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Duxbury High School

Duxbury High football team used antisemitic audibles since 2010 in practice, investigator reports

A summary of a 56-page investigative report released Thursday in the wake of a scandal involving the Duxbury High football team’s use of antisemitic play calls also found that coaching staff failed to model appropriate behavior for the student-athletes over the past several seasons.

Globe wins Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for series on states’ failure to keep dangerous drivers off the road

The Boston Globe won a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for a series of stories that uncovered the deadly consequences of the failure by states across the country to track and keep dangerous drivers off the road. The Globe’s “Blind Spot” investigation, published over two days in August 2020, also revealed lax oversight by federal trucking regulators that also endangered lives.

Read the full series: 'Blind Spot' the 2021 Pulitzer Prize winner in Investigative Reporting

A massive grown-up playspace — from the folks behind Panera, Night Shift, and Eastern Standard — is opening at the Natick Mall

Level99 is the latest entrant effort in a growing category of venues that go beyond the hip bowling alley or urbane game room.

Dedham teen pulled from pool at graduation party has died

Alonzo Polk, the 17-year-old who was pulled from a pool during a Dedham high school graduation party last weekend, has died after nearly a week in the hospital, his family and police said Friday.

Congress, Justice Dept. probing Trump seizures of Democrats’ data

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog launched an investigation Friday after revelations that former president Donald Trump’s administration secretly seized phone data from at least two House Democrats as part of an aggressive leaks probe.

‘It should send shock waves to the White House’: Backlash over FDA approval of Alzheimer’s drug is spreading

What you need to know about the fallout from the FDA decision to approve Biogen's Alzheimer's drug.

DOJ to double staff working on voting rights amid restrictive new GOP ballot laws

Attorney General Merrick Garland, addressing the department workforce on Friday, criticized ad-hoc audits of the 2020 election such as a controversial recount underway in Arizona he said were based on accusations already rejected by the courts.

121 confirmed cases, 8 deaths, and 28,744 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

Barnstable High School teacher placed on leave following physical altercation with student

A lobster diver says he was caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off Cape Cod

Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting

BLIND SPOT

An 11-month Globe investigation found that people nationwide are dying in crashes caused by drivers who should have had their licenses suspended. One in 10 US drivers has at least one offense — from speeding to vehicular homicide — that isn’t reflected on their driving record.

Nine key takeaways from the investigation See the full project Check out more Globe investigations

Summer reading 2021 📚

Here’s your official summer reading list

These are the 70 best books of the season to pop into your travel bag.

Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder, awarded a Pulitzer citation

The Pulitzer Prize board awarded a special citation on Friday to Darnella Frazier, the teenager whose cellphone footage of George Floyd's murder last summer led to massive protests and sparked a racial reckoning in the country.

Tom Glynn stepping down as CEO of Harvard’s Allston development company

The former Massport chief helped launch Harvard’s effort to build out acreage near its business school.

At least 17 displaced by massive fire that destroyed Lawrence condo development, causing $3M in damage

Thursday night’s three-alarm blaze in Lawrence rendered a privately owned, 12-unit condo building a total loss, leaving at least 17 people without housing, fire officials said.

JP Licks sued for rent that went unpaid during pandemic

Its landlord claims the ice cream chain owes $113,000, despite having received nearly $3 million through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

This weekend will be a break from the heat

After a blistering stretch, things will be cool in New England for the foreseeable future, and we may also get some much-needed rain for dried out gardens and lawns.

A N.H. high school marked the back of unvaccinated students’ hands at prom, prompting criticism

As students danced at the Exeter High School senior prom, they were asked to raise their hands every few songs “to determine who they were around,” in an effort to conduct contact tracing at the event, the school said in a statement.

Opinion

Donald Trump got away with obstructing the investigation into his campaign’s dealings with Russia when it interfered in the 2016 election, also known as the Mueller inquiry. The Mueller report detailed the ways that the president thwarted the special counsel’s efforts to discover the truth about how the Trump campaign may have cooperated with Russia to secure electoral victory.

EDITORIAL | FUTURE-PROOFING THE PRESIDENCY

Part 4: Hiding the evidence

Donald Trump got away with thwarting investigations of wrongdoing by his campaign and his White House. Without reforms, future criminals could exploit the powers of the presidency to even more dangerous ends.

Reginald Adams, center, with his creative team, in front of his 5,000-square-foot mural, titled “Absolute Equality,” in Galveston, Texas, on May 5, 2021. The mural partly depicts, at right, a Union general issuing the June 19, 1865 order that led to the freeing of enslaved people in Texas. The mural marks the spot where it happened.

Imari Paris Jeffries, Liz Walker, and Jeffrey L. Brown

Juneteenth should be a national holiday

Eddie Collantes wore an American flag around his shoulders at a debate-viewing party hosted by conservative Latino organizations last fall in Miami.

The political myth that demography is destiny

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.

Movie stills from the film "Blue Hill Avenue."

IDEAS | GREG LEE JR.

The unheralded movie that brought Boston alive for me

Recommended reads

Mask scofflaws on the T: Some riders wear two masks while others wear none

MBTA and commuter rail passengers are required to wear masks in train cars and stations, according to federal guidelines, but it's not clear how strictly the mandate is enforced across the system.

BEVERLY BECKHAM

At a beautiful prom night, I began to believe in the future again

All that wasn’t, all that had been denied, made what was now all the sweeter.

‘The best Boston movie no one’s ever seen’: ‘Blue Hill Avenue’ at 20

The groundbreaking film lit up Boston screens in 2001, only to temporarily vanish. In an oral history, director Craig Ross Jr., actors Allen Payne and Angelle Brooks, and more talk about how it went on to became a classic.

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.

What families dealing with Alzheimer’s should know about the newly approved drug

People with the illness and their loved ones may feel caught in the middle of the debate.

metro

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Globe wins Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for series on states’ failure to keep dangerous drivers off the road

The Boston Globe won a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for a series of stories that uncovered the deadly consequences of the failure by states across the country to track and keep dangerous drivers off the road. The Globe’s “Blind Spot” investigation, published over two days in August 2020, also revealed lax oversight by federal trucking regulators that also endangered lives.

RI ARTS

R.I. fashion designer Jessica Abernethy returns to the runway

A lobster diver says he was caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off Cape Cod

Sports

Many years of making saves in the butterfly position have taken their toll said Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, who will have hip surgery with a recovery time of 5-6 months.

With no contract and upcoming surgery, Tuukka Rask’s hockey future is uncertain but he only wants to play in Boston

“I’m not going to play for anybody else than the Bruins,” Rask said. "This is our home."

NHL NOTEBOOK

‘New York Saints’ all the rage as Islanders prepare for next matchup against Lightning

French Open

Improbable matchup in women’s French Open final: Anastasia Pavlyuchenko v. Barbora Krejcikova

business

It's been 40 years since Vincent Petryk, the founder and owner of J.P. Licks, opened the ice cream chain's first shop in Jamaica Plain.

JP Licks sued for rent that went unpaid during pandemic

Tech giants face demands to downsize in new antitrust bills

Tom Glynn stepping down as CEO of Harvard’s Allston development company

politics

Vice President Harris joined students at bilingual early childhood education school CentroNia during a visit to the school on Friday in northwest Washington.

Harris touts child-care funding and payments to families

Congress, Justice Dept. probing Trump seizures of Democrats’ data

DOJ to double staff working on voting rights amid restrictive new GOP ballot laws

Living Arts

The roses neared their annual peak this week at the James P. Kelleher Rose Garden in Boston.

Rejoice, because there are rose gardens nearby

He was terrible to me, but his friends love him

TELEVISION

Series renewal warrants second look at ‘Starstruck’

education

School buses left after dropping students off at the Mattahunt elementary school in Mattapan in mid-December.

How many coronavirus cases have been reported in Mass. schools? Check our map

Dartmouth medical school drops all cheating sanctions against students

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

rhode island

Providence designer Jess Abernethy, in black, smiles to the crowd at the end of her runway show at the StyleWeek Northeast fashion show at the Capital Grille in Providence on June 10, 2021.

R.I. fashion designer Jessica Abernethy returns to the runway

CORONAVIRUS

Rhode Island’s pandemic state of emergency extended through July

RI NEWS

Elorza visits homeless encampment in Providence, pledges compassionate solution

Newton

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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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Bold Types

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

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

The Boston Lit Crawl pops up in Central Square

Mingle with poets, writers, and scientists at this roving party in Cambridge.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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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

Bears quarterback Justin Fields has been working with the second team at practice.

Bears sign first-round pick Justin Fields to four-year deal

Bruins veteran David Krejci is doing some deep thinking about his future

Celtics roster evaluations Part 2: Bench players and occasional starters

metro

Celia Germain was inoculated by nurse Samaiyah Wilkins with the Pfizer vaccine at the UMass Memorial Health Care COVID-19 Vaccination Center in the Mercantile Center in Worcester in April.

121 confirmed cases, 8 deaths, and 28,744 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

Rhode Island’s pandemic state of emergency extended through July

Elorza visits homeless encampment in Providence, pledges compassionate solution

Nation

Vice President Harris joined students at bilingual early childhood education school CentroNia during a visit to the school on Friday in northwest Washington.

Harris touts child-care funding and payments to families

Congress, Justice Dept. probing Trump seizures of Democrats’ data

Oregon GOP legislator ousted over state Capitol breach

World

In this July 3, 2016, file photo, Yossi Cohen, then the director of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, attended the funeral in Jerusalem of a rabbi killed by Palestinian gunmen. Cohen, now outgoing from his post, offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind a series of recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear program and a military scientist in a television interview aired Thursday.

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel behind Iran nuclear attacks

China’s censorship widens to Hong Kong’s vaunted film industry, with global implications

G-7 nations gather to pledge 1 billion vaccine doses for world

politics

A no trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the US- and nearly half still have not been caught.

Prison break: 29 inmates escape federal lockups in 18 months

Trump Justice Department secretly subpoenaed records of two House Democrats

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

business

Tasha Leverette sits for a portrait with a guava green tea lemonade at a Starbucks in Atlanta on June 9, 2021. Her favorite drink is a peach green tea lemonade, but she hasn’t been able to get one because of supply issues.

Starbucks has plenty of customers, but not enough ingredients

A massive grown-up playspace — from the folks behind Panera, Night Shift, and Eastern Standard — is opening at the Natick Mall

‘It should send shock waves to the White House’: Backlash over FDA approval of Alzheimer’s drug is spreading

lifestyle

Love Letters

Looking for the right woman

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

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

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

Eddie Collantes wore an American flag around his shoulders at a debate-viewing party hosted by conservative Latino organizations last fall in Miami.

The political myth that demography is destiny

The unheralded movie that brought Boston alive for me

Juneteenth should be a national holiday

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

Here’s your official summer reading list

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

Movies

Ellen Burstyn in "Queen Bees."

What if ‘Mean Girls’ went to a rest home? That’s ‘Queen Bees’

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

‘In the Heights’ reaches the top

Television

Russell Tovey (pictured at a London awards show in 2019) will join the "Starstruck" cast in season 2 in an as-yet unannounced role.

Series renewal warrants second look at ‘Starstruck’

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

music

Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops at 2019's Fourth of July concert at the Hatch Shell. This year's concert will be performed live at Tanglewood, followed by fireworks from Boston Common.

The Boston Pops to stage Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood

Springfield Symphony musicians to raise their instruments in protest

A forecast for the hottest songs of summer

Theater/Dance

John Mulaney sold out 21 August shows at the Wilbur Theatre last week. Underscoring the theme of a fresh start, Mulaney has titled his new show “From Scratch.”

Everyone loves a comeback story. John Mulaney has 21 sold-out shows to prove it.

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?

globe local

Customers ate at sidewalk tables outside Baramor restaurant in Newton Centre last month.

In a post-COVID world, there’s a craving for outdoor dining to stay on the menu

From Rockport to Plymouth, in-person shopping never felt so good

‘We were hell-bent to keep the carousel open’

Obituaries

Judge Robert Katzmann.

Robert Katzmann, US judge with reach beyond the bench, dies at 68

Last of Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98

Richard Robinson, longtime Scholastic CEO, dies at 84