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CDC director announces organization shake-up aimed at speed

The head of nation’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, intended to make it more nimble.
ANALYSIS

No, Liz Cheney won’t be in Congress. She won’t be president either. But here is what she has been up to all along.

Tuesday night's Wyoming Republican primary loss was all part of a larger plan by Liz Cheney.
After conceding GOP primary, Liz Cheney says she’s ‘thinking about’ making a run for president These Republicans voted to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection. Where do they stand now?

Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search
Former vice president Mike Pence on Wednesday urged fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last week.

Rudy Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

Right-wing groups hit Boston Children’s with barrage of threats over trans health program

A hostile online campaign has prompted the hospital to seek help from law enforcement.

Driver allegedly assaulted after surrounded by bicyclists in South End

The driver told police that he had been surrounded by several people riding bicycles, one of whom punched him in the face.
Dave Epstein | Forecast

Another chance of rain doesn’t materialize

A summer nor’easter missed us today and so it's back to the sunshine tomorrow with pleasant temperatures between 75 and 80.
LOVE LETTERS

My husband had an affair with my best friend. Can the friendship be saved?

I’m getting conflicting advice from my friends and family on what to do.
What do you think? Add your comment.

Stringer Bell, Nelson Mandela, Heimdall, and Macavity? They’re all Idris Elba.

Two new roles are a reminder of how many different ones the actor has played during an impressive career.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Liz Cheney’s loss is grim news for America

Although she will soldier on in the cause of truth, her platform has shrunk.
IDEAS | Gleb Tsipursky

A recession would boost remote work
Robert A. Pape

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

EDITORIAL

Afghan evacuees deserve a permanent home
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering Anne Heche

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

150 years of The Boston Globe

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Michelle Wu has taken many notable steps toward her Green New Deal, but her broader mission remains undefined
Dozens of experts and advocates praised the mayor for doing far more than her predecessors to spotlight the climate crisis. But as Wu’s administration has struggled to find the right leader for city climate efforts, her broader mission remains undefined.

Three men arrested after fights on Block Island and on ferry plead not guilty
The men from Providence and Pawtucket are charged with disorderly conduct, after fights at Ballard’s Beach Resort and on the Block Island Ferry.

‘We’re finally here’: Harvard graduate spearheads custom gene therapy for younger brother
The therapy was developed by a Harvard grad’s nonprofit, Cure Rare Disease, to treat his younger brother’s unique form of muscular dystrophy

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.

Red Sox 5, Pirates 3: Nick Pivetta brilliant, but bullpen struggles

John DePetro, R.I. radio talk show host, arrested for trespassing in Warwick

DePetro had gone to the private residence to “continue to search for answers from the owner” about Charlotte Lester, 44, who went missing in May

Five-alarm fire displaces 20 people in Chelsea
One man was trapped on the third floor and had to be rescued by firefighters who used a ground ladder to reach him.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

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

Love connections from Kehlani at Leader Bank Pavilion

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling
Joan Vennochi

Maura Healey and the odd prosecution of Dean Tran
Sean Cahill and Kenneth H. Mayer

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

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

In a rarity, a billionaire-backed super PAC enters race for Mass. lieutenant governor

The political action committee is expected to spend significant sums to bolster Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll in her three-way primary with state Senator Eric Lesser and state Representative Tami Gouveia. Among the PAC’s top donors listed on the ad: billionaire Robert T. Hale Jr., chief executive of Quincy-based Granite Telecommunications.
RI Crime

Three men arrested after fights on Block Island and on ferry plead not guilty

The men from Providence and Pawtucket are charged with disorderly conduct, after fights at Ballard’s Beach Resort and on the Block Island Ferry.
Dave Epstein | Forecast

Another chance of rain doesn’t materialize

A summer nor’easter missed us today and so it's back to the sunshine tomorrow with pleasant temperatures between 75 and 80.

‘We’re finally here’: Harvard graduate spearheads custom gene therapy for younger brother

The therapy was developed by a Harvard grad’s nonprofit, Cure Rare Disease, to treat his younger brother’s unique form of muscular dystrophy

Sports

WNBA

Previewing the WNBA playoffs: favorites, contenders and pretenders

Will the Chicago Sky win back-to-back titles? The playoffs begin Wednesday night.
bc football

On defense, BC’s mission is to hold its ground against the run

There is a recommitment this year to improve on a rushing defense that allowed 4.5 yards per carry last season.
Red Sox at Pirates | 7:05 p.m. (NESN)

Game 118: Red Sox at Pirates lineups and notes

Rich Hill will be on the mound in Pittsburgh as the Red Sox look to get back to .500.
little league world series

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

US Gymnastics Championships: Five Massachusetts men take their first steps toward 2024 Olympics
Red Sox 5, Pirates 3

Nick Pivetta was simply brilliant, but the Red Sox still had to hold off the Pirates because of bullpen struggles

Business

TV ad supporting ‘millionaires tax’ hits airwaves

Raise Up Massachusetts, the coalition behind the "Fair Share Amendment" that would raise taxes on the portion of a person’s annual income above $1 million, rolled out its first television ad on Tuesday.

Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million in midterm elections

The effort, which breaks the group's previous $45 million spending record set in 2020, comes months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that created a constitutional right to have an abortion.

‘We’re finally here’: Harvard graduate spearheads custom gene therapy for younger brother

US retail sales were flat in July as inflation takes a toll
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COOKING

Recipes: Summer tomatoes stand out in these side and salad dishes
MISS CONDUCT

Advice: My neighbors didn’t come to my party
Dinner with Cupid

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

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

metro

4 quick takeaways from the new poll on R.I. politics

‘Great Scott!’: This remote barn in rural Mass. holds one of the largest ‘Back to the Future’ collections

Five-alarm fire displaces 20 people in Chelsea

sports

Mets lose another game and another starting pitcher

Trevor Story inches closer to return with batting practice in Pittsburgh

Wellesley’s Michael Thorbjornsen lands co-medalist honors at the 122nd men’s US Amateur Championship

business

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics

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

Turnpike project to bring $200 million in new taxes

politics

These Republicans voted to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection. Where do they stand now?

Rudy Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million in midterm elections

Nation

CDC director announces organization shake-up aimed at speed

Liz Cheney says she’s ‘thinking about’ making a run for president in 2024

‘A path I could not and would note take’: Watch Liz Cheney’s impassioned concession speech

World

Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice

China and US spar over climate on Twitter

Crimea ‘sabotage’ highlights Russia’s woes in Ukraine war

opinion

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

Questions mount after FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago

Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling

lifestyle

She added ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ and ‘Fleabag’ to her online cart. The Cambridge bookstore reached out.

Why aren’t we married yet?

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

food & dining

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

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

Arts

Anyone home? M’Kenzy Cannon show invites introspection

‘Exposure 2022′ takes photography to unexpected places

Painterly weavings at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

Books

She added ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ and ‘Fleabag’ to her online cart. The Cambridge bookstore reached out.

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

In widowhood, making sense of a turbulent marriage

Movies

Stringer Bell, Nelson Mandela, Heimdall, and Macavity? They’re all Idris Elba.

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

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

Television

‘Never Have I Ever’: Third season is a real charm

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

Bandleader Jon Batiste is leaving ‘The Late Show’

music

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

At Leader Bank Pavilion, songs in the key of Elvis

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

Theater/Dance

In a bilingual ‘And Your Little Dog Too!,’ we’re off to see the wizard in Chelsea

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

A too-muted ‘Hymn’ at Shakespeare & Company

globe local

Sunrise service at Scituate Lighthouse to remember those lost to overdoses

Newton reopens library children’s room after renovation, expansion

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

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