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Radar estimates of fallen rainfall since 8 p.m. Sunday as of shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Providence area flooding closes I-95, leaving drivers stranded for hours

As of Monday evening, traffic had resumed moving in both directions of Interstate 95 near Providence after heavy rains flooded the highway for two hours Monday.

Dave Epstein: Labor Day washout for many

‘Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.’ Biden replies to heckler during Labor Day speech
President Biden traveled to Milwaukee on Labor Day to deliver a speech, where he spoke about labor unions -- and quickly dismissed a protester.

Judge grants Trump bid for special master in Mar-a-Lago case

A federal judge on Monday granted a request by former president Donald Trump’s legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida home last month.

Canadian police: one suspect in stabbing deaths of 10 has been found dead

One of the suspects in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has been found dead, and his injuries are not self inflicted, police said Monday as they continued the search for a second suspect.

An overall view of the lost forest.

Railroad company bulldozes thousands of trees, enraging residents worried about the impact on water supply

“This is an environmental nightmare for our town,” said David Sarkisian, whose property abuts the cleared land.

After nearly 20 years, a retired bus driver finally got his Pats season tickets. But at 69, he asks, how much longer can he schlepp to Gillette?
The waitlist for Pats season tickets has grown so long people are no longer the same person they were when they signed up.

‘A record amount of unpredictability’ hangs over Massachusetts primaries
While Maura Healey is on track to be her party's gubernatorial nominee, two-way Democratic races for the state’s open attorney general and state auditor seats entered Tuesday’s vote too close to call. And there were hints that the GOP race for governor might be in flux with just 24 hours to go before polls closed.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Annual Greater Boston Labor Council Breakfast.

Kamala Harris touts White House support of workers at Labor Day breakfast in Boston

Harris, who chairs the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, said her parents met while demonstrating in support of civil rights, and they taught her the value of collective action to bring about change.

SEIU members, along with members of other unions, marched through downtown toward the Hyatt Centric Hotel to hold a rally following the annual Greater Boston Labor Council breakfast at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on Monday in Boston.

Workers march and rally in Boston to mark Labor Day

“As a Black woman who worked in the service industry, I know what it is when people look past you and through you like you’re invisible,” Representative Ayanna Pressley told a crowd of workers at a Labor Day rally in Boston. “It’s because of this movement that they see us now and they hear us now.”

Hernandez is in his second season with the Red Sox.

Report: Kiké Hernández, Red Sox agree to one-year, $10 million deal

Hernandez is having a down year but his performance has improved since he returned from an abdominal strain.

More missed opportunities halt a Red Sox winning streak in another defeat to the Rays

Opinion

An American flag is displayed in a third-grade classroom at a school in Brookline before the 2020-2021 school year.

Another school year, new reasons to worry

Safety tops the list and Governor Baker is looking for $40 million more to help tackle the issue.

Financial support is one of the best tools for battling the drug epidemic

Abdullah Shihipar, Alexandra B. Collins, and Brandon D.L. Marshall

What to do with opioid settlement funds? Open overdose prevention centers.

Could this be the year Massachusetts finally elects a Black woman to statewide office?

Randy Rosenthal

Close the methadone clinics at Mass. and Cass

The Talk | Kristen Pope

Lily’s big hair day
For the last year of pre-kindergarten, my daughter, Lily, has thrived as the only Black child in her entire school, where her teachers and school administrators love her, care for her, and support her. But there have been some bumps that mostly involved race; one instance was related to her hair.

Orange Line shutdown

Representative Seth Moulton calling for ‘top-to-bottom changes’ and ‘a wholesale culture shift’ at the MBTA
US Representative Seth Moulton is calling for “top-to-bottom changes” and “a wholesale culture shift” at the MBTA.

‘It was helplessly funny’: Amid frustrating Orange Line shutdown, some shuttle drivers provide positivity
From telling jokes to playing music over the speakers, some riders have been praising the upbeat attitudes of the shuttle bus drivers who have come to Boston during the 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.

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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CVS to buy home health-care provider Signify for $8 billion
CVS Health Corp. has reached a deal to buy home-health and technology services provider Signify Health Inc. for about $8 billion, as the drugstore chain continues to expand beyond its retail origins.

Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China
The powerful earthquake that set off landslides and shook buildings in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and injured hundreds, state media said Tuesday.

COVID-19 boosters targeting Omicron are now available. Will people want them?
Some doctors have seen high interest in the new shots.

When to get your Omicron booster, and other things to know about the new shots

Police investigate transgender pride flag burning at Brookline church as a hate crime
The flag burning took place at United Parish in Brookline on Harvard Street and is believed to have occurred between 10 p.m. on Aug. 25 and 9 a.m. the following morning, Lieutenant Derek Hayes, a police spokesman, said in a statement Monday morning.

Rammstein prepares to set Gillette Stadium ablaze
The German band's live show is a thunder-and-lightning amusement park of giant towers, light, explosions, fireballs, smoke, flares, confetti, and flamethrowers.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: David Milch’s memoir, a new ‘American Gigolo,’ and a question that haunts the Marathon bombings
David Milch, the guy behind “NYPD Blue” and “Deadwood” among other revered shows, has a memoir coming out Sept. 13. This is notable because 1) He is a famously potent writer, and 2) He has Alzheimer’s disease.

Recommended reads

The remains of the Long Island Bridge that connected Quincy to the island. The Long Island facility has been closed for eight years.

Is Long Island the answer to Mass. and Cass?

The 225-acre island once served as a refuge for those in need of a place to stay or treatment for addiction. Eight years after its closure, it still lays empty.

Jeneé Osterheldt

Serena’s serve
The great Serena Williams closed her career at the US Open. And even as she lost, she won.

Free Staters seek to undo New Hampshire government from within
While Free Staters in New Hampshire see a blueprint for shrinking government and protecting the rights to privacy and private property, critics see a back-door assault on democracy itself.

This lawyer’s epic fall from grace landed him in prison. Now, he’s back in court, fighting for others.
Robert George had all the laurels that come with an accomplished legal career. Yet, he “so disgracefully and inexplicably fell off the straight and narrow path,” he was sentenced to 42 months in prison. Under state rules, a disbarred lawyer cannot seek reinstatement for eight years after disbarment; for George that meant 2020, and he did not hesitate.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Van Morrison performs at Tanglewood.

At Tanglewood, Van Morrison makes moments count

Rammstein set the stage ablaze with pyro theatrics at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field Aug. 31.

Rammstein prepares to set Gillette Stadium ablaze

Hallelujah The Hills and frontman Ryan Walsh (second from right) return to the Jamaica Plain Music Festival Saturday for a third time.

Jamaica Plain Music Festival is back with another locally sourced lineup

Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen in "House of the Dragon."

‘House of the Dragon’ episode 3 recap: The Game of Marriages continues

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Demonstrators gather for the "Justice for J6" rally in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, 2021, in support of the pro-Trump rioters who attacked the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Paul G. Kirk Jr.

Will political violence be America’s ‘new normal’?

Boris Johnson, then prime minister of the United Kingdom; President Biden; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; and France's president, Emmanuel Macron, during the G7 Summit in Germany on June 28.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The West is languishing without great leaders

In a column earlier this summer, I asked readers a couple of questions. Dozens took the time to share their thoughts.

Readers weigh in on our dysfunctional democracy

The campus at Stanford University, which had an endowment of nearly $38 billion in 2021.

IDEAS | Bruce A. Kimball & Sarah M. Iler

How the richest university endowments exacerbate inequality

In an image provided by the US Navy, the guided-missile cruiser Antietam in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, Aug. 28. The US Navy said that two of its warships were sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first such passage by American ships since China began large-scale military exercises in response to a visit to Taiwan by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in early August.

It’s time for a firm shift in our policy toward China

“My ovaries, like me, are only 37, still working hard to regulate my mood, metabolism, and sleep cycle. I’d like to hang on to them for as long as possible.”

IDEAS | MARISSA CONRAD

The medical gamble of my life

Metro

Providence area flooding closes I-95, leaving drivers stranded for hours

As of Monday evening, traffic had resumed moving in both directions of Interstate 95 near Providence after heavy rains flooded the highway for two hours Monday.

‘A record amount of unpredictability’ hangs over Massachusetts primaries

While Maura Healey is on track to be her party's gubernatorial nominee, two-way Democratic races for the state’s open attorney general and state auditor seats entered Tuesday’s vote too close to call. And there were hints that the GOP race for governor might be in flux with just 24 hours to go before polls closed.

Workers march and rally in Boston to mark Labor Day

“As a Black woman who worked in the service industry, I know what it is when people look past you and through you like you’re invisible,” Representative Ayanna Pressley told a crowd of workers at a Labor Day rally in Boston. “It’s because of this movement that they see us now and they hear us now.”

Frank Drake, who led search for life on other planets, dies at 92

Among his achievements was the development of the Drake Equation, which continues to be used to estimate the number of advanced civilizations in the galaxy.

Sports

Clemson's DJ Uiagalelei threw for one touchdown and ran for another.

Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 10

No. 4 Clemson overcomes sluggish start to rout Georgia Tech

Clemson blocked two punts, both of which led to short touchdown runs.

Hernandez is in his second season with the Red Sox.

Report: Kiké Hernández, Red Sox agree to one-year, $10 million deal

Hernandez is having a down year but his performance has improved since he returned from an abdominal strain.

Michael Wacha gave the Red Sox six solid innings, allowing two runs, but the bullpen could not follow his lead.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

In another loss to Rays, Red Sox bullpen clearly short on talent and structure

The Red Sox are tied for third in the majors with 25 blown saves and are fifth with 29 losses by relievers.

LIV Golf notebook

LIV Golf had an exciting finish, but will it return to the Boston area?

BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK

Back to full health, St. John’s Prep’s Tyler Schwalm poised for a breakout senior season

Rays 4, Red Sox 3

More missed opportunities halt a Red Sox winning streak in another defeat to the Rays

Business

CVS to buy home health-care provider Signify for $8 billion

CVS Health Corp. has reached a deal to buy home-health and technology services provider Signify Health Inc. for about $8 billion, as the drugstore chain continues to expand beyond its retail origins.

CVS Agrees to Buy Signify Health for About $8 Billion

CVS Health Corp. has reached a deal to buy home-health and technology services provider Signify Health Inc. for about $8 billion, as the drugstore chain continues to expand beyond its retail origins.

OPEC+ agrees to cut production by 100,000 barrels a day

Drought takes toll on crops

magazine

Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

‘It’s a lost cause’: Inside the last stand of New England’s soft-shell clam

Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? There's a fight over that.

15 picture-perfect treats for under $20 at Boston restaurants

Pasta with zucchini, pancetta, and saffron.

Recipes: Summer veggies like zucchini and corn put a fresh spin on pasta

metro

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Annual Greater Boston Labor Council Breakfast.

‘The most pro-union administration in America’s history’: Kamala Harris touts White House support of workers at Labor Day breakfast in Boston

Police investigate transgender pride flag burning at Brookline church as a hate crime

In Narragansett, the Boon Street Presbyterian Church rises again

sports

Pierre Strong Jr., a fourth-round draft pick this year, returned a kickoff against the Raiders in the third preseason game.

On Patriots special teams, the early returns have been promising

NFL returning to London for international combine in October

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh hopes players get a revenue share from 12-team College Football Playoff

business

Soybeans stand in the field of a farm during harvest in Wyanet, Illinois, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

The summer drought’s hefty toll on American crops

Liz Truss wins leadership race to become next UK prime minister

New study examines program that could prevent half the cases of postpartum depression in the US

politics

Pages from the order granting a request by former president Donald Trump's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate is photographed on Sept. 5.

Judge grants Trump’s request for special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents

‘Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.’ Biden replies to heckler during Labor Day speech

Biden blasts ‘extreme’ GOP in Labor Day battleground trips

Nation

New fencing is constructed around Benson Elementary School, on Aug. 25, in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde school year starts amid fear and unfinished security

California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave

Pregnant Black activist serving 4 years for protest comments seeks reconsideration

World

Fallen rocks are seen on road heading to Luding county, the epicentre of a quake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 5.

Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China

Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea, US official says

Ukraine nuclear plant pulled off line after shelling kindles blaze

opinion

A man ascends stairs in the Massachusetts State House on August 1, 2022.

For state House: García, Montaño, and Worrell

How the richest university endowments exacerbate inequality

The West is languishing without great leaders

lifestyle

Should I have considered couples therapy?

Live performances and a season brimming with entertainment on display at the Greater Boston Arts Expo

After 1,500 texts, is this an emotional affair?

food & dining

Seeing her father, Humphrey, work front-of-house restaurant jobs made Yadiska van Putten want to work in the industry.

Culinary school enrollment drops even as need soars at restaurants

What do moonshine, Jewish rugelach pastries, and kimchi have in common?

A guide to all things green: The best of R.I.’s vegan and vegetarian scene

travel

A group of friends and surfers gathered at a beach camp set up on Monhegan Bluffs Beach on Block Island, R.I., on Aug. 27.

On Block Island, parties in town and pristine, natural beauty to explore outdoors

Plan to launch Montreal-to-Boston train service gains steam

A Southern California road trip in the summer? I surprised even myself.

Arts

Amy Heller, "Horseshoes vs Skates," LED mixed-media cyanotype on silk, in "Out of the Blue" at PAAM.

Tangled up in blue at Provincetown Art Association and Museum

At the MFA, the liveliness of ‘Stillness’

Zainab Sumu’s fibers of being

Books

Mr. Lord, during an interview in his New York office in 2013.

Sterling Lord, premier literary agent, is dead at 102

A young duchess, an angry husband, a murder?

A good man is hard to find

Movies

The Luna Theater at Mill No. 5 in Lowell is one of more than 20 area movie theaters participating in National Cinema Day.

Coming soon: $3 tickets for National Cinema Day

‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul’ ministers to the faithful

Game, set, ‘McEnroe’

Television

Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen in "House of the Dragon."

‘House of the Dragon’ episode 3 recap: The Game of Marriages continues

This week’s TV: David Milch’s memoir, a new ‘American Gigolo,’ and a question that haunts the Marathon bombings

Will season 3 be a wakeup call for ‘The Morning Show’?

music

Rammstein set the stage ablaze with pyro theatrics at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field Aug. 31.

Rammstein prepares to set Gillette Stadium ablaze

Aerosmith all-timers: 10 favorite shows from decades of covering the band

Campfire festival blazes again at Passim this weekend

Theater/Dance

Wesley T. Jones (left) as Keith Watson and Elena Hurst as Hector Tobar in "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at American Repertory Theater.

In a riveting ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,′ a disparate community speaks its truths

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

globe local

MetroWest residents attending a job and resource fair at South Middlesex Opportunity Council, in Framingham.

MetroWest: A region with prosperity and inequity

Turning a botanic garden into an enchanted forest

The Argument: Will Massachusetts benefit from sports betting?

Obituaries

Dr. Drake (right), along with cosmologist Martin Rees (center), listened to Stephen Hawking at a media event to launch a global science initiative at The Royal Society in London in 2015.

Frank Drake, who led search for life on other planets, dies at 92

Esther Cooper Jackson, civil rights writer, leader for decades, dies at 105

Moon Landrieu, New Orleans mayor who led on civil rights, dies at 92