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Have the Olympics damaged Jayson Tatum's reputation?
WATCH: The Celtics All-Star has spent some time on the sidelines. Reporter Gary Washburn explains why he thinks the forward isn't playing.

Have the Olympics damaged Jayson Tatum's reputation?

WATCH: The Celtics All-Star has spent some time on the sidelines. Reporter Gary Washburn explains why he thinks the forward isn't playing.
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Lawyers for Karen Read argue for dismissal of two charges at hearing

The defense’s request is premised on jurors who have come forward to say they unanimously reached not guilty verdicts on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident.

Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

“The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board flight 2283 died at the site,” VOEPASS said in a statement.

Live updates: Here’s the latest on Debby in New England
Tornado watch issued for Western New England through tonight.

In the path of Debby, Vermonters brace, again, for flooding The Perseid meteor shower is this weekend. It could be one of the last times we see it.

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

Prosecutors described him as one of the most violent members of the mob of former president Donald Trump supporters that attacked the Capitol as lawmakers met to certify President Biden’s 2020 election victory.

Many migrant families given reprieve from shelter evictions — at least for now
Friday marked the start of a new state policy that limits stays at the overflow sites to five business days, but shelter operators have the flexibility to grant extensions.

Two more wrongful death lawsuits filed against N.H. hospital over troubled heart surgeon

The plaintiffs fault Catholic Medical Center in Manchester for allowing Dr. Yvon Baribeau to continue performing surgeries despite warning signs and prior patient deaths. Read the lawsuits here.

Fenway Sports Group may explore opportunity to buy Celtics

It’s unclear how seriously FSG would pursue a deal, and it's possible that it would need partners to purchase the team.
One-on-one with Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens in Paris

Construction worker dies after fall in Boston’s theater district, police say

‘Storrowed’ in Maine: tractor-trailer hauling massive wind turbine blade overturns after hitting railroad bridge

‘I trusted them to take care of her’: Teen girl missing from R.I. group home is found in male employee’s residence

Homelessness is surging in Greater Boston. A new study blames the state’s housing crisis.

Housing costs and migration are both contributing to a big surge in homelessness in and around Boston.

Northeastern completely reinvented itself. Here’s what that could mean for higher ed as a whole.
In the space of one generation, Northeastern University has undergone a complete metamorphosis. The former commuter school that used to admit nearly everyone is now as hard to get into as Amherst or Bowdoin College.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Psst. Hey, sailor. Are you looking for a good time? Then have I got a cruise for you.

Virgin Voyages has created a wholly new experience on the seas. (Or perhaps it’s an unholy new experience.) Either way, it's a win for solo travelers who don't want to go it alone.

Trump’s tax plan could add trillions in debt. Harris’s is a mystery.

Independent analyses suggest Trump’s plans could add close to $4 trillion over the next decade to America’s already fast-growing national debt. Harris has no policy proposals posted on her campaign website — economic or otherwise.
Fact check: A look at claims made by Trump at news conference Follow election live updates

Trump plane heading to Montana rally was diverted but landed safely nearby, airport staff says

GOP attacks on Walz’s military service echo ‘swift-boating’ of Kerry two decades ago. Democrats say they’ve learned since.

That time Trump nearly died in a helicopter crash? Didn’t happen.

Why isn’t Jayson Tatum playing in the Olympics? Steve Kerr explains, and Tatum’s mother speaks out.
Tatum remains diplomatic, but his mother shared her frustration on social media, saying it is "unacceptable" that the NBA champ is so far down in the rotation.

Algeria’s Imane Khelif wins boxing gold in dominant bout, capping tumultuous Paris Olympics

US men’s 4x100 relay disqualified, denied medal bid by botched handoff on baton’s first exchange
john powers | on the olympics

This US women’s soccer team has forged its own winning identity, and now looks to add a gold medal
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Breanna Stewart leads US women’s basketball to rout of Australia and into the gold-medal game
The US will play the winner of France vs. Belgium for a chance at its eighth-straight Olympic gold medal.

Games & Puzzles

Play Decathalon

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

A dancing lobster, Chuck Norris, and lots of trees: Take a look at the rejected Maine flag designs

A design contest for a new state flag in Maine drew hundreds of submissions.
chad finn

Having a pair of Patriots quarterbacks with zip in their arms is a welcome development

We got a glimpse of the arm strength of Drake Maye and Joe Milton vs. the Panthers, which was refreshing after watching Mac Jones.
Patriots are releasing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster

The Blarney Stone, legendary Dorchester pub, closes its doors

“When you ID someone for alcohol and realize you hosted their christening party 21 years prior, that’s when you know you have had a good run," the owners wrote in announcing the pub's closure.
Opinion
PODCAST | SAY MORE

Will Tim Walz or JD Vance actually move the needle? Opinion writers react.

This week on "Say More with Shirley Leung," Globe Opinion writers weigh in on Tim Walz, JD Vance, and the state of the race.
Abraham Nussbaum

Medical training doesn’t have to be a bear
EDITORIAL

Healey’s no-win shelter situation

LETTERS

Trump’s disability comments speak to what another term presages
MARCELA GARCÍA

Will Trump’s ‘Deport them All’ fizzle out like ‘Build the Wall’?
Best of the Best

Have a blast at Boston’s best bowling, bouldering, mini golf, and more

Boston’s 7 best boutique hotels, for your vacation or staycation needs

The Coolidge Corner, Alamo, and 5 more of the best movie theaters around Boston

➔ More from The Boston Globe's Best of the Best

More recent News

The state’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Here’s what to know.
On Saturday and Sunday, retail items under $2,500 will be exempt from the 6.25 percent Massachusetts sales tax.

Suspect in 1989 rapes in Framingham reportedly captured in Los Angeles
The man was captured in Los Angeles after an hour-long chase through the city Thursday evening, according to reports.

US military faces ‘more volatile, uncertain, complex’ pressures, says outgoing Naval War College president
During a change of command ceremony, Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker was appointed the 59th president of the US Naval War College in Newport.

Artist paints vibrant mural at Joyce Kilmer School in West Roxbury: ‘For the longest time it’s been a brick wall’
Titled “Together We Rise,” the building-size mural was painted by Denver-based artist Thomas “Detour” Evans.

Everett couple fatally hit by car in Florida while crossing street with their daughter
The couple's daughter was not injured and has been placed in the care of family members, police said.

‘Miramar’ estate in Newport, first built for Titanic survivor, will eventually become a museum
The property last sold in 2021 to Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chairman and CEO of Blackstone, for $27 million.

Recommended reads

COMEDY

It’s no joke: The Comedy Studio is finally reopening in Harvard Square

The club will unveil its new basement space in The Abbott, the wedge-shaped building in the heart of Harvard Square, on Wednesday and aim to draw younger comics and "more variation."

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘Having a bucket list tells me he’s an adventurous person’
Will these daters check all the right boxes for each other?

Massachusetts Democratic leader manages state politics while providing $2m in aid to Ukraine
Adam Roof is a founding board member of Actions Beyond Words, a nonprofit that has provided almost $2 million of aid in Ukraine.

The multiracial population of Mass. — and the US — is growing rapidly. That could change electoral politics.
Birth data show more than one in five babies born in Massachusetts are multiracial.

Culture & Lifestyle

Is a single word enough to get a children’s book blacklisted? Maybe — if that word is ‘nonbinary.’

Jenny Slate is living her dream New England life — on and off screen

New Hampshire may have the Eras Tour experience you need

She rode elephants for Ringling. Now she dances with trees.

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walz pick gives Trump campaign the reset it needed
RENÉE GRAHAM

In this presidential contest, we still aren’t having the right conversations about aging
IDEAS | Robert Israel

Monday is Victory Day in Rhode Island — a holiday worth reconsidering
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The secret history and uncertain future of purple
MARCELA GARCÍA

There may be no way to overthrow Maduro
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Live updates: Here’s the latest on Debby in New England

Tornado watch issued for Western New England through tonight.

A dancing lobster, Chuck Norris, and lots of trees: Take a look at the rejected Maine flag designs

A design contest for a new state flag in Maine drew hundreds of submissions.

Lawyers for Karen Read argue for dismissal of two charges at hearing

The defense’s request is premised on jurors who have come forward to say they unanimously reached not guilty verdicts on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident.
RI REAL ESTATE

‘Miramar’ estate in Newport, first built for Titanic survivor, will eventually become a museum

The property last sold in 2021 to Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chairman and CEO of Blackstone, for $27 million.

Sports

OLYMPICS

Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they decry a ‘broken’ finance system

Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans to sustain their golden at the Games.
OLYMPICS

Japan’s b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking’s first gold medal

Ami Yuasa won all three rounds in a battle against b-girl Nicka from Lithuania to clinch gold, wrapping up a long day of breakers putting hip-hop culture on the Olympic stage.
2024 summer olympics

Your Olympics daily digest: What you missed on Friday

Gabby Thomas and Sha'Carri Richardson cannot be stopped. And neither can the US women's basketball team.
Olympic track and field

US men’s 4x100 relay disqualified, denied medal bid by botched handoff on baton’s first exchange
NFL

Coming home from Foxborough, plane carrying Panthers gets stuck in mud after landing in Charlotte
chad finn

Having a pair of Patriots quarterbacks with zip in their arms is a welcome development

Business

Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and other new gun laws go into effect in Maine

Maine gun retailers are now requiring a three-day wait period for purchases under a new law that was among several gun safety bills adopted after the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
RI REAL ESTATE

‘Miramar’ estate in Newport, first built for Titanic survivor, will eventually become a museum

The property last sold in 2021 to Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chairman and CEO of Blackstone, for $27 million.

The Blarney Stone, legendary Dorchester pub, closes its doors

Trump’s tax plan could add trillions in debt. Harris’s is a mystery.
magazine
Globe Magazine

They’re friends. They’re Satanists. They have a plan to save American democracy.

Globe Magazine

From coffee milk to cheese-less pizza, why are Rhode Island’s iconic foods so weird?
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Having a bucket list tells me he’s an adventurous person’
Perspective

Netflix’s ‘Black Barbie’ and the importance of dreaming big

metro

Construction worker dies after fall in Boston’s theater district, police say

Globe meteorologist Ken Mahan breaks down the latest developments on Debby

Artist paints vibrant mural at Joyce Kilmer School in West Roxbury: ‘For the longest time it’s been a brick wall’

sports

Algeria’s Imane Khelif wins boxing gold in dominant bout, capping tumultuous Paris Olympics

Breanna Stewart leads US women’s basketball to rout of Australia and into the gold-medal game

Game 114: Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes for what could be a soggy night at Fenway

business

Connecticut journalists pledge to keep fighting after Hearst declines to recognize new union

The state’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Here’s what to know.

Brigham and Women’s nurses union reaches tentative deal to increase wages, averting potential strike

politics

Harris and Walz to hold rally in Arizona, while Trump will visit Montana

Trump plane heading to Montana rally was diverted but landed safely nearby, airport staff says

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

Nation

COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US

Remnants of Debby threaten the northeast with flooding, possible tornadoes

Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown’s death. While there’s some progress, challenges persist.

World

Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna

Moscow rushes to send troops as Ukrainian attack on Kursk tests Kremlin

opinion

Mold, yeast have no place in legal weed

Monday is Victory Day in Rhode Island — a holiday worth reconsidering

I covered Tim Walz. He’s the nicest tough guy you may ever meet.

lifestyle

How much chemistry should anyone feel on a first date?

The novel that will make you happy to live in Boston

We didn’t work on the marriage enough

food & dining

The Blarney Stone, legendary Dorchester pub, closes its doors

Boston’s Greco brings Greek fast-casual to the Burlington Mall

Añejo opens in Plymouth; Dryft drifts into Wellesley

travel

Psst. Hey, sailor. Are you looking for a good time? Then have I got a cruise for you.

You + group tours: How to find the perfect match

Accessible and awesome: These hotels roll out the red carpet for guests with mobility issues

Arts

Art history gallery opens in Dover, N.H., to mark birthplace of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Harvard to retain Sackler name on two university-owned buildings

On your mark. Get set. G.O.A.T.

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 4

Choosing a BPL writer-in-residence, publishing the Clemente Writing Project, and a poet laureate for Maine

In Peter Heller’s ‘Burn,’ old friends face a smoldering mystery

Movies

Art history gallery opens in Dover, N.H., to mark birthplace of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18

‘Quiz Show’ still asks the right questions 30 years later

Television

Still so glad we’ve had this time together

Streaming TV rate hikes: Here we go again

An accumulation of Connelly

music

Inaugural Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! International Music Festival coming to the Common this September

Jordan Knight and NKOTB plan to impress hometown crowd with ‘Magic’ Mansfield show

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 12-18

Theater/Dance

New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr

In ‘Searching for Goya,’ a truth is found: ‘We shouldn’t be brutalizing one another’

Three-play series ‘Suffrage in Black and White’ highlights Boston history

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

Hall of Fame golfer and eight-time PGA winner Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at 88

Betsaida Gutiérrez, Jamaica Plain’s voice of community and tenacity, dies at 72

Tom Korologos, shepherd of Republican nominees, dies at 91