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‘Unintentional’ Red Line train movement upended some Monday morning commutes

A two-car Red Line train with “diminished braking capacity” moved out of an MBTA rail yard and onto the tracks at Braintree Station early Monday morning when an operator on board lost control before it came to a stop about 800 feet north of the station, agency spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said.

New video from Jan. 6 committee shows Trump edited lines in speech after Capitol attack

Representative Elaine Luria, a Virginia Democrat and member of the committee, posted a video to Twitter on Monday that included testimony from multiple Trump White House officials and a copy of a prepared speech that had been edited with thick black marker.
Former top aide to Pence testifies to grand jury in Jan. 6 investigation Biden says Trump lacked ‘courage to act’ during Jan. 6 riot

Yellow jerseys help brighten Red Sox night, as Nick Pivetta helps end Boston’s five-game skid

Given an extra day's rest, Pivetta responded after three straight ugly starts, pitching into the sixth as the Sox produced just enough offense on a damp night at Fenway.

In the race for Suffolk DA, Ricardo Arroyo doubles down on progressive reform as a path to victory
He says his three-plus years as a public defender showed him how crucial a district attorney can be, how their policies can directly affect people’s lives, their ability to secure a job, housing, and even student loans.

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

Mass. House, Senate agree on compromise to change later-term abortion law; Baker likely to have final say
MUSIC REVIEW

A surprise Joni Mitchell serenade closes the Newport Folk Festival

The legendary singer, now 78, joined Brandi Carlisle and other artists for a festival-closing "Joni Jam" that featured Mitchell's breathtaking performance of "Both Sides Now."
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Would it be worth the cost for the Celtics to deal Jaylen Brown to the Nets for Kevin Durant?

The Celtics would have to determine whether it’s worth it to give up a cornerstone player in his prime for an aging one.
Do you want the Celtics to make a run at Kevin Durant?

‘I think everyone was shocked’: Father and son capture video of whale hitting boat in Plymouth

While fishing around 10 a.m. just off White Horse Beach, Justin Enggasser, 46, and his son Leo, 15, watched as a whale breached the ocean’s surface and then land directly on the bow of a 19-foot vessel, causing it to dip into the water.
Opinion
Jennifer Thomson-Sullivan

I was on the Orange Line train that caught fire. I’m furious.

When I got home later that morning, I waited for the MBTA to call. No one ever did.
MARCELA GARCÍA

The biggest obstacle to a better night-life in Boston? The T.

Joan Vennochi

Is Alan Dershowitz being canceled on Martha’s Vineyard?
EDITORIAL

The Supreme Court made it easier to carry a gun. Massachusetts needs to push back.
William B. Gould IV

America’s latest union push needs teeth
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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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data once per week. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate percentage. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

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Wu says she’d give LeBron James a tour of Boston after his remarks about racist Celtics fans
“I would be happy to take LeBron around and show him the Boston that I know, that I love, and that we are building here to really make sure that everyone is included in our city,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in an interview with Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing.

Neo-Nazi group leader pleads not guilty to fighting with counter-protester outside drag queen event
The pair challenged a group of neo-Nazis in Jamaica Plain this weekend outside a community center where families had gathered for a children’s drag queen story hour. Criminal prosecution of the leader of the extremist group will continue.

Former Patriots receiver Danny Amendola, two-time champion, retiring
Amendola won two rings in New England and is calling it a career after 13 seasons.

Key elements of influential Alzheimer’s study may have been fabricated, report says
The field of Alzheimer’s research has received a black eye with news that key elements of an influential study into the disease may have been fabricated.

Andrea Campbell launches first TV ad in Democratic primary for attorney general
“No one is above the law,” Campbell declares in her first TV ad, ticking off the entities she says she’ll go after as the state’s top lawyer: price gougers, corporate polluters, and those who misuse taxpayer dollars. “As attorney general, I’ll hold politicians and the powerful accountable. Because I’ll always fight for you.”

In last-minute move, Victor Peña takes stand in his kidnapping, rape trial
He asserts that he was trying to help the woman outside a Boston bar in 2019, and denies holding her against her will.

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ADRIAN WALKER

After 51 years in prison, Ramadan Shabazz deserves his freedom

On Tuesday, the Parole Board will hear the petition of Ramadan Shabazz to reduce his charge from first-degree murder to second-degree murder.

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.

MUSIC REVIEW
At Tanglewood, bold returns and new beginnings
Conductor Karina Canellakis returned in strong form, and the next generation of orchestral musicians commanded the stage.

Scientists, lawmakers say N.H. company spewed more ‘forever chemicals’ than acknowledged
The company that has accepted responsibility for cleaning the contaminated drinking water of thousands of residents in Southern New Hampshire allegedly withheld critical information from state regulators about the amount of toxic chemicals its Merrimack plant spewed into the air.

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In Company One’s ‘can i touch it?,’ a battle over a neighborhood’s — and a family’s — identity

When Newman met Woodward

Welcome to the Beatles-verse

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

Alex Beam

Why ‘it’ matters
LETTERS

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

Boston Black leadership has a problem
EDITORIAL

Consolidate the police
MARCELA GARCÍA

Latino voters may determine control of the US Senate
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Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

Wu says she’d give LeBron James a tour of Boston after his remarks about racist Celtics fans

“I would be happy to take LeBron around and show him the Boston that I know, that I love, and that we are building here to really make sure that everyone is included in our city,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in an interview with Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing.

Andrea Campbell launches first TV ad in Democratic primary for attorney general

“No one is above the law,” Campbell declares in her first TV ad, ticking off the entities she says she’ll go after as the state’s top lawyer: price gougers, corporate polluters, and those who misuse taxpayer dollars. “As attorney general, I’ll hold politicians and the powerful accountable. Because I’ll always fight for you.”

Party boat’s engine compartment catches fire in Cape Cod Bay with 54 people on board

The Plymouth harbormaster alerted the fire department at 10:32 a.m. of a fire on board a vessel owned by Captain John Boats, Plymouth fire officials said in a statement.

Mega Millions jackpot rises to $810 million, fourth highest in lottery history

Tuesday’s drawing will be the 29th since the jackpot was last struck on April 15, the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission said in a statement.

Sports

RED SOX 3, GUARDIANS 1

Yellow jerseys help brighten Red Sox night, as Nick Pivetta helps end Boston’s five-game skid

Given an extra day's rest, Pivetta responded after three straight ugly starts, pitching into the sixth as the Sox produced just enough offense on a damp night at Fenway.
Patriots

Former Patriots receiver Danny Amendola, two-time champion, retiring

Amendola won two rings in New England and is calling it a career after 13 seasons.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox sign, welcome top draft picks Mikey Romero and Cutter Coffey

The two high school shortstops from California, who said they've known each other since they were 12, made the usual tour of their possible future home before reporting to Fort Myers to begin work Tuesday.
RED SOX

Terry Francona recalls how David Ortiz’s personality emerged back in 2004
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Players union rejects MLB’s ‘final offer’ on international draft
NFL Notebook

Green Bay police review video in which officer grabs Packers’ AJ Dillon

Business

Harvard urges Supreme Court to preserve affirmative action in college admissions

Harvard urged the Supreme Court to preserve affirmative action in college admissions, calling it necessary to ensure a diverse student body.

Key elements of influential Alzheimer’s study may have been fabricated, report says

The field of Alzheimer’s research has received a black eye with news that key elements of an influential study into the disease may have been fabricated.

Zuckerberg sells home for $31 million
BOLD TYPES

Rahn Dorsey promoted to key job at Eastern Bank Foundation
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Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I tried not to fangirl too hard but I don’t think I succeeded’
YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, July 25-31
Globe Magazine

Can poetry possibly matter in a time like this? Harvard’s Tracy K. Smith knows the answer.
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Magic 8 Balls. Coin flips. Why do we turn to objects to make decisions for us?

metro

McKee breaks draw, R.I. agrees to shift funding for Tidewater Landing soccer stadium project

Mass. House, Senate agree on compromise to change later-term abortion law; Baker likely to have final say

‘Unintentional’ Red Line train movement upended some Monday morning commutes

sports

A guide to the 2022 Patriots training camp

Would it be worth the cost for the Celtics to deal Jaylen Brown to the Nets for Kevin Durant?

A few complaints about these free-falling Red Sox

business

Even tech giants like Amazon and Meta can’t escape the slowdown

Cicilline, Nadler urge White House to fund monkeypox clinics

On Bromfield Street lives the past, present, and future of downtown Boston

politics

GOP warms to far-right gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania

Biden says Trump lacked ‘courage to act’ during Jan. 6 riot

The tough words Trump never spoke: Jan. 6 panel’s new video

Nation

US judge OKs online publication of New Mexico voter records

Prosecutor is barred from pursuing criminal case against Trump ally

Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before

World

US sends Sherman, Kennedy to visit the Solomon Islands

Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage

Ukraine pushes to try alleged war crimes as fighting rages

opinion

Consolidate the police

Alive and well and living on death row

Wu picks promising team, but implementation will be true measure

lifestyle

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

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

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

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

‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Law & Order’ actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83

‘Titanic,’ ‘The Omen’ actor David Warner dies at 80

Bob Rafelson, director of ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ dies at 89

Television

This week’s TV: Grief and ‘The Bear,’ a mysterious ‘Resort,’ and Neil Patrick Harris gets ‘Uncoupled’

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

Welcome to the Beatles-verse

music

At Tanglewood, bold returns and new beginnings

A stacked lineup of local bands for NICE, a fest

A surprise Joni Mitchell serenade closes the Newport Folk Festival

Theater/Dance

In Company One’s ‘can i touch it?,’ a battle over a neighborhood’s — and a family’s — identity

Limón Dance finds a beautiful balance at Jacob’s Pillow

The Sondheim bandwagon is getting very, very crowded

globe local

‘Exquisite Entanglement’ exhibit in Arlington explores climate change through a surreal lens

A manufactured home can be where the heart is

Should Massachusetts make Election Day a state holiday?

Obituaries

David Trimble, architect of N. Ireland peace deal, peace prize recipient dies at 77

‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Law & Order’ actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83

Edward Feiner, 75, dies; revolutionized the look of federal buildings