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More than 150 cases of delta variant found in Mass., according to the DPH

The Department of Public Health says more than 150 cases of the worrisome delta variant of the coronavirus have been found in Massachusetts. The findings were from samples collected here as early as March 13 and as late as May 23.

Senator Bill Cassidy is working with a bipartisan group of 10 senators negotiating an infrastructure deal with President Biden.
Senators eye $579 billion in new infrastructure spending in $1 trillion plan
Ten senators have been huddling behind closed doors, encouraged by President Biden to keep working on the effort after he walked away from a Republican-only proposal this week.

85 confirmed cases, 7 deaths, and 31,202 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

The number of people fully vaccinated — with either two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or one shot of the Johnson & Johnson — rose to 3,913,264.
Mass. reports 85 new coronavirus cases among public school students, 18 among school staff members

Jewish House Democrats, including Jake Auchincloss, tangle with Ilhan Omar over Israel

The fiery, public exchange was the latest example of how the conflict between Israel and Palestinians has roiled congressional Democrats.

Dedham police seeking charges in connection with party where 17-year-old was pulled from pool

Harvard expert quits FDA panel as furor over Biogen drug grows

A Scituate home is for sale, and it’s just steps from the water — literally

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has 1,674 square feet of space, and it’s listed for $929,999.
The creator of a Twitter bot that helped people find vaccination appointments was getting plenty of gratitude this week from people whom the bot helped.

A Mass. software engineer’s bot helped people find vaccine appointments. Now he’s shut it down, and the thank-yous are rolling in

A Massachusetts software developer’s Twitter bot offered help to those seeking vaccine appointments at a time they were frustratingly scarce. Now that he’s closed it down, hundreds of people are showing their appreciation.
A lion's mane jellyfish floats in the water of Scituate Harbor in June 2020.

State officials warn beachgoers about lion’s mane jellyfish

Lion’s mane jellyfish have now been spotted in the waters off Nahant, Quincy, Hull, and Boston.
Tracy Chang is the owner and chef at Pagu, a Japanese tapas restaurant in Cambridge.
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Restaurant owner and chef Tracy Chang on creating two nonprofits during the pandemic

Tracy Chang, the owner and chef at Pagu, a Japanese tapas restaurant in Cambridge, has spent the pandemic feeding front-line workers and delivering groceries to restaurant workers in need.
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Boris Johnson spoke to Joe Biden during their bilateral meeting in Carbis Bay, U.K. on Thursday.
G-7 nations expected to pledge 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for world
The announcement on the eve of the G-7 leaders' summit in England came hours after Biden committed to donating 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Matt Schembechler, son of former University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler, held a press conference in Michigan on Thursday to answer questions about his allegations that his father turned a blind eye when he was told about abuse of players at the hands of Dr. Robert Anderson.
Bo Schembechler’s son, former players say legendary Michigan coach knew team doctor was abusing athletes
Matt Schembechler and two players held a news conference detailing how Bo Schembechler, whose statue stands outside a university building that bears his name, allowed the doctor to continue abusing players.

The Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, N.H.
Dartmouth medical school drops all cheating sanctions against students
The medical school dean, in an email to the medical school on Wednesday, apologized and vowed the school would "do better."

The Massachusetts State House
Massachusetts House passes measure making mail-in voting permanent
House Speaker Ronald Mariano “conceptually supports” the proposal to make the option of voting by mail permanent, bolstering its chances for passage.

dan shaughnessy
Harry Sinden (shown in 2005) was as frustrated as any Bruins fan as he watched the season end Wednesday night.
To Harry Sinden, the bottom line in this Bruins playoff downfall was a lack of scoring
The 88-year-old senior adviser also said the officiating "didn’t play a big part in this series, but it played a part."

ben volin | on football
Mac Jones was the Patriots' top draft pick, but he realizes that doesn't give him a leg up in the quarterback competition.
Mac Jones appears to have a long way to go to beat out Cam Newton
Nothing has changed with Bill Belichick's commitment to Newton, and Jones acknowledged, "I have a lot of room to grow."

Mac Jones looks forward to healthy competition among Patriots quarterbacks during minicamp

Opinion

Donald Trump took nepotism to a new level, populating the White House with loyalists and family members unqualified for their roles, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
EDITORIAL | FUTURE-PROOFING THE PRESIDENCY

Part 3: A sordid family affair

Donald Trump exploited loopholes to build a White House rife with nepotism. Lawmakers must close them.
Merrick Garland, US attorney general, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington,DC on June 9.
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Garland wants to protect the rule of law from politics. This isn’t how to do it.
Kim Janey’s ascension to acting mayor gives the city a fresh perspective. But there's a lot of hard work to do.
Joan Vennochi

When it comes to race, Boston is a work in progress
JEFF JACOBY

A ‘millionaires tax’ is still a terrible idea
In this 2020 file photo, Jim Lyons speaks from the back of a truck at a state GOP rally in Wilmington.
SCOT LEHIGH

As the state GOP turns — and churns

Recommended reads

On the Street
The MBTA commuter rail overpass frames the mural “The Stories of Lynn” by David Fichter, Yetti Frenkel, and Joshua Winer in Central Square.
North of Boston, an old industrial city gets a second look
In Lynn, old brick factories are gradually being converted to lofts, new buildings are starting to rise, and there’s an arts community and budding food scene. That’s bringing life to downtown, but it’s also putting pressure on current residents who worry they’ll be priced out.

Globe Magazine

Searching for a summer of Black joy in a season of dread

In public spaces, some are free to stand in the sun without a second thought, and some are not.
shirley leung

A working mother’s manifesto: Pandemic provides a once-in-a-generation chance to course correct how we work

The buzz is all about hybrid workplace models, as if the mere act of letting people work from home one or two days a week will magically create work-life balance, and level the playing field for mothers.

Ring of fire solar eclipse crosses New England creating ‘magical’ sight

As the sun rose around 5:07 a.m. on Thursday morning, the moon’s dark shadow began to sweep across the region, and early risers in parts of the state could catch a glimpse of the sun “with a bite taken out of it” due to an annular solar eclipse.

These lobster rolls top all the ‘best’ lists. But how are they, really? We tried them all

We ate our way through the best lobster rolls in New England.

metro

Students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School returned to classrooms for full-time, in-person learning in May.

Mass. reports 85 new coronavirus cases among public school students, 18 among school staff members

The number of cases reported among students was at its lowest single-week level since late September, when districts were not yet required to report cases to the state.

Photos: Crowds are returning to Bearskin Neck

Massachusetts House passes measure making mail-in voting permanent

Sports

Jared Bednar's Avalanche faced elimination in Thursday night's Game 6 against the Vegas Golden Knights.
NHL notebook

Jared Bednar cleared to coach Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 after COVID-19 testing irregularity

An Avalanche spokesman confirmed Bednar would be behind the bench in Las Vegas after the matter was resolved.
MLB notebook

Cleveland Indians trade Jake Bauers to the Seattle Mariners for player to be named, cash

Holliston’s Kevin Balewicz impresses coaches and teammates with comeback from leg surgeries

business

The high bid at RR Auction for the seat on a capsule with Jeff Bezos hit $4.2 million on Thursday.

Want a ride into space with Jeff Bezos? This Boston auctioneer has your ticket

Outcry forces UnitedHealthcare to delay plan to deny coverage for some ER visits

Vertex tumbles after halting development of liver-disease drug

politics

Senator Bill Cassidy is working with a bipartisan group of 10 senators negotiating an infrastructure deal with President Biden.

Senators eye $579 billion in new infrastructure spending in $1 trillion plan

California appeals court ruling upending assault weapons ban

Jewish House Democrats, including Jake Auchincloss, tangle with Ilhan Omar over Israel

Living Arts

Mikhail Baryshnikov portrays Anton Chekhov in "chekhovOS /an experimental game/."

What’s happening in the arts world

For her next act, Annie Murphy took the road that led from ‘Schitt’s Creek’ to Worcester
MUSIC

Springfield Symphony musicians to raise their instruments in protest

education

Students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School returned to classrooms for full-time, in-person learning in May.

Mass. reports 85 new coronavirus cases among public school students, 18 among school staff members

Dartmouth medical school drops all cheating sanctions against students
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston School Committee member to temporarily lead board after previous chair’s abrupt resignation

rhode island

Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island
RI EDUCATION

Do you need a COVID-19 vaccine before going to school in Rhode Island?

RI FOOD

Former Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel site to open as Amaryllis, a women-led BYOB eatery
RI BUSINESS

Alex and Ani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Newton

Special Projects

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

The MBTA commuter rail overpass frames the mural “The Stories of Lynn” by David Fichter, Yetti Frenkel, and Joshua Winer in Central Square.

North of Boston, an old industrial city gets a second look
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

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

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Tracy Chang is the owner and chef at Pagu, a Japanese tapas restaurant in Cambridge.
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Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, and visions for Boston’s future.

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

DAD'S DAY OUT
Comedian Dave Chappelle is coming to Foxwoods. And what dad with a good sense of humor wouldn't want to go see Dave Chappelle?
Step away from the house and into the fun zone with one of these father-friendly outings
We have some ideas for what to do with dad this Father’s Day.

BOOKS
Boston Book Fest held a Lit Crawl in the Back Bay in 2019.
The Boston Lit Crawl pops up in Central Square
Mingle with poets, writers, and scientists at this roving party in Cambridge.

Podcast
Ibram X. Kendi launches "Be Antiracist" podcast
Ibram Kendi’s new podcast, ‘Be Antiracist,’ encourages listeners to help build a ‘just and equitable society’
"It’s about each of us entering these conversations not only with an open mind but also in openness to transform ourselves."

MURRAY WHYTE
James Turrell's "C.A.V.U." reserves its best show for dawn and dusk.
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
Andris Nelsons conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 2017.
BSO announces March dates at Carnegie Hall
Tuesday's announcement also nods to the 2021-2022 season at Symphony Hall.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Kim Janey’s ascension to acting mayor gives the city a fresh perspective. But there's a lot of hard work to do.
Joan Vennochi

When it comes to race, Boston is a work in progress
JEFF JACOBY

A ‘millionaires tax’ is still a terrible idea
In this 2020 file photo, Jim Lyons speaks from the back of a truck at a state GOP rally in Wilmington.
SCOT LEHIGH

As the state GOP turns — and churns
A pumpjack in the Permian Basin of Texas.
IDEAS | JOHN MULLIKEN

Big Oil gets clean and the world stays dirty
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.
RENÉE GRAHAM

So long, democracy — we hardly knew ye
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

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle (UK B.1.1.7 variant), isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
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.

Boston, MA -- 03/16/21 -- The cover of the summary report of the review hearing for Jospeh Messere, is seen on March 16, 2021, provided by his attorney David Apfel.(Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
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.

JAMA illo
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.

SCT illo
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.
On the cover

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.
Excerpt

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

Too many Americans still can't talk about death
Tomato-Zucchini Tart With Za’atar and Feta.
Cooking

Recipes: 3 vegetarian dishes for easy weeknight dinners

sports

Amid years of speculation, the seven-year-old college football playoff system might grow.

College Football Playoff exploring expansion from four to 12 teams

Dont’a Hightower practices with Patriots for first time since 2019 season

Barbora Krejcikova survives disputed call on match point and defeats Maria Sakkari, moving on to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in French Open final

metro

Bill Bratton

Bill Bratton on American policing and the challenge facing the Boston Police Department

Dartmouth medical school drops all cheating sanctions against students

A Scituate home is for sale, and it’s just steps from the water — literally

Nation

Ritu Jain is inoculated by nurse Gerriley Lucas with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the UMass Memorial Health Care COVID-19 Vaccination Center in the Mercantile Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 22, 2021.

85 confirmed cases, 7 deaths, and 31,202 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Senators eye $579 billion in new infrastructure spending in $1 trillion plan

World

President Biden, right, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looked at copies of the Atlantic Charter during a bilateral meeting ahead of the G-7 summit on Thursday in Carbis Bay, England.

What are the key issues at stake at the G-7 summit?

Palestinians say Israeli forces kill 3 in West Bank raid

Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near

politics

President Biden spoke about his administration's global COVID-19 vaccination efforts ahead of the G-7 summit on Thursday in St. Ives, England.

Biden lays out US vaccination donations, urges world leaders to join

Watch live: President Biden speaks in U.K. ahead of G-7 summit

Criticize Manchin. But there is a line no progressive should cross or it will all blow up

business

Vertex Pharmaceuticals signage is displayed at the entrance to the company's building in Boston/

Vertex tumbles after halting development of liver-disease drug

G-7 nations expected to pledge 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for world

Harvard expert quits FDA panel as furor over Biogen drug grows

lifestyle

Lake Willoughby in Westmore, Vermont.

A cabin on a lake for $50 a night, or a posh inn at $250 a night? Scoping out the best way to experience Vermont

14 New England outdoor adventures to add to your bucket list

A visit to Thacher Island, where tragedy and beauty meet

marijuana

Philip Smith, the cofounder of Taunton-based Freshly Baked, made the first legal delivery of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts Monday to his own home. Jenny Roseman, his partner and the company's other cofounder, was the inaugural customer.

Taunton microbusiness makes state’s first-ever recreational marijuana delivery — to founder’s house

Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements

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

opinion

Merrick Garland, US attorney general, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington,DC on June 9.

Garland wants to protect the rule of law from politics. This isn’t how to do it.

Joe Manchin undercuts democracy

The invisible power of children

food & dining

The Ploughman's Platter at The Gallows restaurant, which is ending its 11-year run in the South End.

MIDA arrives in Newton, and the Trina’s Starlite team docks on Plum Island

How to eat at a restaurant

Tell us: Where are your favorite places to get lobster rolls?

travel

Lake Willoughby in Westmore, Vermont.

A cabin on a lake for $50 a night, or a posh inn at $250 a night? Scoping out the best way to experience Vermont

14 New England outdoor adventures to add to your bucket list

A visit to Thacher Island, where tragedy and beauty meet

Books

Aaron Lecklider

Aaron Lecklider on the queer activists who came before

A novel set in Havana, a new set of poets laureate for Massachusetts, and the return of the Nantucket Literary Festival — with a virtual Juneteenth panel

Local bestsellers for the week ending June 6

Movies

Alberto (left) and Luca have their first gelati, in "Luca."

In ‘Luca,’ Pixar’s latest, it’s a story about fish out of water — literally

‘In the Heights’ reaches the top

Highlights from a hybrid Roxbury International Film Festival

Television

Annie Murphy as Allison McRoberts in "Kevin Can F**k Himself," a role she calls a 180-degree turn from Alexis Rose in "Schitt's Creek."

For her next act, Annie Murphy took the road that led from ‘Schitt’s Creek’ to Worcester

‘We Are Lady Parts’ delights as it defies stereotypes

Grin and bear it: Peacock plans a 10-episode ‘Ted’ prequel

music

Some of the orchestra's players posed for a photo this week in Waltham. From left: Aron Zelkowicz, Julianne Russell, Amy Sims, Ann Bobo, Dani Rimoni, Nancy Dimock, Brian Diehl, Beth Welty, and Mike Gorajec.

Springfield Symphony musicians to raise their instruments in protest

A forecast for the hottest songs of summer

How some great orators spoke to Julian Lage on the guitarist’s new album, ‘Squint’

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

Boats moored at scenic Rockport Harbor, a short walk from the hub of shops on Bearskin Neck.

Photos: Crowds are returning to Bearskin Neck

State officials warn beachgoers about lion’s mane jellyfish

Amid turmoil at Boston Pride, embattled president will resign as boycott brings change

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