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In nod to JFK, Biden returns to Boston to relaunch cancer moonshot initiative

President Biden will deliver a speech on the initiative at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library 60 years to the day of President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 moonshot address.

Mass. business, political leaders ramp up efforts to win new federal health HQ

Many of the state’s top business and political leaders are launching a charm offensive to win the headquarters for a new federal biomedical research agency.

‘I might not ride for a while:’ Sparks, smoke, explosions cause Green Line riders to flee MBTA Park Street station

The sparks and explosions were due to an electrical wire falling on the tracks at Park Street, according to MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo. Repairs were completed and train service resumed in the evening.
Train fire at Somerville MBTA facility likely caused by careless disposal of smoking materials

After redrawn districts, far more candidates of color are poised to join State House ranks
“When we take the oath of office in January, that session will have more people of color than any other session in the history of the commonwealth. And that didn’t happen by accident,” said one top House lawmaker.

Charles pledges to follow queen’s example of selfless duty
King Charles III pledged Monday to follow his late mother’s example of “selfless duty” as he addressed lawmakers from both houses of parliament in London before he was to fly to Edinburgh to be with the late queen’s coffin as it lies at rest in the Scottish capital.

Chaos and trauma: This is what it's like to be a nurse right now

Even as the threat of COVID recedes, nurses face multiple crises.

At an old mill in Littleton, gun dealers openly defy Maura Healey’s assault weapon decrees

A former elastic mill northwest of Boston hosts the most federally licensed gun manufacturers and dealers in the country. It's place where you can find almost anything from pistols to World War I antiques — and, especially, all manner of ways around the state’s gun laws.

The middle school boys thought their teacher was a ‘creep.’ So they tracked how he treated the girls.

A “pedo database” where some Davisville Middle School students documented how their teacher harassed girls in their class is now part of an investigation into the North Kingstown teacher.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Smoothing the way for more marijuana shops

Mayor Michelle Wu is on the right track: Get the zoning board out of Boston’s marijuana licensing process.
Rachel G. Bratt

The hitch? That small print in SUN mortgage documents.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Personal wealth doesn’t guarantee a wealth of votes
JEFF JACOBY

Congress sued to block Trump’s illegal spending. Now it should sue to block Biden’s.
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Education | Kimi Waite
The great resisters of Japanese American history have a powerful story to tell
History shows us Asian Americans have consistently engaged in resistance against injustices by challenging systemic racism as far back as 1879, but ongoing anti-critical race theory campaigns and backlash from the far right demonstrate the struggle for an antiracist education continues.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.
Spotlight investigation

Part 1
A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau Video: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. Baribeau
Part 2

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

Red Sox 1, Orioles 0
‘It was like playing a video game:’ How Rich Hill and the Red Sox bullpen made a single run hold up
Rich Hill threw five scoreless innings and four relievers closed things out in low-scoring affair.

‘Remember the loved ones that we lost’: Tributes paid to Mass. residents who died on Sept. 11, 2001
“Behind every name is a unique person that was taken far too soon, and a family forever changed with their loss,” said Karin Charles, whose husband Kenneth Albert Zelman died on 9/11.

Brookline officials to vote on settlements for two police employees who allege sexual harassment
The vote comes as investigators hired by the town issued an independent report Friday on their probe of Chief Ashley Alexander Gonzalez, who has been on paid leave.

Ukraine keeps initiative, claims it reached Russian border

Ukraine kept the counteroffensive momentum in its war against Russia going Monday, saying it liberated one village after another and claiming that in one region it pushed the invaders back right up to the border.

A red-hot romp from the Chili Peppers at Fenway Park
The Red Hot Chili Peppers played a muscular headlining set, preceded by Thundercat's space jazz and funk and St. Vincent's savvy pop.

TECH LAB

Organ transplant startup thinks inside the box

Cambridge-based Paragonix Technologies' system for transporting donor hearts has been used in more than 2,000 heart transplant cases in the US and Europe.

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Globe Magazine

Six perfect New England towns for a fall getaway

From breathtaking views and foliage to charming seacoasts and Main Streets, these regional gems are great places to have a classic autumn experience.

‘The Next Boston’: Globe Summit returns with a focus on the future
The Boston Globe’s three-day virtual conference starting Sept. 14 will feature some of the country’s most acclaimed and influential minds as well as stars such as Red Sox hall-of-famer David Ortiz and actor Sam Waterston.

Boston’s most valuable biotech? It’s not who you might expect.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ market valuation has reached $75 billion, thanks to its drug sales for cystic fibrosis and plans to expand into other diseases.

A $2 taxi fare dispute in 2013 turns into two days in jail, all due to a government typo
Nine years later, a $2 dispute came crashing back into Angus R. McCoubrey's life in truly bizarre fashion, leaving him bewildered, in swim trunks, T-shirt, and flip flops, handcuffed in a police cruiser on Martha's Vineyard.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Who’ll win at the Emmys, who should, and who’s owed an apology

Public art triennial announced for Boston

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss raise the roof, as promised

A rollicking drive down ‘Sing Street’ at the Huntington

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

EDITORIAL

Marriage equality cries out for protection
Renée Loth

A redo for the Hurley building
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The queen we couldn’t stop watching is dead. The monarchy should be next.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Latino political power grows at the Massachusetts State House
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The skies, and TSA, still aren’t friendly to those with Black hairstyles
IDEAS | LASHYRA NOLEN

Woke medicine doesn’t mean worse medicine

Metro

Waltham biotech Pretzel Therapeutics launches with $72.5m

The company is developing gene-editing therapies and drugs for diseases caused by broken mitochondria, the energy source for cells.
FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Three innovators in food and dining making a difference in Rhode Island

Food entrepreneurs in Rhode Island are rethinking how the dining scene nourishes us.
INNOVATORS Q&A

New England leader looks to a workforce free of adverse social norms that impact women, girls

Hilina D. Ajakaiye is the founder and executive director of R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference, a nonpartisan nonprofit in Providence that connects women across industries.

‘Food Flirts’ cohost Sheila Brass, cookbooks scholar and baker, dies at 85

"We reinvent ourselves," Ms. Brass said of her journey from fashion designer to author and TV food show cohost.

Sports

Christopher L. Gasper

This loss will only add to the scrutiny of the Patriots’ key assistant coaches

The problem is not whether Joe Judge or Matt Patricia can call the plays, but the performance of the position groups they oversee.
Chad Finn | Unconventional review

All signs from the Patriots’ offense are just discouraging after opening loss to Dolphins

The performance was one big, annoying flashback to training camp and the preseason.
Buccaneers 19, Cowboys 3

Tom Brady still has not lost to the Cowboys, but a bigger loss for Dallas is quarterback Dak Prescott

Prescott injured his throwing hand, he'll need surgery, and he will be out multiple weeks.
Dan Shaughnessy

It probably could not have gone worse in the opener for the Patriots, so blame Bill Belichick
NFL NOTEBOOK

Kicking miscues a recurring theme on NFL season’s opening Sunday
US Open

Carlos Alcaraz claims US Open title and No. 1 ranking

Business

Waltham biotech Pretzel Therapeutics launches with $72.5m

The company is developing gene-editing therapies and drugs for diseases caused by broken mitochondria, the energy source for cells.

Mass. business, political leaders ramp up efforts to win new federal health HQ

Many of the state’s top business and political leaders are launching a charm offensive to win the headquarters for a new federal biomedical research agency.

Social Democrats and populists do well in Swedish vote: exit poll

Inside Warren’s and Pressley’s decade-long push for student debt relief
magazine
Fall travel

Six perfect New England towns for a fall getaway
LOVE LETTERS

I’m leaving for college; he’s starting work. Can our love endure?
PERSPECTIVE

However you become a parent, caring for a baby dramatically changes your brain

COOKING

Recipes: Chocolate and cocoa powder combine for intensely rich desserts

metro

‘Remember the loved ones that we lost’: Tributes paid to Mass. residents who died on Sept. 11, 2001

Comment on this story: Voices from the front lines

Boston’s Cardinal Seán O’Malley memorializes Queen Elizabeth II, ‘a woman of faith’

sports

‘It was like playing a video game:’ How Rich Hill and the Red Sox bullpen made a single run hold up

Analysis: Inside the two big plays and other assorted mistakes that led to the Patriots’ loss

Results aren’t there yet, but Triston Casas is impressing Red Sox with his approach at the plate

business

Staff shortages, growing demand spur long wait lists for after-school care

Yellen says no strong labor market in long run if inflation high

Organ transplant startup thinks inside the box

politics

In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing ‘moonshot’ to fight cancer

Fighting bogus claims a growing priority in election offices

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

Nation

Closing arguments set for R. Kelly trial on fixing charges

Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case

Americans give health care system failing mark, new poll shows

World

Charles pledges to follow queen’s example of selfless duty

Ukraine keeps initiative, claims it reached Russian border

New Zealand PM says no republic plan following queen’s death

opinion

Don’t blame student loan debt on the few schools with large endowments

Fostering the next generation of climate stewards

In N.H., it’s live Free State or leave — that’s libertarianism?

lifestyle

After moving in together, there’s less sex

How do you get over a bad breakup?

In West Concord, Barefoot Books celebrates 30 years of diversity, inclusion, and fearless reading for kids

food & dining

Three innovators in food and dining making a difference in Rhode Island

Northern Spy hosts a fermented feast; Urban Hearth pops up in the Fenway

After years of redevelopment rumors, The Middle East in Cambridge may become a hotel

travel

In fall, Key West serves up inspiration and rejuvenation — without the crowds

Following in Georgia O’Keeffe’s footsteps

High-end cruising in Arctic Canada, a device that breaks language barriers, and a gym for on the road

Arts

MFA examines Life magazine’s portrait of America with a critical eye

Chelsea, then and now, in black and white

In Provincetown show, Kurt Reynolds sculpts stories out of objects

Books

Boston Book Festival returns with an in-person array of events

ICYMI: Merriam-Webster adds ‘lewk,’ ‘yeet,’ and ‘side hustle’ to the dictionary

An exercise in memory in ‘Lessons’

Movies

90-plus movies to be pumped about this fall

‘The Story of Film: A New Generation’ looks at 80 films from the past decade

In the new ‘Pinocchio,’ on Disney+, the nose knows

Television

For many of us, ‘The Crown’ is how we got to know the queen

What the future holds: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ to end, yet go on

20 TV shows to watch while chilling out this fall

music

A red-hot romp from the Chili Peppers at Fenway Park

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss raise the roof, as promised

At the Wang, a delightfully off-script Diana Ross

Theater/Dance

Catholic conservatives who grapple with culture, faith, and politics are people ‘Heroes’ playwright Will Arbery knows well

A rollicking drive down ‘Sing Street’ at the Huntington

In a riveting ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,′ a disparate community speaks its truths

globe local

‘The jewel of our city’

The Argument: Should the state expand the potential use of dangerousness hearings?

Creating gardens for pollinators — and people

Obituaries

‘Food Flirts’ cohost Sheila Brass, cookbooks scholar and baker, dies at 85

Anthony Varvaro, a former pitcher who became a police officer, dies in car crash

James Stewart Polshek, quiet giant of modern architecture, dies at 92