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To counter bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, momentum grows for the US dollar to go digital

An official digital version of the dollar minted not in the Treasury but solely online would be the biggest change to US currency in a century.

First responders stand in front of the remains of a small building on the corner of Cross Street and Shirley Street after it was hit by a box truck Saturday.
Three people were fatally shot Saturday afternoon in a ‘chaotic’ scene in Winthrop
In a chaotic scene, a suspect carrying a firearm crashed a hijacked truck Saturday afternoon into a Winthrop building and then opened fire, killing a man and a woman, according to State Police. Winthrop police shot and killed the suspect.

Death toll from Florida building collapse has risen to nine, mayor says

More than 150 people remain missing in the condo collapse, even as the death toll rose.
Engineer warned of ‘major structural damage’ at Miami-area condo complex Before building collapse, $9m in repairs needed Family finds hope as search continues
Spotlight follow-up

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 probe raises questions about independence

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review of Baker’s arrangement with former prosecutor Mark Pearlstein to investigate what happened at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home raises troubling new questions about whether the investigation was truly independent.
Five top takeaways from the Spotlight Team’s reporting on the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Read the Spotlight Team’s investigation into the tragedy and the role officials played
Rafael Devers beat out an infield single in the third inning, though it took first-base umpire Chris Segal's call being overturned via replay (right), helping the Red Sox score a critical run.
RED SOX 4, YANKEES 2

Red Sox nickel and dime Yankees to make it five straight wins head-to-head

Three of Boston's four runs came via sacrifice flies, including one to New York first baseman Luke Voit, and Nate Eovaldi pitched into the eighth to again stymie his former team.
Nationals ace Max Scherzer took off his belt after throwing his cap and glove down as umpires ask to search him for sticky substances.
Tara Sullivan

Highlights (or lowlights) of the week? Baseball managed to make itself look ridiculous

With MLB cracking down on grip-enhancing substances, we had pitchers undressing, umpires investigating, managers instigating, and hitters salivating.
The media and some fans are questioning Bill Belichick's greatness after a subpar year without Tom Brady.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Which NFL players and coaches are under the most pressure in 2021?

Bill Belichick, who spent an NFL-record $175 million in free agency, is on the list.
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

GOP senators say Biden’s infrastructure deal is back on track

Two key Republican senators said President Joe Biden’s statement that he isn’t linking a bipartisan $579 billion infrastructure plan to a larger tax and spending bill will allow negotiations to move ahead.
‘Not my intent’: How Biden’s impromptu comments upended a political win
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Lynn, like many other cities in the Commonwealth, faces a momentous mayoral choice this fall

This massively important election, like those for mayor in Boston and other cities, comes at a time when folks are exhausted by the pandemic, and less engaged with politics after the Trump years.

Results by Cambridge-based Intellia and Regeneron show how CRISPR could transform treatment

In a milestone for gene therapy, drugmakers Intellia Therapeutics and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reported results from the first clinical trial using Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR technology to treat disease inside the human body.

Trump holds his first rally since Jan. 6 as he tries to maintain his hold on the Republican Party

Former president Trump returned to the rally stage Saturday evening after a nearly six-month absence, speaking to a crowd of several thousand at a county fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, about 35 miles southwest of Cleveland.

After controversy, US Catholic bishops announce ‘no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians’

Days after a vote that triggered a tsunami of Catholic debate about Communion and politics, leading US Catholic bishops working on an upcoming document about the sacrament are now de-emphasizing direct confrontation with President Biden or other Catholic politicians who support abortion rights.

White shark spotted Saturday off Provincetown

A white shark was spotted off Race Point Beach in Provincetown on Saturday after two other sightings in Truro last week.

Opinion

Fans raise their glasses together at Kilroy’s Bar and Grill in Indianapolis during the first round of NCAA March Madness, March 19. College athletes see few of the profits of lucrative college sports.
EDITORIAL

NCAA must act now to allow pay and protection for college players

The Supreme Court decision is forcing the association’s hand in reforms that are long overdue.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib, who announced via Instagram recently that he is gay.
RENÉE GRAHAM

For the LGBTQ community, representation will always matter
A sticker spotted by the author on a bike path near her home.
IDEAS | BROOKE HAUSER

The stranger who’s reading my mind
ESL Teacher Ramon Trinidad tosses a jolly rancher to one of his students after he gave a correct answer as Juan Terrero looks on at Brighton High School in May 2019.
EDITORIAL

Where is Boston’s vision for the new teachers’ contract?
Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, June 25, 2011, before the rain.
IDEAS | RYAN DAVIS

Taylor Swift’s miracle in the rain and the mystery of shared experience

THE GREAT DIVIDE ⟶

See the latest from our education team focused on race, class, and opportunity in schools.

RHODE ISLAND ⟶

See the latest from Globe Rhode Island.

NEWTON ⟶

See the Globe’s expanded Newton coverage in partnership with Boston University.

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MATTHEW GILBERT

The 10 best TV shows of 2021 (so far)

From “Beartown” to “Easttown,” it’s been a heckuva half-year. Here are 10 top shows to consider.

An infusion of Aduhelm, Biogen's controversial recently approved drug for early Alzheimer's disease, at Butler Hospital, one of the clinical research sites.
Biogen says pricey new Alzheimer’s drug reflects treatment’s overall value. Critics vehemently disagree
Amid the fierce backlash over the $56,000 annual price tag for its controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, Biogen is emphasizing another rationale beyond the benefits of reducing the staggering toll of the illness: Other novel medicines using similar technology are much more expensive.

The reduced floor space requirements in the Senate bill would apply to hens housed in vertical aviaries, which are multitiered facilities, as opposed to single-level hen houses.
Warning of a coming ‘Egg-mageddon,’ Mass. lawmakers move to alter animal welfare ballot measure passed in 2016
The Senate bill would update the state's cage-free standards to allow cages of 1 square foot as long as they are vertical aviaries, which give birds upward mobility. But the effort to change the law has hatched opposition from local farmers and a national animal rights group.

The Boston skyline gleams in the light of the setting sun.
Following catastrophic collapse in Florida, Boston building officials outline city safety measures
Most high-rise buildings in Boston are required to undergo a checkup every five years to assess the structural integrity of their exterior walls, said Sean Lydon, interim commissioner of the city’s inspectional services department.

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EDITORIAL

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.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance: Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
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

An embrace in front of Cubbyhole, a lesbian bar in the West Village of New York, during a reopening event on April 8, 2021.
IDEAS | LISA MENICHINO

Where have all the lesbian bars gone?
Powerball tickets on sale in Harvard Square in 2016.
JEFF JACOBY

Online lottery games would be a bad bet
Clyde Lewis, of Roxbury, receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center vaccine clinic on April 20. Communities of color — especially Black Americans — bore the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis.
Michelle A. Williams

Juneteenth can jumpstart recognition of America’s racial health disparities
Rachelle G. Cohen

Tax holiday prompts pearl-clutching from lawmakers
MARCELA GARCÍA

The problem with sales tax holidays
Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, June 25, 2011, before the rain.
IDEAS | RYAN DAVIS

Taylor Swift’s miracle in the rain and the mystery of shared experience

Metro

White shark spotted Saturday off Provincetown

A white shark was spotted off Race Point Beach in Provincetown on Saturday after two other sightings in Truro last week.

Three people were fatally shot Saturday afternoon in a ‘chaotic’ scene in Winthrop

In a chaotic scene, a suspect carrying a firearm crashed a hijacked truck Saturday afternoon into a Winthrop building and then opened fire, killing a man and a woman, according to State Police. Winthrop police shot and killed the suspect.

Heat emergency in Boston starts Monday as temperatures hit the mid-90s

A heat emergency will go into effect in Boston on Monday, kicking off what is expected to be the second heat wave of the summer, officials said. National Weather Service forecasts said the coming days could feel as hot as 95 to 100 degrees.

Police arrest man for alleged hammer attack in Dorchester

Michael Leoney, 58, of Dorchester is charged with one count of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, on a person over the age of 65, police said Saturday. He is due to be arraigned in the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court.

Sports

Eduardo Rodriguez has the ball on Sunday afternoon, looking to put away the Yankees for a weekend sweep.
YANKEES AT RED SOX | 1:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 78: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notes

Eduardo Rodriguez will try and out-duel Gerrit Cole on Sunday afternoon to clinch a sweep over the Yankees.
Red Sox starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi has the Yankees seeing things after beating them for the second time this month.
Peter Abraham | On baseball

Nate Eovaldi showing he can pitch in where the Red Sox need it most

Could Eovaldi make the All-Star team for the first time? He’s 8-4 with a 3.67 earned run average and has been a rotation pillar.
Katie Ledecky has a chance at six gold medals in Tokyo.
John Powers | Olympic notes

Will results count for athletes who test positive at Olympics?

The USOC says yes, depending on the sport.
RED SOX 4, YANKEES 2

Red Sox nickel and dime Yankees to make it five straight wins head-to-head
SATURDAY'S MIAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Sectional championship is a cool, sweet topping for Amesbury softball

Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik shines on pommel horse but fails to make Olympic team at Trials

Business

Infrastructure vow was not intended to be veto threat, Biden says

Aiming to preserve a fragile bipartisan deal on infrastructure, President Joe Biden endorsed it “without hesitation” Saturday, walking back from a threat to veto it if Congress also didn’t pass an even larger package to expand the social safety net.

From Maine’s warming waters, kelp emerges as a potentially lucrative cash crop

With warming oceans threatening lobstering, kelp farming could become a major industry. Kelp, a seaweed more often thought of as a nuisance by fishermen, is being hailed for its many uses as a miracle food to an ingredient in bioplastics to a revolutionary way to feed beef cattle.

Massachusetts is pushing home ownership in an effort to battle its enormous racial wealth gap

Results by Cambridge-based Intellia and Regeneron show how CRISPR could transform treatment

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
Tory Burch room at Hancock Shaker Village
MURRAY WHYTE

In the Berkshires, all-star creatives summon the Shakers
The author-illustrator, photographed at his home, just inked a deal to adapt his "¡Vamos!" series for the small screen.
BOOKS

Raúl The Third brings border culture to life in books for kids
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

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.

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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.

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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
Alison created a melamine plate wall with pieces she found online at Ballard Designs; The Enchanted Home; Pomegranate; Replacements, Ltd.; and WebstaurantStore.
Summer Living

Small plunge pool + plastic privacy hedge = instant backyard oasis
Perspective

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

When to tip, and why tipping isn’t charity
Korean spicy chilled noodles (bibim guksu).
Cooking

Recipes: 3 cold noodle salads that help beat the heat

metro

Boston police are seeking public assistance in identifying the man in this photo in connection with a hammer attack in Dorchester on July 20 (Boston Police Department).

Police arrest man for alleged hammer attack in Dorchester

State reports new COVID-19 deaths, vaccinations Saturday

‘Men’s Health Summit’ emphasizes importance of community health centers

sports

Rafael Devers beat out an infield single in the third inning, though it took first-base umpire Chris Segal's call being overturned via replay (right), helping the Red Sox score a critical run.

Red Sox nickel and dime Yankees to make it five straight wins head-to-head

Sectional championship is a cool, sweet topping for Amesbury softball

Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik shines on pommel horse but fails to make Olympic team at Trials

business

Cambridge-based Intellia and Regeneron said they have positive results from a study involving CRISPR research.

Results by Cambridge-based Intellia and Regeneron show how CRISPR could transform treatment

Biogen says pricey new Alzheimer’s drug reflects treatment’s overall value. Critics vehemently disagree

‘Everybody is going through the same thing’: Restaurants face reopening challenges

politics

Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, and other senators, spoke with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday.

GOP senators say Biden’s infrastructure deal is back on track

Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add

Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91

Nation

Former president Trump spoke in Wellington, Ohio, on Saturday night.

Trump holds his first rally since Jan. 6 as he tries to maintain his hold on the Republican Party

Death toll from Florida building collapse has risen to nine, mayor says

Watch live: Update on building collapse in Miami area

World

Gloria Vásquez with her 8-year-old daughter, Ximena, at their home in Soacha, Colombia.

1+1=4? Latin America confronts a pandemic education crisis

With discovery of unmarked graves, Canada’s Indigenous seek reckoning

British health minister, Matt Hancock, quits after social distancing furor

opinion

The problem with sales tax holidays

Progress in Congress, sorta

Why Massachusetts is in a bind on emissions goals

lifestyle

Actress Nia Long and Ime Udoka attended BET's 2017 American Black Film Festival Honors Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Fans discover new Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is engaged to actress Nia Long

At The Pearl, South Bay comes out of its shell

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

food & dining

The Middle East nightclub and restaurant will reopen Friday for the beloved venue's first show in over a year.

The Middle East restaurant and nightclub in Central Square to begin reopening Friday

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

At The Pearl, South Bay comes out of its shell

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

Tory Burch room at Hancock Shaker Village

In the Berkshires, all-star creatives summon the Shakers

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

Artists keep pushing beyond the gender binary

Books

The author-illustrator, photographed at his home, just inked a deal to adapt his "¡Vamos!" series for the small screen.

Raúl The Third brings border culture to life in books for kids

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

Looking forward to a ‘hot Freud summer’

Movies

Liam Neeson behind the wheel in "The Ice Road."

‘The Ice Road,’ on Netflix, puts Liam Neeson behind the wheel

Questlove’s quest to make ‘Summer of Soul’

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

Television

Amy Schumer, pictured with husband Chris Fischer in 2019, will try to learn a new skill, craft, or trade from a local expert in her husband’s hometown on Martha's Vineyard over the eight episodes of "Amy Learns To…"

Watch Amy Schumer pursue some Martha’s Vineyard vocations

The 10 best TV shows of 2021 (so far)

There’s plenty to like about the Peabody Awards

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

Yuzi Shrestha, Ritu Niroula, and Audrey Recupero (left to right) run on the Northern Strand Trail near Malden's Linden Square.

‘I can do everything using the bike path’: Trail links cities north of Boston to the sea

Should school lunches be free for all children in Massachusetts public schools?

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

Obituaries

Ian Menzies in 2020, standing next to his military medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross.

Ian Menzies, former Globe columnist and managing editor, dies at 101

Jack Ingram, the ‘Iron Man’ racer and NASCAR champion, dies at 84

Rex Tilousi, longtime Havasupai leader, was staunch advocate for his tribe