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Israel recovers the bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin
The Israeli military has identified the bodies of six hostages recovered from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip and says their militant captors killed them shortly before Israeli forces could rescue them.

Who were the 6 hostages whose bodies the Israeli military recovered from Gaza?

Trump-RFK Jr. alliance resurrects debate over COVID restrictions, vaccine skepticism in 2024 campaign
With the 2024 presidential election set to be decided by razor-thin margins in a handful of states, Trump and his team are betting that winning over Kennedy supporters could help push them to victory.

See updates from the 2024 campaign trail

Mass. investigators saw a suicide. Feds saw a murder. Sandra Birchmore’s friends and family made sure no one looked away.
On Wednesday, federal prosecutors announced their investigation had found what many of Sandra Birchmore’s friends and family always believed: Matthew Farwell allegedly killed Birchmore and then staged her body and apartment to make her death look like a suicide.

More voters, especially women, now say abortion is their top issue
With abortion access sharply limited or at stake in several states, voters who want to protect abortion rights are increasingly energized.

Russia says it downed over 150 drones in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks of the war
The Russian Ministry of Defense says air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 drones overnight into Sunday, including two over the city of Moscow and nine over the surrounding Moscow region.

A woman pushed her belongings along Gardner Street in Allston as a dump truck squeezed behind her between two moving trucks on Aug. 31, 2023.

Rents are high, vacancies are low. Yep, it’s another September in Boston.

Already one of the country’s priciest rental markets, Boston is seeing rents keep climbing even as other cities cool off.

On the front lines of Boston’s Sept. 1 weekend moving chaos

Water at a Mass. state hospital has been undrinkable for years
A project to get the sprawling Tewksbury campus clean water won't be finished until next year.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Here’s everything you need to know about the NFL’s new rules for 2024
While the “dynamic kickoff” is the most significant rule change this year, it is not the only one.

Why Week 5 or Week 8 might be a good spot for Drake Maye’s first start

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal was pumped after striking out Ceddanne Rafaela to end the eighth inning.

tigers 2, red sox 1

Red Sox bats no match for Tarik Skubal as Tigers eke out victory

The American League Cy Young Award favorite stifled the Red Sox over eight innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out eight without a walk.

With rosters expanding, Red Sox recall Enmanuel Valdez and Chase Shugart from Triple A Worcester

Globe reporters Aaron Pressman and Sabrina Shankman drove a Rivian SUV and a Tesla Cybertruck around New England to assess the state of EV chargers (and try some top-ranked ice cream). Here they are at Sundae School Ice Cream in Dennis Port.

How much has EV charging improved in New England? We hit the road to find out (and try the best ice cream shops).

The goal was to log a full day on the road in a Tesla Cybertruck and a Rivian SUV — but no road trip is complete without some sugary pit stops.

Rosalyn Russell, inside her Franklin Field apartment. She held a heart she received at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CardioVascular Institute, where she said she receives treatment for a cardiovascular issue.

Infested with mice and mold: Residents complain about unsanitary conditions at Franklin Field development

Residents of this sprawling public housing community in Dorchester say broken door locks, loose faucets, and caved-in shower walls are among a slew of maintenance and repair problems.

Jack Borucki, left, a first-year resident at Beth Israel, posed with his partner, Stephen Mostek, and their cat, Schrö, at their apartment.

How the Boston area’s rookie doctors are navigating medicine’s big challenges

Infectious diseases, shortages, and political attacks on health care are adding complexity to their already demanding lives.

Wicked Tuna star Capt. Dave Marciano photographed onboard his boat Hard Merchandi$e in Gloucester Harbor.

‘Wicked Tuna’ gets canceled after 13 seasons and a tourism boom for Gloucester

"Wicked Tuna" made stars of some local captains, and the city of Gloucester.

Opinion

Flowers were laid at the site of a June fatal accident at the intersection of Hampshire Street and Portland Street in Cambridge.

A Cambridge peace deal between cyclists and drivers

Two fatal collisions this summer between trucks and cyclists reinforced the importance of safety measures. The question is how.

The high cost of letting people evade transit fares

(Almost) everything I know about life, I learned from ‘The Rockford Files’

IDEAS | Theodore H. Schwartz

Why AI will never replace brain surgeons

Rediscovering the joy of biking in Boston

Best of the Best

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe on the left and the Fenway Victory Garden at right.

We put together a list of the best things to do in Boston. Readers had their own ideas.

Cambridge, MA. 11/15/22 - Pepperoni pizza at Si Cara restaurant in Central Square. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Kara Baskin) Topic:(20qb)

Regina, Si Cara, and 6 more places to find Boston’s best pizza

James Hook

The six best lobster rolls served around Boston

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What to know about upcoming MBTA shutdowns and progress on slow zones as Red Line riders brace for longest closure
As the T has worked to rid the system of slow zones, many commuters have reported their trains feel faster and smoother.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

A look at what’s at stake during the final month of the baseball season
Four of the six divisions remain very much in play as the season hits the homestretch, as are the byes into the Division Series.

The wreckage of a helicopter missing in Russia’s far east is located and 17 bodies found
All those on board are presumed to have died, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said.

‘We thought somebody would do something.’ Carney and Nashoba hospitals close their doors, in a piercing loss for their communities.
The two hospitals were set to shut their doors Saturday morning after Steward Health Care said it received no qualified bids.

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
A small number of children in Gaza received vaccine doses a day before the large-scale rollout and limited pauses in the fighting agreed to by Israel and the U.N. World Health Organization.

NHL

‘You were perfect’: Johnny Gaudreau’s wife, Meredith, honors late husband on social media
“Thank you for the best years of my life,” Meredith Gaudreau wrote on Instagram after her husband was killed by an alleged drunk driver in New Jersey.

Johnny Gaudreau was an on-ice wizard who scored goals the way no one else did

Recommended reads

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton.

Boston Medical Center confirms takeover of St. Elizabeth’s, Good Samaritan hospitals

The deals augur the end of Steward Health Care’s troubled time in Massachusetts.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

The cool shapes of Vermont’s Cold Hollow
David Strohmeyer's work has been displayed by the Smithsonian, but he prefers the wide-open space of northern Vermont for his massive sculptures.

In Massachusetts, the once-thriving beer biz is losing its fizz
New England breweries are facing a sobering truth: Craft beer is no longer the hopped-up industry it once was. Why did the buzz fade away?

‘A hidden secret.’ What you need to know about the surprisingly hot primary battle for the Governor’s Council.
Fourteen Democrats are vying in Tuesday’s primary for one of the eight seats on the council, a long-ignored, sometimes-ridiculed body with roots in the Colonial era.

Culture & Lifestyle

A sampling of hairstyles that make the cut: From left, Keegan Vieira, 14, and Warren Yuen, 17, shown in Boston, and a blowout with taper by barber Jahsief Tucker at Springfield's Final Touch Barber Shop.

From fades to flows, what are the best hairstyles for guys this fall? We asked the experts: barbers and teenage boys.

Bradley Whitford and Cheryl Hines.

In this corner, Bradley Whitford; in that corner, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Troy Kotsur (left) and Marlee Matlin in "CODA."

Marlee Matlin to join the ‘American Masters’ roster

Goose performs at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sept. 2-4.

New England’s jam band legacy is in good hands with Goose

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.

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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

Argh! The rage-inducing state of customer service

A screenshot of a Facebook ad about immigration in support of Representative Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican, that was paid for by the American Action Network, a GOP-aligned group. (YOUTUBE.COM)

MARCELA GARCÍA

Are anti-immigrant ads effective?

Market Basket customer Bobbi Dixon, from Rochester, N.H., participated in a rally outside of the Tewksbury store on Aug. 16, 2014.

Thomas A. Kochan

Lessons from Market Basket’s summer of 2014 shape the future of work

A neurosurgeon places a catheter into the head of a patient with a brain tumor.

IDEAS | Theodore H. Schwartz

Why AI will never replace brain surgeons

Claire Karl Miller, with Unitarian Universalist Mass Action, leapt into the air as they rallied for climate justice inside the State House on July 31, the final day of formal sessions of the Legislature.

Mass. lawmakers need something: a shove? a prod? a heave-ho?

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Water at a Mass. state hospital has been undrinkable for years

A project to get the sprawling Tewksbury campus clean water won't be finished until next year.

Mass. investigators saw a suicide. Feds saw a murder. Sandra Birchmore’s friends and family made sure no one looked away.

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors announced their investigation had found what many of Sandra Birchmore’s friends and family always believed: Matthew Farwell allegedly killed Birchmore and then staged her body and apartment to make her death look like a suicide.

On the front lines of Boston’s Sept. 1 weekend moving chaos

Over 70 percent of Boston's leases expire Sept. 1. Here's what the chaos looks like.

Michel Guérard, a pioneer of low-calorie, full-flavor food, dies at 91

A French chef who brought a light, inventive touch to fine dining as a creator of nouvelle cuisine, Michel Guérard helped pioneer a sophisticated but calorie-conscious approach to health food.

Sports

No.1 Jannik Sinner won the first five games, and 21 of the first 29 points, as the Italian dominated Christopher O'Connell in a straight-set victory Saturday at the US Open in New York.

Jannik Sinner never gives US Open opponent hope of an upset like Djokovic, Alcaraz

The Italian No. 1 seed completely overwhelmed his third-round opponent on Saturday, Chris O’Connell, in a straight-set win.

Carles Gil entered Saturday night needing two assists to match Steve Ralston's club record, but was unable to produce a helper.

REAL SALT LAKE 2, REVOLUTION 0

Coming off one of their best showings of the season, Revolution fall flat against Real Salt Lake

New England (8-15-2, 26 points) turned up few offensive chances, getting outshot, 20-8, and trailing, 10-2, in shots on goal.

Second baseman Enmanuel Valdez has hit .224 with a .682 OPS in 60 major league games this season.

red sox notebook

With rosters expanding, Red Sox recall Enmanuel Valdez and Chase Shugart from Triple A Worcester

Rosters expand to 28 on Sunday, with a maximum of 14 pitchers.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Tabor slugger Bella Nugent walks off a winner in A Shot for Life Home Run Derby

UNLV 27, HOUSTON 7

UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka picks up where he left off at Holy Cross, leading his team to a big win

NEVADA 28, TROY 26

Former Boston College running back Pat Garwo leads Nevada past Troy with two touchdowns

Business

Rents are high, vacancies are low. Yep, it’s another September in Boston.

Already one of the country’s priciest rental markets, Boston is seeing rents keep climbing even as other cities cool off.

How much has EV charging improved in New England? We hit the road to find out (and try the best ice cream shops).

The goal was to log a full day on the road in a Tesla Cybertruck and a Rivian SUV — but no road trip is complete without some sugary pit stops.

California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI

For generations of Alaskans, a livelihood is under threat

magazine

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe on the left and the Fenway Victory Garden at right.

Best of the Best

We put together a list of the best things to do in Boston. Readers had their own ideas.

From coffee milk to cheese-less pizza, why are Rhode Island’s iconic foods so weird?

The Kancamagus Highway in peak foliage season.

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during peak foliage season

STOW, MA - 9/5/2020 - Conrad Gees (cq) with his bag of Akane applesat Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Apple picking . Pick-your-own apple orchards are a great destination for families. during the Pandemic. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff)

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

metro

Wicked Tuna star Capt. Dave Marciano photographed onboard his boat Hard Merchandi$e in Gloucester Harbor.

‘Wicked Tuna’ gets canceled after 13 seasons and a tourism boom for Gloucester

‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibit to open at Framingham State University

Here’s where showers could play spoiler for those Labor Day weekend plans

sports

Rick Pearsall Jr. was selected with the 25th pick in this year's draft by the 49ers.

Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, the 49ers’ first-round pick, shot during attempted robbery, San Francisco mayor says

Red Sox bats no match for Tarik Skubal as Tigers eke out victory

Scottie Scheffler rides late wave of birdies to five-shot lead entering last round of Tour Championship

business

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men

Boston Medical Center confirms takeover of St. Elizabeth’s, Good Samaritan hospitals

politics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump and during a campaign event in Glendale, Ariz. on Aug. 23.

Trump-RFK Jr. alliance resurrects debate over COVID restrictions, vaccine skepticism in 2024 campaign

Follow live presidential campaign updates

Harris calls Trump’s appearance at Arlington a ‘political stunt’ that ‘disrespected sacred ground’

Nation

At least seven people died and 37 were injured in a bus crash in Mississippi.

Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37

JD Vance’s combative style confounds voters but pleases Trump

For generations of Alaskans, a livelihood is under threat

World

This combination of six undated photos shows hostages, from top left, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, from bottom left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat, who were held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Sept. 1, the Hostages Families Forum announced their deaths while in Hamas captivity.

Who were the 6 hostages whose bodies the Israeli military recovered from Gaza?

Israel recovers the bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause

opinion

In "Dining across the divide," the conversations are addictively interesting, as is the range of pairings.

‘Dining across the divide’ is a model for having difficult conversations

German politics could take a dark turn this weekend

(Almost) everything I know about life, I learned from ‘The Rockford Files’

lifestyle

A woman looked over piles of stuff left on the curb at Gardner Street last August. It was the annual Allston Christmas as students with apartment leases ending put tons of stuff on the streets of Allston to be thrown out or found by “treasure” hunters.

An interior designer shares her tips for scouring Allston Christmas

Love Letters Classics: A proposal gets weird

In honor of World Duchenne Awareness Day, meet Connor Mullaly and his mom, Kira

food & dining

A pallet of beer from Worcester's Wormtown Brewery, which was recently acquired by Jack's Abby in Framingham, on Aug. 22.

In Massachusetts, the once-thriving beer biz is losing its fizz

Chip City Cookies comes to Harvard Square and Newbury Street, plus a Greater Boston Food Bank fund-raiser draws big-name chefs

Fast, fresh, and inviting food at Eat Greek Gyros in Somerville

travel

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is hard to miss in Cleveland — and you shouldn’t miss it.

Checking out one of Cleveland’s greatest hits: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Traveling over Labor Day weekend? Have a back-up plan for cancellations and delays, and be patient.

We picked a Florida vacation spot we’d never heard of. Turned out to be the ideal choice.

Arts

Steve Locke, "Emmett Till Memorial Sign with bullet holes," 2018. Alexander Gray Associates, New York.

At Mass MoCA, Steve Locke’s ‘the fire next time’ chills to the bone

New mural in Providence honors lost Chinatown and historic drag queen

If wind could talk: Dorchester artist’s drawing machine sparks conversation about climate change

Books

Garth Greenwell has said that the narrator of “Small Rain” is identical with the narrators of his previous novels.

Garth Greenwell’s ‘Small Rain’ examines life in a state of sickness

Salem Lit Fest, Renee Gladman Symposium, and local NEH grants

In ‘A House Restored,’ Lee McColgan used old tools to revive an ancient colonial home

Movies

Gary Cole and Ron Livingston in "Office Space."

10 movies about work to stream this Labor Day weekend

When the R is optional: Which actors aced the Boston accent? And who failed?

‘Reagan’ the movie: Just say no

Television

Bradley Whitford and Cheryl Hines.

In this corner, Bradley Whitford; in that corner, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

When the R is optional: Which actors aced the Boston accent? And who failed?

‘Bob’s Burgers’ star H. Jon Benjamin shows off his jazzy side with a devilish new record

music

Josh Freese and Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters perform on stage at London Stadium on June 20, 2024 in London, England.

From Foo Fighters to Beyoncé: These artists have objected to Trump’s use of their music

New England’s jam band legacy is in good hands with Goose

‘Bob’s Burgers’ star H. Jon Benjamin shows off his jazzy side with a devilish new record

Theater/Dance

Rudy Pankow, as Romeo, and Emilia Suárez, as Juliet, in rehearsal for the ART production of "Romeo and Juliet."

Still star-cross’d

The way Romeo and Juliet move

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Health

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Michel Guérard in 2001

Michel Guérard, a pioneer of low-calorie, full-flavor food, dies at 91

Rapper Fatman Scoop dies at 53 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut

Alastair Carruthers, 79, dies; pioneered the cosmetic use of botox