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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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TRAVEL

On Cape Cod, it’s the question of the summer: Why are so many vacation rentals empty?

Have the sharks and the traffic and Airbnb’s tyrannical departure instructions finally scared off visitors? Or are there suddenly too many listings? Continue reading →

Massachusetts

With five people aboard, submersible vanishes during expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic

US Coast Guard officials in Boston on Monday said that surface and underwater search operations are happening in the Atlantic Ocean, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod. Continue reading →

Business

As the ‘silver tsunami’ hits small businesses, could worker co-ops be a solution?

With a wave of retiring owners on the horizon, city and state policymakers are trying to promote the model of worker ownership. Continue reading →

Health

Unanswered questions about stolen body parts eroding public faith in Harvard, crisis PR experts say

Harvard Medical School hasn’t explained key issues such as the level of monitoring and oversight it maintained over the bodies donated to the school for students to dissect in anatomy classes and in some cases for research. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Trump and Teixeira stand accused of breaking the same law

Their stations in life could hardly be more different, yet the former leader of the US military and a low-ranking National Guardsman both now face federal prosecutions under the same provision of the Espionage Act. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | June 19, 2023

Watch today’s full Best of Boston Globe Today episode from June 19, 2023. Watch →

Black developers leading the revitalization of Nubian Square

Boston Globe development fellow Julian Sorapuru joins us to talk about redevelopment plans for Nubian Square in Roxbury. Watch →

Faneuil Hall and the power of a name

Reporter Tiana Woodard gives an update on the fight to change Faneuil Hall’s name and shares why it is important to communities of color. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

With commuters staying home, transit agencies try to reinvent themselves

Transit officials in San Francisco and elsewhere are starting to come to terms with a future that no longer revolves around a downtown work culture. Continue reading →

Nation

More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states start postpandemic purge of rolls

Now that eligibility reviews have resumed, states have begun plowing through a backlog of cases to determine whether people's income or life circumstances have changed. Continue reading →

Nation

GOP targets researchers who study disinformation before 2024 election

Republican lawmakers and activists are mounting a sweeping legal campaign against universities, think tanks, and private companies that study the spread of disinformation, accusing them of colluding with the government to suppress conservative speech online. Continue reading →

The World

World

Fiercest fighting in years erupts in West Bank camp of Jenin

Israeli forces faced fierce resistance during a raid to arrest militants, who ambushed Israeli armored vehicles with explosive devices, disabling several vehicles with troops trapped inside. Continue reading →

World

Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize deteriorated US-China ties, but China rebuffs the main US request

The US secretary of state said China is not ready to resume military-to-military contacts, something the US considers crucial to avoid miscalculation and conflict, particularly over Taiwan. Continue reading →

World

UN members adopt first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas

Delegates from the 193 member nations burst into applause and then stood up in a sustained standing ovation when Singapore’s ambassador on ocean issues, Rena Lee, who presided over the negotiations, banged her gavel after hearing no objections to the treaty’s approval. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Turmoil in Haiti reaches catastrophic levels. Where is the outrage?

Gangs are controlling more and more territory, and gang-related violence is increasing. Inflation is soaring, and food has become expensive; nearly half of the population — 4.9 million — are suffering from acute hunger. Schools and hospitals have shut down due to the widespread violence. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Can lawmakers fix the ‘right to repair’ stalemate?

State should address the cybersecurity concerns that prompted the federal government to block the 2020 law. Continue reading →

OPINION

Blinken and Xi seek stability with Asian countries on edge

A thaw between US and China would serve both countries economic and security interests. It would also alleviate the anxieties of ordinary Asians in countries whose security is tightly wound up with America’s. Continue reading →

Metro

Social Justice

‘We will not give up ground,’ Governor Healey says as Mass. observes Juneteenth holiday

In Roxbury, hundreds of people gathered on the front lawn of the Dillaway-Thomas House for the raising of a flag commemorating the holiday. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

A decade in the making, Dorchester Food Co-op eyes July opening

The Dorchester Food Co-op will open in July, bringing fresh, affordable produce to one of Boston’s most underserved neighborhoods and capping off a more than ten-year effort by local organizers. Continue reading →

Politics

What does the death of a dive bar say about Somerville?

Much like Sligo Pub, the old version Somerville is no more. The city has become in some ways a victim of its own success. Continue reading →

Sports

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

With injured starters and a lack of depth in minors, Red Sox keep Kutter Crawford in rotation to face Twins

Crawford will carry a 7.11 ERA through five starts covering 19 innings into Target Field, as opposed to a 1.66 ERA over 21⅔ innings in eight relief appearances. Continue reading →

on football

The Patriots, of all teams, can’t afford patience with Jack Jones. He has to go.

Jones has a history of off-field problems, and the Patriots have a history with players and guns. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Was the Red Sox’ doubleheader sweep more about their impending turnaround or the toothless Yankees?

The national exposure came at a good time for the struggling Red Sox. Folks watching ESPN saw Boston with good pitching, two-out hitting, and more than adequate defense. Continue reading →

Business

Business

As the ‘silver tsunami’ hits small businesses, could worker co-ops be a solution?

With a wave of retiring owners on the horizon, city and state policymakers are trying to promote the model of worker ownership. Continue reading →

BOLD TYPES

New Draper CEO aims to up the famed lab’s business acumen

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

trendlines

How does anyone lose track of $2.5 billion?

There has been no detailed explanation of how the Baker administration used federal money for state jobless benefits. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Stan Savran, longtime broadcaster known as ‘Godfather’ of Pittsburgh sports, dies at 76

Stan Savran spent nearly five decades in sports broadcasting chronicling Pittsburgh’s rise to the “City of Champions." Affectionately known as the "Godfather” of Pittsburgh sports, he arrived in his adopted city in 1976 and never left. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

Trump courtroom sketch artist takes criticism in stride: ‘It’s rare to get any feedback’

Some on social media have taken issue with one of three sketch artists who attended Trump’s arraignment in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

Talking to my first love again (but I’m married)

“I don’t want to leave my husband ... but I have romantic feelings for this man.” Continue reading →

OPERA REVIEW

Stitching together lost histories in ‘The Wanderer’s Tethering’

Commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera, the piece was created by Boston-based composer Mason Bynes and librettist Porsha Olayiwola, the city’s poet laureate. Continue reading →