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MONEY, POWER, INEQUALITY

New study links slaveholder ancestry with higher net worth for members of Congress

Researchers coupled genealogy data with financial disclosure reports from members of the 117th Congress.
Genealogists link woman to Elizabeth Freeman, who helped end slavery in Mass.

WEEI shakes up its daytime lineup, dismissing Andy Gresh and Christian Fauria

Adam Jones and Rich Keefe will replace Gresh and Fauria in middays.
Boston classic rock station 92.9 FM to start broadcasting Bloomberg Radio business news

MIT says incoming class is less diverse as a result of Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action

The Cambridge institution is one of the first major universities to release demographic data for its incoming class since the landmark ruling.

Meredith Goldstein
‘Bennifer’ is officially done. Again. Is it ridiculous to care?
There’s sympathy, blame, and strangely, even anger. Psychologists explain why.

Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after 2 years of marriage
Red Sox 4, Astros 1

Red Sox bounce back and close out seven-game road trip with series-clinching win over the Astros

The Red Sox closed out a seven-game road trip with a 4-3 record after a 4-1 victory over the Astros.

From World Shaving Headquarters to something new: Gillette launches redevelopment of Fort Point campus
The goal, Gillette said, is to create a vibrant mixed-use community as well as a unique waterfront park.

RFK Jr. to address ‘his path forward’ amid speculation he’ll drop his presidential bid and support Trump

North Carolina man dies in Stoughton car crash, two others injured, officials say

Building facade in Reading partially collapses, no injuries reported

Steward landlord rejects state’s offer for St. Elizabeth’s, setting up legal showdown

A lawyer for Apollo Global Management said that the state’s $4.5 million proposal to take the property through eminent domain “significantly undervalues the real property underlying St. Elizabeth’s.”
Trendlines: The state says it can’t save Steward hospitals in Dorchester, Central Mass. Why?

Is Greater Boston’s red-hot housing market starting to mellow?

Supply is up, prices are leveling, and even interest rates are starting to tick back down.

Democratic National Convention

Live updates

Tim Walz gears up for acceptance speech on Day 3 of the DNC

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former president Bill Clinton are headlining the DNC, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of its new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.
What to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s third day in Chicago

Here’s a rundown of the best zingers at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night

The Obamas and Doug Emhoff delivered remarks sprinkled with jabs at former president Donald Trump.
Got the DNC roll call music stuck in your head? Here’s a playlist of the New England songs.

Here are all of the celebrities at the Democratic convention’s starry roll call
Analysis | James Pindell

The question lingering over the DNC all week: What will Harris say about Gaza?

In a summer of severe flooding in New England, a 1,000-year storm hit Connecticut. Here’s how.
The weather models didn’t see it coming. But “training” storms and an already primed atmosphere converged to deliver a surge of devastating rainfall.

Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein
This weekend kicks off a warming trend with lots of sunshine across New England

Dave Epstein
Stormy or mild? The Farmers’ Almanac has a few thoughts on the upcoming winter in New England.

‘I want to get back to the classroom’: As fall semester approaches, grad workers’ strike at BU grinds on

Around 3,000 students have yet to reach on agreement about their pay and benefits with the institution, less than two weeks before classes begin.
ADDRESS

‘It’s a part of our lifestyle. It’s what we do.’ A good athletic program was a priority for this family’s move.

The Yarboughs left their home in Bristol, R.I., and settled down in Somerset in part because of the local sports programs.

Noah Kahan to release ‘Live From Fenway’ album this month

Fans who may have missed Noah Kahan’s sold-out shows at Fenway in July have another chance to feel the magic of his performances this summer.
ben volin | on football

The Patriots will soon cut the roster to 53. Who’s staying, who’s going, and why are they looking for reinforcements?

NFL teams must make their cuts by 4 p.m. Tuesday, so it’s a crucial time for the Patriots, who have the No. 3 waiver priority.
Training camp observations: Left tackle Vederian Lowe exits with apparent injury, further complicating offensive line situation
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

The Obamas offer a refreshing dose of dignity

The former president and his wife recall a more dignified and decent time in American politics.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Republicans don’t have a monopoly on patriotism
RENÉE LOTH

The power of Harris’s ‘We’re not going back’
IDEAS | ANDRE DUBUS III

The town I swore I’d never go back to is now the town my children want to come home to
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Ballot measures for abortion rights are becoming tests of democracy
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

Judge moves to protect privacy of two jurors at center of bias probe involving trial of Boston Marathon bomber
The judge, who presided over the death penalty trial, said the investigation ordered by a federal appeals court “will involve some intrusion on the private lives of two jurors in question.”

MBTA working to upgrade South Station signals and switches to improve rail, Amtrak service and reduce delays
The T has a goal of streamlining commuter rail and Amtrak train service coming in and out South Station.

The internet’s love for ‘very demure’ content spotlights what a viral trend can mean for creators
It all started earlier this month, when TikTok creator Jools Lebron posted a video that would soon take social media by storm.

Marlo Thomas thanks fans for their ‘love and support’ following husband Phil Donahue’s death

Thomas, 86, who was married to Donahue for 44 years, paid tribute to her late husband on Instagram.

Nantucket diner has sold three winning scratch tickets worth $1 million or more since March, state lottery says

A Nantucket diner is on a lottery hot streak with three big winners in the last five months.

Divers find 5 bodies during search of superyacht wreckage after it sank off Sicily, 1 still missing

The discovery made clear the operation to search the hull on the seabed 164 feet underwater had quickly turned into a recovery one, not a rescue, given the amount of time that had passed and with no signs of life over three days of searching.

A South Carolina man tried to bring 9 pounds of marijuana onto flight at R.I.’s T.F. Green airport, police say

The man was arrested as he tried to bring the substance onto a Breeze Airlines flight, authorities said.
SOUND CHECK

Still seeing green: Charli XCX’s ‘brat summer’ is about to become ‘brat fall’

A stream of Charli-centric events will carry her album’s hype well into September, if not further.

Three men indicted in connection with fatal shooting at Brockton restaurant

A Plymouth County grand jury on Wednesday handed up indictments against three men in connection with the fatal shooting in January of a 22-year-old man inside a Brockton restaurant, according to District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz’s office.

Recommended reads

Boston mayors have tried to rein in police overtime for decades. Why won’t it stick?

Last year police overtime costs soared to $88.5 million — more than 20 percent of the department’s overall budget.

NH POLITICS
‘We knew we had to get out’: This family fled N.H. over legislation that would restrict their transgender daughter
“It was destroying us,” said Abi Maxwell, about increasing legislative attempts to reshape her transgender daughter’s day-to-day life.

As Alpha-gal syndrome cases increase on the Vineyard, a lack of institutional knowledge creates a ‘twilight zone of information’
There is no treatment for Alpha-gal syndrome, but some people have reduced symptoms over time.

DEVRA FIRST
Is dog-friendly dining a good idea? The Globe’s food critic brought her dog to Boston restaurants to find out.
Here's how it went at a few local spots.

Culture & Lifestyle

Noah Kahan to release ‘Live From Fenway’ album this month

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Boston Ballet announces roster for 2024-2025 season

Boston to celebrate 40 years of New Edition with a mural, street dedication, and concert

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

All that applause for Biden was also for his decision to quit the race
RENÉE GRAHAM

At the DNC, Jesse Jackson gets his flowers
Alex Green

Why does Trump hate people with disabilities so much?
Lauren Stiller Rikleen

The hellscape of the emergency department
IDEAS | RACHEL AMENT

Parenting is so hard that I turned to ChatGPT for help
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Mass. expands to support more families in need

The organization will be expanding out of the city to the suburbs to support families who have been pushed out because of the lack of affordable housing.

Nantucket diner has sold three winning scratch tickets worth $1 million or more since March, state lottery says

A Nantucket diner is on a lottery hot streak with three big winners in the last five months.
MUSIC

Heavy music fest Somergloom returns to Somerville this weekend. It might just lift you up.

More than a dozen bands, many from the Boston area, will demonstrate the vast range of heavy music this weekend at Somerville’s Center for Arts at the Armory.
RHODE MAP

Meet Omar Mohammed, Globe Rhode Island’s newest reporter

Our small, but mighty team at Globe Rhode Island just added another new reporter. Omar Mohammed started on the job this week as our economics reporter, and he’s ready to dive into all things Rhode Island.

Sports

NFL

Rookie Bo Nix wins Broncos’ starting QB job over Jarrett Stidham, Zach Wilson

Nix has led the Broncos to scores on six of the seven drives he’s directed in the preseason, and he’s been statistically one of the league’s best passers this month.
patriots

Training camp observations: Left tackle Vederian Lowe exits with apparent injury, further complicating offensive line situation

Athletic trainers checked out Lowe’s torso and back, though the nature of the injury was not disclosed.
patriots

Patriots quarterback watch: Jacoby Brissett, Drake Maye continue back-and-forth battle

Virtually all of the reps that Joe Milton and Bailey Zappe got were part of scout team work to prepare the defense for the Commanders.
Red Sox 4, Astros 1

Red Sox bounce back and close out seven-game road trip with series-clinching win over the Astros

Celtics themed corn maze comes to Kimball Farm in Haverhill
Chad Finn | Sports Media

WEEI shakes up its daytime lineup, dismissing Andy Gresh and Christian Fauria

Business

Ford pulls back its electric vehicle push

The automaker said it would invest less in battery-powered cars and scrap a planned electric three-row sport utility vehicle.

Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool, Fed minutes say

A lower Fed benchmark rate would lead eventually to lower rates for auto loans, mortgages, and other forms of consumer borrowing and could also boost stock prices.

Divers find 5 bodies during search of superyacht wreckage after it sank off Sicily, 1 still missing

Is Greater Boston’s red-hot housing market starting to mellow?
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

Celtics themed corn maze comes to Kimball Farm in Haverhill

MIT says incoming class is less diverse as a result of Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action

Seeing more red in N.H. today? Here’s why.

sports

Dartmouth basketball players union accuses school of unfair labor practices over refusal to bargain

Hall of Famer Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches, dies at age 87

Bruins Mason Lohrei and Johnny Beecher are ready to build on promising rookie seasons

business

The internet’s love for ‘very demure’ content spotlights what a viral trend can mean for creators

Steward landlord rejects state’s offer for St. Elizabeth’s, setting up legal showdown

Myron E. Ullman III, executive who remade Macy’s and J.C. Penney, dies at 77

politics

Tim Walz gears up for acceptance speech on Day 3 of the DNC

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s third day in Chicago

Michelle Obama lifts up Harris while lambasting Trump

Nation

Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse court finding that it submitted hundreds of false claims

When will hurricane season roar back to life?

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion

World

Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism of Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge

Gilma becomes 2nd hurricane of eastern Pacific season and is forecast to strengthen away from land

Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine

opinion

An Israeli hostage deal with Hamas only guarantees future atrocities

Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, H.W. Bush . . . and Harris?

At the DNC, Jesse Jackson gets his flowers

lifestyle

It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful.

‘Bennifer’ is officially done. Again. Is it ridiculous to care?

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

food & dining

Drink in this new entry in the soda pop presidential poll: Kamala’s Berry Surprise

Hospital warns about burns from viral TikTok candied-fruit recipe

Five tips for making a school lunch your kid will actually eat

travel

Traveling in Maine with my kids, I was Vacation Dad. What could go wrong?

How to avoid the worst of jet lag and maximize your travel time

When he’s not playing Jean Valjean on stage, he’s a busy dad and an organized packer

Arts

Boston to celebrate 40 years of New Edition with a mural, street dedication, and concert

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

Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art

Books

A move for Porter Square Books, looking at public art, and posthumous poetry of Vermont

Author readings around Boston through Aug. 31

People ask me why I wrote a book about eels. I tell a series of lies about it.

Movies

‘Between the Temples’: Cringe comedy goes to synagogue

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88

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

Television

Marlo Thomas thanks fans for their ‘love and support’ following husband Phil Donahue’s death

White hat or black? New Netflix docuseries about Wyatt Earp takes aim at an icon.

Laughter lost — and found — in translation

music

Heavy music fest Somergloom returns to Somerville this weekend. It might just lift you up.

Noah Kahan to release ‘Live From Fenway’ album this month

Still seeing green: Charli XCX’s ‘brat summer’ is about to become ‘brat fall’

Theater/Dance

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Boston Ballet announces roster for 2024-2025 season

A new comedy club is set to open inside one of Boston’s historic theaters this fall

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

Bill Pascrell Jr., long-time New Jersey congressman, dies at 87

Myron E. Ullman III, executive who remade Macy’s and J.C. Penney, dies at 77

John Lansing, broadcast executive who led NPR, dies at 67