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President Biden says release of Americans held in Russia is ‘incredible’ relief, says their ‘brutal ordeal is over’

The deal was the first to require significant concessions from other countries, with seven nations agreeing to give up 24 prisoners.
Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

Coronavirus waste water levels in Mass., N.H. soar to ‘very high’ levels

New testing shows the levels of coronavirus in Massachusetts waste water nearly quadrupled over two weeks in July, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

‘A disappointment’: Economic development, climate bills collapse, housing bill advances in all-night Mass. legislative session

Massachusetts lawmakers unveiled a compromise housing bill — and the deaths of several others pieces of legislation — 20 hours into a final marathon session.
Advocates cheer $5.2b housing bill that cleared legislature in closing hours. But some key items were left out.

Hotel owners are earning millions in contracts by turning their suburban outposts into shelters for homeless and migrants

The homeless and migrant crisis has been expensive for taxpayers, but it’s been a boon for some hotel owners, including two Massachusetts companies.
On eve of new 5-day overflow shelter limit, Mass. says providers can extend stays up to a month

shirley leung
Celtics star Jaylen Brown is setting out to generate $5 billion in generational wealth for communities of color
The NBA Finals MVP has tapped local partners from MIT to the City of Boston to help shape his vision to support entrepreneurs in the so-called creative economy.

Trump shocked and angered a crowd of Black journalists. Here’s a rundown of some of the flashpoints.

Donald Trump sparked widespread outrage Wednesday for a series of combative and false assertions at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in Chicago.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s remarks on race during his NABJ appearance

Trump remarks on Harris evoke a haunting and unsettling history

Aspirin can slash colon cancer rates in high-risk patients, Harvard researchers report

Lynn man charged with murder in stabbing death of 25-year-old woman

2024 Paris Olympics

live updates

Simone Biles nails her first event in the women’s all-around. Follow live updates.

Lee, who won gold in 2021, and Biles, who won it in 2016, are making history: It's the first time the women's all-around final features two previous gold medalists.

Will Colin Jost survive the Olympics? His injuries while covering surfing have become ‘comedy gold.’

Jost, of "Saturday Night Live" fame, concedes he may be a questionable pick to deliver surf commentary at the Olympics. But the mismatch has made for more unintentional comedy than any sketch writer could dream up.
Your Olympics daily digest: What to watch today Complete Olympics coverage
Games & Puzzles

Play Decathalon

We're releasing 10 special puzzles over 10 days that will put your problem-solving skills to the test.

Money, Power, Inequality
In Boston’s redlined neighborhoods, the summer’s heat waves are even hotter
Boston is one big “urban heat island,” but within that heat island are even hotter regions, and those areas are disproportionately formerly redlined communities with mostly Black, Latino, and Asian residents.

Map: The temperature can vary a lot depending where you are in Boston. Here’s where it’s the hottest, and why.

More densely developed urban areas tend to be much hotter.
Heat waves renew concern about conditions in Mass. prisons

Do you really need to wear sunscreen every day?
Forecast | Ken Mahan

August kicks off with ‘feels-like’ temps in the mid-90s. Heat advisory issued for Boston area.

Ice packs, popsicles, and retreating to Canada: Here’s how Globe readers stay cool during summer heat

Healey on MBTA’s new tap-to-go payments: “You don’t have to hunt for change anymore.”

Governor Maura Healey descended the flight of stairs at Park Street Station on Thursday morning to try the MBTA’s new “tap-to-go” payment method for buses and subways.
The MBTA’s new contactless pay method starts today. What you need to know.

Family of Pete Frates gathers at Fenway to celebrate 10th anniversary of Ice Bucket Challenge
The Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS that Pete Frates helped launch in 2014 quickly grew into a global phenomenon, increasing awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and raising millions to fight the disease.

Odie Henderson review | ★½

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right?

Nope.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Jayson Tatum was back in the US men’s basketball starting lineup. But his benching vs. Serbia was ‘a humbling experience.’
The All-Star forward’s first shot, a 3-pointer, caromed off the side of the backboard, causing the raucous crowd to groan. He finished with 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.

US women’s basketball preview: Americans continue group play against Belgium Frederick Richard knew he didn’t deliver his best in the all-around, but he’s not fazed: ‘I’m going to be here a while’
tara sullivan

Franklin’s Kristi Kirshe had the perfect word to describe the US rugby bronze medal: ‘Ethereal’

Will rodent birth control get rid of rats? A Jamaica Plain pilot program is exploring the idea.

The idea appeals to residents and lawmakers, who see rats as an unpleasant and rampant public health issue but would also like to phase out the use of rodenticide.
FOOD

The $11,000 butter from ‘The Bear’ is handmade in Shoreham, Vt.

The show makes a not-so-subtle reference to Animal Farm Creamery, originally based in Orwell. But has their newfound fame changed life on the farm?

Cats (yes cats) that play instruments and perform acrobatic tricks bring feline fun to Arlington

"People underestimate the brain power of a cat," says Samantha Martin, “chief executive human” of the Amazing Acro-Cats.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Fickle fortune frowns upon The Great Trumpkin

But who was to blame for the mess he was in?
Nancy Gertner

I was a member of Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court. His proposals are only a start.
IDEAS | JEFFREY SWINDLE AND MATTHEW D. BLANTON

El Salvador’s migration success story doesn’t add up
Barney Frank

Steve Bannon’s warning to American Jews
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

How Project 2025 backfired on the GOP
Best of the Best

At the best comedy clubs in Boston, big laughs sometimes come in small spaces

Boston’s best restaurant deals: 22 places to feast for $20 or less

The six best lobster rolls served around Boston

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More recent News

N.H. election official told to resign as authorities cite ‘serious breaches’ of her duties

The attorney general’s office concluded the town clerk in Hampton had made multiple ballot-handling errors and improperly backdated activity logs from a recent election.

Moderna sinks as outlook cut on low vaccine sales view

The company now sees 2024 sales ranging between $3 billion and $3.5 billion, down from its previous outlook of about $4 billion, according to its second-quarter earnings statement released Thursday.
Biogen raises earnings forecast on Leqembi sales

17-year-old suspect in UK dance class stabbings is named in rare ruling to counter misinformation

A judge in Liverpool said that despite not being an adult, the boy can be named because he will turn 18 next week.

A Vermont sheriff has lost his driveway to flood waters twice in one month
“You kind of feel defeated, but it’s something you can’t control,” Hemond said in an interview Wednesday.

Linda Murphy named executive editor of Cape Cod Times
Murphy also oversees two other newspapers as editor, Fall River’s The Herald News and New Bedford’s The Standard-Times.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
The Fed is gambling with the job market
Central Bank chair Jerome Powell signaled that interest rates wouldn’t fall until at least mid-September even though inflation has been tamed.

Bank of England lowers its main interest rate

Alexandra Eckersley, daughter of Hall of Fame pitcher, says she thought baby died after she gave birth

“Ally had no clue what was happening,” her attorney, Kim Kossick, said during closing arguments Wednesday in Hillsborough County Superior Court. Jury deliberations are expected to resume Thursday.

Edgartown issues swim warning after debris from broken turbine washes ashore on Martha’s Vineyard beaches

Pieces of foam that washed ashore on the Vineyard at Edgartown’s beaches at Norton Point and South Point, prompted officials to issue a swimming advisory Wednesday, the Vineyard Gazette reported.
ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL

New Red Sox faces Danny Jansen, Lucas Sims immediately fuel needed win

Their contributions, each in their first games in Boston after the trade deadline, were particularly meaningful and gave a hint of how the splash-less acquisitions can still help bolster the team’s efforts to stay in the postseason hunt.

Recommended reads

For years, wealthy Martha’s Vineyard property owners have fought over a beach. Now, lawmakers are stepping into the fray.

The House last week passed a bill designed to clarify when a barrier beach that literally moves because of erosion or rising sea levels is considered public. It immediately inflamed a long-running legal dispute an island away.

Steward bankruptcy judge approves closing of Carney and Nashoba Valley hospitals
Steward is working to sell six other Massachusetts hospitals amid stalled negotiations.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Why JetBlue’s playbook for profitability is bad news for Boston travelers
The airline is pulling out of several airports across the country, leaving Bostonians with fewer options.

Chesto Means Business
MBTA eyes redevelopment of crumbling Alewife garage
The agency is seeking partners to redo the massive site at the northern end of the Red Line.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right?

Don’t sleep on these down-bill acts at the Newport Jazz Festival

Give AI engine text prompt, get song. Where does that leave musicians?

Fighting a surveillance state by changing your face

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

A brazen effort to steal an election in Venezuela

SCOT LEHIGH

What Kamala Harris can learn from George H.W. Bush
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why Kamala Harris’s running mate should be Mark Kelly
JOAN VENNOCHI

New shelter policy will put ‘children and babies’ on the streets
Mike Rombach

Protect consumer choice on electric suppliers

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Police reach deal with most UNH students arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstration

Prosecutions are still pending for four of the 12 people arrested May 1 as demonstrators attempted to set up tents on the lawn of a building in a central part of the Durham campus.

Healey on MBTA’s new tap-to-go payments: “You don’t have to hunt for change anymore.”

Governor Maura Healey descended the flight of stairs at Park Street Station on Thursday morning to try the MBTA’s new “tap-to-go” payment method for buses and subways.

Coronavirus waste water levels in Mass., N.H. soar to ‘very high’ levels

New testing shows the levels of coronavirus in Massachusetts waste water nearly quadrupled over two weeks in July, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mass. man accused of fatally beating Whitey Bulger sentenced to more than four years in prison in plea agreement

As part of a plea agrement, federal prosecutors agreed that Paul J. DeCologero served as a lookout while another inmate killed Bulger.

Sports

live updates

Simone Biles nails her first event in the women’s all-around. Follow live updates.

Lee, who won gold in 2021, and Biles, who won it in 2016, are making history: It's the first time the women's all-around final features two previous gold medalists.
2024 summer olympics

Your Olympics daily digest: What to watch on Thursday

Simone Biles is back on the mat for the individual all-around.
patriots

Matthew Judon joins Patriots for start of practice Thursday

Coach Jerod Mayo said he had "a great meeting" with Judon, who has expressed frustration with his contract situation and missed practice time this week.

Family of Pete Frates gathers at Fenway to celebrate 10th anniversary of Ice Bucket Challenge
olympics

US women’s basketball preview: Americans continue group play against Belgium
shirley leung

Celtics star Jaylen Brown is setting out to generate $5 billion in generational wealth for communities of color

Business

Advocates cheer $5.2 billion housing bill that cleared legislature in closing hours. But some key items were left out.

The bill, the Legislature’s first major housing bill in three years, marks a victory for some advocates, particularly zoning reform proponents and affordable housing supporters. But it left others disappointed.

Linda Murphy named executive editor of Cape Cod Times

Murphy also oversees two other newspapers as editor, Fall River’s The Herald News and New Bedford’s The Standard-Times.
shirley leung

Celtics star Jaylen Brown is setting out to generate $5 billion in generational wealth for communities of color

The number of Americans filing for jobless claims hits highest level in a year
magazine
Best of the Best

Globe picks for the best food and things to do around the city

Best of the Best

Live the high life at Boston’s 6 best rooftop bars and restaurants

Best of the Best

Check out these 13 hotspots for the best nightlife scene
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, July 29-Aug. 11

metro

Trump shocked and angered a crowd of Black journalists. Here’s a rundown of some of the flashpoints.

Who are those hikers with the wooden frame packs?

In Boston’s redlined neighborhoods, the summer’s heat waves are even hotter

sports

Jayson Tatum was back in the US men’s basketball starting lineup. But his benching vs. Serbia was ‘a humbling experience.’

How the brief, beautiful existence of ‘Nadalcaraz’ became one of the Olympics’ biggest attractions

Biggest, most diverse fleet in Olympic sailing gets ready to hit the water

business

Moderna sinks as outlook cut on low vaccine sales view

Biogen raises earnings forecast on Leqembi sales

Bank of England lowers its main interest rate by 0.25 percent, its first cut in over 4 years

politics

President Biden says release of Americans held in Russia is ‘incredible’ relief, says their ‘brutal ordeal is over’

Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory

Donald Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush-money conviction, New York appeals court rules

Nation

Coronavirus waste water levels in Mass., N.H. soar to ‘very high’ levels

Biden urges Congress to get tougher on fentanyl traffickers

Biden kicks sweeping student debt relief plan into gear

World

Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error

Iran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh, whose killing risks a wider war

opinion

What Kamala Harris can learn from George H.W. Bush

Social Studies: The aftermath of combat; online privacy at cost; one reason people are self-righteous on social media

Secret Service needs to focus on its core mission: protecting top officials

lifestyle

He’s phubbing me (and others)

Free things to do this week: a multisensory City Hall performance, chamber concert, and more

I’m having trouble getting over the divorce

food & dining

A menu of appealing dishes greets diners at Ninebark in West Newton

The $11,000 butter from ‘The Bear’ is handmade in Shoreham, Vt.

He once cooked for the British royal family. Now he’s leading a Newport restaurant as its chef.

travel

Medical records from Holland America are mysteriously held up

Camping three ways, a boutique oasis in Philly, and a portable security system

Count Jacqui Heinrich out until after the election, but then bring on the French Riviera and N.E. coast

Arts

‘I’m sort of a spy’: ‘Vivien Maier Unseen’ presents work of photographer who preferred seeing to showing

Science and myth meet in ‘Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination,’ at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

Acton’s Discovery Museum wins National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Books

Jessica Anthony’s new book does ‘The Most’ with a tight time frame

Beach reads: 10 best thrillers and mysteries of 2024 so far

‘Circle of Hope’ is the portrait of a church in crisis, and the messy humanity that might save us all

Movies

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right?

In ‘Sing Sing,’ art lifts up a theater troupe of incarcerated men

What are the best — and worst — Boston accents in the movies? Globe staffers sound off.

Television

The $11,000 butter from ‘The Bear’ is handmade in Shoreham, Vt.

Will Colin Jost survive the Olympics? His injuries while covering surfing have become ‘comedy gold.’

Way, way up there in ‘Mountain Queen’

music

Don’t sleep on these down-bill acts at the Newport Jazz Festival

Give AI engine text prompt, get song. Where does that leave musicians?

A new kind of music festival celebrates artists on the spectrum

Theater/Dance

Cats (yes cats) that play instruments and perform acrobatic tricks bring feline fun to Arlington

For local comedy scene staples, leaving Boston is about jump-starting creativity — not chasing fame

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company embraces the discord in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

Health

What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Obituaries

Alma Powell, civic leader and widow of Colin Powell, dies at 86

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas leader on Israel’s hit list since Oct. 7, is killed in an airstrike at 62

Erica Ash, comedian and ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ and ‘Mad TV’ star, dies at 46