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With higher demand for driver’s licenses as undocumented immigrants are now eligible, long wait times for some

The RMV, which added staff to its service centers and expanded the number of road test sites, is still in the process of adding even more capacity, said Registrar Colleen Ogilvie, and has worked with immigrant advocacy groups to remedy problems involving translations.

There are dozens of mayoral candidates running across the state. Marty Walsh is outspending nearly every one.
The current NHL players union head has dropped more than $240,000 in campaign cash this year, spreading donations to dozens of nonprofits, sports organizations, and other groups. None of it, Walsh said, is politically driven.

In Karen Read case, Norfolk DA tells conspiracy theorists ‘innuendo is not evidence’

The statement was a highly unusual move in a case that has been thrown into the national spotlight in part because of internet theories.

Brandeis plans to shutter PhD programs in music

The Waltham university informed music faculty members that the department’s two PhD degree programs would be put on hiatus with the intention to close them.

Multiple Mass. colleges had police officers named on new misconduct database
More than two dozen college and university police departments across the state have hired officers who have faced multiple sustained complaints throughout their careers. The data raises concerns of transparency surrounding campus police forces.

Activists criticize evaporation of radioactive waste water at Pilgrim plant

Biden and Harris will meet with King’s family on the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

Doulas advocate for higher compensation under proposed MassHealth regulations

Here are 20 books we’re excited to read this fall

Even for diehard summer fans, the season must change, and a good book is one of the best consolations of fall. Here are 20 books we’re looking forward to digging into as the lazy days draw down.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
After yet more rain, Boston starts to dry out this weekend
This year keeps climbing the charts of Greater Boston's rainiest summers but after a bit of humidity, things will dry out and cool off Sunday and into the start of next week.

A piece of lighthouse history returns to Graves Light in Boston Harbor
Earlier this month, in an intricate operation that required two helicopters, many boat rides, and countless hours of work, a handcrafted version of the original lens was returned to its former home at the outer reaches of the harbor.

TITANS 23, PATRIOTS 7

Offensive line concerns only grow, and other observations from the Patriots’ preseason finale

With two weeks until Week 1, center David Andrews and left tackle Trent Brown are the line’s only healthy starters, and the Patriots desperately need consistent and competent pass protection for their progress under Bill O'Brien to show.
Calvin Munson among those to make most of final preseason opportunity

Dodgers 7, Red Sox 4

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Mookie Betts is living in the present, but he’d like to correct one thing: He never wanted to leave the Red Sox

In the four years since he was traded to the Dodgers, Betts has married, become a father of two, and gained comfort in being one of central figures in the game.
Mookie Betts and Kiké Hernández felt right at home, leading the Dodgers past the Red Sox at Fenway Park

Are we actually experiencing a COVID spike? Take a look at the data.
Plenty of data remain publicly accessible to determine whether COVID is actually on the upswing.

N.C. in N.H.: Rare Wyeth painting found in thrift store to be auctioned off for $250,000

A woman browsing through a Savers thrift store in Manchester, N.H., in August 2017 found the painting, but took years to learn of its value, according to a spokesperson for Bonhams Skinner auction house in Marlborough.

Boston burrito chain Boloco is closing most of its stores by year’s end

The burrito chain will close its flagship location near Berklee on Friday, with the Boston Common and 50 Congress outposts to close before the end of the year.

Pickleball betting is now legal in Massachusetts, but some see potential for trouble

Match fixing is on the minds of some players, who point out that you can make more on a wager than you can by winning a tournament.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Doctors shouldn’t be overcharged for electronic payments

Technology meant to save the system money is costing doctors money and lining insurers’ pockets.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Should children be allowed to work?

LETTERS

Workplace is the next battleground in affirmative action fight
EDITORIAL

With crisis at Mass. and Cass, officials can’t only plan for tomorrow
Timothy Scalona

The myth of right to shelter in Massachusetts

News you can use

Bright planets and a blue moon: A fall stargazing guide for beginners
Saturn will be at opposition this weekend, meaning the ringed planet will be at its closest approach to the Earth and fully illuminated by the sun.

The Facebook settlement claim deadline is Friday. Here’s how to apply.
Facebook reached a $725 million class-action settlement earlier this year over claims it shared users’ data without their consent. Millions of people can fill out a claim form to get a slice of the settlement amount.

A back-to-school tech tuneup: Here’s what to know about your devices and software
It’s time to prep your gadgets and programs for the year ahead.

More recent News

50th Caribbean American Carnival brings ‘all the flavor’ to Franklin Park
This Saturday, Aug. 26, the Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston will celebrate Caribbean culture from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Wu announces Mass. and Cass plan to make clearing encampments easier and open 30 shelter beds
During a Friday news conference, officials tried to strike a delicate balance between addressing growing concerns over violence and criminality in the area, and remaining empathetic to Boston’s most vulnerable, whose only home is the streets.

Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes
Luis Rubiales, who was also chastised for grabbing his crotch after Spain’s 1-0 victory over England on Sunday, has remained defiant despite immense pressure to resign.

7 tornadoes confirmed as Michigan storms down trees and power lines; 5 people killed
At least seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings, and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said.

Nerve agents, poison, and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies, and journalists have been killed many different ways.

Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin

RI POLITICS
‘No cash changed hands’: R.I. congressional candidate Carlson defends conduct with student at Williams College
Don Carlson responded in a video statement Friday to an investigative report by WPRI 12 that said he was asked not to return to teach at the college after an inappropriate text to a graduating senior.

Recommended reads

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Change is what cities do — and nothing drives that change like mass transit

A city’s defined not just by its boundaries but how it moves within them.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra embarks on 30th European tour
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Jean-Yves Thibaudet will join select dates.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Provincetown’s Gifford House was on life support. Now the historic inn is making a queer comeback.
Several of Provincetown’s beloved, independently owned inns have recently been sold by locals to hospitality and real estate companies. The 165-year-old Gifford House seemed headed toward the same fate. Then Steve Azar stepped in.

In a world of blabber, shutting up and listening is a superpower
The solution is both simple and not easy: figuring out why we’re talking in the first place.

Culture & Lifestyle

Robert Cray’s breakout success is behind him, but the blues never left

‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’ aims to capture conflict that euphemistic term ‘the Troubles’ fails to convey

Author readings around Boston Aug. 27-Sept. 2

A celebration of gardening in new poetry anthology; new exhibition at Eric Carle Museum highlights wildlife and the natural world; National Endowment for the Humanities announces 2023 grant winners

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE LOTH

Horseshoe crabs have roamed the planet for 450 million years, but they could be running out of time
CARINE HAJJAR

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

Ed Davis and Jonathan Olshaker

We need to care for the front-line workers who care for us
EDITORIAL

Stop taxing marijuana companies as illegal dealers
IDEAS | V.M. VINES

Why secondhand is my first choice
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

In Karen Read case, Norfolk DA tells conspiracy theorists ‘innuendo is not evidence’

The statement was a highly unusual move in a case that has been thrown into the national spotlight in part because of internet theories.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

After yet more rain, Boston starts to dry out this weekend

This year keeps climbing the charts of Greater Boston's rainiest summers but after a bit of humidity, things will dry out and cool off Sunday and into the start of next week.

Doulas advocate for higher compensation under proposed MassHealth regulations

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services held a hearing Friday morning on proposed regulation that would govern how much doulas are paid if they become covered by MassHealth, a move expected to happen by October.

Brandeis plans to shutter PhD programs in music

The Waltham university informed music faculty members that the department’s two PhD degree programs would be put on hiatus with the intention to close them.

Sports

Chicago police are investigating a shooting at a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field

Two women were injured Friday night in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field.
twins 12, rangers 2

Twins break things open early in rout as slumping Rangers lose eighth straight

Minnesota took advantage of erratic pitching, drawing four walks and scoring four runs in the first inning, and added six in the seventh.
tigers 4, astros 1

Tigers rookie Parker Meadows’s first career home run a walkoff winner against Astros

The three-run blast came with two out in the ninth, capping a four-run inning.
TITANS 23, PATRIOTS 7

Offensive line concerns only grow, and other observations from the Patriots’ preseason finale
GYMNASTICS

Simone Biles sends message at US Championships: She’s back to win, not to take a victory lap
DODGERS 7, RED SOX 4

Mookie Betts and Kiké Hernández felt right at home, leading the Dodgers past the Red Sox at Fenway Park

Business

Power returns to most of Kenya after a 14-hour outage, longest in recent memory, shuts down airport

Electricity was being restored in most parts of Kenya on Saturday, 14 hours after the longest outage in recent memory, the majority government-owned power distributor said.

Weight-loss drug Wegovy reduces heart failure symptoms in obese patients

A weekly dose reduced patients’ ills that can include shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling in the legs, and irregular heartbeat, according to findings published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Instacart files for IPO

Boston burrito chain Boloco is closing most of its stores by year’s end
magazine
Globe Magazine

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?

Globe Magazine

Ysabel Garcia knows the danger of a mental health crisis. She has a lifesaving message.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I could definitely spot her smile in the crowd’
PERSPECTIVE

Shutting up and listening is a superpower

metro

There are dozens of mayoral candidates running across the state. Marty Walsh is outspending nearly every one.

‘Huge step’ taken for new Central Falls High School

Massive 100-mile algal bloom spotted in Gulf of Maine

sports

Justin Turner’s unexpected departure from the Dodgers has been the Red Sox’ gain

Mookie Betts is living in the present, but he’d like to correct one thing: He never wanted to leave the Red Sox

Calvin Munson among those to make most of final preseason opportunity

business

SJC sides with Galvin over Robinhood in legal fight over stockbroker standards

Boston marketing-tech firm Klaviyo files for IPO, discloses profitability

Auto workers vote overwhelmingly to let union leaders call strikes against Detroit companies

politics

Biden and Harris will meet with King’s family on the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

Trump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail

‘No cash changed hands’: R.I. congressional candidate Carlson defends conduct with student at Williams College

Nation

New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

After Maui officials named 388 people unaccounted for in fires, many called to say they’re OK

7 tornadoes confirmed as Michigan storms down trees and power lines; 5 people killed

World

The British Museum says it has recovered some of the stolen 2,000 items

Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin

Nerve agents, poison, and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

opinion

Not so much a Jones Act problem as a US maritime opportunity

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

Essay: My Afrocentric home-school centers my Blackness instead of watering it down

lifestyle

50th Caribbean American Carnival brings ‘all the flavor’ to Franklin Park

He’s given me a year to move

What it’s like to get sober in the suburbs

food & dining

Boston burrito chain Boloco is closing most of its stores by year’s end

Nan Xiang Express brings its soup dumplings to Chinatown, and ‘Christmas in September’ comes to Allston

At Bar ‘Cino in Watertown, grilled pizza and gregarious service

travel

Which coastal Maine town is actually better in the fall? (Hint: It has a fairy-tale castle.)

Provincetown’s Gifford House was on life support. Now the historic inn is making a queer comeback.

Where’s the $10,954 insurance check for my canceled tour?

Arts

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

‘Blue Beetle,’ Latino representation, and the danger of a single superhero story

Jewish Arts Collaborative’s ‘Be the Change’ offers mixed-media public art with mixed results

Books

A celebration of gardening in new poetry anthology; new exhibition at Eric Carle Museum highlights wildlife and the natural world; National Endowment for the Humanities announces 2023 grant winners

The making of a poet and musician in Don Paterson’s eloquent memoir

Author readings around Boston Aug. 27-Sept. 2

Movies

‘Golda’: When smoke gets in your eyes

Paramount+ releases ‘Good Burger 2′ trailer

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

Television

Expect animated Barbie series to toy with viewers

On TV, fall will lack its usual grandeur

‘The Gilded Age’ returns in October

music

Brandeis plans to shutter PhD programs in music

A spirited Bruce Springsteen shows Gillette who’s Boss

Video: Scenes from Bruce Springsteen at Gillette Stadium

Theater/Dance

Dance and digital effects merge in Compagnie Käfig’s imaginative ‘Pixel’ at Jacob’s Pillow

‘The Ding Dongs’: When that doorbell rings, watch out

Old and new at the Pillow

Health

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

Prominent Lebanese journalist Talal Salman dies at age 85 after long illness

Toto Cutugno, singer whose ‘L’Italiano’ struck a chord, dies at 80

Terry Funk, Hall of Fame hardcore wrestler, dies at 79