperatures amid heat wave, calls for improvements to school HVAC systems

The Instagram account @IAmThirtyAF has become a full-blown business for friends Chloe Jankowitz and Peter West, who met while attending Emerson College.

Instagram account ‘Thirty AF’ — about the perils of life in your thirties — has turned into a business for these two Emerson grads

At the beginning of 2020, the account had roughly 200,000 followers. But over the next year, with people desperate for community and light-hearted diversion, their fanbase surged to 1 million with no signs of slowing down.

‘I thought I was a hero, but I’m expendable’: Roche Bros. outsourcing deliveries, drivers say

As the pandemic tightened its grip last spring, the delivery drivers at Roche Bros. were pressed into action like never before — risking exposure to the virus as online sales soared. Then last month, the delivery drivers’ jobs were outsourced to gig workers, according to several of the drivers.

An annular solar eclipse will be visible over New England skies Thursday. Here’s a look at its path

In Boston, early risers on Thursday will be able to see a portion of the eclipse, with the moon blocking about 73 percent of the sun at the peak.

Children wore vests and masks and held on to a strap as they walked on Arlington Street in September 2020.

In the US, vaccines for the youngest are expected this fall

Coronavirus vaccines may be available in the fall for US children as young as 6 months, drugmakers say.

Mass. reports 100 coronavirus cases, 2 deaths, and 29,351 vaccinations

This is what is known as the quarantine mullet: business on top, PJ party on the bottom. And yes, it's perfectly acceptable to wear this style in restaurants now.

Dining out is back. Here’s how to act accordingly

A handy guide for those who have forgotten how to behave in public.

What needs to change for restaurants post-pandemic? The industry weighs in

How to prepare your pandemic puppy for the separation anxiety of being home alone

As life returns to normal, it’s tough to say who will be sadder, dogs or their owners. Here’s how to be ready.

Remote work is here to stay. So is the office

Man, 20, arrested for alleged rape of teen on ferry from Martha’s Vineyard

A 20-year-old Dorchester man was arrested Monday for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman during a ferry trip from Martha’s Vineyard to Woods Hole, State Police said.

Police arrest man accused of attacking woman on Assabet River Rail Trail in Marlborough

Jonathan Parker, 35, was arrested and charged with assault and battery and assault to rape, police said.

Track infrastructure likely played a role in March Orange Line derailment, MBTA says

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials cited three more factors that could have played a part in the derailment of an Orange Line train in March in a meeting of the agency’s Fiscal Management and Control Board on Monday.

Chris Harrison announces he’s leaving ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ amid controversy

Chris Harrison, the long-time host of ABC’s “The Bachelor” who has been embroiled in controversy for insensitive statements he made last season, announced on Instagram Tuesday that he's exiting the reality show for good.

Mass. Senate moves to extend to-go cocktails, expanded outdoor dining, and other pandemic rules into 2022

Lawmakers need to move fast. Governor Charlie Baker plans to lift Massachusetts’ COVID-19 state of emergency on June 15, which will eventually end a string of orders meant to ease the rules on businesses as they tried to navigate the virus.

ProPublica report finds Jeff Bezos paid no income tax in 2007 and 2011. Elon Musk’s income tax bill was zero in 2018

Overall, the richest 25 Americans pay less in tax — an average of 15.8% of adjusted gross income — than many ordinary workers do, once you include taxes for Social Security and Medicare, ProPublica found.

Opinion

From the moment that Donald Trump took office, he began to profit personally from holding the office of the presidency. Here, President-elect Trump arrives to be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States in Washington Jan. 20, 2017.

EDITORIAL | FUTURE-PROOFING THE PRESIDENCY

Part 1: A treasure map for an American tyrant

Donald Trump exposed weaknesses that a would-be dictator could exploit to end our democracy. It’s now up to lawmakers, voters, and public officials to prevent that from happening.

In this 2020 file photo, Jim Lyons speaks from the back of a truck at a state GOP rally in Wilmington.

As the state GOP turns — and churns

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has probably dealt a fatal blow to the For the People Act after he said he won’t back the bill because it has no Republican support.

So long, democracy — we hardly knew ye

A fan was led out of TD Garden in handcuffs after throwing a water bottle toward Nets star Kyrie Irving after Game 4 of the playoff series between the Celtics and the Nets, on May 30.

A young fan’s notes

Public relations operative George Regan in 2016.

Are George Regan’s fingerprints on Dennis White’s media strategy?

Recommended reads

Internet outage shows how vulnerable we all are to single points of failure

A software glitch Tuesday morning on a content delivery network run by San Francisco-based Fastly blocked online access to the New York Times, CNN, and the BBC, as well as the popular forum Reddit, videogame streaming service Twitch, and a number of other websites.

Janey fires Dennis White as Boston police commissioner

Acting Mayor Kim Janey fired Dennis White from his post as Boston’s police commissioner Monday and said he has been removed from the police force entirely. White had been on leave following the emergence of decades-old domestic abuse allegations.

Boston native goes viral on TikTok for cooking her eggs in pesto

She’s gained 34,000 followers, and her video has more than 11 million views.

At Dartmouth College, first-year suicides a grim reminder of a year of loneliness

The deaths have devastated the small Ivy League campus and sparked deep outrage among students, who say the school’s mental health resources have been woefully inadequate during an academic year blighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Celebrate Black-owned restaurants in Boston and beyond

Here are more than 100 places to visit for baked goods, fusion fare, jerk chicken, and more.

metro

Then-Boston police Superintendent William Gross raised his arms with motorcycle riders on Clarendon Street during the 2018 Boston Pride Parade.

Mayoral candidates appeal to LGBTQ activists

Several candidates for mayor committed at a forum Monday night to dialing back police coverage of large-scale Boston events like the annual Boston Pride parade.

Here’s what forecasters say you can expect from today’s thunderstorms

RI POLITICS

McKee says Raimondo administration told a ‘fairytale’ about Eleanor Slater budget

Sports

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy was not happy with the officiating in Monday's 5-4 loss in Game 5.

Bruins notebook

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy fined $25,000 for criticizing officials after Game 5 loss to Islanders

The coach wasn’t the only Bruin called onto the carpet: Nick Ritchie was docked $5,000 for his elbow on Scott Mayfield, raising the Bruins' fines this series to $40,000.

Aaron Rodgers not present as Packers open mandatory minicamp

MLB Notebook

Mets’ Jeff McNeil expected to start rehab assignment by Sunday

business

Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, is expected to shorten the existing two-week quarantine requirement for vaccinated travelers in coming days.

Trudeau urged by US, Canada businesses to open border this month

More federal lawsuits filed over Seacor Power disaster

Wealthiest executives paid little to nothing in federal income taxes, report says

politics

President Biden.

Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, starts new negotiations

Analysis

Is Kamala Harris failing, or has she been set up to fail?

US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump

Living Arts

Shepard Fairey's work will arrive during year two of the Sea Walls Boston public art initiative.

Shepard Fairey to summon the sea for New England Aquarium mural

Chris Harrison announces he’s leaving ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ amid controversy

A showroom to showcase locally made salts

education

Boston Teachers Union denounces classroom temperatures amid heat wave, calls for improvements to school HVAC systems

Read Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s statement on the Boston School Committee resignations

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston School Committee chair Alexandra Oliver-Dávila resigns over racially charged texts

rhode island

Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee enters the State Room on Tuesday for a news conference.

McKee says Raimondo administration told a ‘fairytale’ about Eleanor Slater budget

RI HEALTH

Some Rhode Island hospitals ease rules for visitors

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

What is Education Commissioner Infante-Green’s future in Rhode Island?

Newton

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Special Projects

DJ Rock is an LGBTQ+ youth advocate.

A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE

The pride I carry with me

This June, A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Pride Month and LGBTQ+ joy as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

See the full project Follow @abeautifulresistance on Instagram

On the Street

A bicyclist made his way across Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner.

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development

A man repacked the food he got from a food pantry on Broadway in Chelsea. Chelsea has been one of the places in Greater Boston hardest hit by the pandemic.

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

A mural on the side of the Mayor Bill Carpenter Garage in Brockton.

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Get takeout. It’s your civic duty.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed

Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

Boston Globe Spotlight Report

Boston’s hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at rates far beyond the national level

Hospital chiefs and trustees defend this as boosting public-private partnerships, but critics say these board positions — some paying millions of dollars — raise troubling issues of conflict of interest and hospital priorities.

video

Comfort Zone

MURRAY WHYTE

At twilight, Mass MoCA’s new Skyspace becomes a roller coaster for the eyes

James Turrell's "C.A.V.U." reserves its best show for dawn and dusk.

MUSIC

BSO announces March dates at Carnegie Hall

Tuesday's announcement also nods to the 2021-2022 season at Symphony Hall.

COMFORT ZONE

Shepard Fairey to summon the sea for New England Aquarium mural

His work will arrive during year two of the Sea Walls Boston public art initiative.

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: A Father’s Day feast of rib-eye steak and more

Break out the grill for a Turkish-style steak with rosemary, grilled potatoes, and a salad of with red onion and parsley.

ASK MATTHEW

As normalcy returns, we can all do with a little less TV

Now we return to our regularly scheduled programming. And I couldn’t be happier about it.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Public relations operative George Regan in 2016.

Are George Regan’s fingerprints on Dennis White’s media strategy?

A screengrab of the Oct 21. Boston School Committee Meeting.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Boston School Committee member resigns over texts

A 2019 aerial view of Boston's Seaport District.

Boston must expand opportunity for real estate developers of color

Joseph Coughlin

Getting from here to there

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, seniors can lead the way

An image from photographer Joe Wallace’s "Portraits of Dementia" project to capture the humanity of people living with the condition. The subjects of Wallace’s photographs have ranged in age from 29 to 100. Find more images and details at portraitsofdementia.com.

IDEAS | KAT MCGOWAN

The real breakthrough for dementia: smashing the stigma

STAT

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We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions

More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic

In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race

Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder

Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

magazine

Even for a dog-obsessed country, last year was something wild. And the boom in prices, wait times, and scams may be sticking around.

Lockdown unleased a runaway pandemic puppy economy

A bus carrying Freedom Riders was firebombed in Alabama on May 14, 1961. No passengers were seriously injured.

RFK, the Freedom Riders, and the struggle for racial justice in 1961

Too many Americans still can't talk about death

Tomato-Zucchini Tart With Za’atar and Feta.

Recipes: 3 vegetarian dishes for easy weeknight dinners

sports

Lowell, MA 05-03-21: Lowell High School softball pitcher Giana LaCedra is pictured at a team practice session. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

EMass girls’ softball: Lowell’s Giana LaCedra headlines Players of the Week

Arbiter rules against Colorado’s Nazem Kadri, which keeps him from Game 5 against Vegas

Natick softball taking Tom Lamb’s football lessons to dominate the diamond

metro

The Instagram account @IAmThirtyAF has become a full-blown business for friends Chloe Jankowitz and Peter West, who met while attending Emerson College.

Instagram account ‘Thirty AF’ — about the perils of life in your thirties — has turned into a business for these two Emerson grads

Some Rhode Island hospitals ease rules for visitors

You’ve had your shots. What are the risks to you and your children when the vaccinated, unvaccinated mix?

Nation

President Biden.

Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, starts new negotiations

Concerns mount that J&J vaccine doses could go to waste

100 confirmed cases, 2 deaths, and 29,351 vaccinations. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

French President Emmanuel Macron talked with a man on Tuesday in Valence, southeastern France. Macron was slapped Tuesday in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France, an incident that prompted a wide show of support for French politicians from all sides.

Man slaps Macron during visit to southern France

China’s leader wants a ‘lovable’ country. That doesn’t mean he’s making nice.

London police officer pleads guilty to rape and kidnap of Sarah Everard

politics

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, rioters broke into the Capitol in Washington.

Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack

Progressives are about to get hit with a series of major disappointments. Manchin opposing a voting rights bill is just the beginning

Harris turns focus to Mexico on trip to address migration

business

The federal aid is intended to keep people in their homes.

Federal relief is on the way for homeowners behind on mortgages

Boston’s Iora Health acquired by One Medical in $2.1 billion health tech deal

Internet outage shows how vulnerable we all are to single points of failure

lifestyle

Mason Jar Berries, Cookies, and Cream.

Recipe: For a last-minute dessert, pack fresh berries, crushed cookies, and lots of cream into Mason jars

Recipe: Prep this mushroom bread pudding the night before and bake it before brunch

OXO and REI team up on outdoor cooking utensils that make camp life easier

marijuana

Virginia State Police K-9, Aries, during a training exercise at State Police headquarters in Richmond, Va.

Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements

5 things to know about Rhode Island’s latest cannabis bill

Boston may again revamp its process for approving marijuana stores

opinion

In this 2020 file photo, Jim Lyons speaks from the back of a truck at a state GOP rally in Wilmington.

As the state GOP turns — and churns

So long, democracy — we hardly knew ye

What’s in a name?

food & dining

Seasonal salts from SalterieOne.

A showroom to showcase locally made salts

Father’s Day coffee and bagels from two local producers is one mighty great gift

Recipe: For a last-minute dessert, pack fresh berries, crushed cookies, and lots of cream into Mason jars

travel

Daniel Grace standing in front of Il Molino di Grace's 50-foot-tall San Francesco statue.

‘Take a detour. Stop unexpectedly. Stay a little while longer.’

JetBlue founder introduces a new, ‘nice’ airline

The Provincetown Queer Council is rolling out the rainbow carpet

Books

Illustration for review of Lawrence Wright's "THE PLAGUE YEAR," an up-to-the-moment history of the pandemic. BOOKS; 6-6-21

How the pandemic knocked us out

Family histories, unspooled over time, in ‘Night Came With Many Stars’

‘Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch’ asks what can you do when accused of witchcraft

Movies

Mark Wahlberg.

Mark Wahlberg turns . . . 50?

Getting to the ‘Heights’

Shedding ‘Light’ on those who are watching

Television

Adelaide Clemens and Aden Young in a scene from the drama series "Rectify," the kind of hidden gem that TV viewers went searching for during the pandemic.

As normalcy returns, we can all do with a little less TV

This week’s TV: The Kardashians say bye-bye, ‘Kevin’ and ‘Loki’ say hello

Some series to look forward to this summer

music

Andris Nelsons conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 2017.

BSO announces March dates at Carnegie Hall

College kids get an education in Worcester’s hip-hop scene

Celebrity Series brings reprises and surprises to 2021-22 mix

Theater/Dance

Whitney White, the creator and performer of "Macbeth In Stride," which will feature White’s original R&B, gospel, pop, and rock ‘n’ roll songs.

American Repertory Theater’s 2021-2022 season to feature a pre-Broadway revival of ‘1776’

Say Chekhov had a 100-year-old computer, and people were trapped inside. What would that look like?

John Mulaney to perform 10 shows at the Wilbur in August

globe local

Firefighters were on the scene if the fire.

Production continues after fire hits Andover Pfizer complex that makes COVID vaccine

Heat advisory for Massachusetts is extended until Tuesday night

With youth sports back, ‘Now you’re seeing kids being kids again’

Obituaries

In 2015, Mr. Dushman attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Russian War Memorial in the Tiergarten district of Berlin.

Last of Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98

Richard Robinson, longtime Scholastic CEO, dies at 84

Clarence Williams III, a star of ‘Mod Squad,’ dies at 81