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Ilmurat Iskhakbaev, who came to the Cape from Kazakhstan for the summer, works at Hot Chocolate Sparrow in Orleans.

Cape Cod’s housing shortage has seasonal workers, and their employers, facing a squeeze

Foreign workers who come to fill summer jobs on Cape Cod are having a hard time finding a place to stay, putting pressure on business that are already contending with a labor squeeze.

Obituary

R. Robert Popeo, legendary powerhouse attorney, dies at 85
"Beyond the practice of law, at which he had no peer, he had a real feel for the people of the City of Boston," former governor William Weld said of Mr. Popeo.

What to know about the Sumner Tunnel closure, from how to get around to how long it will last
Repairs to the nearly 90-year-old tunnel will leave it closed through the end of August, cutting off a major artery of traffic from East Boston and Logan Airport.

Boston Globe Today: How to avoid Sumner Tunnel closure

View of the Straight Wharf Fish Market.

The Nantucket clam shack battle is turning into something out of a movie

Crotchety 90-year-old billionaire Charles Johnson is determined to shut down a Nantucket clam shack. It’s like a cliché from a bad movie — only he appears to be winning.

Tell us: What do you think of the clam shack battle?

People walked along the Charles River Esplanade with a foggy view of the Longfellow Bridge behind them.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

For July Fourth, expect a lot of clouds, a few sunny breaks — and a chance for showers

As long as the area of showers keeps moving, things should dry out for the evening fireworks.

Scattered thunderstorms expected Monday and on July Fourth Some towns postpone July 4 celebrations due to weather

Thousands of undocumented residents expected to seek driver’s licenses as new law takes effect

State officials are expecting an influx of 105,000 new applicants for drivers licenses over the next six months after a new law allowing undocumented residents to obtain licenses took effect Saturday, according to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Woman attacked in Medford while out for evening walk; police seeking suspect

Medford police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted a young woman as she walked along the Main Street area late Sunday night, officials said.

Harvard’s legacy admission targeted in civil rights complaint, in wake of national affirmative action ban

The complaint filed by Lawyers for Civil Rights on behalf of Boston-area advocacy groups representing Black and Latino residents, calls for a federal investigation of the university’s admissions process and an end to legacy and donor preference practices in selecting students.

Read the civil rights complaint about Harvard’s legacy admissions process

Air traffic nationwide has rebounded to prepandemic levels, but Logan Airport is still falling short
Passenger counts at Logan remain below 2019, though airport officials and industry analysts expect they’ll climb through the rest of this year.

Boston city councilor, young son expected to recover fully after car strikes house; redacted police report says driver cited

Kendra Lara was involved in a crash on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain Friday afternoon.

Smoke rises during an Israeli military raid of the militant stronghold of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, on July 3.

Israel launches most intense military operation in West Bank in years; at least 8 Palestinians dead

Man, 59, dies after medical emergency in New Hampshire’s White Mountains

Three people slain in Newton home died from ‘sharp and blunt-force’ injuries, medical examiner says

July 4th Weekend

How to watch the Boston Pops

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Parades in Boston and suburbs

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Fireworks displays in Mass.

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What is open and closed Tuesday?

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Some fireworks postponed in R.I.

“Archie” was judged Most Patriotic last year during Boston Harborfest’s “Patriotic Pooch Parade,” on the Summer Street Plaza.

Your full guide to Mass. July Fourth celebrations, from fireworks to food and more

This gazpacho is mixed in a jiffy, and is as refreshing as it gets.

Red, white, and blue recipes for your July 4th table

Headlining the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the Charles River Esplanade this July 4 is R&B vocal group En Vogue.

Five essential En Vogue tracks to get you psyched for the Pops on July 4th

On Tuesday, the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular returns to the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade.

What to know about the July 4 concert and fireworks at the Hatch Shell

The adoption of the Education Reform Act in the summer of 1993 provided for sweeping changes, including an overhaul in school funding aimed at reducing disparities between wealthier districts and those that were struggling. But in the time since the landmark legislation was passed, many of its goals remain elusive

THE GREAT DIVIDE

30 years ago, the Education Reform Act helped Massachusetts schools to the top. Is it time for a new approach?

Three decades after the landmark legislation was passed, the state still has far more work to do, according to education analysts and a review by the Globe.

I attended the Market Basket academy of summer jobs. It’s still paying off.

For teens, working over the summer has real benefits, and becoming a better person may be the most compelling.

Elon Musk, who owns Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX, spoke in June at the Vivatech fair in Paris.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

Musk’s latest Twitter move raises more questions about his leadership

Twitter has set new limits on the number of tweets users can view each day.

Opinion

A bald eaglet chick rested in the grass after being banded by a team from the Massachusetts Division of Fishery and Wildlife in Plymouth on May 20, 2022.

Bald eagles are America’s national symbol. Let’s stop poisoning them.

A powerful type of rat poison has also been killing eagles and owls in Massachusetts.

Patrick Tutwiler

How affirmative action ruling affects Massachusetts

Eric Rosenbach and Chris Li

US and China must establish military communications

The essential insight in Frederick Douglass’s great Independence Day speech

Behind bars, but seeking a brighter future

More recent News

Crowds across France show solidarity at town halls targeted in rioting following police shooting

Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of violence touched off by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in suburban Paris.

Georgetown High School football coach killed in weekend shooting in Mission Hill, officials say

Nelson Jose Curet, 30, died early Saturday after he and another man were found suffering gunshot wounds in Mission Hill, police said.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

From inflation to home prices, 2023 has so far defied expectations

A recession was widely expected. Instead the stock market took off.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The history of Black television, fireworks, and the Alan Arkin method
CNN is launching a five-part docuseries that will trace the struggle for Black representation on TV and celebrate the achievements of Black actors and creators over the decades, including a look back at “The Jeffersons” and “Roots.”

Can climate change bring malaria to New England? Here’s what you need to know.
Five recent cases in Florida and Texas mark the first US malaria spread in 20 years.

For some in Gen Z, TikTok has become the new Google
The social video app increasingly plays the role of a search engine for everything from restaurant tips to job leads.

Recommended reads

Outreach workers Gabe Parsons, right, and Clinton Watson assisted a person who was experiencing an overdose.

A million roads to Mass. and Cass ‘and they’re all horrible and scary’

On Atkinson Street, a short walk from Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, the epicenter of the dueling opioid and homelessness crises, overdoses are a harsh day-to-day reality.

Meet the man who designed Boston’s next tall tower, atop South Station: Fred Clarke
Clarke recently spoke about the evolution to transit-oriented development and the importance of the 678-foot South Station tower to Boston’s skyline.

Property in hand, Historic New England plans major expansion
Historic New England's vast collection of regional artifacts is said to be the world’s most comprehensive. And now the group is aiming to dramatically boost its public profile.

After high court’s ruling on affirmative action, colleges confront daunting next steps on admissions
Schools will have to, on the one hand, reconfigure admission practices to comply with the ruling, while launching more extensive outreach and recruitment efforts to communities of color and low-income applicants.

Culture & Lifestyle

Mike Tarara, who goes by the stage name Filthy Fingers, plays air guitar during a grand finale performance at the US Air Guitar regional qualifier at Bone Up Brewing Co. in Everett.

US Air Guitar competition brings metal, mullets, and mayhem to Everett

Ed Sheeran performs at Gillette Stadium on Friday, the first of his two shows at the stadium.

From the Wang to Gillette, Ed Sheeran is a one-size-fits-all master

“Archie” was judged Most Patriotic last year during Boston Harborfest’s “Patriotic Pooch Parade,” on the Summer Street Plaza.

Your full guide to Mass. July Fourth celebrations, from fireworks to food and more

River Gallo is one of three intersex activists featured in the new documentary "Every Body."

In ‘Every Body,’ three intersex activists illuminate the ‘I’ in LGBTQIA+

Special Projects

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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

IDEAS | KALLE OSKARI MATTILA

The song ‘Party in the U.S.A.’ celebrates making it in America

In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled on June 30, 2023 that Christian website designer Lorie Smith, pictured here outside the court on Dec. 5, 2022, can refuse to design wedding websites for same-sex couples.

The Supreme Court’s dangerous free speech view threatens LGBTQ protections

The same-sex marriage equality decision stands for now, but it should be added to the list of endangered precedents.

Laurence H. Tribe and Jeffrey B. Abramson

With Supreme Court LGBTQ decision, marriage equality is at risk

The controversy surrounding Bud Light is many things: truly sad; a little hard to believe; revealing in a deeply dispiriting way; and perhaps lasting.

I love Bud Light. You got a problem with that?

Within the guidelines set by this Supreme Court ruling, colleges must now do everything they can to ensure campuses continue to have diversity of thought, ethnicity, geography — and yes, race.

The Supreme Court gutted affirmative action. But colleges must still seek racial diversity.

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

Metro

What to know about the Sumner Tunnel closure, from how to get around to how long it will last

Repairs to the nearly 90-year-old tunnel will leave it closed through the end of August, cutting off a major artery of traffic from East Boston and Logan Airport.

Several local July 4 celebrations postponed due to weather

Fireworks and other Independence Day festivities have been postponed in several Massachusetts communities due to the rainy weather forecast.

New state dashboard tracks electric vehicle rollout

The state Department of Transportation launched an interactive online dashboard compiling data about passenger vehicles registered in Massachusetts, including whether they run on fossil fuels, electricity, or a hybrid power source.

Fido vs. fireworks: How to keep your pet calm on July 4

“We might anticipate some of the noises,” one expert said, “but our pets don’t know what day of the year it is. To them, it just sounds like danger.”

Sports

Adley Rutschman could come out swinging from either the left or right side in the Home Run Derby.

Adley Rutschman will take shot at being first catcher to win Home Run Derby during All-Star Week

The Orioles' switch-hitter was the sixth player to commit to the derby, joining Mookie Betts, Randy Arozarena, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Julio Rodríguez, and Pete Alonso.

Recently acquired reliever Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect eighth inning for the Rangers, but the Astros got to Texas closer Will Smith in the ninth.

ASTROS 12, RANGERS 11

AL West-leading Rangers lose again to second-place Astros in a high-scoring affair

The Rangers, who have been in first place for all but one day this season, have lost 15 of their past 25 games. Texas will visit Boston next for a three-game series against the Red Sox that starts Tuesday.

Venus Williams, 43, waves goodbye to the crowd after losing on the first day at the All England Club.

Despite fast start, a hobbled Venus Williams bowed out of Wimbledon on Day One, while Novak Djokovic outlasted the rain

Elina Svitolina, who beat Williams 6-4, 6-3, was only 2 when Williams made her Wimbledon debut in 1997 and just 5 when Williams won the event for the first time in 2000.

Mason Lohrei, an exciting puck-moving defenseman, is taking aim at a Bruins roster spot

Kristaps Porzingis’s post game has been years in the making. It might be just what the Celtics need.

Ryan Mallett’s girlfriend posts emotional message after drowning death: ‘I’m so sorry I couldn’t save you’

Business

China’s IPO activity seen fading as economic woes drag on demand

Mainland China remained the world's busiest spot for initial public offerings during the first half of the year, but slowing economic growth is expected to increasingly drag on domestic activity.

Workers strike at major Southern California hotels over pay and benefits

Workers walked off the job during the holiday weekend to demand better pay and benefits.

Final sale looms for Christmas Tree Shops as finances worsen

Cape Cod’s housing shortage has seasonal workers, and their employers, facing a squeeze

magazine

I attended the Market Basket academy of summer jobs. It’s still paying off.

Cold Ramen Salad With Soy and Sesame Dressing (Hiyashi Chuka)

Three cold udon, ramen, and sesame noodle dishes for summer

Salisbury Beach Center, the section operated by the town, offers a range of food options for discerning taste buds.

Your Summer Beach Bag

12-plus great beaches around New England

A book sitting in the sand with blue skies and water behind it. The pages are blowing in the wind.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

metro

A police car was in the driveway of a home in Newton where three people were found dead last week.

Three people slain in Newton home died from ‘sharp and blunt-force’ injuries, medical examiner says

Thousands of undocumented residents expected to seek driver’s licenses as new law takes effect

Woman attacked in Medford while out for evening walk; police seeking suspect

sports

Mike Gambino made a surprise departure from BC baseball, 17 days after signing an extension.

BC baseball coach Mike Gambino leaves for Penn State weeks after signing an extension

The Bruins’ free agent dealings were practical rather than glamorous, but did they have a choice?

Celtics add backcourt depth via two-year deal with former Raptors guard Dalano Banton

business

Delta Airlines is poised to take the crown of Logan Airport's busiest airline as it adds flights this year.

Air traffic nationwide has rebounded to prepandemic levels, but Logan Airport is still falling short

Musk’s latest Twitter move raises more questions about his leadership

Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend oil cuts

politics

A person took a Democratic ballot to vote in the New Hampshire Primary at Parker-Varney Elementary School in February 2020 in Manchester, N.H.

The Democratic Party promised to overhaul its primaries. Doing that has been anything but simple.

Biden rules tighten limits on drone strikes

House Republicans demand deep cuts to spending bills they rarely support

Nation

USPS forever stamps on envelopes.

Price of a US stamp rises to 66 cents, the second hike this year

Treasury secretary to make first trip to China seeking better relations

Baltimore block party shooting victims include more than a dozen minors, police say

World

Margaret Daiton, who used money from a cash relief program to help her pay for a new home made of brick instead of mud, in the village of Chipyali, Malawi, March 25. Aid agencies are experimenting with giving small amounts of cash to people just before disaster strikes, instead of afterward. Early signs suggest it helps them protect themselves and their property in ways they couldn't otherwise.

A new kind of disaster aid: Pay people cash, before disaster strikes

Israel launches most intense military operation in West Bank in years; at least 8 Palestinians dead

Leon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando, dies at 100

opinion

The same-sex marriage equality decision stands for now, but it should be added to the list of endangered precedents.

With Supreme Court LGBTQ decision, marriage equality is at risk

Tremors of court’s dashing of affirmative action are keenly felt

I love Bud Light. You got a problem with that?

lifestyle

On Tuesday, the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular returns to the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade.

What to know about the July 4 concert and fireworks at the Hatch Shell

How to watch the 2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

We’re hooking up. Should I work for him?

food & dining

Cold Ramen Salad With Soy and Sesame Dressing (Hiyashi Chuka)

Recipes: Cold udon, ramen, and sesame noodles star in these summer dishes

4 must-try bottles from Rhode Island distilleries

The Nantucket clam shack battle is turning into something out of a movie

travel

Boston Red multi-million dollar Terminal E expansion

Air traffic nationwide has rebounded to prepandemic levels, but Logan Airport is still falling short

The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans

Arts

Winslow Homer, “Homosassa Jungle,” 1904.

More than a century of watercolors at Harvard Art Museums demonstrate the form’s unruly pleasures

At PEM, exploring the ‘Black Atlantic’

In Portland, celebrating a neighbor’s 50th anniversary

Books

From left: Chloe Gong, Rick Riordan, and Heather Cox Richardson will be keynote speakers at Boston Book Festival's 15th annual event Oct. 14.

Boston Book Festival announces keynote speakers for 2023

Anya von Bremzen, in ‘National Dish,’ explores how certain foods came to embody the cultures that created them

‘How We Do It,’ a collection of essays on the craft of writing, speaks directly to Black writers

Movies

River Gallo is one of three intersex activists featured in the new documentary "Every Body."

In ‘Every Body,’ three intersex activists illuminate the ‘I’ in LGBTQIA+

Eight coming-of-age films to revisit the magic of girlhood

Tales from the drive-in on its 90th anniversary

Television

Keith Lockhart conducts during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell stage on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston on July 4, 2022.

How to watch the 2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

This week’s TV: The history of Black television, fireworks, and the Alan Arkin method

Want to see Kevin Bacon as a bounty hunter-zombie? Wait for ‘The Bondsman.’

music

On Tuesday, the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular returns to the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade.

What to know about the July 4 concert and fireworks at the Hatch Shell

How to watch the 2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

This year’s 150-mile Tanglewood Relay Run was made longer due to smoky air, driving rain: ‘But the gang is tough!’

Theater/Dance

Cailan Doran and Dylan C. Wack in "The Normal Heart" at New Repertory Theatre.

In ‘The Normal Heart,’ the AIDS crisis and a battle against an epidemic of indifference

Mark Morris Dance Group opens Jacob’s Pillow with buoyant ‘The Look of Love’

In ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ the arc of a doomed empire

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

R. Robert Popeo in 1997.

R. Robert Popeo, legendary powerhouse attorney, dies at 85

Jon Haggins, designer who slipped into and out of fashion, dies at 79

Pastor Pearline James, who ministered to couples and cared for children, dies at 77