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FBI?s tally of how often police use force has plenty of holes

Half of Massachusetts law enforcement agencies didn?t report anything at all to the FBI.

Brigham?s parent company was warned in 2014 about Nabel?s potential conflict of interest

Years before she became embroiled in a controversy about her position on the board of directors of Cambridge biotech Moderna, there were questions about Brigham and Women?s Hospital president Elizabeth Nabel?s seat on another firm?s board.

In tell-all foreword, Cohen promises sordid tales Trump ?does not want you to read?

Michael Cohen, President Trump?s onetime lawyer and fixer, released the foreword of his upcoming jailhouse tell-all Thursday, posting to his website an introduction in which he promised stories involving the president and everything from ?golden showers in a sex club in Vegas, to tax fraud, to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union.?

Martha?s Vineyard man killed at Florida hotel
Charles Morgan, 59, of West Tisbury, was killed at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. while visiting his father, and a man has been charged with murder, authorities said.

Opinion

IDEAS | LASHYRA NOLEN

Why doesn?t medical school prioritize social justice?
RENÉE LOTH

Response to COVID-19 reflects the nation?s upside-down health care system
Alex Beam

Read ?em and don?t weep
EDITORIAL

Listen to the data on school reopening

Harvard pandemic expert Ashish Jha takes a more optimistic view of the fall and winter
The director of the Harvard Global Health Institute said Thursday the consensus view is that the country is moving toward a ?horrible fall and winter. Lots of people dying, hospitals in big trouble, and we?re largely shut at home." But he said he was more optimistic than that.

Here?s a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19

Congressional delegation demands Baker release child-care data
The 11-member Massachusetts congressional delegation wrote to Governor Charlie Baker on Thursday urging him to release data on cases of coronavirus at child-care centers after the Globe reported that the administration has been denying public records requests.

Across Massachusetts, child-care shortage is growing dire

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Graphic: US shows little signs of being able to control coronavirus spread

Mail-in ballots sent to Trump, first lady in Florida
President Trump has requested a mail-in ballot for Florida?s Tuesday primary election, despite weeks of criticizing the practice.

Trump, denouncing funding sought for post office, says a mail-in voting election isn?t possible without it

RAYS 17, RED SOX 8
Rafael Devers, Red Sox embarrassed to cap sweep by Rays
Boston has lost 13 of their last 14 games against Tampa Bay at Fenway Park.

Bruins lose, 3-2, to the Hurricanes Here?s the schedule for the Celtics-Sixers first-round playoff series

Former Boston police union head charged with yearslong sexual abuse of young girl
Patrick M. Rose, former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen?s Association, allegedly sexually assaulted a girl for five years, when she was 7 to 12 years old.

In Fourth District shake-up, Cavell drops out, super PACs emerge to back Mermell
Dave Cavell said he is endorsing Jesse Mermell, a former Brookline selectwoman, with the goal of defeating Jake Auchincloss, a Newton city councilor and former Republican. Mermell also picked up the support of Attorney General Maura Healey and a pair of super PACs.

President Trump says UAE to open diplomatic ties with Israel
President Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state.

Settling bias allegations with four apartment brokers, attorney general wins fines, mandatory training
The settlements come on the heels of a Suffolk University study that used undercover testing to show that Black renters and those with Section 8 vouchers were routinely blocked, ignored, or turned away by rental agents.

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The Trump administration haphazardly gave away millions of Covid-19 masks

Long after a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects smolder

Comfort Zone

Recipes: Three easy and light salads to cool you down in the heat of August

Bedrock Gardens, a safe haven of beauty

This podcast revisits Boston?s 1974 busing crisis

Trump lip-sync star Sarah Cooper gets Netflix special

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Analysis

Trump hasn?t ?won the day? all summer. It?s unclear when he might again

Given that polling puts President Trump behind by 10 points nationally and even higher in some critical swing states, he will need a series of good days to regain his footing in the race.
Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate

Teachers, officers, firefighters, and other municipal workers don?t reflect Greater Boston?s diversity, new study shows
At a time of nationwide protests against racial inequities, the study by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council found that the municipal workforce in Metro Boston is both whiter and older than the region?s civilian workforce and population.

As Kamala Harris faces racist and sexist online attacks, women?s groups and Democratic operatives say they have her back
Black women have become frequent targets of an onslaught of online hate from domestic and foreign perpetrators whose tactics have become more sophisticated and harder to trace, disinformation and media analysts said.

Rhode Island

Rhode Islanders won?t need witnesses if they vote by mail this fall

Republicans had challenged a lower court ruling that waived the mail ballot witness requirement because of the coronavirus outbreak.

When it comes to reopening schools, Dr. Fauci says Rhode Island is in ?a very good place?

On the run in Hell?s Half Acre -- and elsewhere
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Renée Graham

Kamala Harris is ready. Black women are always ready.
EDITORIAL

Harris has the credibility to take the fight to Trump
IDEAS | David Shribman

Even Canada is down on the United States
Mary Ann Sorrentino

Beating the coronavirus with knives, forks, and moving tables

Michael Martignetti

Mass. should enact End of Life Options Act
IDEAS | TIYA MILES

What should we do with plantations?

VISUAL STORIES

Dont?a Hightower?s fiancée was in labor for 17 hours. He used ?28-3? to help her push through

Photos: Mayflower II, a reimagining of vessel used by pilgrims, sails home to Plymouth

Devastated by multiple tragedies, a border city seeks a bridge to the future

?I want to save everything?: In the era of COVID-19, a small army of animal lovers is providing triage for creatures in distress

metro

Martha?s Vineyard man killed at Florida hotel
Charles Morgan, 59, of West Tisbury, was killed at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. while visiting his father, and a man has been charged with murder, authorities said.

With just weeks to go, wrench thrown in Neal-Morse congressional race

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse was gaining steam ahead of the Sept. 1 primary, until last week, when the race was thrown into chaos and finger-pointing over accusations of serious misconduct by Morse ? followed by evidence that young supporters of Democratic incumbent Richard Neal may have ginned up the controversy to take down their opponent.

?Representation matters?: Kamala Harris isn?t just the first Black woman on a major ticket. She?s also the first Asian American

Days into her selection, multiple communities are laying claim to Kamala Harris?s milestone moment ? and debating the political meaning of her multicultural background.

FBI?s tally of how often police use force has plenty of holes

Great white shark sighted off the coast of Wells, Maine

sports

Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask on playoff hockey in 2020: ?It feels dull at times?

The Bruins goaltender is not stressing about a Game 2 loss. Far from it.
SUMMER BASEBALL

Matt Donahue, Medfield force winner-take-all MIBL final against Ashland

In his first playoff start, righthander tossed six strong innings and catcher Michael Gilio threw out three base runners in a 4-2 victory in Quincy.

Dougie Hamilton roofs winner as Carolina evens series with Bruins

Boston's ninth-overall pick nine years ago beat Tuukka Rask with 11:30 to play, the Bruins coming up short without top scorer David Pastrnak.
SPORTS LOG

NCAA cancels Division I fall championships (but not major college football)

Rockets? Russell Westbrook to miss start of series with Oklahoma City

Drone causes delay in Red Sox-Rays game at Fenway Thursday afternoon

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson?s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19?s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

TALKING POINTS
HarborOne to lay off more than 40 as branch business slows
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Daimler to settle US emissions charges for $2.2 billion
German automaker Daimler said Thursday that it had agreed to pay $2.2 billion to settle accusations that Mercedes-Benz cars and vans sold in the United States were programmed to cheat on emissions tests.

Europe sees an olive branch in latest US tariff move

Settling bias allegations with four apartment brokers, attorney general wins fines, mandatory training

Michael Apkon, Tufts Medical CEO, steps down after less than two years on the job

Mass. Gaming Commission says no dice to poker, roulette, craps

Politics

Trump makes clear his opposition to more money to support mail voting

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

Trump hasn?t ?won the day? all summer. It?s unclear when he might again

Marijuana

Where does Kamala Harris stand on marijuana?

Mass. regulators release 619,000 aging marijuana vapes for sale, despite lead contamination concerns
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Maine

The paper mill was everything in this small town. Then it exploded
Cover Story

Racing the clock to stop drug-resistant superbugs

Cooking

Recipes: Three light salads to cool you down in the heat of August
Love Letters

I?m a widow and I discovered I?m dating a married man

sports

Harold Varner III grabs share of early lead at Wyndham Championship

Here?s the schedule for the Celtics-Sixers first-round playoff series

As he struggles in Philadelphia, Al Horford appreciates his time with the Celtics

metro

Martha?s Vineyard man killed at Florida hotel

With just weeks to go, wrench thrown in Neal-Morse congressional race

?Representation matters?: Kamala Harris isn?t just the first Black woman on a major ticket. She?s also the first Asian American

Nation

Brigham?s parent company was warned in 2014 about Nabel?s potential conflict of interest

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

World

Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger?s departure

Lebanon?s government resigns amid widespread anger over blast

China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations

politics

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

Trump hasn?t ?won the day? all summer. It?s unclear when he might again

Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate

business

HarborOne to lay off more than 40 as branch business slows

Daimler to settle US emissions charges for $2.2 billion

Europe sees an olive branch in latest US tariff move

lifestyle

Talk to the animals and channel your family?s inner ?ee-i-ee-i-oh?

DOJ investigation finds Yale discriminates against Asian Americans, white applicants

These 6 hotels offer discounts to locals

marijuana

Where does Kamala Harris stand on marijuana?

Mass. regulators release 619,000 aging marijuana vapes for sale, despite lead contamination concerns

Mass. regulators fine Revolutionary Clinics $120,000 for selling tainted marijuana vapes

opinion

Why doesn?t medical school prioritize social justice?

Response to COVID-19 reflects the nation?s upside-down health care system

Read ?em and don?t weep

food & dining

From Bangladesh to Brazil, inside one Somerville restaurant

Top Shelf Cookies to open storefront in Dorchester this fall

Recipe: Grilled salmon tops these veggie-filled quinoa bowls

travel

Talk to the animals and channel your family?s inner ?ee-i-ee-i-oh?

These 6 hotels offer discounts to locals

Not comfortable staying at a hotel yet? Try glamping at one

Books

Bibliophiles: Reading poetry, meditating on religion

A sublime ?Summer?

Expert shares amazing anecdotes in ?Tales From the Ant World?

Movies

In ?Project Power,? on Netflix, one pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small

Cardi B and a war over ?WAP?

Doc Talk: Hiroshima remembered, percussion pedagogy, feminist critique, present tense

Television

Alex Newell gets to be himself on ?Zoey?s Extraordinary Playlist,? and it feels fabulous

Watch ?The Capture,? but don?t believe your eyes

?We Hunt Together? shows the potential to amuse

music

Pianist Conrad Tao wants you to question everything

A new hearing for composer Ethel Smyth, who created the sound of suffrage

Tanya Donelly?s warm reimagining of her pop favorites gets an assist from the Parkington Sisters

Theater/Dance

Live theater returns to the Berkshires in a changed world

SpeakEasy launches podcast of new work by Boston playwrights

In his new podcast, Mike Birbiglia and guests are creating comedy in real time

globe local

FBI?s tally of how often police use force has plenty of holes

Teachers, officers, firefighters, and other municipal workers don?t reflect Greater Boston?s diversity, new study shows

Should political candidates in Massachusetts pledge not to accept donations from police unions?

Obituaries

Carroll Hardy, whose pinch-hit appearance was part of Red Sox history, dies at 87

Wayne Fontana, hitmaker with ?The Game of Love,? 74

Sumner M. Redstone, media mogul who controlled CBS and Viacom, dies at 97