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Man shot near Caribbean Carnival festivities on Saturday dies

The victim, who was not identified, was transported to a local hospital where he later died, Boston police said in a statement on Sunday.
Dorchester dances the day away at annual Caribbean Carnival

A cleaner faces double the time on public transit after Orange Line shutdown
Juan Peña, a cleaner, has seen his commute double after the Orange Line shutdown.

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In Florida, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ is now the law, and LGBTQ+ businesses fear the fallout

Gay-owned businesses in Florida, still catching their collective breath after two years of COVID-19 losses, face the very real possibility of losing LGBTQ+ tourists. "This law is by no means a reflection of us," the president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce said.

Republicans, once outraged by Mar-a-Lago search, become quieter as details emerge

With the release of a redacted affidavit detailing the justification for the search, the former president’s allies were largely silent, a potentially telling reaction with ramifications for his political future.
Possibility of obstruction looms over Trump after thwarted efforts to recover documents

NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hits
NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad.

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Jarren Duran, demoted to Triple A, faces a career crossroads

Outside of Kiké Hernández, who will be a free agent after the season, the Sox don’t have another center fielder on the roster.
Game 128: Lineups and notes as Red Sox seek sweep of Rays

Celtics’ Danilo Gallinari has a torn meniscus, Italian national team announces

Plans for surgery and a potential recovery time were not immediately known.

Ask the Gardener: How to save your trees in this drought

Trees show distress when their leaves first droop, curl and brown, and finally drop. Unlike lawns, they are not going dormant; they are dying.
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Why reasonable conservatives need to mobilize for Chris Doughty

It is time to reset the Massachusetts state Republican Party by pulling it from the grip of Donald Trump.
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With the midterms, a season of sore losers awaits
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Trump sycophant seeks shelter from grand jury probe
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Beware: A more aggressive IRS is on the way

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We asked 3 experts about the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The Emancipator sought out historians who bring complexity to this turning point in the story of the nation, helping us learn how our past affects our present and our future.

Orange Line shutdown

During first week of Orange Line shutdown, officials highlight obstacles cyclists often face
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Cambridge City Councilor Alanna Mallon took to Twitter this week to highlight common safety issues cyclists face.

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.

Civil rights organization asks federal authorities to review Orange Line closure
Among the MBTA's shortcomings are issues with communicating details of the shutdown to the Orange Line’s non-English speaking riders, they wrote.

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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A man evicted from a Houston apartment building shot five other tenants — killing three of them — Sunday morning after setting fire to the house to lure them out, police said. Officers fatally shot the gunman.

Democrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’
Some North Carolina Democrats say the ruling earlier this month — the latest fallout of the June US Supreme Court decision eliminating federal abortion protections — might be the catalyst their party needed to reinvigorate its political prospects in what was shaping up to be a losing year.

Pennsylvania GOP governor candidate Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo
The photo, which Reuters said Friday it obtained after a request under the Freedom of Information Act, shows Doug Mastriano in the uniform in a 2013-14 portrait for the Department of Military Strategy, Plans and Operations.

Democrats in Michigan hope to capitalize on swell of support for abortion rights
The state has seen a surge in the number of women who’ve registered to vote since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June after almost 50 years as settled precedent.

A day later, still not much good to say about Patriots’ preseason loss to Raiders
But rather than flush the bad memories, the Patriots will use them as motivation and a learning experience.

Why this is a make-or-break year for Giants quarterback Daniel Jones

R.I. state Supreme Court grants Ballard’s emergency motion to keep entertainment license, with conditions
Block Island party destination Ballard’s Beach Resort and its owner, Steve Filippi, must provide additional security and will not be allowed to have live bands at Ballard’s Inn, among other restrictions

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Middle-class visions of an earlier era — the gold watch, golfing and fishing, and padding about a gated community in Florida — now seem hopelessly dated.

The times are different. The secretary of state is the same. Can Tanisha Sullivan unseat William Galvin?
Sullivan, a 48-year-old attorney and president of the NAACP’s Boston branch, promises to expand the office into a more proactive hub for democracy. Galvin, seeking his eighth term, says his experience in overseeing elections is both unmatched and needed ahead of a likely contentious 2024 vote.

Curt Schilling complains about student debt relief, Twitter immediately reminds him about 38 Studios
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‘Super pumped’: Voters across Mass. take advantage of in-person early voting

The early voting period runs through Friday. Voters can check early voting locations and hours on the secretary of state’s early voting web page.

Dorchester dances the day away at annual Caribbean Carnival

At festivities after the parade, a man was shot and suffered “serious, life-threatening injuries” in the area of Harambee Park, according to police.

Labor attorney Liss-Riordan scores major endorsements in final days of heated primary

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and former acting Boston mayor Kim Janey endorsed Shannon Liss-Riordan on Saturday afternoon, on the first day of in-person early voting across the state.

Paul Monti, whose efforts honored veterans’ graves with flags after his son’s death, dies at 76

"It was shocking that there were no flags," Mr. Monti said of the gravesites at Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. “Something had to be done."

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Celtics’ Danilo Gallinari has a torn meniscus, Italian national team announces

Plans for surgery and a potential recovery time were not immediately known.
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Game 128: Lineups and notes as Red Sox seek sweep of Rays

The Sox can break out the brooms for the first time in two months with a win on Sunday.
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At 42 years old, Rich Hill paints a masterpiece for Red Sox

Hill's 11 strikeouts were the most for a pitcher 42 or older since Aug. 22, 2008, when 44-year-old Randy Johnson fanned 13 Florida Marlins.
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Low fuel inventories cause special concern in US Northeast

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R.I. state Supreme Court grants Ballard’s emergency motion to keep entertainment license, with conditions

Block Island party destination Ballard’s Beach Resort and its owner, Steve Filippi, must provide additional security and will not be allowed to have live bands at Ballard’s Inn, among other restrictions

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R.I. state Supreme Court grants Ballard’s emergency motion to keep entertainment license, with conditions

El largo viaje al trabajo de un conserje se duplica con el cierre de la Línea Naranja

Cleaner's already long commute doubled without the Orange Line

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Bills reverse course, cut punter Matt Araiza after gang-rape lawsuit

Rich Hill makes quick work of Rays, striking out season-high 11 in Red Sox win

Jarren Duran, demoted to Triple A, faces a career crossroads

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Explainer: Lower prescription prices to take time in new law

Curt Schilling complains about student debt relief, Twitter immediately reminds him about 38 Studios

Student loan forgiveness application coming in October, White House says

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‘Free Staters’ roil New Hampshire politics in ski area spat

Intelligence officials will assess security risks from Mar-a-Lago documents

Judge plans to appoint special master in Trump records case

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NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hits

Democrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’

Pennsylvania GOP governor candidate Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo

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Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’

US sails warships through Taiwan Strait in first since Pelosi

With disaster looming, inspectors set to visit Ukraine nuclear plant

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Biden’s student loan debt relief isn’t just fair, it’s a good first start

Born broken: The deep history of the T

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Heading back to school? Here’s where you can use your student discount around Boston

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Paul Newman’s daughters sue late actor’s charity foundation

food & dining

Puritan plans an oyster bar, and old-school Italian counter service comes to Charlestown

Limani, a new Greek seafood restaurant in Chestnut Hill, has a dazzling setting

15 treats from Boston restaurants that taste as good as they look, for $20 or less

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In Florida, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ is now the law, and LGBTQ+ businesses fear the fallout

‘Worst Maine travel piece of the year’: Bangor newspaper slams New York Post column

Patriots placekicker Nick Folk is ‘go with the flow’ on vacation and hopes to get to Germany with his dad

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

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Rose B. Simpson shapes stories in clay and steel

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Gabino Iglesias and reading for the ‘controlled chaos’ of scary books

Transcending the mundane in “Rabbit Hutch”

Retelling the story of the first superstar in ‘Path Lit by Lightning’

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‘Me Time’? Make that ‘Flee Time’

John Boyega makes ‘Breaking’

MoviePass rises from the rubble. You have until Monday to sign up.

Television

HBO renews ‘House of the Dragon’ for second season

With warm regards, a look back on summer’s best TV shows and performances

Pete Davidson draws Joe Pesci back to TV for ‘Bupkis’

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In his return to Gillette, Kenny Chesney is his usual ray of sunshine

Resolute in the face of health challenges, Michael Tilson Thomas returns to Tanglewood

For decades, they’ve been trading their free time for free music

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In Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,’ the voices of a shattered city

Jacob’s Pillow festival closes with mighty Miami City Ballet

A Broadway detour brings ‘Sing Street’ to the Huntington

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Markers give suffragists their due: ‘If they did it back then, we can do it now’

Should Massachusetts enact a junk food tax?

Two ducks are let loose in a cemetery

Obituaries

Paul Monti, whose efforts honored veterans’ graves with flags after his son’s death, dies at 76

Joey DeFrancesco, reigning king of the jazz organ, dies at 51

Howard Rosenthal, who quantified partisanship in Congress, dies at 83