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Healey wins Democrats’ endorsement for governor at convention, cementing her frontrunner status

In Attorney General Maura Healey, many in the party see their best chance of electing a Democrat to succeed Governor Charlie Baker, the two-term Republican who is not seeking reelection.
Sonia Chang-Díaz knows what it’s like to be ‘other.’ It has shaped her and her bid for Massachusetts governor. Maura Healey could be the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Here’s how her identity has shaped her.

‘People are questioning if he’s the man of the moment’: As crises mount, Biden struggles to show he can solve them.

The president has had difficulty not only in solving complex challenges, but in simply projecting to the public that he’s up to the task.
Milton official steps down after using coded anti-Biden phrase in Memorial Day speech

Greater Boston’s biotech industry has spilled out all over the region, leading some to ask: How much is too much?

Amid rapid growth of the region's life sciences industry and a soft market for traditional office space, lab development is sprouting all over Greater Boston.

Peabody police investigating after antisemitic papers left in neighborhood
Red Sox 8, A's 0

Nick Pivetta submits a strong mound effort in a shutout of the A’s

‘We are BG:’ Grant Williams coordinates Celtics’ team effort to advocate for Brittney Griner’s release

Williams worked with with the WNBPA to ship black and orange "We are BG" shirts overnight so the team could wear them during practice before Sunday's Game 2.
Tara Sullivan: How one terrible fourth quarter for the Celtics in November helped them rally to win Game 1 against the Warriors
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Here’s a look at some players who could be available as baseball’s trade deadline approaches

With so many more buyers than sellers at this point, even June and early July could produce notable deals.

Don’t blame the patriarchy: Despite sexy headlines, male trees are not to blame for your allergies

It’s a tantalizing — or at least amusing — idea, that urban foresters have engaged in “botanical sexism,” preferentially planting “male” rather than “female” trees, resulting in our worsening allergies due to an overabundance of pollen-spreading males. But there’s a problem: Legions of experts say the theory doesn’t add up.
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the TikToker bridging the Spanish-language news gap

Carlos Eduardo Espina’s videos are in Spanish and they are free. Through quick but engaging clips, he delivers an array of information that’s relevant to his Spanish-speaking followers.
LETTERS

Our unique and peculiar American nightmare
LETTERS

Mental health is a factor in gun violence, but it’s not so simple
IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKY

Reports of the buffet’s COVID death have been greatly exaggerated
EDITORIAL

Keeping Sonia Chang-Díaz off the primary ballot would be bad for Democrats
Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

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Connections

That time I accidentally became Rudy Giuliani’s buddy at a Red Sox-Yankees game

When the 19-inning game was over, I exited down the runway. Then . . . I heard him. “I got snacks!”
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She is very easy to be with. We are not spring chickens, you know.’

Will this dater feel in tune with a musician?

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

Warm weather is almost here, and the weekends are brimming with opportunities for fun. Here’s how to get outside and experience the season in every New England state.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

From the perfect oyster to heavenly ribs, these road-trip-worthy food festivals around the region will delight your taste buds throughout the summer.
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

150 years of The Boston Globe

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Whitmer, McConnell, Evers on Wisconsin gunman’s list, law enforcement source says
A gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home had a list that included Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, Whitmer’s office and a law enforcement source said Saturday.

Major fire in Orange spreads to multiple vacant buildings; more than 20 fire crews on scene

A multi-alarm fire in the town of Orange on Saturday started in an old cereal factory and quickly spread to multiple other vacant buildings, drawing fire crews from 20 Central Massachusetts communities, according to the state Department of Fire Services.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes
The Bruins’ talent drain rests solely on Don Sweeney and Cam Neely
The postseason results have fallen off the last three years more as a result of personnel loss than coaching or playing/tactical approach.

Sophie Freud, Simmons professor who called psychoanalysis ‘a narcissistic indulgence,’ dies at 97
Though she was Sigmund Freud's granddaughter, Dr. Freud made clear that she wasn’t a Freudian. “I’m very skeptical about much of psychoanalysis,” she said.

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?
As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next hole. Inevitably, given how quickly death is felling Ukrainian troops on the front lines, the empty grave won’t stay that way for long.

911 dispatcher fired after Tops worker was hung up on during shooting
A 911 dispatcher has been fired after a Tops employee trapped inside the Buffalo supermarket during last month's mass shooting that killed 10 people said she was hung up on.

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NBA can be proud of its diversity in coaching ranks
The NBA now has 15 African-American head coaches in a league that’s roughly 70 percent African-American.

Amazon opens Seaport office tower for around 2,000 employees
The 17-story building, which houses technology and corporate employees, opened in phases starting in February.

From stagflation to the ‘misery index,’ some economists fear a 1970s redux
The misery index adds together two major indicators that speak to the nation’s economic strength: the monthly consumer price index and the unemployment rate.

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Culture & Lifestyle

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

Art among the trees in Brookline’s Riverway Park

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | BEN JACKSON

More pride in Pride?
IDEAS | KEN GORDON

The magic word that makes Spelling Bee superior to Wordle
Renée Loth

America, lost and found
Joan Vennochi

Mayor Wu, don’t protect the culture that protected Patrick Rose
EDITORIAL

Striking a deal to fix Boston’s schools
IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

Metro

Athletes compete in Cliff Diving World Series at Boston’s ICA

Professional divers from around the world participated in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Boston.

Elite athletes dive to new heights in Cliff Diving World Series at Boston’s ICA

The Cliff Diving World Series, currently in its 13th installment, began with Saturday's competition in Boston, the only US stop, before continuing in locales around Europe over the summer and culminating in Sydney Harbor in Australia in October.

Healey wins Democrats’ endorsement for governor at convention, cementing her frontrunner status

In Attorney General Maura Healey, many in the party see their best chance of electing a Democrat to succeed Governor Charlie Baker, the two-term Republican who is not seeking reelection.

Hundreds celebrate Trans Pride on Boston City Hall Plaza

At a time when multiple state legislatures have recently passed laws limiting the rights of transgender Americans, the mood among the hundreds of trans people and allies who gathered for the Trans Pride celebration was one of solidarity but even more of celebration.

Sports

Baseball notebook

Luis Severino the latest starter to shine for Yankees

Severino’s outing was the MLB-best 13th time a Yankees starter finished at least seven innings.
Sports Log

Chase Briscoe earns his first NASCAR Cup pole

Briscoe turned a lap of 138.274 miles per hour, giving himself the best starting spot for the first time in his 51st career start.
Western Conference finals | Avalanche 4, Oilers 2

Avalanche take 3-0 lead over Edmonton in Western Conference finals

Valeri Nichushkin scored twice for Colorado.
SATURDAY'S MIAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Drew Anderson, Waltham baseball make complete turnaround against Newton South
MIAA MEET OF CHAMPIONS

Mansfield’s Jake Wall a clear winner, repeats as state’s best in long jump

Red Sox 8, A's 0

Nick Pivetta submits a strong mound effort in a shutout of the A’s

Business

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?

As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next hole. Inevitably, given how quickly death is felling Ukrainian troops on the front lines, the empty grave won’t stay that way for long.

Greater Boston’s biotech industry has spilled out all over the region, leading some to ask: How much is too much?

Amid rapid growth of the region's life sciences industry and a soft market for traditional office space, lab development is sprouting all over Greater Boston.

NATO chief speaks with Erdogan about Finland, Sweden joining

Amazon opens Seaport office tower for around 2,000 employees
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Summer Entertainment

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun
Summer Entertainment

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

PERSPECTIVE

With Roe set to fall, we must pay more attention to New Hampshire’s new abortion law

Cooking

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

metro

Don’t blame the patriarchy: Despite sexy headlines, male trees are not to blame for your allergies

‘I need people here cheering.’ Cliff divers leap, twist, turn, and plunge from top of the ICA

The Pride I Carry With Me: Shaun Cunningham

sports

Is it time for Stephen Curry to play even more minutes for the Warriors?

Minjee Lee shoots 67, opens three-shot lead in US Women’s Open

A bad shooting night doesn’t faze Celtics star Jayson Tatum

business

US added 390,000 jobs in May amid efforts to cool the economy

Stocks sink as Wall Street eyes downside of solid jobs data

Report: Elon Musk seeks to cut 10 percent of Tesla workforce

politics

‘People are questioning if he’s the man of the moment’: As crises mount, Biden struggles to show he can solve them.

Former White House official Navarro indicted on contempt charges; Meadows won’t be charged

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary

World

As battles rage, Ukraine rejects Macron plea not to ‘humiliate’ Russia

A farmer holds on, a fraying lifeline for a besieged corner of Ukraine

Jubilee honors Britain’s Queen, but also highlights her increasing absences

opinion

America, lost and found

Instead of one schools chief, why not co-leadership for BPS?

Playing identity politics, Mass. GOP brings bias to the fore

lifestyle

A historic rescue boat is coming to Boston Harbor, and you can tour it

Should I tell her she’s marrying a terrible person?

We wanted to know: What one piece of advice would you give a new Boston parent?

food & dining

From the owners of Bacaro, Otra brings authentic flavors of the Iberian Peninsula to Providence

The Boston Public Market plans for a cocktail bar; Serafina opens in the Seaport

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

travel

Debbie Gibson on her jet-setting dog, used bookstores, and bringing her own hot plate

Vrbo host canceled 24 hours before I arrived. What am I owed?

4 fabulous rail trails in New England

Arts

When a mural is a mirror: In Dewey Square, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs pays tribute to youth around the city

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Things and ‘thneeds’ — and what they say about us

Books

Looking at a horse, from all the angles

A parade of ex-boyfriends in Sloane Crosley’s ‘Cult Classic’

Diane Seuss on reading philosophy, art, and poetry

Movies

Extraordinary animals, an extraneous wall, a musical celebration

See Jane run (an underground abortion network) in ‘The Janes’

‘Benediction’: in war and love and well beyond

Television

Who got the most ‘SNL’ screen time this season?

‘Queer as Folk’ warning latest example of TV addressing tragedy

The shows and stars that Emmy voters shouldn’t forget

music

Ringo gets by with a little help from his All Starrs

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

At Solid Sound, Wilco contemplates a ‘Cruel Country’

Theater/Dance

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Lissa deGuzman had always hoped to play Elphaba in ‘Wicked.’ Now she is that girl.

‘What does it mean to be a gay man today?’: SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance’ tells an important tale

globe local

Vintage chic, at just the right price

Should the MBTA be seen as a civic space for ‘community conversations’?

At 80, Miriam Yorks is the Boston Celtics’ ‘Halo Mom’

Obituaries

Sophie Freud, Simmons professor who called psychoanalysis ‘a narcissistic indulgence,’ dies at 97

Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies

David C. MacMichael, CIA whistleblower on Nicaragua, dies at 95