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Subway service cuts will remain in place for the fall; bus service to be further reduced, T says

Service cuts on the MBTA’s Red, Blue, and Orange Lines meant to last until the end of the summer will now remain in place through the fall, T officials said Wednesday, and bus service will be further cut starting Aug. 28.

Less sleep, long walks, multiple transfers: Chinatown braves Orange Line shutdown

Amid criticism and dropped endorsements, DA candidate Arroyo pushes back on revelation of past sex assault investigations

Boston city councilor Ricardo Arroyo said “this campaign is going to continue,” even as some supporters rescinded their endorsements.

Mayor Wu calls news of past allegations ‘troubling’

Woman suspected of killing father, two other male relatives before taking her own life
In a Facebook post, Khosay Sharifi accused her brother-in-law of abusing one of her sisters.

Man who faced charges after heckling Rollins files suit against her, BPD, and Worcester DA

The case stems from a verbal confrontation between Joao DePina and then Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins on Nov. 9 as Rollins, who is now the US attorney for Massachusetts, was speaking at a press conference outside a crime scene in Dorchester where three police officers had been injured in a standoff with an armed suspect.

Baker administration picks developer to give the Hurley government building a makeover
Leggat McCall Properties will oversee the massive renovation project off Cambridge Street.

Intern Ellen Anne Foy (left) talked with student Maxwell Daughtry at the Nativity School of Worcester.

Behind flag controversy at Worcester school, a debate about Catholic identity

When students return to the Nativity School of Worcester in the fall, they will be greeted by a familiar sight: Pride and Black Lives Matter flags fluttering in the breeze above the school, tucked just off Interstate 290 near downtown.

Climate disasters are unfolding all over the planet. Here’s a look at some of them.
Torrential downpours in Texas. Historic heat in China. Europe’s worst drought in 500 years. Glacial melting in Antarctica. Each of these events bear the fingerprints of climate change, providing yet more evidence that this crisis isn’t some far-off threat.

Biden’s student loan debt plan injects more uncertainty into midterm elections
The president said the federal government will cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers and an additional $10,000 for people who had the greatest need for college financial aid.

The impact on the COVID payment pause on delinquent borrowers.

These six charts sum up the burden of student loan debt in the US

President Biden's much-anticipated plan to forgive up to $20,000 in college debt impacts millions of borrowers.

President Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)

A frustrated Rob Refsnyder (right) flew out to center with the bases loaded to end the seventh inning, part of his 0-for-5 night.

blue jays 3, red sox 2 (10 innings)

Red Sox bats can’t get job done when it matters in extra-inning loss to Blue Jays

Boston left the bases loaded in the seventh and eighth innings as its dwindling playoff hopes took another hit.

Lauryn Smith stood in a Westbrook, Maine, impound lot near a 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan, which she bought online from Caravana.

Online car dealer Carvana admits mistakes, repays Maine woman, and apologizes

The online retailer of used cars apologized to Lauryn Smith for the month-long ordeal it put her through after the car she bought from them broke down. She actually ended up making a little extra money.

Michael Dukakis (left) rode in a battle tank in Michigan during the 1988 presidential election. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (right) in his "Top Gov" political advertisement. (Michael E. Samojeden/AP File, left, and RonDesantis.com)

DeSantis fighter jet ad draws comparisons to Dukakis tank photo op

The political spot released by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis immediately drew comparisons to the infamous tank ride taken by Michael Dukakis at a campaign stop during his 1988 presidential bid.

Opinion

Massachusetts Secretary of the State Bill Galvin in March 2020.

A final term for Bill Galvin

The Globe endorses the seven-term incumbent in the Democratic primary for secretary of state.

Joan Wickersham

Back to school with Kid A, Kid B, and a gun

I’m a massage therapist. I know how chilling it is to be alone with an inappropriate man.

Will progressives stick with Ricardo Arroyo after sexual assault allegations?

Your takes on the T: paying for privatization; crowd gets creative

The Big Picture | Brandon Hasbrouck

Checked and balanced: North Carolina Supreme Court clinches a win for democracy
North Carolina NAACP v. Moore provides a blueprint to advocates for democracy to challenge similar laws in their own states’ courts, where many more voting rights cases will be tried.

Orange Line shutdown

Commuters exit a shuttle that arrived from the Forest Hills MBTA station on the first Monday after the MBTA shut down the Orange Line for service repairs.

MBTA arranged for 200 shuttle buses during Orange Line shutdown. Where are they from?

Dozens of companies have been subcontracted to provide buses, many through Boston-based Yankee Line. Firms in Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Maryland have sent shuttles to the area.

Commuters disembarked an Orange Line shuttle at Roxbury Crossing in Boston on Tuesday.

Civil rights organization asks federal authorities to review Orange Line closure

A Boston civil rights organization is calling on the federal government to review the Orange Line closure and also demanding that the T implement “mitigation steps” to address the effects of the monthlong shutdown on communities of color who depend on the busy line for transit service.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu rode the commuter rail from Roslindale Village to the Back Bay on Saturday.

Michelle Wu takes on the T’s troubles

From fighting climate change to getting kids to school on time to jump-starting downtown’s recovery to accessing affordable housing — all of what the mayor wants to achieve revolves around a functioning transit system.

Your guide to the MBTA’s Orange Line shutdown

The Orange Line is shut down until the morning of Sept. 19. Find shuttle bus routes, schedules, and guides to navigate Boston.

Pick your stops: Find an alternative Orange Line route

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Ballard’s Beach Resort wins appeal of license suspension, is allowed to fully reopen
On Tuesday, lawyers for the Block Island resort’s owner, Steve Filippi, told state officials that the two-week suspension of the company’s liquor and entertainment licenses would be “a death penalty” for the business.

Mario Batali settles lawsuits with two women who accused him of sexual misconduct in Boston
The settlement comes after Batali was acquitted of charges in May stemming from allegations that he groped a woman while taking selfies in a Back Bay bar in 2017.

Effort to repeal driver’s licenses for undocumented Mass. residents has enough support to make the ballot, Republicans say
Organizers behind the GOP-led effort say they have submitted more than double the amount of signatures they need to get on the ballot in November.

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The NBA can move on now that Kevin Durant is staying with the Brooklyn Nets
One thing Durant’s decision did accomplish is unlock what’s left of the league's offseason.

Patriots training camp report: Offense takes a step forward
Unofficially, Mac Jones completed 20 of 25 passes, an uptick over Tuesday, when the offense scuffled some.

Watch: Texas outfielder delivers web gem at Little League World Series
With Pearland holding a 4-3 lead, Kahn, playing left field, pulled back a would-be homer that allowed the Texas team to maintain the advantage.

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Prisoners knew ‘Whitey’ Bulger would be arriving in 2018 and quickly plotted to kill him, prosecutors allege
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Local filmmaker examines Boston’s ‘uniquely malevolent bird’ in ‘Turkey Town’ documentary
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Richard Dreyfuss (left) and Robert Shaw in "Jaws,."

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Author Rebecca Kuang.

Fantasy author R.F. Kuang’s new novel makes magic out of what is lost in translation

John Williams takes a bow at his 90th birthday celebration at Tanglewood.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

As helicopters flew overhead, people hoping to flee Afghanistan gathered in a field outside the military side of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 23, 2021.

We need a new narrative for the Afghanistan War

Pro-life demonstrators hold signs as they stage a counterprotest to a protest in favor of abortion rights at the University of California Berkeley campus on March 8.

If you don’t vote the way I do, the answer is no

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted Aug. 15 on a proposal to raise the standardized MCAS state test scores needed for students to graduate high school.

A haughty lecture from new teachers’ union head

The Flames score a late goal against Assabet during a game at Valley Sports Arena in Concord.

Youth hockey remains a world of parents beware

Kate Bush fans danced in Sydney, Australia, on July 30 to celebrate the Most Wuthering Heights Day — a recreation of Bush's 1978 "Wuthering Heights" music video, which was inspired by Emily Bronte's 1847 novel.

IDEAS | MARC HIRSH

Why do we care if other people like the music we do?

IDEAS | COLIN WOODARD

The new United States of New England

Metro

R.I. public health expert received threats for serving transgender people

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Dr. Amy Nunn talks about polio, sugary drinks, misinformation and a bit of good news about monkeypox.

COMMENTARY | DENNIS MALLOY

Rhode Island spends too much to incarcerate too many people

The state must reduce the number of inmates overall and shift to a mindset of treatment and rehabilitation, says RWU student Dennis Malloy, a retired Deputy United States Marshal.

RI HIGHER EDUCATION

URI wants to remake its Bay Campus. There’s $178m on the line to do it.

The university is trying to get $100 million worth of voter-approved funding and up to $78 million in federal funding to fix up and reshape the bedraggled Bay Campus as a blue economy hub.

RI FOOD & DINING

Wild Harmony Farm celebrates 10 years of sustainable livestock farming in R.I.

Co-owner Rachel Slattery used to captain tall ships before deciding to farm full-time. “It seems like a different world, but there are a lot of similarities.”

Sports

Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner (center) drives for a layup past Dallas Wings guards Veronica Burton (left) and Marina Mabrey during the second half of Game 3 of a WNBA first-round playoff series.

Sun beat Wings to reach WNBA playoffs semifinals

Connecticut plays at the defending champion Chicago Sky on Sunday in a best-of-five series.

A frustrated Rob Refsnyder (right) flew out to center with the bases loaded to end the seventh inning, part of his 0-for-5 night.

blue jays 3, red sox 2 (10 innings)

Red Sox bats can’t get job done when it matters in extra-inning loss to Blue Jays

Boston left the bases loaded in the seventh and eighth innings as its dwindling playoff hopes took another hit.

Corey Kahn of Pearland, Texas delivered a defensive highlight Wednesday night at the Little League World Series.

Watch: Texas outfielder delivers web gem at Little League World Series

With Pearland holding a 4-3 lead, Kahn, playing left field, pulled back a would-be homer that allowed the Texas team to maintain the advantage.

Alex SPeier | On baseball

Brayan Bello and the Red Sox rookies have shown flashes, but overreliance on young arms is costing them

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER

Hingham girls’ soccer has a new coach but same state title aspirations

The NBA can move on now that Kevin Durant is staying with the Brooklyn Nets

Business

US envoy says Russian invasion speeds shift to clean energy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will accelerate the world’s shift to renewable energy because of price shocks in oil and gas, a US climate envoy said Thursday.

Six months into war, Russian goods still flowing to US

President Biden promised to “inflict pain” and deal “a crushing blow” on Vladimir Putin through trade restrictions on commodities like vodka, diamonds and gasoline in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine six months ago.

Bank of America tops goal for veterans hiring

California to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035

magazine

A humpback whale breaches and is about to land on the writer and his friend paddling in the kayak.

After a whale crashed on top of my kayak, I set out to learn how they communicate

They both have children – on opposite sides of the country

Your next job might be in the metaverse

Hoisin-Glazed Baby Back Ribs

Summer recipes: Baby back ribs and chicken satay for your next cookout

metro

Intern Ellen Anne Foy (left) talked with student Maxwell Daughtry at the Nativity School of Worcester.

Behind flag controversy at Worcester school, a debate about Catholic identity

Amid criticism and dropped endorsements, DA candidate Arroyo pushes back on revelation of past sex assault investigations

Woman suspected of killing father, two other male relatives before taking her own life

sports

Vanessa Bryant, left, the widow of Kobe Bryant, held hands with a friend, Sydney Leroux, as they leave a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday.

Kobe Bryant’s widow is awarded $16 million in trial over crash photos

Bill Belichick has turned Patriots defensive coaches into offensive assets before — just ask Josh McDaniels

Pirates’ Oneil Cruz breaks record with 122.4 mile-per-hour rocket

business

According to a Senate Finance Committee report, wealthy Americans are hiding large amounts of income from the IRS using a loophole in a 12-year-old US law.

Offshore tax loophole helps Americans cheat IRS, Senate says

SEC questions Twitter on how it counts fake accounts

IRS will wipe away $1.2 billion in late fees from pandemic

politics

President Biden waves after returning to the White House in Washington, on Aug. 24.

Biden kicks off midterm rally in safely Democratic Maryland

Biden’s student loan debt plan injects more uncertainty into midterm elections

DeSantis fighter jet ad draws comparisons to Dukakis tank photo op

Nation

A student reacted after she spoke to the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District on Wednesday.

Uvalde fires its school police chief in response to shooting

Trump administration sought to pressure FDA on COVID vaccines and treatment, House panel concludes

Justice releases text of memo on decision against obstruction charge

World

A drone carries a big national flag in front of Ukraine's the Motherland Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 24.

Death toll from train station attack in Ukraine rises to 25

Japan police chief to resign over Abe shooting death

Thai PM suspended while court mulls if he defied term limits

opinion

Kate Bush fans danced in Sydney, Australia, on July 30 to celebrate the Most Wuthering Heights Day — a recreation of Bush's 1978 "Wuthering Heights" music video, which was inspired by Emily Bronte's 1847 novel.

Why do we care if other people like the music we do?

Rising against threats to gender care providers

In pitch for nonprofits to boost BPS, heed the old caveat: Follow the money

lifestyle

Richard Dreyfuss (left) and Robert Shaw in "Jaws,."

9 shark movies to watch before the end of the summer

Elon Musk under fire for reported 9-minute flight from San Jose to San Francisco

ADHD and dating apps

food & dining

Rachel Slattery gives some love to her Great Pyrenees dogs Romeo and Barney. Slattery is the owner and lead farmer at Wild Harmony Farm, a sustainable livestock farm raising beef, pork, chicken, and turkey in Exeter, R.I.

Wild Harmony Farm celebrates 10 years of sustainable livestock farming in R.I.

Giulia won a neighborhood’s heart with Italian fare. Can Moëca do the same with seafood?

Kids (and chocolate) rule Choco Town

travel

Travelers at Logan Airport.

Fed-up vacationers are turning to travel advisers: ‘It’s been a renaissance for us’

What the drought could mean for New England’s fall foliage

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

Arts

Harvard Art Museums hosts monthly evenings of fun, food, and creative activities. The next one is Aug. 25.

Harvard Art Museums stay open late on Thursday for exploring and mingling

These landscapes demand a closer look

Rose B. Simpson shapes stories in clay and steel

Books

Take a trip back to school with these 10 novels set on campus

Fantasy author R.F. Kuang’s new novel makes magic out of what is lost in translation

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

Movies

Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba in "Three Thousand Years of Longing."

Bottled up, emotionally and otherwise

The latest immersive art show to come to Boston? A trip to the Vatican.

In ‘The Good Boss,’ Javier Bardem takes charge

Television

Steve Carell (left) and Domhnall Gleeson in "The Patient."

In ‘The Patient,’ it’s heal or be killed

Hulu’s ‘The Murders Before the Marathon’ examines triple homicide in Waltham

‘House of the Dragon’ is a ratings hit for HBO

music

Mr. Allison performed in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Jan. 30, 2009, to honor the 50-year anniversary of a crash that claimed the lives of rock 'n' roll legends Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and Ritchie Valens.

Jerry Allison, drummer, co-writer with Buddy Holly, dies at 82

At Tanglewood, evocative tributes to two titans: Stephen Sondheim and John Williams

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

Theater/Dance

Bill Burr, shown in his 2022 Netflix special, "Live at Red Rocks."

Bill Burr brings his A game to Fenway Park

‘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

globe local

“Krystal (above) is a treasure. I don’t think she realizes what a difference she makes,” said Amie Teixeira, who brings her son to Everett’s salon for haircuts.

When a trip to the hair salon isn’t scary, it’s a beautiful thing

American flags, ballet, and a courtroom drama

Norwood High leader is named Principal of the Year

Obituaries

Mr. Allison performed in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Jan. 30, 2009, to honor the 50-year anniversary of a crash that claimed the lives of rock 'n' roll legends Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and Ritchie Valens.

Jerry Allison, drummer, co-writer with Buddy Holly, dies at 82

Tim Page, storied Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78

Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87