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Democrats turn to Harris after Biden’s exit

Vice president says she will ‘earn and win’ the nomination as Democrats in Mass. and beyond throw support behind her
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James Pindell | ANALYSIS

Biden’s out. What’s next? Answers to some questions you might have.

There are party rules, a lot of politics, and a lot of opinions. But here is a guide to the logistics.

Harris gets chance to press reset on 2024 race against Trump

Who is endorsing Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee?

Inside the weekend when Biden decided to withdraw

GOP eyes legal challenges as Harris assumes control of Biden’s war chest

Kamala Harris’s first presidential campaign was a failure. Has she changed?

As Biden withdraws, New England Democrats not all singing the same tune on replacement

Voters express a mix of emotions as Biden ends presidential campaign

Of the 20 highest-paid Boston police officers, nearly half have disciplinary records

The complaints involved infractions related to details, untruthfulness, warning shots and signals, negligent duty and unreasonable judgment, conduct unbecoming, and conformance to laws, records show.
Boston outlines police surveillance technology in first-ever transparency report

More debris from damaged wind turbine found off the coast of Nantucket, company officials says

Additional debris from a damaged offshore wind turbine was found Sunday morning off the coast of Nantucket.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Sunshine with seasonable temps kick off the work week. But the weather takes a turn after today.
If you don’t like the extreme heat, the good news is the cloud cover will keep temperatures pretty close to average for the latter half of July.

EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine will get a total of $450 million to accelerate adoption of cold-climate heat pumps and water heaters.
EPA weighing controversial geoengineering ocean experiment south of Martha’s Vineyard

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone

Many Palestinians have been uprooted multiple times in search of safety during Israeli’s punishing air and ground campaign.
Israel’s Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden’s exit from race
BOSTON AT A BARGAIN

Freebies, deals on summer fun: Vintage clothing pop-up, orchestra, and half-priced arcade games

This week, we’ve got a bunch of ways to get active around the city.
Patriots positional preview: wide receivers

Patriots wide receivers preview: Will rookies Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker help this group catch fire?

Wide receiver is easily the Patriots' most intriguing offensive skill position group.
LOVE LETTERS

My high school musical crush is back in my life

It’s secret feelings all over again.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Joe Biden puts country ahead of ego

By withdrawing from the race, the president gives his fellow Democrats a fighting chance to beat former president Donald Trump, who would seek to undo everything Biden has accomplished.
Who could be the Democrats’ new VP nominee?
JOAN VENNOCHI

With Biden out, here’s how the Democrats can defeat Trump
SCOT LEHIGH

Biden does the right thing by stepping down from race

MARCELA GARCÍA

She kept her gravely ill dog alive. Was that animal cruelty?
IDEAS | JOHN BENJAMIN

The problem with Zionism
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Roxbury residents celebrate their neighborhood in annual Unity Parade
Mayor Michelle Wu and Toy Burton, the parade’s founder and organizer, led the parade along with community leaders and residents.

Celtics, Sam Hauser agree on four-year contract extension worth $45 million
In addition to returning their top nine rotation players from their title squad, the Celtics now have all five starters, as well as Hauser and Payton Pritchard, under contract through at least 2025-26.

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Two people trapped in car, ‘seriously injured,’ after multi-vehicle crash in Westmoreland, N.H., police say
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Migrants in the Boston area rush to secure legal status amid concerns over upcoming election

With the election approaching, migrants in Massachusetts area are scrambling, terrified of what the future could look like under a second Trump presidency.

After demotion of BPD deputy superintendent, department’s commitment to reform is questioned
Eddy Chrispin says Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox demoted him after he accepted a position as commissioner for the state agency that certifies law enforcement officers in Massachusetts.

Is New England really the hydrangea capital of the US? These are the best spots to see them.
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The cybersecurity firm issued a software update for computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system, but the update contained a bug so severe that it caused the “blue screen of death.”

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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Of the 20 highest-paid Boston police officers, nearly half have disciplinary records

The complaints involved infractions related to details, untruthfulness, warning shots and signals, negligent duty and unreasonable judgment, conduct unbecoming, and conformance to laws, records show.
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Rhode Island doctors have developed an app that can diagnose anemia

Three Rhode Island emergency medicine physicians have pioneered a noninvasive way to diagnose anemia by uploading photos of a person’s inner eyelid to an iPhone app.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Sunshine with seasonable temps kick off the work week. But the weather takes a turn after today.

If you don’t like the extreme heat, the good news is the cloud cover will keep temperatures pretty close to average for the latter half of July.

Harris says she intends to ‘earn and win’ presidential nomination after Biden steps aside. Follow live updates.

His decision puts the Democratic nomination up for grabs as the party enters uncharted territory in the modern era.

Sports

Dan Shaughnessy

As always, the world revolves around the Red Sox … even when it comes to presidential politics

Everything in life comes back to the Red Sox … even the stunning news that President Biden is dropping out of the 2024 race for the Oval Office.
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Adrián Beltré highlights 2024 Hall of Fame induction

Former Red Sox third baseman one of four inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y.
DODGERS 9, RED SOX 6

Dodgers hit Kutter Crawford for five home runs, complete series sweep of the Red Sox

Crawford allowed six earned runs, matching a season high, over five innings. Jarren Duran provided the Red Sox' offensive highlight with a first-inning homer.
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Closer Kenley Jansen avoids Red Sox’ trip to Denver for Rockies series because of heart condition
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Red Sox miss chance to gain ground in AL East, as both Yankees, Orioles lose

Business

EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine will get a total of $450 million to accelerate adoption of cold-climate heat pumps and water heaters.

The biggest of stories came to the small city of Butler. Here’s how its newspaper met the moment.

Journalists at the Eagle, the community's resource since 1870 and one that struggles to survive just like thousands of local newspapers across the country, had to make sense of chaos in their backyard — and the global scrutiny that followed.

Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing
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Potted plants help turn a tight Cambridge backyard into a shady oasis

CONNECTIONS

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

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More debris from damaged wind turbine found off the coast of Nantucket, company officials says

‘There is no playbook’: As Biden withdraws, New England Democrats not all singing the same tune on replacement

President Biden makes decision that is best for the country

sports

Nick Dunlap becomes first player in PGA Tour history to win as amateur and pro in the same year

Without question, Tanner Houck’s change in pitch selection is why the Red Sox starter is an All-Star

Kyle Larson makes late charge through field to capture his first Brickyard 400 victory

business

EPA weighing controversial geoengineering ocean experiment south of Martha’s Vineyard

What happened to ‘digital resilience’?

Fajitas & ‘Ritas closure leaves one less casual spot downtown

politics

GOP eyes legal challenges as Harris assumes control of Biden’s war chest

Harris says she intends to ‘earn and win’ presidential nomination after Biden steps aside. Follow live updates.

Inside the weekend when Biden decided to withdraw

Nation

Trump’s campaign quickly pivots to Harris after Biden announces decision to leave the race

Truman and Johnson also stepped aside, but ‘the circumstances are quite different’

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World

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone

Israel’s Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden’s exit from race

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border

opinion

The problem with Zionism

In first year, tuition-free community college program yields data

Imagine how much better our republic would be with term limits

lifestyle

Freebies, deals on summer fun: Vintage clothing pop-up, orchestra, and half-priced arcade games

Andy Li handcrafts positivity, one pennant at a time

My high school musical crush is back in my life

food & dining

Fajitas & ‘Ritas closure leaves one less casual spot downtown

$15 minimum wage for tipped workers headed to ballot

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

travel

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

Two new curatorial hires at the MFA

‘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

Books

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

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

This week’s TV: A second look at ‘Two American Families’ and Pete Rose, plus a ‘Sea Change’ close to home

What’s so funny? These series don’t seem to know.

Bob Newhart showed me how to be a man

music

Kane Brown’s country-rock fusion transforms Fenway into Nashville North

‘I’m mean because I grew up in New England’: Noah Kahan was in full force during his star-studded show at Fenway Park

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

Theater/Dance

At Jacob’s Pillow, Miguel Gutierrez invites the audience to join in grief, and in silliness

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

The power of ‘Hoops’

Health

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

Nguyen Phu Trong, powerful Vietnamese leader, is dead at 80

Longtime US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, has died

Naomi Pomeroy, chef who made Portland a dining destination, dies at 49