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Biden has presided over a factory boom. But in an Ohio town where two are being built, he doesn’t get much credit.

In this particular sliver of red America — where Donald Trump overwhelmingly won in both his presidential runs — residents aren’t giving Biden much credit for the new Intel factories and the jobs coming with them.

Seven people shot during J’ouvert celebration Saturday morning in Dorchester, police say

The shooting victims, who were transported to hospitals in Boston, suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to Sergeant Detective John Boyle, Boston police spokesperson.

Bob Barker, courtly host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ has died
A fixture of American daytime television, for 35 years Bob Barker presided over “The Price Is Right,” the longest-running game show in US television history.

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
Thousands have gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss
Luis Rubiales is facing an investigation into his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing a player without her consent.

Multiple Mass. colleges had police officers named on new misconduct database

More than two dozen college and university police departments across the state have hired officers who have faced multiple sustained complaints throughout their careers. The data raises concerns of transparency surrounding campus police forces.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

It’s only August, but baseball’s offseason has arrived early for some teams, especially the White Sox

The Angels and the Cardinals might be looking at some big changes, too.

Here are 20 books we’re excited to read this fall

Even for diehard summer fans, the season must change, and a good book is one of the best consolations of fall. Here are 20 books we’re looking forward to digging into as the lazy days draw down.
PERSPECTIVE

In a world of blabber, shutting up and listening is a superpower

The solution is both simple and not easy: figuring out why we’re talking in the first place.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Doctors shouldn’t be overcharged for electronic payments

Technology meant to save the system money is costing doctors money and lining insurers’ pockets.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Should children be allowed to work?

LETTERS

Workplace is the next battleground in affirmative action fight
EDITORIAL

With crisis at Mass. and Cass, officials can’t only plan for tomorrow
Timothy Scalona

The myth of right to shelter in Massachusetts

News you can use

Bright planets and a blue moon: A fall stargazing guide for beginners
Saturn will be at opposition this weekend, meaning the ringed planet will be at its closest approach to the Earth and fully illuminated by the sun.

Are we actually experiencing a COVID spike? Take a look at the data.
Plenty of data remain publicly accessible to determine whether COVID is actually on the upswing.

A back-to-school tech tuneup: Here’s what to know about your devices and software
It’s time to prep your gadgets and programs for the year ahead.

More recent News

Suspicious death at Durham, N.H., home under investigation
The man died at a home at 98 Bennett Road, and the circumstances of his death are under investigation by members of the attorney general’s office, State Police, and the Durham Police Department.

Kingston man shoots bear after it allegedly attacked goat
The man tried to scare the bear away, but the bear “postured up” toward him, according to police. The man said he was “in fear of being attacked,” so he shot the bear.

Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.

In Karen Read case, Norfolk DA tells conspiracy theorists ‘innuendo is not evidence’
The statement was a highly unusual move in a case that has been thrown into the national spotlight in part because of internet theories.

Yale University settles lawsuit alleging it pressured students with mental health issues to withdraw
Under the agreement, Yale will modify its policies regarding medical leaves of absence, including streamlining the reinstatement process for students who return to campus.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins reelection after troubled vote
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was reelected for a second and final term Saturday as results were announced much earlier than expected following a troubled vote in the southern African country.

Recommended reads

There are dozens of mayoral candidates running across the state. Marty Walsh is outspending nearly every one.

The current NHL players union head has dropped more than $240,000 in campaign cash this year, spreading donations to dozens of nonprofits, sports organizations, and other groups. None of it, Walsh said, is politically driven.

RI POLITICS
‘No cash changed hands’: R.I. congressional candidate Carlson defends conduct with student at Williams College
Don Carlson responded in a video statement Friday to an investigative report by WPRI 12 that said he was asked not to return to teach at the college after an inappropriate text to a graduating senior.

‘A massive weight lifted off’: Mass. program to cover community college costs brings relief and hope for students
Governor Maura Healey said in an interview she believes MassReconnect will help address “severe workforce shortages” across Massachusetts’ largest industries and provide affordable opportunities for students to land livable wages.

A piece of lighthouse history returns to Graves Light in Boston Harbor
Earlier this month, in an intricate operation that required two helicopters, many boat rides, and countless hours of work, a handcrafted version of the original lens was returned to its former home at the outer reaches of the harbor.

Culture & Lifestyle

Robert Cray’s breakout success is behind him, but the blues never left

‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’ aims to capture conflict that euphemistic term ‘the Troubles’ fails to convey

Author readings around Boston Aug. 27-Sept. 2

A celebration of gardening in new poetry anthology; new exhibition at Eric Carle Museum highlights wildlife and the natural world; National Endowment for the Humanities announces 2023 grant winners

Special Projects

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

RENÉE LOTH

Horseshoe crabs have roamed the planet for 450 million years, but they could be running out of time
CARINE HAJJAR

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

Ed Davis and Jonathan Olshaker

We need to care for the front-line workers who care for us
EDITORIAL

Stop taxing marijuana companies as illegal dealers
IDEAS | V.M. VINES

Why secondhand is my first choice
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

In Marblehead, furor and speculation reign over an ousted superintendent

Just as school boards have become the center of culture wars across the country, so too have superintendents, caught up in clashes among warring political factions around incendiary issues such as book bans, critical race theory, sex education, and gender identity.
DEVRA FIRST

Through pop-ups, an Afghan family forges a path forward

It is a story repeating itself elsewhere in Massachusetts, and it's clear why: Food has always provided a natural path to entrepreneurship for immigrants.

Cambridge doesn’t allow chickens. This couple is fighting to keep theirs.

Susan and Robert Filene hired a lawyer to appeal the city's fines and have been inviting Cambridge officials over to meet their chickens — six city councilors and the mayor have visited so far.

Seven people shot during J’ouvert celebration Saturday morning in Dorchester, police say

The shooting victims, who were transported to hospitals in Boston, suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to Sergeant Detective John Boyle, Boston police spokesperson.

Sports

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

Luis Rubiales is facing an investigation into his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing a player without her consent.
BLUE JAYS 8, GUARDIANS 3

Blue Jays beat Guardians to snap three-game losing streak, keep pressure on Red Sox in wild-card race

José Ramirez hit his 20th homer and Tyler Freeman connected for his first career homer, both off Hyun-yun Ryu, but Cleveland lost for the fifth time in seven games.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL | NOTRE DAME 42, NAVY 3

Nothing lucky about it: No. 13 Notre Dame opens college football’s season with rout of Navy in Ireland

In his Fighting Irish debut, Sam Hartman threw for four touchdowns. Notre Dame scored touchdowns on its first five possessions.
world track and field championships

Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson anchor US sweep of 4x100-meter relays at world championships
Revolution

Revolution make Djordje Petrovic transfer official; add veteran Tomas Vaclik, extend Earl Edwards Jr. to bolster keeper corps
Red Sox notebook

Live (batting practice) from Fenway Park, it’s Kenley Jansen! Red Sox closer ‘great’ after testing hamstring.

Business

Power returns to most of Kenya after a 14-hour outage, longest in recent memory, shuts down airport

Electricity was being restored in most parts of Kenya on Saturday, 14 hours after the longest outage in recent memory, the majority government-owned power distributor said.

Weight-loss drug Wegovy reduces heart failure symptoms in obese patients

A weekly dose reduced patients’ ills that can include shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling in the legs, and irregular heartbeat, according to findings published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Instacart files for IPO

Boston burrito chain Boloco is closing most of its stores by year’s end
magazine
Globe Magazine

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?

Globe Magazine

Ysabel Garcia knows the danger of a mental health crisis. She has a lifesaving message.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I could definitely spot her smile in the crowd’
PERSPECTIVE

Shutting up and listening is a superpower

metro

After yet more rain, Boston starts to dry out this weekend

Doulas advocate for higher compensation under proposed MassHealth regulations

With higher demand for driver’s licenses as undocumented immigrants are now eligible, long wait times for some

sports

Will the Patriots keep both kickers in the rock-solid Nick Folk and the rookie Chad Ryland?

US women disqualified from 4 x 400 relay at world track championships because of faulty baton exchange

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

business

SJC sides with Galvin over Robinhood in legal fight over stockbroker standards

Boston marketing-tech firm Klaviyo files for IPO, discloses profitability

Auto workers vote overwhelmingly to let union leaders call strikes against Detroit companies

politics

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

Biden has presided over a factory boom. But in an Ohio town where two are being built, he doesn’t get much credit.

Nation

Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

Trump and his co-defendants in Georgia are already at odds

Hawaii’s cherished notion of family, the ‘ohana, endures in tragedy’s aftermath

World

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins reelection after troubled vote

Greek authorities arrest 2 for arson while firefighters battle wildfires across the country

He fled China’s repression. But China’s long arm got him in another country.

opinion

Not so much a Jones Act problem as a US maritime opportunity

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

Essay: My Afrocentric home-school centers my Blackness instead of watering it down

lifestyle

50th Caribbean American Carnival brings ‘all the flavor’ to Franklin Park

He’s given me a year to move

What it’s like to get sober in the suburbs

food & dining

Through pop-ups, an Afghan family forges a path forward

Boston burrito chain Boloco is closing most of its stores by year’s end

Nan Xiang Express brings its soup dumplings to Chinatown, and ‘Christmas in September’ comes to Allston

travel

Which coastal Maine town is actually better in the fall? (Hint: It has a fairy-tale castle.)

Provincetown’s Gifford House was on life support. Now the historic inn is making a queer comeback.

Where’s the $10,954 insurance check for my canceled tour?

Arts

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

‘Blue Beetle,’ Latino representation, and the danger of a single superhero story

Jewish Arts Collaborative’s ‘Be the Change’ offers mixed-media public art with mixed results

Books

A celebration of gardening in new poetry anthology; new exhibition at Eric Carle Museum highlights wildlife and the natural world; National Endowment for the Humanities announces 2023 grant winners

The making of a poet and musician in Don Paterson’s eloquent memoir

Author readings around Boston Aug. 27-Sept. 2

Movies

‘Golda’: When smoke gets in your eyes

Paramount+ releases ‘Good Burger 2′ trailer

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

Television

Bob Barker, courtly host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ has died

Expect animated Barbie series to toy with viewers

On TV, fall will lack its usual grandeur

music

Brandeis plans to shutter PhD programs in music

A spirited Bruce Springsteen shows Gillette who’s Boss

Video: Scenes from Bruce Springsteen at Gillette Stadium

Theater/Dance

Dance and digital effects merge in Compagnie Käfig’s imaginative ‘Pixel’ at Jacob’s Pillow

‘The Ding Dongs’: When that doorbell rings, watch out

Old and new at the Pillow

Health

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

Bob Barker, courtly host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ has died

Prominent Lebanese journalist Talal Salman dies at age 85 after long illness

Toto Cutugno, singer whose ‘L’Italiano’ struck a chord, dies at 80