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Vance formally accepts GOP vice president nomination; Biden tests positive for COVID-19

With convention attacks on Biden, Republicans struggle with post-shooting restraint

Republicans say there needs to be an end to inflammatory rhetoric, but they have been undermining their own efforts to take the temperature down.

President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing ‘mild symptoms,’ White House says
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician, said that Biden has a runny nose and "general malaise." He was campaigning in Las Vegas and will fly to Delaware, where he will “self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties," the White House said.

Jeffries and Schumer met with Biden and told him that he could imperil Democrats

At RNC, recent Harvard grad blasts the Ivy League school as anti-American
Commentary

JD Vance and I share Appalachian roots. He’s just the latest to exploit the region for personal profit.

Mass. lawmakers reach deal on gun bill that would regulate ghost guns, expand ‘red flag’ law

The agreement came on the heels of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Is crime down in Boston? Charts show detailed trends and breakdowns.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
A break in the heat is coming, setting up what could be one of the best weekends this summer

Nurses union threatens 24-hour strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

The two sides have been trying to hammer out a new contract for nearly a year. But disputes over pay and benefits remain.

Nantucket beaches reopen after wind turbine debris littered shore, but frustration remains
At a Nantucket select board meeting Wednesday evening, project developer Vineyard Wind said more debris is falling into the ocean from the damaged blade and the remaining piece of the blade could soon plummet.

Boston police searching for missing 11-year-old boy from East Boston who has autism

Lenny Granadao was last seen around 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the area of Prescott Street in East Boston, according to a statement from the police.

A new bill in the House aims to ramp up clean energy, but advocates say it falls short

Newton police chief says he went on leave in May over health issues

Allston man dies in apparent drowning at Walden Pond, DA says

Worcester high school teacher accused of child rape involving multiple victims

Offering pause, a Jewish summer camp welcomes Israeli girls to Boston

Since July Fourth, Camp Gan Israel Shaloh House in Brighton has welcomed 10 girls from an Israeli town close to Gaza.

Boston hotel workers rally for higher wages, announce vote to authorize strike

The efforts come as negotiations for labor contracts are under way at many hotel chains.

The biggest new lease in downtown Boston this year comes courtesy of the state of Massachusetts

Several agencies with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation will move into One Federal, in the space formerly occupied by Iron Mountain.

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Hometown heroes: Meet the New Englanders competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics
There are some big names, such as Jayson Tatum, looking to add another Olympic gold; some rising superstars that are about to become household names (have you heard about Frederick Richard yet?); and plenty in between.

Share your thoughts on this story: Follow local Olympians

Why are people getting COVID again this summer? What to know.

COVID infections are on the rise, with levels surging in states around the country. Here’s a refresher on how to prevent infection — and what to do if you do get the virus.
Here's what is happening with COVID in Massachusetts

First Literacy of Boston awards over $40,000 to nonprofits supporting adult basic education in Massachusetts

Seven organizations are receiving grants to support “new and innovative” projects for adult learning, according to a statement from First Literacy released Wednesday.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Brad Stevens, enjoying a summer like no other, addresses composition of Celtics roster, team’s sale, and player participation at the Olympics

With the title team's roster largely intact, Stevens had little in the way of heavy lifting to do to identify a 15th player.

Celebrating the ADA anniversary, Boston standardizes disability data collection

This July marks 34 years since Congress signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which has been vital in protecting rights and granting equal opportunities for disabled Americans.
Union 5, Revolution 1

Cavan Sullivan’s debut at 14, Tai Baribo’s hat trick the highlights as Union blast Revolution back to the cellar

With eight missing due to injury, including all three of their designated players, the Revolution muster little offense in remaining the only team to lose to Philadelphia in the last three months.
Opinion
David D’Alessandro

The real reason business is mad at Wu? She doesn’t cater to our ego.

Wu hasn’t given the business elite priority status and doesn’t treat us as entitled.
SCOT LEHIGH

Readers weigh in on Biden: Please go, Joe
IDEAS | Elizabeth Svoboda

Trump isn’t a fascist. He’s a Caesarist.
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A dangerous decision by an erratic judge
Carine Hajjar

Trump enlists Vance to make the GOP more blue (collar)
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to face a military court-martial, Air Force says
Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty in March to federal criminal charges for leaking highly classified military documents, is facing military charges of disobeying orders and obstructing justice.

Menendez tells allies he is considering resigning from Senate after conviction
Senator Bob Menendez has told associates that he may resign from Congress after his conviction in a bribery scheme rather than face a potential expulsion vote.

Sample of mosquitoes in Blackstone test positive for West Nile virus

The State Department of Public Health confirmed the results from a sample of mosquitoes from a surveillance site in the Worcester County town, Blackstone officials said Wednesday.

Five injured in two-vehicle crash on Interstate 93 in Wilmington, authorities say

Four people were taken to a nearby hospital and one person was taken to a Boston hospital following the crash that occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday, State Police said.

Two Rise of the Moors members sentenced for roles in 2021 highway standoff
Members of the group said they were foreign nationals who were not bound by US or Massachusetts gun laws.

Steward hospitals losing patients as state awaits word on bankruptcy sales

State officials are still awaiting word on Steward’s efforts to sells its eight Massachusetts hospitals ahead of an auction scheduled for Thursday.

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Vance formally accepts GOP vice president nomination; Biden tests positive for COVID-19

The third day of the Republican National Convention continues in Milwaukee with a speech by JD Vance, Donald Trump's running mate, on the schedule.

Nantucket beaches reopen after wind turbine debris littered shore, but frustration remains

At a Nantucket select board meeting Wednesday evening, project developer Vineyard Wind said more debris is falling into the ocean from the damaged blade and the remaining piece of the blade could soon plummet.

First Literacy of Boston awards over $40,000 to nonprofits supporting adult basic education in Massachusetts

Seven organizations are receiving grants to support “new and innovative” projects for adult learning, according to a statement from First Literacy released Wednesday.

At RNC, recent Harvard grad blasts the Ivy League school as anti-American

“My problem with Harvard is not its liberalism, but its illiberalism,” Shabbos Kestenbaum told the crowd in Milwaukee Wednesday night. “Too often students at Harvard are taught not how to think but what to think.”

Sports

Union 5, Revolution 1

Cavan Sullivan’s debut at 14, Tai Baribo’s hat trick the highlights as Union blast Revolution back to the cellar

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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA single-game record with 19 assists in road loss for her Indiana Fever

Clark is averaging 17.1 points and a WNBA-leading 8.2 assists this season. She’s been on an assist tear in her last nine games, averaging 11.9 over that stretch.
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Brad Stevens, enjoying a summer like no other, addresses composition of Celtics roster, team’s sale, and player participation at the Olympics

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Boston hotel workers rally for higher wages, announce vote to authorize strike

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Vance formally accepts GOP vice president nomination; Biden tests positive for COVID-19

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Massachusetts poised to invest $10 million in development of meat and milk alternatives

Six weeks after opening, this Boston restaurant was shut down by a fake liquor license

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The Trump photo: clenching a fist, clinching an election?

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Books

Dan Collins, 80, author who rejected view of Giuliani as a 9/11 hero, dies

Author readings around Boston through July 27

JD Vance and I share Appalachian roots. He’s just the latest to exploit the region for personal profit.

Movies

‘Twisters’: The answer is blowin’ in the wind

‘If this happened at a bank, you’d be horrified’: Documentary about Louis C.K. scandal spotlights women

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Television

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One city, two murders, a very different time: Natalie Portman talks ‘Lady in the Lake’

Netflix gets up close and gymnastic with Simone Biles in new documentary series

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Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Trump shooting comment

The War and Treaty started when two homeless musicians made a business plan. Now they’re playing Gillette.

Theater/Dance

Bugs take the limelight when Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ returns to Boston

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What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

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