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In acquisition, Atrius rejected the biggest names in Massachusetts health care. Here’s what it all means.

Experts say that the behind-the-scenes details, spelled out in court documents, are a microcosm of the jockeying for power and market share happening on the local and national scale.

Indiana attorney general says he will investigate doctor who treated girl who traveled for an abortion

The lawyer for an Indiana doctor who has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after revealing the story of a 10-year-old girl who traveled from Ohio for an abortion said Thursday that her client provided proper treatment and did not violate any patient privacy laws in discussing the case.

Story of 10-year-old girl who had to travel out of state for abortion underscores bans’ impact

Man accused in Philadelphia murder may be in the Boston area, police say

Wagner Ernesto Pena Tejeda, 24, is accused of shooting and killing a random victim on June 21 in Philadelphia, police said.

Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
Ivana Trump, who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former president Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday.

Milton schools superintendent placed on paid administrative leave
James F. Jette was arraigned May 27 in Stoughton District Court on a sole count of assault and battery on a family or household member.

A police officer stood guard as protesters marched past Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home in Chevy Chase, Md., on June 8.

Flouting public opinion by overturning Roe, the Supreme Court could be risking its legitimacy

A new conservative majority of justices have illustrated their willingness to shake the public with decisions overturning long-established precedent.

Center plans to give W.E.B. Du Bois and other Black Berkshirites the credit they’re due
While honoring the late activist's impact, the W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy will also amplify the rich Black history within Berkshire County.

Mass. House approves wide-ranging economic development bill that offers tax relief, health care investments, earmarks
One mega-amendment the House passed late Thursday night with no debate was a $250 million package that included $50 million for MBTA improvements in Norfolk County, $10 million to renovate the Huntington Theatre in Boston, and $10 million for low-income communities to build broadband networks.

“I’m not going to be intimidated,” Michael Cox said of his decision to remain in the Boston Police Department after being attacked in 1995. “I’m not going to leave. I’m going to stay, and make it better.”

Michael Cox returns to write a new story

The new police commissioner said he spent years trying to make sense of the police attack on him in 1995, and what lessons it carried for how to make policing better.

Josh Lowe slid home with one of Tampa's five runs in seventh inning Thursday, enough to complete just the second sweep of the Red Sox this season.

RAYS 5, RED SOX 4

Kutter Crawford was cruising, but everything unraveled in one half-inning and the Red Sox were swept

Leading 3-0 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Red Sox couldn't stop a Tampa onslaught that sent nine to the plate and lost their fourth straight to the Rays.

Minors at the half: A look at the standout performances by top Red Sox prospects, position-by-position

Conner Willett, of Wellesley, advanced to the 36-hole championship match of the 114th Massachusetts Amateur with a 5-and-4 victory over Billy Argus in Thursday's semifinals at Concord Country Club.

On Sunday, his father passed unexpectedly. On Friday, Conner Willett is playing for the Mass Amateur crown.

A key birdie on the 13th hole propelled Conner Willett into Friday's 36-hole final just days after his father, Richard, died at age 52.

Opinion

Michael Cox, right, who has been named as the next Boston police commissioner, faces reporters as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, looks on during a news conference, July 13, 2022, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

New police commissioner needs City Hall backup

Michael Cox has potential to be a change agent, but that’s not a one-man job.

Learning how to just be

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Massachusetts can lead democracy back from the brink

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

We’re all tired of COVID. But it’s not done with us.

If there’s a will, there’s a way to stop more shootings

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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Pavel Zacha is no stranger to Boston, and Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins are happy to have him
Zacha, acquired in a trade on Wednesday, spends summers in Boston training with fellow NHL players and is fiancée is from the region as well.

Summer League: Celtics 108, Grizzlies 91

JD Davison shows off his offensive power in Celtics’ win against Grizzlies in Las Vegas Summer League
Former second-round pick Juhann Begarin added 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals as the 19-year-old has shown marked improvement from his first summer league in 2021.

Boom times are over for US housing market. But don’t expect Boston to bust.
The Boston-area housing market has held up well under the weight of rising mortgage rates and some of the most unaffordable prices in the country. That may be about to change.

Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages
Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog has found.

Home of the Week: New 4-bedroom in West Roxbury boasts built-ins, open shelving, and shiplap
The home has central air, forced-hot air heating, and a brick patio.

Manchin says he won’t support new climate spending or tax hikes on wealthy
Senator Joe Manchin told Democratic leaders on Thursday he would not support an economic package that contains new spending on climate change or includes new tax increases targeting wealthy Americans or corporations.

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Mayor Wu and Boston Teachers Union announce new contract agreement
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Donald Glover in a scene from "Atlanta."

Donald Glover spotted on Nantucket, poses for photos with fans

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Adoption of the US Constitution in Congress at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 1787, painted by John H. Froehlich in 1935.

IDEAS | TOM CHAFFIN

We should stop giving the Founding Fathers capital-letter reverence

Stephen Ayres, who pleaded guilty in June 2022 to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, shakes hands with Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges as the hearing with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

Jan. 6 panel highlights an unhinged Trump White House

Joe Biden cannot put out a wildfire with a teaspoon of water. Nor can he energize his base without using the full weight of his powers to push against the terrifying decline and direction of this nation.

Joe Biden is not the man for this moment

Might a penchant for palindromes be in our DNA?

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Two challenges, one column!

A mother walks her young son through the courtyard of United South End Settlements in Boston. The state tax relief bill would increase the child care and dependent care deduction from $180 to $310 per dependent and eliminate the two-dependent cap.

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Renters, seniors, and the working poor: Beacon Hill doles out the tax breaks

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

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For the love of butter: Chef Jeanie Roland on pushing the culinary boundaries in a small New England town

Roland, who owns Ella’s in Westerly, R.I., and another restaurant in Florida, is a seven-time James Beard award nominee who beat celebrity chef Bobby Flay at his own game.

Man accused in Philadelphia murder may be in the Boston area, police say

Wagner Ernesto Pena Tejeda, 24, is accused of shooting and killing a random victim on June 21 in Philadelphia, police said.

Mass. House approves wide-ranging economic development bill that offers tax relief, health care investments, earmarks

One mega-amendment the House passed late Thursday night with no debate was a $250 million package that included $50 million for MBTA improvements in Norfolk County, $10 million to renovate the Huntington Theatre in Boston, and $10 million for low-income communities to build broadband networks.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Mayor Wu and Boston Teachers Union announce new contract agreement

The agreement ends months of negotiations as the local teachers union had been without a contract since last summer.

Sports

David Ortiz will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 24.

Peter Abraham I On baseball

David Ortiz has a message for the Red Sox: Keep Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers

In response to an innocuous question about lineup construction, Ortiz seized the opportunity to praise Bogaerts and Devers.

Forward Pavel Zacha was acquired by the Bruins Wednesday in a trade with the Devils.

Pavel Zacha is no stranger to Boston, and Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins are happy to have him

Zacha, acquired in a trade on Wednesday, spends summers in Boston training with fellow NHL players and is fiancée is from the region as well.

Josh Lowe slid home with one of Tampa's five runs in seventh inning Thursday, enough to complete just the second sweep of the Red Sox this season.

RAYS 5, RED SOX 4

Kutter Crawford was cruising, but everything unraveled in one half-inning and the Red Sox were swept

Leading 3-0 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Red Sox couldn't stop a Tampa onslaught that sent nine to the plate and lost their fourth straight to the Rays.

United States 3, Costa Rica 0

US women’s soccer team advances to CONCACAF W Championship final against Canada

Brittney Griner back in Russian court as trial continues

Phoenix Suns match Pacers’ offer sheet for Deandre Ayton

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

For the love of butter: Chef Jeanie Roland on pushing the culinary boundaries in a small New England town

Roland, who owns Ella’s in Westerly, R.I., and another restaurant in Florida, is a seven-time James Beard award nominee who beat celebrity chef Bobby Flay at his own game.

G20 finance leaders in Bali to tackle Ukraine, inflation

The meetings in Bali's Nusa Dua resort town follow a gathering there of foreign ministers earlier this month that failed to find common ground over Russia’s war in Ukraine and its global impacts.

China’s economy shrinks 2.6% during virus shutdowns

Chase profits down nearly 30 percent in second quarter

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40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

My wife wants to move closer to my stepsons. I won’t go.

Libraries can save the summer. And maybe democracy, too.

Grilled Broccoli With Pistachio and Citrus Vinaigrette

Recipes: Charring broccoli, corn, and other vegetables on the grill

metro

New US citizens waved American flags as they celebrated after taking the Oath of Allegiance at Faneuil Hall during a Naturalization Ceremony held Thursday afternoon.

More than 300 new citizens welcomed in Faneuil Hall ceremony

In acquisition, Atrius rejected the biggest names in Massachusetts health care. Here’s what it all means.

Michael Cox returns to write a new story

sports

Left wing Ondrej Palat had 49 points in 77 games for the Lighting last season.

After missing out on Johnny Gaudreau, Devils add two-time Cup champ Ondrej Palat

JD Davison shows off his offensive power in Celtics’ win against Grizzlies in Las Vegas Summer League

Red Sox pitching staff getting right just in time for another series vs. the Yankees

business

As Russian missiles struck Vinnytsia, a city in central Ukraine, on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, Ukrainian authorities accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians.

Russian missiles kill at least 23 in Ukraine, wound over 100

US weekly jobless claims at highest point in nearly 8 months

US Chamber of Commerce sues FTC, escalates fight over Biden antitrust threat

politics

John Fetterman.

Fetterman absence raises stakes for Democrats in key Senate race

Biden heads to West Bank, with little to offer Palestinians

Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages

Nation

A Cobb County School bus moves on street, March 13, 2020, in Kennesaw, Ga.

Georgia school system to let some non-officers carry guns

Manchin says he won’t support new climate spending or tax hikes on wealthy

With few able and fewer willing, US military can’t find recruits

World

Rescuers work at the scene of a building that was damaged by a deadly Russian missile attack in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on July 14.

Ukrainian rescue teams hunt for survivors in Vinnytsia

Dalai Lama travels to remote Ladakh region bordering China

Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency

opinion

A view across fields to the former Anvil Farm in Boxford, which belonged to the author's great-grandfather. The author's grandfather, J. Warren Chadwick, ran the nearby Alderbrook Farm and won a prize for the quality of his pastures in 1962.

Elegy for a field

Turning the tide against climate change

Trump’s ‘spontaneous’ call for Capitol march another myth

lifestyle

His exes are in the way

Donald Glover spotted on Nantucket, poses for photos with fans

Planning a trip to Martha’s Vineyard? Here’s a look at what’s new and what’s happening this summer.

food & dining

For the last 10 years, Ella's in Westerly, Rhode Island, has pushed the boundaries of culinary innovation, and how French technique and Asian ingredients are supposed to work together. Chef Jeanie Roland, a seven-time James Beard nominated chef and owner, has just released her second book which talks about home cooking, her activist mom in the 1960s, and her two restaurants.

For the love of butter: Chef Jeanie Roland on pushing the culinary boundaries in a small New England town

At Parla, swanky drinks where you least expect them

PlantPub opens in the Fenway; Boston gets a pickleball-themed restaurant

travel

The Pickering House Inn in Wolfeboro, N.H.

Travel + Leisure’s ‘World’s Best Awards’ are out for 2022, and there’s a lot to celebrate in New England

Actress Elizabeth A. Davis on her favorite vacation destination

Try a city triathlon in Boston, just for fun

Arts

Maurice Sendak's design for battle scene, act 1 ("Nutcracker"), 1982-83

At the Gardner, Maurice Sendak’s journey from page to stage

Artists take ‘The Long View’ at Bromfield Gallery

New murals keep Providence Jewelry District’s past present

Books

The view from above in ‘Imagine a City’

Jamil Jan Kochai likes to binge different authors

A very bad trip

Movies

Two taxi cabs being used for filming the upcoming Sony-Marvel movie "Madame Web," which is currently filming in the Boston area through September.

‘Madame Web’ movie filming transforms Boston into retro NYC

Review: ‘Both Sides of the Blade,’ three sides of a triangle

Review: A ‘Paws’ that refreshes

Television

Jeremy Allen White stars in "The Bear."

Order is up for second season of ‘The Bear’

Still smarting from Britt Lower’s snubbing

‘Loot’ has sparkle and is worth a watch

music

A couple dances at Festival Betances, which is returning to the South End this year after a two-year absence due to COVID.

Festival Betances returns to the South End to celebrate a panorama of Puerto Rican music and culture

NKOTB’s Mixtape shows have Donnie Wahlberg feeling like a kid again

Ultimate tribute: the cover artist Elton John hired to portray him as part of farewell tour

Theater/Dance

Tia James (left) as Benedick and Rachael Warren as Beatrice rehearse a scene from "Much Ado About Nothing," this year's Free Shakespeare on the Common production by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company.

On Boston Common, there’ll be ‘Much Ado’ about something

At Jacob’s Pillow, Kyle Abraham’s sensual, joyful love letter to the songs of D’Angelo and The Vanguard

In ‘A Beautiful Noise,’ Will Swenson is a sparkling Diamond

globe local

Is the state’s multi-family zoning requirement in MBTA communities good policy?

Make way for the feisty northern water snake

Legendary rock star visits local police station

Obituaries

Mr. Tovey, conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2014.

Award-winning conductor, composer Bramwell Tovey dies

Ann Shulgin, pioneer of psychedelics in therapy, dies at 91

Monty Norman, who gave 007 his theme music, dies at 94