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The world economic outlook turns grim as ‘once in a lifetime’ shocks take their toll

Globalization has bound the world so tightly together that no nation is immune from the effects of crises flaring on any continent, and the effects have spilled over onto our shores.

Bullets strike multiple vehicles, building in Cambridge shootout; two Boston men arrested, police say

Officers responded to the area of Hurley and Charles streets about 12:30 p.m. Saturday for reports of multiple gunshots, Cambridge police said. No injuries have been reported.

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

The US on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

‘Our work is just beginning’: As Roe teeters, Mass. abortion opponents aim to change minds

They're in the minority in Massachusetts, but abortion foes believe the issue is among the most pressing human rights causes of our time.

Police officers stood between activists on both sides of the abortion issue at the US Supreme Court building this month.

Without Roe protections, rights are at stake even in abortion-friendly states

Some red state police want gun safety. Will Republicans listen?

Law enforcement officials in conservative states have spoken out recently against loosening gun laws but find themselves ignored by the same Republican lawmakers who loudly declare their unwavering support for police.

One man killed, another injured after being ejected from boat on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester

Cardinals 11, Red Sox 2

Red Sox get pounded in powerful display of Cardinals’ late eruption

US Open

Matt Fitzpatrick was in good position after a 2-under-par 68 in the third round.

Jim McCabe | On Golf

US Open is terrific theater with a packed leaderboard at a historic course? What more could you ask for?

If your passion is great golf and superb entertainment, tip your cap to the show in progress at The Country Club.

US Open leaderboard Keegan Bradley, playing in a ‘home game,’ has a dream come true Saturday at the US Open Here’s how the third round unfolded

History awaits at the US Open and Matt Fitzpatrick and Jon Rahm are chasing it entering Sunday’s final round

Rory McIlroy is taking us on another thrill ride and The Country Club fans are totally on board

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

Our Blackness. Our brilliance. Black people, you are the revolution.
A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Juneteenth, Black Joy and the power of story.

Decades later, Juneteenth flag creator shares story behind beloved symbol On Juneteenth, making sure all Rhode Islanders know their history Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events

Adilson Barros, Donna Nixon, and Darlene Thompson danced to the music during the Roxbury Homecoming and Juneteenth celebration at Franklin Park.

Black Bostonians celebrate Juneteenth with barbecue in Franklin Park

People danced at a Juneteenth celebration last year in Brooklyn.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but in most states it’s still not a day off

Want to be a lighthouse keeper? The position will be available next summer at Bakers Island Light Station, which is located off the coast of Salem.

Help wanted: Apply to be a lighthouse keeper on a ‘semi-remote island’ off the coast of Massachusetts

Want to be a lighthouse keeper? The position will be available next summer at Bakers Island Light Station.

Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann with Olivia DeJonge (as Priscilla Presley) and Austin Butler (as Elvis Presley) on the set of "Elvis."

Baz Luhrmann on why his new movie ‘Elvis’ is a tragic tale for our time

"Elvis is the musical equivalent to Hamlet for an actor in that, in the journey, there are three Elvises: rebel Elvis, Hollywood Elvis, '70s Elvis," says the Australian director, who cast Austin Butler as the King. "To ask a young actor to climb that mountain, you have to know that they can handle anything."

From Kurt Russell to Jack White, here are some of the actors who’ve stepped into the King’s (blue suede) shoes

Passengers passed through Terminal C as dozens of flights were canceled and delayed at Logan Airport on Saturday.

Dozens of delays, cancellations at Logan airport Saturday amid nationwide air travel problems

Yet another holiday weekend was snarled by air travel headaches Saturday, as dozens of flights at Boston’s Logan International Airport were canceled or delayed amid recent bad weather and a nationwide airline staffing shortage disrupted trip schedules.

Opinion

MARCELA GARCÍA

What the T and the Boston Public Schools have in common

The state and city governments find themselves simultaneously contending with a higher governmental authority prodding them to solve problems they’ve allowed to fester for too long.

With Juneteenth, some hope in a time of racial strife

IDEAS | REBECCA SWANSON

The thousandth time he told me

IDEAS | MARIN LANGLIEB

Ever wonder why Mass. bridges are lit with different colors?

A former judge’s devastating verdict on Donald Trump’s scheming against American democracy

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

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Apple store approves union, the first in the US

Apple workers in Towson, Md., voted to join a union Saturday, becoming the only of the tech giant's US retail stores to do so.

Car crashes into Falmouth building, two injured
One person was flown to a hospital and a second person taken by ambulance after their car crashed into a building at 227 Clinton Ave. around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. The car crashed into vacant space in a building attached to Jim's Clam Shack, which was not affected and is open for business.

With one swing Ryan MacDougall turns Taunton baseball into a state champion again
His solo home run in the sixth inning provided the winning run, and Evan Cali shut the door as the Tigers upended Hockomock League rival Franklin.

New father to celebrate first Father’s Day in hospital with preemie born at 25 weeks
Brian and Kristen Sardini expected their daughter to be born in July, but she instead arrived on March 26.

FIRST PERSON

Between bhangra and I: An Indian-American love story
As Father’s Day approaches, the Globe’s Diti Kohli recognizes the role her dad played in imparting a love for the Punjabi folk dance in her life.

Mark Shields, TV pundit known for sharp wit, dies at 85
A piercing analyst of America’s political virtues and failings as a Democratic campaign strategist and then as a television commentator, Mark Shields, who was born in Weymouth and raised a Red Sox fan, delighted and rankled audiences for four decades with his bluntly liberal views.

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The Vendome Fire Memorial in the Back Bay, commemorating victims of the Hotel Vendome fire, which included nine firefighters. At its 50th anniversary, the Hotel Vendome fire remains the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history.

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Fifty years later, the Vendome fire still casts a tragic shadow

The nine firefighters who died at the Hotel Vendome a half-century ago Friday remain the largest loss of life in the history of the Boston Fire Department. For the families of the deceased, for former firefighters who knew the fallen, and for new recruits who are shown the site, their sacrifice endures.

Photos: The Hotel Vendome fire was Boston Fire Department’s deadliest call ‘God bless these heroes:’ Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Hotel Vendome fire, which killed 9 firefighters

KEVIN CULLEN

Gun violence visits a small, idyllic Vermont town
Woodstock is one of the last places in Vermont — in America, even — you’d expect to hear gunfire.

Jeneé Osterheldt | Commentary

During Pride, Juneteenth, and the NBA Finals, it’s past time we get loud about freeing Brittney Griner
American inequities are why Brittney Griner was in Russia in the first place. Bring her home.

Under pressure from regulators on staffing, MBTA to reduce weekday service on Blue, Orange, and Red lines
Beginning Monday, weekday trains will operate with the same frequency as they do now on a Saturday, when riders have to wait longer between trips.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Hank Willis Thomas, the artist behind "The Embrace," the long-awaited memorial to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr., spoke at the ICA Wednesday as part of The Embrace Ideas Festival.

‘In the heart of their hug’: Hank Willis Thomas on his ‘Embrace’ tribute to the Kings

Looking for home in ‘Hurricane Girl’

Visiting Walden Pond for a hike, a swim, or a little relaxation is the perfect way to spend Father's Day.

7 fun ideas to celebrate Father’s Day in Greater Boston

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

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A Beautiful Resistance

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The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Opal Lee stopped for water and a cool-down during her 2.5-mile commemorative trek through Fort Worth, Texas, on Juneteenth last year. She plans to make a similar journey this Sunday.

The war on Juneteenth

My dad, 83, had been sitting on a bench at the Branch Brook transit station, waiting for the Number 92 bus when his heart gave out.

Mary Ann D'Urso

A man leaves his house, as he has for 40 years and, this time, doesn’t come home

Hospitals like this one in Germany are full of machines that make incessant noise.

IDEAS | Michael Schutz

Medical devices that are music to our ears could save lives

Ted’s Diner (a.k.a. The Breakfast Club) in North Allston, taken by photographer Edward Boches for his “Postcards from Allston” exhibit at Harvard University’s Ed Portal gallery.

Greetings from Allston! Wish you were (still) here.

An MBTA Red Line train derailed at the JFK/UMASS station in September of 2019, causing severe delays for passengers north and south of the city while also adding to traffic slowdowns on the Southeast Expressway when State Police closed the Exit 15 ramp.

The train kept a-rollin’. Too bad it wasn’t supposed to.

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Two escape fire on 72-foot yacht in New Hampshire, Coast Guard says

The vessel was on the Piscataqua River when the fire broke out, and was still burning early Saturday evening, the US Coast Guard said.

PrideFest and Parade return to Providence for 2022

From the early-in-the-afternoon festivities to the iconic Illuminated Night Parade, festival-goers came prepared to celebrate. Here’s what the party was like.

Dozens of delays, cancellations at Logan airport Saturday amid nationwide air travel problems

Yet another holiday weekend was snarled by air travel headaches Saturday, as dozens of flights at Boston’s Logan International Airport were canceled or delayed amid recent bad weather and a nationwide airline staffing shortage disrupted trip schedules.

On Juneteenth, making sure all Rhode Islanders know their history

A new curriculum designed by the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society will look at the history of America and African heritage, including both tragedies and triumphs.

Sports

Red Sox left fielder Franchy Cordero misses a catch at the top of the fourth inning that led to the posting of another tally on the Fenway Park scoreboard.

Cardinals 11, Red Sox 2

Red Sox get pounded in powerful display of Cardinals’ late eruption

St. Louis had 14 hits off five Red Sox pitchers, three of them home runs. The Sox managed only five hits, all singles.

Cale Makar celebrates with teammates after scoring during the third period of the Avalanche's 7-0 win in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | Avalanche 7, Lightning 0

Avalanche bury Lightning in Game 2

Cale Makar scored twice in the third period, inciting chants of “We want the Cup!” from a fired-up crowd.

Yankees starter Jameson Taillon, who won his eighth straight decision, walked more than one batter for the first time in 13 starts.

Baseball notebook

Taillon sparkles again as Yankees win ninth straight

The Yankees pitched their 11th shutout of the season and improved to a major league-best 49-16.

MIAA DIVISION 2 BASEBALL FINAL | MILTON 4, KING PHILIP 2

No denying Milton baseball in its drive for Division 2 title, a first for the program

MIAA D1 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | TAUNTON 2, FRANKLIN 1

With one swing Ryan MacDougall turns Taunton baseball into a state champion again

Keegan Bradley, playing in a ‘home game,’ has a dream come true Saturday at the US Open

Business

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

The US on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Americans are starting to pull back on travel and restaurants

More Americans are beginning to hold off on booking flights, getting haircuts, building backyard pools and replacing old leaky roofs - in some of the new signs that the consumer engine of US economic growth could be losing steam.

Bitcoin plummets below $20,000 for first time since late 2020

We’re in ‘crypto winter.’ Here’s what locals think about the future of the industry.

magazine

In the main cottage (left), the first-floor primary bedroom, main living space, and the three second-floor bedrooms all have lake views, as do the sleeping porch and living area of the guest cottage (right). The owners’ grandchildren frolic among the trees.

Up to 22 relatives stay at these Maine cabins, a treasured family heirloom

The bittersweet triumph of a Juneteenth national holiday

This week's daters: Mary and Ryan.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought she was fun, interesting, smart, and thoughtful’

The writer and his family on a visit to York, Maine, in 2014.

When I was a new dad, everyone said it would go by so fast. I get it now.

metro

The car crashed into a building next to Jim's Clam Shack around 12:45 a.m. Saturday.

Car crashes into Falmouth building, two injured

Black Bostonians celebrate Juneteenth with barbecue in Franklin Park

New father to celebrate first Father’s Day in hospital with preemie born at 25 weeks

sports

Matt Fitzpatrick hits out of the rough on 18. He bogeyed the hole to lose his grip on the solo lead.

US Open 2022: Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick share lead as final round at The Country Club approaches

For members of the Red Sox, this will be a special Father’s Day

Golfers find chaos on The Country Club’s difficult layout

business

Bitcoin breaches $20,000 for the first time since 2020

SpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk

SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking Elon Musk

politics

A screen displayed a photo of former president Donald Trump during the third hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Despite growing evidence, a prosecution of Trump would face challenges

Some red state police want gun safety. Will Republicans listen?

The world economic outlook turns grim as ‘once in a lifetime’ shocks take their toll

Nation

Apple store approves union, the first in the US

Dom Phillips, journalist who chronicled Amazon deforestation, is dead at 57

Philadelphia firefighter dies in building collapse

World

Bruno Pereira in Brazil in 2014

Bruno Pereira, expert on Brazil’s Indigenous communities, dead at 41

Trump’s shadow looms over fading Iran nuclear talks

Several killed in militant attack on Sikh temple in Afghanistan

opinion

My dad, 83, had been sitting on a bench at the Branch Brook transit station, waiting for the Number 92 bus when his heart gave out.

A man leaves his house, as he has for 40 years and, this time, doesn’t come home

Ever wonder why Mass. bridges are lit with different colors?

Why can’t this retired Calif. doctor find a primary care physician in Boston?

lifestyle

Jack Bienvenue's 2022 Celtics World Champions tattoo. He got it at Hotline Tattoo in Hyannis by artist Taylor Lindley.

So what about that Celtics fan who got a ‘2022 World Champions’ tattoo?

Are we more than friends?

In honor of Father’s Day, advice to live by

food & dining

The Pine Bar has opened inside the Boston Public Market.

Pine Bar opens at Boston Public Market; Somerville gets a speakeasy

Thai marketplace and takeout shop Boon Noon Market is a boon to East Arlington at any hour

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

travel

A cooked lobster is served on a picnic table in New England.

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

Grab that towel: These sandy strands have been named the best beaches in Massachusetts

A sunflower maze, a new Lake Placid hotel, and thousands of books on the go

Arts

Hank Willis Thomas, the artist behind "The Embrace," the long-awaited memorial to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr., spoke at the ICA Wednesday as part of The Embrace Ideas Festival.

‘In the heart of their hug’: Hank Willis Thomas on his ‘Embrace’ tribute to the Kings

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

Books

Ada Calhoun is the author of a new memoir, “Also a Poet.”

A daughter’s tale in ‘Also a Poet’

Looking for home in ‘Hurricane Girl’

He listens to gardening books while he gardens

Movies

Chris Evans made a surprise visit to the AMC Theater in Boston.

Chris Evans makes surprise appearance at ‘Lightyear’ screening in Boston

Nantucket Film Festival showcases colorful characters

Documentary highlights from this year’s Roxbury International Film Festival

Television

Kit Harington as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones."

Jon Snow — and Kit Harington — to return in ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff

‘Abbott Elementary’ tops Television Critics Association nominations

‘Downton Abbey’: A franchise for the rest of us

music

Bonnie Raitt appears in concert at the Leader Bank Pavilion in the Seaport Friday night.

At Leader Bank Pavilion, Bonnie Raitt’s excellence is no surprise

Mandy Moore reclaims her past, looks toward the future with ‘In Real Life’

With a little help from his friend, Yo-Yo Ma stages surprise pop-up in Nubian Square

Theater/Dance

From left: Teresa Langford, Michael_Wood, Ann Dang, and Jordan Pearson in Gloucester Stage Company’s production of “Gloria."

A workplace comedy goes to some very dark places in ‘Gloria’ at Gloucester Stage

‘A Beautiful Noise’ aims to tell Neil Diamond’s story, inside and out

With ‘The Orchard,’ the Arlekin Players return Chekhov to the digital frontier

globe local

Athene Wilson, a soul and R&B singer from Dorchester, performs with David Fuller on drums, Daniel Day on bass, and Rollins Ross on keys at The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint in Medford.

Live music is now on the menu around Greater Boston

Luna moths grace the landscape at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Drones disappear from store shelves

Obituaries

Mark Shields (right) laughed alongside his brother, Tom Shields at a Tufts Medical Center fund-raiser in Boston in March 2013.

Mark Shields, TV pundit known for sharp wit, dies at 85

Dorothy E. Smith, groundbreaker in feminist sociology, dies at 95

Donald Pippin, conductor on Broadway and beyond, dies at 95