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Harvard enrolls fewer Black freshmen after affirmative action ban

It may be early, however, to draw conclusions about the extent to which the Supreme Court ruling is affecting diversity at top higher education institutions.

Francine intensifies, nearing Category 2 strength with landfall imminent on Louisiana’s coast
Fortunately, our weather pattern will play bumper cars with the system and keep New England dry from any Francine remnants.

Map: Track the path of Hurricane Francine

Caroline Ellison seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing
Lawyers for Ellison cited her immediate and extensive cooperation with US authorities when making the request.

From 2022: Newton native Caroline Ellison was bound for success. Then she got into crypto.

Man charged with raping teen at Rockland migrant shelter wants defense expert present when he provides DNA sample

Cory Alvarez was arrested March 13 after a 15-year-old accused him of assaulting her when she went to his room for help fixing her iPad, prosecutors said.

Seagrasses and salt marshes can store more carbon than trees. Adding it up is easier said than done.

Verifying how much carbon is stored in these natural ecosystems is extraordinarily complex — even more so underwater.

New co-working space in Newton aims to fix ‘miserable existence’ of e-commerce businesses
Kismet Commerce says it's the first business in Greater Boston to provide workspaces, storage space, shipping, and fulfillment services in one place.

Ceremonies held at State House to mark terrorist attacks on Sept, 11, 2001

US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are declared divorced and single

Presidential Debate

Does it matter who won the presidential debate?

WATCH: Triggers. Fact checks. Fury. Washington Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich unpacks the key takeaways from Trump and Harris’s first matchup. ( Karen Shiffman )

The first presidential debate completely upended the race. The second set the course for the election.

The first moments actually had the familiar tone of more traditional contests. It didn't last.

Key takeaways from last night's debate Photos: Candidates clash over abortion, race, and economy on debate stage More updates from the 2024 campaign trail

James Pindell | Analysis

Who won the Trump-Harris debate? Grading the candidates’ performances.

Fact Check

A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’s debate

Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris. Will it move the political needle?

‘Insulting and completely racist’: Trump’s debate rhetoric on migrants prompts criticism in Massachusetts

What is fracking, and why was it mentioned so much in last night’s debate?

Starting Point

Rounding up reaction to the debate

Harris and Trump's first presidential debate was marked by baits, barbs, and bluster. And elections in New Hampshire and Rhode Island saw several hotly contested races decided.

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MUSIC REVIEW

Weezer takes fans on a space-age voyage with rockin’ TD Garden show
Weezer’s elaborate “Voyage to the Blue Planet” tour set up shop at TD Garden on Tuesday.

With beer, pizza, lawn games, live music, and jumbo screens for watching the game, the Great American Beer Hall in Medford aims to offer something for everyone.

DEVRA FIRST

Brews, bites, and big screens: Here’s what’s on tap at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford

Find craft beer, crab pizza, jumbo screens, and live music at the new 17,000-square-foot venue.

LOVE LETTERS

His relationship with his children drove me away

He consistently chose me over them for almost three years.

ADDRESS | FALL HOUSE HUNT

Home of the Week: Sudbury Deck House overlooking farmland presents a serene scene

Property comes with four bedrooms, three full baths, timber ceilings, a pool, and a design that brings the outdoors in.

TRAVEL

Avoid the food-conditioned bears in the White Mountains with these hikes

The Forest Service asked visitors to consider seeking alternate destinations due to "bears that have lost their natural fear of humans." Here are some ideas.

My Boston History | The Power of Now

Latinos are targeted with misinformation online. Factchequeado is fighting back.

The influence and diversity of the demographic — made up of different races, native languages, nations of origin, and immigration statuses — is part of what makes the Latino community vulnerable to misinformation.

Address | Fall House Hunt

Despite what you may see on social media, sixty-seven percent of residents rate their community association experience as positive, according to the Community Association Institute.

Hate your HOA rules? There may be a way around them.

It can be a bitter awakening when the dream of homeownership becomes a nightmare, and through freak disasters, owners can find themselves cleaning up a huge mess — sometimes literally.

Flushed with anger: When the American dream becomes a stinky nightmare

A lack of candor or outright misinformation can rear its ugly head in real estate listings.

To tell the truth: Some realtors skirt ethical lines on listings

"A lot of realtors and others connected to the business will purchase things in quarter four,” said Annie Bauman of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty in Needham.

Why realtors say the fall of an election year is the best time to buy a home. It’s when they do it.

Opinion

GLOBE OPINION

‘All he had to do was not look crazy’: 6 writers weigh in on the Harris-Trump debate

Who won the presidential debate? Grading the performances of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Scot Lehigh: Kamala Harris dismantles Donald Trump

IDEAS | Mathilde Ross

7 things every college parent should do

Katherine Dougan

Brookline shouldn’t eliminate honors classes

EDITORIAL

Law shouldn’t cut child molesters a break

LETTERS

Are progressives turning their backs on Jews or decrying a horrific war?

More recent News

‘Hellish’ scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community
Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles as firefighters battled three major wildfires that grew in size overnight.

Scathing report blames ‘incompetence,’ leadership failures for Brockton Schools’ $18 million deficit
Investigators found no criminal wrongdoing, but their scathing 214-page report implicates the highest levels of Brockton city and district leadership.

This ‘unhinged’ werewolf has already won Michigan’s election season
When Jane Hynous drew a howling werewolf ripping off its blue shirt with the words "I VOTED" in the background, she never would've guessed just how far her drawing would go.

TV CRITIC’S CORNER

‘Old Man’ and young woman
"The Old Man" returns to FX, with Jeff Bridges and Alia Shawkat.

Bar targeted in Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting could become a homeless shelter
Of the 18 people who were killed in the massacre, 10 were shot at the bar and the rest at a Lewiston bowling alley.

In Elias Lindholm, Bruins could have a center in the Patrice Bergeron mold
The veteran is a solid 200-foot player with offensive flair and a defensive mind-set, and he has long been coveted by the Bruins.

Massive fire tears through Lynnfield strip mall housing Dunkin’, pizza shop, small businesses

The fire was reported at 8 Post Office Square, one of several addresses located at the strip mall on Salem Street, which is also Route 129.

A Texas official gets probation for accidentally shooting his grandson at a wedding

A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding he was officiating.

US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates

The Labor Department's report showed that consumer prices rose 2.5 percent in August from a year earlier, the fifth straight annual drop.

Ready or not, voters will soon decide the fate of MCAS. And psychedelic mushrooms.

Five ballot questions are ahead of us in November. They deal with a range of topics, including, oddly, whether magic mushrooms should be legal in Massachusetts.

Two Mass. schools top list of ‘colleges that make new graduates rich,’ Wall Street Journal reports
To create the rankings, the Journal examined the affordability of schools alongside income data.

Defense looks to challenge genealogy approach in case of Matthew Nilo, accused of sexually assaulting eight women in Boston
Whether courts agree or disagree, the case could create precedent around the use of forensic genetic genealogy in Massachusetts.

Five tips to keep your fridge food fresher (and save $$$)
We asked food experts what the inside of their fridge looks like, to bring you 5 tips on what to do with yours.

Culture & Lifestyle

Cuban band Clave & Blues will return to perform at the second annual Fiesta en la Plaza.

City Hall Plaza welcomes another free ‘Fiesta’ for Latinx Heritage Month

Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson poses for a picture at a TIFF sign.

Ralph Fiennes picks a pope while a Lego version of Pharrell stars in a documentary

James Taylor performed at MGM Music Hall.

How sweet it is to see James Taylor serenade Boston

The cover of "A Kid from Marlboro Road," and author Ed Burns.

Actor Ed Burns publishes first novel, ‘A Kid From Marlboro Road,’ tale of an Irish Catholic family

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Donald Trump pointed at supporters following a town hall moderated by Fox News broadcaster Sean Hannity at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sept. 4.

RENÉE GRAHAM

How low will Donald Trump go?

Delegates cheered as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris spoke during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22 in Chicago.

JEFF JACOBY

The specious argument that Harris’s nomination was ‘undemocratic’

A pro-Palestinian activist wrote a graffiti message on the Rochambeau Statue in Lafayette Park next to the White House during a demonstration protesting the war in Gaza on June 8.

Brianna Wu

I fear that progressivism has become the very thing we fought against

Former Boston police officer Paul Joyce, left, with the graffiti artist Alvin Colon in front of a mural in Norwood that Colon made for Joyce's new book, “It Started With the Hats: The Life Experiences of Boston’s Founding Street Gang Members."

IDEAS | DICK LEHR

A former Boston cop opens a new investigation into some of the city’s darkest years

Kamala Harris needs to take on Donald Trump with an appropriate level of aggressiveness, showing strength, deep conviction, and a clear sense of who she is fighting for — qualities voters look for in a president.

John Sasso

How Harris can win the debate against Trump

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Francine intensifies, nearing Category 2 strength with landfall imminent on Louisiana’s coast

Fortunately, our weather pattern will play bumper cars with the system and keep New England dry from any Francine remnants.

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump

Former president Donald Trump faces a growing mountain of legal trouble. We've compiled all the cases in one place to help you keep track.

Ceremonies held at State House to mark terrorist attacks on Sept, 11, 2001

Families of Massachusetts residents who died in the terrorist attacks gathered to honor and remember their loved ones in a solemn ceremony at the State House.

Man charged with raping teen at Rockland migrant shelter wants defense expert present when he provides DNA sample

Cory Alvarez was arrested March 13 after a 15-year-old accused him of assaulting her when she went to his room for help fixing her iPad, prosecutors said.

Sports

Nick Pivetta is 8-3 with a 3.33 ERA in 13 career starts against the Orioles.

Orioles at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 146: Orioles at Red Sox lineups, notes, and wild-card standings

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to take tonight's rubber match against Baltimore at Fenway Park.

wnba

WNBA players and union call out commissioner Cathy Engelbert for failing to condemn fan racism

Engelbert was asked on CNBC about the "darker" tone taken by fan bases on social media that brings race and sometimes sexuality into the conversation.

Nothing was going to keep Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers out of last Sunday's game.

beat writer's notebook

First time captain Jabrill Peppers embraces his role, and other Patriots thoughts after Week 1

The safety hurt himself in practice Friday, could hardly walk Saturday, but did not miss one snap in Sunday's game.

bruins

In Elias Lindholm, Bruins could have a center in the Patrice Bergeron mold

ORIOLES 5, RED SOX 3

Red Sox bats refreeze, and homers again doom Kutter Crawford as Orioles deal another painful loss at Fenway

SUN 86, SPARKS 66

Marina Mabrey and Connecticut Sun shine in Los Angeles

Business

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Dozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years.

ADDRESS | FALL HOUSE HUNT

Home of the Week: Sudbury Deck House overlooking farmland presents a serene scene

Property comes with four bedrooms, three full baths, timber ceilings, a pool, and a design that brings the outdoors in.

Caroline Ellison seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing

ADDRESS | FALL HOUSE HUNT

Why realtors say the fall of an election year is the best time to buy a home. It’s when they do it.

magazine

Xiomara Perez (left) and her grandmother Elicenia Puerta in Everett.

My Boston History | The Power of Now

The underestimated, misunderstood, enormous voting power of Latino Americans

MISS CONDUCT

I am constantly asked to justify being an atheist

Thaddeus Miles, founder of the Black Joy Project.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 9-15

The writer playing her “new” second-hand piano.

CONNECTIONS

How a stranger’s piano brought me solace in dark moments of my illness

metro

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are broadcast participating in the presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

‘Insulting and completely racist’: Trump’s debate rhetoric on migrants prompts criticism in Massachusetts

Harvard enrolls fewer Black freshmen after affirmative action ban

Boston School Committee to vote on White Stadium lease authorization

sports

Triston Casas delivered an RBI double, but he struck out in his other three plate appearances.

The offense has carried the Red Sox at times this season, but now it’s slumping at the worst possible time

Late miscue allows New Zealand to tie United States in international friendly

Opening statement: Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber sets MLB single-season record with 14th leadoff homer

business

Hate your HOA rules? There may be a way around them.

US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates

New co-working space in Newton aims to fix ‘miserable existence’ of e-commerce businesses

politics

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, center and Republican vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vancepose for a photo with firefighters from Engine 4 Ladder 15 on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.

Harris and Trump attend 9/11 remembrance ceremonies as debate reaction rolls in

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump

A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’s debate

Nation

From left, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.

US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view

‘Hellish’ scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community

Amid fears of storm surge and flooding, Hurricane Francine takes aim at Louisiana coast

World

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy (R) pose with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha (C) during their meeting in Kyiv, on Sept. 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine.

Blinken and Lammy stress their support for Kyiv as Ukraine pleads for permission to strike Russia

Jewelry seized from Polish inmates of Nazi German concentration camps is returned to families

Mexico’s senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber

opinion

In Afghanistan, it is illegal for women to speak in public, to sing or read aloud, to look at men they are not related to, or to allow any part of their bodies, including their hands, to be seen in public.

Does Kamala Harris care about Afghanistan’s girls and women?

Social Studies: The curse of the Michelin star; when states play favorites; feudalism’s hangover

Community college can be a steppingstone to four-year schools. But for too many, it’s not.

lifestyle

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner appear at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are declared divorced and single

A Boston beauty brand used ‘resurrected’ extinct flowers to create perfume

Fins Up! Fenway Park to host Margaritaville Night

food & dining

Brews, bites, and big screens: Here’s what’s on tap at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford

‘Aquaman’ star Jason Momoa visited the Seaport, Market Basket, and more as part of a whirlwind Bay State trip

Recipe: Turkey shepherd’s pie, topped with cheesy mashed potatoes, is a hearty, comforting dish

travel

Avoid the food-conditioned bears in the White Mountains with these hikes

What it’s like to travel with someone who must climb to the top of things

Follow the yellow brick road. The Land of Oz is real and hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Arts

Mayor Michelle Wu helped her son Cass down from his brother, Blaise’s shoulders at the Franklin Park Zoo on September 8, 2024. The family was there to promote the BPS Sundays program.

Mayor Michelle Wu says city working to extend free Sunday museum program to all school-aged children in 2025

Tomashi Jackson often asks herself, ‘Can art handle this for me?’

R.I. artist uses seaweed, foraged plants to create wearable textiles

Books

"The Life Impossible," by Matt Haig (Viking), and "The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War," by Erik Larson (Crown)

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 8

Actor Ed Burns publishes first novel, ‘A Kid From Marlboro Road,’ tale of an Irish Catholic family

Generosity and greed are entangled in Rumaan Alam’s ‘Entitlement’

Movies

Ralph Fiennes picks a pope while a Lego version of Pharrell stars in a documentary

James Earl Jones, pioneering actor of stage and screen and voice of Darth Vader, has died

James Earl Jones was the voice — and so much more

Television

‘Old Man’ and young woman

How to watch the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards

Pick your pipeline to stardom

music

Singer and guitarist Rivers Cuomo performed with Weezer at TD Garden on Tuesday.

Weezer takes fans on a space-age voyage with rockin’ TD Garden show

How to watch the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards

City Hall Plaza welcomes another free ‘Fiesta’ for Latinx Heritage Month

Theater/Dance

Rudy Pankow as Romeo and Emilia Suárez as Juliet in ART’s "Romeo and Juliet."

At ART, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ that’s both moving and in motion

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

Two new productions that poke fun at old stereotypes

Health

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

Harvard enrolls fewer Black freshmen after affirmative action ban

Francine intensifies, nearing Category 2 strength with landfall imminent on Louisiana’s coast Fortunately, our weather pattern will play bumper cars with the system and keep New England dry from any Francine remnants.

Caroline Ellison seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing Lawyers for Ellison cited her immediate and extensive cooperation with US authorities when making the request.

Man charged with raping teen at Rockland migrant shelter wants defense expert present when he provides DNA sample

Seagrasses and salt marshes can store more carbon than trees. Adding it up is easier said than done.

New co-working space in Newton aims to fix ‘miserable existence’ of e-commerce businesses Kismet Commerce says it's the first business in Greater Boston to provide workspaces, storage space, shipping, and fulfillment services in one place.

Ceremonies held at State House to mark terrorist attacks on Sept, 11, 2001

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are declared divorced and single

The first presidential debate completely upended the race. The second set the course for the election.

Who won the Trump-Harris debate? Grading the candidates’ performances.

A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’s debate

Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris. Will it move the political needle?

‘Insulting and completely racist’: Trump’s debate rhetoric on migrants prompts criticism in Massachusetts

What is fracking, and why was it mentioned so much in last night’s debate?

Rounding up reaction to the debate

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MUSIC REVIEW Weezer takes fans on a space-age voyage with rockin’ TD Garden show Weezer’s elaborate “Voyage to the Blue Planet” tour set up shop at TD Garden on Tuesday.

Brews, bites, and big screens: Here’s what’s on tap at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford

His relationship with his children drove me away

Home of the Week: Sudbury Deck House overlooking farmland presents a serene scene

Avoid the food-conditioned bears in the White Mountains with these hikes

Latinos are targeted with misinformation online. Factchequeado is fighting back.

Address | Fall House Hunt

Hate your HOA rules? There may be a way around them.

Flushed with anger: When the American dream becomes a stinky nightmare

To tell the truth: Some realtors skirt ethical lines on listings

Why realtors say the fall of an election year is the best time to buy a home. It’s when they do it.

‘All he had to do was not look crazy’: 6 writers weigh in on the Harris-Trump debate

7 things every college parent should do

Brookline shouldn’t eliminate honors classes

Law shouldn’t cut child molesters a break

Are progressives turning their backs on Jews or decrying a horrific war?

More recent News

‘Hellish’ scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles as firefighters battled three major wildfires that grew in size overnight.

Scathing report blames ‘incompetence,’ leadership failures for Brockton Schools’ $18 million deficit Investigators found no criminal wrongdoing, but their scathing 214-page report implicates the highest levels of Brockton city and district leadership.

This ‘unhinged’ werewolf has already won Michigan’s election season When Jane Hynous drew a howling werewolf ripping off its blue shirt with the words "I VOTED" in the background, she never would've guessed just how far her drawing would go.

TV CRITIC’S CORNER ‘Old Man’ and young woman "The Old Man" returns to FX, with Jeff Bridges and Alia Shawkat.

Bar targeted in Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting could become a homeless shelter Of the 18 people who were killed in the massacre, 10 were shot at the bar and the rest at a Lewiston bowling alley.

In Elias Lindholm, Bruins could have a center in the Patrice Bergeron mold The veteran is a solid 200-foot player with offensive flair and a defensive mind-set, and he has long been coveted by the Bruins.

Massive fire tears through Lynnfield strip mall housing Dunkin’, pizza shop, small businesses

A Texas official gets probation for accidentally shooting his grandson at a wedding

US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates

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Ready or not, voters will soon decide the fate of MCAS. And psychedelic mushrooms.

Two Mass. schools top list of ‘colleges that make new graduates rich,’ Wall Street Journal reports To create the rankings, the Journal examined the affordability of schools alongside income data.

Defense looks to challenge genealogy approach in case of Matthew Nilo, accused of sexually assaulting eight women in Boston Whether courts agree or disagree, the case could create precedent around the use of forensic genetic genealogy in Massachusetts.

Five tips to keep your fridge food fresher (and save $$$) We asked food experts what the inside of their fridge looks like, to bring you 5 tips on what to do with yours.

Culture & Lifestyle

City Hall Plaza welcomes another free ‘Fiesta’ for Latinx Heritage Month

Ralph Fiennes picks a pope while a Lego version of Pharrell stars in a documentary

How sweet it is to see James Taylor serenade Boston

Actor Ed Burns publishes first novel, ‘A Kid From Marlboro Road,’ tale of an Irish Catholic family

Special Projects

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

How low will Donald Trump go?

The specious argument that Harris’s nomination was ‘undemocratic’

I fear that progressivism has become the very thing we fought against

A former Boston cop opens a new investigation into some of the city’s darkest years

How Harris can win the debate against Trump

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Francine intensifies, nearing Category 2 strength with landfall imminent on Louisiana’s coast

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump

Ceremonies held at State House to mark terrorist attacks on Sept, 11, 2001

Man charged with raping teen at Rockland migrant shelter wants defense expert present when he provides DNA sample

Sports

Game 146: Orioles at Red Sox lineups, notes, and wild-card standings

WNBA players and union call out commissioner Cathy Engelbert for failing to condemn fan racism

First time captain Jabrill Peppers embraces his role, and other Patriots thoughts after Week 1

In Elias Lindholm, Bruins could have a center in the Patrice Bergeron mold

Red Sox bats refreeze, and homers again doom Kutter Crawford as Orioles deal another painful loss at Fenway

Marina Mabrey and Connecticut Sun shine in Los Angeles

Business

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Home of the Week: Sudbury Deck House overlooking farmland presents a serene scene

Francine intensifies, nearing Category 2 strength with landfall imminent on Louisiana’s coast
Fortunately, our weather pattern will play bumper cars with the system and keep New England dry from any Francine remnants.

Caroline Ellison seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing
Lawyers for Ellison cited her immediate and extensive cooperation with US authorities when making the request.

New co-working space in Newton aims to fix ‘miserable existence’ of e-commerce businesses
Kismet Commerce says it's the first business in Greater Boston to provide workspaces, storage space, shipping, and fulfillment services in one place.

MUSIC REVIEW

Weezer takes fans on a space-age voyage with rockin’ TD Garden show
Weezer’s elaborate “Voyage to the Blue Planet” tour set up shop at TD Garden on Tuesday.

‘Hellish’ scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community
Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles as firefighters battled three major wildfires that grew in size overnight.

Scathing report blames ‘incompetence,’ leadership failures for Brockton Schools’ $18 million deficit
Investigators found no criminal wrongdoing, but their scathing 214-page report implicates the highest levels of Brockton city and district leadership.

This ‘unhinged’ werewolf has already won Michigan’s election season
When Jane Hynous drew a howling werewolf ripping off its blue shirt with the words "I VOTED" in the background, she never would've guessed just how far her drawing would go.

TV CRITIC’S CORNER

‘Old Man’ and young woman
"The Old Man" returns to FX, with Jeff Bridges and Alia Shawkat.

Bar targeted in Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting could become a homeless shelter
Of the 18 people who were killed in the massacre, 10 were shot at the bar and the rest at a Lewiston bowling alley.

In Elias Lindholm, Bruins could have a center in the Patrice Bergeron mold
The veteran is a solid 200-foot player with offensive flair and a defensive mind-set, and he has long been coveted by the Bruins.

Two Mass. schools top list of ‘colleges that make new graduates rich,’ Wall Street Journal reports
To create the rankings, the Journal examined the affordability of schools alongside income data.

Defense looks to challenge genealogy approach in case of Matthew Nilo, accused of sexually assaulting eight women in Boston
Whether courts agree or disagree, the case could create precedent around the use of forensic genetic genealogy in Massachusetts.

Five tips to keep your fridge food fresher (and save $$$)
We asked food experts what the inside of their fridge looks like, to bring you 5 tips on what to do with yours.