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The US economy is wonky right now. How about Massachusetts?

Here are four graphs that capture the state of markets, jobs, industry, and cost-of-living in both the US and Massachusetts and Greater Boston.

Massachusetts ‘millionaires tax’ generated $2.2 billion in first year, but budget gap remains

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school kills over 80 people, Palestinian health officials say
The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming it hit a Hamas command center within the school. Hamas denied that.

Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google, YouTube, dies at 56
Wojcicki was among Google’s longest-serving employees and one of the highest-profile female executives in Silicon Valley. Few people had greater sway over the economics of the internet in the social media era.

Lawyers for Karen Read argue for dismissal of two charges at hearing

The defense’s request is premised on jurors who have come forward to say they unanimously reached not guilty verdicts on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident.

‘I trusted them to take care of her’: Teen girl missing from R.I. group home is found in male employee’s residence

The girl’s mother wants to know what happened, demanding accountability from the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families, which placed her daughter in the home run by the North American Family Institute.

‘Storrowed’ in Maine: tractor-trailer hauling massive wind turbine blade overturns after hitting railroad bridge

Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

High surf and rip current alerts issued for parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Saturday

Construction worker dies after fall in Boston’s theater district, police say

Boy and woman shot and injured, man fatally shoots self at Lowell home, authorities say

Plan for mid-Cape homeless shelter pits two towns against nonprofit developer

The proposal is the latest flashpoint over how to confront a record increase in homelessness in Barnstable County.
Many migrant families given reprieve from shelter evictions — at least for now

Donald Trump headlines Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely

Trump kicked off his rally about 90 minutes behind schedule and immediately began lacing into Democratic Senator Jon Tester. “We are going to defeat radical left Democrat Jon Tester, he’s terrible,” he said.
A financial tale of two potential vice presidents: JD Vance and Tim Walz That time Trump nearly died in a helicopter crash? Didn’t happen. Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in three key states. Follow updates from the campaign trail.

With Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the Divine Nine is set to play a key role heading into November

The multiracial population of Mass. — and the US — is growing rapidly. That could change electoral politics.

Summer Olympics

Vermont’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre is chasing her first Olympic medal in the women’s 1,500-meter final. Here’s what to know.
The child of dairy farmers, St. Pierre took 2023 off to give birth to her first child. And she came back better.

Your Olympics daily digest: What to watch on Saturday Algeria’s Imane Khelif wins boxing gold in dominant bout, capping tumultuous Paris Olympics
Tara Sullivan

Sha’Carri Richardson dazzles as US women’s 4x100 relay anchor, but Gabby Thomas set the table: ‘She completes the equation’
John Powers

In marathoning, it’s either your day or it’s not. Saturday’s Olympic race saw a remarkable winner, and a great leave in defeat.

US men’s 4x100 relay disqualified, denied medal bid by botched handoff on baton’s first exchange

Where can you see the Perseid meteor shower without light pollution? You’ll need to drive farther than you think.

For those who live in the city, light pollution is a given. But data show that all over Eastern Massachusetts, lights disrupt optimal viewing of the night sky, even on quiet suburban streets.
The Perseid meteor shower is this weekend. It could be one of the last times we see it.

A dancing lobster, Chuck Norris, and lots of trees: Take a look at the rejected Maine flag designs

A design contest for a new state flag in Maine drew hundreds of submissions.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Jayson Tatum’s frustration over not playing for Team USA is starting to show
The inclusion of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Joel Embiid basically pushed Tatum to the bench.

Dan Shaughnessy: Bob Cousy speaks out about Steve Kerr not playing Jayson Tatum One-on-one with Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens in Paris
Games & Puzzles

Play Decathalon

We're releasing 10 special puzzles over 10 days that will put your problem-solving skills to the test.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

These seven NFL holdouts (or hold-ins) are lingering longer than expected

With just four weeks to go until the regular season, these squabbles need to be resolved ASAP for the players to be on the field for Week 1.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Manager Pedro Grifol took the fall, but the White Sox organization is dysfunctional

The White Sox lost 21 in a row, beat the Athletics on Tuesday, then lost again on Wednesday, and this time Grifol was fired.

Northeastern completely reinvented itself. Here’s what that could mean for higher ed as a whole.

In the space of one generation, Northeastern University has undergone a complete metamorphosis. The former commuter school that used to admit nearly everyone is now as hard to get into as Amherst or Bowdoin College.
Opinion
IDEAS | Ian Urbina, Pete McKenzie, & Milko Schvartzman

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

China is threatening food security by buying access to other countries’ waters and extending questionable fishing practices around the world.
Heather Hopp-Bruce

Exploding watermelons, orange cats, and other chance encounters
Rachelle G. Cohen

Ukraine’s house is on fire and the Truth Squad is dialing 911
EDITORIAL

Healey’s no-win shelter situation

LETTERS

A long to-do list for Beacon Hill, which left so much undone
Best of the Best

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

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

The Coolidge Corner, Alamo, and 5 more of the best movie theaters around Boston

➔ More from The Boston Globe's Best of the Best

More recent News

Artist paints vibrant mural at Joyce Kilmer School in West Roxbury: ‘For the longest time it’s been a brick wall’
Titled “Together We Rise,” the building-size mural was painted by Denver-based artist Thomas “Detour” Evans.

Remnants of Debby move out of New England. Strong winds cause outages, some damage in Vermont.
Vermont saw the most rainfall, up to 3.5 inches in northern areas.

The Blarney Stone, legendary Dorchester pub, closes its doors
“When you ID someone for alcohol and realize you hosted their christening party 21 years prior, that’s when you know you have had a good run," the owners wrote in announcing the pub's closure.

Olympic swimmers, cancer survivor, team up to make waves against cancer at Castle Island in South Boston
The 29th annual Swim Across America - Boston Open Water Swim will be held Saturday morning on Castle Island at Pleasure Bay, a fund-raiser for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the MGH Cancer Center.

NH HEALTH
Two more wrongful death lawsuits filed against N.H. hospital over troubled heart surgeon
The plaintiffs fault Catholic Medical Center in Manchester for allowing Dr. Yvon Baribeau to continue performing surgeries despite warning signs and prior patient deaths. Read the lawsuits here.

Vineyard Wind lays out cleanup plan for damaged turbine, but doesn’t say when wind farm will resume spinning
GE Vernova, meanwhile, is running a comprehensive check of all its Haliade-X style blades.

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Psst. Hey, sailor. Are you looking for a good time? Then have I got a cruise for you.

Virgin Voyages has created a wholly new experience on the seas. (Or perhaps it’s an unholy new experience.) Either way, it's a win for solo travelers who don't want to go it alone.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘Having a bucket list tells me he’s an adventurous person’
Will these daters check all the right boxes for each other?

Homelessness is surging in Greater Boston. A new study blames the state’s housing crisis.
Housing costs and migration are both contributing to a big surge in homelessness in and around Boston.

Globe Magazine
They’re friends. They’re Satanists. They have a plan to save American democracy.
How a Salem-based temple is staging a rebellion against the religious right.

Culture & Lifestyle

Is a single word enough to get a children’s book blacklisted? Maybe — if that word is ‘nonbinary.’

Jenny Slate is living her dream New England life — on and off screen

New Hampshire may have the Eras Tour experience you need

She rode elephants for Ringling. Now she dances with trees.

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

PODCAST | SAY MORE

Will Tim Walz or JD Vance actually move the needle? Opinion writers react.
Abraham Nussbaum

Medical training doesn’t have to be a bear
MARCELA GARCÍA

Will Trump’s ‘Deport them All’ fizzle out like ‘Build the Wall’?
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The secret history and uncertain future of purple
LETTERS

Trump’s disability comments speak to what another term presages
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

High surf and rip current alerts issued for parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Saturday

Large breaking waves of 5 to 10 feet are possible and can produce dangerous rip currents, including on Cape Cod.
Astronomy | Dave Epstein

Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday evening and clear skies are promising a good show

One of the most popular meteor showers of the year is a true stargazing marvel.

Remnants of Debby move out of New England. Strong winds cause outages, some damage in Vermont.

Vermont saw the most rainfall, up to 3.5 inches in northern areas.

Where can you see the Perseid meteor shower without light pollution? You’ll need to drive farther than you think.

For those who live in the city, light pollution is a given. But data show that all over Eastern Massachusetts, lights disrupt optimal viewing of the night sky, even on quiet suburban streets.

Sports

2024 summer olympics

Your Olympics daily digest: What to watch and results from the penultimate day of the Games

Ready for gold? The US men's basketball and women's soccer teams are playing for glory.
olympics

Nikola Jokic leads Serbia to Olympic men’s basketball bronze medal with a 93-83 win over Germany

Jokic had the fifth triple-double in Olympics history to help Serbia beat Germany.
olympics

Cringy moves and a white b-girl’s durag prompt questions about Olympic breaking’s authenticity

From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s debut raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was truly captured.
Chad Finn | Sports Media

The call on Patriots’ preseason opener: There were too many voices
olympics

Refugee breaker disqualified for wearing ‘Free Afghan Women’ cape in Olympic competition
astros at red sox | 4:10 p.m. (FS1, NESN)

Game 115: Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes

Business

Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in three key states in NYT/Siena College poll

Vice President Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump by four percentage points in three crucial battleground states, according to surveys from the New York Times and Siena College.

The US economy is wonky right now. How about Massachusetts?

Here are four graphs that capture the state of markets, jobs, industry, and cost-of-living in both the US and Massachusetts and Greater Boston.
innovation economy

This secretive Cambridge lab is tackling the world’s daunting challenges. Just don’t ask about the four-legged robot.

Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google, YouTube, dies at 56
magazine
Globe Magazine

They’re friends. They’re Satanists. They have a plan to save American democracy.

Globe Magazine

From coffee milk to cheese-less pizza, why are Rhode Island’s iconic foods so weird?
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Having a bucket list tells me he’s an adventurous person’
Perspective

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

metro

Olympic swimmers, cancer survivor, team up to make waves against cancer at Castle Island in South Boston

Massachusetts ‘millionaires tax’ generated $2.2 billion in first year, but budget gap remains

‘Lone Sailor’ statue unveiled at Quincy’s new Navy Park at Squantum

sports

Remembering Harold ‘Hal’ Connolly, Boston College grad, who was the last American to win the Olympic hammer throw gold medal in 1956

Jayson Tatum’s frustration over not playing for Team USA is starting to show

In marathoning, it’s either your day or it’s not. Saturday’s Olympic race saw a remarkable winner, and a great leave in defeat.

business

The Blarney Stone, legendary Dorchester pub, closes its doors

Vineyard Wind lays out cleanup plan for damaged turbine, but doesn’t say when wind farm will resume spinning

‘Miramar’ estate in Newport, first built for Titanic survivor, will eventually become a museum

politics

New poll shows Harris leading Trump in three battleground states

Donald Trump headlines Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely

Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried.

Nation

A financial tale of two potential vice presidents: JD Vance and Tim Walz

NYPD officer charged with using chokehold banned after George Floyd’s death

COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US

World

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school kills over 80 people, Palestinian health officials say

Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

opinion

Trump’s disability comments speak to what another term presages

Who is to blame for the Wall Street panic attack? The Federal Reserve.

In this presidential contest, we still aren’t having the right conversations about aging

lifestyle

How much chemistry should anyone feel on a first date?

The novel that will make you happy to live in Boston

We didn’t work on the marriage enough

food & dining

The Blarney Stone, legendary Dorchester pub, closes its doors

Boston’s Greco brings Greek fast-casual to the Burlington Mall

Añejo opens in Plymouth; Dryft drifts into Wellesley

travel

How to pick the right tour company

Psst. Hey, sailor. Are you looking for a good time? Then have I got a cruise for you.

You + group tours: How to find the perfect match

Arts

Art history gallery opens in Dover, N.H., to mark birthplace of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Harvard to retain Sackler name on two university-owned buildings

On your mark. Get set. G.O.A.T.

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 4

Choosing a BPL writer-in-residence, publishing the Clemente Writing Project, and a poet laureate for Maine

In Peter Heller’s ‘Burn,’ old friends face a smoldering mystery

Movies

Art history gallery opens in Dover, N.H., to mark birthplace of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18

‘Quiz Show’ still asks the right questions 30 years later

Television

Still so glad we’ve had this time together

Streaming TV rate hikes: Here we go again

An accumulation of Connelly

music

Inaugural Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! International Music Festival coming to the Common this September

Jordan Knight and NKOTB plan to impress hometown crowd with ‘Magic’ Mansfield show

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18

Theater/Dance

New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr

In ‘Searching for Goya,’ a truth is found: ‘We shouldn’t be brutalizing one another’

Three-play series ‘Suffrage in Black and White’ highlights Boston history

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

Hall of Fame golfer and eight-time PGA winner Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at 88

Betsaida Gutiérrez, Jamaica Plain’s voice of community and tenacity, dies at 72

Tom Korologos, shepherd of Republican nominees, dies at 91