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Baker signs abortion rights expansion bill into law

Governor Charlie Baker on Friday signed a bill that broadens access to abortion in Massachusetts and helps shield providers from out-of-state prosecution, delivering into law an expansion of the state’s reproductive rights protections a month after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

In a market badly out of kilter, many older residents are stuck in their homes
Many empty nesters, retired or downshifting, are living in houses that are too big for them.

This billionaire has quietly driven Boston’s biotech industry for decades
He set in motion a series of events that created the company Moderna — and committed to being its first investor. But he still regularly rides his bike to work, and he “never viewed science as a way to make money."

R.I. fugitive arrested after assault at Park Street MBTA station

Police who arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a woman at the Park Street MBTA station found he was also wanted in Rhode Island in a fraud case, MBTA Transit Police said.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Great weekend weather ahead, but drought worsens
The region's only chance of rain between now and next weekend is tonight.

Severe drought area in Massachusetts expands

Members of a rescue team assisted a family out of a boat on July 28, 2022, in Quicksand, Ky.

See photos of the devastation caused by flooding in Kentucky

Both commercial and recreational fishing boats crowded the water off White Horse Beach in the area where humpback whales have been spotted.

‘Don’t harass them.’ Experts explain whale behavior in Plymouth, warn boaters to stay clear

From top left to bottom right: Kevin Fenness, Kayla Caulfield, Andrea Lyman, and Damian Vasquez Kuliunas.

Lights, camera, extras: Meet the locals answering Hollywood’s call

They don’t have any dialogue, and they blend into the background with roles as spectators, patrons, and passersby — but what would movies be without them?

Actors on the set of "Boston Stranger," which filmed in the South End last winter.

‘You can’t go up to Mark Wahlberg’: The do’s and don’ts of being a movie extra

There are quite a few do’s and don’ts when it comes to being an extra on a film. (Plus, a look at local casting calls people can apply to.)

These grandmas are on a mission to visit all 351 communities in Massachusetts
“Even baby boomers, they can still do things,” said Beth Sobiloff of “Two Grannies on the Road.” “Maybe they can’t completely live their dream, but they can do some version of it and they can have fun and enjoy it.”

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock on Instagram, breaks silence since Oscars slap
The “King Richard” star released a video on Instagram on Friday apologizing to Rock for hitting him during the 2022 Oscars ceremony after the comedian made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Kate Price remembers something terrible

An authority on child sex trafficking, she spent decades trying to understand whether the unthinkable happened to her, too.

Read the story Watch the video Event: Join Kate Price and Janelle Nanos for a conversation about this project

An in-camera double-exposure photograph of Kate Price overlaid with the woods of a Pennsylvania rest area, where she remembers being taken as a child.

Franchy Cordero's three-error night was a lowlight of the past week for the slumping Red Sox.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox fans should be aware that this might not be a bridge year, and other thoughts

The Mookie Betts salary dump was the warning shot that these Red Sox are more about the illusion of contention than winning.

The last days of J.D. Martinez with the Red Sox?

This week's daters: Noah and Katie

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Sports are very important to me’

Will it be love-love for these two tennis players?

What's left of the Long Island Bridge that connected Long Island to Moon Island in Boston, as photographed in 2020.

In the Long Island Bridge legal saga, another victory for Boston

Thursday brought the City of Boston a second legal victory this week in its long-running battle with Quincy over rebuilding Long Island Bridge, a piece of infrastructure many see as a key element in building an addiction recovery campus on the island and alleviating the local opioid epidemic.

Opinion

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

The afterlife of corpses

Western cultures once were obsessed with dead bodies. Today we dispose of them with clinical efficiency. Are we missing something important?

As the finish line nears, a few tasks remain for Beacon Hill

Bring them their flowers now, while they’re living

The matter with Kansas

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Presidents have always been above the law. AG Merrick Garland must change that.

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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Abandoned dog found locked in a metal crate in 90-degree heat in Dedham
A male Pomeranian, approximately 3 to 5 years old, was found on the side of the road near Bussey Street around noon, according to Dedham Police. All that was left inside the crate with the dog was a blanket with Disney “Frozen” characters on it and a blue and yellow dog sweater.

In a surprise, Baker says taxpayers could receive ‘north of $2.5 billion’ in tax relief under little-known law

With state coffers overflowing, Massachusetts taxpayers could receive billions in tax help under an obscure 36-year-old law, Governor Charlie Baker announced. His office estimated taxpayers could get back roughly 7 percent of the income taxes they paid in 2021.

A nice chunk of change: Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.1 billion

Feeling lucky? The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to an estimated $1.1 billion, the third-largest US lottery jackpot ever. The next drawing will take place Friday.

With Manchin on board, spotlight turns to Sinema — and COVID
The party-bucking Democrat left the Capitol on Thursday without disclosing whether she’d support Joe Manchin’s sweeping deal with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

How to stop exploding at your kids
It’s hot, it’s sticky, it’s summer, and you’re ready to lose it. But first, author Carla Naumburg wants a (four-letter) word.

Home of the Week: Somerville condo is on a whole other level: Several of them
Modern layout includes three bedrooms, a primary suite, and office space.

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A whiteboard on the 12th floor of a research building at Boston Children's is filled with old notes from Judah Folkman, the hospital’s former chief of surgery.

‘Please do not erase’: A treasured whiteboard at Boston Children’s Hospital has not been touched for 15 years

Preserved for posterity on the 12th floor of a research building, the board captures notes from the former chief of surgery’s transformative cancer research.

CONNECTIONS

As a single mom in my 40s, sometimes all I see in the mirror is the wear and tear
But the eightysomething matriarch of my local community pool makes me see I’ve been a lot harder on myself than I deserve.

Teen’s killing on a Dorchester street brings calls for action
Chris Sanders was in the living room of his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on Wednesday evening when he heard gunshots. He stepped outside and looked toward adjacent Erie Street — and spotted a teenager collapsed in the street.

It’s unlikely that you’ll catch monkeypox on the T: Answering questions about the virus
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency. We spoke to experts to find out who’s most at risk, where to get tested, and what else the public needs to know.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars after winning best actor for his role in "King Richard."

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock on Instagram, breaks silence since Oscars slap

Celisse performs at the sixth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert.

At the Newport Jazz Festival, 10 exciting boundary-stretchers

Rachael Warren (center left) as Beatrice and Tia James (center right) as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing."

In ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ on Boston Common, wiles of a summer night

Americans are feeling burnout, but almost half say they aren’t using all of their vacation days, a new study finds.

A third of Americans feel guilty about taking vacation, new study finds

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An athlete completes an exercise during a FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Championship in New Port Richey, Fla.

Who needs Title IX now?

Daisy Edgar-Jones in West Hollywood, Calif., on June 7.

Why ‘it’ matters

Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol look out from the dais during a July 12 hearing.

Lawmakers shouldn’t wait for history to judge Trump

Javari Toney, 15, enjoys jumping on his pogo stick by his home on Dorchester Ave. on July 6th, after a weekend of multiple shootings in the city.

Eugene F. Rivers III

Boston Black leadership has a problem

WORCESTER , MA - 12/29/2021 Christine Little, Registered Nurse and Nurse Education Safety Specialist, cracks open the door to request more supplies while helping to put in a dialysis line for a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center. As COVID-19 cases spike and the pandemic ravages on, hospitals are faced once again with a shortage of ICU beds.

Nurses are in short supply. The Legislature can do something about it.

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

‘Don’t harass them.’ Experts explain whale behavior in Plymouth, warn boaters to stay clear

Scientists and law enforcement officials held a press conference in Plymouth Friday outlining how the hundreds of boaters who have followed a group of whales into the harbor should conduct themselves.

These grandmas are on a mission to visit all 351 communities in Massachusetts

“Even baby boomers, they can still do things,” said Beth Sobiloff of “Two Grannies on the Road.” “Maybe they can’t completely live their dream, but they can do some version of it and they can have fun and enjoy it.”

Baker signs abortion rights expansion bill into law

Governor Charlie Baker on Friday signed a bill that broadens access to abortion in Massachusetts and helps shield providers from out-of-state prosecution, delivering into law an expansion of the state’s reproductive rights protections a month after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Great weekend weather ahead, but drought worsens

The region's only chance of rain between now and next weekend is tonight.

Sports

Franchy Cordero's three-error night was a lowlight of the past week for the slumping Red Sox.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox fans should be aware that this might not be a bridge year, and other thoughts

The Mookie Betts salary dump was the warning shot that these Red Sox are more about the illusion of contention than winning.

J.D. Martinez is in the final season of a five-year, $110 million deal he signed in February 2018.

The last days of J.D. Martinez with the Red Sox?

Multiple industry sources suggested there seems a good likelihood the Red Sox deal Martinez regardless of the team’s performance leading up to the trade deadline.

Brayan Bello has pitched exactly four innings in each of his three starts.

Brewers at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 101: Brewers at Red Sox lineups and notes

Brayan Bello will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a three-game series with Milwaukee at Fenway Parkl

Can Jeremy Swayman become Jim Montgomery’s next elite goaltender?

Russia’s Lavrov says he will discuss US prisoner swap offer

Massachusetts American Legion Senior Baseball Tournament

Jacob Jette takes charge in Franklin’s American Legion championship victory over Leominster

Business

Apple, Alphabet earnings fuel megacap stock recovery

Earnings reports from the biggest technology companies show that the group is navigating the tough economic environment better than smaller rivals, fueling a rebound in stock prices.

US reaches deal with Moderna for Omicron COVID-19 vaccine

The Biden administration said Friday it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company’s next generation of COVID-19 vaccine that targets the highly transmissible Omicron variant, enough supply this winter for all who want the upgraded booster.

This billionaire has quietly driven Boston’s biotech industry for decades

Foster Grant sunglasses are in the spotlight again, thanks to ‘Elvis’

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An in-camera double-exposure photograph of Kate Price overlaid with the woods of a Pennsylvania rest area, where she remembers being taken as a child.

Kate Price remembers something terrible

As a senior, I wanted to fight ageism. I had to look in the mirror first.

He wanted a divorce after 26 years of marriage. Now, he wants to reconnect.

Spanish tortilla with roasted red peppers

Recipes: Pull together a tasty dinner of Spanish favorites

metro

Members of a rescue team assisted a family out of a boat on July 28, 2022, in Quicksand, Ky.

See photos of the devastation caused by flooding in Kentucky

How the candidates for R.I. governor would spend their Mega Millions winnings

Foster Grant sunglasses are in the spotlight again, thanks to ‘Elvis’

sports

Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts rounds first base on his way to touching them all after his three-run home run off Guardians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie in the sixth inning.

The Red Sox had nothing going against Cleveland’s starter, but Xander Bogaerts took care of that

Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story still on IL because of pain in injured hand

Revolution’s Jozy Altidore on loan to Puebla FC in Mexico through January

business

A customer pays for vegetables at the Maravillas market in Madrid, on May 12.

Inflation hits record 8.9% in 19 countries using the euro

Sony sees profit rise despite waning interest in video games

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles

politics

Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda

White House to host attorneys to discuss abortion access

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles

Nation

Lexington Firefighters' swift water rescue teams head up overflowed Troublesome Creek to rescue people that have been stranded since Wednesday night in Lost Creek, Kentucky. At least 16 people have been killed and hundreds had to be rescued amid flooding from heavy rainfall.

Biden issues disaster declaration as Kentucky flooding kills at least 15

At least 16 dead in Appalachian flooding as rescue teams continue searching

Monkeypox is spreading fast. Now kids are getting it, too.

World

Two dancers received medical treatment at a concert of Cantopop boy band Mirror in Hong Kong, Thursday.

Watch: Dancers hurt when giant screen falls during Hong Kong concert

Russia, Ukraine trade blame for shelling of POW prison

China’s Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation

opinion

Even if the law is on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s side, history is not.

Presidents have always been above the law. AG Merrick Garland must change that.

Pike project, Harvard agreement signal big changes ahead for Allston

What about those ‘Trump-lite GOP governor hopefuls’?

lifestyle

Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars after winning best actor for his role in "King Richard."

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock on Instagram, breaks silence since Oscars slap

How to stop exploding at your kids

Years later, I’m still curious about his divorce

food & dining

Spicy chicken karahi at Flavor Boom!

Flavor Boom! puts a global, gourmet spin on fast food

Cheesesteaks come to High Street Place; Boston Public Market gets a beer truck

Something new for travelers is popping up all over

travel

See "the world’s largest rubber duck,” according to organizers of Michigan’s 2022 Fest of Sail, running Aug. 12-14 on the shores of Lake Superior in Marquette. Mama Duck (pictured here) weighs 31,500 pounds and measures 61 feet high, 69 feet wide, and 79 feet long.

Art in Brattleboro, music and laughter in Portland, and the world’s largest rubber duck in Michigan

My Turo rental was repossessed with valuable items inside

Pedaling his message: Conn. cyclist is riding 10,000 miles to raise awareness about distracted driving

Arts

Artist Hunt Slonem poses for a portrait in the music room of his Great Barrington estate.

For artist Hunt Slonem, an estate is ‘a grand, unfolding work’

When Andrew Wyeth imagined — and rendered — his own funeral

An ‘alleged’ Faberge egg was found on a seized Russian yacht. If authenticated, it could be sold with proceeds going to Ukraine

Books

Illustration for review of "The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide" by Steven W. Thrasher. 0731Viral; Books; 7-31-22

The virus of inequality in ‘The Viral Underclass’

Bibliophiles: Reading about philosophy, religion, and love

‘Pictures of the Shark’ blends fiction, fact, and the influence of film

Movies

Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars after winning best actor for his role in "King Richard."

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock on Instagram, breaks silence since Oscars slap

‘You can’t go up to Mark Wahlberg’: The do’s and don’ts of being a movie extra

‘DC League of Super-Pets’: when (guinea) pigs fly

Television

Alia Shawkat as Angela Adams in "The Old Man."

Alia Shawkat’s quiet force adds a layer of depth to FX’s ‘The Old Man’

Kate Winslet and HBO: A marriage made in prestige-TV heaven

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says

music

Celisse performs at the sixth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert.

At the Newport Jazz Festival, 10 exciting boundary-stretchers

Watch: Dancers hurt when giant screen falls during Hong Kong concert

Why Joni Mitchell’s return at the Newport Folk Festival mattered to so many of us

Theater/Dance

Taylor Stanley in "Redness," choreographed by Shamel Pitts, performed in "Dichotomous Being: An Evening of Taylor Stanley."

Ballet star Taylor Stanley explores new territory at Jacob’s Pillow

The new Boston Tap Party brings four days of fancy footwork to town

Julianne Boyd is departing Barrington Stage to the strains of ‘A Little Night Music’

globe local

Public school enrollment falls in Mass. amid pandemic, high housing costs, and aging suburbs

Should Massachusetts high schools lock student cell phones during the day?

Police officers step in and provide roadside assistance

Obituaries

Actor and presenter Bernard Cribbins, reads an excerpt from Winnie the Pooh after he received the annual J M Barrie Award for a lifetime of unforgettable work for children on stage, film, television and record, at the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in central London, on Nov. 13, 2014.

Bernard Cribbins, British actor known for ‘Doctor Who,’ is dead at 93

James Lovelock, whose Gaia theory saw the Earth as alive, dies at 103

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says