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Kamala Harris accepts historic presidential nomination at Democratic National Convention
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a historic acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. ( C-SPAN )
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Kamala Harris invites voters to chart a ‘new way forward’ as she accepts Democratic nomination

Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to accept a major party's presidential nomination, and if elected, she would be the first female US president.
Photos: Final night of Democratic National Convention
Live Updates

Harris makes history as exuberant convention closes. But now, Democrats have work to do.
Beneath the party atmosphere, there’s also been an unmistakable countdown, which on Thursday reached 75: the number of days left to convince voters to elect her over Donald Trump.

Harris’s big moment, Dems’ rising stars, Gaza protesters shut out. Takeaways from DNC’s last night.

Politics has changed since 2016. Look no further than the three powerful Mass. women who took center stage Thursday at the DNC.

Mealworms possibly dropped on tables at Chicago hotel hosting DNC delegates breakfast

Globe Magazine
10 of the best places for apple picking in New England this fall
It's never too early to plan your annual apple picking excursion. Here's a list of top apple orchards for 2024.

Urban Design
Mid-century ‘urban renewal’ tore Boston apart. Air rights projects are starting to sew it back together again.
Boston is slowly putting itself back together, patching past wounds, and restoring the downtown core to human scale.

‘We feel like our hands are tied’: Developers and Black church sue BPDA to build apartments on wooded land in Hyde Park

The long-running fight over 24 acres on the border of Hyde Park and Roslindale has moved from City Hall to the courtroom.
Is Greater Boston’s red-hot housing market starting to mellow?
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Meghan Ottolini deserved better, and other thoughts on WEEI’s reshuffled lineup

It’s a shame Ottolini was demoted from cohosting afternoon drive to a fill-in/writing role.

‘I feel really lucky’: Pushed out of Everett, Priya Tahiliani takes helm of troubled Brockton schools

Superintendents don’t last long in Massachusetts. Turnover is worse for district leaders of color.

Judge orders suspect in Rockland shelter rape to have DNA test

Cory Bernard Alvarez, 26, and the alleged victim had both been living at a Comfort Inn which was being used as a shelter for migrant families since last fall, but did not know each other.

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

The shots are designed to more closely target recent virus strains — and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too.
See the latest COVID data from Mass.

Kennedy withdraws from presidential contest in Arizona

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork to withdraw from the presidential race in Arizona, a spokesperson for the Arizona secretary of state’s office said Thursday night.

Killington Ski Resort, New England’s largest, to be sold to group of local investors

The Vermont ski area has been owned by POWDR, which operates a handful of other resorts, since 2007.

Sea levels reach new high in 2023, Earth ‘shatters’ several climate records, new report finds
The American Meteorological Society’s comprehensive review is a sort of “annual physical” for the Earth. She’s unwell.

Former Framingham pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak

Under the terms of a plea negotiation with Michigan prosecutors Thursday, Glenn Chin, who worked at New England Compounding Center, will get get a 7½-year prison sentence but will not serve additional time behind bars, as he will receive credit for time served.

PBS travel guide Rick Steves reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
The famed travel writer and TV personality posted that “there is a clear path forward to getting healthy."

Ben Affleck had these three words engraved inside Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring

Boater dies after suffering medical incident at Hopkinton reservoir

Ex-lawmaker surrenders right to vote in N.H. in guilty plea for lying about where he lived
BOOKS

20 books we can’t wait to read this fall

Here are the fiction and nonfiction standouts that we can’t wait to curl up with in the comfy chair.

Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt gushes about Drake Maye but says, ‘Right now, [Jacoby Brissett is] our starting quarterback’

Asked what’s holding him back from giving Maye more first-team reps, Van Pelt’s answer was straightforward: “Jacoby.”
QUICK BITE

At Dryft Wellesley, chic seafood in a suburban setting

The original Dryft opened in Revere Beach in 2019, a buzzy party scene overlooking the water. This version is different: It overlooks a parking lot. Inside, though, the atmosphere is raucous.
Last call for Cambridge Brewing Company; a new café and location for Porter Square Books
Opinion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The Supreme Court is on the ballot, even if it’s not a DNC headliner

Democrats should be screaming about the Supreme Court from the rooftops. Why aren’t they?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Doug Emhoff is Kamala Harris’s secret weapon
PODCAST | Say More

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage
James K. Galbraith and Isabella Weber

Harris’s fight against price gouging is good economics
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

A surprising thing Walz and Vance have in common
Best of the Best

Boston’s best restaurant deals: 22 places to grab a bite for $20 or less

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

Check out these 13 hotspots for the best nightlife in Boston and Cambridge

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More recent News

Red Line service between JFK/UMass and Braintree stations will be suspended from Sept. 6 to 29 for track improvements
MBTA officials said riders who choose to use shuttle buses during this closure should plan for longer travel times.

Cranston, R.I., mayor’s executive order allows police to clear homeless encampments
The executive order from Republican Mayor Kenneth Hopkins came less than a week after city councilors voiced issue with a proposal he filed seeking to ban tents and shelters on public property.

Worker trapped in excavator dies in rock ledge collapse in Sterling quarry, officials say
A worker died after a portion of a rock ledge collapsed onto their excavator at a quarry in Sterling on Thursday, according to the Worcester district attorney’s office.

Three men face federal charges in Lawrence jewelry store heist in December that netted $500,000 in loot

The men allegedly escorted employees to two safes, where an employee opened one and a suspect removed a large amount of jewelry and other precious metals.

Registered sex offender facing new charges for ‘peeping’ into bathroom window in Roxbury

John Furr, 26, was arrested on a warrant issued out of Boston Municipal Court in Dorchester charging him with secret surveillance and trespassing. He is due to be arraigned Friday in the same court.

Woman charged with stomping man in New Bedford who later died after he used her blanket, police say

A Mattapoisett woman allegedly stomped a man repeatedly on the head after seeing him using a blanket she stored for herself near a car wash in New Bedford, a violent assault that fatally injured the man, according to police.

Recommended reads

IVF has become a hot topic at the DNC. In Mass., more couples use it to conceive

Massachusetts reported the highest percentage of births involving fertility treatments of any state in 2022, according to the CDC.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
The summer pop went to Camp with a capital C
August is almost over, but Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charlie XCX are just getting started.

‘This genuine guy who cares’: In Tim Walz, Kamala Harris finds an enthusiastic hype man
In the days leading up to Walz's DNC speech, what struck many delegates about his quick rise was his embrace of being number two to a candidate who could become the first female president of the United States, a role not every man in politics might be suited to.

Chad Finn | Sports Media
WEEI shakes up its daytime lineup, dismissing Andy Gresh and Christian Fauria
Adam Jones and Rich Keefe will replace Gresh and Fauria in middays.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Blink Twice,’ groan repeatedly

Picturing a continent in the present tense

See photos from Pink’s high-flying Summer Carnival show at Gillette Wednesday

Get ready No Shoes Nation, Kenny Chesney returns to Gillette Stadium for a trio of sold-out shows this weekend

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

Republicans don’t have a monopoly on patriotism
RENÉE LOTH

The power of Harris’s ‘We’re not going back’
IDEAS | ANDRE DUBUS III

The town I swore I’d never go back to is now the town my children want to come home to
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Ballot measures for abortion rights are becoming tests of democracy
Joan Vennochi

All that applause for Biden was also for his decision to quit the race
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old

Sphen, the elder partner in a world famous same-sex penguin couple celebrated in Australian schoolbooks and an annual gay rights parade, has died at 11 years old, a Sydney aquarium said Thursday.

Kamala Harris accepts historic presidential nomination at Democratic National Convention

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a historic acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Mass. women politicians show support for Kamala Harris, bash Donald Trump in DNC speeches

Governor Healey, Senator Warren, and Representative Clark speak during the closing night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Mealworms possibly dropped on tables at Chicago hotel hosting DNC delegates breakfast

Mealworms may have been what sickened a diner at a Chicago hotel earlier this week during the Democratic National Convention.

Sports

NFL

Chiefs reportedly make Creed Humphrey NFL’s highest-paid center with 4-year, $72 million deal

Humphrey was picked by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2021 draft and has started all 51 games in three seasons.
NFL

Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III immobilized, taken from field on stretcher after tackle against Chiefs

The former CFL standout went down on impact and remained motionless on the ground as trainers from both teams checked on him.
MLB

Rangers ace Jacob deGrom pitches for the first time in 16 months as he takes a step toward big league return

DeGrom pitched in a game for the first time since April 28, 2023, throwing 29 pitches over two innings in Double A.
PGA

The last man to make the field, Keegan Bradley took advantage of his opportunity on Day 1 of the BMW Championship
OBITUARY

Nick Mileti, who helped found the Cleveland Cavaliers and owned the Guardians, dies at 93
YANKEES 6, GUARDIANS 0

Aaron Judge blasted his 48th home run and Gerrit Cole was in control as the Yankees blanked the Guardians

Business

TALKING POINTS

Body of tech magnate recovered from sunken yacht

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Tell us: What are your stories from the Market Basket protests of 2014?

A decade ago, madness descended on the New England grocer. We want to hear from customers, employees, and anyone else who remembers the Arthur T. tizzy.

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

Collins sees Federal Reserve moving ‘soon’ to lower rates
magazine
Globe Magazine

The heiress at Harvard who helped revolutionize murder investigations — and the case she couldn’t forget
GLOBE MAGAZINE

‘That’s nice!’: Four New England jingles we still can’t get out of our heads
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 19-25
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during the busiest weeks of the year

metro

Former Framingham pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak

Registered sex offender facing new charges for ‘peeping’ into bathroom window in Roxbury

Cranston, R.I., mayor’s executive order allows police to clear homeless encampments

sports

With a live bat and strong arm, Wilyer Abreu has found a home in right field for Red Sox

Meghan Ottolini deserved better, and other thoughts on WEEI’s reshuffled lineup

Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt gushes about Drake Maye but says, ‘Right now, [Jacoby Brissett is] our starting quarterback’

business

UK’s cost-effectiveness agency gives negative review of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

‘We feel like our hands are tied’: Developers and Black church sue BPDA to build apartments on wooded land in Hyde Park

politics

Harris’s big moment, Dems’ rising stars, Gaza protesters shut out. Takeaways from DNC’s last night.

Kamala Harris invites voters to chart a ‘new way forward’ as she accepts Democratic nomination

Kennedy withdraws from presidential contest in Arizona

Nation

Mealworms possibly dropped on tables at Chicago hotel hosting DNC delegates breakfast

The reinvention of Kamala Harris

Mass. reports 2,398 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silence

US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north

An Iceland volcano erupts for the sixth time but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

opinion

He and his grandson were minutes away from seeing downtown stabbing

Brazilian economist’s obituary leaves out fiscal boom’s dark side

The Obamas offer a refreshing dose of dignity

lifestyle

I’m in my 50s and have a crush on a co-worker

It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful.

‘Bennifer’ is officially done. Again. Is it ridiculous to care?

food & dining

At Dryft Wellesley, chic seafood in a suburban setting

Last call for Cambridge Brewing Company; a new café and location for Porter Square Books

A massive party will take place in a secret location in Providence this month: Le Diner en Blanc makes its debut in R.I.

travel

PBS travel guide Rick Steves reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

An action-packed royal affair, Michigan’s island treasure, and coolers for chillin’

Lack of staffing causes a missed flight and a mountain of fees

Arts

Picturing a continent in the present tense

Mid-century ‘urban renewal’ tore Boston apart. Air rights projects are starting to sew it back together again.

The world as ‘Ballroom’ at PEM

Books

20 books we can’t wait to read this fall

A move for Porter Square Books, looking at public art, and posthumous poetry of Vermont

Author readings around Boston through Aug. 31

Movies

Ben Affleck had these three words engraved inside Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring

‘Blink Twice,’ groan repeatedly

‘Between the Temples’: Cringe comedy goes to synagogue

Television

Ben Affleck had these three words engraved inside Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring

And the Emmys go to … Jane Pauley and Alex Gibney

PBS travel guide Rick Steves reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

music

Ben Affleck had these three words engraved inside Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring

See photos from Pink’s high-flying Summer Carnival show at Gillette Wednesday

The summer pop went to Camp with a capital C

Theater/Dance

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Boston Ballet announces roster for 2024-2025 season

A new comedy club is set to open inside one of Boston’s historic theaters this fall

Health

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Medicaid-funded meal service ships unhealthy food to patients

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

Obituaries

Hall of Famer Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches, dies at age 87

Bill Pascrell Jr., long-time New Jersey congressman, dies at 87

Myron E. Ullman III, executive who remade Macy’s and J.C. Penney, dies at 77