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T officials say nearly 60 percent of repair work has been completed on Orange Line during shutdown

Tireless crews have finished nearly 60 percent of the work planned for the Orange Line shutdown, and officials remain “cautiously confident” that they’ll reopen service as planned on Sept. 19, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak told reporters Tuesday morning.

More rain will create ‘nuisance flooding’ in Rhode Island and Mass. Flood warnings and watches are in effect, NWS says.

Flood warnings and watches are in effect in parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts Tuesday as a weather system that paralyzed certain areas with heavy rains lingers over the region, according to the National Weather Service.

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

Interstate 95 in Providence by the Thurbers Avenue curve was flooded on Labor Day 2022, with traffic at a standstill in both directions.

‘It was pretty gnarly’: Photos and videos from Cranston show impacts of heavy flooding

See rainfall totals from around New England.

Map: See rainfall totals from around Southern New England

Railroad company bulldozes thousands of trees, enraging residents worried about the impact on water supply
A local railroad company asserted its right under an arcane federal law that allowed it to ignore local and state environmental rules and Hopedale residents are enraged about the environmental threats and what they consider bullying by the company.

Drought revealing ancient relics around the world
Severe drought intensified by climate change is drying up waterways around the world, resurfacing long-hidden fossils, artifacts, and ancient relics. Here’s a look at some of them.

‘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.

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

Primary election day

Voters filled out their ballot at the Lower Mills Library in Dorchester Center on Tuesday.

‘It’s game day.’ Mass. voters head to polls for primary races

Voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in primary elections for key offices including governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and Suffolk County district attorney.

‘A record amount of unpredictability’ hangs over Massachusetts primaries

Election 2022.

Your guide to the 2022 Massachusetts primary election

The races for key statewide offices in Massachusetts are underway, and the Globe is here to help you navigate the ballot.

What you need to know to vote in Mass.

Election Day is Sept. 6. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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BETH TEITELL & KARA BASKIN

Quiet quitting was just the beginning. Meet quiet dieting, quiet parenting, quiet cooking . . .
The workplace trend needs to expand to the rest of our lives, too. It’s time to lower expectations . . . quietly.

Coming soon: A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
A Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigation.

A stethoscope sits on an examination table in an exam room at a Community Clinic Inc. health center in Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

Now, the law is on your side when it comes to surprise medical bills

For long, people who went to the ER had about a one in five chance of getting a “surprise bill.” Finally, the No Surprises Act is finalized. Here's what you need to know.

Ty Montgomery, who was injured in the Patriots' final preseason game, has a shot to play this week, Bill Belichick said.

Bill Belichick on the Patriots’ early-season expectations, Tyreek Hill, and an injury update

Belichick's weekly hit on WEEI revealed a bit about the expectations of injured players in this week's season opener.

As a good kicker should, Patriots’ Nick Folk tries to ‘put my best foot forward every day’

Wise up! You’re spending too much on groceries.

Everyone who goes to the supermarket these days has sticker shock. There are ways to trim what you spend on groceries by a dollar here and a dollar there. It all adds up.

Recipe: Homemade oven-fried chicken fingers are super crunchy and good

Opinion

When Governor Baker’s no longer there, voters may start thinking more about what they don’t like and the T certainly falls into that category.

Charlie Baker’s Massachusetts miracle

Massachusetts voters like Baker’s pragmatic, centrist approach to government and the illusion of competence he brings to the job.

Taxpayers weary of ‘As the State House Turns’

Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit

How US-China relations affect Massachusetts universities

Derrick Z. Jackson

Solving the climate crisis will help both ‘sacrifice zones’ and ‘cute’ puffins

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

‘Disturbed and disappointed’ lawmakers want answers after federal officials slam state agency over T oversight failures
State lawmakers invited the head of the department of public utilities to testify before their panel on whether the DPU is “motivated enough” to fulfill its duty to monitor MBTA safety.

Read the full FTA report on MBTA safety issues
Skewed priorities left the MBTA with too few workers, too little training, and weak safeguards, the Federal Transit Administration found.

24 findings the FTA made in its scathing report on the T

The MBTA cut bus service because it doesn’t have enough drivers. In Lawrence, higher pay has led to more drivers and more frequent service.
The MBTA is in crisis, shutting down an entire subway line for much-needed repairs and slashing subway and bus service. But in Lawrence, where riders are already enjoying free service, the bus system is about to get a whole lot more convenient.

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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PERSPECTIVE

However you become a parent, caring for a baby dramatically changes your brain
The mechanisms of change are different for gestational parents and non-gestational parents, but the outcomes seem to be similar. They hinge on the fact that experience matters. A lot.

Ben & Jerry’s makes fresh push to stop Israel ice cream deal
The Vermont-based ice-cream maker is renewing its effort to unwind a contentious decision by parent company Unilever Plc to sell the ice-cream business in Israel.

At Tanglewood, Van Morrison makes moments count

Most singers would have a hard time suppressing their joy when they hit on an inspiration. But Morrison kept his emotions under his natty hat.

Internet service providers drop challenge of Maine privacy law
Maine created one of the toughest rules in the nation for internet service providers in 2020 when it began enforcing an “opt-in” web privacy standard. The law stops the service providers from using, disclosing, selling or providing access to customers' personal information without permission.

39-year-old hiker dies after suffering ‘unknown medical condition’ while hiking Mt. Cabot in N.H.

A 39-year-old hiker died after suffering from an “unknown medical condition” after climbing to the peak of Mt. Cabot in New Hampshire’s White Mountains Sunday afternoon, according to a statement from New Hampshire Fish and Game.

Memphis police ID body of abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher

Police in Tennessee said Tuesday that a body found during an exhaustive search lasting more than three days is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis.

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Cisnell Baez (left), Harry Smith (center) and Vanessa Snow (right) stand in front of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Jamaica Plain’s Latin Square on September 1, 2022.

JP’s Blessed Sacrament may see new life as affordable housing, performance space

Sold off by the Boston Archdiocese during the consolidation of Catholic parishes, the church building in Hyde Square was, at one point, slated to be converted to luxury condos. Now, there is finally a housing plan that has won the community’s blessing.

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

Over-the-counter hearing aids could bring lower prices and a burst of innovation
A long-awaited FDA rule promises to drop the price of hearing devices substantially.

Jeneé Osterheldt

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

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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

Scenes from a tour in the area known as Mass. and Cass with Boston Police Officer Ben Linsky of the Street Outreach Unit in Boston on June 24, 2021.

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

An overdose prevention center at OnPoint in New York on Feb. 18. Equipped and staffed to reverse overdoses, New York City’s new, privately run centers seek to help reduce opioid overdose deaths nationwide.

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

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

Candidate for attorney general and former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell (left) and Senator Karen Spilka (center) during the Framingham Dems BBQ in Framingham on Aug. 27.

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

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

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

“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

Live updates: Polls are open in Massachusetts for the primary election

Tuesday’s elections bring statewide primary contests to a close and set up general election matchups in November. Follow live updates as we gather the latest news and updates on Election Day.

‘It was pretty gnarly’: Photos and videos from Cranston show impacts of heavy flooding

Monday's storm left some vehicles partially submerged in water, flooded parking lots, and caused manhole covers to come off.

T officials say nearly 60 percent of repair work has been completed on Orange Line during shutdown

Tireless crews have finished nearly 60 percent of the work planned for the Orange Line shutdown, and officials remain “cautiously confident” that they’ll reopen service as planned on Sept. 19, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak told reporters Tuesday morning.

Rhode Island political news: August 2022

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

Sports

Nick Folk holds the franchise record with 36 consecutive successful field goal attempts.

As a good kicker should, Patriots’ Nick Folk tries to ‘put my best foot forward every day’

Folk, who led the NFL in scoring last season, doesn't worry about carrying on the legacy of Adam Vinatieri and Stephen Gostkowski; he just does his job.

Rich Hill is 3-0 with a 2.78 ERA over 14 appearances (five starts) against the Rays.

Red Sox at Rays | 6:40 p.m. (NESN)

Game 137: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

Rich Hill will be on the mound Tuesday when the Red Sox continue their series at Tampa Bay.

Ty Montgomery, who was injured in the Patriots' final preseason game, has a shot to play this week, Bill Belichick said.

Bill Belichick on the Patriots’ early-season expectations, Tyreek Hill, and an injury update

Belichick's weekly hit on WEEI revealed a bit about the expectations of injured players in this week's season opener.

Kiké Hernández agrees to one-year, $10 million deal to return to Red Sox in 2023

Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 10

No. 4 Clemson overcomes sluggish start to rout Georgia Tech

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

See the numbers or watch the games and you know: The Red Sox bullpen is abysmal, short on talent and structure

Business

Now, the law is on your side when it comes to surprise medical bills

For long, people who went to the ER had about a one in five chance of getting a “surprise bill.” Finally, the No Surprises Act is finalized. Here's what you need to know.

Ben & Jerry’s makes fresh push to stop Israel ice cream deal

The Vermont-based ice-cream maker is renewing its effort to unwind a contentious decision by parent company Unilever Plc to sell the ice-cream business in Israel.

Steeper winter heating bills loom, with less federal aid

Airlines count on business travelers to keep recovery going

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

VIDEO: Rhode Island neighborhoods flooded after heavy rainfall

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

🌧️ How the candidates for R.I. governor would address flooding

sports

Cam Smith enjoyed his debut on the LIV Golf tour, playing on a team with fellow Australians.

Will LIV Golf return to the Boston area?

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

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

business

Signage outside Signify Health headquarters in Dallas, Texas, US, on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.

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

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

Drought takes toll on crops

politics

Republican gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl meets with parade attendees at the Marlborough Labor Day Parade in Marlborough, Mass. on September 5, 2022.

Massachusetts GOP voters size up Trump loyalist for governor

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.

Nation

A man creates giant soap suds bubbles at dawn Monday, Sept. 5, on the Manhattan Beach Pier in Manhattan Beach, Calif., as a severe heat wave gripped the state. Most of California's 39 million people are facing sweltering weather.

California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave

Uvalde school year starts amid fear and unfinished security

Pregnant Black activist serving 4 years for protest comments seeks reconsideration

World

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside Downing Street in London, Sept. 6, before heading to Balmoral in Scotland, where he will announce his resignation to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Liz Truss becomes Britain’s new prime minister

Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks

One suspect in stabbing deaths of 10 has been found dead, Canadian police say

opinion

Scenes from a tour with Boston Police Officer Ben Linsky of the Street Outreach Unit in Boston in the area known as Mass. and Cass on June 24. He said that since the tents have been removed, people have started using umbrellas in the area.

Close the methadone clinics at Mass. and Cass

State coffers are overflowing, so what’s a Legislature to do?

New school year calls for many layers of COVID-19 protection

lifestyle

Love Letters S7E1

Bill & Jen’s Excellent Adventure

Should I have considered couples therapy?

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

food & dining

The White-Winged Dove.

A drink inspired by Fluff is the stuff of Somerville dreams

Jody Adams reflects on her new Greek restaurants, the future of Harvard Square, and her work ethic

Recipes: Chocolate and cocoa powder combine for intensely rich desserts

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

Aerial view of the newly reopened Cypress Field next to Brookline High School.

Brookline reopens Cypress Field following renovation

Newton South’s Mock Trial team seeks ‘attorney coach’ for coming year

MetroWest: A region with prosperity and inequity

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