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Once seen as opponents to climate action, utilities and the business community are making changes. Is that a sign the tides are turning?

Changes at gas utilities and across business groups signal a climate as a growing priority

One teenager is charged with murder for allegedly stabbing second teen to death in Lynn
A 15-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a second teenager inside a Lynn convenience store Tuesday was ordered held without bail.

For GOP candidates, debate is a chance to survive, not thrive
In a race defined so far by Trump, this debate may be less about being deemed the “winner” than it is about staying in the hunt as voters narrow their choices.

Analysis: The first GOP debate stage is set. Here is what each of the eight candidates must do. How to watch the first GOP presidential debate Here's who is expected at the debate

Russian aviation agency says mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard the plane that crashed with no survivors

A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all ten people on board. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was confirmed to have been on board.

Elizabeth Warren travels to Ukraine, meets with Zelensky ahead of funding showdown

Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000

Commuter rail tracks at South Station close because of fallen Amtrak wire

Two people killed in plane crash in Maine

FBI agents search home in Newton

More office workers call in sick on August 24 than any other day

Public toilets, more green space, or both? Somerville residents will decide how to spend $1 million.

A panel of volunteers will pick 20 projects that could potentially be funded, after whittling down a list of nearly 1,000 suggestions. It will then be up to residents to decide which ones to prioritize.

If you ride it, you know. The Red Line is the worst. Just look at the stats.
Ridership is at less than half its pre-pandemic levels, around half as many trains come each day, and a trip from Braintree or Alewife at times takes about as long as it would to drive.

Critic's Notebook: Change is what cities do — and nothing drives that change like mass transit

Actress Susan Sarandon sues Mass. construction company over ‘extensive problems’ to $2m Vermont home
Sarandon purchased the 45-acre property near the Massachusetts border in 2018.

‘I feel like I’m ready to play,’ says new Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott

The former Cowboy talked with the media for the first time since joining New England, and had nothing but good things to say about his place here.

‘A moment of great momentum’: Boston authorities tout potential future of Long Island, site of old recovery campus

Wu hopes to have services up and running on the island in four years, but much work has to be done to the existing structures.
How we got here: a timeline of Boston’s Long Island bridge project
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect increasing clouds on Thursday, and rain and cooler temperatures on Friday

Friday's rain could be heavy with thunderstorms in some places in our area.

Some thought the ‘Dark Day’ of 1780 might be the end of the world. Scientists say it was wildfires.

Researchers now believe the cause of the legendary “Dark Day” of May 1780, may have been — you guessed it — forest fires in Canada.

‘Route 1 royalty’: The couple and Kowloon wedding that captivated the Internet

The festivities marked the first time Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus had closed for a private event in 73 years.
COMMENTARY

‘Blue Beetle,’ Latino representation, and the danger of a single superhero story

 Movie Review: DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ shines when focusing on the family of its Latino superhero This Sunday, see a movie for $4 to celebrate National Cinema Day
Opinion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Constitution won’t save us from Donald Trump

Despite arguments from respected academics that the Constitution bars Trump from the ballot, a legal challenge may tear our nation apart.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Bullying complaint highlights Boston City Council’s dysfunction

JEFF JACOBY

Corporate America is on notice: Discriminating by race is illegal
IDEAS | V.M. VINES

Why secondhand is my first choice
EDITORIAL

Stop taxing marijuana companies as illegal dealers

News you can use

The Facebook settlement claim deadline is Friday. Here’s how to apply.
Facebook reached a $725 million class-action settlement earlier this year over claims it shared users’ data without their consent. Millions of people can fill out a claim form to get a slice of the settlement amount.

A back-to-school tech tuneup: Here’s what to know about your devices and software
It’s time to prep your gadgets and programs for the year ahead.

How to stay safe while swimming in rivers
Check the strength of the current using online guides, wear a life jacket in the water, and don't jump in right away if you see someone in trouble.

More recent News

Before and after: See how ChatGPT helped local doctors make medical forms easier to understand
Doctors at Brown University and Mass. General are using artificial intelligence to create simplified versions of complicated medical consent forms.

Innovation economy
Can the Lego headquarters help make Boston fun again?
We’re a place focused on solving problems, but the company’s arrival is a reminder that the city needs to be playful, too.

Five workers sent to hospital after wall collapse in Bedford, including man with life-threatening injuries, officials say
A wall collapse at a home construction site in Bedford Wednesday morning sent five workers to the hospital, including one man with life threatening injuries, authorities said.

NH BUSINESS
Saint-Gobain to close Merrimack plastics manufacturing facility amid ongoing PFAS concern
The plant has been at the center of controversy and concern after the PFAS chemicals the company uses to produce stain and water resistant materials were found in nearby drinking water in 2016.

India lands a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological triumph for the world’s most populous nation.

LOVE LETTERS
We agreed to be friends after our breakup. When can I contact him?
I don’t want to disrupt his healing, but I’d like to reach out.

Recommended reads

After stabbing, Boston’s Jean McGuire returns to Franklin Park, a steward once again

Jean McGuire, the 92-year-old pioneering civil rights activist, has returned to her daily Franklin Park walks months after she barely fended off a knife attack.

Database of police disciplinary records a step toward transparency, but still ‘more to do’
Some complaints listed on the database are relatively minor department infractions such as parking violations or being absent from work, while others were more serious, and at times led to criminal charges.

Study finds Black and Hispanic patients admitted and return to the hospital at higher rates
The study found while many Mass. residents struggle to access high quality, affordable, and timely health care, systemic inequities and institutional racism exacerbate these issues for many communities of color.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Retired school administrators of color seek transparency of BPS investigation into workplace discrimination allegations
The group is urging Superintendent Mary Skipper to release the findings of an investigation into whether administrators of color have been targeted with wrongful disciplinary proceedings and termination.

Culture & Lifestyle

Regina Spektor is ready to make a new Martha’s Vineyard memory

On the shores of Lake Lynnapesaukee

Jewish Arts Collaborative’s ‘Be the Change’ offers mixed-media public art with mixed results

Duck Duck Goofs wants to send you to detention

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

UMass presses forward with Leominster closure despite community pushback

The health system said it has a transportation plan to accommodate women who will have to give birth elsewhere than the local hospital, but the plan drew condemnation and pushback from advocates.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect increasing clouds on Thursday, and rain and cooler temperatures on Friday

Friday's rain could be heavy with thunderstorms in some places in our area.

‘A moment of great momentum’: Boston authorities tout potential future of Long Island, site of old recovery campus

Wu hopes to have services up and running on the island in four years, but much work has to be done to the existing structures.
MEDIA

Coventry Courier, Chariho Times newspapers to close, publisher says

The two newspapers cover smaller towns in the western and southern Rhode Island. The publisher blames rising production costs and falling advertising revenue.

Sports

colleges

Former Southern Cal football star Reggie Bush planning defamation lawsuit against NCAA

Bush plans to file suit over a statement made by college sports’ governing body about the reasoning for its decision not to restore the Heisman Trophy winner’s records.
MLB

GM Brian Cashman says Yankees ‘embarrassed’ by recent tailspin

The Yankees entered Wednesday having lost nine straight games for the first time since Sept. 13-21, 1982.
Golf

Scottie Scheffler chases an $18 million FedEx Cup bonus, player of the year honors

Scheffler has made history as the the only player to be the No. 1 seed going into the FedEx Cup finale in consecutive years.
NFL

Six-year NFL veteran wide receiver Corey Davis, 28, steps away from Jets
Baseball notebook

Angels star Shohei Ohtani exits start in middle of at-bat against Reds
patriots notebook

‘I feel like I’m ready to play,’ says new Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott

Business

UMass presses forward with Leominster closure despite community pushback

The health system said it has a transportation plan to accommodate women who will have to give birth elsewhere than the local hospital, but the plan drew condemnation and pushback from advocates.
MEDIA

Coventry Courier, Chariho Times newspapers to close, publisher says

The two newspapers cover smaller towns in the western and southern Rhode Island. The publisher blames rising production costs and falling advertising revenue.

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

Seeing to hear better
magazine
CONNECTIONS

Why I always look down when I walk on the beach
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 21-27
Style Watch

Easy fixes make for a quick update on a Maine summer house
Globe Magazine

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

metro

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Rhode Islanders encouraged to plant free trees as part of popular energy-saving program

Saint-Gobain to close Merrimack plastics manufacturing facility amid ongoing PFAS concern

sports

Tom Courtney, runner who took Olympic gold by inches, dies at 90

Game 127: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes

Former Boston College tight end Tommy Sweeney in stable condition after collapsing at Giants practice

business

Is Corporate AI coming for our jobs?

Saint-Gobain to close Merrimack plastics manufacturing facility amid ongoing PFAS concern

Five workers sent to hospital after wall collapse in Bedford, including man with life-threatening injuries, officials say

politics

The first GOP presidential debate is tonight. Follow live updates and analysis.

Who’s in, who’s out, who’s boycotting: The eight candidates expected on stage for the first GOP debate

Giuliani surrenders at jail on Ga. 2020 election charges

Nation

Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000

Tom Courtney, runner who took Olympic gold by inches, dies at 90

Justice Department brings wave of cases over $836m in alleged COVID fraud

World

‘India is on the moon’: Lander’s success moves nation to next space chapter

Russian aviation agency says mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard the plane that crashed with no survivors

Two tankers have collided in Egypt’s Suez Canal, disrupting traffic in the vital waterway

opinion

Our summer of sorrows

The political earthquake in Guatemala

The great Ameri-con dream: Our generation is drowning in student debt

lifestyle

Actress Susan Sarandon sues Mass. construction company over ‘extensive problems’ to $2m Vermont home

At 41, I can’t make a relationship last

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival

food & dining

‘Route 1 royalty’: The couple and Kowloon wedding that captivated the Internet

When they want to speak up, they make beer

Grilled corn is even better charred and slathered in flavored butter

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

‘Blue Beetle,’ Latino representation, and the danger of a single superhero story

Jewish Arts Collaborative’s ‘Be the Change’ offers mixed-media public art with mixed results

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Books

‘Blue Beetle,’ Latino representation, and the danger of a single superhero story

The haunting legacies of World War II and the Holocaust, enshrined in sound rather than stone

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

Movies

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

This Sunday, see a movie for $4 to celebrate National Cinema Day

‘Blue Beetle,’ Latino representation, and the danger of a single superhero story

Television

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

Four ultra-fit New Englanders are in the running for up to a $1 million prize on NBC’s ‘American Ninja Warrior’

Looming ‘Frasier’ reboot has local appeal

music

Ripe has climbed the stairs from Allston basements to festival stages

Regina Spektor is ready to make a new Martha’s Vineyard memory

The Boston Symphony Orchestra embarks on 30th European tour

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

Tom Courtney, runner who took Olympic gold by inches, dies at 90

Bob Jones, behind-the-stage force at Newport festivals, dies at 86

John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82