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In 2000, Barbara Pryor reflected near a photo of her daughter Sarah. The man suspected of killing Sarah 1985 has died in prison.

When the man you believe murdered your daughter dies

“All the feelings came back,” Barbara Pryor said.

On a pair of Maine islands, the legacy of the Wyeths lives on
Betsy Wyeth spent almost 40 years transforming two desolate islands off Port Clyde into a wonderland of inspiration for her husband, the painter Andrew Wyeth. Now, with the islands acquired by Colby College last fall, their potential for educating and enlightening the public is endless.

Mike Hazen grew up in Abington.

Nicole Hazen, wife of former Red Sox GM Mike Hazen, dies at 45

Nicole Hazen died from complications due to glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. She was diagnosed with cancer more than two years ago, and Mike Hazen took a leave of absence from the Diamondbacks last year.

There are still unanswered questions about the Orange Line shutdown, set for Aug. 19
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.

Pressley, Markey want MBTA to eliminate fares on all subway and bus service while Orange Line is shut down Shirley Leung: Shutting down the Orange Line may just be the start

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million

Jury orders Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million for calling 2012 massacre a hoax.

Jan. 6 panel asks for Alex Jones texts from Sandy Hook trial, lawyers say

2 MBTA employees sent to hospital after bus fire at Arborway bus yard
An out-of-service bus had just returned to the bus yard when flames were seen coming from its rear compartment about 3:10 p.m., according to a statement from MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.

Developer aims to build a skyscraper near North Station
Developers propose 700-foot office tower on Causeway Street.

‘Unjustified and unfortunate’: Reactions to Brittney Griner’s conviction and sentence

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms.

Russian judge convicts Brittney Griner, gives 9-year sentence

CDC may soon update COVID-19 guidance, including in schools, report says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance to control the spread COVID-19, including in schools, in the coming days.

9,646 confirmed cases and 41 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

A pharmacist prepared a dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine.

42 more Mass. men diagnosed with monkeypox as federal officials declare health emergency

The new cases were diagnosed between July 28 and Wednesday and bring the number of infections in the state to 157 since the first was announced May 18, according to a weekly update on the outbreak from the Department of Public Health.

US declares monkeypox a public health emergency

Dane Cook in 2019.

Dane Cook gets engaged to his 23-year-old girlfriend on York Beach in Maine

Comedian and Arlington native Dane Cook, 50, recently proposed to Kelsi Taylor, a fitness instructor and aspiring singer from Los Angeles. "She said yes," Cook wrote on Instagram.

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

Jackie Bradley Jr. is released 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

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?

The midterm election picture is changing

IDEAS | TODD WASHBURN

Us vs. Them and the paradox of education

US must open its doors to more Ukrainian refugees

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Vin Scully, master storyteller

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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Just how stable is stablecoin?
Making a $100 investment to find out how much faith to put in Boston-born Circle’s currency.

New city program to help low-income Providence residents navigate immigration system
The new legal services program, which was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, will help foreign-born residents who are seeking US citizenship or want to renew their lawful immigration status.

The Rat’s Jim Harold turned a basement barroom into a bastion of rock ’n’ roll
Harold, who died July 31, presided over a fraying urban watering hole that presented some of the best, most innovative, and least compromising music of its era.

New study delves into link between red meat and heart disease
A new study led by researchers from Tufts University and the Cleveland Clinic says the more red meat you eat the higher your risk of cardiovascular disease will be - and the reason may be the bacteria in your gut.

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.

The ride is just beginning for Horsegirl
The Chicago trio thought they'd break up once they went off to college. Now they have other plans.

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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
More than half of Massachusetts is now experiencing severe drought conditions, according to the latest map issued by the federal government’s official drought-tracking service.

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

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Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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‘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

2 MBTA employees sent to hospital after bus fire at Arborway bus yard

An out-of-service bus had just returned to the bus yard when flames were seen coming from its rear compartment about 3:10 p.m., according to a statement from MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.

CDC may soon update COVID-19 guidance, including in schools, report says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its COVID-19 guidance, including in schools, in the coming days, CNN reported on Wednesday. In Massachusetts, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says it is finalizing its COVID recommendations to schools for the fall.

42 more Mass. men diagnosed with monkeypox as federal officials declare health emergency

The new cases were diagnosed between July 28 and Wednesday and bring the number of infections in the state to 157 since the first was announced May 18, according to a weekly update on the outbreak from the Department of Public Health.

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

Jessica Korda shot a 5-under-par 66 in the opening round of the women's fifth and final major of the season.

In borrowed clothes, Jessica Korda fashions a strong start in Women’s British Open

Still waiting for her suitcase to arrive in Muirfield, Korda is just her one shot behind leader Hinako Shibuno.

Brian Flores, now an assistant coach with the Steelers, filed a lawsuit in February, saying the NFL was "rife with racism."

Judge likely to rule in weeks instead of months to decide NFL racial discrimination lawsuit set in motion by Brian Flores

The NFL wants the suit to go to arbitration, where Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims.

Diontae Johnson arrived at training camp on time, but he did not participate in 11-on-11 or 7-on-7 drills to protect his health.

Pro Bowl WR Diontae Johnson and Steelers agree to three-year deal

The deal reportedly will pay Johnson more than $39 million over the next three years.

Appeal of Deshaun Watson’s suspension to be heard by former attorney general who has worked on past NFL arbitrations

alex speier | minor details

After the deadline moves, here’s where things stand in the Red Sox minor league system

From Breonna Taylor to Brittney Griner: The brutality of being a soft target

Business

Bank of England raises rates a half-point, its biggest increase in 27 years

The Bank of England unveiled a dismal vision for the British economy Thursday, predicting a long recession starting later this year as the impact of high inflation bites.

Developer aims to build a skyscraper near North Station

Developers propose 700-foot office tower on Causeway Street.

Reuters US reporters are striking for first time in decades

Meta makes bond-market debut with $10b jumbo deal

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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

In 2000, Barbara Pryor reflected near a photo of her daughter Sarah. The man suspected of killing Sarah 1985 has died in prison.

When the man you believe murdered your daughter dies

From Breonna Taylor to Brittney Griner: The brutality of being a soft target

New city program to help low-income Providence residents navigate immigration system

sports

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

Game 107: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes

Annual fumble drill in Patriots camp was a big splash for rookies

‘Unjustified and unfortunate’: See reactions to Brittney Griner’s conviction and sentence

business

This July 21, 2012, file photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta. The class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Atlanta, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.

Florida woman’s lawsuit says Equifax error made loan pricier

Just how stable is stablecoin?

Motif FoodWorks gets a new CEO

politics

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Thursday.

Autocrat Orban welcomed at CPAC in Dallas

Trump White House lawyers subpoenaed by Jan. 6 probe grand jury

US declares monkeypox a public health emergency

Nation

A health worker administered a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination site in West Hollywood, California. The federal government declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency Thursday.

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million

How coal mining and years of neglect Left Kentucky towns at the mercy of flooding

World

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, waved as he left after talks at the Coburg Palais in Austria on Thursday.

As Iran talks of nuclear advances, negotiations with US restart

Chinese missiles strike seas off Taiwan, and some land near Japan

Former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez charged with bribery

opinion

Dr. Judah Folkman, May 29, 1996

Judah Folkman and his words that mattered

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

A lesson in diplomacy

lifestyle

Dane Cook in 2019.

Dane Cook gets engaged to his 23-year-old girlfriend on York Beach in Maine

I found a condom in his car

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

food & dining

Giulia restaurant chef/owner Michael Pagliarini rolls pasta dough through the roller.

Moëca opens in Cambridge, new from the Giulia team; Dine Out Boston begins

A celebrated Turkish chef is making exceptional food on a side street near Alewife

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

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

Does the devil wear . . . duck boots?

Arts

Kikuji Kawada, "the ruin of a stronghold," from the series "Chizu" ("The Map").

MFA makes major photography acquisition

On a pair of Maine islands, the legacy of the Wyeths lives on

Adrienne Sloane makes political statements with jigsaw puzzle pieces

Books

Higher education, riding for a fall

Anthony Marra on reading mysteries and historical fiction

Mohsin Hamid’s new novel imagines white men changing color

Movies

From left, Thira "Aum" Chutikul, Popetorn "Two" Soonthornyanaku, Joel Edgerton, Colin Farrell, and Viggo Mortenson in "Thirteen Lives."

In ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard revisits the Thai cave rescue

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

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

Television

Bill Heck as young Dan Chase in "The Old Man."

More flashbacks may mean a brighter future for young actors

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

For streaming services, there’s suddenly danger in numbers

music

From left: Penelope Lowenstein, Nora Cheng, and Gigi Reece of Horsegirl.

The ride is just beginning for Horsegirl

The Rat’s Jim Harold turned a basement barroom into a bastion of rock ’n’ roll

Archie Roach, a mesmerizing voice of Indigenous Australia, dies at 66

Theater/Dance

Adji Cissoko of Alonzo King LINES Ballet performs "Four Heart Testaments."

Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s fusion of physicality and beauty is a feast for the eyes

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

globe local

Hikers attend a moonlight hike to observe the nearly full moon at the World's End Reservation in Hingham.

Out walking at night? Don’t forget to look up at the sky.

The Argument: Should the state do more to promote civilian flaggers?

How a practical book on death turned into a passing fancy

Obituaries

FILE - Cuban-born Spaniard Jose Legra, right, attempts to land a left hook to the head of French-born Australian boxer Johnny Famechon during their World Featherweight Title fight, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on Jan. 21, 1969. Former boxing world champion Famechon has died in Melbourne after a lengthy illness. He was 77. The Sport Australia of Fame announced the death of Famechon in a statement on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Tewkesbury, File)

Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon dies at 77

Archie Roach, a mesmerizing voice of Indigenous Australia, dies at 66

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