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Friday, July 19, 2024
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Politics

GOP’s Milwaukee happy days contrast with the Democrats’ Biden drama

Republicans have displayed an almost giddy sense of confidence about their prospects while Democrats are consumed with the question of what the president will do. Continue reading →

Politics

Free community college. Fare-free regional transit. Shelter funding. Here’s what’s in the $58 billion budget deal.

More than two weeks after the fiscal year began, Massachusetts lawmakers reached a deal on a $58 billion state budget plan that would allow every resident to attend a Massachusetts community college tuition-fee, pour hundreds of millions of dollars into the MBTA, and make all of the state’s regional transit authorities fare-free. Continue reading →

Climate

Broken windmill blade off Nantucket causing bigger concern for clean energy advocates

After a Vineyard Wind turbine was damaged and fell into the ocean Saturday, there are questions that are both immediate — like whether it’s safe to swim and whether ocean-dependent businesses can operate — and more long term. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agenda in RNC finale

While Trump offered a gentler tone than usual on Thursday night, the crowded speaking program of the convention’s final day was also designed to project strength in an implicit rebuke of Biden. Continue reading →

Business

Caught up in a fake liquor license scheme, this Boston restaurant is now in limbo

Exactly when the alcohol will flow again at Craft Food Halls inside the Studio Allston hotel is anyone’s guess. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

So long Charlie: MBTA launches contactless payments

WATCH: Soon, you can tap a phone or credit card to board a bus or train. But, as transportation reporter Taylor Dolven found out, it comes with a big price tag. Watch →

Are self-checkout registers doomed?

WATCH: Is it a fantastic fast-track? Or a flawed system? Correspondent Kara Baskin and reporter Hiawatha Bray debate if self-service should stay. Watch →

Savvy spending tips for global getaways

WATCH: Cash or credit? What’s the best card company? What are common travel mistakes? Senior assistant business editor Andy Rosen unpacks the best Money Moves. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say

The FBI has been searching for clues into what drove Crooks to open fire at Saturday’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Nation

US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as outages persist

The US government announced Thursday that $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery storage installations across Puerto Rico as the US territory struggles with chronic power outages. Continue reading →

Nation

How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it’s retired

NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday outlined the plan to burn the International Space Station up on reentry and plunge what’s left into the ocean, ideally at the beginning of 2031 when it hits the 32-year mark. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel’s Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flash-point Jerusalem site

In his comments at Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, Netanyahu sounded a tone of triumph in the campaign against Hamas — and underscored the differences that still remain in monthslong attempts to reach a cease-fire. Continue reading →

World

Closing arguments in journalist Evan Gershkovich’s espionage trial in Russia will be Friday

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, his employer, and the US government vehemently deny the charges. Continue reading →

World

Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens

A retired judge leading the inquiry said the government prepared for and anticipated the wrong pandemic — influenza. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Boston police overtime grows with no end in sight

City’s fiscal crisis calls for a better approach to controlling runaway costs. Continue reading →

OPINION

The real reason business is mad at Wu? She doesn’t cater to our ego.

Wu hasn’t given the business elite priority status and doesn’t treat us as entitled. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Mass. forward-thinking on raising age for juvenile offenders

This is an opportunity to help future young people keep doors to life’s options open — doors that close resoundingly when they are convicted as adults. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

‘I am frightened for my personal safety’: Judge in Karen Read case impounds jury list after juror voices fears

"If juror names are made public, we will be constantly threatened and harassed and there will likely be a physical confrontation at some point," a juror in the case wrote to the judge. Continue reading →

Health

Mass. reports first measles case since 2020

Department of Public Health Officials urged residents to make sure they are up to date on vaccinations. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

For most, sand art is a beachgoer’s pastime. For the competitive sculptors at Revere Beach, it’s a way of life

Fifteen sand sculptors from around the world will compete in the 20th International Sand Sculpting Festival on Revere Beach. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

‘He ages like fine wine’: Red Sox know they can count on Kenley Jansen to answer their call

Manager Alex Cora said Jansen is in a good place, and that goes beyond his own performance. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Here’s what the Red Sox will face in the second half of the season

For all the Sox have accomplished and defied, they face as daunting a path forward as any team in baseball. Continue reading →

ON BASKETBALL

One-on-one with Joe Mazzulla, who is celebrating this Celtics’ championship by working toward the next one

The challenge of repeating fascinates Mazzulla. “That’s the goal, to continue that process toward greatness,” he said. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Caught up in a fake liquor license scheme, this Boston restaurant is now in limbo

Exactly when the alcohol will flow again at Craft Food Halls inside the Studio Allston hotel is anyone’s guess. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Senators Markey, Sanders seek subpoena for Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre

The senators said de la Torre had “arrogantly refused” past invitations to appear before Congress to testify about Steward mismanagement. Continue reading →

Trendlines

The magic number to afford a home in Boston? $217,000 in annual income.

Rising prices have outstripped earnings growth, putting homeownership further out of reach. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bob Newhart, sitcom legend and Grammy-winning standup comic, has died

Best remembered now as the star of two hit television shows of the 1970s and 1980s, Bob Newhart launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

Most US monuments celebrate white men. Boston hands out funding to broaden the focus.

Of 50,000 monuments studied, 88 percent celebrated white men, 10 percent Black or Indigenous people, and 8 percent women (if you include mermaids). Continue reading →

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Eight new, kid-friendly summertime food destinations

It’s too hot to cook. It’s too hot to do much of anything, really, but we have to eat. Continue reading →

TV Reviews

One city, two murders, a very different time: Natalie Portman talks ‘Lady in the Lake’

"Lady in the Lake," a new Apple TV+ limited series, highlights struggle and survival in 1960s Baltimore. Continue reading →