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Older conservatives think Massachusetts and the country are careening off track

At a gathering of conservatives, the banter was friendly, but the sentiments were sour.

Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee ‘wasn’t breathing’ after collapse, then he was revived
Paramedics with a defibrillator helped resuscitate the 75-year-old pitcher, according to a witness at the scene.

‘Words cannot begin to describe the devastation’: Investigation continues into six-alarm Mattapoisett Boatyard fire
One man remained hospitalized Saturday, while three firefighters were recovering from heat and exertion, according to Jake Wark, a spokesman for the state Department of Fire Services.

After flat-footed response to a white supremacist march, questions about Boston police intelligence gathering

Critics see “an automatic bias towards Black and brown youths.”

Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con

RED SOX 4, ORIOLES 3

Michael Wacha, Christian Arroyo deliver again and Red Sox hold off Orioles

Dan Forward, 35, and Chrissie Connors, 34, sit at Forward’s Jamaica Plain home. Each owes tens of thousands in student loan debt, and the crisis is a pillar of their friendship.

On the cusp of student loan forgiveness, two Bostonians grapple with their debt

Dan Forward and Chrissie Connors owe tens of thousands of dollars each in school loans, debt that on some days seems so insurmountable they cannot imagine ever being free of it.

Riders give hesitant approvals of Orange Line shuttles Saturday
Some of the Saturday shuttles were festooned with positive messaging on their LED destination signs, such as “driven to excel” or “have a great day.”

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

Youth hockey organizations slow to remove coaches accused of abuse
Robert Barletta is not the only youth hockey figure banned by SafeSport who has continued operating in the state.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave the White House for the last time, in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021.

The final days of the Trump White House: chaos and scattered papers

Many questions about the mishandling of the documents lead to Donald Trump, who often treated the presidency as a private business.

Dusty Button and Mitchell Taylor Button at an awards event in 2018.

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.

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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LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

Middleboro fights to the last pitch, but Little League World Series run ends against Pennsylvania
Twice Middleboro rallied, but both times Pennsylvania held them off in a Little League World Series elimination game.

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As season winds down, Red Sox are left with a long to-do list
The season is 75 percent over and what have the Red Sox accomplished? Not much. A better question is what have they learned? There are plenty of entries in that column.

Nothing Little about Sunday’s Red Sox series finale

Fire breaks out at Caffè Nero in Assembly Square

Witnesses shared video showing heavy flames shooting from the roof of Caffè Nero as black smoke billowed into the air in Somerville Saturday afternoon.

Next door to Fenway Park, Boston’s newest concert venue is ready to take the field
With a capacity of 5,000 and featuring unique geometry, MGM Music Hall, operated by the Fenway Sports Group, will host its first concert Aug. 27. Here's a peek at what fans can expect.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

On this year’s primary ballot: a battle that may bring big change to the obscure but drama-prone Governor’s Council
There was a time when Councilor Marilyn Petitto Devaney was but one of many, er, characters on the panel who get the last word on appointments to benches and parole boards, and on pardons and commutations.

MUSIC REVIEW

Lady Gaga brings her best selves to Fenway Park
Friday's concert showed one of this century’s greatest pop stars flexing her muscles after four years and several pandemic-fueled false starts.

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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.

BILLY BAKER

Climb a tree. Face death. Find yourself?
Andrew Joslin specializes in getting people off the ground and up high into a tree, leading classes in “recreational tree climbing” that are about something more — connecting with your ancestral DNA, while finding your “ceiling” of fear.

Wayfair cuts 870 jobs, including 400 in Boston, as stock plunges
Chief executive Niraj Shah announced the job cuts in a memo to all 18,000 employees on Friday morning. The company is offering severance based on geography, tenure, and job level.

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

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Welcome Back to Boston

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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

Riders give hesitant approvals of Orange Line shuttles Saturday

Some of the Saturday shuttles were festooned with positive messaging on their LED destination signs, such as “driven to excel” or “have a great day.”

Ann McGuiness, major fund-raiser for women’s health, dies at 65

A behind-the-scenes force in women’s health and reproductive rights, Ann McGuiness raised vast amounts of money for Planned Parenthood and other groups and then was a founder of the Contraceptive Access Initiative, which seeks to make hormonal birth control more available over the counter.

After flat-footed response to a white supremacist march, questions about Boston police intelligence gathering

Critics see “an automatic bias towards Black and brown youths.”

For the YouTube generation of hunters, a new gathering

Huntstock aims to be a home for a younger, suburban hunter, reared by podcasts, not grandpas.

Sports

Canada forward Mason McTavish raises the trophy after defeating Finland in the gold medal game at the men's world junior hockey championship. McTavish was the tournament’s top scorer and MVP.

Canada 3, Finland 2 (OT)

Canada beats Finland in OT for 19th men’s world junior hockey title

Columbus Blue Jackets center Kent Johnson scored at 3:20 of three-on-three overtime to give Canada the victory.

Brody Malone competes on the rings during the U.S. Gymnastics Championship in Tampa, Fla.

US Gymnastics Championships

Brody Malone cruises to second straight men’s US gymnastics title

Malone posted a two-day total of 176.950, more than five points ahead of Donnell Whittenburg in second and Asher Hong in third.

Montreal's Romell Quioto (right) advanced the ball against New England defender Andrew Farrell.

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Revolution can’t hide their shortcomings in shutout loss at Montreal

Montreal won battles in midfield and overpowered defenders to hand the Revolution their worst defeat of the Bruce Arena era.

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

Middleboro fights to the last pitch, but Little League World Series run ends against Pennsylvania

Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee ‘wasn’t breathing’ after collapse, then he was revived

Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua again, retains world heavyweight belts

Business

On the cusp of student loan forgiveness, two Bostonians grapple with their debt

Dan Forward and Chrissie Connors owe tens of thousands of dollars each in school loans, debt that on some days seems so insurmountable they cannot imagine ever being free of it.

As inflation bogs down shoppers, some retailers fare better than others

The longer inflation remains at elevated levels, the more impact it has, said Neil Saunders, managing director of analytics company Global Data.

Greece rid of budget watch but inflation, energy woes bite

Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak

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 Massachusetts Statehouse.

On this year’s primary ballot: a battle that may bring big change to the obscure but drama-prone Governor’s Council

Older conservatives think Massachusetts and the country are careening off track

Orange Line shutdown begins

sports

Rodman Arena is located on Providence Highway in Walpole.

Youth hockey organizations slow to remove coaches accused of abuse

As season winds down, Red Sox are left with a long to-do list

Michael Wacha, Christian Arroyo deliver again and Red Sox hold off Orioles

business

Native Hawaiian activists prayed at the base of Hawaii's Mauna Kea in July 2019. For over 50 years, telescopes have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea, a place sacred to Native Hawaiians and one of the best places in the world to study the night sky.

Hawaii seeks end to strife over astronomy on sacred mountain

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

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

politics

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave the White House for the last time, in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021.

The final days of the Trump White House: chaos and scattered papers

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

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

Nation

Gary Busey attends a screening of "This Must Be the Place" in New York on Oct. 25, 2012.

Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con

As the FBI comes under threat, its leader tries to stay out of fray

Pickleball, sport of the future injury?

World

Soldiers patroled outside the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday.

Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead

As attacks mount in Crimea, Kremlin faces rising domestic pressures

Greece rid of budget watch but inflation, energy woes bite

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

The new MGM Music Hall next to Fenway Park is close to opening.

Next door to Fenway Park, Boston’s newest concert venue is ready to take the field

Lady Gaga brings her best selves to Fenway Park

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

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

An undated photo provided by Carol Dronsfield of Ann McGuiness, a major fund-raiser for women’s health.

Ann McGuiness, major fund-raiser for women’s health, dies at 65

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

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