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Royals 5, Red Sox 3

Opportunities lost on offense as Red Sox drop series opener in Kansas City

Nick Pivetta gave up a massive three-run homer, and a Royals team that had lost nine of 10 ended Boston's six-game road winning streak.

Mass is celebrated at Saint Mary of the Annunciation Parish, as things slowly reopen during the coronavirus pandemic on June 13, 2021.
With reopening underway, places of worship move at different speeds
As places of worship are allowed to fully reopen, they face a host of thorny issues, and some are allowing in-person, unmasked worship, while others still require face coverings or are continuing to convene virtually.

Targeting Biden, Catholic bishops advance controversial communion plan

The move advances a political push by conservative bishops to deny President Biden communion because of his support of abortion rights.

Former vice president Mike Pence and his wife Karen wave after he spoke during the Road to Majority convention at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla.
Pence heckled during speech at conservative conference in Florida
Former vice president Mike Pence was briefly heckled Friday as he began a speech at a conference put on by the conservative Faith and Freedom coalition in Florida.

Kate Mastro (left) and Sarah Gibbons are considering legal action in the wake of the #MeToo scandal that has been playing out in the craft beer industry. They both worked at Wormtown Brewing until recently.
Wormtown Brewery’s ownership steps back amid allegations of workplace misconduct
Four of the five members of Wormtown’s ownership group have stepped away from day-to-day operations as the company investigates allegations that managers made inappropriate sexual and racist comments to staff.

Meet the local woman who set off a #MeToo movement in the beer industry
Garrett Richards's performance has declined considerably in his last three starts.
dan shaughnessy

Red Sox can’t unstick themselves from this issue, and other thoughts

It seems pretty clear that every team had pitchers using grip-enhancing substances, and that the Red Sox benefited.
A person in a face mask walked behind two children in a park.

A new study confirms what many parents already knew: The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on caregivers

A new study has confirmed what might come as no surprise to parents and other unpaid caregivers: The coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on their mental health.
71 confirmed cases, 3 deaths, and 25,469 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.
A smartphone showing the app for ride-hailing service Uber.

So you can’t get an Uber or Lyft. Now what?

Here’s a list of alternatives for the next time you’re in a pinch.
Uber, Lyft shortages make getting a ride in Boston an ‘extreme sport’
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
Vaccinations
Daily doses:
Weekly doses:
1+ dose received:
Fully vaccinated:
% of doses used:
7-day trend/avg.:
Cases and deaths
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Deaths
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Other resources:
SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

Winchester man found with early signs of hypothermia near Crane Beach in Ipswich

About 12:30 a.m. Friday, State Police in a helicopter found the man about 3 miles east of the lot, close to the mouth of the Essex River, officials said.

Elle Purrier St. Pierre set an American record in the indoor mile at the 2020 Millrose Games.
‘She’s good enough to win a medal.’ New Balance Boston runner Elle Purrier St. Pierre is ready for her Olympic moment
The Vermont native heads into the US Olympic track trials having run the fastest 1500 meters in the United States this year.

Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Somerville

The fire has displaced eight adults but no children, the Massachusetts Red Cross said in a Twitter post.

A black bear has been spotted in Thornton, NH, over the past few weeks just as residents began reporting to police that their vehicles had been broken into.
Bear captured on video breaking into car in New Hampshire
Police believe the bear is looking for food, and they are urging residents to remove food items from their vehicles and not to leave trash outside.

Amherst eighth-grader dies after attempting the ‘blackout challenge’

Nate Squires was found unresponsive June 12 after he tried doing the “blackout challenge." He died two days later.

love letters
Love Letters
We’re supposed to get married next year, but I have doubts
"In the moment he asked, I went on autopilot and said yes, although every bone in my body screamed no."

Opinion

Corey Hawkins (left) and Leslie Grace in "In the Heights."
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why the colorism problem of ‘In the Heights’ matters

It’s hard not to see the erasure of dark-skinned Afro-Latinos from the movie as whitewashing. The exclusion also highlights the blatant colorism among Latinos.
The Harvard College campus in 2013.
EDITORIAL

The Harvard affirmative action case has already been decided
Adam Mansbach

Deprived of the rituals of death, we are left to invent ways to contain our grief
Bunker Hill Community College. The differential in tuition for state community colleges like Bunker Hill averages $6,390 (for a 15-credit course load) for out-of-state students versus $3,300 for in-state students. Currently, undocumented immigrant students who have lived in the state for most of their lives must pay the same tuition as international students.
EDITORIAL

Immigrant students merit a tuition break
Roca educator Sutton Bradbury-Koster (right) pauses with program participant Alexis Feliciano outside the organization’s office in Lynn. Roca is using a version of cognitive behavioral therapy to teach young people how to recognize and stop self-destructive behavior.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

A cure for violence

Recommended reads

Connections | Magazine
Titi, a 6-year-old rescue dog, gazes adoringly at the writer’s husband, actor Chris Cooper, in their Massachusetts home.
A father’s soothing ways
The energy that draws our rescue dog to my husband is the same gentleness and patience that surrounded our son when he was alive.

‘We have failed everyone down here’: For Boston’s mayoral rivals, ‘Mass. and Cass’ becomes a campaign issue

The battle against the opioid epidemic at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Boston has emerged as a central issue in the mayoral race, with multiple major candidates releasing plans that would dedicate more resources to the area.

‘Unprecedented’ blood shortage forces hospitals to delay or reschedule surgeries

A surge in demand has collided with a slowdown in blood collection — both trends exacerbated by the pandemic and expected to last for weeks or months.
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.

Baker, at odds with Legislature, looks to spend half of $5b stimulus windfall with a focus on housing

The governor’s announcement marks the latest twist in a tango between the second-term Republican and the Democratic-led Legislature over how to spend the state’s share of the federal cash. The measure would set aside $2.8 billion of federal aid to address a variety of Governor Charlie Baker's key priorities.

metro

Brian Owens and his daughter Olivia, 4, enjoy a performance during the One Night in Boston celebration in at Nubian Square in Roxbury Friday evening.

Juneteenth celebrated in Nubian Square

About 200 people gathered in Nubian Square on Friday evening to celebrate Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the end of slavery that became a federal holiday just one day earlier.

2-alarm blaze in Merrimack, N.H., sends three to hospital, including woman who jumped from second-story balcony

Salem High School seniors celebrate Pride through community service, compassion

Sports

Bryson DeChambeau, back in contention at the US Open, tees off on the seventh hole on Friday.
us open notebook

Bryson DeChambeau dreamed up swing fix in the middle of the night

The epiphany, keeping his right wrist bent a little longer through impact, helped the defending champ get back into contention after two rounds.
Sports Log

NCAA moving faster toward compensating athletes
ROYALS 5, RED SOX 3

Opportunities lost on offense as Red Sox drop series opener in Kansas City

business

Kate Mastro (left) and Sarah Gibbons are considering legal action in the wake of the #MeToo scandal that has been playing out in the craft beer industry. They both worked at Wormtown Brewing until recently.

Wormtown Brewery’s ownership steps back amid allegations of workplace misconduct

So you can’t get an Uber or Lyft. Now what?

Quincy Center development set to accelerate with plans for Hancock Street high-rises

politics

Then President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden attend Mass at St. Matthews in Washington.

Targeting Biden, Catholic bishops advance controversial communion plan

Pence heckled during speech at conservative conference in Florida

Biden promotes milestone of 300 million vaccine shots in 150 days

Living Arts

Sunset sail on Lake Champlain.
TRAVEL

Two New England lakes named top destinations by U.S. News & World Report

Taylor Swift surprises fans by announcing that ‘Red’ will be her next re-recorded album
MUSIC

Mark Volpe looks back at 23 years of running the BSO

education

At the Otis Elementary School in East Boston, second graders Sky Feliz, left, and her friend, Malak Mariane, held each other as they left school.

Photos: The last day of school in Boston

School this fall will look ‘a lot more like it did before the pandemic,’ Baker says

Where were coronavirus cases reported in Mass. schools during the 2020-21 school year? Check our map

rhode island

The Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I.
RI HEALTH

Disability rights advocates note that Eleanor Slater Hospital review isn’t really independent
THINGS TO DO

What to do in Rhode Island to celebrate Juneteenth 2021
RI POLICING

‘Defund the police’ was a rallying cry after George Floyd’s murder, but police budgets have mostly gone up in R.I.

Newton

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

More

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.

video

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

Paperbark maple (acer griseum) at the Arnold Arboretum.
Renée Loth

Out on a limb — endangered plants and their protectors
House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina celebrates with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday after passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
RENÉE GRAHAM

A Juneteenth holiday is symbolic. Don’t confuse it with racial justice.
Ñ Solwazi Browne-Vargas, 7, of Boston, gives his mother a thumbs-up after Black legislators raised the Juneteenth flag on Wednesday to commemorate Massachusetts' first observation of the holiday.
Jemar Tisby

The unintended consequences of making Juneteenth a national holiday
Terry Miller, No. 4, who is transgender, competes in a high school indoor track meet in New Haven. Conn., on Feb. 22, 2020.
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Gorsuch’s words give Biden the edge in defending transgender rights
The author and his father, Leonard Nimoy, in 1967.
IDEAS | ADAM NIMOY

I absolutely adored Spock. Loving Dad was much more complicated.
Roca educator Sutton Bradbury-Koster (right) pauses with program participant Alexis Feliciano outside the organization’s office in Lynn. Roca is using a version of cognitive behavioral therapy to teach young people how to recognize and stop self-destructive behavior.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

A cure for violence

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
A child runs across a field at Bug Light Park in South Portland, Maine.
On the cover

Is there something wrong with the air in this Maine town?

Lucio Perez in Springfield, after his years in sanctuary.
Immigration

Lucio Perez found sanctuary in a Mass. church. He'd live there for over 3 years
Allison and Ben on their Zoom blind date.
Dinner with Cupid

"I went through the classic Zoom routine of trying to unmute myself"
Panzanella with fresh mozzarella.
Connections

Recipes: 3 salads that give new life to leftover bread

sports

Richard Bland lines up a putt on the eighth green during the second round of the US Open in San Diego.

Richard Bland, Russell Henley share lead after second round of the US Open

450 days later, the MIAA Tournament makes a triumphant return

Now in Kansas City, Andrew Benintendi’s career back on upswing

metro

Mass is celebrated at Saint Mary of the Annunciation Parish, as things slowly reopen during the coronavirus pandemic on June 13, 2021.

With reopening underway, places of worship move at different speeds

Staying up too late? Welcome to revenge bedtime procrastination

Cardinal O’Malley welcomes Catholics back to Mass in video

Nation

Then President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden attend Mass at St. Matthews in Washington.

Targeting Biden, Catholic bishops advance controversial communion plan

71 confirmed cases, 3 deaths, and 25,469 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

Motive sought for fatal string of Arizona freeway shootings

World

President Biden spoke about the nation's COVID-19 response and the vaccination program in the State Dining Room of the White House on Friday. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 65 percent of the adult American population has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Biden urges unvaccinated Americans to get vaccinated, warning against new variant

UK’s Conservatives suffer defeat in ‘blue wall’ seat

In a pessimistic mood, Iranians vote for a new president

politics

President Joe Biden.

Watch live: President Biden discusses the COVID-19 vaccination campaign

What Bostonians need to know about next week’s NYC mayoral election

Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute

business

Outdoor diners on Newbury Street in May. Massachusetts employers added 9,200 jobs last month, a smaller gain than in April.

Hiring remains slow in Massachusetts; state added only 9,200 jobs in May

OneUnited to host conference on closing racial wealth gap

Baker, at odds with Legislature, looks to spend half of $5b stimulus windfall with a focus on housing

lifestyle

What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten from your dad?

The best advice Dad ever gave

Picking strawberries? Here’s where to go and what to make

Seltzerland, a hard seltzer festival, will bubble up in Massachusetts this July

marijuana

Steven Hoffman, chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, listens during a meeting of the commission in February 2020.

Massachusetts regulators fine marijuana firm TILT Holdings $275,000 over license scheme

Paul Pierce to launch ‘Truth’ marijuana brand in Massachusetts

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

opinion

Corey Hawkins (left) and Leslie Grace in "In the Heights."

Why the colorism problem of ‘In the Heights’ matters

The Harvard affirmative action case has already been decided

Immigrant students merit a tuition break

food & dining

Daniel Kurtrz, 7, and his sister Lauren, 9, look at the bounty of strawberries they picked at Wards Berry Farm in Sharon.

Picking strawberries? Here’s where to go and what to make

Seltzerland, a hard seltzer festival, will bubble up in Massachusetts this July

Revolution Hall is the food court of the future

travel

Sunset sail on Lake Champlain.

Two New England lakes named top destinations by U.S. News & World Report

10 Boston-area spots to be a kid again

Sheena Collier on feeling changed by Ghana, trying french fries everywhere, and giving in to relaxation

Books

Local histories, rewritten

Poet Michael Robbins on reading while walking

Writerly delusions in ‘Dream Girl’

Movies

Russell and Ron Mael, in "The Sparks Brothers."

In ‘The Sparks Brothers,’ meet the best British band ever to come out of America

Hollywood past, Hanover present

Going nautical at the Nantucket Film Festival

Television

Netflix reportedly paid more than $500 million for the international rights to all 180 episodes of "Seinfeld." Pictured: Castmates Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, and Jason Alexander in 1997.

Old series’ staying power can be seen on streaming services

TV’s newest heroines are a reply to all the Kevins who can [expletive] themselves

A family on the brink: this is ‘Us’ on ‘Masterpiece’

music

Taylor Swift shocked fans Friday when she announced her next re-recorded album would be "Red," her 2012 foray into pop music.

Taylor Swift surprises fans by announcing that ‘Red’ will be her next re-recorded album

Mark Volpe looks back at 23 years of running the BSO

Dorchester Art Project’s spin on Tiny Desk amplifies big voices

Theater/Dance

Katori Hall, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for drama for "The Hot Wing King," is also the showrunner for the Starz TV series "P-Valley."

Black women playwrights claim a leading role

The Boston Center for the Arts returns with live dance performances

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

globe local

A poster memorializing K-9 Kitt was placed at the entrance to the Braintree Police Department.

Memorial service for fallen Braintree K-9 to be held at Gillette Stadium

A fathers’ group forms to share life with an autistic child

In Concord, a museum preserves signs of the times

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