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Dave Epstein | Forecast

New England may get a storm, but we’re also going to get a heat wave

If you’re not a fan of hot and humid weather, this week will be tough. It's going to be the hottest week of the summer so far.

Fauci says he will retire from government post by the end of Biden’s term
Anthony Fauci, the nation’s preeminent infectious-diseases expert who has served as the face of the coronavirus pandemic response for more than two years, will retire by the end of President Biden’s term after more than 50 years in government, he confirmed Monday.

GE’s three-way split means three new names
The industrial conglomerate details new brands for each of its three units — power and renewable energy, health care, and aviation — after spinoff.

Teenager with ties to Massachusetts sailing across the Atlantic by himself
Cal Currier, 16, started taking sailing lessons earlier this year. Now he’s on a trip of a lifetime, crossing the Atlantic Ocean on his own sailboat.

At the office, unrewarded work often falls to women
Planning a birthday party, taking notes, or serving on a committee — studies have found that women are more likely than men to take on service-oriented tasks. The disparity is even more pronounced for women of color.

‘What good does it do to keep the public in the dark?’ State’s top transportation officials face lawmakers in safety oversight hearing

Secretary of Transportation Jamey Tesler and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager Steve Poftak are testifying in front of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation about “deficiencies in safety management practices” at the T.

19whale - Craig Picariello, 53, of Carver photographed a whale breaching the surface of the water near a paddleboarder in Plymouth on Sunday morning.

A whale comes close to a paddleboarder in Plymouth and a photographer captures the wild moment

Craig Picariello photographed a whale breaching the surface of the water near a paddleboarder at Manomet Point Sunday morning.

Nantucket lifeguards looked for sharks at Cisco Beach after the second closing of the day on Nantucket’s south coast beaches in August 2019.

In video, great white shark goes after ‘buffet’ of seals on Nantucket

The scene was one of two videos of sharks taken by people spending time on the island over the weekend.

A police officer lost her job 10 years ago. She’s still fighting to get it back.
“This is the culmination of a ten-year struggle of a determined and courageous woman to find justice after being hounded out of the Boston Police Department for having the audacity to complain about abusive treatment by a powerful senior officer,” lawyers for Brenda James said.

Peter Abraham | YANKEES 13, RED SOX 2

Loss of Chris Sale should put Red Sox into sell mode at the MLB trade deadline
Teams have to earn upgrades at the trade deadline and the Red Sox haven’t shown they deserve them this season.

Dan Shaughnessy: Chris Sale has a broken finger and the Red Sox are a broken team

Mikey Romero hit .372/.419/.659 with four homers in 30 games as a senior at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High School in 2022, and is committed to LSU.

Four things to know about Mikey Romero, the Red Sox’ 2022 first-round draft pick

Romero already has an awesome sponsorship — with Big League Chew.

Red Sox draft three high schoolers, including ‘best friend’ of last year’s top pick

House prices are soaring and options on the market are limited. Do you feel stuck in your home? Tell us about it.

Tell us: Do you feel stuck in your home in today’s real estate market?

House prices are soaring and options on the market are limited. Do you feel stuck in your home? Tell us about it in this survey.

Mass Audubon’s science coordinator Mark Faherty examined a horseshoe crab in Pleasant Bay in Orleans, where he has conducted research on them there for years.

They’re bleeding horseshoe crabs on the Cape and some advocates are worried

A multibillion-dollar company received permission to harvest blood from horseshoe crabs in Massachusetts. The company says the blood will have critical medical functions; environmental advocates have grave concerns about the harvesting of so many of the endangered species.

Cast member Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attended a screening of "Marry Me" at DGA Theater on Feb. 8 in Los Angeles.

Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers.

Opinion

“Tucker Carlson Tonight” airs before Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for the US Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks to constituents at a primary night election gathering in Newtown, Pa., on May 17.

Defund Tucker Carlson and Fox News

These relationships can be broken by an educated and informed public.

On turning 60

Time to bring Brittney Griner home

Part of the solution to climate change is nuclear power

Ernest J. Moniz

A way forward on the climate crisis and energy insecurity

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

More recent stories

Man, 21, pulled Sunday from lake in Saugus has died
The 21-year-old man pulled from water in Saugus has died, State Police confirmed Monday.

Study finds 2,800 Massachusetts deaths in 2019 connected to air pollution

The researchers broke down their findings for each town and city in the state, finding that the harmful effects of air pollution spare no community.

Army National Guard helicopter rescues Mass. hiker in White Mountains

A New Hampshire Army National Guard helicopter evacuated a 60-year-old Walpole, Mass., man from the White Mountains Sunday after he suffered a medical emergency hiking on the summit of Mount Pierce, Fish and Game officials said.

Florida high school shooter’s penalty trial begins
The penalty trial of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School gunman began on Monday, the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to go before a jury.

Workers strike at another Starbucks, this time near BU
Baristas at 874 Commonwealth Ave. allege that management inadequately schedules employees and exhibits behavior “inconsistent with Starbucks’ mission,” as well as federal labor laws.

Elevator room in Tremont Street building catches fire

At approximately 9:15 a.m., Boston Fire responded to a call for a fire in an elevator room — an area set aside for elevator equipment — in a two-story penthouse in the 216 Tremont building, Boston Fire Department spokesperson Brian Alkins said. It was contained and firefighters extinguished it quickly.

Recommended reads

Evan Hunt used a smartphone while on a swing at the Buxton School in Williamstown, Mass.

Berkshires boarding school smartphone ban was a long time coming

The Buxton School’s unique experiment comes at time when the pendulum may be swinging away from technology in education.

Despite plenty of room to grow, Devens faces cap on development
A key lawmaker is moving to allow more commercial growth at the old military base, but the state agency that runs Devens and the towns it straddles are not yet in agreement on future plans.

To escape high gas prices, many are searching for electric vehicles. They’re nowhere to be found.
A global semiconductor chip shortage is leaving dealers with few EVs.

‘We’re not going to quit.’ In western Ukraine, strength and resilience endure
The Boston Globe spent eight days in western Ukraine speaking with people about how they’re coping amid the ongoing war and what’s next. This is the second in a series of dispatches from a nation under siege.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Catherine Kirk and Martell Ruffin in Kyle Abraham's "An Untitled Love."

At Jacob’s Pillow, Kyle Abraham’s sensual, joyful love letter to the songs of D’Angelo and The Vanguard

Maurice Sendak's design for battle scene, act 1 ("Nutcracker"), 1982-83

At the Gardner, Maurice Sendak’s journey from page to stage

New Kids on the Block perform at TD Garden Friday night.

New Kids and friends bring a block party to TD Garden

Sarah Newhouse as Edith Wharton in "Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets" at Gloucester Stage Company.

In ‘Mr. Fullerton,’ the seduction of Edith Wharton

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Life Choices building in Longmont, Colo., was burned and vandalized hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Attacks on pregnancy centers, like attacks on abortion clinics, should be intolerable

President Joe Biden spoke at Max S. Hayes High School in Cleveland on July 6. The speech showcased a final rule tied to his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package from last year. The rule allows troubled multicompany pensions to be made financially whole, ensuring full benefits for 2 million to 3 million workers and retirees.

Joe Biden: the man, the moment, the muddle, the middle, the maybe

In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit, as officials and media visit the site, near Arak, 150 miles southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 23, 2019.

The world can’t miss a last chance on the Iran deal

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas tours the US-Mexico border at the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, on May 23.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Demonizing migrants may be the GOP’s most consistent platform. Just ask Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

We’re all tired of COVID. But it’s not done with us.

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

Elevator room in Tremont Street building catches fire

At approximately 9:15 a.m., Boston Fire responded to a call for a fire in an elevator room — an area set aside for elevator equipment — in a two-story penthouse in the 216 Tremont building, Boston Fire Department spokesperson Brian Alkins said. It was contained and firefighters extinguished it quickly.

A whale comes close to a paddleboarder in Plymouth and a photographer captures the wild moment

Craig Picariello photographed a whale breaching the surface of the water near a paddleboarder at Manomet Point Sunday morning.

Tell us: Do you feel stuck in your home in today’s real estate market?

House prices are soaring and options on the market are limited. Do you feel stuck in your home? Tell us about it in this survey.

Somerville man, 22, charged with threatening T bus driver with wooden block

A 22-year-old Somerville man was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening an MBTA bus driver with a block of wood after complaining that the bus was traveling too slowly, authorities said.

Sports

Mikey Romero hit .372/.419/.659 with four homers in 30 games as a senior at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High School in 2022, and is committed to LSU.

MLB Draft Day 2: Red Sox have eight picks in Rounds 3 through 10

Boston selected three high schoolers on Sunday night. The draft resumes at 2 p.m. EDT.

Mikey Romero hit .372/.419/.659 with four homers in 30 games as a senior at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High School in 2022, and is committed to LSU.

Four things to know about Mikey Romero, the Red Sox’ 2022 first-round draft pick

Romero already has an awesome sponsorship — with Big League Chew.

Celtics Summer League players and coaches gathered for a practice at the Auerbach Center in early July.

Tamara Moore, the first Black woman to coach a men’s college team, spent the past two weeks with the Celtics. It was filled with ‘pinch-me’ moments.

Moore coaches the men's team at Mesabi Range College in Minnesota, and mentioned Celtics VP Allison Feaster while appearing on "Good Morning America." Then, things were set into motion.

world track notebook

Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a 35-year-old mother, wins fifth world title

Highlight reel of Red Sox first-round pick Mikey Romero

Christopher Bell’s victory in New Hampshire puts him in prime position for spot in NASCAR playoffs

Business

Boston fuel-cell startup gets funding for major European project

Advent Technologies will move ahead with a "green hydrogen" project in Greece. The company's stock rose 29 percent on Monday morning.

Tell us: Do you feel stuck in your home in today’s real estate market?

House prices are soaring and options on the market are limited. Do you feel stuck in your home? Tell us about it in this survey.

Workers strike at another Starbucks, this time near BU

GE’s three-way split means three new names

magazine

40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

My wife wants to move closer to my stepsons. I won’t go.

Libraries can save the summer. And maybe democracy, too.

Grilled Broccoli With Pistachio and Citrus Vinaigrette

Recipes: Charring broccoli, corn, and other vegetables on the grill

metro

The "Superman Building," center, stands in downtown Providence, R.I., on March 27, 2013.

Rhode Island business news: July 2022

In video, great white shark goes after ‘buffet’ of seals on Nantucket

New England may get a storm, but we’re also going to get a heat wave

sports

Maxime Cressy was KO'd earlier this month in the second round of Wimbledon, but regouped well enough to win in Newport, R.I., for his first ATP title.

Maxime Cressy defeats Alexander Bublik in Newport for first ATP Tour title

Red Sox draft three high schoolers, including Mikey Romero, ‘best friend’ of last year’s top pick Marcelo Mayer

Loss of Chris Sale should put Red Sox into sell mode at the MLB trade deadline

business

Young climate activists participate in Youth Climate Strike LA outside City Hall on March 25, 2022.

Climate activists pivot to local action, frustrated by Washington gridlock

US markets point higher ahead of another busy earnings week

At the office, unrewarded work often falls to women

politics

The location where more than two dozen members of Patriot Front were arrested near a pride event on Saturday in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

6 members of white supremacist group Patriot Front expected in Idaho court

Trial expected to begin for former Trump adviser Steve Bannon

GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Arizona

Nation

A school crossing guard turns away after viewing a spontaneous memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Florida high school shooter’s penalty trial begins

Fauci says he will retire from government post by the end of Biden’s term

Gunman charged with killing 10 in racist Buffalo shooting arraigned on federal charges

World

People sit on the sun-parched grass in Greenwich Park with the Maritime museum and Canary Wharf financial district in the background in London, on July 17.

Extreme heat warning goes into effect in UK

Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests

Berlin hosts envoys for heart-to-heart talks on climate

opinion

An aerial view of Argentina's Social Development Minister building depicts former first lady Eva Peron.

Look beyond Perón for the villains in Argentina’s decline

Family child-care network will be key to Boston’s pre-K ambitions

Joe Biden: the man, the moment, the muddle, the middle, the maybe

lifestyle

People walked down Centre Street during the Boston Open Streets event in Jamaica Plain.

Celebrate community spirit at these upcoming Boston Open Streets events

How do I pursue a long-distance work crush?

Somerville’s ArtBeat festival emphasizes community, inclusivity

food & dining

A fried chicken and waffles dish is prepared in the kitchen of Burgundian as gravy is poured on.

Fancy Liège-style waffles and other well-traveled street food

First lady Jill Biden makes return visit to Row 34 in Boston’s Seaport

For the love of butter: Chef Jeanie Roland on pushing the culinary boundaries in a small New England town

travel

The Pickering House Inn in Wolfeboro, N.H.

Travel + Leisure’s ‘World’s Best Awards’ are out for 2022, and there’s a lot to celebrate in New England

Try a city triathlon in Boston, just for fun

Actress Elizabeth A. Davis on her favorite vacation destination

Arts

Auguste Rodin, "Monument to Balzac," original model 1897, this casting 1954. Seen as part of "Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern" at the Clark Art Institute.

At the Clark, proof that Auguste Rodin is still the man

This summer, cool down with some art and culture

At the Gardner, Maurice Sendak’s journey from page to stage

Books

The view from above in ‘Imagine a City’

Jamil Jan Kochai likes to binge different authors

A very bad trip

Movies

Daniel Kaluuya in "Nope."

The best of the rest of summer movies

‘Madame Web’ movie filming transforms Boston into retro NYC

Review: ‘Both Sides of the Blade,’ three sides of a triangle

Television

Aida Osman and KaMillion in "Rap Sh!t."

This week’s TV: The debut of ‘Rap Sh!t,’ a profile about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, and more Jan. 6 testimony

Fifth season of ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ arrives in September

With plenty of summer still ahead, TV is just getting warmed up

music

New Kids on the Block perform at TD Garden Friday night.

New Kids and friends bring a block party to TD Garden

Walking on sunshine with 25 of our favorite songs of summer

Classical music events to catch before the summer is over

Theater/Dance

Sarah Newhouse as Edith Wharton in "Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets" at Gloucester Stage Company.

In ‘Mr. Fullerton,’ the seduction of Edith Wharton

Throughout New England, the stage is set for theatergoers who are eager to explore

The season’s overflowing with dance of all types, from Jacob’s Pillow in Becket to a quarry in Vermont

globe local

Jayden Cannon (l) and Julia Nambalirwa-Lugudde, co-director of The Greenhouse School set new plans in the butterfly garden bed on Saturday.

Aspiring Eagle Scout helps to protect monarch butterflies at Salem school

Is the state’s multi-family zoning requirement in MBTA communities good policy?

Make way for the feisty northern water snake

Obituaries

Mr. Shargel represented Mafia bosses, corrupt politicians, and celebrities in hot water among more than 125 jury trials.

Gerald Shargel, criminal defense lawyer for the mob, dies at 77

Jean Hannon, Red Sox fan with a championship life, dies at 96

Lily Safra, star-crossed socialite and philanthropist, dies at 87