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Body of 3-year-old Lowell boy found after painstaking 2-day search, DA says

The body of the missing boy was found in about five feet of water in a pond about 650 feet from the house from which he disappeared, said Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.

‘A Jewish hit list’: Antisemitic mapping project seen as incitement to violence in Massachusetts
A map of local institutions including Jewish organizations and their purported influence has set the Jewish community on edge and drawn the attention of the FBI.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Federal Reserve escalates inflation fight with biggest rate hike since 1994
The central bank raised its benchmark rate by 0.75 percentage point and said it’s ‘strongly committed to returning inflation to its 2 percent objective.’

Health officials identify two new cases of monkeypox in Mass., bringing total to six

Health officials said the two new cases are not connected, and both men are isolating to prevent further spread of the virus as officials work to identify anyone who may have come in contact with the patients.

1,543 confirmed cases and 13 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’

FDA advisers move COVID-19 shots closer for kids under 5

The scene at a Green Line crash in 2021.

Feds release startling new details about T safety failures, demand change

The Federal Transit Administration found dispatchers working 20-hour days, runaway trains injuring workers, many operators and supervisors with expired safety certifications, and no prompt plans to fix track sections that are in disrepair.

On the Street: Kendall Square

In a work-from-anywhere world, how will Kendall Square adapt for the future?
Many of the 66,000 people who went to work there every day prepandemic still operate mostly from home. But the things that once brought people to the neighborhood are alive and well.

A scene is born: Kendall Square evolves into a dining destination Now, a push to bring more culture — and connection — to Kendall Square More from our On the Street series

NBA Finals Game 6 | Warriors at Celtics, tomorrow at 9 p.m.

Tickets for NBA Finals Game 6 watch party at Fenway quickly sellout
The 10,000 free tickets were all claimed just hours after being released, the Red Sox said.

Mayra Flores won a special election Tuesday night to become the first Republican in history to represent Texas's 34th Congressional District, which is deeply Democratic.

james pindell | analysis

2 little-discussed contests, including 1 in Maine, might be better midterm bellwethers than anything else

The special elections in Maine and Texas featured Democrats versus Republicans - and could offer clues to what will happen in the midterm elections this fall.

Big Trump win, election deniers advance in Nevada: Five takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Jessie Mueller (left) and Jesse Mueller are the only husband/wife team in this year's US Open.

For some caddies, the US Open is a week they’ll never forget

The many amateurs and club pros in the field tend to have old friends, swing coaches, or even a family member on the bag, and it's a special treat.

Tara Sullivan: Golf’s uncertain future: The spotlight is on Boston, but it’s not all good news It’s a small group, but there are local rooting interests for New Englanders in this US Open

Then-mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci posed before the city skyline in Providence, R.I., in October, 1998.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

What it was like to dine with Buddy Cianci at the Old Canteen in Providence

Eating dinner on Federal Hill with two former mayors was an eye-opening experience for a young blogger covering Providence.

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

Opinion

At a 2015 fundraiser for Donald Trump at the mansion of car dealer Ernie Boch Jr., Trump interacts with a weeping Maureen Maloney. Maloney’s son Matthew Denice was killed in 2011 when a truck driven by a man from Ecuador, who entered this country illegally, struck his motorcycle and dragged Denice nearly a quarter-mile.

Tapping into a mother’s heartbreak in an effort to overturn driver’s license law

You could say that Geoff Diehl — like Donald Trump — is tapping into fear, crime, and a mother’s heartbreak for political gain. But fear, crime, and heartbreak can sell.

Katherine S. Newman

What we know about rampage school shooters

A roadmap for Jew-haters

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

To all the summer books I’ve loved before

Will truth or Trumpism win out with the GOP?

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Second employee of Sons of Boston bar charged with role in slaying of Marine veteran
A second employee of the Sons of Boston bar is facing charges in connection with the murder of US Marine veteran Daniel Martinez during St. Patrick’s Day weekend in downtown Boston.

Police investigating Dorchester shooting
A person suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting that occurred on Melville Avenue in Dorchester Center late Wednesday afternoon, according to Boston police.

Jan. 6 committee releases video of tour given by Representative Loudermilk one day before insurrection

A new video released by the Jan. 6 committee shows a man outside of the US Capitol issuing threats to multiple Democratic members of Congress. The day before, according to the committee, Georgia Republican Representative Barry Loudermilk gave the man a tour of the building.

Confederate flag-toting man and his son convicted in Capitol riot

12 books with New England ties perfect to read on the beach
From tales of glamorous hotels in Nantucket to elite summer camps on lakes in Vermont to tumultuous last-minute weddings on the Cape, here are 12 brand-new beach reads brimming with sunshine, sand, romance, and intrigue.

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot to read a book around Boston?

Truck driver dies in accident at Conley Container Terminal, Massport says
The truck driver, a 41-year-old man from Billerica, was struck late Wednesday morning by a trailer pulled by a vehicle driven by a man from Revere, State Police said.

‘People think that a deaf household is quiet, but it’s not’: Foxborough native uses TikTok to share his experiences as a CODA
Jon Urquhart has built a following sharing his experiences as both a gay man and the child of a deaf parent.

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Is it time for Boston to accept we’re not ‘classy?’ Heck no!

Yeah, Celtics fans chanted the "f" word at a rival, and a duck boat tour guide cheerfully heckled the Warriors head coach on the street, but that’s just Boston being Boston.

As mental health crisis worsens, record-setting investment languishes
Squabbling over who would get to allocate $198 million put in a newly created behavioral health trust fun has slowed progress.

Hurry up and buy? Homebuyers race to beat rising rates, driving prices upward.
Boston-area housing market powering forward still, but more buyers risk being priced out, and some warn sales could slow.

Search of N.H. residence where father, stepmother of Harmony Montgomery lived has ended, authorities say
Investigators were seen wheeling what looked like a refrigerator out of the Manchester, N.H., home where the father and stepmother of Harmony Montgomery once lived.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A woman sat on a bench in the Public Garden reading a book.

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot to read a book around Boston?

Tippi Hedren (as Melanie Daniels) in the 1963 film "The Birds," directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Coolidge Corner Theatre brings free Science on the Screen events to the Greenway

Nisachon Morgan speaks onstage during the 2022 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards.

Nisachon Morgan of Saap Restaurant in Vermont wins James Beard award for Best Chef: Northeast

Tomato-Basil Risotto

Risotto can be easier than you think. These vegetarian recipes prove it.

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Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Boston Museum of Science is one of the organizations marked on the Mapping Project, which claims the museum "consistently promotes US imperialism and Zionism."

A roadmap for Jew-haters

"In houses we visited or rented, in inns we frequented or visited just once, and sometimes even in chain hotels, there were tucked-away jewels and gems."

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

To all the summer books I’ve loved before

A video of former president Donald Trump was shown by the House select committee on Monday, the second day of hearings to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Will truth or Trumpism win out with the GOP?

An election worker sorts mail-in ballots at Boston City Hall, Sept. 1, 2020. More than 760,000 absentee ballots that arrived by mail were prepared, processed and ready to be counted on Election Day in Massachusetts.

Pandemic voting reforms here to stay

A gazebo in the Norman B. Leventhal Park at Post Office Square frames one of the buildings that rings the park.

The man who left his mark on Boston

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Mass. House set to pass mental health bill

A state House speaker said representatives would pass their own mental health bill to “complement” one the Senate approved last November. The House bill received an initial approval vote Wednesday after emerging from the House Ways and Means Committee.

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Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

“These walls all have ears. They have all listened over the years. If only they could speak of the secrets they hold,” owner Sal Marzilli told the Globe.

Feds release startling new details about T safety failures, demand change

The Federal Transit Administration found dispatchers working 20-hour days, runaway trains injuring workers, many operators and supervisors with expired safety certifications, and no prompt plans to fix track sections that are in disrepair.

Tickets for NBA Finals Game 6 watch party at Fenway quickly sellout

The 10,000 free tickets were all claimed just hours after being released, the Red Sox said.

Sports

Yoan Moncada (10) celebrates with White Sox teammates Danny Mendick (20) and Jake Burger (30) after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning off a 13-0 rout over the host Detroit Tigers on Wednesday at Comerica Park.

Yoán Moncada (5 hits, 5 RBIs) leads 22-hit barrage in White Sox sweep of Tigers

Moncada had five hits and five RBIs, including a run-scoring single against Kody Clemens, in a 13-0 rout of the Tigers Wednesday at Comerica Park to complete a three-game series sweep.

Reusable aluminum cups for drinks will be distributed at the US Open to eliminate 500,000 single-use plastics.

US Open notebook

Why the USGA is calling this year’s US Open the most sustainable in history

The initiative will create changes to the fan experience, including shared transportation, online ticketing, and aluminum cups at concession stands.

To win in Boston Thursday, said Golden State's Klay Thompson, it's "going to take the most effort we’ve had to give all year."

Warriors notebook

Warriors are 0-3 in closeout opportunities on the road in these playoffs

With a championship on the line for them Thursday at TD Garden, they know they have to keep their focus and stay in the moment.

Tickets for NBA Finals Game 6 watch party at Fenway quickly sellout

Red Sox vs. Athletics | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 63: Athletics at Red Sox lineups and notes

For some caddies, the US Open is a week they’ll never forget

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

“These walls all have ears. They have all listened over the years. If only they could speak of the secrets they hold,” owner Sal Marzilli told the Globe.

EPA: ‘Forever chemicals’ pose risk even at very low levels

The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water are more dangerous than previously thought — and pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot currently be detected.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Federal Reserve escalates inflation fight with biggest rate hike since 1994

EU restarts legal action against UK in clash on Brexit bill

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The bittersweet triumph of a Juneteenth national holiday

Tomato-Basil Risotto

Risotto can be easier than you think. These vegetarian recipes prove it.

Myra Sack and her daughter Havi in 2020.

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.

Oblivious to the shark trolling nearby, swimmers enjoy Nauset Beach in Orleans on an August afternoon.

The surprising reasons we should cheer the return of great white sharks

metro

Jay’dha Rackard, center, and her fellow members of the Girlz of Imani Dance Troupe threw carnations into the Boston Harbor last year as the names enslaved members of Boston’s oldest churches were read during the dedication of Boston’s Middle Passage Port Marker to acknowledge the city’s history of slavery and to honor the Africans who were forced into the transatlantic trade.

Boston City Council unanimously approves resolution apologizing for Boston’s role in slave trade

Rhode Island crime news: June 2022

Watch live: Authorities speak about search for 3-year-old Lowell boy whose body was found

sports

Keegan Bradley, who has roots in Vermont and Hopkinton, is ranked 47th in the world.

It’s a small group, but there are local rooting interests for New Englanders in this US Open

Gillette Stadium to host Army-Navy football game in 2023

Golf’s uncertain future: The spotlight is on Boston, but it’s not all good news

business

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Washington.

Federal Reserve attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994

Now, a push to bring more culture — and connection — to Kendall Square

A scene is born: Kendall Square evolves into a dining destination

politics

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack released surveillance video of a tour of the Capitol complex conducted by Representative Barry Loudermilk, Republican of Georgia, a day before the violence. A man who toured the Capitol later marched in the building while making threats against Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democrats.

Jan. 6 panel says Capitol marcher toured with GOP congressman

Confederate flag-toting man and his son convicted in Capitol riot

2 little-discussed contests, including 1 in Maine, might be better midterm bellwethers than anything else

Nation

1,543 confirmed cases and 13 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Far-right Republicans press closer to power over future elections

John Hinckley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades

World

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, greeted Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov ahead of a NATO defence ministers' meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussel on Wednesday.

Biden says US will send $1 billion more in aid to Ukraine

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test rule for South African travelers

Photos: Supermoon delights skygazers around the globe

opinion

A video of former president Donald Trump was shown by the House select committee on Monday, the second day of hearings to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Will truth or Trumpism win out with the GOP?

Republican reputation reform disguised as gun reform

The man who left his mark on Boston

lifestyle

Jon Urquhart in his home office where he creates the majority of his videos for TikTok.

‘People think that a deaf household is quiet, but it’s not’: Foxborough native uses TikTok to share his experiences as a CODA

Coolidge Corner Theatre brings free Science on the Screen events to the Greenway

12 books with New England ties perfect to read on the beach

food & dining

Sal Marzilli, owner of Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen Italian Restaurant poses for a photo in his Atwells Avenue establishment.

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

Residents of Maine town vote to allow alcohol sales for the first time since 1970s

Gordon Hamersley, meet Gordon Ramsay

travel

Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae on buying weird clothes, getting to Iceland, and looking forward to her Boston show

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test rule for South African travelers

8 must-attend food and wine festivals in Rhode Island this summer

Arts

Zachari Logan, "Bruising No. 1"

At PEM, Zachari Logan’s ‘Remembrance’ finds beauty in ambiguity

In ‘History Is No Mystery,’ artist Shea Justice draws parallels between American racism past and present

Everything’s scary — but don’t let it break you

Books

A woman sat on a bench in the Public Garden reading a book.

Tell us: What’s your favorite spot to read a book around Boston?

A.B. Yehoshua, politically engaged Israeli writer, dies at 85

James Patterson’s victim complex is a tale as old as time

Movies

Chris Hemsworth, left, and Miles Teller in "Spiderhead."

Chris Hemsworth keeps audiences guessing as an evil scientist in ‘Spiderhead’

Emma Thompson finds pleasure — and the female gaze — in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’

‘Brian and Charles’ and the limits of sentience and sensibility

Television

Jeff Bridges in "The Old Man."

It’s a thrill to watch Jeff Bridges act his age in ‘The Old Man’

Ready for ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’?

‘Queer as Folk’ reboot is both timely and distant

music

Though Vadim Neselovksyi left Odesa when he was 17, he has returned to Ukraine many times since.

A Ukrainian jazz pianist’s ode to Odesa

Lake Street Dive make themselves at home at Roadrunner

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65

Theater/Dance

Lisa Tucker (left) and Lauren Hallal rehearse a scene from Beau Jest Moving Theatre's "Screwball!"

From fringe companies, a timely drama, a screwball comedy, and a fairy tale

Chris Gethard is an all-of-the-above kind of comic

American Repertory Theater to present Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’

globe local

The Newton Cemetery Corporation wants to remove 219 rees from an undeveloped 4-acre grove on the cemetery’s property. The project plan includes planting 743 smaller-sized trees to replace them.

Newton Cemetery seeks exemption from city’s tree ordinance to expand burial space

Newton may hire former Brockton superintendent as interim leader of city’s schools

Newton’s later high school schedule leads to later practices for youth sports

Obituaries

In his 11 novels, three short story collections, and four plays, Mr. Yehoshua tackled a variety of narrative forms — from surrealist to historical .

A.B. Yehoshua, politically engaged Israeli writer, dies at 85

Philip Baker Hall, master of gruff and gruffly silly character roles, dies at 90

Julee Cruise, vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ fame, dies at 65