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Donald Trump faces additional charges in classified documents case in Florida
Former president Donald Trump is facing accusations that he and aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the classified documents investigations.

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

Can a tick new to the Cape (but infamous elsewhere) really make you allergic to red meat? Hint: yes.
It’s called the Lone Star tick, and a bite can trigger Alpha-gal Syndrome.

Acton will give $3,000 toward child care costs to each eligible family

The child care subsidy program for the 2023-2024 school year is funded through $40,000 the town allocated out of COVID relief funds it received through the American Rescue Plan Act.

McConnell speaks to Senate day after freezing episode; a top GOP senator expresses concern over ongoing health issues

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.

Have you parked your laptop somewhere outlandish, such as a brewery, a nail salon, or a gym? Fill out our survey to share your experiences.

Tell us: Where is the weirdest place you’ve worked remotely from?

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

Phillip Eng on Thursday announced new top hires who will be responsible for some of the most troubled areas of the T, including its crumbling stations and tracks.

Mass. inspector general rips T, says basic and routine business functions ‘were so poorly managed’

One dead in moped crash in Malden

Police said this snake, identified as a boa constrictor, was seen in an area behind CVS in Lexington.

Boa constrictor is not on the loose in Lexington after all, police say

A line of storms is forecast to push southeast Thursday afternoon.

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Mass. and parts of New England, report of possible tornado in N.H.

“Severe thunderstorms, with damaging wind and large hail, are possible across Southern New England this afternoon and evening,’’ forecasters wrote in an alert to Skywarn partners who provide damage reports.

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Mass. and parts of New England, forecasters say Map: More than half of city-operated public pools in Boston are closed amid heat wave

There is an elevated risk of severe weather Thursday afternoon over much of New England.

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.

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? Baseball’s trade-deadline period is an uncomfortable time for players

‘I just followed the blood trail’: A look at the grisly market of Boston crime tours
Over the course of an hour-and-half tour, retired Boston Police lieutenant Joe Leeman narrates a mix of revolutionary history you learn in school with chronicles of the city’s underworld.

Tara Sullivan

Lindsey Horan channeled her anger into a goal, and other observations from the US tie against the Netherlands
The US cocaptain came away from a rough collision with a Dutch player determined to even the score, and she did exactly that.

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’

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.

Who wouldn't think this was written by someone's dad?

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Meet the Taylor Swift of kids’ ear-piercing

Harvard Square piercer Owen Beane is a legend among families for his kind demeanor and commitment to consent. Soon, he’ll open a new shop.

Opinion

IDEAS | Fredrik deBoer

The hubris of AI hype

Artificial intelligence is a powerful technology, but it’s still just a human tool that portends neither deliverance nor apocalypse.

Both parties have conspiracy theory candidates, but it’s only a primary advantage for Donald Trump

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

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

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

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

Huntington Theatre Company names Christopher Mannelli executive director
Mannelli of the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, N.Y., is stepping into the shoes of Michael Maso, a driving force in Boston theater for more than four decades.

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.

To combat sudden cardiac arrest, Moakley Park gets Boston’s first public defibrillator
“If you don’t have access in a timely manner, your chances of survival are very very low," said Suzanne McKenzie, who hopes to bring additional AEDs to other Boston locations.

POLITICS

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?”

Trump says his lawyers have met with prosecutors ahead of possible 2020 election indictment

Former president Donald Trump was informed earlier this month 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.

MISS CONDUCT

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.”

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’

Recommended reads

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

kara miller | the big idea

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.

patriots notebook

Patriots defensive lineman Lawrence Guy explains his absence from spring minicamp
Family considerations were a factor (he welcomed a baby around that time), and his agent and the team continue to discuss a contract.

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.

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

Fall Out Boy (pictured during a January performance in Inglewood, Calif.) plays Fenway Park Aug. 2.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Pink goes airborne during a show at Olympiastadion in Berlin last month.

The sky’s the limit for Pink’s acrobatics at Fenway Park

Faran Tahir and Joanne Kelly in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's "Macbeth."

On the Common, a ‘Macbeth’ steeped in misery and madness

Film still from "Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo."

When they reminisce over you: Hip-Hop turns 50

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

Sullivan’s outdoor seating closed due to seagulls

On Thursday, orange traffic cones sat on top of the picnic tables with yellow caution tape strung between them and signs nearby warning diners to cover their food and “beware” of seagulls at Sullivan's Castle Island.

After delays, cost of Maine hydropower line soars, and Mass. will likely pay for it.

Avangrid says the cost to build its hydropower line from Quebec to Massachusetts has jumped 50 percent, and is asking Mass. ratepayers to cover the difference.

Can a tick new to the Cape (but infamous elsewhere) really make you allergic to red meat? Hint: yes.

It’s called the Lone Star tick, and a bite can trigger Alpha-gal Syndrome.

Providence’s pre-K special education waitlist has increased. The district pledges it will be gone by September.

The school district is being sued for failing to provide services for preschool-aged children with developmental delays.

Sports

Asisat Oshoala provided the key moment in an upset win for Nigeria.

Women's World Cup Notebook

Asisat Oshoala seals Nigeria’s upset win over co-host Australia at the Women’s World Cup

After coming on in the 63rd minute, Oshoala scored a goal that sealed an upset victory, sparked her jersey-shedding celebration, and left Australia in a must-win scenario for World Cup survival.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was carted off the field after an injury on a scramble play during practice.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow carted off the field at practice

Coach Zac Taylor later said it was a calf injury. Burrow was wearing a sleeve on it and came up limping.

The Sox have won nine straight games while wearing their yellow jerseys, dating back to a 13-3 win over Kansas City on Sept. 18.

Why do the Red Sox wear yellow jerseys?

The Red Sox took inspiration from icons of the Boston Marathon for their City Connect, including pulling from the BAA’s color scheme.

Some important contract extensions could be in the works, and other thoughts on Day 2 of Patriots training camp

ANGELS 6, TIGERS 0

The Angels said they won’t trade him and Shohei Ohtani celebrated with his first MLB shutout

Three things to know about Mauricio Llovera, the newest Red Sox reliever

Business

After delays, cost of Maine hydropower line soars, and Mass. will likely pay for it.

Avangrid says the cost to build its hydropower line from Quebec to Massachusetts has jumped 50 percent, and is asking Mass. ratepayers to cover the difference.

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

Most of the costs are related to the cleanup of the hazardous chemicals that were released, but $222 million is a combination of legal fees and the $63 million of assistance it has offered to the community.

US economy grew at 2.4% rate in second quarter

Tell us: Where is the weirdest place you’ve worked remotely from?

magazine

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

Clothes call: What’s appropriate wedding attire?

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

metro

Rusty Croft, of the United States, works on his sculpture ahead of the Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival in Revere, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2023.

Artists prepare for International Sand Sculpting Festival at Revere Beach

R.I. woman turned pearl found in a clam into her engagement ring

Mass. inspector general rips T, says basic and routine business functions ‘were so poorly managed’

sports

Chris Sale is willing to be a starter, an opener, a reliever ... whatever it takes for him to get back with the Red Sox.

Chris Sale throws live BP, says he is open to any role when he returns to Red Sox

Bill Belichick complimented Patrice Bergeron by comparing him to Devin McCourty

Baseball’s trade-deadline period is an uncomfortable time for players

business

Miriam Diabagate showed off her Barbie-inspired nails on Boston Common before seeing "Barbie" on July 20.

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

US economy grew at 2.4 percent rate in second quarter

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

politics

Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House.

Donald Trump faces additional charges in classified documents case in Florida

Trump says his lawyers have met with prosecutors ahead of possible 2020 election indictment

McConnell speaks to Senate day after freezing episode; a top GOP senator expresses concern over ongoing health issues

Nation

In the musical hit "A Chorus Line," actress Pamela Blair sang "Dance-Ten, Looks-Three," a song extolling the benefits of hormones, silicone, and plastic surgery in furthering the career of aspiring dancers.

Pamela Blair, original performer of comedic ‘Chorus Line’ gem, dies at 73

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

901 confirmed cases and 6 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Supporters of mutinous soldiers demonstrated in Niamey, Niger on Thursday. Governing bodies in Africa condemned what they saw as a coup attempt Wednesday against Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, after members of the presidential guard said they had seized power.

Held hostage by his military, Niger’s president vows to save democracy

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.

opinion

Demonstrators waved a large Israeli flag during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, July 24.

Israel is the canary in the coal mine for liberal democracy

‘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

lifestyle

Clockwise from top left: Jasmine Guy, Jabari Banks, Marcus Scribner, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Rome Flynn

Who will be in Boston for the NAACP Convention?

Meet the Taylor Swift of kids’ ear-piercing

Should I worry about our sex life?

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

Beal’s Lobster Pier, located at the dock in Southwest Harbor, has been around for 90 years, serving just-caught lobster and locally caught seafood, along with burgers, sandwiches, salads, and appetizers.

Exploring the quiet side of Mount Desert Island

Transfixing moments under, in, and above the clouds at Olympic National Park

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

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

The hero of Peter Heller’s ‘The Last Ranger’ stalks the boundary between solitude and society

Susan Casey, veteran journalist of the life aquatic, explores the history and wonder of the subterranean ocean world in ‘The Underworld’

Donovan X. Ramsey, author of ‘When Crack Was King,’ on the lasting influence of poetry and books in childhood

Movies

Film still from "Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo."

When they reminisce over you: Hip-Hop turns 50

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

California Governor Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike

Television

Boyd Holbrook (left) and Timothy Olyphant in "Justified: City Primeval." The series revival relocates US Marshal Raylan Givens from rural Kentucky to Detroit.

When a show’s somewhere isn’t just anywhere

Post-‘GoT’ retirement ends for Jack Gleeson

California Governor Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike

music

Beyoncé performs onstage during a "Renaissance World Tour" date at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in May.

Beyoncé, and the making of a ‘Renaissance’ woman

The sky’s the limit for Pink’s acrobatics at Fenway Park

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

Theater/Dance

Faran Tahir and Joanne Kelly in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's "Macbeth."

On the Common, a ‘Macbeth’ steeped in misery and madness

Huntington Theatre Company names Christopher Mannelli executive director

Go west, theater fans. The Berkshires are beckoning.

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