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FDA approves postpartum depression pill from two Cambridge drug firms

There was no immediate announcement on what Sage Therapeutics and Biogen plan to charge for the medicine, which is considered a potential blockbuster.

Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70
A towering figure in civil rights and the legal community, Mr. Ogletree mentored Barack and Michelle Obama when they were Harvard Law School students, and represented famous clients in court.

From 2019: As his Alzheimer’s looms, Charles and Pam Ogletree take one last walk in love

Vt. man charged in crash that killed Treat Williams says he knew the actor well, disputes state’s charges

“I considered him a friend,” Ryan Koss, who is charged in connection to the death of the 71-year-old actor, said Friday. “I know his family feels his sudden loss even more deeply than I do, and I offer my sincerest condolences to them.”

Pence campaigns in N.H. on his work with Trump — and the limits of that loyalty
The former vice president’s role defending democracy on Jan. 6, 2021, is in the spotlight as the former president faces his third indictment this year

Sketch released of suspect who attacked woman as she walked along Charles River in Waltham
State Police on Friday released an artist’s sketch of a man who attacked a woman from behind on Sunday as she walked along the Charles River in the area of Newton and Farewell streets.

Thousands overwhelm New York’s Union Square for streamer Kai Cenat’s giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars
A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan’s Union Square for a popular livestreamer’s hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.

Man convicted for murder of Boston woman in Lowell in 2020

Storm dumps a month’s worth of rain in parts of Vermont followed by more rain, high winds Friday

Christian Arroyo has been with the Red Sox since August of 2020.

Red Sox designate Christian Arroyo for assignment, call up Luis Urías

The 28-year-old Arroyo, who spent a month on the injured this season, was hitting .241 in 66 games.

Dan Shaughnessy: Dan Duquette knows what it’s like on the hot seat in the Red Sox front office, and other thoughts

He gave up a home run on the first pitch he threw and things didn't get much easier in James Paxton's five innings.

BLUE JAYS 7, RED SOX 3

Blue Jays peck away at James Paxton as Red Sox drop series opener

The lefthander allowed four runs in five innings on a season-high nine hits while giving up three homers for just the third time in his career.

Justin Turner shrugs off report the Red Sox nearly traded him to Miami Chad Finn: Making sense of Chaim Bloom’s approach at the trade deadline, and other Red Sox thoughts

Long Beach in Rockport is a summer paradise. It may also be a climate disaster waiting to happen.
On a dune in Rockport sit 152 summer cottages, built behind an aging seawall, on land owned by the town. With their leases expiring and storm surges rising, many are asking if it’s time to start the retreat.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

In praise of the purpose-free, couch potato weekend
When even relaxation is quantified, it’s time to let go of the rope and languish in peace.

A National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday included a photo that showed a LearJet crossing in front of JetBlue flight 206 as it was preparing to land at Boston's Logan International Airport on Feb. 27, 2023.

A private jet took off from Logan without clearance and nearly hit an incoming flight, NTSB finds

A National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday included a photo that showed the LearJet crossing the intersection in front of JetBlue flight 206 as it was preparing to land on Feb. 27.

.There’s a hot new job title going around that you won’t find on anybody’s résumé.

What’s the deal with ‘lazy girl jobs’? (Hint: It’s not laziness.)

The viral TikTok trend is the latest example of an appeal for better work-life balance wrapped in a buzzy anti-work sentiment.

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TV CRITICS CORNER

TV’s best episodes of the year (so far)

Amid the blur of the binge era, these series crafted standout stories within their seasons that asked viewers to slow down and take notice.

Syndicated show-dependent Comedy Central to release a TV movie

Do we really need all those timeouts in NBA games? How about one per team per game, as in hockey?

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Inspired by MLB’s success, let’s adjust the clock with some other sports, too

We knew there had to be a better way with baseball, and now that we have it, maybe it’s worth considering how some other sports are spending their time — and ours.

Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt scored three goals in group play as her team went 3-0.

US will have to make adjustments in World Cup game against Sweden, a nemesis

The Americans almost always have been able to overcome skillful opposition with athleticism, but that is not going to work in this tournament.

Opinion

Children from Afghanistan wait with other evacuees to fly to the United States or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, on Sept. 1, 2021.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The debt we still owe to our Afghan allies

It’s a shameful state of affairs when Congress can’t come together to provide stability to so many Afghans who helped American forces.

The state tax foreclosure law is unconstitutional. So why is it being enforced?

Greg Torres, the practical idealist

IDEAS | SHANNON A. MULLEN

Reclaiming our agency

Forget the smart gizmos and give stupid a chance

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Forecast | Dave Epstein

Once possible downpours clear out, weekend weather looks good
The highest risk for severe weather Friday is over western New England, but some of these storms could make it to the coastline.

Isaiah Bolden took a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to play for Deion Sanders. It led him to the Patriots.
Bolden, who was the only player from an HBCU drafted this year, decided to learn the cornerback position from the man who created a blueprint for it.

Patriots won’t explain what happened with Jack Jones’s early exit Thursday

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump
Former president Donald Trump faces a growing mountain of legal trouble. We've compiled all the cases in one place to help you keep track.

If convicted, Trump Secret Service protection may rule out prison

In sex abuse lawsuit, Giuliani accused of lewd and antisemitic comments, using homophobic slur against Matt Damon
The former New York City mayor is the subject of a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by a woman who worked for him while he was Donald Trump's lawyer.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party
If hip-hop were a person, it would be eligible for an AARP card this month. Here's how a back-to-school party in the Bronx birthed a global movement, and how New York is celebrating.

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83
Emmy-nominated actor Mark Margolis played former drug kingpin Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and then in the prequel “Better Call Saul.”

Seven wonders of the sports world

Augusta National

Augusta National

There’s a reason they call it ‘heaven’

Churchill Downs

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

From the Brickyard to the Snake Pit

Lambeau Field

Lambeau Field

The windchill is 7 degrees. Who cares?

Churchill Downs

A weeklong party for a two-minute race

Cameron Indoor

Cameron Indoor Stadium

The Crazies are one of a kind

Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium

The fun starts early at The Big House

Fenway Park

Fenway Park

A love affair spawned from the ‘Impossible Dream’

Recommended reads

NSC-131 members conduct firearms training in the woods of New Hampshire.

This New England neo-Nazi group is getting bigger and scarier, experts say. Most troubling: Military vets fill its ranks.

The group’s unflinching embrace of Nazism and pledges of violence have landed them on the radars of extremism researchers across the country. Most worrisome, the experts say, is that the group’s ranks include a cadre of service members.

kara miller | the big idea

Yes, colleges favor rich kids. How much should we care?
Our cultural focus on a few elite schools isn’t healthy for the country. We should focus on the vast majority of kids who don't have these advantages.

Woman, 21, fatally stabbed outside Park Street Station recalled as ‘very giving, loving person’
Jazreanna A. Sheppard-Gonzalez was an “amazing mother” and “the life of the party,” who had both serious and silly sides of her personality, family and close friends said Thursday, two weeks after the stabbing in Boston that took her life.

‘The elephant in the room’: Former police officer running for Haverhill mayor, school board faces allegations of racism, misconduct against women
At issue: a 2013 background check performed by the city's police department.

Culture & Lifestyle

Faran Tahir and Joanne Kelly in "Macbeth," which Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents at Boston Common's Parkman Bandstand through Aug. 6.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Some of Salem’s hotspots are better in summer, in our view — like The Roof at The Hotel Salem, shown here, where the panorama of the city and harbor is as cool as the drinks.

The Witch City is open, and it’s no ghost town, either

This one is haunted, says nearly everyone, but it’s a “good energy.” Wilson Castle in Proctor, Vt., hosts overnights for paranormal investigators.

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

The author in the Old Woman's shoe.

On Story Land’s Nostalgia Nights, a gift for grownups: Permission to play

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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, 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.

Two Weeks in America

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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Legislature has refused the same type of performance audit that all other state entities receive.

The Legislature isn’t special. It should get audited like others do.

Taylor Edwards broke down outside a courtroom in Austin, Texas, on July 20. She is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by women who were denied abortions in the state despite serious pregnancy complications.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Women’s stories may change the abortion narrative

What I needed was an epinephrine auto-injector, also known as an EpiPen, but neither the airplane emergency medical kit nor any other passenger had one.

I learned the hard way that US airlines aren’t required to have EpiPens

Attorney John Eastman (left) and Rudolph Giuliani at a rally in support of Donald Trump and his presidency outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

Eastman’s lawyer: Trump indictment smacks of a partisan takedown

Tech has been evolving far faster than government can keep up, resulting in a free-for-all that can put consumers at risk and limit a free marketplace of products.

Big Tech shouldn’t operate unchecked

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Storms weaken as they cross into Massachusetts; Greater Boston spared heavy precipitation

A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect Friday as forecasters expected a system that bought heavy storms to upstate New York would move into Massachusetts, but the storms weakened as they crossed the western border.

Pence campaigns in N.H. on his work with Trump — and the limits of that loyalty

The former vice president’s role defending democracy on Jan. 6, 2021, is in the spotlight as the former president faces his third indictment this year

Man convicted for murder of Boston woman in Lowell in 2020

Xavier DeJesus, 23, of Lowell, was found guilty of second degree murder by a Middlesex Superior jury on Wednesday. He fatally shot Deija Mendez, 23, of Mattapan, in a dispute over purchasing a used car outside a home in Lowell, officials said.

Vt. man charged in crash that killed Treat Williams says he knew the actor well, disputes state’s charges

“I considered him a friend,” Ryan Koss, who is charged in connection to the death of the 71-year-old actor, said Friday. “I know his family feels his sudden loss even more deeply than I do, and I offer my sincerest condolences to them.”

Sports

Yankees starter Luis Severino listens to catcher Kyle Higashioka while waiting for manager Aaron Boone to arrive at the mound and remove him from the game.

ASTROS 7, YANKEES 3

Astros get to Luis Severino early and often to beat the last-place Yankees

Including last year’s sweep in the ALCS, the Astros are 10-3 against the Yankees, who are a half-game behind the Red Sox at the bottom of the AL East, since the start of last season.

Reliever Mike Baumann got the Orioles out of jam in the sixth inning and earned the win to improve to 9-0.

ORIOLES 10, METS 3

Orioles thump Mets in Buck Showalter’s return to Baltimore to maintain AL East lead

James McCann had three hits and five RBIs and Jordan Westburg hit a three-run homer to pace the Orioles' offense. Mike Baumann came out of the Baltimore bullpen to ward off a New York threat and improve to 9-0.

Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah

The day began with hope and nine members for the Pac-12. It ended with the league with roots that date back a century and more NCAA championships than any other down to four schools and facing extinction.

Sun 88, Fever 72

Six players in double figures power Connecticut over Indiana for 20th win

BLUE JAYS 7, RED SOX 3

Blue Jays peck away at James Paxton as Red Sox drop series opener

Eagles’ Josh Sills acquitted on first-degree kidnapping and rape charges

Business

Thousands overwhelm New York’s Union Square for streamer Kai Cenat’s giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars

A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan’s Union Square for a popular livestreamer’s hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.

FDA approves postpartum depression pill from two Cambridge drug firms

There was no immediate announcement on what Sage Therapeutics and Biogen plan to charge for the medicine, which is considered a potential blockbuster.

FDA approves first postpartum depression pill

Judge narrows US case that says Google illegally protects monopoly

magazine

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

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

The Cars in 1979, from left: Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

A book sitting in the sand with blue skies and water behind it. The pages are blowing in the wind.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then vanished.

metro

Andrew Sampsell, who works for the Vermont Dam Safety Program, checks in on the Wrightsville Dam in Montpelier on July 14, 2023, after major flooding in the area.

Storm dumps a month’s worth of rain in parts of Vermont followed by more rain, high winds Friday

Brockton Hospital may remain closed into 2024 after devastating fire

As women’s sports continues to grow, mental health care for female athletes remains years behind

sports

Jose Siri was welcomed into a joyous Rays dugout following his second-inning home run.

Jose Siri, Zack Littell team up to deliver Rays a win in series opener in Detroit

Falcons cornerback Jeff Okudah carted off field, will undergo MRI on right ankle

Chris Board eager to help Patriots special teams rebound, and other observations from training camp

business

Cyberattack disrupts hospitals and health care in Rhode Island, Conn., several other states

What’s the deal with ‘lazy girl jobs’? (Hint: It’s not laziness.)

Jobs report brings more good news for the economy

politics

Former Vice President Mike Pence greets guests before speaking during a town hall event at American Legion Post 27 in Londonderry, N.H., on Aug. 4, 2023.

Pence campaigns in N.H. on his work with Trump — and the limits of that loyalty

If convicted, Trump Secret Service protection may rule out prison

Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge.

Nation

Former president Donald Trump speaks before he boards his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on Aug. 3, in Arlington, Va.

Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge

A judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications

Jess Search, a force in the documentary genre, dies at 54

World

Myanmar's then leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan. 28, 2020.

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government

Niger’s detained president pleads with US and others for help

Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison

opinion

The Legislature has refused the same type of performance audit that all other state entities receive.

The Legislature isn’t special. It should get audited like others do.

Tell us: What do you miss most about living in Boston?

Big Tech shouldn’t operate unchecked

lifestyle

Porter Square Books will hold a Grown-up Book Fair on Aug. 6 at Trillium Brewing.

A book fair for grownups — with beer

Richard Russo reunites with old friends in ‘Somebody’s Fool’

In praise of the purpose-free, couch potato weekend

food & dining

Monica’s Trattoria on Prince Street in the North End.

New Monica’s Trattoria manager approved by Boston Licensing Board after owner arrested

How restaurateurs can support local agriculture in N.H.

Exceptional baguettes at Michette, a tiny, artisanal East Somerville bakery

travel

NEMO’s new Tempo 35 is a three-season, spoon-shaped sleeping bag with a roomy and relaxed fit that makes it extra comfy for side sleepers (you’ll appreciate the additional space at your elbows and knees).

The best new camping gear out there

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

Arts

“Mano dura” (left) and “Pulmón #2” (right) by Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio.

At the Clark Art Institute, nature and culture under pressure

Steven Careau’s sculptures are fields of vision

In the ’weeds (in a good way): The New Bedford Whaling Museum looks at seaweed as cultural artifact

Books

Ann Patchett’s ‘Tom Lake,’ a quietly devastating tale of a mother and her daughters, delves deep into the relationship between acting and life

Journalist Yepoka Yeebo, in ‘Anansi’s Gold,’ tracks the con man behind the stories of Ghana’s lost gold

Tess Gunty, 2022 National Book Award winner, on poetry as a stimulant for both mind and body

Movies

An aerial photo over the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. In a court filing Friday Aug. 4, 2023, Arizona-based armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed waived her right to a courtroom review of evidence on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

In fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin, movie weapons supervisor waives right to preliminary hearing

‘Shortcomings’ spends a long time with a real jerk

How ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ influenced a generation of kids-at-heart

Television

Mark Margolis in 2014.

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83

Syndicated show-dependent Comedy Central to release a TV movie

TV’s best episodes of the year (so far)

music

Zoe Sparks performing at Arlene's Grocery in May 2022.

Weekend-long, multi-genre music festival is Zoe Sparks’ Boston bon voyage

What to know ahead of Tory Lanez’s sentencing in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

Theater/Dance

Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform "Star Dust," a David Bowie-inspired work, at Jacob's Pillow, Aug. 9-13.

Coming to Jacob’s Pillow: a balletic Bowie joyride

Dancing five decades of hip-hop at Jacob’s Pillow

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

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

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

Charles Ogletree, a Harvard Law School professor, was the author of the new "All Deliberate Speed," a memoir and study of race and society in the 50 years since the Supreme Court's "Brown v. Board of Education" decision, in 2004.

Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83

Former GOP Senate leader in Connecticut who resigned amid a legislative probe dies at 89