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New York attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company, alleging business fraud

New York’s attorney general sued former president Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

Deal for nearly 100-acre ExxonMobil property in Everett falls through
Other firms had bid on the site — among the largest development opportunities to hit the market in Greater Boston in recent years — but it requires costly environmental cleanup.

As Biden seeks immigration changes, case of Newton judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE lingers in courts

More than three years after Newton District Court Judge Shelley Joseph and a court officer were criminally indicted for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade capture, the case has stalled in the federal court system.

Former Woonsocket mayor found dead in her home, officials confirm
The death of Susan Menard, Woonsocket's first female mayor, drew an outpouring of grief, public and private.

Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN Charter in Ukraine, Biden says

President Joe Biden said the war is an affront to the heart of what the international body stands for.
Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes

FDA warns against cooking chicken in NyQuil, the latest social media challenge
Dave Epstein | Forecast

Autumn begins Thursday, but keep an eye on the tropics

When you get up Friday morning, it’s going to feel like fall with temperatures in the 40s.

Spotify launches audiobook store with some 300,000 titles

Spotify on Tuesday announced its long-rumored audiobook initiative, launching a store that includes more than 300,000 titles.
MOVIE REVIEW | ★★1/2

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles play young marrieds in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

Olivia Wilde’s second directorial feature finally hits the big screen after a very long, drama-fueled walk down the aisle.
Two Boston film festivals to check out before the month is over

Hispanic Heritage Month

CONNECTIONS
Visiting Guatemala, my parents’ homeland, transported me to my childhood memories
A family outing to Jamaica Plain’s old Hi-Lo Foods market was always a taste of home.

Talent and education aren’t always enough. So I work to ensure opportunities for all. Ideas | Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston Read more Hispanic Heritage Month stories
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.'
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

On immigration, we need the call to action of JFK and the idealism of Reagan

Taking care of 50 migrants doesn’t solve America’s immigration crisis.
JEFF JACOBY

An all-Democratic government needs a Republican watchdog
SCOT LEHIGH

Why do some citizens let themselves be duped by election deniers?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump and QAnon: A marriage made in Hell
EDITORIAL

A safer MBTA requires a new watchdog

CULTURE | KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR
Books have power; it’s no surprise the powerful want to control them
The Emancipator looks at the history of book banning, from the burning of the nation’s first Black bookstore in 1800's New York City, to author Toni Morrison's books being taken off school shelves, to kick off this year's Banned Books Week.

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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."

More recent stories

This virus could cause paralysis in children, and health experts are on the lookout: ‘There are, and will be, more cases’

The virus, known as enterovirus D68, typically causes cold and respiratory symptoms but has been linked with the rare paralytic condition known as acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.

COVID-19 vaccination continues to lag for the youngest children in Mass.

COVID-19 vaccinations were authorized by the federal government in June for children from 6 months through 4 years old, but Massachusetts parents have been slow to bring their children in for the shots.

Climate change protesters close one side of Seaport Blvd. bridge before dispersing; 15 arrested

Environmental activists who sought to block major intersections in Boston dialed back those plans and instead marched down several streets downtown and closed one side of the Seaport Boulevard bridge for about 30 minutes during the Wednesday morning commute.

Wu announces Forestry Division to preserve and expand tree canopy in Boston

Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday announced the creation of a Forestry Division within the Boston Parks and Recreation Department to help the city preserve its existing trees and plant new ones.

Two boys, 16, and 15, arrested after shots fired in Dorchester; suspects led officers on foot chase

Boston police on Tuesday night arrested two juveniles after shots were fired in Dorchester and after the youths led officers on a brief foot chase, authorities said.

Take a look at the birthday cards ageism advocates say are mean and stereotypical

A group called Changing the Narrative is challenging America’s card makers to reframe their message and design a new collection of birthday cards that celebrate rather than denigrate aging.

Recommended reads

A celebration at South Station as tower marches skyward

Beyond the million-square-foot office and condo tower, the project’s first phase includes a new bus terminal and an expanded outdoor concourse.

Matt Porter | On hockey
An imposing figure on and off the ice, former Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara was ‘one in a million’
Chara was the largest player in NHL history — 6 feet 9 inches and at his Stanley Cup-hoisting peak, a chiseled 260 pounds — and certainly one of the strongest, with piercing green eyes and a voice of a subterranean register.

What downturn? Tech job listings are way up. So are salaries.
Many of the 2,000-odd people who were laid off this summer by Boston-area tech companies are already back at work — and many have higher salaries than they did before.

Will less parking mean more housing in Cambridge?
The City Council is considering an end to so-called minimum parking requirements, a move that would Cambridge on a growing list of US cities that have done away with the rule in order to encourage more housing.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Two Boston film festivals to check out before the month is over

At Moonbox, a journey of reconciliation in ‘The Good Deli,’ a venture into the unknown with ‘Jonathan’

N.H. Paralympian aims to be the first amputee to win ‘Survivor’

It’s Banned Books Week — and these bookstores are hiding challenged books for their readers to find

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | BILL EVILLE

Showing up for migrants who were pawns in a cruel gambit
MARCELA GARCÍA

The immigrants who were already on Martha’s Vineyard
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: The oft-repeated jokes that make us roll our eyes
Tyler Goodspeed

It’s time to stop believing in immaculate disinflation
Joan Vennochi

Marty Walsh in 2024?
IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

As Biden seeks immigration changes, case of Newton judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE lingers in courts

More than three years after Newton District Court Judge Shelley Joseph and a court officer were criminally indicted for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade capture, the case has stalled in the federal court system.
RI POLITICS

Magaziner criticizes Fung on abortion access and for being on board of St. Thomas More Society of RI

But the local group for Catholic lawyers and judges is not a chapter of the national organization that filed legal briefs urging the Supreme Court to overturn Roe. v. Wade.

Wu announces Forestry Division to preserve and expand tree canopy in Boston

Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday announced the creation of a Forestry Division within the Boston Parks and Recreation Department to help the city preserve its existing trees and plant new ones.
WOONSOCKET

Former Woonsocket mayor found dead in her home, officials confirm

The death of Susan Menard, Woonsocket's first female mayor, drew an outpouring of grief, public and private.

Sports

Visualizing Zdeno Chara’s stats: A closer look at 24 seasons of defensive dominance

After 24 seasons in the National Hockey League, Zdeno Chara has announced his retirement. These graphics visualize his performance over the course of his NHL career.
Red Sox at Reds | 6:40 p.m. (NESN)

Game 148: Red Sox at Reds lineups and notes

Connor Seabold will be on the mound when the Red Sox conclude their series at Cincinnati Wednesday.
Chad Finn

Let’s take a look at what has worked and what hasn’t for the Patriots so far this season

Through two games, and with the Lamar Jackson-led Ravens en route to Foxborough, the 1-1 Patriots are tough to figure.
GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL | NEWTON NORTH 3, NEEDHAM 0

In finals’ rematch, Newton North girls’ volleyball makes its point with sweep of defending champion Needham
Ben Volin I On football

Here are five additional observations after rewatching the Patriots-Steelers game
Dan Shaughnessy

Aaron Judge’s record quest reminds us of what the home run chase used to mean

Business

Philly Home Depot workers petition to form first store-wide union

Home Depot workers in Philadelphia have filed a petition with the federal labor board to form what could be the first store-wide union at the world’s largest home improvement retailer.

Deal for nearly 100-acre ExxonMobil property in Everett falls through

Other firms had bid on the site — among the largest development opportunities to hit the market in Greater Boston in recent years — but it requires costly environmental cleanup.

Spotify launches audiobook store with some 300,000 titles

Maine fishermen appeal judge ruling that protects endangered whale
magazine
My Boston History

I'm a multilingual singer-songwriter. Here's why I call Boston home.
My Boston History

Talent and education aren’t always enough. So I work to ensure opportunities for all.

My Boston History

Documenting Chelsea’s indefatigable heart
My Boston History

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third

metro

Autumn begins Thursday, but keep an eye on the tropics

Poll: Governor McKee’s COVID-19 approval rating hits 44 percent

Climate change protesters close one side of Seaport Blvd. bridge before dispersing; 15 arrested

sports

Aaron Judge hits 60th homer to tie Babe Ruth, inches closer to Roger Maris

Ever-improving Brayan Bello remains a reason to keep watching the Red Sox as they slug past the Reds

The Red Sox’ handling of Kevin Plawecki is the latest front office decision to ruffle some clubhouse feathers

business

You’re about to pay even more to heat your home. Here’s what you can do about it.

Your electric bill may go up by more than 60 percent this winter. Here’s why.

US gas prices end streak of declines just short of 100 days

politics

New York attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company, alleging business fraud

Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN Charter in Ukraine, Biden says

‘The Squad’ to push for progressive politics during series of Boston area events

Nation

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for role in George Floyd murder

COVID-19 vaccination continues to lag for the youngest children in Mass.

NYC horse that collapsed, now recovering, rekindled debate on city carriage rides

World

Magnus Carlsen resigns from match after one move as chess storm intensifies

Fiona grows into Category 4 storm, heads toward Bermuda

Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes

opinion

May I have a word: The oft-repeated jokes that make us roll our eyes

It’s time to stop believing in immaculate disinflation

Members of Congress shouldn’t play the market

lifestyle

US adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says

No roadmap required

It’s Banned Books Week — and these bookstores are hiding challenged books for their readers to find

food & dining

From a small New Jersey town to a busy downtown restaurant, pastry chef Alyx Abreu rises to the occasion

A personalized Portuguese food crawl through Fall River and New Bedford

Ploughgate makes boring butter a thing of the past

travel

Air passengers could see sweeping reforms and easier refunds. Consumer advocates and lawmakers say that’s still not enough.

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

On both coasts, oyster tours are the new wine tours

Arts

Jordan Seaberry’s nod to the WPA is a labor of love

The perpetual motion of Alex Katz at Colby College Museum of Art

Piece by piece, Boston’s monument to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is coming together

Books

Spotify launches audiobook store with some 300,000 titles

It’s Banned Books Week — and these bookstores are hiding challenged books for their readers to find

Getting to the heart of the matter

Movies

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles play young marrieds in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

Two Boston film festivals to check out before the month is over

‘Stranger at the Gate’ tells story of ‘shared humanity’

Television

N.H. Paralympian aims to be the first amputee to win ‘Survivor’

Hulu’s satirical ‘Reboot’ gets it right the first time

Two ancient families unite in episode 5 of ‘House of the Dragon’

music

‘I accidentally fell in love.’ Lil Nas X sends pizza to religious protesters outside his Boston show.

Hip-hop concert culminates Boston Cannabis Week

Lil Nas X, a pop star in three acts, at MGM Music Hall

Theater/Dance

At Moonbox, a journey of reconciliation in ‘The Good Deli,’ a venture into the unknown with ‘Jonathan’

A fallen entrepreneur reconnects with the community she left behind in ‘Fabulation’

Chita Rivera brings Broadway to Worcester

globe local

Indigenous Peoples Day to be held at Newton’s Albemarle Field Oct. 10

MassDOT to hold public meeting on Newton Corner traffic safety Sept. 28

MBTA Green Line D branch work to begin Sept. 24

Obituaries

Maury Wills, base-stealing shortstop for Dodgers, dies at 89

Valery Polyakov dies at 80; took the longest journey in space

Virginia Dwan, behind-the-scenes force in the art world, dies at 90