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Local human resources directors report job candidates are abruptly ending interviews when they find out remote work isn’t an option.

‘It’s really a mess’: The growing split between workers and bosses on returning to the office

Two-plus years into the pandemic, many companies are getting anxious to get back to in-person work, but find their workers like hybrid life just fine.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

‘We deserve a better T’: Red Line rider launches a quiet protest
Nicole Merullo decided last week that there’s nothing funny about putting up with a dysfunctional MBTA. Recent developments have resulted in longer wait times, crowded trains, and legions of people running late.

A Fourth of July tradition returns to the Esplanade, and so do the crowds
For many who staked out a prime spot on the grass — and for the city itself — the day marks the return of a beloved tradition, one that was put on hold amid a prolonged and unpredictable pandemic.

In Democratic primary for attorney general, three well-credentialed candidates compete for the spotlight

All three are repeat candidates with strong credentials, meaning the choice before voters may turn on the contenders’ personal stories — and the money they raise to share them.

Police take person of interest into custody in connection with shooting at Chicago-area parade

Highland Park’s police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30, and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody.

Attack in Highland Park was not the only shooting over violent holiday weekend

Black leaders call for race commissions in wake of violent white supremacist march in Boston
Local Black leaders gathered on the steps of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square Monday to denounce the white supremacists who marched through the city with shields and flags on Saturday and allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old Black activist near the corner of Stuart and Dartmouth.

Inflation and supply chain problems blunt efforts to ramp up renewable energy
Damage to the economy has spread to renewable energy, blunting the Biden administration’s efforts to promote a source of power that would protect the country from spikes in oil and gas prices and reduce pollution.

Jeff Hiller and Bridget Everett in "Somebody Somewhere."

If a great show needs a little extra love, this TV critic has some to spare

I take a particular pleasure in giving attention to series that I think are worthy, but that don’t seem to be getting enough notice or viewership.

Beth Greenwood, a catcher in the Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League, takes her cuts in the batting cage as interested opponents look on.

Baseball pioneer Beth Greenwood continues blazing a trail from behind the plate

Greenwood, the first American female to catch in an NCAA baseball game, is now the only woman playing in the Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League.

The Red Sox signed Brayan Bello as an international free agent in 2018.

Top pitching prospect Brayan Bello to start for Red Sox on Wednesday

The 23-year-old righthander from the Dominican Republic is 10-4 with a 2.33 earned run average in 15 minor league games this season.

Opinion

With Roe overturned, Congress must act on data privacy

It’s incumbent on lawmakers to prevent state governments from circumventing people’s Fourth Amendment rights and to protect consumers from being harassed by antiabortion activists.

Women lead the battle for truth about Jan. 6

The Revolution was America’s first civil war

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Yes, there is such a thing as a formerly developed country

Timeless advice for the US Senate: The Baker’s Dozen speech

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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Updated COVID shots are coming. Will they be too late?
Vaccine updates are becoming more urgent by the day, many scientists said. The most evasive forms of Omicron yet, known as BA.4 and BA.5, appear to be driving a fresh surge of cases across much of the United States.

Army bases that honor Confederate traitors could soon be renamed for these heroes
During the Jim Crow era, nine Southern Army bases were named for treasonous Confederate generals who fought to preserve slavery and white supremacy. Now a commission established by Congress has suggested new names for the bases that “embody the best of the United States Army and America.”

As Title IX is celebrated, female athletes worry about repercussions of Roe v. Wade decision
More than 500 current and former athletes signed a brief that was filed with the Supreme Court to express their views on the controversial case.

Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”

In Putin’s Russia, the arrests are spreading quickly and widely

They came for Dmitry Kolker, an ailing physicist, in the intensive care ward. They came for Ivan Fedotov, a hockey star, as he was leaving practice with a film crew in tow. They came for Vladimir Mau, a state university rector, the week he was reelected to the board of Gazprom.

2 hospitalized after shooting at country club in Randolph
The shooting happened at about 8 p.m. The Randolph Fire Department took two victims to a Boston-area hospital.

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Zach Lacy, 15, drowned in the Merrimack River in 2020. His twin sister, Zoe (left), and his then-girlfriend Meghan McGonagle have worked to improve safety in the aftermath of the tragedy. They visited a memorial to Zach set up above the part of the river where he died.

The Merrimack River has claimed 31 lives in 12 years. Could future tragedies be prevented?

The rash of deaths has raised questions among affected families and communities about what, if anything, could be done to curtail the loss of life along the river.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A new Dennis Lehane drama, Apple TV+ comes of age, and a psychic sitcom
This week, Apple TV+ is adding the excellent “Black Bird” to its interesting mix of shows, all original content that just keeps getting better.

Christopher L. Gasper

Why is Brittney Griner in Russia in the first place? Because the NBA does not do enough financially to help the WNBA.
Griner and other WNBA players are compelled to play in foreign countries to maximize their worth.

Liz Cheney’s anti-Trump crusade could cost her her job. But her message may be sinking in, even in deep red Wyoming.
Her unyielding stance against the former president’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election has thrust her into political peril at home, where she is battling Republicans who have no problem telling voters exactly what they want to hear about Donald Trump, whether or not it’s true.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Jeff Hiller and Bridget Everett in "Somebody Somewhere."

If a great show needs a little extra love, this TV critic has some to spare

Six long-running podcasts, ranging from satire to movie analysis to deliberately banal gossip, all provide some escapism if all you really want to do is avoid the news cycle for a little bit. (Irene Rinaldi/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY UPLIFTING PODCASTS BY EMMA DIBDIN FOR JUNE 28, 2022. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

6 podcasts to make you feel good

Vance Gilbert will be making multiple appearances at the New Bedford Folk Festival, celebrating its 25th year July 9-10.

Five not-to-miss artists at the New Bedford Folk Festival

Audience members watch the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's production of "The Tempest" on Boston Common in July 2021.

It’s a midsummer night’s dream: Seven ways to experience Shakespeare this season

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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

This 1905 artist's rendering from the Sherwood Lithograph Co. via the Library of Congress depicts President Abraham Lincoln speaking at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on Nov. 19, 1863.

IDEAS | KERMIT ROOSEVELT III

What we get wrong about the Fourth of July

The Innovation Trail highlights 21 locations between Downtown Crossing and Cambridge’s Central Square.

IDEAS | SCOTT KIRSNER

Boston has the Freedom Trail. How about an Innovation Trail?

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to Mark Meadows when he was White House chief of staff in the Trump administration, testified on Tuesday at the House Jan. 6 select committee hearing.

Democracy demands the courage to speak out

Prince Hall's original gravestone in the Copps Hill Burial Ground in the North End. Hall was one of many Black men in Revolutionary Boston who fought in the war for independence.

IDEAS | GRANT E. STANTON

The unsung Black Patriots of Revolutionary Boston

Dr. Izzy Lowell started Queer Med in Decatur, Ga., to fill gaps in the care for transgender and nonbinary patients of all ages.

Gender-affirming health care is simply good health care

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the cellphone location data collected and retained by tech companies like Google could be used by law enforcement officials looking to crack down on those seeking abortions.

IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES AND EMILY DREYFUSS

Delete your period app. Get a burner phone. How your digital data can be used against you in a post-Roe world.

Metro

Visitors new and old celebrate reading of the Declaration of Independence

At an Independence Day event accented by music and confetti, hundreds gathered outside the Old State House on Washington Street to listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence.

1 firefighter injured, 2 residents displaced following Roslindale fire

A firefighter received minor injuries as a result of the blaze at 5 Marion St., the Boston Fire Department said in a series of tweets.

The ultimate Fourth of July parade is back in full force in Bristol, R.I.

The 237th annual Fourth of July parade was back in full force, as thousands of attendees dressed in red, white, and blue lined the streets to celebrate Independence Day, capping off nearly two weeks of concerts and events.

Black leaders call for race commissions in wake of violent white supremacist march in Boston

Local Black leaders gathered on the steps of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square Monday to denounce the white supremacists who marched through the city with shields and flags on Saturday and allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old Black activist near the corner of Stuart and Dartmouth.

Sports

Jordan Bell of the US reacts after dunking the ball against Cuba during the FIBA Americas qualifiers for the 2023 Basketball World Cup, In Havana, Cuba, on July 4.

A win on the 4th: USA Basketball pulls away, tops Cuba 87-64

The Americans will start the second round of World Cup qualifying on Aug. 25, with the expectation that the first matchup will be against Uruguay in Las Vegas.

The Red Sox signed Brayan Bello as an international free agent in 2018.

Red Sox Notebook

Top pitching prospect Brayan Bello to start for Red Sox on Wednesday

The 23-year-old righthander from the Dominican Republic is 10-4 with a 2.33 earned run average in 15 minor league games this season.

Ian Poulter (right), by virtue of playing in the first LIV Golf event last month, had been suspended by the European Tour.

Ian Poulter, 2 others, win court stay to play in Scottish Open after LIV Golf dispute

The trio challenged their suspensions, the penalty for playing a LIV Golf event without a release from the European Tour.

CONCACAF Championship | US 3, Haiti 0

Alex Morgan leads US women over Haiti with two goals

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Juan Soto dodges injury, says MRI on calf came back clean

Trevor Story’s opposite-field power a positive sign as Red Sox second baseman tries to find rhythm

Business

Carrier SAS files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US

The move adds to the likelihood of travel chaos across Europe as the summer vacation period begins.

Euro falls to lowest since 2002 against the US dollar

The euro has dropped more than 8% against the dollar this year as record inflation has escalated the squeeze on households and firms.

High prices, uncertainty will slow growth in gas demand, IEA says

Chinese envoy expresses concern over US tariffs with Yellen

magazine

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

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

An A.D. Makepeace solar array in Wareham.

A solar battle in sleepy Wareham is pitting environmentalists against each other

Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

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

metro

Shannon Liss-Riordan, Andrea Campbell, and Quentin Palfrey are competing for the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts attorney general.

In Democratic primary for attorney general, three well-credentialed candidates compete for the spotlight

New Orange and Red line trains return to service after battery malfunction

Boston man, 63, rescued off Mount Monadnock after headfirst fall

sports

Nick Kyrgios fought through a shoulder injury to defeat Brandon Nakashima in five sets during their round of 16 men's singles match.

Calmer Nick Kyrgios holds off Brandon Nakashima in five sets at Wimbledon

Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

Brittney Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for help

business

Local human resources directors report job candidates are abruptly ending interviews when they find out remote work isn’t an option.

‘It’s really a mess’: The growing split between workers and bosses on returning to the office

Inflation has bumped up the price of household expenses. Here’s how to fight it.

‘We deserve a better T’: Red Line rider launches a quiet protest

politics

Mariah Lopez, attended a vigil in Manhattan on Aug. 27, 2013, for a transgender woman who was killed. Lopez has pushed the authorities for years to reopen cold cases involving the deaths of transgender people.

Suing New York, over and over, for transgender rights

76 fake charities shared a mailbox. The IRS kept approving more.

Gridlock in Congress has amplified the power of the Supreme Court

Nation

A women stands in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb, after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4.

Attack in Highland Park was not the only shooting over violent holiday weekend

Photos: Aftermath of deadly shooting in Highland Park Fourth of July parade

Police take person of interest into custody in connection with shooting at Chicago-area parade

World

Maryna Viazovska attends the Fields prize ceremony during the International Congress of Mathematicians 2022 in Helsinki, Finland, on July 5.

Ukrainian mathematician awarded prestigious Fields Medal

NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

China sees record rains, heat as weather turns volatile

opinion

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 1, 2021.

Can’t discuss shocks to world economy without mentioning climate

Democracy demands the courage to speak out

Boston has the Freedom Trail. How about an Innovation Trail?

lifestyle

Police crime tape surrounds the area where children's bicycles and baby strollers were ditched near the Fourth of July parade shooting location in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday. A shooter opened fire during the Independence Day parade, killing at least six people, officials said.

Uneasy US tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting

It’s a midsummer night’s dream: Seven ways to experience Shakespeare this season

He’s ‘glued to his phone’

food & dining

Furniture is stored in the top floor space of Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen Italian Restaurant on Atwells Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. The Federal Hill institution, which has operated for over 60 years, is being put up for sale.

From mafia hideouts to secrets only restaurant owners on Federal Hill know

Boston night life is entering a new era — or at least, it’s trying to

What to make this Fourth of July weekend

travel

Fishing at sunset on the beach in West Falmouth.

Getting their toes wet on the Upper Cape

A pizza oven for anywhere, an art show takes flight, and a new hotel near SeaTac

Maine Maritime Museum celebrates 60 years

Arts

The salt marshes in Ipswich were a source of endless inspiration for Arthur Wesley Dow.

Ipswich through the eyes of Arthur Wesley Dow

At Childs Gallery, the privacy of parenthood and the constancy of change

Germany returns artifacts taken from 3 African nations

Books

Guns, guns, guns in ‘The Tomorrow Game’

Ed Yong on reading for science and soul

Hateship, loveship, friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’

Movies

Mr. Brook received the 2008 Ibsen Award at a ceremony in Oslo in 2008.

Peter Brook, celebrated stage director of scale and humanity, dies at 97

Jenny Slate on why ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ is making people cry

How Tom Brady convinced Cameron Diaz to come out of retirement (something he’s quite familiar with)

Television

Jeff Hiller and Bridget Everett in "Somebody Somewhere."

If a great show needs a little extra love, this TV critic has some to spare

This week’s TV: A new Dennis Lehane drama, Apple TV+ comes of age, and a psychic sitcom

Edith Wharton’s ‘The Buccaneers’ is coming to Apple TV+

music

Vance Gilbert will be making multiple appearances at the New Bedford Folk Festival, celebrating its 25th year July 9-10.

Five not-to-miss artists at the New Bedford Folk Festival

Dead & Company weather the storm at Gillette

Linda Kramer, wife of Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer, dies at 55

Theater/Dance

Dancer Ty Morrison of BODYTRAFFIC in "SNAP," which appears on Jacob's Pillow's outdoor stage through July 3.

BODYTRAFFIC mirrors life’s darkness, light, and in-betweens at Jacob’s Pillow

Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence delivers stunning ‘The Equality of Night and Day’ at Jacob’s Pillow

A new beginning for actor and comedian Petey Gibson

globe local

Yurika Tarui and Aiden Wright, the two recipients of the Meserve Award. Photos by Ryan Davis and Seamus Webster

Two ‘true leaders’ at Newton North High School receive prestigious award

Out of city hall, but still loving their cities: 5 former mayors embark on their next acts

Should school committees in Massachusetts be appointed?

Obituaries

Bryant Rollins, pictured at his home in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2015.

Bryant Rollins, pioneering Black journalist who detailed racism in newsroom and beyond, dies at 84

Cardinal Hummes, close friend of Pope Francis, dies at 87

Peter Brook, celebrated stage director of scale and humanity, dies at 97