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On abortion, NH Republican Senate challenger has a message: ‘Get over it’

Don Bolduc, the Republican nominee for senate in New Hampshire, told Maggie Hassan, the Democratic incumbent, to "Get over it" with her focus on abortion rights, prompting a strong response from Democrats and other groups.

After ‘no comment’ sparked controversy, Diehl will accept results of the November election, campaign says

THE FINE PRINT
AG sues car dealership for overcharging Black and Hispanic customers for add-ons
Jaffarian Volvo Toyota, a Haverhill auto dealership, uses “unfair, deceptive and discriminatory” pricing practices when it sells “add-on” products, such as prepaid car repair and remote starters, to Black and Hispanic customers, according to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Maura Healey last week.

RI Crime

‘Severely decomposed’ bodies found in former Woonsocket mayor’s home

Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas Oates described the two victims as an “elderly male and female,” but did not say if former mayor Susan Menard was one of the victims

Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, to be released, conviction tossed
A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”

‘I call malarkey.’ Biden says COVID-19 pandemic is ‘over.’ But some experts say not so fast.

The president's comments Sunday came as the United States is still seeing a seven-day average of 391 COVID-19 deaths and 60,831 cases per day as of mid-September from the disease that swept into the country in 2020.

Former MBTA inspector, once a highest earner, to stand trial for sexual assault threat

Suffolk Downs apartments land $150M construction loan

Suffolk Downs spans 161 acres in Revere and Boston and has more than 16 million square feet planned, including about 10,000 housing units.

At Clinton Foundation summit, Governor Baker is a rare Republican voice on climate

As Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker enters the home stretch of his term in office, some observers say his achievements on climate change rival that of states considered leaders, like New York and California.
Larry Edelman

‘He is going to have to battle his ghosts’: Charles takes over the family business

At 73, he becomes CEO of the royal family’s $28 billion business at an age when most leaders have already stepped down.
Photos: A last goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II

Hispanic Heritage Month

Growing up as a Black Latina on the North Shore, I searched for role models who looked like me
The power of my mother’s example carried me forward.

Visiting Guatemala, my parents’ homeland, transported me to my childhood memories I’m a multilingual singer-songwriter who grew up among wanderers. Here’s why I call Boston home. Read more Hispanic Heritage Month stories

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

From festivals and films to art and music, here are some ways to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

Marty Walsh in 2024?

Heading off an imminent rail strike raises Walsh’s profile as a working-class hero at a time when Democrats are fighting the perception they represent the party of elites and could set him up as a potential running mate in the 2024 election.
JEFF JACOBY

Lindsey Graham’s bait and switch
José Ignacio Hernández G.

Four ideas to ease the Venezuelan migrant crisis
MARCELA GARCÍA

The immigrants who were already on Martha’s Vineyard
Alma Adams

DeSantis and Abbott are using tactics straight out of the Jim Crow playbook

CULTURE | KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR
Books have power; it’s no surprise the powerful want to control them
The Emancipator looks at the history of book banning, from the burning of the nation’s first Black bookstore in 1800's New York City, to author Toni Morrison's books being taken off school shelves, to kick off this year's Banned Books Week.

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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 N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements
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

BILLS 41, TITANS 7
Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs put on a show as Bills thrash Titans to improve to 2-0
Josh Allen topped 300 yards passing for the 15th time of his career, completing 26 of 38 attempts for 317 yards and four touchdowns.

Jalen Hurts reaches new heights as Eagles paste Vikings, 24-7

Trump was warned late last year of potential legal peril over documents
A onetime White House lawyer warned former president Trump in late 2021 of possible legal liability if he did not return government materials, according to reports.

Trump rally plays music resembling QAnon song, and crowds react

US SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court shouldn’t be ‘inserting itself into every hot-button issue in America,’ Justice Kagan says
Speaking at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said a court does best “when it doesn’t allow personal political views, personal policy views to affect or infect its judging."

Former BPDA chief Brian Golden steps over to law firm
Golden was the longest-serving BPDA director in the agency’s history until his departure in May.

Mother, daughter arrested after trying to enter Excel High School and confront student, officials say

Boston police arrested a 31-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter after they allegedly tried to force their way into Excel High School in South Boston on Friday to confront a student who they claimed had spit on the daughter, according to the Suffolk district attorney's office.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Air passengers could see sweeping reforms and easier refunds. Consumer advocates and lawmakers say that’s still not enough.
Under a new proposal, the US could soon clearly spell out the circumstances under which passengers are entitled to compensation from airlines.

Recommended reads

‘I have no idea what any of these even mean’: Massachusetts clerks are getting bombarded with conspiracy-fueled records requests about the 2020 election

The problem has become so pervasive it’s caught the attention of Secretary of State William F. Galvin, whose office has contacted the attorney general.

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP
New Hampshire keeps patients in the dark about their doctors’ malpractice, disciplinary records
Patients and families in New Hampshire have no reliable way to learn crucial information about a doctor because the state’s medical board is one of the least transparent in the nation.

Spotlight: A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

For her first new restaurant in more than a decade, chef Barbara Lynch looks homeward
The award-winning chef — whose heart isn't in Boston the way it once was — is opening The Rudder in Gloucester, another step in a colorful journey.

High Schools
After a rash of misconduct in high school sports, what has been done, and will things be better this year?
Attorney General Maura Healey held a conference in April to address abuses, which led to pledges to work collaboratively by political, school, and other leaders.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Pop powerhouse Rosalía in full command at MGM Music Hall

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

Ken Burns’ ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ examines a question that haunts us still: Why didn’t we do more?

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

Alma Adams

DeSantis and Abbott are using tactics straight out of the Jim Crow playbook
José Ignacio Hernández G.

Four ideas to ease the Venezuelan migrant crisis
Victor Shi

Why the midterms may send more young voters to the polls than ever before
Colin Diver

My old college boycotted the US News ratings. I wish more schools would do the same.
EDITORIAL

Not so fast on interest rates
IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

GENDER IDENTITY

Anti-transgender group sparks anger, protests at event at Cranston library

People called on the William Hall Library to cancel the Independent Women’s Network event on gender ideology, but the library’s board of trustees allowed the anti-trans event to go on in the name of free speech — with hundreds of protesters outside.

Texas sheriff opens criminal probe into relocation of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a news announcement Monday that his office will look into whether the migrants were “lured ... under false pretenses” from a Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio and brought — after a brief stop in Florida — to Martha’s Vineyard, “where they were unceremoniously stranded.”

On abortion, NH Republican Senate challenger has a message: ‘Get over it’

Don Bolduc, the Republican nominee for senate in New Hampshire, told Maggie Hassan, the Democratic incumbent, to "Get over it" with her focus on abortion rights, prompting a strong response from Democrats and other groups.

After ‘no comment’ sparked controversy, Diehl will accept results of the November election, campaign says

A spokeswoman for GOP gubernatorial nominee Geoff Diehl said he will accept the results in his race against Democratic nominee Maura Healey, who has also pledged to accept the results.

Sports

Eagles 24, Vikings 7

Jalen Hurts reaches new heights as Eagles paste Vikings, 24-7

The Eagles quarterback had 50 yards rushing and 251 yards passing in the first half.
BILLS 41, TITANS 7

Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs put on a show as Bills thrash Titans to improve to 2-0

Josh Allen topped 300 yards passing for the 15th time of his career, completing 26 of 38 attempts for 317 yards and four touchdowns.
NFL notebook

Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans suspended for role in fracas

The sequence began with Tom Brady jawing at Marshon Lattimore after throwing an incomplete pass.
Red Sox Notebook

With Triston Casas seemingly the future at first, what do the Red Sox do with Eric Hosmer?
bruins notebook

Bruins GM Don Sweeney won’t say if a David Pastrnak deal will come together before training camp begins
Ben Volin | On football

NFL Week 2 review: Josh McDaniels and Mike McDaniel — both part of 28-3 — were on opposite ends of wild comebacks

Business

Wall Street on edge as it tries to guess what the Fed is thinking

On Wednesday, the Fed will announce its latest increase in interest rates and revised economic forecasts by its policy makers, which provide a view on future rate changes.
BOLD TYPES

It’s no joke: Improv Asylum CEO branches out into the co-working business

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

From ports to parks: Wu asks state to lift industrial restrictions along Eastie waterfront
THE FINE PRINT

AG sues car dealership for overcharging Black and Hispanic customers for add-ons
magazine
My Boston History

I'm a multilingual singer-songwriter. Here's why I call Boston home.
My Boston History

Talent and education aren’t always enough. So I work to ensure opportunities for all.

My Boston History

Documenting Chelsea’s indefatigable heart
My Boston History

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third

metro

Supreme Court shouldn’t be ‘inserting itself into every hot-button issue in America,’ Justice Kagan says

Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Roxbury home; one sustains minor injury

Goodbye, shuttle buses. Hello, trains. The Orange Line’s return is greeted with hope that T service will improve.

sports

Mets have top payroll, Dodgers drop to second without suspended Trevor Bauer

‘Soccer Night in Belmont’ draws 2,500 to revel in the beautiful game

David Krejci returns to Bruins eager to tackle some exciting opportunities, including playing with David Pastrnak

business

‘He is going to have to battle his ghosts’: Charles takes over the family business

Suffolk Downs apartments land $150M construction loan

Former BPDA chief Brian Golden joins law firm to launch real estate practice

politics

Trump was warned late last year of potential legal peril over documents

What we know about Perla, the woman at the center of the transfer of migrants from Texas to Florida to Martha’s Vineyard

Plane towing a banner reading ‘Vineyard Hypocrites’ circles Martha’s Vineyard

Nation

At UN, leaders confront COVID’s impact on global education

Judge vacates murder conviction of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’

NYC mayor considers housing migrants on cruise ships

World

UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in ‘great peril’

Strengthening Hurricane Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos Islands

Strong earthquake shakes Mexico´s Pacific coast; 1 killed

opinion

Wanted: a bipartisan brain trust to propose true immigration reform

To Chief Justice Roberts: Jurist, heal thy court

Centering the colonized in a time of mourning

lifestyle

It’s Banned Books Week — and these bookstores are hiding challenged books for their readers to find

My boyfriend comes with too much baggage

Queen’s 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffin

food & dining

Like Italian wine? 🍷 Start thinking about Croatian grapes.

For her first new restaurant in more than a decade, chef Barbara Lynch looks homeward

The Haven, a beloved Scottish restaurant and pub, spreads out in new JP location

travel

Air passengers could see sweeping reforms and easier refunds. Consumer advocates and lawmakers say that’s still not enough.

On both coasts, oyster tours are the new wine tours

A local science festival, a beer week in San Diego, and crafts across Maine

Arts

Piece by piece, Boston’s monument to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is coming together

At the Griffin: ‘Shootapalooza,’ ‘hair portraits,’ and going to the Mardi Gras

Jeff Perrott’s roller coaster of color

Books

It’s Banned Books Week — and these bookstores are hiding challenged books for their readers to find

Getting to the heart of the matter

Can women plus law save us?

Movies

Henry Silva, actor who specialized in menace, dies at 95

Greg Mottola on going by the book for ‘Confess, Fletch’

‘The Woman King’ leads with humanity, not perfection

Television

Two ancient families unite in episode 5 of ‘House of the Dragon’

This week’s TV: Norman Lear at 100, a comedy about reboots, and a reboot of ‘Quantum Leap’

Planning to watch Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday? Set your alarm.

music

Lil Nas X, a pop star in three acts, at MGM Music Hall

A Samara Joy-ride at Scullers

Jorja Fleezanis, violinist and pioneering concertmaster, dies at 70

Theater/Dance

A fallen entrepreneur reconnects with the community she left behind in ‘Fabulation’

Chita Rivera brings Broadway to Worcester

With a pair of premieres, Moonbox showcases local playwrights to start its season

globe local

These little piggies are finding their way home

The Argument: Should Massachusetts adopt legislation barring deceptive ads by pregnancy crisis centers?

Keep doing whatever prompts you to say, ‘I love the journey’

Obituaries

Virginia Dwan, behind-the-scenes force in the art world, dies at 90

Sonny Walker, pioneering Black tavern owner, dies at 97

Heidelise Als, whose research revolutionized the care of premature babies, dies at 81