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Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, assassinated while giving speech

The 67-year-old Abe was Japan’s longest-serving leader before stepping down for health reasons in 2020.

Fatal shooting of Japan's Abe stuns world leaders A timeline of Shinzo Abe’s career

Mass. lawmakers pledge a no-strings-attached $250 rebate to taxpayers — but not all of them

Some experts raised concerns about the plan, especially that it excludes the state's poorest residents.

For those at Mass. and Cass, a new order to stay away
Prosecutors are using court orders to try to disrupt the cycle of drug use and drug dealing.

In Vermont cyclist slaying, authorities look into suspect’s use of another person’s passport to flee murder charge

Kaitlin Armstrong used the passport of someone closely associated with her to fly to Costa Rica, where she hid for weeks from authorities who were pursuing her in connection with the May slaying in Texas of cyclist Moriah Wilson, officials said Thursday.

Facing pressure, Biden to sign order on abortion access
President Biden will take executive action Friday to protect access to abortion, according to three people familiar with the matter, as he faces mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject.

Maully Shah, Neil Bennett, and the rest of the rescue team carried Gary Cohen down Mount Monadnock on June 30.

When a Boston hiker took a treacherous fall on Mount Monadnock, a group of strangers sprang into action to help

In southwest New Hampshire, Mount Monadnock is said to be one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the world. But as the fraught rescue of Gary Cohen last week makes clear, even a well-trodden day hike can turn dangerous.

DEVRA FIRST AND CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

On the Mid Cape, sometimes the best activity is no activity at all
Welcome to the second installment of our Cape Cod adventure, in which we wanted to engage in activities (hello, Cape Cod Railroad), but we were also drawn to slothful mornings at the beach. How did we resolve this conundrum? Read on, friends.

Chris Sale is coming back — and paying for his time in Worcester: ‘I was an idiot’
Sale is likely to return to the Red Sox rotation on Tuesday, when Boston will be on the road facing Tampa Bay.

Peter Abraham: Red Sox may have ace Gerrit Cole’s number but they could be in for a long weekend against Yankees

Meet the 2022 Boston public school valedictorians.

Boston’s faces of excellence: Meet the 2022 public school valedictorians

Despite uncertainty and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, these students excelled during their years of high school.

Representative Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., spoke at a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 22, 2020.

Arizona congresswoman sparks confusion after seeming to say she would shoot her grandchildren to ‘protect’ them

In a widely circulated clip of her remarks expressing opposition to a gun safety bill, Representative Debbie Lesko, a Republican from Arizona, said she would go to any length necessary to defend her grandchildren, including “shooting them.”

The home dates to 1954 and features a front red-brick patio.

Home of the Week: A mid-century modern ranch to crow about

Andover property comes with three bedrooms, nearly three-quarters of an acre of grassy expanse, and a chicken coop.

Opinion

Construction vehicles used during repairs in a Blue Line tunnel on May 5. Top Baker administration officials were intimately involved in keeping details from the public about three derailments of a construction vehicle on that line in May.

Answers and accountability needed from Governor Baker during a summer of T discontent

Like it or not, Charlie Baker owns the MBTA until he officially leaves office.

Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

Georgia DA’s Trump investigation is making history

Brenda Cassellius

A roadmap to success for Boston Public Schools

IDEAS | SHAUN CAMMACK

I quit Twitter and discovered Wikipedia’s righteous, opinionated, utterly absorbing edit wars

Boris Johnson and the limits of democratic tolerance

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.

More recent stories

A plane flew 14 hours from Dubai to Brisbane with a hole in its side
Passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai to Brisbane were shocked to discover a gaping hole in the side of the plane after they disembarked in the Australian city.

Photos: Nantucket waterfront compound listed at record-setting $56 million
The 10-bedroom compound overlooking Nantucket Harbor spans 15,322 square feet on almost four acres. The Monomoy estate, known as "Beam Ends," hit the market on July 1 with a staggering $56 million price tag.

Larry Edelman

Employers deserve a break on the cost of waiving unemployment overpayments
Lawmakers should use federal stimulus money or the budget surplus to reimburse the employer-financed unemployment insurance trust fund.

White Warwick Senate candidate wore blackface in 2009, apologizes

Michael C. Carreiro says, “I made a mistake 13 years ago, and I’m owning it.” His District 29 primary opponent, Jennifer T. Rourke, who is Black, says, “This behavior should be disqualifying for anyone seeking positions of leadership.”

Boston researchers say they have found spike protein lingering in blood of long COVID patients

They researchers, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, said the findings bolster a theory that at least one cause of long COVID is the coronavirus persisting in a reservoir somewhere in the body even after a patient has recovered from a bout with COVID-19.

10 more monkeypox cases diagnosed in Massachusetts as state initiates vaccination program

The 10 new cases were diagnosed between June 30 and Wednesday after testing at the State Public Health Laboratory in Jamaica Plain, according to a weekly update on new infections from the Department of Public Health.

Recommended reads

L-R: James Caan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and John Cazale in "The Godfather."

Remembering the intensely physical, surprisingly versatile James Caan

Action defined his screen persona, but his work varied widely and he wasn’t afraid to share the spotlight.

10 memorable James Caan performances to stream James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

The summer’s busiest wedding vendor? It may be a horse named Lenny.
It’s a big change from an Amish farm for Lenny, who’s blowing up on the South Asian wedding circuit.

Amid school violence, frustrated law enforcement officials say Boston Public Schools leaving them in the dark
Schools are providing far less information to investigators voluntarily than in previous years because of a 2020 school policy meant to protect students’ privacy.

When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
State officials say the PFAS likely spread through ground water from the 240-acre composting facility, which has been accepting tens of thousands of tons of organic waste every year and selling it as loam, potting soil, and mulch.

Why are they called ‘forever chemicals,’ and other things to know about PFAS

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Culture & Lifestyle

A pre-pandemic poetry open mic at the Cantab Lounge.

9 Boston-area open mics to show off your talent

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

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

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

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

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Back to Boston

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

Boris Johnson is out of a job because — not for the first time — he appears to have been covering up dysfunctional behavior, either his own, or by one of his chums.

Game over for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony should be a reminder to young staffers, particularly those who work with or alongside the coup-inclined: Be ferocious note-keepers. Log every meeting, recount what was said, and store it all somewhere safe.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Advice for Washington’s young staffers

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?’

The 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front who were arrested after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear near an LGBTQ pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on June 11. Top row, from left, are Jared Boyce, Nathan Brenner, Colton Brown, Josiah Buster, Mishael Buster, Devin Center, Dylan Corio, and Winston Durham. Second row, from left, are Garret Garland, Branden Haney, Richard Jessop, James Julius Johnson, James Michael Johnson, Connor Moran, Kieran Morris and Lawrence Norman. Third row, from left, are Justin O'leary, Cameron Pruitt, Forrest Rankin, Thomas Rousseau, Conor Ryan, Spencer Simpson, Alexander Sisenstein and Derek Smith. Bottom row, from left, are Dakota Tabler, Steven Tucker, Wesley Van Horn, Mitchell Wagner, Nathaniel Whitfield, Graham Whitsom, and Robert Whitted.

Roberta Kaplan and Yotam Barkai

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

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

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

When a Boston hiker took a treacherous fall on Mount Monadnock, a group of strangers sprang into action to help

In southwest New Hampshire, Mount Monadnock is said to be one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the world. But as the fraught rescue of Gary Cohen last week makes clear, even a well-trodden day hike can turn dangerous.

COMMENTARY | LIZA BURKIN AND JOHN FLAHERTY

Rhode Island must wean itself off addiction to highway building

As the planet warms and seas rise, Providence Streets Coalition’s Liza Burkin and Grow Smart RI’s John Flaherty urge shift to enhancement of public transit, bike paths and pedestrian systems.

Boston’s faces of excellence: Meet the 2022 public school valedictorians

Despite uncertainty and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, these students excelled during their years of high school.

White Warwick Senate candidate wore blackface in 2009, apologizes

Michael C. Carreiro says, “I made a mistake 13 years ago, and I’m owning it.” His District 29 primary opponent, Jennifer T. Rourke, who is Black, says, “This behavior should be disqualifying for anyone seeking positions of leadership.”

Sports

The former president of the World Football Association, Joseph Blatter.

Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on Friday.

The Yankees' Josh Donaldson (right) celebrated his grand slam with Joey Gallo (13) and Jose Trevino.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Red Sox may have ace Gerrit Cole’s number but they could be in for a long weekend against Yankees

The Sox have lost three straight, seven of 10, and are 9-19 against teams in the division, getting outscored by 29 runs.

First baseman Franchy Cordero missed a pop fly, allowing a run to score in the fifth inning.

yankees 6, red sox 5

Red Sox hand Yankees a gift on misplayed popup by Franchy Cordero in series opener

New York also did damage in the third inning with Josh Donaldson belting a grand slam.

Matt Porter | On Hockey

Without a boost, Bruins could fall to the middle of the pack in the Atlantic Division

Raiders hire first Black woman NFL team president

Montreal takes Slovakian winger Juraj Slafkovsky with No. 1 pick in NHL draft

Business

Employers deserve a break on the cost of waiving unemployment overpayments

Lawmakers should use federal stimulus money or the budget surplus to reimburse the employer-financed unemployment insurance trust fund.

US jobless claims rise to 235k, most in nearly six months

More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, and although layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark and the most in almost six months.

Renters face fiercest competition in Florida and the Northeast

Who said good food can’t be found in a gas station?

magazine

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

A Boston Police vehicle passing through the parking lot at TechBoston Academy in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

Amid school violence, frustrated law enforcement officials say Boston Public Schools leaving them in the dark

2 more North Kingstown coaches were inappropriate with students, lawyer tells US attorney’s office

Mass. lawmakers pledge a no-strings-attached $250 rebate to taxpayers — but not all of them

sports

Can Nate Eovaldi (4-2, 3.16 ERA) pick up where he left off when he went on the injured list?

Nine thoughts on the Red Sox as they try to figure out their starting rotation

Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt says MLB should ‘stop testing’ for COVID-19

Tadej Pogacar wins sixth stage of Tour de France and takes yellow jersey

business

Who said good food can’t be found in a gas station?

Drugmaker AbbVie shielded profits from US taxes, Senate report says

No. 2 Theranos Executive Found Guilty of 12 Counts of Fraud

politics

President Joe Biden.

Facing pressure, Biden to sign order on abortion access

Biden to visit CIA as intelligence plays key role in Ukraine

Photos: Biles, Rapinoe among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Nation

Chalk written signs dedicated to the seven people killed in Monday's Fourth of July mass shooting are pictured on a sidewalk at a memorial site, July 7, in Highland Park, Ill.

Services planned Friday for 3 Highland Park parade victims

Boston researchers say they have found spike protein lingering in blood of long COVID patients

House committee calls CEOs of gun manufacturer to testify

World

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

UK leader hopefuls jostle as Johnson digs in for final weeks

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, assassinated while giving speech

A timeline of the career of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

opinion

Pro-abortion rights activists demonstrate near an anti-abortion rights group outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Religious freedom, but not for all

Game over for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Red flag laws save lives — but only if they’re used

lifestyle

This is the good kind of baggage.

Sorry, Marie Kondo types. I’m not chucking my stuff.

When is it time to kick your ex-spouse out of the house?

Photos: Nantucket waterfront compound listed at record-setting $56 million

food & dining

Who said good food can’t be found in a gas station?

A ‘Chopped’ champ (who also beat Bobby Flay) brings his baked goods to the Boston area

At the Israeli fast-casual Miznon in the Seaport, most of the menu goes into a pita pocket

travel

The sun sets behind the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port.

On the Mid Cape, sometimes the best activity is no activity at all

A plane flew 14 hours from Dubai to Brisbane with a hole in its side

On the road with New England activists

Arts

John Wilson's "Maquette for Eternal Presence" sits at the opening of “Touching Roots: Black Ancestral Legacies in the Americas,” part of the new installation "Stories Artists Tell" in the Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts.

‘Touching roots’ and connecting cultural histories at the MFA

Patrick Kelly’s radical ‘Runway of Love’ at Peabody Essex Museum

‘On the Edge’: A lively West Coast collection lands in Watertown

Books

In a post-Trump world, can writing cure our politics?

Survival stories in ‘Dirtbag, Massachusetts’

A young woman brings light to her family, in 1930s Denver

Movies

L-R: James Caan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and John Cazale in "The Godfather."

Remembering the intensely physical, surprisingly versatile James Caan

10 memorable James Caan performances to stream

Louis C.K. made a Boston movie set in Maine — who’s it for?

Television

In "Loot," Maya Rudolph plays a billionaire who decides to live a 9-to-5 life in the office of a charitable foundation.

These workplace comedies get the job done

Several reasons to connect with ‘Uncoupled’

James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

music

Nani Agbeli (left) led a Ghanaian drumming performance for Bang on a Can's summer music festival at Mass MoCA in 2018.

At Bang on a Can’s summer festival, musical explorations are instrumental

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

Would Jon Anderson dare to perform ‘Close to the Edge’ with just a band of teens? Yes!

Theater/Dance

From left: Marcel Spears, Nikki Crawford, and Billy Eugene Jones in James Ijames's “Fat Ham” at the Public Theater in New York.

Seen and heard at the theater: distinct voices, fresh perspectives

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

globe local

Alphonse Millefoglie discusses the model his father built of his fishing vessel, the Maria & Al, to longtime Gloucester fishing family members John and Marie Testaverde during the opening of the Cape Ann Museum exhibit.

A port of call for Gloucester’s fishing memories

Should the state ban the use of fossil fuel systems in new commercial and residential construction?

A makeshift ramp is used to rescue ducklings

Obituaries

James Caan.

James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

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

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