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Playing with fire? Democrats who are boosting extreme candidates in GOP primaries will find out in the fall.

Democratic groups have spent millions in an attempt to boost far-right Republican candidates who they believe will be easier for Democrats to beat. But some people think this gambit could backfire.

Bicyclist, 70, dies following dooring incident in Somerville

A 70-year-old bicyclist has died as a result of his injuries after he was reportedly hit by a parked car’s door in Somerville, the Middlesex district attorney’s office said Monday.

One brother dead, one missing after group jumped off Martha’s Vineyard bridge
The body of Tavaris Bulgin, 26, of Clarendon, Jamaica, was recovered Monday morning. His brother, Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, remains missing.

State education board approves controversial proposal raising MCAS graduation requirements

The vote to raise the standards comes two months after the board was initially expected to decide on the proposal by education commissioner Jeff Riley and follows a public comment period that began in April.

Federal officials oppose unsealing affidavit that was basis for Mar-a-Lago search warrant

The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former president Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation “implicates highly classified material” and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.

Rudy Giuliani is target of Georgia criminal election investigation, his lawyers are told

2-year-old child pulled from pool in Abington

Students last year at Hopkinton High School.

Schools move away from masks as studies suggest they are effective

Massachusetts announced on Monday that there would be no mask mandates in public schools this fall.

Mass. education leaders release COVID guidance for upcoming school year 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine may protect against COVID

Orange Line shutdown will cause ‘severe’ traffic congestion throughout the region, officials warn
"All roadway users — whether you drive, bike or walk — you will see changes in your everyday commute and your commute will likely be longer,” said MassDOT official Jonathan Gulliver.

christopher l. gasper

Whatever Bill Belichick’s ‘process’ is, it appears to be hindering the offense’s progress
So far, the offense has been struggling in training camp to adapt to scheme and communication changes.

Patriots training camp report: Easy does it on the eve of joint practice with Panthers

Speedy receiver Tyreek Hill (right) joins the Dolphins after six seasons with the Chiefs.

ben volin | training camp chronicles

The Dolphins look great on paper, but can they finally put it all together?

They added offensive firepower and have a new coach with a fresh approach, but … we've been down this road before.

Starbucks workers and community members sat in a tent outside 874 Commonwealth Ave., where they have been demonstrating in front of the store 24/7 for almost a month.

12 hours inside the Starbucks strike on Commonwealth Avenue, the longest in company history

Twenty Starbucks employees have successfully enlisted community members to execute a nearly month-long, 24/7 strike near Boston University. Here's a look inside.

Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily

View of the backdrop for the World premiere of HBO original drama series "House of the Dragon" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, July 27, 2022.

Will ‘House of the Dragon’ be a hit like ‘GoT’? The stakes are high for the Thrones Cinematic Universe.

“Thrones” was the most-watched show in HBO’s history. But even after the backlash against its final season, “House of the Dragon” has big shoes to fill.

Mayor Michelle Wu congratulated Michael A. Cox after swearing him in as Boston’s new police commissioner.

‘A day full of hope’: Michael Cox sworn in as Boston’s new police commissioner

He returns to lead the Boston force at a pivotal moment for a department that faces widespread calls for reform.

Opinion

Attorney General Maura Healey has prosecuted police officers, among other public employees, but no elected officials. Why this former elected official? And, why now, when he’s running for office?

Maura Healey and the odd prosecution of Dean Tran

Her case against Tran, who is running against US Representative Lori Trahan, has some optics of overreach.

Richard A. Daynard, Mark A. Gottlieb, and Harry Levant

Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling

Sean Cahill and Kenneth H. Mayer

The US response to monkeypox has not worked. Here’s how to fix it.

Pro-life pregnancy centers shouldn’t be allowed to manipulate women

Andrea Menchaca

This is what it’s like to live in a drought: We can no longer count on running water every day

CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM | Brandon Hasbrouck

Dear Mr. Trump: I support your 4th Amendment rights. I wish you supported ours
I have the deepest of sympathies for anyone subjected to such police violence, though I must confess to having some doubts that this is quite what happened at Mar-a-Lago.

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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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Water main break swallows up a car, closes parts of South End streets
The 20-inch main broke around 3:15 a.m. and flooded the immediate neighborhood, during which a sinkhole was created that swallowed up the car.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Daylight is decreasing while the drought is getting worse in New England
We’ve already lost an hour and 24 minutes of daylight since the summer solstice.

GOP candidates for lieutenant governor spar in radio debate
Leah Allen and Kate Campanale, both former state representatives, made their pitch to voters three weeks ahead of the Sept. 6 primary.

Mass. teen airlifted with serious injuries after New Hampshire ATV crash

Emergency personnel responded to reports of a single-vehicle ATV rollover on Lost Weekend Road around 4:40 p.m., according to a statement Monday from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

Before the iRobot acquisition, Massachusetts was already at the forefront of all things robots
Beyond its early pioneers, the local booming robotics scene now includes hundreds of companies, including Amazon's recent acquisition: iRobot.

MUSIC REVIEW

Ax and Ma celebrate friendship, music, and more at Tanglewood
The final installment of the pianist’s ‘Pathways from Prague’ series drew a convivial crowd.

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Lamar Booth (center, right) and the other members of the Whittier Street Health Center outreach team offered bags of essentials and bottled water to people on Southampton Street in the area known as Mass. and Cass earlier this month.

Tents may be gone from Mass. and Cass, but a humanitarian crisis remains

People were huddled under patio-size umbrellas, sleeping on blankets, and using wheelchairs as seating. Progress, it seems, depends on your perspective.

Making a scene: Megaproject around TD Garden bounces back from COVID quiet
After opening shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live events and so much more, the Hub on Causeway is fully operational at last.

Gubernatorial hopeful Maura Healey launches first statewide ad. It’s focused on family, teamwork, and making ‘Massachusetts more affordable.’
The 30-second spot, which will run statewide starting Tuesday, brings in Healey’s childhood in Hampton Falls, N.H., and promotes middle-of-the-road policy proposals.

Ten cities and towns are poised to ban fossil fuels from new buildings
A provision in the climate bill signed this week by Governor Charlie Baker allows up to 10 communities to participate in a pilot program to ban the use of fossil fuels in new buildings and major renovations.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Top row from left: Ben Affleck with Jennifer Lopez in "Gigli"; with Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting"; and as Batman in "Zack Snyder's Justice League." Bottom row from left: Affleck with Jeremy Renner in "The Town"; in "Argo"; and with Joey Lauren Adams in "Chasing Amy."

For Ben Affleck’s 50th birthday, we’re celebrating the good, the bad, and the ‘Gigli’

Jeffrey Cirio, who performed in Harald Lander's Etudes as a member of Boston Ballet in 2014, returns to the company this fall as principal dancer.

Boston Ballet’s 2022-2023 roster of dancers includes the return of an audience favorite

Kehlani performs at Leader Bank Pavilion.

Love connections from Kehlani at Leader Bank Pavilion

Actor Jonathan Frakes as Commander Will Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

‘Star Trek’ actor Jonathan Frakes on Riker’s return, beaming down to Boston

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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.

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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

BOSTON, MA - 8/9/2022 Interim Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden participates in a debate with City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo at More Than Words Bookstore in Boston on Tuesday. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

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ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Is Kevin Hayden fit to be district attorney?

Revenge porn does real harm to real victims. Why won’t the state Senate act?

Storm clouds hung in the distance in April over the Old Harbor Museum in the dunes at Race Point Beach in Provincetown.

Blowin’ in the wind

Maybe there’s a simple way to get more people onto Massachusetts beaches — particularly the ones guarded by parking bans. What if you could catch a public shuttle bus to the beach?

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

Open Mass. beaches to everyone — with buses

An aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago this week.

Republicans’ ‘banana republic’ charge is bananas

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Schools move away from masks as studies suggest they are effective

Massachusetts announced on Monday that there would be no mask mandates in public schools this fall.

GOP candidates for lieutenant governor spar in radio debate

Leah Allen and Kate Campanale, both former state representatives, made their pitch to voters three weeks ahead of the Sept. 6 primary.

‘A day full of hope’: Michael Cox sworn in as Boston’s new police commissioner

He returns to lead the Boston force at a pivotal moment for a department that faces widespread calls for reform.

Breeze, the low-cost airline in R.I., plans to challenge pilots’ union vote

The union celebrated Friday’s vote before the National Mediation Board, which deals with labor relations in the rail and airline industries.

Sports

A seat on the bench was as close as Ben Simmons (right) got to an NBA last season.

Ben Simmons, 76ers reportedly reach a settlement in his grievance over salary

Simmons was seeking a portion of the nearly $20 million withheld after he refused to suit up for the 76ers last season. He was traded to the Nets in February.

Cameron Smith will rest his hip ahead of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Sore hip forces Cameron Smith to withdraw from BMW Championship

Smith is No. 3 in FedEx Cup standings, assured of a spot in next week's Tour Championship in Atlanta, but the withdrawal means he'll start at least three shots behind.

Coach Nick Saban and quarterback Bryce Young are a formidable duo for Alabama.

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With national title game loss as motivation, Alabama tops preseason AP Top 25 poll

The Crimson Tide are No. 1 for the second straight season and ninth overall. Ohio State is at No. 2, followed by defending national champion Georgia.

Golf | 119th Mass Women's Amateur

First round of Mass Women’s Amateur is a Sisters Smith act

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Kiké Hernández’s imminent return raises questions about leadoff spot and center field

Browns star CB Denzel Ward returns from foot injury, practicing

Business

London’s Heathrow Airport extends passenger cap to October

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Under Byers, Interise is branching out to more of Massachusetts

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

‘An economic stimulus boon’: Local tech companies seek CHIPS Act money

China’s surprise rate cut, economic slowdown send oil prices plunging

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The welcoming swingset at Natalie’s house is one of many walkable places for the writer’s children.

Our neighborhood is full of kids, and in summertime, they take over

This week's daters: Leah and Robert

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘It had been a little over two years since I had gone on a date’

On Saturday, check out the In Between Days music festival in Quincy.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Aug. 15-21

Writer Greg Harris paddles past the outside of a dilapidated parking garage ramp at the Alewife MBTA station.

What I learned about urban development and environmental preservation from kayaking Alewife Brook

metro

A train pulled into Forest Hills Station. With the Orange Line about to shut down for extensive repairs, the MBTA and City of Boston officials are running test buses to trouble-shoot issues before they replace the train service.

Orange Line shutdown will cause ‘severe’ traffic congestion throughout the region, officials warn

Gubernatorial hopeful Maura Healey launches first statewide ad. It’s focused on family, teamwork, and making ‘Massachusetts more affordable.’

Water main break swallows up a car, closes parts of South End streets

sports

Chris Woodward didn't have a winning season in nearly four years at the helm of the Texas Rangers, who spent big in the offseason.

Rangers show manager Chris Woodward the door as they careen toward sixth straight losing season

The competitor in Mac Jones is what impresses Joe Judge most

Matt Patricia and Joe Judge say they aren’t competing for Patriots play-calling duties, but the job is still up for grabs

business

A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., on July 19. British health authorities have authorized an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the Omicron variant.

UK approves COVID booster vaccine that targets two variants

Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use

Peloton retools bikes for do-it-yourself assembly to cut costs

politics

Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney.

Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska

Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation

Palin, Murkowski highlight Alaska’s 2 elections on Tuesday

Nation

Visitors view the dramatic bend in the Colorado River at the popular Horseshoe Bend in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Page, Ariz., on Sept. 9, 2011.

Colorado River cuts expected for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico

Illegal border crossings fall in July but remain high

Justice Dept. opposes release of Mar-a-Lago affidavit

World

Medicals students display images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a street march in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 28, 2021.

UN envoy travels to strife-torn Myanmar for the first time

WNBA’s Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence

Norway puts down Freya the walrus that drew Oslo crowds

opinion

Yes, we’re divided, but the right pushes this to an extreme

End the religious exemption for school vaccinations, already

The invasion of the bachelorette party

lifestyle

Why aren’t we married yet?

‘Star Trek’ actor Jonathan Frakes on Riker’s return, beaming down to Boston

He’s hooked up with nearly all of his female friends

food & dining

Donna Jo Corse of Newport Vineyards plating fried focaccia dishes at Castle Hill Inn for the annual Local Food Fest event by Farm Fresh R.I.

I sampled just about everything at a recent Rhode Island food fest. Here’s what stood out.

North End outdoor dining — with its new fees — is nearing its end. Where did the money go?

The South Shore gets a new brunch spot; the North End prepares for a feast

travel

These kid-sized Optimist prams are a great introduction to sailing. You can find Opti racing fleets throughout New England.

Don’t know a jibe from a jib? Check out The Sailing Museum in Newport

The Silver Scream Con in Danvers, a new restaurant in Portland, and a military vehicles museum in Wyoming

‘We want to give you a sense of Maine, but not clobber you with it’

Arts

Bryan Florentin, "Prepared Shelves 2.1," 2022

‘Exposure 2022′ takes photography to unexpected places

Painterly weavings at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

MFA makes major photography acquisition

Books

In widowhood, making sense of a turbulent marriage

Reading everything from Dr. Seuss to books about war

One apartment building holds many stories

Movies

Top row from left: Ben Affleck with Jennifer Lopez in "Gigli"; with Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting"; and as Batman in "Zack Snyder's Justice League." Bottom row from left: Affleck with Jeremy Renner in "The Town"; in "Argo"; and with Joey Lauren Adams in "Chasing Amy."

For Ben Affleck’s 50th birthday, we’re celebrating the good, the bad, and the ‘Gigli’

Forget Buffy. Meet Bud the vampire slayer.

In ‘Secret Headquarters,’ a 14-year-old discovers his father is not what he seems

Television

Matt Smith in "House of the Dragon."

This week’s TV: ‘House of the Dragon’ arrives, ‘Saul’ departs, and more Lakers

Bandleader Jon Batiste is leaving ‘The Late Show’

Jon Batiste leaves Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’

music

From left: Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax, Antoine Tamestit, and Yo-Yo Ma performing Dvorak's Piano Quartet No. 2 at Tanglewood.

Ax and Ma celebrate friendship, music, and more at Tanglewood

Love connections from Kehlani at Leader Bank Pavilion

Sam Gooden, founding member of the Impressions soul group, dies at 87

Theater/Dance

Jeffrey Cirio, who performed in Harald Lander's Etudes as a member of Boston Ballet in 2014, returns to the company this fall as principal dancer.

Boston Ballet’s 2022-2023 roster of dancers includes the return of an audience favorite

A too-muted ‘Hymn’ at Shakespeare & Company

Dance Heginbotham’s Pillow program explores dance and music, humor and heartbreak

globe local

A corn plant grows out of the dry soil of a field that Dracut farmer David Dumaresq cannot irrigate. Dwindling supplies of pond water leave in doubt whether this second crop will reach maturity.

‘I’m gambling all the time with my crops’: Farmers struggle to adapt to drought

Should all K-12 students in Massachusetts be guaranteed daily recess?

Dragonflies aren’t just pretty — they eat pesky bugs like mosquitoes

Obituaries

Mr. Carril, at a Washington Wizards training camp in 2017.

Pete Carril, Princeton’s Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 92

Yvonne Daley, poet, professor, and award-winning journalist, dies at 77

Bill Pitman, revered studio guitarist, is dead at 102