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State stiffens penalties for towns that snub new MBTA housing law

The state’s updated its guidance for a key multifamily housing law Thursday, granting communities one big compromise, but at the same time adding to its arsenal of penalties for municipalities that try to avoid rezoning.

Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia

The Fulton County Sheriff's office said investigators are working to trace the origin of the threats after the names of grand jury members and other personal information were posted online.

Leak of City Council letter alleging harassment, bullying linked to street where Council President Ed Flynn lives
“I didn’t send any thing to any reporter,” Council President Ed Flynn told the Globe.

Slowdowns, shuttles, smoke: A(nother) bad 24 hours for the T
Between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the T saw a handful of disabled trains, a switch issue, shuttle buses, and a smoking trolley on the Red and Green lines.

Students must use names, pronouns assigned at birth under new Worcester Catholic schools policy

Catholic school students in Worcester will be required to dress, “conduct themselves,” and use pronouns and bathrooms consistent with their sex assigned at birth, regardless of their gender identity, under a new policy announced Tuesday.

Help name Boston’s tallest baby, a giraffe at the Franklin Park Zoo
A 1-month-old Masai giraffe calf has joined the Giraffe Savannah exhibit at the Franklin Park Zoo, and the winner of an online silent auction will have the honor of choosing his name, Zoo New England officials said Wednesday.

Mass. hospital executive pay increased by double digits in second year of pandemic

Average long-term mortgage rate climbs to 7.09% — the highest level in more than 20 years

In Concord, a lesson in opening up to immigrant families

A Concord day camp that welcomed children of migrant and homeless families is a direct example of what Governor Maura Healey’s administration asked for when she declared a state of emergency.

Here’s why there’s a sign saying ‘I Hate Boston’ in the North End
If you’re heading towards Boston’s North End, don’t be alarmed by the “I Hate Boston” billboard.

Tell us: What's your opinion on the billboard? In poor taste or smart marketing?

With COVID on the rise again, here’s a guide to staying safe in 2023
The new COVID shots won’t be available until the fall. Here’s what to do in the meantime.

1,589 confirmed cases and 16 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass. New vaccines this fall could curb COVID-19 variant, respiratory viruses

Leonard Bernstein’s children respond to criticism of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’

In a trailer for “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper wears a large prosthetic nose to portray legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, who was Jewish. Some viewers have taken issue with Cooper’s makeup, saying it plays on antisemitic stereotypes.
Patriots

Patriots and Packers get into numerous scraps, and other takeways from Day 2 of joint practice

Amid all the clashing, however, the Patriots clearly won the day on both fields. The offense looked sharp (minus a few sacks), while the defense reigned dominant.
A fired-up Patriots defense has its day in Green Bay
QUICK BITE

It’s Italian food all day and night at Gufo in Cambridge

The restaurant-cafe offers pizza, pasta, and more — plus bocce.

On Nantucket, billionaires reach agreement in clam shack dispute. But for the owners, the fight to open isn’t over.

Charles Johnson, the principal owner of the San Francisco Giants who owns a fishing cottage next to the proposed restaurant, reached a tentative agreement with fellow billionaire Steve Karp, who owns the property.

Going deep: Dive teams across Massachusetts face a busy season of water rescues

Their work is not glamorous, they say: lakes and ponds are murky and can be full of illegally dumped junk like grocery carts, bicycles, and even cars.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

For MAGA, Trump’s legal troubles pit harsh realities against easy rationalizations

Although it may be difficult for the former president’s loyalists to acknowledge the truth, over time it may happen.
ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Judge Boston Councilor Kendra Lara on her policies, not her alleged driving missteps
JOAN VENNOCHI

Kendra Lara’s car crash raises questions that are relevant to her public role
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Another brick in the wall blocking abortion access
Alex Beam

The Russian Oppenheimer

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MATTHEW GILBERT
The violence that we see and the violence that we don’t
We live in a time of trigger warnings and oversensitivity, so it’s especially powerful to see raw, ugly scenes unfold at length in the Australian miniseries “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.”

Gilbert: Before ‘Fargo’ returns, a fast ranking of the first four seasons

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies
Before the Foxborough shows, New Jersey’s second favorite son shares his love of Bruce Springsteen’s music and some of the movies that feature it.

‘Mary Climbs In’ authors survey the inner landscape of Springsteen’s women fans

The Celtics schedule for 2023-24 has been released. Here are the top 10 to watch.

The Green will be seeing old friends in new places (Marcus Smart, Grant Williams) in some of their marquee matchups.

New R.I. shore access law, new shore access disputes this summer
“You can do whatever you would normally do on the beach in that 10-foot window,” said Westerly Town Manager Shawn Lacey, part of a group of town officials who met with state regulators to discuss the law.

NH CRIME
Strafford County, N.H., sheriff arrested on felony charges
Mark Brave, the top law enforcement officer in Strafford County, has said he’s been wrongly accused of misusing public funds for private travel to meet with “paramours.”

LOVE LETTERS
She leaves me out of the story
We’ve been together for two years, but it’s “I,” not “we.”

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Tom Cruise still feels the need . . . the need for speed. And I’m here for it.

It’s fashionable to make fun of the Tom Cruiseness of Tom Cruise — his hyper earnestness and intensity, his audacious commitment to doing his own crazy stunts — but I’m a sucker for it.

Fenway Health staff and managers clash as iconic agency plots future
Fenway Health, long a linchpin of care for the LGBTQ+ community, has faced a spate of challenges in recent years, from a protracted scandal involving one of its staff to issues of racial equity.

Globe Magazine
At 15, he’s the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution. Next up, homework.
He’s just like any high schooler. Except when you’re a soccer phenom inside the Revolution’s elite soccer academy, everything is different.

A side effect of intense rainfall? More basement flooding. And pricey basement repairs.
This summer has been one of the rainiest on record, and local homeowners are paying the costs.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

In New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again

Jonas Brothers, in it for the long haul at TD Garden

GLD FSTVL threw hip-hop a 50th birthday celebration on Boston’s new ‘front yard’

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Suddenly, Mike Pence is acting ‘brand new’
JEFF JACOBY

It’s time to end US military aid to Israel — for both countries’ sakes
EDITORIAL

Healey’s big chance to reshape Parole Board to her values
IDEAS | BOB REGAN

Notes from the burn scar
EDITORIAL

The organ transplant system needs fixing
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Leonard Bernstein’s children respond to criticism of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’

In a trailer for “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper wears a large prosthetic nose to portray legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, who was Jewish. Some viewers have taken issue with Cooper’s makeup, saying it plays on antisemitic stereotypes.

In Concord, a lesson in opening up to immigrant families

A Concord day camp that welcomed children of migrant and homeless families is a direct example of what Governor Maura Healey’s administration asked for when she declared a state of emergency.

Leak of City Council letter alleging harassment, bullying linked to street where Council President Ed Flynn lives

“I didn’t send any thing to any reporter,” Council President Ed Flynn told the Globe.
THINGS TO DO

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: Aug. 18-25

This week: Portuguese music and food, 20th Open Studios Tour, mimosa fest, comedy featuring llana Glazer, and more.

Sports

Patriots

Patriots and Packers get into numerous scraps, and other takeways from Day 2 of joint practice

Amid all the clashing, however, the Patriots clearly won the day on both fields. The offense looked sharp (minus a few sacks), while the defense reigned dominant.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Ten story lines to follow with the kickoff of the 2023 high school football season

Between new rules, alignments, and new faces on the sidelines, there are plenty of storylines to watch.
patriots notebook

A fired-up Patriots defense has its day in Green Bay

For a sizable portion of Thursday’s joint practice, the starting defense bullied the Packers' No. 1 offense, making life difficult for quarterback Jordan Love.
MLB notebook

White Sox star Tim Anderson has suspension for fighting reduced from six games to five
celtics

The Celtics schedule for 2023-24 has been released. Here are the top 10 to watch.
Tennis

Men and women to use same tennis balls at US Open after some women complained about theirs

Business

US mortgage rate jumps to highest level since 2002

Mortgage rates jumped to a 21-year high, crimping both sales and refinancing activity. In the intervening period, homebuyers enjoyed years of falling rates.

Walmart’s hot sellers? Hand mixers and kitchen tools. In an era of high prices, basic is king.

Walmart racked up another strong quarterly sales gain as its low prices continue to attract budget-conscious consumers looking for deals in a tough economic environment.

AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms

A back-to-school tech tuneup: Here’s what to know about your devices and software
magazine
Globe Magazine

At 15, he’s the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution. Next up, homework.
MISS CONDUCT

We’re newcomers to a beach town, and we don’t feel welcome

PERSPECTIVE

My parents bought our family burial plots years ago. But my plans might change.
Cooking

Three seasonal tomato salad recipes that make the most of summer’s bounty

metro

Slowdowns, shuttles, smoke: A(nother) bad 24 hours for the T

Strafford County, N.H., sheriff arrested on felony charges

Here’s the latest research from the top of Mount Washington

sports

Twila Kilgore named interim USWNT coach amid World Cup fallout

Game 121 lineups and notes: Chris Sale starts as the Red Sox aim for a third straight series win

Kansas City superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ charged with stealing almost $700,000 in bank heists

business

US jobless claims applications fall as labor market continues to show resiliency

Greentown Labs has a new CEO

State stiffens penalties for towns that snub new MBTA housing law

politics

Online threats of Ga. grand jurors in Trump case prompt investigation

Defend Trump and ‘hammer’ Ramaswamy: DeSantis allies reveal debate strategy

Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia

Nation

The shortage in school bus drivers is getting worse

Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies

Woman sentenced to 22 years for trying to mail ricin to Trump

World

As dead dolphins wash ashore, Ukraine builds a case of ecocide against Russia

Out-of-control wildfire scorches Spain’s Tenerife island, affecting thousands

Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safety

opinion

After the Trump indictments, where are our lawmakers?

Georgia indictment puts Trump at the top of an organized crime ring

How our ‘Boston Globe’ led to ChatGPT

lifestyle

She leaves me out of the story

Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard address blowback to Logan Airport Instagram post: ‘People suffer from outrage addiction’

Add wedding cake to the Kowloon’s menu: Restaurant closing for a private event for the first time in history

food & dining

It’s Italian food all day and night at Gufo in Cambridge

The Field & Vine team will open June Bug in Union Square; The Chemist experiments with Downtown Crossing

Here’s why there’s a sign saying ‘I Hate Boston’ in the North End

travel

A hotel is revived in Maine, the ballet is reimagined in R.I., and a key comes in handy

Boothbay Harbor is as sweet as it gets

I might be on Alamo’s Do Not Rent list. Can you find out?

Arts

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Provincetown Public Art Foundation aims to make town’s ‘artistic soul visible’

Brice Marden, who rejuvenated painting in the 1960s, dies at 84

Books

In William Boyd’s ‘The Romantic,’ an Irish Everyman survives the tumult of global history through luck, wit, and unfettered joy

Laura Trethewey, author of ‘The Deepest Map,’ reveals a literary cult favorite of deep ocean explorers

Jen Soriano traces her fragile nervous system to generational trauma in ‘Nervous’

Movies

Leonard Bernstein’s children respond to criticism of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

‘Strays’: A talking-dog movie that’s ruff going

Television

Before ‘Fargo’ returns, a fast ranking of the first four seasons

The violence that we see and the violence that we don’t

UK viewers bring back ‘The Tourist’ for a second season

music

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

‘Mary Climbs In’ authors survey the inner landscape of Springsteen’s women fans

Playing ball: Steve Wynn of the Baseball Project steps up to the musical plate

Theater/Dance

‘The Ding Dongs’: When that doorbell rings, watch out

Old and new at the Pillow

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

Health

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

Dorothy Casterline, who codified American Sign Language, dies at 95

Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88

Anthony Grasso, WWII vet who gave thanks to the officer who saved his life, dies at 98