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Cannibal geomagnetic cloud to splash Northern Lights over New England tonight
It's forecast to be the strongest display since May, but will the clouds break in time for peak viewing?

Free community college and online lottery: Healey signs $58 billion state budget, slices millions from elsewhere

In signing the budget for fiscal year 2025, Healey vetoed $317 million in spending while allowing every resident to attend a Massachusetts community college tuition-free and allowing the state’s regional transit authorities to offer fare-free bus service.
Amid opioid crisis, Mass. Senate leaders unveil proposal to allow for supervised consumption sites

Senate votes to create 264 new liquor licenses for Boston

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

 More coverage of Mass. Legislature State Secrets

MIT police search for man who allegedly assaulted five children in campus pool

The pool offers open recreational swimming hours as well as day camps and instructional classes.

As Mass. shelter system shuts them out, migrant families wander Boston streets at night, seeking a place to sleep

Newly arrived migrant families are shuffled each night between state welcome centers, Boston Medical Center, and the often closed offices of migrant aid groups.
Protesters rally against changes to emergency shelter system

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.

In Roxbury, Warren announces bid to fix federal housing policy

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday unveiled a new bill that would dramatically increase the federal government’s role in grappling with the housing shortage.

Friends mourn David Sousa, MassDOT worker and former selectman fatally struck on Route 24. ‘He was like a son to me.’

Man shot in Jamaica Plain, injuries are life-threatening, police say

Israel’s security Cabinet approves military response to attack from Lebanon

Kamala Harris campaign and supporters embrace a new criticism of Republican ticket: ‘Just plain weird’

Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, a potential Harris running mate, first invoked the term “weird” last week during an interview with MSNBC. Since then, it has picked up steam as an attack line among Democrats.
Second Gentleman to fund-raise in Martha’s Vineyard, as Harris campaign taps deep pockets in Mass.

Governors Whitmer and Shapiro rally for Harris; Biden addresses Supreme Court reform proposals. Follow live updates.

President Biden unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court’s nine justices.
2024 Paris Olympics

OLYMPICS
Behind Mass. natives Frederick Richard and Stephen Nedoroscik, US men’s gymnastics squad wins team bronze
The Americans won their first medal in the event since 2008. Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik competed in just one event, pommel horse, and delivered the highest American score of the day.

Photos: US men’s gymnastics team wins bronze medal Your Olympics daily digest: What you missed in France today

Meet Stephen Nedoroscik, the bespectacled gymnast from Worcester who helped Team USA win bronze

US women dominate Japan behind A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart as gold-medal defense begins

ben volin | on football

Five days into training camp, it feels as if things are falling apart with the Patriots

On Monday, two veterans protested their contracts by refusing to put on pads. Another player got kicked out for fighting. And the offense was a mess.
Jerod Mayo says it will take a collective effort for Patriots to replace Christian Barmore

Red Sox acquire Pirates righthander Quinn Priester for infield prospect Nick Yorke

Priester, who was immediately assigned to Worcester, was used as both a starter and reliever by the Pirates this year.
Alex Speier: With deadline looming, Red Sox have stumbled out of the break with a shaky bullpen
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.

Olympic men's basketball

Jayson Tatum will play Wednesday, US men’s basketball coach Steve Kerr says
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?
MUSIC REVIEW

Conan O’Brien and other famous faces helped cap a star-studded final day of the Newport Folk Festival

The former late-night host wasn't the only big name on Sunday, as John C. Reilly, Mavis Staples, Jack White, and even Triumph the Insult Comic Dog all performed during the final day of the festival.
THEATER REVIEW

Theatre By The Sea’s ‘The Sound of Music’ is a crash course in the golden age of musicals

It takes a live production brimming with its own admirable attributes to get audiences to leave behind their expectations and give into an utterly enjoyable evening of live theater.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

New shelter policy will put ‘children and babies’ on the streets

How Massachusetts addresses this crisis of humans in need of food, shelter, and support says a lot about who we are.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why Kamala Harris’s running mate should be Mark Kelly
David Daley

John Roberts and the dangerous state of elections
IDEAS | NATALIE KAUFMAN

Why is my generation so caffeinated all the time?
LETTERS

Steward staffer to CEO de la Torre: ‘Your silence speaks volumes’
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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Deaths of three people under investigation in Mechanic Falls, Maine

The bodies were taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Augusta, where autopsies are scheduled, State Police said.

Pro-LGBTQ banners at two Natick churches vandalized

“They were replaced by what is known as the Christian flag and a banner declaring ‘Jesus is King,’” Rev. Cindy Worthington-Berry of First Congregational Church of Natick wrote on social media.

Steward delays hospital sales as protesters rally against closings

Steward plans to shutter Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Boston presses colleges and hospitals to kick in more money to cover city services

As the city prepares for a potential revenue shortfall, Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking to overhaul the Boston’s innovative PILOT program, which brings in funds from tax-exempt institutions.

Iowa now bans most abortions after about six 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.

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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.

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?

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Sometimes it’s just sitting here thinking’

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

Boston Book Festival to kick off with Malcolm Gladwell

Setting the stage: Scenes from the Newport Folk Festival

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

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 Senate aimed at treating substance abuse.
NH Crime

Lawrence coach Jesus Moore federally indicted for alleged sexual assault of a minor student

The newly unsealed one-count indictment carries a potential sentence of at least 10 years in federal prison.

Governors Whitmer and Shapiro rally for Harris; Biden addresses Supreme Court reform proposals. Follow live updates.

President Biden unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court’s nine justices.

At the State House, a protest against Governor Healey’s new changes to state’s emergency shelter system

Advocates for homeless families who protested Monday argue the policies impact families at a time when the state is paying millions to consultants to make the shelter system less costly and lead to shorter stays.

Sports

TARA SULLIVAN

As his men’s gymnastics team is written into history, Stoughton’s Frederick Richard at the center of it all, living the American dream

The 20-year-old Michigan undergrad delivered team-high scores on high bar, floor routine, and parallel bars as the United States won its first team Olympic medal in men's gymnastics since 2008.
US WOMEN'S RUGBY 17, GREAT BRITAIN 7

Franklin’s Kristi Kirshe and Vermont’s Ilona Maher provide scoring as US women’s rugby team makes history

The Americans reached the semifinals for the first time and take on defending champion New Zealand on Tuesday for a spot in the gold-medal match.
NH Crime

Lawrence coach Jesus Moore federally indicted for alleged sexual assault of a minor student

The newly unsealed one-count indictment carries a potential sentence of at least 10 years in federal prison.
ben volin | on football

Five days into training camp, it feels as if things are falling apart with the Patriots

Former Red Sox Tommy Pham and Michael Kopech dealt in three-team trade between Cardinals, Dodgers, and White Sox
2024 summer olympics

Your Olympics daily digest: What you missed in France today

Business

In Roxbury, Warren announces bid to fix federal housing policy

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday unveiled a new bill that would dramatically increase the federal government’s role in grappling with the housing shortage.

It’s Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley as political fights escalate

In Silicon Valley, the spectacle of tech billionaire attacking tech billionaire has suddenly exploded, as pro-Trump executives and their Democratic counterparts have openly turned on each other.
BUSINESS

Biden allies celebrate ‘giant relief’ of pensions rescued for 72,000 Teamsters in New England
TALKING POINTS

Gupta Media expands in Back Bay
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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

Free community college and online lottery: Healey signs $58 billion state budget, slices millions from elsewhere

Red all over

Biden allies celebrate ‘giant relief’ of pensions rescued for 72,000 Teamsters in New England

sports

US women dominate Japan behind A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart as gold-medal defense begins

Game 105: Mariners at Red Sox lineups and notes

Jerod Mayo says it will take a collective effort for Patriots to replace Christian Barmore

business

Former Walsh, Rollins aide Dan Mulhern to co-chair government affairs practice at Nutter

Boston presses colleges and hospitals to kick in more money to cover city services

Senate votes to create 264 new liquor licenses for Boston

politics

Governors Whitmer and Shapiro rally for Harris; Biden addresses Supreme Court reform proposals. Follow live updates.

Kamala Harris campaign and supporters embrace a new criticism of Republican ticket: ‘Just plain weird’

Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?

Nation

Pediatricians warn against overuse of tongue-tie surgeries

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

World

Israel’s security Cabinet approves military response to attack from Lebanon

2 children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at a dance class in England, police say

A diplomatic spat erupts between Hungary and Poland over conflicting views on Russia

opinion

ChatGPT’s uncanny valley of the mind

Will making community college free make it better?

About time they cleared air over lawmakers’ smoke-filled rooms

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

Acton’s Discovery Museum wins National Medal for Museum and Library Service

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

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

Getting off to a very good start

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

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

music

Tanglewood celebrates all things Koussevitzky

Conan O’Brien and other famous faces helped cap a star-studded final day of the Newport Folk Festival

Setting the stage: Scenes from the Newport Folk Festival

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