Boston Globe Today: Sports | July 21, 2023

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Football to fútbol, Patriots and Women’s World Cup

Reporter Ben Volin previews the Patriots training camp, and long-time writer John Powers handicaps the USWNT's chances at the World Cup. Continue reading →

Fair or Foul: Saquon Barkley and Trevor Story

Should Saquon Barkley hold out from the Giants’ training camp? Is Trevor Story the missing piece for the Red Sox? Ben Volin and John Powers make the call. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She’d be first woman on Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the current vice chief of operations for the Navy, has broad command and executive experience and was considered by insiders to be the top choice for the job. Continue reading →

Politics

Seven AI companies agree to safeguards after pressure from the White House

The announcement comes as the companies are racing to outdo each other with versions of AI that offer powerful new ways to create text, photos, music and video without human input. But the technological leaps have prompted fears about the spread of disinformation. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump Organization and former fixer Michael Cohen settle his lawsuit over unpaid legal bills

Lawyers for the two sides told the judge they had reached a settlement on Friday, just as Michael Cohen's 2019 lawsuit was slated to go to trial Monday in a state court. Continue reading →

World

In Spain’s election, left and right answer for the company they keep

Polls suggest that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist leader, will be ousted by conservatives who have made hay of his reliance on allies who have tried to secede from Spain. Continue reading →

World

Over 1,000 air reservists threaten to stop serving, as Israel’s political crisis grows

If such a large number of reservists follow through with their threat, defense officials have said it could significantly affect the capacity of the air force and its operational readiness. Continue reading →

World

UK voters hand Sunak’s party two defeats

The main opposition Labour Party won its biggest by-election victory since 1945 in Selby and Ainsty, in Yorkshire in the north of England — a dramatic shift in fortunes and a worrisome defeat for the Tories in a region that had undergirded their sweeping national victory three years ago. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

City Council’s exercise in budgeting ends in a whimper

Voters in 2021 gave the council more powers over the city budget — but so far the squabbling body has failed to make use of them. Continue reading →

OPINION

Have an extra room in your home? Host a migrant.

While the state works to assign newly arrived migrants to long-term shelters, which can take a couple of days, most of them need to find a place to stay in the meantime. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A hurdle in the path of advanced math in Cambridge schools

If you hammer down a student’s spark to learn long enough, don’t be surprised when that spark extinguishes. Continue reading →

Transportation

At 84, he’d traveled the entire Amtrak map — except Boston to Brunswick. It was time to finish.

On Friday, Nat Read rode the Amtrak 681 Downeaster train from North Station to Brunswick, Maine, completing his 21,400-mile journey over decades. Continue reading →

Rhode Island

Providence is vulnerable to flooding. Here’s how leaders are trying to prevent a catastrophe

“I think these storms are going to become more and more frequent,” Mayor Smiley said. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

North End restaurant owner who allegedly shot window of Modern Pastry ordered held without bail

Patrick Mendoza, the owner of Monica’s Trattoria, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including including assault to murder. He will remain in custody until a detention hearing July 26. Continue reading →

RED SOX

Story-book return: In his first professional baseball game in 10 months, Trevor Story blasted a three-run homer for the Portland Sea Dogs

Corey Kluber was also in Portland on a rehab assignment and allowed one hit, no walks, and recorded one strikeout in two innings. Continue reading →

Chad Finn

The Celtics may be more talented overall than they were last season, but does that make them a better team?

With the departures of Marcus Smart and Grant Williams, it suddenly feels like the Celtics could use one more trustworthy player at about three positions. Continue reading →

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

The All-Star break offered Chris Sale a chance to reminisce in Cooperstown, where his son was playing

Sale toured the Hall of Fame for the first time in 22 years ― and this time, he got to see some memorabilia from his own career. Continue reading →

Technology

National ‘right-to-repair’ deal not good enough, say backers of Mass. law

Supporters of the controversial state law say the new arrangement will still give carmakers too much control over the vital data. Continue reading →

Biotech

Watertown biotech Neumora’s depression treatment shows promise in trial

A daily pill called navacaprant led to statistically significant improvements over placebo on a measurement of disease severity for patients with moderate to severe major depressive disorder, Neumora said. Continue reading →

Jobs

Mass. jobless rate falls to a new low of 2.6 percent

The drop in June unemployment came as employers shed jobs and the labor force shrank. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tony Bennett, ‘the best singer in the business,’ has died at 96

The winner of 19 Grammy Awards, one of them for lifetime achievement, Tony Bennett was the last great interpreter of the classic American popular song. He had announced in 2021 that he had Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dick Biondi, fast-talking star of Top 40 radio, dies at 90

An exuberant radio personality, Dick Biondi became one of Chicago’s most popular disc jockeys in the early 1960s and, thanks to the strength of his station’s signal, was heard well beyond the city. Continue reading →

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Movies

Fans reclaimed ‘girliness’ through fashion at the opening night of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’

At the Boston Common AMC theater, attendees were decked out in sparkles, sequins, studs, and, of course, pink. Some pieces were designer, some were thrifted, and some were from Amazon, but all made up more than just a costume. Continue reading →

Music

Tony Bennett left a piece of his heart in Boston, too

Locally, friends recall the singer's kindness, generosity, and singular talent. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Netflix hikes ad-free price for new subscribers

The move puts ad-free Netflix in the same price range as Amazon ($14.99 per month), Hulu ($14.99), and Max ($15.99). Continue reading →