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Trump says he’s been advised he’s target of US investigation into efforts to overturn 2020 election results

Former president Donald Trump said he received he received a letter informing him he's a target of the Justice Department's investigation on Sunday night and that he anticipates being indicted.

Video and photos show suspects in armed home invasion and assault in Brookline

At least one shot was fired early Tuesday when a group of masked individuals forced their way into a single family home in a Brookline neighborhood of multimillion dollar residences, officials say.

Is it time to get yet another COVID-19 shot?
Here are the current recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and comments from some experts who believe the advice may in some cases be too cautious.

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

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

American soldier detained in North Korea after crossing heavily armed border
The UN Command said the US citizen was on a tour to a South Korean border village and crossed the border into the North without authorization.

‘A lack of self control’: R.I. senator admits to keying car with anti-Biden sticker

Senator Josh Miller apologized for his actions after being sentenced to pay restitution.

Connecticut man accused of climbing atop crowd of Jan. 6 rioters and assaulting police

Federal prosecutors say Richard Markey, of Wolcott, was among a crowd of rioters that attempted to breach a line of police in an exterior archway, or tunnel, leading to an exterior door of the Capitol.

Investigation underway into industrial accident at Swampscott Quarry that left one worker dead

Weather

It’s not just us. There are now four ‘heat domes’ around the world where temperatures are soaring.
The heat dome across northern Mexico and the southern US is one of four spread around the world.

Photos: Millions face record heat around the world

Map: How bad is the air quality right now?

Barbie never went to Harvard (that we know of), but the papers of Ruth Handler, her creator, did

Here are 16 fun, surprising, and slightly bonkers facts we learned about the Barbie inventor and Mattel cofounder at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library.
Pink foods, Barbie, and playful escapism

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.

‘Moral injury’: As homeless encampments are dismantled with little notice, those living in them have nowhere else to go

Shelters in Rhode Island are consistently at maximum capacity, and some outreach programs are spending less time providing services and more time helping people move from one tent community to another.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Paying to file taxes is bad enough. Could software makers at least guard our data?

Tax prep software ought to be unnecessary. But until then, the IRS should expedite its own version to compete with companies like TaxAct and H&R Block.
NEWSLETTERS

Why is a road redesign, of all things, tearing apart West Roxbury?
IDEAS | KAT MCGOWAN

When love is deeper than blood: New recognition for families of choice
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

More recent News

Train tickets for Aug. 1 Beyoncé concert go on sale today
Ticket sales will be stopped once the maximum capacity is reached and no refunds or exchanges will be available due to anticipated high demand.

No winner in Monday’s Powerball drawing. Jackpot reaches $1 billion.
The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing would be the seventh highest in US history and the third largest for Powerball.

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.”

Ron DeSantis wants to make his mark online, but is it paying off?

R.I. Supreme Court ousts Chariho school committee member, orders replacement

The high court’s majority rules in a dispute between state law and the town charter, concluding that Democrat Jessica Marie Purcell should replace Republican Clay Johnson on the regional school committee.

Everett Mendelsohn, who linked science and society, dies at 91

The longtime Harvard professor also sought ways to leverage the studies of science in order to advance peace in hotspots around the globe.

Flagship strikes deal with Pfizer to jointly fund and develop drug programs

The startup creator and pharmaceutical giant will invest $50 million each to bankroll 10 new medicines.

Recommended reads

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.

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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

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

ENVIRONMENT

Rain brings record-breaking water levels to N.H.

The state has to strike a difficult balance: letting out enough water so that the water in the dam doesn’t get too high without inundating anyone downstream.
RI COURTS

R.I. Supreme Court ousts Chariho school committee member, orders replacement

The high court’s majority rules in a dispute between state law and the town charter, concluding that Democrat Jessica Marie Purcell should replace Republican Clay Johnson on the regional school committee.
HOMELESSNESS

‘Moral injury’: As homeless encampments are dismantled with little notice, those living in them have nowhere else to go

Shelters in Rhode Island are consistently at maximum capacity, and some outreach programs are spending less time providing services and more time helping people move from one tent community to another.

Connecticut man accused of climbing atop crowd of Jan. 6 rioters and assaulting police

Federal prosecutors say Richard Markey, of Wolcott, was among a crowd of rioters that attempted to breach a line of police in an exterior archway, or tunnel, leading to an exterior door of the Capitol.

Sports

Christopher L. Gasper

Belichick continues to cling to the past, and this time being stuck in his ways cost the Patriots DeAndre Hopkins

Despite his proclamations that players win games, at his core Bill Belichick subscribes to the ideology that The Program makes the players.
Chad Finn

The Patriots missed out on DeAndre Hopkins for one reason: Bill Belichick chose not to get it done

The Patriots could easily have made the money work, even if it cut into Belichick’s in-season budget to sign six more special teamers.
Red Sox at Athletics | 9:40 p.m. (NESN)

Game 96: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

Chris Murphy is expected to be on the mound, either as the starter or in a relief appearance, when the Red Sox face Oakland Tuesday night.
Women's World Cup

Meet the US women’s soccer team, which hopes meshing experience and youth is a winning combination
World Cup

How US national team standout Alyssa Naeher began preparing for the world stage as a young goalkeeper back in Connecticut
Red Sox

How effective has baseball’s ghost runner rule been in shortening extra-inning games?

Business

HOMELESSNESS

‘Moral injury’: As homeless encampments are dismantled with little notice, those living in them have nowhere else to go

Shelters in Rhode Island are consistently at maximum capacity, and some outreach programs are spending less time providing services and more time helping people move from one tent community to another.
innovation economy

From paving commuter rail tracks to Watertown water shuttles, innovators are dreaming up Boston transportation solutions

Can technology fix the broken process of getting around Boston?

Flagship strikes deal with Pfizer to jointly fund and develop drug programs

The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
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

Brookline home invasion suspect captured on camera

Photos: Millions face record heat around the world

It’s not just us. There are now four ‘heat domes’ around the world where temperatures are soaring.

sports

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

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

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

business

For Kelleher, the work continues, now at BlueHub

Ford drops price for electric pickup trucks

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

politics

Trump says he’s been advised he’s target of US investigation into efforts to overturn 2020 election results

Connecticut man accused of climbing atop crowd of Jan. 6 rioters and assaulting police

DeSantis becomes first major party candidate to enter South Carolina’s 2024 presidential primary

Nation

Is it time to get yet another COVID-19 shot?

No winner in Monday’s Powerball drawing. Jackpot reaches $1 billion.

Trump’s classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon

World

American soldier detained in North Korea after crossing heavily armed border

Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say

Climate envoy John Kerry meets with Chinese officials amid US push to stabilize rocky relations

opinion

They like what they see in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Sex ed guidelines draw fire — all more reason to pass Healthy Youth Act

GOP lawmakers have to be watching DiZoglio. They should be backing her.

lifestyle

Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater could fetch at least $50,000 at auction

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

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

food & dining

Recipe: Garnish local striped bass with salty, briny, lemony olive sauce with a little heat

Recipe: When the summer heat is soaring, grill chicken breasts with harissa for even more heat

Recipe: Quick cucumber pickles and sesame noodles make a refreshing light summer dinner

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

In ‘Slice,’ Aaron Fink celebrates the sensuality of paint — and the succulence of a famous fruit

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

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

Train tickets for Aug. 1 Beyoncé concert go on sale today

Despite his bum knee, Yungblud doesn’t bend

An energy shortage from Jenny Lewis

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