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Boston wants to ban fossil fuels in new buildings

The city of Boston is seeking state permission to ban fossil fuels from new construction, a step toward reducing climate-harming emissions on a large scale, Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday.

Ten cities and towns are poised to ban fossil fuels from new buildings

Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation
The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change — some $375 billion over the decade — and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients.

Democrats press for Secret Service records related to Jan. 6, hint at subpoena

In a letter released Tuesday, the leaders of the House Oversight and Homeland Security committees signaled they are willing to subpoena Inspector General Joseph Cuffari if he does not comply with their requests.

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.

Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska

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.

Mechanical problems caused delays on several lines

Oak Bluffs Fire Rescue personnel continue the search for Tavaughn Bulgin.

Brothers who jumped off ‘Jaws’ bridge on Martha’s Vineyard ‘did themselves and their parents proud,’ reverend says

Authorities on Tuesday resumed the search for a 21-year-old Jamaican man who presumably drowned when he and his older brother jumped off the bridge connecting Edgartown and Oak Bluffs Sunday night. Mourners gathered at a vigil Monday in the brothers’ home community of Palmers Cross in Clarendon, Jamaica.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Things are getting tricky for State Street’s blockbuster acquisition
Increased federal scrutiny of bank mergers seems to be slowing a $3.5 billion Brown Brothers Harriman deal. So what’s next for State Street?

After another busy offseason, the Celtics roster is almost set. Let’s break it down.
The main rotation has been fortified with significant depth, and there will be several competitions for the final slots during training camp.

NBA won’t have games on Election Day this year

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.

Inflation is hitting families shopping for school

Several Little Leaguers from Peabody's 2009 team still play softball together. In the back row, Matt Hosman is second from left, Sean McGrath third, and Matt Correale fourth. Also back row, Austin Batchelor is second from right and Mike Petrosino is far right.

Middleboro Little Leaguers are forming bonds for a lifetime — just ask the Peabody players

"I wish Middleboro nothing but success," said Mike Petrosino, a veteran of Peabody's 2009 team. "Even if they don’t win, they have the experience, to cherish that ... it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”

Advice: My neighbors didn’t come to my party

Plus, how to reclaim your belongings from roommates.

Opinion

“Here’s the formula,” Anne Heche told me. “You tell the truth, you always say what you want and what you feel, and you will live in bliss. Don’t hide, don’t lie, don’t manipulate, and you’ll get blessed."

Remembering Anne Heche

The engaging and candid actress, who died Sunday, deserved better than she got from Hollywood.

Reckless anti-raid rhetoric fuels surge in violence

Empty MCI-Framingham, close it forever, and never build another prison in Massachusetts

IDEAS | Emily Weinstein and Carrie James

What we get wrong about teens and screens

Questions mount after FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago

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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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms, White House says
Jill Biden had been vacationing with President Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday. She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING | KARA BASKIN

At Butternut Bakehouse, a former Rialto pastry chef rises on her own
Suzana Samad sells morning buns, honey-glazed biscuits, croissants, galettes, and all manner of sweet carbs from a spare little storefront with no frills, no fanfare, and (for now) a modest line of neighborhood regulars every morning.

Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams out for season with shoulder injury
Williams, a second-round draft pick in 2019, was on the bubble to make the 53-man roster this year.

Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US

The Food and Drug Administration said the new regulation cuts red tape by creating a new class of hearing aids that don't require a medical exam, a prescription, and other specialty evaluations.

Animal tranquilizer found mixed in illicit drugs in Worcester County causing concerns
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer not approved for human use, has been found in cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs in Worcester County.

Sinkhole that swallowed a car in the South End is filled

The combined efforts of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission crews and private contractors working late into Monday night resulted in the car being removed, the sinkhole being filled in, repairs being made to the 20-inch broken main, and fresh paving covering where it all happened.

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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.

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.

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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.

Boston’s new police commissioner is determined to chart a path forward that doesn’t dwell on his past
Michael Cox returns to Boston with a clear mandate for change from Mayor Michelle Wu to transform a department buffeted by scandals and without a permanent leader for more than 16 months.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma celebrate friendship, music, and more at Tanglewood

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

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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

Encore Boston Harbor opened the WynnBet Sports Bar on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.

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

Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling

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

Luke Robins, right, embraced his partner Anthony Paiva after being vaccinated on Aug. 8 for monkeypox at Open Door Health, a Rhode Island Public Institute initiative.

Sean Cahill and Kenneth H. Mayer

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

A sign in the parking lot of West Virginia's only abortion clinic, Women's Health Center of West Virginia, cautions patients about an anti-abortion center located next door on Friday June 17, 2022, in Charleston, W.Va.

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

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

TOPIC: 10DADEBATE

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Is Kevin Hayden fit to be district attorney?

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Animal tranquilizer found mixed in illicit drugs in Worcester County causing concerns

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer not approved for human use, has been found in cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs in Worcester County.

Brothers who jumped off ‘Jaws’ bridge on Martha’s Vineyard ‘did themselves and their parents proud,’ reverend says

Authorities on Tuesday resumed the search for a 21-year-old Jamaican man who presumably drowned when he and his older brother jumped off the bridge connecting Edgartown and Oak Bluffs Sunday night. Mourners gathered at a vigil Monday in the brothers’ home community of Palmers Cross in Clarendon, Jamaica.

Rhode Island political news: August 2022

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

Watch live: Democratic primary candidates for Mass. lieutenant governor debate

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, state Senator Eric Lesser, and state Representative Tami Gouveia are each vying for the party’s nomination.

Sports

Several Little Leaguers from Peabody's 2009 team still play softball together. In the back row, Matt Hosman is second from left, Sean McGrath third, and Matt Correale fourth. Also back row, Austin Batchelor is second from right and Mike Petrosino is far right.

Middleboro Little Leaguers are forming bonds for a lifetime — just ask the Peabody players

"I wish Middleboro nothing but success," said Mike Petrosino, a veteran of Peabody's 2009 team. "Even if they don’t win, they have the experience, to cherish that ... it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”

Chelsey Goldberg (second from right) poses on the ice after the US lost to Canada in the 2022 Maccabiah Games.

Northeastern standout Chelsey Goldberg achieved a nine-year dream by bringing women’s hockey to the Maccabiah Games

Goldberg, a two-time Beanpot champion, has always wanted to play in the "Jewish Olympics" but never had the opportunity. So she worked to change that.

Jaylen Brown warms up in a shirt that says "VOTE" before the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals.

NBA won’t have games on Election Day this year

All 30 teams will play on Nov. 7, the night before the midterm elections. The NBA is hoping teams use that night as an opportunity to encourage fans to get out and vote.

Red Sox at Pirates | 7:05 p.m. (NESN)

Game 117: Red Sox at Pirates lineups and notes

Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams out for season with shoulder injury

After another busy offseason, the Celtics roster is almost set. Let’s break it down.

Business

Boston wants to ban fossil fuels in new buildings

The city of Boston is seeking state permission to ban fossil fuels from new construction, a step toward reducing climate-harming emissions on a large scale, Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Things are getting tricky for State Street’s blockbuster acquisition

Increased federal scrutiny of bank mergers seems to be slowing a $3.5 billion Brown Brothers Harriman deal. So what’s next for State Street?

Apple lays off recruiters as part of its slowdown in hiring

Flagship startup Senda Biosciences raises $123 million for mRNA medicines

magazine

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

Boston Water and Sewer Commission workers fill in the sinkhole on on Northampton Street Tuesday morning.

Sinkhole that swallowed a car in the South End is filled

Homelessness in Rhode Island

📺 The first TV ad in the Providence mayoral race is out

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

Sore hip forces Cameron Smith to withdraw from BMW Championship

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

business

Volunteers at Cradles to Crayons stuff school supplies in backpacks to be given away to kids this year. Many families are wrestling with higher prices of school essentials.

Inflation is hitting families shopping for the first day of school

London’s Heathrow Airport extends passenger cap to October

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

politics

President Biden in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 10, in Washington.

Biden to sign massive climate, health care legislation

Democrats press for Secret Service records related to Jan. 6, hint at subpoena

Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US

Nation

President Biden with first lady Jill Biden.

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms, White House says

Ezra Miller seeks treatment for ‘mental health issues’

Miami-Dade officer critical after shooting; suspect killed

World

A communal worker repaired a gas pipe next to a destroyed house after a night missile strike in the town of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk region, on Tuesday.

Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack

Putin blasts US ‘hegemony,’ predicts end to ‘unipolar’ world

US, South Korea to begin expanded military drills next week

opinion

La mayoría de las casas no estaban equipadas con tanques de agua. La gente los ha comprado, pero a veces es difícil llenar los depósitos, porque no hay suficiente presión o agua en los días que tienen agua corriente.

Así es vivir en una sequía: Ya no podemos contar con agua corriente todos los días

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

DOJ must investigate missing Secret Service texts

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

Giant Gorilla Greens, microgreens grown indoor farm in Woburn.

Small business, tiny greens, huge nutritional value, big taste

At Butternut Bakehouse, a former Rialto pastry chef rises on her own

These baking pans can keep summer going all year long

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

M’Kenzy Cannon, still from video "Intruder," 2022. Digital. From "Please Let Me In" at the Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts.

Anyone home? M’Kenzy Cannon show invites introspection

‘Exposure 2022′ takes photography to unexpected places

Painterly weavings at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

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.

Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo 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

Anne Heche, star with troubled life, dies of crash injuries

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