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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
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Elections

In choosing Walz, Harris looks to keep the Democratic ‘honeymoon’ going

In tapping the Minnesota governor, Vice President Kamala Harris passed over higher-profile Democrats such as Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. Continue reading →

Business

‘Quiet vacationing’ is the workplace trend of summer. But is it ethical?

“Quiet vacationing” is hooky on steroids. Some employees sneak away for weeks with a few strategic emails and calls. The requirements? A manager who’s not into micro-managing. A light workload. And chutzpah. Continue reading →

Elections

Staunch progressive or lifelong moderate? Tim Walz’s allies say he’s neither — or both.

Over nearly two decades in politics, Tim Walz has been able to embody a slew of apparent political contradictions while coming across to many voters as authentic. Continue reading →

Business

Steward landlords turning over properties to lender, boosting hopes of deals on hospitals this week

The state of Massachusetts has extended a bridge loan in hopes of finalizing the hospital sales by week’s end. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘They think it’s a joke’: Boston has rules for big construction projects that no one follows

During the past four years, not a single project has reported meeting all the rules intended to diversify the industry and bolster the number of city residents working on construction sites, a Globe review found. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | August 6, 2024

WATCH: Walden Pond polluted by crowds and human waste and, why kids should talk to strangers. Watch →

Governor Tim Walz gets VP nod

WATCH: National political reporter Sam Brodey highlights how Harris's pick stands up to former President Trump's running mate, JD Vance. Watch →

Electric vehicles need Black drivers

WATCH: EV sales are up but not in diverse communities. Tech reporter Hiawatha Bray explains why and what manufacturers can do. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast

Police blocked all the roads into Charleston’s downtown peninsula as a precaution. Dozens of roads were closed in the historic city because of flooding similar to what it sees several times a year because of rising sea levels. Continue reading →

Nation

Decline in veterans’ homelessness spurs hopes for a broader solution

The achievement has gained oddly little public notice in a country in need of broader solutions. Continue reading →

Nation

Sadness among teen girls may be improving, CDC finds

Still, the number of teens reporting persistent sadness in 2023 remained higher than at any point in the last decade aside from 2021. Continue reading →

The World

World

Nobel laureate tapped to lead interim government in Bangladesh

Muhammad Yunus is a pioneer in microloans to small businesses. Continue reading →

World

Hamas names an architect of Oct. 7 attacks as new political leader

The decision by Hamas was an indication that 10 months into the war, the Palestinian group’s leaders remain firmly behind the decision to attack southern Israel on Oct. 7. Continue reading →

World

Long battle for a ruined city takes a desperate turn

“The most important task for Ukrainians is to survive,” said Major Artem Osadchiy, 28, the commander of a drone battalion with the 32nd. “For the Russians, it is to wipe out this Ukrainian city.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Legislature must return to work

An economic development bill — minus the "kitchen sink" — is too important to leave undone. Continue reading →

OPINION

‘Color me disappointed’: Six Opinion writers weigh in on Tim Walz

Kamala Harris selected Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate to take on Donald Trump and JD Vance in the 2024 election. Can the Harris-Walz ticket win? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Dating after 50 may have double standards, but women have standards of their own

When I ask myself whether I would really want a man who couldn’t be attracted to a woman his own age, my answer is: “Keep him. He’s yours.” Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Mass. lawmakers ended formal lawmaking with lots left on the table. Here’s what could happen next.

Massachusetts legislative leaders have said they’re prepared to return for a formal session to pass an economic development package. This is what must happen first. Continue reading →

Metro

Sister Maryadele, linchpin of recovery in South Boston, takes her leave

“Once somebody told me, ‘Most people just need someone to listen and not judge them.’ I’ll keep doing that.” Continue reading →

North Shore

In the ‘Mingya Valley,’ an Italian slang word finds a home

In this area of Massachusetts, “mingya” can mean “wow.” Or “damn.” Or anything you want it to mean if you just need an exclamation. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox notebook

Liam Hendriks throws first live batting practice session since Tommy John surgery

“I felt like the ball was coming out alright. But it feels like, right now, I have to put more effort into getting where I need to be," said the righthander, who threw 16 pitches to two batters. Continue reading →

olympics

Team USA never let Brazil have a chance, and other observations as men’s basketball rolls on to the Olympic semifinals

The US will face Serbia in the semifinals on Thursday night. Continue reading →

patriots

Jerod Mayo won’t talk about potential Brandon Aiyuk trade; report says Patriots no longer interested in 49ers receiver

Aiyuk has asked the 49ers for a trade after skipping their offseason program because of frustration over the slow progress of contract talks. Continue reading →

Business

Business

‘Quiet vacationing’ is the workplace trend of summer. But is it ethical?

“Quiet vacationing” is hooky on steroids. Some employees sneak away for weeks with a few strategic emails and calls. The requirements? A manager who’s not into micro-managing. A light workload. And chutzpah. Continue reading →

Business

Steward landlords turning over properties to lender, boosting hopes of deals on hospitals this week

The state of Massachusetts has extended a bridge loan in hopes of finalizing the hospital sales by week’s end. Continue reading →

tech lab

The power of beer cans: Boston startup says it can unleash the energy stored in aluminum

The company, Found Energy, says its technology produces heat, steam, and hydrogen while returning the metal back to the raw materials from which it was made. Those materials, in turn, can be used to make more aluminum. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Dr. Roman W. DeSanctis, renowned cardiologist who felt called to practice medicine, dies at 93

"He would say that as a cardiologist, it’s important to listen to the heart, but it’s much more important to listen to the patient," said Dr. Brit Nicholson, former chief of medicine at Mass. General. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Tsung-Dao Lee, 97, physicist who challenged a law of nature, dies

Mr. Lee, a Chinese American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1957 for overturning what had been considered a fundamental law of nature — that particles are always symmetrical — died Sunday at his home in San Francisco. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Museums

Cape Ann Museum goes public with capital campaign

The Cape Ann Museum has already raised $18 million in a campaign to renovate buildings and make other improvements at the Gloucester museum. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Def Leppard, Journey, and Steve Miller Band bring familiar fanfare to Fenway Park

There’s nothing quite like the retirement of your city’s most famous rock group to put the summer’s umpteenth co-headlining tour into perspective. Continue reading →

Museums

Smithsonian curator Angela Tate to join Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket

She will be the museum’s first chief curator and director of collections. Continue reading →