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Trump’s inaction on Jan. 6 comes under scrutiny

‘I don’t want to say the election is over,’ Trump says in video outtake of speech day after attack

The House Jan. 6 committee is aiming to show that Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen election fueled the grisly US Capitol attack, which he did nothing to stop but instead “gleefully” watched on television at the White House.
Committee reveals text messages between former Trump campaign officials in aftermath of riot
James Pindell | Analysis

Five takeaways from the second prime time Jan. 6 committee hearing

One of the deeper points the committee tried to make was that Trump violated his oath of office to uphold the US Constitution and he should be held criminally liable.
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Orange Line train catches fire on bridge. Chaos ensues. It’s the latest T nightmare.
Governor Charlie Baker called the train fire on the bridge a “colossal failure” — the latest in a year that has seen many. Since two Green Line trains crashed on July 30, 2021, sending 27 people to the hospital, T riders have had to endure a growing procession of safety woes.

Watch: Smoke pours from stopped Orange Line train A list of major safety incidents involving the MBTA in the last year ‘It was like a scene out of a nightmare’ - passenger recalls train fire on Orange Line

The MBTA tweeted in reaction to the fire, and people responded with annoyance and outrage

10,250 confirmed cases and 42 deaths in a week. 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.
Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Lee Zeldin, GOP nominee for New York governor, assaulted at rally

US Representative Lee Zeldin was giving a speech when a man climbed onstage and appeared to begin wrestling with the congressman, said Katie Vincentz, a spokesperson for Zeldin’s campaign.

Dartmouth College chooses first female president

Sian Leah Beilock, a cognitive scientist who is currently the president of Barnard College in New York City, will assume the presidency on July 1, 2023.
Alex Speier I Minor details

Is there such a thing as having too many shortstops in one minor league system?

Those who start as shortstops usually have the best all-around defensive skill sets skillsets and the most athleticism.
Hall of Fame 2022: David Ortiz induction

Parallels between TV interview about UK’s record heat and scene from ‘Don’t Look Up’ strike nerve

A clip comparing the segment on Britain’s record-breaking heat with a frantic scene from the film — a metaphor for ignoring the climate crisis — went viral.
Opinion
Cornelia Griggs

Drowning can happen in an instant

In retrospect, Sipho would have stayed no more than an arm’s length from Biko’s side in the water that afternoon.
EDITORIAL

Put the brakes on the prison moratorium
RENÉE GRAHAM

R is for racism
IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Disobey orders, save lives
JEFF JACOBY

What Harvard means by ‘diversity’
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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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data once per week. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate percentage. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

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Mayor Wu extends Boston heat emergency

Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday extended the heat emergency in Boston through Sunday, with temperatures expected to remain in the mid-to-high 90s over the weekend, her office said.
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R.I. Democratic congressional candidates try to set themselves apart at forum
Six candidates weigh in on abortion rights, climate change, and the economy during a Zoom forum Thursday night hosted by the Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus.

Strong thunderstorms roll through Mass., triggering tornado warnings

National Weather Service forecasters issued warnings of severe thunderstorms and tornados for areas in Vermont and New Hampshire Thursday afternoon.

Witness says pizza shop employee delivered the first blow in Mass. and Cass fight where her client was stabbed
The news reports sounded alarms — pizza shop employee attacked at Mass. and Cass. But like much of anything related to the area where the homeless are known to congregate, the issue is far more complicated.

30 more diagnosed with monkeypox in past week, as vaccination efforts expand
The 30 cases announced Thursday were diagnosed between July 14 and Wednesday, according to a weekly update on new infections from the Department of Public Health.

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When Newman met Woodward
The careers and marriage of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward are the subject of the HBO Max series "The Last Movie Stars."

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‘They’ve taken down the mask’: A new generation of abortion bans make no exception for rape

The proliferation of bans runs counter to overwhelming public support for such exceptions, which poses a political risk for the Republicans who are defending them, especially as extreme cases draw attention to the consequences of these laws.

BA.5 variant will keep Massachusetts at a COVID-19 plateau through the summer, experts predict
Health practitioners and scientists are unified in predicting there will be no summer lull in the COVID-19 outbreak and that the virus will likely continue to simmer in the population.

A ‘2A sanctuary town’ in Rhode Island declares it won’t comply with new gun law
The president of the town council in Burrillville, R.I., says he’ll “never” give up his high-capacity magazines -- even if the law requires him to do so. “The town will not allocate funds to confiscate or seize any gun magazines,” he told the Globe. “We control the police budget.”

Raymond Champagne, who served 41 years for wrongful conviction, died 30 months after winning freedom
“It just seems so unfair,” said his wife, Mary “Molly” Baldwin. “Since he got out, he actually had a really full 30 months. It’s not fair it wasn’t longer.”

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The Sondheim bandwagon is getting very, very crowded

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Computer chips are vital to national security. US needs to make more of them on American soil.
Kevin Outterson and Henry Skinner

Antibiotic-resistant infections could dwarf the COVID-19 pandemic
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A way forward on the climate crisis and energy insecurity
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Time to bring Brittney Griner home
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On turning 60
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R.I. Democratic congressional candidates try to set themselves apart at forum

Six candidates weigh in on abortion rights, climate change, and the economy during a Zoom forum Thursday night hosted by the Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus.
Jan. 6 hearings: The latest

‘I don’t want to say the election is over,’ Trump says in video outtake of speech day after attack

The Jan. 6 committee is holding multiple public hearings on the Capitol attack. Follow along for the latest news, updates, and analyses.

Mass. House swiftly passes changes to firearms law, aiming to protect state’s strict gun control regime after Supreme Court decision

The proposal immediately drew criticism. Police questioned the need to require gun license renewals more often, and gun rights advocates predicted the legislative effort would fail to stave off litigation.

Orange Line train catches fire on bridge. Chaos ensues. It’s the latest T nightmare.

Governor Charlie Baker called the train fire on the bridge a “colossal failure” — the latest in a year that has seen many. Since two Green Line trains crashed on July 30, 2021, sending 27 people to the hospital, T riders have had to endure a growing procession of safety woes.

Sports

World track and field championships notebook

Noah Lyles sets American record as US men sweep 200-meter race at world track championships

Lyles finished in 19.31 seconds, the third-fastest time ever, to lead America’s second sprint sweep at the world championships.
NFL

Browns to sign QB Josh Rosen as team awaits Deshaun Watson ruling

Rosen, 25, worked out this week along with A.J. McCarron as the Browns make contingency plans in case Watson is suspended by the NFL.
Uvalde

Touched by Uvalde, Bo Jackson, a true superstar, donated to pay for funerals

Jackson revealed he was one of the previously anonymous donors who covered costs for families after one of the deadliest classroom shootings in US history.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Toronto rolling out aces; Sox will start Eovaldi, Crawford in upcoming series
RED SOX

What to watch for as the Red Sox emerge from All-Star break
Golf

New clubs, no problem for Glen Day at Senior British Open

Business

MASCO is now the Longwood Collective

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

European Central Bank raises rates for first time in 11 years

Consumer prices in the countries that use the euro are soaring at their fastest rate in generations, reaching 8.6 percent in June from a year earlier, driven by rising energy and food prices.

WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency

Report: Homes deemed unaffordable in most US counties
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Can poetry possibly matter in a time like this? Harvard’s Tracy K. Smith knows the answer.
PERSPECTIVE

Are you a helicopter dog parent? Then you should read this.
COOKING

Recipes: Tuna packed in olive oil makes an easy, satisfying supper
LOVE LETTERS

I’m in a sports league with an ex. He won’t even acknowledge me.

metro

In Burrillville, muted defiance and reluctant acceptance of new R.I. gun laws

Past updates from the Jan. 6 committee hearings on the Capitol insurrection

30 more diagnosed with monkeypox in past week, as vaccination efforts expand

sports

Five Patriots, including RB James White, on active/physically-unable-to-perform list

House audit faults MIAA response to financial crisis

Charles Barkley reportedly talking with LIV Golf regarding broadcasting role

business

Philadelphia 76ers look to build $1.3 billion sports and entertainment arena

Americans filing jobless claims at highest level in 8 months

It’s hot, and the AC’s cranking. But utilities are confident in New England’s power grid.

politics

Jan. 6 panel presents evidence of Trump’s refusal to stop the riot

White House tries to make Biden’s COVID-19 a ‘teachable moment’

Trump spurned aides’ pleas to call off Capitol mob, Jan. 6 hearing shows

Nation

Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the US

2 police officers shot in western New York, hospitalized, authorities say

Trump: "I don’t want to say the election is over."

World

Caroline Kennedy says US needs to engage more in the Pacific

Russia defends veto of aid to northwest Syria for one year

Russia pounds major Ukrainian city after expanding war aims

opinion

Reproductive choice is at the core of being a female mammal

Confounding commas, prickly participles

About those deleted Secret Service texts

lifestyle

I can’t get a single emotion out of him

WBUR anchor Jack Lepiarz performs on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ cracks the whip on Simon Cowell

From ‘Madame Web’ to ‘Maestro’ — a look at the Hollywood productions filming in Massachusetts in 2022

food & dining

The Haven in Jamaica Plain gets bigger digs; Cambridge’s Season to Taste changes locations

Glou cocktail and wine bar offers a casual, playful vibe on Providence’s East Side

The best ice cream in Rhode Island? Try these 9 great spots

travel

Getting their toes wet on the Upper Cape

Airbnb host canceled, and now I have to pay $1,300 more

A blueberry festival in Maine, river fests in Vermont and New Hampshire, and stories for the road

Arts

An ‘alleged’ Faberge egg was found on a seized Russian yacht. If authenticated, it could be sold with proceeds going to Ukraine

‘Believing Is Bad for You’: At the Museum of Russian Icons, ‘Images of Atheism’

Painting, pattern, and place collide in Bob Dilworth’s tender portraits

Books

‘An Honest Living’: A modern noir

He reads poetry to his fiction students

Love and radio in ‘Honey and Spice’

Movies

The camera loves lava. So did they.

At the Coolidge, trying to survive a horror-movie marathon

Review: ‘Nope’ is deeply strange, and Jordan Peele knows exactly what he’s doing

Television

Welcome to the Beatles-verse

Honorees for 45th Kennedy Center gala announced

When Newman met Woodward

music

Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk Festival

Joy Oladokun on Hendrix, hip-hop, hard truths, and her return to Newport

The Linda Lindas just wanna have fun

Theater/Dance

Limón Dance finds a beautiful balance at Jacob’s Pillow

The Sondheim bandwagon is getting very, very crowded

Theatrely’s stage reviews, news, and TikToks speak Gen Z’s language

globe local

A manufactured home can be where the heart is

Should Massachusetts make Election Day a state holiday?

Paraselene, peignoir, and the mysterious power of words

Obituaries

Werner Reich, who learned magic in Auschwitz, dies at 94

Charles Johnson, former N.E. Patriots receiver, dead at 50

Robert F. Curl Jr., Nobel Prize recipient in chemistry, dies at 88