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Metro

Former Maine governor LePage is now a busy bartender as he ponders his political future

The man holding court behind the horseshoe bar in Boothbay Harbor is Paul LePage, the former two-term Republican governor of Maine who once proudly proclaimed he was “Donald Trump before Donald Trump." Continue reading →

Metro

Mayor’s task force issues sweeping Boston police reform recommendations

A task force appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh is recommending the city create an independent office to investigate police misconduct, as part of a series of broader reforms to the city’s police department, according to the group’s draft report. Continue reading →

Health

Early flu shot crucial this fall to avert ‘twindemic,’ doctors say

Millions of Americans typically count on employers to offer flu shots, usually in October. But with so many working from home or unemployed, that ritual is on hold, raising fears that the dual threats could overwhelm the health care system. Continue reading →

K-12

Boston to randomly test teachers and other educators weekly for COVID-19

The Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union have reached an agreement on reopening schools that includes random weekly COVID-19 testing on union members and establishing a checklist to verify key health and safety measures that will be used to clear schools for reopening. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Richard A. Smith, philanthropist who built the nation’s largest movie theater chain, dies at 95

Smith gave away more than $750 million his lifetime, including more than $100 million to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Continue reading →

The Nation

Coronavirus

Mass. reports 363 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 20 new deaths

Two key metrics in Massachusetts’ fight against the spread of COVID-19 either dropped to or stayed at new lows, according to the state’s daily report released Thursday, although the daily case and death numbers ticked up from what has been seen in recent days. Continue reading →

Nation

Constance Weldon, pioneering virtuoso of the tuba, dies at 88

Ms. Weldon's two-year gig with the Boston Pops is believed to be the first time a woman tubist earned a position in a major American symphony orchestra. Continue reading →

The World
Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Trump and the coronavirus timeline

Readers react to reports that the president tried to play down the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of the year. Continue reading →

OPINION

Music to soothe these beastly times

Can Bach and his interpreters save the world? Continue reading →

OPINION

Preparing for a long election night — or week

Barring a landslide — an Electoral College wipeout of the sort the United States hasn’t seen since 1996 — America should prepare for a long siege. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Former Maine governor LePage is now a busy bartender as he ponders his political future

The man holding court behind the horseshoe bar in Boothbay Harbor is Paul LePage, the former two-term Republican governor of Maine who once proudly proclaimed he was “Donald Trump before Donald Trump." Continue reading →

Metro

Mayor’s task force issues sweeping Boston police reform recommendations

A task force appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh is recommending the city create an independent office to investigate police misconduct, as part of a series of broader reforms to the city’s police department, according to the group’s draft report. Continue reading →

Metro

Former Maine governor LePage is now a busy bartender as he ponders his political future

The man holding court behind the horseshoe bar in Boothbay Harbor is Paul LePage, the former two-term Republican governor of Maine who once proudly proclaimed he was “Donald Trump before Donald Trump." Continue reading →

Sports

Coronavirus

Concerns rise over coronavirus cluster in Boston College athletics after outbreak on swim and dive team

BC said the total number of undergraduates in COVID-19 isolation had more than doubled to 68, from 30 on Sunday. Continue reading →

Patriots Notebook

Cam Newton reflects on his journey to becoming first Black quarterback to start season opener for Patriots

Newton said his hero was Michael Vick, who set the standard for today's dual-threat quarterbacks. Continue reading →

Red Sox 4, Rays 3

Bobby Dalbec homers for fifth straight game as Red Sox hold off Rays

Dalbec also homered for the sixth time in just 10 major league games. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Entrepreneur donates brain-computer company to Tufts

The company, Braingate, is developing ways for disabled people to regain functions. Continue reading →

Business

For TikTok’s top influencers, is time running out?

Thousands of TikTok influencer spend hours each week coming up with videos that will attract hordes of followers, and turn their popularity into cash. Continue reading →

INNOVATION ECONOMY

More Mass. companies are taking a shortcut to Wall Street

A growing number of companies are being bought by SPACs, or special-purpose acquisition companies, sometimes called “blank check” companies, because they have money but no business operations. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Richard A. Smith, philanthropist who built the nation’s largest movie theater chain, dies at 95

Smith gave away more than $750 million his lifetime, including more than $100 million to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Richard A. Smith, philanthropist who built the nation’s largest movie theater chain, dies at 95

Smith gave away more than $750 million his lifetime, including more than $100 million to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Continue reading →

Weekend

THE TICKET

What’s happening in the arts world

This week's picks from Globe critics. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

It’s objects of affection, not art objects, put on display in ‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’

The movie – a Netflix-style romcom that somehow escaped to theaters – is a spry, smartly written bit of fluff that gradually reveals its formula bones. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Sibyl’ is a vacation for the senses — but not so much for the mind

The stylish, sexy, and conceptually overloaded French drama follows a psychotherapist who plagiarizes the life of a patient for the novel she’s writing. Continue reading →