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‘We fight for democracy and a better future’: thousands gather at NAACP convention in Boston Saturday

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to address the convention Saturday evening.

Studies retracted after Harvard professor who researches honesty faces allegations of fraud

The allegations, concerning four studies Francesca Gino co-authored, have raised fears that the fraud is more widespread.

Biden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman

President Biden on Friday for the first time publicly acknowledged his seventh grandchild, a 4-year-old girl fathered by his son Hunter with an Arkansas woman, Lunden Roberts, in 2018.

As temperatures soar, some Mass. workers can’t beat the heat
Climate change makes already boiling working conditions even hotter.

Dave Epstein: You’ve heard it before: it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity As ‘dangerous heat’ in Mass. continues, here’s what residents can expect on the weekend

Long a sore spot for riders with disabilities, service on the RIDE has gotten worse because of staffing shortages
Delays on the MBTA's paratransit service can make a simple trip a lengthy headache, but riders say they couldn't live without it.

Governor Maura Healey posed for a portrait with her partner Joanna Lydgate at Healey’s Cambridge apartment earlier this year.

Governor Maura Healey moving to partner’s Arlington home

Cape and Islands District Attorney Rob Galibois announced Friday that he intends to investigate the dropping of dozens of migrants on Martha’s Vineyard.

Cape DA urges state, federal law enforcement to investigate Ron DeSantis over Martha’s Vineyard migrant crisis

Cape and Islands District Attorney Rob Galibois announced he intends to investigate the dropping of dozens of migrants on Martha’s Vineyard last year.

Fifty years later, families reflect on Logan plane crash that killed 89 people
In a moment, the crash of Delta Flight 723 upended many New England families' lives forever. This weekend, some will meet one another for the first time.

‘This is completely different’: Hotel shelter housing over 40 migrant, homeless families reflects growing need
Massachusetts has had to rapidly expand its emergency assistance shelter program, given the simultaneous housing crisis and migrant influx of families from places like Haiti and Central and South America.

The Chiefs' Travis Kelce, one of the top five receiving weapons in the NFL, has an average salary of $14.3 million that would rank him 21st among receivers.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

If any NFL position group has a gripe about being underpaid, it’s tight ends

Outside of the quarterback, no player has to know more about the offense, yet tight ends consistently get squeezed in the marketplace when compared with wide receivers.

Free agent running back Ezekiel Elliott visiting Patriots Saturday On Football: Bills are focused on Super Bowl

Bill Belichick is beginning his 24th season as Patriots coach.

Dan Shaughnessy

Here’s a vote of confidence for Bill Belichick, and other hot summer thoughts

The Patriots will be better than you think and all this nonsense about Belichick's job being in jeopardy will be dust in the wind.

NAACP Convention in Boston

The participants at this table talk about their experiences in unions. From left, Kaileigh Clark, Gabriela Ames, and Pat Deangelo are all with Boston Building Trades Unions. Angel Howell, right, is with New England United 4 Justice. A pre-NAACP Convention Civic Engagement Boot Camp for the next generation of NAACP leadership was held at the Boston Teachers Union.

Young convention attendees want to help, to make a difference

Set up for The NAACP National Convention began at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Wednesday. Materials were being unpacked in the lobby.

NAACP festivities kick off at The Hub, with a block party, career fair, and more

Lavonta Williams, of Wichita, Kansas NAACP Chapter, arrives at the "community activation" event for NAACP convention held at the Freedom House in Dorchester.

NAACP leaders tour Boston’s majority-Black neighborhoods, talk civic engagement

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

Who will be in Boston for the NAACP Convention?

With his bat and his glove, Sal Frelick is showing that he is ready for the majors.

After a delayed start, Lexington’s Sal Frelick is cleaning up in the big leagues

A thumb injury undoubtedly cost him an earlier call-up, but the former Boston College star now has arrived with a bang.

Jaylen Brown signed his new contract with former US Olympic track star John Carlos (right) looking on.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Jaylen Brown has big plans for the future now that he’s finalized his big contract

With a five-year, $304 million deal in hand, Brown expressed his vision for leaving Boston a better city than when he arrived in the summer of 2016

Jaylen Brown’s personal life gets supermax attention from the tabloids

Jeremy Swayman finished with a 24-6-4 record for the Bruins last season.

Jeremy Swayman, Bruins reportedly $2.8 million apart in contract talks ahead of salary arbitration

Swayman and the Bruins have an arbitration hearing scheduled for Sunday.

Opinion

State Senator Diana DiZoglio said her office has been “stonewalled.”

Audit Beacon Hill? Yes, but...

Attorney General Campbell can turn this political hot potato into a teaching moment.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Revere is clueless about home-based day care

Carol Rose, Rebecca Hart Holder, and Nate Horwitz-Willis

Legislature needs to ban the sale of cellphone location data

IDEAS | ELAN BABCHUCK AND WENDY CADGE

America has a loneliness epidemic. How about religious groups as part of the solution?

Andre M. Perry and Jordan Fields

Boston Task Force on Reparations is setting a precedent for other states to follow

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. Critic's notebook: Beyoncé, and the making of a ‘Renaissance’ woman

More recent News

A reeling DeSantis takes a swing at Tim Scott, now a top rival
Ron DeSantis hit back Friday at one of his leading Republican rivals, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, accusing the senator of repeating liberal criticisms over Florida’s educational standards for the teaching of slavery.

Five people, including a probate judge, charged for roles in alleged thefts from Cranston man’s estate
When he died, John Barbieri had collections of sports cards and firearms worth more than $1 million. Five people were indicted Wednesday in alleged thefts from his estate.

Somerville man who sat in Senate chamber during Jan. 6 insurrection sentenced to a year in prison
Noah Bacon, who participated in the takeover of the US Senate chambers during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, was sentenced to one year in federal prison, records show.

Cancer treatment could halt Lyme disease in its tracks, UMass Amherst researchers say
A drug used to treat some cancers could be effective in halting symptoms of tick-borne Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that sickens nearly half a million Americans each year, according to a new study.

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard camp on floor at Logan airport during delay: ‘We made quite a home here’
The famous family faced hours of delays at Boston's airport, prompting them to set up a spread of blankets and neck pillows on the airport floor.

Lawmakers weigh bill to end life without parole in Massachusetts
The legislation would not automatically guarantee release from prison, but rather give every person sentenced to life in prison an opportunity to go before a parole board after serving 25 years.

Listen to 'Say More'

The chatbot will see you now
Here are five takeaways from a new book on the AI revolution in medicine by Microsoft’s research head, a Harvard Medical School professor, and a Boston health journalist.

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

Body cam footage shows Massachusetts State Police officers inspecting the back of a U-Haul truck, allegedly used by members of the Patriot Front to transport shields, flags, a drum, poles, and a megaphone.

Body camera footage shows State Police stop of U-Haul from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston

Recently released footage from State Police body-worn cameras has shed new light on efforts by law enforcement to catch up with Patriot Front organizers after they paraded through Boston last July.

Bluebikes pedals on, expands with new stations
The fact that the MBTA is anything but well-functioning these days makes the Bluebikes alternative all the more vital.

The summer splendor of the outdoor shower on the Cape
Once merely a mainstay to rinse off after a day at the beach, they’ve become more creative — with each owner adding personal touches.

Nearly a month past July 1 deadline, Mass. House, Senate budget leaders announce budget agreement
While Massachusetts legislative leaders did not announce any details, they said they are confident they will be able to vote on the state's fiscal year 2024 budget on Monday.

Culture & Lifestyle

Oona Doherty / OD Works in "Navy Blue" at the 2023 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential “Navy Blue” to Jacob’s Pillow

Sophie Wilde plays Mia in the Philippou brothers' new horror-drama "Talk to Me."

In ‘Talk To Me,’ RackaRacka YouTubers and first-time directors Danny and Michael Philippou conjure the terrors of teenhood

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform at Roadrunner in Boston.

At Roadrunner, Jason Isbell and his versatile band bring heat and heart

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

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

The ruined potato field at the Smiarowski Farm in Hatfield on July 19.

Flooding ravaged Massachusetts farms. The state should help farmers recover.

People transported bananas along a street in Havana on July 18.

IDEAS | JOHN R. BAWDEN

Ten years of watching Cuba change — and stay the same

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

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

IDEAS | LIZ SHULMAN

Keep ChatGPT out of the classroom

Teacher Ivone Dossantos read to toddlers at the Ellis Early Learning center in the South End on March 3.

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

Metro

‘We fight for democracy and a better future’: thousands gather at NAACP convention in Boston Saturday

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to address the convention Saturday evening.

Young convention attendees want to help, to make a difference

“It’s really about bringing the lessons of the past and the tools of the present together,” said Wisdom Cole, the national director of the NAACP’s youth and college division. “Young people are the lifeblood of this organization.”

A new hub for the humanities in Manchester

Saint Anselm College President Joseph A. Favazza said the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute will be a center for students and the broader community

NAACP leaders tour Boston’s majority-Black neighborhoods, talk civic engagement

“Black excellence isn’t just going to a convention downtown in the Seaport — this is Black excellence right here,” Tanisha Sullivan, president of NAACP’s Boston branch, told the group at the Freedom House stop.

Sports

Ezekiel Elliott spent the first seven years of his NFL career with the Cowboys before being released in March.

Free agent running back Ezekiel Elliott visiting Patriots Saturday

The Cowboys released Elliott in March after he spent his first seven NFL season in Dallas.

Jeremy Swayman finished with a 24-6-4 record for the Bruins last season.

Jeremy Swayman, Bruins reportedly $2.8 million apart in contract talks ahead of salary arbitration

Swayman and the Bruins have an arbitration hearing scheduled for Sunday.

Jaylen Brown signed his new contract with former US Olympic track star John Carlos (right) looking on.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Jaylen Brown has big plans for the future now that he’s finalized his big contract

With a five-year, $304 million deal in hand, Brown expressed his vision for leaving Boston a better city than when he arrived in the summer of 2016

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Are Pavel Zacha and Charlie Coyle ready to be the Bruins’ Nos. 1 and 2 centers?

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

If any NFL position group has a gripe about being underpaid, it’s tight ends

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

After a delayed start, Lexington’s Sal Frelick is cleaning up in the big leagues

Business

Wall Street returns to rallying following reports on profits and inflation

Wall Street got back to climbing following more encouraging profit reports and the latest signal that inflation is loosening its chokehold on the economy.

Adidas to release second batch of Yeezy sneakers after breakup with Ye

Adidas is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers after cutting ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

US proposes 18 percent fuel economy increase for new vehicle fleet from 2027 through 2032

Mattel is considering ‘Barbie’ sequel as it plans more Hollywood franchises

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

Josh Pierre, 21, of Waltham.

One man arrested, second man sought, for May murder in Waltham

Amherst community rallies in support of LGBTQ+ students

NAACP festivities kick off at The Hub, with a block party, career fair, and more

sports

Mike Giardi went national with NFL Network in 2018 after his time at New England Cable News and NBC Sports Boston.

Mike Giardi is back covering the NFL, this time as a writer

The Bills aren’t shy about it, the 2023 season is all about winning the Super Bowl

Ilestedt scores twice as Sweden beats Italy 5-0 to reach knockout rounds at Women’s World Cup

business

A 2021 F-150 pickup truck.

Ford recalls 870K F-150 pickups in US because parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly

The Fed’s preferred inflation measure cooled in June

As temperatures soar, some Mass. workers can’t beat the heat

politics

US Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, testifies before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, July 26, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says

Biden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman

Trump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event

Nation

Republican presidential candidate Senator Tim Scott spoke with reporters at a town hall event in Ankeny, Iowa, on Thursday.

A reeling DeSantis takes a swing at Tim Scott, now a top rival

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.05 billion after another drawing without a big winner

The extreme heat wave that blasted the Southwest is abating with late arriving monsoon rains

World

Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken says US economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability

Four air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off the Queensland coast

UN says it’s forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis

opinion

Former Republican senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire spoke at a campaign rally, Sept. 22, 2020, at Lanconia Municipal Airport in Gilford, N.H. Ayotte announced her candidacy for governor of New Hampshire on July 24, days after fellow Republican Chris Sununu said he’s not seeking reelection to a fifth term in 2024.

Ayotte is right about one thing

Midwives help ensure better outcomes and should be paid accordingly

Hope on the climate change front

lifestyle

Beachgoers wade in the ocean at Crandon Park, July 28, in Key Biscayne, Fla.

Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much.

After $304 million supermax extension, Jaylen Brown’s personal life gets supermax attention from the tabloids

I don’t want the marriage to end

food & dining

Sullivan’s Castle Island had its outdoor dining area blocked off Thursday because of aggressive seagulls.

Sullivan’s Castle Island outdoor seating closed because of aggressive — and hungry — seagulls

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

travel

Dax Shepard, left, and Kristen Bell in 2014.

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard camp on floor at Logan airport during delay: ‘We made quite a home here’

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

Sophie Wilde plays Mia in the Philippou brothers' new horror-drama "Talk to Me."

In ‘Talk To Me,’ RackaRacka YouTubers and first-time directors Danny and Michael Philippou conjure the terrors of teenhood

‘More than just film screenings’: Woods Hole Film Festival returns to Cape Cod for its 32nd year

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard camp on floor at Logan airport during delay: ‘We made quite a home here’

Television

Musician Brad Paisley and actors Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield, from left, posed together at the 10th Annual PingPong4Purpose celebrity ping pong tournament hosted by Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and his wife, Ellen, Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Actor Max Greenfield urges studio CEOs to ‘be the heroes’ and make a deal in Hollywood strikes

Boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore on ‘M-A-S-H’ sell at auction for $125,000 that will go to charity

Hollywood strikes reportedly force postponement of the Emmys

music

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform at Roadrunner in Boston.

At Roadrunner, Jason Isbell and his versatile band bring heat and heart

Beyoncé, and the making of a ‘Renaissance’ woman

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

Theater/Dance

Oona Doherty / OD Works in "Navy Blue" at the 2023 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential “Navy Blue” to Jacob’s Pillow

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

Huntington Theatre Company names Christopher Mannelli executive director

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

In the musical hit "A Chorus Line," actress Pamela Blair sings "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

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

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