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Surgeon in MGH double-booking controversy reprimanded for ‘substandard care’ in other, unrelated cases

A former Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon whose back operation on former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks led to a $5.1 million malpractice settlement has been reprimanded by state regulators for care he provided to two other patients.
Read the Spotlight report from 2015: Should a surgeon run two operations at once?

Boston-based maternal health organizations get funding boost to help cover cost of doulas, other supports

Three local organizations have received $75,000 in grants for their work addressing the Black maternal health crisis.

Boston receives ‘go sign’ from state for Long Island bridge project
Boston is one step closer to reconstructing a 35-acre recovery campus on Long Island for people struggling with addiction after state authorities issued a key permit for the city to rebuild the Long Island bridge, city officials announced Wednesday.

Rejection of Ohio ballot measure signals democracy remains powerful motivator for voters
The result could be a warning sign to national Republicans.

PODCAST

Magaziner blasts ‘unhinged’ Marjorie Taylor Greene for showing ‘revenge porn’ at House hearing

Utah man suspected of threatening President Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant

Two more arrested in Alabama riverfront brawl more that drew national attention
YVONNE ABRAHAM

In our immigrant crisis, an opportunity

Welcoming the immigrants is also the smart thing to do. They’re good for Massachusetts, and we desperately need them.
podcast | say more with shirley leung

Meredith Goldstein dishes on giving ‘Love Letters’ advice

In a cross-over episode of “Say More” podcast, Goldstein talks about fielding just about every question imaginable and why the column remains so popular after nearly 15 years.

Robbie Robertson and The Band’s greatest moments, from touring with Bob Dylan to ‘The Last Waltz’

Whether backing Bob Dylan or lounging with Martin Scorsese, the late Robbie Robertson had a music career befitting rock 'n' roll royalty of the 1960s and 1970s.
Opinion
Jim Braude

Trump trial should be televised

It’s the United States v. Donald J. Trump — a former president is being prosecuted in our name. We have a right to be there.
IDEAS | RITHWIK KALALE

Pokémon forever
EDITORIAL

Holden wants to hold the line on housing. It mustn’t win that fight.
IDEAS | Evan Selinger and Brett Frischmann

How to use ChatGPT to apologize
Bill Achtmeyer

Waiting, watching delegates at Republican National Convention

More recent News

Masataka Yoshida got an up-close look at one of the strangest ground-rule doubles in Fenway Park history
“I’ve never seen that, not even in [batting practice]," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora.

Predatory fish could lose 40 percent of habitat by 2100, with Northwest Atlantic a hot spot, study finds
Findings from the study, conducted by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts and published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday, could have far-reaching impacts for New England fisheries and consumers, experts say.

Local SAG-AFTRA members rally on Boston Common against ‘greedy, greedy network executives’
The rally was the second held on Boston Common since SAG-AFTRA announced its strike on July 13.

Mass. dad cleared of fraud in college admissions scandal wants $1 million he paid to scheme’s mastermind back

Private equity investor John B. Wilson argues that since he was cleared by an appeals court of paying bribes to get his twin daughters into Harvard and Stanford, the government should return the $500,000 he paid in fees for each child.

Husband of slain former Everett official found guilty of murder, officials say
Emilio Matarazzo of Peabody was found guilty Tuesday for the 2018 murder of his wife, Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo, a member of the Everett Board of Assessors, prosecutors said.

Healey signs $56 billion state budget more than a month into fiscal year
In signing the budget, Massachusetts becomes one of the last states in the country to approve a spending plan for the fiscal year that began 39 days ago.

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20 of the best ice cream stands in Massachusetts

There are worse ways to get a tour of the state than to visit its dairy bars, and with vacations and camp in the rearview, late summer is a fine time to do so. Here is a guide to some of the state's best.

Even as Boston tourism rebounds, small vendors struggle through the summer season
Hawkers of keychains, sunglasses, balloons, and local tours are blaming inflation and a stronger focus on big-ticket experiences for their slump in business.

Mass. guarantees workers up to 26 weeks of paid medical leave. But many don’t know that.
Some companies are punishing employees for taking time off for health or family reasons, even though the state guarantees workers up to 26 weeks of paid time off.

‘Right-to-shelter’ law is unique to Massachusetts. It has a long history.
The requirement, which is unique to Massachusetts, has pushed the overburdened shelter system to the brink.

Culture & Lifestyle

An extraordinary view from ‘Golda’s Balcony’

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Documentary about Gazmine Mason, professional Black bowler from Cranston, to premiere at Rhode Island film festival

‘Jules’: Close encounters of the head-scratching kind

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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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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Your thoughts, please, on climate change
MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the Latina using Instagram to translate bureaucracy for Bostonians
Josh Grossman, Sabina Tomkins, Lindsay Page, and Sharad Goel

Harvard isn’t Hogwarts. Merit, not parentage, should be key to admission.
EDITORIAL

As Springfield factory gets more time to finish subway trains, T riders deserve more information
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Ignoring COVID-19 is still not an option for most Americans
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My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Surgeon in MGH double-booking controversy reprimanded for ‘substandard care’ in other, unrelated cases

A former Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon whose back operation on former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks led to a $5.1 million malpractice settlement has been reprimanded by state regulators for care he provided to two other patients.
RI FOOD & DINING

Where to get the best coffee in Rhode Island? Here’s what readers had to say.

We asked readers of Globe Rhode Island’s weekly Food & Dining newsletter where their favorite cafés were across the state, and received a ton of responses.
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Magaziner blasts ‘unhinged’ Marjorie Taylor Greene for showing ‘revenge porn’ at House hearing

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Democrat reacts to the investigation of Sabina Matos’ nomination papers, and explains why he voted against the National Defense Authorization Act .

Boston-based maternal health organizations get funding boost to help cover cost of doulas, other supports

Three local organizations have received $75,000 in grants for their work addressing the Black maternal health crisis.

Sports

WHITE SOX 9, YANKEES 2

Spiraling Yankees chewed up by White Sox’ Mike Clevinger

The Yankees have now lost seven out of their last 11 games.
Little League World Series

Rhode Island team is one game away from the Little League Baseball World Series

After losing to New York in the first game of the Little League Metro Region tournament, Smithfield beat Connecticut and New Jersey and will face New York again in the finals.
CARDINALS 6, RAYS 4

Paul Goldschmidt and Cardinals cool down Rays

The Rays are 6-3 over their last nine games, but have dropped 14 of 22 at home.
BLUE JAYS 1, GUARDIANS 0

George Springer’s home run is the difference for Blue Jays in pitcher’s duel vs. Guardians
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Red Sox still held Kiké Hernández bobblehead night two weeks after trading him
RED SOX 4, ROYALS 3

Nick Pivetta provided the Red Sox with exactly what they needed to beat the Royals

Business

Surgeon in MGH double-booking controversy reprimanded for ‘substandard care’ in other, unrelated cases

A former Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon whose back operation on former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks led to a $5.1 million malpractice settlement has been reprimanded by state regulators for care he provided to two other patients.

Biden issues an executive order restricting US investments in Chinese technology

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to block and regulate high-tech US-based investments going toward China.

A yearlong slowdown in US inflation may have stalled in July

Verizon hikes prices
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Globe Magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

Globe Magazine

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

Globe Magazine

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

metro

Tidewater stadium developer says it has raised funds to finish building in Pawtucket

Providence officials ignored warnings against controversial tax breaks for wealthy developer, court documents say

Top education official in N.H. recommends unaccredited PragerU course for academic credit

sports

Phillies’ Michael Lorenzen no-hits the Nationals, the fourth in MLB this season

Red Sox deny deadline disappointment has led to August slump

Masataka Yoshida got an up-close look at one of the strangest ground-rule doubles in Fenway Park history

business

Burlington-based audio-video firm Avid Technology agrees to $1.4b acquisition

Providence officials ignored warnings against controversial tax breaks for wealthy developer, court documents say

WeWork’s ‘substantial doubt’ about its future marks a stunning fall

politics

Teacher of the Year was supposed to be an honor. Then politics intervened.

Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election

Biden welcoming Australian leader to White House for state dinner in October

Nation

Hawaii wildfires burn through a historic town on Maui and kill at least 36 people

Utah man suspected of threatening President Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant

Biden issues an executive order restricting US investments in Chinese technology

World

Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus

Anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event

opinion

“It’s a dignity issue”: Inside the movement tackling period poverty in the U.S.

Body cameras can bring light to prison’s dark side

Ayotte isn’t wrong about New Hampshire and Massachusetts

lifestyle

Page-turning middle-grade books to get them reading before school starts up

GOP primary debates get underway this month in Milwaukee

More than 120 Betsey Johnson vintage designs will walk the runway at Somerville fashion show

food & dining

Where to get the best coffee in Rhode Island? Here’s what readers had to say.

Your view: What’s the best ice cream stand in the state?

20 of the best ice cream stands in Massachusetts

travel

The best new camping gear out there

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

Arts

At the Photographic Resource Center: Shanghai, Missouri, and points between

Dominic Killiany’s ‘What I See’ exudes exuberance

At Manchester’s Currier Museum of Art, a focus on doing good

Books

QT Library plans to ‘build a beacon’ in Boston for the queer and trans community

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws

‘Wicked, shocking, dirty’: ‘Peyton Place’ and the inevitable failure of book bans

Movies

‘Jules’: Close encounters of the head-scratching kind

AMC theaters posts profit, buoyed by top-grossing ‘Super Mario’ movie

Sandra Bullock’s longtime partner died from ALS, family urges donations to Mass. General Hospital

Television

‘Only Murders in the Building’ is dead on with its satire, silliness, and heart

This week’s TV: The return of ‘Only Murders,’ an opioid drama, and endless ads

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83

music

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Rodriguez, a singer and a salve to a nation in turmoil, dies at 81

Robbie Robertson and The Band’s greatest moments, from touring with Bob Dylan to ‘The Last Waltz’

Theater/Dance

An extraordinary view from ‘Golda’s Balcony’

In a tender ‘Just Another Day,’ memory loss is leavened by laughter

Coming to Jacob’s Pillow: a balletic Bowie joyride

globe local

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

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Rodriguez, a singer and a salve to a nation in turmoil, dies at 81

Paul Brodeur, environmental writer who exposed dangers of asbestos, dies at 92