Workers stuck in ?old person jobs? pin hopes on tight labor market

John Thurner, who's looking for a job in education, is driving for Lyft in the meantime.

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Economists caution that employees in their 50s and 60s still face formidable hurdles from companies that are chasing young talent and are wary of gray hair.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_18F8H9.jpg Trump accuses Google of rigging search results against him

President Trump said, without evidence, that Google?s search results display only negative stories about him, calling it ?a very serious situation? that ?will be addressed.?

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President Trump settled in before his phone, saying Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto was on the line. That?s when things took a turn for the worse.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/d0d9c17d2fc64e6bb09a9ebe3ef67e8a-d0d9c17d2fc64e6bb09a9ebe3ef67e8a-19753.jpg Nathan Carman?s aunts win another round in ongoing legal saga linked to relatives? deaths

Nathan Carman?s aunts can receive transcripts from a deposition Carman gave in a Rhode Island lawsuit as they prepare for their own pending suit against their nephew.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rex_House_Democrats_introduce_plan_t_9769366D.jpg Mass. Democrats aren?t all that enthusiastic about Nancy Pelosi

Only a handful of House candidates who will be on the ballot for the Sept. 4 primary say they?ll definitely back the longtime Democratic leader.

The deal slightly reduces incentives for carmakers to relocate south of the border. Above, the Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico.

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Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

On NAFTA, Trump?s backed Canada into a corner

The Canadians are now deciding ? alone ? how to respond to the latest news.

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The force still lets officers prioritize overtime and private work over their daily public service duties.

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Two city councilors want the city?s default speed limit of 25 mph, instituted less than two years ago, cut to 20 mph.

Man walking through woods bitten by boa constrictor in Hyannis

The man tried to pick up the snake and was bitten, later saying he thought he saw a fang embedded in his swollen arm.

A pair of feet hang out a car window on Beacon Street in Cleveland Corner on Tuesday.

Bring on the heat: It?s going to feel hotter than 100 degrees

An excessive heat warning remains in effect from 10 a.m. Tuesday until 9 p.m. Wednesday.

?Our goal is to have perfect corn here every day in the summer.? Leominster farmer Paul Gove says.

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

Local corn farmers are sporting ear-to-ear smiles

It?s that time of year: Fresh corn is plentiful, and it?s showing up on tables at barbecues and clambakes around the region.

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The video shows a barefoot young woman in the middle of the night wearing a T-shirt and what could be broken restraints around her wrists.

A pizza by Lenox Hotel chef Sean MacAlpine.

HELP DESK

Chefs offer advice on packing healthy lunches your kids will actually eat

We asked several Boston chefs (who are also parents) how to make lunches that won?t invite complaints, comparisons, hunger strikes, and mood swings. Here?s their advice.

GET SMART

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/06192007_met19truck-5972667-RZZW.jpg Are you ready for a chaotic move-in weekend?

With 29 colleges and universities inside the city limits, this weekend could be a mess ? especially if you live in an area dominated by students.

Devra First

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lee_030618_cheek7_liv.jpg Where to eat in Greater Boston this fall

Fall is the perfect time to rediscover the city, and discover some of its newer restaurants.

Peter Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_boscleve8A_spts.jpg Why are the Red Sox struggling? No pitching, no pop

Sox starters are 1-6 with a 6.47 ERA in the last eight games, and the offense has lost its power.

Jim McBride

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/06cbe6b189794d18b3e0e41fee770492-b96dd8c7ec074a708c736efd1fcc6dae-0.jpg Could Dez Bryant fit with the Patriots?

Bryant has said Tom Brady is his favorite player, but the Patriots? offense is not easy to grasp.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/f246a18083fd4c79b094502fe833a553-f246a18083fd4c79b094502fe833a553-19616.jpg A great white shark came ?very close? to shore at Nauset Beach on Monday

A video taken by someone on the beach showed the predator close to where the waves were breaking.

Editorial Board Endorsement

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/greenhouse_lowell-Trahan-1_metro.jpg Endorsement: Lori Trahan is the best choice for Third District Democrats

The Globe editorial board believes Trahan is the strongest candidate to follow in Niki Tsongas? footsteps.

RIDGEWOOD, NJ - AUGUST 26: Austin Cook of the United States talks to Tiger Woods of the United States on the 12th tee during the final round of The Northern Trust on August 26, 2018 at the Ridgewood Championship Course in Ridgewood, New Jersey. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Kevin Paul Dupont

The Tiger Woods Comeback Show comes to Boston

With that winning touch still eluding him of late, Woods arrives at this week?s Dell Technologies Championship as a legend of near-mythic proportions.

John McCain: 1936-2018

R.I. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.

Rhode Island senator named pallbearer at John McCain?s funeral

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island will serve as a pallbearer at Washington National Cathedral, calling the honor a ?treasured gift.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/clark_umassdorms_082718_07.jpg At last, UMass Boston?s dream comes true: a dorm

The 1,077-bed facility was decades in the making.

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The comedian returned to the stage for apparently the first time since admitting to engaging in sexual misconduct.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/beer-8592.jpg How much alcohol is safe? None, say these researchers

Just one alcoholic drink a day slightly increases an individual?s risk for health problems, according to a large new study.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Unboxingl_02.jpg Hasbro and Amazon want to make toys more fun ? by packaging less

The toy maker and Internet retailer have teamed up to ship products with much less of the wrapping and tie-downs that drive people crazy.

Getting Salty

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/29saltyphoto.jpg Barbara Lynch talks about the Boston restaurant scene

The Southie-born chef really just wants a good tuna fish sandwich and some vanilla ice cream.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-19768.jpg This breathtaking photo from Mount Washington shows a gorgeous northern lights display

A Mount Washington observer making his hourly rounds this weekend was surprised to look up at the sky around early Sunday and see a rare treat.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-5028.jpg Honoring John McCain rings hollow in Trump era

Renaming a Senate building for McCain feels insufficient in the face of our bitter political climate.

Real Estate

Peek inside this sprawling oceanfront estate overlooking Buzzards Bay

This Falmouth seaside estate offers views of Buzzards Bay through walls of windows and an expansive private balcony off the master suite. Just a walk across the property to take in an even closer look at the shoreline. 43 Gunning Point Ave.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

Address

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

Globe event

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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

A home, but for how long?

The Trump administration canceled the program that had allowed Patricia Carbajal to create a life as a mother, a construction worker, and a budding activist.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.