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‘You’re the only thing standing between Karen Read and the tyranny of injustice,’ Read lawyer says in closing argument

The jury is expected to begin its deliberations on Tuesday.
Experts say John O’Keefe’s injuries not consistent with being struck by SUV as testimony concludes See a complete recap of Monday's testimony

Mashpee teenager dies in SUV crash, five others injured
Firefighters had to extricate the driver and passengers from the mangled vehicle.

‘He’s lying about everything’: Author’s claim about ‘Whitey’ Bulger and Gardner heist dubbed a fantasy

“He’s just a complete fraud,” a former Winter Hill Gang member said of Sean Scott Hicks.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Another blast of heat is here. Could June be trending hotter?

Our summer months are growing hotter and June in New England has clearly been trending warmer.
Ken Mahan: Temps to build on this beautiful day. Here are the highs across New England.

High bacteria counts continue to close Mass. beaches. See the list.

GE Vernova stands alone. Can Boston’s clean-energy scene grow with it?
While GE Vernova will likely face its share of headwinds amid the stops-and-starts of an evolving clean-energy sector, the spinoff offers an opportunity at redemption.

BOLD TYPES

How Will Ahmed turned an idea he had as a student athlete at Harvard into a $3.6 billion fitness-tech brand

Ahmed's company, Whoop, has scored investments from Michael Phelps and LeBron James, opened a flashy headquarters steps from Fenway Park, and made waves in the crowded world of wearable tech.

Average of polls shows a close race between Biden and Trump

On average, the recent national polls show President Biden and former president Donald Trump each winning about 46 percent of the vote in a head-to-head race.
How to watch the Biden-Trump presidential debate More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under Biden's gun safety law Trump lawyers in classified documents case will ask the judge to suppress evidence from prosecutors

1-year-old in ‘stable condition’ after being hit by car in Worcester

UN says it will suspend aid efforts in Gaza unless Israel does more to protect humanitarian work
Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Vermont state agency cites Smugglers’ Notch Resort for minor violation in drowning death of 3-year-old boy

A second DCF investigation into 3-year-old Tate Holtzman's death at a Smugglers' Notch day camp last year found only a minor infraction.

Teens incarcerated in R.I. write obituaries for the forgotten: ‘No one should be just a number’
More than 1,000 anonymous graves sit just adjacent to the Rhode Island Training School. The young people incarcerated there worked to give stories to those buried next door.

Watch: Drone footage of the cemetery next to the Rhode Island Training School in Cranston

BUSING AT 50: BROKEN PROMISES, UNFULFILLED HOPE
An illustrated history of the busing crisis in Boston
Massachusetts was the first state to abolish segregating public schools on the basis of skin color or race. But de facto segregation remained the norm 100 years later, when Black families sued for better education, and got busing instead.

This is Boston’s busing era captured through photos Busing at 50: Explore the entire project
KARA BASKIN

Summertime sadness: Why potlucks are terrible

Forget shark attacks and sunburns. These rotting buffets are the season’s biggest hazard.

kevin paul dupont | on hockey
Could the trade of Linus Ullmark be the start of something bigger for the Bruins?
The trade looks like Phase No. 1 of a significant roster rework ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season.

Your view: What do you think about the Bruins trading Linus Ullmark to Ottawa? Four things to know about new Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Longtime Celtics radio play-by-play man Sean Grande clears the air about his cryptic Game 5 sign-off

Grande's call had many wondering if he was moving on from the job he's held since 2001, but he told the Globe his plan is to return to the Celtics broadcast booth next season.

‘We are all just people trying to make it home alive.’ Vigil held for two cyclists killed two weeks apart in Cambridge.

Family, friends, and fellow cyclists gathered at Cambridge City Hall Monday to grieve and call for change.
NBA Draft

Your guide to the 2024 NBA Draft: Who will go No. 1? Could the Celtics make a surprise pick at No. 30?

The draft is moving to a two-day event, with the first round set to open Wednesday at 8 p.m. Here's what to know.
Kristaps Porzingis to miss Olympic qualifying tournament with Latvia with upcoming ankle surgery
Opinion
Brittany Charlton

How to address health inequities affecting the LGBTQ community

The thesis is simple and intuitive: Stress caused by experiencing bias, rejection, hostility, and marginalization takes a toll on the body and mind. The data bear that out.
Rachel Hall-Clifford

Long COVID is like having a gun to my head
Alan Wirzbicki

There is no new thing under the sun, Boston edition
MARCELA GARCÍA

What happens when Biden’s immigration record comes into focus on the debate stage?
EDITORIAL

Parents through IVF, surrogacy need equal protection
LGBTQ Pride Month

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom
Boston Globe Today

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

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Boebert faces first election Tuesday since switching districts and the vaping scandal
Representative Lauren Boebert faces voters in Colorado’s GOP primary election after she fled a tough reelection race to run in a more Republican-leaning district.

Patriots announce training camp schedule, including joint practice with Eagles
Camp will open July 24, a Wednesday, with a workout that is open to the public on the grass fields behind Gillette Stadium.

Post Malone, Noah Kahan, and all the concerts coming to Fenway Park this summer
From rock legends to country kings, here’s your guide to all of this year's concerts at Fenway.

Healey to send team to Mexico border to share realities of state’s maxed-out family shelter system
Governor Maura Healey is sending a team to the southern border in Texas this week to talk with immigration officials and leaders at four of Mexico’s most common points of entry for families.

Death of Sandra Birchmore was a homicide, prominent pathologist says
The finding contradicts the 2021 conclusion of the state medical examiner, who ruled that Birchmore, a young woman who was allegedly groomed by three former Stoughton police officers, died of suicide.

Sober for a decade, N.H. athlete finds a natural high from trail running
“I want to tell my story and show there’s a better life out there,” said Larsen Ojala, who recently ran the entire 150-mile span of New Hampshire’s Appalachian Trail.

Sit. Stay. Play dead? In a first, Mass. medical examiner to deploy dog-like robot in death investigations.

The medical examiner’s office plans to deploy the dog-like robot dubbed Spot at its Boston office, where officials say it will assist in the remote examinations of bodies and patrol the facility off-hours.

Traffic in the Boston area got worse in 2023, study shows

The average Boston driver spent 88 hours stuck in traffic in 2023, 10 more than the year before, putting the Hub in the top five most congested cities in the United States, according to a study.

Boston firefighters battle 4-alarm fire downtown in former Jacob Wirth building

The fire broke out in a three-floor building that was under construction at 31-37 Stuart St., the former site of Jacob Wirth Co., a German beer hall.

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Appreciating the remarkable Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda, and other thoughts

Golf isn’t supposed to be easy, but Scheffler is making it look that way. For the bulk of the LPGA season, Korda was too.

Mass. Senate unveils $5.2 billion housing bond bill, excluding real estate transfer fee
The Senate's version dashes the hopes of housing advocates and pleases the powerful real estate industry that had lobbied hard against the idea.

Elizabeth Warren makes the case for Joe Biden on abortion across the country
Senator Elizabeth Warren has quickly risen as one of the highest-profile allies to President Biden on the topic of abortion due to her national recognition and credibility on the issue.

Globe Magazine
A new twist in the saga of Shelby Hewitt, high school imposter
What did therapist Rebecca Bernat know about the 32-year-old who impersonated a teen student in Boston schools?

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Bear’: 5 questions we need answered in season 3

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

Patrick Shearn’s ‘Skynet’ takes flight at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston

Freebies, deals on Boston fun: dance lessons, Camp Fest, and workouts for the whole family

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | CHRISTINE MEHTA

Man or bear? Which would women rather encounter on a hiking trail?
JEFF JACOBY

Will a government warning label really make social media safer?
RENÉE GRAHAM

A famous father won’t let haters dim his pride in his trans son

John Sasso

What Biden needs to say to win the debate with Trump
EDITORIAL

Clarence Thomas’s ethical lapses bring shame on the nation’s highest court
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Owners of Jacob Wirth restaurant ‘heartbroken’ after four-alarm fire causes $3M in damage

A four-alarm fire heavily damaged a Theater District landmark. the bowfronted townhouse that hosted the Jacob Wirth restaurant since the late 19th Century and whose current owners were on the verge of reopening after being closed due to a fire in 2018.

‘She’s getting shot glasses of vodka and then pouring them in the drink,’ prosecutor says as closing arguments conclude at Karen Read trial

The jury is expected to begin its deliberations on Tuesday.

High bacteria counts continue to close Mass. beaches. See the list.

The dashboard, which is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. during the beach season, listed 18 of the beaches closed for swimming due to high levels of E. coli.

Drone footage of the cemetery next to the Rhode Island Training School in Cranston, R.I.

Incarcerated teens at the R.I. Training School helped bring a paupers’ graveyard to light, learning about its history and the people buried there.

Sports

alex speier | minor details

Minor league report: Are the Red Sox’ Big Three now a Big Four?

In his first 17 games at Double A, second baseman/center fielder Kristian Campbell compiled a staggering .431/.526/.692 line.
Celtics

Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis to miss Olympic qualifying tournament with Latvia with upcoming ankle surgery

Porzingis had hoped to delay surgery until after both the NBA Finals and Latvia’s Olympic campaign.
patriots

Patriots announce training camp schedule, including joint practice with Eagles

Camp will open July 24, a Wednesday, with a workout that is open to the public on the grass fields behind Gillette Stadium.
NBA Draft

Your guide to the 2024 NBA Draft: Who will go No. 1? Could the Celtics make a surprise pick at No. 30?

Blue Jays at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 80: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes
Bruins

Four things to know about new Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo

Business

GE Vernova stands alone. Can Boston’s clean-energy scene grow with it?

While GE Vernova will likely face its share of headwinds amid the stops-and-starts of an evolving clean-energy sector, the spinoff offers an opportunity at redemption.
BOLD TYPES

How Will Ahmed turned an idea he had as a student athlete at Harvard into a $3.6 billion fitness-tech brand

Ahmed's company, Whoop, has scored investments from Michael Phelps and LeBron James, opened a flashy headquarters steps from Fenway Park, and made waves in the crowded world of wearable tech.

Bold Types: To Whoop’s Will Ahmed, ‘performance is health, health is performance’
THE FOOD CLUB NEWSLETTER

Three new restaurants in R.I. for when you’re trying to stay cool this summer
magazine
Your Week Ahead

A Cambridge dance party and more things to do around Boston, June 24-30
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains
MISS CONDUCT

My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding?
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He’s a vegetarian, so appetizer sharing options were somewhat limited’

metro

Bad polling news for Governor McKee, and President Biden

Mashpee teenager dies in SUV crash, five others injured

Healey to send team to Mexico border to share realities of state’s maxed-out family shelter system

sports

Appreciating the remarkable Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda, and other thoughts

Sober for a decade, N.H. athlete finds a natural high from trail running

Longtime Celtics radio play-by-play man Sean Grande clears the air about his cryptic Game 5 sign-off

business

Prosecutors recommend Justice Dept. charge Boeing over 737 Max crashes, sources say

Jordan’s boss Eliot Tatelman hands out 1,000 free bikes to city kids — plus a life lesson or two

BlackSuit cybercrime gang blamed in CDK hack that roiled car dealers

politics

Boebert faces first election Tuesday since switching districts and the vaping scandal

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed

UN says it will suspend aid efforts in Gaza unless Israel does more to protect humanitarian work

Nation

Prosecutor in classified documents case clashes with judge over request to restrict Trump’s speech

Will ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing get house arrest with $750K bail? Judge to decide

A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House

World

Ukraine launches EU membership talks, though process likely to take years

Part of Kenya’s parliament is on fire as thousands of protesters enter

Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu’s government

opinion

Benefits of a new rail link would far outweigh the costs

The Cannabis Control Commission has gone to pot

Years later, rail link plan still a bad idea

lifestyle

Love traveling with Christopher Muther?

Mindy Kaling reveals she secretly gave birth to her third child earlier this year

I have no relationship experience

food & dining

Central Perk Coffeehouse now has cocktails and a bar menu

This is one great plate for grating

Newton cookbook author publishes ‘Plants For You’

travel

Ready to take the wheel and cruise Boston Harbor? Here’s your chance to play captain.

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line

A coastal Maine tip: Don’t bypass Belfast

Arts

David Ibbett’s Mars Symphony turns the mysterious red planet into an instrumental soundscape

Patrick Shearn’s ‘Skynet’ takes flight at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

Books

Author readings around Boston through June 29

Zach Williams’s ‘Beautiful Days’ is a debut story collection of electrifying originality

On authors against breast cancer, a story of radical hospitality, and the Maine Literary Awards

Movies

Annie Baker’s debut feature film, ‘Janet Planet,’ is set in a world all its own — the Pioneer Valley

Ron Simons, who brought Black stories to Broadway, dies at 63

A Cambridge dance party and more things to do around Boston, June 24-30

Television

‘The Bear’: 5 questions we need answered in season 3

This week’s TV: ‘The Bear’ is back, the first debate arrives, and ‘Interview’ for all

‘Blue Bloods’ cast members react after filming final episode

music

Post Malone, Noah Kahan, and all the concerts coming to Fenway Park this summer

David Ibbett’s Mars Symphony turns the mysterious red planet into an instrumental soundscape

Record companies accuse AI music startup Suno of ‘copyright infringement on an almost unimaginable scale’

Theater/Dance

‘MJ the Musical’ is startin’ somethin’ astonishing at Citizens Opera House

‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Health

R.I. attorney general approves sale of 2 safety-net hospitals with strict ‘non-negotiable’ conditions

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest health care system, to become Brown University Health. The deal includes millions in investments.

Dozens of CVS generic drug recalls expose link to tainted factories

Obituaries

Tamayo Perry, professional surfer, dies after shark attack off Oahu

Thomas J. McCormack, who transformed St. Martin’s Press, dies at 92

Taylor Wily, ‘Hawaii Five-0’ and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ actor, dies at 56