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Pro-Palestinian protesters ramp up for a busy fall

WATCH: College advocates aren’t taking a break. Higher education reporter Hilary Burns unpacks their plans for continued calls for divestment and cease-fire.

Pro-Palestinian protesters ramp up for a busy fall

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Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay after duty status hearing

Proctor was relieved of his duties as a detective in Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office after his crude and demeaning text messages about Read came to light at her trial.

Lawyers for Karen Read seek dismissal of two charges, say deadlocked jury took murder charge ‘off the table’

In surprise interview, Biden says he’s ‘frustrated’ by calls for him to step aside and dares Democrats to challenge him

“Any of these guys that don’t think I should run, run against me. Announce for president, challenge me at the convention,” Biden said during the interview.

Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside amid party drama: ‘It’s time for it to end’

Read Biden’s letter to congressional Democrats

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Trump’s economy wasn’t the greatest ever. Biden’s successes are overshadowed by inflation.
A review of the facts might help undecided voters assess whether Donald Trump’s economic record warrants a second chance.

Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion

Two people dead, others injured in apparent act of domestic violence in Vermont, officials say

Police said that one man was deceased and that “several others” had apparent injuries. Police later confirmed a second person had died.

3 Columbia University officials lose posts over texts that ‘touched on ancient antisemitic tropes’

Columbia University said Monday that it has removed three administrators from their positions and will keep them on leave indefinitely after finding that text messages they exchanged during a campus discussion about Jewish life “disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.”

Beryl unleashes high winds and heavy rains, stranding Texas residents and leaving 2 million without power

Man, 27, fatally shot in Lawrence, hours after teenager killed

Israel deepens its operation in Gaza City, as pockets of militancy confront the military

Artist renderings of a proposed soccer stadium along the Mystic River in Everett.

Mass. lawmakers to vote to borrow billions for life sciences, advance Everett stadium plan

The Massachusetts Senate could vote Thursday on a bill that would allow the Kraft Group to build a soccer stadium near the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett.

How the Red Sox went from a barren farm system to three homegrown All-Stars
Pegged as having one of the worst farm systems in baseball for several years in the late 2010s, the celebration of Tanner Houck, Jarren Duran, and Rafael Devers was a moment of reflection and validation for the franchise.

Great Point Lighthouse in the Coskata-Coatue wildlife refuge.

Video shows shark devouring a seal off Nantucket’s Great Point Beach

Shark expert Greg Skomal identified the shark spotted offshore Sunday as a dusky shark, based on its head, the shape of the tail, and its snout.

The tail of a JetBlue Airways Airbus A321.

BRIAN MCGRORY

Dear JetBlue: What happened? And can you please fix it?

JetBlue was once a hero in Boston. Can they revive their service and reputation?

A blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick.

Tick-borne illnesses exploded in New England with climate change. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Climate change has brought new ticks to the region and allowed our native ticks to thrive.

First partial heart transplant in New England helps 4-year-old boy: ‘Jack was in the right hands’
The cutting-edge procedure is a major breakthrough in the treatment of children born with defects in portions of their hearts and circulatory systems.

Sam Corlett as Leif Eriksson in "Vikings: Valhalla."

THELMA ADAMS | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The Vikings are coming, the Vikings are coming

Plus: How ‘Sunny’ could feed your hunger post-’The Bear.’

‘The Bear’ is packed with culinary lingo. Here’s what it all means.

Renée Fleming performed an all-Strauss program at Tanglewood on Sunday.

A joyous Beethoven violin concerto and exquisite Strauss songs with the BSO at Tanglewood

This year, the orchestra’s summer quite literally begins and ends with Beethoven

The Cape Cod and Islands Veterans Outreach Center food pantry is a busy place as veterans from the Cape arrive to get food and personal supplies. Army nurse veteran Judie Scofield helped Vietnam Navy veteran Frank Lord as he selected items.

As federal pandemic aid dries up, Mass. nonprofits scramble for new revenue

With federal aid through the American Rescue Plan Act due to dry up at the end of 2026, scores of charities across Massachusetts, already anticipating financial challenges once the program ends, are looking for new revenue sources.

Opinion

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to be suggesting collusion between Democrats and the media.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Bad news about RFK Jr. is good news for Biden and the Democrats

It’s no secret Democrats in 2024 are focused on neutralizing the threat of a third-party candidacy, having learned the lesson of ignoring it in 2000.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What is Project 2025 and why is Trump distancing himself from it?

EDITORIAL

Why was Steward paying millions to spy on critics while its business was suffering?

David Lat

It’s John Roberts’s Supreme Court after all

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Heat advisory issued as stretch of intense hot and humid weather continues across New England
The advisory covers parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Woman jumps into Providence River to rescue a small animal during WaterFire
A video posted on TikTok shows the woman swimming and holding the animal above her head in the inky waters before fire tenders pull her onto a boat and help her to shore.

‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riot
Jay Johnston faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to civil disorder, a felony. US District Judge Carl Nichols is scheduled to sentence Johnston on Oct. 7.

Debris that could be a shipwreck surfaces in Charlestown, R.I.
A winter storm rolled into Charlestown Breachway and knocked down part of a beach wall in January. Since then, parts of what appeared to be a ship began to stick out of the sand.

High-profile endorsements and controversy heat up race for Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court clerkship
Two very different candidates, Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy and experienced attorney Allison Cartwright, are vying to fill the role.

Man, 27, fatally shot in Lawrence, hours after teenager killed
Police found the man shortly before 12:20 a.m. in Riverfront State Park, according to the Essex district attorney’s office. He had been shot in the head.

Big cities have seen drop in homicides. Not Springfield.

Gun violence is a persistent problem in Springfield, a city that has worked for decades to recover from the evaporation of its manufacturing economy in the late 20th century.

This former state employee is still fighting for his pension benefits — five years after retiring
Long delays are common in state retirement disputes. John Sorrentino, who worked for the newborn screening program for 18-plus years, has learned that firsthand.

‘If New Hampshire is in play, then Donald Trump is going to win.’ GOP sets sights on Granite State.
Republicans are growing bullish about ending their presidential losing streak in New Hampshire after President Biden's debate performance.

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Inside the last company building boats in Boston
Along the Mystic River, Boston Boatworks continues a tradition that reaches back centuries to the construction of the USS Constitution and the clipper ships built in Donald McKay’s shipyard.

Culture & Lifestyle

Bjorn Borg holds the Gentleman's Singles trophy while John McEnroe looks down after their championship match at Wimbledon on July 5, 1980.

Wimbledon 2024 can’t compare with the drama that Borg vs. McEnroe served in 1980

Connecticut-raised musician Carter Vail went viral on TikTok earlier this year for his song "Dirt Man."

The ‘Dirt Man’ cometh: New England native Carter Vail struck TikTok comedy gold. What’s next? A ‘cowboy-breakup record.’

Somerville's longest running street festival returns to Davis Square this weekend. This year's theme? It's wild. (No, really, it is.)

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Chris Gustin and Nancy Train Smith next to their anagama kiln.

The thrill of the kiln drives ceramicists Nancy Train Smith and Chris Gustin

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Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

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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?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.

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.

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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Donald Trump at a campaign event in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 20.

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President Biden at a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., on June 28.

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Mass. lawmakers to vote to borrow billions for life sciences, advance Everett stadium plan

The Massachusetts Senate could vote Thursday on a bill that would allow the Kraft Group to build a soccer stadium near the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett.

Lawyers for Karen Read seek dismissal of two charges, say deadlocked jury took murder charge ‘off the table’

Judge Beverly J. Cannone declared a mistrial on July 1 after jurors said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict.

Beryl unleashes high winds and heavy rains, stranding Texas residents and leaving 2 million without power

Tropical Storm Beryl flooded streets with fast-rising waters as first responders raced to rescue stranded residents.

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Dartmouth College student, 20, found dead in Connecticut River in Hanover, N.H.

While the untimely death remains under investigation, foul play is not suspected, police said.

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Mass. lawmakers to vote to borrow billions for life sciences, advance Everett stadium plan

The Massachusetts Senate could vote Thursday on a bill that would allow the Kraft Group to build a soccer stadium near the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett.

Olympics

Meet the two Massachusetts gymnasts looking to make history at the Paris Olympics

Stoughton's Frederick Richard and Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik are on the five-man United States team for the Paris Games.

Keegan Bradley was selected Monday as captain of the United States Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black in 2025.

Golf

Keegan Bradley appointed US Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods turns down the job

The New England native from Woodstock, Vermont, and Globe All-Scholastic from Hopkinton High, will lead the American side at Bethpage Black in 2025.

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COLLEGES

UConn unveils the six-year, $50 million contract that helped keep Dan Hurley the face of its men’s basketball program

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Patriots punter Bryce Baringer teeing off at Mass. Amateur Championship

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Trump’s economy wasn’t the greatest ever. Biden’s successes are overshadowed by inflation.

A review of the facts might help undecided voters assess whether Donald Trump’s economic record warrants a second chance.

Island Creek Oysters o-fish-ally launches its cannery of tinned seafood

Island Creek, an already well-known name on restaurant menus, hopes the longer shelf life of canned food helps it reach a larger market.

First partial heart transplant in New England helps 4-year-old boy: ‘Jack was in the right hands’

Eli Lilly agrees to buy Waltham-based biotech Morphic in $3.2 billion deal

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Pro-Palestinian protesters ramp up for a busy fall

Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay after duty status hearing

In surprise interview, Biden says he’s ‘frustrated’ by calls for him to step aside and dares Democrats to challenge him

Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside amid party drama: ‘It’s time for it to end’

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Two people dead, others injured in apparent act of domestic violence in Vermont, officials say

3 Columbia University officials lose posts over texts that ‘touched on ancient antisemitic tropes’

Beryl unleashes high winds and heavy rains, stranding Texas residents and leaving 2 million without power

Man, 27, fatally shot in Lawrence, hours after teenager killed

Israel deepens its operation in Gaza City, as pockets of militancy confront the military

Mass. lawmakers to vote to borrow billions for life sciences, advance Everett stadium plan

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Video shows shark devouring a seal off Nantucket’s Great Point Beach

Dear JetBlue: What happened? And can you please fix it?

Tick-borne illnesses exploded in New England with climate change. Here’s how to protect yourself.

First partial heart transplant in New England helps 4-year-old boy: ‘Jack was in the right hands’ The cutting-edge procedure is a major breakthrough in the treatment of children born with defects in portions of their hearts and circulatory systems.

This week’s TV: The Vikings are coming, the Vikings are coming

A joyous Beethoven violin concerto and exquisite Strauss songs with the BSO at Tanglewood

As federal pandemic aid dries up, Mass. nonprofits scramble for new revenue

Bad news about RFK Jr. is good news for Biden and the Democrats

What is Project 2025 and why is Trump distancing himself from it?

Why was Steward paying millions to spy on critics while its business was suffering?

It’s John Roberts’s Supreme Court after all

The T gets visionary

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riotJay Johnston faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to civil disorder, a felony. US District Judge Carl Nichols is scheduled to sentence Johnston on Oct. 7.

Debris that could be a shipwreck surfaces in Charlestown, R.I.A winter storm rolled into Charlestown Breachway and knocked down part of a beach wall in January. Since then, parts of what appeared to be a ship began to stick out of the sand.

High-profile endorsements and controversy heat up race for Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court clerkshipTwo very different candidates, Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy and experienced attorney Allison Cartwright, are vying to fill the role.

Man, 27, fatally shot in Lawrence, hours after teenager killed Police found the man shortly before 12:20 a.m. in Riverfront State Park, according to the Essex district attorney’s office. He had been shot in the head.

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Mass. lawmakers to vote to borrow billions for life sciences, advance Everett stadium plan

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Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay after duty status hearing

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Trump’s economy wasn’t the greatest ever. Biden’s successes are overshadowed by inflation.
A review of the facts might help undecided voters assess whether Donald Trump’s economic record warrants a second chance.

How the Red Sox went from a barren farm system to three homegrown All-Stars
Pegged as having one of the worst farm systems in baseball for several years in the late 2010s, the celebration of Tanner Houck, Jarren Duran, and Rafael Devers was a moment of reflection and validation for the franchise.

First partial heart transplant in New England helps 4-year-old boy: ‘Jack was in the right hands’
The cutting-edge procedure is a major breakthrough in the treatment of children born with defects in portions of their hearts and circulatory systems.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Heat advisory issued as stretch of intense hot and humid weather continues across New England
The advisory covers parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Woman jumps into Providence River to rescue a small animal during WaterFire
A video posted on TikTok shows the woman swimming and holding the animal above her head in the inky waters before fire tenders pull her onto a boat and help her to shore.

‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riot
Jay Johnston faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to civil disorder, a felony. US District Judge Carl Nichols is scheduled to sentence Johnston on Oct. 7.

Debris that could be a shipwreck surfaces in Charlestown, R.I.
A winter storm rolled into Charlestown Breachway and knocked down part of a beach wall in January. Since then, parts of what appeared to be a ship began to stick out of the sand.

High-profile endorsements and controversy heat up race for Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court clerkship
Two very different candidates, Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy and experienced attorney Allison Cartwright, are vying to fill the role.

Man, 27, fatally shot in Lawrence, hours after teenager killed
Police found the man shortly before 12:20 a.m. in Riverfront State Park, according to the Essex district attorney’s office. He had been shot in the head.

This former state employee is still fighting for his pension benefits — five years after retiring
Long delays are common in state retirement disputes. John Sorrentino, who worked for the newborn screening program for 18-plus years, has learned that firsthand.

‘If New Hampshire is in play, then Donald Trump is going to win.’ GOP sets sights on Granite State.
Republicans are growing bullish about ending their presidential losing streak in New Hampshire after President Biden's debate performance.

innovation economy
Inside the last company building boats in Boston
Along the Mystic River, Boston Boatworks continues a tradition that reaches back centuries to the construction of the USS Constitution and the clipper ships built in Donald McKay’s shipyard.