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Driver privilege cards for undocumented residents of 5 states — including Rhode Island and Vermont — now invalid in Florida

“DeSantis needs to shut the hell up,” said Representative Karen Alzate, who sponsored the R.I. bill to issue licenses to undocumented drivers. “He’s spitting out ... harmful and incorrect information.”
Officials ask DOJ to investigate DeSantis-ordered migrant flights

The discovery of a dead body in Southie led to 4 kids entering DCF custody and is now the front line of a Boston culture war
It is still not clear how the woman died. However, the death — and the public safety response to it — touched off a bitter political spat that in some ways mirrors the culture war that continues to unfold across the country.

Suspect taken into custody after barricading inside Worcester home after allegedly shooting two relatives, police say
A 24-year-old man was barricaded Friday inside a home on Colby Avenue in Worcester after allegedly shooting two family members and firing at responding officers, police said.

Third suspect charged in New Bedford fatal shooting

Xavier Luis Rodriguez, 20, of New Bedford, was ordered held on a charge of murder during his arraignment Friday in New Bedford District Court, prosecutors said.

National Park Service won’t disclose applications for Provincetown dune shacks until after leases are signed
Agency denies FOIA request as talks stall with the family of artist Salvatore Del Deo, who was evicted from the shack he's occupied for 77 years.

RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 3
Red Sox keep up winning ways with win over Athletics in series opener behind big second inning, Nick Pivetta
With two games to play before the All-Star break, the Red Sox are riding a three-game winning streak and, although still in last place, are three games over .500 at 46-43.

Do you really need to leave two EXTRA hours to get to Logan with the Sumner Tunnel closed? Officials say yes. But where did that number come from?

At an airport Dunkin’ on Thursday locals were complaining the trip to the airport was too fast. Where was the traffic they’d been promised?
What to know about the Sumner Tunnel closure, from how to get around to how long it will last

Dan Shaughnessy
Wondering which Boston athlete will be the next to leave, and other thoughts
It’s been an emotional stretch here in the Hub of sports, with several popular players saying goodbye since the beginning of 2023.

Chad Finn

I understand trading Marcus Smart and letting Grant Williams get his payday elsewhere. But I cannot bring myself to like it.

The Celtics’ offseason moves are understandable, but it’s difficult not to focus on what they’ve lost.

Dorchester’s most persistent man finally got his driveway. Not everyone is celebrating.
After 2½ years of lobbying the city — and his neighbors — Matt Malloy last month finished installing a hundred-odd square feet of brick pavers on his front lawn, parked a brand new Tesla on top of them, and plugged the vehicle into a charging port mounted on the side of his Victorian home.

‘We need to take care of it.’ State House’s landmark golden dome and cupola are discolored, decaying.

The 126-year-old cupola atop the State House is banded together by chicken wire and orange bracing after an 8-foot column broke free from it earlier this year. The 225-year-old golden dome hasn’t been re-gilded since 1997.
FOOD & TRAVEL

Forget farm-to-table — they’re bringing the table to the farm

If you like fresh food — well, it doesn’t get any fresher.
CONNECTIONS

Two hours before my husband died, we were laughing over spilt milk

Our daughters were only 4 and 8 when he died. I’ve tried to fill their lives with their dad’s sense of joy and adventure.

Christmas Tree Shops lays off a third of its Mass. workforce, plans to close all stores

After a plan to keep 19 New England storefronts open fell apart, all stores are now set to close by Aug. 31.

Watch for HBO series landing on Netflix

First up, all five seasons of Issa Rae’s excellent comedy “Insecure” have already arrived on Netflix.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Make way for bicycles on Boylston

Boston, called a "bicycling paradise" in the 1800s, should encourage more residents to commute on two wheels. The city’s proposal to add a protected bike lane on Boylston Street is a step in that direction.
NEWSLETTERS

Latino groups challenge Harvard’s legacy admissions
NEWSLETTERS

Grupos latinos cuestionan admisiones en Harvard
Jim Braude

Why should state legislators control the fate of rent control in Boston?

Alex Beam

Canada, when you’re done with Justin Trudeau, send him here

More recent News

This Mass. beach camping site ranked as one of the best in the country
It’s beach camping season, and Massachuetts residents don’t have to go far to reach one of the most beautiful locations in the US, according to new rankings from Country Living.

Authorities on Cape Cod, other communities vigilant after unruly crowds scuffle, trash beaches

Motorcyclist killed in I-91 crash in Springfield

A 23-year-old Springfield man was ejected from his motorcycle after he crashed into the rear of a Jeep Friday afternoon, Massachusetts State Police said.

THE FINE PRINT
Vantage Travel owes more than $170 million, bankruptcy filings show
$108 million of that is owed to customers who paid in advance for trips that were later canceled or postponed.

Texas police find 8 people injured by shooting at El Paso party, news report says

A shooting at a party in Texas wounded eight people on Friday night, according to a news report.

Against the odds, the US economy chugs along, as fears linger
The US labor market showed signs of continued cooling last month but extended a 2-1/2-year streak of job growth, the Labor Department said Friday.

LOVE LETTERS
Will I get over his affair?
“It lasted about six weeks and ended because I discovered it.”

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Billerica condo residents tormented by stray golf balls demand action: ‘It’s a losing battle’

When she moved into a condo near Billerica’s Swanson Meadows golf course, Mary Conway was prepared for a stream of players teeing off steps from her unit. She wasn’t ready for a hail of golf balls hurtling into her home.

‘A nightmare of epic proportions’: Thousands of Mass. residents languish on subsidized housing wait lists
The Globe talked to three residents about their years-long journey to find an affordable place to call home.

FDA grants full approval for Biogen Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline
Medicare said it will broadly cover Leqembi, which costs $26,500 annually and was developed by Eisai and Cambridge-based Biogen.

In Amherst, teen journalists’ investigation of transphobia at the middle school forced a district shake-up
High schoolers published a report in the student newspaper that shook this college town, long considered an LGBTQ-friendly, liberal enclave.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

‘The Bear’ upends the TV-mom trope

Concerts create discord between Northampton arts center and city

MFA’s 2023 Boston French Film Festival returns July 6

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

EDITORIAL

The MBTA let the Lynn commuter rail station fall apart. The T should now expedite its reopening.
Joan Wickersham

The unexpected intimacy of a Zoom memorial service
IDEAS | JUSTIN C. TACKETT

What Thomas Hardy knew about the unknowable

NEWSLETTERS

A ‘Fast Car’ takes a 35-year journey to become a No. 1 country hit
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Umbrellas gone haywire
IDEAS

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

Metro

Suspect taken into custody after barricading inside Worcester home after allegedly shooting two relatives, police say

A 24-year-old man was barricaded Friday inside a home on Colby Avenue in Worcester after allegedly shooting two family members and firing at responding officers, police said.

The discovery of a dead body in Southie led to 4 kids entering DCF custody and is now the front line of a Boston culture war

It is still not clear how the woman died. However, the death — and the public safety response to it — touched off a bitter political spat that in some ways mirrors the culture war that continues to unfold across the country.

Healey claims public records exemption on abortion pill order

A federal judge hadn’t even ruled yet on suspending approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in April when Governor Maura Healey orchestrated a major reserve shipment of the drug through the state’s flagship university.

Dorchester’s most persistent man finally got his driveway. Not everyone is celebrating.

After 2½ years of lobbying the city — and his neighbors — Matt Malloy last month finished installing a hundred-odd square feet of brick pavers on his front lawn, parked a brand new Tesla on top of them, and plugged the vehicle into a charging port mounted on the side of his Victorian home.

Sports

Wembanyama debuts after two top-5 picks hurt in thrilling finish to the previous Summer League game

Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA game had a tough act to follow.

Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100 meters at US championships in 10.82

America’s most colorful sprint star won the U.S. 100-meter title in 10.82 seconds Friday night, marking a high point that comes two years after her national title was stripped because of a doping violation.
us women's open

Bailey Tardy rides strong start to take two-shot lead after second round of US Women’s Open

Tardy made eagle on the par-5 sixth hole at Pebble Beach for the second straight day, then held steady the rest of the way.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Mark Kotsay, a winner and a good baseball man, maintains positive approach as A’s manager
RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 3

Red Sox keep up winning ways with win over Athletics in series opener behind big second inning, Nick Pivetta
bruins notebook

Bruins couldn’t afford to wait and see if market for Tyler Bertuzzi would dry up

Business

Against the odds, the US economy chugs along, as fears linger

The US labor market showed signs of continued cooling last month but extended a 2-1/2-year streak of job growth, the Labor Department said Friday.

Christmas Tree Shops lays off a third of its Mass. workforce, plans to close all stores

After a plan to keep 19 New England storefronts open fell apart, all stores are now set to close by Aug. 31.
Tech Lab

Twitter killer? Here’s what to know about Threads, the new app from Meta.

Wall Street Journal calls for the release of journalist Evan Gershkovich after 100 days in Russian prison
magazine
Globe Magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

CONNECTIONS

Two hours before my husband died, we were laughing over spilt milk
Dinner with Cupid

‘My date … recently joined the social sports league that I play [in]’

Perspective

I attended the Market Basket Academy of summer jobs.

metro

Life, cancer, and the boys of summer

Do you really need to leave two EXTRA hours to get to Logan with the Sumner Tunnel closed? Officials say yes. But where did that number come from?

Driver privilege cards for undocumented residents of 5 states — including Rhode Island and Vermont — now invalid in Florida

sports

Yu Chang activated from 60-day injured list and excited for return to Red Sox lineup

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray eliminated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in two-day, 4½-hour marathon

From Matthew Poitras’s upside to depth on the back end, four takeaways from Bruins development camp

business

June jobs report all but guarantees Fed will hike interest rates

Vantage Travel owes more than $170 million, bankruptcy filings show

Amazon’s $1.65 billion bid to buy Bedford’s iRobot gets in-depth EU probe

politics

Carters celebrate 77th wedding anniversary

On his age, Biden now trying to show he’s in on the joke

Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters

Nation

Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as ‘suckers’

Texas gunman in 2019 Walmart shooting sentenced to 90 life sentences but could still face death penalty

Gunman in El Paso mass shooting sentenced for federal hate crimes

World

Russian fighter jets harass American drones over Syria, US military says

Ukraine’s president hails the country’s soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war

The Dutch prime minister is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed

opinion

Imagine a President Cheney — it’s easy if you try

A floating perch gives new meaning to remote work

The Environmental Voter Project’s eye-catching innovations

lifestyle

Extremely overdue book returned to New Bedford library 119 years later

National Park Service won’t disclose applications for Provincetown dune shacks until after leases are signed

12 out-of-this-world films to fuel your UFO curiosity

food & dining

How Chris Viaud returned to his Haitian roots and reshaped NH’s food scene

A Taste of Ethnic Boston returns to Big Night Live

Up & Down opens in Jamaica Plain; Las Palmas moves into the Garage

travel

This Mass. beach camping site ranked as one of the best in the country

Spotlight on Dover, N.H., as it celebrates its 400th anniversary

Shine bright like a diamond in Rihanna’s neighborhood

Arts

In his scant six years of painting, Matthew Wong built a vision all his own

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

John Guthrie’s ‘Evolution’ brings together the unexpected

Books

The prosperous Brookline family of Andrew Ridker’s ‘Hope’ struggles in the aftermath of their own spectacular misjudgments

David Lipsky’s ‘The Parrot and the Igloo’ details the forces behind decades of climate change denial

In ‘After the Funeral,’ Tessa Hadley’s quietly brilliant stories harbor a rebel heart

Movies

‘Desperate Souls, Dark City, and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy’ has a lot to say — maybe too much

‘Joy Ride’: Four friends road trip through China in this raunchy comedy

Everyone is talking about the ‘Barbie’ movie. Here’s a guide to all the hype.

Television

Watch for HBO series landing on Netflix

Max’s Harry Potter series to cover seven books in 10 years

‘The Bear’ upends the TV-mom trope

music

An American portrait in disparate voices

The Eagles’ farewell tour is coming to Boston

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album.

Theater/Dance

Meet the ‘Lehman Trilogy’ cast, three actors juggling dozens of roles

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’

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

Jack Goldstein, a savior of Broadway theaters, dies at 74

Winnie Ewing, who transformed Scottish politics, dies at 93

Dr. Susan Love, groundbreaking breast cancer surgeon, activist, and author, dies at 75