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Monkeypox is a global emergency, UN health agency chief says

The chief of the World Health Organization said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

These maps show what to expect from this weekend’s heat and humidity in southern New England
Boston could reach 99 degrees on Sunday, with other areas in the 100s. The heat index will be higher, and forecasters have issued a heat advisory.

More weather news and resources

Kids cool off at the fountain on the Christian Science Plaza.

Live weather updates from Boston-area meteorologists

Campers at Camp Harbor View on Long Island in Boston Harbor dumped water on their councilors.

Heat hacks: 12 tips and tricks to keep your house cool

COMMENTARY

Kylie Jenner’s 17-minute private jet trip is a climate disaster
Private jet trips were responsible for nearly 34 million metric tons of carbon pollution in 2016, according to one 2020 study, which is more than some countries emit in an entire year.

Boston man, 21, charged with murder in Rochester, N.Y., police officer’s fatal shooting; 2 others injured

Authorities in Rochester, N.Y., say 21-year-old Kelvin Vickers fired 17 rounds on an unmarked police vehicle, killing one of the officers inside and injuring another.

Main Street in downtown Pepperell, which will choose a new state representative this fall.

‘A little red pocket on the New Hampshire border’: The national fissures splitting a competitive Mass. state rep. race

The contest for the GOP nomination between a hard-line and a moderate Republican is a brass-knuckle brawl of a reminder that national divisions — over whether the 2020 election was stolen, for instance — can still split the most local contests, even in a state like Massachusetts.

BLUE JAYS 28, RED SOX 5

They’re history: Red Sox embarrassed, 28-5, by Blue Jays to open second half
Beginning a 10-game homestand that will just about get the Red Sox to the Aug. 2 trade deadline, and perhaps decide their approach to it, Toronto scored the most runs ever by a Red Sox opponent in the franchise's 122-year history.

One for the books: Toronto’s Raimel Tapia hits inside-the-park grand slam at Fenway Park Red Sox make history, but not the good kind, in loss to Toronto

B.J. Novak isn’t who you think he is
Newton-raised, Harvard-educated, "Office"-famous. Yeah, he’s all that, but like his sense of humor — and his feature directorial debut, ‘Vengeance’ — he’s also hard to classify.

David Ortiz was inducted into the Sox Hall of Fame in May, and well enter the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

DAVID ORTIZ | HALL OF FAME 2022

A giant in Red Sox history, David Ortiz remains a huge figure in sports and life after baseball

Ortiz left his mark — and then some — on the game, and continues do so after retirement.

D’Angelo Ortiz pens letter to father David ahead of Hall of Fame induction See more on David Ortiz's Hall of Fame induction

Stoneacre Picnics, based in Rhode Island offer packages where you can dine at the Newport mansions like they used to during the Gilded Age.

FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Picnics are good. Picnics at magnificent mansions are better.

The Gilded Age ended more than 100 years ago, but a restaurant group in Newport is looking to bring these plush outdoor parties back to the lawns of seaside mansions.

People looked for whales on Manomet Point on Friday morning.

‘They take up every parking space’: Whale watchers have been flocking to this spot in Plymouth

The arrival of humpback whales off of Plymouth has led to some headaches for local officials and business owners, who say the increase in public interest has clogged roads and jammed the parking lot of a nearby restaurant.

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ families to gather in Provincetown for Family Week Heading to Nantucket this summer? Here’s a look at what’s new and what’s happening.

CAPE COD CAPERS | Christopher Muther & Devra First

Colorful, wild, and occasionally quiet. The Outer Cape puts on a show.
This is the fourth and final installment of our seaside summer exploration of Cape Cod, and we end with a bang. (And a shark sighting!)

A seal pops its head out of the water off Monomoy Island on Cape Cod.

Mixing and mingling with the upper class of the Lower Cape

The sun sets behind the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port.

On the Mid Cape, sometimes the best activity is no activity at all

Fishing at sunset on the beach in West Falmouth.

Getting their toes wet on the Upper Cape

Opinion

A supporter holds up a sign calling on Latinos to vote for Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for US Senate during a rally in Lilburn, Ga., Dec. 7, 2020. The rally was part of an effort to register and mobilize voters in Georgia's growing Latino population.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Latino voters may determine control of the US Senate

A sizeable chunk of the Latino electorate is persuadable. Democrats had better wake up and act accordingly.

The Jan. 6 committee has not made the case against Donald Trump

With smartphone ban, Mass. school might just put its finger on a new approach

Why ‘it’ matters

Lawmakers shouldn’t wait for history to judge Trump

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.

More recent stories

Boston man charged in 3 armed robberies over 2 days

Danavian Daniel, 29, was arrested outside his home in Boston following an investigation into two robberies reported Monday and a third on Tuesday in which the suspect brandished a gun and demanded money, the Boston Police Department said.

Author Wes Moore wins Democratic race for Maryland governor
Bestselling author Wes Moore won the Democratic primary for Maryland governor on Friday.

In Narragansett, some private properties have expanded into areas owned by the town, affecting coastal access
The neighborhood near the beach where the town added parking -- and infuriated some residents -- is likely not the only place where adjacent property owners have encroached onto the town’s rights-of-way.

Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress charges in Jan. 6 case
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former president Donald Trump, faces up to two years in federal prison when he’s sentenced on Oct. 21.

Russia hits Ukraine’s Black Sea port in wake of grain deal
Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there.

Russia agrees to let Ukraine ship grain, easing world food shortage

Advocates want governor, Legislature to treat T problems like 10-out-of-10 crisis
One day after an Orange Line train caught fire, advocates on Friday called on political leaders to take urgent action aimed at preventing the next T catastrophe.

Passenger’s jump from burning MBTA train captivates people online: ‘Who is that brave woman?’

Recommended reads

On the left: President Donald Trump exited Marine One on arrival at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be treated for COVID in Bethesda, Md., on Oct. 2, 2020. On the right: President Biden tested positive for COVID one day after a trip to Somerset, Mass., where he gave a climate speech on Wednesday.

Trump and Biden’s COVID experiences could not be more different

On Friday, Biden’s physician reported that his symptoms had improved.

Trouble on the mountain: A look at a tumultuous week at Gunstock
A long-simmering power struggle at New England’s only county-owned mountain came to a head this week.

Globe Magazine: How it all snowballed into an ugly battle for the future of Gunstock ski resort

Dan Shaughnessy

The pandemic still lingers, but it finally feels like a normal Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown, and other thoughts
Ten Hall of Famers have died since the family of baseball last gathered at the Hall.

Ocean advocate becomes first to swim the length of Narragansett Bay
Ben Tuff, 42, made it nearly 24 miles in under 15 hours, swimming from Providence to Jamestown and raising nearly $100,000 for Clean Ocean Access, a Middletown environmental nonprofit where he serves as board president.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward on the set of "Rachel, Rachel," 1968.

When Newman met Woodward

Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon in Peter Jackson's "The Beatles: Get Back."

Welcome to the Beatles-verse

Limón Dance Company performs "Air for the G String."

Limón Dance finds a beautiful balance at Jacob’s Pillow

Keith Urban (pictured at a performance on the "Today" show in June) plays the Xfinity Center in Mansfield July 22.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

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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

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Neutralism returns — and gets more powerful

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Boston food vendors weather scorching temperatures, searing grills

As the heat wave wore on Friday, with scorching temperatures expected through the weekend, outdoor vendors could do little but hope for a bit of breeze, maybe a few passing clouds.

FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Picnics are good. Picnics at magnificent mansions are better.

The Gilded Age ended more than 100 years ago, but a restaurant group in Newport is looking to bring these plush outdoor parties back to the lawns of seaside mansions.

Weston Drama Workshops celebrates its 60th season

Behind the stage curtain, a strong theater community bonds everyone from young campers, to college thespians, which keeps many coming back year after year.

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.

Sports

David Ortiz was inducted into the Sox Hall of Fame in May, and well enter the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

DAVID ORTIZ | HALL OF FAME 2022

A giant in Red Sox history, David Ortiz remains a huge figure in sports and life after baseball

Ortiz left his mark — and then some — on the game, and continues do so after retirement.

The Bruins inked Jack Studnicka to a two-year deal on Saturday.

Bruins sign Jack Studnicka to two-year contract extension

The contract is a two-way deal for the 2022-23 season and a one-way deal for the 2023-24 season.

Kutter Crawford can't possibly put on a worse pitching performance on Saturday than the one his Sox teammates pieced together on Friday.

BLUE JAYS AT RED SOX | 4:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 95: Red Sox look to rebound from historic loss to Blue Jays, plus lineups and notes

There's nowhere to go but up for the Sox after Friday's all-time blowout defeat.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

How long-overdue justice for Jim Thorpe and Johnny Bright helped level the playing field

‘There’s nothing you can do:’ Alex Cora, Jarren Duran lament inside-the-park grand slam in epic loss to Blue Jays

What does LIV Golf’s rise mean for the future of the Ryder Cup?

Business

FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Picnics are good. Picnics at magnificent mansions are better.

The Gilded Age ended more than 100 years ago, but a restaurant group in Newport is looking to bring these plush outdoor parties back to the lawns of seaside mansions.

Volkswagen CEO, facing series of setbacks, will step down

Herbert Diess, the Volkswagen CEO whose image had been tarnished in the fallout from the German automaker’s emissions-cheating scandal, is stepping down.

WWE’s Vince McMahon retires amid misconduct probe

Family of deceased construction worker sues Government Center Garage developers

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Tracy K. Smith photographed at Harvard, where she just completed her first year as a professor.

Can poetry possibly matter in a time like this? Harvard’s Tracy K. Smith knows the answer.

A sample of the decision making devices in Ben Sisto's collection, including a Magic 8 Ball, the Radio Shack Executive Decision Maker, dice, and others.

Magic 8 Balls. Coin flips. Why do we turn to objects to make decisions for us?

Are you a helicopter dog parent? Then you should read this.

Potato salad with capers, olives, and olive-oil tuna

Recipes: Tuna packed in olive oil makes an easy, satisfying supper

metro

Ben Tuff swims in Narragansett Bay Friday, aiming to set a record by making it 25 miles from Providence to Jamestown. He is accompanied by professional paddleboarder James Linley.

Ocean advocate becomes first to swim the length of Narragansett Bay

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $660 million — 3rd highest in history

Hospitals feel the heat as climate change bakes Boston

sports

David Ortiz, inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in May, will join a bigger club in Cooperstown on Sunday.

David Ortiz is joining a select club in Baseball Hall of Fame, and entry might get tougher

Changes to Pro Football Hall of Fame election process could affect worthy Patriots

Sydney McLaughlin obliterates her own world record in 400-meter hurdles

business

Farming machinery in a barley field in the Mykolaiv region in Ukraine.

‘A beacon of hope’: Ukraine and Russia sign grain export deal

Mass. job market slows again in June

Electricity bills in R.I. could increase by 50 percent come Oct. 1. Here’s why

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 campaign for rivals in Arizona governor’s race

Author Wes Moore wins Democratic race for Maryland governor

Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress charges in Jan. 6 case

Nation

Police tape.

1 dead, 5 hurt after multiple shots fired in Seattle suburb

Mega Millions jackpot grows to $790 million

US takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires

World

A nurse administered a dose of the monkeypox vaccine on Saturday in London.

Monkeypox is a global emergency, UN health agency chief says

Flash flood kills at least 21 people in southern Iran

Russia hits Ukraine’s Black Sea port in wake of grain deal

opinion

Solar panels at Newton-Wellesley Hospital are atop the employee parking garage.

Hospitals are playing a part in the climate fight

Key gap in med schools: training on treating patients with autism

She has a line or two on fly-fishing

lifestyle

Have I stayed in this relationship too long?

Lombardo’s, home of countless proms and weddings, to be sold to Boston real estate company

Meet the BPS teacher who designs sensory-friendly clothes for kids with autism

food & dining

Stoneacre Picnics, based in Rhode Island offer packages where you can dine at the Newport mansions like they used to during the Gilded Age.

Picnics are good. Picnics at magnificent mansions are better.

Jay Leno spotted enjoying classic R.I. Saugy dogs at Newport’s ‘Wally’s Weiners’

The Haven in Jamaica Plain gets bigger digs; Cambridge’s Season to Taste changes locations

travel

Buildings along Nantucket Harbor.

Heading to Nantucket this summer? Here’s a look at what’s new and what’s happening.

Getting their toes wet on the Upper Cape

Colorful, wild, and occasionally quiet. The Outer Cape puts on a show.

Arts

The 1895 Blue Serpent Clock Egg by Faberge on display at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery.

An ‘alleged’ Faberge egg was found on a seized Russian yacht. If authenticated, it could be sold with proceeds going to Ukraine

‘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

Books

‘An Honest Living’: A modern noir

He reads poetry to his fiction students

Love and radio in ‘Honey and Spice’

Movies

B.J. Novak wrote, directed, and stars in the film "Vengeance," a dark comedy about a wannabe podcaster enlisted to investigate the death of a young woman he’d hooked up with. It opens in theaters July 29.

B.J. Novak isn’t who you think he is

The camera loves lava. So did they.

At the Coolidge, trying to survive a horror-movie marathon

Television

Jonathan Bailey (pictured in March at a "Bridgerton" premiere in London) will star in “Fellow Travelers.”

Showtime’s ‘Fellow Travelers’ will revisit the McCarthy era

Welcome to the Beatles-verse

Honorees for 45th Kennedy Center gala announced

music

The Weeknd performs Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.

Save your tears: The Weeknd was a blast

Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk Festival

Joy Oladokun on Hendrix, hip-hop, hard truths, and her return to Newport

Theater/Dance

Limón Dance Company performs "Air for the G String."

Limón Dance finds a beautiful balance at Jacob’s Pillow

The Sondheim bandwagon is getting very, very crowded

Theatrely’s stage reviews, news, and TikToks speak Gen Z’s language

globe local

“The home is just enough for me and my cat Trixie,” said Jack Behan as he set the table in the dining area with the kitchen behind in his manufatured home in Weymouth.

A manufactured home can be where the heart is

Should Massachusetts make Election Day a state holiday?

Paraselene, peignoir, and the mysterious power of words

Obituaries

FILE Ñ Judith Schiff at the Yale University Library, where she ran the archives, in New Haven, Conn. in June 2006. Schiff, who in her many decades as chief research archivist at the Yale library worked with Charles Lindbergh on his archive, explored the papers of Emily DickinsonÕs editor and unearthed all sorts of lore about Yale, died in Hamden, Conn. on July 11, 2022. She was 84. (George Ruhe/The New York Times)

Judith Schiff, who roamed Yale’s vast archive, dies at 84

Werner Reich, who learned magic in Auschwitz, dies at 94

Charles Johnson, former N.E. Patriots receiver, dead at 50