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Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg plead not guilty to tax charges

The Trump Organization and its longtime finance chief each pleaded not guilty Thursday to tax crime charges arising from a two-year investigation into former president Donald Trump’s company.

Key allegations from the indictment charging Trump Organization and its CFO Legal experts react to indictment of Trump Organization, CFO Weisselberg

Off-duty Pawtucket officer will be charged with felonies for shooting teen driver

Pawtucket Patrolman Daniel Dolan Jr. is facing three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and using a firearm while committing a crime of violence

Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions in voting rights case

The court, by a 6-3 vote, decided that Arizona’s limits on who can return early ballots for another person and the refusal to count ballots cast in the wrong precinct are not racially discriminatory.

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Red Sox complete perfect 7-0 homestand with a 15-1 Royal beating

The Red Sox hit four home runs and Nate Eovaldi hurled seven shutout innings to complete a perfect homestand.

Washington Football Team fined $10 million, owner Dan Snyder to reduce role following misconduct investigation

Cambridge man, 31, booked in animal cruelty case that left one cat dead, two others injured

Rescuers with BFD and lifeguards rescued a swimmer in waters off Castle Island on Thursday.

Search for missing swimmer off Castle Island in South Boston

In a wrenching scene Thursday afternoon, rescuers were searching for a missing teenager in waters off Castle Island as the victim’s family wept on shore, desperate for information on their loved one’s whereabouts.

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The voters who may decide the Boston mayoral race

In this year’s unprecedented contest, keep your eyes on the Hispanic electorate.

WEATHER | DAVE EPSTEIN

Forecast: Here’s how the holiday weekend is shaping up

Temperatures will cool and rainfall will be plentiful from Thursday afternoon through the first part of Friday, and then more showers for the rest of Friday into Saturday. Sunday will be drier and somewhat warmer.

Parts of Mass. and New England are facing a drought, and the heat isn’t helping

Dr. Walensky at a congressional hearing earlier this year

CDC director steers clear of recommending booster for people who got Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine

“Right now, we have no information to suggest that you need a second shot after J&J, even with the delta variant,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on NBC’s “Today” show.

76 confirmed cases, 3 deaths, and 13,958 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. Experts say those in Mass. should respect but not fear the Delta variant The Mass. vaccine lottery is live. Here’s how to sign up to win $1 million

The Massachusetts State House.

Much of Massachusetts has fully reopened, yet the State House remains off-limits to the public

Massachusetts is the only New England state that has not reopened its State House or locked in a date to do so. That has some people frustrated.

Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Senator Warren urges federal government to provide more data on conservatorships, citing Britney Spears’ case

In a letter to federal agencies, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said recent revelations about Britney Spears’ plight has highlighted how conservatorships can “strip people of their basic rights.”

Boston Children’s Hospital plans another expansion

Children’s is still in the midst of a more than $1 billion expansion of its main campus in Boston’s Longwood neighborhood.

Tropical Storm Elsa forms over the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Elsa, the fifth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Thursday and was projected to deliver dangerous rains and winds to several Caribbean islands.

Rescue efforts resume after delay at Miami-area condo building collapse site

Work has resumed at a partially collapsed Florida condominium building after a 15-hour halt because of safety concerns, the town’s mayor said.

‘We can do it’: President Biden brings message of comfort to Surfside after condo building collapse

Pelosi names GOP’s Cheney to panel investigating Jan. 6 riot

Cheney said in a statement that she is “honored” to serve on the committee and that “Congress is obligated to conduct a full investigation of the most serious attack on our Capitol since 1814.”

This Rhode Island hotel has been named one of the 15 best beach resorts in the US

Ocean House, a 13-acre coastal property in Watch Hill, has just been named one of the best beach resorts in the country by Travel and Leisure.

Will Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers drop any bombshells in their latest golf exhibition?

They will be miked at "The Match," which also features Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau, and fans hope their comments will be revelatory.

Opinion

Bill Cosby outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., on Wednesday, after he was released from prison. Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sex assault conviction because it said an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented Cosby from being charged in the case.

Black America deserves justice. Bill Cosby’s release from prison isn’t it.

A powerful man escaping accountability doesn’t help Black people ensnared in an unjust legal system — or encourage sexual assault survivors to speak out.

A thermometer reading 116 degrees during a heat wave in Portland, Ore., on Monday. The rare and powerful heat wave that shattered records across the Northwest took a bruising toll on the region's infrastructure — buckling highways, hobbling public transit, and triggering rolling power outages.

Use record temps to turn up the heat on GOP to act on climate

A Black Voters Matter’s “Freedom Ride for Voting Rights” bus, at the National Mall, in Washington, June 26. This year is the 60th anniversary of the launch of the original Freedom Rides from Washington, D.C. throughout the South to challenge segregation in busing and public facilities.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The Supreme Court took a hammer to voting rights, proving Douglass’s words still true

A group comprised primarily of volunteers for the Board of Elections count absentee ballots for the New York City mayoral race at Queens Borough Hall in Queens on Wednesday.

Blame election officials, not ranked-choice voting, for New York’s mess

Renderings of the proposed redevelopment at 380 Stuart St. (by architecture firm CBT) and a car camshaft (in the eyes of the beholder, a reader).

Let me be the first to name a new Boston landmark

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Recommended reads

Marjorie Salvodon, a tenured professor of world languages and cultural studies at Suffolk University.

Black women are largely shut out of coveted tenure-track positions at Mass. colleges and universities

Female Black instructors represent less than 3 percent of faculty at major universities in the state.

The Great Divide

Attempt to water down plan to bring more disadvantaged children into exam schools generates a backlash

The eleventh-hour changes sparked sharp criticism from parents, students, mayoral candidates, and city councilors.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Of course white supremacist violence can happen in Massachusetts. We’re not special

Even in a place considered progressive, where you might assume fewer people would grab at the easy answers offered by white supremacy, the sick ideology whose hold on this country gets stronger by the day.

Analysis

At the federal level, action is slow on reparations, criminal justice reform, and immigration. But not in New England

Here is a quick sampling of some topics that may not have gotten the attention they deserved as we head into the dog days of summer.

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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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

An epidemic of loneliness is taking a toll on the mental and physical well-being of millions of Americans.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH PRESTON

Feeling lonely? You’re not alone.

An inmate gets outdoor recreation time on the recreation deck in an individual caged unit in the Secure Treatment Program at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in 2016.

Making prisons more humane

US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh arrives for the daily press briefing at the White House, April 2.

Boston voters still like Marty Walsh. What does that say about the mayor’s race?

The roof of the Humphreys Street Studios carries the slogan of the tenants' campaign.

In Uphams Corner, a plan for development without displacement

I’ve become a GOP fund-raising bogeyman

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

Much of Massachusetts has fully reopened, yet the State House remains off-limits to the public

Massachusetts is the only New England state that has not reopened its State House or locked in a date to do so. That has some people frustrated.

Search for missing swimmer off Castle Island in South Boston

In a wrenching scene Thursday afternoon, rescuers were searching for a missing teenager in waters off Castle Island as the victim’s family wept on shore, desperate for information on their loved one’s whereabouts.

KEVIN CULLEN

In a small Vermont town, they stand with Wayland

“We’re fed up with crime in our community,” the red, white and blue signs proclaim. “We stand with Wayland.”

Long overdue books returned to the Somerville Public Library; some were checked out in the 1930s

Books that were checked out of the Somerville Public Library in the 1930s were recently discovered in a basement of a home in Methuen.

Sports

BC High captains Connor McCabe (left) and Amilcar Cabral, flanked by MIAA official Amy Daniels and coach Paul Carty, clutch the Division 1 trophy after the Eagles' 24-14 win over Milton Thursday.

MIAA RUGBY FINALS

BC High rules Division 1 rugby with a night and day finale

Junior Jimmy McNicholl scored a pair of tries as the Eagles (4-1) beat Milton for their third championship since 2017; in Division 2, Algonquin won its first state title.

Turners Falls softball players celebrate with the trophy and MIAA banner following their Division 3 state championship victory over Amesbury.

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Madi Liimatainen helps Turners Falls fend off Amesbury comeback for D3 softball state title

The eighth-grader had two doubles and four RBI for the Western Mass. power, which survived a late Amesbury rally to finish 17-0 and capture the program's 10th championship.

Charlie Danis (14) celebrates his goal with teammate Patrick Atkins (9) in the first half of Wednesday night's Division 1 state final against BC High.

St. John’s Prep finishes what it started, nets Division 1 lacrosse championship

Lightning halted play Wednesday night, but behind four goals from sophomore Jimmy Ayers and stellar play from a strong senior class, Prep beat BC High for first title since 2010.

Wimbledon

Back at Centre Court, Coco Gauff impresses with poise

Danyel Ayala’s victory in 285-pound finale powers Norton to Division 3 wrestling championship

Patriots announce first dates for 2021 training camp, and fans will be allowed to attend again

Business

130 countries back deal on global minimum tax for companies

The agreement announced Thursday is an attempt to address challenges presented by a globalized and increasingly digital world economy in which profits can be relocated across borders and companies can earn online profits in places where they have no taxable headquarters.

US jobless claims fall to 364,000, a new pandemic low

Applications for unemployment benefits have fallen more or less steadily since the year began. The rollout of vaccines has sharply reduced new COVID-19 cases, giving consumers the confidence to shop, travel, eat out, and attend public events as the economy recovers.

US deficit to hit $3 trillion in 2021, then fade as stimulus relief expires, CBO says

Boston Children’s Hospital plans another expansion

Comfort Zone

What can we learn from wedding announcements? Cate Doty answers with "Mergers and Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned on the Wedding Pages"

What we can learn from wedding announcements

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

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

The Pickup Music Project's musical fences were at the Boston Children's Museum boardwalk from April to October 2019.

Boston artist’s music sculpture features in Kevin Hart’s ‘Fatherhood’

Grammy-winning artist esperanza spalding will perform in ArtsEmerson's "Iphigenia" this upcoming season.

For ArtsEmerson, a less busy but ambitious season

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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

Jerell and Valeria on their Zoom blind date.

Dinner with Cupid

"It was a nice change to arrive to a date and not have to wait around drinking alone"

Rabbi Jen Gubitz and her husband, Matan BenYishay, on their wedding day last July.

Always a rabbi, one day a bride

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

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

Small plunge pool + plastic privacy hedge = instant backyard oasis

metro

Steve Thomas at his farm in Chelsea, Vt. He and his wife, Kate, created a neighborhood watch to combat crime and are supporters of Wayland Childs, a local mechanic who faces charges for holding a suspected thief at gunpoint.

In a small Vermont town, they stand with Wayland

Long overdue books returned to the Somerville Public Library; some were checked out in the 1930s

SJC orders new sentencing for teen convicted in 2010 murder of 14-year-old Nicholas Fomby-Davis

sports

American teen Coco Gauff is making another big push at the tournament that made her a star -- Wimbledon.

Back at Centre Court, Coco Gauff impresses with poise

Danyel Ayala’s victory in 285-pound finale powers Norton to Division 3 wrestling championship

Patriots announce first dates for 2021 training camp, and fans will be allowed to attend again

business

A rendering of the five-story surgery center that Boston Children's Hospital plans to build in Needham.

Boston Children’s Hospital plans another expansion

Ruth Silman, first female office managing partner at Nixon Peabody in Boston, dies from cancer

The voters who may decide the Boston mayoral race

politics

The Trump Organization's Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg.

Key allegations from the indictment charging the Trump Organization and its CFO

Senator Warren urges federal government to provide more data on conservatorships, citing Britney Spears’ case

Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions in voting rights case

Nation

Workers at the site of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

Rescue efforts resume after delay at Miami-area condo building collapse site

Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared

Legal experts react to indictment of Trump Organization, CFO Weisselberg

World

A memorial in the province of British Columbia for the 215 people, mostly children, whose bodies were discovered near the Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, Canada.

Celebrations of Canada’s national day muted amid furor over unmarked graves

Marking party’s centennial, Xi warns that China will not be bullied

Tropical Storm Elsa forms over the Atlantic

opinion

A few items on Acting Mayor Kim Janey's desk in City Hall are a desk plate, received as a gift, and a Roxbury Puddingstone.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey, unpacked

Boston voters still like Marty Walsh. What does that say about the mayor’s race?

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lifestyle

The Red Hat on Bowdoin Street

The Red Hat may reopen in early fall under new ownership

A Dunkin’ iced coffee has become a fixture at the Ashmont T station — and Boston Reddit is invested

Shake Shack comes to Somerville, a floating oyster bar docks in East Boston, and Trillium’s flagship opens in Canton

food & dining

Butter rice ssam is served at Cloud & Spirits restaurant near Central Square.

At Cloud & Spirits, one chef’s vision of Korean cuisine

The Red Hat may reopen in early fall under new ownership

A Dunkin’ iced coffee has become a fixture at the Ashmont T station — and Boston Reddit is invested

travel

Ocean House, which was named one of the best beach resorts in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure, sits on the southwestern tip of Rhode Island.

This Rhode Island hotel has been named one of the 15 best beach resorts in the US

What’s new (and not to miss) in Newport

Savoring the triumphs of a harborfront open to all

Arts

Virgil Abloh's “You’re Obviously in the Wrong Place,” from 2015.

Moving fast, thinking deeply at the ICA’s Virgil Abloh show

Art that crystallizes the past

With sculpture, Edith Wharton’s estate becomes open field for the imagination

Books

Battling the patriarchy’s censor in ‘The Man Who Hated Women’

Reading Chinese authors, and trying to learn Mandarin

Lessons in how to fool yourself in ‘Nobody, Somebody, Anybody’

Movies

Chris Pratt in "The Tomorrow War."

In ‘The Tomorrow War,’ on Amazon, the future is now

Two cheers for the red, white, and blue

The Civil War monumentalized; seeing the death penalty in action

Television

Kate Winslet as Mare in "Mare of Easttown."

Brevity is the soul of witty TV

Rob Reiner creating a Trump-Putin limited series

On AMC, ’The Beast Must Die’: Something’s not right on the Isle of Wight

music

Richard Marx (pictured here in 1988) worked with Madonna, NSYNC, and Luther Vandross, and wrote the massive hit “Right Here Waiting.” In a new memoir, he tells the stories behind the songs.

For ’80s heartthrob Richard Marx, it’s all about the music

For this Boston orchestra, something clicked on the streaming platform Twitch

Watch: Boston Dynamics robots challenge K-pop stars BTS to a dance-off

Theater/Dance

Grammy-winning artist esperanza spalding will perform in ArtsEmerson's "Iphigenia" this upcoming season.

For ArtsEmerson, a less busy but ambitious season

Christopher Lloyd’s journey, from kooks to King Lear

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

globe local

Members of the Wayland Vokes Theatre (From left): Christina Petrillo of Newton as Miss Fischer, director Donnie Baillargeon of Marlborough, and Chris Cardoni of Billerica as Pablo Picasso rehearsing "A Picasso" by Jeffrey Hatcher.

‘It’s what we love, what we do together’: Vokes Players return to an outdoor stage

Poetry readings, stamp exhibits, and a blood drive

Newton mayor seeks residents’ input on spending $63 million federal COVID-19 relief funds

Obituaries

Mr. Rumsfeld was the youngest, at 43, and the oldest, at 74, to hold the post of defense secretary.

Donald Rumsfeld, charismatic and combative secretary of defense, dies

Mike Gravel, Springfield native who became a US senator in Alaska, dies at 91

Paralyzed by illness, Anthony Weller, 63, wrote sonnets a letter at a time