Today's Headlines
Sunday, July 4, 2021

[link removed]
View web version

[link removed]

[link removed]
Today's Headlines

[link removed]
Today's Paper
[link removed]
Metro
[link removed]
Opinion
[link removed]
Sports
[link removed]
Arts
[link removed]
Comics
[link removed]
Crossword





Page one







[link removed]

Investigations


[link removed]
The secret he carried

For more than 30 years, Phillip Tavares, now Marshfield’s police chief, has never stopped working to secure justice for his father.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]







[link removed]

Crime & Courts


[link removed]
Hours-long highway standoff ends peacefully after State Police stumble on group with stockpile of weapons on I-95

Police arrested 11 men and seized numerous firearms Saturday morning following an armed standoff with officers on Interstate 95 in Wakefield that began after a State Police trooper tried to help two vehicles parked in the highway’s breakdown lane.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





[link removed]

NEWS ANALYSIS


[link removed]
Biden will host a July Fourth bash to celebrate his successes, but big challenges still loom

President Biden will be tested as he tries to preserve a bipartisan infrastructure deal and address difficult foreign policy issues.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





[link removed]

Battle for the GOP


[link removed]
They kept the wheels on democracy as Trump tried to steal an election. Now they’re paying the price

As President Trump and his allies looked for the pressure points in the country’s sprawling election system, hoping to overturn his loss, they met resistance from Democrats but also a cadre of Republicans who acted as the guardrails of American democracy by prioritizing truth and law over political allegiance.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







[link removed]

Massachusetts


[link removed]
Despite stormy weather, Independence Day celebrations prevail

Families and friends from around the country gathered in Boston to celebrate the holiday weekend.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Page One →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


The Nation






Politics


[link removed]
Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is leaving intelligence agencies scrambling for other ways to monitor and stop terrorists.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





Nation


[link removed]
‘Let the birds eat them’: Crops shrivel as heat wave hits Washington

At a time of epic high temperatures, dried-up cherries with almost no financial value are just one of the problems that farmers are facing in eastern Washington, one of the country’s most productive agricultural regions.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







Nation


[link removed]
A Fourth of July symbol of unity that may no longer unite

Thirteen stripes, a dusting of stars, the American flag has had infinite meanings over the 244 years since the country began flying one.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to The Nation →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


The World






World


[link removed]
At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses

A powerful mudslide carrying a deluge of black water and debris crashed into rows of houses in a town west of Tokyo following heavy rains on Saturday, leaving at least 19 people missing, officials said.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





World


[link removed]
As England’s deer population explodes, some propose a mass cull

With the pandemic, hunting and culling stopped, the market for venison collapsed and, as a result, the deer population of Britain is exploding, decimating the plant life that many species depend on.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







World


[link removed]
Leaky gas pipeline sparks an inferno in the Gulf of Mexico

The fire burned for more than five hours before it was extinguished, according to Pemex, the Mexican oil company that controls the pipeline.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to The World →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


Editorial & Opinion






OPINION


[link removed]
Black America deserves justice. Bill Cosby’s release from prison isn’t it.

A powerful man escaping accountability doesn’t help Black people ensnared in an unjust legal system — or encourage sexual assault survivors to speak out.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





OPINION


[link removed]
Lincoln was the best. Buchanan was the worst. What about the others?

C-SPAN rounds up historians to rank the presidents.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







LETTERS


[link removed]
Just think of the energy savings from a digital currency backed by a central bank

A digital dollar under the control of the Federal Reserve would not entail the egregious consumption of electricity for which Bitcoin is infamous.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Editorial & Opinion →

[link removed]


Metro






Education


[link removed]
Kareem Troncoso Guerrero steps up to fight climate crisis

The Match Charter Public High School class of 2021 valedictorian aspires to help others through sustainability as she heads to Brown University in the fall.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





Metro


[link removed]
What’s behind the recent spate of drownings in Massachusetts?

Drownings are starting to look like an epidemic, the losses mounting as heatwaves, the lingering effects of COVID, inequality, and bad luck collide.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







RI HISTORY


[link removed]
Independence Day celebrates freedom — but not all Americans were free

Aaron Briggs confessed to participating in the Gaspee affair in 1772, but some believe the multiracial teenager was looking to buy his freedom.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Metro →

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]


Sports






Dan Shaughnessy


[link removed]
After all we’ve been through, baseball is really helping the recovery, and other thoughts

We have lived through a horrible 16 months, but the steady rhythm of baseball provides everyone with a unique way to cope.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





On Baseball


[link removed]
Alex Verdugo, Kiké Hernández, and Hunter Renfroe not always perfect but the trio is earning respect

Verdugo, Hernández, and Renfroe were welded together via trade and free agency and the pieces don’t always dovetail.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







Athletics 7, Red Sox 6 (12 inn.)


[link removed]
Red Sox stumble in 12th inning of marathon 7-6 loss to the Oakland A’s

Tony Kemp delivered the decisive blow with his walkoff sacrifice fly off Matt Andriese.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Sports →


Business











[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →










[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →












[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Business →


Ideas








IDEAS


[link removed]
Confederate soybeans and the legacy of racism in American agriculture

A century after the Civil War, farmers in the South were still planting the seeds of discrimination.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







IDEAS


[link removed]
The following asteroid collision is only a test

The plot of countless sci-fi thrillers — a massive space rock hurtling toward Earth — isn’t fantasy. Can a NASA-led team head off catastrophe?
[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]
Go to Ideas →


Obituaries






Obituaries


[link removed]
Elizabeth Martínez, writer and activist for Chicano and feminist causes, dies at 95

A writer and editor who took part in the civil rights movement, Elizabeth Martínez was best known during a long life of activism as an outspoken advocate for Mexican American and feminist causes.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





Obituaries


[link removed]
Tran Thien Khiem, 95, dies; a power in South Vietnam before its fall

Second in command to President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam during the last six years of the Vietnam War, General Tran Thien Khiem fled to the United States shortly before the fall of Saigon to communist forces in 1975.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







Obituaries


[link removed]
Mimi Stern-Wolfe, presenter of socially conscious concerts, dies at 84

A pianist and conductor who specialized in music programs with a social-justice or political theme, Mimi Stern-Wolfe most notably held an annual concert that featured music of composers lost to AIDS.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Obituaries →


Arts & Lifestyle






TY BURR


[link removed]
Two cheers for the red, white, and blue

How about a July Fourth film festival for the real America?
[link removed]
Continue reading →





ART REVIEW


[link removed]
With sculpture, Edith Wharton’s estate becomes open field for the imagination

The annual “SculptureNow” show returns this summer after taking the pandemic year off.
[link removed]
Continue reading →







BOOKS


[link removed]
For ’80s heartthrob Richard Marx, it’s all about the music

He worked with Madonna, NSYNC, and Luther Vandross, and wrote the massive hit “Right Here Waiting.” In a new memoir, he tells the stories behind the songs.
[link removed]
Continue reading →






[link removed]
Go to Arts & Lifestyle →


Travel






CITY BY THE SEA


[link removed]
Savoring the triumphs of a harborfront open to all

Atlantic Wharf to Charlestown is the third leg of our Harborwalk journey.
[link removed]
Continue reading →





TRAVEL


[link removed]
A renovation that’s on the money: This Boston luxury hotel just got a little more luxurious

The Langham Hotel returns after a nearly two-year makeover.
[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]
Go to Travel →


Real Estate









[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]



[link removed]
Continue reading →








[link removed]
Go to Real Estate →




[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]

About This Email
You received this message because you signed up for the Today's headlines newsletter. To automatically unsubscribe, please
[link removed]
click here .

Please note: this will unsubscribe you from the newsletter only. If you wish to cancel your BostonGlobe.com subscription, please call 1-888-MY-GLOBE (1-888-694-5623)
.

[link removed]
Sign up for more BostonGlobe.com newsletters .

[link removed]
Manage Your Account |
[link removed]
Terms of Service |
[link removed]
Privacy Policy |
[link removed]
Help Center |
[link removed]
Advertise


Address:

The Boston Globe

1 Exchange Place Suite 201

Boston, MA 02109-2132


(c)Copyright 2021 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC