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Former Suffolk assistant district attorney indicted on rape charge in New York

Adam Foss, 42, who now lives in Los Angeles, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse in a New York State Supreme Court indictment, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a statement Tuesday.

Rare late summer Nor’easter brings high surf, wind advisories to Eastern Mass.

A high surf advisory extends from Newburyport to Cape Cod and Nantucket, which are both also under a wind advisory into Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Patriots place cornerbacks Malcolm Butler and Joejuan Williams on season-ending injured reserve
Williams will miss the 2022 season because of a shoulder injury, a league source confirmed, while Butler’s injury is undisclosed.

Red Sox 5, Pirates 3
Nick Pivetta simply brilliant, but bullpen struggles as Red Sox hold off Pirates, 5-3
The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the first two innings, while the hosts scored their three off the Sox bullpen in the eighth.

Jason Varitek surprised a fan at Canobie Lake Park who didn’t recognize him

Prompted by his wife and kids, the former Red Sox catcher walked up to a fan wearing a Varitek T-shirt to say hello.

Pen gun found in carry-on luggage at Logan Airport; 17th firearm detected this year at security checkpoint

A .22 caliber pen gun was found in a passenger’s carry-on luggage at Logan Airport on Aug. 13.

Somerville man who died riding his bicycle remembered by his family for a ‘personality like no other’

The 72-year-old Somerville man fatally injured last Friday when he was “doored” while riding his bicycle in a bike lane in the city of his birth was recalled in an obituary as someone who loved motorcycles, his scally cap - but most of all, his family.

Authorities suspend search for missing man who jumped from ‘Jaws’ bridge on Martha’s Vineyard

Hampered by poor weather, authorities suspended their search on Martha’s Vineyard Tuesday afternoon for a 21-year-old Jamaican man who went missing Sunday night after he and his older brother jumped from a bridge connecting Edgartown and Oak Bluffs.
obituary

Robert Marr, business executive and Dorchester Boys and Girls Clubs founder, dies at 86

Scholarships funded by Mr. Marr and his brother have helped about 2,000 students attend Catholic schools.

Orange Line shutdown spurs musicians to perform a parody they call ‘Charlie (Baker) on the MBTA’

Many commuters have voiced frustration on social media over the impending month-long closure of the MBTA Orange Line. A few others, however, have found a musical message to be a more effective way to vent.
Shutdown will cause ‘severe’ traffic congestion throughout the region, officials warn
Opinion
Robert A. Pape

Millions of Americans believe political violence is justified. Here’s how to prevent it.

The plan is simple and something many of our political leaders already know in their hearts and minds that we need.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering Anne Heche
EDITORIAL

Reckless anti-raid rhetoric fuels surge in violence
Andrea James

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

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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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data once per week. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate percentage. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

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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.

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‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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Somerville man who died riding his bicycle remembered by his family for a ‘personality like no other’

The 72-year-old Somerville man fatally injured last Friday when he was “doored” while riding his bicycle in a bike lane in the city of his birth was recalled in an obituary as someone who loved motorcycles, his scally cap - but most of all, his family.

Former Suffolk assistant district attorney indicted on rape charge in New York

Adam Foss, 42, who now lives in Los Angeles, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse in a New York State Supreme Court indictment, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a statement Tuesday.

Rare late summer Nor’easter brings high surf, wind advisories to Eastern Mass.

A high surf advisory extends from Newburyport to Cape Cod and Nantucket, which are both also under a wind advisory into Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Boston school leaders check off first tasks under state-supervised improvement plan

The report submitted by the district on Monday to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education outlined a series of projects still in progress but also included a few concrete innovations already up and running.

Sports

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Middleboro, ahead of opening game, feels prepared for the chaos at the Little League World Series

The Mass. representatives play a team from Tennessee on Wednesday in Williamsport for a chance to advance.
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Five Mass. gymnasts take first steps toward Paris Olympics in this week’s US Championships

Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik, reigning world champion on the pommel horse, leads the strongest contingent of Bay State men’s gymnasts in recent memory.
Red Sox 5, Pirates 3

Nick Pivetta simply brilliant, but bullpen struggles as Red Sox hold off Pirates, 5-3

The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the first two innings, while the hosts scored their three off the Sox bullpen in the eighth.
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Mets lose another game and another starting pitcher
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Wellesley’s Michael Thorbjornsen lands co-medalist honors at the 122nd men’s US Amateur Championship

Business

Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack

KYIV, Ukraine — Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

In booming Revere, affordable housing stalls as city grapples with its future

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From piano prodigy to folk legend, Judy Collins still leaves audiences ‘Spellbound’

Rhode Island’s ‘meh’ race for governor

Sunrise service at Scituate Lighthouse to remember those lost to overdoses

sports

Serena Williams loses; US Open is next

Patriots running back James White lauded by Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft as he officially retires from the NFL

Back from a ‘traumatizing’ injury, Kiké Hernández hopes to be the catalyst for a Red Sox stretch run

business

Walmart beats lowered profit estimates, boosts forecast

Gmail is getting (another) redesign. Here’s how to find what you need.

Education Department wipes out $4b in ITT Tech student loans

politics

Palin, Murkowski highlight Alaska’s 2 elections

Rudy Giuliani set to testify in Georgia election probe

Representative Liz Cheney, vice chair of House Jan. 6 committee, concedes race in GOP primary

Nation

Texas to execute man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent

Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago

Former Boston prosecutor turned advocate is charged with rape in Manhattan

World

After a bitter contest, Kenyan opposition leader rejects election result

Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack

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Droughts aren’t a ‘new normal,’ they’ll worsen unless we address the climate crisis

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

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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

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These baking pans can keep summer going all year long

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

travel

What the drought means for this year’s apple crop

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

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‘Exposure 2022′ takes photography to unexpected places

Painterly weavings at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

Books

Nicholas Evans, whose ‘Horse Whisperer’ became a phenomenon, dies at 72

In widowhood, making sense of a turbulent marriage

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Movies

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot’ and ‘The Perfect Storm’ dies

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Television

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Bandleader Jon Batiste is leaving ‘The Late Show’

music

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Theater/Dance

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A too-muted ‘Hymn’ at Shakespeare & Company

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Obituaries

Robert Marr, business executive and Dorchester Boys and Girls Clubs founder, dies at 86

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot’ and ‘The Perfect Storm’ dies

Nicholas Evans, whose ‘Horse Whisperer’ became a phenomenon, dies at 72