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Four juveniles arrested in connection with killing of Weymouth High student

Four juveniles were arrested Tuesday on charges connected to the killing Weymouth High School football player Nathan Paul in Quincy, in a homicide authorities have said grew out of a botched drug rip-off where counterfeit money was used.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill
Median home prices hit $900,000, but a slowdown might be near
Inventories are rising, as higher mortgage rates lock some buyers out of the market.

Biden to visit closed power plant in Somerset, Mass., Wednesday for event on climate crisis

“President Biden will travel to Somerset, Massachusetts” on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement. “The President will deliver remarks on tackling the climate crisis and seizing the opportunity of a clean energy future to create jobs and lower costs for families.”
Top Walsh aide Dan Koh leaving Labor Department for White House position

‘Oh my god, not again’: COVID variant making reinfections more common
Omicron and subvariants like BA.4 and BA.5 have raised the rate of reinfection with COVID-19. Though experts expect reinfections to be milder than initial infections, they still come with risks.

Man charged in armed robbery of $22,000 in one-dollar bills from Providence strip club
The suspect seemed to know the layout of the Charles Street club, and other key details.

The end of an era for West Newton Cinema
After more than 40 years in business, the Bramante family announced Monday they would sell their iconic West Newton Cinema property to a local developer while they search for a new operator for the theater.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

Until trying the sushi at Kura, I thought chain restaurants were fishy

Kura is a new sushi restaurant at Arsenal Yards in Watertown.
Getting Salty: Maxie’s Delicatessen co-founder Steve Robbins on soup smugglers and customer service Sin City, a superette for everyone, opens in Lynn

Heat wave to stifle region with temperatures in 90s this week, forecasters say

“Expect multiple days in the 90s away from the coast, and with that our first heat wave of the season,” forecasters wrote.
Stay cool at one of these 75+ spray fountains, pools, or community centers

Heat hacks: 12 tips and tricks to keep your house cool
We’ve compiled some tips on how to beat the heat and keep your home as cool as possible.

IDEAS | Leon Neyfakh
How to live without air conditioning
Could Americans kick our addiction to cool? Maybe more happily than we think.

‘It almost felt like there wasn’t enough oxygen.’ Boston company’s workers in London cope with the heat.

Alyssa Kanter, global public relations manager for Boston’s GoTo, said Tuesday that she stepped outside her apartment in the Shepherds Bush area in London to check out the heat, and “it almost felt like there wasn’t enough oxygen.”

Chad Finn
The Red Sox probably should be sellers at the trade deadline, but I’m not buying it just yet
Being serious and selling off assets right probably means dealing Xander Bogaerts, the Red Sox’ most appealing realistic trade asset, and that would be a real shame.

Kyle Schwarber may not be ‘Kyle from Waltham’ anymore, but he is still playing at an All-Star level

Inside Provincetown’s ‘Herculean’ effort to save the summer from monkeypox

Most businesses make 80 to 90 percent of their yearly revenues during the 10-week summer season and many residents make much of their income during the same period.

A mysterious radio signal has been detected from a distant galaxy, MIT says

Usually, the mysterious bursts last for a few milliseconds at most. But this signal lasted up to three seconds. It also included bursts of radio waves that repeated every 0.2 seconds, in a clear periodic pattern.
INNOVATION BEAT

Elon Musk’s change of heart on Twitter could cost him billions

Just a few weeks after the billionaire agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk is looking to back out. A settlement could cost him billions.
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Opinion
EDITORIAL

Computer chips are vital to national security. US needs to make more of them on American soil.

Congress should approve $52 billion in subsidies for the domestic semiconductor industry before it goes elsewhere.
Nandini Jammi

Defund Tucker Carlson and Fox News
MARCELA GARCÍA

What should Boston’s night-life czar do?
Michael J. Sullivan

Biden’s DOJ is flirting with a dangerous clemency precedent
Kevin Outterson and Henry Skinner

Antibiotic-resistant infections could dwarf the COVID-19 pandemic
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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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Boston police unions sue city over restriction on less-than-lethal force

The unions representing detectives and superior officers in the Boston Police Department are suing the city over its restriction on less-than-lethal force, such as chemical spray and rubber bullets, and are calling for a judge to rule on the validity of past ordinances that the unions allege the city is violating.

Boston, Springfield begin to lift gun license restrictions after Supreme Court decision

In cities where officials have routinely restricted approved gun permits — saying, for example, firearms can only be taken to and from the range — the decision could mark a dramatic change in how guns are regulated.

Boy, 10, injured on amusement park ride at Old Orchard Beach in Maine
A 10-year-old boy was injured Saturday on an amusement park ride at Old Orchard Beach in Maine and taken to local hospital, authorities said. The child’s injuries weren’t life-threatening.

Jan. 6 committee chairman has COVID; prime-time hearing still on

Representative Bennie Thompson said he will be isolating for the next several days, but Jan. 6 committee spokesman Tim Mulvey said the committee’s eighth hearing this summer will proceed.

Police searching for missing 23-year-old woman from Town of Harvard

Mary Anderson was last seen in Hudson, N.H., at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.

Man accused of kidnapping and raping woman subjected victim to ‘three days of hell,’ prosecutor says

Victor Peña, the man accused of abducting a woman after she left a Boston bar in January 2019 and repeatedly raping her in his apartment over multiple days, subjected his victim to “three days of hell” before she was rescued, a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements at Peña’s trial Monday.

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Hours from the ocean, a sailboat dream becomes an Internet sensation

Seven years ago, all Steve Denette had was a farm full of trees, and a romantic notion. Now, the Arabella is less than a year from completion.

Photographer captures close encounter between whale and paddleboarder in Plymouth
Craig Picariello photographed a whale breaching the surface of the water near a paddleboarder at Manomet Point Sunday morning.

They’re bleeding horseshoe crabs on the Cape and some advocates are worried
A multibillion-dollar company received permission to harvest blood from horseshoe crabs in Massachusetts. The company says the blood will have critical medical functions; environmental advocates have grave concerns about the harvesting of so many of the endangered species.

At the office, unrewarded work often falls to women
Planning a birthday party, taking notes, or serving on a committee — studies have found that women are more likely than men to take on service-oriented tasks. The disparity is even more pronounced for women of color.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Tanglewood sings with a weekend of opera and choral music

In ‘Chloe,’ social media obsession and a fascinating ruse

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

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

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Ernest J. Moniz

A way forward on the climate crisis and energy insecurity
EDITORIAL

Time to bring Brittney Griner home
RENÉE GRAHAM

On turning 60
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Massachusetts can lead democracy back from the brink
IDEAS | SABITH KHAN

Going home: What happens to migrants when they return to the country they left behind?
IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

RI CRIME

Rhode Island crime news: July 2022

Regular updates from police and the Rhode Island courts.

Lawmakers strike deal for $52 billion budget, including more cash for embattled MBTA

The state budget bill would dedicate hundreds of millions of additional dollars to the MBTA, sock away more cash in the state’s savings account, and includes $1.8 billion more in spending than either the House or Senate initially approved, lawmakers said.
RI Crime

Man charged in armed robbery of $22,000 in one-dollar bills from Providence strip club

The suspect seemed to know the layout of the Charles Street club, and other key details.

‘It almost felt like there wasn’t enough oxygen.’ Boston company’s workers in London cope with the heat.

Alyssa Kanter, global public relations manager for Boston’s GoTo, said Tuesday that she stepped outside her apartment in the Shepherds Bush area in London to check out the heat, and “it almost felt like there wasn’t enough oxygen.”

Sports

Baseball

Andrew Benintendi’s approach is different than his Red Sox days, and it has landed him in the All-Star Game

Benintendi, whom the Red Sox traded to the Royals in 2021, is making his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic.
Baseball

Kyle Schwarber may not be ‘Kyle from Waltham’ anymore, but he is still playing at an All-Star level

Schwarber, a trade deadline pickup by the Red Sox last season, leads the National League in home runs after joining the Phillies as a free agent.
Chad Finn

The Red Sox probably should be sellers at the trade deadline, but I’m not buying it just yet

Being serious and selling off assets right probably means dealing Xander Bogaerts, the Red Sox’ most appealing realistic trade asset, and that would be a real shame.
MLB DRAFT

MLB Draft Day 3: Red Sox have 10 more picks in final rounds
RED SOX

At the All-Star break: Six highs and lows from an inconsistent Red Sox team — so far
celtics

Your Summer League breakdown: Evaluating eight key players on the Celtics roster

Business

INNOVATION BEAT

Elon Musk’s change of heart on Twitter could cost him billions

Just a few weeks after the billionaire agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk is looking to back out. A settlement could cost him billions.
Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Median home prices hit $900,000, but a slowdown might be near

Inventories are rising, as higher mortgage rates lock some buyers out of the market.

The end of an era for West Newton Cinema

Tesla hit by German suit over car surveillance, carbon footprint
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Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘It was very hard to hear her’
CONNECTIONS

Our tiny online community was born during the pandemic. We thrived off our mutual solitude.
YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, July 18-24
Globe Magazine

40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

metro

Biden to visit closed power plant in Somerset, Mass., Wednesday for event on climate crisis

Inside Provincetown’s ‘Herculean’ effort to save the summer from monkeypox

Boy, 10, injured on amusement park ride at Old Orchard Beach in Maine

sports

Everyone agrees Rafael Devers is one of baseball’s brightest stars. But what is he worth?

US beats Canada for CONCACAF W Championship title, ‘24 Olympic berth

Nationals’ Juan Soto out-blasts Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez in youthful Home Run Derby final

business

New Chamber chairman wants Boston’s business community to embrace a more diverse workforce

When policy is personal: Why Beacon Hill is split on abortion bill

More lab space: French pharma Servier is growing its cancer business in Seaport

politics

Jan. 6 committee chairman has COVID; prime-time hearing still on

Top Walsh aide Dan Koh leaving Labor Department for White House position

House to vote on same-sex marriage, push back against court

Nation

Prosecutors won’t pursue case against Colbert team at Capitol complex

Washington, D.C., leads the nation in monkeypox cases per capita

Parkland gunman’s death penalty trial begins as US reels from mass shootings

World

UN weather chief wants European heat wave to be a ‘wake-up call’

EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

opinion

Part of the solution to climate change is nuclear power

In the shadow of Pilgrim nuclear plant, EPA warning reverberates

How bad off is the world? Ask the planet

lifestyle

Need to beat this week’s heat? Head to one of these 75+ spray fountains, pools, or community centers.

Chris Evans says he’s ‘laser-focused’ on finding a partner

Celebrate community spirit at these upcoming Boston Open Streets events

food & dining

On board with a new career, because ‘who isn’t into cheese?’

Sin City, a superette for everyone, opens in Lynn

Recipe: Pack salade Nicoise into jars for the ultimate pique-nique experience

travel

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

Try a city triathlon in Boston, just for fun

Actress Elizabeth A. Davis on her favorite vacation destination

Arts

At the Clark, proof that Auguste Rodin is still the man

This summer, cool down with some art and culture

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

Books

The view from above in ‘Imagine a City’

Jamil Jan Kochai likes to binge different authors

A very bad trip

Movies

The best of the rest of summer movies

‘Madame Web’ movie filming transforms Boston into retro NYC

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

Television

In ‘Chloe,’ social media obsession and a fascinating ruse

Sesame Street amusement park issues apology after video appears to show performer ignoring two Black children

This week’s TV: The debut of ‘Rap Sh!t,’ a profile about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, and more Jan. 6 testimony

music

Kurtág, Brahms, and Szymanowski, with blueberries on top

Tanglewood sings with a weekend of opera and choral music

New Kids and friends bring a block party to TD Garden

Theater/Dance

In ‘Mr. Fullerton,’ the seduction of Edith Wharton

Throughout New England, the stage is set for theatergoers who are eager to explore

The season’s overflowing with dance of all types, from Jacob’s Pillow in Becket to a quarry in Vermont

globe local

The end of an era for West Newton Cinema

Aspiring Eagle Scout helps to protect monarch butterflies at Salem school

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

Obituaries

Claes Oldenburg dies at 93; pop artist made the everyday monumental

Gerald Shargel, criminal defense lawyer for the mob, dies at 77

Jean Hannon, Red Sox fan with a championship life, dies at 96