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In daring, daylong rescue, crews reach stranded hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine

First responders who joined the daring rescue of six hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine last weekend had to contend with 30 mph winds and plummeting temperatures during an operation that lasted 21 hours, according to a nonprofit rescue group that helped bring the trapped hikers to safety.

‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.

For at least a day, all the world is ‘Margaritaville’ in homage to Jimmy Buffett

Here’s a look at some of Jimmy Buffett’s best-known songs

Parrotheads are in mourning with the news of Jimmy Buffett's passing. He was known for "Margaritaville" and other beach-focused songs.

Less swiping, more face time: Niche speed-dating offers a specialized alternative to online romance
Whether it’s through tantra, board games, or deep talks, there are many ways to speed-date in Boston.

Feeling weird about socializing? Skip the Small Talk wants to help

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Breaking down the biggest news and moves from NFL’s cutdown day
This year’s cuts didn’t see too many surprises, but there were a few noteworthy moves.

Chad Finn: How the NFL’s most recent controversy is alienating some of its broadcast partners

A threatened auto workers strike poses trouble for Biden’s reelection

A strike is looking increasingly probable, and a lengthy walkout in such a major manufacturing sector would be a hit to a vulnerable US economy.

‘This is a moment for workers’: Service employees march for better pay, working conditions
“We need to make sure that we are not leaving these workers behind,” said Roxana Rivera, a labor organizer with Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union.

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a US ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died.

Seven shot, one fatally, in drive-by shooting in Lynn, according to district attorney

“This is a terrible act of violence that’s torn at the fabric of this neighborhood and this city,” said Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker at a morning press conference.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
This shelter in Salem is where hope lives
The immigrants and others at a shelter in Salem are getting the kind of welcome everyone in need deserves.

Jury awards former Brandeis administrator $2.46 million in discrimination case

A Middlesex Superior Court jury awarded Robin Nelson-Bailey, 47, of Framingham, $2.46 million following a seven-day trial, including $310,000 in wages, $650,000 in emotional distress, and $1.5 million in punitive damages, according to court documents.

Biden tells Idalia’s Florida victims ‘your nation has your back.’ DeSantis rejects meeting with him.
President Biden on Saturday saw from the sky Hurricane Idalia’s impact across a swath of Florida before he set out on a walking tour of a city recovering from the storm.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A dream come true: I was a judge at a feline fashion show

If a career counselor ever asked me what I was qualified to do, I would reply, “Judge a cat fashion show.” So when I received an email in May asking if I would judge a feline fashion show, I didn’t paws . . . I mean, pause. Here's what it was like.
Christopher L. Gasper

‘There was never a need for reconciliation’: Brady clan excited to return, reconnect with Patriots at opener

“It’s almost impossible to limit what the Patriots have meant to the Brady family for the last 25 years,” said Tom Brady Sr.

A Boston shelter tried a new approach to finding women stable housing. Three years later, its success is clear.

Since launching its stabilization program in July 2020, Women’s Lunch Place says that 97 percent of women who found housing are still living in their homes.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Breaking the cycle of post-prison homelessness

Boston steps up with a $1.1 million grant for housing programs to combat recidivism.
NEWSLETTERS

El superpoder latino de “Blue Beetle”
EDITORIAL

Enrique Pepén for City Council in District 5

LETTERS

Trump is unfit by many measures, including the Constitution’s
IDEAS | Jacqueline Grennon Brooks

Saying goodbye to ideas that no longer work

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COVID-19 levels are on the rise again in Mass. Here’s what to know.
As summer slides into fall and children around the state return to school, the uptick in COVID-19 that began in July is continuing, with hospitalizations now at a five-month high.

The Sumner Tunnel has finally reopened. Here’s what you need to know.
After a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs, the Sumner Tunnel reopened Friday.

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston
Classic suggestions for soaking up the last bits of summer in style.

Travelers hoping to enjoy one last summer fling over Labor Day weekend should expect lots of company

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Forecast | Dave Epstein
Expect sunny weather and rising temperatures during the Labor Day weekend
Temperatures will be in the 80s during this three-day weekend, and we will see a lot of clear skies.

Dog killed in Hopkinton, as officials again warn of coyote attacks
Hopkinton residents are being advised to use caution while on the Whisper Way, Yellow, and Red Trails in town after a coyote killed a woman’s dog while they were out for a walk Thursday afternoon, police said, in the latest coyote attack on a pet or person in populated portions of Eastern Massachusetts.

Brockton School Committee calls for investigation following surprise $14 million deficit
The board also appointed Deputy Superintendent of Operations James Cobbs as the district’s acting superintendent as the district’s current leader remains on extended medical leave..

Entrance to Burning Man in Nevada closed due to flooding. Festivalgoers urged to shelter in place.
People at the Burning Man Festival are being told to conserve food, water, and fuel and to shelter in place as flooding from storms swept through the area.

Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 3 dead.
One naval drone was destroyed late Friday and two others early Saturday morning, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials.

As Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, so do his views on racism
Doubting the lasting effects of racism in America has been at the core of Ramaswamy’s pitch since his 2021 book decrying “wokeism” made him a conservative media darling.

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The story behind that profanity-laced pizza review video in Davis Square

Dragon Pizza in Somerville's Davis Square wanted no part of Dave Portnoy's “One Bite Pizza Reviews," and the owner made his feelings known.

‘I’ll always keep it’: A look at the objects that remind roaming college students of home
From a Kirby toy to sea glass and a inspirational skateboard deck, five college students moving into new apartments showed us the objects they brought along to remind them of home.

‘Mad Men’ meets MIT: The story behind a long-forgotten mannequin now at Draper Lab
An unusual statue now on display at Cambridge’s Draper Labs shows that the MIT scientists who helped put men on the moon sure knew how to party.

LOVE LETTERS
His mother expects him to help with her farm property
She wants me there too.

Culture & Lifestyle

A look at design through a feminist lens; a children’s tale by the booksellers at I AM Books; Salem Literary Festival opens this week

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

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

‘Blue Beetle’s’ Latino superpower
Alex Beam

We can’t miss you if you won’t go away
IDEAS | Jacqueline Grennon Brooks

Saying goodbye to ideas that no longer work
NEWSLETTERS

An epidemic of American gun violence viewed from abroad
IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

In 1909, E.M. Forster foresaw the real threat from AI
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Seven shot, one fatally, in drive-by shooting in Lynn, according to district attorney

“This is a terrible act of violence that’s torn at the fabric of this neighborhood and this city,” said Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker at a morning press conference.

‘This is a moment for workers’: Service employees march for better pay, working conditions

“We need to make sure that we are not leaving these workers behind,” said Roxana Rivera, a labor organizer with Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

This shelter in Salem is where hope lives

The immigrants and others at a shelter in Salem are getting the kind of welcome everyone in need deserves.

Jimmy Buffett, singer whose ‘Margaritaville’ became anthem and empire, is dead at 76

Jimmy Buffett, the singer, songwriter, author, sailor and entrepreneur whose roguish brand of island escapism on hits like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise” made him something of a latter-day folk hero, especially among his devoted following of so-called Parrot Heads, died on Friday. He was 76.

Sports

Southern 500 | NASCAR playoffs

Christopher Bell wins pole for NASCAR’s playoff opener; Preece back after horrifying crash

Playoff drivers took the first nine qualifying spots for the Southern 500 in Darlington, S.C.; Preece will start 34th in the 36-car field Sunday night.
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF

EMass golf: Here are 15 players to watch on the course this fall

Cameron Muse Muse will co-captain the Red & Black for his final season after carrying a 37.0 average last fall.
GOLF ROUNDUP

Matt Fitzpatrick puts himself in position for third European Masters, and third Ryder Cup place

The 2022 US Open champion at The Country Club needs to finish better than seventh alone to take the third and final qualifying place via the World Points List. He takes a two-shot lead into Sunday's final round in Switzerland.
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF NOTEBOOK

Teeing off with technology: high school golfers track real-time scoring with new cell phone app
baseball notebook

Lefthander Brandon Williamson to miss start Sunday, Reds continue to be hit hard by COVID-19
US OPEN

Carlos Alcaraz produces highlights and smiles during Open victory over Dan Evans

Business

This red dye was so valuable it built cities. One family in Mexico is still making it the old way

For centuries, red clothing — along with purple — had been a sign of power and wealth because it was rare and expensive. An indigenous Mexican process deriving the pigment from insects gave the Spanish empire a new source of red dye.

US hiring settles into a lower gear

The US labor market is starting to look a lot like its old self — the one that existed before the pandemic.

S&P 500 loses its sole black female CEO with Walgreens departure

This Boston company is rethinking the way digital tickets are sold
magazine
Globe Magazine

He's the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution
MISS CONDUCT

How do you get people to leash their dogs in places where it’s required?
Globe Magazine

Smugglers dumped drugs off the coast. Struggling Maine fishermen saw a jackpot.
Globe Magazine

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

metro

Jury awards former Brandeis administrator $2.46 million in discrimination case

Dog killed in Hopkinton, as officials again warn of coyote attacks

In daring, daylong rescue, crews reach stranded hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine

sports

Late touchdown lifts Colorado over No. 17 TCU in Deion Sanders’s coaching debut with Buffaloes

Boston College football loses season opener to Northern Illinois in overtime

Game 136: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes

business

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

Student loan payments are due again. Here are 5 things to know.

Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods

politics

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Biden tells Idalia’s Florida victims ‘your nation has your back.’ DeSantis rejects meeting with him.

A threatened auto workers strike poses trouble for Biden’s reelection

Nation

For at least a day, all the world is ‘Margaritaville’ in homage to Jimmy Buffett

‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76

Entrance to Burning Man in Nevada closed due to flooding. Festivalgoers urged to shelter in place.

World

Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 3 dead.

Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China, killing at least 1

Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country’s religious freedom dating back to Genghis Khan

opinion

Long COVID patients need a path to care outside of Western medicine

60 years after the March, still pressing forward, not to be deterred

Special lanes for self-driving cars? Make way for cyclists first.

lifestyle

Less swiping, more face time: Niche speed-dating offers a specialized alternative to online romance

PEM turns cultural perceptions of bats upside down

His mother expects him to help with her farm property

food & dining

Beach culture is on the menu at Brookline’s new bartaco location

Somerville’s Cantina La Mexicana is closing; Blue Ribbon Brasserie prepares for a fall opening

‘Our love letter to Mexico’: New restaurant on Providence’s Federal Hill pays homage to traditional cuisine

travel

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

This Maine inn ranked 4th-best bed and breakfast in the US, according to USA Today

King Richard’s Faire, Italian heritage tours, and a spacious travel bag

Arts

At Mystic Seaport Museum, Alexis Rockman’s massive ‘Oceanus’ is a monument to the sea

Cartoonist Barbara Shermund makes a comeback

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

Books

Butcher or baronet?

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

Movies

True-crime docuseries ‘Never Let Him Go’ chronicles Cambridge man’s quest for justice

Summer movies postmortem: Our critic on 4-star favorites, forgettable flops, and films he wished he’d reviewed

Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour movie to theaters

Television

‘Blue Bloods’ mines the past to ride out the present

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

A couple of picks from the AMC series popping up on Max

music

Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys facing civil lawsuits in Vegas alleging sexual assault decades ago

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US

Zelda soundtrack as legendary as the game itself

Theater/Dance

Squint and you’ll see Quint: Ian Shaw channels his dad in the ‘Jaws’-inspired ‘The Shark Is Broken’

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism strikes at a Jewish family’s idea of home

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

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

Jimmy Buffett, singer whose ‘Margaritaville’ became anthem and empire, is dead at 76

Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son was killed in crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94

Gil Brandt, one of the builders of the Dallas Cowboys into ‘America’s Team,’ dies at 91