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Fifty years later, Pentagon Papers still speak loudly about war and government untruths

The Pentagon Papers — classified scholarly documents on America's involvement in the Vietnam War that were suppressed until newspapers published them — laid bare government lies and showed how the war was misguided and unwinnable. The American wars still to come would have their own lies.

Inside the bizarre Arizona audit fueled by Trump’s false claims of election fraud

It’s easy to dismiss this as a sideshow, a weird epilogue to an election that some Trump supporters still aren’t ready to concede. But democracy experts and election administrators warn that the audit speaks to a dark and worrisome current of distrust that has been intentionally stoked by GOP leaders.

Marchers chant during the Trans Resistance MA March + Vigil for Black Trans Lives in Boston, MA on June 12, 2021.
Trans Resistance activists stage second annual alternative to Boston Pride
Saturday's event is unfolding as Trans Resistance MA sees its influence expand, and Boston Pride grapples with a boycott fueled by accusations that the organization is not inclusive.

Police seek two in Austin mass shooting that wounded 14 people

Police were searching for two people suspected in a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street early Saturday in which 14 people were wounded, including two critically.

City Council candidate participated in controversial counseling sessions for Boston students

113 confirmed cases, 2 deaths, and 20,631 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.
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.
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Residents and supporters attend a rally protesting the impending mass displacement at the Forbes, a subsidized building of 147 units that’s included affordable housing units for decades.
Tenants, activists rally to preserve affordable housing at Jamaica Plain apartment complex
As residents fear becoming homeless, group urges new owners to sign a contract with the city.

Black businesses and community celebrated in Nubian Square block party

The event, called “Buy the Block Party: Unity Day Edition,” aimed to combine the atmosphere of a party with the calculated strategy of advancing Black-owned businesses.

Visitors pay tribute to the display outside the Pulse nightclub memorial Friday, June 11, 2021, in Orlando, Fla.
Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial
President Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watched a military ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
After charming leaders, Queen Elizabeth sits back for parade
The 95-year-old monarch sat on a dais to watch the ceremony that despite ongoing social distancing restrictions did not disappoint on the pomp and pageantry front. If she was tired after meeting G-7 leaders, including U.S. President Biden, on Friday evening, it didn’t show.

Michael Packard was diving for lobsters off of Provincetown when he said he found himself in a whale's mouth.
A lobster diver says he was caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off Cape Cod
Michael Packard, a lobster diver, was in the whale's mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds, his mother said.

Falmouth police investigate attempted abduction of 16-year-old girl

Police are seeking information about an attempted abduction of a 16-year-old girl that reportedly occurred in downtown Falmouth late Friday night.

Opinion

Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency by pardoning loyalists and friends, including his former campaign chair, Paul Manafort (center), who broke his plea deal and thwarted the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and its alleged connection to the Trump campaign.
EDITORIAL | FUTURE-PROOFING THE PRESIDENCY

Part 5: Rewards for doing the president’s bidding

Donald Trump’s abuse of the pardon power to reward criminal loyalists is a precedent for a future authoritarian leader to commit crimes without consequence. Its use must be curtailed by Congress.
Two of the author's students learn the waltz in class, before the pandemic.
IDEAS | ERIC FISHMAN

Grieving a school year unlike any other
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.
JEFF JACOBY

The political myth that demography is destiny
Movie stills from the film "Blue Hill Avenue."
IDEAS | GREG LEE JR.

The unheralded movie that brought Boston alive for me

Recommended reads

Alonzo Polk, who was pulled from a swimming pool during a Dedham high school graduation party last weekend, has died, police confirmed on Friday.
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.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

New Boston exam school admission requirements might include entrance test and ZIP code allocations

With its cochairs at odds, a Boston School Committee task force failed to reach consensus Friday night on the fate of the entrance test for the city’s exam schools, after a heated debate erupted over what role test scores should have in admission decisions.

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

A summary of a 56-page investigative report released 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.

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.

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

A Harvard Medical School professor who resigned from a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel over approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s treatment called the agency’s decision “perhaps the worst” drug authorization in its recent history.

metro

Vendors sell their wares at Saturday's block party in Nubian Square.

Black businesses and community celebrated in Nubian Square block party

The event, called “Buy the Block Party: Unity Day Edition,” aimed to combine the atmosphere of a party with the calculated strategy of advancing Black-owned businesses.

Tenants, activists rally to preserve affordable housing at Jamaica Plain apartment complex

City Council candidate participated in controversial counseling sessions for Boston students

Sports

The last time the Islanders and Lightning played anywhere was in the 2020 Stanley Cup semifinals, when Andrei Vasilevskiy (right) and Tampa Bay won in six games over Josh Bailey and New York.
NHL

Nothing regular about these Stanley Cup semifinal matchups

If Montreal-Vegas goes the distance, the teams will face off more times during one playoff series than they have all time in the regular season.
Red Sox notebook

Red Sox take a measured approach in their deployment of reliever Garrett Whitlock
US OPEN

No Tiger Woods in US Open’s return to Torrey Pines, and no telling what might happen

business

This undated file illustration provided by Blue Origin shows the capsule that the company aims to take tourists into space.

Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $28 million

What meat, clothing and five other everyday items tell us about inflation

US air travelers top 2 million in one day for first time since pandemic’s beginning

politics

Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election were examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix in May.

Inside the bizarre Arizona audit fueled by Trump’s false claims of election fraud

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

Garland confronts long-building crisis over leak inquiries and journalism

Living Arts

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

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

Kelly Bates, photographed in 2012, is running for a Boston City Council at-large seat. She says she has benefited from Re-evaluation Counseling and was a guest speaker at RC sessions with high school students on Boston Public Schools' student advisory council.

City Council candidate participated in controversial counseling sessions for Boston students
THE GREAT DIVIDE

New Boston exam school admission requirements might include entrance test and ZIP code allocations

BU graduates had identities stolen while buying caps and gowns

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.
RI ARTS

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

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

More

Tracy Chang is the owner and chef at Pagu, a Japanese tapas restaurant in Cambridge.
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
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
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.
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
Scenes from "Blue Hill Avenue."
On the cover

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

Illustration
Globe Magazine

Searching for a summer of Black joy in a season of dread
This 17-pound cat specializes in interrupting the writer’s deadlines at inopportune moments.
Perspective

I’ve been working at home with cats. Will I ever be fit for the office again?

Rib-Eye Steaks With Rosemary and Pomegranate Molasses.
Cooking

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

sports

Jerry Remy, shown in 2017, left the booth during Friday's Red Sox game.

NESN’s Jerry Remy ‘doing much better today’ after leaving Friday’s Red Sox broadcast and being admitted to hospital

Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapses on field during Euro match; Finland won after suspended game resumed

Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapses on field during Euro match vs. Finland

metro

Chief Leonard Crow Dog listened during an orientation at Sitting Bull College in Cannon Ball, N.D., in 2016.

Lakota spiritual leader, activist Leonard Crow Dog dies

What Black liberation means to me: Athena Vaughn

What Black liberation means to me: Gavin Smith

Nation

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

14 people are hurt in shooting in downtown Austin, police say

113 confirmed cases, 2 deaths, and 20,631 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Iran's governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Kazem Gharib Abadi, left the closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, Saturday.

EU talks up hope of breakthrough at Iran nuclear meetings

Biden tries to rally G-7 nations to counter China’s influence

Did Biden give Boris Johnson a $6,000 bike and get a Wikipedia printout in return? Not exactly.

politics

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in Austin displayed one of a half-dozen known original sets of the Pentagon Papers, portions of which were leaked 50 years ago this week by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

Fifty years later, Pentagon Papers still speak loudly about war and government untruths

Go green or go bipartisan? Biden’s big infrastructure choice

President Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China

business

Dr. Aaron Kesselheim resigned from an FDA advisory panel in protest over the agency’s decision to approve Biogen Inc.’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.)

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

Apple reaffirms privacy stance amid Trump probe revelations

J.P. Licks sued for rent that went unpaid during pandemic

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

Two of the author's students learn the waltz in class, before the pandemic.

Grieving a school year unlike any other

Taxing millionaires

Taxes: Who pays how much, and who gets paid

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

Marchers chant during the Trans Resistance MA March + Vigil for Black Trans Lives in Boston, MA on June 12, 2021.

Trans Resistance activists stage second annual alternative to Boston Pride

Seeking to improve accessibility and safety, DCR unveils plan for parkways

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

Obituaries

Chief Leonard Crow Dog listened during an orientation at Sitting Bull College in Cannon Ball, N.D., in 2016.

Lakota spiritual leader, activist Leonard Crow Dog dies

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

Last of Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98