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Highlights from the first Republican presidential debate
Highlights from the first Republican presidential debate (Fox News).

Debate stage brawl leaves Trump unscathed

The two-hour debate offered the candidates a rare opportunity — their first of the year — to present themselves to voters without Trump sucking up all the oxygen.
Who is Vivek Ramaswamy?
Live Updates
ANALYSIS | James Pindell

Scorecard: Grading the debate performance of the Republican candidates

James Pindell doles out letter grades for the eight Republicans who participated in the debate (and the one who was missing).

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.
Red Sox 7, Astros 5 (10 innings)

Adam Duvall’s three-run homer in 10th helps Red Sox beat Astros

Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen exited with one out in the ninth because of what the team called right hamstring tightness. He was replaced by Nick Pivetta, who recorded the win.
Here’s how Cora and Verlander viewed their brief spat in Tuesday’s Red Sox game vs. Astros

‘A moment of great momentum’: Boston authorities tout potential future of Long Island, site of old recovery campus
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hopes to have services up and running on the island in four years, but much work has to be done before then.

How we got here: a timeline of Boston’s Long Island bridge project

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 climate as a growing priority

One teenager is charged with murder for allegedly stabbing second teen to death in Lynn
The victim was identified as Daniel Marquez Santeliz, 17, of Lynn, according to a spokesperson for the Essex district attorney’s office.

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash outside Moscow

Russia’s civil aviation agency says mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on a plane that crashed north of Moscow, killing all 10 people aboard.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Expect increasing clouds today, and rain and cooler temperatures on Friday
Friday's rain could be heavy with thunderstorms in some places in our area.

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

National Grid customer data exposed in ‘cyber incident,’ utility says

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

Analysis of Patriots’ defense lines up an optimistic view against a critical eye

From what the defense has shown so far this summer, it remains a work in progress as the preseason nears its end for the Patriots.
PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

‘I was there. I kept notes.’ Journalist Kara Swisher talks chronicling the rise of the internet

Swisher foresaw how the internet could transform everything, including the media industry itself.
Obituary

Gus Solomons Jr., creative presence in modern dance who got start in Cambridge, dies at 84

Being a contemporary dancer in today's society is “an act of will, an act of courage,” Mr. Solomons once said.
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

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.

FBI agents search home in Newton
The FBI converged on a Newton residence Wednesday afternoon for a court authorized search, officials said.

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.

Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000
Other high-profile defendants also surrendered Wednesday, including Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.

Two pilots on training mission killed in plane crash in Maine

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board who arrived on scene Wednesday said the twin-engine turboprop aircraft made a “fairly steep descent” at an angle of 25 degrees into a heavily wooded area and left a “fragmented” and “fairly extensive debris field,” measuring about 200 feet by 50 feet.

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.

Recommended reads

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.

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.

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

Highlights from the first Republican presidential debate

Highlights from the first Republican presidential debate (Fox News).
Forecast | Dave Epstein

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

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

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy?

The 38-year-old biotechnology entrepreneur is running on an anti-woke, conservative, “America First 2.0″ platform.

National Grid customer data exposed in ‘cyber incident,’ utility says

A “cyber incident” involving a file transfer service exposed customers' personal information, but “there is no indication that National Grid accounts have been compromised, or that customer financial data or account passwords were exposed,” according to the utility.

Sports

Red Sox 7, Astros 5 (10 innings)

Adam Duvall’s three-run homer in 10th helps Red Sox beat Astros

Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen exited with one out in the ninth because of what the team called right hamstring tightness. He was replaced by Nick Pivetta, who recorded the win.
MLS Soccer

Messi converts PK, assists on 2 goals, leading Miami past MLS-best Cincinnati in US Open Cup semi

Cincinnati jumped to a 2-0 lead before Messi set up a pair of goals by Leonardo Campana, tying the game at 2.
Red Sox

Kenley Jansen exits Wednesday night’s Red Sox game in ninth inning because of right hamstring tightness

Jansen had gotten Jon Singleton to fly out after three pitches to start the frame, but walked off the mound gingerly with a trainer before facing the next batter.
RAYS 6, ROCKIES 5 (10 innings)

Brandon Lowe’s walkoff single completes Rays’ rally for another come-from-behind win over the Rockies
Red Sox

Here’s how Alex Cora and Justin Verlander viewed their brief spat in Tuesday’s Red Sox game vs. Astros
ORIOLES 7, BLUE JAYS 0

Anthony Santander’s two-homer game backs Dean Kremer as the Orioles blank the Blue Jays

Business

National Grid customer data exposed in ‘cyber incident,’ utility says

A “cyber incident” involving a file transfer service exposed customers' personal information, but “there is no indication that National Grid accounts have been compromised, or that customer financial data or account passwords were exposed,” according to the utility.
PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

‘I was there. I kept notes.’ Journalist Kara Swisher talks chronicling the rise of the internet

Swisher foresaw how the internet could transform everything, including the media industry itself.

Labor Department settles with Dollar stores over worker safety

UMass presses forward with Leominster closure despite community pushback
magazine
Globe Magazine

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?

LOVE LETTERS

We agreed to be friends after our breakup. When can I call?

PERSPECTIVE

Shutting up and listening is a superpower
Cooking

Grilled corn is even better slathered in flavored butter

metro

Smithfield, R.I. Little League team returns home to adoring crowd

Newburyport police, SWAT team take man, woman into custody on warrants

Teen, 15, accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old at Lynn convenience store

sports

Maple Leafs sign star center Auston Matthews to four-year, $53 million extension

Reggie Chaney, who helped Houston reach the 2021 Final Four, dies at 23

Smithfield, R.I. Little League team returns home to adoring crowd

business

Coventry Courier, Chariho Times newspapers to close, publisher says

Hollywood studios disclose their offer on day 113 of writers strike

Seeing to hear better

politics

Scorecard: Grading the debate performance of the Republican candidates

Debate stage brawl leaves Trump unscathed

Republican presidential candidates spar on Trump, abortion, Ukraine in first debate. Here’s how it unfolded.

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

The Fukushima nuclear plant has begun releasing radioactive wastewater into the sea

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash outside Moscow

Prince Harry to return to the UK on the eve of first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death

opinion

Social Studies: How college football affects politics; you’re built to survive an ice age; the most intimidating tennis players

Our summer of sorrows

The political earthquake in Guatemala

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

Gus Solomons Jr., creative presence in modern dance who got start in Cambridge, dies at 84

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

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