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Harris addresses teachers union in Houston after Biden spoke about decision to end reelection bid

Five key takeaways from Biden’s somber Oval Office address

President Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign.

‘Project coconut’ and being ‘brat’: How some young voters are responding to Kamala Harris

Now the likely Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, appears to have a fresh opportunity to rally support among young voters, who have for months indicated they might sit out the election.
watch

Where JD Vance stands on key health care issues
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

It’s not remotely difficult to pronounce ‘Kamala.’ These R.I. politicians feel the vice president’s pain.
TRAVEL

The top 10 campgrounds in New England

There are hundreds of campgrounds in New England, from primitive, walk-in sites to resort-style properties, and everything in between. These are some of our favorites.
Watch: Hiking safety tips that could save your life

Everything you need to know about hiking with kids

Our favorite new camping gear of the season
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

Refund confusion ensues after United Airlines cancels tickets

When United Airlines canceled her husband’s flight, it promised Maxine Biggs a prompt refund. So, why is she still waiting for her $1,751 six months later?
Beth Teitell

Boston could have hosted the Olympics in 2024. But could we have learned to be — gasp — friendly?

Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Games notoriously fell apart. But what if we’d hosted? Parisians are being told to be “friendly and genuine.” Would we have faced a similar fate?
If Boston had hosted the 2024 Olympics, these were the proposed venues. What has happened there since?

Globe Magazine
Photos: A rare look inside Harvard’s collection of 7.5 million insects
Some 35,000 specimens in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are “primary types,” meaning they are the first used to describe their species. Only the Smithsonian has more.

Billy Baker: She wants you to love greenhead flies. Then smack them.
Ben Volin I On football

Jerod Mayo and the Patriots already are seeing the downside to the player-friendly approach

After 24 years of being ruled by Bill Belichick’s iron fist, the Patriots are trying to create a softer, friendlier atmosphere at Gillette Stadium.
Eliot Wolf’s insistence on Drake Maye should inspire confidence, and other thoughts Photos: Patriots practice begins at Gillette Stadium

Daughter of Kerry Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo weds at Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port

Mariah Kennedy Cuomo and Tellef Lundevall tied the knot at the waterfront Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port on Saturday, celebrating with about 400 friends and family members.

Senate committee demands Steward CEO de la Torre testify

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 16 to 4 to issue a subpoena to Ralph de la Torre.

When drugstores disappear: Why nearly 15,000 Bostonians live in ‘pharmacy deserts’

Many of these dead zones overlap vulnerable communities — already poorer, sicker, and less well-resourced than the rest of the state. Where do patients go?
Boston Globe Today: How we discovered Boston’s pharmacy deserts

What to know about the ‘July effect’: As brand new doctors flood teaching hospitals, do medical errors creep up?

One doctor compared the transition to replacing some experienced football players with less experienced ones during the fourth quarter of a crucial game.

Police officer in Brewster charged with distributing child pornography, urinating on public restroom sinks

State Police investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about illicit activity on a Snapchat account linked to the officer, authorities said.

Parents of Black student allege pattern of racial harassment at Brookline public school, file civil rights complaint

An eighth grader at the Amos Lawrence school endured racial harassment by classmates, including an incident where a white student placed his knee on the victim’s neck while shouting “George Floyd,” according to a civil rights complaint.

Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition
The airline is ditching the free-for-all policy that has been a defining feature of the carrier for more than half a century.

JetBlue to start flying out of Manchester, N.H., officials said, increasing flights in New England

Massachusetts gun bill would ban possession of ‘Glock switches’ that turn pistols into machine guns

Man sentenced to probation for role in Cape Cod boat crash that killed 17-year-old girlfriend

Amid police scandals, POST Commission looks to strengthen its powers

 Search the POST Commission database of police officer disciplinary records
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Stoughton’s Frederick Richard wants to go down in history. Medaling at his first Olympics would be a start.
The Massachusetts gymnast has big dreams: He wants to put American male gymnasts on the map. He'll face stiff competition in Paris, but he's unfazed about his future: "I have no reason not to be confident."

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony is making history. Here’s what to know and how to watch. The extraordinary Simone Biles is now an ‘old’ favorite for more gold at Paris Olympics See more coverage from the 2024 Olympics

The US men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball teams are medal favorites at the Olympics. See the rosters and schedules.
LOVE LETTERS

He always has his earbuds in

He isn’t present with his family.
peter abraham | on baseball

Retaining Alex Cora was a great move — but the Red Sox have more work to do

Letting Cora escape would have been a disaster. Instead the Sox are set up for what should be a period of prosperity.

Matt Damon belts out ‘Sweet Caroline’ in ‘Tonight Show’ duet with Jimmy Fallon

The actor, cat dad, and Dunkin’-themed boy band member proved he’s no slouch when it comes to karaoke.
Opinion
Jules Boykoff

How Boston said no to the 2024 Summer Olympics

Confronting the Olympics is a classic David vs. Goliath battle that often pits raw economic power against scrappy people power. Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympics was no exception.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Anointing Kamala Harris was a mistake
JOAN VENNOCHI

Harris should look to Massachusetts as she responds to immigration crisis
EDITORIAL

Here comes the Beacon Hill logjam

DAVID SHRIBMAN

The year of chaos
Best of the Best

At the best comedy clubs in Boston, big laughs sometimes come in small spaces

Boston’s best restaurant deals: 22 places to feast for $20 or less

The six best lobster rolls served around Boston

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Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California
Newsom’s order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks.

After Southwick students hold mock slave auction, AG Campbell works to revise district’s policies on racism
Under a new plan, the Southwick-Tolland-Granville District must revise its policies in response to such racist incidents.

Body camera video focused national attention on an Illinois deputy’s fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
Video released this week showed a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who called 911 for assistance, in her Illinois home.

Two men shot in Downtown Crossing, police say

The men's wounds were not considered life-threatening, police said.

Brigham and Women’s nurses inch closer to 24-hour strike

Organizers said workers overwhelmingly approved a measure designed to pressure the hospital into finalizing a new contract.

GE Vernova offers few satisfying answers to Nantucket residents concerned about broken wind turbine debris

Debris from the 107-meter-long blade has littered the ocean and beaches surrounding the island with fiber glass, foam, and balsa wood.

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At Provincetown’s Bear Week, inclusivity, acceptance, and, yes, debauchery

The mood is buoyant and upbeat, and it’s about to become raucous.

Two friends recount moment whale breached onto their fishing boat off N.H. coast: ‘Is this really happening?’
The shocking whale drama was caught on video by two teenagers who were fishing nearby and then jumped into action to rescue Paquette and Kenney from the water.

Massachusetts gave ‘Don’t Look Up’ $46 million in taxpayer-funded credits, the largest for a film in state history
The taxpayer-funded film incentive nearly doubles the previous record of $26.7 million, which the state issued to the 2016 version of “Ghostbusters.”

Healey administration puts Hurley complex out for redevelopment — again
On Wednesday, state officials announced a new redevelopment effort for the Charles F. Hurley and Erich Lindemann buildings, which sprawl across a massive block between Cambridge and Merrimac streets, with an eye to addressing the “urgent need for housing.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Ethan Slater plays Marcel Marceau, brings work in progress to Williamstown Theatre Festival

So many notables at Newport Folk Festival this year. Here’s a taste.

What might be on Kamala Harris’s campaign megamix?

Writer-director Sean Wang gets personal with his feature debut, ‘Dìdi’

Special Projects

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
HIGH & DRY

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.

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

IDEAS | JAKE BERRY ELLISON JR.

My elderly father had dementia, anger issues, and many guns. What were we to do?
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Fading hope for the two-state solution in Israel
RENÉE LOTH

Living without air conditioning: The heat is on
JEFF JACOBY

JD Vance dismisses the American idea
IDEAS | RACHEL LEOPOLD ROBINSON

How I learned to live with OCD
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

These five statewide questions will appear on the Massachusetts ballot in November

Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin on Thursday released the finalized question numbers for five statewide measures that will appear on the ballot in November.

What to know about the ‘July effect’: As brand new doctors flood teaching hospitals, do medical errors creep up?

One doctor compared the transition to replacing some experienced football players with less experienced ones during the fourth quarter of a crucial game.
TRAVEL

JetBlue to start flying out of Manchester, N.H., officials said, increasing flights in New England

Manchester is the 10th airport in New England to service JetBlue, the airline said in a press release.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musical voice for civil rights, is dead at 81

After decades as an activist and teacher, Dr. Reagon became a cultural historian and a curator at the Smithsonian Institution.

Sports

peter abraham | on baseball

Retaining Alex Cora was a great move — but the Red Sox have more work to do

Letting Cora escape would have been a disaster. Instead the Sox are set up for what should be a period of prosperity.
olympics

The US men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball teams are medal favorites at the Olympics. See the rosters and schedules.

The game is played on a half court with one basket in use, and each team has four players (one substitute) on the roster.

Photos: Patriots practice begins

New England Patriots training camp is underway, beginning Wednesday, July 24 at Gillette Stadium.
olympics

Stoughton’s Frederick Richard wants to go down in history. Medaling at his first Olympics would be a start.
2024 summer olympics

Your Olympics daily digest: See today’s schedule and results from Paris
PATRIOTS

Eliot Wolf’s insistence on Drake Maye should inspire confidence, and other Patriots thoughts

Business

Senate committee demands Steward CEO de la Torre testify

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 16 to 4 to issue a subpoena to Ralph de la Torre.

Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition

The airline is ditching the free-for-all policy that has been a defining feature of the carrier for more than half a century.

Brigham and Women’s nurses inch closer to 24-hour strike
RI FOOD & DINING

In Providence, a new bar honors both its neighborhood’s history and its owners’ heritage
magazine
LOVE LETTERS

I feel like the odd one out: I have celiac disease and I’m single
PERSPECTIVE

I’m a die-hard Boston sports fan. Can the WNBA get me to root for New York?
Best of the Best

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

Cooking

Shake up your burger game. Try a beef-pita version with crisped cheese, chicken, or quinoa.

metro

Gina Raimondo is on a list for vice president (again)

GE Vernova offers few satisfying answers to Nantucket residents concerned about broken wind turbine debris

Amid police scandals, POST Commission looks to strengthen its powers

sports

Boston could have hosted the Olympics in 2024. But could we have learned to be — gasp — friendly?

The extraordinary Simone Biles is now an ‘old’ favorite for more gold at Paris Olympics

Red Sox end road trip with ugly loss to Rockies

business

US economy grew at 2.8% rate in latest quarter

Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as applications remain at elevated, but not troubling levels

How we discovered Boston’s pharmacy deserts

politics

Harris addresses teachers union in Houston after Biden spoke about decision to end reelection bid

Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California

Netanyahu will meet with Biden and Harris at a crucial moment for the US and Israel

Nation

Body camera video focused national attention on an Illinois deputy’s fatal shooting of Sonya Massey

Uvalde school police officer pleads not guilty to charges stemming from actions during 2022 shooting

Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says

World

Russia’s Putin hosts Syria’s Assad in the Kremlin as tensions rise in the Middle East

An explosion killed over 50 Ukrainian POWs in 2022. Survivors and an internal UN report blame Russia.

Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising concerns about a possible major spill

opinion

Boston didn’t get to host the Summer Olympics. At least the T is all fixed, right?

MCI-Concord prison gets a new lease on life

My elderly father had dementia, anger issues, and many guns. What were we to do?

lifestyle

He always has his earbuds in

Daughter of Kerry Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo weds at Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port

This week’s freebies, deals: Vintage clothing pop-up, orchestra, and half-priced arcade games, and more

food & dining

At ButterBird by Jason Santos, feast on fowl in a saucy setting

An empanada-ice cream mashup rolls into Kendall Square; PRB Boulangerie opens at Time Out Market Boston

In Providence, a new bar honors both its neighborhood’s history and its owners’ heritage

travel

JetBlue to start flying out of Manchester, N.H., officials said, increasing flights in New England

Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition

The top 10 campgrounds in New England

Arts

He heard America singing: A show at Harvard’s Carpenter Center celebrates Harry Smith

In East Boston, Atlantic Works Gallery artists share immigration stories, community

At Harvard: volumes large and small, the aesthetic life of plants, volcanic eruptions

Books

Beacon celebrates Baldwin, Massachusetts Book Awards expand, and a new bookstore for romance

Author readings around Boston through August 3

Local bestsellers for the week ended July 21

Movies

Writer-director Sean Wang gets personal with his feature debut, ‘Dìdi’

Can ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ bring back the old Marvel box-office magic?

From CGI to storm chasing, ‘Twisters’ thrills. But did they get it right?

Television

Going for the gold and also going for some laughs

Matt Damon belts out ‘Sweet Caroline’ in ‘Tonight Show’ duet with Jimmy Fallon

‘My faith in the Constitution is whole. It is complete. It is total.’

music

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musical voice for civil rights, is dead at 81

Matt Damon belts out ‘Sweet Caroline’ in ‘Tonight Show’ duet with Jimmy Fallon

Mighty Poplar is ripe for pickin’ at Newport Folk Festival

Theater/Dance

Ethan Slater plays Marcel Marceau, brings work in progress to Williamstown Theatre Festival

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

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

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musical voice for civil rights, is dead at 81

Lewis Lapham, editor who revived Harper’s magazine, dies at 89

Former UMass athletic director Bob Marcum dies days after suffering a stroke