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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Affordable Care Act, preserving coverage for millions

The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact in ruling that Texas, other Republican-led states, and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court.

Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute Supreme Court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit

analysis

The US is deeply divided politically. But here are three big items on which both parties actually agree

In an age of deep political divisions, here are some areas where there is common ground, even between Elizabeth Warren and Ted Cruz.

Masked men ransack Natick home, assault guest

Natick police responded to the Bacon Street residence early Thursday morning after the man staying in the home called 911 to report he was the victim of an armed robbery.

Feeling lucky? Vaccine lottery odds will be much better than usual state lottery games

The Massachusetts vaccine lottery unveiled earlier this week offers better odds to put a million bucks in the bank than popular state lottery tickets.

CEO of Staples to be replaced by chairman

Sandy Douglas will step down from his post and be replaced on an interim basis by Chairman John Lederer.

Tom Lamb had retired a couple of times and thought he was done for good at the age of 70, but he was coaxed back.

dan shaughnessy

Tom Lamb, scholastic sports legend, is still in the game at 73, coaching Natick girls’ softball

He has won four Super Bowls and coached a Heisman Trophy winner, so why this? "You’ve got to be a little crazy," he says.

Globe Magazine

About to be deported, Lucio Perez found sanctuary in a Mass. church. He’d live there over 3 years

If he was forced to return to Guatemala after years, when would he see his wife and US-born children again?

A lobsterman found himself in a whale’s mouth. Really? Experts agree, it happens

If it sounds like a farfetched fish story, or a ludicrous movie script, Michael Packard and those who know him insist his tale is true.

From inside a whale’s mouth to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’, Cape Cod fisherman relives rare encounter Ideas: The one where a man gets swallowed by a whale

Scenes from "Blue Hill Avenue."

‘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.

Ideas: The movie that brought Boston alive for me Live film discussion at 3 p.m.: 'Blue Hill Avenue'

Cam Newton completed 17 of 21 passes during competitive periods.

10 observations from Patriots minicamp, day 3: Josh Uche has been a force; Cam Newton shines

Mac Jones hit on just 11 of 20 throws, but there are caveats — the rookie was victimized by three drops.

Christian Arroyo (center) celebrated as he is pushed in cart after hitting a grand slam in the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

So, this is baseball with non-sticky baseballs? Now it’s the pitchers who seem helpless

“We’re going to follow the rules and this is the game we’re going to get,” pitcher Garrett Richards said after the Red Sox outslugged the Braves to complete a two-game sweep.

Christian Arroyo delivers decisive blow with seventh-inning slam in Red Sox comeback win NESN’s Jerry Remy released from hospital after five-night stay

Peloton security vulnerability could leave users open to hackers, researchers say

Most Peloton users ride the sleek bikes to get strong. But what happens if there's a weakness in the equipment’s tech security? A report released Wednesday revealed a flaw that could leave users vulnerable to hackers.

Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

The US will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Congress voted Wednesday to make Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday, and President Biden is scheduled to sign the bill into law on Thursday.

What does the Juneteenth Flag mean?

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Why is Asian American history barely taught in Mass. schools?

Asian Americans and their contributions to US history and culture are largely missing from the nation’s social studies curricula and textbooks. Teachers and scholars say the surge in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic is one consequence of that erasure.

MISS CONDUCT

How to set boundaries when you’re overwhelmed by oversharers

With the pandemic fading, people may unload more emotional baggage than you’re ready to handle.

Love Letters

If they aren’t ‘in love’ after a year, is it time to move on?

Things are wonderful but he hasn’t said “I love you” yet.

‘Matty in the Morning’ co-host Rebekah ‘Bex’ Maroun is leaving Kiss 108 following on-air incident

Co-host/executive producer Rebekah “Bex” Maroun announced on Wednesday that she would be leaving Kiss 108 to move home to her native Philadelphia. Her departure caps a turbulent month for “Matty in the Morning,” the drive-time show helmed by long-time host Matt Siegel.

Opinion

The author and his father, Leonard Nimoy, in 1967.

IDEAS | ADAM NIMOY

I absolutely adored Spock. Loving Dad was much more complicated.

A son of Boston, Leonard Nimoy was also my father.

Mayor Janey spoke at City Hall on June 16 to announce next steps for the Boston School Committee and share a COVID-19 update afternoon.

Who covered up the Boston School Committee texts?

Personal care assistant Maria Colville leaves her home in Cambridge, MA in March 2020 for work to care for an elderly woman in Watertown.

Bonuses for dishwashers and ice cream scoopers — so why not for the disability workforce?

March for Black Student Demands on April 7 at the University of Richmond.

Morgan Brewton-Johnson

Universities shouldn’t rely on Black student activists for equity solutions

Former Boston School Committee chairperson Michael Loconto in 2018.

Michael Loconto: ‘I am not an example of “Boston’s race problem” ’

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FOOD & TRAVEL

We asked Globe readers about their favorite lobster rolls. They did not disappoint

Turns out people have very strong feelings about hot butter vs. cold mayo, how much they’ll fork over for a good seafood sandwich, and whether dill really needs to be involved. (No.) Read on for more answers.

These lobster rolls top all the ‘best’ lists

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.

Biden wants to end the death penalty. So why is his Justice Department trying to have Dzhokhar Tsarnaev put to death?

It’s just the latest of several perplexing decisions AG Merrick Garland has taken to support the unjust, or cynical maneuvers of his morally vacant predecessor, Bill Barr.

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.

Ayanna Pressley, other elected officials of color push for independent investigation into death of Mikayla Miller

“The greater Boston community is still grieving the tragic loss of this young life and questions remain unanswered about the full circumstances that led to her death,” the officials wrote.

metro

Dr. Pablo Rodriguez prepares to take part in the Rhode Island Report podcast in the CIC Providence space at the Wexford Innovation Center.

The work that must be done before the next pandemic

On RI Report podcast, Dr. Pablo Rodriguez calls for addressing the social determinants of health, including poverty and affordable housing.

Lawmakers raise flag in honor of state’s first Juneteenth

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston School Committee may extend superintendent’s contract by 2 years after giving her high marks on job review

Sports

Bruce Arena's team has been on an international break — they last played May 29 — but they get back in action Saturday.

Bruce Arena’s intense ‘mini-games’ in practice are paying off for Revolution

The coach has his players break into small groups and take each other on, a drill that sharpens ball movement and builds competitiveness.

dan shaughnessy

Tom Lamb, scholastic sports legend, is still in the game at 73, coaching Natick girls’ softball

colleges

Northeastern to promote men’s hockey coach Jim Madigan to athletic director

business

People walk into a Staples office supply store in Miami.

CEO of Staples to be replaced by chairman

Supreme Court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit

Bank of America says all vaccinated staff to return to office in September

politics

FILE- In this June 19, 2020, file photo, protesters chant as they march after a Juneteenth rally at the Brooklyn Museum, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute

Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Affordable Care Act, preserving coverage for millions

Living Arts

Xray Aims, "BasketArt Court."

‘Some Assembly Required’: well worth assembling

Artist Samantha Nye sets sexy scenes for the rest of us

Peloton security vulnerability could leave users open to hackers, researchers say

education

In 2014, then-Mayor Martin J. Walsh swore in Jeri Robinson to the School Committee. The committee named her chairwoman Wednesday night.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston School Committee may extend superintendent’s contract by 2 years after giving her high marks on job review

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Janey reaffirms commitment to fill the ‘void’ of Latino representation on Boston School Committee

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Four things to know about the Boston exam school admissions debate

rhode island

Dr. Pablo Rodriguez prepares to take part in the Rhode Island Report podcast in the CIC Providence space at the Wexford Innovation Center.

The work that must be done before the next pandemic

RI CRIME

Former R.I. state representative-elect sentenced for embezzlement, campaign finance crimes

RI HEALTH

R.I. House passes bill prohibiting insurers from charging copays for COVID services, vaccines

Newton

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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

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In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

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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

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

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

Gustave Doré's illustration of Pantagruel for the fourth book in the series by François Rabelais. (Paris: Garnier Frères, 1873)

IDEAS | STEPHANIE INVERSO

The one where a man gets swallowed by a whale

Memorials hang from the front gate of New York City's Greenwood Cemetery to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by COVID-19.

IDEAS | SAMANTHA HARRIS

The pandemic has left me at a loss for words

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.

How white supremacy weaponizes ignorance

A Boston Public Library security guard sits at the entrance to a polling station at the library's main branch on Nov. 3, 2020.

A lemon of a census could be election reform lemonade

Movie stills from the film "Blue Hill Avenue."

IDEAS | GREG LEE JR.

The unheralded movie that brought Boston alive for me

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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.

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

Scenes from "Blue Hill Avenue."

‘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.

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

sports

Cam Newton completed 17 of 21 passes during competitive periods.

10 observations from Patriots minicamp, day 3: Josh Uche has been a force; Cam Newton shines

So, this is baseball with non-sticky baseballs? Now it’s the pitchers who seem helpless

‘I didn’t know I had that in me.’ Christian Arroyo’s 467-foot grand slam highlights Red Sox’ comeback win over Braves

metro

Amy Mah Sangiolo, a veteran of Newton government and former city councilor, announced she is running for mayor.

Former Newton city councilor Amy Mah Sangiolo declares campaign for mayor

A lobsterman found himself in a whale’s mouth. Really? Experts agree, it happens

Biden wants to end the death penalty. So why is his Justice Department trying to have Dzhokhar Tsarnaev put to death?

Nation

The VaxMillions Giveaway lottery will offer better odds than normal lottery tickets. State officials are hoping it will persuade more people to get vaccinated.

Feeling lucky? Vaccine lottery odds will be much better than usual state lottery games

Hispanic group sues Santa Fe mayor over destroyed obelisk

Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

World

Monitors are left on desks after police confiscated the computers as evidence in the newsroom at Apple Daily headquarters in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 17, 2021.

Hong Kong raids newspaper offices, arrests editor, executives under security law

With election fraud claims, Peru’s Keiko Fujimori takes a page from the Trump playbook

What offenses did Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, commit in Britain? New report forces police to review claims.

politics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Biden, is expected to approve legislation Thursday to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq.

House poised to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization

The US is deeply divided politically. But here are three big items on which both parties actually agree

Biden and Putin express desire for better relations at summit shaped by disputes

business

A now hiring sign hangs outside a Target store in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

US weekly jobless claims tick up to 412,000 for the first time since April

CureVac plunges after COVID-19 vaccine falls short on effficacy

Boston startups merge to create driver-tracking giant for the auto insurance industry

lifestyle

Row 34's Warm Buttered Lobster Roll.

We asked Globe readers about their favorite lobster rolls. They did not disappoint

‘Matty in the Morning’ co-host Rebekah ‘Bex’ Maroun is leaving Kiss 108 following on-air incident

How to use bad travel reviews to have a great vacation

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

Personal care assistant Maria Colville leaves her home in Cambridge, MA in March 2020 for work to care for an elderly woman in Watertown.

Bonuses for dishwashers and ice cream scoopers — so why not for the disability workforce?

Front-line health workers deserve ‘premium pay’

I absolutely adored Spock. Loving Dad was much more complicated.

food & dining

Row 34's Warm Buttered Lobster Roll.

We asked Globe readers about their favorite lobster rolls. They did not disappoint

Slade’s Bar & Grill: a real Boston story

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

travel

In Vermont, Manchester Village’s Wilburton Inn has reinvented itself as The Wilburton, a 30-acre hilltop estate with private vacation homes that can accommodate up to 100 guests.

Mansion stays, an app for marina reservations, and campfires on the go

Iceland’s open, and as tourists return, a fiery new attraction puts on a show

How to use bad travel reviews to have a great vacation

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

Ernest A. Bachrach, "Michelle Morgan, for RKO," 1940. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection.

Hollywood past, Hanover present

Going nautical at the Nantucket Film Festival

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

Television

Michael Packard (center) and first mate Josiah Mayo appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday night.

From inside a whale’s mouth to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ Cape Cod lobsterman relives rare encounter

ABC’s scrapped ‘20/20’ segment on James Baldwin resurfaces

‘Physical’ stretches one woman’s self-loathing to the limit

music

JJ Gonson at ONCE Somerville in 2015. Gonson is in search of a new home for her music venue, but meanwhile is partnering with Boynton Yards for a series of outdoor shows this summer.

ONCE Somerville lives on this summer as an outdoor venue

6 artful ways to celebrate Juneteenth

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

Theater/Dance

Victoria L. Awkward and Jenna Pollack perform at the Boston Center for the Arts this summer

The Boston Center for the Arts returns with live dance performances

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

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

globe local

Amy Mah Sangiolo, a veteran of Newton government and former city councilor, announced she is running for mayor.

Former Newton city councilor Amy Mah Sangiolo declares campaign for mayor

Newton’s proposed gun store ban could invite Second Amendment court challenge, experts say

Newton to reopen Gath Pool, Crystal Lake

Obituaries

A consummate volunteer, Mrs. Cooper was a lover of dogs.

Audrey Cooper, who ‘represented the best of Newton,’ dies at 97

Jack Weinstein, judge with an activist streak, is dead at 99

Lisa Banes, film and stage actress, dies at 65