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Trump re-emerges in Mass. governor’s race with pre-primary ‘tele-rally’ for GOP hopeful Geoff Diehl

Diehl, a former state representative, has trumpeted former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.

Trump’s legal jab left him open to Justice Department strike

Larry Edelman

‘Quiet quitting’ is a serious threat to our way of life. Just ask Arianna Huffington.
With worker productivity slipping and a near-record number of unfilled jobs, the economy can ill afford a tsunami of slacking.

Wellesley High volunteer lacrosse coach charged with possession of child pornography

Ryan Cook, 44, of Wellesley, was arraigned Wednesday in Dedham District Court, where a not guilty plea was entered for him, legal filings show. Bail was set at $10,000 cash.

Experts say COVID-19 won’t hit as hard this fall, but remain wary of the possible rise of a new variant

COVID-19 will make a comeback this fall and winter, but it’s not expected to hit as hard as it did in the devastating surges that happened during the colder months of the last two years, experts said this week.

Boston’s college students are back. The pandemic measures are not.
Boston’s colleges and universities have, by-and-large, scrapped surveillance testing and mask mandates and done away with isolation housing.

Zipcar usage spikes during moving week

Kamala Harris to make Labor Day trip to Boston

The vice president will attend the city's annual breakfast marking the holiday with union leaders and other politicians.

Biden to address threats to democracy in Philadelphia speech

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle near Jackson Square, police say

A photo of Louise Harrison and her son, Beatle George Harrison, at their home in suburban Liverpool, and the same living room today. The house is now available to rent as an Airbnb.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A New Hampshire Beatles fan bought George Harrison’s childhood home. Now you can hang out in the room where the Fab Four once jammed.

The 963-square-foot house where Harrison lived from 1950 to 1962 became an Airbnb earlier this year. I had to go. Did I get misty-eyed? Only the snapshot of young George on the mantle knows for sure.

The moon shines through the Wheel of Liverpool, overlooking the River Mersey.

Hey, day-trippers, there’s more to Liverpool than The Beatles

The vibrant, friendly port city offers activities beyond a stroll down Penny Lane and a night at the Cavern Club.

If the LIV golf series is an attempt at Saudi ‘sportswashing,’ it isn’t working
Rather than distracting from Saudi Arabia's track record on human rights, the controversial sports venture is bringing even more attention to it.

LIV vs. PGA is a heavyweight battle for the soul of golf Your guide to the LIV Golf Invitational Boston

Boston City Council meeting turns chaotic in wake of sexual assault allegations against Arroyo
Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo on Wednesday made his first public appearance since major backers withdrew their support of his candidacy for Suffolk district attorney at a contentious City Council meeting.

Woman who accused Arroyo of sexual assault breaks silence: ‘The lies. ... It makes me sick’

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden (left) and Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo at a debate early in August.

A sad and spreading mess

Best of luck to the good people of Suffolk County, who were faced with two way-less-than-stellar choices for the top prosecutor’s job even before the Globe reported on high-school allegations of sexual assault against one of them.

Vanessa Kahn, 26, of Peabody, took a selfie in the water after finding Laura Hernandez's phone on the ocean floor.

A paddleboarder lost her phone in the ocean. A scuba diver on her first ocean dive found it the next day.

Laura Hernandez, 29, was paddleboarding at Back Beach in Rockport when she fell into the water with a splash. Moments later, she realized her iPhone was gone.

Brady Olson has had to scrap all summer to keep his place as UMass' starting quarterback.

College Football

With Don Brown’s focus firmly on the future, can UMass football right the ship?

UMass, which opens the season on Saturday at Tulane, has known little but struggle since jumping to FBS in 2012. They've brought back a coach that knows nothing but success in Amherst.

Seven youth hockey players came forward in 2019 charging that they were mistreated by Carl Gray (above), founder of the Assabet Valley girls' program in Concord.

USA Hockey faults Mass Hockey for its handling of abuse complaints in Assabet program

The national governing body said the Massachusetts organization "failed to take action" on reports of the mistreatment of players, largely by former coach Carl Gray.

Former Assabet hockey player recounts alleged sexual relationship with coach

Opinion

“My ovaries, like me, are only 37, still working hard to regulate my mood, metabolism, and sleep cycle. I’d like to hang on to them for as long as possible.”

IDEAS | MARISSA CONRAD

The medical gamble of my life

A genetic mutation predisposes me to ovarian cancer. Rather than have my ovaries removed, I opted for a less-invasive procedure that, if it proves effective, will revolutionize cancer prevention. It’s a big if.

Health misinformation is making us sick

Ricardo Arroyo should quit DA race. If he doesn’t, support Kevin Hayden.

With Ricardo Arroyo and the women who backed him, the #MeToo fever has broken

IDEAS | Alaina D. Boyle & Jennie C. Stephens

Higher education needs a new mission. How about climate justice?

The Talk | Nick Martin

The Talk: A dual reality for Native kids
This unprecedented moment of representation exists in the same reality wherein you still go to a nontribal school and have to sit in a classroom and listen to social studies teachers turn our genocide into a “necessary” evil of progress — if it’s framed as an evil at all.

Orange Line shutdown

‘It was helplessly funny’: Amid frustrating Orange Line shutdown, some shuttle drivers provide positivity
From telling jokes to playing music over the speakers, some riders have been praising the upbeat attitudes of the shuttle bus drivers who have come to Boston during the Orange Line shutdown.

Orange Line work on schedule, 37 percent complete as governor tours State Street station
Governor Charlie Baker toured State Street station on Sunday to get a better picture of the progress on the Orange Line.

During first week of Orange Line shutdown, officials highlight obstacles cyclists often face
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Cambridge City Councilor Alanna Mallon took to Twitter this week to highlight common safety issues cyclists face.

Your guide to the MBTA’s Orange Line shutdown
The Orange Line is shut down until the morning of Sept. 19. Find shuttle bus routes, schedules, and guides to navigate Boston.

Pick your stops: Find an alternative Orange Line route

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150 years of The Boston Globe

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Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk buys Watertown biotech Forma for $1.1b
The local company is developing drugs to treat rare blood diseases and cancers.

California power grid faces fresh test as heat wave intensifies
California faces another bruising test of its power grid Thursday as a heat wave smothering the region builds, driving temperatures to dangerous levels.

Rachael Rollins faces ethics probe for attending Democratic fund-raiser
A federal watchdog agency is investigating whether US Attorney Rachael Rollins violated an ethics law when she appeared at a Democratic fundraiser in July to greet First Lady Jill Biden, according to an email reviewed by the Globe.

Driver charged with striking state trooper with car in Westford; captured after fleeing traffic stop

A 34-year-old man was arrested after hitting a State Police trooper with his car in WestfordCQ after he fled a traffic stop early Thursday morning, police said.

Drought situation in Mass. slightly better this week

The drought data in Massachusetts improved slightly Thursday, with 93.98 percent of the state under either severe or extreme drought, down from 96.08 percent last week, according to the US Drought Monitor.

Boston police investigating fatal shootings in Dorchester and Roxbury
Two people were killed in separate shootings Wednesday in Roxbury and Dorchester, and police are searching for the assailants.

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The Red Line.

After blistering report from federal inspectors, MBTA has its work cut out for it

The Federal Transit Administration ordered the T to staff up, improve communication with frontline workers, and bolster safety checks, among dozens of required actions.

Here are the 24 findings the FTA made in its scathing report on the T

‘It’s been strange.’ The Massachusetts primary election is unprecedented and subdued all at once.
A bizarre and mostly sleepy state primary is inching toward a close in Massachusetts, where nearly every constitutional office is up for grabs, yet large swaths of the electorate remain undecided, or unenthused, and without choices in races for some of the state’s most consequential offices.

This was supposed to be the summer Maine tourism returned to normal. Instead, ‘this year has been the toughest.’
The season has been busy, but also unsettling. Hospitality businesses and tourists have had to contend with high prices, labor shortages, and fears of a recession. There’s a sense that COVID may have changed Maine permanently.

‘The race that eclipsed everything.’ In low-key Mass. primary season, Democratic AG contest ending with fireworks
Quentin Palfrey's exit leaves a tight two-person primary race between former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell and prominent labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A booth at the Vineyard Artisans Festival's Labor Day Weekend Festival.

9 ways to enjoy your Labor Day weekend

A collage of artists coming to Boston-area venues in September. Clockwise from top left: Van Morrison, Diana Ross, My Chemical Romance, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruno Mars, and the Wu-Tang Clan.

One month, so many concerts

In this 2015 file photo, Kimon Kirk performs at Lizard Lounge in Cambridge.

Lizard Lounge announces a reopening date, 30 months after COVID shut it down

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the BSO in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

Michael Tilson Thomas closes Tanglewood on a triumphant note

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Mikhail Gorbachev hosted a press conference in 1992 at the Gorbachev Foundation in Moscow.

Mikhail Gorbachev, a too-trusting statesman

A parnassia miner bee and the fen grass-of-Parnassus flower heed nature's call. Watching them inspires meditative focus.

IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

Fixing my gaze on a duplicitous flower — rather than on life’s distractions

Pedestrians walked past the New York Stock Exchange on July 8.

Sweet lands of liberty

Serena Williams, reacted after defeating Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships on Aug. 29.

The unstoppable grace of Serena Williams

A voter filled out his ballot at the early voting location at North Quincy High School in Quincy on Aug. 27.

Thoughts and murmurs in the run-up to primary day

IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

How the MBTA went off the rails

Metro

Drought situation in Mass. slightly better this week

The drought data in Massachusetts improved slightly Thursday, with 93.98 percent of the state under either severe or extreme drought, down from 96.08 percent last week, according to the US Drought Monitor.

A paddleboarder lost her phone in the ocean. A scuba diver on her first ocean dive found it the next day.

Laura Hernandez, 29, was paddleboarding at Back Beach in Rockport when she fell into the water with a splash. Moments later, she realized her iPhone was gone.

Trump re-emerges in Mass. governor’s race with pre-primary ‘tele-rally’ for GOP hopeful Geoff Diehl

Diehl, a former state representative, has trumpeted former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.

Draft report issued, public meetings set on environmental impact of R.I. wind farm project

The 2,386-page report issued this week — and the public comments it generates — will help shape what would be, if approved, the first large-scale wind project to power Rhode Island.

Sports

Golfers practiced Wednesday in preparation for this weekend's LIV event at The International in Bolton.

If the LIV golf series is an attempt at Saudi ‘sportswashing,’ it isn’t working

Rather than distracting from Saudi Arabia's track record on human rights, the controversial sports venture is bringing even more attention to it.

Brady Olson has had to scrap all summer to keep his place as UMass' starting quarterback.

College Football

With Don Brown’s focus firmly on the future, can UMass football right the ship?

UMass, which opens the season on Saturday at Tulane, has known little but struggle since jumping to FBS in 2012. They've brought back a coach that knows nothing but success in Amherst.

Bryan Mata (shown in spring training 2020) made his Triple A debut Tuesday, throwing 40 of 72 pitches for strikes in three innings.

Fully recovered from Tommy John, Bryan Mata is rising through Red Sox system again

The 23-year-old righthander is now at Worcester after a dominant stretch for Portland, and he is brimming with confidence.

college football

Top storylines in local college football, from Harvard to Holy Cross (and everywhere in between)

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

Game 132: Rangers at Red Sox lineups and notes

A different format, massive payouts, and controversy galore: Here’s a guide to the LIV Golf Invitational Boston

Business

Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk buys Watertown biotech Forma for $1.1b

The local company is developing drugs to treat rare blood diseases and cancers.

Boston Internet firm Starry qualifies for $270 million in subsidies

The wireless Internet company won approval from federal regulators to provide subsidized service to consumers in eight states.

Zipcar usage spikes during moving week

Twitter finally launches an edit button — but only for paying subscribers

magazine

On Sept. 10, help raise money for the Jimmy Fund at Blooms, Brews & BBQ at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Aug. 29-Sept. 11

After a whale crashed on top of my kayak, I set out to learn how they communicate

15 treats from Boston restaurants that taste as good as they look, for $20 or less

Summer Tomato Tian

Recipes: Summer tomatoes stand out in these side and salad dishes

metro

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee.

The betting odds on the Rhode Island governor’s race

MetroWest: A region with prosperity and inequity

‘It’s been strange.’ The Massachusetts primary election is unprecedented and subdued all at once.

sports

Golfers Harold Varner lll (left), James Piot, Bubba Watson, Hudson Swafford, and Turk Pettit pose for a photo ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational Boston at Bolton International, which begins Friday.

LIV vs. PGA is a heavyweight battle for the soul of golf

Serena Williams defeats Anett Kontaveit, keeps rolling at US Open

Candace Parker scores 22 points as Sky top Sun to tie their WNBA playoff series

business

The U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C.

US jobless claims decline for a third week to a two-month low

Job growth slowed in August

Bed Bath & Beyond gets rescue loan and says it will close 150 stores

politics

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a roundtable in Dorchester on Aug. 4 at IBEW Local 103 with Massachusetts lawmakers to discuss the fight to protect reproductive rights.

Kamala Harris to make Labor Day trip to Boston

Judge to hear arguments on whether to appoint outside expert to review records seized from Mar-a-Lago

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska House special election, defeating Republican Sarah Palin

Nation

A new booster shot reformulated to protect against the Omicron variant is key to how the country will do as COVID-19 makes a comeback this fall and winter, experts said. The shot is close to receiving approval from the federal government and could be available in days.

Experts say COVID-19 won’t hit as hard this fall, but remain wary of the possible rise of a new variant

California power grid faces fresh test as heat wave intensifies

Biden to address threats to democracy in Philadelphia speech

World

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, walks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 31.

UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant despite fighting

Former Malaysian first lady guilty a week after Najib jailed

IMF agrees to provide crisis-hit Sri Lanka $2.9 billion

opinion

A parnassia miner bee and the fen grass-of-Parnassus flower heed nature's call. Watching them inspires meditative focus.

Fixing my gaze on a duplicitous flower — rather than on life’s distractions

We need to stop whining and figure out how to fix the broke and broken T

Mikhail Gorbachev, a too-trusting statesman

lifestyle

How a 12-hour walk can change your life

As gossip about Tom Brady’s 11-day absence continues, one peculiar explanation keeps cropping up

No one asks me out

food & dining

Greek fast-casual spot Saloniki will expand in Back Bay and Beacon Hill.

Cocktails are the mane attraction at the retro-themed Wig Shop; hunt big game on Beacon Hill

This was supposed to be the summer Maine tourism returned to normal. Instead, ‘this year has been the toughest.’

Cheap eats in R.I.: Where to dine for $15 or less

travel

Santa Monica beach vendor

A Southern California road trip in the summer? I surprised even myself.

Dancing in the street in Cambridge, saying cheese in Maine, and extending the summer in Bermuda

A New Hampshire Beatles fan bought George Harrison’s childhood home. Now you can hang out in the room where the Fab Four once jammed.

Arts

Amy Heller, "Horseshoes vs Skates," LED mixed-media cyanotype on silk, in "Out of the Blue" at PAAM.

Tangled up in blue at Provincetown Art Association and Museum

At the MFA, the liveliness of ‘Stillness’

Zainab Sumu’s fibers of being

Books

Gabino Iglesias is a writer, journalist, professor, and literary critic living in Austin.

Gabino Iglesias and reading for the ‘controlled chaos’ of scary books

Transcending the mundane in “Rabbit Hutch”

Retelling the story of the first superstar in ‘Path Lit by Lightning’

Movies

The Luna Theater at Mill No. 5 in Lowell is one of more than 20 area movie theaters participating in National Cinema Day.

Coming soon: $3 tickets for National Cinema Day

‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul’ ministers to the faithful

Game, set, ‘McEnroe’

Television

Owain Arthur in a scene from "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is epically OK

‘Sopranos’ convention on tap for December in Los Angeles

Alyssa Limperis on ‘No Bad Days,’ losing her dad, and the things that make Rhode Island great

music

A collage of artists coming to Boston-area venues in September. Clockwise from top left: Van Morrison, Diana Ross, My Chemical Romance, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruno Mars, and the Wu-Tang Clan.

One month, so many concerts

After a close call, Rhode Island’s Rhythm & Roots Festival is back for another year

Just call her Dr. Joni Mitchell

Theater/Dance

Wesley Jones (seated) and Francis Jue in "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" at Signature Theatre.

In Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,’ the voices of a shattered city

Jacob’s Pillow festival closes with mighty Miami City Ballet

A Broadway detour brings ‘Sing Street’ to the Huntington

globe local

MetroWest residents attending a job and resource fair at South Middlesex Opportunity Council, in Framingham.

MetroWest: A region with prosperity and inequity

Turning a botanic garden into an enchanted forest

Will Massachusetts benefit from sports betting?

Obituaries

Mr. Thomas build a pennant-winning team through trades and free agents for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Lee Thomas, former Sox player, architect of the 1993 Phillies, dies at 86

Uma Pemmaraju remembered as a pioneering Indian American in Boston’s TV news and on Fox

‘Triangle of Sadness’ actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32