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Commuters rode the Orange Line on Wednesday after the MBTA said it would close the line for 30 days for improvements.

For embattled MBTA, decision to shut down the entire Orange Line for a month of track work is a high-stakes gamble

The entire Orange Line will shut down from the night of Aug. 19 through Sept. 18 to allow for critical repairs to the system, the governor announced Wednesday.

Inspectors examined an Orange Line train that was damaged by a fire, on July 21.

Community leaders and riders voice frustration, concern over upcoming Orange Line closure

Advocates, political leaders, and riders on Wednesday voiced concerns over the MBTA’s upcoming Orange Line shutdown for a month for critical repairs, while conceding the long-overdue work is necessary.

Kamala Harris to make first visit to Mass. as VP to highlight abortion rights

Vice President Kamala Harris will host an abortion rights event in Boston on Thursday, the first time in her tenure that she has visited Massachusetts.

Here’s a look at possible ripple effects of the surprising vote to keep abortion legal in Kansas

Kansas ballot question election results

These charts and maps show how the antiabortion ballot question was defeated in Kansas

After Supreme Court decision, a once-denied Christian flag is raised at Boston City Hall
Wednesday’s flag-raising ceremony represented a victory celebration for Harold Shurtleff, a former West Roxbury resident who originally applied for a permit to fly the flag five years ago in connection with Constitution Day.

Republican Representative Jackie Walorski of Indiana is killed in car crash

Jackie Walorski, a Republican member of the House of Representatives, was killed Wednesday in a car crash in her northern Indiana district along with two members of her congressional staff and another person, police said.

Alex Jones concedes that the Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’ during trial

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real.”

How the Charles River is being affected by drought
At Millennium Park in West Roxbury, there’s a public launch where you can set out and explore the Charles River on a kayak or canoe. But don’t try that right now.

It’s been 90 degrees or hotter 11 days already this year. We’re about to add to that list. Mayor Wu declares heat emergency in Boston from Thursday to Sunday

Boston could see up to 18 days of high-tide flooding next year, NOAA says

Boston this year could have more than three times the number of days with high-tide flooding than the city experienced in 2000, according to a new report by federal scientists.

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Red Sox can’t complete the sweep as Astros muffle them in series finale
Houston righthander Jose Urquidy gave up only two hits in seven innings and struck out 10 without walking a batter.

Dr. Jesse Mez, an associate professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, researches chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He holds a helmet with accelerometers that measure the number and force of impacts. It is used during research and play.

New research suggests intensity of hits in sports, not years played, may be better predictor of devastating brain damage

New research from Boston scientists suggests that the intensity of hits, rather than their total number or the cumulative years of play, is a better predictor of which athletes will develop an irreversible brain disease.

An Alnylam scientist at the company's Cambridge headquarters.

Alnylam’s stock soars by nearly 50 percent on trial results for heart drug

The Cambridge biotech says it will seek approval for the drug’s use to treat people with an often fatal inherited condition.

Kristine Froseth and Jon Bernthal in "Sharp Stick."

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★

In ‘Sharp Stick,’ Lena Dunham stages a sentimental sex education

Kristine Froseth plays a Lolita-like babysitter — and virgin, touched for the very first time — in this coming-of-age tale.

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Opinion

People cheer at a watch party in Overland Park, Kansas, after learning that voters rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have allowed the Legislature to restrict or ban abortion on Aug. 2.

Kansas abortion vote shows how hard it is to take away a right

There’s a fear that many rights we now take for granted are at risk, and a populist rising against that outcome could be more bipartisan than Republicans understand.

IDEAS | MATTHEW CONTINETTI

Trump isn’t going away

Public life needs more good losers

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek and Jure Eržen

The battle for Ukraine — and global food security

Biden is racking up big wins both near and far

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.

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These are the most (and least) expensive US cities for renters, a new report says
Boston was ranked the fourth most expensive city for renters in the United States, with the median monthly rent of $2,600 on a newly listed one-bedroom apartment. Where's the cheapest place to rent? Akron, Ohio, according to a new report.

NFL appeals six-game suspension for Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson
The move gives commissioner Roger Goodell or someone he designates authority to impose a stiffer penalty.

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Nobody ever told the story of baseball better than the late Vin Scully
Scully had a golden voice, a knack for choosing the perfect words, and 67 years of institutional knowledge.

Two separate deaths investigated at Carson Beach in South Boston, officials say
The body of a person who apparently drowned was recovered at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. At 3:30 p.m., a man was found unresponsive at the beach but does not appear to have drowned, according to State Police.

Democratic candidates for state auditor trade barbs in contentious WBUR-WCVB-Globe debate
State Senator Diana DiZoglio and former transportation advocate Chris Dempsey pitched voters on why they should be the state’s next government watchdog.

WORKING ON IT

Alex Light’s ‘You Are Not a Before Picture’ celebrates loving the body you’re in
As a former beauty editor at the UK’s Hello! magazine and a woman with a history of eating disorders, Light has written a frank, comforting book.

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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.

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Cyclists to Mayor Michelle Wu: Let’s get rolling on more bike lanes
More than 100 cyclists formed a “people-protected bike lane” along a busy thoroughfare in a striking protest to urge the mayor to install long-discussed protected bike lanes there and elsewhere around the city.

Massachusetts is getting hotter. Our electricity system is not prepared.
The networks of wires and substations that bring electricity to homes and businesses are already stressed as housing density increases, and many parts of them will likely need upgrading or expanding.

We asked 7 female chefs to weigh in on ‘The Bear’ and toxic kitchen culture. They had a lot to say.
The Hulu series is this summer’s hit show. But for some people who work behind the scenes in restaurants, it also hits a little too close to home.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Richard Snee and Paula Plum in "Grand Horizons" at Gloucester Stage Company.

In Gloucester Stage’s ‘Grand Horizons,’ a bombshell at the dinner table, fallout for a family

Barry Manilow comes to TD Garden Thursday.

For Barry Manilow, it all began with a fortnight in New England

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Rep. Glenn Thompson in 2017. Would a member of Congress who was about to publicly express happiness for his son’s marriage to another man precede the occasion by doing something to publicly express antagonism toward such marriages?

A bum ‘hypocrisy’ rap

House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano and House Ways and Means chair Aaron Michlewitz speak to reporters in the Massachusetts State House on August 1, 2022. Lawmakers deliberated on high-stakes bills from Sunday into early Monday morning.

Tax relief? The check is not in the mail

A sequoia that burned and died from the 2015 Rough Fire, still standing in the Kings Canyon National Park in California, Oct. 27, 2020.

Bina Venkataraman

Is US politics finally tilting in favor of the planet?

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

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Making headway on Beacon Hill

Sure, the chambers look bad after the chaos of the last few days. But legislators have done a lot of good.

For embattled MBTA, decision to shut down the entire Orange Line for a month of track work is a high-stakes gamble

The entire Orange Line will shut down from the night of Aug. 19 through Sept. 18 to allow for critical repairs to the system, the governor announced Wednesday.

Community leaders and riders voice frustration, concern over upcoming Orange Line closure

Advocates, political leaders, and riders on Wednesday voiced concerns over the MBTA’s upcoming Orange Line shutdown for a month for critical repairs, while conceding the long-overdue work is necessary.

Democratic candidates for state auditor trade barbs in contentious WBUR-WCVB-Globe debate

State Senator Diana DiZoglio and former transportation advocate Chris Dempsey pitched voters on why they should be the state’s next government watchdog.

Sports

Luis Castillo (above) was stellar in his debut with the Seattle Mariners in a 7-3 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday in New York. Traded by the Reds to Seattle, Castillo allowed three runs on five hits and struck out eight in 6⅔ innings.

Righthander Luis Castillo stellar in his Seattle debut, helping the Mariners defeat the Yankees

Castillo pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning in his Seattle debut, and the Mariners used a fast start to beat Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees, 7-3.

Enmanuel Valdez popped one over the left-field fence at Polar Park Wednesday.

Newly acquired Enmanuel Valdez, a longtime Red Sox fan, makes a nice debut with Worcester

Valdez, a second baseman acquired from Houston in the Christian Vázquez deal Monday, homered for the WooSox Wednesday.

Marquise Brown was acquired in a draft-day deal with the Ravens and is expected to play a big role in Arizona’s offense,

Cardinals WR Marquise Brown charged with criminal speeding

Brown was arrested at 7:05 a.m. in Phoenix Wednesday.

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Red Sox can’t complete the sweep as Astros muffle them in series finale

NFL appeals six-game suspension for Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson

Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau among LIV golfers suing PGA Tour over suspensions

Business

Senate proposal would give CFTC responsibility for policing bitcoin, ethereum

Oversight of the remaining cryptocurrencies would be divided between the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission, though the process for making those determinations is not yet clear.

Moderna plans $3 billion buyback with COVID market shifting

Moderna posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and said it would buy back $3 billion of its stock, while indicating that the marketplace for COVID-19 vaccines is entering a new phase.

Boeing workers ratify 3-year contract, averting strike

OPEC+ Members Agree to Small Increase in Oil Production

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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

Central Penn. - 4/1/2022 Kate Price looks out of her car window while visiting her childhood town. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

Listen: Kate Price remembers something terrible

This week's daters: Noah and Katie

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Sports are very important to me’

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 Democratic Gov. Dan McKee delivers his State of the State address to lawmakers and guests in the House Chamber at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Providence, R.I.

Rhode Island political news: August 2022

Mayor Wu declares heat emergency in Boston from Thursday to Sunday

At forum on issues R.I. seniors face, gubernatorial candidates weigh in

sports

Paige Bueckers and the Huskies lost to South Carolina in the title game.

UConn star Paige Bueckers suffers torn ACL, will miss 2022-23 season

Adam Nagler completes 630-mile solo paddleboarding journey to Nantucket — then hits the water again

4 things to know about Eric Hosmer, new Red Sox first baseman

business

The site of one of Intel's future factories in Chandler, Ariz., Nov. 17, 2021. Major chip manufacturers, including Intel, have already suggested they will apply for funding to build or expand US facilities.

Congress is giving billions to the chip industry. Strings are attached.

These are the most (and least) expensive US cities for renters, a new report says

Alnylam’s stock soars by nearly 50 percent on trial results for heart drug

politics

Representative Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., spoke at the House of Representatives on Dec. 18, 2019.

Republican Representative Jackie Walorski of Indiana is killed in car crash

Kamala Harris to make first visit to Mass. as VP to highlight abortion rights

Biden signs executive order to protect travel for abortion

Nation

Fifth-grade teachers met on the penultimate day of school as New York City public schools prepared to wrap up the year at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on June 24 in New York City. The teacher shortage in America has hit crisis levels — and school officials everywhere are scrambling to ensure that, as students return to classrooms, someone will be there to educate them.

America faces catastrophic teacher shortage

Meijer’s defeat shows Republican intolerance for Trump’s antagonists

Biden signs executive order aimed at helping patients travel for abortions

World

Half-loaded barges passed each other in low waters caused by drought on the Rhine River in Lobith, Netherlands, on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The Dutch government declared a national water shortage Wednesday caused by the hot, dry summer parching much of Europe.

Hot, dry summer: Dutch government declares water shortage

Mexico’s cruel drought: ‘Here you have to chase the water’

Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan after visit that fueled US-China rift

opinion

The Taipei 101 building lit up with a message reading "Speaker Pelosi" as a welcome sign for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan Aug. 2.

Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan is high-risk, low-reward

Tax relief? The check is not in the mail

A bum ‘hypocrisy’ rap

lifestyle

An apartment building at 300 Marlborough St. shown in 2013.

These are the most (and least) expensive US cities for renters, a new report says

Massachusetts ranked healthiest state in the US for second year in a row

She wanted to sleep over, but I drove her home

food & dining

Jeremy Allen White (left), Lionel Boyce (center), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach in "The Bear." White stars as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, a five-star chef running a Chicago dive sandwich shop that he inherited from his older brother.

We asked 7 female chefs to weigh in on ‘The Bear’ and toxic kitchen culture. They had a lot to say.

Shake some shiitake powder into just about anything

The best oyster deals in Rhode Island

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

Adrienne Sloane, "Culture Wars," wood, laser-cut puzzle, painted soldiers, print on tin box, in "PeaceWork" at Storefront Art Projects.

Adrienne Sloane makes political statements with jigsaw puzzle pieces

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

When Andrew Wyeth imagined — and rendered — his own funeral

Books

Inside Boston Ballet's portable new ÜNI Public Art.

Boston Ballet’s ÜNI Public Art offers 360-degree views of dance under a portable dome

Alex Light’s ‘You Are Not a Before Picture’ celebrates loving the body you’re in

Put a little poetry in your summer with these August events

Movies

Patton Oswalt, left, and James Morosini in "I Love My Dad."

‘I Love My Dad’: When father doesn’t know best

In ‘Sharp Stick,’ Lena Dunham stages a sentimental sex education

In ‘Bullet Train,’ Brad Pitt’s got a ticket to ride

Television

Andre Braugher (right) with Richard Gant in "Men of a Certain Age."

‘Good Fight,’ great actor: Andre Braugher returns to series TV

For streaming services, there’s suddenly danger in numbers

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

music

Burning Spear is shown performing last month in San Francisco.

Reggae pioneer Burning Spear returns to Boston on his post-retirement, not-a-tour tour

For Barry Manilow, it all began with a fortnight in New England

Mo Ostin, music powerhouse who put artists first, dies at 95

Theater/Dance

Jonathan Epstein (left) and Allyn Burrows in "A Walk in the Woods" at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox.

In ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ the fate of the world is on the table

In Gloucester Stage’s ‘Grand Horizons,’ a bombshell at the dinner table, fallout for a family

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

globe local

The city of Newton is working with Metro West Collaborative Development and Civico Development to turn the West Newton armory on Washington Street into affordable housing. Advocates said the city should use a large piece of its federal pandemic aid money to create more affordable housing for lower-income residents.

‘It’s the right thing to do.’ Advocates say Newton should tap rescue funds for affordable housing

Newton City Council expected to vote on senior center project funding Aug. 8

New Chapman Middle School will be ready for fall

Obituaries

Vin Scully was the longtime voice of the Dodgers.

Vin Scully, broadcast legend and Dodgers icon, dies at age 94

Killed at 71, Ayman al-Zawahri led a life of secrecy and violence

Mo Ostin, music powerhouse who put artists first, dies at 95