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3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia, officials say

Three had been confirmed dead on Melville Island and five of the 23 on board were flown in serious condition 50 miles to the mainland city of Darwin for hospital treatment after the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed around 9:30 a.m. local time, a statement from the Marines said.

At massive downtown Boston garage, demolition drags on and on
A fatal accident and negotiations with the MBTA have pushed deconstruction of the Government Center Garage — and the closure of Congress Street — well past the original completion date.

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.

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.

Eight people shot, one seriously hurt, during J’ouvert fete Saturday morning in Dorchester

The victims, men and women, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shootings, which happened around 7:45 a.m., and were transported to various Boston hospitals, said Sergeant Detective John Boyle, a Boston police spokesperson.

A white man fatally shot three Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime

A masked white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Fla., Dollar General store in a predominately Black neighborhood on Saturday in an attack after leaving behind racist writings, officials said. The shooter then killed himself.

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.

This Sunday, see a movie for $4 to celebrate National Cinema Day

Yes, even on IMAX. Here are some movie suggestions for getting the most bang for your buck.

N.C. in N.H.: Rare Wyeth painting found in thrift store to be auctioned off for $250,000

A woman browsing through a Savers thrift store in Manchester, N.H., in August 2017 found the painting, but took years to learn of its value, according to a spokesperson for Bonhams Skinner auction house in Marlborough.
Opinion
IDEAS | DANIEL P. DAIN

Boston’s future depends on whether we remember lessons from the past

In the 19th century, this was a fast-growing Athens of America. But vital attributes of that era were soon forgotten.
JEFF JACOBY

Victory, not détente, is the right American strategy toward Beijing
EDITORIAL

Graying of Massachusetts prisons cries out for a dose of compassion
EDITORIAL

Doctors shouldn’t be overcharged for electronic payments
LETTERS

Two views on Councilor Kendra Lara

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

N.H. white supremacist arrested for failing to register as sex offender

Christopher Palermo, 47, of Danbury, N.H., was arrested by New Hampshire state troopers outside a home in Wilmot, N.H., after he failed to register as a sex offender following his release from jail earlier this year, officials said.

Man dies after falling from Portsmouth, N.H., parking garage following alleged assault, police say

Witnesses told police the victim was fleeing a group of men who had assaulted him after leaving a nightclub early Saturday morning, authorities said.

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.

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.

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.

Joy alongside gravitas at second annual Ukrainian festival in Boston
The event was also a fund-raiser to support Ukrainians in the ongoing war with Russia.

Recommended reads

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.

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.

Regina Spektor is ready to make a new Martha’s Vineyard memory
The singer last visited the island as a teen. On Sunday, she'll return as part of a robust lineup for the Beach Road Weekend festival in Vineyard Haven.

What’s with all the mushrooms? What to know about the fungi flourishing this summer.
There’s one species that’s not just thriving through the muggy drear of the summer, but loving it: mushrooms.

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

Should children be allowed to work?

CARINE HAJJAR

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

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
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

N.H. white supremacist arrested for failing to register as sex offender

Christopher Palermo, 47, of Danbury, N.H., was arrested by New Hampshire state troopers outside a home in Wilmot, N.H., after he failed to register as a sex offender following his release from jail earlier this year, officials said.

Eight people shot, one seriously hurt, during J’ouvert fete Saturday morning in Dorchester

The victims, men and women, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shootings, which happened around 7:45 a.m., and were transported to various Boston hospitals, said Sergeant Detective John Boyle, a Boston police spokesperson.

Joy alongside gravitas at second annual Ukrainian festival in Boston

The event was also a fund-raiser to support Ukrainians in the ongoing war with Russia.
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.

Sports

USC 56, SAN JOSE STATE 28

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams, No. 13 USC go on offensive in season-opening victory

Williams passed for four touchdowns for the Trojans, who started their second season under Lincoln Riley with another impressive performance on offense that easily covered their persistent defensive flaws.
UMASS 41, NEW MEXICO STATE 30

UMass football matches last season’s win total with win over New Mexico State in 2023 opener

The Minutemen, behind quarterback Taisun Phommachanh and running back Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams, broke open a close game with four fourth-quarter touchdowns. Defensive back Isaiah Rutherford returned an interception for a score for UMass.
Golf

Chasing first LPGA Tour victory, Megan Khang opens 3-shot lead in CPKC Women’s Open

Khang, 25, of Rockland, Mass., shot a 4-under 68 and rebounded from bogeys on Nos. 10 and 12 with birdies on Nos. 14-16 and 18 — holing a 15-footer on her last hole.
nascar

Chris Buescher wins NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale, helping Bubba Wallace land last playoff spot
MLB

White Sox say they didn’t initially know woman was shot at Guaranteed Rate Field
inter miami 2, red bulls 0

Lionel Messi comes off bench to score in MLS debut as Inter Miami blanks Red Bulls

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

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

In Karen Read case, Norfolk DA tells conspiracy theorists ‘innuendo is not evidence’

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

sports

Teenager Asher Hong wins first men’s national gymnastics title

Aaron Rodgers throws a TD pass in his brief preseason debut as Jets beat Giants 32-24

Patchwork lineup not enough for Revolution as they fall in Montreal

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

Evacuation order lifted after firefighters douse Maui brush fire near site of deadly Lahaina blaze

A white man fatally shot three Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime

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

World

3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia, officials say

Shelling kills civilians in Ukraine’s northeast as fears grow of a second Russian takeover

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins reelection after troubled vote

opinion

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

On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, ‘where do we go from here?’

The myth of right to shelter in Massachusetts

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