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What's left of the Long Island Bridge that connected Long Island to Moon Island in Boston, as photographed in 2020.

In the Long Island Bridge legal saga, another victory for Boston

Thursday brought the City of Boston a second legal victory this week in its long-running battle with Quincy over rebuilding Long Island Bridge, a piece of infrastructure many see as a key element in building an addiction recovery campus on the island and alleviating the local opioid epidemic.

Man recalls finding teenage boy dying on a Dorchester street
Chris Sanders was in the living room of his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on Wednesday evening when he heard gunshots. He stepped outside and looked toward adjacent Erie Street — and spotted a teenager collapsed in the street.

Drier and drier: Severe drought area in Massachusetts expands
The rain has been a no-show and the parching persists. The area of Massachusetts experiencing severe drought conditions has expanded south from the northeastern corner of the state, according to the latest report from the US Drought Monitor.

Forecasters warn of possible severe thunderstorms in Western, Central Mass. These photos show the effect of the drought in parts of Massachusetts Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely

Democrats’ new spending deal would be a ‘gamechanger’ for the climate, but not without setbacks

The 725-page bill earmarks $369 billion for climate and clean energy policies and would constitute the largest down payment on climate policy in American history, but would also help the fossil fuel industry.

In a surprise, Baker says taxpayers could receive ‘north of $2.5 billion’ in tax relief under little-known law

With state coffers overflowing, Massachusetts taxpayers could receive billions in tax help under an obscure 36-year-old law, Governor Charlie Baker announced. His office estimated taxpayers could get back roughly 7 percent of the income taxes they paid in 2021.

Baker signs $52.7 billion budget into law

Bringing happy hour back to Mass.? 🤨 A skeptical Charlie Baker is ‘a hard sell’

9,954 confirmed cases and 38 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.
Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

The US is not in a recession. But we’re getting uncomfortably close.

Shakeup at the State Police academy after trainees are ordered to do bear crawl

Kate Price remembers something terrible

An authority on child sex trafficking, she spent decades trying to understand whether the unthinkable happened to her, too.

Read the story Watch the video Event: Join Kate Price and Janelle Nanos for a conversation about this project

Technicians wearing personal protective equipment suits worked inside a molecular laboratory facility set up to test for the monkeypox disease during its inauguration at the King Institute in Chennai on Thursday.

It’s unlikely that you’ll catch monkeypox on the T: Answering questions about the virus

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency. We spoke to experts to find out who’s most at risk, where to get tested, and what else the public needs to know.

Officials confirm 36 new monkeypox cases in Mass.

There may be some value in trading J.D. Martinez, who turns 35 in August and has just nine homers this season.

These hopeless Red Sox should be ready to trade players — but which ones?

The trade deadline is less than a week away, and it seems wildly optimistic to think the Red Sox are headed for the postseason.

Christopher L. Gasper: Chaim Bloom’s balancing act has the Red Sox teetering and toppling over

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

My Turo rental was repossessed with valuable items inside

After Michelle Marshall’s Turo rental got repossessed, the car-sharing company offered her a partial refund. But what about her son’s expensive epilepsy medication? Is Turo responsible for that?

Staycation Nation: How to capture that resort-y vibe — in Cambridge. For real.

Opinion

It's possible for policymakers to embrace the red-hot labor market rather than undermine it.

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

A recession, if we choose

An obsession with tamping down inflation at any cost will hurt low-wage workers the most.

Any prosecution of Donald Trump must be viewed as warranted, above board, and nonpolitical

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Presidents have always been above the law. AG Merrick Garland must change that.

IDEAS | ANA TASIC AND MATJAž KRIVIC

Otherworldly beauty in the balance in the Galapagos of the Middle East

Pike project, Harvard agreement signal big changes ahead for Allston

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

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Trader Joe’s in western Mass becomes first company store to unionize
Employees turned in a 45-31 vote on Thursday to join Trader Joe’s United, an independent bargaining unit not affiliated with a larger labor union.

Patriots defense learns a lesson late in practice on Day 2 of training camp
"You might have won for 59 minutes and 59 seconds, but that last second of the game is what really matters," said veteran safety Adrian Phillips.

A glittering goodbye from Elton John at Gillette Stadium
John kicked off his 2½-hour concert, the first of two Foxborough dates on his farewell tour, with a boisterous rendition of “Benny and the Jets” before diving into a string of hits and deep cuts from his five-decade-plus career.

‘Please do not erase’: A treasured whiteboard at Boston Children’s Hospital has not been touched for 15 years
Preserved for posterity on the 12th floor of a research building, the board captures notes from the former chief of surgery’s transformative cancer research.

A nice chunk of change: Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.1 billion
Feeling lucky? The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to an estimated $1.1 billion, the third largest US lottery jackpot ever.

QUICK BITE

Flavor Boom! puts a global, gourmet spin on fast food
The food here is speedy, ready in about five minutes, and definitely not typical junk food, unless you typically order paprika-drenched octopus at the drive-through.

Cheesesteaks come to High Street Place; Boston Public Market gets a beer truck

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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.

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.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

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.

THE PRICE YOU PAY

Dunkinflation: Even Boston’s go-to breakfast spot has gotten pricier
You’re not imagining things. Your coffee and hash browns cost more than they used to.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

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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

Bringing happy hour back to Mass.? 🤨 A skeptical Charlie Baker is ‘a hard sell’

“They were the precursor of a lot of traffic accidents and, in some cases, fatalities, which is why they were eliminated in the first place,” said Governor Charlie Baker. The state Senate last week passed a bill that would allow any city or town to vote to allow sale of discounted alcohol beverages at bars and restaurants during specific hours.

Midsummer in Providence means Fringe Festival and the Ukulele Armada

Ed Fitzpatrick performs a skit of his encounter with the Mayor of Foster for the Rhode Island Ukulele Armada.

In a surprise, Baker says taxpayers could receive ‘north of $2.5 billion’ in tax relief under little-known law

With state coffers overflowing, Massachusetts taxpayers could receive billions in tax help under an obscure 36-year-old law, Governor Charlie Baker announced. His office estimated taxpayers could get back roughly 7 percent of the income taxes they paid in 2021.

Will the next member of “The Squad” come from Vermont?

Becca Balint is racking up big endorsements and big PAC backing as she seeks to become the first woman to represent Vermont in Congress.

Sports

Commanders owner Dan Snyder began giving his deposition at around 8 a.m. Thursday, and it was still going more than eight hours later.

Commanders owner Dan Snyder testifies before congressional committee

The US House Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating the team’s history of workplace misconduct.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones had the last laugh Thursday, throwing a touchdown pass on the final play of practice.

Patriots defense learns a lesson late in practice on Day 2 of training camp

"You might have won for 59 minutes and 59 seconds, but that last second of the game is what really matters," said veteran safety Adrian Phillips.

Jeter Downs was a key prospect acquired in the Mookie Betts trade with the Dodgers but has looked overmatched at the plate this season.

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How well has Chaim Bloom done in trading for prospects and depth players?

In 12 trades, Bloom has acquired 21 players who started out in the minors here, and so far only Nick Pivetta has been a consistent major league contributor.

christopher l. gasper

Chaim Bloom’s balancing act has the Red Sox teetering and toppling over

Guardians at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 100: Guardians at Red Sox lineups and notes

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Patriots training camp report: Red zone is the place to be

Business

The US is not in a recession. But we’re getting uncomfortably close.

The economy shrank for a second straight quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Trader Joe’s workers in Hadley, Mass. vote to unionize

The union’s victory at the Hadley store follows a wave of successful union drives this year at high-profile employers that have long evaded unionization, such as Starbucks, Amazon, Apple, and REI.

Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week

Trader Joe’s in western Mass becomes first company store to unionize

magazine

An in-camera double-exposure photograph of Kate Price overlaid with the woods of a Pennsylvania rest area, where she remembers being taken as a child.

Kate Price remembers something terrible

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.

Spanish tortilla with roasted red peppers

Recipes: Pull together a tasty dinner of Spanish favorites

metro

Brandi Carlile introduces Joni Mitchell for a special Joni Jam at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24.

Why Joni Mitchell’s return at the Newport Folk Festival mattered to so many of us

Here’s what 36 transportation-focused groups want R.I. gubernatorial hopefuls to do

In the Long Island Bridge legal saga, another victory for Boston

sports

With a two-year contract extension just signed, Davon Godchaux had reason to smile at practice Thursday.

Extension in hand, Patriots’ Davon Godchaux out to show he is one of the best defensive linemen in the league

Worcester Red Sox to wear Black Panther uniforms on Aug. 7

Striker Jozy Altidore is leaving the Revolution to join Mexican team Puebla

business

Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler.

Cambridge software developer slashes expenses amid sales slowdown

Congress approves bill to aid computer chip firms, counter China

Hadley Trader Joe’s becomes first of grocery store’s locations to vote to unionize

politics

President Biden during a virtual meeting with business leaders to discuss the CHIPS Act, at the White House in Washington on Monday, July 25.

Congress approves bill to aid computer chip firms, counter China

After Biden COVID recovery, admin launches new booster push

Under fire, US officials say monkeypox outbreak can still be controlled and eliminated

Nation

In this aerial view the bed of the Woodhead reservoir can be seen as Summer water levels become reduced on July 21, 2022 in Glossop, England.

Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely

House passes bill to subsidize US-made semiconductor chips in win for Biden

Charts: Who has been vaccinated in Massachusetts, and how many doses has the state received?

World

Valentyna, 75, carried buckets of water towards her destroyed home in the village of Moshchun, in the Kyiv region, on Thursday, amid Russian military shelling.

Russia attacks Kyiv area for the first time in weeks

Crops ‘stored everywhere’: Ukraine’s harvest piles up

Iran ramps up drone exports, signaling global ambitions

opinion

Just 16 of the hundreds of moths that alit upon the author's porch this week.

Leave the light on for them

How Biden can act immediately on climate change

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

lifestyle

Years later, I’m still curious about his divorce

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

food & dining

Spicy chicken karahi at Flavor Boom!

Flavor Boom! puts a global, gourmet spin on fast food

Cheesesteaks come to High Street Place; Boston Public Market gets a beer truck

Something new for travelers is popping up all over

travel

See "the world’s largest rubber duck,” according to organizers of Michigan’s 2022 Fest of Sail, running Aug. 12-14 on the shores of Lake Superior in Marquette. Mama Duck (pictured here) weighs 31,500 pounds and measures 61 feet high, 69 feet wide, and 79 feet long.

Art in Brattleboro, music and laughter in Portland, and the world’s largest rubber duck in Michigan

My Turo rental was repossessed with valuable items inside

Pedaling his message: Conn. cyclist is riding 10,000 miles to raise awareness about distracted driving

Arts

Artist Hunt Slonem poses for a portrait in the music room of his Great Barrington estate.

For artist Hunt Slonem, an estate is ‘a grand, unfolding work’

When Andrew Wyeth imagined — and rendered — his own funeral

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

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

From left, Chip (voiced by Diego Luna), PB (Vanessa Bayer), Krypto (Dwayne Johnson), Ace (Kevin Hart), and Merton (Natasha Lyonne) in "DC League of Super-Pets."

‘DC League of Super-Pets’: when (guinea) pigs fly

Woods Hole Film Festival spotlights films on science and social justice

Where were you in ’82?

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

Brandi Carlile introduces Joni Mitchell for a special Joni Jam at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24.

Why Joni Mitchell’s return at the Newport Folk Festival mattered to so many of us

A glittering goodbye from Elton John at Gillette Stadium

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

Theater/Dance

Taylor Stanley in "Redness," choreographed by Shamel Pitts, performed in "Dichotomous Being: An Evening of Taylor Stanley."

Ballet star Taylor Stanley explores new territory at Jacob’s Pillow

The new Boston Tap Party brings four days of fancy footwork to town

Julianne Boyd is departing Barrington Stage to the strains of ‘A Little Night Music’

globe local

WS Development is planning to turn a long-vacant movie theater on Route 9 in Chestnut Hill into shops, restaurants, gathering spaces, and offices.

New life for an old cinema: Developer plans to turn former Chestnut Hill theater into restaurants, shops, gathering spaces

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

Obituaries

Actor and presenter Bernard Cribbins, reads an excerpt from Winnie the Pooh after he received the annual J M Barrie Award for a lifetime of unforgettable work for children on stage, film, television and record, at the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in central London, on Nov. 13, 2014.

Bernard Cribbins, British actor known for ‘Doctor Who,’ is dead at 93

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