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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.

christopher l. gasper

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.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

For all parties involved, Christian Vázquez’s trade to the Astros proved to be an awkward swap
Seeing Vázquez traded was unsettling for veteran players like J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Matt Barnes. Vázquez had established himself as one of the best catchers in the game.

Christian Vázquez, Jake Diekman dealt as Red Sox make trio of Monday moves

Christian Vázquez.

The MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. Tuesday. Here’s what’s gone down so far.

Vázquez, the longest-tenured Red Sox, learned the news while on the field warming up for Monday's game in Houston. The Red Sox also dealt pitcher Jake Diekman for White Sox catcher Reese McGuire.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

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

US operation killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Biden says

A CIA drone strike killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, President Biden said in a televised address Monday night. Al-Zawahri helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, along with Osama bin Laden.

‘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.

Riders open emergency doors, climb fence after commuter rail train loses power during rush hour

When a commuter rail train broke down on its way out of the city Monday evening, some passengers decided to get out on their own rather than wait.

RED SOX 3, ASTROS 2

Nate Eovaldi, Jarren Duran deliver Red Sox a victory to cap frenetic Monday

The Red Sox watched their starting catcher depart for the other clubhouse, then Eovaldi — still lacking his usual fastball velocity and perhaps making his own farewell appearance — stepped up to silence a hot lineup.

Sports gaming

Place your wager: sports betting finally arrives in Massachusetts
"All of that sports betting money going over state lines to bet on our teams, just knowing that it’s now all going to stay home is wonderful,” said Jenny Holaday, president of Encore Boston Harbor resort and casino.

After 23 hours and billions in relief left on the table, lawmakers promise to revisit their proposals

Advocates say shore access more contentious in wake of R.I. Assembly failure to settle issue this year
The upcoming election, advocates say, could change things. “I think why we elect people into office is that we want them to advocate for us — not even just advocate for us, but advocate for this place.”

A tiny section of Babston Street in Mattapan featured a bike lane protected by three plastic bollards. The bike lane is replaced with sharrows as the street leaves Mattapan Square.

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.

Defendant Victor Peña leaves the courtroom after his recent testimony in his kidnapping and rape case at the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston.

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.

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.

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 US 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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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.

Christian flag at heart of Supreme Court First Amendment case is scheduled to fly at Boston City Hall
Following years of controversy and First Amendment litigation that ultimately wound its way to the nation’s highest court, a flag bearing a red Christian cross is slated to fly outside Boston City Hall at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

Female victim taken to hospital following accidental, self-inflicted shooting in Stoughton

She was taken to a Boston-area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Democratic candidates for AG spar in GBH debate
The three Democratic candidates for attorney general sparred in a feisty televised debate Monday night, challenging one another’s credentials and fundraising strategies five weeks before the primary election.

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 Sharktivity 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.

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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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

Riders open emergency doors, climb fence after commuter rail train loses power during rush hour

When a commuter rail train broke down on its way out of the city Monday evening, some passengers decided to get out on their own rather than wait.

Newton Neighbors seek school supplies donations, volunteers for food pantry

Newton Neighbors is seeking donations of school supplies for the coming academic year, and volunteers to help deliver food from pantries to local families.

Christian flag at heart of Supreme Court First Amendment case is scheduled to fly at Boston City Hall

Following years of controversy and First Amendment litigation that ultimately wound its way to the nation’s highest court, a flag bearing a red Christian cross is slated to fly outside Boston City Hall at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

After construction, R.I.’s Tidewater Landing stadium will lead to 233 jobs a year, analysis estimates

To critics of stadium financing deals, the projections being made, if anything, are too optimistic.

Sports

Tiger Woods.

Norman says Tiger Woods turned down $700-800 million Saudi offer

Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was “somewhere in that neighborhood” of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.

Jarren Duran gave the Red Sox an early lead with a ground-rule double in the third, then put them back in front for good with a two-run homer in the fifth.

RED SOX 3, ASTROS 2

Nate Eovaldi, Jarren Duran deliver Red Sox a victory to cap frenetic Monday

The Red Sox watched their starting catcher depart for the other clubhouse, then Eovaldi — still lacking his usual fastball velocity and perhaps making his own farewell appearance — stepped up to silence a hot lineup.

Christian Vázquez.

The MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. Tuesday. Here’s what’s gone down so far.

Vázquez, the longest-tenured Red Sox, learned the news while on the field warming up for Monday's game in Houston. The Red Sox also dealt pitcher Jake Diekman for White Sox catcher Reese McGuire.

Christian Vázquez, Jake Diekman dealt as Red Sox make trio of Monday moves

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Rafael Devers expected back in time for Tuesday’s Red Sox game in Houston

Peter Abraham | On baseball

For all parties involved, Christian Vázquez’s trade to the Astros proved to be an awkward swap

Business

‘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.

Renewable energy developer gets an investor

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

‘We have urgent needs’: Business leaders are frustrated as lawmakers fail to pass jobs bill

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

magazine

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

A group ascended the stairs toward the Massachusetts State House Sunday evening.

After 23 hours and billions in relief left on the table, lawmakers promise to revisit their proposals

Section of Red Line to be replaced with shuttle buses at night this week and next

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

sports

Noah Vonleh is reportedly set to join the Celtics.

Report: Celtics adding Massachusetts native Noah Vonleh

Place your wager: sports betting finally arrives in Massachusetts

Remembering Bill Russell’s broadcasting days, which weren’t always as smooth as his basketball career

business

In a legal setback to credit card companies, a federal judge refused Visa's request to be dismissed from a case that claims it helped MindGeek, the parent company of the website Pornhub, profit from images of child sexual abuse. Two cases challenge how Visa and Mastercard manage the payments and fees they charge.

Visa and Mastercard face new set of legal challenges

USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products

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

politics

Mark Finchem, a Republican candidate for Arizona Secretary of State, waves to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a Save America rally, on July 22, in Prescott, Ariz.

Latest primaries feature deniers for state election posts

Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him?

US operation killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Biden says

Nation

Stephen King.

Stephen King set to testify for government in books merger trial

Kansas first state to vote on abortion since Roe’s demise

California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency

World

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres makes remarks before the 2022 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in the United Nations General Assembly, on Aug. 1.

World one step from `nuclear annihilation,’ UN chief warns

Pelosi arrives in Malaysia, tensions rise over Taiwan visit

US strike kills leader of Al Qaeda in Kabul

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

Backpacks and other school supplies are now being collected for students who need them in Newton.

Newton Neighbors seek school supplies donations, volunteers for food pantry

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?

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