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Thursday, June 13, 2024
Today's Headlines

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North Shore

A Boston TV weather power couple jumps to the smaller screen

Matt and Danielle Noyes have launched 1Degree Outside, an app- and internet-based forecasting site focusing on New England. Continue reading →

Business

Summer is almost here, but sidewalk dining is fading across most of Boston. Why?

Al fresco tables were hailed as a silver lining of the pandemic but then many restaurants gave up on them. Continue reading →

Health

Mass. sees largest decline in opioid-related deaths in more than a decade

The state's Black population, however, suffered more opioid-related overdose deaths last year than in any of the previous five years. Continue reading →

Politics

Massachusetts lawmakers are embracing a ban on revenge porn. Finally, survivors say.

The proposal would make South Carolina the only state left to not explicitly make it illegal for former partners and others to disseminate sexually explicit images of another person without consent. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

NBA Finals: Can the Celtics take a 3-0 lead?

WATCH: Not if Kyrie Irving gives "any gist of himself," says Dallas Morning News reporter Mike Curtis. He shares perspective from the other side. Watch →

Good luck dining outside this summer

WATCH: Sidewalks are losing their sparkle. Reporter Diti Kohli explains why patio dining has fallen dramatically over the past four years. Watch →

Relief for painful IUD insertions

WATCH: Some clinics are offering to sedate patients for the procedure. Digital producer Jenna Perlman explains her reporting on how medicine treats women’s pain Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Southern Baptists vote to condemn IVF

Southern Baptists, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, voted Wednesday to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization. Continue reading →

Nation

Hunter Biden conviction undercuts a Trump narrative, and a fund-raising pitch

The moment had finally come. Late Tuesday morning, nearly five years after Republicans first went after Hunter Biden, the president’s son could finally be called a convicted felon. Continue reading →

Nation

White House aide does not say if Biden would commute son’s sentence

A White House spokesperson did not rule out on Wednesday the possibility that President Biden might commute the sentence of his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted on three federal felony counts for illegally purchasing a handgun during his addiction to crack cocaine. Continue reading →

The World

World

Ukraine says it shot down most of a Russian missile and drone barrage

It was one of the better rates of interception by Ukraine so far during the war and underscored the impact of having fresh supplies of Western weaponry to bolster a war effort that had struggled mightily in recent months. Continue reading →

World

Blinken calls Hamas changes to cease-fire proposal unworkable

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he would continue to press urgently for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip despite a counterproposal from Hamas that he said included unacceptable demands. Continue reading →

World

US expands sanctions on Russia as G7 leaders gather

The actions were announced just as President Biden was leaving the country for a meeting in Italy of the Group of 7 major industrialized nations, where a renewed push to degrade the Russian economy will be at the top of his agenda. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

State aid should focus on helping low-income students obtain college degrees

Free community college proposal raises questions about adequacy, effectiveness. Continue reading →

OPINION

Two verdicts and two very different pictures of America’s future

President Biden reacted to his son’s conviction as a father, an American, and as a president. Trump, conversely, acted like an autocratic baby after his own conviction. Continue reading →

OPINION

Crude and sexist State Police investigator compromises Karen Read trial

Trooper Michael Proctor’s juvenile, tasteless, and amateurish approach to a murder investigation gave a big boost to the defense. Continue reading →

Metro

Higher Education

Boston students meet with Netanyahu on campus antisemitism

The meeting was an initiative of Olami, an organization that offers Jewish students international travel opportunities and on-campus programming. Continue reading →

Transportation

Here’s what to know about upcoming Sumner Tunnel closures (and how to avoid the gridlock)

The Sumner Tunnel has been closing on weekends to allow for repairs, and it will be closed for a month straight starting July 5. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Celtics fans gather for the Garden’s first-ever NBA Finals watch party

Fans are brought a home-game intensity to TD Garden, as the game delivered its own fiery moments. Continue reading →

Sports

nba finals | celtics vs. mavericks

How the similar skill sets of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown actually work to the Celtics’ advantage

One of the team's strengths is having two players who can shoulder similar — and heavy — responsibilities. Continue reading →

Adam Himmelsbach I Instant Analysis

The Celtics regained control when it mattered most, and other observations from 106-99 Game 3 win over Mavericks

The Celtics opened the fourth quarter with a 21-point lead, but Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving rallied Dallas to get within 3. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

Retirement of No. 12 at Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction highlights festive time at Gillette Stadium

Former teammates, ex-foes, entertainers, and longtime coach Bill Belichick were all involved in the ceremony. An emotional Brady closed with “I am Tom Brady. And I am a Patriot.” Continue reading →

Business

Business

Summer is almost here, but sidewalk dining is fading across most of Boston. Why?

Al fresco tables were hailed as a silver lining of the pandemic but then many restaurants gave up on them. Continue reading →

Tech Lab

Apple bets its future on trustworthy AI. Elon Musk isn’t so sure.

Apple Intelligence could transform AI from a toy to a tool. It’s up to Apple to ensure it’s a tool we can trust. Continue reading →

HEALTH

Johnson & Johnson settlement includes $14.5m for Mass., $6m for N.H., nearly $7m for R.I.

The awards are part of a $700 million nationwide settlement over the company’s talcum powder products. Continue reading →

Obituaries

SPORTS MEDIA

Guy Mainella, whose ‘Calling All Sports’ ushered sports talk radio into Boston, dies at 85

Mainella's show on WBZ-AM ran for 90 minutes on Tuesday through Saturday beginning July 15, 1969, and he developed an easy rapport with guests and callers alike. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jerry West, NBA Hall of Fame player and executive for the Lakers, dies at 86

West was nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” for his late-game exploits as a player, and his silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

Dig up your dirt — for a new sculpture coming to the Greenway

Titled "Going to Ground," the sculpture by LaRissa Rogers will forefront soil as a material that holds "histories of liberation, of trauma, of everything. . . . It’s kind of this living archive." Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

In the musical ‘Next to Normal,’ a family grapples with mental illness

Front Porch Arts Collective and Central Square Theater’s vibrant production revolves around a mother yearning to be well. Continue reading →

Museums

Sarah Ganz Blythe to lead Harvard Art Museums

Ganz Blythe, who currently serves as deputy director of exhibitions, education, and programs at the RISD Museum, will take over as director of the Harvard museums Aug. 12. Continue reading →