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US operation killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, AP reports

President Biden is expected to discuss further details of the operation in an address to the nation.

Red Sox to trade catcher Christian Vázquez to Astros
The 31-year-old veteran had been a prime candidate to be dealt ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline.

The MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. Tuesday. Here’s the latest.

Sports betting is finally coming to Massachusetts. Here’s what you need to know.

It's unclear when you can begin to place bets, and you won't be able to bet on in-state colleges (except in tournaments). All three casinos and seven online outlets will be allowed to take bets.

A breakdown of what the Mass. Legislature did and didn’t get done

Sports betting, gun control, tax relief. Here’s what Mass. lawmakers did — and didn’t — agree to overnight.

Legislature amends climate bill, leaving its fate in Governor Baker’s hands

Man convicted of abducting, raping woman after she left Boston bar gets 29 to 39 years in prison

A Suffolk Superior Court jury last week convicted, Victor Peña, 42, of one count of kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape.

Dave Epstein

Is this a record drought? The answer might surprise you.
The drought will likely expand and could become even worse from the upcoming heat and lack of rain.

July goes in the record books as extremely hot and dry

Boston Celtics player-coach Bill Russell on March 17, 1968.

BILL RUSSELL 1934-2022

A 1987 essay by Bill Russell’s daughter detailed racism the family faced in Mass.

In the essay titled “Growing Up with Privilege and Prejudice,” which resurfaced on Twitter Sunday, Karen Russell detailed the racist vandalism the Russell family’s Reading home faced once when they were out of town and listed the racist abuse Bill Russell endured from fans.

Opinion: Renée Graham | Celtics green never veiled Bill Russell’s unapologetic Blackness

Cab rides with Bill Russell: The unusual bond between a rookie and a Celtics legend

In the 1967-68 season, Rick Weitzman established a lifelong friendship with the great Russell on their trips to the arena.

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We can’t help but compare athletes. But no one compared to Bill Russell.

Despite his peerless success as an athlete, Russell refused to be solely defined by it.

‘It’s pretty dire’: Local beer brewers run short on carbon dioxide
Everett-based American Gas Products, a local CO2 distributor, is canceling and reducing deliveries, affecting some local breweries.

In Mattapan, bike lanes divide the community: ‘They’re just trying to push us out’
Cycling advocates say bike lanes are long overdue in Mattapan, whose large Black and Latino communities have often felt overlooked by City Hall. But some residents see them as a subtle, yet powerful, agent of gentrification that will only aggravate traffic congestion.

Deshaun Watson, shown at Browns training camp, was traded by Houston to Cleveland March 21, then got a five-year contract extension.

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Deshaun Watson got a six-game suspension, but that could — and should — increase

The NFL-NFLPA CBA calls for commissioner Roger Goodell or his designee to oversee all appeals, and it allows Goodell to increase any punishment as he sees fit.

Boston University political science professor Katherine Einstein said that when her department searches for a new professor, house prices are always an issue.

Will the cost of housing tank the Massachusetts economy?

In this hub of intellectual firepower, our most potent natural resource isn’t land or oil; it’s talented people. And when they can’t afford to live in the state, that’s a problem.

Pete Williams, shown in June 2019, is retiring from NBC News.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Steady, self-effacing Pete Williams of NBC News will be missed

The reporter. at age 70, is retiring after nearly three decades at the network.

Opinion

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell stands court side during a tribute in his honor in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Boston, Nov. 1, 2013.

Boston Celtics green never veiled Bill Russell’s unapologetic Blackness

White athletes only have to excel on the field of play. The NBA’s greatest player never had, nor wanted, that luxury.

Bina Venkataraman

Is politics finally tilting in favor of the planet?

Charlie Baker reminds Massachusetts voters why they’ll miss him

The authoritarian impulse

Steven V. Mazie

The quiet demise of the church-state wall

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

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Missouri man, 65, died on Mount Washington despite life-saving efforts by fellow hikers
A 65-year-old Missouri man was identified Monday as the hiker who died on Mount Washington this weekend, despite a 40-minute long resuscitation effort by fellow hikers, officials said.

Man dies after daylight shooting in Dorchester; two men shot Sunday night

A man died following a brazen daytime shooting Monday in Dorchester that also caused delays on the MBTA commuter rail, officials said.

Attorney General Maura Healey says she plans to vote for Andrea Campbell, ahead of evening debate
Healey said Monday that she plans to vote for Campbell in the Democratic primary as her successor, handing another key endorsement to the former city councilor and mayoral candidate.

Over 20 white shark sightings reported in Cape waters over the weekend

More than 20 white shark sightings were reported in waters off Cape Cod over the weekend, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivitycq app.

Video: Hammerhead shark is seen swimming near Nantucket beach

Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 7-plus years in prison
A Texas man convicted of storming the US Capitol with a holstered handgun, helmet and body armor was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison, the longest sentence imposed so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

Massachusetts Legislature approves marijuana industry reforms
The long-awaited bill would crack down on local fees charged to marijuana companies, help fund local pot startups, and allow cannabis cafés to open in a handful of communities. It comes six years after voters legalized recreational marijuana.

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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

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

Boston’s new police commissioner tried to bring change to Ann Arbor. It wasn’t easy.
Newly tapped Boston police commissioner Michael Cox spent roughly three years as the chief in Ann Arbor, a Michigan college town whose practices have not always aligned with the city’s liberal ideals.

For sale at Smith & Wesson: Guns, and a healthy dose of fear
A leader in the gun industry, Smith & Wesson has ratcheted up messages around self defense over the last 20 years in an attempt to broaden its customer base. Sales have soared.

A bellwether of climate change, puffins are struggling to survive in a warming Gulf of Maine
“There are real red flags — warning signs — right now for these puffins,” said Donald Lyons, director of conservation science at the National Audubon Society’s Seabird Institute in Bremen, Maine.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Cecile McLorin Salvant performs during a tribute to the late George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, during an all-star set that culminated the three-day festival Sunday.

A fine Wein tribute highlights the Newport Jazz Festival

Find common ground, hear a hilarious story, or receive heartfelt advice from one of these intimate, engaging podcasts designed to feel like you're catching up with a friend you've known for years.

10 podcasts that feel like catching up with your best friend

On Friday night at Tanglewood, Andris Nelsons led the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the pianist Paul Lewis in Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto.

With premieres and a Beethoven mini-festival, Tanglewood steps up its game

Great Barrington, MA--6/20/2022 - An exterior view of Hunt Slonem’s Great Barrington estate. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

‘They’re like artworks of mine’: Hunt Slonem collects estates that inspire his work

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Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell stands court side during a tribute in his honor in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Boston, Nov. 1, 2013.

Boston Celtics green never veiled Bill Russell’s unapologetic Blackness

Steven V. Mazie

The quiet demise of the church-state wall

President Biden signs an executive order on access to reproductive health care services on July 8.

The authoritarian impulse

City Counilor Rebecca Grossman is displayed holding her newborn in her home as she participates in a Newton City Council meeting on a Zoom window on the desk of City Council clerk Carol Moore as she manages remote participation in the business in the City Council chamber. Newton has been in the forefront of efforts to extend remote public participation requirements for local government meetings enacted during the pandemic.

Make remote access to public meetings permanent

Romay Davis, 102, posed at her home in Montgomery, Ala., on July 25 with a photo showing her during World War II. Davis was a member of the all-female, all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which sorted mail destined for US troops in Europe.

Bring them their flowers now, while they’re living

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

T safety, East-West rail, e-bikes, and EVs get boost in transportation bond, climate bills sent to governor

The bond bill allows the MBTA to borrow $400 million to meet current directives of the Federal Transit Administration, which is investigating safety at the agency.

Rhode Island political news: August 2022

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

Man dies after daylight shooting in Dorchester; two men shot Sunday night

A man died following a brazen daytime shooting Monday in Dorchester that also caused delays on the MBTA commuter rail, officials said.

Is this a record drought? The answer might surprise you.

The drought will likely expand and could become even worse from the upcoming heat and lack of rain.

Sports

Christian Vázquez.

Red Sox to trade catcher Christian Vázquez to Astros

The 31-year-old veteran had been a prime candidate to be dealt ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline.

Christian Vázquez leads the big leagues in innings behind the plate over the last two years.

Will the Red Sox deal Christian Vázquez at the trade deadline?

Both the Astros and Mets are known to have engaged in substantive talks with the Sox on the 31-year-old catcher.

Matthew Slater pauses to consider his words while talking about Bill Russell during training camp on Monday.

Patriots Devin McCourty, Matthew Slater reflect on Bill Russell’s legacy: ‘I think of what he did for Black athletes’

For Slater and McCourty, Russell’s commitment to equality and refusal to accept second-class treatment has served as an inspiration.

Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray tests positive for COVID-19

Matt Patricia and Joe Judge shed a little light on how the Patriots offense will be run

Red Sox at Astros | 8:10 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 104: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes

Business

Boston’s own Sean O’Brien leads the Teamsters in contract talks with UPS, unionization effort at Amazon

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

‘It’s pretty dire’: Local beer brewers run short on carbon dioxide

Everett-based American Gas Products, a local CO2 distributor, is canceling and reducing deliveries, affecting some local breweries.

Visa and Mastercard face new set of legal challenges

USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products

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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

This week's daters: Noah and Katie

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Sports are very important to me’

As a single mom, sometimes all I see in the mirror is the wear and tear

The Boston Seafood Festival is set for August 7. The annual event will feature chef demonstrations, oyster shucking contests, a lobster bake, and more.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, August 1-14

metro

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee addresses the media at a press conference in Providence.

Governor McKee urges utilities commission to offer relief as electricity bills are set to skyrocket

July goes in the record books as extremely hot and dry

A breakdown of what the Mass. Legislature did and didn’t get done

sports

Deshaun Watson, shown at Browns training camp, was traded by Houston to Cleveland March 21, then got a five-year contract extension.

Deshaun Watson got a six-game suspension, but that could — and should — increase

A 1987 essay by Bill Russell’s daughter detailed racism the family faced in Mass.

Celtics sign forward Bruno Caboclo to a training camp deal

business

An image from the Imagination in Action Web3 Summit, which was held at the MIT Media Lab on June 30.

What is web3, and why are people talking about it?

Governor McKee urges utilities commission to offer relief as electricity bills are set to skyrocket

PerkinElmer sells off three business units in $2.45 billion deal

politics

FILE - Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, listened during a hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget for the FBI in Washington, on May 25, 2022. He is now challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether then-President Trump and others broke any laws when they tried to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Georgia. (Ting Shen/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Graham challenges 2020 Georgia election probe subpoena

US operation killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, AP reports

Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 7-plus years in prison

Nation

Boston Celtics player-coach Bill Russell on March 17, 1968.

A 1987 essay by Bill Russell’s daughter detailed racism the family faced in Mass.

President Biden feels well, his doctor says, as top adviser offers reassurance on Paxlovid treatment

Flooded areas of Kentucky get more rain; curfews imposed due to looting

World

In this photo provided by Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shook hands at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore on Monday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi starts Asian tour with speculation over Taiwan visit

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

Myanmar leader announces extension of state of emergency

opinion

Donald Trump supporters walk through the US Capitol after breaching barricades to the building in Washington, D.C. during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

Trump loyalty is tribal, not rational

Did US health officials learn nothing from COVID?

The authoritarian impulse

lifestyle

She wanted to sleep over, but I drove her home

A summer reading list for gardeners and green thumbs

I need to get over a crush on an old friend

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

Great Barrington, MA--6/20/2022 - An exterior view of Hunt Slonem’s Great Barrington estate. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

‘They’re like artworks of mine’: Hunt Slonem collects estates that inspire his 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’

Caring for one who didn’t care for you

Related Reading: A city of one’s own

Movies

Rebecca Hall in Andrew Semans's "Resurrection."

In ‘Resurrection,’ Rebecca Hall carries the mother load

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

Television

Pete Williams, shown in June 2019, is retiring from NBC News.

Steady, self-effacing Pete Williams of NBC News will be missed

TV stars and execs trailed by tales of on-set bullying

On TV, it’s a new old story

music

Andrew Caden

In Ireland, a fiddler from BC competes among the best

A fine Wein tribute highlights the Newport Jazz Festival

With premieres and a Beethoven mini-festival, Tanglewood steps up its game

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

Mr. Ramos, at an exhibit in 2006 on the 20th anniversary of "People Power" movement in Manila.

Fidel Ramos, Philippine president who broke with Marcos, dies at 94

Joan McPartlin Mahoney, Harvard Crimson’s first female reporter, dies at 94

Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89