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First night of the DNC kicks off; Biden to deliver keynote speech

We're tracking the latest news and updates on the Democratic National Convention and the 2024 election.
The convention might feature a lot of white pantsuits. It’s not just fashion. Kamala Harris’s early campaign: Heavy on buzz, light on policy Video: What to watch at the DNC
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ANALYSIS
The DNC will mark one final humiliation for President Biden
Due to COVID and his decision to leave the presidential race, President Biden will miss the traditional political convention marked by adoration.

US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hack of Trump’s presidential campaign

The joint statement from the FBI and other federal agencies was the first formal attribution of the hack to a foreign entity, though the Trump campaign had said Iran was responsible.

Two swept away, at least 100 rescued in Connecticut after ‘historic’ flash flooding
More than 10 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours from a series of storms that moved through the region.

Judge rules that Watertown day-care provider can be evicted, siding with Boys & Girls Club

The ruling threw uncertainty over First Path Day Care Center, which has warned of permanent closure if evicted before its new space is ready.

Track grocery prices in Massachusetts and across the United States

Here’s a snapshot of recent prices for common products at local supermarkets.
TRAINING CAMP OBSERVATIONS

Training camp observations: Jacoby Brissett unfazed by the Patriots’ quarterback competition

Jerod Mayo previously referred to Brissett as the starting quarterback, after the Patriots drafted Drake Maye and at the start of training camp. As the season opener nears, however, Mayo has seemingly left the door open for who will start Sept. 8 in Cincinnati.
Watch: Matthew Judon’s departure raises a major red flag for the Patriots upcoming season When a tight spot opened at Patriots practice, Jaheim Bell stepped in and stepped up

Federal judge orders N.H. to let transgender girl keep playing on girls’ soccer team, for now

The judge said that 15-year-old Parker Tirrell had likely demonstrated that barring her from school sports would be a violation of Title IX and the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Judge dismisses defamation suit by former Boston police commissioner Dennis White

US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin found there were “no material disputes for a jury to resolve” and dismissed White’s claims alleging defamation, violation of his right to privacy, and lack of due process.

East Boston church offering shelter to migrants amid emergency housing crunch
“With the need of the new migrant families, we don’t say no to anyone,” said Sandra Nijjar, director of the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen. “Anyone who makes it here, we help them.”

Immigrant advocates call for end of ICE contract with Plymouth jail

Boston School Committee to evaluate Superintendent Skipper’s annual performance

Skipper could earn a 2.5 percent annual raise to her more than $300,000 salary if she receives a high enough rating from the committee.

APPRECIATION
Before there was comment culture, there was Phil Donahue
The pioneering talk show host, who died Sunday at 88, understood the American public’s desire to be heard — and women’s distaste for being talked down to.

Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, and more stars pay tribute to Phil Donahue Phil Donahue dies at 88

Former representative George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in federal case

The New York Republican entered the plea in a courtroom in Long Island just weeks before his trial was set to begin in early September.

Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same

The high-stakes negotiations have gained urgency in recent days as diplomats hope an agreement will deter Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah from avenging the targeted killings of two top militants that were blamed on Israel.

Child and father rescued from Charles River by duck tour crew, officials say

Former NFL player arrested after allegedly urinating for 20 seconds on another passenger on Boston-Dublin flight
shirley leung

Boston is the big loser in the tax fight between Wu and Spilka

Homeowners could face bigger property tax bills if commercial real estate values decline by hundreds of millions of dollars as remote work empties buildings. It’s time to wheel and deal.
AS I SEE IT

What does half a million sunflowers blooming on 20 acres look like? Pure joy.

A weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

How a small-town bank from Arkansas became a big player in building Boston’s biotech scene

Bank OZK has issued more construction loans than anyone in recent years, including $215 million for next phase of Fan Pier.
Opinion
Alex Green

Why does Trump hate people with disabilities so much?

To Trump, we’re just a bunch of losers.
Lauren Stiller Rikleen

The hellscape of the emergency department
JOAN VENNOCHI

Sunny outlook at DNC, with stormy days ahead
IDEAS | RACHEL AMENT

Parenting is so hard that I turned to ChatGPT for help
JEFF JACOBY

The hypocrisy of criticizing the other candidate’s flip-flops
Best of the Best

Boston’s best restaurant deals: 22 places to grab a bite for $20 or less

Live the high life at Boston’s 6 best rooftop bars and restaurants

Check out these 13 hotspots for the best nightlife in Boston and Cambridge

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More recent News

Red Line service partially suspended for a week, starting Monday
The work is part of the MBTA’s ongoing track improvement program. Train service was previously suspended between Alewife and Kendall/MIT stations in July.

Rare super blue moon peaks Monday
First we were awed by the Perseids meteor show, then the far-reaching Northern Lights. Now it’s time for a super blue moon to dazzle in the sky, a rare treat for stargazers.

How a new NCAA lawsuit could change the landscape of college hockey
A Canadian junior player is suing the NCAA and 10 universities, claiming the organization is violating antitrust laws.

Search continues for British tech magnate Mike Lynch and 5 others after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily

Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big US fraud trial, was among the six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello.
YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Clive Owen’s ‘Monsieur Spade’ mystery migrates from AMC to Netflix

Plus, the Democratic National Convention takes over Chicago to endorse Harris-Walz.
BOSTON AT A BARGAIN

This week’s free, cheap things to do: JP Porchfest, ‘Footloose,’ and Vinyl Night at the ICA

Live music is aplenty in the city in these final weeks of August.

Recommended reads

Eight neurodivergent people in Greater Boston told us how they navigate the workplace

Some work remotely to minimize disruptions. Others request that instructions are given in writing, rather than verbally. Others punctuate their daily to-do lists with regular rewards.

Brian McGrory
Jack Connors had an immense impact on this region. But even he admitted, he didn’t finish one job he set out to do.
Connors embarked on a mission to endow Camp Harbor View — his proudest accomplishment in the past decade — with enough money to fund it long after he died.

Reprieves continue for many migrant families facing ouster from overflow shelter system
More than two thirds of families who received notices to leave temporary overflow shelters in Mass. have been granted reprieves, the Healey administration said Saturday.

Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink faces off against Boston company over... coconuts?
The celebrity company, which sells energy drinks and hydration sticks, allegedly failed to pay for shipments and falsely paint Agrovana’s powders as unsafe.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston’s hottest night out: no music, no talking, just books

‘Bad Sisters’ to return for a second season

Studio furniture artist Mark Del Guidice practices the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi

Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art

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

EDITORIAL

State’s $1 billion shelter program leaves taxpayers in the dark
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trying mightily — and failing miserably — to manage my election expectations

IDEAS | DANIEL BROCK JOHNSON

James Foley’s last gift
RENÉE GRAHAM

Why is it always *that* antigay slur that men often use when angry at another man?
PODCAST | SAY MORE

‘People should be very prepared for the probability of a polling error.’ Five takeaways from pollster Nate Silver.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Mass. child welfare agency receives new commissioner after nearly a year without a permanent leader

Staverne Miller, the acting commissioner, was promoted to the top job.

East Boston church offering shelter to migrants amid emergency housing crunch

“With the need of the new migrant families, we don’t say no to anyone,” said Sandra Nijjar, director of the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen. “Anyone who makes it here, we help them.”

Judge dismisses defamation suit by former Boston police commissioner Dennis White

US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin found there were “no material disputes for a jury to resolve” and dismissed White’s claims alleging defamation, violation of his right to privacy, and lack of due process.
AS I SEE IT

What does half a million sunflowers blooming on 20 acres look like? Pure joy.

A weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

Sports

TRAINING CAMP OBSERVATIONS

Training camp observations: Jacoby Brissett unfazed by the Patriots’ quarterback competition

Jerod Mayo previously referred to Brissett as the starting quarterback, after the Patriots drafted Drake Maye and at the start of training camp. As the season opener nears, however, Mayo has seemingly left the door open for who will start Sept. 8 in Cincinnati.
RED SOX

Justin Verlander, out since June, will start for Astros Wednesday against the Red Sox

The 41-year-old ace has been out because of stiffness in his neck, but made two minor league rehabilitation starts, last throwing four innings for Double A Corpus Christi on Thursday.
patriots notebook

When a tight spot opened at Patriots practice, Jaheim Bell stepped in and stepped up

The rookie took advantage of a depleted depth chart at tight end to show off his abilities.
NFL

Tua Tagovailoa rips former Dolphins coach Brian Flores as ‘terrible person’ for shattering his confidence at quarterback
NFL

Expected, but earned: Jayden Daniels gets starting quarterback nod for the Commanders
Red Sox at Astros | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 124: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes

Business

Judge rules that Watertown day-care provider can be evicted, siding with Boys & Girls Club

The ruling threw uncertainty over First Path Day Care Center, which has warned of permanent closure if evicted before its new space is ready.
bold types

Biotech superstar Bob Langer gets a sweet prize: a chocolate named after him

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

Owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-Tard

Search continues for British tech magnate Mike Lynch and 5 others after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
magazine
Globe Magazine

The heiress at Harvard who helped revolutionize murder investigations — and the case she couldn’t forget
GLOBE MAGAZINE

‘That’s nice!’: Four New England jingles we still can’t get out of our heads
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 19-25
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during the busiest weeks of the year

metro

Two people dead, at least 100 rescued after ‘historic’ flash flooding tore through Connecticut

Boston School Committee to evaluate Superintendent Skipper’s annual performance

Storms expected into the night as wave of high humidity overtakes New England

sports

Patriots quarterback watch: For the most part, Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye are on target

Tyler Reddick wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, his 2nd victory of 2024

Former NFL player arrested after allegedly urinating for 20 seconds on another passenger on Boston-Dublin flight

business

Warning signs flash in a labor survey as Fed officials watch for weakness

Not just for kids anymore: Adults turn to lemonade stands as side hustles

How a small-town bank from Arkansas became a big player in building Boston’s biotech scene

politics

First night of the DNC kicks off; Biden to deliver keynote speech

Democrats will honor Biden while pivoting to Harris on first day of convention

US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hack of Trump’s presidential campaign

Nation

Former representative George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in federal case

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died

Ernesto strengthens back into a hurricane, sends powerful swells, rip currents to US East Coast

World

Sparing the horse, Brussels warms up to the electric carriage

Survivors of doomsday starvation cult testify against pastor and 93 associates

Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same

opinion

Trying mightily — and failing miserably — to manage my election expectations

The hypocrisy of criticizing the other candidate’s flip-flops

James Foley’s last gift

lifestyle

This week’s free, cheap things to do: JP Porchfest, ‘Footloose,’ and Vinyl Night at the ICA

I feel trapped in this relationship

And the groom wore shorts

food & dining

In this Cambridge kitchen, teens are frying chicken and cooking up confidence

MIDA replaces DW French in the Fenway

Reading cookbooks and poetry to stay close to her mother

travel

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during the busiest weeks of the year

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

Tacos, tortillas, and tejate: Eating and drinking our way through Oaxaca

Arts

Studio furniture artist Mark Del Guidice practices the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi

Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art

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

Books

Boston’s hottest night out: no music, no talking, just books

Jodi Picoult launches book tour with home-state N.H. stop

The quantum, eternal force of Audre Lorde

Movies

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 19-25

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

Television

‘Bad Sisters’ to return for a second season

Before there was comment culture, there was Phil Donahue

Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, and more stars pay tribute to Phil Donahue

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.

Obituaries

Ruth Colvin, who founded global literacy corps, dies at 107

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88

Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93