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‘Are you guys going to shoot me?’ Police encounters with mentally ill people increasingly turn deadly

A Globe review shows that most people shot by police in Massachusetts are suicidal, mentally ill, or having a breakdown.

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

President Biden signed legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, just two days before the US Treasury warned that the country would struggle to pay its bills.
How a Boston court case could help prevent another debt limit crisis Biden’s debt deal strategy: Win in the fine print

Man identified as person of interest in two deaths in Franklin, N.H. found dead, officials say

the death of Jamie Bell, 42, is not considered to be suspicious. He was found dead after a massive search for him was conducted Saturday afternoon, according to the New Hampshire attorney general's office.

ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners.
Some economists predict the technology could replace hundreds of millions of jobs, in a cataclysmic reorganization of the workforce mirroring the industrial revolution.

DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ rally in Iowa
Eight Republican presidential hopefuls are in Iowa on Saturday to attend a political event hosted by US Senator Joni Ernst.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

The Heat’s Udonis Haslem is speaking up for Florida and Floridians in opposition to Governor Ron DeSantis’s opinions
Game 1: Red Sox 8, Rays 5

Red Sox score a six-run sixth inning to rally past Rays in Game 1 of day/night doubleheader

Independent pediatric practices are struggling to survive

Serving the health of children has never been more vital — as patients require increasingly complex care. And many practices, particularly those caring for high numbers of patients on Medicaid, say they cannot sustain the work.

Biotechs face headwinds as the industry’s annual bash returns to Boston
As more than 15,000 executives, investors, and promoters from around the world arrive at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, industry leaders are bracing for multiple challenges even as they trumpet their triumphs.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
During Pride Month, there is liberation and repression everywhere in America
Our kids are growing up with gay Disney characters and an acceptance that love is love, and who you are is who you are. And yet. This is also a country currently gripped by a horrific wave of anti-LGBTQ hate.

Trans Resistance MA holds march and festival in Boston

Marchers gathered Saturday in Boston to show support for transgender people with a parade that originated in 2020 as an inclusive alternative to more established LGBTQ+ events — and comes in a year when the transgender community has increasingly come under attack across the nation from conservatives.

‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down
A state investigation found nearly 17,800 square feet of mangroves were destroyed. Mota, who is listed as the “contractor/agent” in the state’s report, denies involvement.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Josh McDaniels and the Raiders are putting on a good face, but Jimmy Garoppolo’s foot injury is a disaster

The bottom line is if the Raiders don’t like what they see with Garoppolo’s foot during preseason, they can flunk his physical and release him with no penalty.

Elite divers complete first rounds of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Seaport

The divers, twelve men and twelve women, leaped from platforms off the Institute of Contemporary Art, performing intricate flips and turns for a panel of judges.

Investigators determine lightning strike sparked fire that destroyed historic Spencer church Friday

Spencer Fire Chief Robert Parsons said that multiple witnesses reported the church was struck by lightning.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Mass. owes feds $2.5 billion. Who’s going to pay?

The state wrongly used federal funds for jobless benefits during the pandemic, and now it needs to repay them.
LETTERS

Can MCAS be improved? Curbed? Learned from? All of the above?
IDEAS | ULBE BOSMA

The sugar baron of Boston
Heather Furnas

Trying to close the gender pay gap — 60 years after the Equal Pay Act
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts gets a chance to kick ‘equity theft’ to the curb

More recent News

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters
Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday.

‘I have a lot of regret,’ Charlestown bank robber says of 1990s carjacking, slaying of two security guards

Anthony Shea’s life sentence was slashed to 35 years.

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say
The son of former Boston Red Sox first baseman George Scott allegedly killed his 8-year-old son, Dante Hazard, in their New Bedford home on Friday before taking his own life, authorities said.

Saundra Lane, visionary benefactor of MFA’s photography collection, dies at 84
"I felt like we were educators," Mrs. Lane, a former schoolteacher, said of the art donations she and her late husband made.

Brother, sister intentionally set fire to occupied Brockton home, jury finds

Sentencing for the two siblings, who had previously lived in the home, is schedule for June 22.

What the latest investigations into Catholic Church sex abuse mean

“People talk about this being about sex, or a more academic analysis describes it as being about power,” said Terence McKiernan, the president of BishopAccountability.org, an advocacy group. “But it’s also about information.”

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.
Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR
Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

Recommended reads

red sox

Chaim Bloom may be (relatively) new to Boston, but his family roots run deep

His family history is interwoven with the fabric of 20th century Boston, even if he is not a native.

Healey said error was ‘avoidable’ after state wrongly used $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims
"Why it happened, I’m not sure, and we’ll try to get to the bottom of that,” Healey said in an interview Friday.

‘This is Boston’s big challenge’: A new plan to defend downtown against sea-level rise
A long-awaited resiliency plan for Boston’s Wharf District outlines $1.2 billion worth of upgrades to protect the waterfront from flooding.

The best new books for summer 2023
Some of our favorite critics offer suggestions for the latest (and up-and-coming!) titles to transport you, whether you’re basking at the beach or hanging in the hammock.

Culture & Lifestyle

The stage is theirs: At a majority of Boston-area theaters, women leaders have taken charge

WJIB’s Bob Bittner was always an easy listen

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

15 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston and beyond

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

Biden bests Republicans yet again with debt ceiling deal
IDEAS | TYLER HARPER

I am the wrong kind of Black professor
Sian Beilock and Phil Hanlon

Speaking up on campus doesn’t mean shouting down others
RENÉE LOTH

Somerville shows how to be civically engaged
JEFF JACOBY

AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.

IDEAS

Calling teen writers! Globe Ideas wants to give you a megaphone.

Metro

Trans Resistance MA holds march and festival in Boston

More than than a dozen Republican-led states have passed anti-trans legislation in recent months,

Man identified as person of interest in two deaths in Franklin, N.H. found dead, officials say

Jamie Bell, 42, was found dead after a massive search for him was conducted Saturday afternoon, according to the New Hampshire attorney general's office.

Saundra Lane, visionary benefactor of MFA’s photography collection, dies at 84

"I felt like we were educators," Mrs. Lane, a former schoolteacher, said of the art donations she and her late husband made.
RI POLITICS

Advocates criticize Ruggerio over casino smoking comments

“No one should be forced to breathe secondhand smoke while on the job, period,” CEASE Rhode Island co-leader Vanessa Baker said. “For the Senate president to blame casino workers for ‘agreeing’ to this job is a slap in the face to the hundreds of workers who are the backbone of the casino industry.”

Sports

Gary Washburn | On basketball

The Heat’s Udonis Haslem is speaking up for Florida and Floridians in opposition to Governor Ron DeSantis’s opinions

“When I started to realize what the hell was really going on out here,'' Haslem said, "I had to tap in and re-teach myself about a lot of stuff that I was taught."
Revolution 0, New York City FC 0

Revolution and New York City FC play to a scoreless draw

New England are winless in their last six games (0-3-3).
Game 1: Red Sox 8, Rays 5

Red Sox score a six-run sixth inning to rally past Rays in Game 1 of day/night doubleheader

Justin Turner provided the big hit in the sixth, a three-run double, and the offense offset a short start by Garrett Whitlock and shaky defense early that had helped Tampa Bay get out in front.
French Open

American Coco Gauff rallies to beat 16-year-old sensation Mirra Andreeva at French Open
Manchester City 2, Manchester United 1

Manchester City beats Manchester United 2-1 in FA Cup final to complete second leg of treble bid
Red Sox

Red Sox, Rob Refsnyder agree to one-year contract extension

Business

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

President Biden signed legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, just two days before the US Treasury warned that the country would struggle to pay its bills.

Biotechs face headwinds as the industry’s annual bash returns to Boston

As more than 15,000 executives, investors, and promoters from around the world arrive at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, industry leaders are bracing for multiple challenges even as they trumpet their triumphs.

Tragedy that left 5 dead or missing puts spotlight on safety in Alaska charter fishing industry

ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners.
magazine
Globe Magazine

I went searching for a relative who escaped the Holocaust. I found a secret some want to forget.
Globe Magazine

What it’s like to dive in the New England Aquarium’s giant tank (watch out for Thomas the eel)
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’
CONNECTIONS

On Cape Cod, I’ll always try to stay in my summer landlord’s good graces

metro

Independent pediatric practices are struggling to survive

‘Are you guys going to shoot me?’ Police encounters with mentally ill people increasingly turn deadly

During Pride Month, there is liberation and repression everywhere in America

sports

Games 57 and 58: Red Sox announce multiple moves ahead of day-night doubleheader

Bob Halloran ready to trade talking sports for teaching golf in retirement

Don’t worry, AI will fix everything that’s wrong with sports

business

Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism

In R.I. House budget package, what to know about housing and development

Three ‘forever chemicals’ makers settle public water lawsuits

politics

DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ rally in Iowa

Trump lawyer’s notes could be a key in the classified documents inquiry

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

Nation

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

Tragedy that left 5 dead or missing puts spotlight on safety in Alaska charter fishing industry

Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’

World

3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation’s worst rail disasters

India’s worst rail disaster in decades convulses country dependent on trains

opinion

Pigs will be kept in larger crates but their suffering will persist

Biden bests Republicans yet again with debt ceiling deal

Welcome to Florida

lifestyle

Mainers can’t get enough of retro flag, which will now appear on license plates

What am I missing with these breakups?

I’m stuck in my grief

food & dining

Support local farmers in R.I. and head to one of these summer markets

A pint with your pug? Dog-friendly dining and drinking starts in Boston

Here’s where you can get a free doughnut in Mass. for National Doughnut Day

travel

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

In Becket, the Dream Away Lodge is ‘somewhere between a living museum or a living work of art, and a church’

More travelers are taking the train — to save the planet

Arts

Paintings that are all about touch

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Books

The best new books for summer 2023

Kaija Langley, author of verse novel ‘The Order of Things,’ has built a writing career in the margins of a busy life

Children’s book contemplates animals and eternity; Boston Public Library presents special exhibit for Pride Month; program encourages students to write to their favorite authors

Movies

Danson and Steenburgen to receive lifetime achievement award from Trinity Rep

Hang on to your fedoras. ‘Noir City: Boston’ is headed to the Brattle Theatre

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

Television

In the works: ‘Constant Gardener’ miniseries, ‘Night Manager’ season 2

‘Somebody Somewhere’ earns third season on HBO

In conclusion, ‘Barry’ lacked resonance almost until the end

music

Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Crossing the Deep’ troubles the waters of early music

With her upcoming tour, Rina Sawayama is reclaiming creative control of her story

Zelda soundtrack as legendary as the game itself

Theater/Dance

In Arlekin’s ‘The Gaaga,’ a Ukrainian playwright puts Vladimir Putin on trial

The stage is theirs: At a majority of Boston-area theaters, women leaders have taken charge

In Lyric Stage’s ‘Rooted,’ a tree grows on Clarendon Street

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Saundra Lane, visionary benefactor of MFA’s photography collection, dies at 84

Kaija Saariaho, pathbreaking composer of singular colors, is dead at 70

Cynthia Weil, Grammy-winning lyricist who teamed husband Barry Mann, dead at 82