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As Orange Line shutdown begins, officials make plans for Monday's workday commute
Government leaders in Medford, Somerville, Boston, and elsewhere spent Saturday assessing the shutdown and looking ahead to Monday.

Shuttle routes, schedules, and more: Your guide to the MBTA’s Orange Line shutdown Orange Line riders catch the last train How to find an alternative route during the shutdown

With Orange Line shut down, officials warn of disruptions

The MBTA Orange Line closed at 9 p.m. Friday, the start of an unprecedented 30-day shutdown of the transit line that runs from Forest Hills to Oak Grove in Malden.

New England may see a regional fuel shortage, Biden administration says

The region’s oil and fuel stockpile is low, and the White House believes this could lead to disruptions during a treacherous New England winter.

Former Boston Ballet star Dusty Button and her husband file explosive counterclaim, deny abuse allegations
Six weeks after filing the counterclaim, the Buttons have removed some of their most damning accusations.

Former Maine Governor Paul LePage threatens to ‘deck’ Democratic staffer in new video
“Six feet away or I’m going to deck you,” LePage, 73, says in the video first posted on Thursday by the Daily Beast. LePage, who previously served two terms as governor of Maine, is the Republican nominee in this year's contest, running against incumbent Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat.

Massive six-alarm fire destroys boatyard in Mattapoisett
Three firefighters and one person were injured in the fire at the Mattapoisett Boatyard that sent a plume of black smoke over Buzzards Bay so thick that was picked up on weather radar.

See photos of the fire

The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm is off Block Island, Rhode Island.

MIT scientists say they have found a way to increase the energy output of wind farms

Scientists at MIT have come up with a way that they say could significantly increase the amount of energy produced by the world’s wind farms, without requiring new turbines or other expensive equipment.

Preseason: Patriots 20, Panthers 10

With Matt Patricia calling plays, Mac Jones picks it up in his third series for Patriots, and other observations
Joe Judge huddled with Jones between series, while Patricia gathered with the offensive line while the defense was on the field.

Raiders trade acquisition Davante Adams is going to be a top target of quarterback Derek Carr.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

No NFL team may be more boom or bust than Josh McDaniels’s Raiders

They are coming off a 10-7 season and playoff appearance, and they have the makings of an elite passing attack.

Xander Bogaerts chucks his bat while disputing a strike call in the fourth inning. Bogaerts was ejected, as was manager Alex Cora when he came out to defend his shortstop in a 15-10 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards.

ORIOLES 15, RED SOX 10

Weight of a sinking season cracks Xander Bogaerts as Orioles outslug Red Sox in another dismal loss

Xander Bogaerts, Alex Cora ejected in fourth inning against Orioles

Alex Cora was fired up as he came out to argue Xander Bogaerts' ejection and got tossed himself in the fourth inning of the Red Sox' 15-10 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

As playoff chances waver, Red Sox swing from optimism to frustration

Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee, 75, collapses at amateur game before walking off field

As great as he is, Kevin Durant has never made the NBA Finals on anything other than a stacked team.

Christopher L. Gasper

Here’s why the Celtics should resist trading for Kevin Durant

Durant is an organization killer who leaves a massive crater from every departure, intentional or not.

The mail must go through — and it has since 1816 at the oldest post office still operating

This letter carrier has been faithfully conducting her rounds — and will until next winter.

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

The epic story of a Sandy Hook family fighting Alex Jones and the rise of conspiracy theories

When 26 people were murdered at the school in Newtown, Conn., in 2012, the ugliness of social media collided with parents’ grief in a way the world had never seen.

Opinion

Passengers board an Orange Line train at the Forest Hills Station. Final Day of the Orange line MBTA that will be closed for next 30 days while under repairs.

The Orange Line shutdown’s silver lining

With every crisis comes an opportunity, and what’s happening with the T is no exception.

IDEAS | DEREK MONG

Teaching Emily Dickinson to men

Dempsey is Democrats’ best pick for auditor

MARCELA GARCÍA

The alarming erosion of press freedom in Central America

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Fetal personhood could challenge the meaning of equality

Culture | Jasmine Nichole Cobb

Public embrace of natural hair offers new twist on civil rights
Recognizing this history of control and humiliation through the material of Black hair is important for understanding new efforts to celebrate and protect wearers of Afro-textured hair in the United States.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

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Two inmates charged with killing James ‘Whitey’ Bulger could face the death penalty
Prosecutors have yet to say whether they plan to seek it.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say
Less than two months after quietly getting married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel, Ben and JLo are reportedly ready to do it big with a lavish wedding celebration at Affleck’s private estate in Georgia.

100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine may protect against COVID
In a small study of people with type I diabetes, the vaccine was 92 percent effective in protecting against COVID-19.

Brush fires continue burning at Saugus, Lynn reservations
Lynn Woods Reservation and Breakheart Reservation in Saugus will be closed this weekend as state and local firefighters continue to battle brush fires that have been burning for days, officials said Friday.

At least 16 people are dead as terrorist group storms Mogadishu hotel
At least 16 people were killed when militants stormed a hotel in downtown Mogadishu late Friday, the largest terrorist attack since Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected Somalia’s president in May.

LOVE LETTERS

I don’t know what to do after this breakup
“I’m starting to lose faith in the dating process.”

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IDEAS | COLIN WOODARD

The new United States of New England

If America breaks up and if history is any guide, people of our region will seek to lead their own federation.

dan shaughnessy

A look at Patriots popularity, then and now, and other thoughts
These days, you might have to wait 19 years for a chance to buy season tickets. That wasn't always the case, for sure.

MUSIC REVIEW

Bad Bunny transports fans to the tropics with a genre-melding stadium spectacular
Bad Bunny’s current stadium jaunt, known as “World’s Hottest Tour,” is his second large-scale tour of 2022 — in March he stopped by TD Garden while on “El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo,” which featured a completely different setlist.

KEVIN CULLEN

Charging fellow inmates with Whitey Bulger’s murder is the easy part
The hard part will be showing how the South Boston gangster was put in the position to be murdered at a federal prison in West Virginia in the first place.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A collage of Nigerian movie posters. Nigeria is home to the "Nollywood" movie industry. Clockwise starting from the top left, "Chain Reaction," "King Of Thieves," "30 Days In Atlanta," the Netflix film "Lionheart," and "The Wedding Party."

Getting to know Nollywood, Nigeria’s version of Hollywood

Pickleball courts at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club in Brewster.

Old dogs (and knees), new tricks: We took a swing at pickleball

Elisabeth Moss, left, and Odessa Young in a scene from "Shirley."

Feeling a little let down by the ostensible — and male — saviors of cinema?

Oysters and lobster at The Little Whale Oyster Bar.

A Little Whale sighting in Back Bay; Eataly hosts a party

Special Projects

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

Estella Yan, right, and Valeriia on a Zoom call.

Thousands of miles away, I fear for my friend in Ukraine

Mahbouba Seraj, a women's rights activist, chose to stay in Afghanistan. She’s the board chair of the 3,000-member Afghan Women’s Network and has founded 27 shelters for battered women. Only one remains open.

Swanee Hunt and Mary Akrami

Despite setbacks, Afghan women refuse to be silenced

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

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

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

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

‘It’s really funny knowing this is the last one for the month.’ Orange Line riders catch the last train

Travelers took their last ride on the Orange Line for awhile Friday night, expressing a mix of nostalgia and resignation as the subway line is shut down until Sept. 19 for massive repairs officials warn will upend people’s lives.

Brush fires continue burning at Saugus, Lynn reservations

Lynn Woods Reservation and Breakheart Reservation in Saugus will be closed this weekend as state and local firefighters continue to battle brush fires that have been burning for days, officials said Friday.

Massive six-alarm fire destroys boatyard in Mattapoisett

Three firefighters and one person were injured in the fire at the Mattapoisett Boatyard that sent a plume of black smoke over Buzzards Bay so thick that was picked up on weather radar.

With Orange Line shut down, officials warn of disruptions

The MBTA Orange Line closed at 9 p.m. Friday, the start of an unprecedented 30-day shutdown of the transit line that runs from Forest Hills to Oak Grove in Malden.

Sports

Michael Wacha has the ball for Boston on Saturday afternoon.

RED SOX AT ORIOLES | 4:05 (NESN)

Game 121: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and notes

The Red Sox have sorely missed Michael Wacha, who is back on the mound Saturday after a sparkling return against the Yankees last weekend.

As great as he is, Kevin Durant has never made the NBA Finals on anything other than a stacked team.

Christopher L. Gasper

Here’s why the Celtics should resist trading for Kevin Durant

Durant is an organization killer who leaves a massive crater from every departure, intentional or not.

Mike Uva made his Ch. 4 debut Aug. 11 before and after the Patriots-Giants preseason game.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

In 2013, Mike Uva couldn’t catch a break so he created one. Now he’s a freelance sports reporter for Ch. 4

Uva, a Peabody native, St. John’s Prep graduate, and former Assumption football player, already knows the market well.

kevin paul dupont | on second thought

The awful memories of Tony Conigliaro in 1967 couldn’t help but stick with us

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Here are eight NBA games this season you won’t want to miss

Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

Former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy checks in from Las Vegas

Business

At least 16 people are dead as terrorist group storms Mogadishu hotel

At least 16 people were killed when militants stormed a hotel in downtown Mogadishu late Friday, the largest terrorist attack since Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected Somalia’s president in May.

Ford hit with $1.7 billion verdict for fatal crash, lawyer says

Jurors delivered their verdict on punitive damages Friday following a 14-day trial in state court in Lawrenceville, Georgia, according to the attorney, Gerald Davidson.

New England may see a regional fuel shortage, Biden administration says

Boston-based prescription video game company to raise $163m in Nasdaq debut

magazine

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

The epic story of a Sandy Hook family fighting Alex Jones and the rise of conspiracy theories

This week's daters: Kaitlin and Ted.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I made the mistake of Bluebiking 2 miles to the restaurant in the heat’

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

metro

The Lost Mural hangs in the entryway of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, in Burlington, Vt., July 29, 2022. The mural painted in 1910 by a Lithuanian immigrant, that was later hidden behind a wall for years, has been rehabilitated and moved and is what experts say is a rare piece of art.

Long-hidden synagogue mural gets rehabbed, relocated

Photos: Six-alarm fire rips through Mattapoisett boatyard

Orange Line riders make final trips for a month as subway shuts down for repairs

sports

The rebuilding Pirates are living with shortstop Oneil Cruz learning on the job.

Baseball has never seen anyone like Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz

No NFL team may be more boom or bust than Josh McDaniels’s Raiders

As playoff chances waver, Red Sox swing from optimism to frustration

business

A dry irrigation canal runs between two unplanted fields as new home construction abuts dormant fields owned by Kelly Anderson on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Maricopa, Ariz.

Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River

Wayfair cuts 870 jobs, including 400 in Boston, as stock plunges

Keeping video game voice chats from turning dark

politics

Del. Dan Cox talks to reporters, in Annapolis, Md., on June 30, 2022.

Far-right wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Georgia election law said to harm Black voters

US poised to announce new military aid, drones for Ukraine

Nation

In April, a jury found El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, guilty on four counts of hostage-taking and four counts of conspiracy after a two-week trial.

Islamic State Militant Sentenced to 8 Life Terms in Killing of US Hostages

District attorney says Graham’s testimony is crucial in election probe

States are bracing for social media-enabled election violence

World

Security personnel were on in Mogadishu on Saturday after an attack on a hotel.

At least 16 people are dead as terrorist group storms Mogadishu hotel

UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions

Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Indonesia

opinion

A woman with a child protested in favor of banning all abortions at a rally in Cartersville, Ga., on July 23.

Fetal personhood could challenge the meaning of equality

In raising pay at top, Wu should also see to staff who are struggling to get by

New school year brings updated state COVID guidance

lifestyle

I don’t know what to do after this breakup

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say

Kids in pricy restaurants: teaching moment or terrible idea?

food & dining

While it may be hard to resist your pet’s sweet, pleading face when he or she stares at your cone, the American Kennel Club says it’s best to avoid lactose (along with macadamia nuts, Xylitol, too much sugar, and, of course, chocolate).

National Dog Day is Aug. 26. Here are 6 places to find cool treats

A Little Whale sighting in Back Bay; Eataly hosts a party

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

travel

Leroy Barnes, who worked at at the Flying Bridge restaurant in Falmouth, has been coming from Jamaica to the Cape nearly every summer for the past 19 years.

Brothers who leapt from ‘Jaws’ bridge followed a strong Jamaican connection to Cape and Islands

Old dogs (and knees), new tricks: We took a swing at pickleball

Visiting Storm King Art Center — the king of all outdoor art parks

Arts

Foreground: Rose B. Simpson, "Root A," 2019, in "Rose B. Simpson: Legacies," the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2022-2023. (Photo by Mel Taing)

Rose B. Simpson shapes stories in clay and steel

In plain view: When a camera isn’t a photographer’s only tool

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

Books

Ms. Vincent went under cover for 18 months as a man to research the book.

Norah Vincent, who chronicled passing as a man, is dead at 53

The threat of violence in ‘Babysitter’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Anne Whitney Pierce reads fiction because the real world is enough reality

Movies

Jennifer Lopez is pictured in her wedding dress and poses with Ben Affleck in photos shared in the “On the J Lo” newsletter. The couple is reportedly hosting another wedding ceremony this weekend, this time in Georgia.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say

Getting to know Nollywood, Nigeria’s version of Hollywood

Feeling a little let down by the ostensible — and male — saviors of cinema?

Television

Asa Butterfield and Ncuti Gatwa in "Sex Education."

Additions and subtractions for ‘Sex Education’

‘House of the Dragon’ is a worthy heir to the throne

When a favorite TV series ends, facing the mourning after

music

Bad Bunny performed at Fenway Park on Aug. 18, 2022.

Bad Bunny transports fans to the tropics with a genre-melding stadium spectacular

Mayor Wu declares official ‘Bad Bunny Day’ in Boston, meets Grammy winner after Fenway concert

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say

Theater/Dance

Matt McClure (Buddy Holly) and the cast of "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story."

‘The Buddy Holly Story’ keeps the focus on his ascent

Boston Ballet’s Citydance documentary celebrates the program’s reach, influence in its 30th year

The life-sustaining power of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble

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

Ms. Vincent went under cover for 18 months as a man to research the book.

Norah Vincent, who chronicled passing as a man, is dead at 53

Hanae Mori, Japanese couturier who melded East-West styles, dies at 96

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