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Veteran New York judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records seized during an FBI search of former president Donald Trump’s home last month.

Trump warns of ‘big problems’ if indicted, says he’d still run for office Mark Meadows complies with Justice Department subpoena

Larry Summers weighs in on Europe, China, and Boston’s economic future
The Harvard economist told a Globe Summit audience that Europe is in dire straits because of its reliance on Russian energy; China's struggles with COVID lockdowns and extreme heatwaves could cause a global slowdown; and Boston's life sciences sector is the key to its economic future.

See more Globe Summit coverage here

Westfield woman charged with calling in bomb hoax to Boston Children’s Hospital

A Westfield woman has been charged in connection with a bomb threat called in to Boston Children’s Hospital, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

Mass. taxpayers to get $3 billion back under obscure law, state officials say

CVS says some locations have run out of one of the new booster shots

7,936 confirmed cases and 37 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

A mother and child spent some time outside St. Andrew's in Edgartown., where migrants were being fed lunch with donated food.

As officials scramble to aid migrants, Democrats question whether DeSantis’ move was illegal

Governor Charlie Baker said the state is exploring using Joint Base Cape Cod for temporary shelter and humanitarian services for the migrants.

Here’s what we know about the migrant situation unfolding on Martha’s Vineyard Voices of migrants, from a New England island in a new land On Martha’s Vineyard, a rush to help migrants, from restaurant owners to Spanish students White House calls GOP governors’ migrant treatment a ‘cruel’ stunt; Newsom seeks DOJ investigation

“Every community in America should be sharing in the burdens, it shouldn’t all fall on a handful of red states,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Thursday.

Why were migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard? The political tactics behind the strategy

The migrants are just the latest group to be relocated by a red state governor to bring their border security talking points to the national fore.

Kevin Cullen: Ron DeSantis plays games with human beings

‘At first they were surprised, just like us.’ Martha’s Vineyard responds to surprise arrival of planeloads of migrants.

Volunteers on Martha's Vineyard scrambled to organize a response to the migrants’ unexpected arrival Wednesday. Meanwhile, state officials are working on a temporary housing solution, potentially on Cape Cod, according to Governor Baker.

Two planes land, and an island springs to help
Residents were unprepared but did what they could for the Venezuelan migrants.

Members of the Martha's Vineyard community and migrants gather at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Edgartown on Sept. 15. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has claimed responsibility for the stunt that sent two unexpected planes of migrants from Venezuela to the island.

Trafficking in human lives should have consequences for its Republican perpetrators

What the shameful political stunt did manage to accomplish, however inadvertently, was to hold up a mirror to the communities the two Republicans have attempted to target.

President Biden shakes hands with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House Thursday in Washington. During the event Biden announced a tentative labor agreement between freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers.

Marty Walsh on freight rail negotiations: ‘This had to be resolved’

The successful negotiations, achieved just hours before a crucial deadline that would have allowed the workers to strike, quickly thrust Walsh into the national spotlight.

Orange Line trains are seen in the yard at Wellington Station.

MBTA projects grim budget picture for next fiscal year

In the fiscal year beginning next July, federal COVID-19 relief funds won’t be an option, and T leaders have said they are reluctant to reduce service or increase fares out of concern that such measures would derail efforts to restore ridership to pre-pandemic levels.

Don Lemon is moving to a new morning show that will replace the current “New Day” later this year.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

CNN moves Don Lemon from prime-time slot to morning show

He will cohost the new program, which will replace "New Day," with White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins and “CNN Newsroom” anchor Poppy Harlow.

Hispanic Heritage Month

My Boston History

I’m a multilingual singer-songwriter who grew up among wanderers. Here’s why I call Boston home.
It’s here that I stopped caring about other people’s labels and honed my 'Boston Boricua Chicana emotional crybaby funky jazzy folk.'

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third Documenting Chelsea’s indefatigable heart Read more Hispanic Heritage Month stories

Tyrone Anthony Figueroa teaching at East Boston High School.

My NFL dream didn’t pan out. But now I’m a teacher and coach, I know I’ve ‘made it.’

My true success? Crushing social barriers and stereotypes society has built for young men of color.

Opinion

President Biden is driving a message of Democratic accomplishment, while the GOP is bumbling about in foggy disarray.

The midterms take a distinctly Democratic turn

Joe Biden is playing offense, while Lindsey Graham has put Republicans in a muddle.

Natasha Warikoo

Are Asian Americans victims of racism or beneficiaries of whiteness? It’s complex.

Mitra Shavarini, Ronnie Millar, Jeff Thielman, and Elizabeth Sweet

It’s time to truly recognize Constitution Day by recognizing immigrants

Jeff German, a journalist whose passion for exposing wrongdoing cost him his life

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Culture | V. Jo Hsu

The irony of the trans ‘villain’
When Boston Children's Hospital gets violent threats for providing gender-affirming care, and drag queen story hours are attacked as “sites of sexual predation,” it’s time to confront the rising tide of anti-trans propaganda seeking to divide us.

Stream the second-annual Globe Summit September 14-16
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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

Spotlight investigation

Part 1

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau Video: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. Baribeau N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements

Dr. Yvon Baribeau

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

Life returns to normal at Northeastern as reported package explosion investigation continues

There have been “no disruptions to teaching and research,” said the university’s communications vice president Renata Nyul. “Not today. Not yesterday.”

Tara Sullivan

With elegant forehands and overpowering serves, Roger Federer set a high bar for men’s tennis
Federer leaves the game on his own terms, yet still manages to leave us wanting more, even when we know he’s already given us everything he had.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

After months spent ‘learning how to skate again’ the Bruins’ Brad Marchand plans to return to the ice Friday
Four months after undergoing double hip surgery, Brad Marchand cautioned, “I’ve never not skated for four months . . . it’s gonna take a little bit to get back.”

RI BUSINESS

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest hospital system, posts $49m third-quarter loss: ‘The health care system in Rhode Island is in crisis’
Over a nine-month period ending June 30, 2022, Lifespan Corp.’s operating loss and net losses mounted to $69.5 million and $142 million, respectively.

Bill Belichick once asked Tom Brady’s throwing coach if he should trade Tom Brady
Tom House made an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show and shared the anecdote from Brady's time with the Patriots.

Students who kept ‘pedo database’ heralded as heroes while experts say the middle school failed them

Days after their “Pedo Database” became public, experts weigh in on what the teenage boys did right — and how the schools in this Rhode Island town need to do better

Recommended reads

Attorney General Maura Healey has a wide lead for governor in the new poll.

In governor’s race, Healey holds wide lead over Diehl, poll shows, as voters recoil from Trump-backed candidate

Democrat Maura Healey, the attorney general, leads former state representative Geoff Diehl, 52 percent to 26 percent, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe/NBC10 Boston/Telemundo survey.

Explore the data: See the full results from the latest Suffolk/Globe poll

After 150 years, Arnold Arboretum has cracked the color code
The Arboretum preserves one of the planet’s most encyclopedic collections of trees and woody plants from temperate zones. It’s no stretch to say that autumn brings a world of color.

PERSPECTIVE

I’m still learning Spanish. And I’ll always be Latina.
I’ve come to understand that, for some people, especially other Latinos, this equation does not compute.

For this New Hampshire family, ‘Live Free or Die’ is more than a motto
The Browns, who relocated in November, are part of the most recent influx of Free Staters to arrive in New Hampshire, and their embrace of the movement offers a glimpse into its appeal.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Museum of Fine Arts’ Latinx Heritage Night

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

Samantha Morton stars as Catherine de Medici in Starz's "The Serpent Queen."

You talkin’ to me? On TV, the fourth wall is crumbling.

Tom Jones at the Orpheum Theatre.

At the Orpheum, a moving performance from a seated Tom Jones

Naomi Rodgers (left) and Zurin Villanueva ham it up in rehearsal for "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," at New 42 Studios in Manhattan. The actresses are alternating in the title role.

It takes two to play the one-and-only Tina Turner

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A "Stop Asian Hate," candlelight vigil in honor of Michelle Alyssa Go, a victim of a subway attack on Jan. 18, 2022, in New York's Times Square.

Natasha Warikoo

Are Asian Americans victims of racism or beneficiaries of whiteness? It’s complex.

New US citizens waved American flags after taking the Oath of Allegiance at Faneuil Hall during a naturalization ceremony on July 14. The oath was administered to 334 people.

Mitra Shavarini, Ronnie Millar, Jeff Thielman, and Elizabeth Sweet

It’s time to truly recognize Constitution Day by recognizing immigrants

Jeff German poses on the Strip in Las Vegas, on June 2, 2021. German, a Las Vegas investigative reporter, was stabbed to death outside his home on Sept. 3, 2022.

Jeff German, a journalist whose passion for exposing wrongdoing cost him his life

A way to revive local news

Why isn't the potentially life-saving information about the bivalent booster’s safety during pregnancy already making headlines?

IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES

The latest COVID booster is recommended for pregnant women, so why don’t more of them know that?

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

CATCHING UP WITH ...

Rick Miller learned to be a business leader on the soccer field

Rick Miller, once a record-setting goalkeeper on Bentley University's men’s soccer team, returned to the campus as an adjunct professor last year to share leadership skills honed on the playing field and in the business world.

Classic cars, a collection of murals, and a citizenship class

Classic car enthusiasts will gather in Gloucester, a walk for hunger, and Essex County’s annual showcase of cultural, natural, and historic sites in Salem.

As officials scramble to aid migrants, Democrats question whether DeSantis’ move was illegal

Governor Charlie Baker said the state is exploring using Joint Base Cape Cod for temporary shelter and humanitarian services for the migrants.

Two planes land, and an island springs to help

Residents were unprepared but did what they could for the Venezuelan migrants.

Sports

Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun looks to shoot against the Aces' Kiah Stokes in the fourth quarter during Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Triple-double by Alyssa Thomas helps Sun hold off the Aces in Game 3 of WNBA Finals

The Sun have now won all four of their elimination games in these playoffs.

Cornerback Jaylen Watson is all by his lonesome in the fourth quarter Thursday, his 99-yard interception return for a touchdown spinning a game the Los Angeles Chargers looked poised to retake the lead in to one host Kansas City claimed, 27-24.

CHIEFS 27, CHARGERS 24

Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs rally past game Chargers keyed by 99-yard pick-6

Rookie Jaylen Watson, a seventh-round pick making his first start, stepped in front of a Justin Herbert pass with 10:29 to go in the fourth quarter and ran nearly untouched the other way to the end zone.

Rickie Fowler has had immediate success with new clubs, a new caddie, and a new coach after he shot a 5-under-par 67 at the Fortinet Championship in the first round of the Fortinet Championship.

It’s all new for Rickie Fowler, from clubs to coach, as he tries to rekindle his career

The the five-time PGA Tour winner's last victory was in 2019.

High school football

With familiar foes facing each other in Winthrop-St. Mary’s of Lynn football matchup, it’s far from ‘just another game’

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

In year defined by bad pitching, clutch hitting has done in Red Sox as well

MIAA SOCCER COMMITTEE

MIAA soccer committee weighs finals’ question: high school site or a ‘special’ venue

Business

Hacker claims to breach Uber, security researcher says

There was no indication that Uber's fleet of vehicles or its operation was in any way affected.

Larry Summers weighs in on Europe, China, and Boston’s economic future

The Harvard economist told a Globe Summit audience that Europe is in dire straits because of its reliance on Russian energy; China's struggles with COVID lockdowns and extreme heatwaves could cause a global slowdown; and Boston's life sciences sector is the key to its economic future.

White House calls GOP governors’ migrant treatment a ‘cruel’ stunt; Newsom seeks DOJ investigation

Shawmut Corp. sued over mask venture

magazine

I’m still learning Spanish. And I’ll always be Latina.

Is it weird that someone sent an evite for a funeral and asked me to RSVP?

‘I have an e-mail all queued up’ for my ex. Should I send it?

Spicy Portuguese Shrimp With Garlic (Shrimp Mozambique)

Recipes: Three ways to cook shrimp for dinner

metro

Migrants waited outside the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown on Thursday.

Voices of migrants, from a New England island in a new land

Westfield woman charged with calling in bomb hoax to Boston Children’s Hospital

Marty Walsh on freight rail negotiations: ‘This had to be resolved’

sports

Several Blue Jays players, including Bo Bichette, wore No. 21 on Roberto Clemente Day. The Rays started nine position players from Latin American countries to honor the late Pirates great.

Tampa Bay Rays honor Roberto Clemente by starting nine Latin American position players

Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon knows how difficult it is to win in Pittsburgh

Girls’ volleyball: Juniors Taylor and Grace Lacerda bring their ‘twin telepathy’ to bear on the court for No. 4 Franklin

business

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen greeted employees as she toured the IRS New Carrolton Federal Building Thursday in Lanham, Md.

Yellen calls for modernized IRS at Maryland field office

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest hospital system, posts $49m third-quarter loss: ‘The health care system in Rhode Island is in crisis’

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power

politics

President Biden.

Biden says US will send $600 million in additional military supplies to Ukraine

Veteran New York judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

Why were migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard? The political tactics behind the strategy

Nation

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, center right, gives a thumbs-up at an event in support of Nevada Republican gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo, center left, at the Nevada Trucking Association in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 15.

GOP governor nominee says he’ll fight US abortion ban

Ex-Nevada deputy AG arrested in 1972 Hawaii homicide

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

World

People queue to pay their respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the Lying-in State, at Westminster Hall in London, on Sept. 15.

London mourners brave 9-hour wait to say goodbye to queen

Putin, Zelenskyy court major allies as Ukraine makes gains

Swedish PM formally resigns after right-wing bloc wins vote

opinion

A way to revive local news

The latest COVID booster is recommended for pregnant women, so why don’t more of them know that?

What it means when the T doesn’t see disability

lifestyle

An illustrated guide to people seen on the T

I’ve cheated with my ex from high school

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

food & dining

The signature burger from The Haven.

The Haven, a beloved Scottish restaurant and pub, spreads out in new JP location

The Wig Shop opens in Downtown Crossing; potato pizza comes to Central Square

Brother Cleve was the godfather of the local cocktail scene

travel

“Borealis,” an artwork by Swiss artist Dan Acher, will re-create the magic of the Northern Lights in the night sky above Kendall Square.

A local science festival, a beer week in San Diego, and crafts across Maine

On both coasts, oyster tours are the new wine tours

It’s a walk in the park to find both nature and culture in the Berkshires

Arts

Gina Costa, "Night Stories #5"

At the Griffin: ‘Shootapalooza,’ ‘hair portraits,’ and going to the Mardi Gras

Jeff Perrott’s roller coaster of color

Photo-conjuror meets photojournalist at the Addison Gallery

Books

Getting to the heart of the matter

Can women plus law save us?

Paul Theroux on reading, writing, and travel

Movies

From left, Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch (in back), and Sheila Atim in “The Woman King.”

‘The Woman King’ leads with humanity, not perfection

In ‘The Silent Twins,’ a sisterhood beyond speech

‘See How They Run’ springs a ‘Mousetrap’

Television

A German policeman checks the identification papers of Jewish people in Poland, circa 1941, as seen in "The U.S. and the Holocaust."

‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ examines a question that haunts us still: Why didn’t we do more?

CNN moves Don Lemon from prime-time slot to morning show

PBS alters Holocaust documentary airings due to queen’s funeral

music

Olivia Mozie, a principal dancer, during a tech rehearsal of the opera "Cosmic Cowboy" at the Paramount Theater.

‘Cosmic Cowboy’ is a space odyssey for 2022

A Roxy Music reunion celebrates 50 years of style and substance

At the Orpheum, a moving performance from a seated Tom Jones

Theater/Dance

Kara Chu Nelson and Sam Fidler rehearse a scene from Moonbox Productions' "Jonathan" at the Boston Center for the Arts.

With a pair of premieres, Moonbox showcases local playwrights to start its season

It takes two to play the one-and-only Tina Turner

Ideology and personality prove a combustible combination in ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’

globe local

Rick Miller (left) and his friend Dave Doucette at a recent Bentley University soccer game. Both were senior soccer captains at Bentley in 1979.

Rick Miller learned to be a business leader on the soccer field

Classic cars, a collection of murals, and a citizenship class

Brookline announces new assistant town administrator for operations

Obituaries

Jim Smith and Paula Barry of Conway, Mass., examined names of Louisiana slaves recorded on the 18 monument walls in the Allees Gwendolyn Midlo Hall at Whitney Plantation.

Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, 93, dies; created database of enslaved people

Irene Papas, actress in ‘Zorba the Greek’ and ‘The Guns of Navarone,’ dies at 96

Dr. W. Gerald Austen, MGH surgeon and legendary leader in Boston medicine, dies at 92