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Trump lawyers meet with prosecutors as potential new federal indictment looms, AP source says

Former president Donald Trump was informed earlier this month was informed by special counsel Jack Smith’s office that he was a target of the Justice Department’s investigation, suggesting that an indictment could be soon.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Severe weather is expected in Mass. and much of New England Thursday
The storms could be accompanied by damaging winds and torrential rain, which could lead to street flooding.

Chance of ‘brief tornadoes,’ oppressive heat Thursday, forecasters say

Walk to honor Nancy Hanson, slain Newton mother, and shine spotlight on domestic violence
Organizers of the walk said Hanson “touched countless lives through her vibrant soul and passion for fitness, fostering a sense of belonging among her students.”

MBTA general manager hires four new executives with deep New York roots

Phillip Eng on Thursday announced new top hires from New York to help fix the Boston area’s beleaguered transit system. It was the most public shakeup of the agency since he took over in April.

After freezing at conference, a top GOP senator says he’s been ‘concerned’ about McConnell since earlier this year
Mitch McConnell was out of the Senate for almost six weeks earlier this year after falling and hitting his head after a dinner event at a hotel.

Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame.

This snake, identified as a boa constrictor, was spotted in an area behind CVS in Lexington.

Boa constrictor on the loose in Lexington

With Justin Turner starting at second base, the Red Sox won their second straight over the Braves Wednesday night.

dan shaughnessy

The Red Sox are the hottest team in baseball, but they still should be sellers at the deadline

This recent success is not sustainable — the Sox are not built to win in the postseason — so they should act in their long-term interests.

As the trade deadline grows ever closer, where do the Red Sox stand?

First six months of the state’s mental health overhaul reveal promise and challenges
New Help Line and urgent care centers win praise for helping in crises, but ongoing care remains a challenge amid workforce shortages.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, Bronny James, center, and Bryce James stood during a ceremony.

LeBron James sends thanks, says family is ‘safe and healthy’ after Bronny’s cardiac arrest

The top scorer in NBA history posted the message of thanks on social media Thursday.

Former Republican senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire spoke at a campaign rally in 2020.

Kelly Ayotte is running against ... us

Governor Maura Healey, who grew up in New Hampshire, refused to be drawn by Ayotte’s provocation on Wednesday.

Nikki Haley speaks at an event organized for her presidential primary campaign in North Conway, N.H., July 7, 2023.

In N.H., Nikki Haley is asked if women should be punished for illegal abortions

“In order for us to have a federal law, we’re going to have to have consensus,” she answered. “What does that consensus look like?”

‘He’s a force’: Teamsters head Sean O’Brien, who just reached UPS deal, has deep Mass. labor roots
O’Brien, who led Local 25 in Charlestown for more than 15 years, vowed to make the Teamsters a more militant organization when he was elected in late 2021. So far, he’s living up to that promise.

NAACP Convention in Boston

‘Boston had always been a hotbed’: A peek into the history of the Boston NAACP

A sign advertising the NAACP convention, seen from the Boston Convention Center.

The NAACP convention in Boston kicks off this week. Here’s what you need to know.

Kyle Denny, 17, at his home in Milton with the chemistry project he is entering in the NAACP ACT-SO competition. ACT-SO is a program meant to showcase the scholastic and artistic achievements of Black high school students. Denny's project demonstrates how activated charcoal can be used to filter dangerous emissions from household appliances.

‘African American students deserve to be celebrated’: Mass. students compete in NAACP’s annual ACT-SO competition

Ricardo Pierre-Louis owns Privé Parking. He won a $280,000 contract to provide transportation services for the NAACP convention.

For Black businesses in Boston, NAACP convention is ‘a game changer’

Sadie J. Mauro, 17, died after a boat crash on July 21.

Sherborn teen killed in Dennis boat crash recalled as ‘true light’ who ‘lived every day in full’

Sadie Mauro was a rising senior and lacrosse player at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School and was among six people on a boat when it struck a jetty off the coast of Sesuit Beach in Dennis Friday night, officials have said.

Three whales breaching in sync.

Three whales breach in unison off Cape Cod: ‘It was amazing’

Robert Addie from Portsmouth, N.H., and his three daughters were shocked to see the whales jump in unison Monday afternoon in Stellwagen Bank.

Clothes call: What’s appropriate wedding attire?

Explaining cocktail attire and breaking down dress code dos and don’ts. Plus, advice on ending an “acquaintanceship.”

Opinion

Demonstrators blocked traffic on a highway during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv on July 24.

Israel’s judicial overhaul puts its democracy and economy at risk

Netanyahu coalition barrels ahead.

Joan Wickersham

Fredric March — Hollywood’s great chameleon

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Let’s celebrate Black Women’s Equal Pay Day by bringing an end to it

IDEAS | Fredrik deBoer

The hubris of AI hype

The chatbot will see you now

Beyoncé at Gillette

How to prepare for Beyoncé's ‘Renaissance World Tour’ at Gillette

At long last, Beyoncé comes to Gillette Stadium Tuesday. Get ready.

Heading to Gillette Stadium to see Beyoncé? Here’s what you need to know.

More recent News

‘If you don’t take the bus and train, you don’t understand’: Months later, many T slow zones remain — to passengers’ chagrin
Governor Maura Healey vowed to get to the bottom of the commute-warping problem quickly. That was in April.

‘If you don’t take the bus and train, you don’t understand’: Months later, many T slow zones remain — to passengers’ chagrin
Governor Maura Healey vowed to get to the bottom of the commute-warping problem quickly. That was in April.

Pink is popping in Boston as local businesses embrace Barbie’s resurgence
The blockbuster opening of the "Barbie" movie over the weekend — to the tune of $155 million at the box office — is likely to only add to the revived interest in the doll.

Nearly 100 pilot whales strand themselves on an Australian beach. Half have died despite rescue efforts.

Nearly 100 pilot whales have stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them.

Pedestrian hit by police cruiser in Hampton, N.H., identified as Lawrence resident
Orlyn Medina Mercedes, 35, of Lawrence, was injured when he was hit by a Hampton Police Department cruiser on Sunday evening.

Auditor aims to sue the Legislature after it refuses to comply with her review

Diana DiZoglio accused Democratic leaders of the Legislature of “twisting and weaponizing” state law to thwart her attempts to inject more transparency into chambers that are exempt from public records law and often criticized for their opaque processes.

Seven wonders of the sports world

Augusta National

Augusta National

There’s a reason they call it ‘heaven’

Churchill Downs

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

From the Brickyard to the Snake Pit

Lambeau Field

Lambeau Field

The windchill is 7 degrees. Who cares?

Churchill Downs

A weeklong party for a two-minute race

Cameron Indoor

Cameron Indoor Stadium

The Crazies are one of a kind

Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium

The fun starts early at The Big House

Fenway Park

Fenway Park

A love affair spawned from the ‘Impossible Dream’

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Kara Coluccio, a managing partner at Perspective Group, says the job market for biotech executives has gotten much tighter.

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The once-hot market for biotech jobs and lab space has cooled. What now?

The carnage in biotech is not just affecting the sector’s workforce — it’s punching a hole in Greater Boston’s real estate market.

Into the red

Massachusetts is phasing out natural gas. Why is it expanding in Douglas?
Emails shared with the Globe show how the town, a large utility, and a warehouse developer worked together to make sure the gas permit would be approved.

Boston wants to fill empty storefronts. The Wu administration just awarded $2.8 million in grants to help do it.
The Wu administration is doling out funds to help 24 companies open up in vacant street-level spaces.

Sinéad O’Connor, an appreciation in eight songs
“In real life you aren’t allowed to say you’re angry,” wrote Sinéad O’Connor in “Rememberings,” her lyrical 2021 memoir, “but in music you can say anything.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Sinéad O'Connor performing in Budapest in 2019.

Sinéad O’Connor, an appreciation in eight songs

Mdou Moctar (left) and his band will play the folk festival on Friday.

All kinds of folks at Newport Folk

From left: Rosario Dawson as Gabbie, Tiffany Haddish as Harriet, LaKeith Stanfield as Ben, and Owen Wilson as Father Kent in Disney's live-action "Haunted Mansion."

The second time’s the charm for Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’

The Lowell Folk Festival takes over the city's downtown July 28-30.

10 must-see artists and events at the Lowell Folk Festival

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Mass General Brigham nurse Marclyn Morice took care of Eleanor McLaughlin at McLaughlin's Needham apartment as part of MGB's Home Hospital program.

Providing hospital-level care at home saves money. The government should allow more of it.

Call Florida’s school curriculum on Black history what it is — a mendacious white nationalist hagiography fostered by the racist, ahistorical, anti-education policies of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican candidate for president.

Florida’s silver linings guide to slavery

“There is no writing process,” a student said. “Boom. It’s done. Like Googling.”

IDEAS | LIZ SHULMAN

Keep ChatGPT out of the classroom

The Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb and the Atomic Bomb Dome at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

With the release of ‘Oppenheimer,’ debate over using the atomic bomb on Japan continues

US Marines geared up in front of a sunset before loading into a transport vehicle at Afghanistan's Kandahar International Airport, Dec. 19, 2001.

Jeremy Kofsky and Kael Weston

Senate must confirm Marine Corps commandant

Jim Caviezel in Angel Studios' "Sound of Freedom."

IDEAS | MATTHEW REMSKI

America’s summer of fake saviors

Metro

Severe storm risk with heavy downpours, chance of ‘brief tornadoes,’ and oppressive heat due Thursday, forecasters say

Turbulent weather is expected Thursday with the possibility heavy downpours, localized flooding, and gale-force winds along coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

GLOBE NH | MORING REPORT

N.H. Beach Patrol has already rescued about 250 people so far this summer

N.H. State Parks is hosting a water safety day Thursday to educate beachgoers about how to stay safe, including the number one cause behind rescues: rip currents.

Walk to honor Nancy Hanson, slain Newton mother, and shine spotlight on domestic violence

Organizers of the walk said Hanson “touched countless lives through her vibrant soul and passion for fitness, fostering a sense of belonging among her students.”

Scientists estimate 800 great white sharks visited Cape Cod between 2015 and 2018

“We have generated the first estimate of abundance for the white shark at a new seasonal aggregation site” in the Western North Atlantic, said the study published Thursday.

Sports

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, Bronny James, center, and Bryce James stood during a ceremony.

LeBron James sends thanks, says family is ‘safe and healthy’ after Bronny’s cardiac arrest

The top scorer in NBA history posted the message of thanks on social media Thursday.

Mac Jones, shown here on day 1 of Patriots training camp, apparently isn't a popular player among other NFL circles.

Patriots QB Mac Jones is a ‘disrespectful’ trash talker, according to one NFL veteran

The third-year signal-caller apparently isn’t making many friends across the NFL thanks to his intensity on the field.

With Justin Turner starting at second base, the Red Sox won their second straight over the Braves Wednesday night.

dan shaughnessy

The Red Sox are the hottest team in baseball, but they still should be sellers at the deadline

This recent success is not sustainable — the Sox are not built to win in the postseason — so they should act in their long-term interests.

Women's World Cup

Harvard undergraduate Josefine Hasbo’s summer job: Starting for Denmark at the Women’s World Cup

By all indications, Christian Gonzalez is exactly what the Patriots need at cornerback

John Powers | On Soccer

A draw against the Netherlands was good enough this time, but the US will need better results

Business

Pink is popping in Boston as local businesses embrace Barbie’s resurgence

The blockbuster opening of the "Barbie" movie over the weekend — to the tune of $155 million at the box office — is likely to only add to the revived interest in the doll.

US economy grew at 2.4 percent rate in second quarter

The resilience of the economy has surprised many economists who thought that high inflation would lead to a recession, or at least a clear slowdown in the first half of the year.

Weekly US applications for jobless benefits slide to lowest level in 5 months

EU investigates Microsoft over concerns bundling Teams with Office eliminates competition

magazine

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then he vanished.

The writer leads a rally for student debt cancellation held near the White House on June 20.

Why I know the NAACP’s next generation is going to accomplish great things

At a time when women’s sports are ready to soar, a lack of science is holding them back

Chicken Salad With Romaine and Tahini-Herb Dressing

Recipes: Stay cool with fresh summer salads

metro

MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng.

MBTA general manager hires four new executives with deep New York roots

The latest political news in Rhode Island

How much would you pay for a seat at McCoy?

sports

Astros catcher Martin Maldonado and the Rangers' Adolis Garcia were in the middle as the benches clear following Garcia's grand slam during the fifth inning.

Benches empty during Rangers’ rout of Astros

Lindsey Horan rallies United States for a tie in Group E matchup with the Netherlands

As the trade deadline grows ever closer, where do the Red Sox stand?

business

International Brotherhood of Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien spoke to UPS Teamster members in Brooklyn on July 14.

‘He’s a force’: Teamsters head Sean O’Brien, who just reached UPS deal, has deep Mass. labor roots

California Governor Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike

The chatbot will see you now

politics

Jack Smith, the special counsel, after delivering remarks about the indictment of former president Donald Trump in Washington, June 9, 2023.

Trump lawyers meet with Jack Smith’s team ahead of possible 2020 election indictment, AP source says

Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US

Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of the bipartisan ‘moonshot’ effort

Nation

Firefighters assisted a resident during a heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 20.

July has been so blistering hot, scientists already calculate that it’s the warmest month on record

Supreme Court lets work resume on gas pipeline in Appalachian Mountains

Norfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues

World

Ukrainian servicemen walk on their position at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on July 2.

Kyiv launches a major push against Russian forces, officials and analysts say

Mutinous soldiers say they’ve taken Niger. The government says a coup won’t be tolerated.

Judge allows Prince Harry’s snooping lawsuit against publisher of The Sun tabloid to go to trial

opinion

What started out as a fundraiser and birthday party — to be hosted by PR executive George Regan at his Mashpee home — instead turned into a botched plot to launch a “3-year mission to save the City of Boston from the negative impacts of the ultra-progressives policies (that) dominate the current City Council and current administration of Boston City Hall.”

‘Save the city’ mission looks like an effort to save old Boston

Let’s celebrate Black Women’s Equal Pay Day by bringing an end to it

NAACP must embrace the legacy of ‘abolition democracy’

lifestyle

Should I worry about our sex life?

Tom Brady’s playing the field, and the tabloids can’t stop speculating about whom he might be dating

You had me at prenup

food & dining

Joe and Jodi Campbell, visiting from Virginia, dine on the deck at ReelHouse Oyster Bar in the Seaport.

Watching the boats glide past at ReelHouse Oyster Bar in the Seaport, it’s easy to get hooked

Bartaco opens in Brookline; HobGoblin is Downtown Crossing’s newest haunt

Jack’s Abby, German brewery Weihenstephan to team up on Oktoberfest-inspired lager

travel

When Candace Welch returns her rental to Budget in Sioux Falls, S.D., the company bills her for hail damage.

Budget bills $2,133 for hail damage that never happened

Exploring the quiet side of Mount Desert Island

Savoring the best 15 minutes in art history

Arts

Maria Molteni and collaborators Vin Caponigro, Laura Campagna, Ash Capachione, and Laura Ganci stand on Molteni's mural "Gateway to Infinity (An Anti-monument)."

Putting monumentality underfoot on the Greenway

An atelier of her own

Before they went full Hollywood, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles broke the mold in Northampton

Books

Dust jacket of John Kostrzewa's new book about hiking trails in Rhode Island.

Hey buddy, take a hike. But read this first.

In Edith Bruck’s ‘Lost Bread,’ an account of the Holocaust and its aftermath, cruelty continues for survivors even after Auschwitz is closed

Could ‘The Last of Us’ really happen? Emily Monosson details the potential future of fungal pathogens in an ever-warming world

Movies

Miriam Diabagate shows off her Barbie-inspired nails in the Boston Common before seeing "Barbie" on July 20, 2023.

Pink is popping in Boston as local businesses embrace Barbie’s resurgence

California Governor Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike

The second time’s the charm for Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’

Television

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Jan. 24, 2023.

California Governor Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike

‘Bridgerton,’ spinoff dominate Netflix Top 10, but ‘Wednesday’ is No. 1

‘Dark Winds’ actress Jessica Matten is ‘all about representation’

music

Beyonce accepts Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for "Renaissance" during the 65th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 5.

Heading to Gillette Stadium to see Beyoncé? Here’s what you need to know.

How to prepare for Beyoncé's ‘Renaissance World Tour’ at Gillette

Sinéad O’Connor, an appreciation in eight songs

Theater/Dance

Annette Miller as Golda Meir in "Golda's Balcony" at Shakespeare & Company.

Go west, theater fans. The Berkshires are beckoning.

Dorrance Dance an engaging treat for eyes and ears at Jacob’s Pillow

Company One’s ‘Boy Who Kissed the Sky’ mythologizes a young Jimi Hendrix’s experience

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor appears at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 1989.

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

Rocky Wirtz, third-generation owner of Blackhawks, dead at 70

Johnny Lujack, 1947 Heisman winner who led Notre Dame to 3 national titles, dies at 98