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Parents with pools turn to survival swimming to keep kids safe — sometimes starting before they reach a year old

ISR itself isn’t new — it was founded by a psychologist in 1966. But in recent years, social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok have popularized its style of survival swimming.

‘Sopranos’ actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ dies

Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday.

Police search for Maine family reported missing after failing to return from camping trip
Jill Sidebotham, Nicholas Hansen, and their daughter, Lydia Hansen, were last seen by Sidebotham’s family on June 27, before they set out to go camping in the area of Phillips, Maine, according to police.

‘The fastest way to restore Roe is to pass a national law’: Biden signs order on abortion access

President Biden delivered impassioned remarks Friday condemning the “extreme” Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and pleading with Americans upset by the decision to “vote, vote, vote vote” in November.
Ruling clears Louisiana to enforce near-total abortion ban

Justice Kavanaugh leaves a D.C. restaurant after abortion rights protestors show up

Elon Musk says he’s terminating $44 billion Twitter buyout deal

Starting July 16, people in crisis will have a new number to call
YANKEES 12, RED SOX 5

Another fielding gaffe, more injuries as Red Sox outclassed by Yankees again

Five batters in, New York led, 4-0, at Fenway Park. And despite the Red Sox making a game of it, bringing the tying run to the plate in the sixth, they were bested by the best team in the majors for the second straight night.

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.

State officials will scale back the frequency of COVID data reporting to one day a week

Officials said they will scale back the number of days each week that they post COVID-19 data to the official dashboard from five days a week to just one — on Thursday.
1,850 confirmed cases and 19 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.
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ABDALLAH FAYYAD

On the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, State Department has no spine

If the Biden administration can’t stand up for one of its own citizens killed abroad, then what on earth is it willing to stand up for?
MARCELA GARCÍA

Nayib Bukele’s failed Bitcoin experiment in El Salvador
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

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U.S. News & World Report has unranked Columbia University from its 2022 edition of Best Colleges, saying in a statement that the Ivy League institution failed to substantiate certain 2021 data it previously submitted, including student-faculty ratios and class size.

Man arrested in Arlington for NH double homicide

Craig Keville, 33, formerly of Berlin, N.H., was arrested in Arlington Friday and charged with murder in the deaths of a man and woman in Gorham, N.H. last April, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office.

US appeals court upholds release of Trump financial records to House
A federal appeals court panel ruled Friday that House lawmakers can see years of former president Donald Trump's financial accounting records but narrowed the range of documents Trump must turn over in a long-running legal battle over his compliance with presidential ethics and disclosure laws.

Baker says he would sign Legislature’s no-strings $250 rebate to taxpayers. But he hopes to see way more relief.
“If this makes it to my desk, I would certainly sign it,” Governor Charlie Baker said Friday. “But I hope that it would be the start of a series of initiatives between now and the end of session, where we do some of this other stuff that I think would actually return resources to a lot of low-income folks.”

The US may be losing the fight against monkeypox, scientists say
The response in the United States has been sluggish and timid, reminiscent of the early days of the COVID pandemic, experts say, raising troubling questions about the nation’s preparedness for pandemic threats.

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We’re a long way from the good old days of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, and other thoughts
It's painful to watch Boston continue to shuffle interchangeable, faceless players through the outfield and bullpen — especially when facing a team that takes it seriously.

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Inflation fears eclipse recession fears as US job growth remains strong

Employers hired at a brisk pace in June, the Labor Department said Friday, and wages rose. The data leave the Federal Reserve little choice but to continue aggressively boosting interest rates in an effort to rein in inflation.

Is clean energy the solution to the economy’s woes, or is it to blame? Inside the battle to brand the moment.
Gas prices are soaring, inflation has hit unprecedented levels, and economists are warning of a recession. Climate groups and the oil industry have been fighting to control the narrative and how to fix these crises.

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.

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.

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A Beautiful Resistance

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‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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US attorney files action to return long missing medals to Springfield armory

Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins said Friday she has filed a civil forefeiture action to have 24 marksmanship medals dating to the 19th century returned to the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, where they have been missing since the 1990s.

Police search for Maine family reported missing after failing to return from camping trip

Jill Sidebotham, Nicholas Hansen, and their daughter, Lydia Hansen, were last seen by Sidebotham’s family on June 27, before they set out to go camping in the area of Phillips, Maine, according to police.

Federal court rules fisheries officials didn’t do enough to protect right whales from lobster gear

A judge ruled Friday that NOAA Fisheries had violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act when it issued a May 2021 biological opinion and a September 2021 final rule because officials had not done enough to reduce the lobster fishery’s threat to right whales, the plaintiffs in the suit said in a statement.

Parents with pools turn to survival swimming to keep kids safe — sometimes starting before they reach a year old

ISR itself isn’t new — it was founded by a psychologist in 1966. But in recent years, social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok have popularized its style of survival swimming.

Sports

YANKEES 12, RED SOX 5

Another fielding gaffe, more injuries as Red Sox outclassed by Yankees again

Five batters in, New York led, 4-0, at Fenway Park. And despite the Red Sox making a game of it, bringing the tying run to the plate in the sixth, they were bested by the best team in the majors for the second straight night.
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Rafael Devers, Connor Seabold leave Friday’s Red Sox game with injuries

Seabold was recalled Friday from Worcester to take the place of Michael Wacha, who was placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Devers, meanwhile, missed two games earlier in the week with back and hamstring tightness.
Golf

Cameron Tringale holds steady against wind, leads Scottish Open by three

Tringale finished with three pars and leads Gary Woodland and Doug Ghim.
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Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stage 7 to extend lead to 35 seconds
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Rafael Devers wins second straight All-Star start in fan vote

Business

Incomplete grade? Columbia loses ranking over dubious data

U.S. News & World Report has unranked Columbia University from its 2022 edition of Best Colleges, saying in a statement that the Ivy League institution failed to substantiate certain 2021 data it previously submitted, including student-faculty ratios and class size.

Elon Musk says he’s terminating $44 billion Twitter buyout deal

The Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter’s board saying he is terminating the acquisition.

Senator Elizabeth Warren backs SEC’s tougher SPAC plan to curb ‘scams and fraud’
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What you need to know about North Kingstown High School Coach Aaron Thomas and the ‘fat test’ issue

Starting July 16, people in crisis will have a new number to call

Baker says he would sign Legislature’s no-strings $250 rebate to taxpayers. But he hopes to see way more relief.

sports

Goaltender carousel continues spinning on Day 2 of NHL Draft

LA quartet, Blue Jays pair earn starting spots for Dodger Stadium All-Star Game

Blazers, Damian Lillard agree to $122 million extension

business

US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience

Employers deserve a break on the cost of waiving unemployment overpayments

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

politics

UN says Ukraine bears share of blame for nursing home attack

‘The fastest way to restore Roe is to pass a national law’: Biden signs order on abortion access

Justice Kavanaugh leaves a D.C. restaurant after abortion rights protestors show up

Nation

Alleged Oath Keeper accused of bringing explosives to D.C. on Jan. 6

US appeals court upholds release of Trump financial records to House

The US may be losing the fight against monkeypox, scientists say

World

Ukrainian official warns of ‘catastrophe’ in captured city

Assassination shocks a nearly gun-free Japan

Killings of women at Mideast universities provoke outrage and worry

opinion

Boris Johnson and the limits of democratic tolerance

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

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

lifestyle

They talk for hours a day, but he has a girlfriend

WCVB names Cindy Fitzgibbon the station’s new chief meteorologist after the retirement of Harvey Leonard

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

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

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

‘Touching roots’ and connecting cultural histories at the MFA

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

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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

Sony’s ‘Madame Web’ to begin filming in Boston next week

Remembering the intensely physical, surprisingly versatile James Caan

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Television

HBO cancels ‘Gentleman Jack’

WCVB names Cindy Fitzgibbon the station’s new chief meteorologist after the retirement of Harvey Leonard

These workplace comedies get the job done

music

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

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Theater/Dance

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Obituaries

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, dies at 67

Larry Storch, zany Corporal Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop,’ dies at 99

Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79