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Artificial intelligence may be part of your next job interview

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The Ottauquechee River roared by in Quechee, Vt., as onlookers watched on Monday.

Torrents of rain raise river levels, fears across Vermont and other locations in New England

“This is an all-hands-on-deck response,” Vermont Governor Philip Scott said Monday in response to rain and flooding that recalled the devastation from Hurricane Irene in 2011.

Heavy rain to become more frequent with climate change, experts say: ‘We’re heading into a new normal’

Surveillance footage of flooding inside the kitchen of Sam's Steakhouse in Ludlow, Vt.

Vermont chef: ‘My restaurant is literally underwater’ from flash floods in town of Ludlow

A man watched as heavy rain sent mud and debris down the Ottauquechee River in Vermont.

See photos and videos of ‘life-threatening’ flooding in Vermont amid torrential rains

Show us your flooding photos and videos

A tractor makes its way through a flooded road in after heavy rain Monday in Londonderry, Vermont. Torrential rain and flooding has affected millions of people from Vermont south to North Carolina.

Flooding expected on Connecticut River in Western Mass. after torrential rains upstream in N.H. and Vt.

A Providence Department of Public Works plow pushed water back into the Pleasant Valley Parkway canal. Water in the area was about a foot deep on the street Monday, July 10, 2023 and receded quickly after the rain stopped. At least one car was stuck in the flooding on Pleasant Valley Parkway.

Pounding rain leads to more severe flooding in Rhode Island

The Department of Public Works deployed snowplows in Providence to try to push floodwaters into already overflowing drains. It was not very effective.

MLB Draft 2023: Tracking all the Red Sox’ picks on Day 2
Boston has more than 20 picks over three days. Keep up with them all here.

Donning a Red Sox hat will be a full-circle moment for third-round pick Antonio Anderson Red Sox draft pick Nazzan Zanetello will arrive in Boston with a strong sports connection Six things to know about Red Sox 2023 first-round draft pick Kyle Teel

Opinion | John Rosenthal

Don’t let an assault weapon end another life. Ban them.

More than 350 people, many representing organizations with hundreds of thousands of members, call for a nationwide ban on military-style assault weapons.

Damian Lillard is trying to force his way out of Portland.

Gary Washburn

Damian Lillard is the latest star to demand a trade, while handcuffing his own team in the process

With Lillard trying to force his way to Miami — a team without the assets to acquire him — what are general managers like Portland's Joe Cronin meant to do?

What is the hold-up surrounding Jaylen Brown’s contract extension?

During visit to Boston RMV, Healey touts success of law allowing licenses for undocumented immigrants
The new law allows people without legal immigration status to obtain a driver’s license by providing two documents that prove their identity, such as a foreign passport, birth certificate, or marriage certificate.

How universities are addressing ongoing collegiate mental health difficulties
Schools have taken more active measures to meet the growing demand for comprehensive mental health services, including expanding free-of-charge counseling.

Wu administration will offer tax breaks to turn office buildings into housing
Boston is set to launch a pilot program to encourage residential conversions, amid office market struggles and an ongoing housing crunch.

James Lewis, longtime suspect in 1982 Tylenol poisonings of seven people, dies in Cambridge, officials say
Lewis, who was long suspected of lacing Tylenol bottles in the Chicago area with poison in 1982, a crime that forever changed how thousands of products are packaged and sold in the US, has died, police said.

Body of missing Lowell girl, 7, found in Merrimack River in Tewksbury
The body of a 7-year-old girl who went missing Sunday in Lowell was found Monday, officials said, bringing a tragic end to a desperate search.

The warning came in the New York Times. Nearly six years later, its sports department is gone, and the Athletic is here to stay.

On Monday, the Times announced it was disbanding its sports department and would now rely on The Athletic, which it had purchased in January 2022 for $550 million.

Judge declares mistrial in case of man accused of killing Weymouth Officer Michael Chesna and woman in 2018

Shark sightings prompt swimming ban at Nantucket wildlife refuge

Shubael Pond in Marston Mills was closed to swimmers in 2020 in response to an algae bloom and cyanobacteria.

More than 50 Massachusetts beaches are closed to swimming due to bacteria or algae

Water quality was unsafe at 53 beaches, ranging from the coastline and the Cape to freshwater beaches further inland, the state said Monday.

The nonprofit National Trust for Local News has entered into a purchase agreement to take over the lion’s share of Maine's media ecosystem in a sweeping deal covering five daily newspapers and 17 weeklies, including the Portland Press Herald.

In sweeping deal, national nonprofit to acquire most of Maine’s newspapers

The National Trust for Local News has entered into a purchase agreement to take over five daily newspapers and 17 weeklies in the Pine Tree State.

Tom Cruise plays Ethan Hunt in "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One" from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★1/2

Choose to accept this ‘Mission’

Tom Cruise takes ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ to new heights.

Opinion

A child's bike left at the scene near the corner on 56th Street in the Kingsessing neighborhood, where a shooting took place, in Philadelphia, on July 4, 2023.

EDITORIAL

Five days, 26 US mass shootings. Here’s a proposal to slow the bloodshed.

Banning ghost guns, expanding the "red flag" law, and regulating gun dealers are key parts of a sweeping new Massachusetts bill.

JOAN VENNOCHI

If RFK Jr. is a conspiracy theorist, why does he get so much press?

Jim Braude

Why should state legislators control the fate of rent control in Boston?

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RENÉE GRAHAM

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Alicia Keys has a bonding experience at TD Garden
On Sunday night, Keys whirled through her discography and a few well-chosen covers during a triumphant set for both performer and audience.

Man, 27, held without bail on charges stemming from Mattapan shooting that wounded five people
A 27-year-old man was ordered held without bail Monday for his alleged role in a shooting that wounded five people in Mattapan early Wednesday, according to legal filings.

Devens correction officer sentenced to prison for violating mentally ill incarcerated man’s civil rights

Seth M. Bourget, 42, of Woodstock, Conn., was convicted by a federal jury of one count of deprivation of civil rights under color of law following a five-day trial in December 2022.

Over 130 free meal sites to open across Boston, with 110 for children and teens
Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday announced the launch of meal sites and accessible farmers markets across Boston for low-income families.

Black bear spotted in East Bridgewater; latest in string of local bear sightings
The East Bridgewater Police Department requested that residents let the bear roam instead of approaching it or sharing its exact location publicly.

13 ways people in the Boston area are using artificial intelligence right now

From an AI-generated beer recipe to meal-planning for Marathon training, local early adopters are finding new ways to make the most out of the buzzy technology.

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shirley leung

Time, money, tax breaks. What Boston can learn about creating a downtown that never sleeps.
The commercial real estate industry is looking at how the world’s most famous Financial District became a 24-7 neighborhood and whether the strategy of converting office buildings to housing can be replicated in other cities.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

I spoke about climate change as a TV meteorologist. Then came the death threat.
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From athletes to clarinetists: Who gets preferential treatment in top college admissions?
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to end race-based affirmative action in the college admissions doesn’t impact those who benefit most from preferential treatment at elite schools: the children of donors, alumni and faculty and, most especially, recruited athletes.

Culture & Lifestyle

Alicia Keys onstage at TD Garden Sunday night.

Alicia Keys has a bonding experience at TD Garden

From left, soprano Julia Bullock, BSO music director Andris Nelsons, and composer Jessie Montgomery at Tanglewood's Koussevitzky Music Shed on Sunday afternoon.

BSO opens its 85th summer at Tanglewood

From left: Sadiyah Dyce Janai Stephens, Cheryl D. Singleton, and Janelle Grace in "Stew" at Gloucester Stage Company.

Cheryl D. Singleton’s skill is key ingredient in Gloucester Stage’s ‘Stew’

Rashid Johnson, “Antoine’s Organ,” 2016. Black steel, grow lights, plants, wood, shea butter, books, monitors, rugs, piano.

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this summer, art that lives and grows

Special Projects

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Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

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We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Demonstrators in favor of canceling student debt marched from the Supreme Court to the White House in Washington, June 30.

EDITORIAL

More can be done to ease the heavy burden of student debt

The leader of Spain's Vox party, Santiago Abascal, gave a thumbs up as he arrived for a meeting in Madrid on June 24.

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A bicyclist made their way down the bus lane on Boylston Street between Exeter Street and Dartmouth Street on June 27.

EDITORIAL

Make way for bicycles on Boylston

Those asking for rent control and help with housing demonstrated on the front steps of the State House on June 1.

Jim Braude

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The Chica Project was founded in 2012 and has served more than 3,000 women of color since.

NEWSLETTERS

Latino groups challenge Harvard’s legacy admissions

IDEAS

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

Rescuers brace for more rain as relentless storms flood Northeast, Vermont hit hard

Rescue teams and local officials across Vermont braced for more rain and flooding Tuesday after heavy rains washed out roads and forced evacuations in the Northeast.

Flooding expected on Connecticut River in Western Mass. after torrential rains upstream in N.H. and Vt.

The National Weather Service warned Monday of potentially dangerous rising rivers in Western Massachusetts after torrential rains in that part of the state and areas to the north.

Benno Schmidt Jr., a reforming leader at Yale and CUNY, dies at 81

During his six years leading Yale, he fought with the faculty over painful budget cuts, changes that left many people bitter but the university better off in its finances and academic direction.

Baby deer rescued from pipe at Brockton Wastewater Treatment Facility

A baby deer was rescued and safely returned to the wild Monday after the animal became trapped in an underground pipe at the Brockton Wastewater Treatment Facility, according to the Brockton Fire Department.

Sports

Home Run Derby

Vladimir Guerrero joins Vladimir Sr. as first father-son Home Run Derby winner

Guerrero defeated Julio Rodríguez 21-20 in the semifinals after the Mariners star hit a record 41 in the first round in front of his hometown fans.

Bob Huggins took over the coaching reins at West Virginia in 2007.

colleges

Bob Huggins says he’s in rehab, never resigned as West Virginia’s men’s basketball coach

It’s the latest chapter in what is turning out to be an ugly divorce battle between the university and the Hall of Fame coach.

Pat Fitzgerald went 110-101 in 17 seasons at Northwestern.

colleges

Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing scandal

The Wildcats' 17-year coach had begun serving a two-week suspension on Friday.

RED SOX

Donning a Red Sox hat will be a full-circle moment for third-round pick Antonio Anderson

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Baseball is being launched into its future by a new generation of uber-athletes

MLB ALL-STAR NOTEBOOK

At age 35, this All-Star selection ‘tastes better’ to Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen

Business

Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn

Amazon Prime Day is here. And, once again, experts are warning consumers of scams.

RI BUSINESS

Providence continues to push to evict Skyline from Waterplace Park

Judge Walter Gorman denied a motion from the city to sever the eviction case and the Skyline company’s counterclaim, and told the lawyers to work out an accelerated discovery schedule.

Waltham startup expected to complete first local biotech IPO of the year

BOLD TYPES

After five years at Suffolk, Dorcena Forry heads back out on her own.

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Globe Magazine

As a former cop, I know better policing isn’t easy. But it can happen in Boston.

Festival Betances will be held Saturday in the South End.

Your Week Ahead

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Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades, likely longer than anyone alive.

Globe Magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

COMMENTS

Artificial intelligence may be part of your next job interview

Torrents of rain raise river levels, fears across Vermont and other locations in New England

Vermont chef: ‘My restaurant is literally underwater’ from flash floods in town of Ludlow

See photos and videos of ‘life-threatening’ flooding in Vermont amid torrential rains

Flooding expected on Connecticut River in Western Mass. after torrential rains upstream in N.H. and Vt.

Pounding rain leads to more severe flooding in Rhode Island

MLB Draft 2023: Tracking all the Red Sox’ picks on Day 2 Boston has more than 20 picks over three days. Keep up with them all here.

Don’t let an assault weapon end another life. Ban them.

Damian Lillard is the latest star to demand a trade, while handcuffing his own team in the process

How universities are addressing ongoing collegiate mental health difficulties Schools have taken more active measures to meet the growing demand for comprehensive mental health services, including expanding free-of-charge counseling.

Wu administration will offer tax breaks to turn office buildings into housing Boston is set to launch a pilot program to encourage residential conversions, amid office market struggles and an ongoing housing crunch.

Body of missing Lowell girl, 7, found in Merrimack River in Tewksbury The body of a 7-year-old girl who went missing Sunday in Lowell was found Monday, officials said, bringing a tragic end to a desperate search.

The warning came in the New York Times. Nearly six years later, its sports department is gone, and the Athletic is here to stay.

Judge declares mistrial in case of man accused of killing Weymouth Officer Michael Chesna and woman in 2018

Shark sightings prompt swimming ban at Nantucket wildlife refuge

More than 50 Massachusetts beaches are closed to swimming due to bacteria or algae

In sweeping deal, national nonprofit to acquire most of Maine’s newspapers

Choose to accept this ‘Mission’

Five days, 26 US mass shootings. Here’s a proposal to slow the bloodshed.

If RFK Jr. is a conspiracy theorist, why does he get so much press?

Why should state legislators control the fate of rent control in Boston?

The perils of amateur — and illegal — fireworks

Domestic violence isn’t just a ‘family matter.’ It’s ‘community violence.’

More recent News

Providence continues to push to evict Skyline from Waterplace Park Judge Walter Gorman denied a motion from the city to sever the eviction case and the Skyline company’s counterclaim, and told the lawyers to work out an accelerated discovery schedule.

MUSIC REVIEW Alicia Keys has a bonding experience at TD Garden On Sunday night, Keys whirled through her discography and a few well-chosen covers during a triumphant set for both performer and audience.

Man, 27, held without bail on charges stemming from Mattapan shooting that wounded five people A 27-year-old man was ordered held without bail Monday for his alleged role in a shooting that wounded five people in Mattapan early Wednesday, according to legal filings.

Devens correction officer sentenced to prison for violating mentally ill incarcerated man’s civil rights

Over 130 free meal sites to open across Boston, with 110 for children and teens Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday announced the launch of meal sites and accessible farmers markets across Boston for low-income families.

Black bear spotted in East Bridgewater; latest in string of local bear sightings The East Bridgewater Police Department requested that residents let the bear roam instead of approaching it or sharing its exact location publicly.

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Alicia Keys has a bonding experience at TD Garden

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Cheryl D. Singleton’s skill is key ingredient in Gloucester Stage’s ‘Stew’

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Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

How the missing become the uncounted

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

More can be done to ease the heavy burden of student debt

Polarization will put Spain’s young democracy to the test

Make way for bicycles on Boylston

Why should state legislators control the fate of rent control in Boston?

Latino groups challenge Harvard’s legacy admissions

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

Rescuers brace for more rain as relentless storms flood Northeast, Vermont hit hard

Flooding expected on Connecticut River in Western Mass. after torrential rains upstream in N.H. and Vt.

Benno Schmidt Jr., a reforming leader at Yale and CUNY, dies at 81

Baby deer rescued from pipe at Brockton Wastewater Treatment Facility

Sports

Vladimir Guerrero joins Vladimir Sr. as first father-son Home Run Derby winner

Bob Huggins says he’s in rehab, never resigned as West Virginia’s men’s basketball coach

Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing scandal

Donning a Red Sox hat will be a full-circle moment for third-round pick Antonio Anderson

Baseball is being launched into its future by a new generation of uber-athletes

At age 35, this All-Star selection ‘tastes better’ to Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen

Business

Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn

Providence continues to push to evict Skyline from Waterplace Park

Waltham startup expected to complete first local biotech IPO of the year

After five years at Suffolk, Dorcena Forry heads back out on her own.

As a former cop, I know better policing isn’t easy. But it can happen in Boston.

Five things to do around Boston, July 10-16

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

Gardeners share their personal battles with groundhogs

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How universities are addressing ongoing collegiate mental health difficulties

More than 50 Massachusetts beaches are closed to swimming due to bacteria or algae

During visit to Boston RMV, Healey touts success of law allowing licenses for undocumented immigrants

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Damian Lillard is the latest star to demand a trade, while handcuffing his own team in the process

Weather delays force 115th Massachusetts Amateur to get off its scheduled start

Having seen what they want, Spurs shut down Victor Wembanyama for rest of summer league

MLB Draft 2023: Tracking all the Red Sox’ picks on Day 2
Boston has more than 20 picks over three days. Keep up with them all here.

How universities are addressing ongoing collegiate mental health difficulties
Schools have taken more active measures to meet the growing demand for comprehensive mental health services, including expanding free-of-charge counseling.

Wu administration will offer tax breaks to turn office buildings into housing
Boston is set to launch a pilot program to encourage residential conversions, amid office market struggles and an ongoing housing crunch.

Body of missing Lowell girl, 7, found in Merrimack River in Tewksbury
The body of a 7-year-old girl who went missing Sunday in Lowell was found Monday, officials said, bringing a tragic end to a desperate search.

Providence continues to push to evict Skyline from Waterplace Park
Judge Walter Gorman denied a motion from the city to sever the eviction case and the Skyline company’s counterclaim, and told the lawyers to work out an accelerated discovery schedule.

MUSIC REVIEW

Alicia Keys has a bonding experience at TD Garden
On Sunday night, Keys whirled through her discography and a few well-chosen covers during a triumphant set for both performer and audience.

Man, 27, held without bail on charges stemming from Mattapan shooting that wounded five people
A 27-year-old man was ordered held without bail Monday for his alleged role in a shooting that wounded five people in Mattapan early Wednesday, according to legal filings.

Over 130 free meal sites to open across Boston, with 110 for children and teens
Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday announced the launch of meal sites and accessible farmers markets across Boston for low-income families.

Black bear spotted in East Bridgewater; latest in string of local bear sightings
The East Bridgewater Police Department requested that residents let the bear roam instead of approaching it or sharing its exact location publicly.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

I spoke about climate change as a TV meteorologist. Then came the death threat.
After a torrent of harassing e-mails, a scientist reimagines his role in fighting for the environment.