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The most dangerous job for lawyers is being on Trump’s legal team

Focus is on lawyers for Donald Trump and their arguments and actions as the former president faces another round of indictments.

Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump appears to promise revenge How Jack Smith structured the Trump election indictment to reduce risks

DeSantis dismisses Trump’s 2020 election theories as false

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

State Police ordered to offer reinstatement to troopers suspended for refusing COVID-19 shots
A decision by an arbitrator is directed at troopers who qualified for religious exemptions from the vaccine mandate, but weren't offered options for staying on duty unless they got the shots.

Danville, N.H., woman was fatally shot multiple times inside her home, officials say

Denise Damato Coe, 59, was found dead from gunshot wounds inside her home at 48 Black Road, where police responded to a call in “the late evening” Thursday, officials said.

A taxi is mobbed by young people after a crowd gathered at Union Square Park, where influencer Kai Cenat promised to hand out items including PlayStation consoles.

Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC

Video footage, teamwork with police helped find man accused of firing at Jewish school in Memphis

Avis Budget rental car workers demonstrate for new contract in East Boston Saturday

Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment

FDA approves postpartum depression pill from two Cambridge drug firms

A model posed for artists during a live drawing session at Rocco Ricci’s studio. Ricci, who has been in his studio for 15 years, will have to move elsewhere now that his building at 119 Braintree is being developed.

Long pushed out when neighborhoods change, artists are fighting back, and getting help

An unlikely group of artists and activists known as the Art Stays Here Coalition has emerged to help combat displacement.

MassWildlife confirms first record of pinedrops in the state
The pinedrops plant was spotted in the Berkshires.

Obama recalls the lasting influence of Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree
Obama reminisced Saturday about how Ogletree “took time on weekends to run something called ‘Saturday School’ for Black students who didn’t necessarily have the support systems at home to get them through the difficult first years of law school.”

Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70 From 2019: As his Alzheimer’s looms, Charles and Pam Ogletree take one last walk in love

Nakia Hill, writer, educator, and Director of Communications for Mayor Michelle Wu's Cabinet of Community Engagement for the City of Boston, led the workshop ‘How We Take Up Space: on spatial justice’ while teaching at Boston’s second biennial Roxbury Poetry Festival on Saturday.

Roxbury Poetry Festival invites people to reimagine their neighborhood and embrace the written word

“I just want people to walk away inspired, and feel fed,” said Boston’s poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola. “There needs to be freedom for people to be creative.”

A parent, carrying his child after picking him up from school, ran past police carrying out an operation against gangs in the Bel-Air area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3.

‘There’s nobody free from the risk.’ Kidnappings and violence threaten humanitarian work in Haiti.

For New England’s humanitarian organizations working in Haiti, the kidnapping of community health nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her child is a familiar, and horrific, story that plagues ordinary Haitians every day.

.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.

An aerial view of the end of Long Beach in Rockport, where a creek feeds into a marsh behind summer cottages. An aging seawall protects the homes from ocean waves, but experts say rising storm surges make the cottages vulnerable to destructive flooding from the marsh.

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.

Brown quarterback Deshaun Watson is one to watch, given his exorbitant contract and lackluster return last season.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Here are some interesting people and fascinating circumstances as we embark on the 2023 NFL season

Ben Volin is trying something a little different in his list.

Giants manger Gabe Kapler, beard neatly trimmed and stylish with dark-tinted sunglasses, has the Giants in contention.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

In his unique style, manager Gabe Kapler has put the pieces together for the Giants

The former Red Sox, now 48, brings a presence to the team that works.

Opinion

Cloughtery Pool in Charlestown is closed for demolition and rebuilding until next summer.

Too many of Boston’s pools are closed

The city’s new effort to prevent drownings is laudable. But it won’t reach its potential until the city’s swimming pools have reopened.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The debt we still owe to our Afghan allies

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

More recent News

The Women’s World Cup already has made history, and there might be more to come
For the first time at least one representative from all six continents survived group play in the 32-team field.

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

Teen is charged with murder and a hate-crime in stabbing of gay man in NYC, police say

A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder and a hate crime in the killing of 28-year-old O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was stabbed to death while dancing at a Brooklyn gas station last weekend, New York City authorities said Saturday.

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.

A book fair for grownups — with beer
Over a hundred bookworms are expected at Trillium Brewing Fort Point on Aug. 6 for the second of three of Porter Square Books’ annual Grown-up Book Fair events.

Cardinal O’Malley leads Boston pilgrims to World Youth Day in Lisbon
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley is leading more than 600 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Boston in World Youth Day in Lisbon, the archdiocese said Wednesday.

In unlikely presidential bid, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cobbles together motley coalition
Democrats, Republicans, political neophytes, and recent converts make up a group that seems unlikely to land him in the White House but demonstrates how far a candidate can go with a familiar name and a conspiratorial bent.

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

Dancer Eliud Xavier Melendez shows participants on a hip-hop tour a few breakdance moves.

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.

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.

Brockton Hospital may remain closed into 2024 after devastating fire
Parts of the hospital still need to be rewired and supply chain delays have hampered the arrival of all the necessary equipment, hospital officials said Friday.

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.

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

Forget the smart gizmos and give stupid a chance

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

State Police ordered to offer reinstatement to troopers suspended for refusing COVID-19 shots

A decision by an arbitrator is directed at troopers who qualified for religious exemptions from the vaccine mandate, but weren't offered options for staying on duty unless they got the shots.

Avis Budget rental car workers demonstrate for new contract in East Boston Saturday

Avis Budget workers are seeking greater pay increases to keep up with the soaring cost of living in Boston, and an end to scheduling practices that have resulted in the company denying workers from taking time off, and requiring them to work erratic shifts, according to a union statement.

Roxbury Poetry Festival invites people to reimagine their neighborhood and embrace the written word

“I just want people to walk away inspired, and feel fed,” said Boston’s poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola. “There needs to be freedom for people to be creative.”

Leny Andrade, ‘first lady of Brazilian jazz,’ dies at 80

A Brazilian singer, Leny Andrade earned an international following with her soulful fusion of samba, bossa nova, and American jazz and was once called by Tony Bennett the Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil.

Sports

Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo (60), center fielder Riley Greene (31), and right fielder Kerry Carpenter (30) celebrated a win over the Rays.

TIGERS 4, RAYS 2

Aaron Civale loses his Rays debut to the Tigers

Civale, who was acquired from the Guardians at the trade deadline, lost for the first time to the Tigers in his 11th start, giving up three runs and nine hits in 4⅓ innings

Japan midfielder Hinata Miyazawa (right) and fights off Norway's Thea Bjelde to line up a shot in a World Cup Round of 16 matchup in Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday. Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan rolled, 3-1.

Women's World Cup

Hinata Miyazawa scores her 5th goal of tournament as Japan beats Norway to reach quarterfinals

Japan scored its 14th goal of the tournament and conceded its first Saturday, beating Norway 3-1 in Wellington, New Zealand, to reach the quarterfinals for the fourth time.

Noah Gragson is in his first full season driver in the NASCAR Cup series.

NASCAR suspends driver Noah Gragson indefinitely for liking meme with George Floyd’s face

Floyd, who was Black, died in 2020 after a white police officer knelt on his neck, sparking mass protests around the world and focus on racial injustice.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Garrett Whitlock faces live batters at Fenway as part of ramp-up following elbow injury

Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio taking a break from basketball to focus on mental health

YANKEES 3, ASTROS 1

Jake Bauers’s blast helps Yankees top Justin Verlander in his return to Houston

Business

Social media influencer Kai Cenat faces charges of inciting riot after thousands cause mayhem in NYC

A video creator with millions of views, he faces charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering after thousands flocked to Union Square for an electronics giveaway he had planned.

The most dangerous job for lawyers is being on Trump’s legal team

Focus is on lawyers for Donald Trump and their arguments and actions as the former president faces another round of indictments.

Mega Millions players spurned again as jackpot climbs to $1.55 billion

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

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

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

Man convicted for murder of Boston woman in Lowell in 2020

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

sports

Nobles rising junior Christina Pham (right) claimed the trophy after hitting 84.10 percent of her shots to win the girls' competition at the 2023 A Shot for Life Challenge at the Starland Sportsplex in Hanover.

Catholic Memorial’s Ryan Higgins, Nobles’ Christina Pham crowned state’s best shooters at the 2023 Shot for Life Challenge

Game 110: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

How 10-year-old Ramie Darling found support amid cancer battle from Mac Jones, Boston sports

business

Stephanie Hathaway hugs her three children as they play at their neighborhood park in Clear Lake, TX, on Feb. 2, 2023. In 2019, the FDA approved a postpartum medicine from Sage called Zulresso, but it had to be taken intravenously over 60 hours in a hospital. Hathaway, who participated in the study of Zulresso, was excited that a similar medicine might be available as a pill.

FDA approves postpartum depression pill from two Cambridge drug firms

FDA approves first postpartum depression pill

Judge narrows US case that says Google illegally protects monopoly

politics

Lawyers for Donald Trump, pictured at an Alabama fund-raiser on Friday, are expected to argue that the former president had a First Amendment right to say whatever he wanted.

How Jack Smith structured the Trump election indictment to reduce risks

Jan. 6 prosecutors ask for protective order, citing threatening Trump post

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

Nation

Lizzo performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on May 27, 2023, in Napa, Calif.

Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment

Video footage, teamwork with police helped find man accused of firing at Jewish school in Memphis

‘We are feeling overpoliced’: Texas troopers join patrols in Austin

World

Buildings on the Hong Kong skyline are seen from Victoria Peak at night in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.

Their rooftop photos are stunning. Their subculture has its critics.

Battle at sea intensifies as Ukrainian drone hits 2nd Russian ship in two days

Thousands of scouts are leaving heat-plagued Jamboree early

opinion

A voter picked up a sticker after casting a ballot at the Boston Centers for Youth and Families' Shelburne Community Center in Roxbury on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.

In Mass., it’s one-party rule because the other party fails

State can act to place more mental health care workers in the field

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

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

The Brazilian singer Leny Andrade performing at Birdland, in Manhattan on Aug. 27, 2008.

Leny Andrade, ‘first lady of Brazilian jazz,’ dies at 80

Obama recalls the lasting influence of Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree

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