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Man wanted in hit-and-run death of 4-year-old Hyde Park boy turns himself in to police

Boston police on Monday identified a suspect who later turned himself in to authorities in the July 18 hit-and-run crash in Hyde Park that killed a 4-year-old boy.

These Boston hospitals were ranked best in the nation by US News & World Report

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital made the publication’s honor roll of 22 hospitals.

Judge rejects gag order in Karen Read case
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly J. Cannone on Monday rejected a motion by prosecutors seeking a gag order in the case of Karen Read, who is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge, saying that statements made by Read’s attorneys may be “inflammatory” but are unlikely to sway proceedings.

After 10 hours of discussion, NAACP approves slate of policy priorities

The issues up for consideration on the penultimate day of the NAACP’s National Convention in Boston could influence the association’s political moves at the local, state, national, and even international levels.

Boston police watchdog agency at crossroads as directors leave, first sustained complaint rejected

Two years after it was first created, the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency’s Civilian Review Board sustained an allegation against a police officer. The finding was almost immediately rejected by Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox.

Attorney general files public records lawsuit against Malden charter school

The lawsuit against the charter was filed in the state Superior Court on Monday by the AG’s Division of Open Government, which has the authority to enforce open meeting and public record laws in the state.

Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25
The actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. Angus Cloud was 25.

Watchdog group Public Citizen names Massachusetts-based health research director
THE FINE PRINT

Bankrupt Vantage Travel used expensive ships. Why aren’t they listed as assets in court?

One might think that those vessels would be a target of former customers owed a staggering $108 million for trips never taken.

What’s being fixed in the Sumner Tunnel? These are the key upgrades.
The Globe spoke to officials at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to learn about the biggest changes to the nearly 90-year-old Sumner Tunnel.

DeSantis talks economic priorities in N.H.: ‘The elites in this country have failed’
Florida governor Ron DeSantis tried to revive his sluggish campaign by calling for “economic independence” and railing against president Biden, Congress, and socially conscious business practices.

Analysis: What the Obama-Clinton 2008 primary has to do with the 2024 Trump-DeSantis contest

Cape DA demands US attorney general investigate DeSantis for Martha’s Vineyard migrant crisis
John Powers | On Soccer

While Portugal has nothing to lose, the United States women’s soccer team faces danger at every turn

Not only have the Portuguese never beaten the United States women's team in 10 meetings, they’ve never scored, while allowing 39 goals.
MARINERS 6, RED SOX 2

Red Sox continue down losing road, drop series opener in Seattle to the Mariners

Nick Pivetta lasted 7⅓ innings and struck out 10 in his first start for the Red Sox since mid-May. Cal Raleigh homered twice, again, to spark the Seattle offense.
Peter Abraham: The Red Sox are keeping their cards close to the vest
NAACP Convention in Boston

At the NAACP Convention, a day of policy discussions and recognizing progress

Robert Kraft, Meek Mill tell NAACP convention that Jewish, Black communities must combat hate together

‘We cannot rest on our laurels’: NAACP president urges unity and mobilization in face of threats to racial equity

Young NAACP convention attendees want to help, to make a difference

Paul Reubens, comic actor behind Pee-wee Herman character, has died

Mr. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Sunshine and low humidity will continue — and look for two supermoons in August

Expect good weather during the day this week, and a supermoon on Tuesday night.
MUSIC REVIEW

At Newport Folk Fest, a little help from many friends

One of the festival’s calling cards is the appearance of unannounced collaborations or guest appearances. On Sunday, there was plenty of the unexpected to enjoy.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Beyond image, how much will the NAACP convention change Boston?

It’s ironic that the convention is being held in an overwhelmingly white neighborhood, against the backdrop of discrimination charges connected with the convention center where it’s being held.
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N.H. school asks for prayers for nurse and daughter kidnapped in Haiti
A Christian school in New Hampshire that taught Alix Dorsainvil, a 31-year-old nurse living in Haiti who was kidnapped with her child last week, issued a call to prayer for her safe return.

Beloved ‘gas station dog’ hit, killed at East Providence business where she’d greet neighbors
On July 11, Maple was struck and killed by a driver who cut through the business’s lot, according the dog's owner.

Mayor Wu signs executive order banning fossil fuels in new city-owned buildings
Mayor Michelle Wu made a commitment to decarbonize city buildings as part of her State of the City address in January, and in May she announced a $2 billion plan to overhaul Boston’s public school facilities.

State opens ‘Welcome Center’ in Quincy for families in need

State officials on Monday marked the opening of a second “Family Welcome Center” in Massachusetts for families experiencing homelessness and for newly arrived migrant families, in an effort to ease the crunch on the state’s overcrowded emergency shelter system.

Mass. House, Senate send $56.2 billion budget to Governor Healey’s desk

The compromise budget includes top priorities of both Massachusetts House and Senate leaders, including tuition for students attending community college nursing programs, and a program that would make undocumented high schoolers eligible for in-state tuition.

Watchdog group Public Citizen names Massachusetts-based health research director

In his new role, Robert Steinbrook will help to monitor the drug and health care industries, as well as the FDA’s independence.

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Cameron Indoor Stadium

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‘Feelings I hadn’t ever processed’: Families mark 50th anniversary of Logan crash with memorial service at airport chapel

Families of those killed on Delta Flight 723 gathered at Logan International Airport’s chapel Sunday morning for a memorial Mass, marking the the 50th anniversary of the worst plane crash in New England’s history.
Fifty years later, families reflect on Logan plane crash

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Academic recovery has stalled, but Massachusetts schools still have over $1 billion to spend in federal funds. What’s going on?
With a year to go to spend the $2.6 billion in total relief funds that went to Mass. schools across three rounds of aid, it’s unclear how far those dollars have gone, and what they have achieved.

Criminals on campus: Student sexual assault survivors seeking justice face murky process under Title IX amid political shifts
Colleges have struggled for decades with a pervasive culture of assault and harassment. But experts say a once imperfect process for holding perpetrators accountable is now broken and in desperate need of repair — and politicians are partly to blame.

If inflation is cooling, why isn’t the stuff you buy getting any cheaper?
Retailers are facing widespread economic uncertainty, and despite inflation and worries of recession, consumers still have money and are willing to spend it.

Culture & Lifestyle

A restless daughter makes waves in Reagle’s ‘Little Mermaid’

At Newport Folk Fest, a little help from many friends

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential ‘Navy Blue’ to Jacob’s Pillow

In ‘Talk To Me,’ RackaRacka YouTubers and first-time directors Danny and Michael Philippou conjure the terrors of teenhood

Special Projects

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

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

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

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When local cannabis zoning may be too restrictive
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X marks a lot of spots: Twitter’s new name has a very long history
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Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25

The actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. Angus Cloud was 25.

Judge rejects gag order in Karen Read case

Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly J. Cannone on Monday rejected a motion by prosecutors seeking a gag order in the case of Karen Read, who is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge, saying that statements made by Read’s attorneys may be “inflammatory” but are unlikely to sway proceedings.

These Boston hospitals were ranked best in the nation by US News & World Report

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital made the publication’s honor roll of 22 hospitals.

N.H. school asks for prayers for nurse and daughter kidnapped in Haiti

A Christian school in New Hampshire that taught Alix Dorsainvil, a 31-year-old nurse living in Haiti who was kidnapped with her child last week, issued a call to prayer for her safe return.

Sports

MARINERS 6, RED SOX 2

Red Sox continue down losing road, drop series opener in Seattle to the Mariners

Nick Pivetta lasted 7⅓ innings and struck out 10 in his first start for the Red Sox since mid-May. Cal Raleigh homered twice, again, to spark the Seattle offense.
ORIOLES 4, BLUE JAYS 2

American League-leading Orioles narrowly escape ninth inning for win over Blue Jays

Baltimore closer Félix Bautista walked a pair in the ninth and needed the help of left fielder Austin Hays to escape the jam for a five-out save.
RAYS 5, YANKEES 1

Tampa Bay tees off for four homers and Tyler Glasnow throws a seven-inning gem in win in New York

Jhony Brito made the spot start for the Yankees in place of Domingo Germán, who was scratched because of discomfort in his armpit. But German came out of the bullpen to toss five scoreless innings.
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Nose surgery keeps Colts rookie QB Anthony Richardson out of practice, while RB Zack Moss breaks his arm

Business

Watchdog group Public Citizen names Massachusetts-based health research director

In his new role, Robert Steinbrook will help to monitor the drug and health care industries, as well as the FDA’s independence.
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TALKING POINTS

Draper buys land near Kennedy Space Center

A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle?
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CONNECTIONS

Since my sister’s death, I wonder if I should introduce myself as a ‘twinless twin’

Style Watch

How a Woburn condo got a dreamhouse makeover with Barbie vibes
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He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then he vanished.

metro

After 10 hours of discussion, NAACP approves slate of policy priorities

Franklin Park Zoo to host ‘Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience,’ opening Friday

Mass. House, Senate send $56.2 billion budget to Governor Healey’s desk

sports

A year after tearing his ACL in training camp, Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick injures his Achilles

MLB Trade Deadline Tracker: Cubs reunite with Jeimer Candelario in trade with Nationals

Mariners, mired in mediocrity, trade closer Paul Sewald to playoff-hopeful Diamondbacks

business

Teamsters say trucking giant Yellow Corp. is ceasing operations, filing for bankruptcy

Larry Culp brings GE back from the brink

Bankrupt Vantage Travel used expensive ships. Why aren’t they listed as assets in court?

politics

Trump’s campaign finances are strained as legal peril mounts

After 10 hours of discussion, NAACP approves slate of policy priorities

DeSantis talks economic priorities in N.H.: ‘The elites in this country have failed’

Nation

Mar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in line of Trump staffers ensnared in legal turmoil

Driver who hit 6 migrant workers in North Carolina Walmart parking lot turns himself in to police

Memphis, Tennessee, police shoot suspect after he fired shots outside Jewish school

World

At least 11 dead and 27 missing in flooding around Beijing after days of rain, Chinese state media report

14 workers killed in the collapse of a crane being used to build a bridge in India

Nearly 250,000 migrants crossed Panama’s Darien Gap so far this year, more than in all of 2022

opinion

Boston’s City Council is rich in embarrassments. It doesn’t need to be.

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The biggest problem with Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign? Ron DeSantis.

lifestyle

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After $304 million supermax extension, Jaylen Brown’s personal life gets supermax attention from the tabloids

food & dining

Three new-ish cafés where you can get work done in R.I.

New ownership brought Table Talk back from the brink. Now, it’s in expansion mode.

Sullivan’s Castle Island outdoor seating closed because of aggressive — and hungry — seagulls

travel

Author Karen White on her Tuscan villa dreams, unplugged vacations, and why she’d like to travel with Ryan Reynolds

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard camp on floor at Logan airport during delay: ‘We made quite a home here’

Budget bills $2,133 for hail damage that never happened

Arts

Putting monumentality underfoot on the Greenway

An atelier of her own

Before they went full Hollywood, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles broke the mold in Northampton

Books

Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

The hero of Peter Heller’s ‘The Last Ranger’ stalks the boundary between solitude and society

Susan Casey, veteran journalist of the life aquatic, explores the history and wonder of the subterranean ocean world in ‘The Underworld’

Movies

In ‘Talk To Me,’ RackaRacka YouTubers and first-time directors Danny and Michael Philippou conjure the terrors of teenhood

Mattel is considering ‘Barbie’ sequel as it plans more Hollywood franchises

‘More than just film screenings’: Woods Hole Film Festival returns to Cape Cod for its 32nd year

Television

Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25

Mass. lawmakers eye a ‘Netflix tax’ to fund community TV channels

This week’s TV: ‘SNL’ rumors, a Sigourney Weaver drama, and six series begin new seasons

music

From Berlioz to Buster Keaton, a busy weekend at Tanglewood

At Newport Folk Fest, a little help from many friends

Meet the Beyoncé superfans who’ll be cheering their queen at Gillette Stadium

Theater/Dance

A restless daughter makes waves in Reagle’s ‘Little Mermaid’

Oona Doherty brings US premiere of a searching, existential ‘Navy Blue’ to Jacob’s Pillow

On the Common, a ‘Macbeth’ steeped in misery and madness

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25

William H. Dilday Jr., history-making Black executive in TV, dies at 85

Jean Fagan Yellin, who uncovered a slavery tale’s true author, dies at 92