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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Massachusetts

Five years after fatal attack, sharks are now a normalized part of summer on Cape Cod

Rather than scaring tourists away, the sharks have become something of a draw, spawning businesses that provide excursions to see them. Continue reading →

Arts

Barbie never went to Harvard (that we know of), but the papers of Ruth Handler, her creator, did

Here are 16 fun, surprising, and slightly bonkers facts we learned about the Barbie inventor and Mattel cofounder at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library. Continue reading →

Politics

In face of housing crisis, Mass. lawmakers appear aligned on one of the first of many responses

The Legislature is primed to dramatically expand a tax credit program to spur more market-rate housing in the state’s midsize and smaller cities. Continue reading →

Politics

Ron DeSantis wants to make his mark online, but is it paying off?

His biggest online salvo so far came two weeks ago, when the campaign shared a now-deleted video that used former President Trump’s previous words of support for gay and transgender people to savage him. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump says he’s target in special counsel’s investigation into Jan. 6

Former president Donald Trump has been informed that he could soon face federal indictment for his efforts to hold onto power after his 2020 election loss, potentially adding to the remarkable array of criminal charges and other legal troubles facing him even as he campaigns to return to the White House. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | July 18, 2023

Watch the full episode of Boston Globe Today from July 18, 2023. Watch →

Drowning prevention: reach, throw, row

WATCH: Deputy news editor Hayley Kaufman gives some strategies to help prevent drowning tragedies this summer. Watch →

Changing landscape of higher education

WATCH: Reporter Hilary Burns explains some consequences of the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action and its impact on higher learning. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Judge takes up whether Biden’s changes of asylum rules are legal

The restrictions — which penalize migrants who fail to follow the rules — have led to a dramatic drop in unauthorized border crossings. Continue reading →

Nation

Phoenix breaks heat record set in 1974

It was the first time Phoenix had measured 19 days in a row of 110-degree or more temperatures, breaking a record set in 1974. The city was not alone in facing such searing conditions. Continue reading →

Nation

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

The fossil shows a badgerlike creature chomping down on a small, beaked dinosaur, their skeletons intertwined. Continue reading →

The World

World

North Korea detains US soldier after unauthorized border crossing

An American soldier who crossed into North Korea without authorization Tuesday has been taken into custody by North Korean authorities, according to US officials. Continue reading →

World

Russia targets Ukraine’s port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea

Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula. Continue reading →

World

Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

What’s holding up gun safety in the Legislature?

No one really cares who gets the credit if legislation keeps ghost guns off the streets and saves lives. Continue reading →

OPINION

GOP’s evolving but still evasive stand on global warming

It’s not enough to (finally) say climate change is real. The GOP’s proposals must be real as well. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mass. gets a glowing report on the state’s solar capacity

We urgently need more solar, but so many misguided projects were built despite obvious siting alternatives, including maximizing rooftop solar, building solar canopies in parking lots, and using open space along roadways. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Marty Walsh among several subpoenaed in Boston City Hall sexual harassment case

The scandal rocked Walsh’s mayoral administration and prompted him to fire Felix G. Arroyo, one of his Cabinet chiefs, in 2017. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Restaurateur accused in North End shooting had history of disputes with city, neighbor

The shooting prompted the Boston Licensing Board on Tuesday to schedule an “informational hearing” for Thursday about the restaurant’s liquor license “to review the character and fitness of the Licensee and manager of record.” Continue reading →

Social Justice

Boston celebrates 33 years since Americans with Disabilities Act with food, music, and new accessibility plans

Mayor Michelle Wu hosted a celebration for Boston's 13th annual ADA Day at city hall, a holiday to commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in July 1990. Continue reading →

Sports

Christopher L. Gasper

Bill Belichick is clinging to the past, and in falling short on DeAndre Hopkins, being stuck in his ways cost the Patriots

Despite his proclamations that players win games, at his core Bill Belichick subscribes to the ideology that The Program makes the players. Continue reading →

Red Sox notebook

Trevor Story will begin first rehab assignment this weekend as a shortstop

The two-time All-Star, who underwent elbow surgery in the offseason, will begin his first rehab assignment at Double A Portland. Continue reading →

Red Sox

How effective has baseball’s ghost runner rule been in shortening extra-inning games?

What the ghost runner has done is essentially eliminate marathon games. Continue reading →

Business

innovation economy

From paving commuter rail tracks to Watertown water shuttles, innovators are dreaming up Boston transportation solutions

Can technology fix the broken process of getting around Boston? Continue reading →

Biotech

Flagship strikes deal with Pfizer to jointly fund and develop drug programs

The startup creator and pharmaceutical giant will invest $50 million each to bankroll 10 new medicines. Continue reading →

Business

Sumner Tunnel closure proving costly for Uber drivers

Drivers who rely on airport runs say they’re losing half their business to traffic. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Harry G. Frankfurt, philosopher with surprising take on bull, dies at 94

His ideas about the human will were overshadowed in the broader culture by his analysis of a kind of dishonesty that he found worse than lying. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Everett Mendelsohn, who linked science and society, dies at 91

The longtime Harvard professor also sought ways to leverage the studies of science in order to advance peace in hotspots around the globe. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

‘One baked bean was a potato for a Barbie’: Globe readers share their memories of the Mattel doll

Among our respondents, there was one recurring theme: Barbie was, as Stoneham’s Sheryl Miele put it, “a big deal.” Continue reading →

Names

How to beat the heat without breaking the bank

Affordable and accessible ways to ensure your city summer is enjoyable, safe, and as sweat-free as possible. Continue reading →

FOOD

‘Girl dinner’ is TikTok’s latest food trend. I’m one step ahead.

Meet a movement so exclusive you won’t find it anywhere on the Internet at all! Continue reading →