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Abortion access shifts rapidly after overturning of Roe

The consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision eliminating the right to abortion cascaded across the country

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Falon Pfeifer, right, stood near the State House on Saturday with a group of abortion rights advocates.

A day after landmark abortion ruling, raw emotions on display in Boston

Outside the State House in Boston, the arrival of hundreds of abortion rights supporters – less than 24 hours after thousands converged on Copley Square on Friday evening – showed that shockwaves from the ruling were still rippling through the community.

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Too close for comfort: The tight bond between Clarence Thomas and his activist wife raises conflict of interest concerns

Providence off-duty police officer on paid leave after assaulting political opponent at abortion rights rally

Mitzi Rivas, left, hugs her daughter Maya Iribarren during an abortion-rights protest at City Hall in San Francisco following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday.

Roe’s fall pushes abortion to center of the midterms: ‘This is an eight-alarm fire’

Map of abortion laws in the US.

Map: A state-by-state look at abortion laws now that Roe v. Wade is overturned

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Activists who warned of an abortion rights reversal gear up for new battle

‘Wonder if Loving v Virginia is next.’ Legal experts on both sides unpack Roe decision.

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls on Biden to use federal lands to protect abortion access

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This is war, and if you’re not fighting, you don’t care

Gunmakers are fleeing the Northeast, complaining about the region’s tough gun laws as they go

Gun Valley is rapidly declining as more conservative states lure gun manufacturers away with promises of cheaper labor and energy costs, generous incentives, and more favorable gun laws.

Guns in paradise: Ruling could undo strict Hawaii carry law

Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
The legislation will toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders, and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged to be dangerous.

Biden’s mission in Europe: Shore up alliance against Russia

‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a potent GOP primary attack
Romney isn’t up for reelection this year. But Trump-aligned Republicans hostile toward the Utah senator have made his name a recurring theme in this year’s primaries, using him as a foil and derisively branding their rivals “Mitt Romney Republicans.”

One of the most serene spots in Valencia is the garden of the Benlliure house museum.

The urge for going: Choosing to return to Europe after a two-year hiatus

As we weighed risks and rewards, we decided we wouldn’t be comfortable in a completely foreign place. So we settled on Spain because we know the country and speak the language and could spend much of our time outdoors.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston schools superintendent finalists make their case in public interviews
The Boston School Committee is scheduled to choose their next schools chief on Wednesday.

Tommy Welch says he’s ready to ‘hit the ground running’ and lead Boston Public Schools

Opinion

Overturning Roe feels like a kick in the uterus. Here’s how we can protect women.

Massachusetts is well-situated to be a leader in reproductive health care policy innovation.

A travesty foretold

Roe ruling turns back the clock

MARCELA GARCÍA

Once again, Boston misses out on its first Hispanic school superintendent

Abortion rights, guns: a one-two punch from the high court

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

The Boston Fire Department will soon have a new commissioner.

With upcoming leadership transition, what’s next in the effort to diversify the Boston Fire Department?

The fire department's current commissioner, John “Jack” Dempsey, is set to retire at the end of the month and Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration is expected to name his successor soon

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

The ABBA Voyage show in London is a stunning experience — and the future of live performance

You can dance, you can jive. It’s the spectacular almost-return of ABBA: The avatars that perform the 90-minute show, seven days a week, were created by 140 special effects wizards at George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic.

Jayson Tatum started the All-Star Game, was named first-team All-NBA, and nearly led the Celtics to a championship.

Grading the Celtics’ starters from this past season

The grades are based on whether a player reached his potential, not his general skill level.

Christian Arroyo (right) celebrates with Jarren Duran after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning on Friday in Cleveland.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Christian Arroyo, who hadn’t played in weeks, does a little bit of everything for Red Sox

Arroyo was 3 for 4 with three RBIs and made a stellar play in the field.

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Juul can continue to sell its electronic cigarettes, at least for now, after a federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a government ban.

Serena Williams puts ‘Out of office’ on for Wimbledon return
Serena Williams joked — or was it a joke? — that she activated the “Out of office” message on her email account so anyone trying to reach her about her many non-tennis activities while she’s at Wimbledon would know why no response arrived immediately.

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Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost Omicron protection
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Parts of Green, Orange lines to remain shut indefinitely amid ‘structural issue’ at Government Center Garage
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Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican, testified before the House Jan. 6 select committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Jan. 6 hearings won’t sway Trump supporters. That’s OK.

Abortion-rights activists react after hearing the Supreme Court decision Friday.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The fall of Roe v. Wade now threatens other rights

Steven Engel, former assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, and Richard Donoghue, former acting deputy attorney general, are sworn in to testify in front of House select committee on Thursday.

Trump’s attempt to corrupt the Justice Department should surprise no one

Flora Chen (left) handed out water to members of the TL volleyball team as they practiced in high temperatures in Chinatown’s Reggie Wong Memorial Park on a Thursday evening, until 11:30 p.m., in August 2021.

Extreme heat is coming. Boston needs to prepare — now.

Protective fencing remains up around the US Supreme Court building in anticipation of protest related to a possible decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that could essentially overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

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The Supreme Court is misinformed on eugenics

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Boston was once a wildly ambitious city. It’s time to go big again.

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Summer is definitely here, with a weekend of sun and heat

The weather on Saturday was picture-perfect for a day at the pool, with sunshine and temperatures in the mid-80s.

Roe v. Wade overturned: The latest

Day 2 of nationwide protests are underway

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. We’re gathering the latest news, updates, and analyses.

Activists who warned of an abortion rights reversal gear up for new battle

Activists who warned of an abortion rights reversal gear up for new battle.

Providence off-duty police officer on paid leave after allegedly assaulting political opponent at abortion rights rally

Rally organizer and R.I. Political Cooperative co-founder Jennifer Rourke was attempting to deescalate a conflict when Jeann Lugo, her Republican opponent for State Senate District 29, began punching her in the face.

Sports

Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Toyota, poses after winning the pole award during qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup Series pole at Nashville

With his 23XI Racing team co-owner Michael Jordan watching the action, Hamlin was fastest in the first round of qualifying with a lap in 160.413 miles per hour.

Jayson Tatum started the All-Star Game, was named first-team All-NBA, and nearly led the Celtics to a championship.

Grading the Celtics’ starters from this past season

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Despite carding a 3-over 75, In Gee Chun has a three-stroke lead after the third round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

Congressional is tough on leaders but In Gee Chun still leads Women’s PGA Championship by three

Chun bogeyed four of five holes during one stretch on the front nine, then birdied four of the next seven. She wrapped up the round with four straight bogeys.

No Russians, no rankings, but Serena Williams is back at Wimbledon

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

How a Wilmington-based company developed a chemical coating for baseballs that improves grip and can be applied uniformly

Stanley Cup | Game 6 preview

Experienced Lightning believe their playoff history matters in Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final

Business

Biden’s mission in Europe: Shore up alliance against Russia

President Biden is out to sustain the global alliance punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as he embarks on a five-day trip to Europe as the 4-month-old war shows no sign of abating and its aftershocks to global food and energy supplies are deepening.

Chasm opens between states over abortion pills and out-of-state care

The Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade is expected to trigger new battles between red and blue states over abortion access, as women and advocates try to get around newly enacted bans by seeking the procedure out of state and using hard-to-trace medications.

Abortion ruling thrusts companies into divisive arena

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban

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Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

‘It’s a lost cause’: Inside the last stand of New England’s soft-shell clam

Jared Auerbach of Red's Best poses for a portrait on Boston Fish Pier.

Area waters are teeming with fish species. The problem is we eat too few of them.

The untapped power of bottle deposits could save us from plastic bottle purgatory

In high school, when things weren’t great, a welcoming family became my refuge

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The Boston Fire Department will soon have a new commissioner.

With upcoming leadership transition, what’s next in the effort to diversify the Boston Fire Department?

A day after landmark abortion ruling, raw emotions on display in Boston

Rhode Island political news: June 2022

sports

Cristian Javier led the way in the first time the Yankees have been no-hit since six Astros combined to no-hit them in 2003 at the old Yankee Stadium.

Astros’ Cristian Javier, pair of relievers combine to no-hit red-hot Yankees

Astros’ Cristian Javier, two relievers combine to no-hit red-hot Yankees in Bronx

Serena Williams puts ‘Out of office’ on for Wimbledon return

business

People walk past the Waikiki Gun Club, Thursday, June, 23, 2022 in Honolulu.

Guns in paradise: Ruling could undo strict Hawaii carry law

Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost Omicron protection

Inflation sparks global wave of protests for higher pay, aid

politics

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas and Justice Clarence Thomas, married for 35 years, refer to each other as “best friends."

Too close for comfort: The tight bond between Clarence Thomas and his activist wife raises conflict of interest concerns

Roe’s fall pushes abortion to center of the midterms: ‘This is an eight-alarm fire’

Chasm opens between states over abortion pills and out-of-state care

Nation

An undated photo via the Afshar Dodson family showed Lady Afshar at work in 1983.

Haleh Afshar, who fought for rights of Muslim women, dies at 77

Day 2 of protests are underway after Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade

Abortion access is shifting rapidly one day after overturning of Roe

World

Sharif and one of his sons at the family's home, which collapsed hours earlier in a post-earthquake tremor, in the Gayan district of Afghanistan, June 24, 2022.

‘We have nothing:’ Afghan quake survivors despair over recovery

Russia unleashes a missile barrage, while inching ahead in eastern Ukraine

Gunman kills 2 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspected

opinion

Nearly 800 volunteers looked to fill 40,000 backpacks with school supplies at the 12th annual Cradles to Crayons School Backpack-A-Thon in August 2018 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury.

Clothing insecurity must be included in the inflation conversation

Title IX’s strides viewed against impending slide over right to choose

Divide within families runs deeper than mere party affiliations

lifestyle

Inside nonprofit Welcome Home's new 1,600-square-foot West Newton location.

Welcome Home, devoted to helping families in need, expands in West Newton

Is it too late to apologize?

Vaccines for little kids are finally here. Why aren’t we more excited?

food & dining

Blue Ribbon Sushi

Blue Ribbon Sushi opens in Kenmore Square; Fresh Pond gets a beer garden

Gourmet Dumpling House announces it will close its doors in Chinatown after 15 years

Blue Ribbon Sushi will open at the Hotel Commonwealth Thursday

travel

The band ABBA at the 1974 Eurovision song contest and those same outfits on display at ABBA: The Museum in Stockholm.

An ABBA-obsessed guide to Stockholm

A guide to some of the best beaches on Cape Cod

A guide to some of the best beaches in Rhode Island

Arts

Winslow Homer, "The Gulf Stream," 1899. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1906.

At the Met, ‘Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents’ offers a completist’s view

Delighting in ‘Lines and Colors’ at Bernay Fine Art

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

Books

In short pieces, Hilary Mantel recalls her difficult past

Building a library for a better life

Twilight of the white guys

Movies

Kevin Hart (left) and Woody Harrelson in "The Man From Toronto."

A case of very mistaken identity in ‘The Man From Toronto’

The legacy of Chernobyl, a portrait of the hustler as an aging man

‘Hit the Road’ follows a family, and their dog, on a road less traveled

Television

George Clooney (pictured last year in London) will produce the still-untitled documentary that will focus on the crimes of Richard Strauss, a former sports doctor at Ohio State who has been accused of sexually abusing more than 300 athletes over two decades.

HBO documentary to look back at Ohio State scandal

Some favorites from TV’s archive of LGBTQ characters and stories

‘Loot’ is rich with relationships, if not messages

music

Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith lead Tears for Fears at Leader Bank Pavilion.

Tears for Fears let it all out at Leader Bank Pavilion

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus and Disney harmonize on a first-of-its-kind concert

Former Boston Pops conductor John Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music

Theater/Dance

From left: Malachi Rosen, Karla Lang, Channing Rion, and Jude Torres rehearse the bilingual radio play "The Ghost of Keelung" at Mary Soo Hoo Park on the Greenway.

Troupe brings a bilingual Taiwanese ghost story to the Greenway

Massachusetts native James Jackson Jr.’s head-spinning journey into ‘A Strange Loop’

Jacob’s Pillow kicks off the 2022 season with provocative ‘America(na) to Me’

globe local

Mayor Wu announces that Quincey J. Roberts Sr., left, will serve as the inaugural Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement at the Boston Pride Kick-Off in the City Hall Plaza on June 1.

Highlighting Pride Month, Roxbury Film Festival, and Black Music Month during ‘Black News Hour’

News flash: Fireworks are back!

Should Massachusetts suspend the state gas tax?

Obituaries

An undated photo via the Afshar Dodson family showed Lady Afshar at work in 1983.

Haleh Afshar, who fought for rights of Muslim women, dies at 77

Hall of Fame NFL running back Hugh McElhenny dies at 93

Tony Siragusa, who helped Ravens win Super Bowl, dies at 55