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US Women National Basketball Association's basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, left the courtroom before the court's final decision in Khimki outside Moscow on Thursday.

Russian judge convicts Brittney Griner, gives 9-year sentence

While recapping the evidence and giving her findings Thursday, the judge said Brittney Griner illegally brought drugs into Russia. Before the unusually quick verdict was announced, Griner made a final appeal to the court.

Jackie Bradley Jr. is designated for assignment by the Red Sox
Bradley was hitting .210 with a .578 OPS and three homers, and the Sox need to clear a roster spot for Eric Hosmer.

Red Sox at Royals | 8:10 p.m. (NESN): Lineups and notes

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Where to take your kids out to dinner without wanting to hide under the table
Here’s a short list of current favorites, in alphabetical order (because it’s hard to rank). Keep it handy next time you don’t feel like hunting for a baby sitter.

Interior of Mountainside Bungalow by Todd Snyder at Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Maine.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

This menswear designer is slowly making Maine more fashionable — one shoe, jacket, and bungalow at a time.

Todd Snyder continues to make his mark on Maine style with a new hotel project.

Justice Department charges four police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

Attorney Merrick Garland said Thursday that federal officials “share but cannot fully imagine the grief” felt by Taylor’s family. “Breonna Taylor should be alive today,” he said.

Governor Charlie Baker to join Kamala Harris in Boston as she highlights 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.

The Orange Line shutdown set for Aug. 19. There are still unanswered questions
State officials unveiled an unprecedented 30-day shutdown of the MBTA’s Orange Line on Wednesday. Here is what we know so far about how it will work and how it could impact your commute.

Shirley Leung: Shutting down the Orange Line may just be the start

Woman, two juveniles found dead in Northfield, N.H.; deaths considered suspicious

Authorities are investigating the suspicious deaths of a woman and two juveniles in Northfield, N.H., state Attorney General John M. Formella’s office said Wednesday in a statement.

Model rocket accident ignites brush fire at Topsfield park
A 911 caller reported he was using model rockets with his family at Pye Brook Park when an accident caused a grass fire that was spreading across the field, fire officials said.

Peter Cronis has been granted permission to work remotely from home permanently. He is a senior PCA skills trainer.

For some workers thriving remotely, returning to the office can reignite old inequities

For a number of employees who have embraced working remotely during the pandemic, the reluctance to go back to the office goes far beyond the hassle of battling traffic or giving up newfound autonomy.

Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his text messages asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022.

Alex Jones’ legal team accidentally gave Sandy Hook parents’ lawyer contents of his phone

The legal team representing Infowars founder Alex Jones inadvertently sent the contents of his cellphone to a lawyer representing the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook mass shooting, the parents' lawyer said in court Wednesday.

In the dive pool at Beaches.

BUMP IN THE ROAD | TRAVEL

Mom and daughter face rough waters on Turks and Caicos dive

When my tween saw the opportunity to get a dive certification on a recent trip, we both had to face our fears.

Travel Troubleshooter: British Airways cancels flight and then refuses refund

Opinion

Commuters at South Station on April 20, the first day where customers riding the MBTA were no longer required to wear masks.

Ezekiel J. Emanuel

Needed: A COVID course correction

How should the federal government navigate the disconnect between a public health emergency and a population that seems inured?

IDEAS | TODD WASHBURN

Us vs. Them and the paradox of education

US must open its doors to more Ukrainian refugees

IDEAS | MATTHEW CONTINETTI

Trump isn’t going away

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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High temperatures, humidity will make it feel hotter than 100 degrees in parts of Mass., R.I.

A heat emergency was declared in Boston and will remain in effect until Sunday, as temperatures are expected to surge into the upper 90s in the city. Forecasters said temperatures Thursday could reach 99 degrees in Lowell and Lawrence.

Aubrey Plaza takes on student debt in ‘Emily the Criminal’
The actress stars in and produced her new thriller opening in theaters next Friday. "Some people produce in a more hands-off way. But when I say I have my hands all over, I mean I have my hands all over," she says.

Movie review:: ‘Luck’ is a blend of past, present, and future

INNOVATION BEAT

Can an investing app close the racial wealth gap?
In 2020, Trevor Rozier-Byrd founded Stackwell Capital, a Boston-based financial tech company designed to help the Black community build generational wealth through the stock market.

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Man who crashed paraglider into trees in Westminster was badly hurt, officials say

A 59-year-old man who crashed a small, powered paraglider into a wooded area near a Westminster golf course on Wednesday was “badly injured” but conscious when first responders arrived on scene, the town’s police chief said.

Lawsuit alleges that Arlington Police chasing white suspect wrongly arrested Black man

An Arlington police officer who was pursuing a white suspect placed a knee on a 20-year-old Black man's neck despite having no evidence that he was involved in any crime, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Survivor makes a stand after priest who made inappropriate comments to children assigned to Narragansett parish

Ryan Brophy, a father and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, felt he had to act when he learned the diocese had assigned the Rev. Eric Silva as assistant pastor at St. Thomas More Church.

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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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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.

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.

Adam Nagler completes 630-mile solo paddleboarding journey to Nantucket — then hits the water again
Nagler is headed back to Long Island (that's 250 miles) and then will begin training for a 30-day ironman event.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

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

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

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

Special Projects

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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

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

Model rocket accident ignites brush fire at Topsfield park

A 911 caller reported he was using model rockets with his family at Pye Brook Park when an accident caused a grass fire that was spreading across the field, fire officials said.

The Orange Line shutdown set for Aug. 19. There are still unanswered questions

State officials unveiled an unprecedented 30-day shutdown of the MBTA’s Orange Line on Wednesday. Here is what we know so far about how it will work and how it could impact your commute.

High temperatures, humidity will make it feel hotter than 100 degrees in parts of Mass., R.I.

A heat emergency was declared in Boston and will remain in effect until Sunday, as temperatures are expected to surge into the upper 90s in the city. Forecasters said temperatures Thursday could reach 99 degrees in Lowell and Lawrence.

Providence lawmaker fined $6,000 for campaign finance violations

An audit found state Representative Ramon A. Perez used some campaign funds for personal expenses, reported campaign expenses not in bank records, and had bank expenditures that did not appear in campaign finance reports

Sports

US Women National Basketball Association's basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, left the courtroom before the court's final decision in Khimki outside Moscow on Thursday.

Russian judge convicts Brittney Griner, gives 9-year sentence

While recapping the evidence and giving her findings Thursday, the judge said Brittney Griner illegally brought drugs into Russia. Before the unusually quick verdict was announced, Griner made a final appeal to the court.

The Red Sox reacquired Jackie Bradley Jr. last offseason from the Brewers, shipping Hunter Renfroe to Milwaukee.

Jackie Bradley Jr. is designated for assignment by the Red Sox

Bradley was hitting .210 with a .578 OPS and three homers, and the Sox need to clear a roster spot for Eric Hosmer.

Nick Pivetta is 0-1 with an 8.68 ERA in two career starts against the Royals.

Red Sox at Royals | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 107: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a four-game series at Kansas City.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Was Jayson Tatum’s pride bruised enough during the NBA Finals to inspire a marked improvement in his game?

Enmanuel Valdez had been scouted by the Red Sox before. Now, the prospect is on to Worcester.

Red Sox Notebook

Red Sox’ Brayan Bello entered in fourth inning and exited in fourth inning with left groin strain

Business

INNOVATION BEAT

Can an investing app close the racial wealth gap?

In 2020, Trevor Rozier-Byrd founded Stackwell Capital, a Boston-based financial tech company designed to help the Black community build generational wealth through the stock market.

Boston researchers want to create ‘off-the-shelf’ cell therapies to fight cancer

Boston Children’s Hospital and and ElevateBio plan to spin out a company based on newly published research.

Most of Africa’s monkeypox cases are from household transmission

Boston VC Bijan Sabet is Biden’s pick for Czech Republic ambassador

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

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

The grass field at Roosevelt Park in Malden.

HUD stalls Malden application to fund turf field

Joe Doorley’s files are a political treasure trove

Running for treasurer, Diossa cites his experience as mayor of Central Falls

sports

Midfielder Sebastian Lletget totaled three goals in 22 games in all competitions for the Revolution.

Revolution make another move, trade Sebastian Lletget to FC Dallas for allocation money

J.D. Martinez, surprised to still be with the team, sorts through results of Red Sox’ trades

Somewhat of a forgotten linebacker, Patriots’ Anfernee Jennings, out last season, putting in his time at camp

business

More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the number of unemployed continues to rise modestly, though the labor market remains one of the strongest parts of the US economy.

Applications for US jobless claims up again last week

For some workers thriving remotely, returning to the office can reignite old inequities

In Plymouth, a summer unlike any other as whales and hordes of watchers converge

politics

Vice President Kamala Harris Miami waves as she boards an airplane at Miami International Airport Monday.

Governor Charlie Baker to join Kamala Harris in Boston as she highlights abortion rights

Jill Biden carries out new mission in second year as first lady

GOP eyes Nashville seat for flip; Dems vie to face governor

Nation

A photo of Breonna Taylor.

Justice Department charges four police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

Jurors to visit still bloodstained Parkland school building

Gabby Petito’s legacy: $100K gift to domestic abuse hotline

World

US Women National Basketball Association's basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, left the courtroom before the court's final decision in Khimki outside Moscow on Thursday.

Russian judge convicts Brittney Griner, gives 9-year sentence

US says Russia aims to fabricate evidence in prison deaths

Most of Africa’s monkeypox cases are from household transmission

opinion

A bill must include provisions that ensure reliable access, with adequate insurance coverage, to all the end of life options people in the Commonwealth need and deserve during their final days.

End of life options are broader than simply ending one’s life

A lesson in diplomacy

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

lifestyle

I found a condom in his car

Where to take your kids out to dinner without wanting to hide under the table

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

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

The M/S Mount Washington’s 150th season on Lake Winnipesaukee is underway with a season of celebrations to mark the event, including an Anniversary Gala hosted on Aug. 12.

Celebrating on Lake Winnipesaukee, boat rentals in Boston, and the ferry of the future

Nick Lowe on Buenos Aires, the window seat, and drinking like a local

This menswear designer is slowly making Maine more fashionable — one shoe, jacket, and bungalow at a time.

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

Aubrey Plaza in "Emily the Criminal"

Aubrey Plaza takes on student debt in ‘Emily the Criminal’

Review: ‘Luck’ is a blend of past, present, and future

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

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

Christian Zaremba (left) and stage director Jonathon Loy during a "Don Giovanni" rehearsal at Dewey Hall.

Berkshire Opera Festival aims to satisfy ‘a hunger for opera’ in the hills

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

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 grass field at Roosevelt Park in Malden.

HUD stalls Malden application to fund turf field

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

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

Obituaries

Elaine and Gerald Schuster at their 65th-wedding anniversary celebration in 2017.

Elaine Schuster, philanthropist and political benefactor ‘in a league of her own,’ dies at 90

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

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