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A Venezuelan migrant child boarded a bus to the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal on Friday.

Migrants detail ruse as lawyers, advocates explore possible criminal violations

The undocumented migrants consistently report they were induced to board the planes in San Antonio with false promises of work in Boston, educational opportunities, and help with immigration paperwork.

Migrants head to temporary shelter at Joint Base Cape Cod
In an emotional farewell Friday, the roughly 50 Venezuelan migrants flown unannounced to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday left the island.

Voices of migrants, from a New England island in a new land
Bewildered but deeply thankful to residents for taking them in without notice, some of the migrants took time to share their stories, filled with harrowing uncertainty, unwavering hope, and gratitude.

See more coverage of the migrant crisis

Inmate charged with plotting to kill ‘Whitey’ Bulger gives his version of what happened before and after slaying
In an interview with the Globe, Sean McKinnon insisted that he had nothing to do with Bulger’s murder.

Prisoners knew ‘Whitey’ Bulger would be arriving in 2018 and quickly plotted to kill him, prosecutors allege

Opera star lands in Boston after opposing ‘Europe’s last dictator’
Ilya Silchukou, who publicly sided with protesters following the disputed 2020 election in Belarus, is starting over in the US with his wife and their three children. He performs in Boston on Saturday.

FDA approves Bluebird Bio gene therapy for lethal brain disease in children

Skysona, now the firm’s second commercial gene therapy, will cost $3 million, making it the most expensive drug in the country.

Here’s how much money you could get back through the new Mass. tax refund
Everything you need to know about how to get your tax refund under a little-known law triggered by the state’s record windfall of tax collections.

Millions of Mass. taxpayers will get money back starting in November, officials say. Here are the details.

Hayden fires head of juvenile unit, drawing mixed reactions from reformers and supporters

Michael Glennon, who worked in the district attorney’s office for 11 years, confirmed he was terminated by Hayden in an interview Friday, though he said he was “so proud of the accomplishments that me and my team have made over the last few years, and of our smart-on-crime and thoughtful approach to prosecution."

Suffolk DA appoints special prosecutor in controversial Transit Police case

US asks appeals court to lift judge’s Mar-a-Lago probe hold

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida home last month.

Seal pops up in Shoe Pond in Beverly

The seal may have been chasing fish up the Bass River and ended up in nearby Shoe Pond, next to the Cummings Center, officials said Friday.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

More cool weather before another warm-up
The move into true fall-like weather is like riding a roller coaster: You eventually get to the bottom but there’s some hills to climb along the way.

It didn't take long for Brian Flores to catch on with the Steelers after the Dolphins fired him as head coach.

Ben Volin | On football

His coaching career clouded not long ago, Brian Flores is bringing clarity to Steelers

Miami fired him after three years as head coach. And a reunion with the Patriots wasn’t in the cards. So Pittsburgh brought Flores on as linebackers coach and senior defensive assistant.

Bill Belichick and the Patriots lost to the Miami Dolphins in Week 1.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bill Belichick is on the hot seat, and other thoughts ahead of a must-win for the Patriots

“In Bill We Trust” T-shirts are losing value faster than Bitcoin and Peloton stock as the state of the Patriots takes center stage this fall.

Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview: For years, we could count on the Patriots bouncing back after a loss. Now?

“The teams that win a championship, the run doesn’t always go smooth and perfect,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Will the turmoil the Yankees have endured this season help them in the playoffs?

The Yankees were on a pace to win 113 games at the All-Star break. They are under .500 since.

J.D. Martinez delivers as Red Sox rally past Royals

Hispanic Heritage Month

My NFL dream didn’t pan out. But now that 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.

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

Leaving East Boston, and Coming Back Home

After dreaming of a career in football Tyrone Figueroa’s career took an unexpected turn: he became a public school teacher and returned home to East Boston. ( By Randy Vazquez/Globe Staff, By Andrea Patiño Contreras/Globe Staff )

Opinion

Just after winning his Republican primary on Tuesday, New Hampshire Senate candidate Don Bolduc said he no longer believed that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Trump and conceded that Joe Biden is the legitimate president of the United States.

EDITORIAL

This Republican’s pivot should fool no one

Don Bolduc was an election denier until this week, when he won the GOP primary for Senate in New Hampshire. How dumb does he think voters are?

LETTERS

Getting out from under the weight of student loan debt

LETTERS

A path to Massachusetts, paved with political intentions

Colin Diver

My old college boycotted the US News ratings. I wish more schools would do the same.

IDEAS | CRAIG THOMAS

Hollywood and the ‘R-word’

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.

High Med. Low

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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

Part 2

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."

Thousands wait in cold to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II
Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.

Horse reported dead along Cummins Highway in Roslindale Saturday morning: 311 operator
A horse was reportedly found dead along Cummins Highway in Mattapan Saturday morning, according to Boston 311.

Pressure on Russian forces mounts after Ukraine’s advances
Western defense officials and analysts on Saturday said they believed the Russian forces were setting up a new defensive line in Ukraine’s northeast after Kyiv’s troops broke through the previous one and tried to press their advances further into the east.

Biden warns Putin against using nuclear or chemical weapons in Ukraine

Incoming Boston schools leader discusses her vision for the district and its challenges at Globe Summit
Mary Skipper says she's been trying to understand people’s perspectives and experiences about what’s working in the district, as well as the priorities of the community.

See more Globe Summit coverage here

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend brings in $165k from auction of their old stuff
People paid thousands for memorabilia and photos of the North Providence woman and the world’s richest man — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — who dated when they were students at the University of Pennsylvania.

Happy to Chat benches encourage strangers to sit and stay a while
The new benches, installed in several locations around Salem, are one way to help combat isolation among seniors.

Four secrets from the world’s longest happiness study

A Harvard study traced people into old age, asking them about their proudest moments and regrets. The results can help us reframe our parenting priorities.

An illustrated guide to people seen on the T
The Orange Line is set to come back online on Monday, and people around Boston are getting ready to resume their regularly scheduled commutes. And by extension — headaches. To mark the occasion, we’ve created a guide to the archetypes you’ll likely brush shoulders with while riding the MBTA.

Blind date: ‘I started out nervous-uncomfortable, and ended out awkward-uncomfortable’
Will his interest in anime draw these two together?

LOVE LETTERS

I’m suffering from ‘dumper’s remorse’
“How do you ... avoid looking back with rose-colored glasses?”

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Culture & Lifestyle

Rosalía with her dancers in concert at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, the first date on her US tour.

Pop powerhouse Rosalía in full command at MGM Music Hall

David Koechner plays Laugh Boston September 16-17, with a special “Office” trivia show as Todd Packer Saturday afternoon.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Museum of Fine Arts’ Latinx Heritage Night

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

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?

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

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

Globe Magazine

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

King Charles III walks behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, in London on Sept. 14.

Alex Beam

Charles — be still my heart

A Boston Police bomb squad officer, left, and a K-9 unit officer, right, on the campus of Northeastern University on Wednesday.

RENÉE GRAHAM

A city in a state of dread and unease

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

SCOT LEHIGH

The midterms take a distinctly Democratic turn

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.

EDITORIAL

Trafficking in human lives should have consequences for its Republican perpetrators

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

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

RI NEWS

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend brings in $165k from auction of their old stuff

People paid thousands for memorabilia and photos of the North Providence woman and the world’s richest man — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — who dated when they were students at the University of Pennsylvania.

These little piggies are finding their way home

Kim Smothermon’s Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Salisbury, one of just a handful of rescue services in the country dedicated to the chubby rodents, is currently housing more than 400 of them.

THE ARGUMENT

The Argument: Should Massachusetts adopt legislation barring deceptive ads by pregnancy crisis centers?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

BEVERLY BECKHAM

Keep doing whatever prompts you to say, ‘I love the journey’

It’s harder to hit the high notes now. Everything is harder. It happens slowly, this sudden transformation. And it happens to all of us in some way.

Sports

Rich Hill is on the mound Saturday fresh off one of his best starts of the season.

ROYALS AT RED SOX | 4:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 145: Royals at Red Sox lineups and notes

Rich Hill can clinch the series with a win Saturday for the Sox.

Last Sunday's Patriots-Dolphins game got a 23.9 rating on Ch. 4, down considerably from last year’s 33.1 rating for the Patriots’ opener, which was also against the Dolphins.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

If the Patriots are mediocre this season, can we can expect mediocre broadcast teams, too?

Getting the best national broadcast teams to call so many of their games was a perk of the Patriots’ excellence for all those years.

Could last season's Game 4 second-round playoff loss by the Panthers have been Joe Thornton's last game in the NHL?

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

NHL training camp is a time for dreams — just ask the Bruins’ 1997 rookie class

Today’s sure shot can be next week’s forgotten wonder, while the long shot ultimately packs up after more than 1,000 NHL games, his name chiseled into the Stanley Cup.

Ben Volin | On football

His coaching career clouded not long ago, Brian Flores is bringing clarity to Steelers

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Commissioner Adam Silver in uncomfortable position explaining NBA’s punishment of Robert Sarver

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Will the turmoil the Yankees have endured this season help them in the playoffs?

Business

FDA approves Bluebird Bio gene therapy for lethal brain disease in children

Skysona, now the firm’s second commercial gene therapy, will cost $3 million, making it the most expensive drug in the country.

Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation

A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.

Senator Warren urges DOT to block JetBlue’s $3.8 billion Spirit deal

RI BUSINESS

R.I. electrical rate increases ‘will cause an increase in homelessness,’ residents say

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My Boston History

Why humor is the best bridge between cultures

My Boston History

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third

CONNECTIONS

A taste of home at the Hi-Lo Supermarket

PERSPECTIVE

Migrants detail ruse as lawyers, advocates explore possible criminal violations

Migrants head to temporary shelter at Joint Base Cape Cod In an emotional farewell Friday, the roughly 50 Venezuelan migrants flown unannounced to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday left the island.

Voices of migrants, from a New England island in a new land Bewildered but deeply thankful to residents for taking them in without notice, some of the migrants took time to share their stories, filled with harrowing uncertainty, unwavering hope, and gratitude.

See more coverage of the migrant crisis

Inmate charged with plotting to kill ‘Whitey’ Bulger gives his version of what happened before and after slaying In an interview with the Globe, Sean McKinnon insisted that he had nothing to do with Bulger’s murder.

Opera star lands in Boston after opposing ‘Europe’s last dictator’ Ilya Silchukou, who publicly sided with protesters following the disputed 2020 election in Belarus, is starting over in the US with his wife and their three children. He performs in Boston on Saturday.

FDA approves Bluebird Bio gene therapy for lethal brain disease in children

Here’s how much money you could get back through the new Mass. tax refund Everything you need to know about how to get your tax refund under a little-known law triggered by the state’s record windfall of tax collections.

Hayden fires head of juvenile unit, drawing mixed reactions from reformers and supporters

US asks appeals court to lift judge’s Mar-a-Lago probe hold

Seal pops up in Shoe Pond in Beverly

Dave Epstein | Forecast More cool weather before another warm-up The move into true fall-like weather is like riding a roller coaster: You eventually get to the bottom but there’s some hills to climb along the way.

His coaching career clouded not long ago, Brian Flores is bringing clarity to Steelers

Bill Belichick is on the hot seat, and other thoughts ahead of a must-win for the Patriots

Will the turmoil the Yankees have endured this season help them in the playoffs?

Hispanic Heritage Month

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

This Republican’s pivot should fool no one

Getting out from under the weight of student loan debt

A path to Massachusetts, paved with political intentions

My old college boycotted the US News ratings. I wish more schools would do the same.

Hollywood and the ‘R-word’

Mass. coronavirus at a glance

Cases and deaths

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150 years of The Boston Globe

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.

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

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Horse reported dead along Cummins Highway in Roslindale Saturday morning: 311 operator A horse was reportedly found dead along Cummins Highway in Mattapan Saturday morning, according to Boston 311.

Incoming Boston schools leader discusses her vision for the district and its challenges at Globe Summit Mary Skipper says she's been trying to understand people’s perspectives and experiences about what’s working in the district, as well as the priorities of the community.

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend brings in $165k from auction of their old stuff People paid thousands for memorabilia and photos of the North Providence woman and the world’s richest man — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — who dated when they were students at the University of Pennsylvania.

Happy to Chat benches encourage strangers to sit and stay a while The new benches, installed in several locations around Salem, are one way to help combat isolation among seniors.

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Four secrets from the world’s longest happiness study

Blind date: ‘I started out nervous-uncomfortable, and ended out awkward-uncomfortable’ Will his interest in anime draw these two together?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Pop powerhouse Rosalía in full command at MGM Music Hall

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

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

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A Beautiful Resistance

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

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Charles — be still my heart

A city in a state of dread and unease

The midterms take a distinctly Democratic turn

Trafficking in human lives should have consequences for its Republican perpetrators

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

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend brings in $165k from auction of their old stuff

These little piggies are finding their way home

The Argument: Should Massachusetts adopt legislation barring deceptive ads by pregnancy crisis centers?

Keep doing whatever prompts you to say, ‘I love the journey’

Sports

Game 145: Royals at Red Sox lineups and notes

If the Patriots are mediocre this season, can we can expect mediocre broadcast teams, too?

NHL training camp is a time for dreams — just ask the Bruins’ 1997 rookie class

His coaching career clouded not long ago, Brian Flores is bringing clarity to Steelers

Commissioner Adam Silver in uncomfortable position explaining NBA’s punishment of Robert Sarver

Will the turmoil the Yankees have endured this season help them in the playoffs?

Business

FDA approves Bluebird Bio gene therapy for lethal brain disease in children

Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation

Senator Warren urges DOT to block JetBlue’s $3.8 billion Spirit deal

R.I. electrical rate increases ‘will cause an increase in homelessness,’ residents say

Why humor is the best bridge between cultures

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third

A taste of home at the Hi-Lo Supermarket

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

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Patriots fan rescued from train tracks

How to beat the drought with less watering, smart planning

Migrants head to temporary shelter at Joint Base Cape Cod
In an emotional farewell Friday, the roughly 50 Venezuelan migrants flown unannounced to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday left the island.

Voices of migrants, from a New England island in a new land
Bewildered but deeply thankful to residents for taking them in without notice, some of the migrants took time to share their stories, filled with harrowing uncertainty, unwavering hope, and gratitude.

Inmate charged with plotting to kill ‘Whitey’ Bulger gives his version of what happened before and after slaying
In an interview with the Globe, Sean McKinnon insisted that he had nothing to do with Bulger’s murder.

Opera star lands in Boston after opposing ‘Europe’s last dictator’
Ilya Silchukou, who publicly sided with protesters following the disputed 2020 election in Belarus, is starting over in the US with his wife and their three children. He performs in Boston on Saturday.

Here’s how much money you could get back through the new Mass. tax refund
Everything you need to know about how to get your tax refund under a little-known law triggered by the state’s record windfall of tax collections.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

More cool weather before another warm-up
The move into true fall-like weather is like riding a roller coaster: You eventually get to the bottom but there’s some hills to climb along the way.

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.

Horse reported dead along Cummins Highway in Roslindale Saturday morning: 311 operator
A horse was reportedly found dead along Cummins Highway in Mattapan Saturday morning, according to Boston 311.

Incoming Boston schools leader discusses her vision for the district and its challenges at Globe Summit
Mary Skipper says she's been trying to understand people’s perspectives and experiences about what’s working in the district, as well as the priorities of the community.

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend brings in $165k from auction of their old stuff
People paid thousands for memorabilia and photos of the North Providence woman and the world’s richest man — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — who dated when they were students at the University of Pennsylvania.

Happy to Chat benches encourage strangers to sit and stay a while
The new benches, installed in several locations around Salem, are one way to help combat isolation among seniors.

Blind date: ‘I started out nervous-uncomfortable, and ended out awkward-uncomfortable’
Will his interest in anime draw these two together?

LOVE LETTERS

I’m suffering from ‘dumper’s remorse’
“How do you ... avoid looking back with rose-colored glasses?”