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Blind Spot: State licensing loopholes keep thousands of bad drivers on the road

An 11 month Globe investigation found that people nationwide are dying in crashes caused by drivers who should have had their licenses suspended. One in 10 US drivers has at least one offense — from speeding to vehicular homicide — that isn’t reflected on their driving record. Read Part 1 of the special report now. Continue reading →

As students return, neighbors worry about off-campus parties, but colleges won’t deploy COVID police

With thousands of college students moving into the Boston area in the next few weeks, neighbors are growing increasingly worried about who will police large off-campus gatherings and make sure that student parties don’t turn into coronavirus super-spreader events. Continue reading →

Markey, Kennedy spar in final debate ahead of Sept. 1 primary

In their final one-on-one meeting before the Sept. 1 primary, Senator Edward J. Markey and Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III delved repeatedly into the incumbent’s decades in Washington, with Markey clinging tightly to his record and Kennedy rarely missing the chance to jab at it. Continue reading →

Postal Service suspends changes after outcry over delivery slowdown

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, facing intense backlash over cost-cutting moves that Democrats, state attorneys general, and civil rights groups warn could jeopardize mail-in voting, said on Tuesday that the Postal Service would suspend those operational changes until after the 2020 election. Continue reading →

The Nation

On centennial of 19th amendment, Trump pardons Susan B. Anthony

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would pardon Susan B. Anthony, the women’s suffragist who was arrested after voting illegally in 1872 and fined $100, as he tried to appeal to female voters on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving them the right to vote. Continue reading →

Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide

As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to present it as a commemoration, not a celebration. Continue reading →

Biden’s convention focus: Experience to fix Trump’s chaos

Joe Biden is drawing on party elders at the Democratic National Convention, making the case that he and his party are uniquely positioned with experience and expertise to repair chaos that President Donald Trump has created at home and abroad. Continue reading →

The World

GOP-Led Senate panel details ties between 2016 Trump campaign and Russian interference

A sprawling report released Tuesday by a Republican-controlled Senate panel that spent three years investigating Russia’s 2016 election interference laid out an extensive web of contacts between Trump campaign advisers and Russian government officials and other Russians, including some with ties to the country’s intelligence services. Continue reading →

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Metro

Massachusetts members of Congress call on postmaster general to step down

US Representative Stephen F. Lynch called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to rescind orders that could hamper the delivery of mail during the presidential election — or resign. Continue reading →

More than 1 million Mass. voters have requested mail-in primary ballots

The requests, made under a new law expanding voting options amid the pandemic, could fuel a higher turnout in next month’s primary than in recent years, helped in part by the high-profile Senate primary race between Senator Edward J. Markey and Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III. Continue reading →

About 70 percent of Mass. school districts to bring students back in person — at least part time

Though most districts still plan some in-person learning, the data show a growing number opting for remote learning when the school year begins. Continue reading →

Sports

ben volin | on football

So far, Patriots’ precautions against COVID-19 appear to be working well

Even without a bubble, not one of their 80 players has come up positive for the virus after 23 consecutive days of testing. Continue reading →

celtics

Celtics forward Gordon Hayward out approximately four weeks with ankle sprain

Hayward sprained his right ankle late in the fourth quarter of Monday's 109-101 playoff win over the 76ers. Continue reading →

PHILLIES 13, RED SOX 6

Seven-run sixth for Phillies extends Red Sox skid to nine

After Zack Godley helped the Red Sox build an early lead, the Boston bullpen allowed 12 runs, including four homers, in just five innings. Continue reading →

Business & Tech

Conferences look pretty different during the pandemic

This is what conferences could look like in the age of the coronavirus: long, thin tables with water pitchers, but almost no people. Continue reading →

How Zoom sped past LogMeIn

How did Zoom become the videoconferencing tool of choice? And which Mass. companies are trying to keep up with the surge in videoconferencing and remote work? Continue reading →

TALKING POINTS

Dana-Farber CEO joining Analog board

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Luchita Hurtado, artist who became a sensation in her 90s, dies at 99

Luchita Hurtado, an artist whose paintings and drawings emphasized the interconnectedness of all living things with a visionary intensity that was almost shamanic, but whose work was recognized by the art world only late in her life, died Thursday night at her home in Santa Monica, California. She was 99. Continue reading →

Billy Goldenberg, TV, movie, and stage composer

Mr. Goldenberg was an Emmy-winning composer who worked with Barbra Streisand and Elvis Presley and scored Steven Spielberg’s early work. Continue reading →

Dale Hawerchuk, hockey hall of famer with a talent for scoring big, dies at 57

Dale Hawerchuk, hockey hall of famer with a talent for scoring big, dies at 57 Continue reading →

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