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Mayor Wu’s affordable housing plan pushes forward, but resistance remains
Housing advocates are asserting that Wu's changes don’t go far enough, while developers warn they will stifle new production.

As climate shocks multiply, designers seek Holy Grail: disaster-proof homes

Flash flood warnings for greater Boston Sunday afternoon
A tornado watch until Sunday afternoon was issued for much of southern New England and part of New York.

Epstein: Severe weather with strong winds and rain possible for many areas in Southern New England

Map: Do you live near a dam that’s at risk of failing?
A federal database cataloging thousands of the region’s larger dams lists 533 of them as being at risk for failure and, if they do fail, causing significant economic loss or death.

Not yet ‘in full asking mode,’ Biden campaign ramps up fund-raising as Jill Biden heads to Mass. this week to raise cash
The Biden reelection campaign said Friday it raised more than $72 million in the second quarter, which included money given to the Democratic National Committee and their affiliated fundraising committees.

2024 GOP candidates are finding creative ways to boost donor numbers

Newton man, 64, charged in connection with wife’s beating death Saturday night

Revere girl, 16, arraigned on assault charge in connection with MBTA Silver Line attack

Patriots free agent target DeAndre Hopkins signing with Titans

Salisbury officials to decide Monday if Straight Pride Parade organizer should stay on local board

Samson Racioppi, a former state representative candidate whose run in last fall’s Republican primary was seen as a test of the GOP’s support for extremism, is one of two candidates being considered by Salisbury selectmen to serve a five-year term helping to oversee its Housing Authority.
Seven Weeks of Summer

It’s not just ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’ Here’s your guide to the rest of the summer movie season.

A late-summer slowdown typically gives viewers time to be more adventurous and try out some film festivals and retrospectives around the city. But this year is different.
Red Sox 11, Cubs 5

Masataka Yoshida drives in six runs as Red Sox blow out Cubs in series finale

The Sox bounced back from a streak-snapping Saturday loss in convincing fashion Sunday.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Vacant after the pandemic, downtown offices might find new life as housing

Wu administration opens a narrow window for tax breaks for developers ready to turn office space into housing.
RENÉE GRAHAM

The Supreme Court’s open door to discrimination widens
JEFF JACOBY

What Gavin Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment gets right
EDITORIAL

Don’t let Trump run out the clock on justice
Christine M. Pink

When it comes to donating bodies for research, the living must advocate for the dead

More recent News

Actress, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76
Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who charmed France with her English grace, natural style and accented French and made the country her home, has died.

‘The single biggest threat to the security of the country’: Extremism in the military is alarming experts
In the last five years, at least 82 current and former military service members have been arrested and exposed as harboring far-right, antigovernment, or neo-Nazi ideologies, according to a Globe analysis of court documents, media reports, and studies compiled by independent researchers.

Celtics beat writer's notebook
From Jordan Walsh’s emergence to Joe Mazzulla’s fight night, here are 11 leftover Celtics Summer League nuggets
Walsh’s long-range shooting was the week’s most encouraging development at Summer League.

Madison Park valedictorian is first in family to go to college — and to graduate high school
Lourdjinia Louis came here five and a half years ago from Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, bewildered by US culture and speaking no English as she enrolled in Boston Public Schools. Last month she graduated at the top of her class.

Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz dethrones Novak Djokovic in five set victory in Wimbledon men’s final
The next star of men's tennis finally knocked one of the greatest ever off his perch at the All England Club.

Long Island serial killings arrest brings both pain and relief to victims’ families

The trail had gone cold as clues suddenly dwindled. For a time, doubts swirled about whether a killer who dumped the remains of his female victims along remote stretches of coastline on New York’s Long Island would ever be caught.

Recommended reads

13 ways people in the Boston area are using artificial intelligence right now

From an AI-generated beer recipe to meal-planning for Marathon training, local early adopters are finding new ways to make the most out of the buzzy technology.
A technophobe’s guide to AI chatbots

As bans on transgender care for minors grow, a migration of sorts is underway
For families who have fled states where Republican-dominated legislatures have blocked access to gender-affirming care, Massachusetts is something of a safe haven.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Island life in Maine: Fine dining, fog, and ferries
The Casco Bay islands are minutes from Portland, but they have a personality all their own.

‘One of those wicked problems’: Many Cape Cod firefighters can’t afford to live in the towns they cover
As the cost of housing climbs, many firefighters can no longer afford to live in the towns they serve, meaning they can’t help as readily in emergencies.

Culture & Lifestyle

Rewind and rewatch: 10 throwback TV series podcasts hosted by their original casts

It’s not just ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’ Here’s your guide to the rest of the summer movie season.

Germany’s Gauthier Dance brings its trademark fluidity and abandon to a bold program at Jacob’s Pillow

The Hollywood strikes explained — and how they could affect you

Special Projects

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.

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

NEWSLETTERS

El alto costo de repudiar a los inmigrantes
Eneida Román

Latinos aren’t represented in higher education. Here’s how to fix that.
Paulette Bernd

Anatomical donor programs are crucial to training the next generation of physicians
NEWSLETTERS

The high cost of rejecting immigrants
IDEAS | JUDY KUGEL

The ageist in the mirror
IDEAS

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

Metro

Will the rainy weather raise the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses in New England this summer?

As the rainy weather continues, it may heighten another summer hazard: mosquitoes that carry West Nile Virus and Eastern equine encephalitis.

Pair of dirt bike riders killed in Saturday night crash in Wareham

Neither victim was wearing a helmet, and the Kawasaki dirt bike they were riding on had no front or rear lights, according to the district attorney’s office.

A Cambridge City Council employee decided to run for a seat herself. Then the city changed its rules.

Shortly after a council aide decided to launch her campaign for the nine-member body, city officials enacted a new policy forcing any council employee to either resign or go on unpaid leave while running for elected city office, arguing that doing both could create the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Salisbury officials to decide Monday if Straight Pride Parade organizer should stay on local board

Samson Racioppi, a former state representative candidate whose run in last fall’s Republican primary was seen as a test of the GOP’s support for extremism, is one of two candidates being considered by Salisbury selectmen to serve a five-year term helping to oversee its Housing Authority.

Sports

ROYALS 8, RAYS 4

Bobby Witt Jr. empowers Royals to overthrow Zach Eflin, American League-leading Rays

Kansas City won for just the second time in 10 games to leave Tampa Bay only one game ahead of Baltimore in the AL East. Eflin gave up five runs and seven hits over three innings.
BLUE JAYS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 5

Blue Jays complete sweep with nail-biter of a win over Diamondbacks

Danny Jansen hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to give Toronto what turned out to be an important cushion. The Blue Jays won for the eighth time in nine games but remain solidly in third place in the AL East.
Golf Roundup

Rory McIlroy rolls in back-to-back birdies to snare Scottish Open crown

McIlroy birdied the last two holes in whipping wind Sunday for a 2-under 68 to win the Genesis Scottish Open, his first victory on Scottish soil, and take a load of confidence into the final major of the year.
ORIOLES 5, MARLINS 4

Orioles nearly waste Kyle Bradish’s strong start but hold off Marlins in the end to narrow gap in AL East
Red Sox 11, Cubs 5

Masataka Yoshida drives in six runs as Red Sox blow out Cubs in series finale
Celtics beat writer's notebook

From Jordan Walsh’s emergence to Joe Mazzulla’s fight night, here are 11 leftover Celtics Summer League nuggets

Business

Mayor Wu’s affordable housing plan pushes forward, but resistance remains

Housing advocates are asserting that Wu's changes don’t go far enough, while developers warn they will stifle new production.

Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn

Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million.

Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt

South Korea to expand support for Ukraine as President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a surprise visit
magazine
Globe Magazine

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

CONNECTIONS

Twenty years ago, I had an epiphany and made a big life change
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘After we talked for a bit, the nerves went away’
GLOBE MAGAZINE

I spoke about climate change as a TV meteorologist. Then came the death threat.

metro

Massachusetts veterinarians are helping aid abandoned animals in Ukraine

In promoting Massachusetts, Healey has found a foil: Florida and its conservative governor, Ron DeSantis

Flash flood warnings for greater Boston Sunday afternoon

sports

Patriots free agent target DeAndre Hopkins signing with Titans

Carlos Alcaraz dethrones Novak Djokovic in five set victory in Wimbledon men’s final

Jonas Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey at Tour de France as Wout Poels solos to victory in 15th stage

business

Mega Millions jackpot grows to $640 million, among highest in lottery game’s history

Officials tout $44m federal investment in N.H. biotech industry

State Street stock drops more than 12 percent

politics

Not yet ‘in full asking mode,’ Biden campaign ramps up fund-raising as Jill Biden heads to Mass. this week to raise cash

Jewish, Chinese groups condemn Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments that COVID was ‘ethnically targeted’

Officials tout $44m federal investment in N.H. biotech industry

Nation

Long Island serial killings arrest brings both pain and relief to victims’ families

Smoke from Canadian wildfires creates unhealthy conditions from Montana to Ohio

2024 GOP candidates desperate to make debate stage are finding creative ways to boost donor numbers

World

Iran’s morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women

Israel’s Netanyahu is discharged from hospital after an overnight stay following a dizzy spell

Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs, says Putin, as Ukraine gets US cluster bombs

opinion

30 years later, what does Mass. ed reform have to show for itself?

Governor Healey must do better on transparency

Latinos aren’t represented in higher education. Here’s how to fix that.

lifestyle

Rewind and rewatch: 10 throwback TV series podcasts hosted by their original casts

How South End neighbors helped two lost ‘engagement canaries’ find their way home

Was I too mean?

food & dining

‘Girl dinner’ is TikTok’s latest food trend. I’m one step ahead.

Ice cream tacos sweeten High Street Place; Harpoon Brewery opens a popsicle-and-pickleball club

At MarketStreet Lynnfield’s Sushi Ike and Soi 8, two restaurants rolled into one

travel

N.H. launches a new safety campaign to reduce speeding

Island life in Maine: Fine dining, fog, and ferries

Wish you were here: Some travel traditions are quickly and quietly fading away

Arts

The Cape Ann Museum’s Edward Hopper show opens this month, but he wasn’t the only famous artist who painted here

Five museum shows to enrich your summer excursions, from Connecticut to Maine

At Marion Art Center, ‘Illuminations’ plays with shadow and light

Books

Colson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto,’ a sequel to ‘Harlem Shuffle,’ delves deep into the maelstrom of 1970s Harlem

Journalist Karen Pinchin documents the unusual life and fraught times of the endangered bluefin tuna in ‘Kings of Their Own Ocean’

Leah Myers on Native American authors and fantasy favorites

Movies

It’s not just ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’ Here’s your guide to the rest of the summer movie season.

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt leave ‘Oppenheimer’ premiere to strike

The Hollywood strikes explained — and how they could affect you

Television

Soderbergh to release new sci-fi comedy ‘Command Z’ on his own website

Movie stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood

TV won’t be taking the rest of the summer off

music

Jon Batiste’s musical imagination can’t be contained by one Newport festival, so he’ll play both

17 concerts to sweeten any music fan’s summer

With ‘Seen-Unseen,’ Boston Landmarks Orchestra makes ‘The Symphonic Legacy of Black American Women’ visible

Theater/Dance

Germany’s Gauthier Dance brings its trademark fluidity and abandon to a bold program at Jacob’s Pillow

Seán Curran and Darrah Carr bring Irish dance with a modern aesthetic to Jacob’s Pillow

Staging ‘Macbeth’ on the Common presents some uncommon challenges

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

Actress, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76

Melvin Wulf, transformative civil liberties lawyer, dies at 95

Evelyn M. Witkin, who discovered how DNA repairs itself, dies at 102