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Allegations of conflict of interest roil debate over Cape shelter for homeless

Critics of proposal own property near Dennis site, according to records.
In Cranston, R.I., mayor’s proposal to ban encampments meets pushback

‘Good riddance and goodbye.’ Healey announces deal to move six Steward hospitals to new owners.
Massachusetts will take control of St. Elizabeth’s through eminent domain, and new operators will take over all six hospitals.

With Jack Russell’s death, still no closure for Station nightclub fire victims
“I never got the feeling that he quite embraced responsibility for the Station fire in the way some people would have hoped,” attorney John Barylick said of the Great White lead singer.

Jack Russell, Great White singer and survivor of R.I. nightclub fire, has died

In Vermont, floods seem to happen faster than communities can recover. How does the state move forward?

Repeated flooding has sent Vermont communities and state officials scrambling to adapt to a much wetter climate than infrastructure across the state was built for.
Why is Vermont more prone to flooding?
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Patriots brain trust showed with the Matthew Judon trade that the priorities are in order

The trade was right thing to do, but not the easy thing, for a team that must build for the future at the expense of any short-term success.
Competition for Patriots’ starting quarterback job remains open, coach Jerod Mayo says
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The live from New York political debate: Who will portray Tim Walz and J.D. Vance on ‘SNL’?

Let's take a look at some of the potential candidates.

Boston school buses to be fully staffed with drivers, monitors as district strives to reduce late buses
BPS has been operating under a two-year state edict to get 95 percent of buses to run on time, but has repeatedly fallen short of that due to staffing shortages, traffic congestion, and other factors.

2022 was a down year for hospital CEO pay — except for Mass General Brigham

2022, the most recent for which pay data is available, represented another tough year for hospitals. Many hospitals started to lose money and that affected CEO compensation.

Transgender girl’s family sues N.H. after school bars her from soccer practice under new state law
Plymouth Regional High School banned a 15-year-old from girls' soccer practice, citing a New Hampshire law that excludes transgender girls from girls’ school sports based on their birth certificates.

Harris’s nomination has ‘lit a fire’ among the Black donor class on Martha’s Vineyard. Here’s why that’s important.

The enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris on Martha's Vineyard is palpable, a feeling that didn’t exist a few months ago when support for President Biden had started to erode.
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Harris unveils economic plan to boost ‘economic security, stability, and dignity’ for middle-class Americans

 This is what's in Harris's string of new economic proposals Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks

Malden man convicted of four charges for actions during Jan. 6 riot in US Capitol

Mark Sahady, who helped organize the 2019 “Straight Pride” parade in Boston, helped bring busloads of supporters to attend a speech by Donald Trump before rioters stormed the Capitol.

The pain of Matthew Perry’s last days

Animal control officers in Dedham warn drivers about dangers of leaving pets inside cars

"How the dog was still conscious and alert is both a blessing and an astonishment," officers wrote.

Sharks are focus of new documentary film ‘Great White Summer’

US official says Mideast mediators are preparing to implement cease-fire deal before final agreement

Jury convicts white Florida woman in fatal shooting of her Black neighbor during ongoing dispute

Saugus man charged with alleged burglary at MIT, swims across Charles River to evade arrest

Death of 1-year-old left in car in Lexington an echo of similar tragedies, experts say

Ernesto to whip up dangerous swells, rip currents along the East Coast

Choppy surf, high tide prompt rip current alerts along the Southern New England shoreline.
Dave Epstein: With hurricanes, come devastating winds. But just how expansive are these wind fields?
Boston Triathlon

‘A real honor:’ How the Boston Triathlon brought supertri — and Olympic champion triathletes — to South Boston

Ten Olympic medalists from Paris will race in South Boston on Sunday, including individual gold medalists Alex Yee of Great Britain and Cassandre Beaugrand of France.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We are both engineers who like cooking’

Will these two engineers envision a future together?
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Mara Dolan for Governor’s Council
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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour returns in London, with assist from Ed Sheeran, after foiled terror plot
Sheeran joined the headliner on stage at Wembley Stadium for the acoustic section, playing on two of their collaborations, “Everything Has Changed” and “Endgame,” before a burst of Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud.”

Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s family through sale of Graceland
A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis.

Mental health of Plymouth man accused of killing his father was declining, prosecutor says

A Plymouth man who allegedly stabbed his father to death inside the home they shared has a history of psychiatric illness and was recently showing signs of mental decline, a prosecutor said Friday.

New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election

George Helmy's appointment won’t take effect until after Menendez’s resignation on Aug. 20.

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?

The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action.

Falmouth woman charged with drunken driving after concert in Hyannis, officials said

The woman was leaving a “Grateful Dead live concert experience” by Dark Star Orchestra, according to the band’s website.

Tractor-trailer flipped over after N.H. crash, shutting down highway for several hours
A tractor-trailer rolled over after a crash involving a sedan on Interstate 293 in Manchester, N.H., Friday morning.

Former Salem charter school teacher facing enticement, child porn charges
A former gym and health teacher at a Salem charter school was recently indicted on child pornography and enticement charges after allegedly trying to arrange a sexual encounter with an undercover officer posing online as a 14-year-old girl, officials said.

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Summer learning options swelled after the pandemic, including in Mass., but they have yet to make a significant dent in COVID-related learning loss.

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Boston school buses to be fully staffed with drivers, monitors as district strives to reduce late buses

BPS has been operating under a two-year state edict to get 95 percent of buses to run on time, but has repeatedly fallen short of that due to staffing shortages, traffic congestion, and other factors.

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Critics of proposal own property near Dennis site, according to records.
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‘Not part of the solution’: In Cranston, R.I., mayor’s proposal to ban encampments meets pushback

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The launch of Venu Sports will be delayed after a federal judge granted FuboTV’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the planned sports streaming venture.
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2022 was a down year for hospital CEO pay — except for Mass General Brigham

2022, the most recent for which pay data is available, represented another tough year for hospitals. Many hospitals started to lose money and that affected CEO compensation.

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks

During a speech in North Carolina, Harris said that “building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency” as she promoted her plan for a federal ban on price gouging by food producers and grocers.

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Hours before leaving to join her Georgia golf teammates, Morgan Smith captured her second Massachusetts Women’s Amateur title

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Massachusetts unemployment rate climbs as hiring slows, job-seekers increase

RAs at Emerson College secure first union contract

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Biden designates Illinois race riot site as a national monument

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Israeli settlers storm West Bank village, drawing rare rebukes from Israeli officials

Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case

Cease-fire talks will resume next week, but Israel and Hamas remain at odds

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Harris vs. Trump, hope vs. despair

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College financial aid in Massachusetts: generous but confusing

lifestyle

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food & dining

MIDA replaces DW French in the Fenway

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A rosé by any other name: Veteran Boston tech entrepreneurs launch winemaking business

travel

A little food, a little wine, a lot of fun, a way of life

Tasting our way through Croatia’s truffle country

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Arts

Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art

At Bowdoin, men at war and women exalted as symbols of the state

At the MFA, Hyman Bloom and the cycle of life

Books

The quantum, eternal force of Audre Lorde

Author readings around Boston through Aug. 24

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Movies

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His mom enrolled in bat mitzvah classes. He made a movie about it starring Carol Kane.

‘Alien: Romulus’: In space, no one can hear you meme

Television

Sharks are focus of new documentary film ‘Great White Summer’

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Matthew Perry’s assistant among 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in ‘Friends’ star’s death

music

My kid’s music picks on the radio sometimes make me cringe

Jack Russell, Great White singer and survivor of R.I. nightclub fire, has died

The spirit of the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus will rise anew at a Hopkinton farm this weekend

Theater/Dance

Dance Theatre of Harlem keeps lighting paths for young people of color

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

Health

Medicaid-funded meal service ships unhealthy food to patients

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.

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Wally Amos, creator of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88

Henry Lee, self-effacing savior of the Boston Public Garden, dies at 99

‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98