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Lonnie Hollis is an election official in Troup County, Ga. She will be removed from the election board under a new law signed by Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican.

How Republican states are expanding their power over elections

GOP lawmakers across the county are taking steps that include asserting more control over state election boards, making it easier to overturn election results, and pursuing partisan audits and inspections of 2020 results.

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.

Staying up too late? Welcome to revenge bedtime procrastination
Behind every episode of revenge bedtime procrastination is a story, and it typically involves a life that’s not quite in balance, a taskmaster (a boss, maybe, or a baby or even yourself), and a yearning for a sweet breath of joy before going to sleep and starting the whole schlep over.

Champ was photographed on the South Lawn of the White House on March 31.
Bidens announce that their dog, Champ, has passed away
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden said Saturday that Champ, their dog who they've had for 13 years, had died.

chad finn
Brad Stevens (left) shipped point guard Kemba Walker (right) to the Thunder Friday in a stunning move.
Brad Stevens’s first big deal as the Celtics boss is a doozy
The Kemba Walker-Al Horford trade is one that helps the Celtics financially and makes a lot of basketball sense on the court, too.

Gary Washburn: Kemba Walker’s star-crossed two-year tenure with Celtics ends as a big what-if Three things to know about new Celtics center Moses Brown
The Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City was founded in 1990 by a group of former players.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Baseball-Reference.com rectifies a wrong by adding Negro League players

The move was a result of MLB recognizing Negro League players as major leaguers. Tetelo Vargas of the 1943 New York Cubans is now credited with the single-season batting average record of .471.
The 18th green and the clubhouse at The Country Club in Brookline, which will host the 2022 US Open golf tournament.

Next on the tee for the US Open: The Country Club of Brookline

TCC has undergone renovations in preparation for a major championship in the Boston area for the first time in 34 years.
Tina Garabedian and Simon Proulx-Sénécal have been skating partners 2015, training together in Montreal, where they live.
Tara Sullivan

Armenian figure skaters were robbed of competing in Worlds because of a false COVID test. What can be done about it?

Tina Garabedian and Simon Proulx-Sénécal were hoping to represent their country in the 2022 Winter Olympics, but had a chance to compete at the World Championships stolen by a testing error.
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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

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.

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.

TRAVEL
Sunset sail on Lake Champlain.
Two New England lakes named top destinations by U.S. News & World Report
Moosehead Lake in Maine and Vermont's Lake Champlain Islands clinched spots on a new U.S. News & World Report list of the 27 top lake destinations, released Friday.

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.

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
The season for good local strawberries doesn’t last long in New England. So what are you waiting for? Find strawberry picking near you.

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.
A sign reading "No circus election" at a rally in Costa Rica by Nicaraguans who are living there and protesting the government back home.
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The unreal has become reality in Nicaragua
Young men registering for military conscription, New York City, June 5, 1917.
JEFF JACOBY

Women don’t register for the draft, and men shouldn’t either
Paperbark maple (acer griseum) at the Arnold Arboretum.
Renée Loth

Out on a limb — endangered plants and their protectors
The Harvard College campus in 2013.
EDITORIAL

The Harvard affirmative action case has already been decided

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

Staying up too late? Welcome to revenge bedtime procrastination

Behind every episode of revenge bedtime procrastination is a story, and it typically involves a life that’s not quite in balance, a taskmaster (a boss, maybe, or a baby or even yourself), and a yearning for a sweet breath of joy before going to sleep and starting the whole schlep over.

Juneteenth celebrated in Nubian Square

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

Sports

From left: Keon Foy, Dexter Foy, and Jamel Shaheed.
High Schools

Homeless for five years, All-Scholastic guard Jamel Shaheed earned his diploma from Brighton High and focuses on college basketball

With help, Shaheed received his high school diploma at Fenway Park, and will soon begin college at Keene State.
Red Sox

Red Sox star prospect Jarren Duran took his father’s advice, hit the gym, and became a different hitter
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Daredevil Alex Harvill’s passion came at the highest price — his death

business

A smartphone showing the app for ride-hailing service Uber.

No Uber, no problem. How to navigate the city when hailing a ride seems impossible

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

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

politics

Champ was photographed on the South Lawn of the White House on March 31.

Bidens announce that their dog, Champ, has passed away

How Republican states are expanding their power over elections

Targeting Biden, Catholic bishops advance controversial communion plan

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.

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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

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

Denmark's Christian Eriksen was taken off the field after he collapsed during a Euro 2020 game June 12.

ESPN producer Amy Rosenfeld said director crossed the line in coverage of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest

Next on the tee for the US Open: The Country Club of Brookline

Armenian figure skaters were robbed of competing in Worlds because of a false COVID test. What can be done about it?

metro

During Salem High School’s first Week of Giving, students made posters for Pride Month, which were displayed in the main lobby.

Salem High School seniors celebrate Pride through community service, compassion

With reopening underway, places of worship move at different speeds

Cardinal O’Malley welcomes Catholics back to Mass in video

Nation

Champ was photographed on the South Lawn of the White House on March 31.

Bidens announce that their dog, Champ, has passed away

How Republican states are expanding their power over elections

Targeting Biden, Catholic bishops advance controversial communion plan

World

Election officials count ballots for the presidential elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, early Saturday, June 19, 2021. Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election dominated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's hard-line protege after the disqualification of his strongest competition, fueling apathy that left some polling places largely deserted despite pleas to support the Islamic Republic at the ballot box. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency as turnout low

Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities

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

politics

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

Biden promotes milestone of 300 million vaccine shots in 150 days

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

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

Natanael Monroy takes part in a November 2019 protest march by Cosecha Massachusetts. Participants walked from East Boston to Winthrop to build support for the Work and Family Mobility Act.

Legislature should approve driver’s licenses for undocumented residents

Women don’t register for the draft, and men shouldn’t either

Guardrails for the presidency, after the demolition derby of Trump

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