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DA Rollins prosecuting 8 Straight Pride protesters charged with violent acts
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins? office will prosecute eight people, even as she moves to end cases against 27 other people arrested after the Straight Pride Parade. 2 hours ago

Rollins says judge?s actions against Straight Pride Parade protesters were ?unprecedented and outrageous?
yvonne abraham

In a Boston courtroom, the scene is bizarre ? and worrying ? as judge battles against attorneys

Judge Richard Sinnott seems to have been determined to impose his will in his courtroom as he disagreed with both prosecuting and defense attorneys.
Judge in Straight Pride parade protest cases is criticized after controversial decisions
Breaking

EEE risk raised to critical in 3 Mass. towns after 5th human case confirmed

A man from Middlesex County has been confirmed as the fifth human case of EEE in Massachusetts, prompting officials to raise the risk to ?critical? in Ashland, Hopedale, and Milford. 46 minutes ago
THOMAS FARRAGHER

$1m donation to Suffolk honors an influential grandmother

The gift honors a loving grandmother who grew up in poverty in a close-knit neighborhood in her native Dominican Republic.

?It?s real, dude?: Westport resident?s long thumb has made him famous on social media
Twenty-year-old Jacob Pina says videos of his elongated appendage have earned him a bit of a following on apps like TikTok and Instagram.

Shirley Leung

Can the new Suffolk Downs avoid the mistakes of the Seaport District?

Suffolk Downs developer Tom O?Brien did the first master plan for the South Boston Waterfront when he ran the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

Mass. woman who died in Calif. boat fire remembered for her love of life

Marybeth Guiney perished in a deadly boat fire off the coast of Santa Monica on Monday. 3 hours ago

Beto O?Rourke took a BoltBus from New York to Boston Thursday

Husband of missing Conn. mother Jennifer Dulos arrested again

Harvard, MIT ranked top two colleges in the US, according to new WSJ list

Opinion

Scot Lehigh

Democrats are the only choice on climate

THOMAS F. BIRMINGHAM AND WILLIAM F. WELD

A winning formula for Mass. schools
FIONA DANAHER, RON KLEINMAN, AND ELSIE TAVERAS

The anti-child administration
ADAM WEINBERG

The move to stakeholder capitalism is an opportunity to reshape education

Your Home | Globe Magazine

A young designer transforms her three-bedroom East Boston fixer-upper

With sweat equity and imagination, a 32-year-old designer renovates a dilapidated old home.

Combining properties turns a Mission Hill brownstone into one family?s dream home
Their recipe for happiness included a bigger backyard, interiors with traditional charm, and friends living right next door.

* PLUS: Hair-raising contractor horror stories ? and how to avoid them

Floor plan improvements and stylish furnishings transform a Brookline home

Rehabbing an Arts and Crafts-style stunner in Harvard Square

From cookie-cutter spec house to a family-friendly refuge

Bump in the Road
Our vacation was over before it even began
No Lobster Savannah, a creamy crustacean frothing forth with scallops, shrimp, Newburg sauce, and cheese, either. Not this year; not for me. I could barely choke down a cup of clam chowder. Something was definitely wrong.

Tell us your vacation horror stories

?It?s like a plague?: Arnold Arboretum using moths native to Ukraine to fend off invasive plant
Take that, swallow-wort, you nasty weed.

Football Season

Here are the Globe staff?s predictions for the NFL season
Our experts make their calls on the division winners, wild cards, and Super Bowl matchup.

PLUS

2019 Massachusetts high school football preview

Raiders plan to suspend Antonio Brown, according to a report

This year, NFL is training its medical eyes on hamstring injuries

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  2. EEE risk raised to critical in 3 Mass. towns after 5th human case confirmed
  3. In a Boston courtroom, the scene is bizarre ? and worrying ? as judge battles against attorneys
  4. Here are the Globe staff?s predictions for the NFL season
  5. Can the new Suffolk Downs avoid the mistakes of the Seaport District?
  6. Critics mock Trump online after White House apparently alters Dorian weather map
  7. Maps: How Dorian could impact Massachusetts this weekend
  8. DA Rollins prosecuting 8 Straight Pride protesters charged with violent acts
  9. ?It?s real, dude?: Westport resident?s long thumb has made him famous on social media
  10. Our vacation was over before it even began

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The Boston Globe is looking into end-of-life medical care in Massachusetts. We want to examine how the healthcare system can improve care for dying patients.

Editors' picks

Knocking on doors, BPS superintendent stresses school attendance

Did a biotech exec crib a New Yorker cartoon?
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Alexis Ohanian, father of Reddit, on the importance of family leave and being a dad
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Direct-to-consumer drug advertising, explained

Recent Local News

Refrigerant leak triggers Level 1 hazmat situation at Market Basket in Rowley

About 100 gather to protest racist graffiti found at Hull fort

Man, 60, dies after his car rolls over in Yarmouth

Woman seriously injured in dog attack in Quincy

Sports

Girls? volleyball enjoying sizable spike in roster numbers

David Price is scratched from Friday?s start against the Yankees

Politics / Business

Critics mock Trump online after White House apparently alters Dorian weather map

Democratic candidates focus on climate change in town halls

Nation / World

Boris Johnson continues push for elections as brother quits Parliament

Jason Greenblatt, a designer of Trump?s Middle East peace plan, is leaving the administration

As Hong Kong protesters push on, no sign of more concessions by government

Lifestyle

5 things to do in Boston this weekend

Scarlett Johansson stands by Woody Allen: ?I believe him?

Rhode island

Underground bus tunnel pitched for Kennedy Plaza redesign in downtown Providence

State officials are set to unveil a new plan that would move most buses out of Kennedy Plaza.

A small campaign with a six-figure problem

Samuel J. Tassia owed a whopping $118,120 in fines for failing to file his campaign finance forms on time.

Here?s how much Rhode Island school superintendents make

The Municipal Salary Survey from the state of Rhode Island lists the pay for several positions across the state.

Bold Types
Eastern Bank

Bob Rivers

Bob Rivers is the chair and chief executive officer of Eastern Bank, the largest and oldest mutual bank in the U.S. Rivers discusses why he?s placed social justice issues at the center of the bank?s mission.

About Bold Types

Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Opinion | Fiona Danaher, Ron Kleinman, and Elsie Taveras

The anti-child administration
Editorial

Zoning system ripe for corruption
JOAN VENNOCHI

Déjà vu all over again: City Hall corruption
Editorial Cartoon | Dan Wasserman

British Tories vs U.S. GOP
Opinion | Una Hajdari

Trump?s absence in Poland duly noted
Letters

Smartphone-free or shackled to technology

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Hurricane Dorian

Photos of New England?s favorite country fairs

Photos: Fires in the Amazon basin

Photos: Sights from South Station

Metro

Black marijuana entrepreneurs launch coalition to fight for equity, diversity in pot industry

A group of black marijuana entrepreneurs and allies is launching a coalition to fight for equity and diversity in the emerging cannabis industry.

Refrigerant leak triggers Level 1 hazmat situation at Market Basket in Rowley

The leak that triggered the hazmat situation is contained, police said.

EEE risk raised to critical in 3 Mass. towns after 5th human case confirmed

A man from Middlesex County has been confirmed as the fifth human case of EEE in Massachusetts, prompting officials to raise the risk to ?critical? in Ashland, Hopedale, and Milford.

Mass. senators ask for EEE update from federal researchers

Following four human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in the state this year, the two US senators from Massachusetts are asking federal scientists to give an update regarding research into the mosquito-borne illness.

DA Rollins prosecuting 8 Straight Pride protesters charged with violent acts
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins? office will prosecute eight people, even as she moves to end cases against 27 other people arrested after the Straight Pride Parade.

Two fishermen rescued after their boat ran aground in York, Maine
Two men were rescued from Nubble Light in York, Maine, Wednesday after their fishing boat ran aground, officials said.

STAT

Watch: Direct-to-consumer drug advertising, explained

Deep-learning AI helps scientists see more clearly inside the cell

How a top scientist helped invigorate a lumbering drug giant

Opinion: Who is really behind a proposed new definition of pain?

sports

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

So the NFL wants more football? Expanded playoffs are the way to go

Adding playoff teams is not automatic dilution of the product; in fact, it would address some inequities.

David Price is scratched from Friday?s start against the Yankees

Alex Cora made the call when the lefty experienced tightness in his wrist after a bullpen session Wednesday.

Celtics add former Xavier standout Kaiser Gates

The team agreed to a partially guaranteed deal for Gates, who is expected to battle for the team?s final roster spot.

?Scrambling? for offense is part of the BC playbook this year

The Eagles have worked specifically on turning broken plays into big gainers, as they did against Virginia Tech.

Here are the Globe staff?s predictions for the NFL season
Our experts make their calls on the division winners, wild cards, and Super Bowl matchup.

This year, NFL is training its medical eyes on hamstring injuries
A task force will collect data and explore ways to reduce lower-extremity injuries, as the league did with concussions.

Politics

Beto O?Rourke took a BoltBus from New York to Boston Thursday
There?s been a flurry of sightings of Democratic presidential candidates on mass transit this week.

Business

Weekend agenda
A sports industry career fair, networking opportunities and other events and things to know.

Marijuana

Vermont asking doctors to report vaping illnesses for study
The Vermont Health Department is asking the state?s health care providers to report cases of respiratory illnesses linked to e-cigarettes and vaping.

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Connections

Staying in tune with my son in college through his Spotify feed

Connections

Dealing with a suddenly empty nest
Cover Story

Diet advice changes by the minute. How are we supposed to figure out what to eat?

Cooking

Recipes: Say farewell to summer with easy Italian grilled chicken and a bold dessert

sports

Here are the Globe staff?s predictions for the NFL season

This year, NFL is training its medical eyes on hamstring injuries

Raiders plan to suspend Antonio Brown, according to a report

metro

If you?re always woke, you?re never rested

Refrigerant leak triggers Level 1 hazmat situation at Market Basket in Rowley

EEE risk raised to critical in 3 Mass. towns after 5th human case confirmed

Nation

Deep-learning AI helps scientists see more clearly inside the cell

How a top scientist helped invigorate a lumbering drug giant

Watch: Direct-to-consumer drug advertising, explained

World

Hurricane death toll climbs to 20 in devastated Bahamas

Iran to take ?important? step away from nuclear accord, its president says

Hong Kong?s leader to withdraw extradition bill that ignited protests

politics

Critics mock Trump online after White House apparently alters Dorian weather map

Democratic candidates focus on climate change in town halls

President Trump displays map of Hurricane Dorian in Oval Office, but something?s off

business

Weekend agenda

CVS, Walgreens, and Wegmans asking customers to leave guns at home

Direct-to-consumer drug advertising, explained

arts

Tom Brady shows Paul Rudd the way on ?Living With Yourself?

Sarah Hurwitz makes a leap of faith by doubling back in ?Here All Along?

Page-turners in Provincetown, street-level poetry, and a woke alphabet

lifestyle

Parlour in Brookline?s Coolidge Corner will serve you before and after the cinema

5 things to do in Boston this weekend

Scarlett Johansson stands by Woody Allen: ?I believe him?

marijuana

Vermont asking doctors to report vaping illnesses for study

Tests show contaminant found in vaping products linked to deadly lung illnesses

Black marijuana entrepreneurs launch coalition to fight for equity, diversity in pot industry

opinion

Democrats are the only choice on climate

Smartphone-free or shackled to technology

Judge picks wrong fight with DA over protest arrests

food & dining

I went 24 hours with no coffee. Here?s how it went

Before you pour all that maple syrup on your pancakes, here?s what you should know about it

A conversation with Andrew Toto of Dorchester?s Yellow Door Taqueria

travel

Welcome to the Lake Winnipesaukee of the South

Black, American, and abroad? Racism travels free

Logan poised to become one of the 10 busiest airports in the country

Books

Sarah Hurwitz makes a leap of faith by doubling back in ?Here All Along?

Page-turners in Provincetown, street-level poetry, and a woke alphabet

Stephen King summons his superpowers with ?The Institute?

Movies

?It Chapter Two? is just as scary as chapter one

?Honeyland,? a beekeeper documentary, is one of the year?s best movies

In ?Vita & Virginia,? literary imagination meet real-life love

Television

Ryan Murphy is an American success story

?Mindhunter? consistently captivates in season 2

Leslie Jones is leaving ?SNL? after five seasons

music

Ian Anderson on 50 years of Jethro Tull, tinny Garden acoustics, and never being too old to rock and roll

Highwomen pave their own road to country radio

Vampire Weekend is worth the wait

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Obituaries

Nie Yuanzi, whose poster fanned Cultural Revolution, dies at 98

Martin Weitzman, virtuoso climate change economist, dies at 77

Franco Columbu, bodybuilder and Schwarzenegger friend, 78