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Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate

In tapping Walz, who was considered a dark horse contender, Harris passed over higher-profile Democrats such as Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona.
Commentary: Will Tim Walz help Kamala Harris win the election? Six opinion writers weigh in.

Who is Tim Walz? Five things to know about Kamala Harris’s choice for vice president.
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In Boston, just four of city’s top 100 earners are women. The majority are white men.

Data obtained by the Globe highlight the gender and race gap in city government pay.

New England wins $389 million federal grant for grid upgrades

The award will go toward upgrades to the region’s electric grid to accommodate the arrival of offshore wind power and improve battery storage in Northern Maine.

Three people injured in Boston Harbor boat crash, police say
The 25-foot boat crashed into the remnants of the Long Island Bridge around 10:15 a.m.

Weather Focus | Dave Epstein

It may be summer, but solar autumn has already arrived

Although the loss of daylight is noticeable by July, it’s really the third week of August when the sunlight starts to diminish.
Forecast: More rain is on the way this afternoon as front stalls over New England

Maps show Debby’s forecast threat levels as storm tracks toward New England later this week
New England could see heavy rain by Thursday-Friday before storms spill into the weekend as Debby's core nears.

Hurricane tracker: Follow Debby's path

FDA says oysters harvested from Lewis Bay on Cape Cod may contain dangerous bacteria
The FDA said the contaminated oysters were harvested between July 1 and July 18 from two sites in the bay off Hyannis and Yarmouth.

innovation beat

DraftKings to add a new fee on winning bets in four states

Brockton Hospital to reopen next week following 2023 fire

Woman, 84, seriously injured after being run over by own vehicle in Bellingham, police say
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Jordan Chiles got bumped onto the gymnastics podium — and how it happened left a Romanian gymnast in tears
Chiles's score went up after an inquiry added .1 to her start value. Ana Barbosu, who wasn't aware the inquiry had been submitted, already had her country's flag draped around her shoulders and was celebrating what she thought was her first bronze.

Postcard from Paris: A ‘Les Misérables’ fan goes to Mass in Victor Hugo’s Paris neighborhood What do they sell at a Paris Olympics concession stand? A Globe sports reporter taste-tested some options.
Games & Puzzles

Play Decathalon

We're releasing 10 special puzzles over 10 days that will put your problem-solving skills to the test.
tech lab

The power of beer cans: Boston startup says it can unleash the energy stored in aluminum

The company, Found Energy, says its technology produces heat, steam, and hydrogen while returning the metal back to the raw materials from which it was made. Those materials, in turn, can be used to make more aluminum.
MUSIC REVIEW

Def Leppard, Journey, and Steve Miller Band bring familiar fanfare to Fenway Park

There’s nothing quite like the retirement of your city’s most famous rock group to put the summer’s umpteenth co-headlining tour into perspective.
THE FINE PRINT

How is ‘trip insurance’ different from ‘trip protection’? A Danvers couple found out the hard way.

Milda Walkley and Leo Peters canceled their Mediterranean trip well in advance, but Viking Cruises imposed a $3,800 cancellation penalty because they mistakenly filed with Viking’s insurer, not Viking directly.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Let’s help ‘childless cat ladies’ who want to have a child, not mock them

Rather than mocking or scolding women who don’t have children, we should be expanding insurance coverage for fertility treatments for those who do want to have children.
Elizabeth Warren and Chrissy Lynch

Project labor agreements are good for the state and job growth
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The secret history and uncertain future of purple
MARCELA GARCÍA

There may be no way to overthrow Maduro
LETTERS

Massachusetts is hot for all the wrong reasons
Best of the Best

9 best craft breweries and taprooms to visit in Greater Boston

9 of Boston’s best live music clubs for rock, hip-hop, jazz, and more

We picked the best food in Greater Boston. You, readers, had thoughts.

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Bain Capital inks deal to expand headquarters at 200 Clarendon
It's one of the largest office space deals since the pandemic.

patriots notebook

Jerod Mayo on potential Brandon Aiyuk trade: ‘I don’t talk about players on other teams’

Aiyuk asked the 49ers for a trade after skipping their offseason program because of frustration over the slow progress of contract talks.

‘I’m not that exciting’: Boston’s future archbishop evokes humility
Boston’s next archbishop struck a tone of modesty as he was formally named the successor to Cardinal Seán O’Malley on Monday. “I am not worthy of this call,” said archbishop-elect Richard Henning.

Boston E-Bikes Incentive Program to provide discount vouchers to qualifying residents

The new program aims to address transportation access inequalities, increase mobility options, and improve sustainability, Mayor Michelle Wu’s office said.

Karen Read’s lawyers argue double-jeopardy protections prevent her being retried for murder

Karen Read’s lawyers say they believe the entire jury will confirm that they unanimously reached not guilty verdicts on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident before the judge declared a mistrial in the case.

Former chef sues R.I. sushi restaurant chain, claiming it violated labor laws, underpaid workers
A former chef at Jacky’s Galaxie, a Rhode Island-based sushi chain, is suing the company, accusing its owners of deliberately violating labor laws and underpaying its workers.

Off-duty Chelmsford police officer saves unconscious 2-year-old girl in New Hampshire, officials say
Officer Matthew Sech was with his family in Albany, N.H., in the White Mountains when he heard the screams coming from the shore of Iona Lake, Chelmsford police said in a statement.

Analysis
How the Google antitrust ruling may influence tech competition
After years of little enforcement, antitrust activism has taken off over the past few years.

Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds

Thomas and his wife, Virginia, took a round-trip flight between Hawaii and New Zealand in November 2010, according to international flight records maintained by Customs and Border Protection, Senator Ron Wyden wrote.

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State Secrets

In the Massachusetts Legislature, nearly everyone is a leader. Just look at their paychecks.

Over the last several decades, lawmakers have dramatically expanded the ranks of leadership, while, somewhat conversely, concentrating more power than ever in the hands of the House speaker and Senate president.
Database: How much does your state lawmaker earn?

AS I SEE IT
Road warriors against cancer lift up Pan-Mass Challenge founder
Bike-a-thon founder Billy Starr: “I don’t know how to explain it. It’s like being with 6,800 of my best friends.”

A typed note. A blaring alarm. Police report details final weeks, hours, of Kamal family in Dover murder-suicide.
A police report captures the family’s dire financial circumstances in the lead-up to Rakesh “Rick” Kamal’s final act — including confirmation that they were due to be evicted the same day the family’s bodies were found.

Brian McGrory
Is the Boylston Street bike lane necessary, or is someone just trying to prove a point?
City leaders thought it was absolutely imperative that they crowbar bike lanes onto a street that was thriving without them. The whole thing now feels like a crowded, unkempt, chaotic mess.

Culture & Lifestyle

Searching for some (peri)-menopause friends

MIT students create original movie-musical inspired by ‘La La Land’

Cape Ann Museum goes public with capital campaign

Jewelry artist Tanya Crane mixes small scale with ‘Big Pimpin’’

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

Are ‘politics, sports, and revenge’ behind state’s failure to move on Everett stadium?
Karen Stabiner

The DiCaprio effect when dating after 50
Maggie Hassan

Trump’s disability comments are cruel to families like mine
EDITORIAL

Evan Gershkovich comes home after a prisoner exchange worth making
IDEAS | Ian Urbina, Pete McKenzie, & Milko Schvartzman

Taking over from the inside: How China became the superpower of seafood
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

This Boston bar was named one of the country’s best by USA Today

A South Boston bar featured in ‘Good Will Hunting’ was named one of this year's best in the country by USA Today.

‘Who’s going to fix this?’ As book bans proliferate, kid-lit authors take matters into their own hands.

Authors Against Book Bans fights censorship by deploying authors to the front lines, from social media to school board meetings.

Three people injured in Boston Harbor boat crash, police say

The 25-foot boat crashed into the remnants of the Long Island Bridge around 10:15 a.m.

Off-duty Chelmsford police officer saves unconscious 2-year-old girl in New Hampshire, officials say

Officer Matthew Sech was with his family in Albany, N.H., in the White Mountains when he heard the screams coming from the shore of Iona Lake, Chelmsford police said in a statement.

Sports

olympics

Why the US men’s and women’s basketball teams are so dominant in the Olympics

The teams are incredibly deep. But rapport between teammates on these star-studded rosters is required to win gold once more.
olympics

Team USA men’s basketball is onto the quarterfinals. See the Olympic tournament bracket.

Jayson Tatum is gunning for his second Olympic gold alongside LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant. See when the Americans play and how to watch.
patriots notebook

Jerod Mayo on potential Brandon Aiyuk trade: ‘I don’t talk about players on other teams’

Aiyuk asked the 49ers for a trade after skipping their offseason program because of frustration over the slow progress of contract talks.
CHAD FINN

Derrick White’s stardom is well-known in Boston. Now the rest of the world should find out.
Postcard from Paris

A ‘Les Misérables’ fan goes to Mass in Victor Hugo’s Paris neighborhood
Red Sox at Royals | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 112: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes

Business

This Boston bar was named one of the country’s best by USA Today

A South Boston bar featured in ‘Good Will Hunting’ was named one of this year's best in the country by USA Today.

Brockton Hospital to reopen next week following 2023 fire

The hospital’s reopening will bring much-needed relief to the state’s overtaxed hospital system.
innovation beat

DraftKings to add a new fee on winning bets in four states

FDA says oysters harvested from Lewis Bay on Cape Cod may contain dangerous bacteria
magazine
summer travel

Netflix’s ‘Black Barbie’ and the importance of dreaming big
Best of the Best

Boston’s 7 best boutique hotels, for your vacation or staycation needs
Best of the Best

22 things to do in Boston for visitors (and residents looking to rediscover a classic)
Best of the Best

We picked the best food in Greater Boston. You, readers, had thoughts.

metro

More rain is on the way this afternoon as front stalls over New England

‘Is it OK to have a child amid the climate crisis?’: R.I. Senator Kallman addresses the ‘Impossible Question’

After 60 years, ‘Wein-O-Rama’ in Cranston, known for ‘hot wieners,’ has closed

sports

Crepes, pickle bites, and, of course, baguettes: What’s on sale at a Paris Olympics concession stand?

A woman’s world: US female athletes, long left out of the Olympics, have overtaken their male counterparts on the podium

Jordan Chiles got bumped onto the gymnastics podium — and how it happened left a Romanian gymnast in tears

business

Bain Capital inks deal to expand headquarters at 200 Clarendon

Wall Street steadies after its worst day in nearly 2 years, and stocks are mixed

New England wins $389 million federal grant for grid upgrades

politics

Harris says Walz has ‘delivered for working families,’ and Walz says he’s ‘all in.’ Follow live updates.

Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate

Who is Tim Walz? Five things to know about Kamala Harris’s choice for vice president.

Nation

Slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby bringing torrential rains, major flood threat to southeastern US

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here’s how much rain could fall.

Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance

World

Bangladesh’s president dissolves parliament, clearing the way for elections to replace ousted leader

What’s next after protests forced Bangladesh’s prime minister to quit and flee the country?

UN fires additional staffers after probe finds potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

opinion

More bike lanes? Let’s vote.

Evan Gershkovich comes home after a prisoner exchange worth making

Trump’s disability comments are cruel to families like mine

lifestyle

Searching for some (peri)-menopause friends

This week’s freebies and deals: Art, photography classes, a ‘Goonies’ screening, and more

My friend’s girlfriend doesn’t trust me

food & dining

This Boston bar was named one of the country’s best by USA Today

Food Crayon adds a taste of flavor and fun

This winery is a hidden gem in an Acton industrial area

travel

‘Quiet vacationing’ is the workplace trend of summer. But is it ethical?

So long, seaplanes: Boston-New York service grounded this summer after selling too few tickets

Fun, unexpected, and accessible: A roundup of recommendations for travelers with mobility issues

Arts

Audrey Flack, painter, sculptor and photorealist pioneer, dies at 93

Smithsonian curator Angela Tate to join Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket

Jewelry artist Tanya Crane mixes small scale with ‘Big Pimpin’’

Books

‘Who’s going to fix this?’ As book bans proliferate, kid-lit authors take matters into their own hands.

‘Is it OK to have a child amid the climate crisis?’: R.I. Senator Kallman addresses the ‘Impossible Question’

In a new book, Ellen Ruppel Shell studies the slippery beasts of Maine and the ‘eel people’ they’ve snagged

Movies

‘Kneecap’ is the somewhat true tale of an Irish-language hip-hop group

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right? Nope.

In ‘Sing Sing,’ art lifts up a theater troupe of incarcerated men

Television

5 rings, 15 questions

This week’s TV: The boys are back in town as Matt Damon and the Afflecks bring ‘The Instigators’ to streaming

On Broadway soon, on two very different series back then

music

Def Leppard, Journey, and Steve Miller Band bring familiar fanfare to Fenway Park

Nile Rodgers, Laufey, and more deliver good times on the final day of the Newport Jazz Festival

Ice Spice ignites MGM Fenway as her first headlining tour stops in Boston

Theater/Dance

Chenoweth charms, but Broadway-bound ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is a mixed bag

Broadway fans have been making pilgrimages to Boston for overlapping ‘Queen of Versailles’ and ‘Gatsby’

Cats (yes cats) that play instruments and perform acrobatic tricks bring feline fun to Arlington

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

Audrey Flack, painter, sculptor and photorealist pioneer, dies at 93

Tsung-Dao Lee, 97, physicist who challenged a law of nature, dies

Peter Theisinger, 78, dies; led Mars rover missions for NASA