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Two brothers lived modestly and saved $6 million. They gave it all to GBH.

Anthony and Louis Maglione of Malden loved public television. Their posthumous donation is GBH’s biggest unrestricted gift ever.

ANALYSIS

Three ways the GOP showed they don’t care about candidates’ electability
In the 2020 presidential election, poll after poll showed that Democrats were focused on one thing: electability. This time around, it's taking something of a back seat on the Republican side.

In N.H., DeSantis needs a beachhead. Trump wants a tidal wave.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Representative Lauren Boebert attended a meeting on Capitol Hill in January.

After MTG calls Lauren Boebert ‘a little [expletive],’ long-simmering feud reaches boiling point

Representatives Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene were once seen as kindred spirits, sharing a divisive political style and intense opposition to Democrats. But over the past year, they have been locked in an increasingly public feud.

The problem with American politics? ‘We’re electing idiots,’ Liz Cheney says.

More Black and Latino homebuyers in Greater Boston, but racial homeownership gap remains stark
Roughly 4,900 Black households and 8,700 Latino households signed for home loans in 2021, both record-high shares of home-purchase mortgages issued statewide that year.

Town-by-town: The state of same-sex households in Mass.
According to data released last month by the US Census Bureau, 1.2 percent of the state’s 2.7 million households were same-sex couple households. That’s higher than the national average.

Joshua Croke (center), lead organizer for Queer AF and cofounder of trans-support organization Love Your Labels, talked to Gretta Prostak of Worcester at the Love Your Labels drag runway walk workshop, model search, and fashion show for LGBTQ+ young people at The White Room in Worcester.

A post-pandemic LGBTQ+ ‘renaissance’ in Worcester, driven by young people

Some say the city is seeing a groundswell of inclusive nightlife and arts programming, as young people help transform New England's second-largest city into what they hope will be a major destination for LGBTQ+ people.

Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible returned to land. See photos.

Twisted chunks of the 22-foot submersible came ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday.

Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, was unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday.

Vantage lays off employees weeks after announcing it was up for sale

Former employees said they were informed at a virtual meeting last week that a hoped-for sale of the travel company had not happened, at least not on the expected timetable.

Matthew Nilo indicted on new charges related to sexual assaults in North End

The 35-year-old is now accused of raping or sexually assaulting eight women between 2007 and 2008.

Drivers could face ‘multi-mile’ backups during Sumner Tunnel closure, officials warn
"If you normally drive into the city, especially from the North Shore, or take trips into Logan, you should expect to see additional traffic and congestion,” a top state transportation official said.

Patriots, former teammates mourn former QB Ryan Mallett after drowning death
Players like James White and Julian Edelman shared condolences for Mallett's family.

Newton man held without bail on one count of murder and other charges tied to triple homicide

Christopher L. Ferguson Jr., the man charged in connection with the slayings of three family members in their Newton home, was ordered held without bail on Tuesday.

Christopher Ferguson, arrested in Newton slayings, seemed to be struggling, neighbors say Footprints can be valuable evidence, expert says. The slayings in Newton are one example.

Smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires leave Detroit with some of the worst US air quality

Map: How bad is the US air quality right now?

How migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard came to call it home

Barnstable police arrest 16-yr-old boy in connection with two shooting incidents

Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in Lucasfilm's "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."

Odie Henderson Review | ★★1/2

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ raids the lost ark of nostalgia

Harrison Ford’s globetrotting hero is back with big Indy energy in the franchise’s fifth installment.

Simone Biles won bronze in the balance beam in 2021.

Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since Tokyo Olympics

Biles has been on hiatus since the summer of 2021, when she withdrew from a number of events.

It was hard not to love Marcus Smart in Boston, but it was time to let him go.

Marcus Smart was a beloved Celtic for good reason, but it was time for all parties to move on

Celebrating hustle is not a substitute for celebrating championships. To win Banner No. 18 in a smaller-than-it-appears championship window, it was time to subtract No. 36.

Live weather updates from Boston-area meteorologists

Here’s a look at the weather right now and what to expect, according to Boston-area meteorologists.

Opinion

A rendering of a proposal for the Shattuck Hospital campus from a coalition led by Boston Medical Center.

Supportive housing at Shattuck site in Franklin Park offers a practical alternative to Long Island

A solution to the woes at Mass and Cass is to build a therapeutic community in the city.

Of course Xi Jinping is a dictator

IDEAS | TEJAS KULKARNI

Working in AI freaked me out. But I found peace on the other side.

Wu, Boston councilors wage budget battle over vision for the city

Hunter Biden does not belong at a White House state dinner

Pride Month

“Limited edition Black,” 2023, Boston, by Golden & February Spikener for “REPRISE.”

Golden age: Poet-photographer flips the script at the MFA

In the “Slumber Party” episode of "Drag Me to Dinner," queens Kim Chi (left) and Naomi Smalls (right) battle Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall. Neil Patrick Harris, Bianca Del Rio, Haneefah Wood, and David Burtka star; Murray Hill hosts.

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Marchers gathered for the start of the Boston Pride parade.

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Newport Pride founders Sean O'Connor, left, and Daniel Cano Restrepo, right, in front of the recently opened Newport Pride Center on Spring Street in Newport.

Cultivating community: Newport Pride founders open city’s first Pride Center

More recent News

AI might help unleash the next pandemic, MIT study says
A group of students used freely accessible “large language model” programs like ChatGPT to get guidance on how to create a deadly pathogen.

Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm
Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s, was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking, authorities said Tuesday.

Here’s what to expect at the NAACP convention in Boston, the first in four decades
The event gives Boston a chance to change its reputation as a “racist city,” Boston NAACP President Tanisha Sullivan said at a press conference Tuesday.

Biden is eager to run on the economy — ‘Bidenomics’ — but voters have their doubts

In a Chicago speech on Wednesday, President Biden will begin a new effort to actively convince a worried public that the US economy is not heading for recession but actually thriving because of his leadership.

Suspect, 44, arrested in slaying of Roxbury man

Boston police on Tuesday night arrested a 44-year-old Dorchester resident for allegedly shooting a father of two to death in Roxbury in April, authorities said.

For sale: The Riffraff bookstore and bar, and everything in it, even the books. Asking price: $250k.

The owner moved to Switzerland, and found it “increasingly difficult” to run the beloved Providence bookstore and bar while living “six times zones and an ocean away.”

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

Recommended reads

Merlin Elsí (left) and Rafael Yas (right) talk while waiting for their orders at Mi Pueblito, an authentic Mexican restaurant in East Boston.

Eight Boston-area restaurants that will transport you to a whole different place

Craving a taste of worldly flavors but don’t have the time or money to travel this summer? We've got some ideas.

In Philadelphia, a vision for the future of R.I.’s Cranston Street Armory
The developer of the Bok Building in South Philadelphia offered a plan to transform the massive, unoccupied armory and revitalize the Providence neighborhood around it. Now those plans are in limbo -- and developer says the ball is in Governor McKee’s court.

Encore casino pushing its luck on union contract as strike deadline looms
Wynn Resorts and unions are set to return to the negotiating table Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to come up with a deal.

When working remotely means from the deck of a boat
People with more freedom to work remotely since the pandemic are getting creative about where they do their jobs. For a few anyway, the modern-day office just might be afloat.

Culture & Lifestyle

Rock Hudson (left) and Lee Garlington, Puerto Vallarta, 1963.

‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ is out, proud, and unapologetic

Kyera Singleton reads from Frederick Douglass's famous Fourth of July speech at the 2022 recitation in Somerville.

Somerville Museum to put community at center of live reading of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech

From left: Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliot, and Jeremy Allen White in season two of "The Bear."

If you must binge TV shows, binge responsibly

Meshell Ndegeocello performed the entirety of her album "Plantation Lullabies" at WasFest Friday night at the Shubert Theatre.

Meshell Ndegeocello, Robert Glasper get WasFest off to a spectacular start

Special Projects

Main marathon 10th anniversary gif

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

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

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

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, was comforted by her mother Ruby Freeman, right, at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. A Georgia state election board has cleared the pair of wrongdoing.

Two Georgia women, collateral damage of Trump’s election lies, are finally cleared of wrongdoing

The French research vessel L'Atalante during the search for the submersible Titan.

Titan submersible implosion: another safety lesson learned through tragedy

Like the rest of the state, the dramatic surge in housing prices on the Cape has been the result of a variety of factors, including a lack of supply and a fierce resistance to development. But there’s one additional culprit on the Cape: the proliferation of short-term rentals and the rise of companies like Airbnb.

The sharks threatening Cape Cod don’t have fins

Migrants swam next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation by Spanish NGO Open Arms at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 11, 2022.

Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Rachel Silver

Titan rescue efforts raise questions about whether migrants’ lives are also worth saving

An employee mopped a looted supermarket in Valencia, Carabobo State, in May 2017 following protests against President Nicolás Maduro, whose opponents blamed him for Venezuela's dire economic mess.

IDEAS | CARLOS VILLAMIZAR

Then as now, hunger in the streets of my Venezuela

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible returned to land. See photos.

Twisted chunks of the 22-foot submersible came ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday.

Drivers could face ‘multi-mile’ backups during Sumner Tunnel closure, officials warn

"If you normally drive into the city, especially from the North Shore, or take trips into Logan, you should expect to see additional traffic and congestion,” a top state transportation official said.

Healey appoints four to Mass. transportation board, including first from disability community

Governor Maura Healey appointed four new members to the Department of Transportation’s board of directors, including a member of the disability community — a first in the board’s history.

Real-life Forrest Gump: A Rhode Islander’s 3,000-mile run across the country

Not an elite runner, Timmy Zhou, 22, set out to run coast to coast, gaining a social media following and some running buddies along the way.

Sports

Cornerback Jack Jones, shown at his arraignment June 20, is facing an array of gun charges. HIs next court date is Aug. 18.

ben volin | on football

Jack Jones, Malik Cunningham and other leftover topics from Patriots minicamp

It’s hard to believe Jones would still be with the Patriots if he were a fringe player. But they are telling us with their silence that they really need him to start at outside cornerback.

Ryan Mallett (right) was drafted by the Patriots in 2011.

Patriots, former teammates mourn former QB Ryan Mallett after drowning death

Players like James White and Julian Edelman shared condolences for Mallett's family.

Simone Biles won bronze in the balance beam in 2021.

Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since Tokyo Olympics

Biles has been on hiatus since the summer of 2021, when she withdrew from a number of events.

Marlins at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 81: Marlins at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tuukka Rask talks Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci’s futures, Bruins’ centennial season

Real-life Forrest Gump: A Rhode Islander’s 3,000-mile run across the country

Business

More Black and Latino homebuyers in Greater Boston, but racial homeownership gap remains stark

Roughly 4,900 Black households and 8,700 Latino households signed for home loans in 2021, both record-high shares of home-purchase mortgages issued statewide that year.

Biden is eager to run on the economy — ‘Bidenomics’ — but voters have their doubts

In a Chicago speech on Wednesday, President Biden will begin a new effort to actively convince a worried public that the US economy is not heading for recession but actually thriving because of his leadership.

AI might help unleash the next pandemic, MIT study says

Two brothers lived modestly and saved $6 million. They gave it all to GBH.

magazine

Taiyaki Ice Cream cones from Taiyaki NYC.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 of the best ice cream treats to try this summer around Boston

Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut.

Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

Your Summer Beach Bag

My essential Boston summer playlist from the ‘70s to the ‘90s

Martin's Park opened in 2019 near Boston Children's Museum.

Seven of the best playgrounds around Boston, kid tested and expert approved

metro

From left, Venezuelan migrants Eliud Aguilar, Daniel Caro, and Deici Caro have lunch with Rachel Self, right, an immigration lawyer, at the home they are renting on Martha’s Vineyard earlier this month.

How migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard came to call it home

Which R.I. politician inspired a new financial disclosure law?

In Philadelphia, a vision for the future of R.I.’s Cranston Street Armory

sports

It was hard not to love Marcus Smart in Boston, but it was time to let him go.

Marcus Smart was a beloved Celtic for good reason, but it was time for all parties to move on

Guardians manager Terry Francona hospitalized after feeling ill at game

Marlins beat up on Garrett Whitlock, Red Sox for 10-1 victory

business

People waited for their flight reschedule inside of the Newark International Airport on Tuesday in Newark, New Jersey.

Airline travel delays pick up early and are expected to grow steadily worse as holiday weekend nears

Vantage lays off employees weeks after announcing it was up for sale

Flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds, and more.

politics

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential hopeful, campaigns in Hollis, N.H., on Tuesday.

Three ways the GOP showed they don’t care about candidates’ electability

After MTG calls Lauren Boebert ‘a little [expletive],’ long-simmering feud reaches boiling point

Biden is eager to run on the economy — ‘Bidenomics’ — but voters have their doubts

Nation

Daniel Penny arrived for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday.

Marine veteran pleads not guilty in N.Y.C. subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely

Airline travel delays pick up early and are expected to grow steadily worse as holiday weekend nears

Supreme Court rejects novel legislative theory, but leaves door open for 2024 election challenges

World

A fresco painting was discovered on the wall of an ancient Pompeian house.

That’s no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn’t depict Italy’s iconic dish

London jury seated in Kevin Spacey sex assault trial on allegations over a decade old

Ukraine accuses local man of directing missile strike that killed 10 at popular pizza restaurant

opinion

Boston’s transfer tax proposal would impose a fee of “up to 2 percent” (to be paid by the seller) on real estate transfers above $2 million.

Communities beg for a new tool in the housing toolbox

Am I better online than IRL?

Justice Thomas finds himself at center of affirmative action debate

lifestyle

Julia and Robert Jones exchanged vows during their "Star Wars" themed wedding in Akron, Ohio, in May.

Space Disco Cowboy? Couples ditch traditional wedding dress codes in favor of out-there themes.

Protesters gather at Provincetown dune shack on day artist is supposed to turn over the keys

‘They are expected to vacate’: National Park Service holds firm in dune shack eviction ahead of protest

food & dining

Eat Your Books is a digital recipe search from your own cookbooks.

Eat Your Books helps you find the recipes you already have

Recipe: Toss chicken salad with yogurt sauce for your Fourth get together

Recipe: Blueberries brighten this simple square cake for the Fourth

travel

Adventurer Eric Larsen, who leads expeditions to the North and South poles, says his clients are a wealthy — and competitive — bunch.

Skiing in Antarctica. Dinner with the pope. Illegal border crossings? Extreme adventure tourism is hitting new heights.

No car? No problem. Here’s how to breeze to the beach on the T.

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

Arts

Andrew Mroczek and Juan Barboza-Gubo, “Momia 3,” inkjet print. © Mroczek and Barboza-Gubo

Layers of meaning in ‘Momias de los Cóndores’ at Gallery Kayafas

This Klimt painting just set a European record by fetching $94m at auction

When quarries are the photographic quarry

Books

10 great New England beach reads, from old standbys to new classics

Adrienne Brodeur’s debut novel ‘Little Monsters’ explores the unraveling of a family and its secrets on the Cape

Mike Curato, author of ‘Flamer,’ one of the country’s most challenged books, on the ultimate cost of book bans

Movies

Ruby (left, voice of Lana Condor) and Grandmamah (Jane Fonda) in "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken."

‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’: High school angst for sea monsters

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ raids the lost ark of nostalgia

‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ is out, proud, and unapologetic

Television

Paul Giamatti in "Billions." In anticipation of the move to Paramount+, Showtime announced a few months ago that it would develop four possible “Billions” spinoffs.

With streaming services, expect more rebranding, more spinoffs

Ryan Seacrest will host ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after Pat Sajak retires

If you must binge TV shows, binge responsibly

music

Meshell Ndegeocello performed the entirety of her album "Plantation Lullabies" at WasFest Friday night at the Shubert Theatre.

Meshell Ndegeocello, Robert Glasper get WasFest off to a spectacular start

Dead & Company deliver one last Saturday night at Fenway

BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner

Theater/Dance

The quirky cast of characters featured in "The Great Mr. Swindle's Traveling Peculiarium" include Mr. Swindle's Gold Digging Girlfriend.

Acrobatics and adult beverages at ‘Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium’

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

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

Dr. Markowitz, in his office in San Diego in 2012.

Harry Markowitz, pioneer of modern portfolio theory, dies at 95

John B. Goodenough, 100, dies; Nobel recipient, creator of the lithium-ion battery

Peter Pouncey, novelist and former Amherst College president, dies at 85