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She cleared the Democratic field for governor. Now, Healey is redefining the race to be her running mate.

Presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee Maura Healey isn’t just casting a shadow over the contest to be her running mate in November. Her presence has all but infiltrated it, remixing how the candidates pitch themselves and influencing how voters may choose.

Spurning debate offers, Geoff Diehl only agreed to forums on conservative radio. His campaign says that’s his strategy.
Shunning mainstream media has become de rigueur for some Trump-aligned candidates, experts say.

Lawsuit accuses Peabody gym teacher of sexual abuse of students over decades

The suit also names the City of Peabody as a defendant.

Four-year-old in critical condition after fall from window in Dorchester, police say
Police responded to a 911 call at 3:17 p.m. for a report of a child that had fallen from a window at 12 American Legion Highway, Boston police said.

Witnesses: 50 bicyclists surrounded car in Boston’s South End and driver was punched in face

As many as 50 bicyclists were on Tremont Street in the South End Tuesday when one of them punched the driver whose car had been surrounded by people on bikes, witnesses told Boston police.

Community of care: Residents and neighbors of the Mariaoord nursing home in Dongen played a board game during adult day care in a pilot program that combines nursing care with aging in place.

The Netherlands makes aging and long-term care a priority. In the US, it’s a different story.

Many struggle with the question of how long the country can maintain its commitment to older residents in the face of financial strains and an aging population.

PERSPECTIVE

Is raising a child scarier in a pandemic? Or is parenting always like this?
“I had a child say to me, ‘I think the world is becoming a quite dangerous place’,” a psychologist told me. “I have the same thought in my heart.”

Hospitals furloughed and laid off hundreds. Some executives still saw pay increases.
The data provide a window into the competitive salaries executives received amid a tight C-suite labor market and as they steered hospitals through the first year of a global pandemic.

Bill Burr

Bill Burr took the long way from Canton to Fenway Park

The first comic to headline a show at the ballpark, Burr has spent three decades working on his craft, and more recently, on himself.

Alex Verdugo's off-balance fifth-inning double extended Boston's lead to 4-2.

Red Sox 8, Pirates 3

Red Sox recover from early hole behind Alex Verdugo’s bat, change speeds on the mound to beat Pirates again

After Rich Hill got through five innings with break and command, heat out of the bullpen kept Pittsburgh off balance.

Front row, left to right, are BC head team physician Robert Nascimento, Red Sox and Patriots team physician Kelly McInnis, and Revolution medical director Scott Martin. In the back is Augustus Mazzocca, chief of the MGH Sports Medicine Service.

Meet the doctors who help get Boston’s sports stars back in action after injuries

The team behind the teams is a group of medical professionals who have to be ready at a moment's notice and treat a vast variety of ailments.

Opinion

A playground by the Mission Hill School. Controversy and allegations of mismanagement at Mission Hill School Jamaica Plain in light of allegations that administrators there improperly dealt with student bullying and other incidents.

Mission Hill school investigation must be made public

Accountability starts with transparency.

IDEAS | LOUISE PERRY

The sexual revolution has let women down

Acting the part

Kids with disabilities need access to medicinal cannabis in school

Liz Cheney’s loss is grim news for America

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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Woe is the rare Republican who tries to make a career outside the cult of Trumpism — even in relatively sensible Massachusetts.

Ben Volin I On football

How the Patriots offense is being implemented by Josh McDaniels in Las Vegas
McDaniels said the last two years prepared him for this assignment. He worked with vastly different quarterbacks in Cam Newton and Mac Jones.

‘Both boys were destined to make an impact’: Vineyard restaurant owner launches fund-raiser after ‘Jaws’ bridge tragedy
The owner of the Martha's Vineyard restaurant where Tavaris and Tavaughn Bulgin worked launched a GoFundMe on Tuesday to assist their family with travel, transport, funeral, and memorial service costs.

Man hurt after piece of construction material falls from building in Seaport district and smashes into car roof

Daniel Antonellis, a spokesman for Suffolk Construction, said a curtainwall embed measuring 12 inches wide unexpectedly fell from the exterior of the 400 Summer St. construction project site and struck a vehicle.

Student faces assault charge in Henderson School principal attack

A 17-year-old Mattapan resident was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 causing serious bodily injury in the Dorchester Division of Boston Municipal Court Wednesday for an incident in which she allegedly attacked the principal of the Dr. William W. Henderson K–12 Inclusion School last November.

State hits Encore nightclub with $25,000 fine over alcohol service violations

The gaming commission’s Investigations and Enforcement Bureau issued the fine after uncovering alcohol service violations on five separate occasions at Memoire nightclub, according to a statement by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

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The Batman costume loved by Noah Pozner, the youngest Sandy Hook victim, at his father’s home.

One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived

Noah Pozner loved his family, and Batman, and was the youngest victim of the Newtown school shooting in 2012. His parents have been on a mission to defend the truth ever since.

The Green New Deal is a concept, not a plan. Advocates say Mayor Wu is missing that so far.
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.

She added ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ and ‘Fleabag’ to her online cart. The Cambridge bookstore reached out.
When an online customer ordered two emotional titles from Porter Square Books, a bookstore employee decided to send along a little note, just to make sure the customer was okay. The kind gesture sparked an outpouring on social media.

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.

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Bill Burr

Bill Burr took the long way from Canton to Fenway Park

Frugal Bookstore in Nubian Square will sell books at the inaugural Greater Roxbury Book Fair and Writers Fest.

Nubian Square to host new Roxbury Book Festival and Writers Fest, highlighting local authors

Off-Kendrik's most recent production, "Ekti Abhinaba Natoker Mohora" ("In Search of a Novel Play"), was staged in June at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center.

Inaugural South Asian American Theater Festival offers plays in several languages

The "Mom on Skype" cast, from left: Sofiia Goy, Marharyta Kuzma, Khrystyna Hniedko, Anastasiia Mysiuha (foreground center), Nikol Bodiuk, Valeriia Khozhempa, and the siblings Oleksii Oneshchak and Hanna Oneshchak (seated), shown at the Irondale Theatre in Brooklyn.

Ukrainian children’s troupe brings a sobering message about family separation to Brookline

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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

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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

Mack, Almeida battle in R.I. Senate primary in Providence

The two politicians are opposites in many ways, but share some similarities beyond their attention-grabbing controversies.

Does Senator Whitehouse want President Biden to run again?

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Whitehouse talks about what the Inflation Reduction Act will do to combat climate change and what he learned about the FBI investigation of Justice Kavanaugh.

COMMENTARY | MARY WOFFORD

It will take all of us to make health care more affordable

The Inflation Reduction Act in part seeks to address the high cost of prescription drugs. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of R.I. president Mary Wofford points up a less noticed effort this month with the same goal.

State hits Encore nightclub with $25,000 fine over alcohol service violations

The gaming commission’s Investigations and Enforcement Bureau issued the fine after uncovering alcohol service violations on five separate occasions at Memoire nightclub, according to a statement by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

Sports

US goalie Kaidan Mbereko watches as the Czech Republic's Tomas Hamara (No. 9), Jan Mysak (No. 19) and Matyas Spovaliv celebrate a goal during the second period in a quarterfinal in the IIHF junior world hockey championships in Edmonton, Alberta.

Czech Republic 4, US 2

Czech Republic upsets US in men’s world junior hockey quarterfinals

The defending champion United States dropped out after going 4-0 and never trailing in round-robin play.

Josh Donaldson celebrates after hitting a walk-off grand slam home run in the tenth inning to lift the Yankees past the Rays.

Yankees 8, Rays 7 (10 innings)

Josh Donaldson hits walk-off slam in 10th, Yankees beat Rays 8-7

Gleyber Torres singled leading off the 10th of Jalen Beeks (2-2) and Anthony Rizzo walked before Donaldson lifted a one-strike, 97 mph fastball to the short porch in right field.

Rich Hill allowed two runs and struck out four in five innings.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

The Red Sox’ Rich Hill has made a career out of overcoming adversity, and did so again against the Pirates

Four pitches into the game, the Pirates led, 2-0, and Hill's head was spinning.

Red Sox scratch Nate Eovaldi from Thursday start with neck, shoulder soreness in precautionary move

New York Liberty score final 13 points, beat Chicago Sky in WNBA playoff opener

Red Sox 8, Pirates 3

Red Sox recover from early hole behind Alex Verdugo’s bat, change speeds on the mound to beat Pirates again

Business

Target earnings down as it moves out merchandise that didn’t sell

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Yellen directs IRS to embark on $80 billion overhaul plan

A day after President Biden signed into law a sweeping climate, health, and tax bill that included $80 billion in funding for the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen directed her agency to develop an operational plan for deploying the funds, kick-starting an overhaul of the beleaguered tax collector.

Fed saw evidence of a slowing economy at its last meeting

Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit

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The Batman costume loved by Noah Pozner, the youngest Sandy Hook victim, at his father’s home.

One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived

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

Summer Tomato Tian

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

Advice: My neighbors didn’t come to my party

metro

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the priority will be to gather data that can be used to rapidly dispense public health guidance, rather than craft scientific papers.

In an effort to address its missteps during Covid, CDC plans an ‘ambitious’ agency overhaul

Student faces assault charge in Henderson School principal attack

Man hurt after piece of construction material falls from building in Seaport district and smashes into car roof

sports

Toronto FC forward Ayo Akinola (20) is brought down by New England Revolution's Christian Makoun (6), resulting in a free kick that gave Toronto a 1-0 lead.

Shorthanded Revolution battle to draw vs. Toronto FC

Middleboro falls to Tennessee in first game of LLWS appearance

Familiar field moves on to quarterfinals of Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship

business

A Bluebird Bio scientist at work in the lab.

Bluebird Bio’s first gene therapy for rare blood disease wins FDA approval

Loews Boston Hotel has sold, and major renovations are in the pipeline

Fed saw evidence of a slowing economy at its last meeting

politics

An aerial view of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 10, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Media to ask judge to release Trump search warrant affidavit

Rudy Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

Al Franken is the first former US Senator to guest host ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Nation

Allen Weisselberg, right, stands behind former president Donald Trump during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Jan. 11, 2017.

Trump CFO’s plea deal could make him a prosecution witness

Nevada governor vows to codify order protecting patients into law

Miami officer shot pursuing robbery suspect dies days later

World

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen wave during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3.

US to hold trade talks with Taiwan, island drills military

16 dead, 18 missing in flash flood in western China

The Netherlands makes aging and long-term care a priority. In the US, it’s a different story.

opinion

Nancy Kramer, a teacher from the Westminster Shores senior living facility, serves a plate of fruit to Hasina Sharifi, 8, of the Jawzjan province in Afghanistan on June 29, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Kramer, along with other residents of the senior living facility, will teach refugee children from Afghanistan how to read, write, and speak in English and other subjects such as arithmetic and science.

Afghan evacuees deserve a permanent home

A recession would boost remote work

Mass. state seal and motto could be due for a change

lifestyle

Al Franken.

Al Franken is the first former US Senator to guest host ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

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?

food & dining

Giant Gorilla Greens, microgreens grown indoor farm in Woburn.

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

Sarah Bicknell picked gala apples at Farmer Dave's in Dracut last year, after a very wet summer. Will this year's drought cause apples to be different this year?

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

Portland, Maine-based mural artist Ryan Adams stops to pose for a photo Wednesday while working on a piece commissioned by The Avenue Concept on the building at One Ship Street in Providence.

Portland artist paints over ‘VOTE’ mural with vibrant invocation of strength, for his daughters – and for Providence

Anyone home? M’Kenzy Cannon show invites introspection

‘Exposure 2022′ takes photography to unexpected places

Books

Frugal Bookstore in Nubian Square will sell books at the inaugural Greater Roxbury Book Fair and Writers Fest.

Nubian Square to host new Roxbury Book Festival and Writers Fest, highlighting local authors

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

Movies

Idris Elba in "Beast."

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

From left: Eve Hewson, Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, and Sarah Greene in “Bad Sisters.”

Sharon Horgan has the goods on ‘Bad Sisters’

There’s a lot to like in ‘Bad Sisters’

Al Franken is the first former US Senator to guest host ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

music

The Manchester Orchestra will headline the inaugural In Between Days Festival at Quincy's Veterans Memorial Stadium.

In Between Days Festival hopes to put Quincy on the indie map

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

Theater/Dance

Off-Kendrik's most recent production, "Ekti Abhinaba Natoker Mohora" ("In Search of a Novel Play"), was staged in June at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center.

Inaugural South Asian American Theater Festival offers plays in several languages

Bill Burr took the long way from Canton to Fenway Park

Ukrainian children’s troupe brings a sobering message about family separation to Brookline

globe local

Tom Woo, with his souped-up late-model Ford Mustang, which he drove to the New England Classic Car Show in Andover.

Sharing a love of wheels, car enthusiasts show off their treasures

Should e-bikes be included in the state’s electric vehicle rebate program?

A trapped skunk leaves birthday gift for rescuer

Obituaries

Mr. Marr, with his wife, Cynthia, at the Ireland Fund Dinner in 1998.

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