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Inside the worst three weeks of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign

As Kamala Harris has transformed the presidential contest, Donald Trump has responded with unforced errors while struggling to land on a consistent argument against her.

Trump reportedly used a slur often targeted at women against Harris in private conversations Trump’s campaign says its emails were hacked by Iranians but provides no specific evidence

Biden says he dropped out of presidential election because he feared being a ‘distraction’ to Democrats

More live updates from the campaign trail How Tim Walz went from NRA-endorsed to a gun-control advocate

As climate change increases tick populations, vaccine development, tick control efforts lag
Pfizer just completed a major step in its Phase 3 trials for a Lyme disease vaccine. Several other tick-borne illness vaccines are in the early stages of development.

In Archbishop-elect Richard Henning, supporters see ‘a great comfort’ in new Boston leader
Henning is poised to take over as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, one of the largest Catholic communities in the United States with more than 1.8 million members.

Immigration courts in Mass. on pace to have record number of deportation filings
The rising number of deportation cases in the state mirrors a national trend.

Red Sox promote their big three prospects — Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kyle Teel — to Triple A Worcester
The Sox' exciting trio of prospects are now just one step from the majors.

University student Christina Westman at St. Cloud State University, July 30, in St. Cloud, Minn.

US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off

Israel broadens its evacuation orders after deadly strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter

Ukraine’s president indirectly confirms daring military incursion onto Russian soil

Jordan Chiles competed in just the floor exercise because of the Olympics' two-per-country rule. The bronze she won was her only individual medal of the Games.

Through no fault of her own, Jordan Chiles is being asked to return her bronze medal. Shame on the IOC for making this decision.

The Romanians and Americans agreed: Award co-medals to Ana Barbosu and Chiles. It was a good idea, so of course the IOC said no.

See the final Olympic medal count by country

Fireworks ignite during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11.

Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with a final star-studded show

Police arrest a man climbing the Eiffel Tower before closing ceremony

Sifan Hassan sprints to cross the finish in first.

john powers | on the olympics

‘I am the Olympic champion. How is this possible?’ Sifan Hassan, fresh off two medals on the track, stuns in women’s marathon

Elmer “Elmstreet” Martinez is a Somerville-based arts producer and breaker, hip-hop educator, emcee, and host to “Rebirth,” a local breaking jam where people get together and show off moves.

For the local breakdancing community, Olympic attention is thrilling — and complicated

What students say the pro-Palestinian movement is really about
A summer camp called the “Western Massachusetts Popular University for Palestine” is meant to bring attention to the war in Gaza. But participants also view the conflict as a symptom of a wider global malaise.

Things get interesting when traditionally male characters are played by female actors.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK | DON AUCOIN

Gender flipped, and better for it

Things get interesting when female actors tackle traditionally male roles.

New Hampshire may have the Eras Tour experience you need
A Taylor Swift impersonator at Canobie Lake Park has gone viral on TikTok for her uncanny resemblance to Swift and lively performances.

A crowd of demonstrators marched from Boston Public Library in Copley Square and then down Newbury Street to protest the police killing of Sonya Massey, in Illinois, and other instances of alleged police brutality.

Crowd marches down Newbury St. to rally for Sonya Massey death by police shooting

People came with megaphones and signs with messages like “Justice for Sonya Massey” and “Stop the war on Black America.” Some wore shirts with the same messages, and others had on ones that said “Black Lives Matter.”

2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

US 67, France 66

‘The gold standard:’ US women hold off France to win record eighth straight Olympic gold, but it wasn’t easy
The Americans' run of eight straight Olympic gold medals is the longest streak in a traditional team sport.

See final results and medal winners from the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Things got so bad for the Red Sox that first baseman Dominic Smith took the mound, pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

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Red Sox swept by Astros in a series finale overshadowed by injury to starter James Paxton

Paxton, a deadline acquisition, was supposed to be the veteran who was finally healthy and could eat innings. Instead, the remainder of his season is in question.

Red Sox pitcher James Paxton leaves start in the first inning with right calf injury

A shrimp platter at Añejo, newly opened in Plymouth.

Añejo opens in Plymouth; Dryft drifts into Wellesley

Plus, Charlestown’s Good Company pours its final cocktail.

Missy Elliott performed at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on July 27. The hip-hop star took over TD Garden Saturday night.

Missy Elliott helps Boston lose control with ‘Out of This World’ show at TD Garden

The hip-hop futurist's first headlining tour stopped in Boston on Saturday, accompanied by Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland.

Opinion

A menstrual product dispenser inside a women's restroom at Purdue University in 2020. The school, like many other institutions around the country, eventually decided to stock bathrooms with free tampons and other feminine hygiene products.

Putting free tampons in all school bathrooms is hardly a radical idea

Republicans are trying to smear Tim Walz over a Minnesota law that actually is in step with public opinion.

The case for colorblindness is as compelling — and vital — as ever

One way to control health care costs: crack down on dubious diagnoses

IDEAS | BRYAN KETT

Who was the monster beating me to the communal crossword puzzle?

Heather Hopp-Bruce

Exploding watermelons, orange cats, and other chance encounters

Best of the Best

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

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

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

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More recent News

Boston man accused of pulling a knife while being escorted out of Dorchester tavern, police say
A Boston man was arrested after witnesses told police he had pulled out a knife and threatened a person as he was being escorted out of a tavern in the Lower Mills section of Dorchester early Sunday morning, police said.

Sidestepping deployed Kenyan forces, gangs continue reign of terror in Haiti
Weeks after the arrival of a United Nations-backed international security force in Haiti, the gangs who have brought the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other regions in the country to their knees show no signs of letting up.

Police and fire departments pull body from Mass. Pond
A woman’s body was discovered on Saturday evening in Bunk Pond in Bristol County.

Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono wins Democratic primary for third term, will face McDermott in general
US Senator Mazie Hirono and the state’s incumbent congressional representatives won their races in the Democratic Party’s primary election on Saturday.

Pedestrian critically injured by vehicle in Worcester, police say
A woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle while she was walking in Worcester early Sunday morning, officials said.

Steve Symms, senator who was voice of conservative ire, dies at 86
The staunch conservative senator from Idaho rattled the 1988 presidential campaign by falsely claiming that the wife of Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis once burned an American flag.

Recommended reads

Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science And Engineering Complex.

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.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

New Englanders are great at handling blizzards. Let’s apply that know-how to heat waves.
We know how to do snow around here. But can we New Englanders be just as hardy when it comes to extreme heat?

Richard Nixon resigned 50 years ago amid questions of presidential privilege and immunity. We’re still considering those issues.
Here, as in so many other ways, former president Donald Trump has changed the calculus.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

As severe turbulence increases, why isn’t seat belt use on planes required at all times?
Researchers say climate change is making the skies less friendly. You won’t catch them — or some pilots — unbuckled midflight.

Culture & Lifestyle

Emmy nominee Carol Burnett in "Palm Royale."

Still so glad we’ve had this time together

Eddie Palmieri will headline the festival.

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

Colleen AF Venable, the author of "Kiss Number 8," at her home in the Berkshires. Stacked around her are books from friends and fellow authors who have also written titles that have been banned or challenged. She's one of some 2,000 members who have recently joined the advocacy group Authors Against Book Bans.

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

Jenny Slate, left, and Blake Lively in a scene from "It Ends With Us."

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

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance delivered remarks at a campaign event in Philadelphia, Aug. 6, 2024. Vance characterized his new opponent, Tim Walz, as a “San Francisco-style liberal” who represents the “radical left” of the Democratic Party.

PODCAST | SAY MORE

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

Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto in "The Bear."

Abraham Nussbaum

Medical training doesn’t have to be a bear

Members of the Texas National Guard watched migrants after they breached barriers set up on the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, March 21, 2024.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Will Trump’s ‘Deport them All’ fizzle out like ‘Build the Wall’?

Fabrics that were dyed indigo in a pit in Abeokuta, Nigeria.

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The secret history and uncertain future of purple

Televisions showed former president Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, as he spoke on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 18.

Trump’s disability comments speak to what another term presages

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Crowd marches down Newbury St. to rally for Sonya Massey death by police shooting

People came with megaphones and signs with messages like “Justice for Sonya Massey” and “Stop the war on Black America.” Some wore shirts with the same messages, and others had on ones that said “Black Lives Matter.”

Bail reduced to $10,000 for Irish firefighter held in Boston on rape charge

Terence Crosbie, 37, is accused of raping a woman in her sleep at a Boston hotel in March during a visit to march in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade with members of the Dublin Fire Brigade.

Police and fire departments pull body from Mass. Pond

A woman’s body was discovered on Saturday evening in Bunk Pond in Bristol County.

Steve Symms, senator who was voice of conservative ire, dies at 86

The staunch conservative senator from Idaho rattled the 1988 presidential campaign by falsely claiming that the wife of Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis once burned an American flag.

Sports

Things got so bad for the Red Sox that first baseman Dominic Smith took the mound, pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

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Red Sox swept by Astros in a series finale overshadowed by injury to starter James Paxton

Paxton, a deadline acquisition, was supposed to be the veteran who was finally healthy and could eat innings. Instead, the remainder of his season is in question.

Defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms appeared in 41 percent of defensive snaps during the Patriots' first preseason game against the Panthers.

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PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Patriots defensive lineman Jeremiah Pharms hungry to make an impact

Jeremiah Pharms has gone from NAIA Friends University to the Wichita Force of the Champions Indoor Football League to the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL, and has found a home as a part of a stout Patriots’ defense.

Justin Verlander is slated to make at least one more rehab appearance before rejoining the Astros rotation.

Working his way back to Astros rotation, Justin Verlander makes rehab start and manager Joe Espada says ‘everything was positive’

Working back from neck stiffness that’s sidelined him for two months, the 41-year-old, three-time Cy Young Award winner threw 52 pitches, including 36 strikes.

Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with a final star-studded show

Graeme McDowell becomes first LIV golfer suspended under anti-doping policy

PATRIOTS QUARTERBACK WATCH

Patriots quarterback watch: Jacoby Brissett continues to be smooth and steady

Business

Can free rent revive downtown San Francisco?

The hope is that these pop-up operations will pay rent and sign longer leases after the free-rent period is over and that their presence will regenerate foot traffic in the area.

The US economy is wonky right now. How about in 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.

Biden says he dropped out of presidential election because he feared being a ‘distraction’ to Democrats

US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off

magazine

The cofounders of The Satanic Temple, who go by the pseudonyms Lucien Greaves (left) and Malcolm Jarry, at headquarters in Salem.

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

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

This week's daters: Adam and Faith.

Dinner with Cupid

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

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

metro

People examined the hearing calendar at the Department of Justice Immigration Court in the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston on May 16.

Immigration courts in Mass. on pace to have record number of deportation filings

What students say the pro-Palestinian movement is really about

US Coast Guard Academy works to change its culture following sexual abuse and harassment scandal

sports

After 45 years leading the women's soccer program at North Carolina, coach Anson Dorrance is stepping down.

Legendary North Carolina women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance, who won the most titles in NCAA history, will retire

Rookie QB Bo Nix outperforms former Patriot Jarrett Stidham as Broncos top Colts in preseason opener

‘The gold standard:’ US women hold off France to win record eighth straight Olympic gold, but it wasn’t easy

business

Relatives from victims of the plane crash arrived at the headquarters of the institute of legal medicine for the recognition of victims, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday.

Brazilian authorities investigate deadly plane crash as families arrive for rescue efforts

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

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

politics

President Biden during a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Sunday, Aug. 11. In his first interview since ending his campaign, which aired Sunday, the president said it was imperative for the party to beat Donald Trump.

Biden says he dropped out of presidential election because he feared being a ‘distraction’ to Democrats

How Tim Walz went from NRA-endorsed to a gun-control advocate

Trump reportedly used a slur often targeted at women against Harris in private conversations

Nation

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz were at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday.

Harris-Walz rallies feature big crowds, talk of ‘joy’ and JD Vance as a Republican shadow

‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shooting

Everyone agrees there’s a homeless crisis in the US. Plans to address it vary among mayor candidates.

World

Protesters pictured yelling at national guardsmen in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 1. The Venezuelan authorities have launched a nationwide sweep that is targeting anyone challenging President Nicolás Maduro's re-election.

Amid Venezuela tumult, US wants Latin American countries to lead in finding a solution

Sidestepping deployed Kenyan forces, gangs continue reign of terror in Haiti

Israel broadens its evacuation orders after deadly strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter

opinion

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance delivered remarks at a campaign event in Philadelphia, Aug. 6, 2024. Vance characterized his new opponent, Tim Walz, as a “San Francisco-style liberal” who represents the “radical left” of the Democratic Party.

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

Will Trump’s ‘Deport them All’ fizzle out like ‘Build the Wall’?

¿Se esfumará el ‘Deportemos a Todos’ de Trump como desapareció ‘A Construir el Muro’?

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

Kaitlin Nagle of South Boston, Rachel Mulhern of Milton, Mike McDonagh of Dorchester, and Jen Reddish of Weymouth, were among the customers at The Blarney Stone on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006.

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

Experts agree that there are pros and cons of every tour company. It’s important to find a match to your own personal travel style and goals.

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

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Michelangelo, "Mikey," voiced by Shamon Brown Jr., Donatello "Donnie," voiced by Micah Abbey, background left, Leonardo "Leo", voiced by Nicolas Cantu, and Raphael "Raph," voiced by Brady Noon.

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

"The God of the Woods," Liz Moore, Riverhead Books and "The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War,"
Erik Larson, Crown.

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

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Michelangelo, "Mikey," voiced by Shamon Brown Jr., Donatello "Donnie," voiced by Micah Abbey, background left, Leonardo "Leo", voiced by Nicolas Cantu, and Raphael "Raph," voiced by Brady Noon.

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

Alan Alda as Republican Senator Arnold Vinick in a 2004 episode of "The West Wing."

Beyond reason: Aaron Sorkin on why ‘The West Wing’ wouldn’t work now

Still so glad we’ve had this time together

Streaming TV rate hikes: Here we go again

music

Missy Elliott performed at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on July 27. The hip-hop star took over TD Garden Saturday night.

Missy Elliott helps Boston lose control with ‘Out of This World’ show at TD Garden

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

Theater/Dance

Elmer “Elmstreet” Martinez is a Somerville-based arts producer and breaker, hip-hop educator, emcee, and host to “Rebirth,” a local breaking jam where people get together and show off moves.

For the local breakdancing community, Olympic attention is thrilling — and complicated

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’

Health

A CVS pharmacy location in San Francisco, Calif.

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

Then-Senator Symms (far left) joined a group of Republican senators posing with shirts showing their support of President Reagan's economic plans in September of 1981. With Symms, from left, were Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming, Charles Percy of Illinois, and Chuck Grassley of Iowa.

Steve Symms, senator who was voice of conservative ire, dies at 86

Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google, YouTube, dies at 56

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