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

The FBI searched Donald Trump’s estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said, a move that represents a dramatic escalation of law enforcement scrutiny of the former president.

House Jan. 6 panel to interview Pompeo and Mastriano

The ‘sunshine vitamin’ is losing its sparkle

Vitamin D supplements, regularly consumed by millions of Americans, have not held up to the considerable hype of warding off many common, dreaded diseases.

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.

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.

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

A view of a great white shark during a research trip with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy off the coast of Cape Cod.

Here’s what it’s like to see great white sharks up close off Cape Cod

For the expedition, I joined several workers from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and their special guest, a professional drone photographer from California.

As Boston heat records fall, scientists see climate change’s fingerprints
The relentless heat of this summer — the heavy curtain that has hung over Boston, making the air thick and the going slow — has been made more likely to happen thanks to climate change, according to scientists. And while these seemingly endless strings of scorching temperatures feel terrible, these experts say they are just a taste of what’s to come.

Dave Epstein: Past three weeks have been warmest ever recorded in Boston Experts urge Massachusetts residents to conserve water amid drought

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.”

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

The actress and singer, who starred in the classic 1978 film “Grease,” died Monday, according to her husband, John Easterling.

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

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.

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.

Opinion

House Speaker Ron Mariano told Globe reporters last week, “People have vacation plans. I’m not going to start negotiating winners and losers of the [economic development bill] the first week of August.”

Legislature needs to return to business

A mere rule shouldn't halt passage of an omnibus economic bill that impacts millions.

Massachusetts can continue to lead the way in providing gender-affirming health care

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

IDEAS | JOSHUA PEDERSON

It’s a mistake to make students reveal their pronouns

Philip J. Landrigan and David Bellinger

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

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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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.

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

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.

3-alarm fire extinguished at Eversource substation in Lexington

Eversource officials and firefighters responded to the substation at 1709 Massachusetts Ave. after a transformer caught fire just before 6 p.m., officials said. The fire was put out by about 8 p.m. and there were no longer any outages associated with it at that time, according to the utility.

Four military helicopters seen flying over Boston

Witnesses shared videos on social media showing the aircraft, which appeared to be V-22 Ospreys, flying over Charlestown, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and Hyde Park between 11 a.m. and noon on Monday.

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

Vermont State Police said they responded to a burglary complaint in Stamford on May 1 and found several bottles of alcohol were taken from a residence while the homeowners weren't present. Miller was charged after police consulted surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses.

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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.

‘It feels yucky’: Pediatricians say they’re discarding vaccine doses for the youngest amid lack of demand
In Massachusetts, only 11 percent of children younger than 5 have received their first shot.

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

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

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

Vincent Jones II and Laurie Essig

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

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Cooking for Newport’s locals: Chef at shuttered Salvation Café is leading a new kitchen

Todd Coonan ran the kitchen in one of Newport’s most beloved restaurants by locals. Now he and his kitchen staff are running the show at Cabana, which is located in the same building.

Tagging and tracking sharks with the help of drones

See how experts track and tag sharks with the help of drones. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and Carlos Gauna "The Malibu Artist" contributed footage.

Here’s what it’s like to see great white sharks up close off Cape Cod

For the expedition, I joined several workers from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and their special guest, a professional drone photographer from California.

The ‘sunshine vitamin’ is losing its sparkle

Vitamin D supplements, regularly consumed by millions of Americans, have not held up to the considerable hype of warding off many common, dreaded diseases.

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

Biden to sign $280 billion CHIPS act in bid to boost US over China

President Biden is preparing to sign a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration’s push to boost US competitiveness over China.

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

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

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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.

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

A group of protesters shouted to be let inside West Roxbury Municipal Court last month in support of two counter protesters who were arrested in a clash with a Neo-Nazi group called NSC-131.

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

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

Candidates for auditor spar in GBH debate

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

Solar panels on rooftops in a residential neighborhood of Austin, Texas, on April 11, 2021. The bill passed by the Senate on Sunday would allow households that are installing solar to deduct 30 percent of the cost from their taxes.

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

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

SoftBank reports $23 billion loss as tech investments plummet

politics

President Biden with first lady Jill Biden.

Biden to sign $280 billion CHIPS act in bid to boost US over China

Republicans to pick Senate candidate to challenge Blumenthal

Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over

Nation

An intake for monkeypox vaccinations at a clinic in Manhattan on Aug. 4, 2022.

US moves to stretch out monkeypox vaccine supply

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

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

World

Issey Miyake at the National Art Center in Tokyo on March 15, 2016.

Famed Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies at 84, reports say

Kenya in close presidential election amid prayers for peace

Papua New Guinea prime minister retains power at election

opinion

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

Legislators, ‘you had one job’

Be outraged. Then do something.

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

Cooking for Newport’s locals: Chef at shuttered Salvation Café is leading a new kitchen

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

Janice Longone, chronicler of US culinary history, dies

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