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State’s second-largest health insurer slams Biogen for costly Alzheimer’s drug

A top executive at the state’s second-biggest health insurer has accused Biogen of putting “excessive corporate profits” ahead of the welfare of patients by charging $56,000 a year for its controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease. And he said the insurer is undecided about whether to cover it.
FDA approves Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, the first new medicine for the disease in 18 years Backlash over FDA approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug is spreading

Delta variant ‘more likely’ than previous COVID strains to infect kids, Fauci says

“It isn’t that [children] are more susceptible, but this virus is a more transmissible virus,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an interview with CBS. “Therefore, children will more likely get infected with this than they would with the alpha variant.”
Mass. reports 68 coronavirus cases, 5 deaths, and 15,907 vaccinations

Charts: Here’s how the worrisome delta variant is growing in the US

Rays 8, Red Sox 2
Garrett Richards (center right) had another rough outing as the Sox lost to the Rays for the first time this season.
Garrett Richards struggles again as Red Sox fall to Rays
Richards couldn't get out of the second inning, taking another shelling in a loss to Tampa Bay.

Peter Abraham: Hirokazu Sawamura says a better baseball might be the best solution for MLB

John McAfee.
John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison hours after court OKs his extradition to the US
John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona.

Tim Herwath, 27, and Haley Greene, 21, a Vermont couple, were married at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston, where Herwath is recovering from a spinal cord injury, on Tuesday.

‘It’s a little unreal’: Vermont couple are married at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital after a paralyzing accident

Tim Herwath, 27, and Haley Greene, 21, were married on the third floor of the Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown on Tuesday night with family and friends watching via Zoom.
Britney Spears in 2012, when she served as a judge on talent show The X Factor.

‘I deserve to have a life’: Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship

The singer called the conservatorship “abusive,” and condemned her father and the others who have controlled it. The dramatic request at a Los Angeles hearing came with her first words in open court in the conservatorship in its 13-year existence.
Your first glimpse of Under Canvas Acadia: the main lobby tent, the hub of the action.
TRAVEL

A luxury camping experience arrives near Acadia

Under Canvas operates safari-style tent camps near nine national parks and monuments.
Gawk, snap a picture, repeat: What it’s like traveling the Bold Coast in Maine
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Study: eating chocolate might be good for your health, depending on when you eat it

A new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital suggests that eating a “concentrated amount” of chocolate every morning could actually help people burn fat, the hospital said in a statement.

Boston City Council rebukes Acting Mayor Janey in escalating budget battle

During an extensive and robust discussion at their weekly City Hall meeting, the councilors’ complaints about the budget were various.
In first major business speech as acting mayor, Janey emphasizes diversity, recovery from COVID

obituary
Ms. Spence stood outside the site of her third Spence Center for Women’s Health, in Wellesley, which allowed acupuncturists and herb therapists to practice in the same facility as primary care physicians and gynecologists.
Rina Spence, pioneering woman in health care’s executive ranks, dies at 72
A former president of Emerson Hospital, Ms. Spence launched the iEmily website for girls and the Spence Center for Women's Health clinics.

Baker pitches two-month sales tax holiday. Lawmakers have other ideas

Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday filed legislation to create, beginning in August, a two-month sales tax holiday that is possible due to tax revenues running billions of dollars ahead of expectations and a big infusion of federal money.

Two former Boston police officers plead guilty to overtime fraud

Craig Smalls, 55, of Roxbury, agreed to plead guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds. Joseph Nee, 48, of Randolph, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy and embezzling charges, the US attorney’s office said.

Survey finds significant food insecurity among Massachusetts families

About 47 percent of those surveyed reported experiencing food insecurity over the past year, but only about 40 percent of that group received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, according to a statement from MassINC.

Opinion

A person receives Holy Communion on Easter.
Joan Vennochi

In Communion debate, will Cardinal O’Malley find middle ground?

The US Conference of Bishops’ statement gave conservative Catholics a way to repudiate the pope and try to hurt Catholic politicians. It also puts pressure on cardinals like Sean O’Malley.
Boston Latin School
EDITORIAL

Yes, Boston can have excellence and equity at its exam schools
A doctor at Howard University in Washington examines a participant in the Novavax vaccine trial on Jan. 15.
Suzanne Koven

Longing for the day when sexism in medicine is DOA
A priest celebrates Mass at a Catholic church in Philadelphia on April 4.
JEFF JACOBY

Again the Supreme Court defends religious believers. Again it’s unanimous.
A boy takes part in a "Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power" rally to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence in Los Angeles on March 13.
IDEAS | JENNIFER SEAN CHUNG

Why I’m hesitating to have ‘The Talk’ with my Korean American son

Recommended reads

Jeneé Osterheldt
"Music is my love language, sneakers are my muse and I know the best is yet to come." - Dréa Hudson.
The pride I carry with me: Dréa Hudson
Every Wednesday in June, A Beautiful Resistance is holding space in recognition of Pride Month and LGBTQ+ joy.

Photo album stolen from Crow’s Nest in Gloucester returned after brief absence

The photo album — containing behind-the-scenes photos of the cast of “The Perfect Storm” — has spent 21 years in the bar, taking on various forms as the years went on and its pages wore down.

‘The Great Resignation’ is looming: Why people are quitting their jobs post-pandemic

Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, says "Burnout is one of the key predictors of turnover."

Fireworks are back. Here’s where you can watch

With restrictions lifted and a sizable portion of the state fully vaccinated, a number of communities have elected to move forward with fireworks, welcoming residents to gather in person for the colorful displays.

A government-sanctioned place to inject illicit drugs? It may come first to Somerville

The City of Somerville is forging ahead with its proposal to open a center where people can consume illicit drugs with medical supervision, an audacious and possibly precedent-setting move to prevent overdose deaths.

metro

Produce at the South Street Congregational Church food pantry in Pittsfield, Mass.

Survey finds significant food insecurity among Massachusetts families

About 47 percent of those surveyed reported experiencing food insecurity over the past year, but only about 40 percent of that group received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, according to a statement from MassINC.
RI POLITICS

House Speaker Shekarchi aims to act on pay equity, police discipline bills

Study: eating chocolate might be good for your health, depending on when you eat it

Sports

Washington Nationals' Josh Bell rounds third base after hitting a grand slam home run during the sixth inning of Wednesday's 13-12 victory over the Phillies Wednesday in Philadelphia.
MLB notebook

On a day Nationals GM Mike Rizzo slams Phillies manager Joe Girardi as a ‘con artist,’ Washington wins a slugfest in Philadelphia

The Nationals rallied three times to outslug the Phillies, 13-12, in the the first game in major league history to feature a grand slam and three-run homer for each team.

Anthony Beauvillier, Islanders stun Lightning in overtime to force Game 7

Trae Young scores 48 points, Hawks get the jump on Bucks in Game 1

video

business

Senator Lisa Murkowski outside the room where a bipartisan group of Senators and White House officials were holding negotiations over the Biden administrations proposed infrastructure plan.

Bipartisan senators reach tentative plan on infrastructure

Panel pushes ahead legislation targeting Big Tech’s power

State’s second-largest health insurer slams Biogen for costly Alzheimer’s drug

politics

Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism

No jail time in 1st Capitol attack sentence; Oath Keeper pleads guilty

General Mark Milley admonishes lawmakers over questions about critical race theory at West Point: ‘What is so wrong with understanding?’

Living Arts

Mary J. Blige in 1992.
MOVIES

Two documentaries about two remarkably successful women
ENTERTAINMENT

Encore Boston Harbor takes the entertainment outside this summer
THE BIG, BIG SCREEN

A summer guide to local drive-ins

education

Samples of Taza stone ground, Mexican-stye dark chocolate from the Taza Chocolate Factory Tour in Somerville.

Study: eating chocolate might be good for your health, depending on when you eat it

State education head Riley says he is considering ‘temporarily freezing’ some federal funding to Boston after School Committee shakeup

Boston public school students can get pre-registered library cards

rhode island

House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi speaks to Boston Globe reporter Edward Fitzpatrick during the taping of a Rhode Island Report podcast in the CIC Providence space at the Wexford Innovation Center.
RI POLITICS

House Speaker Shekarchi aims to act on pay equity, police discipline bills
RI BUSINESS

To-go cocktails are here to stay in R.I. (at least until March 2022)
RI EDUCATION

CCRI, RIC will require COVID-19 vaccine of all returning students

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A priest celebrates Mass at a Catholic church in Philadelphia on April 4.
JEFF JACOBY

Again the Supreme Court defends religious believers. Again it’s unanimous.
A boy takes part in a "Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power" rally to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence in Los Angeles on March 13.
IDEAS | JENNIFER SEAN CHUNG

Why I’m hesitating to have ‘The Talk’ with my Korean American son
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins speaks with the media in May outside Dorchester Municipal Court.
Joan Vennochi

Why is Rachael Rollins picking a fight with Marty Walsh?
The National Stadium is the main venue for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. In a controversial decision, officials ignored the advice of the government’s top medical adviser and will allow up to 10,000 domestic spectators at events.
EDITORIAL

Japan’s Olympic responsibility
Opal Lee, 94, reacts to one of the many signs held by those participating in her annual Juneteenth walk on June 19 in Fort Worth, Texas.
RENÉE GRAHAM

If patience is a virtue, Black people must be saints
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

Metro

Survey finds significant food insecurity among Massachusetts families

About 47 percent of those surveyed reported experiencing food insecurity over the past year, but only about 40 percent of that group received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, according to a statement from MassINC.
RI POLITICS

House Speaker Shekarchi aims to act on pay equity, police discipline bills

But as the legislative session enters the homestretch, Shekarchi said he’s not expecting final action on marijuana legalization or drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants.

Study: eating chocolate might be good for your health, depending on when you eat it

A new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital suggests that eating a “concentrated amount” of chocolate every morning could actually help people burn fat, the hospital said in a statement.
RI BUSINESS

To-go cocktails are here to stay in R.I. (at least until March 2022)

Rhode Island lawmakers approved legislation that extend restaurants’ ability to sell drinks with takeout. “Our restaurants are in desperate need of every cent that comes their way,” said one lawmaker.

Sports

Washington Nationals' Josh Bell rounds third base after hitting a grand slam home run during the sixth inning of Wednesday's 13-12 victory over the Phillies Wednesday in Philadelphia.
MLB notebook

On a day Nationals GM Mike Rizzo slams Phillies manager Joe Girardi as a ‘con artist,’ Washington wins a slugfest in Philadelphia

The Nationals rallied three times to outslug the Phillies, 13-12, in the the first game in major league history to feature a grand slam and three-run homer for each team.
Anthony Beauvillier (center) scored 1:08 into overtime.

Anthony Beauvillier, Islanders stun Lightning in overtime to force Game 7

The Islanders rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period.
Trae Young and Clint Capela were forces in the Hawks' 116-113 victory over the Bucks Wednesday.

Trae Young scores 48 points, Hawks get the jump on Bucks in Game 1

The Hawks handed the Bucks their first home loss of the postseason.
WEDNESDAY'S SCHOOLS SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Jordan Bennett starts fresh after rough inning, leads King Philip softball’s comeback win

With no official MIAA individual tournament, girls’ golfers still get their chance to shine
Rays 8, Red Sox 2

Garrett Richards struggles again as Red Sox fall to Rays

Business

Bipartisan senators reach tentative plan on infrastructure

A bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative framework on an infrastructure deal Wednesday ahead of a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House.

Panel pushes ahead legislation targeting Big Tech’s power

The House Judiciary Committee is drafting proposals that could curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple.

State’s second-largest health insurer slams Biogen for costly Alzheimer’s drug

Software entrepreneur McAfee found dead in Spanish jail

Comfort Zone

From left: Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson in "The Office."
ASK MATTHEW

Why we’re still in a relationship with some classic sitcoms
Larry Pierce, left, and Paul Goodnight kicked off the project with a temporary mural called "No Strings Detached."

‘Mentoring Murals’ shows off generations of Black artistic talent
Boston duo Damon & Naomi recently recorded a show at Peabody Essex's Plummer Hall.
MUSIC

Peabody Essex puts performance in stunning historic venue
Ethan Murrow's 75-foot panoramic mural at the Cahoon Museum of American Art honors the region's natural history.

An artist evokes the oaks of Cape Cod’s past

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

metro

To go cocktails

To-go cocktails are here to stay in R.I. (at least until March 2022)

Judge denies ExxonMobil requests to dismiss AG’s lawsuit

Studies on third dose of COVID-19 vaccine offer ‘hope’ to immunocompromised people

sports

Freshman Jordan Bennett overcame a rough third inning to lead King Philip past Plymouth North.

Jordan Bennett starts fresh after rough inning, leads King Philip softball’s comeback win

With no official MIAA individual tournament, girls’ golfers still get their chance to shine

Garrett Richards struggles again as Red Sox fall to Rays

business

John McAfee in 2015.

Software entrepreneur McAfee found dead in Spanish jail

John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison hours after court OKs his extradition to the US

Boston fintech startup raises $360 million to provide more Americans with car loans

politics

Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism

No jail time in 1st Capitol attack sentence; Oath Keeper pleads guilty

General Mark Milley admonishes lawmakers over questions about critical race theory at West Point: ‘What is so wrong with understanding?’

Nation

Britney Spears in 2012, when she served as a judge on talent show The X Factor.

‘I deserve to have a life’: Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship

Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism

Hannah-Jones says she won’t join faculty without tenure

World

An injured resident of Togoga, a village about 15 miles west of Mekele, received medical care at the Ayder Hospital in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on Wednesday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a market in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region, where a seven-month-old conflict surged again.

Dozens killed in market airstrike in Ethiopia, officials say

5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves

Hong Kong’s last prodemocracy paper publishes final edition

opinion

Opal Lee, 94, reacts to one of the many signs held by those participating in her annual Juneteenth walk on June 19 in Fort Worth, Texas.

If patience is a virtue, Black people must be saints

Remote access to public meetings a post-pandemic must

Transgender rights must be recognized as civil rights

lifestyle

Danica Patrick will serve as honorary team captain for Team Speed of Light at the Boston Marathon on Oct. 11.

‘Can’t wait to join my fellow runners’: Danica Patrick joins Boston Marathon team as captain

A Cape Ann classic gets a reboot, cars get a recharge, and Lark Hotels heads to Saratoga Springs

A luxury camping experience arrives near Acadia

food & dining

Boston, MA - 6/18/2021: 23DINING....... 50Kitchen in Dorchester shrimp dish. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: LIVINGARTS

It’s about the food. It’s about his story

The Red Hat, a Beacon Hill institution, will reportedly close its doors

Recipe: The Department of Salad’s standard tuna mixes in sweet gherkins, hard-cooked egg, and red onion

travel

The new Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is big and beautiful, light-filled and colorful.

The new Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine opens

A visit to Vinalhaven, where we’re watching the tides roll in

A Cape Ann classic gets a reboot, cars get a recharge, and Lark Hotels heads to Saratoga Springs

Arts

Larry Pierce, left, and Paul Goodnight kicked off the project with a temporary mural called "No Strings Detached."

‘Mentoring Murals’ shows off generations of Black artistic talent

Another side of David Driskell, a towering figure in American art

‘Some Assembly Required’: well worth assembling

Books

Local histories, rewritten

Poet Michael Robbins on reading while walking

Writerly delusions in ‘Dream Girl’

Movies

Mary J. Blige in 1992.

Two documentaries about two remarkably successful women

A summer guide to local drive-ins

From fan favorites to deep cuts, films with Dad make for lasting memories

Television

Steve Martin, pictured (left) with Martin Short in 2017, will star with Short and Selena Gomez in the 10-episode comedy, which will premiere on Hulu on Aug. 31.

Steve Martin turns sleuth in ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Lead singer is leading light of ‘We Are Lady Parts’

Why we’re still in a relationship with some classic sitcoms

music

Band leader Patron Yemery, right, recently recorded "The Refugee Anthem" with singer Prince Ntalagana.

Amplifying refugees and their musical talents

Elton John to bring farewell tour to Gillette Stadium in 2022

Peabody Essex puts performance in stunning historic venue

Theater/Dance

Graciela Femenia as Nindiría, a Nicaraguan immigrant who makes a living selling tamales, in Adriana RoCale’s “East Boston, Nos Vemos.”

Dispatches from a pandemic in SpeakEasy’s ‘Project Resilience’

Black women playwrights claim a leading role

The Boston Center for the Arts returns with live dance performances

globe local

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority have committed to restoring an express bus service this fall, according to Newton's mayor.

MBTA to restore 505 Express Bus service to Boston this fall from Waltham, Newton

Disabled veterans use golf as therapy for physical, emotional wounds

‘Bridgerton’ themed vacation stay coming to a Vermont mansion

Obituaries

Ms. Spence stood outside the site of her third Spence Center for Women’s Health, in Wellesley, which allowed acupuncturists and herb therapists to practice in the same facility as primary care physicians and gynecologists.

Rina Spence, pioneering woman in health care’s executive ranks, dies at 72

Mark Peel, who helped forge a new culinary path, dies at 66

Marianne Harkless Diabate, who fused dance forms into works of ‘limitless range,’ dies at 63