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Politics

Mayor Michelle Wu says troubled Mass. and Cass area has reached ‘new level of public safety alarm’

“Even those who are experts and do this every single day have said it’s reached a new level that is untenable,” Wu said in an interview Wednesday on the online program “Java with Jimmy.” Continue reading →

Politics

After Trump’s indictment, US government faces one of its own

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday knocked US government debt down a notch from its top AAA rating, the first downgrade of US credit in more than a decade. Fitch said the Jan. 6 riot and political paralysis were factors. Continue reading →

Politics

When their school district in Florida took books off the shelves, this community built their own little libraries

Groups are fighting back after the Republican Legislature passed a slate of laws that critics say paved the way for book bans. Continue reading →

Jobs

Battle over Uber and Lyft drivers could be headed to the voters, again

Competing ballot measures would put the question of whether gig drivers are truly employees up for a vote in November 2024. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump election charges set up clash of lies versus free speech

Running through the indictment charging former president Donald Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election was a consistent theme: He is an inveterate and knowing liar. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | August 2, 2023

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Trump indictment: What comes next?

WATCH: Washington Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich joins us to explain the latest indictment of former President Trump. Watch →

Red Sox trade inaction sends a message

WATCH: Red Sox reporter Alex Speier breaks down the team’s lack of moves at the trade deadline. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

AI can detect breast cancer as well as radiologists, study finds

A preliminary analysis of a long-term trial in Sweden showed that artificial intelligence readings of mammograms detected 20 percent more cases than the “standard” reading. Continue reading →

Nation

The Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s worst antisemitic attack

The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Obama privately warned Biden of Trump’s political strengths

The former president underlined his worry that Trump could be a more formidable candidate than many Democrats realize. Continue reading →

The World

World

Pope blasts ‘scandal’ of clergy sex abuse in Portugal and meets with survivors

Pope Francis met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal on Wednesday and blasted members of the country’s Catholic hierarchy for their response to the long-ignored scandal, which he said had marred the Catholic Church and helped drive the faithful away. Continue reading →

World

Ukrainian troops trained by the West stumble in battle

The first several weeks of Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive have not been kind to the Ukrainian troops who were trained and armed by the United States and its allies. Continue reading →

World

Russian drone strikes hit a Ukrainian port on Romania’s border that is key to grain exports

In the past two weeks, dozens of drones and missile attacks have targeted the port of Odesa and the region’s river ports, which are being used as alternative routes. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Big Tech shouldn’t operate unchecked

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham seek to create new technology oversight agency. Continue reading →

OPINION

I learned the hard way that US airlines aren’t required to have EpiPens

I could have died because my plane did not have an epinephrine auto-injector onboard — and it was completely legal. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A mounting case against Trump

He’s being accused of wanting to retain power for himself by any means necessary. That makes him unfit to be elected president again. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

COVID hospitalizations in Mass. see first upticks since January

Waste water levels are at their highest levels since March but remain low compared to last year. Continue reading →

Metro

More Trump indictments won’t budge his devotees

Nothing will come between the once and future king and his loyal subjects. Continue reading →

Transportation

MBTA bus drivers are getting a raise as agency struggles to staff up, restore service

A new four-year contract for the MBTA’s largest union includes an 18 percent wage increase over the life of the tentative agreement, the most significant pay increase for the agency’s frontline workers since the 1990s, Governor Maura Healey said Wednesday. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

Red Sox defense continues its season of lowlights

The Sox lead the majors with 74 errors, seven more than the Tigers. Their 45 throwing errors are eight more than any other team. Continue reading →

MARINERS 6, RED SOX 3

Spotted a 3-run lead against the Mariners, the Red Sox bullpen came unglued

Boston lost for the fourth time in their last five games despite leading 3-0 after five innings in Seattle. Continue reading →

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Carli Lloyd sounded a warning for the US women’s soccer team, and it would be wise to heed her

Lloyd had harsh words after the disappointing tie with Portugal, and her no-filter approach should be no surprise to anyone who paid attention to her career. Continue reading →

Business

Business

BofA joins Fed in reversing recession call amid growing optimism

The change comes just a week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank’s economists are no longer forecasting a recession. Continue reading →

Residential

How one housing project in Newton may change the way we think about building green

The 13-building, all-electric housing project will be built using construction methods to maximize energy efficiency to the point where tenants pay no heating or cooling bills. Continue reading →

Commercial

Yet more Fort Point parking lots could soon be lab space

A development firm has filed plans to build on former Gillette land on the edge of South Boston. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Alan Roland, 93, psychoanalyst who cautioned against Western bias, dies

Best known for “In Search of Self in India and Japan: Toward a Cross-Cultural Psychology,” Alan Roland also maintained a clinical practice and wrote plays. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

In thrilling fashion, Beyoncé transforms Gillette Stadium into the world’s most lavish dance club

Beyoncé's wildly dense, visually stunning set that celebrated the history of dance music filled the stadium with an energy that felt charged with the possibility of something new. Continue reading →

TELEVISION

‘Naruto’ star Maile Flanagan talks Boston College improv roots and the Patriots anime club

The Boston College grad planned to be a spy like her father but ended up in voice acting. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

As strikes drag on, watch the picket lines

Many of the entertainment-news outlets have been keeping their eyes on the strikers as they march outside the major studios and networks. Continue reading →