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Tim Walz accepts VP nomination: ‘Thank you for bringing the joy to this fight’

Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president and used his DNC address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
‘Go Sox! Go Jayson Tatum! Ben Affleck, hang in there!” Mindy Kaling shouts out her home state at DNC convention
Live Updates

‘This genuine guy who cares’: In Tim Walz, Kamala Harris finds an enthusiastic hype man
In his speech, Walz ticked through Harris’s resume and declared she’s “always done it with energy, passion, and joy.”

Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. Takeaways from Day 3 of the DNC.
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.

Alex Speier | On baseball

Zombie Red Sox continue to defy expectations of their demise

The Sox have repeatedly defied pronouncements of their doom; witness a series-clinching win over the Astros.
Ceddanne Rafaela sparks Red Sox in series-clinching win over the Astros

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.

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.

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.

Oxford Board of Health recommends 6 p.m. curfew to protect residents from EEE

After an elderly man in town was infected with the mosquito-borne virus, the Oxford Board of Health on Wednesday night voted to recommend the curfew and other safety measures contained in a joint public health advisory issued with neighboring Douglas, Sutton and Webster.

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.

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?

US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids

Kennedy campaign’s future in question as Trump allies lobby for endorsement

NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment

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.

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.

Celtics themed corn maze comes to Kimball Farm in Haverhill

The 10-square-acre corn maze features Celtics-inspired elements, including team mascot Lucky the Leprechaun.
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
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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.

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.

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

The lucky locale is Old South Diner, where Sean Durnin of Nantucket recently picked up a $20 ticket that revealed a $1 million prize.

High school football is back at Fenway Park with four games Thanksgiving week
The rivalry matchups scheduled for Nov. 26-27: Martha's Vineyard vs. Nantucket, Reading vs. Stoneham, Central Catholic vs. Lawrence, and Marblehead vs. Swampscott.

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.

‘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.

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.

Meredith Goldstein
‘Bennifer’ is officially done. Again. Is it ridiculous to care?
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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
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Parenting is so hard that I turned to ChatGPT for help
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Oxford Board of Health recommends 6 p.m. curfew to protect residents from EEE

After an elderly man in town was infected with the mosquito-borne virus, the Oxford Board of Health on Wednesday night voted to recommend the curfew and other safety measures contained in a joint public health advisory issued with neighboring Douglas, Sutton and Webster.

‘Go Sox! Go Jayson Tatum! Ben Affleck, hang in there!’ Mindy Kaling shouts out her home state at DNC convention

“I love you Massachusetts! Everybody’s always hating on us, but they just don’t get it,” said Kaling, who appeared as a celebrity host, Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention.

Police seek public’s help to identify bathroom peeper in Roxbury

Police say the person was caught on surveillance peering into a bathroom window of a home near Devon Street in Roxbury early Wednesday morning.
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.

Sports

Reds 11, Blue Jays 7

Reds’ Elly De La Cruz is fifth player since 1901 to have at least 20 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a season

De La Cruz stole third base in the fifth inning, his majors-leading 60th, in the Reds' 11-7 win over the Blue Jays.
BASEBALL

Royals, Twins both win, so Red Sox 3½ back in AL wild-card chase

Michael Lorenzen pitched seven shutout innings as Kansas City beat the Angels, 3-0, while Minnesota routed the Padres, 11-4, to maintain a tie for the third and final AL playoff slot.
Yankees 8, Guardians 1

Aaron Judge hits two more home runs, Juan Soto also goes deep in Yankees’ rout

Judge has six homers in his last nine games, 12 in his last 23 games, and is on pace to hit 60.
Alex Speier | On baseball

Zombie Red Sox continue to defy expectations of their demise
BASEBALL

Former NL MVP, six-time All-Star Joey Votto announces retirement
Red Sox 4, Astros 1

Ceddanne Rafaela sparks Red Sox in series-clinching win over the Astros

Business

TALKING POINTS

Five bodies recovered from sunken yacht off Sicily

Stories you may have missed from the world of 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

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

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metro

Ipswich man charged with hypodermic needle armed robbery for a second time, Suffolk DA says

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

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

sports

Patriots dealing with injuries leading up to preseason finale

Despite a protracted recovery, Triston Casas didn’t miss a beat in his return to Red Sox lineup

It’s a new chapter for two-time defending boys’ soccer state champion Oliver Ames

business

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

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

politics

Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. Takeaways from Day 3 of the DNC.

From cybercrime to terrorism, FBI director says America faces many elevated threats ‘all at once’

Alaska Supreme Court to hear arguments in case seeking to keep ranked vote repeal measure off ballot

Nation

Arrests in fatal Texas smuggling attempt climb 2 years after 53 migrants died in tractor trailer

US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids

NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment

World

India’s Modi visits Ukraine this week, after a recent trip to Moscow. Here’s what it could mean.

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say

A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world’s oldest person

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

The world as ‘Ballroom’ at PEM

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

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

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

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