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Debris dangled from a section of the oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo after a partial collapse.

Search continues with nearly 100 missing in Miami-area condo collapse

A wing of the 12-story building in the community of Surfside came down with a roar around 1:30 a.m. By late afternoon, nearly 100 people were still unaccounted for, authorities said, raising fears that the death toll could climb sharply.

Scores missing, disappearing in matter of seconds

This aerial view shows search and rescue personnel working on site after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside on Thursday.

These photos and videos show the scale of the damage after a condo building near Miami partially collapsed

The collapse, which appeared to affect one leg of the L-shaped tower, tore away walls and left a number of homes in the still-standing part of the building exposed in what looked like a giant dollhouse.

‘It was like a scene from a World War II movie,’ Cambridge woman recounts Miami-area building collapse

A 31-year-old Cambridge woman visiting family in South Florida on Thursday recounted the noise, chaos, and devastation wrought by a predawn collapse of a wing of a 12-story condo building in Surfside, Fla., that killed at least one person and left nearly 100 others unaccounted for at midday.

Biden says he has infrastructure deal with bipartisan group of senators

President Biden celebrated his tentative deal with a group of Democratic and Republican senators on a $579 billion infrastructure plan, saying it would create millions of jobs while fulfilling a major piece of his economic agenda.

Analysis: Three reasons why Biden’s infrastructure deal is a long way from done A snapshot of the bipartisan infrastructure agreement

Nursing homes struggle to reduce a serious COVID risk: many employees resist vaccination

The failure of many nursing home staff members to get vaccinated has emerged as one of the most serious gaps in the United States’ defenses against COVID.

See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. New study suggests many were infected last year but never diagnosed with COVID-19

RAYS 1, RED SOX 0

Tampa musters two hits, and it’s enough to beat Red Sox

Nick Pivetta was pulled with a no-hitter still active in the seventh inning, and a night of fundamental lapses finally caught up to the Red Sox in the ninth.

Peter Abraham: Removing starter Nick Pivetta in the seventh inning of a no-hitter was the right decision

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

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, admonished lawmakers over questions about critical race theory at a Wednesday hearing, saying it is important for leaders to be well-versed in many schools of thought.

Warren slows confirmation of Biden higher ed pick, as battle over student aid escalates

The maneuver suggests an increased willingness to prod the president more aggressively from the left, which she did with particular energy in her first term during the Obama administration.

Probe begins after off-duty R.I. officer shoots a teen driver

Parkland parents tricked ex-NRA president into a ‘graduation speech’ to empty chairs representing gun victims

Former Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence, diverging from Trump, says he was ‘proud’ to certify election

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night made his most forceful attempt yet to separate himself from his former boss, Donald Trump, on the issue of certifying the 2020 election results.

Pelosi announces select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack House GOP leader to meet with Capitol officer hurt on Jan. 6

Rudy Giuliani.

New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani’s law license

A New York appellate court suspended Giuliani’s law license Thursday after a disciplinary panel found that he made “demonstrably false and misleading” statements about the 2020 election as Donald Trump’s personal attorney.

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, fresh off a glowing evaluation from the School Committee, is facing a wave of low morale among school leaders and central office workers.

Disengaged workers at Boston Public Schools are ‘busy acting out their unhappiness’ and undermining colleagues, survey finds

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, fresh off a glowing evaluation from the School Committee, is facing a wave of low morale among school leaders and central office workers, according to an internal Gallup poll obtained by the Globe.

KEVIN CULLEN

Joe Biden to Ireland: We’re back in the game

Claire Cronin’s selection as ambassador to Ireland suggests the Biden administration is going to re-engage with the kind of diplomacy that brought peace to Northern Ireland more than 20 years ago.

Facebook arrest video leads to protests in South Carolina

Demonstrators converged outside a South Carolina police station for a second day Thursday, protesting the arrest of two men by officers in Rock Hill who were recorded on a Facebook video wrestling and throwing punches with the two.

Oxford couple killed in apparent murder-suicide identified

The Worcester district attorney’s office on Thursday formally identified the Oxford couple killed in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday, a harrowing episode that forced two young children to flee to safety at a neighbor’s house.

chad finn

There are many reasons to like the Celtics’ choice of Ime Udoka as coach

Going by his extensive experience in the game, there is plenty of evidence to indicate he is up for this first head coaching gig.

Fans discover new Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is engaged to this Hollywood celebrity

MATTHEW GILBERT

The 10 best TV shows of 2021 (so far)

From "Beartown" to "Easttown," it’s been a heckuva half-year.

Hundreds celebrate Donna Summer at Copley Square disco party

On a breezy June evening, the music of Donna Summer filled Copley Square Thursday, where hundreds boogied under a disco ball at a dance party honoring the Dorchester native and five-time Grammy winner.

Opinion

Brandi Levy, outside of Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pa., had expressed her dismay on Snapchat over not making the varsity cheerleading squad. The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Pennsylvania school district had violated the First Amendment by punishing a student for a vulgar social media message sent off school grounds.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Cheers and swears: How a cheerleader’s F-bombs strengthened the First Amendment

The best part of Justice Breyer’s opinion was the reminder from the nation’s highest court about the importance of teaching and practicing constitutional principles in our schools.

Servicemen of the Russian national guard gather in Moscow on Fe. 2, after a Moscow court granted a prosecutors' request for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to serve prison time for violating the terms of his parole.

It doesn’t take a summit to force change with Russia

A child holds a Chinese flag near the museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party during a media tour organized by the local government in Shanghai on June 22, 2021, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the party's founding on July 1.

H.D.S. Greenway

How Woodrow Wilson betrayed China and helped give rise to the Chinese Communist Party

Boston Latin School

Yes, Boston can have excellence and equity at its exam schools

A person receives Holy Communion on Easter.

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

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‘It’s a little unreal’: Vermont couple 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.

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Back with Patriots, Dont’a Hightower has no regrets about opting out of 2020 season

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A child holds a Chinese flag near the museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party during a media tour organized by the local government in Shanghai on June 22, 2021, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the party's founding on July 1.

H.D.S. Greenway

How Woodrow Wilson betrayed China and helped give rise to the Chinese Communist Party

Boston Latin School

Yes, Boston can have excellence and equity at its exam schools

A person receives Holy Communion on Easter.

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

Billy "Gunner" McGunnigle when he played for the Buffalo Bisons.

IDEAS | RONALD G. SHAFER

Before baseball had cheating scandals, there was Brockton’s ‘Gunner’ McGunnigle

A doctor at Howard University in Washington examines a participant in the Novavax vaccine trial on Jan. 15.

Longing for the day when sexism in medicine is DOA

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.

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A cure for violence

Metro

Hundreds celebrate Donna Summer at Copley Square disco party

On a breezy June evening, the music of Donna Summer filled Copley Square Thursday, where hundreds boogied under a disco ball at a dance party honoring the Dorchester native and five-time Grammy winner.

RI CRIME

Probe begins after off-duty R.I. officer shoots a teen driver

The incident started on Route 95 and continued off the highway in West Greenwich, R.I., where the shooting was captured on a pizza store’s surveillance video

Body of 19-year-old missing swimmer recovered from Hyde Park pond

After about a three hour search, rescue crews Thursday recovered the body of a missing swimmer from Hyde Park’s Turtle Pond, State Police announced shortly after 8 p.m.

Harvard Graduate Student Union members sign letter committing to organizing strike

The union has been negotiating with Harvard since March but has not yet arrived at a contract, and the existing agreement expires Wednesday, according to the letter.

Sports

Sox starter Nick Pivetta (second from right) is taken out of the game by manager Alex Cora during the seventh inning after having thrown 100 pitches.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Removing starter Nick Pivetta in the seventh inning of a no-hitter was the right decision

You should hate Alex Cora's call but also understand it had to be done.

Paul George (27 points) and the Clippers got the better of Chris Paul (15 points) and the Suns in Game 3.

Paul George leads Clippers over Chris Paul and Suns in Game 3

George, who missed two crucial free throws in Game 2, came back with a vengeance.

Montreal's Artturi Lehkonen (left) celebrated his goal in overtime with Phillip Danault.

Canadiens eliminate Golden Knights in OT, return to Stanley Cup Final for first time in 28 years

Considered afterthoughts after entering the playoffs with the worst record, the Canadiens are in the final for the time since 1993.

Sports Log

Pittsburgh Steelers cut All-Pro guard David DeCastro

RAYS 1, RED SOX 0

Tampa musters two hits, and it’s enough to beat Red Sox

High school softball roundup

Logan Lomasney powers Peabody softball past Andover in Div. 1 North sectional semifinal

Business

‘You can’t do anything but keep searching’: Despite hiring push, summer jobs can still feel hard to come by

As Boston’s economy revs up in this post-COVID-19 summer, there’s a disconnect in the labor market that’s baffling economists and workers alike.

Catania expanding its Ayer plant

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

A snapshot of the bipartisan infrastructure agreement

Judge blocks $4b US debt relief program for minority farmers

Comfort Zone

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

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.

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

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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.

magazine

Anger lessons from my kids: ‘I’m mad because I am sad! Duh!’

When to tip, and why tipping isn’t charity

Korean spicy chilled noodles (bibim guksu).

Recipes: 3 cold noodle salads that help beat the heat

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

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

metro

The Harvard Graduate Students Union held a meeting in September 2019.

Harvard Graduate Student Union members sign letter committing to organizing strike

R.I. Senate passes bill for police body-worn camera program

Nursing homes struggle to reduce a serious COVID risk: many employees resist vaccination

sports

Former Pittsburgh Steelers guard David DeCastro made an impact on the field and in the locker room.

Pittsburgh Steelers cut All-Pro guard David DeCastro

Tampa musters two hits, and it’s enough to beat Red Sox

Logan Lomasney powers Peabody softball past Andover in Div. 1 North sectional semifinal

business

A $4 billion federal fund meant to confront how racial injustice has shaped American farming has angered white farmers who say they are being unfairly excluded.

Judge blocks $4b US debt relief program for minority farmers

Microsoft debuts Windows 11, first major update in 6 years

Massport revs Logan Express back up in bid to reduce car trips to the airport

politics

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

House GOP leader to meet with Capitol officer hurt on Jan. 6

US to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal

Biden says he has infrastructure deal with bipartisan group of senators

Nation

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.

Chauvin could face decadeslong sentence in Floyd’s death

Scores missing, disappearing in matter of seconds

House GOP leader to meet with Capitol officer hurt on Jan. 6

World

Afghan National Army soldiers from the 209th Corps prepare to board helicopters on their base in Mazar-i-Sharif.

US to move Afghans who aided troops to third countries

What else has Hong Kong lost, readers ask, as a paper is silenced

751 unmarked graves found at Indigenous school in Canada, report says

opinion

A person receives Holy Communion on Easter.

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

Longing for the day when sexism in medicine is DOA

Focus should be on many years of education that precede exam-school moment

lifestyle

Kathy Penny, manager of collection services at the Cambridge Public Library.

Books (and libraries) were our great escape when we couldn’t go anywhere

The secret is out about Blind Tiger in Portland

It always leads to sex

food & dining

Spaghetti at Cloud & Spirits.

Cloud & Spirits opens in Cambridge; Contessa rises in Back Bay

At The Pearl, South Bay comes out of its shell

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

travel

A guest room at Blind Tiger.

The secret is out about Blind Tiger in Portland

The guiding light of poetry and place

The new Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine opens

Arts

Sharon Berke is one of the 44 tenants at Humphreys Street Studios, which has provided affordable workspace to artists since its founding in 2002. The current owners have an agreement to sell the building.

In Uphams Corner, artists push back against the sale of their workspace

Artists keep pushing beyond the gender binary

Rediscovering the ‘pent fury’ of Jean-François Millet and his rural laborers

Books

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in Austin displays one of a half-dozen known original sets of the Pentagon Papers, portions of which were leaked 40 years ago by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg and published by the New York Times and the Washington Post.

50 years after the Pentagon Papers, does a free press still function?

Looking forward to a ‘hot Freud summer’

A ′50s literary mystery in ‘The Vixen’

Movies

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson attended a special screening of "Summer of Soul" in New York's Marcus Garvey Park on June 19, 2021.

Questlove’s quest to make ‘Summer of Soul’

Doc Talk: literary lions, terrifying television, a change of habit

‘F9’: Some cars are faster than others

Television

Thuso Mbedu in "The Underground Railroad."

The 10 best TV shows of 2021 (so far)

There’s plenty to like about the Peabody Awards

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

music

Panos A. Panay, a Berklee alum and vice president, was tapped Tuesday to helm the Recording Academy alongside Valeisha Butterfield Jones.

Berklee vice president Panos Panay tapped as Recording Academy co-president

Amplifying refugees and their musical talents

Elton John to bring farewell tour to Gillette Stadium in 2022

Theater/Dance

Christopher Lloyd will star in the title role in "King Lear" at Shakespeare & Company.

Christopher Lloyd’s journey, from kooks to King Lear

Barrington Stage’s ‘Chester Bailey’ glows in the dark

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

globe local

Regular customers are being welcomed back to restaurants all over the nation, including this one in Los Angeles.

After 16 months behind bars, we’re finally getting to live again

Homes get hit by honey mustard sauce and a pink liquid

‘We had people with tears in their eyes’: West Newton bicycle shop closes after 70 years

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