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In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry.

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts
The unfolding emergency illustrates what can happen when government’s ability to cope with a migrant influx is overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Fire ravages historic Block Island hotel
Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Harborside Inn in New Shoreham at 11:23 p.m. Friday and found a fire in the first-floor kitchen, according to Town Manager Maryanne Crawford.

See photos and videos of the fire

Embattled Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara faces two challengers in reelection bid
Kendra Lara is competing with IT director William King and labor attorney Benjamin Weber in the Sept. 12 preliminary election for District 6.

North Falmouth woman was ‘co-conspirator’ in crash that killed Maine Maritime students in December, DA says
A 21-year-old North Falmouth woman injured in a high-speed, fiery car crash that killed four of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates in December pleaded not guilty this week to about a dozen charges in the case, including manslaughter and drunk driving.

The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon
Russia’s robot lander the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday.

Funeral arrangements announced for Lynn woman who drowned trying to rescue son in N.H.

Melissa Bagley, a 44-year-old mother of four and the wife of an Everett police lieutenant, will be laid to rest in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody.
PATRIOTS 21, PACKERS 17

Patriots-Packers preseason game suspended after rookie Isaiah Bolden suffers head injury

Coach Bill Belichick, Packers coach Matt LaFleur, and Patriots captain Matthew Slater gathered as Bolden received medical attention.
Scary scene with Isaiah Bolden a reminder to Patriots that anything can happen on the field What can Ezekiel Elliott expect with the Patriots? Just ask LeGarrette Blount.

UFC 292
Sean O’Malley wins bantamweight title in second round against Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night at TD Garden
O’Malley connected on a perfect step-back, counter right hand to the jaw that dropped Aljamain Sterling in the second round Saturday night at UFC 292, while Zhang Weili defended her women’s strawweight title in dominant fashion, cruising past Amanda Lemos for a unanimous decision victory.

How it happened: Sean O’Malley stuns Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 to win the bantamweight title after Zhang Weili’s dominant defense

John Powers | On Soccer
For every Women’s World Cup team other than England and Spain, was the trip down under worth it?
What did you come to get? What were your expectations? Did you meet them? Those are the questions for every competitor at this quadrennial kickaround.

As the Gulf of Maine warms, where are the mussels?
Wild blue mussels seem to be disappearing in the Gulf of Maine. Scientists are now seeking to understand the extent of the loss and the mechanisms causing it.

Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster.

After years of promise, cell-based meat is moving from the lab to dinner plates
Recent advances in cultivated meat — and a landmark decision by the US Department of Agriculture — are energizing what proponents say is a meat revolution with almost unlimited possibilities.

RED SOX 8, YANKEES 1

Another Red Sox victory leaves Yankees searching for answers

Peter Abraham: The Sox are 7-1 against the Yankees this season, having outscored them by 29 runs. They are 11-13 against the other three teams in the division.
A Pablo Reyes walk defined the Red Sox’ focus as they beat up on the Yankees again

Is Boston high on marijuana dispensaries? Four charts that give you a snapshot of the cannabis industry

More than 300 cannabis retailers have opened in Massachusetts in the past five years. Is that too many for the market to bear?
Odie Henderson review | ★★★

DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ shines when focusing on the family of its Latino superhero

Xolo Maridueña stars as the Beetle, but George Lopez as his uncle and Adriana Barraza as his Nana steal the show.
Opinion
IDEAS | AMIRA SKEGGS

Rethinking our lonely heroes

Why do Western cultures push individual struggle as the path to psychological growth?
RENÉE GRAHAM

The Trump indictments are good for America and democracy

EDITORIAL

What Florida could teach Massachusetts
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The US is losing sway in Africa
LETTERS

Teacher of the Year honor is beset by partisan rancor

More recent News

With crown and wand, Coast Guard veteran Yolanda Cerullo is honored for her 100th birthday
The Coast Guard veteran celebrated her centennial birthday with friends and guests outside the Compass on the Bay Senior Living Community — including Vietnam veterans, local politicians, neighbors, and others in the senior community.

Man dies after being struck by car in Rockland
Richard Erwin, 63, of Rockland, was crossing near 430 Union St. when he was hit by a Kia Optima in the northbound lane, Rockland police said.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Where there is no escape from the heat
Even dogs have it better than some held in our prisons and jails, which can be like kilns in the summer, sickening those inside and making conditions dangerous for everybody.

Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula
Hurricane Hilary roared toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula early Sunday as a weakened but still dangerous Category 1 hurricane likely to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding to the region and cross into the southwestern US as a tropical storm, the National Weather Service said.

Woman injured in sidewalk collapse outside Dorchester church building Friday night

A woman was injured late Friday night when part of a sidewalk outside a Dorchester church collapsed, and she fell about 10 feet into the building’s basement, according to the Boston Fire Department.

Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66
Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday.

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Chip Chop, Diane Sawyer’s historic home on Martha’s Vineyard, hits market for $24m

A 20-acre waterfront compound on Martha’s Vineyard known as “Chip Chop,” the longtime home of television news anchor Diane Sawyer, hit the market on Thursday for $24 million.

PERSPECTIVE
My parents bought our family burial plots years ago. But my plans might change.
I’ve learned the best we can do is have conversations with our loved ones about death rituals and end-of-life planning.

Democrats livid over Biden’s N.H. primary snub are banking on a write-in win
If the president’s name isn’t on their ballot, party leaders say, voters will add it themselves: “The DNC created a mess, and New Hampshire Democrats are going to have to clean it up.”

Old State House bagpiper brings music, memories, (and irritation) to downtown
Bag in hand, kilt on, drones thrown over his shoulder, Ryan Randall can go for hours — to the delight of tourists and the ire of some local workers.

Culture & Lifestyle

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

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

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

EDITORIAL

Get kids vaccinated in time for school
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Even liberals like Maura Healey are souring on Biden’s immigration bungling
LETTERS

Imagine fewer cars on the road. It’s tricky, but we’ll try.
MARCELA GARCÍA

How to go viral on TikTok
EDITORIAL

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Funeral arrangements announced for Lynn woman who drowned trying to rescue son in N.H.

Melissa Bagley, a 44-year-old mother of four and the wife of an Everett police lieutenant, will be laid to rest in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody.

Fire ravages historic Block Island hotel

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Harborside Inn in New Shoreham at 11:23 p.m. Friday and found a fire in the first-floor kitchen, according to Town Manager Maryanne Crawford.

See photos and videos of the fire at the historic Harborside Inn

Videos and photos taken on Block Island show the devastation caused by an overnight fire that severely damaged the notable hotel.
Little League World Series

Maine ends run at Little League World Series with loss to Mid-Atlantic

Gray-New Gloucester wraps up their time in Williamsport with a 5-3 loss to Media, Pa.

Sports

UFC 292

Sean O’Malley wins bantamweight title in second round against Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night at TD Garden

O’Malley connected on a perfect step-back, counter right hand to the jaw that dropped Aljamain Sterling in the second round Saturday night at UFC 292, while Zhang Weili defended her women’s strawweight title in dominant fashion, cruising past Amanda Lemos for a unanimous decision victory.
UFC 292

How it happened: Sean O’Malley stuns Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 to win the bantamweight title after Zhang Weili’s dominant defense

O'Malley talked the talk and walked the walk, dropping Sterling with a huge right hand to win the belt.
Patriots

Scary scene with Isaiah Bolden a reminder to Patriots that anything can happen on the field

Following a collision with Packers receiver Malik Heath, Bolden stayed down for several minutes before he was transported to a stretcher, then a cart, which took him off the field.
Soccer

Lionel Messi scores in regulation, penalties as Inter Miami beats Nashville in League Cup final
blue jays 4, reds 3

Davis Schneider hits winning HR in eighth, Blue Jays survive scare from Reds
NFL Preseason | Dolphins 28, Texans 3

Tua Tagovailoa leads TD drive in preseason debut to help Dolphins beat Texans

Business

Japan’s Kishida visits Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Sunday and said an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean cannot be postponed.

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats

An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it.

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

The next frontier for corporate benefits: menopause
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The affirmative action ruling is a disaster for college students. This is the path forward.

Globe Magazine

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

We broke up but still hang out. Should we get back together?
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought, “Oh no, she is going to hate me”’

metro

With crown and wand, Coast Guard veteran Yolanda Cerullo is honored for her 100th birthday

Roxbury organization hosts resource fair for people who had been incarcerated

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts

sports

Patriots-Packers preseason game suspended after rookie Isaiah Bolden suffers head injury

Julio Rodriguez sets record in Mariners’ win over Astros, while Jose Altuve gets 2,000th hit

For a generation of girls’ basketball hopefuls, Al McClain’s games have given them a place to grow

business

GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

Kansas newspaper is talk of town, and not just for getting raided

Is Boston high on marijuana dispensaries? Four charts that give you a snapshot of the cannabis industry

politics

Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense.

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

How many of Trump’s trials will happen before the election?

Nation

Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66

DOJ says D.C. officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 riot is line of duty death

Pat Hamilton, news photographer in war zones, dies at 74

World

The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Netherlands after US approved sending Dutch F-16 jets to Ukraine

Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula

opinion

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies

How Medicare can save $500 billion

It’s like jury duty, but for getting things done

lifestyle

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival

After serial monogamy, I want to be single for a full year

With Sober in the Suburbs, a judgment-free social club for anyone tired of hangovers, headaches, and morning-after regret

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

Want to party like it’s 1899 (or need an excuse to wear your croquet costume)? Head to the Cape.

Delta adds a touch of luster to otherwise quiet opening week at Logan’s expanded Terminal E

Patrick Monahan of Train talks about his wife, Italy, and crystals from Sedona

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

Coming to a live venue near you: As Hollywood strikes rage on, Bay State brings in some big (and not-so-big) names

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

Television

Netflix bidding farewell to DVD services

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

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

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

Nan Tull, an artist ‘of true feeling based on experience,’ dies at 85

Jean-Louis Georgelin, face of the Notre Dame reconstruction, dies at 74

John Devitt, champion swimmer with a tarnished gold medal, dies at 86