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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz stands with wife Gwen, and children Gus and Hope after speaking on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug. 21, 2024.

‘This genuine guy who cares’: In Tim Walz, Kamala Harris finds an enthusiastic hype man

In the days leading up to Walz's DNC speech, what struck many delegates about his quick rise was his embrace of being number two to a candidate who could become the first female president of the United States, a role not every man in politics might be suited to.

Tim Walz accepts VP nomination: ‘Thank you for bringing the joy to this fight’ What to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s fourth and final day in Chicago

Former president Bill Clinton on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center, in Chicago, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

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

Actress Mindy Kaling speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug. 21, 2024.

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

Thousands of anti-war demonstrators rally on Market Street 18 January 2003 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of chanting and placard-waving marchers took to the streets of San Francisco in a major protest against Washington's plans for a possible attack on Iraq. US singer Joan Baez (C) joined the march.

With Harris, Democrats finally move on from an Iraq War vote that has split the party for six elections

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

IVF has become a hot topic at the DNC, national politics. Here’s how Mass. has become a national hub.

Massachusetts reported the highest percentage of births involving fertility treatments of any US state in 2022, according to the CDC.

Mid-century ‘urban renewal’ tore Boston apart. Air rights projects are starting to sew it back together again.
Boston is slowly putting itself back together, patching past wounds and restoring the downtown core to human scale.

Chris Martin (right) received a hand from catcher Connor Wong after he closed out the Astros.

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

A row of apple trees at Alyson's Orchard; A bag of apple cider donuts and people picking apples at Belkin Family Lookout Farm.

10 of the best places for apple picking in New England this fall

It's never too early to plan your annual apple picking excursion. Here's a list of New England's top apple orchards for 2024.

As she readies to hit the trail for Kamala Harris, Senator Elizabeth Warren brings in $828k for her own reelection bid

Warren has about $5.3 million in cash on hand as she seeks a third term in the Senate, securing her lead against the three Republicans seeking her seat in reliably-blue Massachusetts.

Genealogists link woman to Elizabeth Freeman, who helped end slavery in Mass.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Staying on the cool side today with mostly sunny skies. But these temps won’t last long.
The cool Canadian air mass over us the past few days will slowly begin to retreat tomorrow.

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

Gilma becomes a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to strengthen as it stays at sea

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?

WEEI shakes up its daytime lineup, dismissing Andy Gresh and Christian Fauria
Adam Jones and Rich Keefe will replace Gresh and Fauria in middays.

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.

Money, Power, Inequality

Elizabeth Warren, Angus King among Congress members whose net worth linked to slaveholder ancestry, study finds

Genealogists link woman to Elizabeth Freeman, who helped end slavery in Mass.

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

Nelly Korda (shown competing in the recent Paris Olympics) is the top-ranked player and leading money-winner on the LPGA Tour this year.

As LPGA heads to Boston to launch a new event, where does it stand in the women’s sports surge?

Professional women's golf may lag behind basketball and soccer in some respects, but there are signs that its growth spurt is about to hit a higher gear.

Left tackle Vederian Lowe has consistently been taking reps with the Patriots' starting offense.

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 performed during his “We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour” at Fenway Park on July 18.

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.

Opinion

Summer school attendance in Boston has skyrocketed in recent years.

The case for sending every kid to summer school

Research shows that summer enrichment programs give students a leg up the following year, both academically and socially.

Why isn’t Steward complying with state regulations on Carney Hospital closure?

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

A surprising thing Walz and Vance have in common

Ukraine takes the fight to Russia

The Obamas offer a refreshing dose of dignity

Best of the Best

Ribs and sides from M&M BBQ in Dorchester

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

Envoy

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

Havana Club

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

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Rescuers recover fifth body from sunken superyacht off Sicily; one still missing
Rescuers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily have brought ashore a fifth body, leaving one person still unlocated, as investigators seek to learn why the vessel sank so quickly.

Labor dispute stops Canada’s major freight railroads, could cause major economic disruption in US
All rail traffic in Canada and all shipments crossing the US border have stopped, although CPKC and CN’s trains will continue to operate in the US and Mexico.

A Ukrainian drone attack sparks a fire at a Russian military facility
A drone attack sparked a fire at a military facility in the Volgograd region of southern Russia on Thursday, regional officials and the country’s Ministry of Defense said.

US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids
The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks the first time a federal agency has determined that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids.

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.”

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.

Recommended reads

Boston police gathered in June for the Celtics victory parade, an example of events that require extra staffing.

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?
There’s sympathy, blame, and strangely, even anger. Psychologists explain why.

Culture & Lifestyle

Noah Kahan performed during his “We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour” at Fenway Park on July 18.

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

From left: Nate Stephenson, Justin Genna, Peter Fanone, Eliza Fichter, and Ella Mooradian.

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Sam Stampleman, a new artist of the company, leaping at Houston Ballet Academy.

Boston Ballet announces roster for 2024-2025 season

New Edition at the TD Garden in March 2022.

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

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.

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.

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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

Democratic vice presidential nominee Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and his wife, Gwen Walz, during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 19 in Chicago.

Republicans don’t have a monopoly on patriotism

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris spoke at a campaign rally in Milwaukee on Aug. 20.

The power of Harris’s ‘We’re not going back’

Long gone but fondly remembered: Fowle's, in downtown Newburyport.

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

Abortion-rights supporters in Arizona delivered more than 800,000 petition signatures to the Capitol to get a measure on this November's general election ballot.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Ballot measures for abortion rights are becoming tests of democracy

President Biden wipes his eyes as he arrives on stage to thunderous applause after an introduction by his daughter Ashley Biden on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024.

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

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

With Harris, Democrats finally move on from an Iraq War vote that has split the party for six elections

Democrats finally get to turn the page in the Iraq war that has split the party

10 of the best places for apple picking in New England this fall

It's never too early to plan your annual apple picking excursion. Here's a list of New England's top apple orchards for 2024.

IVF has become a hot topic at the DNC, national politics. Here’s how Mass. has become a national hub.

Massachusetts reported the highest percentage of births involving fertility treatments of any US state in 2022, according to the CDC.

RI FOOD & DINING

Fine dining restaurant manager dishes on drinking less, more casual dining, and keeping Café Nuovo special

“We’re a lot of different things to a lot of different people,” said manager Sean Scannell. “We can be a weekly neighborhood spot for some people, but we’re also a special occasion place.”

Sports

Nelly Korda (shown competing in the recent Paris Olympics) is the top-ranked player and leading money-winner on the LPGA Tour this year.

sports business

As LPGA heads to Boston to launch a new event, where does it stand in the women’s sports surge?

Professional women's golf may lag behind basketball and soccer in some respects, but there are signs that its growth spurt is about to hit a higher gear.

Elly De La Cruz reached base four times and hit his his 22nd homer, a solo shot in the eighth.

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.

Royals starter Michael Lorenzen tossed seven shutout innings to lift host Kansas City to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday night.

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

Alex Speier | On baseball

Zombie Red Sox continue to defy expectations of their demise

Former NL MVP, six-time All-Star Joey Votto announces retirement

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

Fine dining restaurant manager dishes on drinking less, more casual dining, and keeping Café Nuovo special

“We’re a lot of different things to a lot of different people,” said manager Sean Scannell. “We can be a weekly neighborhood spot for some people, but we’re also a special occasion place.”

Labor dispute stops Canada’s major freight railroads, could cause major economic disruption in US

All rail traffic in Canada and all shipments crossing the US border have stopped, although CPKC and CN’s trains will continue to operate in the US and Mexico.

Five bodies recovered from sunken yacht off Sicily

Ford pulls back its electric vehicle push

magazine

At left: Frances Glessner Lee in a 1956 photo. At right: Irene Perry in a newspaper photo after her murder.

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

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

Alex McKue and Sam Smith performing during JP Porchfest in 2019.

Your Week Ahead

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

The Kancamagus Highway in peak foliage season.

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

metro

Today will remain somewhat cool for this time of year, with readings in the low-70s and humidity levels will be quite comfortable.

Staying on the cool side today with mostly sunny skies. But these temps won’t last long.

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

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

sports

Red Sox shortstop Ceddanne Rafaela (right) attempts to turn a double play over the Astros' Yainer Diaz (21).

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

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

business

A runner passes the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

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

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

politics

Thousands of anti-war demonstrators rally on Market Street 18 January 2003 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of chanting and placard-waving marchers took to the streets of San Francisco in a major protest against Washington's plans for a possible attack on Iraq. US singer Joan Baez (C) joined the march.

With Harris, Democrats finally move on from an Iraq War vote that has split the party for six elections

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s fourth and final day in Chicago

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

Nation

Robert Telles, left, listens to one of his attorneys Robert Draskovich during his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, on Aug. 20.

Ex-politician testifies he’s innocent in the killing of a Las Vegas investigative reporter

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

World

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Gilma located west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, on Aug. 21.

Gilma becomes a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to strengthen as it stays at sea

A Ukrainian drone attack sparks a fire at a Russian military facility

Man opens plane’s door and walks on wing at Australian airport before he’s arrested

opinion

Governor Maura Healey announced last week that deals have been reached in principle to transition hospitals operated by Steward Health Care to new operators. Steward decimated hospitals financially, and it may be expensive to revive them.

Good riddance to Steward — but now what?

Ballot measures for abortion rights are becoming tests of democracy

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

lifestyle

Dr. Susan Gorman displays the Skyla IUD, left, and the Mirena IUD, at High Lakes Gynecology in Redmond, Ore., Jan. 14, 2015.

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

Sean Scannell is the general manager of Café Nuovo in the One Citizens Plaza building in Providence, R.I.

Fine dining restaurant manager dishes on drinking less, more casual dining, and keeping Café Nuovo special

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

travel

A row of apple trees at Alyson's Orchard; A bag of apple cider donuts and people picking apples at Belkin Family Lookout Farm.

10 of the best places for apple picking in New England this fall

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

Arts

An aerial view of the plaza, just before it opened, at 1001 Boylston. Developed by Samuels Associates, the air rights project also comprises two towers.

Mid-century ‘urban renewal’ tore Boston apart. Air rights projects are starting to sew it back together again.

The world as ‘Ballroom’ at PEM

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

Books

Yale University Press published a new encyclopedia of public art. Here, LAB.PRO.FAB, Tiuna el Fuerte Cultural Park, 2006, repurposed shipping containers.

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

Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane star in "Between the Temples."

‘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

Phil Donahue with his wife, Marlo Thomas, at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Double Helix Medals ceremony in New York on Dec. 1, 2016.

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

The Infinity Ring at Somergloom in Somerville.

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

From left: Nate Stephenson, Justin Genna, Peter Fanone, Eliza Fichter, and Ella Mooradian.

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

Al Attles was selected by the Warriors in the fifth round of the 1960 draft.

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