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Rise in cancer among younger people worries and puzzles doctors
An array of cancers are striking people younger than 50 at higher rates than in previous decades, prompting new screening guidelines, new research, and growing concern.

Driver in fatal crash of Brandeis shuttle in November was speeding, federal records say

Only now, eight months after the Nov. 19 crash, is some clarity about the possible causes of the crash emerging.

Authorities investigate Dennis boat crash that killed 17-year-old girl Friday night

The boat, which was carrying six people, struck a jetty around 9 p.m., according to David Procopio, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson.

Remembering Brockton brothers after fatal car crash
The event opened with a special program to remember the Boston brothers, 18-year-old Makhi and 15-year-old Terry Jr., who both died after their car veered off North Main Street in Randolph Tuesday night and crashed into a tree.

Striped dolphin washes up in Hampton Beach
The striped dolphin found on July 14 was a weanling, meaning she was newly independent from her mother, according to the Seacoast Science Center’s Marine Mammal Rescue.

Connecticut pilot who crash-landed at Martha’s Vineyard Airport dies at hospital

Randolph Bonnist was flying a 2006 Piper Meridian airplane when he suffered a medical emergency just before landing at Martha’s Vineyard Airport, Massachusetts State Police said in a statement.

Spanish voters make their choice in an election that could see another EU country swing to the right

Voters are going to the polls in Spain Sunday in a general election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the political right.

The 1975 cancels its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after band’s same-sex kiss controversy in Malaysia

3 dead in listeria outbreak in Washington state

For local leaders, the NAACP’s return to Boston is an opportunity to change the city’s image

More than 8,000 NAACP delegates are expected to arrive by Friday evening for the opening ceremony at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, which will host events, many open to the public, Thursday through Sunday.
Boston NAACP branch hosts day of service ahead of national convention

Would you take the MBTA if you could drive more easily? Nor would almost anyone else. That’s bad news for the climate.
Few people will choose the train or bus if they have a car that will get them where they need to go more quickly and less miserably. Which is to say: The MBTA’s failures, small and not so small, threaten climate progress.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Why the Hollywood strike matters for every worker
If the writers and actors can hold off our AI overlords, there’s hope for the rest of us.

After six months of Hollywood strikes, Peak TV would become Bleak TV
peter abraham | on baseball

The picture isn’t perfect for the Red Sox, but the Mets are proof that spending big doesn’t guarantee success

At 46-52, the Mets are 17½ games behind the Braves in the National League East and seven games out in the wild-card race with five teams ahead of them.
Connor Wong a fixture behind plate for Red Sox after entering year as question mark to be healthy contributor
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

The Jets didn’t just bring in Aaron Rodgers. They brought his playbook and his hand-picked offensive coordinator, too

Rodgers will be working with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, as well as receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

J.D. Martinez has gotten back into the swing with Dodgers

Martinez said he was open to staying with the Sox. But they turned to former Dodger Justin Turner instead.

With more pets arriving on their doorstep, shelters struggle to find them homes

Pet adoptions skyrocketed during the pandemic, but they have plummeted since then. The reason is inflation and the brutal housing market.
ADDRESS

If you’re Keene on moving to N.H., feel free.

A Granite Stater offers a dose of Rye wit and tips for fitting in like a native.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

To save mothers’ lives, reduce racism in obstetrical care

Racial disparities in maternal health are trending in the wrong direction.
JEFF JACOBY

When the minimum wage rises, does homelessness rise too?
RENÉE GRAHAM

The vexing blueprint of ‘celebrity’ presidential politics
IDEAS | HOWARD MANSFIELD

Losing NASA — and finding it again
EDITORIAL

City Council’s exercise in budgeting ends in a whimper

'Barbenheimer'

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★
Don’t even try to put this ‘Barbie’ in a box
Greta Gerwig’s surreal satire starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is one of this year’s best films.

Odie Henderson review | ★★1/2
‘Oppenheimer’ brings out the best and worst in Christopher Nolan
This biopic of the “father of the atomic bomb” is visually stunning but emotionally empty.

Seven Weeks of Summer

Here’s your guide to the rest of the summer movie season

It’s not just ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’

More recent News

Religious exemptions from required child vaccinations under debate in Mass. legislature
Religion would no longer be an accepted reason to exempt a child from mandatory vaccinations in Massachusetts, under legislation seeking to tighten current law.

Wilt Chamberlain had a big influence on Kevin Garnett
Garnett's first project as executive producer for Showtime Television is called "Goliath" and is about one of his basketball heroes.

Tony Bennett left a piece of his heart in Boston, too
Locally, friends recall the singer's kindness, generosity, and singular talent.

8 must-watch Tony Bennett performances

Body of missing swimmer recovered from Hopkinton lake Saturday morning

Wilinson J. Orbequito went for the swim with a friend at the town’s Sandy Beach and when the friend returned to shore around 8 p.m., as storms were sweeping through the area, he saw that the victim had not come back onto the beach, according to a fire department spokesman.

‘Vermont Strong’ license plates to make a comeback after historic flooding

Vermont Governor Phil Scott says a special “I am Vermont Strong” license plate that was previously issued and then discontinued will make a comeback following historic flooding in the state

North End restaurant owner who allegedly shot window of Modern Pastry ordered held without bail

Patrick Mendoza, the owner of Monica’s Trattoria, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including including assault to murder. He will remain in custody until a detention hearing July 26.

Recommended reads

Meet the MBTA’s very happiest passengers. (Hint: They’re not on the subway.)

Ferry service accounts for about half a percent of all MBTA ridership, or around 4,000 trips per weekday. But that tiny minority may just be the T’s most content riders.

PARENTING UNFILTERED
How to make your home a haven from toxic teenage overachievement culture
Journalist and parent Jennifer Breheny Wallace wrote “Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic — And What We Can Do About It” to help parents reframe priorities.

Retired engineer designs her first game around her new favorite sport
Marcella Meyer created the Pickleball Slam game to introduce newcomers to the quirkiness of the hot new sport.

BEVERLY BECKHAM
Finding the boy my father was after 80 years
During my trip to Italy, was it my imagination or was it my father finally able to show me what he spent a lifetime trying to forget?

Culture & Lifestyle

Dorrance Dance an engaging treat for eyes and ears at Jacob’s Pillow

At 30,000 feet, airborne thrillers are the height of drama

For Edward Hopper, Gloucester was a last chance and a fresh start

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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

PODCAST | SHIRLEY LEUNG

Introducing Globe Opinion podcast ‘Say More with Shirley Leung’
MARCELA GARCÍA

Have an extra room in your home? Host a migrant.
EDITORIAL

Boston’s student athletes deserve a first-class playing field
Shira Schoenberg

To combat book bans, strengthen school libraries
NEWSLETTERS

A vigilante’s anthem and ‘colored people’ — the normalization of white nationalism
IDEAS

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

Metro

Remembering Brockton brothers after fatal car crash

The event opened with a special program to remember the Boston brothers, 18-year-old Makhi and 15-year-old Terry Jr., who both died after their car veered off North Main Street in Randolph Tuesday night and crashed into a tree.

Striped dolphin washes up in Hampton Beach

The striped dolphin found on July 14 was a weanling, meaning she was newly independent from her mother, according to the Seacoast Science Center’s Marine Mammal Rescue.

Boston NAACP branch hosts day of service ahead of national convention

The organization's national convention is returning to Boston this summer for the first time since 1982.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Why the Hollywood strike matters for every worker

If the writers and actors can hold off our AI overlords, there’s hope for the rest of us.

Sports

brewers 4, braves 3

Former Boston College and Lexington High star Sal Frelick goes 3 for 3 in major league debut, caps Brewers’ rally

Frelick, a 2021 first-round draft pick, drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth and made two outstanding catches in right field as Milwaukee beat Atlanta.
RED BULLS 0, REVOLUTION 0 (4-2 SHOOTOUT)

Red Bulls rally in shootout as Revolution open Leagues Cup play

The Revolution, who play host to Atletico San Luis Wednesday, earned 1 point with the shootout loss.
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

First US Women’s World Cup game viewed by more than 6 million

The 6.26 million viewers were the largest combined English- and Spanish-language audience for a US women’s group stage match.
mariners 9, blue jays 8

Mariners score five runs in seventh inning to complete comeback against Blue Jays
orioles 6, rays 5

Ryan O’Hearn rescues Orioles in a pinch after they blow five-run lead against Rays
peter abraham | on baseball

The picture isn’t perfect for the Red Sox, but the Mets are proof that spending big doesn’t guarantee success

Business

Oklahoma governor’s feud with Native American tribes continues over revenue agreements

Tribal casinos alone paid nearly $200 million to the state last year under agreements giving tribes the exclusive right to offer casino gambling.

UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining

Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode

Reality TV performers need a union, ‘Housewives’ star says
Larry Edelman

Mass. jobless rate falls to a new low of 2.6 percent
magazine
Your Home | Small Spaces

How a Roxbury home uses Japanese design principles to feel larger than it is

CONNECTIONS

While searching for my lost cat, I found friends in my new neighborhood
Dinner with Cupid

‘I discovered he is an avid soccer fan and I told him about the ... team I’m organizing’

PERSPECTIVE

Hollywood, bring intermission back to super long movies

metro

For local leaders, the NAACP’s return to Boston is an opportunity to change the city’s image

Body of missing swimmer recovered from Hopkinton lake Saturday morning

Religious exemptions from required child vaccinations under debate in Mass. legislature

sports

Connor Wong a fixture behind plate for Red Sox after entering year as question mark to be healthy contributor

Tanner Bibee masterful as Guardians throw combined two-hit shutout against Phillies

Lionel Messi took his talents to South Beach, and the whole world is watching

business

National ‘right-to-repair’ deal not good enough, say backers of Mass. law

Crypto heist couple set for US plea deal over Bitcoin laundering

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House

politics

Drugmakers turn to courts to halt Medicare price negotiations

Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

Harris says Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis are ‘propaganda’

Nation

Nervous Republicans turn to New Hampshire in hopes of stopping Trump

Lawyers say helping asylum-seekers in border custody is nearly impossible

Trump’s GOP rivals open door to cutting Social Security for younger people

World

The latest Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa leaves 1 dead, many hurt and a cathedral badly damaged

Israel’s Netanyahu recovers from a heart procedure while his judicial overhaul plan moves forward

Greek authorities evacuate some 19,000 people as wildfire blazes on the Greek island of Rhodes

opinion

Have an extra room in your home? Host a migrant.

Boston’s student athletes deserve a first-class playing field

To combat book bans, strengthen school libraries

lifestyle

Should I make this breakup less ugly?

How to make your home a haven from toxic teenage overachievement culture

Watch the world’s smelliest flower bloom at Wheaton College

food & dining

‘Really unprecedented’: Monica’s Trattoria seeks transfer of management as owner remains at large after alleged shooting

In JP, a controversial brewery turns off the taps. But its owners aren’t blaming the protesters.

Where to watch the Women’s World Cup in R.I.

travel

Feeling fancy at the foot of the Catskill Mountains

A Chatham inn’s makeover, Colorado’s hot springs, and a self-folding travel stroller

The best rental car company for every type of traveler

Arts

‘Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable’ celebrates a remarkable ‘cultural pollinator’

‘Impassioned Destruction’: Exhibit offers new perspective on Boston Tea Party

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

Books

In Edith Bruck’s ‘Lost Bread,’ an account of the Holocaust and its aftermath, cruelty continues for survivors even after Auschwitz is closed

Could ‘The Last of Us’ really happen? Emily Monosson details the potential future of fungal pathogens in an ever-warming world

Visual columnist Wendy MacNaughton on books about mortality and drawing

Movies

Fans reclaimed ‘girliness’ through fashion at the opening night of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’

‘Beetlejuice’ movie set props stolen in Vermont, including 150-pound abstract art statue, police say

‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ shoots and scores

Television

Reality TV performers need a union, ‘Housewives’ star says

Netflix hikes ad-free price for new subscribers

After six months of Hollywood strikes, Peak TV would become Bleak TV

music

Tony Bennett left a piece of his heart in Boston, too

Dudley Jazz Fest to bring an afternoon of live jazz to Dorchester

Barack Obama tweets his summer playlist, including songs by SZA, Luke Combs, and Janelle Monae

Theater/Dance

Dorrance Dance an engaging treat for eyes and ears at Jacob’s Pillow

Company One’s ‘Boy Who Kissed the Sky’ mythologizes a young Jimi Hendrix’s experience

Amid labor turmoil in Hollywood, Broadway seems to avoid a strike

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

Charles Wurster’s fight of a lifetime: Defending the environment, saving the birds

Tony Bennett, ‘the best singer in the business,’ has died at 96

Kevin Mitnick, who eluded authorities during hacking spree, is dead at 59