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James Pindell | Analysis

The most important days of the 2024 presidential election have occurred in just the past three weeks
Could this be the defining period of the 2024 election?

GOP’s Milwaukee happy days contrast with the Democrats’ Biden drama

President Biden spoke at Logan Airport in 2022 to tout $62 million in funding for the airport from the his bipartisan infrastructure law.

If Biden drops out, Mass. has a lot at stake. Here’s why.

Many elected Massachusetts Democrats got to know Biden years ago, and his connections to the state run deep.

Trump accepts GOP nomination and recounts assassination attempt in RNC speech; Biden faces calls to step aside

‘I think he cannot win.’ New Globe/Suffolk poll shows strong unhappiness with Biden as the nominee.

Explore the full results of the poll

President Joe Biden spoke at the Granite State YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown.

Call for Biden to step aside grows louder in Mass.

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets, and companies around the world

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack — and that a fix was on the way.

Mass General Brigham cancels non-emergency surgeries, hospital visits due to software outage; Logan reports some flight delays
The global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday.

These local agencies, businesses, and organizations have been affected by the outage Some R.I. hospitals cancel non-emergency surgeries; flight delays at T.F. Green airport

Russia sentences Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Gershkovich was detained in March 2023 while on a reporting trip and accused of spying for the US, and has been behind bars ever since.

Broken windmill blade off Nantucket settles on ocean floor, officials say
The section of broken fiberglass is nearly 300 feet long, nearly the length of a regulation football field.

Broken windmill blade off Nantucket causing bigger concern for clean energy advocates

Public housing in Massachusetts is poised to get $2 billion for desperately needed repairs. But it comes with a condition.

Housing authorities worry a mandate that contractors offer apprenticeship programs would dramatically escalate the cost and complexity of repairs.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

A beautiful day is in store as dry air settles across the region
New England will see a gorgeous weather pattern heading into the weekend.

Boston officer struck by car; police shoot driver in Jamaica Plain

A chaotic and violent scene unfolded in Jamaica Plain Thursday night, as Boston police shot the driver of a stolen car who struck an officer with the vehicle, police said.

A smashed jar of salsa cost Needham thousands of dollars

Are you neurodivergent? Tell us how you navigate the workplace.

The Nevada motel in York, Maine, has reopened after a total renovation.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

From run-down lodging to retro boutique chic: A unique Maine motel gets a second life

After a complete makeover, the Nevada, which overlooks Long Sands Beach in York, is now a sleek, 21-room escape by the sea.

Brianna Wakefield writes heartfelt message to D’Angelo Ortiz after he was drafted by the Red Sox
The Red Sox picked D’Angelo, the son of legendary Sox slugger David Ortiz, in the 19th round of this year’s MLB Draft.

Lineups and notes for Red Sox at Dodgers | 10:10 p.m. (NESN)

Brian McGrory

JetBlue leaders well aware of the work they have to do, doubling down on commitment to Boston Logan
JetBlue believes it can fix what’s gone wrong, and vows that Boston remains utterly central to their future.

In the real world Biden and Trump are enemies. But on TikTok? Be still my beating heart.

On TikTok, in videos devoured by millions, creators have fabricated a lovey-dovey relationship for Biden and Trump. The videos seem jokey but they carry important, even dark, messages.

Critic's Notebook

A Globe critic remembers Bob Newhart, as humble and dry-witted in real life as he was on TV
Has there ever been a more unlikely TV star than Bob Newhart?

Bob Newhart, sitcom legend and Grammy-winning standup comic, has died

The writer’s mother teaches swim lessons to a group of kids in the 1970s.

Why my mom devoted herself to teaching kids to swim for the Red Cross and YMCA for 22 years

One of her proudest accomplishments was teaching a little boy to swim after he’d almost drowned.

Designer Meghan Lewis worked with local art installer Holly Hanna on the gallery wall.

Smaller Space Living

Adding shed dormers helps nearly double the size of a Cape-style home for a father and daughter

Abundant built-ins, properly-scaled furniture, and dramatic decor make the most of the small rooms in this Duxbury house.

This week's daters: Susan and Peter.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Our first order of business was to ask the waitress to move our table’

Will a noisy neighboring table overpower this date?

Kate Pierson, of the B-52s, now lives in Truro part of the year. She'll perform as part of the Cape Cod Jazz & Arts Festival in Harwich in August.

Kate Pierson of the B-52s is a Cape Codder now

The rock lobster found a place in Truro a few years ago, and now the ocean feels like home.

Opinion

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

This election is not over

Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech on Thursday should have reminded the nation of all the things they were clearly tired of when he lost the 2020 election. With a new candidate, Democrats could pull off a comeback.

Who are the women voting for Trump?

Trump puts his indelible imprint on the GOP

The dog days are here

Zero hour ... and counting ... for Biden and the Democrats

Best of the Best

Madhouse Cafe

The 9 best coffee shops around Boston in 2024

Legal Sea Foods

9 of the best seafood restaurants in Boston to try this year

Boston Bowl

Have a blast at Boston’s best bowling, pickleball, mini golf, and more

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More recent News

Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

The court said Israel had no right to sovereignty in the territories, was violating international laws against acquiring territory by force, and was impeding Palestinians’ right to self-determination.

Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and Representative Richard Neal are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan, are fixed.

Free community college. Fare-free regional transit. Shelter funding. Here’s what’s in the $58 billion budget deal.

More than two weeks after the fiscal year began, Massachusetts lawmakers reached a deal on a $58 billion state budget plan.

BPDA board votes to approve White Stadium renovation despite ongoing lawsuit

More than a dozen residents and a local environmental nonprofit are suing Boston in an effort to stop the city's plans to renovate White Stadium for BPS students and bring a new professional women's soccer team to Boston.

Atop Mount Washington, weather observers have a front row seat to the most extreme weather

Find out what goes into forecasting the most intense weather on earth from the highest point in the northeastern United States.

Mass. reports first measles case since 2020

Department of Public Health Officials urged residents to make sure they are up to date on vaccinations.

Multi-state measles outbreak prompts alert of possible exposure at three more N.H. sites

Tiger Woods ends his season by missing the cut at the British Open
Woods said he would not play again until December at his unofficial Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and the PNC Championship with his son.

Tadej Pogacar moves closer to third Tour de France title after dominant win in mountains
The Tour ends Sunday on the French Riviera with a time trial from Monaco to Nice, and not in Paris as it usually does because of the Olympic Games.

Patriots offensive line preview: Mike Onwenu and David Andrews are the veteran anchors
Their presence puts this group just below the middle of the pack when stacked against the rest of the NFL.

Recommended reads

John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in "Pulp Fiction."

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Not necessarily the ‘best.’ Not all his ‘favorite.’ These are the Globe film critic’s top 10 most-watched movies of all time.

“Best' movies may be masterpieces, but I don’t necessarily want to watch them at 2 a.m. when I can’t sleep,” says film critic Odie Henderson.

LOVE LETTERS

I’m married to two people
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THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘We’re taking the wrong kids’: High-needs students lose out in vocational school admissions
A new Globe analysis of statewide data appears to confirm advocates' claims that there's an insidious factor at play when vocational schools deny admission to certain students.

Does the MCAS graduation requirement matter in outcomes of high school graduates?

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

The magic number to afford a home in Boston? $217,000 in annual income.
Rising prices have outstripped earnings growth, putting homeownership further out of reach.

Culture & Lifestyle

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Glen Powell, left, and Daisy Edgar-Jones, center, with director Lee Isaac Chung on the set of "Twisters."

‘It always felt like life was imitating art’: Lee Isaac Chung talks weathering real tornadoes on ‘Twisters’ set

Latrell James performs at the GLD FSTVL held at City Hall Plaza in Boston in 2023. James is among the Boston artists who will take the stage for the upcoming locally focused Home Alone Fest.

At the inaugural Home Alone Fest, Boston artists aim to pack the house

The Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science, Boston displays 360-degree visuals of Martian landscapes during performances of David Ibbett's "Mars Symphony.”

When composers and scientists join forces, it’s alchemy for the ears

A Concerts in the Courtyard performance at the Museum of Fine Arts in 2022.

Live music fills the MFA’s courtyard once again for seven summer shows

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A patchwork of dying grass marked the locations of tents that had been a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago on May 7.

Shira Schoenberg

How colleges should prepare to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia

A security guard monitored a gate during the pro-Palestinian encampment at Harvard Yard in May.

Universities need to leave DEI behind

Mayor Michelle Wu laughed with 2024 Valedictorian Christela St. Cyr while attending the Valedictorians Luncheon at Fenway Park on May 28. The annual event recognized and celebrated the 32 top graduates of the Boston Public Schools.

David D’Alessandro

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

A pedestrian passed a mixed-income housing project in progress at Washington Street in Nubian Square in Roxbury in 2023.

Lawmakers should send housing bond bill to governor’s desk

"This doesn’t mean Caesarist leaders are less dangerous than fascist ones," the author writes. "They’re actually more threatening in one sense."

IDEAS | Elizabeth Svoboda

Trump isn’t a fascist. He’s a Caesarist.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Trump accepts GOP nomination and recounts assassination attempt in RNC speech; Biden faces calls to step aside

The former president’s address marked the climax and conclusion of day four of the Republican National Convention.

Local agencies, businesses, and organizations impacted by the global technology outage

A list of businesses, government agencies, and organizations that were impacted by Friday's tech outage.

Mass General Brigham cancels non-emergency surgeries, hospital visits due to software outage; Logan reports some flight delays

The global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday.

Broken windmill blade off Nantucket settles on ocean floor, officials say

The section of broken fiberglass is nearly 300 feet long, nearly the length of a regulation football field.

Sports

Tiger Woods had a double bogey on his second hole even before the wind began to pick up, and he had only one birdie in his second round of 77.

Tiger Woods ends his season by missing the cut at the British Open

Woods said he would not play again until December at his unofficial Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and the PNC Championship with his son.

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar moved more than five minutes ahead with only two days left in the Tour de France.

Tadej Pogacar moves closer to third Tour de France title after dominant win in mountains

The Tour ends Sunday on the French Riviera with a time trial from Monaco to Nice, and not in Paris as it usually does because of the Olympic Games.

Patriots offensive lineman Mike Onwenu signed a new three-year contract in the offseason.

Patriots positional preview: offensive line

Patriots offensive line preview: Mike Onwenu and David Andrews are the veteran anchors

Their presence puts this group just below the middle of the pack when stacked against the rest of the NFL.

Red Sox at Dodgers | 10:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 96: Red Sox at Dodgers lineups and notes

Brianna Wakefield writes heartfelt message to D’Angelo Ortiz after he was drafted by the Red Sox

What’s it like to work with Joe Castiglione? We asked six of his broadcast partners.

Business

Massachusetts has finally recouped all the jobs lost during the early days of the pandemic

It took 52 months, but the number of people working in Massachusetts has surpassed the February 2020 level.

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets, and companies around the world

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack — and that a fix was on the way.

Local agencies, businesses, and organizations impacted by the global technology outage

Mass General Brigham cancels non-emergency surgeries, hospital visits due to software outage; Logan reports some flight delays

magazine

Penn Ruderman designed the deck and Simon Lax, who lives in the home’s rental unit, filled it with plants. “I set the stage and Simon ran with it beyond what I anticipated,” the architect says.

Smaller Space Living

Potted plants help turn a tight Cambridge backyard into a shady oasis

The writer’s mother teaches swim lessons to a group of kids in the 1970s.

Why my mom devoted herself to teaching kids to swim for the Red Cross and YMCA for 22 years

This week's daters: Susan and Peter.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Our first order of business was to ask the waitress to move our table’

Lamplighter Brewing

Best of the Best

9 best craft breweries and taprooms to visit in Greater Boston

metro

President Joe Biden spoke at the Granite State YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown.

‘Now it is time for him to pass the torch’: Call for Biden to step aside grows louder in Massachusetts

Some R.I. hospitals cancel non-emergency surgeries due to software outage; T.F. Green airport reports flight delays

In the real world Biden and Trump are enemies. But on TikTok? Be still my beating heart.

sports

Joe Castiglione, who came from Cleveland to take over Red Sox radio play-by-play duties in 1983, won the Ford C. Frick Award honor in his fourth year as a finalist.

You’ll hear plenty of gratitude when Red Sox radio icon Joe Castiglione gets his moment in the Hall of Fame spotlight

Is Dustin Pedroia a Hall of Famer? We asked him about his chances.

Bentley football field will be named after Peter Yetten, the 30-year coach who raised program from infancy

business

Debris from a damaged wind turbine washed ashore on Nantucket’s southern shore.

Broken windmill blade off Nantucket settles on ocean floor, officials say

Public housing in Massachusetts is poised to get $2 billion for desperately needed repairs. But it comes with a condition.

Are you neurodivergent? Tell us how you navigate the workplace.

politics

Former president Donald Trump speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Trump accepts GOP nomination and recounts assassination attempt in RNC speech; Biden faces calls to step aside

Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed

The most important days of the 2024 presidential election have occurred in just the past three weeks

Nation

Visitors arrive for the evening visitation session for Corey Comperatore at Laube Hall, July 18, in Freeport, Pa.

Thousands celebrate life of former fire chief killed at Trump rally, private funeral set for Friday

Harvey Weinstein due in NYC courtroom for hearing tied to upcoming retrial

Thousands gather at banquet hall to celebrate life of former fire chief killed at Trump rally

World

A view of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.

Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

Russia sentences Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison after trial US has called a sham

Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country most powerful leader, dies

opinion

He’ll miss the trusty words of departing TV critic

Who are the women voting for Trump?

Is NPR having an existential crisis?

lifestyle

Kate Pierson, of the B-52s, now lives in Truro part of the year. She'll perform as part of the Cape Cod Jazz & Arts Festival in Harwich in August.

Kate Pierson of the B-52s is a Cape Codder now

Eight new, kid-friendly summertime food destinations

80-year-old L.L. Bean staple finds a new audience as a trendy bag

food & dining

Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage rallied with restaurant workers in Boston last fall in support of a ballot initiative to abolish the tipped minimum wage.

$15 minimum wage for tipped workers headed to ballot

An award-winning chef and a longtime neighborhood restaurant join forces

The Mahaniyom team opens Brookline cocktail bar Merai; Amba serves Mediterranean plates in Cambridge

travel

The Nevada motel in York, Maine, has reopened after a total renovation.

From run-down lodging to retro boutique chic: A unique Maine motel gets a second life

What it’s like to stay at Hotel Volga in Mexico City

Tomato tasting, coaster thrills, and a handy phone gadget

Arts

Paul McCartney. "Self-portraits. Paris," January 1964.

‘It was like being in a very exciting film’: Paul McCartney describes being at the center of Beatlemania

Beau McCall, a.k.a. The Button Man, blurs the lines between art, fashion, and craft

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

Books

Marcela Fuentes

For Marcela Fuentes, it’s fairy tales and books with female villains

A group portrait of Provincetown’s artists, poetry of broken beauty, and a panel on trans writers

Local bestsellers for the week ended July 14

Movies

Last year’s Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts, at City Hall Plaza.

Five things to do around Boston, July 22-28

‘It always felt like life was imitating art’: Lee Isaac Chung talks weathering real tornadoes on ‘Twisters’ set

Amy Adams films new movie ‘At the Sea’ in Plymouth and Marshfield, leaving fans star-struck

Television

Comedian Bob Newhart at his home in Los Angeles in 2003. Newhart died in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 18. He was 94.

A Globe critic remembers Bob Newhart, as humble and dry-witted in real life as he was on TV

Amid a bountiful Emmy haul for ‘The Bear,’ her nod stands out

René Redzepi on the lessons he learned from Anthony Bourdain and why we don’t need to eat lobster all year long

music

The Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science, Boston displays 360-degree visuals of Martian landscapes during performances of David Ibbett's "Mars Symphony.”

When composers and scientists join forces, it’s alchemy for the ears

At the inaugural Home Alone Fest, Boston artists aim to pack the house

FringePVD brings ‘all things weird and wonderful’ to R.I.

Theater/Dance

A blue fly character called The Foreigner guards the mysterious egg that is his prized possession in a scene from Cirque du Soleil's "OVO."

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

The power of ‘Hoops’

Eight enticing dance events to enjoy before fall

Health

A CVS pharmacy location in San Francisco, Calif.

What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

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

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Obituaries

Bob Newhart in 2016

Bob Newhart, sitcom legend and Grammy-winning standup comic, has died

Kathy Willens, pathbreaking photographer who captured sports and more, dies at 74

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