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Some lawmakers want to ban critical race theory in schools. So, what is it?

As national debate over race-related curriculums rages on, here is a lesson on the subject and the controversy surrounding it.

Here’s what to know about the bill to restore popular pandemic-era policies

Governor Baker has signed a bill restoring popular pandemic-era policies such as eviction protections, remote public meetings, and outdoor dining linked to the state’s emergency declaration that expired on Tuesday.
Lawmakers strike deal to restore pandemic-era policies, including eviction protections, to-go cocktails

Assault of older Asian woman in South End puts family on edge

Yin Ching Lam was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked on May 23. Now her family is trying to raise awareness about an increase in hate incidents against Asian Americans since the start of the pandemic.

Mac Jones completed 17 of 25 passes during competitive team work drills on Tuesday.
12 observations from Patriots minicamp, day 2: Mac Jones impresses among QBs, Jalen Mills stands out
Cam Newton was 9 of 17 with one pick — a nifty sideline theft by Kyle Dugger, who continues to show outstanding range.

Globe Magazine

Is there something wrong with the air in South Portland, Maine?

Residents have lived near more than 100 massive petroleum storage tanks for decades, never really knowing if they’re breathing in dangerous chemicals. Now they’re fighting to find out.
William Bulger shown at James "Whitey" Bulger's casket, in "My Name Is Bulger."
Movie Review

‘My Name Is Bulger’: Two brothers, one documentary, an only-in-Boston story

The Discovery+ film offers an unusually intimate view of Whitey and Bill Bulger.
Perspective | Magazine

My path to radical self-acceptance started with elastic waistband jeans

Technology was a lifeline during social isolation, but also the perfect breeding ground for self-loathing as we literally and figuratively weighed ourselves against others.
Wendy Taylor, executive director of West Place Animal Sanctuary, greeted Cash, a rescued alpaca, as he and the other rescued animals grazed in a field.

Tiverton, R.I., animal sanctuary offers a safe haven — and a chance for a happy life

West Place arose out of tragedy to aid animals recovering from abuse and horrible living conditions. Now the nonprofit has a chance to be honored for its dedication and service with a national award.
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CDC director Walensky urges Americans to get vaccinated, as Delta variant remains concerning for disease trackers

With the Delta variant of COVID-19 causing problems around the globe, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday urged Americans to get vaccinated, calling inoculation “our ticket OUT of this pandemic.”
US to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s vaccine

Murder victim’s daughter, prosecutor support commuting inmate’s life sentence

William Allen, 47, expressed remorse for his crime as he urged the Massachusetts Parole Board to grant his request for a commutation after 27 years in prison.
Karim is a Roxbury singer-songwriter.
Jeneé Osterheldt | A Beautiful Resistance

The pride I carry with me: Karim

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

Antisemitic imagery, racial slur written in some 20 yearbooks at Seekonk school

Multiple students at a Seekonk middle school on Monday defaced about 20 yearbooks with “anti-semitic imagery, a racist slur, and inappropriate drawings of a sexual nature,” Superintendent Rich Drolet said Tuesday

City water main break floods buildings in downtown Boston

The break was reported around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of High and Congress streets, a Boston Water and Sewer Commission spokeswoman said.

"Boo Boo" the black bear was spotted in Kingston on Wednesday.
‘Boo Boo’ continues tour of South Shore, spotted Wednesday in Kingston
Kingston police wrote on Facebook that they had received “multiple calls” reporting bear sightings on Wednesday morning.

Opinion

President Biden walks to Air Force One at Brussels Airport on June 15.
JEFF JACOBY

Biden stays out of our face. Isn’t it great?

For the first time in decades, America has a president who avoids the limelight.
A Boston Public Library security guard sits at the entrance to a polling station at the library's main branch on Nov. 3, 2020.
EDITORIAL

A lemon of a census could be election reform lemonade
People talk before the start of a rally against "critical race theory" (CRT) being taught in schools, at the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg, Va., on June 12.
RENÉE GRAHAM

How white supremacy weaponizes ignorance
Boston Latin School
Magda Hernandez

BPS shouldn’t permanently eliminate entrance exam
President Biden's administration released the first-ever national strategy for countering domestic terrorism, bringing the United States closer to the approaches used by our allies overseas to combat far-right extremism.
Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Biden strategy takes on homegrown extremism

Recommended reads

Values are still historically high.
Too hot? Sky-high prices may be scaring some buyers away from the housing market
A real estate trade group said Wednesday that there are some signs that the blistering seller’s market may be softening modestly after months of rising values.

Innovation economy

Life sciences is poised to be Boston’s dominant industry. Has the area become the Silicon Valley of biotech?

Since December, you can find six major indications that Boston is the undisputed center of the life sciences industry, a place where ideas and products that change — and save — people’s lives around the world originate.

His murder conviction was overturned. But the state is fighting his claim for compensation

The state acknowledges that Frederick Weichel spent 36 years in prison for a crime he may not have committed. But that’s not enough to earn him compensation from the state for wrongful imprisonment, according to the Attorney General’s office.
TRAVEL

‘You’re on your own up there’: The rise of air rage in the era of COVID

Mask requirements have contributed to an increase in confrontations on planes, and threats of steep fines don’t seem to be deterring bad behavior.
dan shaughnessy

Honoring John Calipari and Marcus Camby with statues is not a good look for UMass

Camby and Calipari were basketball greats at UMass but brought disgrace to the school when the 1996 Final Four appearance was vacated because of NCAA violations.

metro

Governor Charlie Baker.

Baker signs bill extending pandemic-era policies, including to-go cocktails, expanded outdoor dining

The law will allow restaurants to sell to-go cocktails until next May and keep in place a series of other pandemic-era rules that had expired, or were slated to, with the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency.

CDC director Walensky urges Americans to get vaccinated, as Delta variant remains concerning for disease trackers
RI NEWS

Tiverton, R.I., animal sanctuary offers a safe haven — and a chance for a happy life

Sports

Chris Paul scored 37 points to help the Suns sweep the Nuggets to earn a berth in the Western Conference finals.
nba

Suns’ Chris Paul enters COVID protocols, making status for start of Western Conference finals unclear

Paul, who has been vaccinated, could miss the start of the series, which could begin as early as Sunday depending on how the Clippers-Jazz series plays out.
Red Sox at Braves | 7:20 p.m. (NESN, ESPN)

Game 69: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes
Sports business

Sports betting is back on the Massachusetts Legislature’s agenda. Let’s catch up on where things stand

business

The logo for Point32Health, the new company formed by the merger of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

The state’s second-biggest health insurer has a buzzy new name

US to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

Colorado couple donates $25m to Maine Medical Center

politics

President Joe Biden (left) met with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland.

Biden, Putin meet face-to-face for long-anticipated summit

Watch live: President Biden, Vladimir Putin hold press conferences following summit
Analysis

Nevada Democrats just passed a law taking aim at the New Hampshire primary. But infighting and other circumstances might spare it

Living Arts

A scene from "Nasrin."
MOVIES

Doc Talk: Iranian injustice; dreams of Ghana; Tulsa recalled; a constitutional right recognized
TRAVEL

How to use bad travel reviews to have a great vacation
MOVIES

In Pixar’s ‘Luca,’ it’s sea monsters without the inc.

education

A third grade class in Rye, N.Y.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Some lawmakers want to ban critical race theory in schools. So, what is it?
The Great Divide

Former student representative to Boston School Committee says he met with Suffolk DA about use of unorthodox therapy
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Pressley urges Mass. lawmakers to shift funding away from school police to counselors, nurses

rhode island

Wendy Taylor, executive director of West Place Animal Sanctuary, greeted Cash, a rescued alpaca, as he and the other rescued animals grazed in a field.
RI NEWS

Tiverton, R.I., animal sanctuary offers a safe haven — and a chance for a happy life
RI POLITICS

R.I. Senate unanimously votes to remove spousal exemption for rape of incapacitated victims
RI HEALTH

OSHA cites Rhode Island medical practice for exposing employees to COVID-19

Newton

Newton has opened its ‘doors’ to a new public arts initiative for the summer

Special Projects

EDITORIAL

Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.

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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Jeneé Osterheldt
A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Here’s your official summer reading list
These are the 70 best books of the season to pop into your travel bag.

Winner of the 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.

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Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
18-year-old Brandon Greenstein of Lynnfield, who creates music under the name The BreakBomb Project, is working on his second album.
An EDM whiz kid from Lynnfield cracks a million streams on Spotify
Brandon Greenstein has been creating music under the moniker The BreakBomb Project since he was 15.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Assistant Medical Director Brian Clark checks vital signs in the Sobering Unit at the Restoration Center in San Antonio, Texas, in 2016.
EDITORIAL

Where mental illness and criminal justice meet

Mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George.
Joan Vennochi

Annissa Essaibi George says she’s ready to lead Boston, but where?
Benjamin Franklin Institute.
Rachelle G. Cohen

A win-win city project stuck in neutral
A new high-speed Acela train pulls into Union Station in Washington in June, 2020. Testing for prototypes of the train is underway in the Northeast Corridor and at a federal facility in Pueblo, Colo.
Northeast Region Leaders

A North Atlantic Rail network would support the economy, climate, and equity
A worker at Hope House, an organization that sponsors the use of cryptocurrencies in El Zonte beach, makes a purchase at a small store that accepts Bitcoin, in Tamanique, El Salvador.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why El Salvador sees a future in Bitcoin
Movie stills from the film "Blue Hill Avenue."
IDEAS | GREG LEE JR.

The unheralded movie that brought Boston alive for me

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.

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Illustration
Globe Magazine

Searching for a summer of Black joy in a season of dread
Scenes from "Blue Hill Avenue."
On the cover

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

Virginia B. and Steve D. on their Zoom date.
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ‘He lived in Hawaii until lava from a volcano drove him east to Maine’
The writer (second from right) and his intrepid travel companions on the Inca Trail in Peru.
Connections

It took a pandemic to remind me I’m happiest with my ‘chosen’ family

sports

Bruins GM Don Sweeney (left) and president Cam Neely had high hopes for this season, but acknowledge there is work ahead after another second-round playoff exit.

It’s on Don Sweeney and Cam Neely to make the change they know they need to get the Bruins another Stanley Cup

Pitching was an art. Now it’s a science. Will MLB’s crackdown on substances rebalance a changing game?

‘You’re an inspiration.’ The inside story of Seul-Ki Hawley’s historic appearance in the Mass. Open golf tournament

metro

"Boo Boo" the black bear was spotted in Kingston on Wednesday.

‘Boo Boo’ continues tour of South Shore, spotted Wednesday in Kingston

Assault of older Asian woman in South End puts family on edge

The pride I carry with me: Karim

Nation

President Joe Biden (left) met with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland.

Biden, Putin meet face-to-face for long-anticipated summit

Watch live: President Biden, Vladimir Putin hold press conferences following summit

Here’s what to know about the bill to restore popular pandemic-era policies

World

President Biden arrived to speak at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday.

In Geneva, Putin wants respect. Biden might just give him some

A burning ship. Tons of toxic cargo. An ecosystem in the balance

Israeli airstrikes target Gaza after arson balloons launched

politics

A Juneteenth event in Washington, D.C., in 2020 featured a sign encouraging the day to become a federal holiday.

Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

FBI is pursuing ‘hundreds’ in Capitol riot inquiry, Wray tells congress

Military defends Jan. 6 response as House steps up probes

business

The Motif FoodWorks food science lab.

Ginkgo’s spinout Motif to release plant-based meat tech after raising $226 million

Too hot? Sky-high prices may be scaring some buyers away from the housing market

Life sciences is poised to be Boston’s dominant industry. Has the area become the Silicon Valley of biotech?

lifestyle

People enjoy Slade's Bar & Grill on a recent Friday night. Slade's has been operating on the South End/Roxbury border since the 1930s.

Slade’s Bar & Grill: a real Boston story

‘Kalamata’s Kitchen’ aims to open up a whole new world to kids

Here’s how you can receive $100 in dining vouchers through the ‘Dining Passport’ program

marijuana

Former Celtics player Paul Pierce earlier this month in Miami Beach, Fla.

Paul Pierce to launch ‘Truth’ marijuana brand in Massachusetts

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

Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements

opinion

Boston Latin School

BPS shouldn’t permanently eliminate entrance exam

Black-and-white photography makes an impact in editorial series

Swimming is a life skill — policy should address that

food & dining

People enjoy Slade's Bar & Grill on a recent Friday night. Slade's has been operating on the South End/Roxbury border since the 1930s.

Slade’s Bar & Grill: a real Boston story

‘Kalamata’s Kitchen’ aims to open up a whole new world to kids

Here’s how you can receive $100 in dining vouchers through the ‘Dining Passport’ program

travel

You can use bad reviews to your advantage when planning your vacation.

How to use bad travel reviews to have a great vacation

Why won’t Air France refund her $568 after a canceled flight?

9 top gear picks for summer camping

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

A scene from "Nasrin."

Doc Talk: Iranian injustice; dreams of Ghana; Tulsa recalled; a constitutional right recognized

In Pixar’s ‘Luca,’ it’s sea monsters without the inc.

In ‘Fatherhood,’ on Netflix, being a single dad is hard — especially when the single dad is Kevin Hart

Television

Mae Martin (left) and Charlotte Ritchie in "Feel Good."

‘Feel Good’ maintains mix of romance and conflict to the end

Network TV is where originality goes to die

This week’s TV: Novel ideas, getting ‘Physical’ in the ’80s, and a Juneteenth celebration

music

18-year-old Brandon Greenstein of Lynnfield, who creates music under the name The BreakBomb Project, is working on his second album.

An EDM whiz kid from Lynnfield cracks a million streams on Spotify

The Boston Pops to stage Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood

Springfield Symphony musicians to raise their instruments in protest

Theater/Dance

Nael Nacer and Celeste Oliva in Gloucester Stage Company's "Tiny Beautiful Things" at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport.

In ‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ hard-earned words of wisdom

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’

globe local

The Harry Gath Memorial Pool in Newton.

Newton to reopen Gath Pool, Crystal Lake

Former Mass. resident slain in robbery in Philadelphia remembered as ‘kind, caring person’

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

Obituaries

Ms. Banes

Lisa Banes, film and stage actress, dies at 65

Karla Burns, who broke a ‘British Tonys’ color barrier, dies at 66

Rudolph Kass, judge whose writing flair illuminated legal principles, dies at 90