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Red Sox great David Ortiz delivers his Hall of Fame induction speech in English and Spanish.

Dan Shaughnessy

David Ortiz already achieved baseball immortality in Boston, and now the Hall of Fame has made it official

“I will always love Boston,” Ortiz said during a 19-minute speech in which he alternated between English and Spanish. “I will always be there for you, Boston.”

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Jim Kaat (left), Tony Oliva, and David Ortiz pose with their plaques on Sunday.

Ortiz’s emotional bilingual speech caps special day in Cooperstown

The Red Sox legend is the fourth player from the Dominican Republic to earn baseball immortality, and he acknowledged his roots by weaving from English to Spanish during his 18-minute speech.

Mark Bernotas polishes the Baseball Hall of Fame plaque of David Ortiz, finished and ready for delivery to Cooperstown, N.Y., after its manufacture at Matthews International in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Crafting a Hall of Fame plaque: Go behind-the-scenes as David Ortiz’s hardware was created

In a nondescript factory in Pittsburgh, expert molders and sculptors have been making Hall of Fame plaques since 1983.

Photos: How a Baseball Hall of Fame plaque is created

Moving to Maine? A native tells you how to fit in.
If you’re among the throngs of people looking to relocate to this state, grab a flannel, buy a Subaru, and listen up.

‘I was called to be the DA’: Teenage wish propelled Kevin Hayden to attain dream job
Known for his measured tone and judgment, Hayden is praised by supporters for a strong moral compass and substantive beliefs.

The most powerful person on Democrat-heavy Beacon Hill may be the lame-duck Republican governor

Here’s why Charlie Baker’s in charge.

Boston hits 100 degrees, setting new record for the date as heat wave scorches the state
Boston set a temperature record for July 24 as heat continued to bake southern New England.

In Boston’s hottest neighborhood, heat waves exact a cost, in the wallet and on the nerves

This past week’s extreme heat has been friendly to no one. But in Chinatown, with fewer trees than nearly any other Boston neighborhood and where a third of residents live below the poverty line, it is particularly unbearable.

More weather news and resources Live weather updates from Boston-area meteorologists

The white-nationalist Patriot Front is getting bigger, and more visible, in New England
Long before its members marched — masked, uniformed, and 100-or-so deep — through downtown Boston early this month, Patriot Front had been quietly making its presence felt in New England.

Neo-Nazi group founder arrested at demonstration outside JP venue hosting drag queen story hour
The men shouted NSC-131, which is an abbreviation for Nationalist Social Club 131. Last year, the Southern Poverty Law Center listed NSC-131 as a neo-Nazi group.

BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 4

While David Ortiz feted, his old team falls flat again as Blue Jays finish sweep of Red Sox

Brayan Bello's third big-league start went no better than the first two, Toronto scoring five first-inning runs and maintaining control to finish off another lost divisional series for the Red Sox, who fell back to .500.

A whale breached the water and landed on a small boat in Plymouth Harbor on Sunday morning.

Whale breaches, lands on small boat in Plymouth Harbor

A video taken by a nearby boater shows the whale pop up and knock the bow of the boat below the water’s surface before going back down.

Paul Simon makes a surprise appearance during the American Tune Revue set at the Newport Folk Festival.

An exhilarating return to (almost) normal at Newport Folk Festival

“You don’t know how happy we are to be here” was the theme of the day at Fort Adams State Park.

Cars and trucks entering downtown Boston on the Zakim Bridge last summer.

More tolls? Congestion pricing? Mass. lawmakers set to launch study on new road fees.

The state Legislature wants to appoint a commission charged with recommending new “roadway pricing” opportunities across the state. Or, to put it another way: more tolls.

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

Police gather outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

Consolidate the police

New details on the failures of law enforcement’s response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, underscore a central problem in American policing: There are far too many police departments in the United States.

Alive and well and living on death row

MARCELA GARCÍA

Latino voters may determine control of the US Senate

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

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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The SUV was driving north on Main Street with its headlights off when it ran a red light and crashed into a Honda Accord and Chevrolet Impala that were crossing Main at Chandler Street heading east, police said. The impact pushed the Accord and the Impala into a light pole, according to the statement.

Biden improves ‘significantly,’ throat still sore from COVID

President Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite a lingering sore throat from his coronavirus infection, according to an update Sunday from his doctor.

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An Orange Line car caught fire on a bridge over the Mystic River Thursday, leading some of the terrified passengers to break windows to escape.

Nobody was hurt. Still a catastrophe.

Thursday’s dramatic fire on the Orange Line was the latest in a string of deadly and potentially deadly mishaps on the MBTA. Its effects reach far beyond the poor passengers on that train.

Orange Line train catches fire on bridge. Chaos ensues. It’s the latest T nightmare.

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At this clam shack, generations of women make the trains — and the Fry-o-later — run on time
Ceal’s Clam Stand in Seabrook, N.H. has been serving fresh seafood for generations.

It’s not officially a recession until this Cambridge-based group says so, and making that call is a little like ‘Fight Club’
There’s a good chance the US Commerce Department will report Thursday that the economy shrank from April through June, a second-straight quarterly contraction that would mean the nation is in a recession.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Daisy Edgar-Jones in West Hollywood, Calif., on June 7.

Why ‘it’ matters

Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol look out from the dais during a July 12 hearing.

Lawmakers shouldn’t wait for history to judge Trump

Javari Toney, 15, enjoys jumping on his pogo stick by his home on Dorchester Ave. on July 6th, after a weekend of multiple shootings in the city.

Eugene F. Rivers III

Boston Black leadership has a problem

WORCESTER , MA - 12/29/2021 Christine Little, Registered Nurse and Nurse Education Safety Specialist, cracks open the door to request more supplies while helping to put in a dialysis line for a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center. As COVID-19 cases spike and the pandemic ravages on, hospitals are faced once again with a shortage of ICU beds.

Nurses are in short supply. The Legislature can do something about it.

Nikola Marincic, founder of Battery Engineering, circa 1978.

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Metro

The return of happy hour in Mass.? State Senate gives green light; restaurateurs have their doubts.

“Any type of discounted alcohol means a dollar less that goes to the bottom line. Most restaurants are not asking for this,” said the president of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association.

Whale breaches, lands on small boat in Plymouth Harbor

A video taken by a nearby boater shows the whale pop up and knock the bow of the boat below the water’s surface before going back down.

The most powerful person on Democrat-heavy Beacon Hill may be the lame-duck Republican governor

Here’s why Charlie Baker’s in charge.

‘I was called to be the DA’: Teenage wish propelled Kevin Hayden to attain dream job

Known for his measured tone and judgment, Hayden is praised by supporters for a strong moral compass and substantive beliefs.

Sports

Brooke Henderson won the second major title of her career at the Evian Championship with a birdie on the 18th hole.

Patient Brooke Henderson birdies 18th hole for 1-shot victory in Evian Championship

“Definitely not my best today,” Henderson said. “I just tried to stay patient and remind myself that I was still in it. I made some clutch putt and shots down the stretch which really helped.”

Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes celebrates after winning the first women's Tour de France stage since 1989.

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Lorena Wiebes wins first stage as women’s Tour de France returns after 33-year hiatus

Wiebes struck in the last 150 meters of the 82-kilometer (51-mile) circuit in Paris to beat fellow Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos to the line on the Champs-Elysees.

Mark Bernotas polishes the Baseball Hall of Fame plaque of David Ortiz, finished and ready for delivery to Cooperstown, N.Y., after its manufacture at Matthews International in Pittsburgh, Pa.

David Ortiz | Hall of fame 2022

Crafting a Hall of Fame plaque: Go behind-the-scenes as David Ortiz’s hardware was created

In a nondescript factory in Pittsburgh, expert molders and sculptors have been making Hall of Fame plaques since 1983.

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How it happened: David Ortiz’s Hall of Fame speech caps special day in Cooperstown

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Dan Shaughnessy

David Ortiz already achieved baseball immortality in Boston, and now the Hall of Fame has made it official

Business

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More tolls? Congestion pricing? Mass. lawmakers set to launch study on new road fees.

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Taunton’s former Silver City mall could soon become a FedEx hub

Average US gasoline price falls 32 cents to $4.54 per gallon

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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?

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

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metro

A woman carried a handheld fan as she walked down Milk Street in downtown Boston during a heat wave on Sunday.

Boston hits 100 degrees, setting new record for the date as heat wave scorches the state

Yandel loves being held — and giggling

Man arrested in nonfatal shooting that caused lockdown at Museum of Fine Arts

sports

Tom Tsuchiya is a sculptor for Matthews International. A Cincinnati native, he also makes the statue that live outside the Reds' Great American Ball Park. But this June, he worked on the plaques for the Hall of Fame.

Photos: How a Baseball Hall of Fame plaque is created

Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ belt sells for $6.1 million

Jonas Vingegaard, king of the mountains, wins Tour de France

business

Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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politics

President Joe Biden speaks virtually during a meeting with his economic team in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Friday, July 22, 2022.

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Nation

In a recently published study, scientists discovered that "parentese," the singsong baby talk, is nearly universal to people around the world. Voice recordings from parents on six continents, and in 18 different languages, from diverse communities were analyzed for the study.

‘Parentese’ is truly a lingua franca, global study finds

Baby talk — how we talk to babies — is similar around the world, big global study shows

Marvel teases new Avengers movies, ‘Black Panther’ sequel

World

According to the top US military officer during a recent trip to the Indo-Pacific, the Chinese military has become more aggressive over the past five years. The Biden administration considers China a "pacing threat."

Milley: China more aggressive, dangerous to US, allies

Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups

China launches first of 2 lab modules to join space station

opinion

Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol look out from the dais during a July 12 hearing.

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Nurses are in short supply. The Legislature can do something about it.

lifestyle

Bang on a Can All-Stars

Bang on a Can, Mass MoCA will present a vision at full volume for 2022′s LOUD Weekend

Feeling guilty after ending a long-distance relationship

In Canada, Pope Francis will apologize for treatment at church schools

food & dining

Ms. Kennedy, in a scene from the documentary "Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy."

Diana Kennedy, cookbook author who promoted Mexican cuisine, dies at 99

Picnics are good. Picnics at magnificent mansions are better.

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

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

Paul Simon makes a surprise appearance during the American Tune Revue set at the Newport Folk Festival.

An exhilarating return to (almost) normal at Newport Folk Festival

Save your tears: The Weeknd was a blast

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

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

Ms. Kennedy, in a scene from the documentary "Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy."

Diana Kennedy, cookbook author who promoted Mexican cuisine, dies at 99

Perry Rubenstein, gallerist convicted of embezzlement, dies at 68

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