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R.I. to terminate development contract with company that accused state officials of inappropriate behavior

A consulting firm hired by the state determined the Cranston Street Armory project as proposed by Philadelphia-based Scout Ltd. would not be “in the financial interest of the state taxpayers.”

‘It’s insulting’: Residents mourn end to redevelopment plans for Cranston Street Armory

RFK Jr. is running on the Kennedy name. What does that mean for the family’s legacy?
Members of his family have repeatedly tried to distance themselves from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s conspiratorial and antivaccine views.

Kennedys denounce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over ‘deplorable’ antisemitic comments

North End restaurant owner who allegedly shot window of neighborhood bakery remains at large

On Wednesday, Patrick Mendoza, an owner of Monica’s Trattoria on Prince Street, allegedly opened fire outside a North End bakery, police said.

Son pleaded with father to stop violently attacking his mother in their Newton home, prosecutor says

Richard J. Hanson ignored his son’s desperate pleas and allegedly continued to beat his wife Saturday, a fatal attack that took place two days after 54-year-old Nancy M. Hanson had obtained a restraining order against her husband, according to court documents and prosecutors.

Woman who allegedly posed as a high school student in Boston arraigned on fraud charges

Shelby Hewitt, 32, of Canton, was arraigned Monday on charges alleging she posed as a Boston Public Schools student and attended three high schools under phony names.

Two Mass. residents rescued from N.H. mountains in separate incidents

A 21-year-old man from Marlborough fell off a ledge onto rocks after getting lost on Cannon Mountain, and an Attleboro woman had to be helped down Mt. Washington after becoming dehydrated, officials said.

Is Massachusetts’ largest state office too big? Some are discussing splitting it up.

New legislation proposes a commission to evaluate whether the state's health and human services departments should be reorganized.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

How Boston’s biggest investment bank was reborn after SVB collapsed

Four years after selling his namesake bank — a major player in Boston’s biotech scene — to SVB, Jeff Leerink has pulled it out of the rubble of the tech lender’s crash.

Why hasn’t professional pickleball taken off in New England like it has elsewhere?

New England has yet to host a tournament stop from any of the three professional leagues over the last four years or produce its own top-ranked pro.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Does a housing application really need to be 30 pages long?

Securing a spot in an income-restricted unit shouldn’t be so difficult. But in Massachusetts, the application process has become so onerous that it undermines the whole purpose of subsidized housing.
Margaret McKenna

Our state hasn’t achieved anything resembling educational equity
Christopher R. Anderson, Maura Banta, James A. Peyser, Paul Reville, and Paul Sagan

Massachusetts education reform — some successes but lots more to do
Miles Taylor

Trump was harsh on immigrants. The next GOP president will be worse.

RENÉE GRAHAM

The Supreme Court’s open door to discrimination widens

More recent News

LOVE LETTERS
His family won’t let him see me. Should I wait?
He said he might be able to see me in a few months.

Mayor Michelle Wu rejects City Council budget override as a ‘clear cut violation’ of city, state law
Hundreds of thousands of dollars the Boston City Council set aside to give raises to municipal police officers “will not be used for that purpose,” Mayor Michelle Wu told the council Monday.

After Kendra Lara’s crash, councilors now asked to fill out applications with proof of license to park in city garages
Elected officials who do not submit an application and documentation by July 21 will have their access to the executive garage denied by property management starting July 24.

‘Straight Pride’ parade organizer withdraws from reappointment to Salisbury housing board
Late Monday afternoon, Samson Racioppi said he would no longer seek to return to the board he has served on since 2018, claiming “defamation” by a group opposing his reappointment, who he described as “bullies.”

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Here’s what it takes to be a one-percenter in Mass.
Plus: Boston Fed president’s salary is disclosed, and regulators give banks some breathing room on commercial real estate loans.

Eli Lilly releases promising data for Alzheimer’s drug that will compete with Biogen’s
Patients taking Lilly’s drug in a clinical trial showed a 35 percent slowing of decline compared to those taking a placebo.

Alnylam’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows benefits in patients for six months

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What’s it like getting to and from Logan Airport at rush hour during the great Sumner Tunnel closure of 2023?

We sent four Globe reporters out on four separate modes of transportation to see what each route was like.
Tell us: What mode of transportation are you relying on during the tunnel closure?

In promoting Massachusetts, Healey has found a foil: Florida and its conservative governor, Ron DeSantis
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has time and again used Florida — and, by extension, Governor DeSantis — as a foil in highlighting her administration’s agenda and governing values.

The bone collectors: A look inside the macabre culture of dealing in human remains
The Harvard morgue scandal revealed a community of oddities collectors.

A Cambridge City Council employee decided to run for a seat. 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.

Culture & Lifestyle

At Barrington Stage, ‘tiny father’ tackles big themes

An energy shortage from Jenny Lewis

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.

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

EDITORIAL

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

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

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

Metro

BOOKS

In ‘The Country of the Blind,’ Andrew Leland explores blindness in America and comes to terms with losing his sight

The Northampton writer, editor, and podcaster learned as a teenager that he would lose his vision.

No Labels pitches centrist lane in 2024 presidential race, alarming Democrats

The two headliners for the New Hampshire town hall bristled at questions about whether they would be the candidates on a potential "unity ticket."
CRANSTON STREET ARMORY

‘It’s insulting’: Residents mourn end to redevelopment plans for Cranston Street Armory

“The big take-away: They’re blaming the building, they’re blaming the community, and they’re blaming Scout for the state’s own bad behavior,” said one neighbor after state terminated its contract with the developer.

Son pleaded with father to stop violently attacking his mother in their Newton home, prosecutor says

Richard J. Hanson ignored his son’s desperate pleas and allegedly continued to beat his wife Saturday, a fatal attack that took place two days after 54-year-old Nancy M. Hanson had obtained a restraining order against her husband, according to court documents and prosecutors.

Sports

RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 0

Nick Pivetta dominates out of bullpen as Red Sox make easy work of youthful Athletics

Pivetta continued to pitch well in long relief, striking out the side in three different innings while tossing six no-hit innings.
Women's Hockey

Boston Pride owner Miles Arnone on team’s future: ‘I think not having a team in Boston is a big mistake’

The Pride have an unclear future after the Premier Hockey Federation was sold to the Mark Walter Group last month.
NFL

RB Saquon Barkley, Giants fail to reach agreement on long-term extension

The star running back has the option of playing for the tag-mandated $10.1 million salary or maybe taking the season off.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Process and patience — not swing coaches — are the keys to consistent hitting, according to the Red Sox’ Justin Turner
Colleges

New Boston College baseball coach Todd Interdonato brings a player-first approach to Chestnut Hill
Baseball Notebook

Rays reinstate All-Stars Shane McClanahan, Yandy Díaz for the opener of a series against the Rangers

Business

House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial

House Republicans are searching for solutions to climate change without restricting American-produced energy that comes from burning oil, coal, and gas.

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TALKING POINTS

Ford drops price for electric pickup trucks

China’s rebound falters, tripped up by debt and weak exports
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

Hollywood, bring intermission back to super long movies
MISS CONDUCT

Is it OK for woman to throw a shower if she's using a surrogate?
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, July 17-23
Globe Magazine

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

metro

Woman ‘frightened’ after finding man hiding in her backseat while driving in Yarmouth, police say

‘Straight Pride’ parade organizer withdraws from reappointment to Salisbury housing board

Two men, dog pulled from water following boat explosion in Gloucester

sports

Game 95: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Cup Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Patriots receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster says he will be ready to practice when training camp begins

business

Americans are still better off, with more in the bank than before the pandemic

New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval ahead of cold season

Eli Lilly releases promising data for Alzheimer’s drug that will compete with Biogen’s

politics

House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial

RFK Jr. is running on the Kennedy name. What does that mean for the family’s legacy?

GOP and FBI are at odds as Republicans move to stop the agency’s new headquarters after Trump probes

Nation

US attorney in Manhattan seeking federal takeover of city’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex

Democrats press Department of Homeland Security about domestic extremism in workforce

Citing Trump case, Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira urges judge to release him while he awaits trial

World

Plane hits hangar where people were sheltering in storm in Poland. Pilot and 4 others die and 8 hurt

Kerry says US and China must set aside politics to tackle climate change

Biden invites Netanyahu to US, easing tensions

opinion

The Supreme Court’s open door to discrimination widens

What Gavin Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment gets right

Deep in a ‘liberal enclave’: Homophobia unaddressed in Amherst schools

lifestyle

His family won’t let him see me. Should I wait?

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

food & dining

One year later, founders behind R.I. coquito brand find themselves at a crossroads

‘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

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

Chasten Buttigieg in N.H. for ‘I Have Something to Tell You’ book tour

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’

Movies

Hollywood, please bring intermissions back to your bloated blockbusters. Do it for our kidneys!

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

Television

This week’s TV: The strikes’ impact, ‘Justified’ returns, and another Soderbergh series

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

music

Despite his bum knee, Yungblud doesn’t bend

An energy shortage from Jenny Lewis

Spinning a tale of lovers’ trickery in ‘Così fan tutte’ at Tanglewood

Theater/Dance

At Barrington Stage, ‘tiny father’ tackles big themes

Photos: National breakdancing tour stops in Boston

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

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