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Amid opioid crisis, Mass. Senate leaders unveil proposal to allow for supervised consumption sites

The provision allowing for so-called overdose prevention centers is part of a larger package released by the Massachusetts Senate on Monday aimed at treating substance abuse.
State Secrets

Behind closed doors, Mass. Senate President Spilka won $3.4 million in earmarks for her district

During closed-door budget negotiations, Massachusetts legislative leaders inflated the money earmarked for Senate President Karen E. Spilka’s district by more than $500,000.
More coverage of Mass. Legislature State Secrets

In Karen Read case, compromised State Police witnesses will likely complicate retrial, experts say
Prosecutors will face challenges when retrying the case in January, now that three key law enforcement witnesses are facing internal affairs reviews apparently linked to the case, legal observers said.

Steward delays sales hearings on six Massachusetts hospitals until Aug. 13

Steward plans to close two other sites: Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

Shirley Leung
Should Mayor Michelle Wu take maternity leave?
If Wu doesn't take parental leave in January after giving birth to her third child, would that imply women don’t need it? Or would such a decision be the ultimate act of feminism — her body, her choice?

So it begins: Business-backed group opposing MCAS ballot question rolling out $250,000 ad campaign

The digital spots appear to be among the first ballot question ads to spring up ahead of the November election, when voters will decide five different initiatives, the most since 2000.

Bloodied children flee a stabbing attack in England. 8 people are hurt and a man is arrested.

Deaths of three people under investigation in Mechanic Falls, Maine

Pro-LGBTQ banners at two Natick churches vandalized

22-year-old man killed in crash in Newbury, Vt.

At night, migrant families wander Boston streets as shelter system shuts them out

Newly arrived migrant families are shuffled each night between state welcome centers, Boston Medical Center, and the often closed offices of migrant aid groups.

Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at ‘breach’ as public confidence sinks

President Biden is calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court’s nine justices.
Trump to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says

Trump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly transformed
Over the last seven days, a week unlike any other in American history, the 2024 presidential contest has been transformed.

Kamala Harris is running on Joe Biden’s record, but she’d likely be a different kind of president Follow live updates on the presidential race

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Videos show swarms of dragonflies invading R.I. beach
Videos of the phenomenon posted on social media quickly racked up views, with commenters saying the swarms looked like a movie scene or the apocalypse.

Hammerhead shark photographed swimming off coast of Chatham

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy posted photos on social media of a hammerhead shark swimming off Monomoy Island.
Live Olympics updates

The US men are off to a strong start in the team gymnastics final. Follow live updates from our crew in Paris.

The Americans, led by Stoughton's Frederick Richard, are looking for their first medal in the event since 2008. Follow along with the events live with the Globe's Nicole Yang, who is in Paris.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

tara sullivan
Simone Biles pushes her sport — and the mental health conversation — forward with every twist and turn in Paris
When she limped off the floor with a leg injury, a sense of déjà vu set in. But Biles, in her third Olympics, knows how to move forward — as she showed us in Tokyo.

Your Olympics daily digest: What to watch on Monday, medal results and more
Olympic men's basketball

Jayson Tatum will play vs. South Sudan Wednesday, US men’s basketball coach Steve Kerr says
alex speier

With deadline looming, Red Sox have stumbled out of the break with a shaky bullpen

In their first nine games after the All-Star break, the Sox blew eight leads in the seventh inning or later.
INNOVATOR Q&A

Watching climate change is scary. Barrington students wanted local opportunities to take action, so they started a club.

Inspired by Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg, the Barrington Environmental Establishment has earned an EPA award.
LOVE LETTERS

I’m having trouble getting over the divorce

My ex is a musician, now living his best life.
Opinion
David Daley

John Roberts, the Supreme Court, and the dangerous state of American elections

The chief justice and a court packed with Federalist Society true believers wearing the red robes of the GOP represent the truest threat to American democracy.
IDEAS | NATALIE KAUFMAN

Why is my generation so caffeinated all the time?
RENÉE GRAHAM

It’s KA-mala, not ka-MA-la
EDITORIAL

After reports of dismal conditions, nursing homes need more staff — and more oversight
JEFF JACOBY

Will making community college free make it better?
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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More recent News

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant

Now, across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.

United Airlines flight diverted after ‘medical issue’ lands in Boston five hours late
The airline said “no passengers or crew needed medical assistance upon arrival” at Washington Dulles International Airport.

BOSTON AT A BARGAIN
Free things to do this week: a multisensory City Hall performance, chamber concert, and more
Welcome to August — well, almost. Check out our roundup of free events and activites, from July 29 to Aug. 4.

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be coming to your doctor’s office. Here’s what to know.

New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but some appear to work far better than others.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Monday’s an umbrella day: Clouds, on-and-off showers expected

A high surf advisory has been issued until 6 p.m. today.
High surf, rip currents alerts in effect from Cape to Maine

Man arrested in hit-and-run crash, police say

Officers found a loaded revolver in a panel inside the car and “a rock-like substance believed to be crack cocaine,” inside a fanny pack, police said.

Recommended reads

This family wants to redevelop their Roxbury home into much-needed housing. It isn’t working.

Amid a citywide housing crisis, the Webster family hoped to turn their single-family home on Elmwood Street into 47 mini-apartments. Then neighbors got involved.

In a growing trend, some Boston students are getting paid to attend summer classes
For many teens in low-income households, the obstacle in taking part in summer classes comes down to economics: They need to earn a paycheck, often to help out with their family’s income.

chesto means business
Who will be Boston’s ‘next Jack Connors’?
Who could move as deftly as Connors across the worlds of philanthropy, business, higher ed, health care, and politics?

Steward pushes for earlier closure of two hospitals
The timeline is almost three months sooner than generally allowed under Massachusetts rules.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Sometimes it’s just sitting here thinking’

Setting the stage: Scenes from the Newport Folk Festival

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company embraces the discord in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Boston Book Festival to kick off with Malcolm Gladwell

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

Mike Rombach

Protect consumer choice on electric suppliers

Daniel J. Swift

Why Wu’s business tax hike plan is bad policy
Joan Wickersham

The hottest, coolest summer movie ever
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Anointing Kamala Harris was a mistake
SCOT LEHIGH

Trump’s and Netanyahu’s myopic stance on the Iran nuclear deal has left the world in a worse place
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Massive fire destroys vacant mill in Woonsocket, R.I.

No injuries were immediately reported.

Rough surf, rip current alerts in effect from Cape Cod to Maine

Increased swells and waves are due to strong offshore wind gusts.

Hammerhead shark photographed swimming off coast of Chatham

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy posted photos on social media of a hammerhead shark swimming off Monomoy Island.

30-foot boat slides off trailer, interrupts traffic in Cambridge on Saturday

After stopping at a red light, a driver was accelerating through the intersection at Cambridge and Third streets when the trailer’s safety chains failed, causing the boat to slide onto the road, police said.

Sports

live updates

The US men are off to a strong start in the team gymnastics final. Follow live updates from our crew in Paris.

The Americans, led by Stoughton's Frederick Richard, are looking for their first medal in the event since 2008. Follow along with the events live with the Globe's Nicole Yang, who is in Paris.
2024 summer olympics

Your Olympics daily digest: Here’s what to watch today

Stoughton's Frederick Richard and Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik are leading Team USA men's gymnastics into the team final.
alex speier

With deadline looming, Red Sox have stumbled out of the break with a shaky bullpen

In their first nine games after the All-Star break, the Sox blew eight leads in the seventh inning or later.
olympics

Dawn Staley admits that at this point, Caitlin Clark ‘would be in really high consideration’ of making Olympic roster
Boston Globe Today Sports

The Olympic-sized problem facing college sports

Abner Haynes, a star of the AFL’s early years, dies at 86

Business

In boost for Boston, Senate votes to create 264 new liquor licenses in the city

The bill now heads to a conference committee with the end of legislative session around the corner.

Steward delays sales hearings on six Massachusetts hospitals until Aug. 13

Steward plans to close two other sites: Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

OpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google
Shirley Leung

Should Mayor Michelle Wu take maternity leave?
magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Flooding, bacteria, hostility: So much for Walden Pond’s tranquility
Globe Magazine

Photos: A rare look inside Harvard’s collection of 7.5 million insects
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘At the end of the evening he pulled out a package of Pop Rocks for me’
PERSPECTIVE

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

metro

Harris, Trump look to shore up support; Biden endorses Supreme Court reforms. Follow live updates.

Amid opioid crisis, Mass. Senate leaders unveil proposal to allow for supervised consumption sites

At night, migrant families wander Boston streets as shelter system shuts them out

sports

Game 105: Mariners at Red Sox lineups and notes

Sustained excellence is difficult. But the US women’s gymnastics team showed they’re ready to dominate again.

Jayson Tatum will play vs. South Sudan Wednesday, US men’s basketball coach Steve Kerr says

business

Who will be Boston’s ‘next Jack Connors’?

This family wants to redevelop their Roxbury home into much-needed housing. It isn’t working.

Harris freshens up her message on the economy as Trump and Republicans go after her on inflation

politics

Harris, Trump look to shore up support; Biden endorses Supreme Court reforms. Follow live updates.

Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant

Nation

Trump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly transformed

Thousands battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air-quality alerts

At the NRA, a battle between the old guard and the new

World

Bloodied children flee a stabbing attack in England. 8 people are hurt and a man is arrested.

Venezuela’s Maduro and opposition are locked in standoff as both claim victory in presidential vote

Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed

opinion

It’s KA-mala, not ka-MA-la

Olympic hosts seldom win

Local residents lose in closure of Carney, Nashoba Valley hospitals

lifestyle

Free things to do this week: a multisensory City Hall performance, chamber concert, and more

I’m having trouble getting over the divorce

I love my dogs more than my (ex-)husband

food & dining

Where to eat like you’re at the Olympics (without leaving home)

We can all scream now: The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail is officially live

Imitation beef? Wahlburgers sues California barbecue company, claiming trademark infringement.

travel

What’s new on Martha’s Vineyard: From burgers to boutiques

JetBlue to fly out of N.H. and R.I., officials said, increasing flights in New England

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

Arts

At the Farnsworth, a rare look at Andrew Wyeth’s forays into abstraction

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

Books

Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls, dies at 93

Gail Lumet Buckley, chronicler of Black family history, dies at 86

Boston Book Festival to kick off with Malcolm Gladwell

Movies

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ smashes R-rated record with $205 million debut, 8th biggest opening ever

Five things to do around Boston, July 29-Aug. 11

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

Television

This week’s TV: The Olympics imports wall-to-wall sports from Paris

What about Homer — no, better make it Marge — for vice president?

‘Presumed Innocent’ is guilty of excess

music

Setting the stage: Scenes from the Newport Folk Festival

A day of heavy hitters, barely knowns, and happy ears at Newport Folk Festival

Five ways to have a ‘brat’ summer in Boston

Theater/Dance

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company embraces the discord in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Shakespeare & Company presenting world premiere of ‘The Islanders’

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

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

Abner Haynes, a star of the AFL’s early years, dies at 86

Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls, dies at 93

Gail Lumet Buckley, chronicler of Black family history, dies at 86