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Former boyfriend wanted for questioning in death of Harvard woman shot dead by police in Brattleboro

The body of 23-year-old Mary Anderson, a town of Harvard woman who was reported missing Sunday, was found Tuesday in Brattleboro, Vt., authorities said.

Photo shows deteriorated column at Haymarket Station that caused chaotic shutdown of MBTA service in June
The MBTA shared an image of the water-damaged support column inside subway tunnels near Haymarket station that prompted a shutdown of Orange and Green Line service there last month.

House approves same-sex marriage bill, responding to Supreme Court

The House voted Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, concerned that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights.

Representatives Pressley, Clark arrested by police after protest outside Supreme Court

Representatives Katherine Clark of Melrose and Ayanna Pressley of Boston were part a group of Democratic lawmakers that was detained by the Capitol Police on Tuesday during an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court.

4 juveniles arrested in connection with killing of Weymouth High student

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

Dan Cox, backed by Trump, wins Maryland GOP governor primary

Dan Cox won the Republican primary for Maryland governor on Tuesday, defeating a moderate rival backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan.

American League 3, National League 2

Homers carry American League to 3-2 victory in All-Star Game with plenty of Red Sox flavor
The 25-year-old Devers said of playing in his second All-Star Game, “It’s great. It’s just a ‘Wow’ experience.”

Christopher L. Gasper: For baseball to thrive, its All-Stars need a showcase to shine Rafael Devers standing firm about not talking about contract extension talks

Single family homes on Wall Street in Arlington. Home prices have soared to record highs: those in Greater Boston registered a new peak in June, when the median selling price of a single-family home hit $900,000 for the first time.

‘Things need to change.’ For the next Massachusetts governor, housing challenges await.

Given the severity of the Boston-area housing shortage and the persistence of local opposition, advocates are calling for statewide solutions and urging the next governor, whoever that might be, to take aggressive action.

The median sales of price of a single-family home in the Greater Boston region hit $900,000 for the first time in June, but a continued increase in listings signaled that the market may be starting to cool off.

Greater Boston’s median home price hits $900,000, but signs of a slowdown emerge

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

Max apparent temperatures across the state

These maps show what to expect from this week’s heat and humidity

A heat advisory is in effect for most of Massachusetts on Wednesday, with temperatures expected in the mid- and upper-90s. On Thursday, several locations may see 100-degree readings.

Smoke from fires are seen on Tuesday in Wennington, England. A series of grass fires broke out around London amid an intense heatwave.

Heat waves plague the Northern hemisphere

Scorching heat is plaguing Europe, Central Asia, and the United States, offering more evidence of the climate crisis.

IDEAS | Leon Neyfakh

How to live without air conditioning

Could Americans kick our addiction to cool? Maybe more happily than we think.

Biden to visit Brayton Point to discuss the next steps in his climate agenda
The visit is among Biden’s first efforts to lay out a new strategy following the Supreme Court’s decision last month that limited his presidential powers to regulate power plant emissions, and the collapse last week of last-ditch talks to rescue Biden’s long-mired Build Back Better climate legislation.

Advocates urge Biden to declare climate a national emergency, which would unlock powers American Federation of Teachers calls for fossil fuel divestment

Woburn school officials have not fully informed the community about how the district failed to prevent the traumatic attack on 14-year-old Johnathan Coucelos and what measures it has taken to correct any errors.

Woburn school assault victim’s parents assail district’s public response to outside review

More than 10 months and multiple investigations later, Woburn school officials have not fully informed the community about how the district failed to prevent the traumatic attack on 14-year-old Johnathan Coucelos and what measures it has taken to correct any errors.

50 Binney St. in Cambridge, where Meta Platforms signed a lease for 250,000 square feet of office space in December. The company said this week it aims to pause buildout of the space to redesign it for a hybrid work environment.

In latest blow to office market, Facebook is hitting pause on new space in Kendall

The tech giant said it will delay construction on a new expansion to redesign space for hybrid work.

Clockwise from left: Aliya Sawyer of Dracut, 12, is eager to try a new vitiligo treatment that the FDA just approved; Adriana Birleanu volunteered for a study of the new cream, which has shown promising results; Sawyer held up a photo of herself as a child before her skin lost pigment.

This disease strips pigment from their skin. Now, a new drug could help restore vitiligo patients’ skin color.

Federal regulators have approved a new cream that may help many patients with the autoimmune condition.

Opinion

A girl participates in a protest over the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Portland, Ore., on June 24.

Is age of consent on the Republican chopping block?

With the end of Roe, Republicans see enough daylight to plunge this nation into permanent darkness.

A Nobel laureate’s polite plea to the Fed: Go slowly in fighting inflation

House bill’s nod to stadium robs Mystic River community of a voice

Defund Tucker Carlson and Fox News

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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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At 47, he decided to change his life. Now, Adam Nagler is paddleboarding 630 miles solo to Nantucket.
The 55-year-old ultra-endurance athlete knows some folks might not understand why he pushes the limits. But he'd have it no other way.

McKee has lowest job-approval rating among governors, poll finds
Morning Consult poll finds 38 percent of voters approve of the Democratic governor’s job performance, while 43 percent disapprove.

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A gilded city faces its slave-trading past
More slave trading voyages launched from Newport, R.I., than from anywhere else on the continent. Now, the city is working to make sure residents and students understand its history.

Andrea Campbell secures a key labor endorsement in Mass. attorney general race
The former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate picked up the endorsement of one of the state’s largest union bodies, the SEIU State Council, which represents over 115,000 workers.

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‘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.

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A mysterious radio signal has been detected from a distant galaxy, MIT says
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Mass. students will continue receiving free school meals under new state budget
In a bipartisan effort, the state legislature included $110 million in funding for the program under its $52.7 billion budget that was approved Monday.

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Bluesman Taj Mahal will be returning to the Newport Folk Festival for the first time in 34 years.

10 must-see artists at this year’s Newport Folk Festival

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

An employee holds semiconductor chips over a 300-millimeter wafer produced by German engineering and electronics company Bosch at the Bosch semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dresden, Germany.

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

Kevin Outterson and Henry Skinner

Antibiotic-resistant infections could dwarf the COVID-19 pandemic

Lights illuminate liquefied natural gas tanker Oak Spirit during the delivery of Poland's first import of US LNG at the Gazoport terminal in Swinoujscie, Poland, in 2019.

Ernest J. Moniz

A way forward on the climate crisis and energy insecurity

A policeman removes the handcuffs from WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner in a courtroom prior to a hearing in the Khimki district court, just outside Moscow, Russia on July 15, 2022.

Time to bring Brittney Griner home

"I am is who I am. And today I am a 60-year-old woman."

On turning 60

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Andrea Campbell secures a key labor endorsement in Mass. attorney general race

The former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate picked up the endorsement of one of the state’s largest union bodies, the SEIU State Council, which represents over 115,000 workers.

A gilded city faces its slave-trading past

More slave trading voyages launched from Newport, R.I., than from anywhere else on the continent. Now, the city is working to make sure residents and students understand its history.

Former boyfriend wanted for questioning in death of Harvard woman shot dead by police in Brattleboro

The body of 23-year-old Mary Anderson, a town of Harvard woman who was reported missing Sunday, was found Tuesday in Brattleboro, Vt., authorities said.

For one South Shore family, a nightmare, and a killer, that won’t go away.

The family of Leslie Haynes has appeared before the Massachusetts Parole Board to oppose the release of her murderer so many times, they could find their way there in their sleep.

Sports

Mookie Betts, after being erased on a double play, high-fives former Red Sox teammate Rafael Devers while leaving the field in the first inning of the All-Star Game on Tuesday night.

American League 3, National League 2

Homers carry American League to 3-2 victory in All-Star Game with plenty of Red Sox flavor

The 25-year-old Devers said of playing in his second All-Star Game, “It’s great. It’s just a ‘Wow’ experience.”

Superstars Shohei Ohtani (right) and Aaron Judge were the first two hitters in the American League lineup Tuesday.

Christopher L. Gasper

For baseball to thrive, its All-Stars need a showcase to shine

The All-Star Game can serve its ideal purpose as a promotional vehicle for stars such as Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Rafael Devers, Juan Soto, and Ronald Acuña Jr.

Alison dos Santos of Team Brazil celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 400m Hurdles Final on day five of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 19, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

World Track Championships

Alison Dos Santos powers to men’s 400 hurdles win at world track championships, Jake Wightman takes upset gold in 1,500

Dos Santos took down the heavily-favored Rai Benjamin and Karsten Warholm, while Great Britain's Wightman stunned Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

Patriots notebook

Patriots rookies open training camp but two are placed on non-football injury list

All-Star Game notebook

Rafael Devers standing firm about not talking about contract extension talks

Woburn school assault victim’s parents assail district’s public response to outside review

Business

Workers at America’s Test Kitchen vote to unionize

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Russia pounds Ukraine as Putin gets Iran’s backing

Russian missiles struck cities and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, hitting homes, a school, and a community center on Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin won strong support support from Iran for his country’s military operation.

In latest blow to office market, Facebook is hitting pause on new space in Kendall

Facebook’s workforce grew more diverse when it embraced remote work

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This week's daters: Alex and Georgi.

Dinner with Cupid

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

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

The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's free production of "Much Ado About Nothing" opens Wednesday.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

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40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

metro

Crews battled a five-alarm blaze in East Boston on Princeton Street.

Five firefighters injured, 28 people displaced, in East Boston blaze

In Boston, two police unions sue city over crowd control reforms

McKee has lowest job-approval rating among governors, poll finds

sports

Red Sox 16th-round pick Garrett Ramsey went 5-1 with a 2.61 ERA out of the bullpen for Southern Miss. last season, striking out 45 in 31 innings.

MLB Draft 2022: Red Sox stockpile more pitching on Day 3, and grab a shortstop who may be a tough sign

How can a sports fan manage the slowest day of the year? Look to these two events.

Nick Saban says Alabama players topped $3 million in NIL money

business

Single family homes on Wall Street in Arlington. Home prices have soared to record highs: those in Greater Boston registered a new peak in June, when the median selling price of a single-family home hit $900,000 for the first time.

‘Things need to change.’ For the next Massachusetts governor, housing challenges await.

Netflix sees return to growth after million-customer loss

Greater Boston’s median home price hits $900,000, but signs of a slowdown emerge

politics

Former president Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Nov. 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., with former vice president Mike Pence.

Trump, Pence rivalry intensifies as they consider 2024 runs

Dan Cox, backed by Trump, wins Maryland GOP governor primary

House approves same-sex marriage bill, responding to Supreme Court

Nation

Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Hoover Dam that borders Nevada and Arizona on July 19, near Boulder City, Nev.

Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt

Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion

Attacker mows down family with vehicle, kills 2 with shotgun

World

Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armored military vehicle in the city of Severodonetsk, Donbass region, on April 7.

Russia plans to annex territory it controls in Ukraine, US official says

Europe’s heat wave shatters British records and drives wildfires

Out of cash and out of fuel, Sri Lanka runs on patience

opinion

Bostonians dance through the night at Mariel Underground, a nightclub in downtown Boston on June 24.

What should Boston’s night-life czar do?

Time to bring Brittney Griner home

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lifestyle

Actors David Hyde Pierce as Peter Child and Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child in a scene from the first season of HBO Max's "Julia." Season two will return the cast to the Bay State in 2022.

From ‘Madame Web’ to ‘Maestro’ — a look at the Hollywood productions filming in Massachusetts in 2022

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

food & dining

Kind Roots burgers are of the bean and veggie variety, vegan, and gluten-free.

You can see everything that goes into these veggie burgers

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

Sin City, a superette for everyone, opens in Lynn

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

Try a city triathlon in Boston, just for fun

Actress Elizabeth A. Davis on her favorite vacation destination

Arts

Vladimir Menshchikov, "There Is No God," 1975.

‘Believing Is Bad for You’: At the Museum of Russian Icons, ‘Images of Atheism’

Painting, pattern, and place collide in Bob Dilworth’s tender portraits

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

Books

The view from above in ‘Imagine a City’

Jamil Jan Kochai likes to binge different authors

A very bad trip

Movies

Ryan Gosling in "The Gray Man."

In ‘The Gray Man,’ it’s lawyers, guns, and money, only without the lawyers and money

The best of the rest of summer movies

‘Madame Web’ movie filming transforms Boston into retro NYC

Television

Martin Short and Selena Gomez in "Only Murders In The Building."

‘Only Murders’ builds on initial success in season 2

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

music

The Linda Lindas have a date at the Newport Folk Festival.

The Linda Lindas just wanna have fun

10 must-see artists at this year’s Newport Folk Festival

Kurtág, Brahms, and Szymanowski, with blueberries on top

Theater/Dance

Maria Bamford comes to the Wilbur Sunday.

The compassionate, cockeyed comedy of Maria Bamford

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

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

globe local

Richard Cucchi's granddaughter, Hannah Thomas (center left), joined in on the family tradition by throwing flowers on the statue of the Virgin Mary during the Sunday procession.

‘It is truly a celebration of family.’ Nonantum opens its arms for St. Mary of Carmen Society’s festival and parade

East Bridgewater gets ready for its 200th birthday bash

Newton’s NewMo rideshare service offers free trips through end of July

Obituaries

Mr. Oldenburg, at his studio in New York in 2013, wanted his sculptures to be, as he put it, “just as mysterious as nature.”

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