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Secret Service agents stood near one of the entrances to Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday.

FBI searches Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, former president says

The FBI's search of former president Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was related to whether he took classified documents from the White House, according to a person familiar with the search.

Weather | Dave Epstein

The past three weeks have been the warmest ever recorded in Boston
In 151 years of record-keeping in Boston, the city has not before seen a warmer 21 days.

Experts urge Massachusetts residents to conserve water amid drought

As Boston heat records fall, scientists see climate change’s fingerprints
The relentless heat of this summer has been made more likely to happen due to climate change, according to scientists.

Outdoor dining has been a salvation for restaurants courting germ-sensitive diners. But what happens when it’s 100 degrees outside? You'd be surprised.

With record-breaking temperatures on Boston’s patios, are restaurant owners breaking a sweat?

Outdoor dining has been a salvation for restaurants courting germ-sensitive diners. But what happens when it’s 100 degrees outside? You'd be surprised.

Olivia Newton-John, star of ‘Grease,’ chart-topping singer, dies at 73
The actress and singer, who starred in the classic 1978 film “Grease,” died Monday, according to her husband, John Easterling.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston students face new hurdle getting to school: Orange Line shutdown

The 30-day closure of the Orange Line is another headache for the Boston school system. More than 23,000 Boston students take the MBTA, and for many of them the Orange Line is a critical transportation link.

Poor maintenance is slowing the entire T system

Bill Galvin and secretary of state challenger Tanisha Sullivan battle at Democratic primary debate

Galvin repeatedly accused Sullivan of making “misstatements” and twisting his record, at one point charging that Sullivan’s arguments show an “ignorance of the office and the laws around it.” Sullivan told Galvin: “You are not a friend of the civil rights community. You find yourself on the other side of justice all the time.”

Candidates for auditor spar in GBH debate

David McCullough, award-winning writer and ‘voice of American history,’ dies at 89
A two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, David McCullough’s best-selling biographies of Harry Truman and John Adams made him one of America’s most popular and acclaimed historians. He died on Sunday at his home in Hingham.

‘He truly was an American treasure.’ Luminaries react to death of historian David McCullough

Academics, authors, and officials on Monday posted tributes to best-selling author and award-winning historian David McCullough, who died Sunday at his home in Hingham.

Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death

Greg McMichael, the white man who initiated the neighborhood chase that ended with the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Mayor Michelle Wu proposes hefty pay raises for top city officials

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is proposing hefty wage hikes for some of the city’s top elected and appointed officials, including the mayor, City Council, and police and fire commissioners, according to a letter she filed Monday with the City Council.

Vincent Jones II and Laurie Essig

Bachelorette parties in P-town often destroy safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people

We call this process “hetrification.” Like gentrification, hetrification occurs when people feel privileged to take over the spaces of others.

The Red Sox dealt everyday catcher and team leader Christian Vázquez to Houston at the deadline, but kept their other major pending free-agent pieces, most notably Nate Eovaldi and J.D. Martinez.

Here’s how the Red Sox approached the trade deadline, a path that not even everyone in their organization understands

“Ultimately, we felt we came out of it with a stronger organization, and at least as strong and maybe a stronger big league club,” chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said. “Even though it looks different.”

Dennis Eckersley will retire from NESN booth at season’s end

Opinion

In the face of catastrophic MBTA service disruptions, not to mention a passenger dragged to his death after his arm was caught in a malfunctioning subway door, this new board has been remarkably quiet when it comes to speaking up for T riders.

Don’t scrap the MBTA. Free it from Beacon Hill politics.

There’s nothing duller than talking about governance. But there’s also nothing more important when it comes to accountability.

Philip J. Landrigan and David Bellinger

Air pollution is responsible for premature deaths in every Massachusetts city and town

How to keep City Hall Plaza from becoming a battleground over flags

The NFL has no credibility with women

Keep your scorn. Kentucky needs your solidarity.

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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It’s official: KISS 108 has a new morning drive show — with Billy Costa and Lisa Donovan
The post-Matt Siegel era at Kiss 108 formally took shape Monday when the radio station announced that “Billy & Lisa in the Morning” will slide into the 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. time slot, led by Kiss veterans Billy Costa and Lisa Donovan, effective immediately.

Leader of St. Thomas Moore and St. Veronica parish apologizes for reassignment of priest, but questions remain
The Rev. Eric Silva was removed from two churches for making inappropriate comments to children. Survivors of abuse by priests point out that weekend apology “didn’t mention the safety of children, or children at all.”

Suffolk DA faces criticism for handling of police misconduct case
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden on Monday faced questions, criticism, and calls for an outside probe after a Globe investigation into his office's handling of a case.

Traffic spat turned police coverup leads to questions for DA Hayden

Developer proposes apartments on site previously eyed for Roxbury Prep

The school project was scrapped earlier this year. Now, it may be replaced by a five-story, 124-unit residential building at 361 Belgrade Ave., on the Roslindale-West Roxbury border.

Neo-Nazi demonstration in the Seaport prompts cancellation of drag queen story hour
A drag queen story hour in the Seaport was canceled Sunday after a neo-Nazi group gathered outside, marking the latest in a string of recent incidents involving hate groups openly demonstrating in Boston.

Karuna’s experimental schizophrenia drug succeeds in advanced study
If approved by the FDA, the Boston biotech’s medicine would be the first new type of treatment for the disease in decades.

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Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo listened as President Biden participated virtually in a meeting on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act at the White House on July 25.

How working on the ‘CHIPS’ bill made Gina Raimondo a favorite Cabinet secretary on Capitol Hill

Top congressional players on the bill touted Raimondo’s bipartisan and business sensibilities as a former venture capital executive, saying those were crucial in the negotiations. The legislation is designed to alleviate the nation’s supply chain issues.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

First-of-its-kind law improves college access for students with autism, intellectual disabilities
More than a decade in the making, the breakthrough legislation will require all of the state’s public college campuses to offer accommodations to young people whose severe disabilities prevent them from earning a standard high school diploma.

Boston mayors have had an open-door policy with real estate developers. Not Michelle Wu.
Since her election in November, developers have been clamoring to set up one-on-one meetings with Mayor Michelle Wu about big projects that would create thousands of jobs and add millions in tax revenue, but many have been redirected to meet with other members of her administration.

Infighting, obfuscation, delay: the chaotic end of Massachusetts’ legislative session
Longtime watchers of the Legislature are used to blown deadlines and obfuscation. But they said this session ended with an unusual amount of work still remaining to be done.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Emmett G. Price III, dean of Africana Studies at Berklee, says of gospel: "There’s such hope, resilience, and perseverance that comes through this music."

Berklee getting high-schoolers into the spirit of gospel music

Sofía Padilla and Davey Steinman, artistic co-directors of Paradox Teatro, with their puppet, Ruben.

Through puppetry, a vivid tale of migrant hardships

On Benner Island, a cluster of historic buildings made up the primary live/work space of the Wyeth family, with views across the slim channel of Allen Island, Betsy Wyeth's enduring masterpiece.

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

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

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

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Back to Boston

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

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met in Taipei on Wednesday.

Pelosi shows the way forward on Taiwan

A fire chief and his daughter drop off goods for a community member in Jackson, Ky., on July 31.

Keep your scorn. Kentucky needs your solidarity.

President Biden gave a fist bump to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on July 15.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The case for cozying up to dictators

The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, a nuclear power plant, in Waynesboro, Ga.

James E. Hansen

The eyes of climate change history are on Biden

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Neo-Nazi demonstration in the Seaport prompts cancellation of drag queen story hour

A drag queen story hour in the Seaport was canceled Sunday after a neo-Nazi group gathered outside, marking the latest in a string of recent incidents involving hate groups openly demonstrating in Boston.

Be on the lookout for a dog who ran out on a wedding in Castle Hill in Newport, R.I.

Zoey, an Australian Shepherd and poodle mix who bolted away from her dog sitter on Saturday, was still missing as of Monday night. There’s a $4,000 reward for her return.

Candidates for auditor spar in GBH debate

The candidates differed in their approaches to the recent news that the state may refund up to $3 billion to taxpayers under a law intended to limit state revenue growth to the growth of wages and salaries.

For some in the LGBTQAI+ community, a monkeypox vaccine offers both hope and anxiety

The focus on the disease spreading among gay and bisexual men has led to concerns that monkeypox could be used to stigmatize the gay community, similarly to the AIDS crisis.

Sports

Matthew Judon doesn't mind wearing a hoodie when it gets hot outside.

Patriots Notebook

Matthew Judon layers on the heat

The pass rushing specialist wears a full red hoodie under his pads and jersey throughout the sessions.

Rookie running back Pierre Strong Jr. takes a handoff from quarterback Mac Jones during a drill at Patriots Training Camp at Gillette Stadium.

Rookie Pierre Strong Jr. ready to run when Patriots call on him

“He’s a little bit behind but working hard catching up,” said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. “I’m glad he’s out there.”

By releasing Jason Heyward this winter, the Cubs will owe him $22 million for the final year of his contract. Once Heyward clears waivers, any team can claim him for the prorated minimum.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Cubs tell Jason Heyward they’re moving on without him next season, add Franmil Reyes

Heyward, who turns 33 on Tuesday, signed an eight-year, $184 million contract prior to the 2016 season but has batted only .245 with 62 home runs in seven seasons with the Cubs.

Patriots training camp report

Patriots training camp report: Defense rules the day in full-team work

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Bobby Dalbec wants consistent playing time, but displaced first baseman just wants to win more

Here’s how the Red Sox approached the trade deadline, a path that not even everyone in their organization understands

Business

For some in the LGBTQAI+ community, a monkeypox vaccine offers both hope and anxiety

The focus on the disease spreading among gay and bisexual men has led to concerns that monkeypox could be used to stigmatize the gay community, similarly to the AIDS crisis.

Sully Erna of Godsmack talks about playing the first gig at Boston’s newest concert venue

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

Meme-stock frenzy returns, baffling Wall Street’s ‘smart guys’

Consumers will benefit from lower utility bills and cheaper home upgrades, energy experts say

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.

Special project

Kate Price remembers something terrible

Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? There's a fight over that.

Tracy K. Smith photographed at Harvard, where she just completed her first year as a professor.

Can poetry possibly matter in a time like this? Poet Tracy K. Smith says yes.

summer memories

40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

metro

Raymoni Dailey, 9, was at the Ryan Playground in Mattapan on Monday morning.

The past three weeks have been the warmest ever recorded in Boston

Leader of St. Thomas Moore and St. Veronica parish apologizes for reassignment of priest, but questions remain

‘Big paws to fill’: Service dog for Suffolk DA’s office retires and a new pup takes the leash

sports

France's Harmony Tan celebrates her first-round upset of Serena Williams at Wimbledon on June 28.

Harmony Tan still warmed by memories of her Wimbledon upset of Serena Williams

Ravens reach extension with star kicker Justin Tucker

Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci will return to the Bruins, offering a clearer picture as team prepares for 2022-23 season

business

A staff meeting at the Axios newsroom in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 10, 2022. Axios, the digital media company that quickly gained traction since its founding five years ago with its distinctive bulletin-style scoops on the realms of politics, business and technology, said on Monday that it had agreed to sell itself to Cox Enterprises.

Axios agrees to sell itself to Cox Enterprises for $525m

SoftBank reports $23 billion loss as tech investments plummet

Karuna’s experimental schizophrenia drug succeeds in advanced study

politics

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden.

Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over

Voters in 4 states to decide secretary of state nominees

House Jan. 6 panel scheduled to interview Pompeo and Mastriano on Tuesday

Nation

Former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

FBI searches Trump’s home in Florida, former president says

‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller charged with felony burglary in Vermont

Albuquerque police seek car in killings of 4 Muslim men

World

A policeman guards ballot boxes and election materials as they sit ready to be distributed to polling stations, at a counting center in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 8.

Polls open in Kenyan presidential election said to be tight

China extends threatening military exercises against Taiwan

Rising dangers feared after nuclear plant in Ukraine is shelled

opinion

This is a triple-decker home in Somerville, which Lynch drew in 2017. Many of the towns Revere's route passes through are now filled with these types of houses. (Fred Lynch) 14zopaulrevere

Families that stay together save (money) together

The truth exposed nearly 70 years too late

Massachusetts candidates shouldn’t be making promises in secret

lifestyle

Actor Dane DiLiegro at the premiere for "Prey" at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on Aug. 2.

‘Prey’ star Dane DiLiegro is a beast

I hooked up with my friend’s ex

Tiny African kingdom has skiing as Europe sweats summer heat

food & dining

Outdoor dining has been a salvation for restaurants courting germ-sensitive diners. But what happens when it’s 100 degrees outside? You'd be surprised.

With record-breaking temperatures on Boston’s patios, are restaurant owners breaking a sweat?

Janice Longone, chronicler of US culinary history, dies

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

travel

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on Capitol Hill in May. He had to postpone a trip to Boston on Friday after severe weather delayed or canceled thousands of flights Friday.

Cabinet secretary postpones Mass. visit as flights are canceled due to severe weather

I just flew the inaugural JetBlue Boston-to-London flight. Here’s what it was like.

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

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

Historian and author David McCullough posed with art by George Catlin, one of the artists featured in his book, "The Greater Journey," at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington on May 13, 2011.

‘He truly was an American treasure.’ Luminaries react to death of historian David McCullough

Higher education, riding for a fall

Anthony Marra on reading mysteries and historical fiction

Movies

Ms. Newton-John, attending the 2018 G'Day USA Los Angeles Gala at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles in 2018.

Olivia Newton-John, star of ‘Grease,’ chart-topping singer, dies at 73

‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’: Gen Z’s ‘Scream’?

Clu Gulager, rugged character actor of film and TV, dies at 93

Television

Billy Costa, left, and Lisa Donovan, right, are the new hosts of the Kiss 108 morning show, “Billy & Lisa in the Morning.” (Costa Photo By Bill Brett and Donovan Photo By Eric Antoniou)

It’s official: KISS 108 has a new morning drive show — with Billy Costa and Lisa Donovan

Beneath ‘Surface,’ there’s not much depth

Clu Gulager, rugged character actor of film and TV, dies at 93

music

Ms. Newton-John, attending the 2018 G'Day USA Los Angeles Gala at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles in 2018.

Olivia Newton-John, star of ‘Grease,’ chart-topping singer, dies at 73

Berklee getting high-schoolers into the spirit of gospel music

JoAnn Falletta wows a crowd and Thomas Adès heads out of this world at Tanglewood

Theater/Dance

Sofía Padilla and Davey Steinman, artistic co-directors of Paradox Teatro, with their puppet, Ruben.

Through puppetry, a vivid tale of migrant hardships

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

globe local

The intersection of Centre and Beacon Streets in Newton Centre.

Newton to gather public feedback on proposed zoning changes for village centers

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

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

Obituaries

Ms. Newton-John, attending the 2018 G'Day USA Los Angeles Gala at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles in 2018.

Olivia Newton-John, star of ‘Grease,’ chart-topping singer, dies at 73

David McCullough, award-winning writer and ‘voice of American history,’ dies at 89

Clu Gulager, rugged character actor of film and TV, dies at 93