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Teenage boy fatally shot on street in Dorchester

The boy, whose age was not immediately released, was shot shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Ellington Street, Boston police said.

After horrific COVID deaths in Holyoke, lawmakers poised to send Soldiers’ Home reform bill to governor

The legislation is designed to increase the safety of residents at Soldiers' Homes, more than two years after dozens of veterans died at the state’s Holyoke facility in one of the most notorious and deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.

Manchin, Schumer in surprise deal on health, energy, taxes

There was no immediate explanation why Senator Joe Manchin had suddenly agreed to the broad package dealing with health care costs, energy and climate issues, taxing higher earners and large corporations and reducing federal debt.

What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package

Tiverton, R.I., restaurant shares antisemitic meme, drawing backlash

After a flood of complaints, Yelp has suspended reviews of the Atlantic Sports Bar and Restaurant, which posted about the heat wave on Facebook with an image of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.

Pictured is a view from the closed Gunstock Mountain overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Last week, most of the mountain’s management staff resigned.

As Gunstock sits closed in New Hampshire, controversy roils on

Left, Paul Whelan, a former US marine who was arrested for alleged spying, and WNBA star Brittney Griner, pictured in her jail cell at left.

US offered Russia a deal for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, secretary of state says

Tony Dow.

Actor Tony Dow, known as Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ has died

Officials clarify police actions during fatal Worcester crash

Demonstrators congregated at the JFK Building in downtown Boston on July 3 to protest the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade.

Over three-quarters of Massachusetts residents say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, poll finds

In the new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll, 78 percent of Massachusetts respondents said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, a decisive majority that substantially exceeds the national trend.

Survey finds solid support for ‘millionaires tax’ among would-be voters

Analysis

Things look bad, but maybe not bleak, for Democrats in the midterms. Here are 3 reasons why.
At the beginning of the year, it appeared Republicans were poised to win basically everything everywhere on the ballot in 2022. Eight months later, things have changed — somewhat.

Harvard researchers delve into court documents to probe motivations of Jan. 6 rioters
The most common motivations, researchers found, were support for Donald Trump and the mistaken belief that the election was rigged.

Justice Deptartment is investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe

Guardians 7, Red Sox 6

Franchy Cordero’s errors too much for Red Sox to overcome in another loss to the Guardians
Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 3 with two home runs and a season-high five RBIs for the Sox.

Harsh reality of their dire situation may dictate what moves — if any — the Red Sox make at the trade deadline Bobby Dalbec’s bright night couldn’t save the Red Sox, but he seems to be finding his summer rhythm again

Jose Gonzales shut his eyes while he waited for the Orange Line to arrive at Downtown Crossing on June 20.

‘For a major city to not have reliable public transportation is a huge problem.’ Rider frustration with T cuts is palpable.

The MBTA slashed service on the Blue, Red, and Orange lines last month by more than 20 percent in response to safety edicts from the federal government.

Mass. e-bike legislation moving on Beacon Hill

“I don’t think the US is in a recession right now,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said, but he conceded that ”we know that the path [to a soft landing] has clearly narrowed.”

Fed boosts interest rates for fourth time this year as its fight against inflation continues

Central bank officials acknowledge the economy is slowing but say additional rate increases are likely.

US not yet in recession and 4 other takeaways from the Federal Reserve

Mifeprex is a medication used to end a pregnancy early, often called an abortion pill.

Don’t mess with us, Texas

The throwback justices on the US Supreme Court and rabid anti-choicers in half the country may have reversed Roe and enacted a mountain of state laws restricting abortion access, but this isn’t 1972.

Opinion

Riders cycle past vintage Citroen cars parked along a roadside during this year's Tour de France.

IDEAS | JAMES DAO

Why I love the Tour de France — and why you should too

Cycling offers freedom, speed, and rushes of adrenaline. What could be more American than that?

David Ortiz owns this city

IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

Leave the light on for moths

How Biden can act immediately on climate change

Governor should sign climate bill that would end gas-powered car sales in 2035

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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Yankees acquire outfielder Andrew Benintendi for three minor league pitchers
The 28-year-old Benintendi is hitting a career-best .320 this season with the Royals and has three homers and 39 RBIs.

Towns crack down on water use in Mass. as drought continues with no end in sight
In Pembroke, water levels were so low on Sunday and Monday that it impacted water pressure in fire hydrants, raising concerns by public safety officials. “It’s just a dangerous situation,” said Jason Viveiros, Pembroke's fire chief.

Motorcyclist testifies in Zhukovskyy trial: Truck plowed through ‘like a bowling ball’
The last rider in a group of Marine motorcycle club members testified Wednesday that he saw a “ball of flame” and then a truck “plowing through motorcycles” in a 2019 crash in New Hampshire that killed seven bikers.

Read the Pulitzer Prize-winning series 'Blind Spot'

Blocking the Herring River a century ago brought disastrous ecological consequences. Now, officials want to resurrect it.
After years of studies, a $70 million effort to bring back as much of the natural flow of the river as possible. It's the largest such restoration project in the Northeast.

Obama is out with his book and music lists for the summer. See his picks here.
The former president on Tuesday released his fine-tuned lists of books he’s been diving into and songs he’s been playing on repeat recently — all curated for the summer season.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Humidity is returning to Greater Boston and might bring rain
It’s more likely than not that you stay dry Thursday and Friday, but some areas could see a gusty thunderstorm and some downpours. After a couple of days of the humid stuff, it’s back to dry weather this weekend.

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Inflation and recent Supreme Court decisions have cast a cloud over many Massachusetts residents.

A suffocating sense of unease: Mass. residents are stressed by inflation, Supreme Court decisions, new poll finds

Sharply rising prices and seismic Supreme Court decisions have cast a cloud over the lives of Massachusetts residents even as COVID-19 has begun to fade, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll.

Explore the data: The full Suffolk/Globe poll results

TRAVEL

A third of Americans feel guilty about taking vacation, new study finds
Most Americans are burned out at work, but almost half say they aren’t using all of their paid time off. Meanwhile, Europeans get an average of 21 days off, and they take all of them — and feel much less guilty about it.

Getting a little too close with your computer screen? Check out our guide to making friends in Boston.
We’re betting most of us could use a brush-up on how to, you know, leave the house and talk to people.

Massachusetts is 18th state to ban discrimination based on one’s natural hairstyles
As Governor Baker signed legislation barring discrimination on the basis of a person’s natural hairstyle or hair texture into law in his office Tuesday afternoon, twin sisters Deanna and Mya Cook, 21, smiled with pride and joy.

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Culture & Lifestyle

The Bacon Brothers, Michael (left) and Kevin, perform two shows in Massachusetts in August.

The Bacon Brothers talk ‘forosoco’ music and Boston connections ahead of shows in Mass.

From left: Clint Obenchain, B.J. Novak, and Boyd Holbrook in "Vengeance," written and directed by Novak.

Review: B.J. Novak proves his chops in directorial debut ‘Vengeance’

Mitski performs at Roadrunner Tuesday night.

Mitski does it her way in a luminous show at Roadrunner

A still from 'After Antarctica'

Woods Hole Film Festival spotlights films on science and social justice

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

An athlete completes an exercise during a FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Championship in New Port Richey, Fla.

Who needs Title IX now?

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.

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Teenage boy fatally shot on street in Dorchester

The boy, whose age was not immediately released, was shot shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Ellington Street, Boston police said.

Essex DA named Prosecutor of the Year by the National District Attorneys Association

Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett, who is stepping down in January after 20 years in office, was honored for his commitment to victim's rights and diversion programs for non-violent offenders, among other contributions to the justice system, the association said.

After horrific COVID deaths in Holyoke, lawmakers poised to send Soldiers’ Home reform bill to governor

The legislation is designed to increase the safety of residents at Soldiers' Homes, more than two years after dozens of veterans died at the state’s Holyoke facility in one of the most notorious and deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.

Survey finds solid support for ‘millionaires tax’ among would-be voters

A new poll by Suffolk University and the Globe shows a majority of registered voters support the so-called millionaires tax on the ballot this fall.

Sports

The Sox fell again on Wednesday, but Bobby Dalbec did all he could to keep them in it.

Bobby Dalbec’s bright night couldn’t save the Red Sox, but he seems to be finding his summer rhythm again

Dalbec got hot after the All-Star break last season, and he'll hope Wednesday is the start of another strong second half.

Andrew Benintendi, seen here with the Royals earlier this year, was with the Red Sox from 2016 until 2020.

Yankees acquire outfielder Andrew Benintendi for three minor league pitchers

The 28-year-old Benintendi is hitting a career-best .320 this season with the Royals and has three homers and 39 RBIs.

It was a frustrating night for Red Sox first baseman Franchy Cordero, whose three errors led to three runs for the Guardians.

Guardians 7, Red Sox 6

Franchy Cordero’s errors too much for Red Sox to overcome in another loss to the Guardians

Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 3 with two home runs and a season-high five RBIs for the Sox.

Baseball notebook

Ace Jacob deGrom looks ready to return to Mets

Harsh reality of their dire situation may dictate what moves — if any — the Red Sox make at the trade deadline

Red Sox notebook

Rafael Devers, others working their way back from the injured list

Business

Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn

The efforts of 27 giant banks in North America, Europe, and Asia to align their policies with global warming of no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) are falling far short in every area measured in the pilot study, obtained exclusively by The Associated Press.

US not yet in recession and 4 other takeaways from the Fed

Here are five takeaways from the Fed's interest-rate setting policy meeting and Powell news conference.

Fed boosts interest rates for fourth time this year as its fight against inflation continues

Bose to stop making and selling hearing aids

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As a senior, I wanted to fight ageism. I had to look in the mirror first.

He wanted a divorce after 26 years of marriage. Now, he wants to reconnect.

I wear a special perfume for my husband. Then my mom started wearing it, too.

Spanish tortilla with roasted red peppers

Recipes: Pull together a tasty dinner of Spanish favorites

metro

Mifeprex is a medication used to end a pregnancy early, often called an abortion pill.

Don’t mess with us, Texas

Four Senate candidates could be first Asian Americans elected to R.I. legislature

‘Your building’s on fire! Get out!’ Residents recall Roxbury fire that displaced 50 people

sports

Left, Paul Whelan, a former US marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, June 15, 2020. The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner, pictured in her jail cell on the right.

In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan

Newly inducted Hall of Famer David Ortiz puts the heft of his name behind a branded cannabis product line

Lowell approves sale of LeLacheur Park, hoping this could open door for return of Red Sox-affiliated minor league baseball

business

Massachusetts voters in November will decide whether to charge an additional tax on people who earn more than $1 million.

Survey finds solid support for ‘millionaires tax’ among would-be voters

Berkshire Hathaway-owned lender to pay $20 million in redlining case

Teva agrees to tentative $4.25 billion national settlement over opioids

politics

Senator Joe Manchin.

What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package

Hulu to accept political ads according to Disney broadcast standards

Manchin, Schumer in surprise deal on health, energy, taxes

Nation

The home where US defense contractor Walter Glenn Primrose and his wife, Gwynn Darlle Morrison, lived for years allegedly under aliases is pictured, on July 27, in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Hawaii pair accused of conspiracy, taking IDs of dead babies

Temperatures could hit triple digits again in Northwest

Man accused in threats to kill Representative Pramila Jayapal charged

World

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers his speech during a ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of the signing of the ceasefire armistice that ends the fighting in the Korean War, in Pyongyang, North Korea on July 27.

Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, South Korea

In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan

Anti-UN protests in Congo leave 15 dead, including 3 peacekeepers

opinion

St. Vincent Hospital nurses walk the picket line outside the hospital in Worcester, Mass., Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.

Avoiding the hard work necessary to retain nurses

With sharks, treat the beach as the wide-open sea it is rather than a swimming pool

Trump’s base will not abandon its modern-day Lost Cause

lifestyle

Tony Dow.

Actor Tony Dow, known as Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ has died

Bennifer takes Paris: Romantic strolls, lavish dinners, and Ben Affleck’s most iconic nap yet

Getting a little too close with your computer screen? Check out our guide to making friends in Boston.

food & dining

The Atlantic Sports Bar and Restaurant in Tiverton, R.I.

Tiverton, R.I., restaurant shares antisemitic meme, drawing backlash

Led by a bartender, Kimi’s Bar is Providence’s newest jewel

Tofu press makes it a breeze to squeeze

travel

Americans are feeling burnout, but almost half say they aren’t using all of their vacation days, a new study finds.

A third of Americans feel guilty about taking vacation, new study finds

How to save money on a road trip

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

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

The Boston Common is one popular place to read a book around Boston.

Here are 10 of the best spots to read a book around Boston, according to readers

‘An Honest Living’: A modern noir

He reads poetry to his fiction students

Movies

A still from 'After Antarctica'

Woods Hole Film Festival spotlights films on science and social justice

Where were you in ’82?

The documentary ‘My Old School’ is in a class of its own

Television

Kate Winslet in "Mare of Easttown."

Kate Winslet and HBO: A marriage made in prestige-TV heaven

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says

Cancellation of ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’ robs late-night TV of a vital voice

music

Nubya Garcia is coming to the Newport after recent performances at the Montreux and North Sea jazz festivals.

British saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s view from Newport is about to change

At the Newport Jazz Festival, 10 exciting boundary-stretchers

The Bacon Brothers talk ‘forosoco’ music and Boston connections ahead of shows in Mass.

Theater/Dance

Schanaya Barrows (left) and Jada Saintlouis in "can i touch it?"

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

Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett addressed the media in Andover in 2016.

Essex DA named Prosecutor of the Year by the National District Attorneys Association

‘It needs to rain’: Parks and public gardens adapt to ongoing drought

Newton’s new fire chief sworn in during City Hall ceremony

Obituaries

Dr. Lovelock, with one of his early inventions, a homemade Gas Chromatography device, used for measuring gas and molecules in the atmosphere.

James Lovelock, whose Gaia theory saw the Earth as alive, dies at 103

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says

Tim Giago, founder of first independent Native American newspaper, dies