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Patriot Front hate group is known to law enforcement in Massachusetts and New England

The Patriot Front group staged a weekend march through downtown Boston in which a Black activist was assaulted.

Officials say they had no advance knowledge of white nationalist march in Boston

Unmasking hate after an ugly appearance in Boston

The fascists who marched through Boston on Saturday don’t want you to know who they are.

Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify to Jan. 6 panel
Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify privately Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a person briefed on the matter.

Suspect in Chicago-area shooting confessed to attack in police interview, contemplated second shooting

The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wis., area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.

In the midst of chaotic shooting, strangers save a young boy

High court justices seem wary of GOP effort to nix new law that expanded voting access

At stake: permanent “no-excuse” mail-in voting in Massachusetts.

State officials are considering reducing the frequency of reporting of COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, and other data that Massachusetts residents closely followed during the pandemic. The state would join at least 26 other states that moved to weekly reporting, including Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

State officials are pondering reducing COVID-19 reporting frequency to weekly

Officials are engaged in internal discussions and giving “serious consideration” to reducing the reporting from five days a week to once a week, said Dr. Catherine Brown, state epidemiologist at the Department of Public Health.

Pharmacists can prescribe Pfizer’s COVID pill under FDA order

1,115 confirmed cases and 18 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

All in the name of science: experts dissect great white shark that washed up on Cape Cod
While tagging and tracking live great whites provides needed insight into their habits as they return to the region each summer, the somewhat-rare opportunity to examine a deceased specimen up close can provide even greater understanding.

Cape Cod woman captures video of great white shark devouring seal off Nauset Beach
Kim Reilly, 52, was celebrating Independence Day with her family when they spotted the apex predator thrashing around in the water as it chomped down on an unsuspecting seal.

RAYS AT RED SOX | 7:10 P.M. (NESN)

Brayan Bello, set to make his MLB debut, is really good. Just don’t call him the next Pedro.
The Red Sox prospect from the Dominican Republic has an electrifying mix of pitches, but the comparisons to Martinez aren't quite accurate.

Game preview: Brayan Bello debuts Wednesday

Norman Porter in 2015.

Parole granted for man convicted in 1960 store clerk slaying in Saugus

The state Parole Board on Tuesday granted parole to 82-year-old Norman Porter, a convicted killer who escaped from a Massachusetts prison in 1985 and lived under an assumed name in Chicago for 20 years before he was recaptured.

Neil Newcomb, chief executive of Kelly's Roast Beef Franchise, in front of Kelly's original location on Revere Beach, which opened in 1951.

A new era for Kelly’s: The North Shore staple is rebranding and franchising outside of Mass.

The 71-year-old roast beef and seafood business is starting to franchise for the first time in its history, based on the belief that it can compete with the most well-known food chains in the country.

Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? An international fight over the answer has turned personal.

For some, the story of the debate over Captain Cook’s Endeavour was not Rhode Island versus Australia — it was archaeologist D.K. Abbass versus the world. And it’s been that way for years.

Opinion

US Attorney Rachael Rollins watches as Acting Boston Police Commissioner Gregory Long speaks to reporters about the Patriot Front march.

‘If this were a Black Lives Matter protest, would the response have been different?’

Not knowing about the Patriot Front march in Boston ahead of time is a failure of law enforcement intelligence. Not responding afterward is another kind of failure.

Roberta Kaplan and Yotam Barkai

The Patriot Front march in Boston is a wake-up call to America

Countering America’s top homeland security threat

Driving — and dying — while Black

IDEAS | TOM SHEEHAN

A once-in-a-lifetime catch of the day

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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Senator Bernie Sanders endorses in Vermont’s Democratic primary

Senator Bernie Sanders waded into his home state’s at-large congressional race on Wednesday, announcing he will endorse Vermont state Senator Becca Balint, who he described as a progressive willing to challenge the status quo.

Legendary show bear at New Hampshire theme park dies

“In his 19 seasons as a show bear, Pemi entertained millions of people,” the statement read. “He was never happier than when he had an audience — large or small.”

Somerville first responders praised for delivering baby

Somerville Police and Fire Departments were cited this week for coming to the rescue of a Walpole woman who gave birth to a baby girl on the side of the road last month.

Jenny Slate on why ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ is making people cry
The actress and comedian, who voices the tiny googly-eyed shell, and director Dean Fleischer-Camp talk about creating Marcel’s world for their feature film, out this weekend.

Movie review: 'Marcel' gets its '60 Minutes' of fame

Classical critic A.Z. Madonna’s tips to make the most of your Tanglewood experience
Bring a sandwich, leave room for ice cream, wander the grounds, and beware of wet grass — nothing ruins a picturesque picnic like surprise soggy pants.

Tanglewood is back in a big way

R.I. state Senator Tiara Mack faces criticism for twerking on TikTok

A silly moment on the Fourth of July spiraled into a viral event that painted the progressive politician in a negative light among her critics, but garnered plenty of support from her fans.

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Demonstrators protesting the killing of Jayland Walker marched in Akron, Ohio, on Sunday.

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Brutality and then some. We just don’t learn or tire of violence.

From the mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., to the video of Jayland Walker's killing to white supremacists marching in Boston, our country celebrated its birthday in the most American of traditions: violence.

Hulking Government Center Garage in downtown Boston to come down this summer
Congress Street beneath the garage will be closed through Labor Day to allow for demolition work that will make way for a large redevelopment.

With a large number of college presidents stepping down, vacancies may open door for more diverse leaders
Only about one-third of college presidencies in Massachusetts are held by women, and 25 percent are people of color.

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‘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.

Tell us: What would your MBTA protest sign say?

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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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event on June 11, 2022, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.

Countering America’s top homeland security threat

"As far as we could see . . . the beach was littered with quahogs and sea clams, all sizes, tossed like stars, fragments of an inordinate explosion."

IDEAS | TOM SHEEHAN

A once-in-a-lifetime catch of the day

From left: US Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.

It’s the ill-gotten seats that make this Supreme Court illegitimate

Robert D. Putnam

On abortion and gun control, it’s the politicians who are polarized

A patient with a pulse oximeter in San Antonio in 2020. Britain's health secretary has been reviewing whether medical devices have perpetuated racial and gender biases.

IDEAS | SIMAR BAJAJ

A blood-oxygen detector without racial bias

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

First Literacy of Boston names new board chairman

Jim Nolan, a managing director Citi Securities Services, took over as chairman of First Literacy's board of directors on July 1. He succeeds Jeff Beale, a retired executive at Eaton Vance, nonprofit announced Wednesday.

Unmasking hate after an ugly appearance in Boston

The fascists who marched through Boston on Saturday don’t want you to know who they are.

Rhode Island crime news: June 2022

Regular updates from police and the Rhode Island courts.

High court justices seem wary of GOP effort to nix new law that expanded voting access

At stake: permanent “no-excuse” mail-in voting in Massachusetts.

Sports

Israel-Premier Tech team's Australian rider Simon Clarke (right) cycles in a breakaway to win the 5th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.

Simon Clarke wins crash-marred Stage 5, Wout Van Aert keeps Tour de France lead

American cyclist Neilson Powless just missed out on a podium finish but moved into second in the overall standings, 13 seconds behind Van Aert

Seekonk baseball coach Joe DeMelo underwent an emergency appendectomy one day before the Division 4 state final game against Manchester Essex on June 18. He was able to attend and coach the game.

High School Notebook

Seekonk baseball coach Joe DeMelo refused to let appendicitis keep him from state championship game

DeMelo’s troublesome appendix was just another hurdle in a season replete with them.

The Capitals did not provide a timetable for Nicklas Backstrom's expected return.

Nicklas Backstrom plans to play next season for the Capitals

Backstrom, 34, is recovering from hip resurfacing surgery, which he underwent in mid-June.

Devils name Milton native Kate Madigan as assistant GM, furthering trend

2022-23 Bruins schedule released: Season opens Oct. 12, Winter Classic set for Jan. 2

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Game 82: Rays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Business

Fed officials, spooked by data, fretted in June about inflation becoming entrenched

Policymakers expressed concern that stubbornly persistent price pressures posed a “significant risk” of becoming a more permanent feature of the economy if the central bank did not act decisively.

Amazon strikes a deal with Grubhub

Financial turmoil in the food-delivery industry is presenting new opportunities for Amazon.

Airbnb hosts navigate legal maze amid state abortion bans

Fewer job listings in May

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Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? A Rhode Island expert is fighting Australia over the answer.

I need help mentally moving on from an abusive ex

The Supreme Court’s latest decision on school prayer is supremely wrong

Blueberry Crumble With Oats and Tahini

Recipes: Three creative berry desserts for summer

metro

The Mass. State Police Academy in New Braintree.

State Police trainee injures leg when gun goes off

Care New England board eschews merger offers, votes to remain independent

Legendary show bear at New Hampshire theme park dies

sports

Rafael Nadal beat Taylor Fritz of the US, 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4), to keep alive his chances for a calendar-year Grand Slam.

Rafael Nadal wins fifth-set tiebreaker to advance to Wimbledon semifinals

Biden speaks with Brittney Griner’s wife, says he’s working to get her home

Former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield traded from Browns to Panthers

business

Care New England owns Women & Infants, Butler and Kent hospitals in Rhode Island.

Care New England board eschews merger offers, votes to remain independent

Pharmacists can prescribe Pfizer’s COVID pill under FDA order

Biden heading to Ohio to spotlight rule to rescue pensions

politics

FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions witnesses during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine an update on the ongoing Federal response to COVID-19, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sanders, the last challenger eliminated as President Joe Biden clinched the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is making his own Iowa trip this weekend to rally striking workers at construction and agriculture equipment plants. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Senator Bernie Sanders endorses in Vermont’s Democratic primary

Biden heading to Ohio to spotlight rule to rescue pensions

Who is running in Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district race?

Nation

President Biden greeted attendees after speaking about the economy at Max S. Hayes High School in Cleveland on Wednesday.

Biden highlights pension program during Ohio speech

Former White House counsel Cipollone to testify before Jan. 6 committee

1,115 confirmed cases and 18 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

On Tuesday, a man surveyed the damage to a relative's home after a Russian shelling attack in Sloviansk, in eastern Ukraine. More than 7.1 million people are estimated to be displaced inside Ukraine, posing a challenge that will loom long after the war, and roughly 5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled west across borders into the European Union, a migration through the continent unseen since World War II.

Ukraine’s herculean task: helping millions whose homes are in ruins or Russia’s hands

Europe calls gas and nuclear energy ‘green’

UN: 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021

opinion

People protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2022. On Thursday, the court limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, dealing a blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to address climate change.

The case for overhauling the Constitution

A blood-oxygen detector without racial bias

With Roe overturned, Congress must act on data privacy

lifestyle

"SPEAK: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be" by Tunde Oyeneyi

You don’t need to be a Peloton fan to get into Tunde Oyeneyin’s new book

9 Boston-area open mics to show off your talent

This duo is building a magic tradition in Beacon Hill

food & dining

Providence Firefighter Dan Rinaldi shows off his skills on PBS show ‘The Great American Recipe’ - Courtesy of PBS/VPM

Providence firefighter has no idea how he landed on new PBS reality cooking show, ‘The Great American Recipe’

Recipe: Dan Rinaldi’s Rhode Island-style fried calamari

Here are Rhode Island’s best restaurants for wine, says Wine Spectator

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

Natalie Blue, left, and Madelene Pario are co-owners of the Artful Life Counseling Center and Studio in Salem.

Why art therapy may work when other approaches don’t

At MassArt Art Museum, ‘Designing Motherhood’ explores the tools and trials of caregiving

Artists explore ‘Invisible Disabilities’ at Arthaus Art Gallery

Books

Guns, guns, guns in ‘The Tomorrow Game’

Ed Yong on reading for science and soul

Hateship, loveship, friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’

Movies

Jack Nicholson, with Mr. Turkel in a lobby card for the film 'The Shining', 1980.

Joe Turkel, the spectral bartender in ‘The Shining,’ dies at 94

In ‘Thor: Love and Thunder,’ it’s yammer of the gods

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

Television

Paul Walter Hauser (left) and Taron Egerton in Apple TV+'s “Black Bird."

In a chilling ‘Black Bird,’ a deal and a devil

A second — and final — season of ‘Your Honor’ is on the docket

What will the future hold for Hulu’s ‘Maggie’?

music

Maren Morris performs onstage at the 2022 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif., in April.

A baby boy, a new album, and a tour have put Maren Morris in her happy place

Jon Anderson is taking on ‘Close to the Edge’ with a band of teens? Yes indeed.

Tanglewood is back in a big way

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

Yard signs supporting Black Lives Matter and immigrants are displayed in front of a home on Lowell Avenue in Newton.

Newton City Council eases rules governing the display of election signs over free speech concerns

St. Mary of Carmen’s Italian-American Festival kicks off July 13 in Newton

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

Obituaries

Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo, at an event in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, in 2018.

Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC secretary-general, dies days shy of departure

Bill Squires, 89, went the distance as the Boston Marathon’s premier coach

Joe Turkel, the spectral bartender in ‘The Shining,’ dies at 94